Vero细胞蛋白过敏原性研究

目的　研究Vero细胞蛋白的过敏原性。方法　取不同剂量Vero细胞宿主细胞蛋白和裂解蛋白致敏豚鼠 ,隔日 1次 ,共 3次 ,每组 3只 ,以牛血清及生理盐水分别为阳性及阴性对照 ,末次致敏后 2 1d攻击 ,并观察攻击后的反应。结果　攻击后 30min ,10 0ng 只以上剂量组均出现过敏反应 ,且反应强度与剂量呈正相关。 2 4h各剂量组过敏反应的恢复情况各不相同。结论　Vero细胞宿主细胞蛋白及裂解蛋白均可以引起过敏反应 ,裂解蛋白的反应强度高于宿主细胞蛋白。     

重组人白细胞介素-10在大肠杆菌中的表达及生物学活性分析

目的在大肠杆菌中表达重组人白细胞介素-10(Interleukin-10,IL-10),并检测其生物学活性。方法将IL-10基因重组到质粒pET11c中,转化BL21(DE),提取质粒,经酶切鉴定和测序分析;在25℃用低浓度的IPTG诱导表达,对包涵体IL-10稀释复性;经ELISA检测其含量,MC/9细胞增殖法检测其生物学活性。结果工程菌IL-10/pET11c/BL21诱导表达的目的蛋白以可溶性和包涵体两种形式存在,Westernblot鉴定证实为IL-10蛋白,两种形式的IL-10均具有一定的生物学活性。结论已成功地在大肠杆菌中表达了IL-10,为进一步纯化和制备IL-10的基因工程药物打下了基础。     

蛋白质化学修饰的研究进展

蛋白质分子具有极其复杂的结构层次，用化学修饰的方法研究蛋白质分子的结构与功能的关系一直是生物化学和分子生物学领域的热点。人们研究出许多小分子化学修饰剂并进行了多种类型的化学修饰。综述了蛋白质化学修饰领域的研究现状与水平，同时强调蛋白质的化学修饰是生化药物研究开发的重要手段之一。     

A molecular dynamics simulation of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme

An analysis of a 400 ps molecular dynamics simulation of the164 amino acid enzyme T4 lysozyme is presented. The simulationwas carried out with all hydrogen atoms modeled explicitly,the inclusion of all 152 crystallographic waters and at a temperatureof 300 K. Temporal analysis of the trajectory versus energy,hydrogen bond stability, r.m.s. deviation from the startingcrystal structure and radius of gyration, demonstrates thatthe simulation was both stable and representative of the averageexperimental structure. Average structural properties were calculatedfrom the enzyme trajectory and compared with the crystal structure.The mean value of the C displacements of the average simulatedstructure from the X-ray structure was 1.1 ± 0.1 Å;differences of the backbone and angles between the averagesimulated structure and the crystal structure were also examined.Thermal-B factors were calculated from the simulation for heavyand backbone atoms and both were in good agreement with experimentalvalues. Relationships between protein secondary structure elementsand internal motions were studied by examining the positionalfluctuations of individual helix, sheet and turn structures.The structural integrity in the secondary structure units waspreserved throughout the simulation; however, the A helix didshow some unusually high atomic fluctuations. The largest backboneatom r.m.s. fluctuations were found in non-secondary structureregions; similar results were observed for r.m.s. fluctuationsof non-secondary structure and angles. In general, the calculatedvalues of r.m.s. fluctuations were quite small for the secondarystructure elements. In contrast, surface loops and turns exhibitedmuch larger values, being able to sample larger regions of conformationalspace. The C difference distance matrix and super-positioninganalyses comparing the X-ray structure with the average dynamicsstructure suggest that a ‘hinge-bending’ motionoccurs between the N- and C-terminal domains.     

Interaction of metal ions with carboxylic and carboxamide groups in protein structures

An analysis of the geometry of metal binding by carboxylic andcarboxamide groups in proteins is presented. Most of the ligandsare from aspartic and glutamic acid side chains. Water moleculesbound to carboxylate anions are known to interact with oxygenlone-pairs. However, metal ions are also found to approach thecarboxylate group along the C - O direction. More metal ionsare found to be along the syn than the anti lone-pair direction.This seems to be the result of the stability of the five-memberedring that is formed by the carboxylate anion hydrogen bondedto a ligand water molecule and the metal ion in the syn position.Ligand residues are usually from the helix, turn or regionswith no regular secondary structure. Because of the steric interactionsassociated with bringing all the ligands around a metal center,a calcium ion can bind only near the ends of a helix; a metal,like zinc, with a low coordination number, can bind anywherein the helix. Based on the analysis of the positions of watermolecules in the metal coordination sphere, the sequence ofthe EF hand (a calcium-binding structure) is discussed.     

人血浆蛋白C的纯化与鉴定

目的　建立人血浆蛋白C的纯化与鉴定方法。方法　利用DEAE SephadexA 5 0代替氯化钡 ,对血浆进行预处理 ,再经DEAE SepharoseFF离子交换和肝素 SepharoseCL 6B亲和层析进行分离纯化 ,用活化的部分凝血活酶时间 (APTT)测定组分活性 ,非还原型SDS PAGE测定其相对分子质量 ,Westernblot鉴定其特异性。结果获得相对分子质量为 6 2 0 0 0的蛋白条带 ,此条带可与人蛋白C单克隆抗体发生特异性反应。结论　已成功地从血浆中分离到蛋白C ,为其规模化生产奠定了基础。     

Lanthanide-binding tags as versatile protein coexpression probes

Comprehensive proteomic analyses require new methodologies to accelerate the correlation of gene sequence with protein function. Key tools for such efforts include biophysical probes that integrate into the covalent architecture of proteins. Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs) are expressible, multitasking fusion partners that are optimized to bind lanthanide ions and have several desirable attributes, which include long-lived luminescence, excellent X-ray scattering power for phase determination, and magnetic properties to facilitate NMR spectroscopic structure elucidation. Herein, we present peptide sequences with a 40-fold higher affinity for Tb(3+) ions and significantly brighter luminescence intensity compared with existing peptides. Incorporation of an LBT onto ubiquitin as a prototype fusion protein allows the use of powerful protein-visualization techniques, which include rapid luminescence detection of LBT-tagged proteins in SDS-PAGE gels, as well as determination of protein concentrations in complex mixtures. The LBT strategy is a new alternative for expressing fluorescent fusion proteins by routine molecular biological techniques.     

Ⅱ型B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白基因的克隆和原核表达

目的重组表达Ⅱ型B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白(Surfaceimmunogenicprotein,SIP)基因,为进一步免疫学研究提供目标蛋白。方法用PCR的方法从GBSⅡ型标准株的基因组DNA中扩增出SIP基因,用T/A克隆法将其插入pMD18T载体,构建原核表达载体pET32aSIP,用BL21(DE3)/pET系统表达TrixSIP融合蛋白,SDSPAGE和质谱分析鉴定表达产物,并对表达蛋白进行初步纯化。结果PCR扩增产物经测序,证实与GenBank中Ⅰa/c型GBS的SIP的基因序列同源性为99%。SDSPAGE显示,经IPTG诱导后BL21(DE3)/pET32aSIP总蛋白中出现一条相对分子质量为66000的新蛋白带。质谱分析和蛋白质库的比较证实其为B族链球菌表面免疫相关蛋白(SIP)的可能性分数为74。结论已成功表达并初步纯化SIP,为SIP在细菌致病中的作用研究以及相关疫苗的制备奠定了基础。     

关于蛋白质塑料的研究

近年来农业可再生材料受到人们的重视,蛋白质是可生物降解的环境友好材料。以不同农作物蛋白质来源分类介绍了国内外蛋白质塑料的研究进展,有大豆蛋白质、玉米蛋白质、向日葵蛋白质、小麦蛋白质、棉籽蛋白质及其他豆类蛋白质。涉及蛋白质材料的增塑、交联、共混等改性方法和压缩、挤出、注射等成型方法。     

Production of antimicrobially active silk proteins by use of metal‐containing dyestuffs

The work presented here discusses a new technique for preparing silk fibers and films with persistent antimicrobial activity through use of metallic dyestuffs during the fiber dyeing process. The length of the silk fibers investigated contracted when the fibers were immersed in concentrated neutral salt solutions, such as calcium or potassium nitrate, at elevated temperature levels. The birefringence and molecular orientation of the silk fibroin molecules became less ordered by the action of the neutral salt solutions, resulting in increased dyestuff absorption. Subsequently, contracted silk fibers were dyed with metallic dyestuffs containing Cr or Cu for the purpose of obtaining silk fibers with antimicrobial activity. Silk fibers dyed with metallic dyestuffs showed significant antimicrobial activity against the plant pathogen Cornebacterium and the human pathogen Coli bacillus. Tensile strength of the silk fibers after the salt shrinking and dyeing processes did not show a significant change, whereas the elongation at break was increased slightly. The techniques described here for preparing significantly active antimicrobial silk fibers are effective and economic ways of providing new materials for industrial and biomedical applications. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 1181–1188, 2002