马属抗菌肽hepcidin在酵母系统中的表达与鉴定

根据GenBank上马属抗菌肽hepcidin的氨基酸序列,设计并合成全长279 bp的hepcidin基因,将该基因插入pPICZαA中构建真核表达载体,PCR鉴定的阳性质粒电转化毕赤酵母菌X-33,用不同浓度Zeocin筛选高拷贝阳性重组菌,甲醇诱导表达,表达上清液经超滤膜纯化后,利用SDS-PAGE电泳和抑菌试验...     

Pentosan polysulfate regulates hepcidin expression in native Mongolian horses

The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-hepcidin effect of pentosan polysulfate (PPS) in Mongolian horses. Twenty-six healthy horses were randomly allocated in to two-groups; one group was treated with a PPS once a week for 4-weeks while another group keeping as placebo. Blood samples at day 0 (D0), before race (BR; day 28) and after race (AR; day 28) were analyzed for serum biochemistry, hepcidin and iron concentrations. Significant reduction of hepcidin was observed at AR in PPS group when compared with BR placebo (P<0.05) and AR placebo (P<0.01). Mean hepcidin concentration difference of D0-BR and BR-AR in PPS was greater than the placebo whereas the iron concentration difference is reduced compared to placebo. Results indicate a novel therapeutic application of PPS as an anti-hepcidin compound to control hepcidin in horses while emphasizing further molecular studies.     

Iron status and erythropoiesis response to darbepoetin alfa in dogs with chronic kidney disease

Iron metabolism, hepcidin and some blood profiles were investigated in 13 healthy and 31 chronic kidney disease (CKD) dogs. The study consisted of 2 experiments, experiment I included healthy dogs (CONT) and CKD dogs (stage 2, 3 and 4), while experiment II consisted of anemic CKD dogs subjected to 28-day darbepoetin alfa treatment. The response to darbepoetin alfa could divide anemic CKD dogs into responder (RP) and non-responder (NRP) subgroups. The results from experiment I showed that packed cell volume (PCV) and plasma albumin concentration were significantly lower in CKD dogs of all stages while the total iron binding capacity (TIBC) was lower in only CKD stage 3 and 4 compared with dogs in CONT group. The PCV was related to both TIBC and albumin when considering among all dogs or only in CKD dogs. The hepcidin concentration in CKD dogs with anemia was lower than those without anemia (P<0.05). In experiment II before darbepoetin alfa treatment, RP subgroup had significantly higher iron and TIBC compared with NRP subgroup (P<0.05), the iron concentration was decreased only in RP subgroup after darbepoetin alfa treatment (P<0.05). The percent increase in PCV was correlated with initial TIBC (P<0.01). Plasma hepcidin concentration was not different between CONT and CKD groups and between RP and NRP subgroups both before and after darbepoetin alfa treatment. It is concluded that TIBC and plasma iron concentration play role on anemia and erythropoietic response to darbepoetin alfa treatment in CKD dogs.     

真鲷鳃组织cDNA文库的构建与hepcidin抗菌肽基因序列的扩增

以细菌攻毒的真鲷鳃组织为材料,分离出mRNA,合成双链后,回收500～4 000 bp cDNA片段,构建了λZAP表达型cDNA文库。初级文库的容量为1.75 ×105个重组子,扩增文库的滴度达到1×10⁹ pfu·mL^-1,随机挑选噬菌斑的插入片断在500～2000 bp之间。以hepcidin特异性引物做PCR扩增文库,获得了hepcidin抗菌肽基因cDNA序列,证明所建立的文库可用于免疫相关基因的筛选。本文库可作为筛选真鲷免疫相关基因的重要资源。     

铁调素对动物机体铁代谢及妊娠铁营养的调节作用

铁是动物体必需的微量元素,缺铁引发的贫血性疾病在新生动物中所占比例较大,缺铁性贫血是影响新生动物健康及其遗传生长潜力的关键环节。因此,开展改善缺铁性贫血的研究对动物健康具有重要科学意义。铁调素(Hepcidin)调节铁中心代谢、参与体内铁吸收与转运、调控铁营养对母体胎儿生长发育和新生动物铁代谢具有重要生物学意义。随着生物学技术的应用与发展,动物体内越来越多的铁调节蛋白被鉴定,但受限于母体血胎屏障和乳腺屏障,使Hepcidin对于母体-胎盘动物铁代谢的调节机制仍不清楚。本文就铁调素对动物机体铁代谢及妊娠铁营养相关研究进行综述,为后续从事此方面研究的同行提供参考或指出新的研究方向。     

斑点叉尾鮰hepcidin抗菌肽在大肠杆菌中的融合表达

通过RT-PCR从斑点叉尾鮰肝脏中克隆编码hepcidin原前体肽的基因"pIH"。与参考序列相比,显示两个氨基酸残基的变异。通过对编码hepcidin原前体肽的基因添加EcoR I和HindⅢ酶切位点,选择含"trxA"融合头的pET32a(+)作为表达质粒、E.coliBL21(DE3)作为工程菌,成功构建"pET32a-pIH"原核表达系统。阳性克隆经1 mmol.L-1IPTG诱导、在37℃培养12 h后,表达的"trxA-pIH"融合蛋白70%以上可溶。Tricine-SDS-PAGE分析表明,细胞经超声破碎后的上清通过固化金属离子亲和层析(IMAC)纯化后,可获得高纯度的目的蛋白。     

草鱼hepcidin基因cDNA克隆、序列分析与表达

运用RT-PCR和快速扩增cDNA末端(rapid amplication ofcDNA Ends,RACE)技术获得草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)hepcidin基因全长cDNA,为774 bp,包括ORF 282 bp、5’UTR 117 bp和3’UTR 383 bp,3’UTR存在1个多聚腺苷酸加尾信号(AATAAA)和1个mRNA不稳定基序(ATTTA)。推定编码93个氨基酸,与其它鱼类hepcidin的序列同一性为27.9%～51.6%;SignalP 4.0软件预测信号肽位于1～24位。在邻接(neighbor-joining,NJ)法构建的系统进化树中,草鱼hepcidin前体肽和其他已报导的鱼类hepcidin前体肽聚为一枝。实时定量PCR(quantitative real-time polymerasechain reaction,qPCR)检测结果显示hepcidin基因mRNA主要表达于肝脏、脾脏、头肾和眼等组织;柱状黄杆菌注射后4～48 h,hepcidin基因在肝脏、脾脏和头肾中表达均显著上调。研究亮点:克隆到草鱼抗菌肽hepcidin一个新基因的全长cDNA,阐明了其所编码的hepcidin与其它脊椎动物hepcidin具有类似的结构与功能;证明其广泛分布于各组织中,参与了对细菌的免疫应答,是固有免疫的重要组成部分。     

猪hepcidin基因质粒载体的构建及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

为构建猪hepcidin毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)分泌型表达载体,实现其真核表达,本文采用RT-PCR方法获得猪肝脏中的铁代谢调节基因hepcidin,通过连接酶使其与真核表达载体pGAPZaA相连构建重组表达质粒pGAPZaA-hepcidin。利用高压电击处理,使质粒载体转入到毕赤酵母中,用含Zeocin抗生素的YPD平板筛选阳性转化子,并做PCR鉴定。结果表明:hepcidin基因准确地插入表达载体pGAPZaA,并已整合到酵母基因组中,并成功构建了酵母重组表达质粒。