A novel anti-lymphoma protein RE26 from Rozites emodensis (Berk.) Moser
2012
Gong, Meng | Xia, Minjie | Zhang, Jing | Gu, Jiao | Liu, Xuyang | Cheng, Jingqiu
A novel antitumor protein, designated RE26, with anti-lymphoma activity was purified from a Tris–HCl buffer extract of Rozites emodensis (Berk.) Moser by three successive steps of ion exchange chromatography. SDS-PAGE and gel filtration chromatography revealed that RE26 is a monomeric protein of 26 kDa, and isoelectrofocusing assay indicated its isoelectric point of 4.3–4.4. RE26 has high stability over a wide pH range (pH 3–11) but is sensitive to temperature and only stable under 40 °C. Partial amino acid sequences of two RE26 peptide fragments were determined by Edman degradation as GLEEEETLLLLFFPP and GTEQE. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of RE26 against tested lymphoma cell lines was around 4 μg/ml. In vitro experiments showed that RE26 could specifically bind to lymphoma cells; activate the caspases, including caspases 3, 8, and 9 in host cells; and induce apoptosis. Experiments in nude mice indicated local RE26 injection adjacent to tumor site could inhibit lymphoma formation.
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