Understanding the mechanism of virus removal by Q sepharose fast flow chromatography during the purification of CHO‐cell derived biotherapeutics

During production of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in mammalian cell culture, it is important to ensure that viral impurities and potential viral contaminants will be removed during downstream purification. Anion exchange chromatography provides a high degree of virus removal from mAb feedstocks, but the mechanism by which this is achieved has not been characterized. In this work, we have investigated the binding of three viruses to Q sepharose fast flow (QSFF) resin to determine the degree to which electrostatic interactions are responsible for viral clearance by this process. We first used a chromatofocusing technique to determine the isoelectric points of the viruses and established that they are negatively charged under standard QSFF conditions. We then determined that virus removal by this chromatography resin is strongly disrupted by the presence of high salt concentrations or by the absence of the positively charged Q ligand, indicating that binding of the virus to the resin is primarily due to electrostatic forces, and that any non‐electrostatic interactions which may be present are not sufficient to provide virus removal. Finally, we determined the binding profile of a virus in a QSFF column after a viral clearance process. These data indicate that virus particles generally behave similarly to proteins, but they also illustrate the high degree of performance necessary to achieve several logs of virus reduction. Overall, this mechanistic understanding of an important viral clearance process provides the foundation for the development of science‐based process validation strategies to ensure viral safety of biotechnology products. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2009; 104: 371–380 © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

乙酰肝素酶重组慢病毒转基因和siRNA干扰质粒的构建及鉴定

目的：构建乙酰肝素酶重组慢病毒转基因和siRNA干扰质粒,为探讨HPSE在在肿瘤浸润转移过程中的分子机理奠定基础。方法：乙酰肝素酶cDNA全长扩增和最佳siRNA干扰片段筛选分别采用PCR和Real-time PCR方法,慢病毒系统载体分别使用pWPI和siRNA pSico系统,采用限制性内切酶快速连接方法联接目的基因和最佳最佳siRNA干扰片段,表达载体鉴定均采用核苷酸序列测定,HPSE重组慢病毒表达质粒和siRNA片段细胞转染采用脂质体转染法。结果：成功扩增乙酰肝素酶全长并连接入pWPI载体构建成重组表达载体HPSE-pWPI,重组质粒测序结果显与HPSE基因的同源性达99%。转染293T后有HPSE基因的表达。筛选出最佳siRNA干扰片段为HPSE-1222并成功插入pSico载体,构建成重组表达载体HPSE-siRNA pSico,重组载体测序显示与构建的shRNA结构序列完全一致。结论：成功采用慢病毒载体系统构建了乙酰肝素酶重组慢病毒转基因和siRNA干扰质粒,为探讨HPSE在在肿瘤浸润转移过程中的分子机理奠定基础。     

A novel microfluidic immunoassay system based on electrochemical immunosensors: an application for the detection of NT-proBNP in whole blood

Electrochemical immunosensors have attracted great interest in the search for a selective, simple and reliable system for molecular recognition. Presently, electrochemical immunosensors have been widely studied for biomedical molecular's detection, but the regeneration of these immunosensors has restricted their wide application. To prepare a regeneration-free immunosensor, which may be more suitable for clinical determination, a repeatable immunoassay system was developed based on an electrochemical immunosensor with magnetic nanoparticles, biotin-avidin system (BAS) and Fab antibodies for the heart failure markers aminoterminal pro-brain natriuretic peptides (NT-proBNP). At the same time, a microfluidic system was combined into the proposed system, which enabled continuous determination. Using NT-proBNP as a model system, the proposed immunosensor exhibited rapid and sensitive amperometric response to NT-proBNP with good selectivity, stability, and a wide linear range (0.005-1.67 ng/mL and 1.67-4 ng/mL with a detection limit of 0.003 ng/mL under optimal conditions). Importantly, the proposed immunosensor was also suitable for the detection of other proteins and provided new opportunities for disease diagnosis.     

三种抗生素对B型和Q型烟粉虱内共生菌的去除效果比较研究

利用烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci(Gennadius)内共生菌特异性引物,研究了内共生菌在B、Q型烟粉虱种群中的分布和感染率,同时评价了3种不同的抗生素利福平、氨苄青霉素和硫酸卡那霉素分别在3种不同的浓度下(100.0、50.0及25.0μg/mL)对烟粉虱内共生菌的去除效果。结果表明:B、Q型烟粉虱原生内共生细菌Portiera的带菌率均为100.0%;B、Q型烟粉虱次生内共生菌Hamiltonella的带菌率分别为91.7%和100.0%;B型烟粉虱次生内共生菌Rickettsia的带菌率为87.5%,Q型为0;其它次生内共生菌在B、Q型烟粉虱中均未检测到。利福平、氨苄青霉素和硫酸卡那霉素在3种不同的浓度下均不能去除B、Q型烟粉虱Portiera;利福平、氨苄青霉素在3种不同的浓度下均能完全去除B型烟粉虱Rickettsia,硫酸卡那霉素在不同浓度下去除Rickettsia的效果不同;3种抗生素去除Hamiltonella的能力受抗生素种类以及浓度的影响。同一抗生素在不同浓度下去除Hamiltonella的效果均是100.0μg/mL>50.0μg/mL>25.0μg/mL;不同浓度的抗生素去除Hamiltonella的效果均是利福平>氨苄青霉素>硫酸卡那霉素,各浓度与各抗生素之间的去除Hamiltonella的效果均具有显著性差异。     

Structure and Membrane Binding Properties of the Endosomal Tetratricopeptide Repeat (TPR) Domain-containing Sorting Nexins SNX20 and SNX21

Sorting nexins (SNX) orchestrate membrane trafficking and signaling events required for the proper distribution of proteins within the endosomal network. Their phox homology (PX) domain acts as a phosphoinositide (PI) recognition module that targets them to specific endocytic membrane domains. The modularity of SNX proteins confers a wide variety of functions from signaling to membrane deformation and cargo binding, and many SNXs are crucial modulators of endosome dynamics and are involved in a myriad of physiological and pathological processes such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and inflammation. Here, we have studied the poorly characterized SNX20 and its paralogue SNX21, which contain an N-terminal PX domain and a C-terminal PX-associated B (PXB) domain of unknown function. The two proteins share similar PI-binding properties and are recruited to early endosomal compartments by their PX domain. The crystal structure of the SNX21 PXB domain reveals a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR)-fold, a module that typically binds short peptide motifs, with three TPR α-helical repeats. However, the C-terminal capping helix adopts a highly unusual and potentially self-inhibitory topology. SAXS solution structures of SNX20 and SNX21 show that these proteins adopt a compact globular architecture, and membrane interaction analyses indicate the presence of overlapping PI-binding sites that may regulate their intracellular localization. This study provides the first structural analysis of this poorly characterized subfamily of SNX proteins, highlighting a likely role as endosome-associated scaffolds.     

广西12株狂犬病野毒株的g基因序列测定与分析

对广西12株狂犬病病毒株g基因全序列进行测序分析,结果显示广西毒株属于Ⅰ型,可分为3个群,即Ⅰ群、Ⅱ群和Ⅲ群.GX01、GX08、GX09、GX014、GX091、GX195、GX260、GXLA 8株为Ⅰ群,GX219、GX074、GXBM 3株为Ⅱ群,GXN119株为Ⅲ群.Ⅰ群的广西毒株g基因核苷酸的同源性为97.6%～99.9%,氨基酸同源性在97.7%～100%之间;Ⅱ群的核苷酸的同源性为98.2%～99.0%,氨基酸的同源性在98.5%～99.2%之间.糖蛋白在主要的抗原位点GⅠ、GⅡ区以及与中和抗原有关的36、263、367位氨基酸没有变异,GⅢ区上只有Ⅱ群在332位缬氨酸变异为异亮氨酸,G蛋白上的氨基酸主要在-2、-5、-13、-14、-15、-16、90、96、132、140、156、168、170、204、241、249、253、264、289、332、382、427、436、445、463、474位共26个氨基酸发生了变异,这些氨基酸的变异具有群的特异性.     

红外-核磁共振光谱-免疫亲和柱法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分

利用红外光谱,核磁共振光谱结合免疫亲和柱的方法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分,为真菌代谢产物的分析提供新的信息.将F.Poae菌株在GYM培养基上25℃条件下培养12 h后转至8℃培养12h,交替进行4周,将其代谢产物分离纯化、结晶,80℃干燥后用红外光谱议分析产物结构,然后利用免疫亲和柱特异性,比较产物经T-2免疫亲和柱纯化前后的1H核磁谱图.由红外谱图可判断目标组分存在与单端孢霉烯族毒素相同的特征官能团,初步判定产物为单端孢霉烯族毒素.通过1H核磁谱图比较T-2免疫亲和柱纯化前后物质结构一致.梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物成分为T-2毒素.红外-核磁共振光谱结合免疫亲和柱的方法解析梨孢镰孢菌代谢产物的方法在国内外尚未见报道.     

中枢神经细胞的高尔基复合体ACP活性分布的电镜观察

本文采用电镜金属盐法—酸性磷酸酶(ACP)细胞化学技术,用30mmol/L pipes缓冲液配制低浓度戊二醛进行固定。对成年大鼠的大脑大锥体细胞,小脑浦肯野氏细胞,脊髓前角运动细胞的高尔基复合体的ACP活性进行了实验研究和探讨。结果发现ACP活性分布在高尔基复合体的部份转移泡、浓缩泡及GERL部位。高尔基复合体呈ACP阳性反应,并显示出多种形态。     

青冈常绿阔叶林钾的生物循环研究

本文对分布于浙江建德的青冈常绿阔叶林K的生物循环进行了研究。群落各代表种类的K浓度大都在0．2～0．4％之间,其令藤本、草本＞下木层＞乔木层、亚乔木层植物,各器官中K浓度叶＞枝、根＞干。青冈中K浓度为下木层＞乔木层＞亚乔木层;幼嫩、同化和生殖器官中积累了较多的K。凋落物凋落之前,K有被回输的现象。K在群落中现存量为431．64kg／hm2,死地被层中积累量为25．88ky／hm2,土壤（A0－B层）中储存量为64298kg／hm2。群落K的存留量为53．83ky／hm2.a;归还量为51．89ky／hm2．a,其中大部分通过穿透水归还（占70％）;吸收量为105．72kg／hm2．a。降水输入了7．10kg／hm2．a的K。与世界上其它森林类型相比,青冈林K的循环速申和利用效申是对一定水热条件的正常反映。