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Tinyou A, Chaimon S, Phuphisut O, Kobpornchai P, Malaithong P, Poodeepiyasawat A, Ieamsuwan I, Ruangsittichai J, Pumirat P, Dekumyoy P, Reamtong O, Adisakwattana P. Molecular cloning and characterization of serine protease inhibitor from food-borne nematode, Gnathostoma spinigerum. Acta Trop 2020; 204:105288. [PMID: 31811864 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gnathostoma spinigerum is a causative agent of human gnathostomiasis and infects people residing in endemic areas as well as travelers. Cutaneous and visceral larval migrants cause clinical manifestations, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality. To survive in hosts, these parasites have evolved various immune evasion mechanisms, including the release of regulatory molecules. Serine protease inhibitors (serpins) that are present in many parasitic helminths are proteins suspected of suppressing host serine protease-related digestion and immune responses. In this study, the serpin secreted by G. spinigerum (GsSerp) was characterized using bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques. The bioinformatics revealed that GsSerp contains 9 helices, 3 β-sheets, and a reactive central loop, which are conserved structures of the serpin superfamily. Recombinant GsSerp (rGsSerp) was expressed in E. coli (molecular weight, 39 kDa) and could inhibit chymotrypsin. Mouse polyclonal antibody against GsSerp could detect the native GsSerp in crude worm antigen but not the excretory-secretory product (ES) of infective-stage larva (aL3Gs). Moreover, the expression of GsSerp in the aL3Gs tissue was located in the hemolymph and intestinal tissue, indicating its role in parasite homeostasis. Our findings may help develop effective strategies for preventing and controlling gnathostomiasis.
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- Anusorn Tinyou
- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Samut Prakan 10540, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Tropical Medicine and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Design and Production of a Recombinant Hybrid Toxin to Raise Protective Antibodies Against Loxosceles Spider Venom. Toxins (Basel) 2019; 11:toxins11020108. [PMID: 30759862 PMCID: PMC6409891 DOI: 10.3390/toxins11020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human accidents with spiders of the genus Loxosceles are an important health problem affecting thousands of people worldwide. Patients evolve to severe local injuries and, in many cases, to systemic disturbances as acute renal failure, in which cases antivenoms are considered to be the most effective treatment. However, for antivenom production, the extraction of the venom used in the immunization process is laborious and the yield is very low. Thus, many groups have been exploring the use of recombinant Loxosceles toxins, particularly phospholipases D (PLDs), to produce the antivenom. Nonetheless, some important venom activities are not neutralized by anti-PLD antibodies. Astacin-like metalloproteases (ALMPs) are the second most expressed toxin acting on the extracellular matrix, indicating the importance of its inclusion in the antigen’s formulation to provide a better antivenom. Here we show the construction of a hybrid recombinant immunogen, called LgRec1ALP1, composed of hydrophilic regions of the PLD and the ALMP toxins from Loxosceles gaucho. Although the LgRec1ALP1 was expressed as inclusion bodies, it resulted in good yields and it was effective to produce neutralizing antibodies in mice. The antiserum neutralized fibrinogenolytic, platelet aggregation and dermonecrotic activities elicited by L. gaucho, L. laeta, and L. intermedia venoms, indicating that the hybrid recombinant antigen may be a valuable source for the production of protective antibodies against Loxosceles ssp. venoms. In addition, the hybrid recombinant toxin approach may enrich and expand the alternative antigens for antisera production for other venoms.
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Hemmati A, Hassannia H, Milani S, Hadavi R, Ghaemimanesh F, Rabbani H. Detecting Receptor Tyrosine Kinase ROR1 Using a Developed Anti-ROR1 Polyclonal Antibody. Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother 2018; 37:38-44. [PMID: 29474159 DOI: 10.1089/mab.2017.0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Receptor tyrosine kinase ROR1 has been introduced as an interesting prognostic cancer marker in histopathology. The aim of this study was to produce a polyclonal antibody (PAb) against recombinant human ROR1 protein to be used as a tool for investigation of ROR1 expression in human cancer tissue blocks. The extracellular part of human ROR1 recombinant protein was expressed using pET-28b(+) plasmid in Escherichia coli Bl21(DE3) host. The recombinant ROR1, as a candidate immunogen, was purified and injected to a New Zealand rabbit. Followed by raising the titration of antibody, polyclonal anti-ROR1 antibody was purified through affinity chromatography column. After determining the purity of PAb anti-ROR1, its specific reactivity was assessed through various assessments. Flow cytometry analysis showed that PAb anti-ROR1 specifically recognizes ROR1 molecule in a number of positive and negative cell lines. Results obtained from detection of ROR1 in paraffin-embedded breast adenocarcinoma tissue blocks (n = 11) also demonstrated that PAb anti-ROR1 can effectively be used in immunohistochemistry. In conclusion, the developed anti-ROR1 PAb can be used as a tool for determining the prognostic value of ROR1 in histopathology of cancer tissues.
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- Azam Hemmati
- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Antibody-Antigen Engineering Department, Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute , ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Smith L, Mullin S, Schapira AHV. Insights into the structural biology of Gaucher disease. Exp Neurol 2017; 298:180-190. [PMID: 28923368 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gaucher disease, the most common lysosomal storage disorder, is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the acid-β-glucosidase lysosomal hydrolase enzyme that cleaves glucocerebroside into glucose and ceramide. Reduced enzyme activity and impaired structural stability arise due to >300 known disease-causing mutations. Several of these mutations have also been associated with an increased risk of Parkinson disease (PD). Since the discovery of the acid-β-glucosidase X-ray structure, there have been major advances in our understanding of the structural properties of the protein. Analysis of specific residues has provided insight into their functional and structural importance and provided insight into the pathogenesis of Gaucher disease and the contribution to PD. Disease-causing mutations are positioned throughout the acid-β-glucosidase structure, with many located far from the active site and thus retaining some enzymatic activity however, thus far no clear relationship between mutation location and disease severity has been established. Here, we review the crystal structure of acid-β-glucosidase, while highlighting important structural aspects of the protein in detail. This review discusses the structural stability of acid-β-glucosidase, which can be altered by pH and glycosylation, and explores the relationship between known Gaucher disease and PD mutations, structural stability and disease severity.
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- Laura Smith
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
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Tang X, Chen J, Wang Y, Wang X. Gene cloning, expression and polyclonal antibody preparation of Rab3A for protein interaction analysis. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:1705. [PMID: 27795879 PMCID: PMC5052235 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3330-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Rab3A is a GTP-binding protein and plays critical roles in the regulation of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. Up to date, how Rab3A participates in such a regulatory process is not completely clear. Results In this report the Rab3A gene from Rattus norvegicus was cloned and heterologously expressed in E. coli using pCold-TF expression vector with folding capacity. Due to the presence of His-tag sequence on the N-terminal side, Rab3A fusion protein was purified to greater than 95 % purity with a single Ni-affinity purification step. After the Rab3A fusion protein was used to immunize mice, an anti-serum against Rab3A with a titer of about 6000 was generated. Western blot analysis indicated that the prepared polyclonal antibody could recognize both Rab3A fusion protein and native Rab3A protein. To remove the tag sequence, thrombin was used to cleave the Rab3A fusion protein, followed by SDS-PAGE to separate the cleavage products. Using the gel protein recovery strategy with a Micro Protein PAGE Recovery Kit, the de-tagged Rab3A protein of electrophoretic purity was prepared. Conclusions The present work not only prepared the ground for the study on Rab3A-mediated protein interactions, but also provided systematic experimental methods referable for the similar studies.
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- Xia Tang
- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081 Hunan China
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Novo JB, Targino Valota RC, Moro AM, Raw I, Ho PL. Adaptation of glucocerebrosidase-producing CHO cells to serum-free suspension culture. BMC Proc 2014. [PMCID: PMC4204098 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-8-s4-p46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Generation of a Chinese hamster ovary cell line producing recombinant human glucocerebrosidase. J Biomed Biotechnol 2012; 2012:875383. [PMID: 23091360 PMCID: PMC3471063 DOI: 10.1155/2012/875383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Impaired activity of the lysosomal enzyme glucocerebrosidase (GCR) results in the inherited metabolic disorder known as Gaucher disease. Current treatment consists of enzyme replacement therapy by administration of exogenous GCR. Although effective, it is exceptionally expensive, and patients worldwide have a limited access to this medicine. In Brazil, the public healthcare system provides the drug free of charge for all Gaucher's patients, which reaches the order of $ 84 million per year. However, the production of GCR by public institutions in Brazil would reduce significantly the therapy costs. Here, we describe a robust protocol for the generation of a cell line producing recombinant human GCR. The protein was expressed in CHO-DXB11 (dhfr−) cells after stable transfection and gene amplification with methotrexate. As expected, glycosylated GCR was detected by immunoblotting assay both as cell-associated (~64 and 59 kDa) and secreted (63–69 kDa) form. Analysis of subclones allowed the selection of stable CHO cells producing a secreted functional enzyme, with a calculated productivity of 5.14 pg/cell/day for the highest producer. Although being laborious, traditional methods of screening high-producing recombinant cells may represent a valuable alternative to generate expensive biopharmaceuticals in countries with limited resources.
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