重组人干细胞因子的纯化

干细胞因子 (SCF)是一种重要的造血生长因子 ,它在自体造血干细胞动员、肿瘤放疗化疗的辅助治疗、贫血和其它血液病的治疗上具有良好的应用前景 .为建立一种实用的rhSCF制备工艺 ,从表达rhSCF的工程菌分离包涵体 ,用尿素变性 ,低浓度尿素溶液稀释复性 .复性液中的rhSCF经离子交换层析吸附、浓缩 ,凝胶排阻层析分离去除共价二聚体和疏水层析精纯化 ,获得纯化的rhSCF .纯化的rhSCF纯度大于 95 % ,回收率为 4 7% ,可促进人红白血病细胞TF - 1的生长 ,比活性为 0 .9× 10 6U mg ,与英国NIBSC的rhSCF标准品相似 .上述结果表明 ,所建立的制备高纯度rhSCF工艺高效简便 ,产物具有良好的生物活性     

合成人干细胞cDNA在大肠杆菌中的高效表达与纯化

以pBV220为载体，进行了合成可溶型人干细胞因子(SCF)cDNA在大肠杆菌中的温控型的高效表达。SDS-PAGE检测表明，在实验室摇瓶培养中，目的蛋白可占菌体可溶蛋白的40％左右。表达产物复性后，经过凝胶过滤、离子交换层析，得到了电泳纯的重组rhSCF，经测定，纯化的rhSCF相对分子质量为19000，氨基端15个氨基酸的序列与天然可溶形式的hSCF成熟分子的序列完全一致。     

人造血干细胞因子

干细胞因子（stem cell factor,SCF）是一种重要的造血生长因子,它在造血干细胞动员、肿瘤放疗化疗的辅助治疗、贫血、放射病及其他血液病的治疗等方面具有重要的应用前景。采用基因全合成的方法实现rhSCF基因的克隆和高效表达,表达水平达到30％～40％。在工程菌发酵、rhSCF纯化和复性等中下游技术研究的基础上建立了rhSCF生产工艺,回收率大为35％,纯化产物纯度不低于98％．比活性0．9×10^6U／mg。     

rhSCF在大肠埃希菌中的高效表达及纯化

干细胞因子（SCF）是一种重要的造血生长因子,它在自体造血干细胞动员、肿瘤放疗化疗的辅助治疗以及其它血液病的治疗上具有良好的应用前景。为了制备高纯度、活性的重组人SCF,将人工合成的SCF的cDNA序列,克隆入原核表达载体pET43．1a中,转化大肠埃希菌BL21（DE3）,获得了高效表达菌株。SCF通过诱导表达形成包涵体,包涵体经洗涤、变性和初步纯化后,进行直接稀释复性,复性液经离子交换层析、分子筛层析等分离除去共价二聚体和异构体,获得纯度大于95％的重组人SCF样品,生物学比活性在7．0×10^5U／mg以上。结果表明：建立了有效的rhSCF制备工艺,且产物具有较高的纯度和生物学活性。     

干细胞因子及其受体在红系分化中的作用

干细胞因子作为一种多能细胞因子,在临床上有较好的应用前景。随着CD34^ 细胞分离培养技术的完善,干细胞因子及其受体在红系增殖、分化中的重要作用正逐渐被发现并阐述清楚,对临床上相关疾病的治疗有重要的指导意义。本介绍了干系胞因子及其配体抑制红系祖细胞凋亡和促进红系祖细胞增殖和分化的功能,以及在临床上的应用前景。     

人干细胞因子受体c-Kit稳定表达细胞株的构建

 干细胞因子 (SCF)是一种重要的造血因子 ,其受体c Kit具有酪氨酸激酶活性 .SCF c Kit介导的细胞内信号转导在造血、肥大细胞的生成及其功能、以及生殖细胞和黑色素细胞的发育中起着关键的作用 .通过构建人c kitcDNA的pcDNA3.1真核表达载体 ,转染不表达人c kit的小鼠髓系祖细胞FDC P1.经Zeocin抗性筛选 ,PCR、RT PCR、Western印迹分析、流式细胞仪分析等方法检测到人c kit基因的稳定整合和表达 ,并分布于细胞表面 ,证明获得了稳定表达人c Kit受体的细胞株 .用MTT法检测重组细胞株增殖特性 ,表明重组人SCF可刺激其增殖 .为进一步研究人c Kit受体介导的细胞内信号转导及检测重组人干细胞因子生物学活性提供了有效的细胞模型     

细胞因子基因转染与肿瘤疫苗

本综述了近年来有关细胞因子基因转染肿瘤细胞的研究进展,探讨了利用细胞因子基因修饰肿瘤细胞制备肿瘤疫苗的可能性并对存在的问题进行了分析。     

核干细胞因子在食管癌组织中的表达及意义

目的:探讨核干细胞因子在食管癌组织中的表达及其与临床病理特征的关系.方法:采用免疫组织化学法检测50例食管癌组织及癌旁组织中核干细胞因子蛋白表达,并分析核干细胞因子与临床病理特征的相关性,随机收集30例食管癌患者的癌组织及癌旁组织,采用荧光定量PCR方法方法检测核干细胞因子mRNA表达情况;结果:免疫组化分析表明,核干细胞因子蛋白在食管癌中阳性表达率为92.0％(46/50).癌旁组织中核干细胞因子表达阳性率为16.0％(8/50),差异有显著性(P＜0.05);核干细胞因子阳性表达率与患者的年龄、性别、肿瘤大小及淋巴结转移无关,与肿瘤的分化程度有关(P＜0.05);荧光定量PCR结果显示,食管癌组织中核干细胞因子mRNA表达水平明显高于癌旁正常对照组织.结论:核干细胞因子在食管癌的发生、发展中起着重要作用,可以作为反映食管癌生物学行为的有效指标.     

白介素家族细胞因子与干细胞动员

干细胞移植将成为或已经成为治疗多种疾病的一种重要方法,干细胞移植的成功率与干细胞增殖及扩增后干细胞的归巢能力密切相关,其过程受到许多细胞因子的调控。目前的研究发现白介素家族中的细胞因子IL1、IL2、IL3、IL4、IL6、IL7、IL8、IL9、IL10、IL11、IL12在干细胞动员过程中起到非常重要的调节作用。本文综述了这部分白介素家族成员的生物活性特征及其对干细胞动员的作用。     

再生障碍性贫血中残存造血细胞的生物学特征

再生障碍性贫血是T细胞免疫介导的骨髓衰竭,造血前体细胞在淋巴细胞及细胞因子作用下凋亡增加.再生障碍性贫血不仅造血干/祖细胞池萎缩,其残存造血细胞还存在功能缺陷,与老化造血干细胞特征相似.在免疫攻击和造血压力作用下,残存造血细胞增殖能力减退、对细胞因子反应不良,端粒缩短、遗传不稳定,或虽逃逸免疫攻击,发生克隆性造血和向M...     

Expression of a novel recombinant dual human stem cell factor in insect cells

Stem cell factor (SCF) is a hematopoietic cytokine that promotes the survival, proliferation, and differentiation of hematopoietic cells. A dual human stem cell factor (dhSCF) cDNA was constructed, which consisted of a full-length human stem cell factor cDNA plus a truncated hSCF cDNA (1-145aa), linked by a peptide (GGGGSGGGGSGG) coding region. The dhSCF gene was cloned into baculovirus transfer vector pAcSecG2T under the control of polyhedrin promoter. The Sf9 cells infected with the recombinant virus expressed rdhSCF up to 6000 U/10(6) cell in flask and 8300 U/10(6) cell in spinner flask. The rdhSCF was purified by two-step chromatography. The molecular mass of rdhSCF was examined by western blotting and HPLC analysis. The specific activity of rdhSCF was up to 3.1x10(6) U/mg, about 8.7 times as high as that of monomer rhSCF from Escherichia coli.     

Human recombinant stem cell factor promotes spermatogonial proliferation,but not meiosis initiation in organ culture of newt testis fragments

We previously showed that mammalian FSH stimulates the proliferation of newt spermatogonia and induces their differentiation into primary spermatocytes in vitro. In the current study, to examine a possibility that stem cell factor (SCF) is involved in the proliferation of newt spermatogonia and/or their differentiation into primary spermatocytes, human recombinant SCF (rhSCF) was added to organ culture of testicular fragments. rhSCF was found to stimulate the spermatogonial proliferation and the spermatogonia progressed to the seventh generation that is the penultimate stage before primary spermatocyte stage. However, the spermatogonia did not differentiate into primary spermatocytes, but instead died of apoptosis. These results indicate that rhSCF promotes the proliferation of newt spermatogonia, but not the initiation of meiosis.     

重组人干细胞因子在昆虫细胞中的高效表达

含信号肽的可溶性人干细胞因子（ｈＳＣＦ）ｃＤＮＡ 基因重组于杆状病毒转移载体ｐＶＬ９４１ 中,重组转移载体ｐＶＬ９４１ＳＣＦ与野生型苜蓿夜蛾核型多角体病毒（ＡｃＮＰＶ）ＤＮＡ 共转染草地夜蛾细胞Ｓｆ９ 后,通过体内同源重组构建了重组病毒ＡｃＮＰＶＳＣＦ。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 杂交表明重组病毒基因组中含有ｈＳＣＦ基因片段。重组病毒感染单层Ｓｆ９ 细胞后,表达产物分泌到胞外培养液中。用ＭＴＴ 比色法和ＴＦ１ 细胞株测定表达产物与ＩＬ３ 的协同效应,测得感染重组病毒的培养细胞第三天表达量为１９７０ ｕｎｉｔｓ／ｍ Ｌ培养液。Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔｔｉｎｇ 分析可见分子量为１８ ×１０３ 、２０ ×１０３ 和２２ ×１０３ 三条带。     

Residues 39-56 of Stem Cell Factor Protein Sequence Are Capable of Stimulating the Expansion of Cord Blood CD34+ Cells

Background

Stem cell factor (SCF) can stimulate hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) expansion; however, the specific structural region(s) of SCF protein that are critical for this function are still unknown. A novel monoclonal antibody (named 23C8) against recombinant human SCF (rhSCF) was previously found to inhibit the ability of rhSCF to enhance HSC expansion, making it possible to identify the relevant active region to HSC.

Methods

Eleven polypeptides were synthesized, which were designed to cover the full-length of rhSCF, with overlaps that are at least 3 amino acids long. ELISA was used to identify the polypeptide(s) that specifically react with the anti-SCF. The effects of the synthetic polypeptides on human HSC expansion, or on the ability of the full-length rhSCF to stimulate cell proliferation, were evaluated ex vivo. Total cell number was monitored using hemocytometer whereas CD34⁺ cell number was calculated based on the proportion determined via flow cytometry on day 6 of culture.

Results

Of all polypeptides analyzed, only one, named P0, corresponding to the SCF protein sequence at residues 39–56, was recognized by 23C8 mAb during ELISA. P0 stimulated the expansion of CD34⁺ cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (UCB). Addition of P0 increased the numbers of total mononucleated cells and CD34⁺ cells, by ~2 fold on day 6. P0 also showed partial competition against full-length rhSCF in the ex vivo cell expansion assay.

Conclusion

Residues 39–56 of rhSCF comprise a critical functional region for its ability to enhance expansion of human UCB CD34⁺ cells. The peptide P0 is a potential candidate for further development as a synthetic substitute for rhSCF in laboratory and clinical applications.     

Expression, Renaturation and Simultaneous Purification of Recombinant Human Stem Cell Factor in Escherichia coli

Recombinant human stem cell factor (rhSCF) was produced as an inclusion body by Escherichia coli DH5α grown in a 5 l fermentor. Inclusion bodies of rhSCF were purified and solubilized in urea solution, then renatured with simultaneous purification using a high performance hydrophobic interaction chromatographic (HPHIC) squat column. The refolded rhSCF had a purity of 94% and a bioactivity of 1.2 × 10⁶ IU mg⁻¹of rhSCF protein. The method described is fast and simple to implement.     

Degranulation and cytokine expression in human cord blood-derived mast cells cultured in serum-free medium with recombinant human stem cell factor

Human cord blood-derived mast cells (HCMC) grown in medium with serum and recombinant human stem cell factor (rhSCF) with or without interleukin (IL)-6 are less mature than human skin mast cells (HSMC). We found that c-kit-positive HCMC cultured for 8-10 weeks with rhSCF in serum-free medium became sensitive to basic secretatogues and expressed the serine protease, chymase, which is preferentially expressed in HSMC. The HCMC release beta-hexosaminidase (beta-HEX) within 1 min of stimulation with compound 48/80 or substance P, and release was suppressed by pertussis toxin. Approximately 34% of the HCMC in the serum-free culture stained positively with chymase antibody. Chymase and c-kit levels, and responsiveness to basic secretagogues, increased substantially after an additional 2 weeks in a serum-free environment with rhIL-6 and rhSCF. Moreover, Fc(epsilon)RI-dependent activation of the HCMC resulted in induction of cytokines and cyclooxygenase-2. These results show that HCMC can differentiate into a phenotype morphologically and functionally similar to HSMC if exposed to SCF in serum-free medium.     

Expression, refolding, and characterization of a novel recombinant dual human stem cell factor

A novel recombinant dual human stem cell factor (rdhSCF) gene which consisted of a full-length hSCF(1-165aa) cDNA and a truncated hSCF (1-145aa) cDNA, linked by a peptide (GGGGSGGGGSGG) coding region, was constructed and cloned into Escherichia coli expression vector pET-22b. The rdhSCF was expressed at high level in E. coli BL21(DE3) and existed mainly as inclusion bodies. The inclusion bodies were solubilized in urea and refolded by ion-exchange chromatography. After renaturation, the purity of the yielded rdhSCF was up to 90%. Cell proliferation assay showed that the specific activity of the rdhSCF was 2.86x10(5) U/mg, about 1.66 times as high as that of monomer rhSCF expressed in E. coli.     

Expression of a novel recombinant stem cell factor/macrophage colony-stimulating factor fusion protein in baculovirus-infected insect cells

A novel human stem cell factor (SCF)/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) fusion protein gene was constructed, in which the coding regions of human SCF cDNA (1-165aa) and the truncated M-CSF cDNA (1-149aa) were connected by a linker sequence encoding a short peptide GGGGSGGGGSGG. The SCF/M-CSF gene was cloned into baculovirus transfer vector pVL1392 under the control of polyhedrin promoter and expressed in the Sf9 cells (Spodoptera frugiperda). SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis showed that the purified fusion protein was a homodimer with a molecular weight about 84kDa under non-reducing conditions or a monomer about 42kDa under reducing conditions. The specific activity of rhSCF/M-CSF was 17 times as high as that of monomeric rhSCF to stimulate the proliferation of TF-1 cell. The results of macrophages colony-forming (CFU-M) assay performed with human bone marrow mononuclear cells demonstrated that rhSCF/M-CSF was more potent in promoting CFU-M than the equimolar of SCF, M-CSF or that of two cytokines mixture.