摘要
为进一步研究TACO(tryptophan-aspartate-containing coat protein)的性质、功能及它与肌动蛋白之间的相互关系,利用逆转录PCR技术扩增出TACO的cDNA序列,并将其克隆到pGEX2T表达质粒上.重组表达质粒pGEX2TTACO在宿主菌BL21中得到稳定表达.表达产物经GlutathioneSepharoseTM亲和纯化得到融合蛋白GSTTACO.肌动蛋白纤维(Factin)结合共沉淀实验证明,融合蛋白GSTTACO保持了天然TACO蛋白的F肌动蛋白结合活性.利用肌动蛋白纤维交联(Factincrosslinking)实验和电镜技术发现,纯化后的GSTTACO蛋白具有交联肌动蛋白纤维并将其捆聚成束的能力.实验结果表明TACO很可能起组织者的作用,通过与肌动蛋白纤维的交联,将肌动蛋白纤维捆聚成束从而形成新的肌动蛋白细胞骨架.
To further investigate the properties and biological functions of TACO and the interaction between this protein and actin, the TACO eDNA obtained by RT-PCR was inserted into pGEX-2T vector and successfully expressed in E. coli BL21. The fusion protein GST-TACO was purified to a single band(57 kD) on SDS-PAGE from lysate by glutathione-Sepharose^TM. F-actin co-sedimentation assay showed that the purified GST-TACO owned the F-actin binding ability of native TACO. By F-actin cross-linking analysis and electron microscopy imaging, GST-TACO was found to cross-link F-actin into bundles. These results indicate that TACO may act as an organizer to cross-link F-actin into new actin cytoskeletons.
出处
《中国生物化学与分子生物学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2005年第6期770-774,共5页
Chinese Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
基金
国家"973"项目(No.2004CB720005)~~