Cloning and expression of luffin-a gene from the seeds of Luffa cylindrical / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
; (6): 207-216, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To clone luffin-a cDNA from the seeds of Luffa cylindrical, and to obtain bioactive recombinant luffin-a protein using the expression vector pET-44a (+) in E. coli.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The cDNA sequence encoding luffin-a was cloned from the fresh seeds of Luffa cylindrical by RT-PCR. The target DNA fragments were sequenced after T-A cloning. The luffin-a expression plasmid was constructed by inserting the luffin-a cDNA fragment into vector pET-44a (+). Luffin-a was expressed in E. coli by addition of IPTG into final concentration 1.0 mmol/L. The recombinant luffin-a was identified by SDS-PAGE. The biological activity of luffin-a protein was evaluated by using the MTT assay in HepG2 cells following fluid-phase endocytosis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In comparison with the reported luffin-a, the homology of nucleotide sequence of the cloned luffin-a gene was 99.73%, while their amino acid sequences were identical. The solubility of recombinant protein was analyzed by SDS-PAGE, and the luffin-a was mainly produced in inclusion bodies. The recombinant luffin-a, renatured by dialysis of the denatured products, showed a similar cytotoxicity to ricin A chain.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The cDNA of luffin-a has been successfully cloned. The recombinant luffin-a protein expressed by E. coli is bioactive.</p>
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Main subject:
Plant Proteins
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Seeds
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Base Sequence
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Chemistry
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Cloning, Molecular
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Luffa
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Ribosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2005
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Article