Alpha-lactalbumin(α-LA)is a major whey protein found in breast milk and plays a crucial role in the growth and development of infants.In this study,Bacillus subtilis RIK1285 harboring AprE signal peptide(SP)was selec...Alpha-lactalbumin(α-LA)is a major whey protein found in breast milk and plays a crucial role in the growth and development of infants.In this study,Bacillus subtilis RIK1285 harboring AprE signal peptide(SP)was selected as the original strain for the production ofα-LA.It was found thatα-LA was identified in the pellet after ultrasonic disruption and centrifugation instead of in the fermentation supernatant.The original strain most likely only producedα-LA intracellular,but not extracellular.To improve the expression and secretion ofα-LA in RIK1285,a library of 173 homologous SPs from the B.subtilis 168 genome was fused with target LALBA gene in the pBE-S vector and expressed extracellularly in RIK1285.SP YjcN was determined to be the best signal peptide.Bands in supernatant were observed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and purified by nickel column to calculate the highest yield signal peptide.In addition,different promoters(P_(aprE),P_(43),and P_(glv))were compared and applied.The results indicated that the strain RIK1285-pBE-P_(glv)-YjcN-LALBA had the highestα-LA yield,reaching 122.04μg/mL.This study demonstrates successful expression and secretion of humanα-LA in B.subtilis and establishes a foundation for simulating breast milk for infant formulas and developing bioengineered milk.展开更多
目的可致肿瘤细胞死亡的人α乳清蛋白(human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells,HAMLET)是一种可导致多种癌细胞死亡的强效选择性肿瘤杀伤蛋白质-脂酸复合物。为了使HAMLET应用于肿瘤的治疗并对其杀伤机制进行探讨,我们需...目的可致肿瘤细胞死亡的人α乳清蛋白(human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells,HAMLET)是一种可导致多种癌细胞死亡的强效选择性肿瘤杀伤蛋白质-脂酸复合物。为了使HAMLET应用于肿瘤的治疗并对其杀伤机制进行探讨,我们需要建立和优化简便、快速、规模化制备与纯化HAMLET的方法。方法通过构建人α乳清蛋白分泌型细胞MCF-7的cDNA文库,PCR扩增出编码人α乳清蛋白成熟肽段的全长序列,然后克隆入pET30a(+)表达载体质粒,并转化BL21(DE3)宿主大肠杆菌。经过IPTG诱导,表达细菌的裂解,蛋白体外复性,Ni-NTA亲和层析柱纯化等步骤,获得了高纯度的重组人α乳清蛋白的C端His标签融合蛋白。纯化蛋白经EDTA脱钙后,与油酸(oleic acid,OA)在加热条件下制备HAMLET复合物。同时,对HAMLET的理化特性和生物学活性进行检测。结果通过与经典方法制备的牛α乳清蛋白和OA复合物(BAMLET)进行比较,发现我们制备的HAMLET在紫外吸收光谱、疏水性质特征及肿瘤杀伤活力方面与BAMLET活性相符,并且可引起HeLa肿瘤细胞的凋亡样程序性死亡。结论本研究自主制备的HAMLET成本经济、方法简便且具有较好的规模化放大前景,为日后临床应用奠定基础。展开更多
基金This work was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(32272279)the Key R&D project of Qingdao Science and Technology Plan(22-3-3-hygg-29-hy).
文摘Alpha-lactalbumin(α-LA)is a major whey protein found in breast milk and plays a crucial role in the growth and development of infants.In this study,Bacillus subtilis RIK1285 harboring AprE signal peptide(SP)was selected as the original strain for the production ofα-LA.It was found thatα-LA was identified in the pellet after ultrasonic disruption and centrifugation instead of in the fermentation supernatant.The original strain most likely only producedα-LA intracellular,but not extracellular.To improve the expression and secretion ofα-LA in RIK1285,a library of 173 homologous SPs from the B.subtilis 168 genome was fused with target LALBA gene in the pBE-S vector and expressed extracellularly in RIK1285.SP YjcN was determined to be the best signal peptide.Bands in supernatant were observed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and purified by nickel column to calculate the highest yield signal peptide.In addition,different promoters(P_(aprE),P_(43),and P_(glv))were compared and applied.The results indicated that the strain RIK1285-pBE-P_(glv)-YjcN-LALBA had the highestα-LA yield,reaching 122.04μg/mL.This study demonstrates successful expression and secretion of humanα-LA in B.subtilis and establishes a foundation for simulating breast milk for infant formulas and developing bioengineered milk.
文摘目的可致肿瘤细胞死亡的人α乳清蛋白(human alpha-lactalbumin made lethal to tumor cells,HAMLET)是一种可导致多种癌细胞死亡的强效选择性肿瘤杀伤蛋白质-脂酸复合物。为了使HAMLET应用于肿瘤的治疗并对其杀伤机制进行探讨,我们需要建立和优化简便、快速、规模化制备与纯化HAMLET的方法。方法通过构建人α乳清蛋白分泌型细胞MCF-7的cDNA文库,PCR扩增出编码人α乳清蛋白成熟肽段的全长序列,然后克隆入pET30a(+)表达载体质粒,并转化BL21(DE3)宿主大肠杆菌。经过IPTG诱导,表达细菌的裂解,蛋白体外复性,Ni-NTA亲和层析柱纯化等步骤,获得了高纯度的重组人α乳清蛋白的C端His标签融合蛋白。纯化蛋白经EDTA脱钙后,与油酸(oleic acid,OA)在加热条件下制备HAMLET复合物。同时,对HAMLET的理化特性和生物学活性进行检测。结果通过与经典方法制备的牛α乳清蛋白和OA复合物(BAMLET)进行比较,发现我们制备的HAMLET在紫外吸收光谱、疏水性质特征及肿瘤杀伤活力方面与BAMLET活性相符,并且可引起HeLa肿瘤细胞的凋亡样程序性死亡。结论本研究自主制备的HAMLET成本经济、方法简便且具有较好的规模化放大前景,为日后临床应用奠定基础。
基金the scientific and technological program of Fujian Science and Technology Department(2004N026)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(B0410009)the scientific and technological program of undergraduate students in Fujian Normal university(BKL2007062)
