Two-step purification strategy for enhanced recovery of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen from Pichia pastoris

Univariate screening on factors affecting the purification performance of recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on ion exchange chromatography (IEC) and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and the establishment of a two-step purification strategy were performed. Amongst four IEC adsorbents examined, the use of Q Sepharose XL IEC adsorbent under optimized conditions together with optimized SEC purification was able to efficiently purify HBsAg. An established purification strategy comprising the two techniques further demonstrated adaptability for scale-up operations with a final total purification factor (PF) of 94.82 ± 16.20, HBsAg purity of 95.48% and recovery yield of 78.07%.     

葡聚糖接枝型高载量金属螯合介质的制备与性能

对琼脂糖凝胶微球进行烯丙基活化,再接枝葡聚糖分子,考察葡聚糖分子量等因素对葡聚糖接枝过程的影响;以葡聚糖接枝琼脂糖凝胶微球为基质,制备亚氨基二乙酸型金属螯合介质,考察葡聚糖接枝过程对金属螯合介质的孔道结构、流通性能和载量等的影响. 结果表明,分子量20~500 kDa的葡聚糖都能均匀分布于琼脂糖凝胶微球内,葡聚糖接枝量随分子量增加而增大,所制的金属螯合介质形貌、粒径及其分布基本不受影响,且具有更好的流通性能,孔道结构比商品介质Ni Sepharose 6FF更丰富. 葡聚糖接枝的金属螯合介质对带组氨酸标签的乳酸脱氢酶和睫状神经营养因子的载量分别达到19和27 mg/mL,较Ni Sepharose 6FF的载量分别提高26.6%和42.0%.     

栅藻藻渣营养成分分析及蛋白提取工艺优化

研究了二形栅藻藻渣的蛋白提取工艺及氨基酸组成,在测定藻渣蛋白等电点的基础上考察了浸提液pH值、液料比、浸提温度与时间对蛋白提取率的影响. 由正交实验得出提取藻渣蛋白的最佳工艺条件为：浸提液pH值12、液料比40 mL/g、浸提温度45℃、浸提时间140 min,该条件下藻渣蛋白提取率为40.13%. 所制藻渣蛋白氨基酸种类齐全,比例均衡,可作为理想的人蛋白来源. 必需氨基酸占氨基酸总量的44.3%. 蛋白质的必需氨基酸指数、氨基酸评分、化学评分、生物价、营养指数和氨基酸比值系数评分分别为82.24, 63.32, 46.66, 77.94, 35.84和74.21.     

木瓜蛋白酶在[Cnmim]BF4-NaH2PO4双水相体系中的分配行为

为了研究木瓜蛋白酶在[Cnmim]BF4-NaH2PO4双水相体系中的分配行为,在298.15 K条件下利用浊点法测定了[Cnmim]BF4-NaH2PO4双水相体系的双节线和液液相平衡数据,建立了木瓜蛋白酶在该体系中的三维分配模型。利用Merchuk方程、Othmer-Tobias方程和Bancroft方程分别关联了双节线数据、液液相平衡数据,拟合度分别在0.975、0.994以上,结果满意。木瓜蛋白酶分配系数的对数与该体系上相的离子液体浓度和下相的盐浓度相关度都较高,故通过Matlab建立了三者之间的分配模型,实验值和预测值之间的相对偏差均在5%以内,表明该模型能有效地预测木瓜蛋白酶在[Cnmim]BF4-NaH2PO4双水相体系中的分配行为。     

人甲型流感病毒H1N1亚型NS1蛋白的原核表达及纯化

目的表达并纯化人甲型流感病毒H1N1亚型NS1蛋白。方法用RT-PCR法从人甲型流感病毒株A/PR/8/34(H1N1)中扩增NS1基因,克隆入原核表达载体pTXB1,构建重组原核表达质粒pTXB1/NS1,经酶切鉴定后,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表达形式和表达量。经几丁质柱亲和层析纯化表达蛋白,串联飞行时间质谱仪检测其相对分子质量。结果所构建的重组表达质粒pTXB1/NS1序列完整,插入的基因片段全长690bp。以1.0mmol/LIPTG37℃诱导4h,重组蛋白表达量最高,占菌体总蛋白的50%以上。破菌上清及沉淀中均有目的蛋白表达。纯化的NS1蛋白纯度达95%以上,相对分子质量约为26000。结论已成功表达并纯化了人甲型流感病毒H1N1亚型NS1蛋白,为其进一步的研究奠定了基础。     

PTD-SARA融合蛋白的表达、纯化及鉴定

目的在大肠杆菌中表达PTD-SARA融合蛋白,并对其进行纯化和鉴定。方法使用大肠杆菌偏爱密码子合成PTD-SARA全长基因,将其克隆入载体pQE-30中,构建重组表达质粒pQE-30-PTD-SARA,转化感受态大肠杆菌M15,IPTG诱导表达。表达产物经Ni2+-NTA亲和层析纯化后,进行Western blot鉴定及N-端测序。结果重组表达质粒pQE-30-PTD-SARA经双酶切及测序鉴定证明构建正确。1.0mmol/LIPTG诱导4h,目的蛋白的表达量最高,约占菌体总蛋白的25%,主要以包涵体形式存在。纯化的融合蛋白纯度为94%,浓度为0.2mg/ml,且具有良好的反应原性,N-端有14个氨基酸。结论已成功表达并纯化了PTD-SARA融合蛋白,为其功能的研究奠定了基础,也为临床防治肾脏纤维化提供了一个新的策略。     

改性花生蛋白/PVA共混体系的流变性能

以花生粕为原料提取花生蛋白,对花生蛋白进行酰胺化改性,将改性花生蛋白与聚乙烯醇(PVA)共混制得改性花生蛋白/PVA共混原液。采用红外光谱仪对改性花生蛋白进行结构分析,并对改性花生蛋白/PVA共混体系的流变性能进行了研究。结果表明,马来酸酐对花生蛋白进行了酰胺化改性,改性花生蛋白/PVA共混体系为非牛顿流体,其表观粘度(ηa)随着温度的增加而下降,但随着PVA的含量增加而显著增加,改性花生蛋白的含量对ηa影响较小;当温度较低时,共混体系的剪切速率(γ.)对其ηa影响较为显著;共混体系的粘流活化能随γ.的增大而下降。     

Ursodeoxycholic Acid Suppresses Lipogenesis in Mouse Liver: Possible Role of the Decrease in β-Muricholic Acid,a Farnesoid X Receptor Antagonist

The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a major nuclear receptor of bile acids; its activation suppresses sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1c (SREBP1c)-mediated lipogenesis and decreases the lipid contents in the liver. There are many reports showing that the administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) suppresses lipogenesis and reduces the lipid contents in the liver of experimental animals. Since UDCA is not recognized as an FXR agonist, these effects of UDCA cannot be readily explained by its direct activation of FXR. We observed that the dietary administration of UDCA in mice decreased the expression levels of SREBP1c and its target lipogenic genes. Alpha- and β-muricholic acids (MCA) and cholic acid (CA) were the major bile acids in the mouse liver but their contents decreased upon UDCA administration. The hepatic contents of chenodeoxycholic acid and deoxycholic acid (DCA) were relatively low but were not changed by UDCA. UDCA did not show FXR agonistic or antagonistic potency in in vitro FXR transactivation assay. Taking these together, we deduced that the above-mentioned change in hepatic bile acid composition induced upon UDCA administration might cause the relative increase in the FXR activity in the liver, mainly by the reduction in the content of β-MCA, a farnesoid X receptor antagonist, which suggests a mechanism by which UDCA suppresses lipogenesis and decreases the lipid contents in the mouse liver.     

Structure‐Based Mechanism of Oleate Hydratase from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica

Hydratases provide access to secondary and tertiary alcohols by regio‐ and/or stereospecifically adding water to carbon‐carbon double bonds. Thereby, hydroxy groups are introduced without the need for costly cofactor recycling, and that makes this approach highly interesting on an industrial scale. Here we present the first crystal structure of a recombinant oleate hydratase originating from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in the presence of flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD). A structure‐based mutagenesis study targeting active site residues identified E122 and Y241 as crucial for the activation of a water molecule and for protonation of the double bond, respectively. Moreover, we also observed that two‐electron reduction of FAD results in a sevenfold increase in the substrate hydration rate. We propose the first reaction mechanism for this enzyme class that explains the requirement for the flavin cofactor and the involvement of conserved amino acid residues in this regio‐ and stereoselective hydration.