简介:Werecentlyreportedtheuseofagene-trappingapproachtoisolatecellclonesinwhichareportergenehadintegratedintogenesmodulatedbyT-cellactivation.WehavenowtestedapanelofclonesfromthatreportandidentifiedtheonethatrespondstoavarietyofG-proteincoupledreceptors(GPCR).TheβlactamasetaggedEGR-3JurkatcellwasusedtodissectspecificGPCRsignalinginvivo.ThreeGPCRswerestudied,includingthechemokinereceptorCXCR4(Gicoupled)thatwasendogenouslyexpressed,theplateletactivationfactor(PAF)receptor(Gq-coupled),andβ2adrenergicreceptor(Gs-coupled)thatwasbothstablytransfected.Agonistsforeachreceptoractivatedtranscriptionoftheβ-lactamasetaggedEGR-3gene.InductionofEGR-3throughCXCR4wasblockedbypertussistoxinandPD58059,aspecificinhibitorofMEK(MAPK/ERKkinase).NeitheroftheseinhibitorsblockedisoproterenolorPAF-mediatedactivationofEGR-3.Conversely,β2-andPAF-mediatedEGR-3activationwasblockedbythep38,specificinhibitorSB580.Inaddition,bothβ2-andPAF-mediatedEGR-3activationcouldbesynergisticallyactivatedbyCXCR4activation.ThiscombinedresultindicatesthatEGR-3canbeactivatedthroughdistinctsignaltransductionpathwaysbydifferentGPCRsandthatsignalscanbeintegratedandamplifiedtoefficientlytunethelevelofactivation.
简介:生殖细胞缺陷症(gcd)小鼠突变体是上世纪90年代初发现的一种不育突变小鼠,FancL(也叫Pog)的缺失是产生gcd突变小鼠的原因.FANCL是一种含有PHD结构域的泛素E3连接酶,是Fanconi贫血复合物中的组分之一.在生殖细胞中,FANCL与GGN1和GGN3相互作用,而GGN1和GGN3蛋白的功能还不清楚.为了研究GGN3的功能,揭示更多的参与该过程的蛋白质,运用Clontech公司新开发的第三套酵母双杂交系统以GGN3为诱饵从成年小鼠睾丸cDNA文库中筛选与其相互作用的蛋白分子.发现了一个精子生成期间在睾丸中特异性高表达的基因Ggnbp2,免疫共沉淀分析表明,Ggnbp2编码的蛋白质产物GGNBP2在哺乳动物细胞中与GGN3特异相互作用.通过构建突变体,确定了GGNBP2蛋白与GGN3相互作用的区域.以上结果为揭示GGN3和GGNBP2在生殖发育中的功能、丰富生殖细胞发育的蛋白调控网络及其调控规律奠定了一定的基础.
简介:利用PCR技术扩增HCVns3基因,经BamHⅠ和HindⅢ双酶切后与原核表达质粒pProEX-HTb连接,转化感受态细胞E.coliDH5α,酶切鉴定得阳性重组质粒pProEX-HTb-ns3并测序;pProEX-HTb-ns3转化宿主细胞获得工程菌,用IPTG诱导,获得NS3蛋白的高效表达,薄层扫描显示其占菌体总蛋白的35%;目的蛋白在变性条件下经Ni2+-NTA凝胶亲和层析纯化,透析并浓缩后用丙型肝炎患者阳性血清做为一抗行Western-Blot证实特异性和抗原性.结果成功表明,诱导表达产物主要以包涵体形式存在;6His-NTA纯化后获得目的蛋白,Western-blot结果显示纯化蛋白具有良好的抗原性.HCVNS3蛋白的高效表达及纯化,为利用NS3蛋白作为诊断抗原及制备单克隆抗体奠定了基础.
简介:测定我国小型猪来源的猪内源性反转录病毒(PERV)3"LTR,以便于PERV全基因的克隆和分析。用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术,从五指山猪外周血淋巴细胞mRNA中扩增到PERV-3"LTR,并克隆入pGEM-Teasy载体,将阳性克隆进行序列测定和同源性分析。测序结果显示该克隆3’端的尾部有一个由12个A组成的poly(A)信号;其R区与PERV-MSL的R区(约64bp)基本一致,同源性分析表明其与PERV-MSL的3"LTR具有81%的序列同源性。说明成功扩增了我国五指山猪来源的PERV-3’LTR,将有利于PERV全基因的克隆。
简介:<正>WeandothershavefirmlyestablishedthatsurfaceIgMreceptor(sIgM-R)crosslinkingwithantibodiestotheiheavychain(anti-i)leadstogrowtharrestandapoptosisinaseriesofwellcharacterizedB-celllymphomas.Thisrequiresablationofc-Mycproteinexpressionandtheconcomitantinductionofthecyclin-dependent-kinaseinhibitor,p27Kip1.Thesignalingmechanismsregulatingc-Mycandp27Kip1proteinexpressionarepoorlyunderstood.However,werecentlyestablishedthatsIgM-Rmediateddown-modulationofthePI-3Kpathwaydirectlyaffectedc-Mycandp27Kip1expressionandaccuratelypredictedgrowtharrest
简介:OverexpressionandactivationofHER-2/neu(alsoknownasc-erbB-2),aproto-oncogene,wasfoundinabout30%ofhumanbreastcancers,promotingcancergrowthandmakingcancercellsresistanttochemo-andradio-therapy.Wild-typep53iscrucialinregulatingcellgrowthandapoptosisandisfoundtobemutatedordeletedin60-70%ofhumancancers.Andsomecancerswithawild-typep53donothavenormalp53function,suggestingthatitisimplicatedinacomplexprocessregulatedbymanyfactors.Inthepresentstudy,weshowedthattheoverexpressionofHER-2/neucoulddecreasetheamountofwild-typep53proteinviaactivatingPI3Kpathway,aswellasinducingMDM2nucleartranslocationinMCF7humanbreastcancercells.BlockageofPI3KpathwaywithitsspecificinhibitorLY294002causedG1-Sphasearrest,decreasedcellgrowthrateandincreasedchemo-andradio-therapeuticsensitivityinMCF7cellsexpressingwild-typep53.However,itdidnotincreasethesensitivitytoadriamycininMDA-MB-453breastcancercellscontainingmutantp53.OurstudyindicatesthatblockingPI3KpathwayactivationmediatedbyHER-2/neuoverexpressionmaybeusefulinthetreatmentofbreasttumorswithHER-2/neuoverexpressionandwild-typep53.