重组人蛋白质二硫键异构酶活性片段的克隆与表达纯化策略

蛋白质二硫键异构酶(protein disulfide somerase,PDI)在体内或体外均可以非特异地催化其它蛋白质的二硫键的形成、还原和异构化,进而辅助蛋白的折叠和复性。近来发现PDI还具有非ATP依赖的分子伴侣的功能。鉴于PDI具有的重要功能,拟利用PDI来辅助基因工程产品的复性,如包含体蛋白(尤其是含有二硫键的蛋白),这将为基因工程产品的下游纯化复性,开拓新的思路。PDI含有两个硫氧还蛋白(thioredoxin,TRX)同源区a区和a′区,各含有一个CGHC活性位点,与TRX的CGPC位点同源。a区和a′区各具有50％的二硫键异构     

海南产桶形芋螺蛋白质二硫键异构酶的鉴定

蛋白质二硫键异构酶(PDI)是内质网新生肽链折叠中一个重要的折叠酶.在热 带药用海洋生物芋螺的毒液中富含PDI酶,该酶对于毒液中芋螺毒素神经肽的体内 氧化折叠至关重要.本研究主要采用凝胶过滤层析和制备型Rotofor液相等电聚焦 电泳等多种方法,从海南产桶形芋螺（Conus betulinus Linnaeus）毒管中分离 纯化天然的PDI酶蛋白,经电泳和MALDI-TOF MS质谱鉴定分析确证获得了高纯度 的桶形芋螺PDI酶,建立了天然芋螺PDI酶分离纯化的技术方法. 以芋螺毒素线性 肽K412为底物进行了PDI酶活性鉴定.结果表明,该分离纯化的PDI酶能够促进K412 的氧化折叠.由于芋螺毒素的氧化折叠非常复杂,且氧化折叠后具有正确二硫键连 接方式的芋螺毒素才具有各种药理活性,因此,本研究结果为后续PDI酶在种类繁 多的芋螺毒素氧化折叠中的应用及其作用机制研究提供了重要的物质基础.     

蛋白质二硫键异构酶的结构及抑制剂研究进展

蛋白质二硫键异构酶(PDI)可催化二硫键的形成、断裂和重排,并促进蛋白质折叠,对稳定蛋白质的三维结构至关重要. PDI的表达或酶活性的失调与一系列疾病如癌症、神经退行性疾病、血栓形成等密切相关.本文综述了PDI结构、与疾病的关系及其抑制剂的研究进展,并指出目前PDI抑制剂存在的问题及未来发展方向,以期为PDI抑制剂的进一步研究提供参考.     

三碘甲腺原氨酸不能与蛋白质二硫键异构酶特异结合

 <正> 蛋白质二硫键异构酶(PDI)是由两个相同亚基组成的蛋白质,分子量约107000,能够催化蛋白质天然二硫键的形成。Edman等在1985年已阐明了鼠PDI的一级结构,近二、三年,又相继报道了三种蛋白的一级结构,它们是脯氨酰-4-羟化酶的β亚基、三碘甲腺原氨酸(T_3)结合蛋白(T_3BP)和蛋白质糖基化部位结合蛋白(GSBP),在氨基酸水平上与PDl分     

共表达分子伴侣PDI和Ero1对灰盖鬼伞过氧化物酶在毕赤酵母中表达的影响

来源于灰盖鬼伞长度为1 092 bp的CiP目的基因与AOX1启动子一起整合进酵母染色体基因组中。重组蛋白CiP在酿酒酵母信号肽的引导下成功分泌到胞外,质谱鉴定为目的蛋白,成功在毕赤酵母中表达灰盖鬼伞过氧化物酶(CiP)。将伴侣蛋白内质网氧化还原酶1(Ero1)、二硫键异构酶(PDI)分别单独及同时转入CiP酵母受体菌中,研究它们对CiP在毕赤酵母中表达的影响。结果表明:在摇瓶中,相对于无分子伴侣的菌株,单独整合PDI及同时整合Ero1、PDI菌株的CiP酶活分别提高了2.43和2.62倍,活力达到316 U/m L和340 U/m L。挑选同时整合Ero1、PDI伴侣蛋白的CiP菌株,5 L发酵罐进行高密度发酵,酶活最高达到3 379 U/m L,比摇瓶提高约10倍。本实验结果较目前已报道的1 200 U/m L已是最高水平。     

玉米蛋白质二硫键异构酶（PDI）基因的特征和表达

蛋白质二硫键异构酶（PDI）对蛋白的折叠和二硫键的形成起重要的作用.此外,PDI还执行许多其他的生物功能,是1个多功能酶. 本文通过研究玉米中1个PDI基因的特征和表达,探讨它的功能作用. 玉米中的PDI基因编码513个氨基酸.同源分析表明,该基因和水稻、小麦的PDI基因聚为一类,有很高的蛋白相似性.蛋白结构分析表明,该基因具有明显的PDI基因的结构特点,包括硫氧还蛋白活性位点(CGHC)以及内质网定位信号(KDEL).Northern杂交分析显示,该基因在发育种子的表达量高,同时受干旱、冷、ABA和盐等逆境胁迫诱导表达.PDI与GFP融合表达研究基因的亚细胞定位,表明该基因定位在除细胞膜外的细胞质和细胞器上.     

桶形芋螺毒液蛋白质组分析及二硫键异构酶的鉴定

蛋白质二硫键异构酶(PDI)是内质网新生肽链折叠中一个重要的折叠酶。在热带药用海洋生物芋螺的毒液中,富含PDI酶,该酶对于毒液中芋螺毒素神经肽的体内氧化折叠至关重要。研究上样量、水化方式与时间、除盐步骤、聚焦电压和时间、平衡时间、凝胶电泳方法和染色方法等方面,优化并建立了较为理想的芋螺毒液蛋白样品双向电泳的实验条件与方法;通过双向电泳和MALDI-TOF-MS质谱分析技术,从海南产桶形芋螺(Conus betulinus Linnaeus)毒液蛋白中成功分离鉴定出PDI等9种蛋白;通过双向电泳和PDQuest软件分析了并比较了三种不同大小桶形芋螺毒液总蛋白的差异性,并质谱鉴定出5个明显的差异蛋白点。研究建立了桶形芋螺毒液蛋白双向电泳分析及质谱鉴定的技术方法,为后续大量分离纯化出天然的芋螺PDI酶以及利用蛋白质组学技术方法深入研究芋螺毒液特征提供了重要的基础。     

蛋白质二硫键异构酶家族的结构与功能

蛋白质二硫键异构酶（protein disulfide isomerase,PDI）家族是一类在内质网中起作用的巯基-二硫键氧化还原酶.它们通常含有CXXC（Cys-Xaa-Xaa-Cys,CXXC）活性位点,活性位点的两个半胱氨酸残基可催化底物二硫键的形成、异构及还原.所有PDI家族成员包含至少一个约100个氨基酸残基的硫氧还蛋白同源结构域.PDI家族的主要职能是催化内质网中新生肽链的氧化折叠,另外在内质网相关的蛋白质降解途径（ERAD）、蛋白质转运、钙稳态、抗原提呈及病毒入侵等方面也起重要作用.     

二硫键异构酶

天然二硫键的形成是许多蛋白正确折叠中的限速步骤,在稳定蛋白质构象和保持蛋白质活性方面起重要作用。讨论的二硫键异构酶是内质网中一种重要的蛋白折叠催化剂,它催化蛋白二硫键的形成和错误配对二硫键的重排,并有抑制错误折叠蛋白聚集的分子伴侣活性。PDI广泛应用于基因工程上提高外源蛋白表达水平。     

共表达分子伴侣PDI和Ero1对葡萄糖氧化酶在毕赤酵母中表达的影响

通过单独表达蛋白质分子伴侣二硫键异构酶(PDI)和共表达PDI和内质网氧化还原酶(Ero1),提高重组葡萄糖氧化酶在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达。将构建的蛋白质分子伴侣表达载体p PICZ/PDI和p PICZ/Ero1-PDI线性化后,电击转化重组毕赤酵母X33/p MD-GOD细胞,用含有250μg/m L G418和50μg/m L Zeocin的YPD双抗平板筛选阳性转化子,阳性转化子进行试管发酵和10 L发酵培养后,分析共表达PDI和Ero1-PDI对GOD表达水平的影响。结果显示,共表达PDI及Ero1-PDI分别使葡萄糖氧化酶在10 L发酵罐中30℃培养,酶活分别达到476 U/m L和736 U/m L,相比原始菌株在相同条件下分别提高了29.7%和100%。整合分子伴侣PDI和Ero1促进蛋白正确折叠明显地提高葡萄糖氧化酶蛋白表达。     

Use of the diaminobenzoic acid fluorescence assay in conjunction with uv absorbance as a means of quantifying and ascertaining the purity of a DNA preparation

In the course of a study conducted to determine the correlation between covalently bound DNA-ethyl adducts and specific locus mutation induction in maize (W. E. Schy and M. J. Plewa Mutat. Res., 211, 231-241), it was necessary to accurately quantify and ascertain the purity of small amounts of DNA isolated from germinating maize kernels. DNA was purified from leaf primordial tissue that was dissected from germinating maize kernels and quantified by measuring its absorbance at 260 nm. Its absorbance at 260 nm relative to its absorbance at 280 nm (A260/A280 ratio) fell within the range of values that indicated a pure preparation. An attempt to verify the quantity of DNA using a second independent method specific for DNA, the diaminobenzoic acid dihydrochloride fluorescence assay, revealed a significant discrepancy between the two methods. The difference appeared to result from impurities present within the DNA preparation, despite a A260/A280 ratio that indicated otherwise. We found the A260/A280 ratio to be a poor indicator of the purity of DNA preparations, and determined that significant error may result from quantifying DNA using spectrophotometric methods alone. We propose as an alternative, quantifying DNA using the diaminobenzoic acid dihydrochloride assay in conjunction with uv absorbance at 260 nm and using a FLUOR/A260 ratio as an indicator of DNA purity.     

Occurrence of a novel nucleotide, Zpp5'A2'p, in rat liver extracts

The nucleotide Zpp5'A2'p has been isolated from rat liver. Z stands for an unknown compound, probably a nucleoside. The preliminary structure of Zpp5'A2'p has been elucidated by treatment with phosphodiesterase and/or alkaline phosphatase and analysis of the products of the reaction by high pressure liquid chromatography. The following ultraviolet absorption spectral characteristics were determined at pH 7.0: Zpp5'A2'p (lambda max = 265 nm; A250/A260 = 0.76; A280/A260 = 0.83); Zp (lambda max = 280 nm; A250/A260 = 0.88; A280/A260 = 1.46). The molar extinction coefficient found for Zp, at 280 nm, was (7.5 + 0.9) X 10(3) M-1 cm-1. The base of Zp could correspond to an indole derivative.     

Decolorization and degradation of textile dyes with biosulfidogenic hydrogenases

Successful decolorization of azo dyes (Orange II, Amido Black 10, Reactive Black 5, and Reactive Red 120) and industrial textile dye influents and effluents with sulfate-reducing bacteria from within a biosulfidogenic reactor was achieved with decolorizations ranging from 96% to 49% over 144 h. Concomitant with the decrease in absorbance of the dye in the visible region (480-620 nm) was an increase in the absorbance at 280 nm, over 48 h, suggesting an increase in concentration of single aromatic amines. With an extended period of time there was a subsequent decrease in the absorbance at 280 nm indicating that the aromatic amines had been degraded. The anthraquinone dye, Reactive Blue 2, remained unchanged after 144 h of incubation in the biosulfidogenic reactor and was only rapidly decolored at 192 h, implying that certain factors are induced in the reactor to break down this non-azo dye. The fastest decolorization/degradation rates and highest hydrogenase enzyme production were observed with Orange II, while the slowest decolorization/degradation rate and least enzyme production were with Reactive Blue 2, suggesting that these processes are controlled, to a certain degree, by an enzymatic mechanism. With sulfate-reducing bacteria that had been cultured on a lactate medium, there was complete decolorization of both authentic dyes and industrial influents and effluents as monitored by the decrease of absorbance in the visible region (480-620 nm). There was, however, very little breakdown of the single aromatic compounds as the absorbance at 280 nm remained fairly significant. This supports the suggestion that, within the biosulfidogenic reactor, there are factors other than the identified hydrogenases that are responsible for degradation of the aromatic compounds.     

Glutamate dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus. Thermal denaturation and activation.

Pyrococcus furiosus is a marine hyperthermophile that grows optimally at 100 degrees C. Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) from P. furiosus is a hexamer of identical subunits and has an M(r) = 270,000 +/- 5500 at 25 degrees C. Electron micrographs showed that the subunit arrangement is similar to that of GDH from bovine liver (i.e. 3/2 symmetry in the form of a triangular antiprism). However, GDH from P. furiosus is inactive at temperatures below 40 degrees C and undergoes heat activation above 40 degrees C. Both NAD+ and NADP+ are utilized as cofactors. Apparently the inactive enzyme also binds cofactors, since the enzyme maintains the ability to bind to an affinity column (Cibacron blue F3GA) and is specifically eluted with NADP+. Conformational changes that accompany activation and thermal denaturation were detected by precision differential scanning microcalorimetry. Thermal denaturation starts at 110 degrees C and is completed at 118 degrees C. delta(cal) = 414 Kcal [mol GDH]-1. Tm = 113 degrees C. This increase in heat capacity indicates an extensive irreversible unfolding of the secondary structure as evidenced also by a sharp increase in absorbance at 280 nm and inactivation of the enzyme. The process of heat activation of GDH from 40 to 80 degrees C is accompanied by a much smaller increase in absorbance at 280 nm and a reversible increase in heat capacity with delta(cal) = 187 Kcal [mol GDH]-1 and Tm = 57 degrees C. This absorbance change as well as the moderate increase in heat capacity suggest that thermal activation leads to some exposure of hydrophobic groups to solvent water as the GDH structure is opened slightly. The increase in absorbance at 280 nm during activation is only 12% of that for denaturation. Overall, GDH appears to be well adapted to correspond with the growth response of P. furiosus to temperature.     

Purification, characterization and localization of serine protease of Morris hepatoma 8999.

1. A serine protease of hepatoma 8999, isolated in the mitochondrial fraction, was purified and crystallized. The purified enzyme was apparently homogeneous on ultracentrifugal analysis and polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis. The ratio of absorbance at 280 nm and 260 nm, A280/A260, was 1.90 and its absorption coefficient, A280 1% was 10.5 cm-1 estimated from dry weight measurements. Its S20, w value was 2.23 S and its molecular weight was estimated to be 24000 +/- 1000. The enzyme contained twice as much lysine, arginine and histidine as chymotrypsinogen did, but had a very similar amino acid composition to serine protease from skeletal muscle. Its isoelectric point was pH 10.6. 2. The substrate specificity of the enzyme was the same as that of chymotrypsin A. Its Km and kcat values for N-acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester, N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester and N-acetyl-L-tryptophan ethyl ester were 0.35 mM and 10.69 s-1, 0.38 mM and 10.7 s-1, and 0.11 mM and 11.8 s-1, respectively. Its activity was completely inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride and partially inhibited with tosylphenylalanine chloromethyl ketone. 3. The enzyme was shown to be located in different granules from the intracellular particules (light and heavy mitochondrial fraction) by sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and it was stained in mast cells of the hepatoma 8999 by the immunofluorescent technique. 4. Serine protease is present in different amounts in various organs of rat and the enzyme from hepatoma 8999 gave a single band that fused completely with those of the enzymes from skeletal muscle, heart, liver and kidney, respectively, on Ouchterlony double-diffusion analysis using antiserum to the crystalline enzyme of hepatoma 8999, but the enzyme from small intestine did not react with the antiserum.     

Incomplete and Aberrant Particles of Actinophage MSP2 from Lysates of Streptomyces venezuelae

Lysates of actinophage MSP2, propagated on Streptomyces venezuelae S13, contain at least 10(11) PFU/ml. During purification by centrifugation methods and by adsorption chromatography, a number of types of aberrant and incomplete phage particles were seen by electron microscopy. Infectious MSP2 had a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.52 g/cm(3) and an absorbance at 260 nm relative to that at 280 nm (A(260)/A(280)) of 1.53. Empty capsids banded at 1.276 g/cm(3) and partially filled capsids banded at 1.351 g/cm(3), and A(260)/A(280) ratios were 0.77 and 1.24, respectively. Two kinds of light capsids found in CsCl fractions of 1.278 g/cm(3) probably include the 1.276 component. Some capsids were joined by tail-like structures. Ghosts and polyheads also were present. Aberrant particles observed by electron microscopy included two-tailed actinophage, phage with abnormal tail positions, and large-headed phage.     

Spectropolarimetric determination of the guanine-cytosine content of DNA

A circular dichroism technique for the determination of DNA base composition in terms of the guanine-cytosine content has been developed. A linear relationship between the ratio of ellipticities at 260 and 280 nm (theta 260/theta 280) and base composition of DNA is obtained in citrate-phosphate buffer, pH 3.0 at 20 degrees C. The DNA base composition obtained with this method is not only highly reproducible but is also the fastest method reported.     

Different influences of DNA purity indices and quantity on PCR-based DGGE and functional gene microarray in soil microbial community study

Based on the comparative study of the DNA extracts from two soil samples obtained by three commercial DNA extraction kits, we evaluated the influence of the DNA quantity and purity indices (the absorbance ratios A260/280 and A260/230, as well as the absorbance value A320 indicating the amount of humic substances) on polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and a functional gene microarray used in the study of microbial communities. Numbers and intensities of the DGGE bands are more affected by the A260/280 and A320 values than by the ratio A260/230 and conditionally affected by the DNA yield. Moreover, we demonstrated that the DGGE band pattern was also affected by the preferential extraction due to chemical agents applied in the extraction. Unlike DGGE, microarray is more affected by the A260/230 and A320 values. Until now, the successful PCR performance is the mostly used criterion for soil DNA purity. However, since PCR was more influenced by the A260/280 ratio than by A260/230, it is not accurate enough any more for microbial community assessed by non-PCR-based methods such as microarray. This study provides some useful hints on how to choose effective DNA extraction method for the subsequent assessment of microbial community.     

Rat liver contains a novel nucleotide, Ypp5'A2'p, related to adenosine 2',5'-bisphosphate

A novel nucleotide, Ypp5'A2'p, has been purified through perchloric acid extraction of rat liver followed by DEAE-cellulose and ion pair high pressure liquid chromatographies. Y stands for an unknown compound, probably a nucleoside, whose sugar moiety is different to beta-D (deoxy) ribose. Treatment of Ypp5'A2'p with snake venom phosphodiesterase renders Yp and adenosine 2',5'-bisphosphate (pAp). After elimination of the terminal phosphate with alkaline phosphatase, the resulting nucleotide (Ypp5'A) yielded Yp and 5'-AMP when hydrolyzed by the phosphodiesterase. The following ultraviolet absorption spectral characteristics were determined at pH 7: Ypp5'A2'p (lambda max = 265 nm; A250/A260 = 0.76; A280/A260 = 0.79); Yp (lambda max = 279 nm; A250/A260 = 0.70; A280/A260 = 1.70). The molar extinction coefficient found for Yp at 280 nm was 20.6 x 10(3) M-1 cm-1.