Expression of the Phycoerythrin Gene of Gracilaria lemaneiformis (Rhodophyta) in E. coli and Evaluation of the Bioactivity of Recombinant PE

Phycoerythrin (PE) is one of the most important proteins involved in light capturing during photosynthesis in red algae. Its potential biological activities had gained wide concerns. In the present study, tumor cytotoxic and hydroxyl radical assay were preformed to detect the bioactivity of recombinant PE. Recombinant plasmids pGEX-PE and pBGL were transformed into E.coli BL21 to make two recombinant strains BEX (pGEX-PE) and BGL (pBGL). PE expressing in BEX (pGEX-PE) was validated by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting analysis. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the PE-GST fusion protein was mostly inclusion bod- ies. Specific expression of PE was confirmed by Western blotting analysis. The recombinant E. coli BEX (pGEX-PE) cells were col- lected and sonicated. The supernatants were reserved for the tumor cytotoxic experiments. The result of tumor cytotoxic assay indi- cated that the supernatants containing PE had the activity of inhibiting the growth of Hela cells and with the increase of protein con- centration, the inhibiting rate increased from 37.31% to 63.26%, which showed significant difference from the control. Hydroxyl radical scavenging effect was tested with supernatants of BEX (pGEX-PE) and BGL (pBGL) cell lysates treated with sonication and heating. For the sonication samples, the scavenging rates of the supernatants of BEX (pGEX-PE) and BGL (pBGL) cell lysates were significantly higher than the negative control BL21(pGEX-4T) (P<0.02), and the scavenging rates increased slowly following the increase of the protein content. For the heating samples, except for the 0.2 mg mL-1 BGL (pBGL) products, the scavenging effects of the supernatants of BEX (pGEX-PE) and BGL (pBGL) cell lysates were stronger than that of negative control BL21(pGEX-4T). However, the effect intensity was not positively correlated with the increase of the protein concentration. Though a partially de- creased hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was led by heating, the biological activity was still retained and conspicuous. This re- search showed that phycoerythrin protein expressing in E. coli has the potential medical and sanitarian value.     

牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)β诺达病毒衣壳蛋白重组表达及复性条件优化 组表达及复性条件优化

β诺达病毒利用其缺乏校正功能的聚合酶进行基因组复制, 易导致突变, 因而具有广泛的宿主感染性, 而且可引发致死率极高的病毒性神经坏死症, 需要有针对性地研究检测及防御方法。本研究以感染牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)的β诺达病毒为对象, 利用引物设计, 将His标签编码序列连接到完整病毒衣壳蛋白C端, 构建原核表达载体; 采用SDS-PAGE及质谱对表达产物进行分离和鉴定; 重组衣壳蛋白经镍离子亲和柱纯化后进行复性条件的正交优化。结果表明4个肽段经质谱鉴 定与预期一致; 纯化产物产量可达36mg/L; 4°C条件下, 复性缓冲液中尿素和PBS的最适浓度为0.8mol/L和0.05mol/L。本研究建立的制备方案可为研制相关疫苗以及开发针对该病毒的快速检测产品等提供有价值的参考。     

牙鲆NPY的体外表达及体内检测

神经肽Y(Neuropeptide Y,NPY)被普遍认为是一种重要的促食因子,在调节鱼类的摄食行为方面起着至关重要的作用。为进一步研究牙鲆NPY蛋白的生物学功能,作者克隆了牙鲆NPY成熟肽序列(m-NPY)及含有信号肽的全长序列(f-NPY),利用原核表达系统分别进行体外重组表达,筛选出诱导剂IPTG最佳诱导浓度为0.8 mmol/L及最佳诱导时间3 h;此外,根据牙鲆NPY第49-64位氨基酸序列制备了多克隆抗体并通过Western blot验证该多抗能够有效检验重组NPY及牙鲆体内NPY的表达。研究结果为研究重组牙鲆NPY蛋白在牙鲆水产养殖产业中的应用及检测提供了依据。     

中国明对虾血蓝蛋白C末端片段在毕赤酵母中的表达及其抗菌活性

为研究中国明对虾(Fenneropenaeus chinensis)血蓝蛋白C末端(FcHC-C)的抗菌功能,将血蓝蛋白基因FcHC的2个C末端基因片段连接到毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9K中,构建酵母表达载体pPIC9K/FcHC-C。该载体经SalI酶切后,采用PEG法转化毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris GS115)。转化子经过PCR鉴定后,阳性克隆通过含有G418的YPD平板筛选,获得高拷贝重组子。重组毕赤酵母利用甲醇诱导表达目的基因。经Tricine-SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析结果表明,利用酵母工程菌成功表达了血蓝蛋白C末端片段(rFcHC-C1和rFcHC-C2)。抑菌活性鉴定实验结果显示,重组蛋白rFcHC-C1和rFcHC-C2作为阴离子抗菌肽具有抗真菌和抗细菌的活性。     

泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)重组铁蛋白富集重金属离子的特性及化学传感器的研究

利用泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)铁蛋白原核表达工程菌获得的重组铁蛋白,通过圆二色光谱分析蛋白二级结构,扫描电镜和电感耦合等离子质谱研究重组铁蛋白富集Fe~(2+)、Mn~(2+)、Cd~(2+)、Cr~(3+)、Hg~(2+)、Pb~(2+)和As~(3+)等7种重金属离子的特性,同时探索利用重组铁蛋白修饰丝网印刷电极,设计和制备重组铁蛋白检测Pb~(2+)和Cd~(2+)浓度的电化学生物传感器。结果表明复性成功的铁蛋白多为完整的?-螺旋结构,而复性不成功的蛋白聚集体则多为无规卷曲。重组铁蛋白的直径和形态与富集的离子种类有关。泥蚶铁蛋白对单一金属离子Fe~(2+)和Mn~(2+)的富集凸显优势。对两种混合金属离子的富集大多表现为竞争关系。但重组铁蛋白对Hg~(2+)和As~(3+)混合组的富集量明显高于单一金属离子组的富集量,对Hg~(2+)和As~(3+)混合组的富集表现出协同促进作用。重组铁蛋白传感器对Pb~(2+)和Cd~(2+)溶液的最低检测限为10μg/L。     

鱼类生长激素的异源表达、应用及安全性评价

鱼类生长激素对鱼的生长发育起着重要的调节作用,能促进鱼体快速生长,提高饵料转化率,在水产养殖业中具有重大应用价值。转生长激素基因鱼具有快速生长效应,可以缩短养殖周期,降低养殖成本和风险。鱼类生长激素基因异源表达体系的建立和发展,使获得大量廉价的鱼类生长激素产品成为可能,为鱼类养殖业新型饵料添加剂的研制开辟了新的途径。本文综述了转生长激素基因鱼和鱼类生长激素基因的异源表达两方面的研究及其安全性评价。     

重组藻胆蛋白与高等植物类囊体膜之间能量传递的研究

为了探究藻胆蛋白与高等植物类囊体膜之间的光能传递规律,验证重组藻胆蛋白是否可以与高等植物类囊体膜之间的光能传递,本研究分别提取了重组藻红蛋白、重组藻蓝蛋白以及菠菜和韭菜的类囊体进行混合孵育,然后进行了全波长吸收光谱以及荧光光谱检测.结果显示:混合孵育时间为10～20 m in有利于重组藻红蛋白和藻蓝蛋白与类囊体膜结合并...     

重组别藻蓝蛋白(rAPC)的纯化与鉴定

报道了重组大肠杆菌表达的别藻蓝蛋白的下游生产工艺研究,并对产物进行了分析鉴定。工程菌株P1先在NBSBioFlo3000型5L自动发酵罐进行高密度发酵,融合蛋白获得了高效表达,且主要在细胞内以可溶形式存在。纯化前先将获得的菌体超声破碎,然后经硫酸铵沉淀、疏水层析和离子交换层析三步纯化,接着对纯化的重组别藻蓝蛋白(rAPC)进行SDS-PAGE、PAGE、Westernblot等电点分析。证明已获得纯度为96.4%的rAPC,其等电点为6.0,并且具有与天然APC相似的抗原性。     

一种新的海洋微藻病毒丝氨酸蛋白酶基因的克隆表达及其活性分析

从海洋球石藻Emiliania huxleyi病毒EhV99B1的基因组中克隆了丝氨酸蛋白酶(Sp)基因(GenBank登录号:KC161207),对该基因的开放阅读框(ORF)进行系统的生物信息学分析,并在大肠杆菌中融合表达,通过亲和层析法获得了纯化的重组Sp。结果表明:EhV99B1-Sp基因的ORF为1 110bp,编码368个氨基酸,蛋白相对分子质量为39.5kDa;该基因片段与GenBank中EhV86-Sp的同源性很高,核苷酸及其对应的氨基酸序列同源性分别为95%和97%,而与其他物种Sp序列的同源性仅为28%~32%,说明其可能是丝氨酸蛋白酶家族中的一个新成员;预测的二级结构特征显示EhV99B1-Sp的蛋白结构域中具有典型的LTAGHC(组氨酸活性位点区域)和AICNGDSGGPLF(丝氨酸活性位点区域)两个丝氨酸蛋白酶催化活性位点的氨基酸基序,是一个两次跨膜蛋白;将该基因在大肠杆菌中进行低温诱导表达,得到分子量为60kDa的重组蛋白,经鲤鱼肌肉丝氨酸蛋白酶(MBSP)抗体检测证实为Sp,且重组蛋白在大肠杆菌细胞中具有明显的生物学活性。本研究结果为进一步探讨EhV99B1-Sp在病毒与宿主相互作用过程中的调节作用及其功能与应用奠定基础。     

Development of a real-time PCR method (Taqman) for rapid identification and quantification of Prorocentrum donghaiense

Prorocentrum donghaiense is a dinoflagellate that is widely distributed in the East China Sea and has become increasingly involved in Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Therefore, it is necessary to study this dinoflagellate to monitor HABs. In this study, 13 pairs of primers specific to P. donghaiense (within its internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions) were designed for SYBR Green I real-time PCR. As the SYBR Green I real-time PCR could not identify P. donghaiense in a specific manner, a Taqman real-time PCR method was developed by designing a set of specific primers and a Taqman probe. A 10-fold serial dilution of recombinant plasmid containing ITS regions of P. donghaiense was prepared as standard samples and the standard curve was established. Additionally, we quantified the genomic DNA in P. donghaiense cells and utilized this DNA to prepare another 10-fold serial dilution of standard sample and accordingly set up the standard curve. The mathematic correlation between the cell number and its corresponding plasmid copy number was also established. In order to test the efficiency of the real-time PCR method, laboratory samples and P. donghaiense HAB field samples were employed for identification and quantitative analysis. As to laboratory samples, as few as 102 cells of P. donghaiense could be quantified precisely utilizing both centrifugation and filtration techniques. The quantification results from field samples by real-time PCR were highly similar to those by light microscopy. In conclusion, the real-time PCR could be applied to identify and quantify P. donghaiense in HABs.