草鱼促性腺激素基因的原核表达及多克隆抗体的制备

选用原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1,分别插入草鱼GTH和FSHβ的cDNA序列,构建成N端含有GST融合蛋白标签的表达质粒,分别转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),在IPTG诱导下表达出2个融合蛋白,SDS-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳显示重组融合蛋白GST-GTHα和GST-FSHβ的相对分子质量大约为35、38 kD.用抗GST标签的单克隆抗体分别对2个表达蛋白进行Western blot鉴定,结果显示重组蛋白表达正确.利用制备型SDS-PAGE纯化回收的蛋白并免疫新西兰大白兔,分别制备了抗GTH和抗FSHβ的具有较高效价的多克隆抗体.该结果为纯化天然GTH蛋白提供了有效的检测手段,也为进一步制备GTH单克隆抗体奠定了基础.     

人结合珠蛋白cDNA 克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达和鉴定

目的：克隆人结合珠蛋白（haptoglobin,Hp）cDNA ,并在大肠杆菌中表达和鉴定。方法：从Hela 细胞中分离总RNA,采用RT-PCR 方法获得人Hp cDNA,分别克隆至原核表达载体pET-32a和PGEX-4T-1,转化至大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG 诱导表达,并进行SDS-PAGE 及Western blot 鉴定。结果: 成功构建了高效原核表达质粒PET-32a-Hp 和PGEX-4T1-Hp;Western 印迹结果表明,经IPTG 诱导,在大肠杆菌中表达了分子量约30 kD和37 kD 的目的蛋白;表达产物经Ni2+-NTA 离子交换树脂纯化, 纯度>90%。结 论：在E.coli成功表达和纯化了人Hp 融合蛋白,为进一步开发人Hp 诊断试剂打下基础。     

拟态弧菌VMH蛋白的原核表达及其多克隆抗体制备

目的实现拟态弧菌热不稳定性溶血素(VMH)的原核表达,制备兔抗VMH蛋白的多克隆抗体。方法根据GenBank上已有的拟态弧菌vmh基因序列,设计并合成引物,通过PCR方法扩增vmh基因。PCR纯化产物酶切后,定向插入到PET-32a表达载体构建重组表达质粒PET-32a-vmh。重组表达质粒转化至E.coli Rosetta感受态细胞,在IPTG诱导下进行VMH蛋白表达。SDS-PAGE分析重组VMH蛋白(rVMH)的表达形式,并分别采用兔血平板扩散法和Western blot检测其溶血活性和免疫反应性。用纯化的rVMH蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,3次免疫后采集免疫血清,采用饱和硫酸铵分级沉淀结合亲和层析法纯化多克隆抗体,并检测其纯度与效价。结果重组表达质粒PET-32a-vmh诱导表达后,经SDS-PAGE分析发现分子量约为77.8kDa的rVMH蛋白主要以包涵体形式表达,该蛋白经变性复性后具有溶血活性和免疫反应性。兔抗rVMH蛋白的多克隆抗体经纯化后,其纯度达95%,ELISA效价为1∶26843545600,琼扩效价为1∶32。结论成功制备了rVMH蛋白及其多克隆抗体,为进一步采用噬菌体肽库筛选技术鉴定VMH蛋白表位提供了物质基础。     

人结合珠蛋白cDNA克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达和鉴定

目的：克隆人结合珠蛋白（haptoglobin,Hp）cDNA,并在大肠杆菌中表达和鉴定。方法：从Hela细胞中分离总RNA,采用RT-PCR方法获得人Hp cDNA,分别克隆至原核表达载体pET-32a和PGEX-4T-1,转化至大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导表达,并进行SDS—PAGE及Western blot鉴定。结果：成功构建了高效原核表达质粒PET-32a-Hp和PGEX-4T1-Hp;Western印迹结果表明,经IPTG诱导,在大肠杆菌中表达了分子量约30kD和37kD的目的蛋白;表达产物经Ni2^＋-NTA离子交换树脂纯化,纯度〉90％。结论：在E．coli成功表达和纯化了人Hp融合蛋白,为进一步开发人Hp诊断试剂打下基础。     

津田芜菁MYB77蛋白的原核表达及纯化

目的:建立津田芜菁转录因子MYB77的原核表达系统,并在大肠杆菌中获得表达。方法:RT-PCR获得MYB77的编码序列,将其克隆至pGEM-T载体中,在上下游引物中分别引入HindⅢ和EcoRⅠ酶切位点,PCR获得带酶切位点的目的片段并将其连接到重组表达载体pGEX-KG中,转化大肠杆菌DE3工程菌株,IPTG诱导重组质粒pGEX-KG-MYB77在大肠杆菌DE3中表达带有GST标签的融合蛋白,超声裂解大肠杆菌,用MagneGST ProteinPurification System纯化目的蛋白,通过SDS-PAGE和Western印迹验证GST-MYB77融合蛋白的表达。结果:重组菌株可以表达GST-MYB77融合蛋白,用Western印迹鉴定纯化的融合蛋白,在相对分子质量为55.56×103处检测到目的条带。结论:利用大肠杆菌表达系统获得了较高纯度的GST-MYB77融合蛋白,为进一步研究津田芜菁MYB77蛋白的功能奠定了基础。     

幽门杆菌Catalase/GST融合蛋白的表达、标签切除及鉴定

旨在利用GST融合基因表达系统表达幽门螺杆菌Catalase融合蛋白,并利用凝血酶切除GST标签.将重组质粒Catalase/pGEX-4T-1转化大肠杆菌BL21( DE3)感受态中,用IPTG进行诱导表达,菌体经反复冻融、溶菌酶裂解及超声破菌后,Catalase/GST融合蛋白以部分可溶性的形式表达在上清中.采用谷胱甘肽琼脂糖树脂Glutathione Sepharose 4B对其进行纯化,得到Catalase/GST融合蛋白,再用凝血酶进行GST标签的切除,所得产物进行Western blotting鉴定.高效表达出Catalase/GST融合蛋白的相对分子质量约85 kD,凝血酶成功地切除了GST标签,Western blotting证实Catalase蛋白能被鼠抗Catalase单克隆抗体识别.     

大肠杆菌表达GST-Aβ_(42)融合蛋白的纯化条件及鉴定

目的:为了提高β-淀粉样蛋白(β-amyloid peptide,Aβ_(42))基因在大肠杆菌中的表达,为深入研究Aβ的作用机制及其疫苗研究奠定基础。方法:大肠杆菌在37℃培养4 h后,以终浓度为1 mmol/L的IPTG在25℃下继续诱导培养2 h,促进GST-Aβ42融合蛋白的可溶性表达。表达产物以SDS-PAGE、Western bloting鉴定。结果:SDS-PAGE表明融合蛋白分子量约为32kD,与预计的一致;Western Blotting进一步分析表明它能与抗Aβ42和抗GST抗体特异反应。结论:GST-Aβ_(42)基因的优化表达为研究Aβ42的作用机理打下了基础,同时也为Aβ42疫苗的研究提供了充分的实验条件。     

鳞状细胞癌抗原SCCA基因的构建、表达及鉴定

目的:重组人鳞状细胞癌抗原(SCCA)的基因及表达融合蛋白,为下一步建立新的肝癌诊断方法奠定基础.方法:提取子宫颈癌细胞株(hela)中的总RNA,应用RT-PCR、PCR等技术扩增出SCCA基因,将其分别与PET-32a及PGEX-4T-1载体连接,转化入DH5α菌中进行克隆,并测序鉴定.异丙基β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导转入工程质粒的BL21菌中表达SCCA融合蛋白(分别含有HIS,GST-Tag),并进行SDS-PAGE及Western blotting鉴定.结果:经RT-PCR、PCR扩增后成功获得一条450bp的DNA片段,经测序鉴定与预期序列一致;并成功在大肠杆菌中实现了高表达,经Western blotting鉴定为SCCA融合蛋白.结论:成功获得SCCA目的基因并获得高纯度的SCCA融合蛋白,为进一步开发针对肝癌的SCCA诊断试剂打下基础,开辟诊断肝癌新途径.     

单纯疱疹病毒2gD-Hsp70融合蛋白基因的构建及表达

构建并原核表达Hsp70-HSV2gD融合蛋白。将Hsp70和HSV-2gD蛋白基因分别克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1,构建成重组质粒pGEX-4T-Hsp70-gD,并测序鉴定。重组质粒pGEX-4T-Hsp70-gD转化大肠杆菌DH5α后,IPTG诱导表达并进行SDS-PAGE分析。表达产物纯化后做Westernblot检测。将其肌注免疫BALB/c小鼠,检测融合蛋白对免疫小鼠脾淋巴细胞增殖、γ-干扰素产生以及血清中gDIgG水平的影响。表达产物的SDS-PAGE分析发现,在相对分子量为118kD处有外源蛋白表达,与预期蛋白带一致。用GST柱得到了纯化的Hsp70-HSV2gD融合蛋白。Westernblot证实,表达产物具有良好的活性。GST-Hsp70-gD组蛋白疫苗免疫的小鼠,其脾淋巴细胞刺激指数和脾淋巴细胞培养上清中γ-干扰素的水平高于其它组(P<0.05)。血清单纯疱疹病毒-2gD蛋白的抗体水平高于其它组(P<0.05)。     

盐藻小G蛋白DsRab的原核表达及纯化

前期对盐藻小G蛋白基因DsRab研究表明,在盐胁迫诱导下该基因转录水平明显提高。为进一步研究该蛋白在盐藻耐盐机制中的作用,PCR扩增DsRab的开放阅读框(ORF),并将其克隆至带有GST标签的原核表达载体pGS-21a,得到重组表达载体pGS-21a-DsRab。将重组表达载体转化E.coli BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,并优化诱导表达条件,利用GST-SefinoseTM Kit进行纯化,用SDS-PAGE和Western blot鉴定。结果表明,成功构建了重组表达载体pGS-21a-DsRab,SDS-PAGE结果显示得到的蛋白与预期分子量相符,并且纯度较高;Western blot检测结果初步证明该融合蛋白为GST-DsRab。     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.