半干式蛋白质电泳印迹的影响因素及条件优化

采用蛋白质分子量标准物和纯化的重组蛋白质进行半干式蛋白质印迹,探讨半干式电泳印迹的多种因素对印迹效果的影响。结果表明:在不同电转移条件下,均存在不同程度的蛋白质透膜转移现象,当电流强度恒定时,电转移时间过长和上样量过大是造成实验中透膜转移而丢失的主要原因,可根据待测蛋白质的分子量和表达丰度确定恰当的电转移时间和上样量。     

用于免疫印迹法的生物素化标准分子量蛋白质的制备

免疫印迹技术目前已被广泛应用。确定抗原分子量通常使用标准分子量蛋白平行电泳并转移至NC膜,切下相应条带用氨基黑等染料染色,不但费时,敏感性低,而且在染色和脱色时易引起NC膜的皱缩。1986年Della-Penna等报告用生物素化蛋白作为蛋白质印迹(Western blots)的分子量标准品。目前国外已有商品出售,但价格较贵。本文利用国产低分子量标准蛋白质和自制N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺生物素酯制备生物素化蛋白取得满意结果。     

蛋白免疫印迹法检测小分子蛋白的实验条件优化研究

目的:蛋白免疫印迹法自发明以来被广泛应用于现代生物学研究中的蛋白质定性和半定量分析。为了提高蛋白免疫印迹法的检测效率,需针对不同蛋白的特性调节相关的实验条件参数。本文旨在探讨免疫印迹法不同参数对小分子蛋白检测效果的影响,从而优化并获得最佳实验条件。方法:比较不同转膜电压和时间、转移缓冲液甲醇含量、不同化学发光剂对小分子蛋白的检测效果。结果:选择20 V、10 min转膜电压和时间所获得的信号显著高于10 V、25 min转膜条件,选择含20%甲醇转移缓冲液所获得的信号显著高于无甲醇转移缓冲液,选择飞克级化学发光剂所获得的信号显著高于纳克级化学发光剂。结论:选用高电压、短时间组合,选择含20%甲醇转移缓冲液和飞克级化学发光剂信号均有助于小分子蛋白免疫印迹检测。     

肺癌转移相关蛋白的比较蛋白质组分析与鉴定

采用比较蛋白质组技术对肺巨细胞癌高、低转移株的蛋白质表达谱进行双向电泳分离和MALDI-TOF分析,并在蛋白质和mRNA水平进行进一步验证,成功鉴定了11个肺癌转移相关蛋白.其中,候选蛋白膜联蛋白1(ANX1)、细胞骨架蛋白(CK18)、Rho-GDP解离抑制剂1(GDIR)、原肌球蛋白3(TPMF)、蛋白谷氨酰胺γ-谷氨酰转移酶(TGLC)和白介素18(IL-18)在肺巨细胞癌高转移株显著高表达,而候选蛋白核氯离子通道蛋白1(CLI1)、蛋白质二硫键异构酶(ER60)、肌酸激酶、硫氧还蛋白过氧化物酶1(PDX1)和热休克蛋白60(CH60)在肺巨细胞癌高转移株显著低表达.大多数的候选蛋白可通过调控肿瘤细胞的生长、迁移、粘附、凋亡和肿瘤免疫等环节来影响肿瘤细胞的侵袭和转移能力.迄今为止,还未见候选蛋白CLI1和IL-18与肺癌转移相关的报道,提示这两种蛋白质可能为新的肺癌转移相关蛋白.     

氧化应激时Peroxiredoxin Ⅱ膜质转移对红细胞渗透脆性的影响

为了探讨氧化应激时peroxiredoxinⅡ(PrxⅡ)膜质转移对红细胞渗透脆性的影响,检测了H_2O_2处理后红细胞渗透脆性的变化,并利用蛋白质免疫印迹法(Western-blot)检测了红细胞内PrxⅡ膜质转移情况,以及红细胞膜蛋白——带3蛋白(band 3)和血影蛋白(spectrin)的变化情况。研究结果显示,氧化应激时红细胞渗透脆性增加,红细胞内PrxⅡ从细胞膜转移至细胞质中,同时维持红细胞膜稳定、细胞骨架结构功能完整的相关蛋白质——band 3和spectrin在红细胞膜上表达量减少。实验结果证明氧化应激时红细胞内PrxⅡ发生膜质转移,引起维持红细胞膜稳定、细胞骨架结构功能完整的相关蛋白质band 3和spectrin表达量降低,导致红细胞渗透脆性增加。     

蛋白质-蛋白质、蛋白质-核酸相互作用研究方法及在人肠道病毒A71型研究中的应用

研究蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用的方法主要有酵母双杂交、噬菌体展示、免疫共沉淀、谷光苷肽巯基转移酶沉淀、细胞内共定位、亲和印迹、病毒铺覆蛋白结合技术、表面等离子共振、荧光共振能量转移等技术。检测蛋白质-核酸相互作用的方法主要包括酵母单杂交、染色质免疫沉淀、电泳迁移率实验、DNA-蛋白质印迹、报告基因、免疫共沉淀、谷光苷肽巯基转移酶沉淀、噬菌体展示等技术。在我们实验室对人肠道病毒A71型(EV-A71)的研究中经常会用到这些方法,但在该研究领域尚未有中文综述发表,因此本文对EV-A71研究中这些方法的应用进行了综述,该综述对蛋白质-蛋白质、蛋白质-核酸在其他病毒研究中的应用同样具有重要启示。     

鼻咽癌细胞系与永生化的鼻咽上皮细胞系蛋白质表达差异分析

鼻咽癌对我国南部居民的健康造成严重的威胁.为了研究鼻咽癌的发病机理,本研究采用了蛋白质组学技术分析和比较了鼻咽癌细胞系（HNE1和CNE1）与永生化的鼻咽上皮细胞系的蛋白质表达谱.采用双向凝胶电泳分离提取的全细胞蛋白质,通过PDQuest软件分析找出在肿瘤中表达变化的蛋白质点,用基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间串联质谱(MALDI- TOF/TOF-MS)进行鉴定.共得到了15个在肿瘤细胞系中表达上调和18个在肿瘤细胞系中表达下调的蛋白质,并对其中一些蛋白质的表达进行免疫印迹的验证.这些表达差异的蛋白质与细胞的增殖和调亡、癌症的转移,细胞骨架,信号传导等有关.本研究鉴定了一批可能作为鼻咽癌治疗的药物靶标的蛋白质,并对研究鼻咽癌发病机理提供了相关的线索.     

蛋白质-蛋白质、蛋白质-核酸相互作用研究方法及在人肠道病毒A71型研究中的应用北大核心CSCD

研究蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用的方法主要有酵母双杂交、噬菌体展示、免疫共沉淀、谷光苷肽巯基转移酶沉淀、细胞内共定位、亲和印迹、病毒铺覆蛋白结合技术、表面等离子共振、荧光共振能量转移等技术。检测蛋白质-核酸相互作用的方法主要包括酵母单杂交、染色质免疫沉淀、电泳迁移率实验、DNA-蛋白质印迹、报告基因、免疫共沉淀、谷光苷肽巯基转移酶沉淀、噬菌体展示等技术。在我们实验室对人肠道病毒A71型(EV-A71)的研究中经常会用到这些方法,但在该研究领域尚未有中文综述发表,因此本文对EV-A71研究中这些方法的应用进行了综述,该综述对蛋白质-蛋白质、蛋白质-核酸在其他病毒研究中的应用同样具有重要启示。     

高灵敏的蛋白质免疫印迹新方法用于β-淀粉样蛋白检测

目的:对抗体进行改进,降低传统蛋白质免疫印迹方法的检出限。方法:在传统蛋白质免疫印迹方法的基础上,将一抗和二抗分别与纳米金和氧化石墨烯结合,以提高其对痕量样本的检测灵敏度,降低检测限。结果:优化后的方法对β-淀粉样蛋白的检测限从原来的432 pg/mL降低至16 pg/mL,为原来的1/27。结论:改进后的蛋白质免疫印迹新方法性能稳定,重复性好,可用于生物样本中痕量被检测物的测定。     

鼠肝质膜蛋白质组研究的方法评估

细胞质膜是细胞中重要的细胞器, 在肝功能的发挥中具有非常重要的作用. 使用蔗糖密度梯度离心纯化细胞质膜, 通过电子显微镜观察和免疫印迹法检验膜的纯度. 结果显示, 与组织匀浆成分相比, 质膜富集了20倍, 线粒体的污染减少了约50%. 提取的蛋白质用二/一维凝胶电泳(2DE/1DE)分离、胰酶酶解、电喷雾四极杆飞行时间质谱(ESI-Q-TOF)和基质辅助激光解吸飞行时间串联质谱(MALDI-TOF-TOF)鉴定, 或者提取的蛋白质直接进行溶液内酶解、液相色谱串联电喷雾离子阱质谱(LC-LTQ)(鸟枪法)鉴定. 一共鉴定了547个非冗余蛋白质, 其中34%为质膜或质膜相关蛋白质. 优化和评估了质膜蛋白质组研究的方法, 且对鼠肝质膜蛋白质组进行了系统的分析.     

Protein (western) blotting

The different steps involved in protein (Western) blotting and subsequent analysis of the proteins are reviewed. Electrophoretic separation of proteins, procedures of transfer to membranes, immunological and nonimmunological protein detection systems, and characterization of protein-nucleic acid and protein-protein interactions are described. Emphasis is on the sensitivity of the methods described and on possible variations that allow the individual steps of Western blotting to be adapted to specific questions.     

Western blots using stained protein gels.

A general method is described for the electrophoretic transfer of proteins from stained gels to membranes and subsequent Western detection of specific proteins on the stained membranes. Proteins are separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and the gels are stained using either of two different methods followed by electrophoretic transfer to nitrocellulose or Immobilon-P membranes. The transferred proteins remain stained during immunodetection, providing a set of background markers for protein location and size determination.     

Use of a Western blotting technique in the purification of a cysteine proteinase inhibitor

In Western blotting procedures, proteins are resolved in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels with subsequent electrophoretic transfer onto nitrocellulose membranes. Although this procedure is generally employed as an analytical technique for assessing interactions of proteins with antibodies, the present report describes the use of Western blotting as a preparative procedure in the purification of a biologically active proteinase inhibitor from the cellular slime mold, Dictyostelium discoideum. The feasibility of using Western blotting for inhibitor purification depended upon the unique stability properties of the inhibitor under denaturing conditions.     

Localization and Characterization of Tubulin-Like Proteins Associated with Brain Mitochondria: The Presence of a Membrane-Specific Isoform

A mitochondrial fraction, purified from pig brain, was found to contain associated polypeptides with the same electrophoretic migration and isoelectric points as the alpha- and beta-tubulin subunits present in brain microtubules. When analyzed by Western blotting these polypeptides reacted specifically with purified tubulin antibodies. The tubulin-like proteins were then visualized in mitochondrial membranes by protein A-gold complexes after the incubation of purified mitochondria with tubulin antibodies. When membrane and microtubule proteins were compared by isoelectric focussing and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, differences were observed in the patterns of tubulin isoforms. An additional polypeptide, with the electrophoretic migration of beta-tubulin but the isoelectric point of alpha-tubulin, was found to be enriched in the mitochondrial fraction. This peptide had several Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease peptides in common with alpha-tubulin and may result from a posttranslational modification of that subunit.     

Problems with Multiple Use of Transfer Buffer in Protein Electrophoretic Transfer

Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) and SDS-PAGE are the two most useful methods in protein separation. Proteins separated by 2DE or SDS-PAGE are usually transferred to membranes using a variety of methods, such as electrophoretic transfer, heat-mediated transfer, or nonelectrophoretic transfer, for specific protein detection and/or analysis. In a recent study, Pettegrew et al.¹ claim to reuse transfer buffer containing methanol for at least five times for transferring proteins from SDS-PAGE to polyvinylidene difluoride. They add 150–200 ml fresh transfer solution each time for extended use as a result of loss of transfer buffer. Finally, they test efficiency of each protein transfer by chemiluminescence detection. Here, we comment on this report, as we believe this method is not accurate and useful for protein analysis, and it can cause background binding as well as inaccurate protein analysis.     

Conditions that allow for effective transfer of membrane proteins onto nitrocellulose membrane in Western blots

A major hurdle in characterizing bacterial membrane proteins by Western blotting is the ineffectiveness of transferring these proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate -- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) gel onto nitrocellulose membrane, using standard Western blot buffers and electrophoretic conditions. In this study, we compared a number of modified Western blotting buffers and arrived at a composition designated as the SDS-PAGE-Urea Lysis buffer. The use of this buffer and specific conditions allowed the reproducible transfer of highly hydrophobic bacterial membrane proteins with 2-12 transmembrane-spanning segments as well as soluble proteins onto nitrocellulose membranes. This method should be broadly applicable for immunochemical studies of other membrane proteins.     

Silibinin down-regulates survivin protein and mRNA expression and causes caspases activation and apoptosis in human bladder transitional-cell papilloma RT4 cells

Bladder cancer is the fourth and eighth most common cancer in men and women in the United States, respectively. Survivin, a member of inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) gene family, is deregulated in a wide range of malignancies, including carcinoma of the bladder urothelium. Recent advances have identified survivin as a novel intervention target to induce apoptosis in cancer cells by phytochemicals or synthetic agents. Silibinin is a naturally occurring flavanone, isolated from milk thistle extract, and has been shown to possess cancer prevention/intervention potential against various cancers. In several animal and human studies, it is found to be safe and non-toxic. Human bladder transitional-cell papilloma RT4 cells were treated with silibinin and analyzed for survivin protein and mRNA levels by Western blotting and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. Silibinin treatment of cells for 24 h at 100 microM dose resulted in approximately 50% decrease in survivin protein level; however, treatment at 200 microM dose for 24 and 48 h showed a complete loss in survivin protein without any change in actin used as loading control. Employing RT-PCR analysis we also observed that silibinin causes a strong to complete decrease in survivin mRNA levels. In other studies, down-regulation of survivin by silibinin was associated with a very strong and prominent caspases-9 and -3 activation as well as PARP cleavage. Quantitative apoptotic assay showed that silibinin decreased survivin levels and caspases-PARP cleavages, in accord with a strong apoptotic death and growth inhibition of RT4 cells. Together, these findings suggest that more studies are needed to investigate in vivo effect of silibinin on survivin expression and associated biological effects in bladder cancer that could provide useful information for silibinin efficacy in the prevention/intervention of human bladder cancer.     

人外周血活化淋巴细胞survivin基因的转录激活和表达相关的信号转导通路研究

Survivin是与细胞增殖和细胞凋亡调控密切相关的重要功能蛋白质,也是肿瘤临床诊断的分子标志物及治疗研究的理想靶标.由于发现人外周血活化淋巴细胞存在Survivin蛋白的显著表达,故以植物血凝素(PHA)和IL-2共刺激培养的正常人外周血单个核细胞为实验材料,采用RT-PCR、蛋白质印迹以及细胞周期分析等实验方法,观察淋巴细胞活化与Survivin蛋白表达之间的相互关系,并利用3种激酶抑制剂探索了淋巴细胞活化所致Survivin蛋白表达相关的信号转导通路.实验结果表明：人外周血单个核细胞在刺激培养36 h前后出现survivin基因的明显转录激活和蛋白质的起始表达,表达产物的水平随培养时间的延长而增加,且具有明显的细胞周期和周期时相依赖性.JAK2的抑制剂AG490阻断细胞周期的运行,且强烈抑制survivin基因的转录激活和蛋白质表达,PI3K和MEK的抑制剂Wortmannin和PD98059也有一定程度的抑制作用.所得实验结论是：survivin基因的转录激活和蛋白质表达与淋巴细胞活化相关联,代表细胞处在增殖状态.JAK2介导的JAK-STAT信号通路是淋巴细胞活化,Survivin蛋白表达必需和最重要的信号转导通路,PI3K和MEK介导的信号通路也具有一定的影响作用.