【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用...【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用农杆菌介导法将单体Tα1基因和四联体Tα1基因分别转化进入番茄。【结果】两个基因转化番茄后分别得到卡那霉素抗性再生植株19株和10株,PCR和Southern杂交检测证明,部分番茄基因组中整合了外源基因。经过Western和ELISA分析,串联的Tα1基因已经在番茄果实中表达,表达量最高相当于20.2μg T α1·g-1果实鲜重,高于单体基因的表达量。【结论】基因串联的方式提高了Tα1基因在番茄中的表达量。展开更多
BACKGROUND: Currently adopted diagnostic methods for duodenal-biliary and pancreaticobiliary refluxes carry many flaws, so the incidence of the two refluxes demands further larger sample size studies. This study aimed...BACKGROUND: Currently adopted diagnostic methods for duodenal-biliary and pancreaticobiliary refluxes carry many flaws, so the incidence of the two refluxes demands further larger sample size studies. This study aimed to evaluate Western blotting for the diagnosis of refluxes in biliary diseases. METHODS: An oral radionuclide (99)mTc-DTPA test (radionuclide, RN) was conducted for the observation of duodenal-biliary reflux prior to measuring bile radioactivity and Western blotting for detecting bile enterokinase (EK). Pancreaticobiliary reflux was assessed by biochemical and Western blotting tests for biliary amylase activity and trypsin-1, respectively. In accordance with bile sample origin, our samples were classified into ductal bile and gall bile groups; based on each individual biliary disease, we further classified the ductal bile group into five subgroups, and the gall bile group into four sub-groups. Western blotting was conducted to assess the two refluxes in biliary diseases. RESULTS: Consistencies were noted between EK and RN tests when diagnosing duodenal-biliary reflux (P<0.001). The amylase and trypsin-1 tests also showed consistency in diagnosing pancreaticobiliary reflux (P<0.001). Amylase and lipase levels within gall and ductal bile were strongly correlated (P<0.05). In the common bile duct pigment stone group, the EK and trypsin-1 positive rates were found to be insignificant (P>0.05); in the common bile duct cyst group, the EK positive rate was significantly lower than the trypsin-1 positive rate (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Western blotting can accurately reflect duodenal-biliary and pancreaticobiliary refluxes. EK has greater sensitivity than RN for duodenal-biliary reflux. The majority of biliary amylase and lipase comes from the pancreas in all biliary diseases; pancreaticobiliary reflux is the predominant source in the common bile duct cyst group and duodenal-biliary reflux is responsible for the ductal pigment stone group.展开更多
Background To express in vitro the bovine enterokinase catalytic subunit (EKL) protein, which could be used in the future for the cleavage and purification of fusion proteins.Methods Bovine enterokinase catalytic subu...Background To express in vitro the bovine enterokinase catalytic subunit (EKL) protein, which could be used in the future for the cleavage and purification of fusion proteins.Methods Bovine enterokinase catalytic subunit cDNA was obtained by RT-PCR from the duodenal mucosa of a bovine obtained at a wholesale market, and then cloned into a pUCmT cloning vector and sequenced. The desired gene fragment was inserted into a pET39b expression plasmid and the recombinant vector pET39b-EKL was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). Protein expression was induced using IPTG. The recombinant DsbA-EKL was purified with His · Tag affinity chromatography, and its bioactivity was analyzed.Results Compared with the sequence deposited in GenBank, the sequence of the EKL gene cloned in the present study is correct. It was also confirmed that the nucleotide sequence of expression plasmid pET39b-EKL was correct at the conjunction site between the recombinant DMA 5' terminal multi-cloning site and the recombinant fragment. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the target product was about 65 kDa and represented 28% of total cell protein. Purified recombinant protein was obtained by metal chelating chromatography using a Ni-IDA resin. After desalting and changing the buffer, the crude kinase was incubated at 211 overnight and shown to have a high autocatalytic cleavage activity.Conclusion The EKL gene from a Chinese bovine has been cloned successfully and expressed. This investigation has layed the foundation for future enterokinase activity research and for further large-scale application of expression products.展开更多
文摘【目的】提高免疫活性多肽人胸腺素α1(Tα1)在番茄中的表达量。【方法】根据植物偏爱密码子对Tα1基因进行优化,并将其顺式串联成四联体,同时在单体基因间插入肠激酶剪切位点基因序列,以便表达的融合蛋白可以被肠激酶切割成单体。利用农杆菌介导法将单体Tα1基因和四联体Tα1基因分别转化进入番茄。【结果】两个基因转化番茄后分别得到卡那霉素抗性再生植株19株和10株,PCR和Southern杂交检测证明,部分番茄基因组中整合了外源基因。经过Western和ELISA分析,串联的Tα1基因已经在番茄果实中表达,表达量最高相当于20.2μg T α1·g-1果实鲜重,高于单体基因的表达量。【结论】基因串联的方式提高了Tα1基因在番茄中的表达量。
文摘BACKGROUND: Currently adopted diagnostic methods for duodenal-biliary and pancreaticobiliary refluxes carry many flaws, so the incidence of the two refluxes demands further larger sample size studies. This study aimed to evaluate Western blotting for the diagnosis of refluxes in biliary diseases. METHODS: An oral radionuclide (99)mTc-DTPA test (radionuclide, RN) was conducted for the observation of duodenal-biliary reflux prior to measuring bile radioactivity and Western blotting for detecting bile enterokinase (EK). Pancreaticobiliary reflux was assessed by biochemical and Western blotting tests for biliary amylase activity and trypsin-1, respectively. In accordance with bile sample origin, our samples were classified into ductal bile and gall bile groups; based on each individual biliary disease, we further classified the ductal bile group into five subgroups, and the gall bile group into four sub-groups. Western blotting was conducted to assess the two refluxes in biliary diseases. RESULTS: Consistencies were noted between EK and RN tests when diagnosing duodenal-biliary reflux (P<0.001). The amylase and trypsin-1 tests also showed consistency in diagnosing pancreaticobiliary reflux (P<0.001). Amylase and lipase levels within gall and ductal bile were strongly correlated (P<0.05). In the common bile duct pigment stone group, the EK and trypsin-1 positive rates were found to be insignificant (P>0.05); in the common bile duct cyst group, the EK positive rate was significantly lower than the trypsin-1 positive rate (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Western blotting can accurately reflect duodenal-biliary and pancreaticobiliary refluxes. EK has greater sensitivity than RN for duodenal-biliary reflux. The majority of biliary amylase and lipase comes from the pancreas in all biliary diseases; pancreaticobiliary reflux is the predominant source in the common bile duct cyst group and duodenal-biliary reflux is responsible for the ductal pigment stone group.
基金This study was supported by a National ' 95 ' Key Project grant (No. 96-C02-01-04).
文摘Background To express in vitro the bovine enterokinase catalytic subunit (EKL) protein, which could be used in the future for the cleavage and purification of fusion proteins.Methods Bovine enterokinase catalytic subunit cDNA was obtained by RT-PCR from the duodenal mucosa of a bovine obtained at a wholesale market, and then cloned into a pUCmT cloning vector and sequenced. The desired gene fragment was inserted into a pET39b expression plasmid and the recombinant vector pET39b-EKL was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). Protein expression was induced using IPTG. The recombinant DsbA-EKL was purified with His · Tag affinity chromatography, and its bioactivity was analyzed.Results Compared with the sequence deposited in GenBank, the sequence of the EKL gene cloned in the present study is correct. It was also confirmed that the nucleotide sequence of expression plasmid pET39b-EKL was correct at the conjunction site between the recombinant DMA 5' terminal multi-cloning site and the recombinant fragment. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the target product was about 65 kDa and represented 28% of total cell protein. Purified recombinant protein was obtained by metal chelating chromatography using a Ni-IDA resin. After desalting and changing the buffer, the crude kinase was incubated at 211 overnight and shown to have a high autocatalytic cleavage activity.Conclusion The EKL gene from a Chinese bovine has been cloned successfully and expressed. This investigation has layed the foundation for future enterokinase activity research and for further large-scale application of expression products.
