title: [Construction of the eukaryotic expression vector containing rat transforming growth factor beta type II receptor and interferon gamma fusion genes].
abstract: To express a bioactive fusion protein comprising rat soluble transforming growth factor beta type II receptor and interferon gamma(rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma) in mammalian cells.
  
  
  
  mRNA was extracted from rat liver and the sTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma genes amplified by RT-PCR, then the two gene segments were cloned into the same pSecTag2A expression vector, and pSecTag2A/rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma recombinant plasmid was obtained, which was later transfected into CHO cells using liposomes. The expression of pSecTag2A/rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma in the supernatant was detected by ELISA and Western blotting. The bioactivities of the fusion protein were tested by sTGF betaR II-IFN gamma and IFN gamma bioassays.
  
  
  
  pSecTag2A/rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma transfectants expressed rsTGF betaR II-IFN gamma fusion protein. The purified fusion protein exhibited anti-viral activity and antagonized the proliferation-inhibitive effect of TGFbeta1 on CCL-64 cells. It inhibits the HSC activation in vitro.
  
  
  
  The pSecTag2A/rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma recombinant plasmid constructed in this study can express bioactive rsTGFbetaR II-IFN gamma fusion protein.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunolgy, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310031, China.
authors.forename: Zi-yang
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Li-huang
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hang-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xiao-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016466:CHO Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051381:Rats; D000077294:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D000077294:Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II