膜蛋白KCNN1在昆虫细胞Sf9中的表达与纯化

目的:利用昆虫细胞表达系统真核表达并纯化小电导钙激活钾离子通道蛋白1(KCNN1)。方法:以基因重组方法构建杆状病毒穿梭质粒reBacmid-KCNN1,将其转染至杆状病毒/Sf9细胞表达系统表达目的蛋白,并用Western印迹鉴定KCNN1的表达水平;用Ni-IDA-Sepharose CL-6B亲和层析柱纯化裂解细胞上清中的KCNN1,并用Western印迹鉴定纯化结果。结果:KCNN1在Sf9细胞中高效表达,通过亲和层析获得了纯化的KCNN1。结论:膜蛋白KCCN1在昆虫细胞Sf9中的表达与纯化,为深入研究其分子生物学功能提供了材料,也为全长膜蛋白的体外表达提供了一套可借鉴的实验方法。     

Bruton酪氨酸激酶在昆虫细胞中表达的初步研究

用杆状病毒表达载体系统表达小鼠Ｂｒｕｔｏｎ酪氨酸激酶（Ｂｒｕｔｏｎｔｙｒｏｓｉｎｅｋｉｎａｓｅ,Ｂｔｋ）．构建重组转染载体时,于Ｂｔｋ起始码的上游插入了一段Ｈ９０２序列．用重组转染载体、苜蓿夜蛾核型多角体病毒线性ＤＮＡ和质脂体共转染Ｓｆ９昆虫细胞,经过对重组杆状病毒三轮扩增后,用Ｈ９０２抗体检测表明,昆虫细胞中Ｂｔｋ的表达已达最高水平．对表达后Ｂｔｋ自身磷酸化检测表明,该激酶具有自身磷酸化活性．从而证实Ｂｔｋ在昆虫细胞中的表达获得了成功     

Molecular basis for variations in the sensitivity of pathogenic rhodopsin variants to 9-cis-retinal

Over 100 mutations in the rhodopsin gene have been linked to a spectrum of retinopathies that include retinitis pigmentosa and congenital stationary night blindness. Though most of these variants exhibit a loss of function, the molecular defects caused by these underlying mutations vary considerably. In this work, we utilize deep mutational scanning to quantitatively compare the plasma membrane expression of 123 known pathogenic rhodopsin variants in the presence and absence of the stabilizing cofactor 9-cis-retinal. We identify 69 retinopathy variants, including 20 previously uncharacterized variants, that exhibit diminished plasma membrane expression in HEK293T cells. Of these apparent class II variants, 67 exhibit a measurable increase in expression in the presence of 9-cis-retinal. However, the magnitude of the response to this molecule varies considerably across this spectrum of mutations. Evaluation of the observed shifts relative to thermodynamic estimates for the coupling between binding and folding suggests underlying differences in stability constrains the magnitude of their response to retinal. Nevertheless, estimates from computational modeling suggest that many of the least sensitive variants also directly compromise binding. Finally, we evaluate the functional properties of three previous uncharacterized, retinal-sensitive variants (ΔN73, S131P, and R135G) and show that two of these retain residual function in vitro. Together, our results provide a comprehensive experimental characterization of the proteostatic properties of retinopathy variants and their response to retinal.     

庚型肝炎病毒NS3蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达

庚型肝炎病毒(HGV)/GB病毒C(GBV-C)疑似引起人类庚型肝炎[1～3].HGV和GBV-C为同一病毒的两个不同分离株,本文将其称为GBV-C/HGV.GBV-C/HGV属黄病毒科,为单股正链RNA病毒,全长约9.4kb.基因组中仅含有一个单一开放阅读框,编码E1、E2结构蛋白和NS2、NS3、NS4及NS5非结构蛋白.GBV-C/HGV的NS3蛋白具备丝氨酸蛋白酶活性和解旋酶活性[3],在NS3蛋白中还存在线性抗原表位[4],因此,NS3蛋白是GBV-C/HGV的重要功能蛋白.     

Overexpression and functional characterisation of the human melanocortin 4 receptor in Sf9 cells

The human melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4r) was successfully expressed in Sf9 cells using the baculovirus infection system. N- and C-terminally His-tagged receptors generated B(max) values of 14 and 23 pmol receptor/mg membrane protein, respectively. The highest expression level obtained with the C-terminally His-tagged MC4r corresponded to 0.25mg active receptor/litre culture volume. Addition of a viral signal peptide at the N-terminus of the His-tagged MC4r did not improve the expression level. Confocal laser microscopy studies revealed that both the N- and C-terminally tagged MC4r did not accumulate intracellularly and were mainly located in the plasma membrane. The recombinant receptors showed similar affinity for the agonist NDP-MSH (Kd = 11 nM) as to MC4r expressed in mammalian cells. Functional coupling of the highest expressed C-terminal tagged receptor to endogenous Galpha protein was demonstrated through GTPgammaS binding upon agonist stimulation of the receptor. Ki values for the ligands MTII, HS014, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-MSH are comparable to the values obtained for MC4r expressed in mammalian cells.     

抗黄曲霉毒素B1单链抗体在Sf9昆虫细胞中的表达与性质分析

目的:在原核表达抗黄曲霉毒素B1(aflatoxin B1,AFB1)单链抗体(single chain Fv fragment,scFv)研究的基础上,为进一步了解和提高抗AFB1 scFv的活性,利用Sf9昆虫细胞表达抗AFB1 scFv,并对其活性进行探索研究。方法:构建pFastBac 1-scFv2E6VHVL重组质粒,将重组质粒转化Escherichia coli (E. coli) DH10Bac细胞,进行蓝白斑筛选,挑取阳性克隆。提取相应的重组杆状病毒穿梭载体Bacmid侵染Sf9昆虫细胞,表达scFv,利用镍亲和层析法纯化scFv,并以ELISA检测scFv活性。结果:蓝白斑筛选后,经菌落PCR和测序验证挑取的白斑阳性单克隆含有正确的单链抗体基因。提取相应的重组杆状病毒穿梭载体Bacmid侵染Sf9昆虫细胞,通过Western blot检测得知抗AFB1 scFv在Sf9昆虫细胞中成功表达。AFB1对scFv的抑制中浓度(IC₅₀)为30μg/ml。结论:与E. coli BL21(DE3)表达系统相比,scFv灵敏度转好,但仍有较大提升空间。     

人TIMP-1 cDNA克隆、真核表达载体构建及在COS-7细胞中的表达

根据 Gen Bank中 TIMP- 1基因的碱基序列 ,用 RT- PCR方法从人的正常肾组织中克隆出包含信号肽在内的 TIMP- 1全长 c DNA序列 .采用 T- A克隆的方法将之插入 p CRR2 .1中间载体 ,DNA测序证实该片段序列与文献报告的完全一致 .利用亚克隆的方法将 TIMP- 1 c DNA片段克隆到 pc DNA3载体上 ,构建出 pc DNA3/ TIMP- 1的真核表达载体 ,通过脂质体 DOTAP转染至 COS-7细胞 ,Northern印迹及原位杂交证实在 COS- 7细胞上获得人 TIMP- 1的高效表达 ,细胞增殖实验表明 TIMP- 1的高产表达可促进 COS- 7细胞的增殖 ,证实了所转染人 TIMP- 1的生物活性     

AcMNPV肌动蛋白核定位基因的亚细胞定位

当前细胞核内肌动蛋白的功能是一个研究热点,核内存在肌动蛋白并参与细胞核内发生的许多生命活动。杆状病毒是迄今唯一报道的利用核内肌动蛋白进行复制增殖的病原微生物,为核内肌动蛋白的结构与功能的研究提供了独特的系统。有报道显示AcMNPV的ie-1,pe38,ac4,he65,ac102和ac152基因与肌动蛋白单体的核转运有关,然而关于这六个基因的亚细胞定位及其在肌动蛋白入核过程中的功能并没有深入的研究。本文首次揭示了这六个基因的亚细胞定位,IE1和AC152是全细胞分布,PE38和AC102也为核质分布,但主要分布在细胞核中,而AC4和HE65定位于细胞质。但AC102和IE1可以分别介导AC4和HE65入核。同时我们发现当使用外源强启动子OpIE2,在转染ie-1或pe38之后表达ac4和he65可以部分招募肌动蛋白单体入核,而时序性共转染这四个基因则可招募最多肌动蛋白单体入核。对肌动蛋白核定位基因在细胞中的定位分析为进一步了解杆状病毒介导肌动蛋白入核的分子机理提供支持。     

丙型肝炎病毒NS2-3蛋白酶基因在Sf9昆虫细胞中的表达

丙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis C virus,HCV)为单股正链RNA病毒,其基因组长约9.5kb,5'端和3'端各有一个长约345bp和60bp的非编码区,编码区含一个大开放读码框架,编码3 010aa～3 033aa残基的多蛋白前体.     

Temperature-Dependent Expression of a Squid Kv1 Channel in Sf9 Cells and Functional Comparison with the Native Delayed Rectifier

SqKv1A is a cDNA that encodes a Kv1 (Shaker-type) α-subunit expressed only in the giant axon and the parental giant fiber lobe (GFL) neurons of the squid stellate ganglion. We incorporated SqKv1A into a recombinant baculovirus for expression in the insect Sf9 cell line. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings reveal that very few cells display functional potassium current (I _K) if cultured at the standard postinfection temperature of 27°C. At 18°C, less SqKv1A protein is produced than at 27°C, but cells with I _K currents are much more numerous and can survive for at least 20 days postinfection (vs. ∼5 days at 27°C). Activation and deactivation kinetics of SqKv1A in Sf9 cells are slower (∼3- and 10-fold, respectively) than those of native channels in GFL neurons, but have similar voltage dependencies. The two cell types show only subtle differences in steady-state voltage-dependence of conductance and inactivation. Rates of I _K inactivation in 20 mm external K are identical in the two cell types, but the sensitivity of inactivation to external tetraethylammonium (TEA) and K ions differ: inactivation of SqKv1A in Sf9 cells is slowed by external TEA and K ions, whereas inactivation of GFL I _K is largely insensitive. Functional differences are discussed in terms of factors that may be specific to cell-type, including the presence of presently unidentified Kv1 subunits in GFL neurons that might form heteromultimers with SqKv1A.     

小鼠脂联素与绿色荧光蛋白融合基因表达载体的构建及在COS-7细胞中的表达

以绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因(gfp)为报告基因,构建小鼠脂联素(mADPN)基因(mAd)与gfp的融合基因mAd/gfp表达载体pCI-neo-apoEHCR-hAATp-mAd-gfp,脂质体法转染体外培养的COS-7细胞,荧光显微镜观察GFP在细胞中的表达可间接反映mADPN的表达,并通过RT-PCR在核酸水平进一步确证mAd的表达.荧光显微镜观察及RT-PCR结果均证明mADPN在COS-7细胞中获得了高效表达,表明mADPN重组表达载体pCI-neo-apoEHCR-hAATp-mAd可以在真核细胞COS-7中高效表达mADPN,为进一步探讨mAd在小鼠体内的表达提供了可行性依据.     

hBMP－2cDNA在COS细胞和小鼠肌肉中的表达

研究了骨形态发生蛋白ＢＭＰ－２ｃＤＮＡ在ＣＯＳ细胞和小鼠肌肉中的表达的情况,从ｐＳＰＳ６５ＢＭＰ－２质粒中回收ＢＭＰ－２ｃＤＮＡ,删除５＇端的非翻译序列,插入ｐＳＶＬ载体中,构建了含有ＢＭＰ－２全长编码序列的重组表达质粒ｐＳＶＬＢＭＰ－２。将表达质粒导入ＣＯＳ－７细胞中,细胞ＲＮＡ点杂交结果表明,转染ＢＭＰ－２基因的细胞内ＢＭＰ－２的ｍＲＮＡ水平明显升高;细胞培养上清的ＥＬＩＳＡ显示,转染ＢＭＰ－２ｃＤＮＡ后,细胞分泌产生的ＢＭＰ－２显著增加。小鼠实验发现,在肌肉内用注射法导入ＢＭＰ－２重组质粒后,局部组织内ＢＭＰ－２的ｍＲＮＡ转录水平也明显提高。     

Functional Wild-Type and Carboxy-Terminal-Tagged Rat Substance P Receptors Expressed in Baculovirus-Infected Insect Sf9 Cells

Abstract: The rat substance P (SP) receptor (SPR) was expressed in insect Sf9 cells by infection with recombinant baculovirus. The receptor bound SP with high affinity ( K _D = 360 p M ) and had a rank order of affinity of SP > neurokinin A > neurokinin B. Ligand activation of the receptor resulted in an increase in both inositol lipid hydrolysis and intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i). However, high-level expression of the receptor, in the absence of ligand, was correlated with increased basal turnover of inositol lipids and an elevated rate of Ca²⁺ influx. These results demonstrate that the Sf9 cells provide a suitable environment for the high-level expression of a functionally active SPR. Two carboxy-terminal epitope-tagged receptors (SPR-KT3 = SPR-TPPPEPET, COOH; SPR-Glu = SPR-EEEEYMPME, COOH) were also expressed. The affinity of the KT3-tagged receptor for ligand was similar to that of the wild-type receptor ( K _D = 405 p M ), and that of the Glu-tagged receptor was slightly lower ( K _D = 1,082 p M ). The high-affinity SP binding site of all three receptors was sensitive to guanosine 5'- O -(3-thiotriphosphate) pretreatment. The maximal signal-transducing ability of the epitope-tagged receptors was comparable to that of the wild-type receptor ([Ca²⁺]_i rise as a percentage of wild-type: SPR-KT3, 80–100%; SPR-Glu, 88–100%). These data show that heterologous expression in the baculovirus system results in high expression of functional wild-type and tagged receptors.     

Truncation Releases Olfactory Receptors from the Endoplasmic Reticulum of Heterologous Cells

Olfactory receptors are difficult to express functionally in heterologous cells. We found that olfactory receptors traffic poorly to the plasma membrane even in cells with neuronal phenotypes, including cell lines derived from the olfactory epithelium. Other than mature olfactory receptor neurons, few cells appear able to traffic olfactory receptors to the plasma membrane. In human embryonic kidney 293 cells and Xenopus fibroblasts, olfactory receptor immunoreactivity overlapped with a marker for the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) but not with markers for the Golgi apparatus or endosomes. Except for the ER, olfactory receptors were therefore absent from organelles normally involved in the plasma membrane trafficking of receptors. Olfactory receptors truncated prior to transmembrane domain VI were expressed in the plasma membrane, however. Co-expression of the missing C-terminal fragment with these truncated receptors prevented their expression in the plasma membrane. Intramolecular interactions between N- and C-terminal domains joined by the third cytoplasmic loop appear to be responsible for retention of olfactory receptors in the ER of heterologous cells. Our results are consistent with misfolding of the receptors but could also be explained by altered trafficking of the receptors.     

Systematic profiling of temperature- and retinal-sensitive rhodopsin variants by deep mutational scanning

Membrane protein variants with diminished conformational stability often exhibit enhanced cellular expression at reduced growth temperatures. The expression of “temperature-sensitive” variants is also typically sensitive to corrector molecules that bind and stabilize the native conformation. There are many examples of temperature-sensitive rhodopsin variants, the misfolding of which is associated with the molecular basis of retinitis pigmentosa. In this work, we employ deep mutational scanning to compare the effects of reduced growth temperature and 9-cis-retinal, an investigational corrector, on the plasma membrane expression of 700 rhodopsin variants in HEK293T cells. We find that the change in expression at reduced growth temperatures correlates with the response to 9-cis-retinal among variants bearing mutations within a hydrophobic transmembrane domain (TM2). The most sensitive variants appear to disrupt a native helical kink within this transmembrane domain. By comparison, mutants that alter the structure of a polar transmembrane domain (TM7) exhibit weaker responses to temperature and retinal that are poorly correlated. Statistical analyses suggest that this observed insensitivity cannot be attributed to a single variable, but likely arises from the composite effects of mutations on the energetics of membrane integration, the stability of the native conformation, and the integrity of the retinal-binding pocket. Finally, we show that the characteristics of purified temperature- and retinal-sensitive variants suggest that the proteostatic effects of retinal may be manifested during translation and cotranslational folding. Together, our findings highlight several biophysical constraints that appear to influence the sensitivity of genetic variants to temperature and small-molecule correctors.     

pcDNA3.1（＋）-LYVE-1真核表达质粒的构建及其在COS-7细胞中的表达

目的 构建人淋巴管内皮细胞特异标志物LYVE-1融合基因表达质粒,观察其在COS-7细胞中的表达,为进一步探讨该标志物在肿瘤淋巴转移中的作用提供工具.方法 从本院结肠癌根治术患者术所取组织中的淋巴结抽提总RNA,RT-PCR扩增LYVE-1基因片段,并将其插入pMD19-T Simple Vector进行测序,鉴定正确后构建pcDNA3.1（＋）-LYVE-1并转染COS-7细胞,RT-PCR、Western印迹检测目的 蛋白表达,间接免疫荧光检测该基因表达在COS-7细胞上.结果 成功获取了人淋巴管内皮细胞特异标志物LYVE-1全长cDNA,构建了其真核表达载体pcDNA3.1（＋）-LYVE-1,转染COS-7细胞后检测出目的 蛋白的表达,并且证明该基因表达在细胞上.结论 成功构建了pcDNA3.1（＋）-LYVE-1重组质粒,为进一步研究LYVE-1在肿瘤淋巴管转移中的功能提供了重要的实验材料.     

The trials and tribulations of membrane protein folding in vitro

Membrane proteins are hard to handle and consequently the purification of functional protein in milligram quantities is a major problem. One reason for this is that once integral membrane proteins are outside their native membrane, they are prone to aggregation, are unstable and are frequently only partially functional. Knowledge of membrane protein folding mechanisms in vitro can help to understand the causes of these problems and work toward strategies to disaggregate and fold proteins correctly. Kinetic and stability studies are emerging on membrane protein folding, mainly on bacterial proteins. Mutagenesis methods have also been used to probe specific structural features or bonds in proteins. In addition, manipulation of lipid properties can be used to improve the efficiency of folding as well as the stability and function of the protein.     

人α型肿瘤坏死因子基因在昆虫细胞中的表达

将人肿瘤坏死因子α(Tumoor Necrosis Factor α,TNF-α)cDNA片段克隆到转移载体pat610上．然后与苜蓿尺蠖核型多角体病毒(Autogropha californica Nuclear PolyhedrinVirus,AcNPV)DNA共转染草地贪夜蛾细胞(Sptodoplet frugiperda)Sf21,获得含hTNF-a基因的重组病毒。以L929细胞毒方法测得重组病毒感染Sf21细胞72小时时的表达量最高,为1．0×10^-4u／lO 6细胞;同时,培养液中小牛血清浓度对hTNF－α表达量有较大影响,当浓度为6%时hTNF—α表达量最高．感染72小时表达量可达5．2×10⁴u／1O⁶细胞,ELISA实验结果证明其产物确为hTNF—α。     

Expression of a nonpolymerizable actin mutant in Sf9 cells

We have succeeded in expressing actin in the baculovirus/Sf9 cell system in high yield. The wild-type (WT) actin is functionally indistinguishable from tissue-purified actin in its ability to activate ATPase activity and to support movement in an in vitro motility assay. Having achieved this feat, we used a mutational strategy to express a monomeric actin that is incapable of polymerization. Native actin requires actin binding proteins or chemical modification to maintain it in a monomeric state. The mutant actin sediments in the analytical ultracentrifuge as a homogeneous monomeric species of 3.2 S in 100 mM KCl and 2 mM MgCl(2), conditions that cause WT actin to polymerize. The two point mutations that render actin nonpolymerizable are in subdomain 4 (A204E/P243K; "AP-actin"), distant from the myosin binding site. AP-actin binds to skeletal myosin subfragment 1 (S1) and forms a homogeneous complex as demonstrated by analytical ultracentrifugation. The ATPase activity of a cross-linked AP-actin.S1 complex is higher than that of S1 alone, although less than that supported by filamentous actin (F-actin). AP-Actin is an excellent candidate for structural studies of complexes of actin with motor proteins and other actin-binding proteins.