融合蛋白CBD-SPA“Z”基因的构建、表达与活性鉴定

针对金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白A(SPA)层析柱的应用问题,将SPA的Z结构域基因与纤维素结合结构域(CBD)重组,并在Z结构域C端引入1个半胱氨酸(Cys),构建并表达出一种新型免疫亲和材料。利用基因工程技术将质粒pEZZ18中的Z基因插入到含有CBD的质粒pET35b(+)质粒中,构建出原核表达载体pET35b(+)-ZCys,经IPTG诱导表达,获得CBD-Protein Z融合表达蛋白。pET35b(+)-Z-Cys在E.coli BL21中正确表达,所表达的融合蛋白具有与哺乳动物IgG抗体结合的生物学活性和与纤维素结合的活性。结果证明CBD-Protein Z蛋白具有Z结构域与CBD结构域的活性,预计能在免疫亲和层析中用于IgG抗体的纯化。     

金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白A(Staphylococcal Protein A,SPA)分泌型融合表达系统

金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白Ａ（ＳｔａｐｈｙｌｏｃｏｃｃａｌＰｒｏｔｅｉｎＡ,ＳＰＡ）分泌型融合表达系统李节,邱平（南京大学生物化学系医药生物技术国家重点实验室,南京２１０００８）引言十几年前,我们制备蛋白质的方法还主要依靠从天然组织或细胞中提取,而现在人们可以通过基因工程方法,在细菌中生产大量有价值的活性蛋白和多肽。外源基因在细菌中表达的一个主要问题是基因产物如何折叠成天然构象。     

IL-2与金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A和B融合基因的克隆及表达

目的：IL-2与金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A和B融合基因的克隆及表达。方法：分别在金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A227Ala、B基因的两端克隆上两个酶切点Hind Ⅲ,Kpn Ⅰ。将IL-2基因突变,设计一段linker使之分别与SEA227Ala和SEB相连并克隆到PET表达载体中,在大肠杆菌DH5a（DE3）-Pass中表达。结果：表达的蛋白占总蛋白15%。结论：IL-2与金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A和B融合蛋白能在大肠杆菌中有效表达。     

金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A Asp227Ala基因的克隆及表达

目的：金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A Asp227ala基因的克隆及表达。方法：利用错配PCR方法,从含有金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A（Staphylococcal enterotoxn A,SEA)基因的质粒中扩增出约720bp的DNA片段,将其克隆到表达载体7ZTS中,并转化于JM109（DE3）。结果：重组质粒的测序结果表明,它含有702bp（不包括N端72bp的信号肽编码区）,其核苷酸序列与文献报道完全一致,推导的氨基酸序列显示227位的天冬氨酸已突变为丙氨酸。结论：该基因所表达的蛋白为可溶性蛋白,表达量占总蛋白51.5%。表达的蛋白与天然肠毒素A产生的抗体能发生凝集作用,具有与天然SEA类同的抗原活性。     

金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A的基因克隆、表达及活性试验

利用PCR从金黄色葡萄球菌标准株（Staphylococcus aureus, ATCC13565）中克隆了金黄色葡萄球菌肠毒素A(SEA)的基因,序列测定结果与报道完全一致。构建了表达载体pETSEA并获得高效表达,重组蛋白（rSEA）在37℃诱导时以包涵体形式存在,降低温度则出现可溶表达,可溶性rSEA占总rSEA的55%。可溶性rSEA经Ni²⁺亲和层析纯化,达电泳纯。通过同源模建对rSEA对SEA进行结构比较,结果表明尽管rSEA比野生型SEA多了9个氨基酸但其结构并没有明显的变化。单核细胞增殖试验进一步证明了该结论：将rSEA与SEA同外周血单个核细胞共同培养,两者均能有效地促进其增殖。将rSEA与体内激活的脾细胞共培养,则能增强脾细胞的体外抑瘤活性。     

金黄色葡萄球菌凝集因子A的免疫原性

为研究金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)凝集因子A(ClfA)免疫原性及免疫保护作用,应用PCR方法扩增出金黄色葡萄球菌Newman、Wood46和HLJ23-1株的clfa基因并进行序列分析,再将Newman株的clfa基因插入到pQE-30载体上,导入宿主菌Escherichia coli M15(pREP4)并诱导表达和纯化ClfA重组蛋白。用纯化的ClfA免疫小鼠,检测血清中抗体和细胞因子水平,首次免疫后35 d时用金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46、HLJ23-1、Newman株对小鼠攻毒。结果发现:clfa基因序列高度保守;ClfA重组蛋白在E.coli M15中获得表达;在首次免疫后35 d时血清抗体效价和细胞因子浓度与对照组相比,均显著升高(P<0.05);攻毒结果为蛋白免疫组小鼠获得一定的免疫保护。由此表明,ClfA重组蛋白有较好的免疫原性和免疫保护力。     

金黄色葡萄球菌甲氧西林耐药辅助基因femB的克隆和原核表达

金黄色葡萄球菌femB基因与甲氧西林高水平耐药密切相关,可能成为开发抗MRSA药物的新靶位.以金葡菌基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增femB全长基因,所得片段与pGM-T载体连接并转化感受态大肠杆菌DH5α,阳性克隆以PCR、双酶切及测序鉴定.将鉴定正确的目的片段定向克隆到pGEX-4T-1表达载体中,转化至大肠杆菌BL21后经IPTG诱导表达GST/FemB融合蛋白;采用SDS-PAGE及Western blot对融合蛋白进行鉴定.结果显示,重组质粒在宿主菌中获得了高效表达,融合蛋白相对分子质量为75 kD,该融合蛋白可与抗GST-tag抗体特异结合;表明femB基因的原核表达系统构建成功,为进一步研究其生物学功能奠定了基础.     

金黄色葡萄球菌isdb基因的克隆表达及其小鼠免疫试验

为了研究金黄色葡萄球菌表面Isdb蛋白的免疫原性,应用PCR方法扩增出金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46株的isdb 基因并进行序列分析,再将isdb 基因插入到pET32-a(+) 载体上,构建了pET32-a(+)-isdb重组质粒,将重组质粒转化到宿主菌大肠埃希菌BL21中并诱导表达和纯化Isdb蛋白。用纯化的Isdb蛋白免疫小鼠,检测小鼠血清中抗体水平;在二次免疫之后的第2周,用金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46、HLJ23-1株对小鼠攻毒,每组8只小鼠。研究结果发现：isdb基因在不同菌株中高度保守;Isdb蛋     

牛乳源金黄色葡萄球菌EsxA蛋白的表达及免疫原性分析

为分析牛乳源金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)EsxA蛋白的免疫原性,构建EsxA-p ET-28a重组表达质粒,重组质粒经诱导表达后进行SDS-PAGE和Western blotting鉴定。用纯化后重组EsxA蛋白免疫小鼠,用间接ELISA检测免疫小鼠血清中的IgG、IgG1和IgG2a水平;免疫小鼠经S.aureus菌株攻击后,检测小鼠肝、脾、肾组织荷菌数和免疫保护率,观察S.aureus菌株攻击后小鼠肝、脾、肾病理组织学变化。结果表明,成功诱导表达了EsxA重组蛋白,该重组蛋白免疫小鼠后血清抗体效价可达1∶900,与对照相比,重组蛋白免疫后可减少小鼠肝、脾、肾组织的荷菌数,减轻这些脏器的病理损伤,对免疫小鼠保护率达75%。上述结果表明,该重组Esx A蛋白具有良好的免疫原性。     

Cloning and expression of the Staphylococcus aureus glucosaminidase in Escherichia coli

Abstract A fragment of Staphylococcus aureus DNA encoding the glucosaminidase determinant was cloned in Escherichia coli by inserting the Sau 3A genomic fragments in the Bam HI site of the plasmid vector pBR322. One clone selected on the basis of its lytic activity was shown to contain a hybrid plasmid (pEU213) carrying a 4.7 kb insert of S. aureus DNA. Lytic activity was tested using different assays, and the enzyme production was confirmed by immunological reactions. An appreciable reduction of lytic activity was noted after few subcultures. The E. coli carrying pEU213 had a slower growth rate and increased autolytic activity compared to the parental strain. The possible reasons for this behavior are discussed.     

Cloning and sequencing of the gene, fmtC, which affects oxacillin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Two Tn551 insertional mutants with reduced methicillin resistance were isolated from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus KSA8. These two mutants showed increased susceptibility to beta-lactam antibiotics and bacitracin, but not to fosfomycin and vancomycin. Tn551 in these mutants was inserted into the same gene, termed fmtC. The fmtC gene has an open reading frame of 840 amino acid residues with an estimated molecular mass of 96.9 kDa. The N-terminal half of the deduced FmtC protein is very hydrophobic, implying that this protein is a membrane-associated protein.     

金黄葡萄球菌fnbB基因的克隆及在大肠杆菌中的表达

金黄色葡萄球菌（Staphylococcus aureus）是引起奶牛乳房炎主要致病菌之一,主要通过其菌体表面的黏附素侵入寄主细胞引起疾病,为奶牛业造成巨大损失。金黄色葡萄球菌表面蛋白纤连蛋白结合蛋白(fibronectin-binding protein,FnBP)是其关键的黏附因子,在研制抗金黄色葡萄球菌的新型疫苗中占有重要地位.本文根据GenBank中纤连蛋白结合蛋白B基因（fnbB）序列设计特异性引物,以金黄葡萄球菌基因组DNA为模板,进行PCR扩增,获得3 458 bp 的DNA片段。使用T-A克隆技术,将PCR产物克隆至pGEM T easy Vector中,成功构建出了克隆质粒pGEM-fnbB。以 BamHI和XhoI 双酶切pGEM-fnbB和pET28a(+),并将纯化的基因fnbB 亚克隆至pET28a(+)中,构建出原核表达质粒pET28a-fnbB,并将其转化至E.coli BL21(DE3)感受态细胞中,经1 mmol/L的IPTG诱导和SDS-PAGE分析,在约165 ku 处出现了与预期目的蛋白相一致的外源蛋白带,Western blot分析结果表明该蛋白具有金黄葡萄球菌的抗原性。金黄葡萄球菌pET28a-fnbB成功表达为金黄葡萄球菌引起的奶牛乳房炎的诊断和研究新型疫苗奠定基础。     

Detection of Protein A Produced by Staphylococcus aureus with a Fiber-optic-based Biosensor

Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen important in causing human infections and intoxication. A sensitive fiber-optic that produces evanescent waves was developed for the detection of protein A, a product secreted only by S. aureus. In the immunosensor, a 40-mV argon-ion laser that generated laser light at 488 nm was used together with plastic optical fiber and antibodies to protein A were physically adsorbed onto the fiber. The principle of the detection involved a sandwich immunoassay with fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugated with anti-(protein A) immunoglobulin G to produce signals of the antigen-antibody reaction. The detection limit was 1 ng of protein A per milliliter. The fiber-optic immunosensor could be used for rapid and specific detection of S. aureus in clinical specimens and foods.     

Evaluation of antibacterial activity induced by Staphylococcus aureus and Ent A in the hemolymph of Spodoptera littoralis

The problem of antibiotic resistance considers one of the most dangerous challenges facing the medical field. So, it is necessary to find substitutions to conventional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a bio-functional derivative that have been observed as one of the important solutions to such upcoming crisis. Owing to their role as the first line of defense against bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This study was conducted to induce the immune response of Spodoptera littoralis larvae by inoculation of sub lethal doses of Staphylococcus aureus and its enterotoxin. Since Staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) considers the major causative agents of Staphylococcal food poisoning, our study oriented to purify and characterize this toxin to provoke its role in yielding AMPs with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. A great fluctuation was recorded in the biochemical properties of immunized hemolymph not only in the total protein content but also protein banding pattern. Protein bands of ∼22 kDa (attacin-like) and ∼15 kDa (lysozyme-like) were found to be common between the AMPs induced as a result of both treatments. While protein bands of molecular weight ∼70 kDa (phenoloxidase-like) and ∼14 kDa (gloverin-like) were found specific for SEA treatment. Chromatographic analysis using HPLC for the induced AMPs showed different types of amino acids appeared with differences in their quantities and velocities. These peptides exhibited noticeable antimicrobial activity against certain Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In conclusion, the antimicrobial potential of the antimicrobial peptides (AMP) induced in the larval hemolymph of S. littoralis will be a promising molecule for the development of new therapeutic alternatives.     

葡萄球菌A蛋白基因的克隆及其IgG受体区新型表达载体的构建

旨在克隆SPA基因并将该基因的IgG结合区亚克隆至毕赤酵母表达载体中。以金黄色葡萄球菌CowanI菌株基因组为模板,对葡萄球菌A蛋白(SPA)基因全长序列进行PCR扩增,再将PCR产物克隆入pMD18-T质粒,将DNA测序所得的结果用Blastn软件进行在线同源比对,经鉴定为SPA基因序列后,在线对其进行功能区域(IgG-Fc受体区)的预测,将该区域亚克隆入表达载体pPICZaA。结果显示,从CowanI菌株中成功地扩增到SPA基因,与NCBI中公布的序列同源性高达97%,同时构建了IgG-Fc受体区新型的表达载体