C1q/TNFα相关蛋白-1功能区的表达、纯化及生物活性分析

目的:利用大肠杆菌表达可溶性hCTRP1球状功能区蛋白并分析其生物活性。方法:重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21-codonplus(DE3)菌株、IPTG(异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷)诱导表达并纯化。结果:hCTRP1球状区蛋白实现在大肠杆菌中的高水平表达,利用镍亲合纯化和分子筛纯化到重组蛋白,重组蛋白在细胞和动物水平上都具有生物活性。结论:利用大肠杆菌表达系统高效制备了具有生物活性的hCTRP1球状功能区蛋白。     

人C1q/TNFα相关蛋白-6的表达、纯化及生物活性分析

目的利用大肠杆菌表达可溶性h CTRP6蛋白并分析其活性。方法重组载体转化大肠杆菌表达菌株、IPTG诱导表达、纯化后测定活性。结果 Trx-h CTRP6蛋白在大肠杆菌中高效表达,经镍亲合纯化和分子筛纯化,Trx-h CTRP6在细胞和动物水平上都有生物活性。结论利用大肠杆菌表达系统高效制备了具有生物活性的Trx-h CTRP6蛋白。     

人心肌肌钙蛋白I(cTnI)基因在大肠杆菌中的融合表达和纯化

目的:研究人cTnI基因在大肠杆菌中的融合表达和纯化.方法:以pCOMb3-cTnI为模板,用PCR方法得到了编码该蛋白的基因,进一步将该基因克隆到中间载体pUCm-T,再酶切得到cTnI基因插入到pKL载体中,构建成表达质粒pKL-cTnI.在BL21细胞中经IPTG诱导表达,利用载体携带6×His纯化标签,以HisTrap Kit纯化重组蛋白,并进行免疫活性测定.结果:融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中得到高效表达,并用HisTrapKit成功纯化目的蛋白.ELISA分析证实该重组蛋白具有与天然心肌肌钙蛋白相似的免疫活性.结论:本研究为建立急性心肌梗死早期诊断试剂奠定了基础.     

TAT-BDNF载体构建及融合蛋白表达

目的构建重组表达载体TAT-BDNF,在E.coli BL21中高效表达并纯化融合蛋白,为研究TAT携带BDNF穿透血脑屏障治疗中枢神经系统疾病奠定了基础。方法经RT-PCR获得编码人BDNF的全基因序列,连接到原核表达载体pTAT上,得到重组表达载体pTAT-BDNF,转化大肠杆菌,IPTG诱导TAT-BDNF融合蛋白的表达。表达产物用SDS-PAGE鉴定,组氨酸亲和层析柱纯化融合蛋白。结果成功构建了TAT-BDNF融合蛋白的原核表达载体,在诱导下获得了高效表达并纯化了融合蛋白。结论为进一步研究TAT蛋白转导作用奠定了基础。     

重组钙调蛋白及其突变体蛋白的分离纯化及活性鉴定

目的建立一种简单稳定高效分离纯化体外重组钙调蛋白(CaM)及其突变体蛋白的方法。方法将CaM及其三种钙结合位点突变体的cDNA插入pGEX-6p-3质粒载体后,转化大肠杆菌BL21感受态细胞,大量培养并利用异丙基硫代-β-D半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导CaM及其突变体的GST融合蛋白表达,GS-4B beads进行分离纯化。采用SDS-PAGE检测目的蛋白纯度和相对分子质量;采用Bradford方法测定纯化后蛋白浓度;采用膜片钳技术检测纯化后蛋白的活性。结果纯化的CaM及突变体蛋白具有较高的纯度;CaM及突变体蛋白得到了大量表达;纯化后蛋白可恢复已"run-down"心肌细胞膜钙通道的活性。结论本研究成功建立了一种稳定高效简单的重组CaM及其突变体蛋白的分离纯化方法,为深入研究CaM的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

葡萄球菌蛋白A抗体结合区基因的克隆、表达和纯化

目的构建表达金黄色葡萄球菌A蛋白(SPA)抗体结合区基因SPA-ZZ的pET-32a-ZZ表达载体,在大肠杆菌BL21中进行高效表达并初步纯化。方法用PCR从pEZZ18中克隆SPA抗体结合区基因ZZ,构建重组表达质粒pET32-ZZ,经酶切和测序确认,将阳性重组质粒转化BL21感受态细菌,IPTG诱导表达,表达产物进行聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳检测(SDS-PAGE),并用Q-Sephrose Fast Flow柱进行初步纯化。结果得到了高效表达SPA-ZZ的pET32-ZZ表达载体,表达产物经SDS-PAGE检测相对分子质量为41 000,初步纯化后可得到较纯的表达蛋白。结论SPA抗体结合区蛋白ZZ能在大肠杆菌中高效表达,为SPA-ZZ的应用奠定了一定的基础。     

心肌肌钙蛋白Ⅰ的融合表达和分离纯化

目的研究人心肌肌钙蛋白(cTnⅠ)在大肠杆菌中稳定高效的融合表达和分离纯化,以满足临床诊断的需要。方法人cTnⅠDNA序列由pdf 5-cTnⅠ质粒经PCR亚克隆而得,然后将其插入pET32a(+)载体,构建成pET32a(+)-cTnⅠ表达质粒,以大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)为表达菌,在IPTG诱导下进行表达。结果硫氧还蛋白(TrxA)-cTnⅠ融合蛋白得到高效表达,并经金属螯合亲和色谱一步纯化得到目的蛋白质。试剂盒检测结果表明该重组蛋白质具有cTnⅠ免疫原活性。结论构建了pET32a(+)-cTnⅠ重组质粒,并在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达,为建立急性心肌梗死早期诊断试剂奠定了基础。     

重组人TNF-α在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及生物学活性研究

构建有利于人肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)大量表达及有效纯化的原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中诱导表达。通过密码子优化构建表达质粒pET28-TNF,并将其转化入大肠杆菌,对表达条件进行优化后进行大量表达并通过两轮镍柱亲和纯化获得高纯度重组人TNF-α(rhTNF-α)蛋白。应用Western blot和细胞测活分别检测重组人TNF-α蛋白的抗原性和细胞毒活性。成功构建了重组人TNF-α原核表达载体,并通过表达纯化获得了纯度>95%,具有生物活性(LD50<10 ng/mL)的rhTNF-α蛋白。     

广西眼镜蛇蛇毒神经生长因子在大肠杆菌中的表达

目的采用基因工程技术,在大肠杆菌(E.coli)中表达广西眼镜蛇(黑眼镜蛇)蛇毒神经生长因子(NGF)成熟蛋白并检测其生物活性。方法将天然广西眼镜蛇蛇毒的NGF蛋白基因克隆至融合表达载体pET-40b(+)中,以C端融合了6个组氨酸的形式在E.coli BL21(DE3)通过异丙基硫代半乳糖苷诱导表达NGF蛋白。超声破菌后,将上清液经Ni~(2+)-NTA柱纯化,收集并冻干NGF融合蛋白,用蛋白印迹法分析其NGF抗原活性,并通过促PC12细胞生长法观察其生物活性。结果经蛋白印迹分析可知在38 ku处的条带具有NGF抗原活性。加入天然蛇毒NGF,生长轴突的PC12细胞为(83±3)%,重组品为(21±3)%,表明经纯化的融合蛋白具有NGF生物活力,但活性弱于天然蛇毒NGF。结论在大肠杆菌中可以表达出有活性的蛇毒NGF蛋白。     

重组蛋白在大肠杆菌分泌表达的研究进展

长期以来,大肠杆菌是表达外源蛋白的首选表达系统,重组蛋白分泌表达与胞内表达相比有很大优越性,在细胞周质腔不仅能促进重组蛋白二硫键的形成及正确折叠,还能促进分泌蛋白的N-端加工。本文综述了近年来在大肠杆菌中表达可溶性外源蛋白的进展,目的是为了提高外源蛋白的生物活性。     

Degraded and undegraded carrageenans and experimental gastric and duodenal ulceration

The prevention of histamine-induced gastric and duodenal ulceration in the guinea-pig has been examined using a series of undegraded and degraded carrageenans. Undegraded carrageenans were active at lower doses than degraded carrageenans. The high viscosity of the undegraded carrageenans in solution prevented their use in larger doses. Degradation of carrageenan without serious loss of sulphate, gives a product which allows the dose to be increased to an extent that its effect more than offsets the slight loss in activity caused by the degradation. No single feature of carrageenan structure can be related to anti-ulcer activity although degradation, and hence reduction of molecular size, generally reduces activity. Sulphate contents over 30% have little apparent effect on activity; κ-carrageenans were not consistently different in anti-ulcer activity from Λ-carrageenans. This contrasts with the antipeptic activity of carrageenans where κ-carrageenans are less active than their Λ-counter-parts. As with antipeptic activity, the degree of anti-ulcer activity is probably determined by a combination of structural features which includes molecular size and polyanionic properties.     

Affective and Anxiety Disorders and Alcohol and Drug Dependence:

Depression and anxiety frequently coexist in patients with substance use disorders. This clinically-oriented article examiens the relationship between these conditions and emphasizes data showing that substances of abuse can cause signs and symptoms of both depression and anxiety. These substance-related syndromes appear to have a different course and prognosis than uncomplicated, independent anxiety and major depressive disorders, and clinicians should consider the role of alcohol and other drugs in all patients presenting with these complaints. The authors will also outline an approach for diagnosing and managing patients with the combination of a substance use and depressive or anxiety disorder.     

Alcohol and Substance Use and Abuse in Women and Children

No abstract available for this article.     

Glucosidase and fucosidase inhibitors and Advances in nucleosides and nucleotides.

The American Chemical Society Symposium "Glucosidase and fucosidase inhibitors" took place on 1 April 1998 and was organized by Professors Zbigniew J Witczak (UConn, School of Pharmacy, CT, USA), Kuniaki Tatsuta (Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan) and Waldemar Priebe, MD (Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA). Professor Witczak provided introductory remarks including the status of existing glucosidase inhibitors, and chaired the morning session, which consisted of six lectures. The symposium was well received, and was particularly attractive for those interested in networking, as attendance was about sixty. In addition, some participants and attendees presented posters on the subject during the regular poster session organized by the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry.