Use of capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate to monitor disulfide scrambled forms of an Fc fusion protein during purification process

Overexpression of recombinant Fc fusion proteins in Escherichia coli frequently results in the production of inclusion bodies that are subsequently used to produce fully functional protein by an in vitro refolding process. During the refolding step, misfolded proteins such as disulfide scrambled forms can be formed, and purification steps are used to remove these product-related impurities to produce highly purified therapeutic proteins. A variety of analytical methods are commonly used to monitor protein variants throughout the purification process. Capillary electrophoresis (CE)-based techniques are gaining popularity for such applications. In this work, we used a nonreduced capillary electrophoresis–sodium dodecyl sulfate (nrCE–SDS) method for the analysis of disulfide scrambled forms in a fusion protein. Under denatured nonreduced conditions, an extra post-shoulder peak was observed at all purification steps. Detailed characterization revealed that the peak was related to the disulfide scrambled forms and was isobaric with the correctly folded product. In addition, when sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE) was used during the CE–SDS peak characterization, we observed that the migration order of scrambled forms is reversed on CE–SDS versus SDS–PAGE. This illustrates the importance of establishing proper correlation of these two techniques when they are used interchangeably to guide the purification process and to characterize proteins.     

Development of cell-free protein synthesis platforms for disulfide bonded proteins

The use of cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) for recombinant protein production is emerging as an important technology. For example, the openness of the cell-free system allows control of the reaction environment to promote folding of disulfide bonded proteins in a rapid and economically feasible format. These advantages make cell-free protein expression systems particularly well suited for producing patient specific therapeutic vaccines or antidotes in response to threats from natural and man-made biological agents and for pharmaceutical proteins that are difficult to produce in living cells. In this work we assess the versatility of modern cell-free methods, optimize expression and folding parameters, and highlight the importance of rationally designed plasmid templates for producing mammalian secreted proteins, fusion proteins, and antibody fragments in our E. coli-based CFPS system. Two unique CFPS platforms were established by developing standardized extract preparation protocols and generic cell-free reaction conditions. Generic reaction conditions enabled all proteins to express well with the best therapeutic protein yield at 710 microg/mL, an antibody fragment at 230 microg/mL, and a vaccine fusion protein at 300 microg/mL; with the majority correctly folded. Better yields were obtained when cell-free reaction conditions were optimized for each protein. Establishing general CFPS platforms enhances the potential for cell-free protein synthesis to reliably produce complex protein products at low production and capital costs with very rapid process development timelines.     

proUK-KGDW融合基因在CHO细胞中的高表达

利用常规分子生物学技术,构建了新型高效的proUK-KGDW融合基因的分泌型哺乳动物细胞表达载体。将该载体线性化后转染CHO/dhfr-细胞,经G418筛选获得阳性克隆,然后挑取表达水平较高的克隆进行MTX加压扩增,以提高proUK-KGDW杂合体的表达水平,经2～3轮MTX加压扩增,获得多株表达水平超过10μg/(106细胞·24h)的稳定的高表达细胞株,为proUK-KGDW杂合体的制备及功能研究奠定了基础。     

美洲型与欧洲型猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒Nsp7蛋白的截短表达和鉴定

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV) Nsp7蛋白具有较强的免疫原性,且在美洲型(NA)和欧洲型(EU) PRRSV之间免疫原性差异显著,是抗体分型检测的理想靶抗原.本研究采用原核表达系统分别表达和纯化了NA和EU PRRSV Nsp7蛋白,Western blotting分析表明重组蛋白与相应血清型抗体有较强的免疫反应,但特异性较差,与另一血清型抗体仍存在一定的免疫反应,预示两种血清型PRRSV Nsp7蛋白存在免疫交叉反应抗原表位,全长表达不能用于分型诊断.利用生物学软件分析NA和EU PRRSV Nsp7的相似抗原表位,采用融合PCR缺失其编码序列后,经表达纯化获得NA-△Nsp7和EU-△Nsp7两种截短蛋白,蛋白大小约为43 kDa,Western blotting分析表明NA-△Nsp7和EU-△Nsp7可分别与相应血清型抗体发生特异性反应,且无免疫交叉反应,为NA和EU PRRSV分型抗体检测试剂的研制奠定了基础.     

克鲁维酵母种间原生质体融合的研究

乳酸克鲁维酵母(Kluyueromyces lactis Y12—1)和脆壁克鲁维酵母(K.fragilis8554)是乳糖酶生产菌株。应用原生质体融合技术进行了两菌株种问融合的研究。通过试验．原生质体形成及再生的最佳条件为：对数期的细胞,2％的蜗牛酶．30℃酶解30分钟．原生质体形成率90％以上,再生率20%左右。原生质体融合由聚乙二醇(PEG)诱导。K.lactisY12-l不能旋酵菊糖;K.fragilis 8554不能同化D－松三糖和麦芽糖;利用二菌株自身的营养缺陷性质获得融合子。融合子既能发酵菊糖又能同化D－松三糖和麦芽糖;融合子的DNA含量约为二亲株之和;融合子的菌落形态与亲株相比有一定差别．在以乳糖为碳源的培养基中,融合子的乳糖酶产量提高14一l6％;连续15次传代,融合子稳定。     

Analysis of gametophytic development in the moss,Physcomitrella patens,using auxin and cytokinin resistant mutants

Mutants altered in their response to auxins and cytokinins have been isolated in the moss Physcomitrella patens either by screening clones from mutagenized spores for growth on high concentrations of cytokinin or auxin, in which case mutants showing altered sensitivities can be recognized 3–4 weeks later, or by non-selective isolation of morphologically abnormal mutants, some of which are found to have altered sensitivities. Most of the mutants obtained selectively are also morphologically abnormal. The mutants are heterogeneous in their responses to auxin and cytokinin, and the behaviour of some is consistent with their being unable to make auxin, while that of others may be due to their being unable to synthesize cytokinin. Physiological analysis of the mutants has shown that both endogenous auxin and cytokinin are likely to play important and interdependent roles in several steps of gametophytic development. Although their morphological abnormalities lead to sterility, genetic analysis of some of the mutants has been possible by polyethyleneglycol induced protoplast fusion.Abbreviations NTG N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine - NAA 1-naphthalene acetic acid - 2,4D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - BAP 6-benzylaminopurine - IAP 6-( ²isopentenyl) aminopurine - NAR NAA resistant mutants - BAR BAP resistant mutants     

盐穗木HcDMC1的原核表达和抗血清的制备

DMC1是减数分裂过程中同源染色体配对和重组修复所必需的减数分裂特异蛋白。根据盐胁迫下盐穗木转录组数据库,克隆获得的盐穗木DNA损伤修复基因命名为HcDMC1。为深入分析盐穗木HcDMC1基因的耐盐功能,通过原核表达获得盐穗木HcDMC1的融合蛋白,用于免疫小鼠制备特异性的HcDMC1抗血清。结果表明,利用pET30a-HcDMC1能够在大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中诱导表达融合蛋白His-HcDMC1,纯化融合蛋白His-HcDMC1的含量为1.0 mg·mL^-1。每次每只小鼠免疫接种50 μg融合蛋白,三次免疫接种后进行抗体效价及特异性检测。ELISA检测抗血清滴度约为1：400 000,Western Blot检测证明了抗血清的特异性。本研究制备的小鼠抗血清能够为盐穗木HcDMC1蛋白的功能鉴定和免疫检测提供实验材料。     

原生质体电诱导融合构建高温酿酒酵母

研究了采用原生质体电融合构建高温酿酒酵母。对影响电融合效率的几个参数、高温浓醪发酵和融合子遗传稳定性等方面进行了研究。确定了进行电诱导融合的最佳条件 ,并选出了 1株融合株。     

Nodal蛋白的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体制备

斑马鱼心脏发育模型中Nodal编码转录因子调节心脏的左右不对称发育,为了进一步研究Nodal信号途径在心脏发育中的调控作用和心脏疾病发生的分子机制,需要获得斑马鱼Nodal蛋白并制备其抗体.采用从斑马鱼心脏组织中提取RNA,通过反转录得到心脏组织各种表达基因的cDNA为模板,PCR扩增得到Nodal部分编码区序列,然后将其连接到pET-28a载体上获得原核表达.经酶切及测序鉴定后,转化Rosseta细菌,并用IPTG诱导表达融合蛋白,Ni-IDA凝胶柱亲和纯化,将纯化的融合蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔制备多克隆抗体,并用Western blotting检测抗体.获得了Nodal原核表达重组融合蛋白及高效价的特异性兔抗Nodal多克隆抗体,为Nodal功能的进一步研究奠定了基础.     

Rearrangement of cortical microtubules from transverse to oblique or longitudinal in living cells of transgenicArabidopsis thaliana

Summary AGFP-TUA6 (-tubulin 6) gene was transduced in theArabidopsis thaliana genome, and the GFP-TUA6 protein was expressed by 20% of the total -tubulin amount. The expressed GFP-TUA6 protein was incorporated into cortical microtubules (cMTs), so that the cMTs could be visualized under the fluorescence microscope in the living cells. The rearrangement of cMTs was observed at the tangential epidermal cell face of the hypocotyl. At the initial stage of light-induced cMT rearrangement from a transverse to an oblique or a longitudinal orientation, randomly oriented short MTs appeared. These MTs rapidly elongated obliquely or longitudinally as the transverse cMTs shortened. Finally, the transverse cMTs were replaced by the newly organized oblique or longitudinal cMTs. Reorganization of the cMTs took 50–70 min. Treatment of seedlings with 5 × 10^–5 M cytochalasin B induced disarrayed cMTs. The involvement of cytochalasin B in the orientation of developing MTs is discussed.