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．     

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.     

Efficient purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein by mixed-mode chromatography

Two mixed-mode resins were evaluated as an alternative to conventional affinity resins for the purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein (MPB). We purified recombinant MBP, MBP-LacZ and MBP-Leap2 from crude Escherichia coli extracts. Mixed-mode resins allowed the efficient purification of MBP-fused proteins. Indeed, the quantity of purified proteins was significantly higher with mixed-mode resins, and their purity was equivalent to that obtained with affinity resins. By using purified MBP, MBP-LacZ and MBP-Leap2, the dynamic binding capacity of mixed-mode resins was 5-fold higher than that of affinity resins. Moreover, the recovery for the three proteins studied was in the 50–60% range for affinity resins, and in the 80–85% range for mixed-mode resins. Mixed-mode resins thus represent a powerful alternative to the classical amylose or dextrin resins for the purification of recombinant proteins fused to maltose-binding protein.     

Partial purification and characterization of two proteases fromAgave fourcroydes

Large amounts of wastes are produced by the henequen industry from which it may be possible to obtain products of commercial importance. Our laboratory has detected proteolytic activity inAgave fourcroydes (henequen) juice. The proteolytic activity is a result of two proteases of 14,500 and 12,000 daltons, respectively. Both enzymes are very stable at -20°C., when freeze-dried and in the presence of EDTA and cysteine. They differ in pH optimum and thermal stability.     

Inhibitors of an AdoMet-dependent 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl transferase and their use as ligands for protein affinity chromatography

The screening of potential affinity ligands and the development of a two-stage affinity purification of an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent 3-amino-3-carboxypropyl transferase involved in the biosynthesis of the β-lactam antibiotic nocardicin A is described from a cell-free extract of Nocardia uniformis subsp. tsuyamanesis. This protein is particularly sensitive to ion exchange and salt effects necessitating a pair of neutral ligands to be used in the final purification.     

Cloning and expression of the gene for xylose isomerase fromThermus flavus AT62 inEscherichia coli

The gene encoding xylose isomerase (xylA) was cloned fromThermus flavus AT62 and the DNA sequence was determined. ThexylA gene encodes the enzyme xylose isomerase (XI orxylA) consisting of 387 amino acids (calculated Mr of 44,941). Also, there was a partial xylulose kinase gene that was 4 bp overlapped in the end of XI gene. The XI gene was stably expressed inE. coli under the control oftac promoter. XI produced inE. coli was simply purified by heat treatment at 90°C for 10 min and column chromatography of DEAE-Sephacel. The Mr of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 45 kDa on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. However, Mr of the cloned XI was 185 kDa on native condition, indicating that the XI consists of homomeric tetramer. The enzyme has an optimum temperature at 90°C. Thermostability tests revealed that half life at 85°C was 2 mo and 2 h at 95°C. The optimum pH is around 7.0, close to where by-product formation is minimal. The isomerization yield of the cloned XI was about 55% from glucose, indicating that the yield is higher than those of reported enzymes. The Km values for various sugar substrates were calculated as 106 mM for glucose. Divalent cations such as Mn²⁺, Co²⁺, and Mg²⁺ are required for the enzyme activity and 100 mM EDTA completely inhibited the enzyme activity.     

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.     

重组蛋白A亲和填料的制备及其性能评价

为了获得一种优良的抗体纯化介质,制备了重组金黄色葡萄球菌蛋白A(rProtein A)亲和填料,并考察了所制备的亲和填料的纯化性能。利用自行构建的rProtein A工程菌,经诱导表达、纯化获得rProtein A纯品,将其偶联到经环氧氯丙烷活化的Sepharose 4 Fast Flow凝胶上,得到rProtein A亲和填料,并使用兔抗尿酸氧化酶抗体对该填料的性能进行验证。结果显示,在自制的rProtein A亲和填料上rProtein A浓度为1.5×10~4 mol/L。采用Scatchard模型分析,得到其解离常数和最大表观吸附量分别为2.28×10~7 mol/L和20.697 g/L,说明制得的rProtein A亲和填料对抗体有很好的结合能力。将该填料于0.1 mol/L NaOH溶液中浸泡1 h,其色谱性能未见变化。将该填料用于纯化兔抗体,湿胶结合抗体量可达19 mg/mL;一步柱色谱即可得到电泳纯度的抗体样品,回收率高于96%。本研究为rProtein A亲和填料的国产化奠定了基础。     

增强型绿色荧光蛋白的色谱分离和纯化

增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)是生物领域常用的标记物。在前期成功克隆表达EGFP的基础上,本实验建立了两步分离纯化EGFP的色谱方法,并验证其分离纯化效果,检验EGFP的活性。首先用金属螯合亲和色谱柱HisTrap HP对EGFP的重组菌体破碎上清液进行初步分离,再用葡聚糖凝胶排阻色谱柱Sephadex G-10 HR对其进行脱盐纯化。采用丙烯葡聚糖凝胶排阻色谱柱Sephacryl S-300 HR和十二烷基磺酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)检测分离纯化后的EGFP纯度。最后通过荧光分光检测器和非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(Native-PAGE)验证分离纯化后的EGFP是否具有荧光活性。结果表明该方法可以简便快速地分离纯化EGFP,纯度超过98%,同时保持了EGFP的荧光活性。     

Construction, expression, and characterization of recombinant hirudin in Escherichia coli

The mutant gene of HV2-K47 was obtained by polymerase chain reaction-directed mutagenesis and expressed in Escherichia coli. Many elements that could affect its expression level were compared. The product was purified to homogeneity via three chromatographic steps—ion exchange, gel filtration, and reverse phase chromatography—on the AKTA Explorer System. The antithrombin activity of HV2-K47 is much higher than that of recombinant HV2. Some properties and expression conditions were investigated systematically, which would be useful for further studies of hirudin and other small proteins.     

Production, purification, and biochemical characterization of two β-glucosidases from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

The filamentous fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum prudces ß-glucosidases in liquid culture with a variety of carbon sources, including cellulose (filter paper), xylan, barley straw, oat meal, and xylose. Analysis by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) followed by an activity staining with the specific chromogenic substrate, 5-bromo 4-chloro 3-indolyl ß-1,4 glucoside (X-glu) showed that two extracellular β-glucosidases, designated as ß-glul1 and \-glu2, were in the filter paper culture filtrate. Only one enzyme designated as ß-glus was revealed by the same method in the xylose culture filtrate. ß-glu1 and ß-glu2 were purified to homogeneity. The purification procedure consist of a common step of anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sepharose CL6B, both high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) anion-exchange and gel filtration columns for ß-glu1 and only HPLC gel filtration for ß-glu2. ß-glu1 has a molecular mass of 196 kDa and 96.5 kDa, as estimated by gel filtration and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-PAGE, respectively, suggesting that the native enzyme may consist of two identical subunits. The same analysis showed that ß-glu2 is a monomeric protein with an apparent molecular mass of about 76.5 kDa. ß-glu1 and ß-glu2 hydrolyses PNPG1c and cellobiose, with apparent K _m values respectively for PNPGlc and cellobiose of 0.1 and 1.9 mM for ß-glu1 and 2.8 and 8 mM for ß-glu2. Both enzymes exhibit the same temperature and pH optima for PNPG1c hydrolysis (60°C and pH 5.0). ß-glu1 was stable over a pH range of 3–8 and kept 50% of its activity after 30 min of heating at 60°C without substrate. It was further characterized by studying the effect of some cations and various reagents on its activity.     

Theoretical characterization and many-body expansion analysis of BF3, BCl3, AlF3 and AlCl3 interactions

Summary Metalloid-nonmetal and Metal-nonmetal interactions of BF₃, BCl₃, AlF₃ and AlCl₃ were examined at the matrix Hartree Fock level ofab initio theory. Structural and energetic properties, many-body expansion convergence, short- and long-range components of interaction energies, and group-theoretical parameters were found to uniquely characterize these interactions.     

Characterization of a biopharmaceutical protein and evaluation of its purification process using automated capillary Western blot

This paper describes the application of an automated size‐based capillary Western blot system (Sally instrument) from ProteinSimple, Inc., for biopharmaceutical fusion‐Fc protein characterization and evaluation of its purification process. The fusion‐Fc protein column purification from an excess of single chain Fc polypeptide and removal of an enzyme coexpressed for protein maturation have been demonstrated using an automated capillary Western system. The clearance of a selected host cell protein (HCP) present in cell culture of fusion‐Fc protein was also quantitatively monitored throughout the protein purification process. Additionally, the low levels of fusion‐Fc product‐related impurities detected by traditional slab gel Western blot were confirmed by the automated capillary Western system. Compared to the manual approach, the automated capillary Western blot provides the advantages of ease of operation, higher sample throughput, greater linearity range, and higher precision for protein quantitation.     

来源于类芽孢杆菌属新型耐有机溶剂脂肪酶的克隆、表达与性质研究（英文）

脂肪酶(EC 3.1.1.3)全称为三酰基甘油水解酶,是一类能够将长链脂肪酸甘油酯水解成脂肪酸和二甘酯、单甘酯或甘油的酯键水解酶.它除了能够水解脂肪外,还具有催化酯化反应、酯交换反应、酸解反应、醇解反应以及氨解等反应的性质.在脂肪酶催化的反应中,通常用有机溶剂代替水.有机溶剂可以转移合成反应的平衡方向,通过溶剂工程修饰酶的选择性能够提高底物的溶解度、有机相产物的回收率、酶的热稳定性.但有机溶剂对酶活性和稳定性有不同程度的影响.因此,寻找在有机溶剂中表现出高活性和稳定性的脂肪酶是一个亟待解决的重要课题.由于微生物种类多、作用底物专一性强,且微生物来源的脂肪酶一般分泌到胞外,因此微生物脂肪酶是工业用脂肪酶的重要来源.目前,微生物脂肪酶的研究主要集中于根霉属(Rhizopus)、曲霉属(Aspergillus)、青霉属(Penicillium)、毛霉属(Mucor)、地霉属(Geotrichum)、假丝酵母属(Candida)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)、伯克霍尔德菌属(Burkholderia)等具有工业应用价值的菌株.很少有类芽孢杆菌属所产脂肪酶进行相关酶学性质的研究.我们以Paenibacillus pasadenensis CS0611为出发菌株,在全基因序列草图中得到了一个新型脂肪酶基因lp2252.以Paenibacillus pasadenensis CS0611基因组为模板,设计特异性引物对目标序列进行扩增,并成功将其插入到表达载体p ET-28a中得到含有目的基因的重组质粒.在E.coli BL21(DE3)中,脂肪酶lp2252经0.1mmol/L的IPTG诱导后在20°C实现了高水平表达.重组脂肪酶的活性约为野生型的1631倍.用镍离子亲和层析柱快速、高效地纯化了两端带有组氨酸标签的重组脂肪酶,回收率为63.5%,纯化因子为10.78.纯化后的脂肪酶最适温度为50°C,在20-40°C范围内具有良好的稳定性.最适pH值为7,属于中性脂肪酶,同时在pH 3.0-8.0间具有较高稳定性.在金属离子如钙、镁离子和一些非离子表面活性剂的作用下,其活性有所提高.此外,纯化后的脂肪酶可被一系列水溶性有机溶剂激活,例如一些短链醇.而对某些水不溶性有机溶剂,其也具有高度的耐受性.综上所述,本文所涉新型脂肪酶在非水相催化领域具有广泛的应用和前景.     

具有生物活性的人带3蛋白胞质片段融合蛋白的克隆、表达与纯化

用PCR法从质粒pHB3中扩增了人红细胞带3蛋白胞质片段(CDB3)基因.PCR产物经限制性内切酶切割后与多克隆位点处带有编码6个组氨酸序列的高效表达载体pET28b连接,构建为重组子pCDBHistag.重组子经酶切及序列测定后在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中获得高效表达,可溶性目的蛋白占菌体总蛋白的40%左右.C端带有6个连续组氨酸的带3蛋白胞质片段作为融合蛋白不仅可以降低宿主菌蛋白酶对其水解程度,而且简化了目的蛋白的纯化过程.经一步螯合Ni²⁺的亲和层析获得了电泳纯的带3蛋白胞质片段融合蛋白.活性测定结果表明,带3蛋白胞质片段融合蛋白能够抑制醛缩酶(Aldolase)活性的70%,与文献报道的人红细胞内带3蛋白胞质片段具有相同的功能.     

几种姜黄素类1,4-戊二烯-3-酮衍生物的合成及结构表征

以芳香醛和酮为原料,合成了3类姜黄素类1,5-二芳基-1,4-戊二烯-3-酮衍生物:1,5-二噻吩基-1,4-戊二烯-3-酮(Ⅰ)、1,5-二苯基-1,4-戊二烯-3-酮类(Ⅱ)和1,5-二呋喃基-1,4-戊二烯-3-酮(Ⅲ);利用元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振谱(1 H NMR及13 C NMR)分析了产物的组成和结构,初步探讨了其反应条件和反应机理.结果表明,以无水乙醇为溶剂、8%的NaOH溶液为催化剂,反应温度为30⁵0℃时,反应产率较高.