Purification of metallothionein from thymus and spleen,induced by zinc administration

Zinc is an essential trace element to maintain human and generally mammal homeostasis; its biological signification could be explained through the participation or as structural element of more than 200 protein molecules in mammals.

The synthesis of proteins in spleen and thymus of rats is induced by zinc, a fact which moved us to purify and isolate such proteins, before proceeding to its identification or characterization. Rats are treated with zinc during 4 weeks and then sacrificed; blood is extracted under light ether anesthesia. The extracts of thymus and spleen were prepared by homogenization with Tris‐HC1 buffer 1.0 × 10^‐2M pH 7.4 and submitted to Sephadex G‐75 column (40 × 1.6 cm) after centrifugation and filtration through 0.45 μ filters. The elution profile of proteins were established at 253 and 280 nm, and zinc concentration was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The peak containing zinc was submitted to a second column of Sephadex G‐25 (40×1.6 cm) obtaining a peak of purified protein with physico‐chemical characteristics similar to metallothionein.     

华溪蟹功能性重组金属硫蛋白的表达及抗血清制备

采用SUMO融合表达系统表达河南华溪蟹金属硫蛋白(Metallothionein,MT),经Ni离子螯合柱分离纯化后,用SDS-PAGE、紫外光谱扫描鉴定,并对重组MT的金属结合及清除自由基能力进行了检测.同时,利用纯化的融合蛋白SUMO-MT免疫BALB/c小鼠制备抗血清,间接ELISA检测该抗血清的效价,Western blot和免疫组化染色检测其特异性.结果表明,河南华溪蟹MT以可溶形式获得表达,经金属螯合层析纯化后分析仍具有金属结合特性和清除羟自由基的生物学功能.免疫BALB/c小鼠后获得特异性的抗MT抗血清,该抗血清具有较高的效价和良好的特异性,可识别组织MT,用于免疫组化分析.     

褐菖鮋(Sebastiscusmarmoratus)金属硫蛋白的分离提纯及免疫测定

通过Ｓｅｐｈａｄｅｘ Ｇ－７５凝胶过滤和ＤＥＡＥ－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ＣＬ－６Ｂ离子交换柱层析，从褐菖Ｙｏｕ肝脏分离金属硫蛋白。经氨基酸组成分析表明：褐菖Ｙｏｕ金属硫蛋白不含环状氨基酸，半胱氨酸含量达３５％，估算分子量为６７００道尔顿。等电聚焦显示两条区带，ＰＩ分别为４．０和４．２。金属硫蛋白经与牛血蛋白交联对兔进行免疫，兔抗血清用ＰｒｏｔｅｉｎＡ亲和纯化并标记上辣根过氧化物酶，利用酶联免疫吸附测     

浑河野生鲫鱼体内重金属污染水平与金属硫蛋白基因表达

为揭示浑河重金属污染的潜在生态风险,分析测定了浑河野生鲫鱼体内重金属的残留水平以及肝和鳃组织中金属硫蛋白基因表达.对鱼体各组织中Cr、Cd、Pb、Cu和Zn含量的分析结果显示,各组织重金属含量的排序为肠＞肝＞鳃＞肌肉,且Zn含量最高(17.49～ 176.01 mg·kg-1,以湿体质量计算),Cd含量最低(N.D.～...     

Metallothionein induction in mice by CCL4: Hepatic Zn‐status and distribution of administered Cd∗

Induction of metallothionein (MT), Zn status and the subcellular distribution of administered Cd were studied in liver after single administration of CC1₄ to mice. Hepatic MT was increased up to 153±16 μMT/g liver 18 h after injection of 2ml CCl₄/kg body weight. The observed decrease in Zn bound to cytosolic high molecular weight proteins from 25.5 ± 0.6 to 19.8±1.1 resp. 19.0 ± 1.7 μgZn/g and the increase in MT bound Zn from 4.0±0.5 to 9.5 ± 1.1 resp. 10.9±1.1 μgZn/g compensate each other.

Zn content of whole liver and hepatic cytosol remained unchanged. Hepatic subcellular distribution of 4 mg Cd/kg body weight, administered 2 h prior termination was also influenced by CC1₄. Cd bound to high molecular weight proteins decreased from 10.0±1.0 to 7.2±1.6 resp. 3.7 ± 2.6 μg Cd/g and Cd bound to MT increased from 12.5 ± 1.4 to 18.0 ± 3.8 resp. 23.1± 6.4 μgCd/g. Cd content of both, whole liver and cytosol was not significantly different from control. The induction of MT has been suggested to be beneficial due to its role in the sequestration of toxic metals. The depletion of Zn from cytosolic high molecular weight proteins however might adversively influence essential physiological processes.     

Effects of copper on lipid peroxidation,glutathione, metallothionein,and antioxidative enzymes in the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina

Copper is an essential element to all animals. At elevated concentrations, it is toxic and can participate in the formation of reactive oxygen species, leading to cellular damage. In this study, the ecotoxicological relevance of copper was investigated with freshwater mussels, Anodonta anatina. When the mussels were exposed to copper at environmentally realistic concentrations, either via the water (0.3?µmol?L^?1 Cu) or fed with Cu-loaded algae (equivalent to 0.06?µmol?L^?1 Cu), the level of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances rose and glutathione decreased. This was associated with the induction of metallothionein and, relative to total protein, of glutathione reductase and the antioxidative enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. But, since the overall protein-synthetic capacity was hampered by the copper insult, the activities of the enzymes relative to tissue weight and copper concentrations were depressed. During depuration, most parameters started to normalize although not returning to control values within 12 days.     

褐菖鮋（Sebastiscusmarmoratus）金属硫蛋白的分离提纯及免疫测定

通过ＳｅｐｈａｄｅｘＧ－７５凝胶过滤和ＤＥＡＥ－ＳｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅＣＬ－６Ｂ离子交换柱层析，从褐菖的肝脏分离金属硫蛋白，经氨基区组成分析表明：褐菖的金属硫蛋白不含环状氨基酸，半胱氨酸含量达３５％，估算分子量为６７００道尔顿。等电聚焦显示两条区带，ＰＩ分别为４．０和４．２。金属硫蛋白经与牛血清蛋白交联对兔进行免疫，兔抗血清用ＰｒｏｔｅｉｎＡ亲和纯化并标记上辣根过氧化物酶，利用酶联免疫吸附测定法（ＥＬＩＳＡ）对褐菖金属硫蛋白进行分析，测定范围为５—１００ｎｇ／ｍＬ，经诱导和没诱导的肝提取液金属硫蛋白含量分别为４５０μｇ／ｍＬ和２０μｇ／ｍＬ，两者之间差别为２０多倍。     

Some effect of CuSO4 on carp

Abstract Copper treatment, muscle and liver accumulate a great amount of copper ions. The higher concentration of copper ions in the organism caused an elevated level of metallothionein. Copper induced the synthesis of metallothionein, mostly in the livers. In gel chromatography heat stable low molecular weight protein certain coming from the destruction of high molecular weight proteins could be observed. On the effect of higher copper ion concentration in the liver, the level of the metallothionein bound to copper (as related to total protein bounded to copper) was decreased. This phenomenon shows the weaker affinity of apothionein to copper, compared to other proteins.

Follows copper sulphate treatment, every measured blood serum parameter was changed. GOT activity rose to 130% and the GPT to 300% of control. LDH activity increased, too. According to this, the anaerobic way became preferred in glucose metabolism. On the effect of copper sulphate stress the blood serum glucose concentration was higher than the control value.     

人金属硫蛋白基因(MT1E)在毕赤酵母中的表达及其铬抗性

金属硫蛋白(Metallothionein,MT)是一类富含半胱氨酸的蛋白质,巯基含量丰富,其半胱氨酸上的巯基对重金属离子有极强的结合力,能够结合重金属形成无毒或低毒的络合物,具有重金属解毒的功能.本文根据已公布的人金属硫蛋白基因MT1E序列,用Vector NTI 7.0软件设计合成12条寡聚核苷酸片段,并拼接得到MT1E完整基因.将测序正确的MT1E基因克隆至酵母表达载体pPIC9K,酶切验证后的阳性克隆命名为pPIC9K-MT1E,含有该重组基因的毕赤酵母工程菌命名为GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E.通过酶联免疫(Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay,ELISA)方法检测到GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E工程菌发酵液有金属硫蛋白酶活性,表明人金属硫蛋白MT1E基因能在毕赤酵母GS115菌株中正确分泌表达.铜(Cu)、锌(Zn)、锰(Mn)、铬(Cr)、钴(Co)重金属抗性分析表明,工程菌GS115/pPIC9K-MT1E对Cr(Ⅵ)的抗性较强,有解毒重金属Cr(Ⅵ)的能力.     

镉胁迫下黑点青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)肝脏金属硫蛋白mRNA性别差异性表达研究

鱼类金属硫蛋白(metallothionein,MT)mRNA作为生物标志物已越来越多地应用到水环境重金属污染的监测中,然而重金属胁迫下鱼类MT mRNA表达是否具有性别差异性特征目前尚无相关报道。以海洋模式鱼类—黑点青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)为实验鱼类,首次克隆了其MT基因全长c DNA序列,分析了黑点青鳉MT基因和氨基酸序列特征,然后进一步研究了水体中镉暴露后雌、雄性黑点青鳉肝脏中MT mRNA表达的差异性。结果显示,黑点青鳉MT基因c DNA全长为385 bp,编码60个氨基酸,预测编码的多肽分子量为5 990 Da,含有脊椎动物MT基因特征性序列结构cys-x-cys、cys-x-x-cys和cys-x-cys-cys。镉胁迫下雌、雄性黑点青鳉肝脏MT mRNA表达结果显示,在0.8,4.0和8.0μg·L-1环境浓度的镉暴露1~7 d条件下,与对照组相比,雄性黑点青鳉在所有的不同暴露浓度和不同暴露时间的实验组中肝脏MT mRNA几乎均被显著性诱导表达;而雌性黑点青鳉只在较高暴露浓度和较长暴露时间的实验组中才被显著性诱导表达,并且MT mRNA的表达水平比雄性低得多。上述研究结果表明,在相同的镉胁迫条件下,雄性黑点青鳉肝脏MT mRNA的表达比雌性更敏感;以黑点青鳉MT mRNA作为生物标志物监测海洋环境重金属污染生物效应状况时,应选择更敏感的雄性黑点青鳉作为监测鱼类。利用生物标志物监测水环境污染物生物效应时,监测动物的性别差异是一个应当考虑的重要因素。