PUBLICATION

Characterization of fish Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase and its protection from oxidative stress

Authors
Ken, C.F., Lin, C.T., Shaw, J.F., and Wu, J.L.
ID
ZDB-PUB-030728-17
Date
2003
Source
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)   5(2): 167-173 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Shaw, Jei-Fu, Wu, Wen-Jun
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • DNA, Complementary/genetics
  • Escherichia coli/genetics
  • Herbicides/pharmacology
  • Larva/drug effects
  • Larva/metabolism
  • Oxidative Stress/drug effects
  • Oxidative Stress/physiology*
  • Paraquat/pharmacology
  • Superoxide Dismutase/genetics
  • Superoxide Dismutase/isolation & purification
  • Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish/genetics
  • Zebrafish/metabolism*
  • Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins/isolation & purification
  • Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
PubMed
12876653 Full text @ Mar. Biotechnol.
Abstract
Copper/zinc superoxide dismutase was cloned from the zebrafish ( Danio rerio). The full coding region of the zebrafish superoxide dismutase (ZSOD) complementary DNA was ligated with pET-20b(+) and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli strain AD494(DE3)pLysS. The active enzyme was purified by His tagging. The ZSOD yield was 6 mg from 0.2 L of E. coli culture, and the specific activity was 2000 U/mg as assayed using a RANSOD kit. The enzyme stability was characterized by reaction to temperature, pH, and detergent treatment. The results showed enzyme activity was still active after heat treatment at 70 degrees C for 10 minutes, resistant to pH treatment from 2.3 to 12, and resistant to treatment with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) under 4%. In addition, the recombinant ZSOD was used to protect fish from 100 ppm of paraquat-induced oxidative injury by soaking fish larva in 55 micro g/ml SOD enzyme. The results were significant.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping