sFcγRⅡb蛋白结合肽的筛选与鉴定

FcγRⅡb是免疫球蛋白G受体( FcγR)中唯一的抑制型受体,在免疫反应的负性调节方面发挥重要作用.为了筛选sFcγRⅡb的蛋白结合肽,以重组sFcγRⅡb蛋白为靶分子,采用噬菌体肽库展示技术对sFcγRⅡb结合肽进行筛选.利用ELISA鉴定每轮洗脱噬菌体与sFcγRⅡb蛋白亲和力,经过4轮筛选,挑取40个噬菌体克隆进行序列测定,获得28种不同的12肽序列.经ELISA法鉴定噬菌体与sFcγRⅡb蛋白结合活性,得到sFcγRⅡb蛋白高特异性、高亲和力结合肽FHKMPWYMSMYY,为进一步研究FcγRⅡb的作用机制和探索结合肽的功能提供实验基础.     

在肽库中筛选β_2糖蛋白I的小肽配体

以β2 GP 为目标分子 ,在噬菌体表面展示肽库中进行亲和性筛选 ,经过 4轮筛选后 ,噬菌体的收率从 2 .4× 10 -5 %提高到 1.1× 10 -3 % .随机挑取噬菌体克隆 ,测定其与 β2 GP 的结合活性 ,选取其中结合力较强的克隆进行 DNA序列测定 ,得到一组保守序列( YFSAF) ,经与人凝血酶受体前体序列 ( 2 71～ 2 78)比较 ,发现它们具有明显的相似性 .经竞争性 ELISA分析实验 ,含有该序列的噬菌体克隆能够抑制β2 GP 与抗磷脂抗体的结合 ,抑制率可达 2 0 %左右     

胰岛素受体短肽配体的亲和筛选

以高效表达胰岛素受体的中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(CHO-IR)为筛选靶标, 经过一轮酸洗脱和三轮特异性竞争洗脱筛选, 成功地富集了与胰岛素受体结合的重组噬菌体克隆. 随机挑 取噬菌体克隆检测其与胰岛素受体的结合活性, 选取结合力最强的6个单克隆, 测得其与 CHO-IR之间的Ｋ_d值为纳摩级, 表明为特异性结合; 经序列分析表明短肽之 间有明显的基序存在.     

胰高血糖素样肽1受体N端片段与exendin-4的亲和位点分析

通过易错PCR(epPCR)方法建立了一个鼠肺的胰高血糖素样肽1受体(GLP-1R)N端片段的噬菌体随机突变展示肽库.根据筛选出的突变体来分析突变后胰高血糖素样肽1受体N端片段(nGLP-1R)与exendin-4结合活性.实验结果显示:保守的半胱氨酸C26发生突变后并未引起nGLP-1R与其配体exendin-4结合能力的改变,第101位和108位氨基酸是nGLP-1R与exendin-4结合的潜在位点.     

在肽库中筛选β2糖蛋白Ⅰ的小肽配体

以β2GPⅠ为目标分子, 在噬菌体表面展示肽库中进行亲和性筛选, 经过4轮筛选后, 噬菌体的收率从2.4×10-5%提高到1.1×10-3%. 随机挑取噬菌体克隆, 测定其与β2GPⅠ的结合活性, 选取其中结合力较强的克隆进行DNA序列测定, 得到一组保守序列(YFSAF), 经与人凝血酶受体前体序列(271～278)比较, 发现它们具有明显的相似性. 经竞争性ELISA分析实验, 含有该序列的噬菌体克隆能够抑制β2GPⅠ与抗磷脂抗体的结合, 抑制率可达20%左右.     

尿激酶短肽抑制剂的初步研究

以尿激酶为目标蛋白, 在噬菌体表面展示六肽库中对尿激酶的短肽类抑制剂进行了三轮特异性筛选. 提高噬菌体与尿激酶的比例及缩短作用时间从而提高筛选压力后, 与尿激酶亲和结合的噬菌体得到富集. 通过对第三轮筛选到的重组噬菌体的DNA序列分析, 获得一组相对保守的肽序列. 相应的合成短肽 NEPKAN 和VSPKVL 对尿激酶的抑制常数分别为32.5 μmol/L和88.6 μmol/L.     

橄榄苦苷对染砷小鼠大脑神经免疫相关基因表达的影响

为了研究橄榄苦苷(OP,oleuropein)对染三氧化二砷(As_2O_3)小鼠大脑神经免疫相关基因表达的影响.将昆明小鼠随机分成对照组、As_2O_3组和As_2O_3+OP组,按不同方式灌胃,连续5周后,利用基因芯片技术来评价OP对染砷小鼠大脑神经免疫相关基因表达的影响.与对照组比较,As_2O_3组小鼠大脑白细胞介素(IL, interleukin)家族基因IL-3、IL-10、IL-11、IL-1a、IL-15、IL-20、IL-23a、IL-31、IL-1f6、IL-13、IL-25和IL-24表达下调,IL-17d表达上调;白细胞介素家族受体基因IL-13受体α1(IL-13ral)和IL-2受体γ链(IL-2rg)表达上调,IL-17受体C (IL-17rc)表达下调;下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴受体相关基因精氨酸加压素(Avp)、精氨酸加压素受体1B(Avpr1b)、精氨酸加压素受体1A(Avpr1a)、精氨酸加压素受体2(Avpr2)、促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素受体1(Crhr1)、促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素受体2(Crhr2)表达下调,促肾上腺皮质激素释放激素(Crh)和阿黑皮素原α(Pomc1)表达上调.经OP干预后,As_2O_3致小鼠的神经免疫毒性明显减轻,大脑组织白细胞介素家族部分基因和下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴受体相关基因的表达水平与对照组表达无差异.OP可降低As_2O_3对小鼠神经免疫的毒性,其机制与影响大脑组织白细胞介素家族部分基因和下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴受体相关基因的表达有关.     

利用十二肽库筛选心肌型脂肪酸结合蛋白特异性的亲和配体

采用噬菌体表面展示十二肽库对心肌型脂肪酸结合蛋白（H FABP）特异性亲和配体进行筛选, 经3轮筛选及序列比对后得到一个酶联免疫测定分析 (ELISA)检测阳性特征序列： W P N H H M L H K R W P. 对此序列进行肽合成, 并标记上荧光标记物芘, 经高效液相纯化、 冻干及质谱确定其分子量后制成荧光肽探针检测急性心肌梗塞病人血样, 结果均呈阳性. 结果表明, 所获得的肽探针具有较好的临床应用效果.心肌型脂肪酸结合蛋白; 噬菌体表面展示十二肽库; 亲和配体; 酶联免疫测定分析     

从七肽噬菌体展示库中筛选蛋白质配基

为了研究噬菌体展示技术的应用，以溶菌酶为靶分子从七肽噬菌体展示库中筛选蛋白质的高亲和力噬菌体配体，所筛选的亲和力最高的噬菌体的ELISA检测值A405nm可达0．634．通过比较亲和性噬菌体外源插入肽的DNA序列，认为基元HWWW是肽段与酶分子发生亲和的必需序列．此外，由于靶分子和高亲和性展示肽的等电点分别为11．2和6．74，因此在亲和环境中携带异种电荷，利于亲和吸附的发生，而此时低亲和性展示肽与靶分子携带同种电荷，阻碍了亲和吸附．同时，高亲和性肽段HWWPAS和与其有较高同源性的肽段HWTWWNL都有适中的疏水性，这有利于肽与靶分子表面的疏水位点相互作用从而产生亲和吸附．     

豫南地区汉族人群类风湿关节炎患者IL-18基因启动子-607C/A多态性检测

采用序列特异性引物的聚合酶链反应技术(PCR-SSP)分析110例类风湿关节炎(RA)患者和100例健康体检者的IL-18基因启动子在-607位点的单个核苷酸多态性,检测豫南地区汉族人群白细胞介素18(interleukin-18,IL-18)基因启动子单个核苷酸多态性与类风湿性关节炎(rheumatoid arthritis,RA)的发生是否存在关联.结果表明,RA患者组与健康对照组在IL-18基因-607位点的等位基因频率的分布及基因型频率的分布比较差异均有统计学意义(χ2=8.668、4.225,P<0.05),抗CCP抗体阳性组和阴性组在IL-18基因-607位点的基因型频率分布差异没有统计意义(χ2=0.941,P>0.05),说明IL-18基因启动子-607位点的多态性与RA患者类风湿因子存在关联.     

Sequence of cDNA encoding human insulin-like growth factor I precursor

Somatomedins (SM) or insulin-like growth factors (IGF) constitute a heterogeneous group of peptides with important growth-promoting effects in vitro as well as in vivo. Amino acid sequences have been determined for only two of them, IGF-I and IGF-II, which are highly homologous. IGF-I, which is identical with SM-C, is composed of 70 amino acid residues and IGF-II contains 73 amino acids and may be identical with SM-A. Other peptides with different charge properties but with similar SM-like or insulin-like behaviour in biological and receptor assays, have been described but have not yet been fully characterized. The liver is known to be a major site of production of these peptides, but many other tissues--especially in the fetus--may synthesize them as well. We report here the nucleotide sequence of a human liver cDNA encoding the complete amino acid sequence of IGF-I. The IGF-I coding region is flanked by sequences encoding an amino-terminal peptide of at least 25 amino acid residues and a carboxyl-terminal peptide of 35 amino acids. This provides evidence that IGF-I is synthesized as a precursor protein and that formation of IGF-I from this precursor requires proteolytic processing at both ends.     

The mast cell binding site on human immunoglobulin E

Antibodies of the immunoglobulin E isotype sensitize mast cells and basophils for antigen-induced mediator release by binding through the Fc portion to a high-affinity receptor (Fc epsilon R1, Ka = 10(9)M-1) on the cell surface causing the clinical manifestations of type I hypersensitivity. As the amino acid sequence of the human epsilon chain is now known, attempts have been made to map the Fc epsilon R1 binding site on IgE to a fragment smaller than Fc epsilon using proteolytic cleavage products, none of which proved to be active. Cleavage between the C epsilon 2 and C epsilon 3 domains released two inactive fragments, suggesting that the junction between these segments could be important in receptor binding. This region is protected against protease digestion in the rat IgE complex with the receptor of rat basophilic leukaemia cells. Here we report the mapping of the mast cell receptor binding site on human IgE to a sequence of 76 amino acids at the C epsilon 2/C epsilon 3 junction. Recombinant peptides containing this sequence inhibit passive sensitization of skin mast cells in vivo and sensitize mast cells to degranulation by anti-IgE in vitro almost as efficiently as a myeloma IgE. Fragments containing the separate domains are inactive. Additional sequences are required for rapid assembly of fragments into disulphide-linked dimers, suggesting that a single chain can form the active site. In a three-dimensional model of the human Fc epsilon, the two identical segments are far apart. Each folds to generate a cleft between the C epsilon 2 and C epsilon 3 domains on the surface of the Fc epsilon. The docking of IgE on to mast cells could take place within this cleft.     

大熊猫IL-2基因的克隆与序列分析

本实验应用反转录-聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）技术，从ConA诱导培养的大熊猫外周血淋巴细胞总RNA中扩增得到大熊猫IL-2基因，并将其克隆到PGEM-T载体中．经菌落PER鉴定、序列测定及序列分析，结果表明，经克隆得到的IL-2基因开放阅读框由465个核苷酸组成，编码一个由155个氮基酸组成的多肽，包括编码20个氨基酸的信号肽和135个氨基酸的成熟肽，该基因（已在Genbank中登录，序列号为：DQ852339）与已知的其他哺乳动物如犬、猫、人、猪、牛、羊、马、兔、鼠等的IL-2核苷酸同源性在66.5％（鼠）～91．5％（犬）之间；IL-2编码氨基酸同源性在54．8％（鼠）-85．2％（犬）之间；进化树构建结果表明大熊猫与犬亲缘关系最近．     

内生枯草芽孢杆菌HD-1β-甘露聚糖酶基因的克隆及结构生物学分析

采用PCR技术从一株内生枯草芽孢杆菌HD-1基因组DNA中扩增出β-甘露聚糖酶基因核苷酸编码序列.序列分析表明,该基因全长1 089bp,编码362个氨基酸和一个终止密码子,N端前27个氨基酸为其信号肽.该酶氨基酸序列与相同来源的β-甘露糖苷酶同源性最高达98.34%,具有ManB保守结构域,属于糖苷水解酶家族26的一员.通过对该酶分子三维结构的预测分析,该酶的催化域形成TIM桶状结构,Cys92和Cys112形成二硫键,它们之间的部分构成该酶的氧化还原反应的活性中心,Glu100和Glu292分别为该酶的酸碱催化位点和亲核催化位点.三维结构的分析为提高酶的催化活性的和功能方面的定向改造提供了依据.     

Secretory expression of the fusion protein composed of human IL-2 and PreS antigen of hepatitis B virus in mammalian cells

In order to make entire HBV pmSAg secrete from mammalian cells, we conatmcted an eukaryotic expression vector by using leader sequence of human interleukin-2 (IL-2) as secretory signal peptide, and using high hydmphilic amino acids as the linker between IL-2 C end and preSAg N end. As a result, the IL-2preS fusing protein could be secreted from mamalian cells transfected with the reconstructed vector and the expression efficiency was identical to that of natural IL-2. It was considered that the retentive effect of preSlAg could be successfully bypassed. The results not only laid a theoretical and practical foundation for constructing specific gene vaccine against HBV persistent infection, but also supplied experimental evidence for studying modulation of protein secretory expression.     

Expression and functional characterization of artificial mutants of interleukin-2 receptor

The physiological proliferation of T lymphocytes (T cells) requires interaction between the humoral growth factor, interleukin 2 (IL-2) and its cell-surface receptor. Studies of IL-2 binding to the IL-2 receptor (IL-2R) on T cells have revealed that there are two distinct species of IL-2R, one with high and one with low affinity. Isolation and characterization of cDNA for the human IL-2R made it possible to deduce the complete primary sequence (251 residues) of the receptor protein. However, expression of IL-2R alone is not sufficient for either growth signal transduction or high-affinity site formation: another lymphocyte-specific molecule called converter seems to be required for the biological activity of IL-2R. We found that the converter did not form a stable complex with IL-2R unless the receptor bound the ligand (the 'affinity conversion' model). To discover which are the functionally important parts of the human IL-2R we have constructed artificial mutant cDNAs encoding the receptor. The mutant receptors produced from them had deletions or substitutions in the cytoplasmic region (13 residues), the transmembrane region (19 residues) or the carboxy-terminal portion of the extracellular region (219 residues). All were active in growth signal transduction, efficient internalization and high-affinity site formation in two mouse T-cell lines, suggesting that the extracellular region of IL-2R and the converter may be responsible for growth signal transduction.     

脯氨酸顺式肽键与氨基酸序列关联的统计分析

通过对蛋白质空间结构样板库SLCTBASE中包含顺式脯氨酸的序列进行统计分析,发现了顺式肽键脯氨酸与其序列周围氨基酸存在较强的关联。根据单个氨基酸与构象的关联信息,构造了含脯氨酸序列的顺式构象势函数,利用这个构象势可将顺式脯氨酸信噪比由5．4％提高至30％以上。