研究转运膜蛋白21(TMP21)在小鼠胚胎成纤维细咆中超表达对PS-1及NCT蛋白表达量的影响.脂质体介导TMP21cDNA转染敲除淀粉样前体蛋白表达基因的小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞系(MEF(KO)),以梯度浓度G418筛选TMP21表达量最高的细胞.处理超表达组(T)和对照组(C)细胞。并收集纯化过程中含γ分泌酶复合物的样本,用Western blotting检测γ分泌酶复合物重要组分Nieastrin(NCT)、Presenilin-1(PS-1)以及TMP21的蛋白表达量.结果表明,样本T1、T2及IPT2所含TMP21的蛋白表达量较相应对照组样本C1、C2和IPC2分别上升11.5%(P=0.08)、28.1%(P〈0.01)及69.1%(P〈0.001),提示经TMP21cDNA转染后MEF(KO)细胞中TMP21蛋白表达明显提高,而转染组和对照组中,构成γ分泌酶复合物的重要组分NCT与PS-1蛋白表达量无明显变化.这表明在TMP21蛋白高表达状态下.不会影响MEF(KO)细胞中γ分泌酶复合物的重要组分NCT与PS-1蛋白表达量.
Objective Previous studies have revealed that γ-secretase is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. The impacts of the transmembrane protein 21 (TMP21) protein levels ofγ-secretase components were investigated in APP knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts(MEF(KO)). Methods MEF(KO) was transfectted with TMP21 cDNA to induce protein expression. During the purification of γ-secretase, samples comprising γ- secretase complex were collected in transfection(T) or control(C) group at three phases. The samples were respectively marked as follbw. T1 and C1 which included the whole cell membrane proteins;T2 and C2 which were the lysates by CHAPSO; IPT2 and IPC2 which were prepared after co-immunoprecipitation by presenilin-1 antibody. The protein levels of TMP21 and γ-secretase components,presenilin-1(PS-1) and Nicastrin(NCT),were detected by Western blotting. Results Compared with C1, C2 and IPC2, the protein levels of TMP21 in T1, T2 and IPT2 were, respectively,increased by 11.5%(P=0.08),28. 1% (P〈0.01) and 69. 1% (P〈0. 001); meanwhile,no change in protein levels of NCT and PS-1 was observed. Conclusions The protein levels of the γ-secretase components presenilin-1 (PS-1) and Nicastrin (NCT) were not impacted when the TMP21 was overexpressed.