固定化分子伴侣GroE促进变性溶菌酶复性的研究

利用重组大肠杆菌表达制备了分子伴侣GroE(GroEL和GroES),研究了GroE以及GroEL辅助变性溶菌酶复性的作用。结果表明,不仅游离GroEL单独作用可使溶菌酶复性收率达到90%以上,而且固定化GroEL亦可有效地促进蛋白质复性,最佳复性温度为37℃,最佳pH值范围为6～8,复性酶的活性收率在85%以上。另外,固定化GroEL可反复回收利用,表明固定化GroEL有可能在实际生物下游过程中得到应用。     

“橄榄球迷的喜讯”

大肠杆菌伴侣蛋白GroEL和GroES已被广泛研究其目的在于了解这些蛋白如何行使蛋白质折叠功能,本文为此提出一种模式,即圆柱状的GroEL蛋白质通过其上的两个凹槽之一与底物结合．     

幽门螺杆菌分子伴侣GroEL相互作用蛋白分析

【目的】获得幽门螺杆菌(Helicobacter pylori,HP) GroEL结合蛋白质组构成谱,为进一步探究GroEL及其与相互作用蛋白在HP致病机制中的作用提供新思路。【方法】在构建HP GroEL原核表达重组大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli) BL21(DE3)⁽pET-28a(+)-groEL)基础上,纯化带有His标签的GroEL蛋白,与HP全菌蛋白提取液共孵育后,利用Protein G磁珠和抗His标签抗体免疫沉淀法对复合物进行捕获,然后对复合物中GroEL及其结合的蛋白质进行质谱法鉴定,根据主要功能对其进行分类,并完成蛋白质相互关系网络分析。【结果】对GroEL蛋白捕获成分进行分析,共鉴定出59种可能与GroEL结合的蛋白质,其中包括19种代谢酶类(KatA、GltA和AhpC等参与氧化还原相关酶类7种,PepA、RocF和HtrA等肽酶5种,以及2种参与脂肪代谢酶、2种参与ATP合成酶、2种尿素酶和HP17＿08079蛋白等)、15种外膜蛋白(黏附素BabA、SabA、HapA及其他膜蛋白等)、8种转录翻译相关蛋白(Tuf、RpoBC...     

脱脂菌紫质与天然紫膜水合变化的比较

本实验通过不同水合度下天然紫膜、脱脂菌紫质吸附等温线分析、红外光谱对比,讨论了天然紫膜小磷脂、蛋白质、水三者作用关系,认为磷脂对天然紫膜中蛋白质表而一些极性基团的分布及水合有重要作用,这些位点的水合对蛋白质进一步水合变化起重要作用.     

利用串联亲和纯化技术分离大肠杆菌GroEL蛋白复合物

肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7是一种重要的致病菌,加深其致病机理的基础研究将为相关疫苗研究及疾病控制等提供新的思路和依据.串联亲和纯化(TAP)技术是最近发展的分离纯化天然状态蛋白质复合物进而研究蛋白质相互作用的新方法.用我们自己构建的原核表达串联亲和标签载体,在大肠杆菌O157∶H7中表达了标签融合蛋白GroEL-TAP,建立了非变性条件下制备蛋白复合物的方法,并且对串联亲和纯化过程中的相关实验条件进行了探索和优化,最终得到了高纯度的GroEL-TAP与天然GroEL形成的嵌合型多聚体复合物.这表明我们建立的串联亲和纯化技术能高度特异地纯化靶蛋白参与形成的复合物,为后续寻找O157∶H7中毒力蛋白参与形成的复合物奠定了实验基础.     

大肠杆菌Tat蛋白质转运体系

Tat是大肠杆菌中能够将折叠蛋白质跨膜转运的体系,其信号肽中含有一个高度保守的双精氨酸模体。Tat体系包括TatA、TatB、TatC和TatE4种蛋白质,它们的复合物在大肠杆菌质膜上形成转运通道。大肠杆菌Tat体系转运的底物蛋白质多为呼吸电子传递链组分,与大肠杆菌的许多生命活动有关。     

分子伴侣在蛋白质折叠中的作用

分子伴侣主要由三个高度保守的蛋白质家族组成,这三个家族的成员广泛分布于原核和真核细胞中。TCP1复合物是真核细胞细胞溶质内的伴侣蛋白。分子伴侣在蛋白质折叠过程中防止多肽链形成聚集物或无活性结构,提高正确折叠率。本文重点讨论Stress-70家族蛋白质和伴侣蛋白协助蛋白质折叠过程中的协同性以及伴侣蛋白GroEL和GroES的作用机理。     

昆虫围食膜的研究进展

围食膜是大多数昆虫中肠内的半透性薄膜 ,主要由几丁质、蛋白质构成。依据其形成的方式分 :Ⅰ型围食膜 ,由整个中肠细胞分泌形成多层管状膜 ;Ⅱ型围食膜由中肠前端特殊的细胞分泌成连续的套筒管状膜。由于位于食物与中肠上皮细胞间而在中肠生理中起重要作用 ,围食膜保护中肠上皮免于机械损伤以及病原菌、毒素的入侵 ;作为半透膜以及将中肠分为不同的区室而在营养物质的消化和吸收中具有重要作用。该文综述了有关围食膜结构、组分、功能、通透性以及与害虫防治的关系等方面的研究进展。     

提高大肠杆菌表达外源蛋白胞外含量的策略

大肠杆菌的蛋白质表达平台在工业和农业中得到了广泛应用,使目的蛋白质表达后释放至胞外更有利于大规模的生产。目前,已经研究出许多改善外源蛋白胞外含量的方法。本文从蛋白质分泌机制、菌株、信号肽、载体和培养条件的选择和优化改造、密码子的优化和蛋白质跨膜转运过程的改善等方面总结了提高大肠杆菌表达外源蛋白的胞外含量的各种策略,指出多因素协同作用才能更全面地提升蛋白质的胞外产量。     

MAG2复合体MAG2和MIP3二亚基缺失对植物生长发育的影响

真核细胞中,各细胞器之间的物质交流主要是通过膜泡运输完成的。膜泡运输依赖多种跨膜蛋白和可溶性蛋白的协同作用来完成。我们前期研究发现的拟南芥MAG2是在高尔基体与内质网之间的膜泡运输过程中起作用的拴留因子,MAG2与MIP1、MIP2和MIP3形成拴留复合体,对种子储藏蛋白从内质网的运离起重要的调控作用。为了深入了解MAG2参与的膜泡运输途径的分子机制,我们制作了mag2-1xmip3-1双重突变体。通过一系列观察分析发现,当MAG2和MIP3同时缺失,不仅种子储藏蛋白质的运输受到严重阻碍,植物的生长发育也受到严重影响,对环境条件的变化更加敏感。研究结果表明,MAG2复合体不仅调控蛋白质的运输,还对植物的生长发育有重要调控作用。     

Chaperone mediated solubilization of 69-kDa recombinant maltodextrin glucosidase in Escherichia coli

Aims:  To investigate the factors affecting expression and solubilization of Escherichia coli maltodextrin glucosidase in E. coli .
Methods and Results:  Expression level and solubilization of the recombinant E. coli maltodextrin glucosidase was studied in E. coli at different temperatures, in presence of overexpressed GroEL, GroES and externally supplemented glycerol. Aggregation of maltodextrin glucosidase in the cytoplasm was partially prevented by the co-expression of GroEL and GroES, and using externally supplemented glycerol or lowering the culture temperature. Co-expression of GroEL and GroES or simultaneous presence of overexpressed GroEL, GroES and externally supplemented glycerol together resulted significant increase of the activity of maltodextrin glucosidase. The growth rate of E. coli was inhibited by the formation of inclusion bodies whereas the presence of overexpressed GroEL, GroES alone or together with glycerol enhanced the growth rate of E. coli substantially.
Conclusions:  The results indicated that lowering the temperature, use of GroEL, GroES and glycerol could be few controlling factors for the solubilization of recombinant aggregation-prone maltodextrin glucosidase in E. coli.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  Our study could help in developing the strategy for enhancing the production of soluble industrial enzymes and finding the therapeutic agents against protein misfolding diseases.     

Structure and Expression of a GroE-homologous Operon of a Macronucleus-Specific Symbiont Holospora obtusa of the Ciliate Paramecium caudatum

ABSTRACT The reproductive form of a macronucleus-specific symbiont Holospora obtuse , when harbored by the macronucleus of the ciliate Paramecium caudatum , selectively synthesized a 63-kDa protein which is immunologically related to GroEL, or HSP60, of Escherichia coli. Heat shock treatment of isolated cells of the reproductive and infectious form of the bacterium also induced the synthesis of the GroEL homolog. Immunoblotting showed that the amount of this protein per cell, whether the reproductive or infectious form, is roughly constant. Cloning and sequencing of a gene coding for the GroEL homolog suggested that the protein is 55.2% identical to GroEL of E. coli at the amino acid sequence level, and that the gene is preceded by an open reading frame which encodes a protein 39.6% identical to GroES of E. coli. Northern blot hybridization showed that the GroEL homologous gene is highly expressed in the reproductive form, but only in a trace amount in the intermediate and infectious form. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that the GroEL homolog is localized in the cytoplasm of the reproductive and infectious form.     

Escherichia coli fusion carrier proteins act as solubilizing agents for recombinant uncoupling protein 1 through interactions with GroEL

Fusing recombinant proteins to highly soluble partners is frequently used to prevent aggregation of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Moreover, co-overexpression of prokaryotic chaperones can increase the amount of properly folded recombinant proteins. To understand the solubility enhancement of fusion proteins, we designed two recombinant proteins composed of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), a mitochondrial membrane protein, in fusion with MBP or NusA. We were able to express soluble forms of MBP-UCP1 and NusA-UCP1 despite the high hydrophobicity of UCP1. Furthermore, the yield of soluble fusion proteins depended on co-overexpression of GroEL that catalyzes folding of polypeptides. MBP-UCP1 was expressed in the form of a non-covalent complex with GroEL. MBP-UCP1/GroEL was purified and characterized by dynamic light scattering, gel filtration, and electron microscopy. Our findings suggest that MBP and NusA act as solubilizing agents by forcing the recombinant protein to pass through the bacterial chaperone pathway in the context of fusion protein.     

A nonconserved carboxy-terminal segment of GroEL contributes to reaction temperature

The role of the C-terminal segment of the GroEL equatorial domain was analyzed. To understand the molecular basis for the different active temperatures of GroEL from three bacteria, we constructed a series of chimeric GroELs combining the C-terminal segment of the equatorial domain from one species with the remainder of GroEL from another. In each case, the foreign C-terminal segment substantially altered the active temperature range of the chimera. Substitution of L524 of Escherichia coli GroEL with the corresponding residue (isoleucine) from psychrophilic GroEL resulted in a GroE with approximately wild-type activity at 25 degrees C, but also at 10 degrees C, a temperature at which wild-type E. coli GroE is inactive. In a detailed look at the temperature dependence of the GroELs, normal E. coli GroEL and the L524I mutant became highly active above 14 degrees C and 12 degrees C respectively. Similar temperature dependences were observed in a surface plasmon resonance assay of GroES binding. These results suggested that the C-terminal segment of the GroEL equatorial domain has an important role in the temperature dependence of GroEL. Moreover, E. coli acquired the ability to grow at low temperature through the introduction of cold-adapted chimeric or L524I mutant groEL genes.     

Proteome-wide analysis of chaperonin-dependent protein folding in Escherichia coli

The E. coli chaperonin GroEL and its cofactor GroES promote protein folding by sequestering nonnative polypeptides in a cage-like structure. Here we define the contribution of this system to protein folding across the entire E. coli proteome. Approximately 250 different proteins interact with GroEL, but most of these can utilize either GroEL or the upstream chaperones trigger factor (TF) and DnaK for folding. Obligate GroEL-dependence is limited to only approximately 85 substrates, including 13 essential proteins, and occupying more than 75% of GroEL capacity. These proteins appear to populate kinetically trapped intermediates during folding; they are stabilized by TF/DnaK against aggregation but reach native state only upon transfer to GroEL/GroES. Interestingly, substantially enriched among the GroEL substrates are proteins with (betaalpha)8 TIM-barrel domains. We suggest that the chaperonin system may have facilitated the evolution of this fold into a versatile platform for the implementation of numerous enzymatic functions.     

Co-expression of chaperonin GroEL/GroES enhances in vivo folding of yeast mitochondrial aconitase and alters the growth characteristics of Escherichia coli

Over last two decades many researchers have demonstrated the mechanisms of how the Escherichia coli chaperonin GroEL and GroES work in the binding and folding of different aggregation prone substrate proteins both in vivo and in vitro. However, preliminary aspects, such as influence of co-expressing GroEL and GroES on the over expression of other recombinant proteins in E. coli cells and subsequent growth aspects, as well as the conditions for optimum production of recombinant proteins in presence of recombinant chaperones have not been properly investigated. In the present study we have demonstrated the temperature dependent growth characteristics of E. coli cells, which are over expressing recombinant aconitase and how the co-expression of E. coli chaperonin GroEL and GroES influence the growth rate of the cells and in vivo folding of recombinant aconitase. Presence of co-expressed GroEL reduces the aconitase over-expression drastically; however, exogenous GroEL & GroES together compensate this reduction. For the aconitase over-expressing cells the growth rate decreases by 30% at 25 degrees C when compared with the M15 E. coli cells, however, there is an increase of 20% at 37 degrees C indicating the participation of endogenous chaperonin in the folding of a fraction of over expressed aconitase. However, in presence of co-expressed GroEL and GroES the growth rate of aconitase producing cells was enhanced by 30% at 37 degrees C confirming the assistance of exogenous chaperone system for the folding of recombinant aconitase. Optimum in vivo folding of aconitase requires co-production of complete E. coli chaperonin machinery GroEL and GroES together.     

Formation in vitro of complexes between an abnormal fusion protein and the heat shock proteins from Escherichia coli and yeast mitochondria.

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) of the Hsp70 and GroEL families associate with a variety of cell proteins in vivo. However, the formation of such complexes has not been systematically studied. A 31-kDa fusion protein (CRAG), which contains 12 residues of cro repressor, truncated protein A, and 14 residues of beta-galactosidase, when expressed in Escherichia coli, was found in complexes with DnaK, GrpE, protease La, and GroEL. When an E. coli extract not containing CRAG was applied to an affinity column containing CRAG, DnaK, GroEL, and GrpE were selectively bound. These HSPs did not bind to a normal protein A column. DnaK, GrpE, and the fraction of GroEL could be eluted from the CRAG column with ATP but not with a nonhydrolyzable ATP analog. The ATP-dependent release of DnaK and GroEL also required Mg2+, but GrpE dissociated with ATP alone. The binding and release of DnaK and GroEL were independent events, but the binding of GrpE required DnaK. Inactivation of DnaJ, GrpE, and GroES did not affect the association or dissociation of DnaK or GroEL from CRAG. The DnaK and GrpE proteins could be eluted with 10(-6) M ATP, but 10(-4) M was required for GroEL release. This approach allows a one-step purification of these proteins from E. coli and also the isolation of the DnaK and GroEL homologs from yeast mitochondria. Competition experiments with oligopeptide fragments of CRAG showed that DnaK and GroEL interact with different sites on CRAG and that the cro-derived domain of CRAG contains the DnaK-binding site.     

Sequence analysis of the Legionella micdadei groELS operon

A 2.7 kb DNA fragment encoding the 60 kDa common antigen (CA) and a 13 kDa protein of Legionella micdadei was sequenced. Two open reading frames of 57,677 and 10,456 Da were identified, corresponding to the heat shock proteins GroEL and GroES, respectively. Typical -35, -10, and Shine-Dalgarno heat shock expression signals were identified upstream of the L. micdadei groEL gene. Further upstream, a poly-T region, also a feature of the sigma 32-regulated Escherichia coli groELS heat shock operon, was found. Despite the high degree of homology of the expression signals in E. coli and L. micdadei, Western blot analysis with an L. micdadei specific anti-groEL antibody did not reveal a significant increase in the amount of the GroEL protein during heat shock in L. micdadei or in the recombinant E. coli expressing L. micdadei GroEL.     

Improving the growth rate of Escherichia coli DH5alpha at low temperature through engineering of GroEL/S chaperone system

GroEL/S is a molecular chaperone system in Escherichia coli which not only assists the folding of intracellular proteins but also affects the cellular activity against the change of environmental condition. Here we show that the growth rate of E. coli DH5alpha can be improved at low temperature by expressing a GroEL/S variant achieved through irrational protein engineering approach. The GroELS variant (GroELS(var)) accelerating the growth of E. coli DH5alpha was screened through enrichment culture of the mutant libraries obtained by random mutagenesis. E. coli DH5alpha harboring the groELS(var) gene exhibited approximately 1.5-2 times higher growth rate compared to the strain with wild-type GroELS at 15-30 degrees C. At 10 degrees C, a temperature that the growth of E. coli DH5alpha almost stops, the GroELS(var) triggered the growth of E. coli DH5alpha. We identified that seven nucleotides of groELS gene and six amino acids of the GroELS were changed through the mutagenesis and screening. Site directed mutagenic analysis revealed that H360 in GroEL(var) is the most crucial residue determining the activity of GroELS(var) and more than one of the other residues in GroEL(var) may be additionally involved in the activity of GroELS(var). The improvement of growth rate induced by the GroELS(var) was observed only in the strain DH5alpha and not detected in other E. coli strains, such as BL21, BW25113, codon+, JM110, Top10, and XL1-blue.