蛋白折叠液相色谱法中流动相对重组人干扰素-γ质量回收率的影响

蛋白折叠液相色谱法(PFLC)用于变性蛋白质复性并同时纯化时对流动相组成及其洗脱条件的要求远较通常的液相色谱法高。用端基为PEG-200的高效疏水作用色谱固定相对重组人干扰素-γ(rhIFN-γ)进行纯化并同时复性,详细研究了流动相组成、梯度洗脱模式和流速对rhIFN-γ质量回收率和活性的影响。分别以3.0 mol/L (NH4)2SO4 +0.05 mol/L KH2PO4(pH 7.0)和0.05 mol/L KH2PO4(pH 7.0)为流动相A和B,采用35 min非线性梯度洗脱时,所得rhIFN-γ的质量回收率最高。     

源于大肠杆菌蛋白的表达、液相色谱复性与纯化新进展

对近两年来源于大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli,E．coli）的蛋白表达和用蛋白折叠液相色谱（protein folding liquid chromatography,PFLC）法对所形成的包涵体目标蛋白的复性并同时纯化的新近发展做了简要的介绍和评述．PFLC法用于包涵体蛋白分离、纯化很广,其特点是除了在色谱柱上将目标蛋白与其他组分分开,还同时要在色谱柱上进行包涵体蛋白折叠．可以说,现代生物技术中所用的大多数有价值蛋白产品的制备仍然有赖于不同机理的液相色谱（Lc）法．而用PFLC法对源于E．coli的蛋白的制备方法更具可塑性和容易达到规模化,其生成本可以成倍地降低．该文主要内容包括了E．coli蛋白的表达及样品前处理、PFLC的实用范围、PFLC的优化、PFLC中的新技术、新设备和新方法、PFLC的分子学机理、应用事例及对未来的展望．     

动力学因素对液相色谱分离整体蛋白的影响

依据液相色谱分离整体蛋白的效果与色谱柱柱长基本无关的事实,研究了动力学因素对疏水相互作用色谱(HIC)分离整体蛋白的影响。首次提出了用于线性梯度洗脱条件下蛋白分离的“条件板高”(H)概念,并将其用于动力学因素对分离整体蛋白的影响的表征。分别用常用的色谱柱和色谱饼对标准蛋白进行了分离,绘制了类似于van Deemter的“条件板高”对流动相线速(u)的曲线图。发现对应于色谱柱最低“条件板高”的适合线速约为色谱饼的1/5～1/15,且色谱饼的适合线速范围也较色谱柱宽得多。据此,用装填有HIC填料的色谱饼(10 mm×20 mm i.d.)在12 min内便可完全分离7种标准蛋白。还用装填有HIC填料的色谱饼对重组人粒细胞集落刺激因子(rhG-CSF)进行了复性并同时纯化,在50 min内,仅用一步色谱法就可获得纯度≥97%的rhG-CSF,其质量回收率为39%,比活＞1×108 IU/mg。可以预计,装填极细颗粒的刚性色谱填料的色谱饼可在高负荷条件下进行整体蛋白的高速和高分离度的分离、纯化并同时复性,达到“三高”。     

高效疏水作用色谱法对还原变性溶菌酶的折叠研究

首次用高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)研究了还原变性溶菌酶(Lys)的复性。对还原变性Lys在3种疏水性不同的色谱柱上的复性情况进行了考察,发现还原变性Lys在疏水性最弱的XDM-GM1型色谱柱上的复性效率最高,当Lys质量浓度为2.0 g/L时,其复性效率可达到94.6%。     

用疏水色谱对还原型胍变性牛胰岛素的折叠特性研究

用疏水相互色谱(HPHIC)对还原胍变性牛胰岛素在疏水界面上的折叠与复性进行了研究.结果表明,采用普通流动相时,对还原胍变胰岛素的复性效果较差,而采用氧化型流动相可使其复性效率提高到66%,并用反相色谱(RPLC)、紫外吸收光谱、荧光光谱及MALDI-TOF对其复性效果进行了验证.同时与体积排阻色谱(SEC)和稀释法对还原胍变胰岛素的复性结果进行了比较.结果表明,SEC根本无法使还原胍变胰岛素复性,而稀释法的复性效率仅有2%.这进一步表明HPHIC是变性蛋白复性的有效工具,变性蛋白在疏水界面折叠过程中,蛋白质与固定相之间的疏水相互作用对蛋白折叠起着关键性的作用,是蛋白折叠的主要驱动力.     

还原变性核糖核酸酶在疏水性液-固界面上的复性

采用疏水相互作用色谱(HIC)对还原变性核糖核酸酶A (RNase A)在疏水性液-固界面上的复性进行了研究。详细讨论了流动相中脲的浓度、还原型谷胱甘肽/氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSH/GSSG)的比例、流动相pH和变性蛋白质浓度对还原变性RNase A复性效率和质量回收率的影响。结果表明,在最优化的复性条件(流动相中含有2.0 mol/L脲,GSH/GSSG的浓度比为8:1,流动相pH为8.0)下,还原变性RNase A能完全复性。当变性蛋白质质量浓度为5.0 mg/mL时,还原脲变性RNase A的活性回收率和质量回收率分别为98.0%和61.9%,还原胍变性RNase A分别为100.1%和66.8%。研究表明HIC是还原变性蛋白质复性的有力工具之一,可为蛋白质复性研究提供新方法和新思路。     

高效疏水相互作用色谱法复性与同时纯化重组人Flt3配体的包涵体蛋白质

Flt3配体(FL)是一类具有促进早期造血功能的细胞因子,在促进造血细胞生长发育及造血动员方面具有重要的临床应用价值。为了用基因工程方法获得大量用于临床和研究的重组人FL(rhFL)蛋白质,本文对在大肠杆菌(E. coli)中表达得到的Flt3配体的包涵体进行回收、洗涤,溶解于8 mol/L脲后在高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)柱上进行rhFL包涵体的复性与同时纯化,并对其保留特征和复性规律进行了研究。结果表明,在连续进样、变性蛋白质质量浓度为8.51 g/L、固定相选用端基为PEG800、流动相添加4 mol/L脲、1.8 mmol/L 还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)和0.3 mmol/L氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSH)、pH 7.0的优化条件下,复性与同时纯化rhFL包涵体的质量回收率为36.9%,纯度达94.5%以上。本文仅用一步HPHIC法成功地复性与同时纯化了rhFL蛋白质,为获得高活性的rhFL产品奠定了一定的工作基础。     

重组人干扰素-γ的制备与鉴定

用聚乙二醇200疏水相互作用色谱固定相(PEG200-STHIC)分别在色谱柱和色谱饼上完成了一步复性并同时纯化来源于大肠杆菌(E.coli)表达的重组人干扰素-γ(rhIFN-γ)。为了能使色谱分离方法用于不同来源的rhIFN-γ的纯化,对rhIFN-γ在反相色谱、离子交换色谱、固定化镍离子亲和色谱上的保留行为也进行了研究。色谱柱纯化的rhIFN-γ收集液经排阻色谱除盐和冷冻干燥得到rhIFN-γ干粉。用基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱对rhIFN-γ干粉进行了测定,rhIFN-γ单体的相对分子质量为17184.0,二聚体的相对分子质量为34204.4。用细胞病变抑制法(CPEI)测定rhIFN-γ干粉的比活性为9.5×108 IU/mg。用十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS-PAGE）测定rhIFN-γ干粉的纯度高于95%。用色谱柱复性并同时纯化rhIFN-γ的质量回收率达到93.7%,纯度高于95%,比活性为4.3×107 IU/mg。结果表明,采用PEG200-STHIC色谱柱复性并同时纯化rhIFN-γ是一种十分高效的方法。     

Fe_3O_4-SiO_2-氧化石墨烯-氨基酸离子液体复合材料磁性固相萃取-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法分离分析环境水样中痕量Cd(Ⅱ)

将氨基酸离子液体(AAIL)插入氧化石墨烯(GO)片层,制备了Fe_3O_4-SiO_2-GO-AAIL复合材料。以Fe_3O_4-SiO_2-GO-AAIL复合材料作为磁性固相萃取剂的磁性固相萃取,并与电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-OES)联用,建立了测定环境水样中痕量Cd(Ⅱ)的新方法。对萃取条件和洗脱条件进行了优化,包括pH、萃取温度、萃取时间、萃取剂用量、洗脱时间、洗脱剂浓度和用量等。结果表明,室温下,pH=9.0,振摇50 min,Fe_3O_4-SiO_2-GO-AAIL对Cd(Ⅱ)萃取率可达到93.2%,用9.0 mL 0.5 mol/L HCl洗脱,洗脱率可达100%。洗脱液中的Cd(Ⅱ)用ICP-OES法测定。本方法用于环境水样中Cd(Ⅱ)的检测,回收率范围为97.0%～99.5%。     

壳聚糖富集分离原子荧光光谱法测定环境水样中无机锡

研究了壳聚糖对无机锡的富集洗脱行为,并对富集的机理进行了探讨。提出了壳聚糖富集分离氢化物发生-原子荧光光谱法测定环境水样中无机锡的方法。研究了富集分离的最佳条件,在pH 4时,壳聚糖对Sn(Ⅱ)和Sn(Ⅳ)的富集率分别为96%和99%以上,用1%~30%(体积分数)的硫酸即可定量洗脱,同时考察了共存元素的影响,方法的检出限为4.5 ng.L-1,回收率在93%以上,相对标准偏差为4.5%。     

Refolding and simultaneous purification of recombinant human proinsulin from inclusion bodies on protein‐folding liquid‐chromatography columns

Protein‐folding liquid chromatography (PFLC) is an effective and scalable method for protein renaturation with simultaneous purification. However, it has been a challenge to fully refold inclusion bodies in a PFLC column. In this work, refolding with simultaneous purification of recombinant human proinsulin (rhPI) from inclusion bodies from Escherichia coli were investigated using the surface of stationary phases in immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) and high‐performance size‐exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). The results indicated that both the ligand structure on the surface of the stationary phase and the composition of the mobile phase (elution buffer) influenced refolding of rhPI. Under optimized chromatographic conditions, the mass recoveries of IMAC column and HPSEC column were 77.8 and 56.8% with purifies of 97.6 and 93.7%, respectively. These results also indicated that the IMAC column fails to refold rhPI, and the HPSEC column enables efficient refolding of rhPI with a low‐urea gradient‐elution method. The refolded rhPI was characterized by circular dichroism spectroscopy. The molecular weight of the converted human insulin was further confirmed with SDS–18% PAGE, Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF‐MS) and the biological activity assay by HP‐RPLC. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Expression and Purification of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Fed-Batch Culture of Escherichia coli

Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a cytokine that has multiple roles in hematopoietic cells such as the regulation of proliferation and differentiation. Here, we describe fed-batch culture, refolding, and purification of rhG-CSF. The suitability of urea or sarcosine for solubilizing inclusion bodies (IBs) was tested. It was observed that urea is more efficient for solubilizing and refolding IBs than sarcosine is. The purity of rhG-CSF and the removal percentage of the rhG-CSF isoforms during purification were increased by pH 5.5 precipitation. The purity and the yield of purified rhG-CSF were 99 % and 0.5 g of protein per liter culture broth, respectively. Our protocols of recombinant protein purification using ion exchange chromatography and semipreparative high performance liquid chromatography of pH-precipitated refolded solution may be informative to the industrial scale production of biopharmaceuticals.     

Renaturation with simultaneous purification of rhG-CSF from Escherichia coli by ion exchange chromatography

Protein refolding is a key step for the production of recombinant proteins, especially at large scales, and usually their yields are very low. Application of liquid chromatography to protein refolding is an exciting step forward for this field. In this work, recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) expressed in Escherichia coli was renatured with simultaneous purification by ion exchange chromatography (IEC) with a Q Sepharose FF column. Several chromatographic parameters affecting the refolding yield of the denatured/reduced rhG-CSF, such as the urea concentration, pH value, concentration and ratio of reduced/oxidized glutathione in the mobile phase, as well as the flow rate of the mobile phase, were investigated in detail and indicated that the urea concentration and the pH value were of great importance. At the optimal conditions, the renatured and purified rhG-CSF was found to have a specific bioactivity of 3.0 x 10(8) IU/mg, a purity of 96%, and a mass recovery of 49%. Compared with the usual dilution method, the IEC method developed here is more effective for rhG-CSF refolding in terms of specific bioactivity and mass recovery.     

Refolding of urea‐denatured α‐chymotrypsin by protein‐folding liquid chromatography

An approach for re‐folding denatured proteins during proteome research by protein folding liquid chromatography (PFLC) is presented. Standard protein, α‐chymotrypsin (α‐Chy), was selected as a model protein and hydrophobic interaction chromatography was performed as a typical PFLC; the three different α‐Chy states – urea‐denatured (U state), its folded intermediates (M state) and nature state (N state) – were studied during protein folding. Based on the test by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry and bioactivity, only one stable M state of the α‐Chy was identified and then it was prepared for further investigation. The specific bioactivity of the refolded α‐Chy was found to be higher than that of commercial α‐Chy as the urea concentration in the sample solution ranged from 1.0 to 3.0 m ; the highest specific bioactivity at urea concentration was 1.0 m , indicating the possibility for re‐folding some proteins that have partially or completely lost their bioactivity, as a dilute urea solution was employed for dissolving the sample. The experiment showed that the peak height of its M state increased with increasing urea concentration, and correspondingly decreased in the amount of the refolded α‐Chy. When the urea concentration reached 6.0 m , the unfolded α‐Chy could not be refolded at all. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

谷胱甘肽键合柱对变性核糖核酸酶的复性研究

将氧化还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH/GSSG)共价键合到色谱固定相上, 实现了对变性核糖核酸酶(RNase)的复性. 实验发现, 谷胱甘肽键合柱具有典型的弱阳离子交换性质, 在离子交换(IEC)模式下能够对4种标准蛋白进行基线分离, 且具有较高的柱效. 当蛋白浓度为5 mg/mL, 流速为0.2 mL/min时, 在流动相中不加GSH/GSSG的条件下, GSH/GSSG柱对变性核糖核酸酶的活性回收率可达(39.5±3.8)%, 而普通IEC柱对变性核糖核酸酶的活性回收率几乎为0, 说明其对变性蛋白二硫键的正确对接具有明显的促进作用; 在收集液中加入GSH/GSSG后, 其活性回收率可达到(81.5±4.3)%. 本文结果对蛋白折叠液相色谱法的发展及降低蛋白复性成本具有一定的应用价值.     

采用不同疏水相互作用色谱柱从包涵体中快速制备重组人干细胞因子

为了提高重组人干细胞因子(rhSCF)的复性效率,改进了高效疏水相互作用色谱(HPHIC)纯化和复性rhSCF的方法。首先将目标蛋白溶解于8.0 mol/L脲中,然后将rhSCF包涵体的提取液直接进样到不同规格的HPHIC柱进行纯化和复性。优化了固定相配基结构和流动相组成等实验条件,结果表明,本方法可以快速地获得高质量回收率和高生物活性的rhSCF,rhSCF在40 min内即可完成复性与纯化,目标蛋白的纯度在95.5%以上,质量回收率高于49.6%。通过体积排阻色谱和基质辅助激光解吸离子化飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF-MS)的分析,确认rhSCF以单体存在。结果进一步证明HPHIC法是同时复性和纯化重组蛋白的有效工具。     

Refolding and purification of rhNTA protein by chromatography

RhNTA protein is a new thrombolytic agent which has potential medicinal and commercial value. Protein refolding is a bottleneck for large‐scale production of valuable proteins expressed as inclusion bodies in Escherichia coli. The denatured rhNTA protein was refolded by an improved size‐exclusion chromatography refolding process achieved by combining an increasing arginine gradient and a decreasing urea gradient (two gradients) with a size‐exclusion chromatography refolding system. The refolding of denatured rhNTA protein showed that this method could significantly increase the activity recovery of protein at high protein concentration. The activity recovery of 37% was obtained from the initial rhNTA protein concentration up to 20 mg/mL. After refolding by two‐gradient size‐exclusion chromatography refolding processes, the refolded rhNTA was purified by ion‐exchange and affinity chromatography. The purified rhNTA protein showed one band in SDS‐PAGE and the specific activity of purified rhNTA protein was 110,000 U/mg. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.