鸡生长激素结合蛋白研究进展

1　概述禽类生长的调控机制与哺乳动物相比有许多方面的差异。在哺乳动物 ,例如猪 ,可通过上调肝脏生长激素受体 (GHR) ,提高血液中胰岛素样生长因子 (IGF -I)的水平 ,促进动物生长。而禽类 ,慢性注射生长激素 (GH)并不提高血浆IGF -I水平和动物的生长速度 ,相反却促进脂肪的沉积。此外 ,外周血液中GH水平和垂体GH基因的表达水平与禽类的生长速度并不呈正相关 ,生长速度慢的品种血液GH水平反而高。例如贺淹才等( 2 0 0 0 )通过比较同日龄生长缓慢的泰和鸡和生长速度快的AA肉鸡在早期生长发育过程中血清中GH的水平 ,结果得出 ,在 1…     

Inability of heterologous growth hormone (GH) to regulate GH binding protein in GH-transgenic swine

Transgenic pigs expressing bovine, ovine, or human growth hormone (GH) structural genes fused to mouse metallothionein-I (mMT-bGH), ovine MT (oMT-oGH), or mouse transferrin (mTf-hGH) promoters were used to study the effects of GH on the regulation of serum GH-binding protein (GHBP). In the 14 transgenic pigs studied, circulating concentrations of heterologous GH ranged from 15 to 2,750 ng/mL. Using chromatographic methods, specific binding of GH was detected in serum from normal pigs but was undetectable in serum from all the transgenic pigs used, probably as a result of the high serum concentrations of heterologous GH present in these animals. Thus, to avoid interference of binding by high GH concentrations, serum samples were subjected to immunoblotting using a specific anti-GHBP antibody. A specific 54-kDa band was detected in normal pig serum as well as in sera from mMT-bGH, oMT-oGH, and mTf-hGH pigs. Additionally, sera from transgenic mMT-bGH pigs and their sibling controls were subjected to immunoprecipitation with an anti-GHBP antibody followed by immunoblotting with the same antibody. With this technique, we detected two specific bands of 53 and 45 kDa that could represent different degrees of glycosylation of GHBP. As determined by densitometric analysis the amount of GHBP in transgenic pig sera was similar to that detected in sera of the respective control animals. The amount of circulating GHBP remained unchanged even in oMT-oGH and mTf-hGH pigs that were exposed from birth to circulating concentrations of GH as high as 2,750 ng/mL. Thus, we conclude that heterologous GH do not act as modulators ofthe serum GHBP in pigs.     

鸡白介素17A的克隆表达及活性测定

从经人工感染柔嫩艾美尔球虫孢子化卵囊(1×104个/只鸡)的盲肠上皮间淋巴细胞(IELs)提取总RNA,用RT-PCR方法成功扩增了鸡白介素17A(IL-17A)基因,测序结果显示,开放阅读框为453bp,编码150个氨基酸,与GenBank上鸡IL-17A基因(AM773756)的核苷酸和氨基酸序列完全一致(100%),与报道的哺乳动物IL-17A的氨基酸相似性达37%～46%。构建的pGEX-6p1-chIL-17A原核表达载体经1mmol/L IPTG诱导后表达出43kDa左右的融合蛋白,与预期大小一致,且Western-blot鉴定表达产物为目的蛋白。功能试验表明,表达的重组鸡IL-17A能够刺激鸡胚成纤维细胞产生IL-6。这些结果表明,鸡IL-17A在结构和功能方面与哺乳动物的IL-17A都有一定的相似性,可能在鸡的免疫应答过程中起到重要的作用。     

Assessment of factors regulating serum growth hormone binding protein in pigs.

These studies were conducted to examine the influence of several variables on the growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) activity in serum of pigs. Continuous long-term porcine somatotropin (pST) injections (daily for 6 to 7 wk) increased GHBP activity (P less than .05). However, periodic short-term pST injections (daily, every 2nd d, or every 4th d for 2 wk) did not cause a significant change in GHBP levels (P greater than .40). Although fasting seems to reduce liver GH receptors, no difference was observed between fed animals and animals fasted for 5 d (P greater than .30). Between 0 and 6 mo of age, boar and gilt serum GHBP activity were not significantly different from each other but increased with age in both sexes (P less than .0001). There was no significant correlation between serum GHBP and BW at 6 mo of age in this study (P greater than .30). In pregnant sows, GHBP concentrations were highest at the beginning (d 72) of the third trimester (P less than .05). Growth hormone receptor activity reported by other researchers and GHBP activity in this study seem to vary similarly except during fasting, which may indicate alternate regulation of either the GHBP or the GH receptor.     

Potent interaction between thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and human pancreatic growth hormone releasing factor (hpGRF) in stimulating chicken growth hormone (cGH) in vivo: Hypothalamic noradrenergic mediation in TRH stimulation of cGH release

The interaction of human pancreatic growth hormone releasing factor (hpGRF) and thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) on chicken growth hormone (cGH) release in vivo and possible noradrenergic involvement on TRH-induced stimulation of cGH in vivo were examined. Four-week old cockerels (1 kg) were injected intravenously with hpGRF (1.0 μg/bird), TRH (0.1 μg/bird), or hpGRF (1.0 μg/bird) in combination with TRH (0.1 μg/bird). Five min after the injection, blood samples were collected and serum concentrations of cGH were determined by a homologous RIA. The results showed that hpGRF and TRH were potent stimulators of cGH release, 5- and 6-fold over the control birds, respectively, and that hpGRF and TRH administered in combination produced a synergistic stimulation of cGH release (>20 fold). In separate experiments, pretreatment with alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (250 mg/bird) for 2 hours resulted in complete suppression of the TRH stimulatory effect on cGH release but not the stimulatory effect of hpGRF. Pretreated with phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride (20 mg/bird) or diethyl-dithiocarbamate (500 mg/bird) also resulted in complete suppression of TRH-induced cGH release. These results indicate that hpGRF acts directly at the pituitary and TRH acts at the hypothalamus in addition to the pituitary in stimulating cGH release, possibly mediated through the noradrenergic neurons. HpGRF and TRH were potent releasers of cGH and their stimulation was potentiated when administered together.     

绵羊生长激素(oGH)的分子克隆与序列测定

本文旨在新疆绵羊生长激素(oGH)基因的克隆。从阿勒泰×中国美利奴杂交羊脑垂体细胞中提取总RNA,分离得到具翻译活性的mRNA。用RTPCR方法扩增出编码oGH的基因,长度为671bp。将扩增产物经琼脂糖凝胶电泳后,回收纯化。采用PCR克隆试剂盒将扩增产物连接至pTAdv质粒上,经PstI和XbaI双酶切鉴定正反插入后,筛选正向插入阳性克隆,并进行序列分析。结果表明克隆到的oGH基因序列与国外报道的序列有4个碱基差异,但所推导的氨基酸序列完全一致。oGH基因的开放阅读框架共含654个核苷酸,编码217个氨基酸,其中信号肽26个氨基酸,编码碱基为1～78(78bp);成熟肽191个氨基酸,编码碱基为79～651(573bp);终止密码子TAG(652～654bp)。其蛋白质的氨基酸序列与牛、人和鱼的序列同源性分别为99.08%、26.7%和5.9%。     

Purification and partial characterization of growth hormone from the dromedary (Camelus dromedarius)

Camel growth hormone (camGH) was isolated from the insoluble residue left after extraction of the gonadotropins FSH and LH from a single batch of one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) pituitaries. Only one form of camGH was isolated and characterized; no glycosylated form of camGH could be evidenced. The isoelectric points (pI) of camGH was determined by chromatofocusing.

The N-terminal amino-acid sequences of camGH was determined and compared to those of GHs from other species. The availability of this hormone and our better knowledge of its structure will permit to undertake the study of its structure-function relationships and of its physiological functions in this economically important species.     

The release of growth hormone (GH): relation to the thyrotropic- and corticotropic axis in the chicken

In the chicken and other avian species, the secretion of GH is under a dual stimulatory and inhibitory control of hypothalamic hypophysiotropic factors. Additionally, the thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), contrary to the mammalian situation, is also somatotropic and equally important in releasing GH in chick embryos and juvenile chicks compared to the (mammalian) growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) itself. Consequently, the negative feedback loop for GH release not only involves the insulin-like growth factor IGF-I but also thyroid hormones. In adult chickens, TRH does no longer have a clear thyrotropic activity, whereas its somatotropic activity depends on the feeding status of the animal. In addition, as in mammals, the secretion of GH and glucocorticoids is stimulated by ghrelin, a novel peptide predominantly synthesized in the gastrointestinal tract. Two chicken isoforms of the ghrelin receptor have been identified, both of which are highly expressed in the hypothalamus and pituitary, suggesting that a stimulatory effect may be directed at these levels. GH and glucocorticoids control the peripheral thyroid hormone function by down-regulating the hepatic type III deiodinating enzyme (D3) in embryos (GH and glucocorticoids) and in juvenile and adult chickens (GH). Moreover, glucocorticoids help to regulate T3-homeostasis in the brain during embryogenesis by stimulating the type II deiodinase (D2) expression. This way not only a multifactorial release mechanism exists for GH but also a functional entanglement of activities between the somatotropic-, thyrotropic- and corticotropic axis.     

Identification and partial purification of serum growth hormone binding protein in domestic animal species.

The chemical nature and variations in serum concentrations of growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) from humans, rabbits, and rodents have been reported. To date little is known about the GHBP of domestic animals. Therefore, we initiated these studies to determine whether a serum GHBP was present in domestic animals and to purify the binding protein (BP) from serum of selected species. Using a dextran-coated charcoal separation assay, specific growth hormone (GH) binding was demonstrated in ovine, bovine, chicken, human, goose, porcine, and equine serum (listed in sequence from lowest to highest binding). Variation in BP activity was relatively high, both within and between species. Yearling ewes had higher serum GHBP than either prepubertal (4 mo) or older (5 yr) ewes. The GHBP was partially purified from chicken, ovine, and porcine serum using GH affinity chromatography. These BP had high affinity (Ka = 2 x 10(8) to 2 x 10(9) L/mol, depending on species) and low capacity (2 x 10(-10) to 5 x 10(-11) mol/unit of protein) for human GH but showed lower binding affinity for homologous GH (Ka = 2 x 10(7) L/mol). The porcine GHBP had the highest and ovine GHBP the lowest affinity for human GH. Other heterologous somatotropic hormones, ovine placental lactogen, and ovine GH displayed higher binding affinity to chicken and pig BP than the respective homologous hormones. Further chromatographic purification of the porcine GHBP resulted in an additional 1,000-fold purification. The estimated molecular weight of porcine GHBP is 50,000 to 60,000 Da. These results demonstrate that the serum from all domestic species tested contains a specific GH-binding moiety and that under the conditions described here human GH is a more efficient ligand than the homologous hormone.     

羊驼生长激素基因的克隆与序列分析

应用RT-PCR和PCR技术克隆得到了羊驼生长激素(Growth hormone,GH)基因,包括完整的编码区812 bp 的cDNA序列和1 800 bp 的DNA序列.两者比对后证明羊驼GH基因DNA序列由5个外显子和4个内含子组成,编码216个氨基酸的GH前体蛋白,其中包括26个氨基酸的信号肽和190个氨基酸的成熟肽.序列比较结果表明,羊驼GH基因序列与骆驼、猪、马、犬和猫等哺乳动物类似,但羊驼GH基因的启动子不是哺乳动物的典型TATA盒,而同骆驼一样为CATA盒.在DNA和cDNA水平以及推导的氨基酸水平,均与骆驼的同源性最高.通过GH氨基酸的功能位点分析推测,羊驼生长激素与人、猪等大多数动物的生长激素无明显功能上的差异.     

Cloning of the growth hormone receptor and its muscle-specific mRNA expression in black Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)

1. The cDNA sequence of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) from the black Muscovy duck was obtained and compared to the mRNA expression of growth hormone (GH) in the breast and leg muscles during 2–13 weeks of age using quantitative RT-PCR.

2. The cDNA sequence of the Muscovy duck GHR gene is 1903 bp in length, with an 1830 bp coding region that encodes 609 amino acids. It exhibits > 92.9% homology with the poultry GHR cDNA and amino acid sequences.

3. Overall, GHR mRNA expression was the highest at 2 weeks and the lowest at 13 weeks of age, exhibiting different profiles in different muscles. In the breast muscles, the GHR mRNA level declined sharply at 2–4 weeks, maintained at a plateau at 4–10 weeks and decreased slightly at 10–13 weeks. In the leg muscles, a gradual and slow decrease was observed during the whole period of 2–13 weeks.

4. Robust extra-pituitary GH mRNA expression was detected in the muscles and the expression profile was highly correlated with that of GHR mRNA, in contrast to the inverse correlation between the pituitary GH and tissue GHR levels shown previously.

5. These data suggest that the locally synthesised GH in the muscles, rather than the pituitary GH, is more closely associated with GHR and may be more critical for the regulation of muscle growth and contribute to the tissue-specific effects of GH.

     

鸡肝脏型脂肪酸结合蛋白基因启动子活性分析

PCR扩增鸡L-FABP基因5′侧翼区约2kb的DNA片段,进行克隆并测序,构建了鸡L-FABP基因报告基因系列缺失载体,瞬时转染进入人肝癌细胞系,利用双荧光素酶报告基因系统测定了荧光素酶活性。在线分析软件发现鸡L-FABP基因启动子区存在HNF-1、SREBP-1、AP-1、C/EBP、Oct-1、TATA、CCAAT、GATA-1等调控元件,没有发现CpG岛。报告基因结果表明鸡L-FABP基因启动子-2 076bp/-20bp区域具有最强的启动子活性,-522bp/-20bp区域启动子活性最弱;C/EBPα可以显著的抑制鸡L-FABP基因的表达,这些结果为深入研究鸡L-FABP的表达调控机制奠定了基础。     

Growth hormone-binding protein in the goat: characterization, evolution under exogenous growth hormone treatment, and correlation with liver growth hormone receptor levels

This report describes the identification and characterization of a specific, high-affinity growth hormone-binding protein (GHBP) in lactating goat serum. Serum samples were incubated with [¹²⁵I]human GH as ligand and in the absence or in the presence of bovine GH as competitor. GH-GHBP complex formation was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the radioactivity was recorded on-line with a Berthold LB detector connected to a computer. The results showed that a serum protein was able to bind specifically to human GH and bovine GH but not to ovine prolactin. Scatchard plots indicated an affinity constant of 4.5 × 10⁸ M⁻¹ and a maximum binding capacity of 4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol/l. In addition, we conducted a 4-wk study to determine the effects of recombinant bovine GH administration on milk production in lactating goats. The effects of recombinant bovine GH treatment on milk production and on the regulation of GHBP and hepatic GH receptor levels were studied. As expected, recombinant bovine GH injected daily increased yields of milk, fat, protein (40, 61, and 40%, respectively), and circulating insulin-like growth factor 1 concentrations compared with controls. During the pretreatment and treatment periods, the control goats exhibited a constant amount of GHBP in serum. No consistent effect of GH treatment on GHBP level was observed. The binding of [¹²⁵I]bovine GH to hepatic microsomal membranes of GH-treated goats was significantly decreased compared with that of control goats. After MgCl₂ desaturation of membranes, the results demonstrated that the down-regulation of GH hepatic receptors, observed for the treated goat group, was induced by receptor occupancy without modification of binding affinity. The GH receptor gene expression, analyzed by slot blot and hybridization with an [-³²P]GH receptor cDNA probe, was not modified by the GH treatment. In lactating goats, the galactopoietic effect of exogenous GH involved a hepatic receptor occupancy. The individual concentration of GHBP in serum cannot explain the individual variations of responses to GH treatment in goats.     

Determination of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and IGF binding protein levels in swine

A heterologous radioimmunoassay system was validated for the determination of IGF1 concentrations in swine sera. Parallelism, accuracy and response to physiological stimuli were obtained following the incubation of serum samples with 1M glycine-glycine HC1 buffer at a pH of 3.5 +/- 0.2 for 24 hours at 37C. Following acidification and neutralization, circulating IGF1 concentrations were significantly (P less than .05) reduced in hypophysectomized swine and elevated in swine injected with porcine growth hormone (pGH) when compared to IGF1 levels in control hogs. IGF binding protein levels were also increased following GH administration and reduced by hypophysectomy. In addition, circulating IGF1 concentrations were significantly (P less than .05) correlated with body size in three types of swine which differ in growth rate and mature body weight. These data suggest that IGF1 is involved in the regulation of swine growth in vivo and that its physiologic regulation is similar to that in humans.     

鸡TATA结合蛋白的亚细胞定位及基因组织表达特性分析

为探究鸡TATA结合蛋白(TATA-binding protein,TBP)的亚细胞定位以及TBP基因在鸡胚不同发育阶段不同组织中的表达情况,首先扩增鸡TBP基因的蛋白质编码区(CDS),将其亚克隆至真核表达载体pCMV-Myc构建重组真核表达载体pCMV-Myc-TBP,转染人胚胎肾细胞(HEK-293T),然后利用...     

Cloning and expression of chicken anemia virus VP3 protein in Escherichia coli

Purification of chicken anemia virus (CAV) VP3 protein, expressed in a prokaryotic expression system as histidine-tagged fusion protein is demonstrated in the present study. CAV particle was obtained from infected liver of chicken and DNA was extracted. The VP3 protein gene was amplified from the extracted DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and cloned. The recombinant expression construct (pTrc-VP3) was identified by PCR and sequencing analysis. Expression of VP3 protein with a molecular mass of approximately 21kDa was confirmed by Western blotting analysis with CAV-specific antibodies. The in vitro expressed VP3 protein was purified to near homogeneity by elution from the gel, as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis. The purified VP3 protein was recognized by CAV antibodies in a Western blotting assay. This finding indicates that recombinant VP3 expressed in the pTrcHis2 vector system can be used as antigen to detect anti-CAV antibodies.     

镰形扇头蜱组胺结合蛋白RhHBP基因的克隆和重组表达

为了进行抗蜱及蜱传病疫苗的研究,本试验根据GenBank中的镰形扇头蜱组胺结合蛋白(Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloideshistamine bindingprotein,RhHBP)基因cDNA序列,设计一对特异性引物(内含EcoRI/XhoI酶切位点),经RT-PCR扩增了镰形扇头蜱组胺结合蛋白RhHBP的cD-NA,大小为603 bp,将其克隆到pGEM-Teasy中并测序。在去除编码RhHBP信号肽的核苷酸序列后,将其亚克隆到pGEX-4T-1中,构建重组质粒pGEX-4T-1-RhHBP,将该重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21,经终浓度为1 mmol/L IPTG诱导其表达,表达的融合蛋白大小为49 ku,以包涵体的形式存在。Western Blot分析表明,该蛋白具有良好的免疫原性。     

斯氏艾美耳球虫ASP基因的克隆表达与免疫特性分析

根据免疫蛋白组学研究的质谱结果获得的部分氨基酸序列和已发布近源物种天冬氨酸蛋白酶(ASP)蛋白序列设计引物,通过cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)获得斯氏艾美耳球虫(E.stiedai)ASP的全基因序列,将其连入原核表达载体pET-28a(+),转化Competent Rosetta2(DE3)pLysS,通过IPTG诱导表达重组ASP蛋白,并进行Western blot分析。结果显示,ASP序列全长为1 568bp,最大ORF为1 407bp。Western blot分析发现,ASP在诱导后37℃培养4h条件下有表达,但全部为不溶性表达;在诱导后20℃过夜培养条件下有表达,且有少量可溶性表达;证实重组ASP蛋白确实对E.stiedai有免疫原性。结果表明,试验成功获得E.stiedai ASP的全基因序列以及重组ASP蛋白。