Purification and characterization of cathepsin S from hepatopancreas of carp Cyprinus carpio

SUMMARY: Cathepsin S was purified from carp hepatopancreas to homogeneity up to 300-fold. The amino acid sequence of its NH₂-terminus was determined to be V-P-D-A-M-D-W-Y-N-K-G-Y-V-T-D-V-K-N-Q. On the contrary, that of purified cathepsin L from carp hepatopancreas was to be V-P-N-S-L-D-W-R-E-K-G. Purified cathepsin S consisted of a single chain with 37 kDa estimated by sodium dodecylsulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The enzyme had strong hydrolytic activity toward Z-Phe-Arg-MCA with the pH optimum of 7.0, but this lacked the ability to hydrolyze most of the other MCA substrates. The optimum pH of cathepsin S for protein substrate (carp myosin heavy chain) was also to be pH 7.0. These properties of purified cathepsin S obviously differ from cathepsins B and L. The enzyme activity was totally inhibited by E-64, leupeptin, 5–5'-dithiobis (2-nitro-benzoic acid) and p -tosyl-lys chloromethylketone as well.     

Occurrence of two distinct molecular species of cathepsin B in carp Cyprinus carpio

ABSTRACT:   We purified cathepsins B₁ and B₂ from the ordinary muscle of carp Cyprinus carpio . The N-terminal amino acid sequences (12 residues) of 29 kDa bands of cathepsins B₁ and B₂ are the same and showed high homology of 75% and 83%, respectively, with the heavy chain of rat and human cathepsins B. Based on conserved sequences of other cathepsins B and the N-terminal amino acid sequences of 29 kDa bands, we cloned carp cathepsin B cDNA. The nucleotide sequence of carp cathepsin B cDNA consists of 1470 bp including a 993 bp open reading frame, encoding a deduced protein of 330 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of carp cathepsin B has similarity of 80% to rainbow trout cathepsin B and of 76–78% to other vertebrate cathepsins B. The sequence of its isoform was also determined during molecular cloning, which has 94.8% similarity with first cloned cathepsin B. They are completely same in N-terminal amino acid sequence of heavy chain, active site and potential N-glycosylation site. This indicates there are at least two kinds of cathepsin B functioning in vivo in carp.     

Gene structure of carp Cyprinus carpio cathepsin B

ABSTRACT:   The 2474 nucleotides of carp cathepsin B gene (corresponding to the part of open reading frame and 3'non-coding region of cDNA) have been determined by polymerase chain reaction cloning, which was organized into nine exons and eight introns. The boundary sequences of the exon-intron junctions conformed to the GT/AG consensus rule. One polyadenylation signal sequece of AATAAA was found in the 3'non-coding region. The sizes of the determined introns were approximately 100-200 bp in length (varied from 71 bp-239 bp), which were significantly shorter than those of mouse cathepsin B gene.     

海藻糖对冻藏过程中鳙肌原纤维蛋白冷冻变性的影响

从鳙（Aristicktkys nobilis）肌肉中提取肌原纤维蛋白，在蛋白溶液中加入10％（W／V）蔗糖、山梨醇混合物（质量比1：1）或10％（W／V）海藻糖。蛋白溶液在-18℃下冻藏30d，测定冻藏过程中肌原纤维蛋白盐溶性、Ca^2＋-ATPase活性、活性巯基含量、总巯基含量、表面疏水性变化和冻藏结束时的SDS-PAGE。测定结果表明，蔗糖、山梨醇混合物和海藻糖都抑制了冻藏过程中肌原纤维蛋白盐溶性、Ca^2＋-ATPase活性、巯基含量的降低和表面疏水性的升高，延缓了鳙肌原纤维蛋白的冷冻变性。海藻糖比蔗糖、山梨醇混合物有更好的抗冷冻变性效果。[中国水产科学，2006，13（4）：637—641]     

鲫肌原纤维蛋白加热过程中理化特性变化规律和控制技术的研究

通过对鲫肌原纤维蛋白加热过程中浊度、粘度、Ca²⁺-ATPase活性以及总巯基含量的测定,结合SDS一聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析了鲫肌原纤维蛋白在加热过程中理化特性的变化。结果表明:鲫肌原纤维蛋白在加热过程中浊度随着溶液温度的升高而上升,在36 ℃、42 ℃和48 ℃条件下变化显著;粘度在20~47 ℃期间下降,在35 ℃和47 ℃出现显著的变化。Ca²⁺-ATPase活性28~40 ℃间显著下降,并且在36 ℃条件下变化显著。总巯基含量结合SDSPAGE电泳显示,当溶液温度在40 ℃以上时,蛋白质分子间通过二硫键产生了肌球蛋白重链聚合物以及其它大分子物质。     

浸渍冻结对调理草鱼冻藏过程中肌原纤维蛋白特性的影响

为了探讨浸渍冻结对草鱼（Ctenopharyngodon idellus）冻藏过程蛋白质变性的影响,对蛋白质溶解性、巯基、Ca²⁺-ATPase活性、肌原纤维的降解及二级结构进行了研究。结果发现浸渍冻结的肌原纤维蛋白的溶解度、总巯基含量、活性巯基总量和Ca²⁺-ATPase的活性均比空气冻结的高,冻藏150 d后分别比空气冻结的高17.51%、14.20%、4.86%和28.73%。初步表明浸渍冻结更有利于减缓蛋白质变性。电泳结果表明,冻藏过程中浸渍冻结的肌球蛋白重链的电泳条带颜色比空气冻结的深,原肌球蛋白的电泳条带颜色比空气冻结的浅,说明浸渍冻结可减缓调理草鱼块蛋白质的降解。红外光谱的结果进一步发现浸渍冻结的肌原纤维蛋白的α-螺旋含量的下降程度较空气冻结的小,β-折叠、无规卷曲和β-转角含量的增加程度无空气冻结的明显。结果揭示了浸渍冻结更有利于维持冻藏过程中肌原纤维蛋白的二级结构。总的来说,浸渍冻结更有利于减轻蛋白质变性而引起调理草鱼块品质下降的问题。 

     

南海鸢乌贼营养成分分析与评价

将鸢乌贼(Symplectoteuthis oualaniensis)肌原纤维蛋白与褐藻寡糖进行糖基化反应,并采用胃蛋白酶和胰酶对蛋白进行体外消化,分析糖基化改性对蛋白消化产物抗氧化活性和氨基酸组成的影响。结果显示,肌原纤维蛋白与褐藻寡糖在反应过程中自由氨基浓度显著降低,且反应前12 h降低更为明显,表明二者之间发生了明显的接枝反应。糖基化肌原纤维蛋白的DPPH自由基清除率及还原力在模拟消化前后均显著高于未接枝肌原纤维蛋白(P<0.05),因此接枝物具有更高的抗氧化能力。消化后蛋白自由基清除能力及还原力均降低。SDS-PAGE电泳图谱表明,肌原纤维蛋白与褐藻寡糖接枝反应促使高分子量蛋白接枝物的生成。酶解后糖基化肌原纤维蛋白的小分子蛋白、多肽的产生量明显增多,表明糖基化促进了蛋白水解反应。氨基酸分析显示,肌原纤维蛋白接枝物酶解液中总必需氨基酸含量减少而疏水性氨基酸含量增加。     

Partial characterization and activity distribution of proteases along the intestine of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.)

A series of studies based on biochemical assays and electrophoretical observations has been conducted in order to investigate activity distributions and partially characterize various types of proteinases in the digestive tract of grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.). The casein digestion assays revealed that the presence of acidic proteinase had the highest activity at pH 2.5–3.0 and the alkaline proteinases at pH 10.0. The acidic proteinase activity distribution was found to decrease gradually from the oesophagus to the anus. Pepstatin A and EDTA inhibited the acidic proteinases activity. The SDS‐substrate‐PAGE showed that crude extraction of grass carp intestine contained an acidic proteinase active component with molecular mass of 28.5 ku. The substrate‐PAGE at neutral pH condition showed the presence of two acidic proteinase active components. The activity distribution of alkaline proteinase was found to slightly fluctuate along the intestine. And the whole intestine had very high activity. The inhibition assays and substrate specificity assays showed that trypsin was the main active component of the alkaline proteinases. The SDS‐substrate‐PAGE further showed that the crude extraction of grass carp intestine had four types of alkaline proteinase with molecular mass of 26.4, 30.8, 43.0 and 105.0 ku respectively. They were characterized to be trypsin (26.4, 30.8 and 43.0 ku) and un‐serine proteinase (105.0 ku) respectively. No chymotrypsin was detected.     

白鲢骨骼肌丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂的提取、纯化及其特性

从白鲢（Hypophthalmichthys molitrix）骨骼肌中分离纯化到一种丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂，该抑制剂的分子晕大约50kD，用PAGE-明胶电泳证明，该抑制剂对胰蛋白酶具有抑制作用；当温度超过60℃时，抑制剂的活性下降70％左右，但在pH3～11的范围内均有活性。用MTT法分析白鲢骨骼肌丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂对急性T细胞白血病细胞Jarkat、人骨髓瘤细胞Sp20和人骨瘤细胞MG63生长的影响，结果发现该抑制剂对以上3种肿瘤细胞的增殖都有抑制作用，而且抑制作用呈剂量依赖性。本研究旨为进一步研究白鲢骨骼肌丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂的纯化及其抗肿瘤作用提供科学依据。     

草鱼呼肠孤病毒HZ08株S10编码蛋白多克隆抗体制备及其特性分析

为研究草鱼呼肠孤病毒(GCRV)HZ08株S10基因节段编码蛋白的可能功能,采用PCR方法扩增草鱼呼肠孤病毒HZ08株S10基因节段,并把该基因节段克隆至表达载体pET-32a(+),获得的重组表达载体pET-32a-S10转化到大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株,用IPTG诱导表达,表达产物通过SDS-PAGE分析鉴定后,再通过变性、过Ni柱纯化、透析复性纯化获得目的蛋白。然后用纯化的重组蛋白免疫昆明小白鼠,制得多克隆抗体,用间接ELISA方法测定抗体效价,用Western blot和IFA(间接免疫荧光试验)鉴定抗体特异性。结果表明,SDS-PAGE分析表达的重组蛋白约为53 ku,大小与预期相符,目的蛋白主要存在于包涵体中;过Ni柱纯化、透析复性纯化后的重组蛋白纯度可达97.4%;间接ELISA测得制备的多克隆抗体效价约为1∶106,Western blot和IFA结果显示,制备的多克隆抗体能识别HZ08毒株,表明S10编码蛋白为GCRV-HZ08株的结构蛋白。     

Purification and characterization of two anionic trypsins from the hepatopancreas of carp

SUMMARY: Two trypsins, designated as trypsin A and trypsin B, have been purified from the hepatopancreas of carp. The purification procedures consisted of ammonium sulfate fractionation, and chromatographies on DEAE-Sephacel, Ultrogel AcA54 and Q-Sepharose. Trypsin A was purified to homogeneity with the molecular mass of approximately 28 kDa, while trypsin B gave two close bands of 28.5 kDa and 28 kDa on sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis both under reducing and non-reducing conditions. On native-PAGE, both trypsin A and trypsin B showed a single band. Trypsin A and trypsin B revealed optimum temperature of 40°C and 45°C, respectively, and shared the same optimum pH 9.0 using Boc-Phe-Ser-Arg-MCA as substrate. Both enzymes were effectively inhibited by trypsin inhibitors and their susceptibilities were similar. The NH₂-terminal amino acid sequences of trypsin A and trypsin B were determined to 37th and 40th amino acid residue, respectively. Their sequences were very homologous, but not identical to that of a trypsin-type serine proteinase from carp muscle and these of other trypsins. Immunoblotting test using the antibody raised against trypsin A cross-reacted with trypsin B positively.     

Formulation of low phosphorus loading diets for carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

This study focuses on reducing total phosphorus loading (T-P) from carp culture through improved feed formulation. Since phosphorus (P) contained in fish meal (FM) mainly in the form of tricalcium phosphate is not available to carp, which lack a stomach, the reduction of FM from their diets is effective for lowering T-P. Thus in this experiment, six diets (crude protein < 35%, digestible energy > 3.5 kcal g⁻¹) were designed by substituting FM (10%−25%) with alternate protein ingredients such as poultry feather meal (PFM; 5%−10%), blood meal (BM; 5%−7%) and defatted soybean meal (dSBM; 4%−9%). All diets followed the Kasumigaura ‘Feed Standard’. The total dietary P was 1.0%−1.4% and water extractable P available to carp was 0.66%−0.71%, the levels meeting the dietary requirement of carp. A feeding trial was conducted with juvenile carp (4.6 ± 0.7 g) for 12 weeks at a mean water temperature of 23.7°C. The T-P loading from fish fed the different diets was estimated based on absorption and retention of dietary P. Growth performance corresponded to increasing levels of FM inclusion, being highest in the fish fed 25% FM diet; however, the decrease in T-P was achieved at the lower FM levels. The T-P (based on P retention) ranged from 8.9 to 11.7 kg t⁻¹ production, much lower than that from the commercial diets (9.1–26.4 kg t⁻¹ production). These results indicated that the reduction of FM levels in carp diets to 15%−20% through the combined use of PFM, BM and dSBM effectively lowered T-P. Moreover, the formulated diets were also found to be better than commercial diets in lowering the N loading from carp culture.     

Preventive effects of amino acids and glutathione on the formaldehyde-induced denaturation of myofibrillar proteins

ABSTRACT:     Formaldehyde (FA)-induced denaturation of myofibrillar proteins and its prevention were investigated by means of measuring the solubility, adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity, and thermal gel formability of myofibrils and surimi proteins in the presence and absence of free amino acids and glutathione, reduced form. The addition of FA decreased the solubility of myofibrils in 0.5 M NaCl at pH 7.0 and 0°C depending on its concentration and incubation time. The solubility decrease was completely inhibited by the presence of equal, twofold, and threefold amounts of cysteine (Cys), glutathione, and histidine (His) to the amount of FA, respectively. Myofibrillar Ca-ATPase was markedly activated at the initial phase and then decreased later by the addition of FA. The K-ATPase was inactivated with an increase in the amount of FA. The FA-induced changes in both ATPase activities were inhibited in the presence of Cys and His. Thermal gel formability of surimi paste increased only in a short period after the addition of a low concentration of FA. Practically, FA inhibited the thermal gelation and setting effect through the inactivation of transglutaminase. In the presence of Cys, His or glutathione, a strong elastic surimi gel was produced because FA-induced detrimental effects were inhibited.     

Analysis of bacterial diversity in the intestine of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) based on 16S rDNA gene sequences

In the current study, we assessed bacterial diversity in the gut content of pond-reared grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), in the associated habitat environments (pond water and sediment) and in the ingested food (commercial feed and the reed Phragmites australis) by analysing 16S rDNA sequences from clone libraries. The highest bacterial diversity was observed in the gut content and was determined by the total number of operational taxonomic units, Shannon diversity index (H), Shannon equitability index (E_H), Coverage (C_good) and rarefaction curves calculated from the 16S rDNA gene libraries. Our data indicated that allochthonous gut microbes of grass carp were distinctively different from the corresponding environmental microbes. The pairwise similarity coefficient (C_s) for microbe communities between gut content and ingested food was higher than for those between the gut content and habitats, indicating that the allochthonous microbiota identified in the intestines of grass carp were phylogenetically closer to those in the ingested food than to those in the habitat. Based on our study and previous research, we suggest that the digesta of grass carp harbours a microbiota phylogenetic core of Proteobacteria and Firmicutes and this observation deserves further investigations with respect to a potential pool of probiotics to grass carp.     

Substrate concentration affects the in vitro metabolism of 17-hydroxyprogesterone by ovaries of the carp,Cyprinus carpio

Carp ovarian tissue was incubated with ³H-17-hydroxyprogesterone in the presence of 0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg ml⁻¹ unlabeled 17-hydroxyprogesterone. The pattern of metabolites formed showed a marked variation with substrate concentration. Formation of glucuronide and sulphate conjugates was important only at low substrate concentration. At high substrate concentration (10 and 100 μg ml⁻¹) 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was the major metabolite, but at intermediate concentrations polar 7α-hydroxypregnanetetrols predominated. The results support the hypothesis that at low substrate concentrations conjugating, 5α-reducing and 7α-hydroxylating enzymes, of high activity but low capacity, act as scavengers to deactivate any steroids formed during the relatively low pituitary gonadotrophin secretions which are necessary for oocyte development, but that during the prespawning gonadotrophin surge when high levels of substrate are present these enzymes are saturated and 17,20α-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20αP) becomes the major ovarian steroid. The possible role of 17,20αP during oocyte final maturation requires further examination.     

草鱼对17种饲料原料粗蛋白和粗脂肪的表观消化率

试验以Cr2O3为指示物，测定草鱼对进口鱼粉、国产鱼粉、蟹粉、肉粉、肠衣粉、酵母、菜饼、黄菜饼、黑菜饼、双低菜仔粕、豆粕、膨化大豆、芝麻饼、棉粕、玉米胚芽饼、玉米蛋白粉和酒糟粉17种试验原料中粗蛋白和粗脂肪的表观消化率。试验饲料由基础饲料和试验原料以70：30的比例（质量比）混合挤压成硬颗粒饲料。结果表明，草鱼对鱼粉、菜籽饼籽、豆粕和膨化大豆等质量好的蛋白饲料的表观消化率较高、其干物质、脂肪和蛋白质的表观消化率均在80％以上；草鱼对酵母、菜籽饼粕、豆粕和膨化大豆等饲料的干物质、脂肪和蛋白质的表观消化率均与鱼粉一致。     

Effects of DL‐methionine supplementation on the success of fish meal replacement by plant proteins in practical diets for juvenile gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio)

A ten‐week feeding trail was conducted to investigate the effects of increasing DL‐methionine (Met) supplementation on the success of fish meal (FM) replacement with plant proteins in practical diets for juvenile gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio. Twelve isoenergetic diets were formulated including two 150 g kg^?1 FM diets (Diet 1—positive control 1 reflecting a commercial diet and Diet 2—positive control 2 reflecting a commercial diet but with balanced essential amino acid (EAA) profile) and ten 50 g kg^?1 FM diets (negative controls) supplemented with graded levels (0–3.0 g kg^?1) of DL‐Met (Diets 3–12). Each diet was fed to triplicate groups of gibel carp, near satiation four times daily for 10 weeks. Diet 2 with balanced EAA profile produced better final weight, specific growth rate (SGR) and feed conversion ratio (FCR) than the negative control diet containing no supplemental Met (Diet 3), but did not significantly differ from Diet 1. However, DL‐Met supplementation (0.5–3.0 g kg^?1) in the negative control diets (Diets 4–12) produced growth performances similar to those fed the positive control diets (Diets 1 and 2). Based on quadratic regression analysis, the optimal dietary Met level with 5.2 g kg^?1 of dietary cysteine (Cys) was found to be 7.1 g kg^?1 dry diet for SGR and FCR. The corresponding total sulphur amino acid requirements (Met + Cys) of this species were calculated to be 12.3 g kg^?1 dry diet for SGR and FCR. DL‐Met supplementation in 50 g kg^?1 FM diets showed a decreasing trend in plasma cholesterol contents (p < .05). No significant differences were observed in whole‐body composition, plasma protein, triglyceride and free EAA contents among dietary treatments, while plasma aspartate transaminase, albumin and ammonia contents were significantly influenced by dietary Met levels. Juvenile gibel carp grew equally well on 150 g kg^?1 FM diet or 50 g kg^?1 FM diets balanced for EAA profile with supplemental amino acids. The results of this study overall indicate that balancing dietary amino acid levels with DL‐Met supplementation is a key strategy in successfully reducing FM levels in the diets of gibel carp.     

草鱼IFNa和IFNd重组蛋白表达、纯化及单克隆抗体制备

为系统研究草鱼I型干扰素的合成、分泌和免疫功能,本研究在大肠杆菌中表达并提纯了草鱼IFNa（CiIFNa）和IFNd（CiIFNd）重组蛋白。将CiIFNa和CiIFNd成熟肽分别克隆到pET-21d或pEHISTEVb表达载体上,并转化到大肠杆菌中;IPTG诱导表达得到CiIFNa和CiIFNd成熟肽的包涵体,经过盐酸胍变性、蛋白复性和浓缩后,利用AKTA分子筛层析获得了纯度较高的重组蛋白。用重组蛋白免疫小鼠,通过PEG法诱导得到杂交瘤细胞;将稳定分泌抗体的阳性细胞株的细胞悬液注射入小鼠腹腔,制备腹水抗体并进行纯化。本研究纯化了草鱼CiIFNa和CiIFNd各2株抗体,并采用SDS-PAGE、ELISA、Western blot和免疫荧光法对其进行了较全面的鉴定。研究结果表明CiIFNa和CiIFNd单克隆抗体特异性好、效价高,能够特异识别在大肠杆菌和真核细胞中表达的重组蛋白,且不存在CiIFNa和CiIFNd分子间的交叉识别。本研究制备的单克隆抗体为深入研究草鱼干扰素的细胞来源和蛋白表达规律奠定基础。     

应用胰凝乳蛋白酶消化法比较冬季和夏季鲢鱼肉肌球蛋白的构造特性

以夏季和冬季鲢为研究对象,利用胰凝乳蛋白酶能水解羧基端含芳香族氨基酸残基肽键的特性,根据其特异性酶切部位,结合电泳手段来分析肌球蛋白的内部构造差异性。结果表明,与夏季样品相比,冬季鲢的肌原纤维蛋白经酶切生成的肌球蛋白头部S-1较长,在高温下分子量为165 ku的重酶解肌球蛋白HMM容易被再降解成小片段的135 ku HMM,呈现出冬季肌球蛋白的结构不稳定性。在不同温度下加热夏季和冬季肌球蛋白,其ATPase失活速度和酶解肌球蛋白生成S-1的产生量的减少速度呈现一致性,说明酶解生成的S-1只来源于有活性的肌球蛋白。同时,冬季肌球蛋白热变性温度较夏季肌球蛋白要低6 ℃,表明冬季肌球蛋白的不稳定性。