Grass carp reovirus (GCRV) is a tentative member of the Aquareovirus genus in the family Reoviridae. The mature virion comprises 11 dsRNA genomes enclosed by two concentric icosahedral proteins shells that is comprise...Grass carp reovirus (GCRV) is a tentative member of the Aquareovirus genus in the family Reoviridae. The mature virion comprises 11 dsRNA genomes enclosed by two concentric icosahedral proteins shells that is comprised of five core proteins and two outer capsid proteins. The genome sequence and 3D structure demonstrate there is a higher level of sequence homology in structural proteins between GCRV and mammalian orthoreoviruses (MRV) compared to other members of the family. To understand the pathogenesis of GCRV infection, the outer capsid protein VP5, a homology of the μ1 protein of MRV, was expressed in E.coli. It was found that the recombinant VP5 was highly expressed, and the expressed His-tag fusion protein was involved in the formation of the inclusion body. Additionally, specific anti-VP5 serum was prepared from purified protein and western blot demonstrated that the expressed protein was able to bind immunologically to rabbit anti GCRV particle serum and the immunogenicity was determined by ELISA assay. Additional experiments in investigating the functional properties of VP5 will further elucidate the role of the GCRV outer capsid protein VP5 during entry into host cells, and its interaction among viral proteins and host cells during the infection process.展开更多
AIM To obtain greater antigenicity of HCV NS3 protein. METHODS The HCV NS3 cDNA fragment was amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction from the sera of the HCV infected patients. The DNA sequence...AIM To obtain greater antigenicity of HCV NS3 protein. METHODS The HCV NS3 cDNA fragment was amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction from the sera of the HCV infected patients. The DNA sequence was determined by dideoxy mediated chain termination method using T7 polymerase. HCV NS3 protein was expressed in E. coli . RESULTS Sequence analysis indicated that the HCV isolate of this study belongs to HCV Ⅱ; SDS PAGE demonstrated an M r 23800 and an M r 22000 recombinant protein band which amount to 14% and 11% of the total bacterial proteins separately. Western blotting and ELISA showed NS3 protein possessed greater antigenicity. CONCLUSION Recombinant HCV NS3 protein was expressed successfully, which provided the basis for developing HCV diagnostic reagents.展开更多
Calmodulin (CaM), widely distributed in almost all eukaryotic cells, is a major intracellular calcium receptor responsible for mediating the Ca2 + signal to a multitude of different enzyme systems and is thought to pl...Calmodulin (CaM), widely distributed in almost all eukaryotic cells, is a major intracellular calcium receptor responsible for mediating the Ca2 + signal to a multitude of different enzyme systems and is thought to play a vital role in the regulation of cell proliferative cycle[1，2]. Recently, many studies showed that CaM is also present in extracellular fluid such as cell culture media and normal body fluid and has been reported to stimulate proliferation in a range of normal and neoplastic cells, apparently acting as an autocrine growth factor[3-11]. In 1988, Crocker et al reported for the first time that addition of extracellular pure pig brain CaM could promote DNA synthesis and cell [7]proliferation in K562 human leukaemic lymphocytes[7].After that, more and more research was done on extracellular CaM and evidences demonstrated that extracellular CaM could also stimulate cell proliferation in normal human umbilical vein endothelial cells[5], keratinocytes[4], suspension-cultured cells of Angelica Dahurica, etc[6]. CaM is a monomeric protein of 148 amino acids that contains four homologous Ca2 + -binding domains. CaM has been highly conserved throughout the evolution. Only 1 out of 148 amino acids of human CaM is different from that of fish CaM. Complementary DNAs encoding rat, eel, chicken, human, and trypanosome CaM have been cloned.展开更多
AIM： To find a soluble and functional recombinant receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus （SARS-Cov）, and to analyze its receptor binding ability. METHODS： Three fusion ...AIM： To find a soluble and functional recombinant receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus （SARS-Cov）, and to analyze its receptor binding ability. METHODS： Three fusion tags （glutathione S-transferase, GST; thioredoxin, Trx; maltose-binding protein, MBP）, which preferably contributes to increasing solubility and to facilitating the proper folding of heteroprotein, were used to acquire the soluble and functional expression of RBD protein in Escherichia coli （BL21（DE3） and Rosetta-gamiB （DE3） strains）. The receptor binding ability of the purified soluble RBD protein was then detected by ELISA and flow cytometry assay. RESULTS： RBD of SARS-Cov spike protein was expressed as inclusion body when fused as TrxA tag form in both BL21 （DE3） and Rosetta-gamiB （DE3） under many different cultures and induction conditions. And there was no visible expression band on SDS-PAGE when RBD was expressed as MBP tagged form. Only GST tagged RBD was soluble expressed in BL21（DE3）, and the protein was purified by AKTA Prime Chromatography system. The ELISA data showed that GST.RBD antigen had positive reaction with anti-RBD mouse monoclonal antibody 1A5. Further flow cytometry assay demonstrated the high efficiency of RBD＇s binding ability to ACE2 （angiotensin-converting enzyme 2） positive Vero E6 cell. And ACE2 was proved as a cellular receptor that meditated an initial-affinity interaction with SARS-Cov spike protein. The geometrical mean of GST and GST.RBD binding to Vero E6 cells were 77.08 and 352.73 respectively. CONCLUSION： In this paper, we get sufficient soluble N terminal GST tagged RBD protein expressed in EcoliBL21 （DE3）; data from ELISA and flow cytometry assay demonstrate that the recombinant protein is functional and binding to ACE2 positive Vero E6 cell efficiently. And the recombinant RBD derived from E.coli can be used to developing subunit vaccine to block S protein binding with receptor and to neutralizing SARS-Cov infection.展开更多
Although the endogenous function of Tat has been elucidated in the past twenty years, the study of its exogenous activity has been hampered due to the difficulty of large scale preparation of the active Tat protein. T...Although the endogenous function of Tat has been elucidated in the past twenty years, the study of its exogenous activity has been hampered due to the difficulty of large scale preparation of the active Tat protein. To express the full-length Tat protein in E.coli, the tat gene was cloned from an HIV infected patient by overlapping PCR. Rare codon usage analysis showed that rare E.coli codons, especially consecutive rare codons for Arg, account for 14% (14 of 101) rare E.coli codons in the tat gene. The expression of the HIV-1 tat gene was verified to be very poor in strain BL21 (DE3) due to the abundance of rare codons; however, tat gene expression was found to be very efficient in the host strain of Rosetta-gami B (DE3), which was supplemented with six rare tRNAs for Arg, Leu, Ile and Pro. Subsequent purification revealed that the proteins are soluble and unusually, the tagged Tat can form dimers independent of cystine disulfide bonds. The purity, integrity and molecular weight of the Tat protein were demonstrated by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Reporter gene activating assay was further confirmed by investigating the transactivation activity of the recombinant Tat protein. Our improved strategy for efficient high level expression and purification of soluble Tat protein has paved the way to fully investigate its exogenous function.展开更多
AIM: To produce a recombinant protein rMBP-NAP, which was fusionally expressed by Helicobacter pylori(H pylori)neutrophil-activating protein (NAP) and E. coli maltosebinding protein (MBP) and to evaluate its immunorea...AIM: To produce a recombinant protein rMBP-NAP, which was fusionally expressed by Helicobacter pylori(H pylori)neutrophil-activating protein (NAP) and E. coli maltosebinding protein (MBP) and to evaluate its immunoreactivity and immunogenicity.METHODS: Neutrophil-activating protein gene of H pylori (HP-napA) was subcloned from the recombinant plasmid pNEB-napA, and fused to MalE gene of expressing vector pMAL-c2x. The recombinant plasmid pMAL-c2x-napA was confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion, and then transformed into E. coli TB1. Fusion protein rMBP-NAP was induced by IPTG and identified by SDS-PAGE analysis.Soluble rMBP-NAP was purified by amylose affinity chromatography. Immunoreactivity and immunogenicity of the fusion protein were evaluated by animal experiment,Western blotting with human H pylori anti-sera.RESULTS: E.coli TB1 carrying recombinant plasmid pMAL-c2x-napA was constructed and led to a high efficiency cytosol expression of fusion protein rBMP -NAP when induced by IPTG.The molecular weight of rBMP-NAP was about 57 kD,accounting for 37.55% of the total protein in the sonicated supematant of E. coli TB1 (pMAL-c2x-napA). The purity of the fusion protein after one-step affinity chromatography was 94% and the yield was 100 mg per liter of bacterial culture.The purified fusion protein could be specifically recognized by both human anti-sera from clinical patients with H pylori infection and rabbit sera immunized by rMBP-NAP itself.CONCLUSION: Recombinant protein rMBP-NAP might be a novel antigen for vaccine development against H pylori.展开更多
In the present study,we aimed to investigate the effects of Polygonum hydropiper aqueous extract(PHE)on the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytochrome P450(CYPs)in mice with E.coli-induced diarrhea.BAL...In the present study,we aimed to investigate the effects of Polygonum hydropiper aqueous extract(PHE)on the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytochrome P450(CYPs)in mice with E.coli-induced diarrhea.BALB/c mice were randomly divided into the control group,model group,enrofloxacin-treated group,and two PHE-treated groups with different doses.The diarrhea model was established by intraperitoneal injection of enteropathogenic E.coli(EPEC)in mice.The enrofloxacin-treated group was given enrofloxacin at 5 mg/kg by intragastric gavage(i.g.)for 11 d.PHE-treated groups were given PHE at 5 g/kg and 10 g/kg by i.g.for 11 d.The histopathological characteristics of the duodenum and liver were observed by HE staining.The levels of inflammatory cytokines and CYPs in the duodenum and liver of mice were determined by ELISA.The m RNA and protein expressions of CYPs were determined by q RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis,respectively.The results showed that PHE could significantly alleviate the injury of the duodenum and liver induced by EPEC infection,reduce the contents and m RNA expressions of inflammatory cytokines,and regulate the m RNA and protein expressions of the major subtypes of CYPs.These findings indicated that PHE had an apparent therapeutic effect on EPEC-induced diarrhea,and its mechanism might be related to inhibition of inflammatory cytokines and regulation of CYPs.展开更多
To obtain the recombinant core domain of porcine zone pellucida 3β （cZP3β） for the further research on its functions Methods The nucleotide sequence region from 44 to 306 codons of pZP3β entire eDNA was obtained ...To obtain the recombinant core domain of porcine zone pellucida 3β （cZP3β） for the further research on its functions Methods The nucleotide sequence region from 44 to 306 codons of pZP3β entire eDNA was obtained by PCR and then was cloned into pET-3c vector. After being identified, recon was transformed into E.coli BL21 （DE3） pLysS and then induced by IPTG. Results The recombinant cZP3β was expressed in E. coli up to 15% of total cellular proteins, and was made sure by Western blot analysis. Conclusion The research on expression of core domain of pZP3β could benefit to further investigation of its immunogenicity and the development of antigen preparation.展开更多
Human interferon alpha-8(IFN-α8) is an important cytokine with multiple biological functions.A genetically engineered strain, E. coli XL1-Blue/pBm, was constructed by DNA recombination technology and characterized by...Human interferon alpha-8(IFN-α8) is an important cytokine with multiple biological functions.A genetically engineered strain, E. coli XL1-Blue/pBm, was constructed by DNA recombination technology and characterized by restriction analysis, DNA sequencing.展开更多
Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment...Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment and entry as well as stimulating host protective immune responses.However, the lack of expression of full-length GP in Escherichia coli hinders the further study of its function in viral pathogenesis. In this study, the vp40 gene was fused to the full-length gp gene and cloned into a prokaryotic expression vector. We showed that the VP40-GP and GP-VP40 fusion proteins could be expressed in E.coli at 16 ℃. In addition, it was shown that the position of vp40 in the fusion proteins affected the yields of the fusion proteins, with a higher level of production of the fusion protein when vp40 was upstream of gp compared to when it was downstream. The results provide a strategy for the expression of a large quantity of EBOV full-length GP, which is of importance for further analyzing the relationship between the structure and function of GP and developing an antibody for the treatment of EBOV infection.展开更多
Objective: To amplify human era (Hera) gene, then express it in E.coli. Methods: Human era gene, after amplified by PCR and identified by sequencing, was inserted into the expression vector pGEX-4T3 in which exogenous...Objective: To amplify human era (Hera) gene, then express it in E.coli. Methods: Human era gene, after amplified by PCR and identified by sequencing, was inserted into the expression vector pGEX-4T3 in which exogenous gene was controlled by Ptac promoter. The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Hera was transformed into DH5 (and induced with IPTG chemically. Results: The human era gene was amplified and the sequence was correct. When the bacteria with pGEX-Hera was induced, an anticipated 65 000 protein band appeared on SDS-PAGE gel and amounted to 23% of total bacterial protein. Conclusion: The human era gene has been successfully amplified and efficiently expressed in E.coli.展开更多
The Ca.LSU intron flanking a 129 bp cxon upstream and a fOO bp exondownstream was inserted into the lacZ gene on pRS426 to transform E.coli.Northern blot analysisand RT-PCR showed that splicing of Ca.LSU in E.coli is ...The Ca.LSU intron flanking a 129 bp cxon upstream and a fOO bp exondownstream was inserted into the lacZ gene on pRS426 to transform E.coli.Northern blot analysisand RT-PCR showed that splicing of Ca.LSU in E.coli is efficient upon inducible expression of theprecursor RNA,In contrast,co-lranscriptional self-splicing of the intron in vitro is much lessactive.Therefore,this E.coli splicing system can be used as a better model to investigate theeffect of the ribozyme inhibitors on Ca.LSUsplicing in living cell.We examined the effects of neomycin sulfatc and pentamidine on Ca.LSU splicing in E.coli,and found that these drugsdoes-dependently inhibit the intron splicing.However,heomycin is more potent than pentamidine inthis action.展开更多
To explore the role of bcl-2 and bax genes in the apoptosis of human U937 cells induced by E.coli, flow cytometry assay with annexinⅤ-FITC/PI double staining was used to determine the condition of apoptosis, and the ...To explore the role of bcl-2 and bax genes in the apoptosis of human U937 cells induced by E.coli, flow cytometry assay with annexinⅤ-FITC/PI double staining was used to determine the condition of apoptosis, and the expressions of mRNA of bcl-2 and bax genes were assayed with RT-PCR. It was found that the apoptosis of human U937 cells could be induced by E.coli at various concentration ratios between cells and bacteria for 30 min in a dose-dependent manner. The apoptotic rates at cell/bacteria ratios of 0, 1∶5, 1∶10, 1∶20, 1∶50 and 1∶100 were 3.16%±0.90%, 9.46%±0.84%, 17.90%±1.41%, 35.59%±3.76%, 38.35%±7.12% and 55.07%±5.82% respectively. Also, there was a tendency of alterations in the expression levels of bcl-2 and bax genes with an increased expression level of bax gene and a reduced expression level of bcl-2 gene. It is concluded that E.coli can induce apoptosis in human U937 cells with a down-regulated expression of Bcl-2 and an up-regulated expression of Bax, and this might be related to the induction of apoptosis of the infected cell.展开更多
Enterotoxigenic E.coli is one of the bacterial pathogens contributing to the global resistance crisis in public health and animal husbandry.The problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more serious,and ph...Enterotoxigenic E.coli is one of the bacterial pathogens contributing to the global resistance crisis in public health and animal husbandry.The problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more serious,and phage is con-sidered one of the potential alternatives to antibiotics that could be utilized to treat bacterial infections.Our study isolated and identified a lytic phage PGX1 against multidrug-resistant enterotoxigenic E.coli EC6 strain from sew-age.The phage lysis profile revealed that PGX1 exhibited a lytic effect on multidrug-resistant enterotoxigenic E.coli strains of serotype O60.Through phage whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis,PGX1 was found to be the class Caudoviricetes,family Autographiviridae,genus Teseptimavirus.The length of the PGX1 genome is about 37,009 bp,containing 54 open reading frames(ORFs).Notably,phage PGX1 lacks any lysogenic-related genes or virulence genes.Furthermore,phage PGX1 demonstrates strong adaptability,tolerance,and stability in various pH(pH4-10)and temperatures(4–40°C).The in vivo and in vitro tests demonstrated that phage PGX1 significantly removes and inhibits the formation of multidrug-resistant EC6 biofilm and effectively controls the Galleria mel-lonella larvae and enterotoxigenic E.coli EC6 during mice infection.In conclusion,the above findings demonstrated that phage PGX1 may be a novel antimicrobial agent to control multidrug-resistant E.coli infections.展开更多
Several technical parameters were studied during the fermentation of recombinant E.coli for the production of collagen-like biopolymer.The effects of dissolved oxygen as well as glucose concentration on fermentation w...Several technical parameters were studied during the fermentation of recombinant E.coli for the production of collagen-like biopolymer.The effects of dissolved oxygen as well as glucose concentration on fermentation were observed.The OD 600 value could reach 98 when dissolved oxygen was controlled at 50% and glucose around 1%.The production of human-like collagen with a yield of 29.4% was obtained.展开更多
Curcin, a ribosome-inactivating protein with a molecular weight of about 28.2 kD, which strongly inhibits the protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate system with an IC50 value of about (0.19 +/- 0.01) nmol/L, ...Curcin, a ribosome-inactivating protein with a molecular weight of about 28.2 kD, which strongly inhibits the protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate system with an IC50 value of about (0.19 +/- 0.01) nmol/L, was purified from the seeds of Jatropha curcas L. The protein has the activity of rRNA N-glycosidase. Degenerate primers were designed based on the N-terminal partial sequence from purified curcin. The full-length curcin cDNA by RT-PCR and 5'-RACE was cloned. The deduced amino acids sequence indicates that a preprotein with 20 amino acid residues is first translated and then processed to a mature protein with 251 amino acids. The deduced amino acids sequence shares homology of 33% and 57% to those of type I ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) and A chain of type II RIPs, respectively. The sequence encoding mature curcin was integrated into the pQE-30 vector for expression in Escherichia coli strain M15 (pREP4). The purified recombinant curcin was able to inhibit protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate system.展开更多
基金National Basic Research Program ofChina (973 Program) (2009CB118701)National NaturalScientific Foundation of China (30671615, 30871940)+1 种基金Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(KSCX2-YW-N-021)Science and Technology Foundation of Zhejiang Province (2007C22052)
文摘Grass carp reovirus (GCRV) is a tentative member of the Aquareovirus genus in the family Reoviridae. The mature virion comprises 11 dsRNA genomes enclosed by two concentric icosahedral proteins shells that is comprised of five core proteins and two outer capsid proteins. The genome sequence and 3D structure demonstrate there is a higher level of sequence homology in structural proteins between GCRV and mammalian orthoreoviruses (MRV) compared to other members of the family. To understand the pathogenesis of GCRV infection, the outer capsid protein VP5, a homology of the μ1 protein of MRV, was expressed in E.coli. It was found that the recombinant VP5 was highly expressed, and the expressed His-tag fusion protein was involved in the formation of the inclusion body. Additionally, specific anti-VP5 serum was prepared from purified protein and western blot demonstrated that the expressed protein was able to bind immunologically to rabbit anti GCRV particle serum and the immunogenicity was determined by ELISA assay. Additional experiments in investigating the functional properties of VP5 will further elucidate the role of the GCRV outer capsid protein VP5 during entry into host cells, and its interaction among viral proteins and host cells during the infection process.
文摘AIM To obtain greater antigenicity of HCV NS3 protein. METHODS The HCV NS3 cDNA fragment was amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction from the sera of the HCV infected patients. The DNA sequence was determined by dideoxy mediated chain termination method using T7 polymerase. HCV NS3 protein was expressed in E. coli . RESULTS Sequence analysis indicated that the HCV isolate of this study belongs to HCV Ⅱ; SDS PAGE demonstrated an M r 23800 and an M r 22000 recombinant protein band which amount to 14% and 11% of the total bacterial proteins separately. Western blotting and ELISA showed NS3 protein possessed greater antigenicity. CONCLUSION Recombinant HCV NS3 protein was expressed successfully, which provided the basis for developing HCV diagnostic reagents.
基金the Natural Science Fundation of Jiangsu Province,№BK95141307
文摘Calmodulin (CaM), widely distributed in almost all eukaryotic cells, is a major intracellular calcium receptor responsible for mediating the Ca2 + signal to a multitude of different enzyme systems and is thought to play a vital role in the regulation of cell proliferative cycle[1，2]. Recently, many studies showed that CaM is also present in extracellular fluid such as cell culture media and normal body fluid and has been reported to stimulate proliferation in a range of normal and neoplastic cells, apparently acting as an autocrine growth factor[3-11]. In 1988, Crocker et al reported for the first time that addition of extracellular pure pig brain CaM could promote DNA synthesis and cell [7]proliferation in K562 human leukaemic lymphocytes[7].After that, more and more research was done on extracellular CaM and evidences demonstrated that extracellular CaM could also stimulate cell proliferation in normal human umbilical vein endothelial cells[5], keratinocytes[4], suspension-cultured cells of Angelica Dahurica, etc[6]. CaM is a monomeric protein of 148 amino acids that contains four homologous Ca2 + -binding domains. CaM has been highly conserved throughout the evolution. Only 1 out of 148 amino acids of human CaM is different from that of fish CaM. Complementary DNAs encoding rat, eel, chicken, human, and trypanosome CaM have been cloned.
文摘AIM： To find a soluble and functional recombinant receptor-binding domain of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus （SARS-Cov）, and to analyze its receptor binding ability. METHODS： Three fusion tags （glutathione S-transferase, GST; thioredoxin, Trx; maltose-binding protein, MBP）, which preferably contributes to increasing solubility and to facilitating the proper folding of heteroprotein, were used to acquire the soluble and functional expression of RBD protein in Escherichia coli （BL21（DE3） and Rosetta-gamiB （DE3） strains）. The receptor binding ability of the purified soluble RBD protein was then detected by ELISA and flow cytometry assay. RESULTS： RBD of SARS-Cov spike protein was expressed as inclusion body when fused as TrxA tag form in both BL21 （DE3） and Rosetta-gamiB （DE3） under many different cultures and induction conditions. And there was no visible expression band on SDS-PAGE when RBD was expressed as MBP tagged form. Only GST tagged RBD was soluble expressed in BL21（DE3）, and the protein was purified by AKTA Prime Chromatography system. The ELISA data showed that GST.RBD antigen had positive reaction with anti-RBD mouse monoclonal antibody 1A5. Further flow cytometry assay demonstrated the high efficiency of RBD＇s binding ability to ACE2 （angiotensin-converting enzyme 2） positive Vero E6 cell. And ACE2 was proved as a cellular receptor that meditated an initial-affinity interaction with SARS-Cov spike protein. The geometrical mean of GST and GST.RBD binding to Vero E6 cells were 77.08 and 352.73 respectively. CONCLUSION： In this paper, we get sufficient soluble N terminal GST tagged RBD protein expressed in EcoliBL21 （DE3）; data from ELISA and flow cytometry assay demonstrate that the recombinant protein is functional and binding to ACE2 positive Vero E6 cell efficiently. And the recombinant RBD derived from E.coli can be used to developing subunit vaccine to block S protein binding with receptor and to neutralizing SARS-Cov infection.
基金This work was supported by a grant fromthe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (grantNo: 12510/R1) a grant from the Chinese NationalNatural Science Foundation (grant No: 30400120)
文摘Although the endogenous function of Tat has been elucidated in the past twenty years, the study of its exogenous activity has been hampered due to the difficulty of large scale preparation of the active Tat protein. To express the full-length Tat protein in E.coli, the tat gene was cloned from an HIV infected patient by overlapping PCR. Rare codon usage analysis showed that rare E.coli codons, especially consecutive rare codons for Arg, account for 14% (14 of 101) rare E.coli codons in the tat gene. The expression of the HIV-1 tat gene was verified to be very poor in strain BL21 (DE3) due to the abundance of rare codons; however, tat gene expression was found to be very efficient in the host strain of Rosetta-gami B (DE3), which was supplemented with six rare tRNAs for Arg, Leu, Ile and Pro. Subsequent purification revealed that the proteins are soluble and unusually, the tagged Tat can form dimers independent of cystine disulfide bonds. The purity, integrity and molecular weight of the Tat protein were demonstrated by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Reporter gene activating assay was further confirmed by investigating the transactivation activity of the recombinant Tat protein. Our improved strategy for efficient high level expression and purification of soluble Tat protein has paved the way to fully investigate its exogenous function.
基金Supported by the Medical Science Foundation for Distinguished Scholars of Henan Province, No. 200084
文摘AIM: To produce a recombinant protein rMBP-NAP, which was fusionally expressed by Helicobacter pylori(H pylori)neutrophil-activating protein (NAP) and E. coli maltosebinding protein (MBP) and to evaluate its immunoreactivity and immunogenicity.METHODS: Neutrophil-activating protein gene of H pylori (HP-napA) was subcloned from the recombinant plasmid pNEB-napA, and fused to MalE gene of expressing vector pMAL-c2x. The recombinant plasmid pMAL-c2x-napA was confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion, and then transformed into E. coli TB1. Fusion protein rMBP-NAP was induced by IPTG and identified by SDS-PAGE analysis.Soluble rMBP-NAP was purified by amylose affinity chromatography. Immunoreactivity and immunogenicity of the fusion protein were evaluated by animal experiment,Western blotting with human H pylori anti-sera.RESULTS: E.coli TB1 carrying recombinant plasmid pMAL-c2x-napA was constructed and led to a high efficiency cytosol expression of fusion protein rBMP -NAP when induced by IPTG.The molecular weight of rBMP-NAP was about 57 kD,accounting for 37.55% of the total protein in the sonicated supematant of E. coli TB1 (pMAL-c2x-napA). The purity of the fusion protein after one-step affinity chromatography was 94% and the yield was 100 mg per liter of bacterial culture.The purified fusion protein could be specifically recognized by both human anti-sera from clinical patients with H pylori infection and rabbit sera immunized by rMBP-NAP itself.CONCLUSION: Recombinant protein rMBP-NAP might be a novel antigen for vaccine development against H pylori.
基金Key Project at Central Government Level:The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources(Grant No.2060302-2004-03)。
文摘In the present study,we aimed to investigate the effects of Polygonum hydropiper aqueous extract(PHE)on the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and cytochrome P450(CYPs)in mice with E.coli-induced diarrhea.BALB/c mice were randomly divided into the control group,model group,enrofloxacin-treated group,and two PHE-treated groups with different doses.The diarrhea model was established by intraperitoneal injection of enteropathogenic E.coli(EPEC)in mice.The enrofloxacin-treated group was given enrofloxacin at 5 mg/kg by intragastric gavage(i.g.)for 11 d.PHE-treated groups were given PHE at 5 g/kg and 10 g/kg by i.g.for 11 d.The histopathological characteristics of the duodenum and liver were observed by HE staining.The levels of inflammatory cytokines and CYPs in the duodenum and liver of mice were determined by ELISA.The m RNA and protein expressions of CYPs were determined by q RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis,respectively.The results showed that PHE could significantly alleviate the injury of the duodenum and liver induced by EPEC infection,reduce the contents and m RNA expressions of inflammatory cytokines,and regulate the m RNA and protein expressions of the major subtypes of CYPs.These findings indicated that PHE had an apparent therapeutic effect on EPEC-induced diarrhea,and its mechanism might be related to inhibition of inflammatory cytokines and regulation of CYPs.
基金This study was supported by the Science & Technology Plan (No. 2001C12001) of Guangdong Province,P.R. China
文摘To obtain the recombinant core domain of porcine zone pellucida 3β （cZP3β） for the further research on its functions Methods The nucleotide sequence region from 44 to 306 codons of pZP3β entire eDNA was obtained by PCR and then was cloned into pET-3c vector. After being identified, recon was transformed into E.coli BL21 （DE3） pLysS and then induced by IPTG. Results The recombinant cZP3β was expressed in E. coli up to 15% of total cellular proteins, and was made sure by Western blot analysis. Conclusion The research on expression of core domain of pZP3β could benefit to further investigation of its immunogenicity and the development of antigen preparation.
文摘Human interferon alpha-8(IFN-α8) is an important cytokine with multiple biological functions.A genetically engineered strain, E. coli XL1-Blue/pBm, was constructed by DNA recombination technology and characterized by restriction analysis, DNA sequencing.
基金jointly supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project (2012ZX10004219 and 2012ZX10004403)the Presidential Fund of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Wuhan Key Laboratory on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosafety
文摘Ebola virus(EBOV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates with high rates of fatality. Glycoprotein(GP) is the only envelope protein of EBOV, which may play a critical role in virus attachment and entry as well as stimulating host protective immune responses.However, the lack of expression of full-length GP in Escherichia coli hinders the further study of its function in viral pathogenesis. In this study, the vp40 gene was fused to the full-length gp gene and cloned into a prokaryotic expression vector. We showed that the VP40-GP and GP-VP40 fusion proteins could be expressed in E.coli at 16 ℃. In addition, it was shown that the position of vp40 in the fusion proteins affected the yields of the fusion proteins, with a higher level of production of the fusion protein when vp40 was upstream of gp compared to when it was downstream. The results provide a strategy for the expression of a large quantity of EBOV full-length GP, which is of importance for further analyzing the relationship between the structure and function of GP and developing an antibody for the treatment of EBOV infection.
基金research grant from the National NaturalScience Foundation of China (No. 39870380, 39670006) the ScienceFoundation of PLA (
文摘Objective: To amplify human era (Hera) gene, then express it in E.coli. Methods: Human era gene, after amplified by PCR and identified by sequencing, was inserted into the expression vector pGEX-4T3 in which exogenous gene was controlled by Ptac promoter. The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Hera was transformed into DH5 (and induced with IPTG chemically. Results: The human era gene was amplified and the sequence was correct. When the bacteria with pGEX-Hera was induced, an anticipated 65 000 protein band appeared on SDS-PAGE gel and amounted to 23% of total bacterial protein. Conclusion: The human era gene has been successfully amplified and efficiently expressed in E.coli.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30170213)the Foundation of Wuhan University(0000028)
文摘The Ca.LSU intron flanking a 129 bp cxon upstream and a fOO bp exondownstream was inserted into the lacZ gene on pRS426 to transform E.coli.Northern blot analysisand RT-PCR showed that splicing of Ca.LSU in E.coli is efficient upon inducible expression of theprecursor RNA,In contrast,co-lranscriptional self-splicing of the intron in vitro is much lessactive.Therefore,this E.coli splicing system can be used as a better model to investigate theeffect of the ribozyme inhibitors on Ca.LSUsplicing in living cell.We examined the effects of neomycin sulfatc and pentamidine on Ca.LSU splicing in E.coli,and found that these drugsdoes-dependently inhibit the intron splicing.However,heomycin is more potent than pentamidine inthis action.
文摘To explore the role of bcl-2 and bax genes in the apoptosis of human U937 cells induced by E.coli, flow cytometry assay with annexinⅤ-FITC/PI double staining was used to determine the condition of apoptosis, and the expressions of mRNA of bcl-2 and bax genes were assayed with RT-PCR. It was found that the apoptosis of human U937 cells could be induced by E.coli at various concentration ratios between cells and bacteria for 30 min in a dose-dependent manner. The apoptotic rates at cell/bacteria ratios of 0, 1∶5, 1∶10, 1∶20, 1∶50 and 1∶100 were 3.16%±0.90%, 9.46%±0.84%, 17.90%±1.41%, 35.59%±3.76%, 38.35%±7.12% and 55.07%±5.82% respectively. Also, there was a tendency of alterations in the expression levels of bcl-2 and bax genes with an increased expression level of bax gene and a reduced expression level of bcl-2 gene. It is concluded that E.coli can induce apoptosis in human U937 cells with a down-regulated expression of Bcl-2 and an up-regulated expression of Bax, and this might be related to the induction of apoptosis of the infected cell.
基金supported by grants from the National Program on Key Research Project of China[2022YFD1800800,2021YFD1800300]the Yingzi Tech&Huazhong Agricultural University Intelligent Research Institute of Food Health[No.IRIFH202209,No.IRIFH202301]The National Program on Key Research Project of China,2022YFD1800800,Ping Qian,2021YFD1800300,Ping Qian,The Yingzi Tech&Huazhong Agricultural University Intelligent Research Institute of Food Health,IRIFH202209,Ping Qian,IRIFH202301,Ping Qian.
文摘Enterotoxigenic E.coli is one of the bacterial pathogens contributing to the global resistance crisis in public health and animal husbandry.The problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming more and more serious,and phage is con-sidered one of the potential alternatives to antibiotics that could be utilized to treat bacterial infections.Our study isolated and identified a lytic phage PGX1 against multidrug-resistant enterotoxigenic E.coli EC6 strain from sew-age.The phage lysis profile revealed that PGX1 exhibited a lytic effect on multidrug-resistant enterotoxigenic E.coli strains of serotype O60.Through phage whole genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis,PGX1 was found to be the class Caudoviricetes,family Autographiviridae,genus Teseptimavirus.The length of the PGX1 genome is about 37,009 bp,containing 54 open reading frames(ORFs).Notably,phage PGX1 lacks any lysogenic-related genes or virulence genes.Furthermore,phage PGX1 demonstrates strong adaptability,tolerance,and stability in various pH(pH4-10)and temperatures(4–40°C).The in vivo and in vitro tests demonstrated that phage PGX1 significantly removes and inhibits the formation of multidrug-resistant EC6 biofilm and effectively controls the Galleria mel-lonella larvae and enterotoxigenic E.coli EC6 during mice infection.In conclusion,the above findings demonstrated that phage PGX1 may be a novel antimicrobial agent to control multidrug-resistant E.coli infections.
文摘Several technical parameters were studied during the fermentation of recombinant E.coli for the production of collagen-like biopolymer.The effects of dissolved oxygen as well as glucose concentration on fermentation were observed.The OD 600 value could reach 98 when dissolved oxygen was controlled at 50% and glucose around 1%.The production of human-like collagen with a yield of 29.4% was obtained.
文摘Curcin, a ribosome-inactivating protein with a molecular weight of about 28.2 kD, which strongly inhibits the protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate system with an IC50 value of about (0.19 +/- 0.01) nmol/L, was purified from the seeds of Jatropha curcas L. The protein has the activity of rRNA N-glycosidase. Degenerate primers were designed based on the N-terminal partial sequence from purified curcin. The full-length curcin cDNA by RT-PCR and 5'-RACE was cloned. The deduced amino acids sequence indicates that a preprotein with 20 amino acid residues is first translated and then processed to a mature protein with 251 amino acids. The deduced amino acids sequence shares homology of 33% and 57% to those of type I ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) and A chain of type II RIPs, respectively. The sequence encoding mature curcin was integrated into the pQE-30 vector for expression in Escherichia coli strain M15 (pREP4). The purified recombinant curcin was able to inhibit protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate system.
