AUT凝胶电泳在牛胰核糖核酸酶折叠研究中的应用

目的:牛胰核糖核酸酶是一种用于蛋白折叠研究的经典模式蛋白,在折叠研究过程中主要使用高效液相色谱用于分离检测不同阶段的蛋白折叠中间体。高效液相色谱具有自动化、分离效果好、样品可回收等优点,同时也存在检测通量较低、仪器设备较为昂贵等不足。AUT凝胶电泳简便、快捷、检测通量较高,本文尝试将其应用于牛胰核糖核酸酶的折叠研究。方法:使用AUT凝胶电泳、酶活性检测、质谱对牛胰核糖核酸酶还原变性过程及产生的折叠中间体进行检测;通过高效液相色谱和质谱对折叠中间单体进行分离检测,并分别进行AUT凝胶电泳检测以解析各折叠中间单体在电泳中的条带位置;通过AUT凝胶电泳和酶切后质谱鉴定各折叠中间单体的二硫键配对方式。结果:AUT凝胶电泳可以有效区分不同条件下的牛胰核糖核酸酶还原变性过程,检测结果与酶活性、质谱结果相符,并可以很好地区分牛胰核糖核酸酶还原变性过程折叠中间体。高效液相色谱将牛胰核糖核酸酶还原变性过程折叠中间体分离为13个色谱峰,并与AUT凝胶电泳中的11个条带位置进行匹配。确认牛胰核糖核酸酶还原变性过程折叠中间单体的二硫键配对方式,并与AUT凝胶电泳条带进行匹配,Cys58-Cys110和Cys26-Cys84构象熵减作用强于Cys40-Cys95和Cys65-Cys72。结论:AUT凝胶电泳适用于检测牛胰核糖核酸酶折叠中间体,可以与高效液相色谱、质谱等检测技术相互补充,共同应用于牛胰核糖核酸酶的折叠研究。     

液相色谱—电喷雾质谱法分析牛胰核糖核酸酶B酶解肽谱 …

糖蛋白分析一直是蛋白质分析鉴定的难点,为建立准确灵敏的糖蛋白分析方法。采用液相色谱－电喷雾质谱法（ＬＣ－ＥＳＩ－ＭＳ）对糖蛋白－牛胰核糖核酸酶Ｂ（ＲＮａｓｅ Ｂ）的酶解肽谱进行分析,证实其一级结构。通过比较糖苷酶处理酶解肽段前后的肽谱,确定糖基化位点,通过过串联质谱（ＭＳ／ＭＳ）解析了Ａｓｎ连接的糖型结构及去糖后肽段的氨基酸序列。糖型结构经α－甘露糖革酶处理和质谱分析确定为高甘露糖型。此外,还对糖     

核糖核酸酶抑制因子(RI)的融合表达与复性

应用PCR技术从核糖核酸酶抑制因子 (ribonucleaseinhibitor ,RI)的克隆载体pT7 ri中扩增出ri片段 (1 5kb) ,亚克隆到融合表达载体pGEX 2T中 ,并转化感受态大肠杆菌BL2 1.异丙基半乳糖苷 (IPTG)诱导表达的GST RI经SDS PAGE证明分子量约 76kD ,表达量约占菌体蛋白总量 2 0 % .以包涵体形式表达的目的蛋白经尿素变性 ,透析复性得到的产物具有较高的抑制RNaseA的活性(15 0U ml) .复性的融合蛋白于 2 4℃经凝血酶作用 16h ,可被切割成 5 0kD的RI和 2 6kD的GST .     

牛胰多肽对大鼠胰外分泌的抑制作用

在大鼠观察了牛胰多肽(BPP)对由蛋白胨和雨蛙素引起的大鼠胰外分泌的影响。向十二指肠灌入25%蛋白胨后90min 时,对照组的蛋白排出量约为其基础值的10倍,而1、3、5及10ug/kg BPP 剂量组的蛋白排出量分別为对照组的47%、33%、29%及29%。在灌注剂量为3μg/kg 雨蛙素后60min 时,对照组的蛋白排出量约为其基础值的14倍,但3、5及10μg/kgBPP 剂量组的蛋白排出量分別为对照组的74%、68%及55%。各组胰淀粉酶浓度的变化和其蛋白排出量变化相平行。胰液量的增加不受 BPP 影响。结果提示,BPP 能抑制胰酶的大量分泌,并有剂量依从关系,但不抑制胰液量。     

重组人胰激肽原酶复性工艺的研究

目的:研究重组人胰激肽原酶包涵体变性及复性的工艺。方法:对本实验室构建的重组人胰激肽原酶大肠杆菌进行IPTG诱导表达表达成功后,菌体经超声破碎释放包涵体,包涵体经洗涤、变性、稀释和尿素梯度凝胶过滤色谱这两种方法复性后(Sephadex-G75),通过测定酶活检验复性效果。结果:①重组人胰激肽原酶工程菌经过IPTG诱导后能够表达目的蛋白,目的蛋白以包涵体形式存在,将细胞破碎后,包涵体经过3次洗涤,纯度达到71.93%;②变性包涵体经24小时稀释复性后,蛋白浓度达到72.61μg/m L,酶的比活达到13.84 U/mg;③变性包涵体经过2个小时的尿素梯度凝胶过滤复性后,蛋白浓度可达到830.07μg/mL,酶的比活达到48.61 U/mg。结论:两种复性方法均可以使包涵体达到一定的浓度和比活,比较发现尿素梯度凝胶过滤色谱具有复性时间短和比活力高等优点,可作为重组人胰激肽原酶复性的一种有效的手段。     

液相色谱-电喷雾质谱法分析牛胰核糖核酸酶B酶解肽谱,糖基化位点及糖型

糖蛋白分析一直是蛋白质分析鉴定的难点, 为建立准确灵敏的糖蛋白分析方法。采用液相色谱电喷雾质谱法（ＬＣＥＳＩＭＳ） 对糖蛋白———牛胰核糖核酸酶Ｂ（ＲＮａｓｅ Ｂ）的酶解肽谱进行分析, 证实其一级结构。通过比较糖苷酶处理酶解肽段前后的肽谱, 确定糖基化位点, 并通过串联质谱（ ＭＳ／ＭＳ） 解析了Ａｓｎ 连接的糖型结构及去糖后肽段的氨基酸序列。糖型结构经α甘露糖苷酶处理和质谱分析确定为高甘露糖型。此外, 还对糖型不均一造成的几种糖肽进行了相对定量。这一方法在ｐｍｏｌ 水平上, 同时分析糖蛋白的一级结构和糖结合位点及糖型, 对含Ｎ糖链的糖蛋白的分析具有普遍意义。     

核糖核酸酶A超家族：不仅仅是一组降解RNA的酶

核糖核酸酶A超家族(ribonuclease A superfamily; RNase A superfamily),也称脊椎动物分泌型核糖核酸酶超家族(vertebrate secreted ribonucleases superfamily),是二十世纪蛋白质结构、酶学和分子进化领域研究最多最广泛的核糖核酸酶家族。自上世纪初期从牛胰腺中分离鉴定第一个成员以来,已从哺乳动物、两栖动物、爬行动物、鸟和鱼等几百种动物中鉴定了几千个成员。早期对该家族成员的研究不仅促进了蛋白质化学技术的发展,而且为现代生物学研究奠定了基础。目前已知人的核糖核酸酶A超家族成员包括8个典型成员(RNase 1～RNase 8)和5个非典型成员(RNase 9～RNase 13)。功能方面,曾一度以为该家族成员只具有降解核糖核酸的能力。随着血管生成素(angiogenin; RNase 5)、嗜酸性粒细胞衍生神经毒素(eosinophils-derived neurotoxin, EDN; RNase 2)、嗜酸性粒细胞阳离子蛋白(eosinophils cationic protein, ECP; RNase ...     

牛胰RNaseA的热转变的差示扫描量热研究

用差示扫描量热法对含水量为0.05-3.15克/克的牛胰核糖核酸酶A的热转变进行了研究.当R<0.40克/克时,在315-345和400-450K左右,分别观察到峰Ⅰ和峰Ⅲ.文中对峰Ⅰ的“恢复”进行了讨论.在R<1.1克/克时,通常被认为热变性峰的峰Ⅱ的峰温,随R的增加而降低,变性热随R的增加而减少,但在 R≥1.1克/克时,二者均取稳定值,Ttr=335.5K和Qtr=7.38CaⅠ/go峰Ⅱ的半宽在R=0.40克/克处取极小值,在R≥1.65时取稳定值,△T1/2=7.34K,文中首次给出了水合状态下热变性峰的转变热和峰温的关系曲水线.对水合球状蛋白的热变性的一种可能解释为,变性焓是温度的函数,而转变温度直接受含水量影响.     

核糖核酸酶抑制因子对血管生成素功能的调控

血管生成素（angiogenin,ANG）能有效促进血管生成和肿瘤细胞增殖,在肿瘤发生发展中起重要作用.其主要分子机制是通过核转位和激活PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路,刺激rRNA转录和核糖体生成.ANG也被发现在肌萎缩侧索硬化症（ALS）和帕金森病（PD）患者中存在基因编码区的功能突变,表明其在运动神经元生理方面发挥作用,其缺陷是神经退行性疾病的一个危险因素.核糖核酸酶抑制因子（ribonuclease inhibitor,RI）是胞内酸性蛋白质,由460个氨基酸残基组成,分子质量约为50 kD,当其与核糖核酸酶A（RNaseA）结合形成复合物后,可抑制RNaseA 的90％以上活性,从而有效调节细胞内RNA水平. ANG具有低核糖核酸酶活性, 是RNase超家族一员,与RNase A有着高度保守的同源顺序. 序列、结构和酶学等分析表明,RI也能够与ANG紧密结合,且得到体外实验的证明. 研究发现,RI具抑癌基因功能;RI与ANG在细胞内共定位;Co IP和GST pull down证实其相互作用,获取了RI与ANG在体内结合的直接证据;RI与AKT磷酸化表达负相关.在膀胱癌细胞及临床标本中证实了RI与 ANG和PI3K/AKT通路分子表达的相关性及与肿瘤细胞生长与转移的关系．在细胞和动物模型研究表明,RI调节ANG活性的功能及其分子机制,即RI通过结合ANG而封锁其核转位和调控PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路及其相关通路交互应答（cross talk）的能力,从而抑制肿瘤生长及转移. RI是一个有希望的抗肿瘤蛋白新药和血管生成抑制剂,可望成为基因治疗的靶基因.     

重组Hepcidin融合蛋白的氧化复性及活性鉴定

将诱导表达的His-hepcidin融合蛋白包涵体通过固定化金属离子配体亲和层析(IMAC)柱分离纯化后,在cys-teine/cystine氧化还原体系中氧化形成二硫键,稀释复性后用肠激酶将融合蛋白的his-tag切除。酶切后所得的Hepcidin经抑菌圈试验检验,对枯草芽孢杆菌等革兰氏阳性菌和部分革兰氏阴性菌具有抗菌活性。     

Expression of Soluble Bovine Pancreatic Ribonuclease A in Pichia pastoris and its Purification and Characterization

A Pichia pastoris expression system for bovine pancreatic RNase A was constructed: the RNase A sequence was fused to the PHO1 signal and the AOX1 promoter was used for efficient secretion. Approximately 5 mg of soluble enzymes were secreted per liter of the culture, but one half of them were glycosylated. After a series of purifications by cation-exchange chromatography, the glycosylated enzyme was removed and the pure recombinant soluble unglycosylated RNase A was obtained in the final yield of 1 mg per liter of the culture. N-Terminal sequence, molecular weight, secondary structure, thermal stability, and activity were completely identical with those of commercial RNase A. Glycosylated RNase A had a decreased k _cat, 60-70% of the activity of wild-type RNase A, as in the case of RNase B. Its carbohydrate moiety seemed to destabilize the enzyme differently from RNase B since T _m of the glycosylated RNase A was decreased by 6°C. The carbohydrate moiety of the glycosylated enzyme contained no GlcNAc. The N34A mutant RNase A, in which the only potential N-glycosylation site, Asn34, is mutated to alanine, was also glycosylated, implying that glycosylation is not N-linked but O-linked.     

Reduction of Nucleic Acid Content in Candida Yeast Cells by Bovine Pancreatic Ribonuclease A Treatment

Yeast as a source of protein for human consumption is limited by its relatively high nucleic acid content. In this study, we developed an enzymatic method of decreasing the nucleic acid content. Candida utilis cells, heat-shocked at 80 C for 30 sec, were treated with bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A. Maximum leakage of nucleic acid was observed when the incubation temperature was between 55 and 65 C, the pH of the system from 6.75 to 8.0, and the enzyme-to-cell ratio 1:10,000 on a weight-by-weight basis. Other factors, such as yeast strain, age of cells, and method of propagation, did not influence the susceptibility of the yeast cells to the action of ribonuclease. Buffers and monovalent cations had no inhibiting effects. Magnesium and calcium ions at concentrations greater than 0.001 m showed marked inhibition on the rate of nucleic acid leakage. This enzymatic method reduced the nucleic acid content of yeast cells from 7.5 to 9.0% to 1.5 to 2.0% with no significant concomitant loss of protein.     

Bovine Brain Ribonuclease Is the Functional Homolog of Human Ribonuclease 1

Mounting evidence suggests that human pancreatic ribonuclease (RNase 1) plays important roles in vivo, ranging from regulating blood clotting and inflammation to directly counteracting tumorigenic cells. Understanding these putative roles has been pursued with continual comparisons of human RNase 1 to bovine RNase A, an enzyme that appears to function primarily in the ruminant gut. Our results imply a different physiology for human RNase 1. We demonstrate distinct functional differences between human RNase 1 and bovine RNase A. Moreover, we characterize another RNase 1 homolog, bovine brain ribonuclease, and find pronounced similarities between that enzyme and human RNase 1. We report that human RNase 1 and bovine brain ribonuclease share high catalytic activity against double-stranded RNA substrates, a rare quality among ribonucleases. Both human RNase 1 and bovine brain RNase are readily endocytosed by mammalian cells, aided by tight interactions with cell surface glycans. Finally, we show that both human RNase 1 and bovine brain RNase are secreted from endothelial cells in a regulated manner, implying a potential role in vascular homeostasis. Our results suggest that brain ribonuclease, not RNase A, is the true bovine homolog of human RNase 1, and provide fundamental insight into the ancestral roles and functional adaptations of RNase 1 in mammals.     

松鼠胰腺型核糖核酸酶A基因的克隆与表达

核糖核酸酶A(ribonucleases A,RNases A)构成一个大家族,其成员表现出不同程度的水解RNA的酶活性。一些成员还表现出特殊的生物学活性。旨在克隆松鼠核糖核酸酶A的基因,利用原核细胞系统表达重组蛋白,并进行初步的酶学性质的研究。结果表明,所克隆的基因属于核糖核酸酶A家族,保留了核糖核酸酶A家族酶活性必要的保守序列。进化分析表明,该基因属于松鼠胰腺型核糖核酸酶基因,与其它啮齿类动物胰腺型酶一样,重组的核糖核酸酶具有酶活性,为进一步进行啮齿类动物核糖核酸酶的宿主防卫功能研究打下了基础。     

Inhibition of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Reproduction in Isolated Tobacco Protoplasts by Means of Pancreatic Ribonuclease

Treatment of protoplasts with RNase solutions (1 — 100 μg/ml) sharply reduced their ability to support TMV reproduction. Treatment of protoplasts with RNase both prior to and after inoculation with the virus, and also treatments of varying duration, had approximately the same effect on inhibiting TMV reproduction; however, the effect became sharply intensified with higher RNase concentrations. The authors assume that the RNase inhibitive effect in protoplasts is ensured by the specific structure of this relatively small positively-charged macromolecule, not by its enzymic properties. The RNase molecules apparently have a damaging effect on the plasmalemma and possibly on other cell membranes with which the initial stages of TMV reproduction are associated. The development of the RNase damaging effect can be prevented by bivalent metal ions in the incubation medium, especially by calcium and manganese. The protective effect of cations is presumably caused not only by the charge, but by their steric configuration since K⁺ and Mg⁺⁺ are ineffective in protecting the protoplasts.     

Inhibition of Ribonuclease A by polyphenols present in green tea

We report the effect of the natural polyphenolic compounds from green tea on the catalytic activity of Ribonuclease A (RNase A). The compounds behave as noncompetitive inhibitors of the protein with inhibition constants ranging from 80-1300 microM. The dissociation constants range from 50-150 microM for the RNase A-polyphenol complexes as determined by ultraviolet (UV) and circular dichroism (CD) studies. We have also investigated the changes in the secondary structure of RNase A on complex formation by CD and Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The presence of the gallate moiety has been shown to be important for the inhibition of enzymatic activity. Docking studies for these compounds indicate that the preferred site of binding is the region encompassing residues 34-39 with possible hydrogen bonding with Lys 7 and Arg 10. Finally we have also looked at changes in the accessible surface area of the interacting residues on complex formation for an insight into the residues involved in the interaction.     

Ribonuclease Activity of the Peptides with Alternating Arginine and Leucine Residues Conjugated to Tetrathymidilate

RNA cleaving conjugates have been prepared by attachment of oligodeoxyribonucleotide TTTT to peptides containing arginine, leucine, proline and serine residues. The highest activity was displayed by the conjugates containing peptides with alternating arginine and leucine residues (LR)₄G‐amide. Ribonuclease activity of the conjugates pep‐T₄ decreases in the order T₄‐(LR)₄G > T₄‐(LR)₂G > T₄‐(LLRR)2G > T₄‐(LR)₂PRLRG > S₂R₃‐Hmda‐T₄ ≥ R₅ ≠ (LR)₃. According to CD spectra, the free peptide (LR)₄G‐amide in water solution at neutral pH and physiological ionic strength has no pronounced secondary structure whereas conjugated to oligonucleotide it acquires a folding similar to α‐helix.     

Inclusion of Cetaceans Within the Order Artiodactyla Based on Phylogenetic Analysis of Pancreatic Ribonuclease Genes

Mammalian secretory ribonucleases (RNases 1) form a family of extensively studied homologous proteins that were already used for phylogenetic analyses at the protein sequence level previously. In this paper we report the determination of six ribonuclease gene sequences of Artiodactyla and two of Cetacea. These sequences have been used with ruminant homologues in phylogenetic analyses that supported a group including hippopotamus and toothed whales, a group of ruminant pancreatic and brain-type ribonucleases, and a group of tylopod sequences containing the Arabian camel pancreatic ribonuclease gene and Arabian and Bactrian camel and alpaca RNase 1 genes of unknown function. In all analyses the pig was the first diverging artiodactyl. This DNA-based tree is compatible to published trees derived from a number of other genes. The differences to those trees obtained with ribonuclease protein sequences can be explained by the influence of convergence of pancreatic RNases from hippopotamus, camel, and ruminants and by taking into account the information from third codon positions in the DNA-based analyses. The evolution of sequence features of ribonucleases such as the distribution of positively charged amino acids and of potential glycosylation sites is described with regard to increased double-stranded RNA cleavage that is observed in several cetacean and artiodactyl RNases which may have no role in ruminant or ruminant-like digestion. Received: 2 June 1998 / Accepted: 31 August 1998     

Some Parallelisms in the Behavior of Pancreatic Ribonuclease and Chicken Lysozyme toward Homopolyribonucleotides

Pancreatic ribonuclease and chicken lysozyme possess gross similarities that are responsible for a common ability to form enormous light-scattering centers in cooperation with homopolyribonucleotides. The light-scattering power of the mixtures is highest when [homopolymer]/[protein] assumes some critical value that is unique for each homopolymer-protein pair. In some respects the scatterers resemble very large antigen-antibody networks. A criterion is established to ascertain the relative abilities of the homopolymers to form the centers with the two proteins. Both see polyinosinic acid (poly-I) as most and polyadenylic acid (poly-A) as least efficient in this respect.