Protein C信号通路及临床应用进展

Protein C为一种维生素k依赖性的血浆蛋白,常以无活性的酶原状态存在于血浆中。它可以由凝血酶（thrombin）激活为活性蛋白C（Activated Protein C）,作用在内皮细胞上的Protein C通路的主要组成部分是：凝血酶、血栓调节蛋白、内皮细胞Protein C受体、Protein C及蛋白酶激活受体。活性Protein C在缺血性缺氧、中风和感染反应中发挥着重要的作用,它可以抑制凝血,限制感染反应,有效的降低器官的损伤。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒VP4蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)蛋白VP4在抑制宿主免疫应答中起重要作用,为制备IBDV VP4的单克隆抗体,以实验室保存的融合蛋白His-VP4免疫BALB/c小鼠,经过细胞融合、筛选、亚克隆后获得4株能稳定分泌抗VP4的单抗杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3B3、3H11、4C8和4G6,经间接ELISA测定4株单抗的亲和力解离常数分别为4.61×10–11、1.71×10–10、4.26×10–11和5.02×10–11,均为高亲和力抗体。4株单抗的重链类型分别为Ig G1、Ig G1、Ig G2b和Ig G1。进一步以Western blotting鉴定,该4株单抗均能特异地识别IBDV的VP4蛋白,间接免疫荧光和Western blotting试验表明4株单抗均能识别IBDV感染DF-1细胞后产生的VP4蛋白。该单抗为检测IBDV以及研究IBDV VP4的生物学作用奠定了基础。     

用热处理法从自体血浆中分离白蛋白

在利用血浆交换治疗病人的血浆中分离白蛋白的一种简易技术已被发展起来。 这种白蛋白可以给病人还输以维持病人体内的胶体渗透压而没有传染疾病的危险。病人血浆用单采法获得。将其在70℃下加热60分钟便自身抗体、免疫复合物和异常球蛋白变性而被去除。结果低浓度的白蛋白溶液(LCAS)保持了其自然特性。凝胶扩散的免疫学分析显示出它与人血清白蛋白完全一致的反应模式。醋酸纤维     

人呼吸道合胞病毒G蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达及联合不同新型佐剂免疫效果的研究

人呼吸道合胞病毒（Human respiratory syncytial virus, hRSV）是导致5岁以下儿童和老人住院和死亡的主要原因。hRSV囊膜表面的融合蛋白F(Fusion protein, F)和吸附蛋白G(Attachment protein, G)均能诱导产生保护性中和抗体,但目前临床研究主要集中于F蛋白的亚单位疫苗及保护性单抗的研发,对G蛋白的研究较少。虽然G蛋白的高度糖基化导致其免疫原性较差,但使用佐剂能改善G蛋白的免疫效果。本研究利用大肠杆菌成功表达了hRSVA-Long株G蛋白膜外区67～298氨基酸（命名为REG）,并探索了REG与四种不同组合形式的新型佐剂联合免疫BALB/c小鼠的免疫效果：BFA03佐剂、B型CpG OND混合磷酸铝佐剂组合、C型CpG OND混合磷酸铝佐剂组合、BALB/c小鼠CD4+T细胞表位肽混合C型CpG OND和磷酸铝佐剂组合。对每只小鼠大腿肌肉多点注射100μL免疫原,初次免疫后第28天进行加强免疫。实验结果表明,接种REG联合新型BFA03佐剂的小鼠体内诱导产生结合抗体的能力最强,且其与接种REG蛋白联合B型CpG OND...     

抗登革病毒2型E蛋白单克隆抗体的制备和生物学特性的鉴定

为了制备可用于胶体金快速检测试纸条的抗登革病毒2型（DEN2）E蛋白单克隆抗体（mAb）,通过基因克隆获得E基因与质粒pET32a（＋）的重组质粒,将重组质粒转化入大肠杆菌BL21,IPGT诱导表达重组蛋白。以DEN2重组E蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠,采用杂交瘤技术制备抗DEN2E蛋白的mAb,以间接ELISA法和Western blot进行mAb特异性鉴定;同时采用间接ELISA法鉴定mAb的Ig亚类。结果表明获得1株可分泌特异性mAb的杂交瘤细胞（7C7）,其抗体亚类为IgG1。Western blot显示该株mAb能特异识别重组pET32a-DEN2E蛋白。因此,成功制备出抗DEN2E的1株mAb,为建立快速特异橙测登革病毒感染的实验方法提供了有力的工具。     

血液蛋白质组学的研究技术及进展

人血液含有来源于几乎所有细胞、组织、器官的蛋白质,可以直接反映病理、生理状态,是各种疾病诊断、生物标志物发现的最有价值的标本。因此,长期以来,血浆蛋白质组一直是人们研究的热点,并被人类蛋白质组组织(HUPO)列为首批启动的重大国际合作研究项目。血浆蛋白质含量动态范围非常广、成分极其复杂,血浆蛋白质组的研究极富挑战性。近年来,血浆高丰度蛋白质去除、蛋白质/肽段分离、质谱鉴定、数据处理等多种相关技术都取得了很大的进展。本文简要综述了上述技术领域的研究和应用进展。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒E^rns-E2融合蛋白在果蝇S2细胞中的表达与鉴定

目的：利用果蝇S2细胞表达牛病毒性腹泻病毒（BVDV）Erns-E2融合蛋白,并对其抗体结合能力进行鉴定。方法：用RT-PCR方法扩增BVDV NADL株Erns和E2蛋白的编码基因,利用（G4-S）3柔性15肽基因将扩增的2个基因连接,再与昆虫表达载体pMT/BiP/V5-His连接构建重组表达载体pMT/BiP/V5-His-Erns-E2,将后者与筛选质粒pCoBlast共转染果蝇S2细胞后表达Erns-E2融合蛋白,并对表达产物进行鉴定。结果：SDS-PAGE结果表明,融合蛋白相对分子质量为76800;Western blotting检测表明,该融合蛋白具有与BVDV抗体良好的结合能力。结论：BVDV的Erns-E2融合蛋白能在果蝇S2细胞中进行表达;经鉴定,表达产物具有良好的抗体结合能力,可用于抗原检测。     

嗜麦芽假单胞菌hCG结合蛋白抗体制备及其特性研究

用纯化的嗜麦芽假单胞菌（以下简称细菌）ｈＣＧ结合蛋白制备多克隆抗体。间接免疫沉淀实验证明,该抗体能识别细菌ｈＣＧ结合蛋白－［（１２５）~Ⅰ］ｈＣＧ复合物;配体印迹分析及免疫印迹分析发现,该蛋白能与［（１２５）~Ⅰ］ｈＣＧ发生特异的结合,其结合位置与抗体识别位置一致,为７０ｋＤ蛋白带;同时,该抗体不能特异地抑制细菌ｈＣＧ结合蛋白、大鼠睾丸或卵巢组织细胞膜制剂与［（１２５）~Ⅰ］ｈＣＧ结合。     

凝血因子及血浆蛋白类制品的研究现状及发展前景

血浆制品主要是以血浆为原料,经特殊的分离提纯而得到的血浆单一组分,也有部分血浆制品可以通过生物工程技术合成。不同的组分具有相应的功能,血浆制品是一种特殊的药品。目前市场上分离且临床上使用的血浆制品主要有凝血因子、白蛋白、免疫球蛋白以及凝血酶、蛋白C、α1-抗胰蛋白酶、α2-巨球蛋白、组织纤溶酶原激活剂、补体脂酶抑制剂、血清胆碱酯酶、铜蓝蛋白、转铁蛋白、纤维结合蛋白\高密度脂蛋白等微量血浆蛋白等。凝血因子根据不同的功能分为FI、FII、FIII、FIV、FV、FVII、FVIII、FIX、FX、FXI、FXII以及因子FXIII。随着技术的发展已经人们对血浆制品的认知度越来越高,血浆制品正已前所未有的速度发展。     

血浆是引起血沉增快的主要因素

目的：阐明血沉增快的原因是血浆还是红细胞。方法：收集72例血沉异常的抗凝血标本,同时收集血型相对应的72例血沉正常标本,组成血型相同的血沉异常和正常标本72对,每对互换血浆后重新测定血沉,与原始血沉结果比较,并通过多元线性回归分析血沉与血浆蛋白及血脂浓度的关系。结果：血沉异常标本的红细胞加入血沉正常标本的血浆后,72例（100%）血沉均减慢,其中30例血沉下降90%以上,35例下降70%-90%,7例小于70%。血沉正常标本的红细胞加入血沉异常标本的血浆后,67例（93%）血沉加快,其中58例（81%）变为异常（18例血沉加快10倍以上,40例加快5-10倍）。球蛋白、白蛋白和纤维蛋白原与血沉具有线性关系,球蛋白（r=0.420,P〈0.001）和纤维蛋白原（r=0.673,P〈0.001）与血沉呈正相关,而白蛋白（r=-0.558,P〈0.001）与血沉呈负相关。结论：血沉增快主要与血浆因素相关,红细胞对于血沉的影响作用很小。     

Serum/Plasma depletion with chicken immunoglobulin Y antibodies for proteomic analysis from multiple Mammalian species.

Plasma from different species is the most accessible and valuable source for biomarker discovery in clinical and animal samples. However, due to the high abundance of some proteins such as albumin and immunoglobulins, low-abundant proteins are often undetectable in proteomic analysis of plasma. We have established a plasma depletion scheme using chicken antibodies against various abundant proteins. This immunoaffinity purification procedure is able to deplete albumin across multiple species. The high binding capacity and specificity of the chicken antibody enables the efficient capture of its ligand from microliter volumes of plasma sample. The resulting two-dimensional gel analyses of the depleted and captured samples show significant enhancement of the low-abundant proteins and specific capture of the abundant ligand. By utilizing this sample preparation scheme, it is now possible to analyze the plasma proteome from multiple species in a potentially rapid and large-scale capacity for biomarker discovery, drug target discovery, and toxicology studies.     

Rat plasma proteomics: effects of abundant protein depletion on proteomic analysis

The proteomic analysis of plasma and serum samples represents a formidable challenge due to the presence of a few highly abundant proteins such as albumin and immunoglobulins. Detection of low abundance protein biomarkers requires therefore either the specific depletion of high abundance proteins with immunoaffinity columns and/or optimized protein fractionation methods based on charge, size or hydrophobicity. Here we describe the depletion of seven abundant rat plasma proteins with an immunoaffinity column with coupled antibodies directed against albumin, IgG, transferrin, IgM, haptoglobin, fibrinogen and alpha1-anti-trypsin. The IgY-R7-LC2 (Beckman Coulter) column showed high specificity for the targeted proteins and was able to efficiently remove most of the albumin, IgG and transferrin from rat plasma samples as judged by Western blot analysis. Depleted rat plasma protein samples were analyzed by SELDI-TOF MS, 2D SDS-PAGE and 2D-LC and compared to non-depleted plasma samples as well as to the abundant protein fraction that was eluted from the immunoaffinity column. Analysis of the depleted plasma protein fraction revealed improved signal to noise ratios, regardless of which proteomic method was applied. However, only a small number of new proteins were observed in the depleted protein fraction. Immunoaffinity depletion of abundant plasma proteins results in the significant dilution of the original sample which complicates subsequent analysis. Most proteomic approaches require specialized sample preparation procedures during which significant losses of less abundant proteins and potential biomarkers can occur. Even though abundant protein depletion reduces the dynamic range of the plasma proteome by about 2-3 orders of magnitude, the difference between medium-abundant and low abundant plasma proteins is still in the range of 7-8 orders of magnitude and beyond the dynamic range of current proteomic technologies. Thus, exploring the plasma proteome in greater detail remains a daunting task.     

Plasma cortisol in cattle: Circadian rhythm and exposure to a simulated high altitude of 5,000 m

After a 2 week control period at 400 m, cattle were exposed to 5,000 m simulated altitude for 2 weeks, which was followed by a 2-week post-altitude control period. Plasma cortisol values from blood samples taken every 30 min for a total of 24 h indicated that cortisol was secreted episodically and that a circadian rhythm existed. When cortisol values were grouped into 4, 6-h periods, plasma cortisol was most abundant from 06:00 to 12:00 h with an average of 0.96µ g/100 ml and least abundant from 00:30 to 06:00 h with an average of 0.55µ g/100 ml. Plasma cortisol increased from 0.42 to 3.08µ g/100 ml during the 4 h ascent to 5,000 m and decreased to near normal levels the following day. A rhythmic plasma cortisol pattern was maintained after one day at simulated high altitude.     

Interaction of the dye Remazol Yellow GGL to prealbumin and albumin studied by affinity phase partition,difference spectroscopy and equilibrium dialysis

In partition experiments in aqueous two-phase systems composed of 10% (w/w) dextran (M_r=500000) and 7.510 (w/w) poly(ethylene-glycol) (M_r=6000) prealbumin and albumin are directed into the dextran-rich phase. Addition of Remazol Yellow GGL covalently bound to poly(ethylene-glycol) causes a transfer of prealbumin and albumin into the poly(ethylene-glycol)-rich phase. This indicates an interaction of both proteins with the dye (affinity phase partitioning).The affinity partitioning effect on prealbumin is markedly increased by an excess of monomeric albumin. This points to an interaction of the two proteins in the presence of the dye.Binding of free Remazol Yellow GGL to prealbumin and albumin was investigated by means of equilibrium dialysis and difference spectroscopy. In respect to prealbumin equilibrium dialysis resulted in the binding of four molecules of the dye to two classes of binding sites with dissociation constants of K_H=3.3 IM and K_L=258 µM respectively whereas albumin was found to bind eight molecules of the dye to two classes of binding sites with K_H=5.8 µM and K_L=282 µM. Similar binding stoichiometries were found by difference spectroscopy.By application of difference spectroscopy and affinity phase partitioning thyroxine and triiodothyronine known as natural ligands of prealbumin and albumin were found to compete with Remazol Yellow GGL for the dye binding sites of the proteins.     

Low plasma albumin levels are associated with increased plasma protein glycation and HbA1c in diabetes

Albumin is one of the most abundant plasma proteins and is heavily glycated in diabetes. In this study, we have addressed whether variation in the albumin levels influence glycation of plasma proteins and HbA1c. The study was performed in three systems: (1) streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice plasma, (2) diabetic clinical plasma, and (3) in vitro glycated plasma. Diabetic mice and clinical plasma samples were categorized as diabetic high albumin plasma (DHAP) and diabetic low albumin plasma (DLAP) on the basis of their albumin levels. For the in vitro experiment, two albumin levels, high albumin plasma (HAP) and low albumin plasma (LAP), were created by differential depletion of plasma albumin. Protein glycation was studied by using a combination of two-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE), Western blotting, and LC-MS(E). In both mice and clinical experiments, an increased plasma protein glycation was observed in DLAP than in DHAP. Additionally, plasma albumin levels were negatively correlated with HbA1c. The in vitro experiment with differential depletion of albumin mechanistically showed that the low albumin levels are associated with increased plasma protein glycation and that albumin competes for glycation with other plasma proteins.     

Practical applications of high-affinity, albumin-binding proteins from a group G streptococcal isolate

Binding proteins that have high affinities for mammalian plasma proteins that are expressed on the surface of bacteria have proven valuable for the purification and detection of several biologically important molecules from human and animal plasma or serum. In this study, we have isolated a high affinity albumin-binding molecule from a group G streptococcal isolate of bovine origin and have demonstrated that the isolated protein can be biotinylated without loss of binding activity and can be used as a tracer for quantification of human serum albumin (HSA). The binding protein can be immobilized and used as a selective capture reagent in a competitive ELISA format using a biotinylated HSA tracer. In this assay format, the sensitivity of detection for 50% inhibition of binding of HSA was less than 1 μg/ml. When attached to the bacterial surface, this binding protein can be used to deplete albumin from human plasma, as analyzed by surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry.     

Analysis of Human Blood Plasma Proteome from Ten Healthy Volunteers from Indian Population

Analysis of any mammalian plasma proteome is a challenge, particularly by mass spectrometry, due to the presence of albumin and other abundant proteins which can mask the detection of low abundant proteins. As detection of human plasma proteins is valuable in diagnostics, exploring various workflows with minimal fractionation prior to mass spectral analysis, is required in order to study population diversity involving analysis in a large cohort of samples. Here, we used ‘reference plasma sample’, a pool of plasma from 10 healthy individuals from Indian population in the age group of 25–60 yrs including 5 males and 5 females. The 14 abundant proteins were immunodepleted from plasma and then evaluated by three different workflows for proteome analysis using a nanoflow reverse phase liquid chromatography system coupled to a LTQ Orbitrap Velos mass spectrometer. The analysis of reference plasma sample a) without prefractionation, b) after prefractionation at peptide level by strong cation exchange chromatography and c) after prefractionation at protein level by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, led to the identification of 194, 251 and 342 proteins respectively. Together, a comprehensive dataset of 517 unique proteins was achieved from all the three workflows, including 271 proteins with high confidence identified by≥2 unique peptides in any of the workflows or identified by single peptide in any of the two workflows. A total of 70 proteins were common in all the three workflows. Some of the proteins were unique to our study and could be specific to Indian population. The high-confidence dataset obtained from our study may be useful for studying the population diversity, in discovery and validation process for biomarker identification.     

Comparison of protein enrichment strategies for proteome analysis of plasma

Efforts to discover protein biomarkers in plasma are hampered by the high abundance of few proteins, which interfere with the detection of low‐abundant proteins. Different commercially available protein‐partitioning products were tested for their ability to lower the detection limit of proteins in 2‐D gels. Immuno‐depletion using polyclonal antibodies raised against the proteins of highest abundance (Seppro IgY14 System) was compared with a two‐step immuno‐depletion strategy, where depletion with the Seppro IgY14 column was followed by depletion with the Seppro IgY‐SuperMix system. The third strategy tested was protein pre‐fractionation using the ProteoMiner kit, where proteins compete for binding sites on bead‐bound peptide hexamers with different binding properties. The pre‐fractionated protein samples were analyzed using 2‐DE, which revealed stunning differences in protein patterns. However, detectable protein spots in the different plasma fractions contained exclusively high‐abundant proteins normally present in plasma at concentrations between 1 μg and 40 mg/mL.     

Depletion of Plasma Albumin for Proteomic Analysis of Bothrops jararaca Snake Plasma

The proteomic analysis of plasma samples represents a challenge as a result of the presence of highly abundant proteins such as albumin. To enable the detection of biomarkers, which are commonly low-abundance proteins, in complex blood fluids, it is necessary to remove high-abundance proteins efficiently. Moreover, there is a range of about 10 orders of magnitude for the abundance of different protein species in serum. Here, we describe for the first time a study of reptilian albumin depletion using resins usually used in mammalian plasma depletion procedures. We performed the depletion of albumin from Bothrops jaraca plasma using the HiTrap Blue high-performance column (GE Healthcare Life Sciences, Piscataway, NJ, USA) and the kit Albumin & IgG Depletion SpinTrap column (GE Healthcare Life Sciences). In addition, proteomic approaches were used to analyze reptilian plasma. Our results showed that B. jararaca albumin bound to both columns, but those interactions were not enough to remove a large amount of albumin to reach an enrichment of low-abundance proteins. Although the depletion techniques used in this work were not the best to remove B. jararaca plasma albumin, our present work highlights the similarity between B. jararaca and mammalian albumin, contributing to the knowledge of comparative hemostatic proteins.     

Depletion of the highly abundant protein albumin from human plasma using the Gradiflow

Analysis of complex protein samples by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) is often more difficult in the presence of a few predominant proteins. In plasma, proteins such as albumin mask proteins of lower abundance, as well as significantly limiting the amount of protein that can be loaded onto the immobilized pH gradient strip. In this paper the Gradiflow, a preparative electrophoresis system, has been used to deplete human plasma of the highly abundant protein albumin under native and denatured conditions. A three step protocol incorporating a charge separation to collect proteins with an isoelectric point greater than albumin and two size separations to isolate proteins larger and smaller than albumin, was used. When the albumin depleted fractions were analysed on pH 3-10 2-DE gels, proteins that were masked by albumin were revealed and proteins not seen in the unfractionated plasma sample were visualised. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry analysis confirmed the identification of the protein that lies beneath albumin to be C4B-binding protein alpha chain. The liquid fractions from the Gradiflow separations were also analysed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to confirm the proteins were separated according to their size and charge mobility in an electric field.