Recombinant porcine interferon-gamma expressed in CHO cells and its antiviral activity / 生物工程学报

The aim of this study was to produce recombinant porcine interferon gamma (rPoIFN-γ) by Chinese hamster ovarian (CHO) cells expression system and to analyze its antiviral activity. Firstly, we constructed the recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1-PoIFN-γ and transfected into suspension cultured CHO cells for secretory expression of rPoIFN-γ. The rPoIFN-γ was purified by affinity chromatography and identified with SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Subsequently, the cytotoxicity of rPoIFN-γ was analyzed by CCK-8 test, and the antiviral activity of rPoIFN-γ was evaluated using standard procedures in VSV/PK-15 (virus/cell) test system. Finally the anti-Seneca virus A (SVA) of rPoIFN-γ activity and the induction of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) and cytokines were also analyzed. The results showed that rPoIFN-γ could successfully expressed in the supernatant of CHO cells. CCK-8 assays indicated that rPoIFN-γ did not show cytotoxicity on IBRS-2 cells. The biological activity of rPoIFN-γ was 5.59×107 U/mg in VSV/PK-15 system. Moreover, rPoIFN-γ could induced the expression of ISGs and cytokines, and significantly inhibited the replication of SVA. In conclusion, the high activity of rPoIFN-γ was successfully prepared by CHO cells expression system, which showed strong antiviral activity on SVA. This study may facilitate the investigation of rPoIFN-γ function and the development of novel genetically engineered antiviral drugs.

Caracterização estrutural e funcional de uma proteína isolada do plasma de serpentes Bothrops jararaca, relacionada ao cininogênio de alta massa molecular de mamíferos / Structural and functional characterization of a protein isolated from Bothrops jararaca snake plasma, related to the mammalian high molecular weight kininogen

O plasma da serpente Bothrops jararaca é rico em inibidores de proteases, alguns dos quais com atividade inibitória sobre toxinas presentes no veneno de serpentes da mesma espécie. Um desses inibidores apresenta massa molecular de 110 kDa, é um potente inibidor de cisteíno-peptidase e libera um peptídeo que induz contração de musculatura lisa homóloga. Por estas características, essa proteína, denominada BjHK (Bothrops jararaca High Molecular Weight Kininogen), foi correlacionada ao cininogênio de alta massa molecular de mamíferos. Além dessas propriedades, verificou-se que essa proteína inibe metaloproteases presentes no veneno de B. jararaca. Esse efeito também foi observado no cininogênio de alta massa molecular humano e correlacionado a porções do domínio 5 dessa proteína. O objetivo do presente projeto é procurar possíveis homologias entre a BjHK e o cininogênio humano, além de possíveis atividades inibitórias sobre agregação plaquetária e adesão celular, atividades estas também descritas no cininogênio de alta massa molecular humano...

The Bothrops jararaca snake plasma is rich in protease inhibitors, some of which have inhibitory activity on toxins from its own venom. One of these, which has a molecular mass of 110 kDa, is a potent inhibitor of cysteine-peptidase and releases a peptide that induces contraction of homologous smooth musculature. For these characteristics this protein, named BjHK (Bothrops jararaca High Molecular Weight Kininogen) was correlated to mammalian high molecular weight kininogens. Moreover, it was found that this protein inhibits metalloproteases present in the B. jararaca venom. This effect was also observed in human high molecular weight kininogen and correlated to portions of the domain 5 of this protein. The aim of this project is to search for homologies between BjHK and the human kininogen, as well as a possible inhibitory activity of this protein on platelet aggregation and cells adhesion. These activities were also described in human high molecular weight kininogen...

Expression of clostridium difficile toxin B C-terminal repeated unit in E.coli and its immunogenicity / 基础医学与临床

Objective To perform expression and to detect immunogenicity of Clostridium difficile Toxin B receptor binding zone(CD3).Methods The clostridium difficile toxin B C-terminal repeated gene was amplified by PCR and cloned into the prokaryotic expression vector pET 22b(+),and the recombinant plasmid pET 22b(+)CD3 was then transformed into E.coli strainBL21(DE3).The E.coli strainBL21(DE3) containing pET22b(+)CD3 was induced with IPTG and analyzed with SDS PAGE.Results A 71.3 ku protein was harvested after inducing with IPTG and thin layer scanning which takes 34% of the total bacterial protein,22.7% of the supernatant and 24.9% of the inclusion body.The contentration of recombinant protein is 0.781 g/L identified by Coomassie brilliant blue G-250 chromatometry method.Conclusion The high expression and purification of clostridium difficile toxin B receptor gene lay a foundation for the further study on CD3 function and clostridium difficile vaccine.