【摘要】 背景与目的:线粒体在细胞凋亡中扮演关键的角色,线粒体凋亡诱导因子(apoptosis-inducing factor,AIF)是定位于线粒体中的一种重要的凋亡蛋白,对线粒体蛋白质的研究可深入阐明线粒体在凋亡中的作用。本研究的目的在于克隆、表达重组的人截短型AIF,并对其诱导肿瘤细胞核凋亡的生物学活性进行鉴定。方法:采用RT-PCR技术从人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721中扩增出剪切掉线粒体定位信号的人AIF基因片段,并按阅读框克隆到原核表达载体pET32a(+)中。进行酶切与测序鉴定后,以构建的正确重组质粒pET32a-AIF转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株,在异丙基-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导下表达AIF蛋白,表达产物用SDS-PAGE和Western blot检测;采用镍柱亲和层析法纯化目的蛋白;采用凝胶滞后实验(EMSA)与Hoechst 33258染色检测AIF蛋白的生物学活性。结果:获得了去掉线粒体定位信号的AIF基因,并克隆到pET32a(+)载体中,经酶切与测序鉴定完全正确。此重组质粒转化入大肠杆菌,经IPTG诱导后,在大肠杆菌中可表达相对分子质量约Mr70000的目的蛋白;表达量约占菌体蛋白总量的11%,表达的目的蛋白与抗His标签抗体与抗人的AIF蛋白具有良好的反应性;纯化后,AIF的纯度达到95%。经EMSA与Hoechst 33258染色实验证实:获得的AIF蛋白具有良好地与DNA结合并可诱导肿瘤细胞核凋亡的能力,凋亡率为37%。结论:人AIF基因在PET表达系统中得到有效表达;蛋白复性后能有效地在体外与DNA结合,并可诱导细胞凋亡。更多还原

【Abstract】 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Mitochondria play a key role in cell apoptosis, and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) is a kind of apoptotic protein located in mitochondria. The research on mitochondrial protein can be helpful for elucidating the role of mitochondria in apoptosis. This study was to clone and express recombinant human Δ1-120 AIF and validate its biological activities of binding DNA and inducing nuclear apoptosis. METHODS: A human AIF gene fragment of 1515 bp(mitochondrial localization sequence was deleted) was amplified from SMMC-7721 cells by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and cloned into pET32a(+) vector to construct recombinant plasmid pET32a-AIF. The recombinant plasmid was transfected into E.coli BL2l (DE3). AIF expression was induced by isoprophylthio-β-D-galactoside (IPTG), and detected by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. AIF protein was purified by Ni afinity chromatography and then renatured. The biological activity of renatured AIF protein was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and Hoechst staining. RESULTS: The 1.5 kb AIF gene was successfully isolated, and cloned into pET32a(+) vector. Plasmid pAIF was identified by restrictive enzyme analysis and sequencing. Recombinant E.coli. strains expressing AIF were obtained. AIF protein amounted to 11% of the total bacterial protein when induced with IPTG at 37℃ for 4 h. AIF was specially recognizing by anti-AIF and anti-his antibody. The purity of purified protein reached over 95%. After renaturation, AIF protein binded DNA and induced nuclear apoptosis. CONCLUSION: AIF protein with high purity and biological activity was obtained by the method described above.更多还原