Interaction of zinc finger ZNF191(243—368) and its I323 W and R327W mutants with oligonucleotides by florescence spectrum

Two mutants of the zinc finger protein, ZNF191 (243–368) I323W and R327W, are successfully obtained by site-directed mutagenesis. The fluorescence spectrum is used to study the interaction between these two mutants and the oligonucleotides. The influence of the mutation on the interaction has been studied using ethidium bromide (EB) as the fluorescence probe. The binding constants of the I323W-DNA and R327W-DNA have been calculated and the possible binding models have been discussed.     

锌指蛋白ZNF191(243~368)突变体I323W和R327W与寡聚核苷酸作用的荧光光谱

利用PCR方法对锌指蛋白ZNF191(243~368)的Ile323和Arg327进行定点突变, 成功地获得了突变体蛋白ZNF191(243~368) I323W和R327W; 并利用荧光光谱研究了锌指蛋白和它的突变体蛋白ZNF191(243~368)I323W和ZNF191(243~368) R327W与寡聚核苷酸的相互作用. 以溴化乙锭(EB)为荧光探针, 考察了I323W和R327W的突变对锌指蛋白ZNF191(243~368)结合寡聚核苷酸的影响.并计算了锌指蛋白突变体I323W和R327W与DNA的结合常数K_Z. 讨论了可能的结合模式.     

Effect of arginine on stability of GST-ZNF191（243-368）

For better understanding the chemical or biological information of ZNF191(243-368), we expressed the fusion protein of GST and ZNF191(243-368), and used it to obtain the binding DNA sequence of this zinc finger protein. But in the process of expression and purification, we found this fusion protein slowly degradated. For resolving this problem, we simultaneously added charged amino acids L-Arg and L-Glu to the solution of fusion protein, and demonstrated that this method can dramatically increase the stability of this fusion protein. This method can make the fusion protein suitable for the continuous works, especially for situations where high protein concentration and long-term stability without precipitate and degradation of protein are required.     

Spectroscopic study of the reaction of cis-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)[60]fullereno[1,2-c]pyrrolidine and 2-(2-pyridylmethyl)-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)[60]fullereno[1,2-c]pyrrolidine with zinc meso-tetraphenylporphyrinate

Axial coordination of the pyrrolidine nitrogen atom in cis-1,3-di(2-pyridyl)[60]fullereno[1,2-c]pyrrolidine to zinc meso-tetraphenylporphyrinate in cyclohexane gives rise to a donor-acceptor complex. The formation constant of the 1: 1 porphyrin—fullerenopyrrolidine complex was determined by spectrophotometric and fluorescence titration. The values of the constant estimated by spectrophotometric and fluorescence methods are 1.2·10⁴ and 9.7·10³ L mol⁻¹, respectively. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2265–2269, October, 2005.     

2-(2-Phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d]imidazole-1-yl)-acetic acid (PPIA) and its application for determination of amines by high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection and identification with mass spectroscopy/atmospheric pressure chemical ionization

A simple, sensitive, and mild method for the determination of amino compounds based on a condensation reaction with 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC·HCl) as the dehydrant with fluorescence detection has been developed. Amines were derivatized to their acidamides with labeling reagent 2-(2-phenyl-1H-phenanthro-[9,10-d]imidazole-1-yl)-acetic acid (PPIA). Studies on derivatization conditions indicated that the coupling reaction proceeded rapidly and smoothly in the presence of a base catalyst in acetonitrile to give the corresponding sensitively fluorescent derivatives with an excitation maximum at λ_ex 260 nm and an emission maximum at λ_em 380 nm. The labeled derivatives exhibited high stability and were enough to be efficiently analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Identification of derivatives was carried out by online post-column mass spectrometry (LC/APCI-MS/MS) and showed an intense protonated molecular ion corresponding m/z [MH]⁺ under APCI in positive-ion mode. At the same time, the fluorescence properties of derivatives in various solvents or at different temperature were investigated. The method, in conjunction with a gradient elution, offered a baseline resolution of the common amine derivatives on a reversed-phase Eclipse XDB-C₈ column. LC separation for the derivatized amines showed good reproducibility with acetonitrile-water as mobile phase. Detection limits calculated from 0.78 pmol injection, at a signal-to-noise ratio of 3, were 3.1-18.2 fmol. The mean intra- and inter-assay precision for all amine levels were <3.85% and 2.11%, respectively. Excellent linear responses were observed with coefficients of >0.9996. The established method for the determination of aliphatic amines from real wastewater and biological samples was satisfactory.