恐惧记忆相关蛋白的蛋白质组学研究

应用双向凝胶电泳结合质谱鉴定和数据库检索, 分析比较了CD1和C57BL/6J小鼠经条件性恐惧实验后海马蛋白表达的差异, 探讨了与恐惧记忆相关的蛋白质. CD1和C57BL/6J小鼠经条件性恐惧实验后, 海马蛋白表达存在明显差异, 29种蛋白(31个蛋白点)与恐惧记忆的形成显著相关. 其中24个蛋白点表达显著上调, 7个蛋白点显著下调. 与恐惧记忆相关的蛋白按功能可分为如下6类: (1) 能量代谢或线粒体功能相关蛋白; (2) 神经发育相关蛋白; (3) 信号转导相关蛋白; (4) 细胞骨架相关蛋白; (5) 氨基酸代谢和蛋白分解相关蛋白; (6) 伴侣蛋白. 这些恐惧记忆形成的相关蛋白深化了对恐惧记忆脑机制的认识, 为研究和治疗认知相关疾病提供了新靶标.     

空间记忆相关蛋白的蛋白质组学研究

C57BL/6J小鼠在评价空间记忆的多T迷宫(MTM)和Barnes迷宫(BM)中表现不同,本研究拟寻找导致这种行为差异的海马蛋白.应用双向凝胶电泳结合质谱鉴定和数据库检索,分析比较经两种迷宫训练测试后小鼠海马蛋白水平的不同,发现经过BM和MTM训练的小鼠有29种蛋白表达存在明显差异.其中,在BM训练组中5种蛋白表达上调,而在MTM组中24种蛋白表达上调.与空间记忆相关的蛋白按功能可分为如下6类:(1)能量代谢相关蛋白;(2)细胞骨架相关蛋白;(3)分子伴侣;(4)神经发育相关蛋白;(5)转录因子和蛋白合成相关蛋白;(6)信号转导蛋白.本研究结果丰富了空间记忆的机制,对于神经科学的进一步发展具有启发意义.     

基于1H NMR代谢组学方法分析马兜铃酸I诱导的雌雄小鼠急性肾毒性

基于¹H NMR的代谢组学方法, 分析了C57BL/6J小鼠尿样的代谢特征, 揭示出马兜铃酸I(AAI)导致急性肾毒性的分子机理及其在雌性和雄性小鼠上差异的根源. 研究结果表明, AAI的急性肾毒性主要来自AAI给药后抑制了体内的三羧酸(TCA)循环和能量代谢, 破坏了体内肠道菌群的生态平衡, 改变了肾脏细胞内外的渗透压, 从而引起了肾小管的损伤. 代谢模式分析显示雄性小鼠对AAI的肾毒性比雌性小鼠更敏感, 可能源于雄性小鼠本身更低的能量代谢. 结果表明, 基于尿样¹H NMR代谢组学方法有可能为药物的毒性机制和毒性性别差异研究提供新思路.     

粘着斑激酶的原核表达、纯化及抗体的制备

粘着斑激酶(focal adhesion kinase,FAK)是细胞质内单亚基非受体型酪氨酸激酶,通过各种信号途径参与调节细胞生长、发育、黏附、细胞骨架重组、转化、扩散和迁移等过程.采用PCR方法,从Flag-FAK质粒中克隆编码FAK C端273个氨基酸的基因片段,构建FAK融合蛋白原核表达载体pET28a( )/FAK,进行原核表达与蛋白纯化,取纯化的FAK蛋白免疫小鼠,制备FAK抗血清.结果表明构建的表达FAK C端功能结构域的原核表达质粒pET28a( )/FAK,经过BL21(DE3)大肠杆菌表达、镍亲和层析柱纯化,获得相对分子质量约33 kDa的融合蛋白,并利用小鼠制备了多克隆抗体,EL ISA检测显示该抗体有较高效价.荧光免疫结果显示此多克隆抗体与FAK蛋白特异性结合,为进一步研究神经细胞中FAK的作用机制奠定了基础.     

镧对仔鼠嗅感觉神经元分化中β—Ⅲ微管蛋白的作用

为观察发育期氯化镧暴露对仔鼠嗅觉功能及β-Ⅲ微管蛋白表达的影响,将16只Wistar孕鼠随机分为两组（对照组、氯化镧组）,对照组母鼠饮用蒸馏水,氯化镧组饮用0．25％氯化镧溶液;仔鼠出生后25d采用嗅觉迷宫试验检测仔鼠嗅觉功能的差异;于出生后28d采用免疫荧光和免疫印迹观察仔鼠β-Ⅲ微管蛋白在嗅上皮的表达变化。结果表明,氯化镧组仔鼠在嗅觉迷宫试验寻找食物的时间较对照组长,差异具有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;氯化镧组下调仔鼠嗅上皮β-Ⅲ微管蛋白在嗅感觉神经元的表达。提示镧暴露损害子代嗅觉功能,可能与镧损害嗅上皮β-Ⅲ微管蛋白的表达有关。     

气相色谱-质谱结合随机森林鉴定糖尿病小鼠经诺和龙治疗代谢轨迹

采用气相色谱-质谱法(GC-MS)同时测定经诺和龙治疗的2型糖尿病KK-ay小鼠和C57BL/6J健康对照组小鼠尿液中的多种代谢物。利用随机森林算法对经诺和龙治疗后不同周期的2型糖尿病(T2DM)KK-ay小鼠的GC-MS数据进行统计分析,获得小鼠经治疗后的代谢轨迹图。样品预处理中,以核糖醇为内标,用甲醇除蛋白,尿酶除去尿素,经N2吹干后用肟化-硅烷化法进行衍生;GC-MS测定中,采用DB-5MS毛细管柱程序升温分离尿样中的多种成分,并结合NIST标准质谱库和标准品对尿液中代谢物进行定性定量分析,共鉴定出氨基酸、脂肪酸、有机酸、酯类和糖类等40种内源性代谢物质。将得到的数据输入随机森林进行建模分析,得到其治愈轨迹图。研究结果表明,诺和龙能有效地改善糖尿病小鼠的血糖代谢。     

快速老化模型小鼠海马蛋白质组学初步研究

应用双向凝胶电泳结合质谱鉴定, 分析比较6月龄和12月龄快速老化模型小鼠(Senescence-accele-rated mouse, SAM)的快速老化亚系SAM-prone/8(SAMP8)及抗快速老化亚系SAM-resistance/1(SAMR1)海马蛋白表达的差异, 从蛋白质水平初步探讨与老化相关的学习记忆功能障碍的发生机制. 结果表明, 与同龄SAMR1比较, 6月龄SAMP8海马中有15个蛋白点表达显著上调, 5个蛋白点表达显著下调; 12月龄SAMP8海马中有12个蛋白点表达显著上调, 2个蛋白点表达显著下调, 2个蛋白点只在SAMP8中有表达. 应用质谱分析结合数据库检索, 共鉴定了22种蛋白质. 6月龄和12月龄SAMP8与SAMR1海马中表达有明显变化的蛋白按功能可分为如下4类: (1) 能量代谢相关蛋白; (2) 线粒体功能相关蛋白; (3) 信号转导相关蛋白; (4) 其它蛋白. 研究结果表明, SAMP8和SAMR1海马蛋白表达存在明显差异, 其中一些蛋白与SAMP8随龄出现的学习记忆功能减退相关, 并可能为研究或发现促智药物作用的新蛋白靶标提供线索.     

HCV全基因组培养细胞的比较蛋白组学研究

利用比较蛋白质组技术研究了转染丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C virus, HCV)全基因组的人肝癌细胞系Huh7细胞模型中蛋白质表达谱的变化, 建立了Huh7-HCV的双向凝胶电泳蛋白质表达图谱和数据库. 通过双向凝胶电泳分离和图像分析, 对表达差异2倍以上蛋白质点进行了胶内酶解和MALDI-TOF MS鉴定. 得到包括与细胞骨架蛋白、细胞周期、凋亡和信号转导等相关的14个蛋白质, 并且用Western blot验证了热休克蛋白70的蛋白质组研究结果. 利用HCV全基因组培养系统, 采用蛋白质组学技术, 为研究HCV病毒和宿主细胞相互作用提供了新的实验数据, 为深入研究HCV病毒复制和分子致病机理奠定了基础.     

应用蛋白质组学方法分析猪晶状体不同区域上皮细胞中蛋白质的表达差异

应用蛋白质组学方法分析比较猪晶状体中央和周边上皮细胞的蛋白质表达差异。将32个正常猪晶状体前囊膜所附着于的上皮细胞分为中央和周边两部分，经二维凝胶电泳分离和凝胶考马斯亮兰染色，质谱（MALDI—TOF—MS）鉴定差异蛋白质斑点，并对鉴定的蛋白质进行分类。结果显示来自中央与周边区域的猪晶体上皮细胞的蛋白在二维凝胶上分别有801和886个蛋白质斑点，鉴定出差异表达蛋白84个：差异表达的蛋白质在功能上有一定趋向性，主要涉及代谢、细胞骨架、信号转导／细胞周期／转录因子等。     

长期喂饮钇对子代大鼠脑组织中基因表达的影响

通过在饮水中加入钇(0,53.4,5340 mg.L-1),使大鼠长期摄入稀土。7个月后,采用基因芯片技术检测F1子代大脑组织中的基因表达情况。结果显示,与对照组相比,高浓度组有787个基因发生了差异表达,其中505个上调表达,282个下高表达。差异表达基因与细胞受体、信号转导、离子通道有关;低浓度组有44个基因发生了差异表达,其中32个上高表达,12个下调表达。差异表达的基因与细胞骨架、细胞运动以及DNA结合蛋白密切相关。提示长期喂饮稀土钇能改变大鼠脑组织中某些基因的表达,进一步造成机体某些生理功能如学习记忆能力的变化。     

Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 1 α levels are paralleling olfactory memory formation in the CD1 mouse

Although olfactory discrimination has already been studied in several mouse strains, data on protein levels linked to olfactory memory are limited. Wild mouse strains Mus musculus musculus, Mus musculus domesticus and CD1 laboratory outbred mice were tested in a conditioned odor preference task and trained to discriminate between two odors, Rose and Lemon, by pairing one odor with a sugar reward. Six hours following the final test, mice were sacrificed and olfactory bulbs (OB) were taken for gel-based proteomics analyses and immunoblotting. OB proteins were extracted, separated by 2-DE and quantified using specific software (Proteomweaver). Odor-trained mice showed a preference for the previously rewarded odor suggesting that conditioned odor preference occurred. In CD1 mice levels, one out of 482 protein spots was significantly increased in odor-trained mice as compared with the control group; it was in-gel digested by trypsin and chymotrypsin and analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry (nano-ESI-LC-MS/MS). The spot was unambiguously identified as serine/threonine-protein phosphatase PP1-α catalytic subunit (PP-1A) and differential levels observed in gel-based proteomic studies were verified by immunoblotting. PP-1A is a key signalling element in synaptic plasticity and memory processes and is herein shown to be paralleling olfactory discrimination representing olfactory memory.     

Determination of N-acetylaspartic acid concentration in the mouse brain using HPLC with fluorescence detection

The concentration of brain N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) in mice was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using fluorescence detection after pre-column derivatization with 4-N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl-7-N-(2-aminoethyl)amino-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DBD-ED). Six different brain parts, namely, the prefrontal cortex, olfactory bulb, nucleus accumbens, striatum, cerebellum and hippocampus, of male C57BL6/J mice, were investigated. The NAA concentration (nmol/mg protein) was highest in the olfactory bulb (58.2 ± 4.0, n = 8) and lowest in the hippocampus (42.8 ± 1.6, n = 8). The proposed HPLC method with fluorescence detection was successfully used to determine the NAA concentration in each investigated brain area.     

Cytokine mRNA expression and serum cortisol evaluation during murine lung inflammation induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A model system was characterized for investigating the potential role of cortisol in MTB induced immunopathology. Serum cortisol levels were evaluated in two mouse strains; C57BL/6 mice develop lung granulomas following acute Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection while A/J mice are deficient in this process. Serum cortisol levels were examined post infection, as well as immunoregulatory mRNA expression in the lung, measured using bioluminescent RT-PCR techniques. Prior to infection, the A/J mice constitutively maintain nearly 75&percent; higher serum cortisol than C57BL/6 mice. Both A/J and C57BL/6 mice exhibited approximately 30&percent; reduction in relative serum cortisol following infection. At no time did serum cortisol levels in the A/J fall below constitutive levels in the non-infected C57BL/6. The overall elevated cortisol in the A/J may affect pulmonary immunoresponsiveness; A/J mice exhibited earlier induction of IL-10 and TNF-alpha than C57BL/6 mice, with a relative lack of IL-2 during late infection. Conversely, the C57BL/6 mice demonstrated higher IL-12(p40) and IL-2 messages at the latter stages of disease than the A/J mice. Both mice demonstrated high IFN-&gama; mRNA. The high constitutive serum cortisol in the A/J mice may therefore contribute to establishment of an environment counter-productive to initiation of protective Th1 cell and granulomatous responses.     

A mouse serum two-dimensional gel map: application to profiling burn injury and infection

With the importance of mouse as a model to study human diseases and the human and rat plasma/serum two-dimensional (2-D) maps being extensively annotated, this study was aimed at constructing a detailed mouse serum 2-D map. Serum proteins from two different inbred strains of mice (BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J) and mice subjected to two different inflammatory stimuli (20% burn injury and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection) were separated on overlapping gels covering pH 3-8 and stained with SYPRO Ruby dye. The tryptic peptides from the resolved spots were analyzed by mass spectrometry, leading to the identification of 38 different gene products. With the exception of major urinary proteins found in abundance in male C57BL/6J mice, little strain difference of the mouse serum 2-D was observed. Many proteins detected in the mouse serum 2-D map were not reported in human or rat serum 2-D maps including epidermal growth factor receptor. Three major murine acute-phase proteins (APPs), haptoglobin, serum amyloid A, and serum amyloid P, were highly induced by both inflammatory stimuli. Image analysis shows that the variations of APPs between these two inflammatory models were not uniform although LPS (100 microg/animal) in general was more effective than 20% burn injury in inducing APPs. Serum amyloid A, much more sensitive to endotoxin than burn injury, may represent a sensitive marker to differentiate these two different inflammatory states.     

Analysis of the mouse proteome. (I) Brain proteins: separation by two-dimensional electrophoresis and identification by mass spectrometry and genetic variation

The total protein of the mouse brain was fractionated into three fractions, supernatant, pellet extract and rest pellet suspension, by a procedure that avoids any loss of groups or classes of proteins. The supernatant proteins were resolved to a maximum by large-gel two-dimensional electrophoresis. Two-dimensional patterns from ten individual mice of the commonly used inbred strain C57BL/6 (species: Mus musculus) were prepared. The master pattern was subjected to densitometry, computer-assisted image analysis and treatment with our spot detection program. The resulting two-dimensional pattern, a standard pattern for mouse brain supernatant proteins, was divided into 40 squares, calibrated, and specified by providing each spot with a number. The complete pattern and each of the 40 squares are shown in our homepage (http://www.charite.de/ humangenetik). The standard pattern comprises 8767 protein spots. To identify the proteins known so far in the brain fraction investigated, a first set of 200 spots was analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization - mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) after in-gel digestion. By screening protein databases 115 spots were identified; by extending the analysis to selected, genetically variant protein spots, 166 spots (including some spot series) were identified in total. This number was increased to 331 by adding protein spots identified indirectly by a genetic approach. By comparing the two-dimensional patterns from C57BL/6 mice with those of another mouse species (Mus spretus), more than 1000 genetically variant spots were detected. The genetic analysis allowed us to recognize spot families, i.e., protein spots that represent the same protein but that are post-translationally modified. If some members of the family were identified, the whole family was considered as being identified. Spot families were investigated in more detail, and interpreted as the result of protein modification or degradation. Genetic analysis led to the interesting finding that the size of spot families, i.e., the extent of modification or degradation of a protein, can be genetically determined. The investigation presented is a first step towards a systematic analysis of the proteome of the mouse. Proteome analysis was shown to become more efficient, and, at the same time, linked to the genome, by combining protein analytical and genetic methods.     

Central nervous system antigen (NS-5) and its presence during murine ontogenesis.

An antiserum raised by immunization of C3H.SW/Sn mice with cerebellum from 4-day-old C57BL/6J mice recognizes a cell surface component(s) [NS-5] present in different degrees on various parts of the mouse central nervous system. When analyzed by an antiserum- and complement-mediated cell cytotoxicity test and by the ability of various tissuesto absorb anti-NS-5 antiserum activity, the antigen(s) was detectable on cerebellum, retina, olfactory bulb, cortex, basal ganglia, and medulla but not on nonneural tissues with the exception of mature spermatozoa and 4-day-old kidney. The antigen(s) detected by the anti-NS-5 antiserum was found in similar quantities on young and adult rat and mouse cerebellum; however, it was not detectable on any of 16 clonal cell lines derived from the rat central nervous system. During preimplantation stages of murine development, the antigen could be detected on all cells of (2-4)-cell and (8-16)-cell stages and on the trophoblastic cells of blastocysts by indirect immunofluorescence, Embryos on day 9 of gestation, the earliest tested after implantation, expressed the antigen(s), but expression was restricted to the nervous system.     

Metabolomic analysis of normal (C57BL/6J, 129S1/SvImJ) mice by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry: detection of strain and gender differences

Previous studies have shown that the C57 and 129 strains of mice display marked differences in behavioural performance, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry and synaptic plasticity. However, few metabolomic studies of their biofluids have been performed. As part of a series of metabolic phenotyping, the effects of gender and strain upon serum metabolite composition and variation are examined in this study using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in normal C57BL/6J and 129S1/SvImJ strains of mice. The 129S1/SvImJ strain is phenotypically distinct from the C57BL/6J strain and characteristic metabotypes are produced for both male and female mice of each strain. These data demonstrate that the C57BL/6J and 129S1/SvImJ strains of mice show a wide range of metabolic differences across glycine, serine and threonine metabolism; valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis; and tricarboxylic acid cycle pathways. Remarkably, the concentration of glyceric acid in the 129S1/SvImJ strain is significantly increased compared to the C57BL/6J mouse strain, reflecting important considerations for studies that use the 129S1/SvImJ mouse as the human d-glycericaciduria model. We infer that a deficiency of d-glycerate kinase would explain such a glyceric acid accumulation in the 129S1/SvImJ strain. More importantly, this differential metabolite level data provide insight into specific metabolic pathways and lay the groundwork for integrated studies of the mouse models.     

Animal models of acute photodamage: comparisons of anatomic, cellular and molecular responses in C57BL/6J, SKH1 and Balb/c mice

Human cutaneous photodamage is a major medical problem that includes premature aging and fragility of the skin. Nonxenografted animal models have not been comparatively evaluated for how well they resemble the changes seen in human skin. Here, we sought to identify a suitable mouse model that recapitulates key anatomic, cellular and molecular responses observed in human skin during acute UV exposure. Adult females from three strains of mice, C57BL/6J, SKH1 and Balb/c were exposed to UVB and then evaluated 3 or 20 h after the last irradiation. Skin from UVB-exposed C57BL/6J mice showed features resembling human photodamage, including epidermal thickening, infiltration of the dermis with inflammatory cells, induction of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) mRNA, accumulation of glycosaminoglycans, particularly hyaluronan in the epidermis and loss of collagen. Hairless SKH1 mouse skin responded similarly, but without any induction of TNF-α mRNA or chondroitin sulfate. Irradiated Balb/c mice were the least similar to humans. Our results in C57BL/6J mice and to a lesser extent in SKH1 mice, show cutaneous responses to a course of UVB-irradiation that mirror those seen in human skin. Proper choice of model is critical for investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms of photodamage and photoaging.