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.     

Dissolved oxygen concentration affects the accumulation of HIV-1 recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli

A central problem in aerobic growth of any culture is the maintenance of dissolved oxygen concentration (DOC) above growth-limiting levels especially in high-cell density fermentations that are usually of the fed-batch type. Fermentor studies have been conducted to determine the influence of DOC on the production of heterologous proteins in Escherichia coli. The results demonstrated that there is a significant degree of product-to-product variation in the response of heterologous protein accumulation to DOC. For translational fusions of the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) proteins p24Gag and Env41, the imposition of a dissolved oxygen (DO) limitation resulted in 100 and 15% increases in the respective product yields. On the other hand, the imposition of a DO limitation had no effect on the production of a similar translational fusion of the HIV-1 protein p55Gag, and a large negative effect on the production of an influenza protein (C13). The stimulatory effects of DOC on p24Gag production were investigated further. The results of my studies suggested that the stimulatory effect observed at reduced agitation rates on p24Gag accumulation was owing to an oxygen effect and not a shear effect. Furthermore, the results of my investigations indicated that the effect a DOC had on the production of p24Gag was strongly influenced by the cell density at which the culture was induced.     

腺病毒载体与肿瘤基因治疗

基因导入系统是恶性肿瘤基因治疗中急需解决的问题．由于腺病毒作为载体介导外源效应基因在肿瘤细胞中的高效表达,使其应用日趋增多．用于肿瘤基因治疗的腺病毒可分为复制缺陷型和复制型．常用的效应基因包括：抑癌基因,前药转换酶基因,核酶基因和细胞因子基因等     

Tropic1808基因重组蛋白对损伤坐骨神经脊髓细胞凋亡的影响

探讨Tropic1808基因重组蛋白对损伤坐骨神经的新生大鼠脊髓细胞凋亡影响,将新生SD大鼠一侧坐骨神经切断后,用无菌止血海绵包裹断离的神经近侧端,海绵内加入Tropic1808基因重组蛋白,阳性用神经生长因子、阴性用生理盐水作为对照;术后3、6、12h经TUNEL法染色,在光镜、电镜和图像分析系统下,了解L4－L5段脊髓细胞凋亡情况。得到生理盐水组的脊髓出现大量绸亡细胞;Tropic1808基因重组蛋白组凋亡细胞数量较生理盐水组显减少;Tropic1808基因重组蛋白组与神经生长因子组之间凋亡细胞数量的差别无显性意义。说明Tropic1808基因重组蛋白有保护受损神经组织,减少细胞凋亡的作用。     

重组Pichia酵母(Muts)发酵过渡阶段关键酶活分析

重组Pichia酵母表达系统的发酵存在从利用甘油为碳源生长到利用甲醇为碳源表达外源蛋白的发酵表达过渡阶段。Pichia酵母过渡阶段碳源代谢途径关键酶酶活分析表明：甲醇诱导3h AOX2酶活为0,4h时突然增加到0．05U,继续诱导,酶活缓慢增加;在过渡阶段甲醛脱氢酶和6-P-葡萄糖脱氢酶分别增加了6．1倍、2．5倍,而丙酮酸脱氢酶和异柠檬酸脱氢酶分别下降为原酶活的29．4％及16．4％,表明甲醇诱导后甲醇完全氧化代谢途径得到强化,而糖酵解途径和三羧酸循环途径代谢作用减弱。     

重组质粒p434crohis的构建与表达

根据噬菌体４３４ｃｒｏ的基因序列,合成了一对在Ｃｒｏ的Ｃ－末端含有６个Ｈｉｓ密码子的寡核苷酸（６９ｂｐ）,并在其两端设计了ＰｓｔＩ和ＫａｓＩ两个酶切位点。经粘合、退火后将双股寡核苷酸链分别插入ｐ４３４ｃｒｏ（３．３５ｋｂ）质粒的４３８位（ＰｓｔＩ切点）和６３８位（ＫａｓＩ切点）,构建成含４３４ｃｒｏｈｉｓ基因的重组质粒。其表达产物为Ｃ端含有６个Ｈｉｓ的阻遏蛋白４３４ｃｒｏｈｉｓ。经功能测定表明融合蛋白４３４ｃｒｏｈｉｓ仍具有调节ＤＮＡ转录功能,并用金属亲和层析鉴定了表达产物     

一种酿酒酵母同源重组载体的筛选

将携有mTn-3xHA／LacZ转座子的酿酒酵母文库质粒pHSS6转化大肠杆菌DH5α,挑取单菌落并提取其质粒．将纯化质粒分别用Not Ⅰ酶切后,转化尿嘧啶缺陷型(ura^-)酿酒酵母菌株INVScl,使其同源重组到酿酒酵母基因组中,于SC／ura^-平板上筛选．取长有单菌落酵母的平板进一步筛选重组后上游有强启动子酿酒酵母文库质粒,用近300个质粒转化酵母菌株INVScl,最终得到2株前端有强启动子的酿酒酵母质粒,这2个质粒可作为酿酒酵母同源重组载体广泛应用．     

响应面法优化酿酒酵母产3-甲硫基丙醇发酵条件

为提高酿酒酵母工程菌S288C-CYS3发酵产3-甲硫基丙醇的产率,采用响应面法对其发酵条件进行了研究.首先考察不同水平的温度、接种量、初始pH、转速以及时间对3-甲硫基丙醇产率的影响,在此基础上确定发酵温度、时间及起始pH值对3-甲硫基丙醇产率影响较为显著,然后利用Design Expert 8.05软件针对上述3个因素进行响应面优化实验并建立二次回归模型.最终确定的最佳参数为发酵温度31℃,起始pH为5,接种量10％,转速200 r/min,发酵时间64 h.此条件下3-甲硫基丙醇产量为0.69 g/L,较优化前提高了14.96％.     

Cytotoxicity of Frutalin on Distinct Cancer Cells Is Independent of Its Glycosylation

Frutalin is a plant lectin with beneficial immunobiological action, although the access to its active form is still restricted. Moreover, there is a knowledge gap on isoform activity and glycosylation impact on its bioactivity, and recombinant production protocols were seen as ineffective. Here, a simpler and faster production and purification protocol was developed, attaining a yield of purified frutalin 3.3-fold higher than that obtained previously. Hemagglutination assays confirmed that this frutalin isoform could not agglutinate rabbit erythrocytes, while maintaining the native tetrameric structure, as indicated by DLS analysis, and strong interaction with methyl-alpha-galactose, in fluorescence spectroscopy studies. The cytotoxicity of the recombinant frutalin isoform was shown in a broad panel of human cancer cells: colon (HCT116), melanoma (A375), triple-negative breast cancer (MDA-MB-231), and ovarian (IGROV-1). Treatment with 8.5–11.8 μM TrxFTL reduced proliferation of all cancer cells to half in 48 h. This anti-proliferative effect encompasses the p53 pathway since it was significantly reduced in p53-null colon cancer cells (HCT116 p53^−/−; GI₅₀ of 25.0 ± 3.0 μM), when compared to the isogenic p53-positive cells (HCT116 p53^+/+; GI₅₀ of 8.7 ± 1.8 μM; p < 0.002). This recombinantly produced frutalin isoform has relevant cytotoxic effect and its biological activity is not dependent on glycosylation. The developed E. coli production and purification protocol generates high yield of non-glycosylated frutalin isoform with potent cytotoxic activity, enabling the development of novel anticancer p53-targeting therapies.     

工程菌产酶制备GABA测定条件的优化

基于Berthelot显色反应,采用正交设计法优化了测定大肠杆菌工程菌谷氨酸脱羧酶转化L-谷氨酸生成γ-氨基丁酸含量的条件.实验确定的最佳测定条件为:2.0mL 0.2mol/L pH6.0的醋酸缓冲液(内含0.1mmol/L的PLP,0.2mol/L的L-谷氨酸,稀释70倍),再依次加0.2mmol/L的硼酸缓冲液(pH9.0)1.0mL,0.5mL 6.0%重蒸苯酚和5.0mL 10%次氯酸钠,沸水浴加热10min后,迅速冰浴20min,待溶液出现蓝绿色后,加入60%(v/v)乙醇溶液4.0mL在640nm测定吸光值,绘制出标准曲线来计算GABA的含量.结果表明,该方法简便实用,相对误差小,适合实验室样品的快速检测.