1.Overexpression of HIV-1 P17 protein in Escherichia coli and its purification
Zhongzhu LI ; Ningyi JIN ; Hongwei WANG ; Zhiru GUO ; Ping LI ; Hangyi YANG ; Zhen YIN
Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) 2001;27(1):19-21
Objective:To highly express HIV-1p17 in E.coli and purify the protein.Methods:①Recombinant plasmid was constructed by inserting HIV-1p17 gene amplified by PCR into plasmid vector,pET28c;②The recombinant plasmid was expressed in BL21,BL21(DE3),BL21(DE3) plysS and HMS174(DE3) of E.coli separately;③The target protein were purified with Ni-NTA resin;④The purified protein was detected by western blot and ELISA.Results:The expression of the P17 protein in BL21(DE3) represented up to 32% of total protein in E.coli,which was the most amounts compared with other kinds of E.coli.The purity of the purified protein reached 95%.The purified protein was recognized by HIV-1P17McAb as well as by HIV-1 positive serum.Conclusion:The recombinant plasmid is highly expressed in BL21(DE3) of E.coli that can be proceeded to the immunocompetence and the bioactivity research.The method of Ni-NTA resin is simple with low protein losing and high purity.And the purified p17 can be employed in early detection of HIV-1 infection and prediction of the clinical progression.
2.Chlorella sp.-ameliorated undesirable microenvironment promotes diabetic wound healing.
Hangyi WU ; Pei YANG ; Aiqin LI ; Xin JIN ; Zhenhai ZHANG ; HuiXia LV
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023;13(1):410-424
Chronic diabetic wound remains a critical challenge suffering from the complicated negative microenvironments, such as high-glucose, excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), hypoxia and malnutrition. Unfortunately, few strategies have been developed to ameliorate the multiple microenvironments simultaneously. In this study, Chlorella sp. (Chlorella) hydrogels were prepared against diabetic wounds. In vitro experiments demonstrated that living Chlorella could produce dissolved oxygen by photosynthesis, actively consume glucose and deplete ROS with the inherent antioxidants, during the daytime. At night, Chlorella was inactivated in situ by chlorine dioxide with human-body harmless concentration to utilize its abundant contents. It was verified in vitro that the inactivated-Chlorella could supply nutrition, relieve inflammation and terminate the oxygen-consumption of Chlorella-respiration. The advantages of living Chlorella and its contents were integrated ingeniously. The abovementioned functions were proven to accelerate cell proliferation, migration and angiogenesis in vitro. Then, streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice were employed for further validation. The in vivo outcomes confirmed that Chlorella could ameliorate the undesirable microenvironments, including hypoxia, high-glucose, excessive-ROS and chronic inflammation, thereby synergistically promoting tissue regeneration. Given the results above, Chlorella is considered as a tailor-made therapeutic strategy for diabetic wound healing.