Methodologies for the isolation of alternative binders with improved clinical potentiality over conventional antibodies

The availability of binders to different functional domains of the same protein or to physiologically co-operating proteins allows for the simultaneous inhibition of independent downstream signaling pathways. This multi-target approach represents a promising therapeutic strategy, as demonstrated in the case of the synergistic effect of anti-Her2 treatment based on the combined use of the trastuzumab and pertuzumab monoclonal antibodies that induce cellular cytotoxicity and impair the receptor dimerization, respectively. Therefore, a reliable selection method for the recovery of epitope-specific antibodies is highly needed. Animal immunization with short peptides resembling the epitope sequence for raising conventional antibodies represents an alternative. Panning phage displayed libraries of recombinant antibodies such as scFvs and nanobodies or of other peptide collections is another option. Although recombinant antibodies can provide the same specificity as conventional antibodies, they offer at least two further advantages: i) the protocols for the selection of epitope-specific antibodies can be rationally designed, and ii) their expression as multivalent, bispecific and biparatopic molecules is feasible. This review will analyze the recent literature concerning technical aspects related to the isolation, the expression as multivalent molecules, and the therapeutic applications of binders able to interfere with antigen functional domains. The term binder will be preferred when possible to include those molecules, such as peptides or affibodies, with at least some proven practical uses.     

表达猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒修饰型GP5m蛋白的重组伪狂犬病毒的构建及其在小鼠的免疫反应

猪伪狂犬病毒（PRV）是一种良好的兽用活病毒疫苗载体。但以PRV基因缺失疫苗株TK^-/gE^-/LacZ⁺为载体表达PRRSV GP5的重组病毒TK^-/gE^-/GP5⁺免疫实验动物后难以激发抗PRRSV的中和抗体。为了进一步增强这种重组病毒的免疫效力,用具有更好免疫原性的修饰的ORF5基因（ORF5m）代替天然ORF5基因,构建了表达PRRSV的修饰型GP5m蛋白的重组伪狂犬病毒TK^-/gE^-/GP5m⁺。经PCR、Southern blot、Western blot 证实构建正确,并能表达具有活性的GP5m蛋白。将TK^-/gE^-/GP5m⁺与TK^-/gE^-/GP5⁺分别免疫Balb/c小鼠,结果TK^-/gE^-/GP5m⁺免疫小鼠不仅产生了较高水平的抗PRRSV的中和抗体(3/6只达到了1∶16),而且在诱导PRRSV特异性细胞免疫方面也显著优于TK^-/gE^-/GP5⁺,表明TK^-/gE^-/GP5m⁺是一种极有希望的PRRSV和PRV二价基因工程候选疫苗。     

乳糖对产木聚糖酶基因工程菌1020的诱导作用及碳氮源优化

研究了国产及进口LB培养基对产嗜热性木聚糖酶基因工程菌1020生长及产酶的影响,并以国产原料为基准,优化了培养基。结果表明,国产的酵母膏及蛋白胨和进口原料相比,缺少某些成分,单纯增加用量不能弥补这种差别;乳糖可以代替昂贵的IPTG起到有效的诱导作用;10g·L-1的乳糖可兼起能源及诱导剂的双重效果,菌的生物量和产酶量达到最佳;发酵8h后补加5g·L-1乳糖,生物量及酶活皆有提高。复合氮源优于单一的无机或有机氮源。优化后的酶活从进口LB培养基的270U～290U提高到1700U～1800U。     

重组人胰高血糖素样肽-1突变体的分离纯化及活性分析

对基因工程构建的含人胰高血糖素样肽1(hGLP1)突变体的工程菌株进行诱导表达,分离纯化N末端第二位突变的2GlyhGLP1突变体.IPTG诱导4h,收获的菌体经超声破碎后,裂解液用GlutathioneSepharose4B亲和层析纯化GST2GlyhGLP1融合蛋白,经CNBr裂解、SephadexG25柱脱盐、QAESepharoseFF阴离子交换柱层析和RPC18柱脱盐,得到纯度大于98%的重组2GlyhGLP1.Western印迹分析证实,该突变体可被特异性hGLP1抗体所识别.生物学活性分析表明,2GlyhGLP1具有明显的降血糖活性和促胰岛素分泌活性(P<0.001).     

重组L-门冬酰胺酶工程菌的表达和PEG的化学修饰

目的提高重组L-门冬酰胺酶(rL-ASP)工程菌的表达量,分离纯化rL-ASP并对之进行PEG化学修饰。方法将带有编码rL-ASP的基因的质粒(pKA)导入不同的宿主菌中,挑出高表达菌株,同时优化发酵培养基,分离纯化获得的高纯度rL-ASP再用PEG进行化学修饰,SDS-PAGE检测修饰效果。结果在pH7.0的条件下,宿主菌为JMl09的工程菌pKA/JMl09酶活力最高,三角瓶振摇培养的酶活力可达216×103IU/L;发酵罐发酵培养,酶活力达312×103IU/L。纯化后的rL-ASP比活力为220IU/mg,rL-ASP经过PEG化学修饰生成rL-ASP-PEG,分子量发生改变。结论改变目标蛋白表达的宿主菌和优化发酵工艺,提高了rL-ASP的表达量,纯化的rL-ASP经过PEG化学修饰后分子量增大。     

Ecological speciation without host plant specialization; possible origins of a recently described cryptic Papilio species

North American Papilio canadensis and P. glaucus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, these Papilio = Pterourus) have previously been described as having allopatric distributions separated by a narrow hybrid zone running from Minnesota to southern New England, and southward in the Appalachian Mountains (possibly to northern Georgia). Recent patterns of hybridization and introgression suggest a more complex interaction between the two, possibly even resulting in the formation of a new species (Pterourus appalachiensis Pavulaan & Wright, 2002). Recently, extensive northward interspecific introgression of P. glaucus‐diagnostic traits has been observed in the hybrid zone. These include wing bands and other color patterns, the ability to feed on tulip tree leaves, and Hk‐100 allozymes; all are autosomally encoded. However, there has been little northward introgression of certain other P. glaucus traits (such as facultative diapause and bivoltinism, and Ldh‐100 allozymes, both X‐linked; and the Y‐linked melanic mimicry gene in females). Interspecific recombination of the X‐chromosome has evidently occurred, as shown by discordant patterns of X‐linked markers. The P. glaucus X‐linked Pgd‐100 and Pgd‐50 alleles have introgressed 200–400 km north of the historical hybrid zone, yet the P. glaucus X‐linked Ldh‐100 allele has not. The allele frequency shift for both genes is more closely related to the ‘thermal landscape’ (i.e., accumulated degree‐days above a developmental base threshold of 50 °F (=10 °C)) than to latitude. Delayed post‐diapause eclosion of cohorts within the hybrid zone, e.g., the New York/Vermont border area, has produced a natural ‘false‐second generation’ flight (a hybrid swarm of synchronous males and females, where 2300–2700 °F degree‐days have accumulated each year since 1998) that is reproductively isolated from flights of both parental species. Moreover, the newly described P. appalachiensis exhibits a unique combination of traits. These include obligate diapause, a univoltine habit, and the Ldh‐80 or Ldh‐40 alleles (as for P. canadensis), the Pgd‐100 or Pgd‐50 alleles (as for P. glaucus), and a delayed ‘false‐second generation’ reproductive flight period (as observed in the hybrid zone). Since 2001, a rare allele or ‘hybrizyme’ (Ldh‐20) has appeared in this false second generation at high frequencies (40–50%). We hypothesize that strong selection against the facultative diapause (od‐)trait (and the linked Ldh‐100 allele) in regions with 2800 °F degree‐days or less, and divergent selection in favor of Pgd‐100 (or a closely linked trait) combined with allochronic reproductive isolation, has resulted in recombinational, parapatric, hybrid speciation. There is no evidence at present that host‐plant shifts or changes in sex pheromones have driven this process, in contrast to many other speciation events in the Lepidoptera.     

Enhanced production of recombinant protein inEscherichia coli using silkworm hemolymph

The effect of silkworm hemolymph on the expression of recombinant protein inEscherichia coli was investigated. The addition of silkworm hemolymph to the culture medium increased the production of recombinant β-galactosidase inE. coli. The production was dependent on the concentration of the added silkworm hemolymph, which increased 2-, 5-, and 8-fold in media supplemented with 1,3, and 5% silkworm hemolymph, respectively. To identify the effective component, the silkworm hemolymph was fractionated by gel filtration column chromatography. A fraction, with a molecular weight of about 30 K was identified as the effective component.     

尼帕病毒F糖蛋白在重组牛痘病毒中的表达及鉴定

尼帕病毒(NiV)F蛋白在病毒侵入细胞和诱导中和抗体等方面具有重要作用。通过over-lapping PCR合成密码子优化的F蛋白基因构建了表达NiV F蛋白的重组牛痘病毒(WR株)rWR-NiV-F。利用兔抗NiV血清为检测抗体,通过间接免疫荧光(IFA)检测到了F蛋白在重组病毒感染细胞中的表达。SDS-PAGE和Western blot检测证明重组蛋白F0被裂解为F1和F2。以rWR-NiV-F感染瞬时转染共表达NiV受体结合囊膜糖蛋白G的BHK细胞,可诱导细胞膜融合及合包体形成,证明该重组病毒表达F蛋白保持良好的抗原性及生物学活性,为NiV诊断及重组活载体疫苗研究奠定了重要基础。     

抗FLAG标签抗体在植物中的高效表达

植物生物反应器是一种新兴的重组蛋白表达系统,是分子农业的核心内容之一。本研究在本氏烟草(Nicotiana benthamiana)中表达了抗八肽(DYKDDDDK, FLAG)标签抗体,并对其进行纯化与鉴定。通过多次免疫小鼠获得高效价抗FLAG抗体并测出其编码序列,然后亚克隆至植物DNA病毒表达载体,最后通过农杆菌介导转染烟草叶片。经Western blotting检测了转染后2−9 d抗体的表达情况：3 d后FLAG抗体开始在烟草叶片中表达,5 d后表达量达到峰值,每千克鲜叶估计可表达66 mg FLAG抗体。抗体经过分离纯化后浓缩为1 mg/mL,按1:10 000稀释仍可识别1 ng/mL的抗原,表明植物生产的FLAG抗体具有高亲和力。植物生物反应器可用于生产高亲和力抗体,并具有简易、成本低和生产周期短等特点,具有很高的应用价值。     

Identification of RAPD markers linked to the karnal bunt resistance genes in wheat

A set of 104 wheat recombinant inbred lines (RILs) obtained from a cross between parents resistant (HD 29) and susceptible (WH 542) to karnal bunt (KB) (caused by Neovossia indica) were screened and used to identify random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers linked with resistance to karnal bunt as these would allow indirect marker assisted selection of KB resistant genotypes. The two parents were analysed with 92 RAPD primers. A total of 65 primers proved functional by giving scorable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. Of these, 21 (32 %) primers detected polymorphism between the two parental genotypes. Using these primers, bulked segregant analysis was carried out on two bulk DNAs, one obtained by pooling DNA from 10 KB resistant RILs and the other similarly derived by pooling 10 KB susceptible RILs. One marker, OPM-20 showed apparent association with resistance to KB. This was confirmed following selective genotyping of individual RILs included in the bulks.