家蚕丝素结晶区典型多肽[GAGAGY]16和[GAGAGV]16的融合蛋白优化表达

家蚕丝素结晶区典型多肽[GAGAGY]16、[GAGAGV]16的GST融合蛋白KGY和KGV是深入研究家蚕丝素结晶区典型多肽聚集态结构的素材。对这2种融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达条件进行优化试验的结果表明,表达载体pGEX-KGY和pGEX-KGV能够有效表达家蚕丝素结晶区的这2种典型多肽。KGY和KGV的最佳诱导表达条件:IPTG浓度分别为0.2 mmol/L和1.0 mmol/L,诱导时间分别为5 h和4 h。在此条件下,2种融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达量分别达115 mg/L和90 mg/L左右。诱导起始时大肠杆菌的菌密度(OD600为0.4～3.0)对2种融合蛋白的表达效率没有显著影响。

家蚕丝素重链非重复区肽段在大肠埃希菌中的优化表达

丝素重链是家蚕丝素蛋白的主要组成部分,位于丝素重链中间的核心区域由12个重复区肽段和11个非重复区肽段组成,非重复区是含有大量极性侧基的亲水性肽段。为了研究丝素重链各重复区组成序列的结构及其在生物医学领域的适用范围,需要对其进行高纯度分离。克隆了丝素重链非重复区编码基因片段f(1)及其延伸片段f(4)和f(8),并构建重组质粒在大肠埃希菌(Escherichia coli)中诱导表达融合蛋白GST-F(1)、GST-F(4)和GST-F(8)。通过三点设计法优化诱导剂IPTG浓度、起始菌密度和诱导时间,采用SDS-PAGE电泳和BCA蛋白浓度检测法定性、定量分析融合蛋白的表达水平,确定了融合蛋白GST-F(1)、GST-F(4)和GST-F(8)的最佳诱导表达条件:起始菌密度D(600 nm)值分别为1.5、1.2和0.9,诱导剂浓度分别为0.2 mmol/L、0.2 mmol/L和0.3 mmol/L,诱导时间分别为3 h、4 h和5 h。在上述最佳诱导表达条件下,3种融合蛋白的表达量达到50~90 mg/L,可满足后续研究的需求。

The role of phosphatidylinositol signaling pathway in regulating serotonin-induced oocyte maturation in Mercenaria mercenaria

Serotonin (5-HT) has been found to stimulate meiotic maturation of oocytes in many molluscs. During maturation, several signaling pathways are involved, especially the phosphatidylinositol and cAMP pathways. In order to examine the possible role of the phosphatidylinositol signaling pathway in regulating oocyte maturation in Mercenaria mercenaria, the effects of the activator/inhibitor of phospholipase (PLC) and protein kinase C (PKC) on serotonin-induced maturation were studied. Results show that high-concentrations of neomycin (inhibitor of PLC) blocked oocyte maturation, while 9, 10-dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene (DMBA, activator of PLC) promoted oocyte maturation in the presence of serotonin. It was also found that in the presence of serotonin, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA, activator of PKC) inhibited oocyte maturation, while sphingosine (inhibitor of PKC) stimulated oocyte maturation. These results indicate that serotonin-induced oocyte maturation requires the activation of the phosphatidylinositol pathway. Decrease of PLC inhibited serotonin-induced oocyte maturation, whereas a decrease of PKC stimulated the maturation. Thus, our study indicates that serotonin promotes maturation of M. mercenaria oocytes through PLC stimulated increase in calcium ion concentration via inositol-1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) but not PKC.

探索不同培养条件对大肠杆菌表达蛋白的影响

应用基因工程技术,在获得表达脱落酸受体蛋白PYL10的重组大肠杆菌菌株后,研究了表达时长、表达温度和诱导剂浓度对蛋白PYL10表达的影响。在22℃时加入200μmol/L IPTG时,设置变量诱导时间分别为0h、1h、2h、4h、8h、16h,结果发现诱导时长为16h时PYL10的表达量最高;其他条件相同时,探索诱导温度为4℃、15℃、22℃、37℃后发现在22℃下PYL10的表达量最高;同样,保持其他条件相同,改变IPTG浓度(0μmol/L、50μmol/L、100μmol/L、200μmol/L和400μmol/L)发现,在加入200μmol/L IPTG时PYL10的表达量是最高的。