CD59活性位点相关性基因突变的构建与表达

构建了野生型和突变型CD59重组质粒,建立了高效真核表达系统,探讨了W40位点的生物学活性。采用基因点突变技术使CD59W40基因位置缺失（突变1,M1）及C39W40K41→W39W40W41（突变2,M2）,重叠延伸PCR（overlap extension PCR）定点诱变扩增突变基因,重组入真核表达质粒pIRES,利用阳离子脂质体（Lipfectamine2000）将重组质粒转染中国仓鼠卵巢细胞（CHO）进行表达。酶切鉴定及序列测定证实成功构建了pIRES-MICD59、pIRES—M2CD59和pIRES-WTCD59,突变基因约500bp。G418筛选出了CHO转染细胞的稳定细胞克隆,免疫荧光、ELISA检测筛选MICD59、M2CD59和WTCD59蛋白高表达株,连续传代30代有高表达;补体溶细胞反应显示与野生型CD59相比,突变型M1CD59失去对补体的抑制功能,而M2CD59抗补体活性略增高。证实CD59的W40位点对其功能具有重要作用,封闭此位点可提高补体活性,有望用于肿瘤治疗。     

藻蓝蛋白对Hela细胞CD59基因表达调控作用的研究

探讨了钝顶螺旋藻藻蓝蛋白(PC)对Hela细胞CD59基因表达的调控作用.以正常人CD59cDNA基因为模板,经PCR扩增后重组入真核表达质粒载体pALTER-MAX,然后利用阳离子脂质体(Lipfectamine-2000)将重组质粒和PcDNA共转染人子宫颈癌细胞(Hela)和对照用正常中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(Chinese hamster ovary,CHO)进行表达.用不同浓度的钝顶螺旋藻藻蓝蛋白作用于转染细胞,通过核酸分子杂交技术、免疫荧光标记法和ELISA法对细胞中CD59分子的表达进行检测.结果表明:成功构建了重组质粒pALTER-MAX-CD59,并将其导入真核细胞(Hela,CHO),经G418筛选获得了CD59分子高效表达的细胞克隆.用藻蓝蛋白作用于筛选出的转基因细胞,证实藻蓝蛋白可促进Hela细胞表面CD59蛋白的表达并抑制Hela细胞的增殖,而对于正常CHO细胞无明显作用.     

牙鲆淋巴囊肿病毒主要衣壳蛋白基因片段真核表达载体的构建、表达与免疫效果评价

用淋巴囊肿病毒LCDV-cn感染牙鲆鳃细胞系FG-9307,提取细胞总RNA,用RTPCR法获得了LCDV-cn主要衣壳蛋白(MCP)0.6kb基因片段.将该LCDV-cn-MCP0.6kb片断克隆入真核表达载体pEGFP-N2,得到重组质粒pEGFP-N2-LCDV-cn-MCP 0.6.采用脂质体法将重组质粒转染入牙鲆鳃细胞系FEC,并进行瞬时表达.通过荧光显微镜观察和特异性RT-PCR检测,证实重组质粒pEGFP-N2-LCDV-cn-MCP 0.6kb已成功转染到FEC细胞,并得到了初步表达.将重组质粒肌注入牙鲆体内,检测牙鲆外周血、肠、脾脏、前肾和淋巴细胞的增殖反应、呼吸爆发活性及抗体产生水平.结果表明,构建的核酸疫苗pEGFP-N2-LCDV-cn-MCP 0.6可诱导牙鲆特异性体液免疫和细胞免疫,具有明显的免疫保护作用.     

抗CD3基因工程嵌合抗体片段Fab′的构建、表达和活性测定

PCR扩增抗CD3单抗轻链可变区(VL)和重链可变(VH)片段基因,将其重组到Fab ′表达载体中,构建成抗CD3嵌合抗体Fab′表达载体,转化大肠杆菌16C9进行可溶性表达 . 产物经蛋白G亲和层析柱纯化.免疫荧光竞争结合实验和3H掺入实验证实能与小鼠抗CD3 IgG HIT3a竞争性结合表达CD3的T淋巴细胞,并促进细胞增殖.     

转"全鱼"GH基因鲤鱼胸腺发育差异表达基因的筛选与鉴定

采用显微注射方法,获得了转"全鱼"生长激素(GH)基因鲤鱼(转基因鱼),应用抑制性差减杂交(SSH)技术,构建了4月龄F3转基因鱼胸腺发育差减cDNA文库,筛选并鉴定了与胸腺发育相关的81个与已知基因同源的表达序列标签(EST).这些EST至少代表69个基因.根据基因的作用将其分为5类:18个与免疫和细胞防御有关;23个参与细胞生长、发育和分化等代谢过程;3个参与细胞信号传导和周期调控;8个在转录和表达调节中发挥作用;17个为核糖体蛋白基因,表明转基因鱼胸腺细胞处于活跃的蛋白合成状态.应用RT-PCR和虚拟Northern杂交技术进一步证实其中的若干基因在转基因鱼胸腺组织中的表达量增加.实验结果为阐明转植GH基因促进鲤鱼胸腺发育的相关分子机制提供了依据.     

猪、牛成纤维细胞α-1,3-半乳糖基转移酶基因的敲除以及人白细胞抗原-G1基因的敲入

构建了敲除猪α-1,3-GT并敲入人白细胞抗原HLA-G1基因的打靶载体pZJ,其中以新霉素抗性基因(Neo)为正筛选基因,绿色荧光蛋白基因(GFP)为负筛选基因.采用优化的脂质体转染法将打靶载体pZJ转染于一个长势良好的胎猪成纤维细胞系中,经7天G418(600 μg/ml)药物筛选,共获得30个Neo抗性细胞克隆,其中12个为非绿色荧光细胞克隆,7个扩大培养良好,提取阳性克隆细胞的基因组DNA并进行PCR检测.经PCR结果检测,打靶载体转入到胎猪成纤维细胞中,其中3个非荧光阳性单克隆细胞在细胞基因组中进行了定点整合.以同样的脂质体转染条件将pZJ转染牛胎儿成纤维细胞,经筛选并对其进行PCR检测,其中2个均为定点整合阳性.该研究为今后克隆出表达HLA-G1而不表达α-1,3-GT基因的个体猪,从而提供可以真正用于临床的异种器官打下了基础,也为猪牛之间的跨物种敲除提供了一个佐证.     

口蹄疫三价重组鸡痘病毒疫苗分子设计及其构建

针对我国口蹄疫(FMD)流行情况,利用计算机软件模拟分析,构建了口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)复合多表位基因工程疫苗表达盒OAAT.该表达盒以O型、A型FMDV结构蛋白VP1全基因和AsiaI型FMDV 2个基因拓扑型的结构蛋白VP1基因上的5个抗原表位基因(其中2个抗原表位来源于FMDVIND63/7株,该毒株与我国新疆分离株属于同一基因拓扑型,其余3个抗原表位来源于FMDVYNBS/58株)作为主要免疫原基因,以非结构蛋白上的2个Th2细胞表位基因及结构蛋白上的1个Th2细胞表位基因作为辅助基因.将构建好的表达盒OAAT和猪IL-18基因分别插入到鸡痘病毒(FPV)表达载体pUTA-16-LacZ复合启动子(ATI-P7.5×20)和单一启动子(P7.5)下游,构建了携带OAAT表达金和猪IL-18基因的重组鸡痘病毒转移载体质粒pUTAL-OAAT-IL18.应用脂质体转染法,将重组鸡痘病毒转移载体质粒与282E4株FPV共转染鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF),经BrdU进行3次加压蚀斑筛选后,以不同代次的细胞mRNA为模板,利用FMDV VP1基因和猪IL-18基因特异引物进行RT-PCR和IFA检测,筛选出OAAT和猪IL-18基因共表达的重组鸡痘病毒rF-PV-OAAT-IL18,该重组鸡痘病毒的构建为新型FMDV活载体疫苗的研究奠定了基础.     

共表达VP3与hIL-18基因真核重组质粒的构建及对人结肠癌细胞的影响

先将鸡贫血病毒VP3基因插入真核表达载体pVAXl的多克隆位点，再将pVAX1载体上的IRES启动子及新霉素基因一同切下插入pVAXl的VP3基因下游，然后切下新霉素基因，将pIRES1基因插入其中，构建成pVVP3IL-18，将pVVP3IL-18转染Heda细胞。间接免疫荧光表明，在细胞膜和细胞浆观察到了特异的黄绿色荧光，证明表达了hIL-18。pVVP3IL-18转染人结肠癌细胞HCY-116后，经AO／EB染色及电镜观察，可见大量细胞凋亡。说明真核重组质粒pVVP3IL-18可在HeLa细胞中表达，并可在体外诱导人结肠癌细胞HCT-116凋亡。     

转sck基因水稻目的基因表达特异性

对转sck基因水稻T6代生长发育不同时期的不同组织部位sck基因在转录水平和翻译水平的表达特异性进行了研究,结果显示,转基因植株的叶片、茎部、根部sck基因在转录水平和翻译水平均有表达,其中叶片的表达水平明显高于茎部和根部;在成熟的种子中CpTI外源蛋白含量低于检测低限(<0.014μg/ml),不能被定量.不同生长发育时期叶片的sck基因表达水平在分蘖期、幼穗发育期、开花结实期差别不大,幼苗期的表达水平明显低于其他时期.可见,所转入的外源基因已经能在T6代转基因水稻的不同生长时期的不同组织部位稳定表达,并且在不同时期的根、茎、叶中可以定量检测.     

小鼠对HIV-2嵌合结构基因重组鸡痘病毒的免疫反应

将HIV-2嵌合结构基因gag-gp105插入到转移载体pUTA2复合启动子ATI-P7.5×20下游,构建出鸡痘病毒重组转移质粒pA-gg;经转染和BrdU加压筛选,以基因组PCR和Western blot法鉴定重组病毒;将获得的重组病毒大量制备并纯化后,肌肉注射免疫BALB/c小鼠,ELISA法检测小鼠血清HIV-2抗体,流式细胞仪测定CD4 、CD8 T淋巴细胞亚类数量,乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)释放法检测脾特异性CTL杀伤活性.结果表明,成功筛选出一株可稳定表达HIV-2嵌合蛋白Gag-gp105的重组鸡痘病毒rFPV-gg;该重组病毒免疫组小鼠的血清出现HIV-2抗体,脾T细胞亚类数量增加,并产生针对HIV-2靶细胞的特异性CTL杀伤活性.本研究提示,HIV-2 gag-gp105重组病毒能诱导小鼠产生特异性细胞和体液免疫应答.     

Dynamin II involves in cell migration and actin formation of NIH3T3 cells

It was previously reported that in Ras transformed NIH3T3 cells, dynamin II acts as an intermediate messenger in the Ras signal transduction pathway leading to membrane ruffling and cell migration. However, these results do not provide sufficient evidence of a relationship between dynamin II and the Ras signal transduction pathway leading to membrane ruffling and cell migration. The results showed that a dynamin II association with myosin II as a signaling molecule is involved in NIH3T3 cell migration through the Ras/PI3K signaling pathway, and is associated with the p85 subunit of PI3K. Confocal microscopy also revealed co-localization between dynamin II and paxillin after PDGF stimulation. In addition, immunofluorescence results showed that dynamin II was colocalized with the actin filament. After stimulating the NIH3T3 cells with PDGF and treating them with an actin inhibitor, such as Cytochalasin D, it was observed that dynamin II with the myosin II complex inhibited binding to the actin. Therefore, dynamin II is localized in focal adhesion when cell migration is triggered and binds to the actin filament component, suggesting that it is a good candidate nanomolecule to regulate the cell attachment and migration to the materials such as implants etc.     

ToF-SIMS depth profiling of cells: z-correction, 3D imaging, and sputter rate of individual NIH/3T3 fibroblasts

Proper display of three-dimensional time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) imaging data of complex, nonflat samples requires a correction of the data in the z-direction. Inaccuracies in displaying three-dimensional ToF-SIMS data arise from projecting data from a nonflat surface onto a 2D image plane, as well as possible variations in the sputter rate of the sample being probed. The current study builds on previous studies by creating software written in Matlab, the ZCorrectorGUI (available at http://mvsa.nb.uw.edu/), to apply the z-correction to entire 3D data sets. Three-dimensional image data sets were acquired from NIH/3T3 fibroblasts by collecting ToF-SIMS images, using a dual beam approach (25 keV Bi(3)(+) for analysis cycles and 20 keV C(60)(2+) for sputter cycles). The entire data cube was then corrected by using the new ZCorrectorGUI software, producing accurate chemical information from single cells in 3D. For the first time, a three-dimensional corrected view of a lipid-rich subcellular region, possibly the nuclear membrane, is presented. Additionally, the key assumption of a constant sputter rate throughout the data acquisition was tested by using ToF-SIMS and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis of the same cells. For the dried NIH/3T3 fibroblasts examined in this study, the sputter rate was found to not change appreciably in x, y, or z, and the cellular material was sputtered at a rate of approximately 10 nm per 1.25 × 10(13) ions C(60)(2+)/cm(2).     

Atomic force microscopy of 3T3 and SW-13 cell lines: An investigation of cell elasticity changes due to fixation

Mechanical properties of single cells are of increasing interest both from a fundamental cell biological perspective and in the context of disease diagnostics. In this respect, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become a powerful tool for imaging and assessing mechanical properties of biological samples. However, while these tests are typically carried out on chemically fixed cells, the most important data is that on living cells. The present study applies AFM technique to assess the Young's modulus of two cell lines: mouse embryonic fibroblasts (NIH/3T3) and human epithelial cancer cells (SW-13). Both living cells and those fixed with paraformaldehyde were investigated. This analysis quantifies the difference between Young's modulus for these two conditions and provides a coefficient to relate them. Knowing the relation between Young's modulus of living and fixed cells, allows carrying out and comparing data obtained during steady-state measurements on fixed cells that are more frequently available in the clinical and research settings and simpler to maintain and probe.     

Plasma treated polyethylene grafted with adhesive molecules for enhanced adhesion and growth of fibroblasts

The cell–material interface plays a crucial role in the interaction of cells with synthetic materials for biomedical use. The application of plasma for tailoring polymer surfaces is of abiding interest and holds a great promise in biomedicine. In this paper, we describe polyethylene (PE) surface tuning by Ar plasma irradiating and subsequent grafting of the chemically active PE surface with adhesive proteins or motives to support cell attachment. These simple modifications resulted in changed polymer surface hydrophilicity, roughness and morphology, which we thoroughly characterized. The effect of our modifications on adhesion and growth was tested in vitro using mouse embryonic fibroblasts (NIH 3T3 cell line). We demonstrate that the plasma treatment of PE had a positive effect on the adhesion, spreading, homogeneity of distribution and moderately on proliferation activity of NIH 3T3 cells. This effect was even more pronounced on PE coated with biomolecules.     

Fibrillized peptide microgels for cell encapsulation and 3D cell culture

One of the advantages of materials produced by self-assembly is that in principle they can be formed in any given container to produce materials of predetermined shapes and sizes. Here, we developed a method for triggering peptide self-assembly within the aqueous phase of water-in-oil emulsions to produce spherical microgels composed of fibrillized peptides. Size control over the microgels was achieved by specification of blade type, speed, and additional shear steps in the emulsion process. Microgels constructed in this way could then be embedded within other self-assembled peptide matrices by mixing pre-formed microgels with un-assembled peptides and inducing gelation of the entire composite, offering a route towards multi-peptide materials with micron-scale domains of different peptide formulations. The gels themselves were cytocompatible, as was the microgel fabrication procedure, enabling the encapsulation of NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and C3H10T-1/2 mouse pluripotent stem cells with good viability.     

Single Step Isolation and Activation of Primary CD3(+) T Lymphocytes Using Alcohol-Dispersed Electrospun Magnetic Nanofibers

Electrospun polymer nanofibers with entrapped magnetic nanoparticles (magnetic NP-NF) represent a novel scaffold substrate that can be functionalized for single-step isolation and activation of specific lymphocyte subsets. Using a surface-embedded T cell receptor ligand/trigger (anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody), we demonstrate, as proof of principle, the use of magnetic NP-NF to specifically isolate, enrich, and activate CD3(+) T cells from a heterogeneous cell mixture, leading to preferential expansion of CD8(+)CD3(+) T cells. The large surface area, adjustable antibody density, and embedded paramagnetic properties of the NP-NF permitted enhanced activation and expansion; its use represents a strategy that is amenable to an efficient selection process for adoptive cellular therapy as well as for the isolation of other cellular subsets for downstream translational applications.