鳜皮肤黏液IgM样蛋白的纯化

对经嗜水气单胞菌全菌疫苗浸泡免疫后的鳜皮肤黏液中的免疫球蛋白采用盐析法、重组蛋白A(HiTrap rProteinA Sepharose)亲和层析法及鼠抗鳜血清IgM单克隆抗体偶联的Sepharose 4B亲和层析法分离纯化,并通过SDS-PAGE及Western-blot技术对纯化蛋白的部分特性进行分析比较。结果表明:50%硫酸铵溶液可以沉淀黏液中大部分蛋白,条带仍较多,约十几条,其中含有72 ku和29 ku的条带,因此仅可作为免疫球蛋白粗提的方法;Sepharose 4B亲和层析法所提取鳜黏液Ig经SDS-PAGE检测,只含有72 ku和29 ku 2个条带(初步认为鳜黏液Ig的重链和轻链),与鳜血清IgM的重、轻链分子量相同;rProteinA亲和层析法所提蛋白除具有上述重链(72 ku)和轻链(29 ku)外,还含有43 ku的蛋白带(可能为鳜黏液Ig另外一种形式的重链)。Western-blot显示,兔抗鳜Ig多克隆抗体可与72 ku及43 ku条带发生发应。两种亲和法所提蛋白纯度较高,但含量较低,条带较淡,仅可作为实验室小量提纯鳜黏液Ig的有效方法。     

温度对牙鲆皮肤黏液抗体产生的影响

在9℃、15℃、21℃和26℃4种不同水温下,用淋巴囊肿病毒(LCDV)灭活疫苗腹腔注射牙鲆,应用间接酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)研究了其皮肤黏液中特异性抗体水平的变化,以分析温度对牙鲆皮肤黏液抗体产生的影响.ELISA结果表明,9℃和15℃水温下牙鲆黏液OD值分别在注射LCDV后第9周和第7周达到峰值(9℃:OD=0.179; 15℃:OD=0.233); 21℃水温下OD值上升最快,5周达到峰值(0.316); 26℃水温下OD值较21℃无显著差异,也于5周达到峰值(0.295).采用硫酸铵分步盐析等技术粗提不同温度下OD值最高时的牙鲆皮肤黏液中的免疫球蛋白(Ig),SDS-PAGE检测发现,各温度组黏液蛋白中均含有72 kD和26 kD蛋白条带.Western blotting结果显示,抗牙鲆血清Ig重链的单克隆抗体只与黏液蛋白中72 kD条带发生反应,确定为牙鲆皮肤黏液Ig重链.综上结果表明,牙鲆在最适生活温度(21℃)下,抗体应答强度最大.牙鲆粗提黏液蛋白中Ig的初步确定,为探索牙鲆黏液免疫机制提供了材料.     

大黄鱼血清IgM纯化及其兔抗血清的制备

分别用饱和硫酸铵二次盐析法和蛋白A亲和层析法对健康大黄鱼（Pseudosciaena crocea）血清中的免疫球蛋白（IgM）进行分离纯化,所得产物用SDS-PAGE进行检测.结果表明,蛋白A亲和层析法可以较好地分离到高纯度的大黄鱼血清IgM,产物的电泳胶中只有重链和轻链2个条带;饱和硫酸铵二次盐析法除了有这2个条带,还有很多杂带,而且蛋白A亲和层析法更为简便、快速,因此用蛋白A亲和层析法分离纯化IgM优于饱和硫酸铵二次盐析法;大黄鱼免疫球蛋白重链的分子量在76 kD左右;轻链分子量在28 kD左右.用纯化的大黄鱼IgM免疫实验兔,获得效价高达1：40 960的兔抗鱼IgM血清.本实验所建立的蛋白A亲和层析法提取大黄鱼血清IgM可以方便、快捷地获得高纯度的产物,适合在实验室中纯化鱼类IgM.本研究所制备的兔抗大黄鱼IgM血清可为今后的相关研究工作打下基础.[中国水产科学,2006,13（3）：475-479]     

牙鲆血清免疫球蛋白的分离纯化及部分特性分析

运用Sephacryl S-200凝胶层析和HiTrap rProtein ASepharose亲和层析2种方法对牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)血清免疫球蛋白进行分离纯化,结果表明,牙鲆免疫球蛋白分布于33%~50%的硫酸铵饱和溶液中,其中45%的分离效果最好。凝胶层析和亲和层析样品均出现2个蛋白峰,用还原SDS-PAGE检测确定牙鲆免疫球蛋白存在于第2个蛋白峰中。牙鲆免疫球蛋白重链分子量约为75.4 kD,轻链分子量约为29.9 kD和28.2 kD,推测牙鲆血清免疫球蛋白的分子量为836 kD。制备了兔抗牙鲆免疫球蛋白多克隆抗体,免疫双扩散法检测多克隆抗体效价为1∶32,免疫斑点法检测多克隆抗体效价至少为1∶1 600。运用免疫印迹法(Western-bloting)检测了兔抗牙鲆免疫球蛋白多克隆抗体的特异性,实验证明该抗体与牙鲆全血清中免疫球蛋白重链、轻链反应均成阳性。     

花鲈免疫球蛋白的分离纯化及部分特性分析

分离纯化了花鲈(Lateolabrax japonicus)血清免疫球蛋白(Ig),并对其特性进行初步研究与分析.采用山羊-IgG(Goat-IgG)免疫花鲈并制备血清,分别采用硫酸铵分级沉淀法、A蛋白亲和层析法及Goat-IgG偶联亲和层析法提取花鲈Ig,对提取组份进行了蛋白浓度测定、间接ELISA效价测定、SDS-PAGE和Western-blotting分析.结果表明,采用硫酸铵分级沉淀法提取的花鲈Ig主要集中在硫酸铵饱和度为30%～50%的区间,其中45%饱和度硫酸铵富集的的抗体比活最高,ELISA效价为2×104/mg蛋白,比血清ELISA效价提高2.2倍;A蛋白柱亲和层析可得单一蛋白峰,洗脱峰集中在洗脱体积0.8～1.6 mL,处,占洗脱蛋白总量的76.2%,峰值的ELISA效价为1.37×105/mg蛋白,抗体得率为2.57%;Goat-IgG偶联Sephrose 4B亲和柱层析也可得单一蛋白峰,洗脱峰集中在洗脱体积1.4～2.8 mL处,占洗脱蛋白总量的72.4%,峰值的ELISA效价为1.39×105/mg蛋白,抗体得率为2.63%.以上3种提取方法均可得到79 kD的重链和29 kD轻链,表明可得到纯化的免疫球蛋白;采用鼠抗花鲈Ig血清和单抗AA5经Western-blotting证实提取成份为花鲈Ig.本研究表明,A蛋白柱和Goat-IgG偶联柱亲和层析均可用于花鲈Ig的提取,其中A蛋白柱法获得的洗脱峰值更为集中,抗体效价高,且提取过程不需要Goat-IgG免疫鱼体,是一种更为有效的免疫球蛋白提取方法.     

用鼠红细胞膜纯化中华绒螯蟹血清凝集素的方法

本研究建立鼠红细胞膜吸附法纯化中华绒螯蟹(Eriocheir sinensis)血清凝集素的方法,并与硫酸铵盐析、凝胶过滤层析和离子交换层析等其他提取方法进行比较。实验结果表明,中华绒螯蟹血清经鼠红细胞膜吸附后,再由EDTA把结合的凝集素从膜上解离,可以获得纯化的高活性凝集素。该纯化物在PAGE中出现2个清晰的区带,一个是大分子的b带,另一个则是由3种大小相近的小分子组成的c区带;在SDS-PAGE中,则显示出3个分子量接近、约为100 000的条带。经50％饱和硫酸铵盐析或用Sephadex G200凝胶过滤层析法可浓缩但不能纯化中华绒螯蟹血清凝集素。经DEAE-Sephadex A50离子交换层析法可获得2个蛋白峰,其中只有1个峰有凝集活性,在PAGE中表现为a蛋白带。凝集活性较高、分子量较大的蛋白带。上述实验结果表明,应用鼠红细胞膜法可纯化中华绒螯蟹血清凝集素。     

鲢鱼骨骼肌过敏原小清蛋白的分离纯化及多克隆抗体制备与应用

小清蛋白是鱼类的主要过敏原,对该蛋白的研究不仅有利于过敏原检测方法的建立也可为低致敏性水产品的开发提供理论依据。通过组织捣碎、冷冻离心、热处理、Superdex75凝胶过滤等方法从鲢白色肉中纯化得到过敏原小清蛋白。Tricine-SDS-PAGE显示,在非还原条件下,该蛋白呈分子量分别为12ku、14ku、24ku的3个条带。而在还原条件下,仅有分子量为12ku的条带。Western-blotting分析表明,分子量为12ku、14ku和24ku的这3个条带都与小鼠抗蛙小清蛋白单克隆抗体(PARV-19)发生特异性反应,提示它们均为小清蛋白的不同形态。用纯化的小清蛋白制备多克隆抗体,经Protein A Sepharose亲和层析纯化得到高纯度的免疫球蛋白G(IgG)。Dot-blot检测发现,抗体稀释至1/51200时仍能与纯化的小清蛋白有显色反应。用制备的多克隆抗体进行Western-blotting分析,能特异地检测4种鱼(鲤、鲢、鲫、黄鳍鲷)中的小清蛋白。     

黄鳝血清、肠黏液免疫球蛋白的分离纯化及部分特性分析

采用硫酸铵盐析、SephadexG-200凝胶层析等方法从黄鳝血清和肠道黏液中分离纯化出黄鳝血清和黄鳝肠黏液免疫球蛋白。SDS—PAGE分析表明，二者的理化性质相同；经β-巯基乙醇处理后解离形成重链和轻链两个亚单位，分子量分别为74kD和29kD。试验结果表明，黄鳝血清和肠黏液中存在免疫球蛋白，二者具有相同的层析和SDS-PAGE电泳特性。     

奥尼罗非鱼血清免疫球蛋白的纯化及分子量的初步分析

通过饱和硫酸铵盐析结合 Sephadex G-200柱层析的方法,纯化制备了健康非免疫状态下奥尼罗非鱼的免疫球蛋白,进行变性还原条件下的聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和免疫印迹试验对血清的免疫球蛋白进行初步分析,发现SDS-PAGE电泳条件下血清重链分子量为85 kD,轻链分子量为30 kD.如果罗非鱼血清免疫球蛋白在自然状态与其他硬骨鱼类一样也为四聚体,那么其总分子量的理论值应为920 kD.     

欧洲鳗血清免疫球蛋白纯化及部分特性分析

采用饱和硫酸铵分步盐析法结合柱层析提取，纯化欧洲鳗血清免疫球蛋白（Ｉg) ,实验证实欧洲鳗Ｉg主要分布在硫酸铵饱和度３０％－５０％的区间内，Ｓephacry1-S200进一步提纯的Ｉg主要存在于第一个蛋白峰，而Ｓepharose-4B柱层析提纯的Ｉg则存在于第二个蛋白峰，ＤＥＡE-52脑子交换柱层析可进一步纯化Ｓepharose-4B柱层析的产物，ＥＬＩＳＡ和Western-blot分别证实上述提取物具有抗体的免疫学活性，ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＥＧ分析纯化的Ｉg，显示了洲鳗Ｉg重链约为６８kD，轻链约为２６kD.     

大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液的抑菌活性和蛋白质组学

皮肤黏液是鱼类免疫防御的第一道防线。大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液对其免疫防御、渗透压维持以及适应水陆生活等方面具有重要意义。为深入了解大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液的蛋白质分子组成,对其皮肤黏液开展了抑菌活性分析和蛋白质组学分析。通过电刺激法收集大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液,采用打孔法比较了皮肤黏液和血清的抑菌活性差异;进一步利用鳗弧菌对大弹涂鱼进行诱导,采用生长曲线抑制法分析和比较了诱导前后皮肤黏液的抑菌活性差异。利用Shotgun质谱技术,结合大弹涂鱼皮肤转录组数据库,对大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液开展了蛋白质组学分析;进一步利用String软件对所鉴定的蛋白质开展了蛋白质相互作用预测。大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液具有广谱抑菌活性,鳗弧菌诱导后的大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液与诱导前相比,对部分革兰氏阴性菌的抑菌活性明显上升,但对其他菌株的抑菌活性差异不明显。从大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液中共鉴定各类蛋白质分子97种,基本分子组成与其他硬骨鱼类皮肤黏液蛋白相似,但也有少数蛋白如泛素蛋白、胸腺素蛋白等未在其他鱼类皮肤黏液中报道。此外,其他鱼类中所鉴定到的部分蛋白如热休克蛋白、抗菌肽等在大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液中未能鉴定到。大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液中已鉴定的蛋白多数具有与免疫功能相关的结构域,且存在一个以肌动蛋白为核心的相互作用网络。大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液具有明显的广谱抑菌活性,其蛋白质组成与其他鱼类皮肤黏液具有一定的相似性。本研究为深入了解大弹涂鱼皮肤黏液的分子多样性及功能机制奠定了基础。     

Characterization of carboxylesterase in skin mucus of Cirrhinus mrigala and its assessment as biomarker of organophosphate exposure

Presence of carboxylesterase (CbE) activity in the skin mucus of Cirrhinus mrigala was investigated. CbE activity in skin mucus showed higher substrate preference for α-naphthyl acetate over p-nitrophenyl acetate. Four CbE isozymes—CbE-1, CbE-2, CbE-3, and CbE-4 were observed in skin mucus during zymography. The isozyme CbE-4 was characterized as typical serine esterase, whereas CbE-1, CbE-2, and CbE-3 were identified as sulphhydryl group-dependent serine esterases. In vitro treatment of skin mucus with the organophosphorus insecticide, Nuvan^® showed strong inhibition of CbE activity. In vivo exposure of the fish to sublethal test concentrations (5 and 15 mg/l) of the insecticide also revealed significant inhibition of CbE activity in mucus. After the cessation of exposure, CbE activity recovered to its control level during the recovery periods. Thus, CbE activity in skin mucus could be considered a biomarker of the organophosphorus insecticide exposure to fish and a useful tool in monitoring environmental toxicity.     

The influence of salmon surface mucus on the growth of Flavobacterium columnare

Flavobacterium columnare is the causative agent of columnaris disease. The presence of lesions on the gills, skin and fins of diseased fish suggests that F. columnare is able to utilize fish skin mucus as a substrate for growth and that exposure to this material would alter the expression of genes involved in the colonization of the outer surfaces of the fish. Growth, biofilm formation, extracellular protease production and changes in protein expression of F. columnare strain C#2 cultured in media supplemented with juvenile Atlantic salmon skin mucus were compared with the same media without mucus. C#2 was able to grow by using mucus as the sole nutrient source. Growth in mucus-containing media induced cells to grow as a biofilm and extracellular protease activity increased in mucus-containing cultures. SDS-PAGE protein profiles showed that expression of six extracellular proteins increased in mucus-containing media. These results demonstrate that salmon surface mucus promotes the growth of F. columnare and that exposure to mucus alters the growth characteristics of this bacterium with regard to protease production and biofilm formation. Further characterization of mucus-induced physiological changes will increase our understanding of the basis of virulence of this economically important fish pathogen.     

Tissue localization of Aeromonas salmonicida in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., following experimental challenge

Three groups of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., were exposed to live, colony-forming, radiolabelled Aeromonas salmonicida bacteria in a bath challenge: (1) fish with artificial wounds; (2) fish with a reduced epidermal mucus layer caused by removal of the mucus layer on two occasions by a swabbing procedure; and (3) a control group of untreated fish. Fish were killed 2, 6 and 24 h after challenge, and radioactivity (cpm g^–1) was measured in the blood, mucus, skin, wound area, gills, anterior kidney, posterior kidney, spleen, midgut and hindgut. The highest levels of radioactivity were measured in the wound areas and in the gills. There was a significant positive correlation between the levels of radioactivity in the gills and blood, and between the mucus and skin at 2 h post-challenge. Two hours after the bath challenge, live A. salmonicida bacteria were found in the blood of fish in the 'swabbed' and 'artificial wound' groups, and not in the control group. Twenty-four hours after the bath challenge, the kidney of fish from all groups contained viable bacteria, whereas the blood was negative.     

Comparative analysis of innate immune parameters of the skin mucous secretions from certain freshwater teleosts, inhabiting different ecological niches

The innate immune system of fish is considered first line of defense against a broad spectrum of pathogens. Being a component of innate immunity and lying at the interface between fish and the aqueous environment, skin mucus plays a frontier role in protecting fish from infections. In the present study, skin mucus of Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Rita rita and Channa punctata, inhabiting different ecological niches, was analyzed to characterize potential innate immune factors such as lysozyme, proteases, phosphatases, esterase and sialic acid. The enzyme activities were high in bottom dweller species, C. punctata and C. mrigala, and low in clean water inhabiting species, L. rohita and C. catla. An inverse relationship was observed between the level of enzyme activity and the sialic acid content in these fish species. In R. rita, however, the levels of all factors were found to be low. Zymographic analysis with labeled Micrococcus lysodeikticus revealed three isoforms of lysozyme in C. punctata and two in each species, C. mrigala, L. rohita and C. catla. In R. rita, lysozyme could not be detected. Gelatin zymography revealed that serine and metalloproteases were the major mucus proteases in all fish species investigated. In addition, trypsin-like protease and Ca(++)-specific serine proteases were observed in skin mucus. Increased knowledge of these parameters could be useful in understanding the role of skin mucus in the innate immune system of fish species inhabiting different ecological niches.     

Identification and characterization of proteases from skin mucus of tambacu,a Neotropical hybrid fish

Skin secretions of fishes constitute a rich source of proteins with a broad spectrum of antimicrobial properties. We report here the characterization of proteases from skin mucus of tambacu, an economically important Neotropical hybrid fish. The effects of pH on the proteolytic activities of the mucus acting on various substracts – hemoglobin, casein, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and ovalbumin (OVA) – were tested. Optimal pH values for protease activity on hemoglobin were 4.5 and 8.5, on casein, 8.5, on BSA, 5.0 and 7.5, and on ovalbumin, 4.5 and 6.5. The proteolytic activity was inhibited on all of these substrates in the presence of specific inhibitors: caseinolytic activity was inhibited by inhibitors of serine and metalloproteases; hemoglobinolytic activity was inhibited by serine, aspartic and metalloproteases inhibitors; albuminolytic activity on BSA was inhibited by serine and aspartic proteases inhibitors, and on ovalbumin, by cysteine and aspartic proteases inhibitors. Gelatin zymography revealed that the skin mucus of tambacu consisted primarily of serine and metalloproteases. Hemoglobin zymography showed one proteolytic band inhibited by EDTA, whereas casein zymography showed two proteases inhibited by serine proteases inhibitors. We were able to identify all classes of proteases in the mucus from the skin of tambacu. These, and these results suggest that the proteolytic activities of the skin mucus of fish may play an important role in the defense against microorganisms and ectoparasites.     

Efficacy of injection vaccines against Flavobacterium psychrophilum in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Efficacy of mineral oil-based experimental injection vaccines against Flavobacterium psychrophilum were tested in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), under laboratory and field conditions. The vaccines consisted of formalin- or heat-inactivated whole bacterium cell preparations of two different serotypes (Fd and Th) or a combination of serologically different F. psychrophilum (Fd and/or Th and/or Fp(T);Th). Specific antibody responses against the bacterium in plasma and skin mucus were evaluated post-vaccination with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Efficacy of the vaccinations was determined by challenge trials to F. psychrophilum with the vaccinated rainbow trout. Significantly higher antibody levels in plasma were detected in vaccinated fish compared with mock-vaccinated fish. Injection vaccination did not trigger specific antibody production in the skin mucus. Significantly higher survival of i.p. vaccinated fish compared with non-vaccinated fish was observed during the challenge. The results suggest that mineral oil-based injectable vaccines containing formalin- or heat-inactivated virulent cells of F. psychrophilum effectively triggered specific antibody production and protected the fish against bacterial cold water disease.     

Changes in skin mucus of common carp,Cyprinus carpio L., after exposure to water with a high bacterial load

Water in aquaculture systems may contain a high load of microorganisms. Reduction in overall bacterial tank water load improves fish health and growth parameters. In this study, the effect of an increase of overall bacterial load in tank water on carp skin mucus was assessed. Intracellular and released high molecular weight glycoproteins (HMGs) of carp skin mucus were analysed for changes using histological, histochemical and biochemical techniques. Increase of bacterial load did not induce obvious clinical responses in carp, but the skin of exposed carp responded quickly. The amount of skin mucus HMGs isolated increased as well as their total glycosylation. An increased goblet cell number was observed for all carbohydrate stainings, but most clearly for acidic glycoconjugates. A change in the terminal presence of some sugars was also seen. After the initial response of carp, an adaptation to the higher bacterial load in the water appeared to occur as mucins had a higher glycosylation. The changes observed suggest that these skin mucus adaptations are part of a primary defence mechanism of mucosal epithelia, even at a low pathogenic pressure.