HIV gp41基因分段低温诱导表达

Clone N3 and C from Human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) gp41 gene were expressed using the pET expression system. When induced by IPTG at 37℃, both two clones did not express in E.coli BL21(DE)3. Howerver, when induced at 16℃, the two clones were both overexpressed, and the amount of the product was about 20% of the total bacteria protein. In Western blotting test, the protein product could react with HIV-positive serum. After IPTG induction, E. coli cells had much higher death rate at 37℃ than at 16℃; [^3H]uridine release assay also showed that after IPTG induction, E. coli had a higher release at 37℃. The results suggested that overexpression of the two proteins was due to their decreased toxicity at lower temperature.     

病毒离子通道——一种新的抗病毒靶

病毒离子通道蛋白是一种在病毒生命周期中起多种作用的小跨膜蛋白,可在宿主细胞膜上形成选择性离子通道,一些离子通道阻滞剂能阻滞这些离子通道,从而抑制这些病毒的繁殖,因而病毒离子通道蛋白可作为新的抗病毒作用靶.     

HIV gp41基因分段低温诱导表达

人类免疫缺陷病毒(Human immunodeficiency virus,HIV)GP41跨膜蛋白由于具有特殊的穿膜拓扑结构,对宿主菌细胞膜产生毒性作用而使其难以在E.coli中有效表达[1].本室前期工作发现GP41蛋白中有三个区域对表达菌细胞具有毒性作用,其分别为:位于N端2/3区域(N3片段:nt7373-8006)的融合肽(aa512-527)和跨膜区(Aa 684-705),它们含有丰富的疏水性氨基酸;以及位于C端1/3区域(C片段:nt8007-8339)的慢病毒裂解肽LLP1(aa 826-854)和LLP2(aa 768-788),可形成2个两亲性α螺旋,从而对宿主菌产生较强的细胞膜毒性作用使细菌大量死亡,最终致使GP41蛋白难以获得有效表达[2].为此我们尝试在低温条件(16℃)下对HIV-gp41N端2/3和C端1/3区域在大肠杆菌BL21(DE)3中进行诱导表达,并对低温条件下GP41蛋白表达对细菌细胞膜的毒性作用特征进行初步探讨.