敬钊毒素-V剪切体Y1-JZTX-V的化学合成与氧化复性及其钠通道活性鉴定

应用芴甲氧羰基(Fmoc)固相方法化学合成了敬钊毒素-V（JZTX-V）分子N-端酪氨酸残基剪切体(Y1-JZTX-V),并且通过反相高效液相色谱和质谱对不同条件下的氧化复性结果进行监测,从而得到该剪切体的最佳氧化复性条件:0.1 mol/L Tris-HCl缓冲液、pH 7.50、1 mmol/L还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、0.1 mmol/L氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSG)、样品浓度为0.05 mg/L、复性温度为4 ℃。膜片钳电生理实验结果显示敬钊毒素-V剪切体Y1-JZTX-V对大鼠背根神经节(DRG)细胞上表达的河豚毒素不敏感型(TTX-R)与河豚毒素敏感型(TTX-S)钠电流均有抑制作用,其半数抑制浓度(IC50)分别为(160±2.5) nmol/L和(39.6±3.2) nmol/L。与天然的敬钊毒素-V相比,该剪切体对大鼠DRG细胞上的TTX-S钠电流的抑制作用基本一致,但对TTX-R钠电流的抑制作用却大大降低,表明敬钊毒素-V分子N-端的酪氨酸残基是一个与TTX-R钠通道结合活性相关的氨基酸残基。     

实时荧光定量PCR检测原发性肝癌中hNTKL-BP1基因的表达

分别提取手术切除人原发性HCC肝癌和癌旁肝组织总RNA并逆转录为cDNA,在hNTKL-BP1基因的高保守区设计相应引物和Taqman荧光探针,实时检测PCR产物的荧光强度,采用2-△△Ct方法分析比较该基因在人类肝癌组织和癌旁肝组织中的表达差异.结果是44例原发性HCC肝癌组织中hNTKL-BP1基因表达水平显著高于癌旁肝组织(t=2.69,P<0.01),肝癌组织与癌旁肝组织hNTKL-BP1基因表达差异和肿瘤大小有一定的相关性(P=0.028),hNTKL-BP1基因可能与肝癌的发生、发展有一定相关性.     

Split intein facilitated tag affinity purification for recombinant proteins with controllable tag removal by inducible auto-cleavage

Purification tags are robust tools that can be used to purify a variety of target proteins. However, tag removal remains an expensive and significant issue that must be resolved. Based on the affinity and the trans-splicing activity between the two domains of Ssp DnaB split-intein, a novel approach for tag affinity purification of recombinant proteins with controllable tag removal by inducible auto-cleavage has been developed. This system provides a new affinity method and avoids premature splicing of the intein fused proteins expressed in host cells. The affinity matrix can be reused. In addition, this method is compatible with his-tag affinity purification technique. Our methods provide the insights for establishing a novel recombinant protein preparation system.     

Fast Cysteine Bioconjugation Chemistry

Cysteine bioconjugation serves as a powerful tool in biological research and has been widely used for chemical modification of proteins, constructing antibody-drug conjugates, and enabling cell imaging studies. Cysteine conjugation reactions with fast kinetics and exquisite selectivity have been under heavy pursuit as they would allow clean protein modification with just stoichiometric amounts of reagents, which minimizes side reactions, simplifies purification and broadens functional group tolerance. In this concept, we summarize the recent advances in fast cysteine bioconjugation, and discuss the mechanism and chemical principles that underlie the high efficiencies of the newly developed cysteine reactive reagents.     

Miniaturized monolithic disks for immunoadsorption of cardiac biomarkers from serum

Immunoadsorbers based on 2.0 × 6.0 mm i.d., epoxy-bearing, methacrylate-based monolithic disks were developed in order to target myoglobin and N-terminal pro-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), two biomarkers involved in cardiovascular disease. In both cases, antibodies were successfully coupled to the polymeric disk material. The developed immunoadsorbers permitted the selective isolation of myoglobin and NT-proBNP from human serum. Myoglobin was successfully isolated and detected from serum samples at concentrations down to 250 fmol μL⁻¹. However, the affinity of the antibodies was not sufficient for the analysis of low-concentration clinical samples. Frontal analysis of anti-NT-proBNP disks revealed the ability of the immunoadsorber to bind up to 250 pmol NT-proBNP, which is more than sufficient for the analysis of clinical samples. Anti-NT-proBNP disks showed good stability over more than 18 months and excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility. Moreover, anti-NT-proBNP disks permitted the isolation of NT-proBNP at concentrations down to 750 amol μL⁻¹ in serum, corresponding to concentrations of strongly diseased patients. Using reversed-phase trapping columns, the detection of NT-proBNP eluted from immunoadsorbers by mass spectrometry was achieved for concentrations down to 7.8 fmol μL⁻¹.     

Novel c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase (JNK) Inhibitors with an 11H-Indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalin-11-one Scaffold

c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) plays a central role in stress signaling pathways implicated in important pathological processes, including rheumatoid arthritis and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Therefore, inhibition of JNK is of interest for molecular targeted therapy to treat various diseases. We synthesized 13 derivatives of our reported JNK inhibitor 11H-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxalin-11-one oxime and evaluated their binding to the three JNK isoforms and their biological effects. Eight compounds exhibited submicromolar binding affinity for at least one JNK isoform. Most of these compounds also inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nuclear factor-κB/activating protein 1 (NF-κB/AP-1) activation and interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in human monocytic THP1-Blue cells and human MonoMac-6 cells, respectively. Selected compounds (4f and 4m) also inhibited LPS-induced c-Jun phosphorylation in MonoMac-6 cells, directly confirming JNK inhibition. We conclude that indenoquinoxaline-based oximes can serve as specific small-molecule modulators for mechanistic studies of JNKs, as well as potential leads for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs.     

蜡状芽孢杆菌Bc-05菌株纤溶酶的酶学性质

对蜡状芽孢杆菌Bc-05茵株的发酵上清液经硫酸铵分级沉淀、DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow阴离子交换层析所获得的纤溶酶进行性质研究.结果表明:经纤维蛋白平板法检测该酶有直接水解纤维蛋白和激活纤溶酶原的双重作用,最适作用温度37℃,最适pH=8.0,在pH=8.0条件下25℃和37℃放置24 h酶活力仍保持77.52%和78.96%,该酶体外对兔血凝块有明显的溶解作用;Ca2+,Mn2+离子对该酶具有激活作用,而Cu2+,Fe3+完全抑制其纤溶活性,PMSF,EDTA和DTT对该酶有抑制作用,说明活性中心含有二硫键、金属离子和丝氨酸;测其N端10个氨基酸序列为NH2-Val-Thr-Pro-Thr-Asn-Ala-Val-Asn-Thr-Gly,与其他生物来源的纤溶酶相比较没有同源性.     

异肽键交联的N肽类HIV-1融合抑制剂的设计、合成及活性评价

报道了一种通过在HIV-1 gp41 NHR区域的多肽(N肽)之间引入异肽键稳定N3螺旋的新方法;以天然N肽序列N38为模板,采用此方法设计合成了一系列异肽键交联的N38三股α螺旋结构.该结构具有极强的热稳定性和纳摩尔水平抑制HIV-1包膜糖蛋白(Env)介导的细胞融合活性.     

孔石莼质体蓝素的柱色谱纯化及其N-端氨基酸序列的分析测定

通过DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow阴离子交换柱和Sephadex G-75凝胶过滤柱分离纯化得到了孔石莼(Ulva pertusa)的质体蓝素。其步骤为:将孔石莼样品以0.02 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液(pH 7.2)进行匀浆,然后离心去除沉淀,将上清液用硫酸铵分级盐析获得饱和度为40%~80%的盐析蛋白;通过DEAE-Sepharose 柱色谱,在含有0~1.0 mol/L NaCl 的0.01 mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液线性梯度洗脱下,盐析蛋白有3个主要的洗脱峰,然后在Sephadex G-75凝胶过滤色谱柱中进一步纯化。十二烷基硫酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS-PAGE）显示,该蛋白质被纯化为单一条带。根据蛋白质电泳迁移率,纯化蛋白质的相对分子质量约为10000。该蛋白质不含糖。纯化的蛋白质经电转移至聚偏二氟乙烯（PVDF）膜后,以Edman降解法进行N-端氨基酸序列测定,前20个氨基酸残基序列为AAIVKLGPDDGSLAFVPSKI。通过对相关蛋白质数据库的检索,发现该序列与3种已报道的海藻的质体蓝素具有较高的序列同源性,其同源性分别为85%,85%和90%。据此,认为孔石莼的质体蓝素已获得纯化,其N-端20个氨基酸残基与已报道的海藻质体蓝素的氨基酸残基有较大的同源性,也存在着一定的变异。