亚洲棉GAE6—3A上游序列的分离及其在烟草中的表达

根据Ｅ６基因保守域设计引物,ＰＣＲ扩增出亚洲棉（Ｇａｓｓｙｐｉｕｍ ａｒｂｏｒｅｕｍ Ｌ．）ＧＡＥ６基因长约４００ｂｐ片段,序列分析表明该片段与海棉（Ｇ．ｂａｒｇｂａｄｅｎｓｅ）Ｅ６基因同源性达９６．８％。进一步合成２个反向引物协助进行ＰＣＲ－９６孔板筛库分离到亚洲板棉ＧＡＥ６－３Ａ克隆。酶切鉴定其插入片段长约８．０ｋｂ,序列测定及分析结果表明其上游和约１．５ｋｂ,将ＧＡＥ６－３Ａ上游序列克 含有     

橡胶延伸因子基因及3′端非编码区的克隆与序列分析

橡胶延伸因子ＲＥＦ（Ｒｕｂｂｅｒ Ｅｌｏｎｇａｔｉｏｎ Ｆａｃｔｏｒ）是橡胶生物合成中最重要的酶之一,作者利用ＲＥＦ基因序列设计并合成引物。通过提取胶乳总ＲＮＡ用ＲＴ法合成ｃＤＮＡ后,通过ＰＣＲ技术坟民并克隆了ＲＥＦ基因和３′端非编码区,序列测定结果表明,ＲＥＦ基因全长４１４个碱基,编码１３８个氨基酸,３′端非编码区长１１２ｂｐ．与ＧｏｙｖａｅｒｔｓＥ等人发表的序列比较：ＲＥＦ基因同源率为１００％     

嗜热蓝藻优雅粘囊藻藻胆体的特性和别藻蓝蛋白的亚基组成

研究了优雅粘囊藻藻胆体（ＰＢＳ）的特性。从聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（ＰＡＧＥ）、吸收光谱和二阶导数图谱可证明,它的ＰＢＳ含有一种红色藻胆蛋白,两种Ｃ－藻蓝蛋白和三种别藻蓝蛋白。但是,用ＰＡＧＥ和羟基磷灰石柱层析分离和纯化所得藻胆蛋白,一般仅得到一种Ｃ－ＰＣ和一种亚基组成特殊的别藻蓝蛋白ＡＰＣ。这种ＡＰＣ吸收光谱和荧光发射相同于已报告的ＡＦＣ６６０ｎｍ。但是它的亚基组成是（αα′ββ′）２而不是（α′α２β２β′）Ｌｃ１０或（αβ）３。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒中国强毒株节段cDNA基因的克隆和序列分析

以来自哈尔滨传染性法氏囊病病毒（ＩＢＤＶ）强素株（Ｈａｒｂｉｎ 毒株,Ｈ）的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,用反转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＰ－ＰＣＲ）的方法得到了其Ａ节段的全长ｃＤＮＡ片段,分５端（１６５９ｂｐ）和３端（１４４４ｂｐ）上下两段分别克隆到ｐＧＥＭＢ－Ｔ载体上,测定了其核苷酸顺序,在长为３１０１ｂｐ中含有两个阅读枢ＯＲＦ Ａ１和ＯＲＦ Ａ２,分别编码１０１２个氨酸酸的前体蛋白（ＶＰ２－４－３）和１４５个     

nifH—gfp表达载体的构建及其在Enterobacter gergoviae 57—7中的表达

采用ＰＣＲ技术,从ＧＦＰｍｕｔ２中扩增得到三位点突变的报告基因ｇｆｐＳ６５Ｔ、Ｖ６８Ｌ、Ｓ７２Ａ片段,并将它和肺炎克氏杆菌（Ｋｌｅｂｓｉｅｌｌａ ｐｎｅｕｍｏｎｉａｅ（Ｓｃｈｒｏｅｅｔｅｒ）Ｔｒｅｖｉｓａｎ）Ｍ５ａ１的固氮酶结构基因ｎｉｆＨ的启动子和其起始密码子相融合,获得ｎｉｆＨ－ｇｆｐ表达载体ｐＭＧＦＰ２;再在ｐＭＧＦＰ２上插入卡那霉素抗性基因,获得可在日勾维肠杆菌（Ｅｎｔｅｒｏｂａｃｔｅｒ     

猪圆环病毒2型ORF2基因序列分析及真核表达载体的构建

根据ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ中猪圆环病毒２型（ＰＣＶ－２）ＯＲＦ２基因序列,设计一　对引物,应用ＰＣＲ从疑患断奶仔猪多系统消耗综合症（ＰＭＷＳ）的死亡仔猪组织病料中扩增出ＯＲＦ　２全基因（７０２ｂｐ）。将此片段克隆入ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ　ｅａｓｙ载体,筛选获得重组质粒ｐＴＯＲＦ２,并对此质　粒中的插入序列进行了测序分析,结果表明本试验克隆的ＯＲＦ２与美国ＰＣＶ－２分离株ＡＦ２６４０３９　的核苷酸及氨基酸序列同源性均达到１００％,与其他ＰＣＶ－２毒株同源性分别为９２．３％～９８．　６％和　９２．３％～９６．６％。重组质粒ｐＴＯＲＦ２经　Ｂａｍ　Ｈ　Ｉ、Ｅｃｏ　Ｒ　Ｖ双酶切,回收ＯＲＦ２基因,转　移入真　核表达载体ｐＳｅｃＴａｇ２／ＨｙｇｒｏＢ的相应酶切位点之间,构建成重组质粒ｐＳｅｃＴａｇＯＲＦ２。此重组表　达载体的构建成功为进一步研究ＯＲＦ２编码蛋白的生物学活性及建立ＰＣＶ诊断试剂盒打下基础。     

猪瘟病毒石门株NS2—3基因片段的序列测定及比较

根据猪瘟病毒Ｃ株的序列,以计算机辅助设计,化学合成１对引物（ＰＦ５６４８／ＰＲ６６０４）,应用ＲＴＰＣＲ技术从感染猪血中成功地扩增了我国猪瘟病毒强毒石门株ＮＳ２３基因片段,大小为９５７ｂｐ,位于ＮＳ３基因的中部ＮＴＰａｓｅ和Ｈｅｌｉｃａｓｅ活性区。克隆后测序,结果表明该段基因产物具有解旋酶超家族全部七个特征性保守序列,包括共同的ＮＴＰ结合基序Ａ位点（ＧＸＧＫＴ／Ｓ）和Ｂ位点（３ｈｙ,２ｘ）Ｄ。序列同源性比较表明,石门株与日本的ＡＬＤ和ＧＰＥ－株同源性最高,与其它３株猪瘟病毒（Ｃ株、Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ株和Ａｌｆｏｒｔ株）的同源性也很高,并与２株牛病毒性腹泻病毒（ＢＶＤＶ）（ＮＡＤＬ株和ＳＤ１株）也有较高的同源性,尤其是由核苷酸序列推导的氨基酸序列,同源性均大于９０％,是瘟病毒属基因组中最保守的区段,这与该基因产物在病毒复制及聚蛋白前体加工过程中所具有的重要功能是一致的     

胰岛素受体的配体结合结构域的克隆与表达

用ＰＣＲ方法从人胎盘ｃＤＮＡ 中获得编码胰岛素受体α亚基中结合胰岛素的相对独立的结构域Ｌ１、Ｌ２以及人工设计的Ｌ１－（Ａｌａ）１０－Ｌ２的基因,克隆入含Ｔ７噬菌体ＲＮＡ聚合酶启动子的表达质粒ｐＥＴ－３ａ中,转化大肠杆菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）,用ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达成功。ＤＮＡ测序、氨基酸组成分析以及蛋白质Ｎ端测序证明所表达的蛋白质正确。经过包涵体的分离、洗涤、溶解和纯化,得到了纯的变性状态受体的胰岛素高亲     

一个新的水稻MADS—box基因的克隆及表达分析

根据ＭＡＤＳ－ｂｏｘ基因保守区结构,设计简并性引物,利用３＇ＲＡＣＥ从水稻（Ｏｒｙｚａ ｓａｔｉｖａ Ｌ．）中克隆了１个新的水稻ＭＡＤＳ－ｂｏｘ基因的ｃＤＮＡ片段,同时利用５＆ＲＡＣＥ获得了全长ｃＤｎＡ命名为ＦＤＲＭＡＤＳＳ。序列分析表明,该ｃＤＮＡ全长１４０６ｂｐ,开放阅读框共编码２３３个到,具有典型的植物ＭＡＤＳ－ｂｏｘ基因的结构。推测的氨基酸序列与拟南芥的ＭＡＤＳ－ｂｏｘ基因,ＡＧＬ１４同     

恒河猴Fas基因的克隆

目的研究猴艾滋病发病机制中细胞凋亡的作用,克隆凋亡相关基因Ｆａｓ的ｃＤＮＡ序列。方法从恒河猴腹股沟淋巴结中提取总ＲＮＡ,根据人的Ｆａｓ ｃＤＮＡ序列设计上、下游引物,通过ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增出目的ｃＤＮＡ片段,将这一片段克隆到ｐＧＦＭ－Ｔ Ｅａｓｙ载体中,筛选阳性克隆并进行序列测定。结果首次克隆了恒河猴Ｆａｓ基因,编码序列为１００５ ｂｐ,将其序列提交ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ,收录号为ＡＹ００７５７２。结论克隆的新序列与ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ已收录的人和食蟹猴的Ｆａｓ基因在编码序列的长度上稍有区别,人的编码序列为１００８ｂｐ,食蟹猴的为９９６ ｂｐ。     

Expression of functional G protein beta gamma dimers of defined subunit composition using a baculovirus expression system.

The 36-kDa beta 1, 35-kDa beta 2, and 6.5-kDa gamma 2 subunits of the heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins have been overexpressed in Sf9 cells using a baculovirus expression system. The gamma 2 subunit expressed in Sf9 cells incorporated label derived from [3H]mevalonate and is therefore likely to be isoprenylated, as is its mammalian counterpart. Extracts of Sf9 cells doubly infected with viruses encoding a beta subunit and viruses encoding a gamma subunit are active in promoting the pertussis toxin-catalyzed ADP-ribosylation of a G protein alpha subunit. However, extracts from Sf9 cells singly infected with viruses encoding either a beta or gamma subunit are not active in this assay. Results demonstrate utility of the insect/baculovirus system for expressing G protein beta gamma subunits of defined composition.     

A reevaluation of the role of the heterotrimeric G protein in coupling light responses in Arabidopsis

Previous studies implicated the involvement of a heterotrimeric G protein in red (R) and far-red (FR) light signal transduction, but these studies utilized pharmacological or gain-of-function approaches and, therefore, are indirect tests. Here, we reexamine the role of the single canonical heterotrimeric G protein in R and FR control of hypocotyl growth using a loss-of-function approach. Single- and double-null mutants for the GPA1, AGB1 genes encoding the alpha and beta subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein, respectively, have wild-type sensitivity to R and FR. Ectopic overexpression of wild type and a constitutive active form of the alpha subunit and of the wild-type beta subunit had no effect that can be unequivocally attributed to altered R and FR responsiveness. These results preclude a direct role for the heterotrimeric G complex in R and FR transduction in Arabidopsis leading to growth control in the hypocotyl.     

Identification of a region in G protein γ subunits conserved across species but hypervariable among subunit isoforms

The heterotrimeric GTP binding proteins, G proteins, consist of three distinct subunits: alpha, beta, and gamma. There are 12 known mammalian gamma subunit genes whose products are the smallest and most variable of the G protein subunits. Sequencing of the bovine brain gamma(10) protein by electrospray mass spectrometry revealed that it differs from the human protein by an Ala to Val substitution near the N-terminus. Comparison of gamma isoform subunit sequences indicated that they vary substantially more at the N-terminus than at other parts of the protein. Thus, species variation of this region might reflect the lack of conservation of a functionally unimportant part of the protein. Analysis of 38 gamma subunit sequences from four different species shows that the N-terminus of a given gamma subunit isoform is as conserved between different species as any other part of the protein, including highly conserved regions. These data suggest that the N-terminus of gamma is a functionally important part of the protein exhibiting substantial isoform-specific variation.     

植物激素作用中的G蛋白调节

Guanine nucleotide-binding proteins known as G proteins or GTPases are universal molecular switches that play a pivotal role in signal transduction. Signal transducing GTPases include heterotrimeric G proteins composed of Gα, Gβ and Gγ and monomeric small GTPases. Small GTPases are related to the α subunit of heterotrimeric G proteins but differ from heterotrimeric G proteins in the mechanisms by which they are regulated by upstream factors as well as those by which they activate downstream targets (Yang,2002).     

TaCOLD1 defines a new regulator of plant height in bread wheat

Plant height is among the most important agronomic traits that influence crop yield. However, in addition to the Rht‐1 alleles, the molecular basis of plant height in bread wheat remains largely unclear. Based on wheat gene expression profiling analysis, we identify a light‐regulated gene from bread wheat, designated as TaCOLD1, whose encoding protein is homologous to cold sensor COLD1 in rice. We show that TaCOLD1 protein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and plasma membrane. Phenotypic analyses show that overexpression of a mutated form of TaCOLD1 (M187K) in bread wheat cultivar Kenong199 (Rht‐B1b) background resulted in an obvious reduction in plant height. Further, we demonstrate that the hydrophilic loop of TaCOLD1 (residues 178–296) can interact with TaGα‐7A (the α subunit of heterotrimeric G protein) protein but not TaGα‐1B, and the mutation (M187K) in TaCOLD1 remarkably enhances its interaction with TaGα‐7A. Physical interaction analyses show that the C‐terminal region of TaGα‐7A, which is lacking in the TaGα‐1B protein, is necessary for its interaction with TaCOLD1. Intriguingly, the C‐terminal region of TaGα‐7A is also physically associated with the TaDEP1 protein (an atypical Gγ subunit). Significantly, we discover that TaCOLD1 and mTaCOLD1 (M187K) can interfere with the physical association between TaGα‐7A and TaDEP1. Together, this study reveals that TaCOLD1 acts as a novel regulator of plant height through interfering with the formation of heterotrimeric G protein complex in bread wheat and is a valuable target for the engineering of wheat plant architecture.     

Cloning and characterization of two full-length cDNAs,TaGA1 and TaGA2, encoding G-protein alpha subunits expressed differentially in wheat genome

In the present study, we identified and characterized two cDNAs, named TaGA1 and TaGA2, encoding alpha subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins synthesized from one-week-old seedling mRNAs of common wheat cv. S615 using RACE PCR and RT-PCR methods. The clone TaGA1 contained an open reading frame that encoded a protein consisting of 383 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 51.3 kDa, whereas the clone TaGA2 contained an open reading frame encoding 390 amino acids with a molecular mass of 52.5 kDa. At the amino acid level, both cDNAs (TaGA1 and TaGA2) showed 70-96% and 30-40% homologies to plant and animal G-protein alpha (G alpha) subunits, respectively, and 97.7% homology to each other. The regions essential for binding to GTP were conserved among all G alpha subunits in higher plants and mammals examined. However, the C-terminal amino acid sequences of TaGA1 and TaGA2 were similar to those of cereal G alpha subunits (rice and barley) but were different from the analogous sequences of mammalian G alpha subunits as well as from those of the leguminous and Solanaeceous G alpha subunits. Southern analysis revealed that the hexaploid wheat genome contained three major copies of G alpha subunit gene with a few less homologous copies. The analysis of the expression for G alpha subunit genes in wheat showed that both TaGA1 and TaGA2 mRNAs were abundant in one-week-old seedlings, immature seeds harvested one-week after anthesis, young spikes and internodes, indicating constitutive expression patterns in all of the organs tested. Especially, young spikes and internodes exhibited increased levels of mRNA accumulation, suggesting that G alpha subunit gene is highly expressed in actively elongating and fast growing tissues. Moreover, both TaGA1 and TaGA2 showed genome-specific expressions in wheat and may participate in the light-regulated growth and development of the seedlings.     

Ca2+-dependent GTPase, extra-large G protein 2 (XLG2), promotes activation of DNA-binding protein related to vernalization 1 (RTV1), leading to activation of floral integrator genes and early flowering in Arabidopsis

Heterotrimeric G proteins, consisting of Gα, Gβ, and Gγ subunits, play important roles in plant development and cell signaling. In Arabidopsis, in addition to one prototypical G protein α subunit, GPA1, there are three extra-large G proteins, XLG1, XLG2, and XLG3, of largely unknown function. Each extra-large G (XLG) protein has a C-terminal Gα-like region and a ～400 amino acid N-terminal extension. Here we show that the three XLG proteins specifically bind and hydrolyze GTP, despite the fact that these plant-specific proteins lack key conserved amino acid residues important for GTP binding and hydrolysis of GTP in mammalian Gα proteins. Moreover, unlike other known Gα proteins, these activities require Ca(2+) instead of Mg(2+) as a cofactor. Yeast two-hybrid library screening and in vitro protein pull-down assays revealed that XLG2 interacts with the nuclear protein RTV1 (related to vernalization 1). Electrophoretic mobility shift assays show that RTV1 binds to DNA in vitro in a non-sequence-specific manner and that GTP-bound XLG2 promotes the DNA binding activity of RTV1. Overexpression of RTV1 results in early flowering. Combined overexpression of XLG2 and RTV1 enhances this early flowering phenotype and elevates expression of the floral pathway integrator genes, FT and SOC1, but does not repress expression of the floral repressor, FLC. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays show that XLG2 increases RTV1 binding to FT and SOC1 promoters. Thus, a Ca(2+)-dependent G protein, XLG2, promotes RTV1 DNA binding activity for a subset of floral integrator genes and contributes to floral transition.     

Cloning and expression analysis of a G-protein α subunit--Gαo in the rice water weevil Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel

The open reading frame (ORF) encoding a novel G protein α subunit, Lo Gα(o), was cloned from the parthenogenetic rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). The Lo Gα(o) ORF encodes a protein of 354 amino acid residues. The deduced protein sequence shares high homology with Gα(o) from other species. The expression patterns of Lo Gα(o) in various adult tissues were indicated by real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot. The results showed that Lo Gα(o) mRNA was expressed at similar levels in tissues except relative high levels in the antennae of adult, and Lo Gα(o) protein of an apparent molecular mass of about 40 kDa was expressed in various tissues of the adult. Immunocytochemical localization showed that Lo Gα(o) was mainly expressed in the dendrites of the trichoid sensilla in the antenna of the weevil. The tissue and cellular localization of Lo Gα(o) suggests that Lo Gα(o) may take a part in signal transduction of olfactory/gustatory.