肺炎链球菌ciaH/R基因重组表达及CiaH/R与β-内酰胺类耐药相关性

Recombinant expression of Streptococcus pneumoniae ciaH/R genes and their correlation with β-lactam antibiotic resistance

目的:构建肺炎链球菌ciaH和ciaR基因的原核表达系统,探讨CiaH和CiaR封闭后细菌耐药性变化。方法:采用PCR扩增全长ciaH和ciaR基因,以常规基因工程技术建立其原核表达系统。采用SDS-PAGE及Bio-Rad凝胶图象分析系统检测目的重组蛋白rCiaH和rCiaR表达量。制备rCiaH和rCiaR兔抗血清及其IgG。检测IgG胞外或胞内封闭肺炎链球菌菌株CiaH和CiaR后,细菌对青霉素和头孢噻肟耐药性的变化。结果:与报道序列比较,所克隆的ciaH和ciaR基因核苷酸和氨基酸序列相似性分别为99.9%～100%和100%。所构建的工程菌E.coli BL21DE3pET42a-ciaH和E.coli BL21DE3pET42a-ciaR能高效表达目的重组蛋白rCiaH和rCiaR,其产量分别高达细菌总蛋白的33%和45%。rCiaH、rCiaR抗血清及其IgG免疫双扩散效价分别为1∶4、1∶4和1∶1、1∶1。CiaH-IgG胞外或胞内封闭CiaH、CiaR-IgG胞内封闭CiaR后,青霉素及头孢噻肟敏感菌株可出现对两种抗生素的耐药性,但对耐药菌株耐药性无明显影响。结论:成功地构建了肺炎链球菌ciaH/ciaR基因原核表达系统,为深入研究该TCS与耐药性关系奠定了基础。CiaH和CiaR均与肺炎链球菌对青霉素及头孢噻肟耐药性有关。

Objective： To construct prokaryotic expression systems of Streptococcus pneumoniae ciaH and ciaR genes,and to determine their correlation with drug resistance. Methods： The total length of ciaH and ciaR genes was amplified by PCR and their prokaryotic expression systems were established by using routine genetic engineering technique. SDS-PAGE was applied to measure the outputs of target recombinant proteins rCiaH and rCiaR. Rabbits antisera and IgGs against rCiaH and rCiaR were prepared. The resistance to penicillin and cefotaxime of S. pneumoniae strains was examined after CiaH and CiaR were extracellularly and intracellularly blocked by the IgGs. Results： The homogeneity of nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the cloned ciaH and ciaR genes with the reported sequences was 99.9-100% and 100% ,respectively. The recombinant bacteria E. coli BL21DE3^pET42a-ciaH and E. coli BL21DE3^pET42a-ciaR were able to express the target recombinant proteins rCiaH and rCiaR with efficiency. The outputs of rCiaH and rCiaR were 33% and 45% of the total bacterial proteins, respectively. The double immunodiffusion titers of rCiaH antiserum,rCiaR antiserum,rCiaH-IgG and rCiaR IgG were 1 ：4,1 ： 4,1 ： 1 and 1 ： 1,respectively. After CiaH was extracellularly or intracellularly blocked by CiaH-IgG, and CiaR was intracellularly blocked by CiaR-IgG, the penicillin-sensitive or cefotaxime-sensitive strains developed resistance to the two antibiotics; but the blocks did not change that of penicillin resisting or cefotaxime-resisting strains. Conclusion： The prokaryotic expression systems of S. pneumoniae ciaH/ciaR genes have been successfully constructed in this study. Both the CiaH and CiaR may be involved in penicillin and cefotaxime resistance of the bacterium.