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标题：Molecular Cloning and Expression of Osmotin in a Baculovirus-Insect System: Purified Osmotin Mitigates Amyloid-beta Deposition in Neuronal Cells
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作者：Noman Bin Abid ; Gwangho Yoon ; Myeong Ok Kim 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2017
卷号：7
期号：1
DOI：10.1038/s41598-017-08396-x
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Osmotin is a pathogenesis-related plant protein, have gained focus of research because of its homology with mammalian adiponectin. The therapeutic properties of osmotin have been explored in recent years as it exhibits neuroprotective effects against amyloid beta-, glutamate- and ethanol-induced synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration. In the present study, the full-length gene of the tobacco plant osmotin was cloned and expressed in the Sf9 insect cell line using the baculovirus expression system. In vitro analysis of purified Osmotin protein showed excellent cell viability, p-AMPK activation and a reduction in amyloid-beta deposition. Immunofluorescent analysis showed significant reduction in amyloid beta deposition in APP over expressing neuronal cells. Osmotin inhibited amyloid beta deposition by influencing expression of APP processing genes including APP, ADAM 10 and BACE 1. Purified Osmotin showed reduction in amyloid beta deposition in different in vitro models as well. Osmotin showed similar mechanism when compared with mammalian adiponectin in different in vitro models. The present method will be an excellent approach for the efficient and cost-effective production of the functional protein to be utilized for therapeutic purposes. Reduction in amyloid beta deposition by activation of p-AMPK influencing APP processing genes makes osmotin a potent therapeutic candidate for neurodegenerative diseases.