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Induction of Leptin cDNA Expression in Esherichia coli Cells

대장균 세포에서 Leptin 유전자의 발현 유도

  • 김은정 (고신대학교 의학부 생화학교실) ;
  • 정인철 (고신대학교 의학부 생화학교실) ;
  • 오상환 (연세대학교 의과대학 생화학분자생물학교실) ;
  • 조무연 (고신대학교 의학부 생화학교실)
  • Published : 1999.06.01
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Abstract

Leptin gene, an obesity gene, has been known to involve in the regulation of food intake and body weight. It is also thought to be related to the glucose metabolism, insulin secretion and type II diabetes mellitus. Recently, the production of recombinant leptin protein has been attempted for the application in the treatment of obesity and the correction of hereditary obesity and type II diabetes. In the present study, leptin cDNA was cloned from mouse fat cells by RT-PCR and prokaryotic expression of leptin was attempted in order ot prepare a leptin-specific antigen. Immunization of a rabbit with the leptin-specific antigen into a rabbit resulted in the generation of leptin-specific antiserum that could be useful in the detection of leption expressed in various tissues. The sequence of leptin cDNA prepared in the present study wa identical to the previously reported one. Transformation of E. coli(DH5a) cells with the leptin cDNA-inserted translation vector, pGEX-4T-3-leptin followed by treatment with IPTG (0.1mM) resulted in the expression of a large amount of GST-leptin fusion protein with a molecular weight of 44 KDa as an inclusion body. Denaturation of the insoluble fusion protein by 8M urea, 6M guanidium-HCI or 0.1% 2-mercaptoethanol followed by a slow oxidation could not solubilize the inclusion body. The cell extract was subjected to SDS-PAGE and GST-leptin protein electroeluted from the gel was then injected into a rabbit subcutaneously for the immunization. Anti-GST-leptin rabbit antiserum which had a cross reactivity to the GST-leptin protein was generated. Leptin protein expressed in mouse brain and fat tissues was detected by Western blot immunodetection system using the antiserum generated in the present study.

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