问号钩端螺旋体磷脂酶C鉴定及其诱导巨噬细胞凋亡机制

Identification of phospholipase C in Leptospira interrogans and the mechanism of macrophage apopto-sis induced by phospholipase C

目的：确定问号钩端螺旋体（简称钩体） LB361基因产物磷脂酰肌醇特异性磷脂酶C （ phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C ，L-PI-PLC）功能及其诱导巨噬细胞凋亡的作用与机制。方法采用生物信息学技术分析问号钩体赖型赖株LB361基因序列中PI-PLC结构功能域。采用原核表达系统表达该基因产物（ rL-PI-PLC）。采用IP3荧光偏振试验了解rL-PI-PLC水解PIP2底物产生IP3的活性。采用实时荧光定量RT-PCR及Western blot法分别检测问号钩体赖株感染人THP-1巨噬细胞时LB361基因转录、表达及分泌情况。构建LB361基因转染THP-1细胞株，分别采用激光共聚焦显微镜法和流式细胞术，检测LB361基因产物THP-1通过IP3引起内质网钙释放，从而导致细胞胞内游离钙离子浓度（[ Ca2＋] i）升高并诱导细胞凋亡的作用。结果 rL-PI-PLC能水解PIP2产生IP3，其Km和Kcat值分别为199μmol/L和8．566×10-5 S-1。问号钩体赖株感染THP-1细胞后，LB361-mRNA及L-PI-PLC蛋白表达水平显著升高并外分泌。与未转染正常细胞比较，LB361基因转染THP -1细胞中IP3浓度及[ Ca2＋] i明显升高，从而引起部分 THP-1细胞发生[ Ca2＋] i 依赖性凋亡。结论问号钩体LB361基因产物是磷脂酰肌醇特异性磷脂酶C，该酶在问号钩体感染巨噬细胞过程中可引起[ Ca2＋] i升高而导致细胞凋亡。

Objective To investigate the function of phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C encoded by LB361 gene of L.interrogans （ L-PI-PLC） and its mechanism in inducing macrophage apoptosis .Meth-ods The PI-PLC domains in the sequence of LB 361 gene of L.interrogans serovar Lai strain were analyzed by bioinformatics method .Prokaryotic expression system was established to express the recombinant L -PI-PLC （ rL-PI -PLC）.The enzymatic activity of rL-PI-PLC in hydrolyzing phosphatidylinositol -4,5-bisphos -phate （PIP2） substrate into inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate （IP3） was determined by IP3 fluorescence polariza-tion assay.LB361gene expressions at mRNA and protein levels as well as the secretion of LB 361gene prod -ucts were detected by real-time fluorescent quantitative RT -PCR and Western blot assay after infection of hu-man THP-1 macrophages with L.interrogans serovar Lai strain.A LB361 gene-transfected THP -1cell line was generated for evaluation of the mechanism of LB 361 gene products in elevating intracellular free Ca 2＋（ [Ca 2＋] i） concentration and inducing the apoptosis of transfected THP -1 cells with the use of laser confocal microscopy and flow cytometry.Re sul ts The rL-PI-PLC hydrolyzed PIP2 into IP3 with a Km of 199 μmol/L and a Kcat of 8.566×10-5 S-1 .The expressions of LB361gene at mRNA and protein levels were both signifi -cantly up-regulated after infection of THP-1 cells with L.interrogans serovar Lai strain .Moreover , the exter-nal secretion of L-PI-PLC was also found during infection .The concentrations of IP 3 and [ Ca2＋] i in the LB361 gene-transfected THP-1 cells were significantly increased compared to those in the non-transfected THP-1 cells, resulting in a high [Ca2＋]i-dependent apoptosis of partial THP-1 cells.Conclusion PI-PLC is encoded by the LB361 gene of L.interrogans, which could induce the apoptosis of macrophages through el-evating [ Ca2＋] i concentration during infection of microphages with L.interrogans.