Tissue-type plasminogen activator variants with domain duplications and rearrangements

The interactions between tPA domains that are important forcatalysis are poorly understood. We have probed the functionof interdomain interactions by generating tPA variants in whichdomains are duplicated or rearranged. The proteins were expressedin a transient mammalian expression system and tested in vitrofor their ability to activate plasminogen, induce fibrinolysisand bind to a forming fibrin clot. Duplication of the heavychain domains of tPA produced enzymatically active tPA variants,many of which demonstrated similar in vitro amidolytic and fibrinolyticactivity and similar fibrin affinity to the parent molecule.Zymographic analysis of the domain duplication tPA variantsshowed one major active species for each variant. Selectionof the residues duplicated and the interdomain spacing werefound to be critical considerations in the design of tPA variantswith duplicated domains. We also rearranged the domains of tPAsuch that kringle 1 replaced the second kringle domain and viceversa. An analysis of these variants indicates that the firstkringle domain can confer fibrin affinity to a tPA variant andfunction in place of kringle 2. Therefore, in wild-type tPA,the functions of kringle 1 and kringle 2 must be dependent partiallyon their orientation within the heavy chain of the protein.The functional autonomy of the heavy and light chains of tPAis demonstrated by the activity of a tPA variant in which theorder of the heavy and light chains was reversed.     

枯草芽孢杆菌脂肪酶表达质粒的构建及其表达

以枯草芽孢杆菌168(B.subtilis 168)染色体为模板PCR扩增出P43启动子,与大肠杆菌-枯草杆菌穿梭质粒pUBC19相连得到表达载体pUBC-P43,然后将枯草芽孢杆菌脂肪酶基因lipA克隆到载体pUBC-P43启动子下游,得到重组质粒pUBCPL并转化B.subtilis TZ10.经中性红油脂平板、酶切和PCR方法鉴定得到重组菌TZ10/pUBCPL.宿主菌TZ10是B.subtilis DB104染色体缺失了lipA基因后获得.重组菌经初步发酵,以橄榄油为底物测定发酵上清液最高脂肪酶活力为49.1 U·L-1,而相应菌株DB104发酵最高酶活力仅为11.4 U·L-1.     

人乳头瘤病毒16型晚期蛋白L1基因重组MVA病毒的构建及鉴定

目的研制预防人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染的重组修饰的Ankara痘病毒(MVA)活载体疫苗。方法将HPV16L1基因插入MVA病毒转移载体psc11M2的P7·5启动子的下游,构建转移质粒psc11M2-L1,与MVA共转染鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF),进行同源重组。通过9轮蓝斑筛选,以PCR和Westernblot鉴定重组病毒。结果获得的含目的片段的重组MVA病毒,表达产物与鼠抗人HPV16L1抗体发生阳性反应,目的蛋白相对分子质量约为55000。结论已成功地构建了可正确表达HPV16L1基因的重组MVA病毒株。     

葡萄球菌肠毒素B基因真核表达系统的构建及目的蛋白的鉴定

目的　克隆葡萄球菌肠毒素B(SEB)基因 ,构建其真核表达系统并表达目的蛋白。方法　采用高保真PCR从金黄色葡萄球菌FRIS6B株中扩增全长SEB ,目的片段T A克隆后测序。重组质粒pUCm T SEB经酶切获得的pUCm T SEB基因片段与真核表达载体pPIC9K连接。将重组真核载体pPIC9K SEB转化入P .pastorisGS115株 ,经PCR筛选并鉴定pPIC9K SEB P .pastorisGS115。在 0 5 % (v v)甲醇诱导下 ,采用SDS PAGE检测重组SEB(rSEB)的表达 ,并对rSEB的N端氨基酸序列和诱导人脐静脉内皮EVC 30 4细胞分泌IL 1α和TNFα的作用进行了检测。结果　所克隆的SEB基因核苷酸及氨基酸序列的同源性分别高达 98 84 %～ 10 0 %和 10 0 %。表达的SEB在SDS PAGE图谱的位置与预期相符。rSEB氨基末端氨基酸序列与预期完全相符。rSEB与SEB商品有相似的促人脐静脉内皮细胞EVC 30 4分泌IL 1α和TNFα的活性。结论　已成功地构建了SEB的真核表达系统 ,为进一步分析SEB分子中毒性相关活性位点、定位突变获得减毒或无毒的突变体奠定了基础。     

Destabilizing interactions between the partners of a bifunctional fusion protein

Hybrid MalE–GVP is a bifunctional protein in vitro sinceit binds maltose as protein MalE of Escherichia coli and sinceit is dimeric and specifically binds single-stranded DNA asprotein GVP of phage M13. The oxidation rate of a unique cysteineresidue was used to compare the stabilities of GVP in its freeand hybrid forms, under conditions where MalE was either foldedor unfolded by a denaturing agent. The results showed that boththe covalent link and tertiary non-covalent interactions betweenMalE and GVP destabilized GVP in MalE–GVP. To test whetherGVP had identical structures in its free and hybrid forms, mutationswere used as local conformational probes. The effects of thesemutations on the capabilities of MalE–GVP to dimerizeand to bind single-stranded DNA were assayed in vitro. Theywere compatible with the effects of the same mutations on theglobal activity of free GVP in vivo and with the effects thatcould be predicted from the known data on free GVP, in particularits crystal structure. Thus, one partner of a hybrid proteincan be destabilized by the other partner while maintaining itsstructural and functional characteristics.     

采用基因表达式编程的沟灌入渗模型参数估计方法

入渗参数的准确估计是沟灌系统设计优化的关键问题。本文基于基因表达式编程(GEP)算法,通过数值试验获得了沟灌入渗模型参数γ估计GEP算法所需的有效数据集合,进行了参数γ的敏感性分析,确定了模型参数γ估计GEP算法的输入因子及其最优组合,建立了γ与最优组合因子的定量关系,进而提出了γ的估计方法。研究结果表明,γ对积水深度、初始有效含水率和沟深度最敏感;土壤水力特性参数对γ影响较大,模型参数γ估计GEP算法的最优输入因子组合为积水深度、沟深、初始有效含水率、饱和导水率和进气值参数;变积水深度条件下γ的估计值与定积水深度的γ值相近;在变积水深度条件下,与利用HYDRUS-2D模型计算得到的"精确"入渗量相比,应用基于γ估计值的沟灌入渗模型计算的累积入渗量误差小于5%,满足计算精度要求。入渗过程中边界效应对总入渗量的贡献逐渐增大,与细质土壤相比,粗质土壤中边界效应对总入渗量的贡献更大,本研究条件下黏壤土中边界效应最终贡献约为25%,砂土中约为37%。研究表明GEP算法可作为沟灌入渗模型参数γ估计的一种有效方法。     

A method for construction of long randomized open reading frames and polypeptides

A method is presented for construction of randomized open readingframe sequences (ORFs) and gene libraries containing them. Thebuilding blocks for the ORFs were 75 bp long DNA fragments generatedby cloning sequences from a single synthetic oligonucleotidepreparation by bridge mutagenesis. The fragments had the propertythat, regardless of their orientation in the ligated product,the ORF of the construct was maintained. The heterogeneity ofthe ORFs resulted from the random ligation of 2000 differentDNA fragments. The randomized ORFs were cloned downstream fromthe lac promoter in a multicopy plasmid in Escherichia coli.To test the method, a library of 10⁶ clones was constructed.     

马立克病病毒中meq基因对CEF细胞chTERT mRNA转录水平的影响

目的研究鸡马立克病病毒(MDV)meq基因对鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)的端粒酶催化亚单位基因(chTERT) mRNA转录水平的影响,并探讨meq基因与端粒酶活性的关系。方法构建重组载体pcDNA-meq,转染CEF细胞,利用Taq- Man探针,经实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测meq基因对CEF细胞chTERT mRNA转录水平的影响,并用TRAP法测定端粒酶活性。结果meq基因能激活CEF细胞中chTERT mRNA的转录,在48h的转录水平是72h的16倍,端粒酶活性在转染后48h是转染后72h的12倍。结论meq基因可能是MDV基因组中的主要致瘤基因,可以在体外导入正常的CEF细胞中,激活端粒酶的活性。     

人工免疫优化的汽车散热器功能设计

应用公理设计原理设计车用散热器时,耦合功能的存在是一个普遍问题。国内外学者提出使用人工免疫方法求解耦合功能集。针对这些算法在度量抗体优异性时存在的不足,提出了新的度量指标：耦合功能集聚度,并给出相应公式,同时在抗体生成算法中引入基因优选的方法。经在银轮股份进行车用机油散热器设计仿真实验,表明新的算法具有较高的效率。