背量与目的已有的实验证据表明,Ras激酶抑制剂(kinase suppressor of Ras,KSR)的功能主要是作为一个支架蛋白组装MAPK及其上游调控子形成多蛋白的复合体。但KSR是否存在激酶活性,一直是争论的焦点。本研究的目的是构建小鼠KSR基因氨基端(N-KSR)和羧基端(C-KSR)的真核表达载体,并观察其在293T细胞中的表达。方法通过PCR方法扩增N-KSR和C-KSR目的片段,利用基因重组技术构建pCMV-Tag2b-N-KSR和pCMV-Tag2b-C-KSR真核表达载体,并进行酶切和测序鉴定。鉴定正确的克隆瞬时转染293T细胞,通过Western blot方法检测目的蛋白的表达。结果通过酶切和测序鉴定,pCMV-Tag2b-N-KSR和pCMV-Tag2b-C-KSR真核表达载体序列正确,编码框正确。转染后的293T细胞经Western blot检测,能够表达目的蛋白。结论成功构建了pCMV-Tag2b-N-KSR和pCMV-Tag2b-C-KSR真核表达载体并可在293T细胞中表达,为以后的研究奠定了基础。
Background and objective The present experimental data have showed that the function of kinase suppressor of Ras (KSR) is mainly as a scaffold protein that coordinates the assembly of a multiprotein complex containing MAPK and its upstream regulators. But whether KSR has kinase activity is still the point of argument until now. The aim of this study is to construct eukaryotic expression vectors of carboxyl terminus and amino terminus of KSR and to detect their expression in 293T cell line. Methods N-KSR and C-KSR were amplified by PCR. The eukaryotic expression vectors of pCMV-Tag2b-N-KSR and pCMV-Tag2b-C-KSR were constructed by gene recombination technique and the recombinant plasmids were verified by restriction enzyme analysis and sequencing. Then positive clones were transfected into 293T cell line. Expression of target proteins was analyzed by Western blot. Results The sequences and open read frames of the two vectors were both completely concordant with experiment design. The target proteins could be observed in transfected 293T cells by Western blot. Conclusion Eukaryotic expression vectors of pCMV-Tag2b-N-KSR and pCMV-Tag2b-C-KSR are successfully constructed, and they can be expressed in 293T cells. It provides an experimental base for further research work.