title: [Eukaryotic expression and bioactivity determination of the fusion protein sTNFRII-gAD consisting of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor II and globular domain of adiponectin].
abstract: In order to get soluble TNF receptor (sTNFR) II with good neutralizing activity against TNFalpha, we constructed the fusion gene sTNFRII-gAD, which encoded human sTNFR II and the globular domain of adiponectin (gAD), and then expressed it in mammalian cells and analyzed its anti-TNFalpha activity. First, sTNFRII cDNA was obtained by RT-PCR from the total RNA of human peripheral blood lymphocytes, and fused in frame with gAD gene. Then, the fusion gene sTNFRII-gAD was cloned into the expression vector pAAV2neo to result in the plasmid pAAV2neo-sTNFRII-gAD. By immunofluorescent staining with monoclonal antibody either against TNFRII or against adiponectin, we demonstrated that the pAAV2neo-s7NFRII-gAD-transiently-transfected BHK-21S cells were positive. To obtain G418-resistant BHK-21S/pAAV2neo-sTNFRII-gAD cells, we cultured the transfected BHK-21S cells above in 10% FBS containing DMEM media with 800 microg/mL G418 for 15 days, and changed the serum-containing culture media to a serum-free chemically defined media so as to change the cells culturing style from adhesion to suspension. 24 hours later, we harvested the supernatant of the culture for sTNFRII-gAD fusion protein characterization and anti-TNFalpha activity analysis. With monoclonal antibody either against TNFRII or against adiponectin, the Western blotting analysis showed that the sTNFRII-gAD fusion protein was expressed and existed as monomer, trimer and multimer forms in the supernatant. The bioactivity assay demonstrated that the sTNFRII-gAD fusion protein had the ability to neutralize TNFalpha so as to inhibit the cytotoxicity of TNFalpha on L929 cells. Put together, this study has laid the groundwork for large-scale preparation of sTNFRII-gAD fusion protein.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China.
authors.forename: Suyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiushan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Xiaobing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jimin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012995:Solubility; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha