串联亲和纯化技术及其应用

串联亲和纯化(tandemaffinitypurification,TAP)是一种能快速研究体内蛋白质相互作用的新技术,经过两步特异性亲和纯化,可快速得到生理条件下与靶蛋白质存在真实相互作用的蛋白质。TAP方法最初用于酵母中,因其具通用性、高效性、高纯度及假阳性低等特点得到了快速发展,至今已成功运用于许多其他生物。现主要介绍TAP方法的原理、TAP标签及其在不同物种中的应用。     

重组蛋白质亲和标签的选择与串联亲和纯化的应用进展

重组蛋白质技术作为蛋白质研究的重要手段之一,在生物化学与生物物理学研究领域,扮演着极其重要的角色.亲和纯化作为最为方便与快捷的重组蛋白质纯化手段,日益得到广泛的应用.由于各种亲和标签,纯化介质层出不穷,性质各异.应根据自身研究对象具体情况选择合适的亲和纯化标签.近年双亲和标签进行串联亲和纯化日益成为蛋白质相互作用研究的重要方法.多种亲和标签的搭配已得到成功应用,部分已进入商业化,并在各种模式生物中得到广泛的应用,本文就重组蛋白质亲和标签的选择与串联亲和纯化作一综述.     

串联亲和纯化原核表达载体的构建

【目的】构建串联亲和纯化原核表达载体,用于研究细菌中(生理状态或接近生理条件下的)蛋白-蛋白相互作用。【方法】设计并合成两条串联亲和标签序列,分别可以在靶蛋白N端和C端融合Protein G和链亲和素结合肽(Streptavidin binding peptide,SBP)标签;以pUC18载体为骨架,去除原有的阻遏蛋白基因,构建组成型表达载体pNTAP和pCTAP。【结果】成功构建N端和C端标签表达载体pNTAP和pCTAP,它们在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3)、肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7和痢疾杆菌福氏5型M90T菌株中都可以实现表达。【结论】本实验构建的两个串联亲和纯化表达载体可以在部分革兰氏阴性细菌中表达,为研究细菌内蛋白-蛋白相互作用及致病菌毒力蛋白的作用机制奠定了基础。     

TAP亲和标签选择及其在植物蛋白互作研究中的应用

串联亲和纯化法(TAP)是一种纯化生理条件下蛋白复合物的技术,已广泛应用于鉴定蛋白相互作用和揭示蛋白复合物互作网络。近年来,随着TAP新型标签的不断出现以及与其他技术的联用,TAP技术正逐渐应用于植物蛋白质互作研究中。综述了TAP亲和标签选择,并介绍其在植物蛋白互作研究中的成功应用。     

亲和标签在重组蛋白表达与纯化中的应用

亲和标签融合技术为重组蛋白的纯化提供了一种简单方便的纯化工具,具有结合特异性高、洗脱条件温和、通用性强、纯化倍数高等显著优点。概述了亲和标签对融合蛋白表达的影响,可以提高重组蛋白的产量,增强重组蛋白的可溶性,促进重组蛋白的正确折叠;回顾了在重组蛋白表达与纯化中广泛使用的几种亲和标签,以及近年来相继出现的几种比较新颖的纯化标签;介绍了亲和标签的组合使用策略,His6-MBP组合标签集合了两个标签的优点,串联亲和纯化可以纯化获得生理条件下的蛋白质复合体;展望了亲和标签未来的发展趋势,认为仍需继续开发性能更加优越、纯化效果更加显著的纯化标签系统。     

串联亲和纯化技术在哺乳动物体系中的应用

蛋白质相互作用的研究是阐释基因功能的重要手段,随着蛋白质组学的发展和相应仪器的进步,在不同生物体系中进行的大规模的蛋白质相互作用研究逐步成为生物学领域的一个重要方面。该文介绍当前在大规模蛋白质相互作用研究中应用最为广泛的技术之一串联亲和纯化技术,以及该技术在哺乳动物体系中应用时的技术要点和目前取得的重要进展。     

串联亲和标签LOX蛋白慢病毒表达载体的构建及在乳腺癌细胞中的表达

目的:为了研究赖氨酰氧化酶(Lysyl Oxidase,LOX)及其相互作用蛋白质在乳腺癌中的功能,构建带StrepⅡ/FLAG串联亲和标签的重组LOX蛋白慢病毒表达载体并在乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231中表达。方法:设计引物通过聚合酶链式反应获得带StrepⅡ/FLAG串联亲和标签的LOX蛋白(LOX-SF)的亲本质粒,双酶切后鉴定测序克隆至GV303表达载体,连同慢病毒包装质粒共同转染293T得到GV303/LOX-SF慢病毒,将其转染MDA-MB-231细胞,使用荧光定量PCR和蛋白质印迹实验对细胞中重组蛋白LOX-SF进行检测。结果:通过串联亲和纯化获得LOX-SF重组蛋白,使用标签抗体成功鉴定到LOX-SF重组蛋白在MDA-MB-231细胞内稳定表达。结论:GV303/LOX-SF的构建,使带StrepⅡ/FLAG融合标签的LOX蛋白在MDA-MB-231中成功表达及纯化,为筛选和研究LOX及其相互作用蛋白在乳腺癌细胞内的功能奠定了实验基础。     

紫外交联合并串联亲和纯化高效鉴定蛋白复合物组分的RNA结合活性

RNA结合蛋白在RNA的生成与代谢中发挥着重要作用.我们在近年报道的PAR-CLIP(photoactivatableribonucleoside-enhanced crosslinking and immunoprecipitation)技术的基础上建立了一套快速、有效鉴定RNA结合蛋白的实验方法:以串联亲和纯化替代一步免疫沉淀获得高纯度蛋白-RNA复合物;将Sypro Ruby蛋白染色与RNA放射自显影相结合判断复合物中哪种或哪些组分为RNA结合蛋白,该方法命名为紫外交联合并的串联亲和纯化(cross-linkingand tandem affinity purification,CLiTAP).运用该方法对布氏锥虫的三种锌指蛋白ZC3H7、ZC3H34和ZC3H5进行分析,发现ZC3H7作为帽结合蛋白复合物的核心组分具有很强的RNA结合能力;ZC3H34结合RNA能力较弱,但其互作蛋白具有强的RNA结合活性;相比之下,ZC3H5及其复合物组分皆无RNA结合活性.这些结果表明,CLiTAP与蛋白质鉴定方法相结合,能够有效鉴定靶蛋白复合物中的RNA结合蛋白种类,也为进一步定位RNA结合位点、研究RNA结合蛋白的结构及作用机制奠定了基础.     

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.     

利用串联亲和纯化的方法筛选耻垢分枝杆菌中MutM的相互作用蛋白

Mut M(formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase,Fpg)是原核生物碱基切除修复系统(BER)中同时具有DNA糖苷酶和脱嘌呤/脱嘧啶AP裂解酶活性的一种双功能酶,不但可以识别DNA损伤,而且能切除损伤的碱基,从而参与到许多种损伤的修复过程.除了高致突变率的8-羟基鸟嘌呤(8-oxoguanine,8-oxo G)外,Mut M在其他损伤修复中具体作用机制还不清楚.本研究主要以耻垢分枝杆菌(M.smegmatis)为研究对象,利用串联亲和纯化技术和质谱相结合的方法对可能与Mut M相互作用的蛋白因子进行发现和鉴定,并于体外用Far-western和GST pull-down方法对鉴定出的蛋白DEAD-box rna helicase、Rps C、Uvr A与Mut M的相互作用进行了验证.实验结果表明,利用串联亲和纯化方法来发现Mut M相互作用的蛋白是切实可行的.本研究为进一步深入研究Mut M在其参与的损伤修复中的具体机制提供了切入点.     

Identification of Protein Interacting Partners Using Tandem Affinity Purification

A critical and often limiting step in understanding the function of host and viral proteins is the identification of interacting cellular or viral protein partners. There are many approaches that allow the identification of interacting partners, including the yeast two hybrid system, as well as pull down assays using recombinant proteins and immunoprecipitation of endogenous proteins followed by mass spectrometry identification¹. Recent studies have highlighted the utility of double-affinity tag mediated purification, coupled with two specific elution steps in the identification of interacting proteins. This approach, termed Tandem Affinity Purification (TAP), was initially used in yeast^2,3 but more recently has been adapted to use in mammalian cells^4-8.As proof-of-concept we have established a tandem affinity purification (TAP) method using the well-characterized eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E^9,10.The cellular translation factor eIF4E is a critical component of the cellular eIF4F complex involved in cap-dependent translation initiation¹⁰. The TAP tag used in the current study is composed of two Protein G units and a streptavidin binding peptide separated by a Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) protease cleavage sequence. The TAP tag used in the current study is composed of two Protein G units and a streptavidin binding peptide separated by a Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) protease cleavage sequence⁸. To forgo the need for the generation of clonal cell lines, we developed a rapid system that relies on the expression of the TAP-tagged bait protein from an episomally maintained plasmid based on pMEP4 (Invitrogen). Expression of tagged murine eIF4E from this plasmid was controlled using the cadmium chloride inducible metallothionein promoter.Lysis of the expressing cells and subsequent affinity purification via binding to rabbit IgG agarose, TEV protease cleavage, binding to streptavidin linked agarose and subsequent biotin elution identified numerous proteins apparently specific to the eIF4E pull-down (when compared to control cell lines expressing the TAP tag alone). The identities of the proteins were obtained by excision of the bands from 1D SDS-PAGE and subsequent tandem mass spectrometry. The identified components included the known eIF4E binding proteins eIF4G and 4EBP-1. In addition, other components of the eIF4F complex, of which eIF4E is a component were identified, namely eIF4A and Poly-A binding protein. The ability to identify not only known direct binding partners as well as secondary interacting proteins, further highlights the utility of this approach in the characterization of proteins of unknown function.     

串联亲和纯化（TAP）技术在蛋白质组学中的应用

蛋白质是各种生命活动的主要执行者,因此构建蛋白质相互作用的网络图对于准确理解蛋白质功能、揭开各种细胞活动的奥秘十分重要.串联亲和纯化（TAP）,是近年来发展出来的一种能够快速研究在生理条件下蛋白质相互作用,揭示蛋白质复合体相互作用网络的新技术,已成为研究蛋白质组学的一个重要工具.随着该技术的不断完善,TAP技术在认识蛋白质相互作用的过程中必将发挥越来越重要的作用.     

Identification of Protein Complexes in Escherichia coli using Sequential Peptide Affinity Purification in Combination with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Since most cellular processes are mediated by macromolecular assemblies, the systematic identification of protein-protein interactions (PPI) and the identification of the subunit composition of multi-protein complexes can provide insight into gene function and enhance understanding of biological systems^{1, 2}. Physical interactions can be mapped with high confidence vialarge-scale isolation and characterization of endogenous protein complexes under near-physiological conditions based on affinity purification of chromosomally-tagged proteins in combination with mass spectrometry (APMS). This approach has been successfully applied in evolutionarily diverse organisms, including yeast, flies, worms, mammalian cells, and bacteria^1-6. In particular, we have generated a carboxy-terminal Sequential Peptide Affinity (SPA) dual tagging system for affinity-purifying native protein complexes from cultured gram-negative Escherichia coli, using genetically-tractable host laboratory strains that are well-suited for genome-wide investigations of the fundamental biology and conserved processes of prokaryotes^{1, 2, 7}. Our SPA-tagging system is analogous to the tandem affinity purification method developed originally for yeast^{8, 9}, and consists of a calmodulin binding peptide (CBP) followed by the cleavage site for the highly specific tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease and three copies of the FLAG epitope (3X FLAG), allowing for two consecutive rounds of affinity enrichment. After cassette amplification, sequence-specific linear PCR products encoding the SPA-tag and a selectable marker are integrated and expressed in frame as carboxy-terminal fusions in a DY330 background that is induced to transiently express a highly efficient heterologous bacteriophage lambda recombination system¹⁰. Subsequent dual-step purification using calmodulin and anti-FLAG affinity beads enables the highly selective and efficient recovery of even low abundance protein complexes from large-scale cultures. Tandem mass spectrometry is then used to identify the stably co-purifying proteins with high sensitivity (low nanogram detection limits).Here, we describe detailed step-by-step procedures we commonly use for systematic protein tagging, purification and mass spectrometry-based analysis of soluble protein complexes from E. coli, which can be scaled up and potentially tailored to other bacterial species, including certain opportunistic pathogens that are amenable to recombineering. The resulting physical interactions can often reveal interesting unexpected components and connections suggesting novel mechanistic links. Integration of the PPI data with alternate molecular association data such as genetic (gene-gene) interactions and genomic-context (GC) predictions can facilitate elucidation of the global molecular organization of multi-protein complexes within biological pathways. The networks generated for E. coli can be used to gain insight into the functional architecture of orthologous gene products in other microbes for which functional annotations are currently lacking.     

链霉亲和素及其亲和系统的蛋白质进化

链霉亲和素/生物素（Streptavidin/Biotin）体系作为目前已知的最高亲和力作用体系,已在生物学研究中获得广泛应用。本文针对Streptavidin/Biotin和Strep-Tactin/Strep-tag两个相关系统的演化,分别从链霉亲和素蛋白的结构改造、亲和肽标签优化等方面进行了较为详细的归纳。通过对链霉亲和素蛋白各种突变体的优缺点的比较,有助于实际应用中选择合适的Streptavidin突变体。本文通过对链霉亲和素蛋白质进化的综述,可帮助更准确地理解市场上各种链霉亲和素蛋白的功能和用途,并为深入研究链霉亲和素蛋白的进化提供参考。     

应用单克隆抗体免疫亲和柱纯化干细胞因子

应用抗人干细胞生长因子(SCF)单克隆抗体,通过化学偶联方法制备成亲和层析柱,用于纯化大肠杆菌表达的可溶性重组人rh-SCF.结果表明,经亲和柱纯化的样品经SDS-PAGE电泳检测纯度达95%以上,计算蛋白回收率为23.4%,并且纯化后rh-SCF生物活性明显高于纯化前样品.