糖基因Glt8d2重组蛋白的表达、纯化及多克隆抗体的制备

目的构建新糖基转移酶基因Glt8d2的原核表达载体,诱导融合蛋白的表达,并对其进行纯化;制备兔抗GltSd2蛋白多克隆抗体并进行鉴定。方法应用RT—PCR技术,以HepG2细胞mRNA为模板,扩增Glt8d2目的基因片段,构建原核表达载体pET-32a（＋）-Glt8d2。转化大肠埃希菌B121,异丙基-D-半乳糖苷诱导并通过SDS—PAGE凝胶电泳分析、Western印迹分析、生物质谱分析证实Gh8d2重组蛋白表达正确。大量表达后利用Ni’亲和柱对表达蛋白进行纯化及柱上复性。纯化蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,获得抗Gh8d2蛋白的多克隆抗体。以纯化的Glt8d2重组蛋白为抗原,分别以免疫前后的新西兰兔血清作为第一抗体,利用Western印迹和酶联免疫吸附法对多克隆抗体进行特异性分析及效价检测。结果扩增获得Glt8d2基因片段,成功表达了Gh8d2重组蛋白,经SDS—PAGE凝胶电泳和Western印迹分析得到证实。成功获得重组蛋白及兔抗Gh8d2多克隆抗体。ELISA检测证实多克隆抗体效价〉1：320000。免疫组织化学分析显示,该基因编码的糖基转移酶在肝实质细胞内呈胞质模式表达分布。结论利用大肠埃希菌B121能够成功表达Gh8d2重组蛋白,获得高特异性、高效价兔抗Glt8d2重组蛋白的多克隆抗体,为今后研究Glt8d2基因的生物学功能研究奠定了基础。     

Ganglioside-Dependent Neural Stem Cell Proliferation in Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice

The aggregation and formation of amyloid plaques by amyloid β-peptides (Aβs) is believed to be one of the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Intriguingly, Aβs have also been shown to possess proliferative effects on neural stem cells (NSCs). Many essential cellular processes in NSCs, such as fate determination and proliferation, are heavily influenced by cell surface glycoconjugates, including gangliosides. It has recently been shown that Aβ1-42 alters several key glycosyltransferases and glycosidases. To further define the effects of Aβs and to clarify the potential mechanisms of action of those peptides on NSCs, NSCs were cultured from embryonic brains of the double-transgenic mouse model of AD [B6C3-Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/J] coexpressing mutants of amyloid precursor protein (APPswe) and presenilin1 (PSEN1dE9). We found that Aβs not only promoted cell proliferation but also altered expression of several key glycogenes for glycoconjugate metabolism, such as sialyltransferases II and III (ST-II & -III) in AD NSCs. In addition, we found upregulation of epidermal growth factor receptor and Notch1 intracellular domain. Moreover, the increased expression of ST-II and -III coincided with the elevated levels of c-series gangliosides (A2B5+ antigens) in AD NSCs. Further, we revealed that epidermal growth factor signaling and gangliosides are necessary components on Aβ-stimulated NSC proliferation. Our present study has thus provided a novel mechanism for the upregulation of c-series ganglioside expression and increases in several NSC markers to account for the proliferative effect of Aβs on NSCs in AD mouse brain. These observations support the potential beneficial effects of Aβs and gangliosides in promoting neurogenesis in AD brain.     

Global mapping of glycosylation pathways in human-derived cells

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