目的:本研究旨在通过纯化分泌型簇集素(secretory clusterin,sCLU)蛋白,并对其生物学功能进行初步探索。方法:以人肺癌NCI-H460细胞cDNA为模板,构建真核表达质粒pRAG5-flag-sCLU,并转染HEK-293F细胞表达目的蛋白;采用亲和层析柱纯化目的蛋白后,分别采用Flag抗体及clusterin抗体行蛋白质印迹法检测鉴定纯化的sCLU蛋白。采用不同浓度纯化的sCLU蛋白处理NCI-H460细胞,观察其对细胞形态的影响。采用Boyden小室法鉴定sCLU蛋白对肺癌LETP-a-2细胞迁移能力的影响。结果:成功纯化获得具有二级结构的sCLU蛋白;sCLU蛋白浓度为5.4 μmol/L时可使NCI-H460细胞的形态发生改变,并促进LETP-a-2细胞的迁移(P=0.002 1)。结论:sCLU蛋白可能通过上皮间质转化促进肺癌细胞的迁移,sCLU蛋白的纯化将为其进一步应用于临床研究奠定了良好的实验基础。
Objective: To purify sCLU (secretory clusterin) proteins from an eukaryotic expression system, and to explore their preliminary functions. Methods: Clusterin fragment was amplified from human lung cancer cDNA. The eukaryotic expression vector of pRAG5-flag-sCLU was constructed and then transfected into HEK-293F cells. The sCLU proteins were purified by affinity chromatography and then they were detected using Flag antibody and anti-clusterin antibody. Finally, the purified sCLU proteins were used to treat lung cancer cells and the biological functions of the sCLU proteins were observed. Results: The secondary structure of sCLU protein was successfully gained and the morphological changes of NCI-H460 cells were observed. After treatment with sCLU of 5.4 μmol/L, the morphology of NCI-H460 cells was changed, and the migration ability of LETP-a-2 cells was enhanced (P = 0.002 1). Conclusion: The purified sCLU proteins may promote tumor metastasis through epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and these results will be the basis of further study.