title: Expression and characterization of human tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand in methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris.
abstract: Recombinant human TRAIL was successfully expressed in a secreted form in methyltrophic yeast Pichia pastoris induced by methanol. The expressive product was immunoreactive to TRAIL antibody. The addition of the expressive product into cultured human lung cancer cell A549 showed moderate cell death, typical morphological characterization of apoptotic bodies, and DNA fragmentation. This result provided a new method to produce recombinant human TRAIL as a cancer therapeutic drug.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Key Laboratory of Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
authors.forename: Jinzhi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Juxing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor / Q000187:drug effects; D018274:Electroporation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D010843:Pichia / Q000378:metabolism*; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha