鼠源Desmin基因克隆表达及其生物信息学分析

Cloning and expression of murine Desmin gene and its bioinformatics analysis

  • 摘要: 【目的】构建鼠源III型中间丝蛋白Desmin真核/原核表达载体,明确鼠源Desmin蛋白生物学功能,为在体外及细胞内表达系统中鉴定Desmin互作蛋白及探索其作用网络提供理论依据。【方法】通过RT-PCR克隆Desmin基因,分别构建原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag和真核表达载体pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag,以IPTG对原核表达载体进行诱导表达,并通过ProtParam、ProtScale、TMHMM-2.0、SignalP-5.0、SOPMA和SWISS-MODEL等在线软件对Desmin蛋白进行生物信息学分析。【结果】鼠源Desmin基因长1410 bp,选用pGEX-4T-1载体和pcDNA3.0载体分别成功构建了原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag和真核表达载体pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag。原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag转化大肠杆菌后经IPTG诱导,成功表达出70 kD的融合蛋白Desmin-Flag;真核表达载体pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag转染BHK-21细胞,通过Western blotting在56 kD处检测到Flag标签,即Desmin蛋白能在真核细胞成功表达,且主要定位在细胞质。Desmin蛋白由470个氨基酸残基组成,分子量为54 kD,分子式为C2299H3722N688O755S13,理论等电点(pI)为5.21,属于不稳定蛋白;蛋白脂溶系数为79.94,平均亲水系数(GRAVY)为-0.721,推测为亲水性蛋白;无跨膜结构域和信号肽;其二级结构由α-螺旋(占67.59%)、无规则卷曲(占22.39%)、β-转角(占1.92%)和延伸链(占8.10%)构成。【结论】鼠源Desmin蛋白在原核表达体系中主要以包涵体形式进行表达,在真核细胞中表达主要定位于细胞质,呈骨架结构分布,其理化性质不稳定,属亲水性蛋白,无跨膜结构域和信号肽。Desmin作为一种重要的III型中间丝蛋白,在神经肌肉组织信号转导及与相关蛋白发生相互作用方面发挥重要作用。

     

    Abstract: 【Objective】 To construct an eukaryotic/prokaryotic expression vector for murine type III intermediate filamentary Desmin protein,to clarify the biological functions of murine Desmin protein,and to provide a theoretical basis for identifying Desmin-interacting proteins and exploring their action networks in in vitro and intracellular expression systems.【Method】The Desmin gene was cloned by RT-PCR,and the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag and the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag were constructed respectively,and the expression of the prokaryotic expression vector was induced by IPTG. ProtParam,ProtScale,TMHMM-2.0,SignalP-5.0,SOPMA and SWISS-MODEL were used for bioinformatics analysis of Desmin protein.【Result】 The murine Desmin gene was 1410 bp long. pGEX-4T-1 vector and pcDNA3.0 vector were used to successfully construct the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag and the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag respectively. Prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-4T-1-Desmin-Flag was transformed into Escherichia coli and successfully expressed a 70 kD fusion protein Desmin-Flag, after induction by IPTG. The eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.0-Desmin-Flag was transfected with BHK-21 cells and the Flag tag was detected at 56 kD by Western blotting,in other words, the Desmin protein was successfully expressed in eukaryotic cells and was mainly localized in the cytoplasm. Desmin protein consisted of 470 amino acids residues with a molecular weight of 54 kD,a molecular formula of C2299H3722N688O755S13 and a theoretical isoelectric point (pI)of 5.21,which was an unstable protein;its lipolysis coefficient was 79.94 and its mean hydrophilicity coefficient (GRAVY)was-0.721. It was presumed to be a hydrophilic protein;there was no transmembrane structural domain and signal peptide;its secondary structure consisted of α-helix(67.59%),random coil(22.39%),β-turn(1.92%)and extended chain(8.10%).【Conclusion】 In the prokaryotic expression system,murine Desmin protein is mainly expressed in the form of inclusion bodies,while in eukaryotic cells,it is mainly expressed in the cytoplasm,with skeletal structure distribution,unstable physical and chemical properties,and no transmembrane domain or signal peptide. It is a hydrophilic protein,Desmin,as an important type III intermediate filament protein,plays an important role in signal transduction and interaction with related proteins in neuromuscular tissue.

     

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