Factor C是鲎血细胞中的一种丝氨酸蛋白酶原,因其能以高亲和力结合脂多糖(LPS),在医药产品的内毒素检测中起着重要的作用.以往研究表明处于N端的3个Sushi结构域对Factor C的LPS结合活性起着关键作用, 而Factor C N端的其他3个结构域,包括Cys-rich结构域、EGF-like结构域和Lectin-like结构域对LPS结合活性的影响尚不清楚.利用Bac-to-Bac昆虫细胞表达系统可使rFactor C及其4个截短的片段rCES123L,rCES123,rS123L 和rS123获得表达,并且可采用亲和层析柱将这5个重组表达产物纯化.通过测定5个重组表达产物的LPS结合活性及抑菌活性,可以确定Factor C的LPS结合位点位于S123区域.尽管Cys-rich结构域、EGF-like结构域和Lectin-like结构域中不存在LPS结合位点,但当这3个结构域同时存在时,可提高Factor C或CES123L的LPS结合能力,因此rCES123L具有与rFactor C非常相近的LPS结合能力.实验结果表明,rCES123L在昆虫细胞中的表达量比rFactor C高出4倍,预示出rCES123L在医药领域的应用前景.
Factor C is a serine protease enzymogen presented in the circulating blood cell of horseshoe crab. Owing to its extreme sensitivity to endotoxin, Factor C (FC) plays an important role in pyrogen-detection in pharmaceutical products. Previous study has shown that three Sushi domains (S123) in the N-terminal of FC are critical for its LPS-recognition activity. The effect of three other domains in N-terminal of FC, namely Cys-rich, EGF-like and Lectin-like, on its LPS-neutralization function was not clear. The recombinant FC and its four truncated fragments were expressed using Bac-to-Bac baculovirus expression system in Tn cells. The five recombinant peptides were then purified and tested for the LPS-binding activity and bactericidal activity in vitro. The experiments showed that the LPS-binding site of Factor C resides in the S123 region. Even though Cys-rich, EGF-like and Lectin-like domains do not harbor LPS-binding site, the presence of all three domains can improve LPS-binding activity of S123. Recombinant peptide rCES123L containing Cys-rich, EGF-like, S123, and Lectin-like domains exhibits almost the same LPS-binding activity as that of the full-length parental FC. Provided the fact that rCES123L has 4-fold higher production yield than that of recombinant FC in Tn cells, this peptide has a potential in biotechnology and pharmaceutical application for LPS-neutralization.
孙向军,王东宁,张惟杰,吴祥甫.东方鲎Factor C中的结构域在结合脂多糖中的作用[J].生物化学与生物物理进展,2004,31(8):736-740
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