非变性牦牛骨胶原蛋白的提取与表征
Extraction and Characterization of Non-denatured Yak Ossein
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摘要: 三股螺旋结构是胶原蛋白的关键结构特征,胶原蛋白变性会破坏三股螺旋结构进而严重影响其生物功能。牦牛是高寒地区特有的半野生牛种,主要生活在我国的青藏高原。我们开发了一种温和的生物工艺,从牦牛骨中提取制备了高品质的牦牛胶原蛋白(Yak ossein,YO)。聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)和圆二色谱(CD)结果表明,我们提取得到的为I型牦牛胶原蛋白,未发生降解,并且整体保持完整的三股螺旋结构。酶切实验进一步表明,提取的YO未发生变性,它可以有效抵抗胃蛋白酶的降解。同时,我们建立变性胶原蛋白的靶向结合实验,利用高特异性的荧光多肽探针来检测牦牛胶原蛋白的变性程度。该靶向探针对提取的YO完全没有结合能力,表明该YO为非变性胶原蛋白。细胞实验表明,YO对成纤维细胞有良好的粘附能力,并且可以显著促进其细胞增殖。Abstract: The triple helix structure is the key feature of collagen, and the denaturation of collagen will destroy the triple helix structure and seriously affect its biological functions. Yak is a semi-wild cattle species unique to alpine regions, and it mainly lives in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. We developed a mild biological process to extract high-quality yak collagen from yak bones. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and circular dichroism (CD) results showed that the extracted type I yak collagen was not degraded, and the triple helix structure was maintained. The enzyme digestion experiment further showed that the extracted Yak ossein was not denatured, and it can effectively resist the degradation by pepsin. Meanwhile, we established a targeted binding experiment of denatured collagen, using highly specific fluorescent peptide probes to detect the denaturation level of yak collagen. The targeting probe had no binding ability to the extracted Yak ossein, indicating that the Yak ossein is non-denatured collagen. Cell experiments showed that Yak ossein had good adhesion to fibroblasts and can significantly promote cell proliferation.