【中图分类号】R392.11【文献标识码】A【文章编号】0529-1356(2000)03-226
THE CONSTRUCTION, EXPRESSION AND ACTIVITY EXAMINATIONS
OF 6B11ScFv/MURINE GM-CSF FUSION PROTEIN
LIU Bei,CUI Heng, FENG Jie, YE Xue, LI YI, CAO Shan-jin, GE Hua, FU Tian-yun, YAO Yu, QIAN He-nian
(Gynecologic Oncology Center, People's Hospital, Beijing Medical University, Beijing100044, China)
【Abstract】ObjectiveTo construct expression vector which expresses fusion protein of antiidiotypic single chain antibody 6B11ScFv and murine GM-CSF(6B11mGM) for observing its possible immune reactions in vivo. MethodsUsing DNA recombinant techniques, the murine GM-CSF cDNA gene was recombined to 6B11ScFv and they were cloned into expression vector pET-30a(+) to produce insoluble protein. Inclusion bodies collected after the breakage of bacteria through sonication were subjected to repeatedly washing. Inclusion bodies solubilized in the resence of 8 mol·L-1 urea were diluted with renaturation solutions so that folding process could be initiated. The purity was examined by SDS-PAGE, ELISA and cell proliferation assay were used to determine the activities of fusion protein. Results6B11mGM fusion proteins were obtained with a purity of over 90%. The optimum conditions were 1mmol·L-1 and 5 mmol·L-1 for the concentrations of GSSG and GSH, respectively, with 48 hours at 10℃ as renatured time. Fusion protein could specifically react with the primary anti-ovarian carcinoma monoclonal antibody(COC166-9) and rat anti-mouse GM-CSF monoclonal antibody, respectively, and fusion proteins could also stimulate murine GM-CSF dependent cell line NFS-60 cells to proliferate. ConclusionFusion proteins 6B11mGM expressed as inclusion bodies can keep the activity of both the proteins and provid foundation to research the immunoreactions in vivo.
【Key words】Ovarian carcinoma; Recombinant fusion proteins; Antibodies, Anti-idiotypic; Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; Inclusion bodies
本中心曾用卵巢上皮癌可溶性抗原OC166-9免疫BALB/c小鼠,制备了单克隆抗体COC166-9。经免疫组织化学染色证实该抗体对卵巢上皮癌具有较高的特异性[1]。继而用COC166-9单抗免疫小鼠制备了内影像型抗独特型抗体6B11。经免疫竞争抑制试验证实,该抗体具有模拟卵巢上皮癌初始抗原OC166-9的作用[2],可在体内外诱导产生特异的抗卵巢癌免疫反应[3,4]。为了降低鼠源性抗体反复在体内应用时可能引起的副作用,本中心对卵巢癌抗独特型抗体6B11进行改造,构建了单链抗体6B11ScFv[5]。改型后的抗体,虽降低了鼠源性,但同时因分子量减少,免疫原性也随之下降,应用时必须与匙孔血蓝蛋白(keyhole limpet hemocyanin,KLH)等偶联并加用佐剂才能引起有效的免疫反应[6],而现在常用佐剂往往对人体有害。因此,有必要寻求一种新的佐剂。最近研究表明粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor,GM-CSF)等细胞因子与抗原构成的融合蛋白,可增加抗原的免疫原性[7]。为提高单链抗体6B11ScFv的免疫原性,使其能做为卵巢癌抗独特型疫苗,本中心已构建成功6B11ScFv与人GM-CSF融合蛋白(6B11GM),并且体外实验已证实在抗原呈递细胞(antigen presenting cell,APC)和树突状细胞(dendritic cell,DC)存在情况下,可诱导T细胞增殖,同时APC对6B11GM摄取明显高于单用6B11[8]。但由于目前缺乏合适的动物模型,使抗独特型疫苗的效果和机制难以得到体内实验的验证。因此,本研究构建6B11ScFv与鼠GM-CSF融合蛋白(6B11mGM),目的在于进行体内外实验,为卵巢癌抗独特型疫苗6B11GM应用于临床打下基础。
材料和方法
1.质粒、细胞系
质粒pL/6B11ScFv-hGM-CSF由本中心构建。质粒pET30a(+)购自Novagen公司。质粒pTC-GM.2内含murine GM-CSF cDNA,由美国斯坦福大学Levy教授惠赠。pGEM-T Vector购自Prome-ga公司。鼠GM-CSF依赖株NFS-60细胞购自北京医科大学分子免疫学室。宿主菌E.coli BL21(DE3)购自Novagen公司。
2.抗原、抗体和细胞因子
卵巢浆液性乳头状癌抗原OC166-9由本中心制备。HRP-COC166-9抗体、6B11单克隆抗体均为本室制备。大鼠抗小鼠GM-CSF单抗及重组murine GM-CSF购自美国R and D System。HRP-羊抗大鼠IgG购自Santa Cluz公司。
3.试剂
Tag酶、T4DNA连接酶及各种DNA限制性内切酶均购自美国Promega公司。MTT等生化试剂购自北京天象人公司和北京化学试剂公司。
4.鼠GM-CSF的PCR克隆
鼠GM-CSF位于pTC-GM.2质粒中,由于缺乏合适的酶切位点,依据融合蛋白6B11mGM的构建策略(图1~3)。利用PCR克隆技术,在mGM-CSF上、下游引物中分别引入匹配的酶(SpeI、EcoRI)切点。
上游引物:5′-TATACTAGTGCACCCACCC-GCTCACCCAT-3′;下游引物:5′-GGGGAATTC-TCATTTTTGGACTGGTTT-3′。为避免PCR可能产生的突变,将mGM-CSF的PCR产物,克隆入测序载体pGEM-T Vector,构建成pGEM-T/mGM-CSF。经Sanger双脱氧末端终止法测序,证实所克隆到的mGM-CSF与文献发表序列及Genebank登录序列完全一致[9](图1)。引物合成、测序工作均由赛百盛生物工程公司完成。
5.6B11mGM融合蛋白表达质粒的构建
为获得融合蛋白的高表达,我们选择了原核高表达质粒载体pET30a(+)。首先将6B11ScFv-hGM-CSF以合适的酶切位点自pL/6B11ScFv-hGM-CSF中完整切下,克隆到pET30a(+)之中,构建成pET30/6B11ScFv-hGM-CSF(图2)。之后将1.4中成功克隆到的mGM-CSF,自pGEM-T/mGM-CSF中切下,置换pET30/6B11ScFv-hGM-CSF中的hGM-CSF,从而构建成功6B11GM融合蛋白的高表达载体pET30/6B11ScFv-mGM-CSF(图3)。连接产物转化DH5α受体菌,内切酶酶切鉴定阳性克隆。将筛选出的pET30/6B11ScFv-mGM-SCF阳性克隆,转化BL21(DE3)受体菌,进行诱导表达。
6.6B11mGM融合蛋白的表达及包涵体处理
将含有pET30/6B11ScFv-mGM-SCF的BL21(DE3)受体菌经37℃培养,以0.4mmol*L-1IPTG诱导表达4h,收获菌体。超声破碎细菌,释放包涵体。10 000r*min-1离心20min,弃上清。将沉淀物用3mol*L-1尿素,含0.2g*L-1TritonX-100反复洗涤处理,得到纯化的包涵体,称重。
图1mGM-CSF的PCR克隆
Fig.The cloning of mGM-CSF by PCR
图2pET30/6B11ScFv-hGM-SCF
构建策略示意图
Fig.2 The construction strategy of pET30/
6B11ScFv-hGM-SCF
图3pET30/6B11ScFv-mGM-CSF
构建策略示意图
Fig.3 The construction strategy of pET30/
6B11ScFv-mGM-CSF
7.包涵体的变性及复性
包涵体用8mol*L-1尿素,含10mmol*L-1二硫苏糖醇(DTT)溶解变性,包涵体溶解变性后,10 000r*min-1离心20min。上清直接用复性液:50mmol*L-1Tris*HCl,1mmol*L-1EDTA,1mmol氧化型谷胱
