title: Construction and expression of a new fusion protein, thymosin alpha1-cBLyS, E. coli.
abstract: A fusion thymosin alpha1-soluble B lymphocyte stimulator (TM alpha1-cBLyS) gene was generated to engineer a bifunctional lymphokine, which was then over-produced in Escherichia coli. The molecular weight of the expressed fusion protein was approximately 28 kDa. After being purified by Ni-NTA affinity column, the fusion protein had full activity of BLyS with a slightly higher immunological action than synthetic TMalpha1. Because TM alpha1 regulates the cellular immune response and cBLyS amplifies the humoral response, this bifunctional lymphokine could be useful in the treatment of various immunodeficiency syndromes and serve as an immunomodulator to enhance the host's response to vaccination.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Ruiyang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Wenzhe
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qinsheng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009113:Muramidase / Q000276:immunology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D012756:Sheep; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology; D013947:Thymosin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D053264:B-Cell Activating Factor; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C505720:Tnfsf13b protein, mouse; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; C097376:thymosin alpha(1) (24-28); D013947:Thymosin; D009113:Muramidase