Cry1Ah蛋白标准物质候选物的制备与纯化（英文）

随着转基因技术的迅猛发展,转基因产品的安全性受到了广泛关注。转基因检测用有证标准物质在确保转基因产品定性、定量检测结果的可比性和可追溯性方面发挥着重要作用。但转基因蛋白质标准物质的开发相对缓慢,其中一个难点是制备高纯度的转基因蛋白质候选物。苏云金芽胞杆菌Bacillus thuringiensis cry1Ah1基因因其对亚洲玉米螟等鳞翅目害虫有很好的杀虫活性,已用于转基因抗虫作物的研制,并获得具有较好抗虫性状的转基因株系。为了研发Cry1Ah蛋白有证标准物质,亟需建立其制备及纯化体系。文中优化了利用Bt表达系统制备Cry1Ah蛋白的体系,利用离子交换色谱法和排阻色谱法逐级纯化的方法,获得了高纯度的Cry1Ah蛋白(排阻色谱纯度:99.6%)。生物活性测定结果表明,纯化的Cry1Ah蛋白与原毒素对小菜蛾Plutella xylostella的杀虫活性没有显著差异。最后使用Edman降解法和质谱法确定了Cry1Ah蛋白活化后的氨基酸序列。综上所述,获得的Cry1Ah纯蛋白可用于蛋白质标准物质的研制。     

Cry1Ab/Cry1Ah杂合蛋白构建与功能研究

Cry1A类杀虫蛋白是目前应用最为广泛的杀虫蛋白,目前已经报道的Cry1A类杀虫蛋白之间存在普遍的结构域交换现象。针对鳞翅目害虫具有高活性的Cry1Ab与Cry1Ah蛋白开展研究,构建了Cry1Ab、Cry1Ah的杂合蛋白AhAhAb并测定了杀虫活性。结果显示,Cry1Ab、Cry1Ah的结构域交换引起蛋白杀虫活性的显著变化,与出发蛋白相比,杂合蛋白AhAhAb丧失了对棉铃虫杀虫活性,降低了对玉米螟、小菜蛾杀虫活性。利用生物信息学方法对Cry1Ah结构域I建模,并分析其与其他Cry1A蛋白结构及表面性质差异,分析表明Cry1Ah与Cry1Ab的结构域I有相同的碳骨架和二级结构,但是表面电势分布有较大差异。进一步分析杂合蛋白AhAhAb与Cry1Ab、Cry1Ah之间杀虫活性差异的原因对进一步揭示Cry1A类蛋白杀虫特异性进化规律有重要意义。     

转Bt基因抗虫作物对鳞翅目非靶标昆虫生态影响的研究进展

任何转基因作物在进入商业化应用之前都必须经过严格的环境风险评价。评价转基因作物特别是抗虫作物对农田重要非靶标节肢动物的生态影响是其中一项重要内容。当前,全球种植的转基因抗虫作物大多表达对鳞翅目害虫具有活性的Cry1或Cry2类杀虫蛋白。由于非靶标鳞翅目昆虫如斑蝶、家蚕等与靶标害虫具有较近的亲缘关系,其幼虫可能同样对这类杀虫蛋白敏感。因此,这类转基因抗虫作物对非靶标鳞翅目害虫的潜在影响引起了研究者的广泛关注。在总结国内外相关研究数据的基础上,系统分析了转基因抗虫作物对非靶标蝶类和蚕类昆虫的潜在影响,获得以下结论：虽然蚕类和蝶类昆虫对Cry1或Cry2类杀虫蛋白敏感,但在自然条件下这类非靶标昆虫暴露于Cry杀虫蛋白的水平很低,抗鳞翅目害虫转基因作物的种植不可能显著影响田间蝶类昆虫的种群密度,也不会给我国的蚕丝产业带来负面影响。     

Cry1Ie蛋白的模拟胃肠液消化稳定性及热稳定性分析

Cry1Ie蛋白对亚洲玉米螟(Ostrinia furnacalis)具有高毒力,cry1Ie基因已经应用于转基因抗虫玉米的种质创制。为评价Cry1Ie蛋白的食用安全性,开展了Cry1Ie蛋白的消化及热稳定性研究。利用实验室已经构建的表达载体,在大肠杆菌中表达了分子量为81 k D的可溶性Cry1Ie蛋白,经过Ni-NTA亲和层析和Superdex-75分子筛层析获得纯度达91%蛋白。模拟消化液实验结果表明,Cry1Ie蛋白在模拟胃肠液中15 s内即被消化,SDS-PAGE未检测到蛋白残留。热稳定性实验中,Cry1Ie蛋白在玉米粉提取液中不稳定,100℃30 min内蛋白基本降解。对样品进行了生物活性测定发现,经模拟胃肠液消化处理和热处理后的Cry1Ie蛋白对亚洲玉米螟无杀虫活性。Cry1Ie蛋白在胃肠液系统中和热处理条件下均不稳定,并丧失了对亚洲玉米螟的杀虫活性。     

转基因玉米HGK60在不同遗传背景下抗虫性鉴定及农艺性状分析

为研究转基因玉米HGK60在不同遗传背景下遗传稳定性和抗虫效果,利用转Bt cry1Ah基因的转基因玉米HGK60为供体,通过回交转育的方式将cry1Ah基因分别导入玉米自交系郑58、昌7-2、lx05-4、lx03-2,获得转基因玉米自交系HGK60-郑58、HGK60-昌7-2、HGK60-lx03-2、HGK60-lx05-4,并杂交获得HGK60-郑单958（HGK60-郑58 × HGK60-昌7-2）和HGK60-鲁单9066（HGK60-lx05-4 × HGK60-lx03-2）,转化体特异性PCR证明cry1Ah基因已转入不同遗传背景玉米中,ELISA检测不同遗传背景转基因玉米叶片中Cry1Ah蛋白表达情况,结果表明在不同遗传背景玉米自交系和杂交种中Cry1Ah蛋白表达没有显著差异;田间人工接虫和室内玉米螟抗虫性鉴定结果表明,不同遗传背景的转基因玉米高抗玉米螟,室内接虫后4 d幼虫死亡率达到100%;对不同遗传背景转基因玉米HGK60进行农艺性状分析,结果显示与受体对照玉米相比,两者之间农艺性状没有显著差异,转基因玉米HGK60可用于抗虫玉米品种的选育。     

转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因玉米Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac融合蛋白表达及对亚洲玉米螟的室内杀虫效果

【目的】室内抗螟性评价是转Bt基因抗虫玉米研发和安全性评价的重要环节。【方法】采用酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)测定了转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因玉米ZZM030心叶中Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac融合杀虫蛋白的表达量;采用室内生测法测定了分别取食转基因玉米ZZM030和非转基因玉米X249心叶后亚洲玉米螟Ostrinia furnacalis敏感品系ACB-BtS、Cry1Ab抗性品系ACB-AbR和Cry1Ac抗性品系ACB-AcR初孵幼虫的存活率。【结果】转基因抗虫玉米ZZM030 4叶期和8叶期心叶中Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac融合杀虫蛋白的表达量分别是10.62和2.94 μg/g FW。敏感品系亚洲玉米螟初孵幼虫取食转基因玉米ZZM030心叶2 d的存活率仅为23.6%,4 d后存活率为0,而取食非转基因对照玉米X249心叶4 d的存活率高达93.1%。Cry1Ab抗性品系和Cry1Ac抗性品系初孵幼虫取食转基因玉米ZZM030心叶6 d后的存活率分别为11.1%和12.5%,而取食非转基因玉米X249心叶6 d后的存活率分别为81.9%和77.8%。【结论】转cry1Ab/cry1Ac基因玉米ZZM030心叶中高表达的Cry1Ab/Cry1Ac融合蛋白对亚洲玉米螟初孵幼虫具有极高的杀虫效果。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry1Ca7蛋白定点突变对甜菜夜蛾杀虫活性的影响

苏云金芽孢杆菌杀虫晶体蛋白Cry1Ca7对重要的农业害虫甜菜夜蛾具有较高毒力.[目的]本文的研究目的是通过定点突变的方法获得毒力发生改变的毒蛋白,为下一步研究工作提供有价值的实验材料.[方法]利用重叠引物PCR技术对cry1Ca7基因进行定点突变,获得了10种突变基因,通过生物活性测定的方法确定了各突变基因表达产物对甜菜夜蛾的杀虫活性.[结果]活性降低的突变毒蛋白有G138S,T221D,T221R,N251S,439GGT440,N306R,W376F,R522E和 R570G,其中,位于DomainⅡ内的突变的活性依次是439GGT440相似文献   

转基因抗虫作物中苏云金芽孢杆菌Cry蛋白的食品安全问题

苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bt)微生物制剂是农业、林业和饮用水等领域用来控制靶标害虫幼虫的有效工具,至今已经有50余年的使用历史。同时其在美国、欧洲和其他一些国家被广泛用于经过认证的有机农业生产之中。目前已获审批的转基因Bt作物中最常使用的是Cry蛋白。Cry蛋白的作用机制、食品安全性以及致敏性已经经过啮齿类动物、农场动物和人体内试验和生物信息学研究的严格检验。Cry蛋白的杀虫作用只在靶标害虫的碱性消化道内,与中肠上皮细胞的特异蛋白受体结合才能起到杀虫作用,而其他非靶标生物体内(人类、猕猴、小鼠、大鼠和牛等)都被证明没有这种特异蛋白质受体。美国、欧洲和其他国家的管理机构都已经证实了转基因Bt作物和Cry蛋白在农作物和饮用水中残留的安全性。食物加工过程能够最大化地减少转基因作物中功能性Cry蛋白的摄入。转基因抗虫作物有利于降低农药杀虫剂的使用的同时,也能够有效防止玉米中伏马菌毒素的污染。     

Bt水稻田重要非靶标节肢动物暴露于Cry2Aa蛋白的程度分析

根据风险=危险×暴露的原理,在实验室条件下评价转基因作物对非靶标节肢动物影响时,所选择的代表性非靶标生物通常是在农田系统中较高地暴露于转基因外源杀虫蛋白的节肢动物种.为了弄清Bt稻田主要节肢动物暴露于Cry蛋白的程度,选择合适的非靶标节肢动物,用于转基因抗虫水稻的风险评价,本文采用酶联免疫技术检测了水稻不同生长期从转cry2Aa基因水稻田采集的不同节肢动物体内Cry2Aa蛋白的含量.结果表明: 不同节肢动物种体内的Cry蛋白含量差异显著.一些节肢动物体内不含Cry蛋白,而一些节肢动物体内含有较高的Cry蛋白;相对于花期后采集的节肢动物,在Bt水稻花期采集的节肢动物,特别是捕食性节肢动物体内的Cry蛋白含量较高;寄生性节肢动物体内未检测到Cry蛋白.这为在实验室条件下评价转基因水稻对农田非靶标节肢动物的影响奠定了基础.     

BT799玉米对亚洲玉米螟抗性研究

【目的】抗螟性鉴定是转基因抗虫玉米研发的重要一环。本文主要就转基因玉米BT799对亚洲玉米螟的抗性展开评价,同时测定了BT799植株组织中Cry1Ac蛋白的表达量。【方法】采用了酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)、室内生测和田间人工接虫鉴定3种方法。【结果】转基因抗虫玉米BT799组织中Cry1Ac蛋白含量分别为768.0 ng/g(蛋白/鲜叶重)和1 452.8~2 978.5 ng/g(蛋白/花丝、苞叶或幼嫩籽粒干重)。田间心叶期接虫条件下转基因抗虫玉米BT799和CC-2XBT799表现高抗亚洲玉米螟。室内取食转Cry1Ac基因玉米不同组织的亚洲玉米螟敏感幼虫7 d后的存活率为0~37.5%,取食非转基因对照的存活率为89.9%~100.0%。亚洲玉米螟不同抗性品系取食郑单958K组织的存活率以Cry1Ie抗性品系最低,其次是Cry1F抗性品系,均显著低于取食对照郑单958,Cry1Ac抗性品系最高,与对照差异不显著。【结论】转Cry1Ac基因玉米BT799对亚洲玉米螟有很高的杀虫作用和良好的田间抗螟性。     

水稻中cry1Ah1基因密码子优化方案的比较

cry1Ah1基因是本实验室克隆的具有自主知识产权的模式基因,对鳞翅目害虫水稻二化螟等具有高毒力,具有较好的应用前景。为提高cry1Ah1基因在水稻中的表达量,探讨密码子使用频率对基因表达的影响,依据水稻密码子使用频率设计5种不同的优化方案,提高GC含量并去除剪切信号等不稳定因素后合成cry1Ah1基因杀虫活性区域。优化后的基因在大肠杆菌Rosetta(DE3)中正常表达了65 kDa蛋白,表达蛋白对2龄小菜蛾和水稻二化螟初孵幼虫都具有良好的杀虫活性。优化的基因转化水稻日本晴后,PCR阳性率达到87%以上,实时荧光定量RT-PCR和ELISA分析表明全部采用最高频率密码子的优化方案效果最好,Cry1Ah蛋白平均表达量占可溶性蛋白的0.104%。     

Large scale production of Bacillus thuringiensis PS149B1 insecticidal proteins Cry34Ab1 and Cry35Ab1 from Pseudomonas fluorescens

The 14kDa (Cry34Ab1) and 44kDa (Cry35Ab1) binary insecticidal proteins are produced naturally by Bacillus thuringiensis PS149B1 as parasporal inclusion bodies. Here, we show production of these two insecticidal proteins in recombinant Pseudomonas fluorescens and their subsequent purification to near homogeneity to provide large quantities of protein for safety-assessment studies associated with the registration of transgenic corn plants. The gene sequence specific for each protein was expressed in P. fluorescens and fermented at the 75-L scale. For Cry34Ab1, the protein accumulated as insoluble inclusion bodies, and was purified by extraction directly from the cell pastes at pH 3.4 with a sodium acetate buffer, selective precipitation at pH 7.0, and differential centrifugation. For Cry35Ab1, the protein was extracted from the purified inclusion bodies with sodium acetate buffer (pH 3.5) containing 0.5M urea, followed by diafiltration. No chromatography steps were required to produce over 30g of lyophilized protein powder with purity greater than 98%, while retaining full insecticidal activity against Western corn rootworm larvae. The proteins were further characterized to assure identity and suitability for use in safety-assessment studies.     

Purification of the Cry1Ac protein of Bacillus thuringiensis and assessment against the Plutella xylostella and soil microbial community

The insecticidal toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is the most commonly used to develop insect‐resistant living modified organisms (LMOs). Insecticidal proteins produced in transgenic plants are released into the soil from the roots. In this study, possible effects of crystal 1Ac (Cry1Ac) protein on the soil microbial community in Korea were studied. To purify the insoluble Cry1Ac protein expressing Escherichia coli cells, we performed repeated sonication and PBS washing of the insoluble part and Cry1Ac protein was isolated in soluble form from the insoluble form using 100 mM Na₂CO₃ buffer (pH 9.6) without affinity bead. Also, size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC) was performed to increase the purity of the isolated Cry1Ac protein. The final protein product was identified as Cry1Ac protein through MALDI‐TOF. Insecticidal activity of Cry1Ac protein was demonstrated through the death of Plutella xylostella treated with Cry1Ac protein. Purely isolated Cry1Ac protein showed the same insecticidal activity as Cry1Ac expressed in LM crops. To investigate the change of soil microbial distribution using maize field soils treated with Cry1Ac protein, we isolated high quality metagenomic DNAs from buffer‐ and Cry1Ac protein‐treated soil groups, and analyzed the distribution of soil microorganisms through next‐generation sequencing (NGS) analysis. NGS results showed a similar microbial distribution in both buffer‐ and Cry1Ac protein‐treated samples. These results suggest a useful risk assessment method for domestic targeted insect and soil microorganisms using the Cry1Ac protein.     

Identification of the minimal active fragment of the Cry1Ah toxin

cry1Ah1, a novel holo-type gene cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis strain BT-8, encoded a protein exhibiting strong insecticidal activity against lepidopteran insects. To identify the minimal active fragment of the Cry1Ah toxin, 9 pairs of primers were designed to generate different PCR products. Seven PCR products were amplified by different primers using the cry1Ah1 gene as a template and cloned into a pET-21b vector. These positive clones were separately transformed into Escherichia coli. Insecticidal activity against 2nd-instar larvae of Plutella xylostella was performed using the leaf-dip bioassay: the minimal active fragment of the Cry1Ah toxin was located between amino acid residues 50I and 639E.     

Bt Proteins Have No Detrimental Effects on Larvae of the Green Lacewing, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Chrysopa pallens</Emphasis> (Rambur) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)

Biosafety of a genetically modified crop is required to be assessed prior to its commercialization. For this, a suitable artificial diet was developed and used to establish a dietary exposure test for assessing the toxicity of midgut-active Bt insecticidal proteins on Chrysopa pallens (Rambur). Subsequently, this dietary exposure test was used to evaluate the toxicity of the proteins Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ah, Cry1Ca, Cry1F, Cry2Aa, Cry2Ab, and Vip3Aa on C. pallens larvae. Temporal stability, bioactivity, and the intake of the insecticidal proteins were confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and a sensitive-insect bioassay. The life history characteristics, such as survival, pupation, adult emergence, 7-day larval weight, larval developmental time, and emerged male and female fresh weights remained unaffected, when C. pallens were fed the pure artificial diet (negative control) and the artificial diets containing 200 μg/g of each purified protein: Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ah, Cry1Ca, Cry1F, Cry2Aa, Cry2Ab, or Vip3Aa. On the contrary, all of the life history characteristics of C. pallens larvae were adversely affected when fed artificial diet containing boric acid (positive control). The results demonstrate that diets containing the tested concentrations of Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1Ah, Cry1Ca, Cry1F, Cry2Aa, Cry2Ab, and Vip3Aa have null effects on C. pallens larvae. The outcome indicates that genetically modified crops expressing the tested Bt proteins are safe for the lacewing, C. pallens.     

核酸层析法转基因快速检测体系的建立及应用

随着我国转基因研究及产业化进程提速,转基因检测的重要性日益凸显,因而快速、高效的分子检测新方法的研发具有重要的生产实践及科研意义。在转基因检测中,常规PCR技术具有检测范围广的特点,但较为费时费力,且对实验条件要求较高;而胶体金蛋白试纸法检测方便、快捷,但可检范围窄。基于此,建立了一套基于核酸层析法快速转基因检测的方法体系。将经液氨研磨后的样品通过一管法提取DNA后直接进行PCR扩增,再将PCR扩增产物滴加到胶体金检测卡上,通过直接观察胶体金卡条显色状况进行结果判别。此方法最终检验出玉米内参基因ZSSⅡB及Zein、大豆内参基因SPS、水稻内参基因Lectin,转基因元件启动子CaMV35S及终止子NOS,以及抗虫基因Cry1Ab/1Ac、抗除草剂基因Bar、Pat、CP4-EPSPS及选择标记基因NPTⅡ、Pmi等外源基因;并成功检出特异性转基因事件Mir604及Bt11。研究获得的核酸层析检测方法具有灵敏度高、省时省力且对检测条件要求低等优点,集PCR法与蛋白试纸检测法二者优势于一身,可广泛应用于转基因产品的精确快速检测,为我国转基因生物安全监管提供了良好的技术支撑。     

Expression of a Modified Cry1Ie Gene in E. coli and in Transgenic Tobacco Confers Resistance to Corn Borer

Gene transfer technology provides an alternativeapproach to breed insect-resistant crops. Insect-resistantgenes from plants or microbes could be introduced intoplants and the expressed insecticidal protein in plantcells could kill the target insects. Transgenic plantsexpressing a corresponding insecticidal crystal protein genefrom Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been developed sincethe early 1980s [1,2]. Analysis of Bt gene sequencesrevealed that they contain numerous motifs seldom foundin p…     

Expression of a modified Cry1Ie gene in E. coli and in transgenic tobacco confers resistance to corn borer

The wild-type Crylle gene from Bacillus thuringiensis was modified for its efficient expression in transgenic plants. Modified Crylle gene (designated as Cryllem) was cloned into prokaryotic expressionvector pET28b and its expression in E.coli was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis. Bioassays using crude expression products in E.coli revealed that CrylIem protein had a similar toxicity to corn borer as wild-type CrylIe. CrylIem gene was then inserted downstream of the maize ubiquitin-1 promoter in plant expression vector p3301. Transgenic tobacco plants carrying Cryllem showed insecticidal activity against corn borer.     

Purification of an active fragment of Cry1Ie toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis

The cry1I genes from Bacillus thuringiensis are a class of special genes with unique characteristics; they are silent in B. thuringiensis strains but can be over-expressed in Escherichia coli, resulting in a Cry1I-type protein with a molecular mass of approximately 81kDa. Cry1I-type protein is toxic to Lepidoptera larvae. A truncated Cry1Ie protein, IE648, which corresponds to the first 648 amino acids from the N-terminus of Cry1Ie, was purified from E. coli using Ni-NTA affinity isolation, Q-Sepharose Fast Flow chromatography, and Superdex-200 size-exclusion chromatography. It was determined using laboratory bioassays that the purified IE648 protein has good insecticidal activity. Heterologous competitive binding assays show that IE648 does not compete with Cry1Ac for binding to the brush border membrane vesicles of the Asian corn borer and does not compete with Cry1Ac at concentrations below a 500-fold excess of unlabeled Cry1Ac for binding to the peritrophic matrix of the insect. This result implies that IE648 may be a good candidate as part of a multiple-toxin strategy for the potential control of resistance in insect pests. The method of purification reported here is valuable for further research on the structure and function of IE648 and in evaluating the biosafety of this protein within transgenic plants.