人参植物皂苷生物合成相关新基因的筛选与鉴定

人参植物根进行的特定发育过程在药用次生物———人参皂苷生物合成和累积中发挥重要作用。为从人参根中分离出人参皂苷生物合成相关基因 ,采用抑制差减杂交技术 ,构建四年和一年生人参根组织mRNA群体间正向差减cDNA文库。对从差减文库中筛选的 4 0个阳性cDNA克隆进行酶切、PCR与逆向Northern斑点杂交鉴定、DNA测序以及核苷酸序列同源性比较。结果表明 ,获得的 6个差减克隆在GenBank/DDBJ/BMBL无对应的同源基因 ,代表新基因序列。与此同时 ,使用Northern印迹杂交验证及半定量RT PCR进一步确认 ,6个转录本为根发育阶段差异性表达基因。因而提示 ,它们可能在人参皂苷生物合成中发挥了重要作用。此外 ,在人参茎、叶与种子中亦能检测到上述基因转录本的表达。目前 ,6个新基因已被命名 ,在GenBank注册并获登录号 ,为克隆上述新基因cDNA全长序列及深入鉴定其在人参皂苷生物合成中的功能提供了重要实验依据。     

人参植物与皂苷生物合成相关的差减cDNA文库构建及基因差异表达分析

应用抑制差减杂交技术,分别以源于4年和1年生人参根组织cDNA群体作为检测子(tester)与驱赶子(driver),成功构建了与人参植物皂苷生物合成相关的差减cDNA文库,并时从中筛选的阳性cDNA克隆进行DNA测序及其序列分析、PCR及Northern印迹杂交鉴定．结果显示,获得的13个克隆为新基因序列．其中6个差减克隆系人参植物根生长发育阶段差异表达基因．目前,6个差异表达新基因的结构与功能仍在进一步研究中．     

合成血清胸腺因子基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆和表达

将合成血清胸腺因子（ＳＴＦ）基因插入表达型大肠杆菌质粒ｐＷＲ５９０对大肠杆菌Ｃ６００进行转化,用同位素探针杂交捡出阳性克隆,以合成ＳＴＦ多肽的抗体用ＥＬＩＳＡ方法及放射免疫分析证明克隆株能表达出ＳＴＦ多肽。     

紫花苜蓿逆境胁迫诱导相关转录因子MsDREB1基因克隆与分析

利用RT-PCR方法,从紫花苜蓿中扩增得到一个新的转录因子MsDREB1基因cDNA,克隆该cDNA并进行序列分析,结果表明该cDNA包含一个长651bp的开放阅读框,编码一条含216个氨基酸的多肽,分子量约为24．9kDa,等电点为6．11。蛋白质Blast数据显示,该多肽属于EREBP／AP2家族DNA结合蛋白的典型成员。进一步克隆了该基因的基因组DNA,序列分析表明该基因无内含子。Southern blot分析表明,该基因在紫花苜蓿基因组中以2拷贝存在。     

合成血清胸腺因子基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆和表达

将合成血清胸腺因子（ＳＴＦ）基因插入表达型大肠杆菌质粒ｐＷＲ５９０对大肠杆菌Ｃ６００进行转化,用同位素探针杂交捡出阳性克隆,以合成ＳＴＦ多肽的抗体用ＥＬＩＳＡ方法及放射免疫分析证明克隆株能表达出ＳＴＦ多肽。     

结核分枝杆菌Rv1009结构域基因的克隆、表达及亲和层析纯化

目的:克隆结核分枝杆菌Rv1009结构域基因,经序列测定正确后进行融合表达和纯化。方法:采用PCR从结核分枝杆菌H37Rv基因组中扩增出Rv1009结构域基因,用限制性内切酶消化后插入pUC-19克隆载体中,经测序正确后亚克隆到融合表达载体pPro-EXHT中,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,目的基因经IPTG诱导,由T7启动子调控表达了N端带6个连续组氨酸残基的Rv1009结构域多肽,在变性条件下对目的蛋白进行纯化。结果:获得了结核分枝杆菌Rv1009结构域基因,得到融合6个组氨酸残基的Rv1009结构域多肽,纯化获得的蛋白纯度大于87%。结论:构建了结核分枝杆菌Rv1009结构域基因的重组表达载体,并获得了高纯度的融合表达蛋白,为后续深入研究奠定了基础。     

纤维连接蛋白C端肝素结合域多肽在毕赤酵母中的表达、纯化及鉴定

为在毕赤酵母中表达纤维连接蛋白C端肝素结合域(Fibronectin C-terminal heparin-binding domainFNCHBD)多肽并研究其功能,通过PCR技术扩增FNCHBD目的基因,将目的基因与T载体连接,经测序正确后,插入pAo815SM酵母表达载体增加基因拷贝数,然后酶切克隆入酵母表达载pPIC9K;将重组质粒Sal I酶切线性化后转化毕赤酵母菌株,筛选工程菌,经甲醇诱导表达,用SDS-PAGE检测发酵上清液,表明有重组蛋白FNCHBD多肽的高表达,表达产物通过离心、超滤、离子交换层析纯化,纯化产物通过SDS-PAGE、Western blotting印迹、质谱及肝素亲和层沉析对表达产物进行鉴定。结果表明利用酵母工程菌成功表达和纯化了FNCHBD多肽,多肽的分子量接近32 kDa,纯化产物的纯度可达95%以上,能被FN多克隆抗体特异识别且具有多肽肝素结合活性,为后续结构及功能的研究奠定基础。     

结核分枝杆菌Rvl009结构域基因的克隆、表达及亲和层析纯化

目的：克隆结核分枝杆菌Rvl009结构域基因,经序列测定正确后进行融合表达和纯化。方法：采用PCR从结核分枝杆菌H37Rv基因组中扩增出Rvl009结构域基因,用限制性内切酶消化后插入pUC-19克隆载体中,经测序正确后亚克隆到融合表达载体pPro-EXHT中,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,目的基因经IPTG诱导,由T7启动子调控表达了N端带6个连续组氨酸残基的Rvl009结构域多肽,在变性条件下对目的蛋白进行纯化。结果：获得了结核分枝杆菌Rvl009结构域基因,得到融合6个组氨酸残基的Rvl009结构域多肽,纯化获得的蛋白纯度大于87％。结论：构建了结核分枝杆菌Rvl009结构域基因的重组表达载体,并获得了高纯度的融合表达蛋白,为后续深入研究奠定了基础。     

短小芽孢杆菌degQ基因的克隆与鉴定

degQ基因编码一个由46个氨基酸组成的多肽,能增强许多芽孢杆菌胞外酶基因的表达．以pMK4作克隆载体构建短小芽孢杆菌基因文库,并用DNA探针原位杂交法从中钓出degQ基因．对克隆基因的DNA序列进行了分析并证明克隆的短小芽孢杆菌degQ基因具有增强枯草杆菌蛋白酶和果聚糖蔗糖酶基因表达的能力．degQ基因克隆有助于研究芽孢杆菌的正调控机理并可望提高外源基因在芽孢杆菌中表达．     

刺五加鲨烯合酶基因cDNA的克隆与序列分析

采用改良的异硫氰酸胍法提取刺五加总RNA,逆转录为cDNA,根据已报道的人参鲨烯合酶基因(squalene synthase gene,SS) cDNA序列设计引物,利用RT-PCR法克隆刺五加SS基因的cDNA序列.克隆得到长度为1258 bp的刺五加SS基因cDNA序列,开放阅读框全长1248 bp,编码415个氨基酸残基,GenBank登录号为HQ456918,与人参的SS1、SS2和SS3氨基酸序列一致性分别为91.73％、97.59％和96.63％.首次分离并报道了刺五加SS基因cDNA序列,为刺五加苷生物合成中关键酶的表达分析及调控机理研究提供参考.     

八氢番茄红素合酶基因对人参的遗传转化

八氢番茄红素合酶(Phytoene synthase ,PSY)是类胡萝卜素生物合成的限速酶,通过建立PSY基因的人参转化体系,可促进相应类胡萝卜素的合成,从而提高人参的营养价值。本研究以人参愈伤组织为受体,以PSY 为目的基因,应用根癌农杆菌介导法进行遗传转化。以抗性筛选人参受体转染效率为指标,从菌液浓度、侵染胞龄、侵染时间、共培养时间四方面优化了转化体系。进行了PCR、PCR-Southern和RT-PCR分析鉴定及β-胡萝卜素含量测定,初步证明外源基因PSY 已整合到人参的基因组中并在转录水平上进行了表达,β-胡萝卜素含量平均提高了26倍。该研究为改善和提高人参中类胡萝卜素含量提供了一种新的途径。     

Extensive characterization of peptides from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer using mass spectrometric approach

Panax ginseng is an important herb that has clear effects on the treatment of diverse diseases. Until now, the natural peptide constitution of this herb remains unclear. Here, we conduct an extensive characterization of Ginseng peptidome using MS‐based data mining and sequencing. The screen on the charge states of precursor ions indicated that Ginseng is a peptide‐rich herb in comparison of a number of commonly used herbs. The Ginseng peptides were then extracted and submitted to nano‐LC‐MS/MS analysis using different fragmentation modes, including CID, high‐energy collisional dissociation, and electron transfer dissociation. Further database search and de novo sequencing allowed the identification of total 308 peptides, some of which might have important biological activities. This study illustrates the abundance and sequences of endogenous Ginseng peptides, thus providing the information of more candidates for the screening of active compounds for future biological research and drug discovery studies.     

The bovine chromogranin A gene: structural basis for hormone regulation and generation of biologically active peptides.

The structure of the gene encoding bovine chromogranin-A has been determined by characterization of two isolated genomic clones. Chromogranin-A is encoded by eight exons, which organize the coding region into several distinct structural and functional domains. Exons 1-5 represent the highly conserved signal peptide and N-terminal domain, which are separated into regions corresponding to the signal peptide, N-terminal sequence, disulfide-bonded loop, and remainder of the conserved N-terminal domain. Exon 6 represents the variable domain and encodes a region that is identical to the novel chromogranin-A-derived peptide chromostatin. Exon 7 encodes the biologically active peptide pancreastatin as well as most of the conserved C-terminal domain, with the remainder found on exon 8. The mRNA sequence obtained from the gene contains five nucleotide differences from the consensus sequence of four reported bovine chromogranin-A cDNA clones. Two of the differences in the gene result in two amino acid changes in the region encoded by exon 6. The structural organization of the chromogranin-A gene resembles that of the chromogranin-B gene in the exons corresponding to the signal peptide, N-terminal sequence, disulfide loop, and C-terminal sequence.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

The isolation and characterisation of a cDNA clone for human lecithin:cholesterol acyl transferase and its use to analyse the genes in patients with LCAT deficiency and fish eye disease

We have isolated cDNA clones coding for human lecithin:cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) from a liver-specific cDNA library by the use of two oligonucleotide probes based on the protein sequence. The clones span the sequence coding for the entire secreted LCAT, the 3' untranslated sequence and 12 amino acids of the signal peptide. The peptide sequence contains the conserved active site of serine lipases within a hydrophobic domain, flanked by a possible amphipatic alpha-helix. Only one gene for LCAT could be detected in genomic blots. We have used the cDNA as a probe to analyse the LCAT gene in patients suffering from LCAT deficiency and fish eye disease. No rearrangements or abnormal gene fragments were detected in these patients.     

Efficient transfer of a tumor antigen-reactive TCR to human peripheral blood lymphocytes confers anti-tumor reactivity.

The tumor-associated-Ag MART-1 is expressed by most human melanomas. The genes encoding an alphabeta TCR from a MART-1-specific, HLA-A2-restricted, human T cell clone have been efficiently transferred and expressed in human PBL. These retrovirally transduced PBL cultures were MART-1 peptide reactive, and most cultures recognized HLA-A2+ melanoma lines. Limiting dilution clones were generated from three bulk transduced PBL cultures to investigate the function of individual clones within the transduced cultures. Twenty-nine of 29 CD8+ clones specifically secreted IFN-gamma in response to T2 cells pulsed with MART-1(27-35) peptide, and 23 of 29 specifically secreted IFN-gamma in response to HLA-A2+ melanoma lines. Additionally, 23 of 29 CD8+ clones lysed T2 cells pulsed with the MART-1(27-35) peptide and 15 of 29 lysed the HLA-A2+ melanoma line 888. CD4+ clones specifically secreted IFN-gamma in response to T2 cells pulsed with the MART-1(27-35) peptide. TCR gene transfer to patient PBL can produce CTL with anti-tumor reactivity in vitro and could potentially offer a treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma. This approach could also be applied to the treatment of other tumors and viral infections. Additionally, TCR gene transfer offers unique opportunities to study the fate of adoptively transferred T cells in vivo.     

Cloning of a cDNA encoding porcine brain natriuretic peptide

Complimentary DNA (cDNA) clones encoding porcine brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were isolated from a porcine atrial cDNA library. The longest of the cDNA clones (1507 nucleotides) apparently originated from an unprocessed messenger RNA, since the nucleotide sequence encoding BNP-26 was interrupted by an intron of 554 nucleotides. A partial cDNA clone representing processed BNP mRNA was prepared by polymerase chain reaction. A comparison of the sequence of these two cDNAs reveals the presence of an additional intron within the sequence encoding the BNP precursor. The identification of these introns suggests that the BNP gene structure differs from the atrial natriuretic peptide gene in the location of intron 2. BNP mRNA encodes a propeptide of 131 amino acids, including a signal peptide domain (25 amino acids) and a prohormone domain (106 amino acids). Like atrial natriuretic peptide, the bioactive BNP sequence is localized at the carboxyl terminus of the prohormone. Although the carboxyl-terminal peptide sequences of porcine atrial natriuretic peptide and BNP are well conserved, there is relatively little homology within their propeptide regions.     

从噬菌体随机肽库中筛选流感病毒神经氨酸酶的抑制多肽

目的:从噬菌体呈现12肽库中筛选与流感病毒神经氨酸酶特异性结合的肽。方法:以甲三型流感病毒裂解疫苗原液为靶分子,经过3轮生物淘选,从噬菌体随机肽库中筛选与之结合的噬菌体。用ELISA方法鉴定噬菌体克隆与靶分子的结合力,用荧光方法测定噬菌体克隆对流感病毒A/Sydney/5/97(H3N2)神经氨酸酶的抑制活性。对筛选到的阳性克隆进行DNA序列测定并推导出相应的氨基酸序列。结果:经过3轮筛选后,42个噬菌体克隆与靶分子有高度亲和力,23个噬菌体克隆对流感病毒A/Sydney/5/97(H3N2)神经氨酸酶有抑制活性。对27个噬菌体克隆的测序结果表明,分别有10个和2个克隆的序列是一致的,其氨基酸序列分别为KSLSRHDHIHHH和WPRHHHSASVQT。结论:通过噬菌体肽库筛选到抑制流感病毒神经氨酸酶的12肽,为进一步研究对流感病毒神经氨酸酶有抑制活性的分子药物奠定了基础。     

Predominant use of a T-cell receptor V beta gene family in simian immunodeficiency virus Gag-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in a rhesus monkey.

To explore the structural basis for AIDS virus recognition by CD8+ lymphocytes, we sought to determine whether there is a diverse or restricted usage of T-cell receptors (TCR) by simian immunodeficiency virus of macaques (SIVmac) Gag-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) in the rhesus monkey. Six Gag-specific CTL clones were independently generated from an SIVmac-infected rhesus monkey. All six CTL clones recognized a single SIVmac Gag peptide in association with a single major histocompatibility complex class I gene product, Mamu-A*01. TCR alpha-chain sequences from these six CTL clones employed four different V alpha families and five different J alpha gene segments. In contrast, five of the six CTL clones expressed V beta genes that were members of the same family, a human V beta 23 homolog. Furthermore, only one J beta gene was expressed by four of the six CTL clones. These results indicate that TCR of SIVmac Gag-specific CTL from a rhesus monkey can exhibit a restricted usage of V beta gene families and J beta genes.     

Analysis of IgE antibodies from a patient with atopic dermatitis: biased V gene usage and evidence for polyreactive IgE heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3

To better understand V gene usage, specificity, and clonal origins of IgE Abs in allergic reactions, we have constructed a combinatorial Ab library from the mRNA of an adult patient with atopic dermatitis. Sequence analysis of random clones revealed that 33% of clones used the IGHV6-1 H chain V gene segment, the only member of the V(H)6 gene family. IGHV6-1 is rarely used in the expressed adult repertoire; however, it is associated with fetal derived Abs. Features of the V(H)6 rearrangements included short complementarity-determining region 3, frequent use of IGHD7-27 D gene, and little nucleotide addition at the D-J junction. There was also a low level of mutation compared with V(H)1, V(H)3, and V(H)4 rearrangements. The library was expressed as phage-Fab fusions, and specific phage selected by panning on the egg allergen ovomucoid. Upon expression as soluble IgE Fabs, 12 clones demonstrated binding to ovomucoid, skim milk, and BSA by ELISA. Nucleotide sequencing demonstrated that the IGHV6-1 V gene segment encoded each of the 12 multiply reactive IgE Fabs. A cyclic peptide was designed from the complementarity-determining region 3 of several of these clones. The cyclic peptide bound both self and nonself Ags, including ovomucoid, human IgG, tetanus toxoid, and human and bovine von Willebrand factor. These results suggest that some IgE Abs may bind more than one Ag, which would have important implications for understanding the multiple sensitivities seen in conditions such as atopic dermatitis.