简介:AIMToexpressandpurifyLipoprotein-associatedphospholipaseA2(Lp-PLA2),andtoestablishascreeningmodelforLp-PLA2inhibitorsthroughtherecombinantLp-PLA2.METHODSThefull-lengthgeneofLp-PLA2wasclonedfromthedifferentiatedTHP-1cellsbyRT-PCRandPCR.TheLp-PLA2genewassubclonedintothePichiaexpressionvectorpPIC9andintroducedasequenceencodingaC-terminalstretchofsixhistidineresiduesatthesametime.TherecombinantplasmidwastransformedintoPichiapastorisGS115byspheroplastingandthegenewasthenintegratedintotheGS115genome.Lp-PLA2wasexpressedintheyeaststrainGS115byinducingwith0.5%methanol.