人骨形成蛋白-4和人骨形成蛋白-7在毕赤酵母中的共表达

利用人骨形成蛋白-4(hBMP4)与人骨形成蛋白-7(hBMP7)的成熟肽cDNA片段制备转基因毕赤酵母菌株,实现了hBMP4与hBMP7在巴斯德毕赤酵母细胞中的共表达.Western-blotting分析表明,表达产物含有hBMP4与hBMP7,片段大小分别为26 kD和17 kD,均为单体蛋白.     

甲状旁腺素(PTH)对氯化钾引起大白鼠输精管收缩的舒张作用

本研究探讨甲状旁腺素(PTH)对输精管平滑肌的舒张作用及其机制。不同剂量的氯化钾(20、40、60mM)引起大白鼠输精管的收缩,同样可被牛型—PTH(1—34)或人型—PTH(1—34)所舒张,而且均呈现剂量的依从关系。异丙肾上腺素舒张输精管的作用可被心得安所阻滞,但心得安或酚妥拉明均不抑制甲状旁腺素舒张输精管的作用,提示甲状旁腺素和异丙肾上腺素对输精管的舒张作用是通过不同的受体实现的。不同剂量的氯化钙引起输精管不同张力强度的收缩,甲状旁腺素对这种外源性钙引起的收缩呈现明显的抑制作用,说明甲状旁腺素有减少钙离子进入平滑肌组织的作用。     

珍珠鸟和家鸡甲状旁腺激素3型受体(PTH3R)的结构与表达图谱分析

甲状旁腺激素(PTH)与动物钙稳态调控和骨代谢平衡相关,其生理作用是通过甲状旁腺激素受体(PTHR)介导。甲状旁腺激素受体家族包括三个不同的亚型,其中甲状旁腺激素3型受体(PTH3R)在非哺乳类脊椎动物生长发育过程中起着重要作用,然而PTH3R在鸟类中的研究则相对较少。 本研究采用RT-PCR方法,首先克隆了珍珠鸟和家鸡的PTH3R基因全长cDNA序列。结果显示,家鸡PTH3R (cPTH3R) cDNA全长1632 bp,编码543个氨基酸,珍珠鸟PTH3R(zPTH3R-w) cDNA序列全长1563 bp,编码520个氨基酸,其蛋白均含有信号肽序列、七次跨膜区等特征性结构。此外,在珍珠鸟中还发现一个新剪接变体zPTH3R-v1,其cDNA序列全长1468 bp,编码488个氨基酸,其缺失了第3外显子进而导致第1跨膜结构域缺失。利用生物信息学方法,我们还对珍珠鸟和家鸡PTH3R蛋白序列进行三维建模。 采用RT-PCR方法,本研究也对珍珠鸟PTH3R基因进行组织表达分析。结果显示,zPTH3R及其剪切变体zPTH3R-v1在珍珠鸟脑及外周组织中广泛表达。珍珠鸟和家鸡PTH3R基因的成功克隆与结构解析,将为下一步开展PTH3R在鸟类中的功能研究奠定重要基础。     

RGD-拖丝蛋白基因的构建及其在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

根据天然拖丝蛋白的高度重复性序列,引入与细胞黏附有关的精氨酸-甘氨酸-天冬氨酸(RGD)三肽序列,以毕赤酵母偏好的密码子化学合成RGD-拖丝蛋白基因单体,通过"头尾相连"的多聚化策略,倍加成16聚体与32聚体基因.分别将这两种多聚体与分泌型表达载体pPIC9K连接,转化毕赤酵母GS115,用G418筛选毕赤酵母重组菌.通过甲醇诱导表达,培养液上清的SDS-PAGE分析表明RGD-重组拖丝蛋白获得分泌型表达.     

α-葡聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的组成型表达

为避免α-葡聚糖造成的制糖过程中的糖分损失、制炼难度增加以及糖产品质量下降,利用α-葡聚糖酶分解而直接去除α-葡聚糖是目前最佳的选择.文中扩增了α-葡聚糖酶基因dex,构建组成型表达载体pGAPZαA-dex;以毕赤酵母KM71H为受体菌,将表达载体整合进入受体菌基因组,构建了组成型表达α-葡聚糖酶的毕赤酵母工程菌.摇瓶发酵120h,α-葡聚糖酶酶活达到60.4U/mL,从而实现了α-葡聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中的组成型表达,使发酵过程无需使用甲醇进行诱导,提高了生产和使用安全性.     

不同载体-宿主菌组合对重组蛋白表达量的影响

研究了不同载体-宿主菌组合对毕赤酵母重组蛋白表达量的影响。以豹蛙抗瘤酶(onconase,ONC)、IL-1α、IL-1β、IL-1Ra、人血清白蛋白(human serum albumin,HSA)与ONC的融合蛋白即HSA-(Gly_4Ser_1)_3-ONC(简称HSA-ONC)等5种重组蛋白为报告蛋白,设计并合成了5种基因。分别插入3种酵母表达载体p PIC9、p PIC9K和p PICZα-A中,转化3种毕赤酵母受体菌X-33、GS115和SMD1168。筛选得到7种载体-宿主菌组合,在摇瓶规模进行诱导并定量。研究结果表明:5种外源蛋白在p PICZα-A/X-33组合中表达量最高,在p PIC9/SMD1168组合中最低。从重组蛋白表达量来说,p PICZα-A/X-33组合优于其他6种载体-宿主菌组合。     

产人胰岛素毕赤酵母工程菌的构建

根据人胰岛素的氨基酸序列和酵母偏爱的密码子,采用基因半合成技术合成人胰岛素基因.将合成的胰岛素基因克隆到pP IK 9质粒,构建了毕赤(P ich ia)酵母重组表达载体pP IN S319,用B g lⅡ线性化后用电转化法导入毕赤酵母G S ll5菌株,经过营养筛选和PCR复筛,得到含人胰岛素基因的毕赤酵母工程菌株.经SDS-PAGR和密度扫描分析表明,合成的人胰岛素基因能够在毕赤酵母中高效分泌性表达,表达量可达0.563 m g/mL,表达产物无需转肽过程,只经过胰蛋白酶和羧肽酶B简单处理即得到优质重组人胰岛素,其体内活力约为30 IU/m g.     

人源EC-SOD在毕赤酵母中的构建与表达

利用基因工程技术构建表达载体并电转化至毕赤酵母中,成功实现人源EC-SOD在毕赤酵母X33中的表达.重组蛋白经盐酸羟胺法测得25 mL摇瓶发酵液上清酶活为508 U·mg~(-1),5 L发酵液上清酶活为909U·mg~(-1).发酵液上清用硫酸铵沉降后,使用DEAE弱阴离子交换树脂初步分离纯化出较纯的EC-SOD,测得比活为1 700 U·mg~(-1),并进行氯化硝基四氮唑蓝(NBT)活性定性染色.结果表明,毕赤酵母成功胞外表达具有一定活性的SOD蛋白.     

重组毕赤酵母体系生成PIUGT1蛋白适宜条件研究

通过单因素试验研究pH和温度对重组毕赤酵母GS115/pPIZαA - PlUGT1生长以及甲醇体积分数、pH和温度对诱导表达PlUGT1蛋白的影响.结果表明,pH6.5和30℃是培养重组毕赤酵母GS115/pPIZαA - PlUGT1最佳的生长条件,重组毕赤酵母GS115/pPlZαA - PlUGT1诱导表达蛋白...     

小麦内质网氧化还原酶在毕赤酵母中的表达

为开发健康天然的新型酶制剂型面粉改良剂,利用毕赤酵母重组表达了小麦内质网氧化还原酶1(wEro1);将wero1基因亚克隆至毕赤酵母表达载体pPICZα A,实现了wEro1在毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)GS115中的分泌表达,优化诱导表达条件后wEro1的产量可达(53.24±2.11) U/mL;应用硫酸铵沉淀和阴离子交换层析纯化了wEro1,对电泳纯wEro1进行酶学性质研究.结果表明:wEro1具有催化二硫键异构酶(PDI)的巯基氧化活性,且最适pH为7.5,最适温度为30℃;在低温和中性pH条件下,该酶具有较好的稳定性.将毕赤酵母重组wEro1添加到面粉中,考察其对面粉加工品质的影响,发现毕赤酵母重组wEro1改善面粉粉质特性的能力比大肠杆菌重组wEro1更强.     

重组人甲状旁腺激素(1-34)在大肠杆菌中的表达与纯化

将化学合成的rhPTH(1-34)基因用PCR扩增后,克隆至表达载体pET-35b( ),使rhPTH(1—34)融合于纤维素结合结构域(CBDdos)的羧基端,并得到高效表达．融合蛋白经纤维素树脂亲和层析纯化后,经Factor Xa裂解释放出rhPTH(1-34),再通过纤维素树脂亲和层析、C4反向高效液相色谱纯化得到rhPTH(1-34)纯品．每升培养液可获取3mg高纯度的rhPTH(1-34)．经质谱测定,所得样品的分子量为4117．0Da,与rhPTH(1—34)理论分子量一致．     

Cloning and expression of murine interleukin-1 cDNA in Escherichia coli

Interleukin-1 (IL-1), a peptide hormone produced by activated macrophages, possesses the ability to modulate the proliferation, maturation and functional activation of a broad spectrum of cell types and may play a major role in the initiation and amplification of immune and inflammatory responses through its action on these diverse cell populations. IL-1 exhibits microheterogeneity in terms of its relative molecular mass (Mr, 13,000-19,000) and charge properties, and although murine IL-1 has been purified and some of its basic structure-function relationships have been elucidated, it has proved difficult to prepare sufficient amounts of IL-1 for direct and detailed sequence and structural studies. Here we report the cloning, sequence analysis and expression of murine IL-1 cDNA in Escherichia coli. The IL-1 cDNA codes for a polypeptide precursor of 270 amino acids. Biologically active IL-1 was produced in E. coli by expressing the carboxy-terminal 156 amino acids of the IL-1 precursor.     

A novel cyclin encoded by a bcl1-linked candidate oncogene

We have previously identified a candidate oncogene (PRAD1 or D11S287E) on chromosome 11q13 which is clonally rearranged with the parathyroid hormone locus in a subset of benign parathyroid tumours. We now report that a cloned human placental PRAD1 complementary DNA encodes a protein of 295 amino acids with sequence similarities to the cyclins. Cyclins can form a complex with and activate p34cdc2 protein kinase, thereby regulating progress through the cell cycle. PRAD 1 messenger RNA levels vary dramatically across the cell cycle in HeLa cells. Addition of the PRAD1 protein to interphase clam embryo lysates containing inactive p34cdc2 kinase and lacking endogenous cyclins allows it to be isolated using beads bearing p13suc1, a yeast protein that binds cdc2 and related kinases with high affinity and coprecipitates kinase-associated proteins. Addition of PRAD1 also induces phosphorylation of histone H1, a preferred substrate of cdc2. These data suggest that PRAD1 encodes a novel cyclin whose overexpression may play an important part in the development of various tumours with abnormalities in 11q13.     

C-terminal domain of Chk1 regulates its subcellular location and kinase activity for DNA repair

Effector kinase Chk1 is an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase. It is a key mediator linking the mechanisms that monitor DNA integrity to components of the cell cycle engine. In this study, recombinant vectors pEGFP-C1-Chk1/C 288/C 334/C 368 were constructed and transfected into HeLa cells to study the effect of the Chk1 regulatory domain on the regulation of subcellular Chk1 location in response to DNA damage. We found that DNA damage-induced nuclear accumulation is regulated by 34 amino acids (334–368) in the C-terminal regulatory domain. Recombinant vectors pXJ41-Chk1/C 288/C 334/C 368 were co-transfected with reporter plasmid pEGFP-N2 into HeLa cells to study the repair abilities of the different human Chk1 truncation mutants. In addition, recombinant vectors were transfected into HeLa cells to study the effects of the different truncation mutants on the cell cycle. Furthermore, to study the kinase activity of the different truncation mutants, Ser216 phosphorylation of Cdc25C was studied by Western blot analysis. We found that the enzymatic activity of C 368, missing the 108 C-terminal amino acids (368–476), was higher than that of full-length Chk1, and C 368 delayed the cell cycle progression. The enzymatic activity of C 334, missing the 142 C-terminal amino acids (334–476), was equivalent to that of full-length Chk1. C 288, missing the 188 C-terminal amino acids (288–476), had almost no enzymatic activity, suggesting that the regulatory domain contains both inhibitory and regulatory elements. This study provides useful information for further research on Chk1 function.     

Cloning and Characterization of UL34 Gene of Pseudorabies Virus HB Isolate

In this study, China isolate HB of pseudorabies virus(PRV) was confirmed and genotypically characterized by amplifying and sequencing of partial UL34, a conservative gene involved in the egress of nucleocapsids from the nucleus, for phylogenetic analysis. The open reading frame(orf) of UL34 of PRV HB isolate is composed of 786 nucleotides, which encoded 262 amino acids. In addition, a potential transmembrane domain(241-260 aa) and 11 potential phosphorylation sites were also found in the UL34 of PRV HB isolate. Multiple amino acids alignment indicated that UL34 proteins of PRV strains derived from different geographic origins were highly conservative, but some mutations were also found. Phylogenetic analysis based on UL34 protein indicated that PRV HB strain was evolutionarily distinct from other recent China strains sequenced so far, forming a single clade within the phylogeny. Moreover, PRV HB isolate had close evolutionary relationship with Bo HV-1 and Bo HV-5 within the Alphaherpesvirinae. Taken together, these results indicated that PRV strains were in the progress of evolution. This study has expanded the knowledge of genetic profiles of PRV strains.     

近交培育五指山小型猪GHR基因的克隆及其真核表达载体的构建

目的探讨近交培育五指山猪矮小的分子机理,为五指山猪实验动物化奠定基础。方法近交系五指山猪肝脏组织提取总RNA,然后RT-PCR成功扩增出GHR基因,克隆入pGEM-Teasy载体进行测序,并与正常猪GHR基因序列进行比对;然后经SalⅠ和XbaⅠ双酶切回收后与同样经过双酶切回收的pEGFP-C1真核表达载体连接,构建五指山猪GHR基因真核表达载体。结果测序结果表明:五指山猪GHR基因编码区包括639个氨基酸;经过酶切和测序验证五指山猪GHR基因真核表达载体构建成功。结论经序列比对后发现GHR信号肽编码区发生两处氨基酸替换,可能会影响到生长激素的胞内运输;生长激素受体胞内域编码区发生多处突变,并且导致相应氨基酸发生替换,可能会影响生长激素受体的下游信号转导。五指山猪GHR基因真核表达载体的成功构建为进一步研究GHR的功能和下游信号转导奠定了基础。     

大鼠中性氨基酸转运蛋白SNAT1-HA融合蛋白的构建和表达(英文)

Na+偶联的中性氨基酸转运蛋白SNAT1是一种膜蛋白,属于转运蛋白第38家族(SLC38),在中枢神经系统(CNS)中起到重要的生理学作用.为了更容易地检测SNAT1在细胞膜上的表达,以pBK-CMVΔ-SNAT1为模板,用PCR,双酶切和T4连接酶连接的方法在SNAT1的C端加上了一个HA标签蛋白,构建了一个新质粒pBK-CMVΔ-SNAT1-HA.用该质粒瞬时转染人胚胎肾细胞(HEK293T),转染36 h以后,融合蛋白SNAT1-HA可以用HA抗体检测.Western blot结果显示在约54 kDa处有一条特异性条带,与预期分子量大小一致.利用重组质粒pBK-CMVΔ-SNAT1-HA可以更方便地检测到SNAT1在细胞膜上的表达与定位,为进一步研究SNAT1结构与功能奠定了基础.     

Cloning and characterization of <Emphasis Type="Italic">UL</Emphasis>34 gene of pseudorabies virus HB isolate

In this study, China isolate HB of pseudorabies virus (PRV) was confirmed and genotypically characterized by amplifying and sequencing of partial UL34, a conservative gene involved in the egress of nucleocapsids from the nucleus, for phylogenetic analysis. The open reading frame (orf) of UL34 of PRV HB isolate is composed of 786 nucleotides, which encoded 262 amino acids. In addition, a potential transmembrane domain (241-260 aa) and 11 potential phosphorylation sites were also found in the UL34 of PRV HB isolate. Multiple amino acids alignment indicated that UL34 proteins of PRV strains derived from different geographic origins were highly conservative, but some mutations were also found. Phylogenetic analysis based on UL34 protein indicated that PRV HB strain was evolutionarily distinct from other recent China strains sequenced so far, forming a single clade within the phylogeny. Moreover, PRV HB isolate had close evolutionary relationship with BoHV-1 and BoHV-5 within the Alphaherpesvirinae. Taken together, these results indicated that PRV strains were in the progress of evolution. This study has expanded the knowledge of genetic profiles of PRV strains.