树Qu载脂蛋白CI cDNA序列及其组织表达

分离提取树Ｑｕ肝组织ｍＲＮＡ,经皮为模板,反转录构建了ＴＳ肝组织ｃＤＮＡ文库。利用制备的兔抗ＴＳ载脂蛋白ＣＩ多抗血清为探针筛选该文库,获得两个阳性克隆。测序及序列分析表明：两个克隆均为ＴＳａｐｏｉＣＩｃＤＮＡ基因。大的克隆由３８０个核苷酸要成,包括２１ｂｐ,９５ｂｐ组成的５’和３‘非编码区,２６４ｂｐ组成的一个完整开放阅读框架,编码８８个氨基酸的ａｐｏＣＩ前体,含２６个氨基酸构成的信号肽和６２肽的     

北京鸭载脂蛋白AⅠ cDNA的克隆及其组织表达

分离提取北京鸭肝组织ｍＲＮＡ,以此为模板,反转录构建了鸭肝组织ｃＤＮＡ文库．利用制备的兔抗鸭载脂蛋白ＡⅠ（ａｐｏＡⅠ）多抗血清为探针筛选该文库,获得１０个阳性克隆．测序及序列分析表明：克隆得到了完整的鸭ａｐｏＡⅠｃＤＮＡ序列,它由１０５０个核苷酸构成,包括１８ｂｐ、２４０ｂｐ组成的５′和３′非翻译区,７９２ｂｐ组成的一个完整开放阅读框架,编码２６４个氨基酸的鸭ａｐｏＡⅠ前体,含１８个氨基酸构成的信号肽、６个氨基酸的原肽片段和２４０肽的成熟蛋白．推译出的成熟肽与鸭ａｐｏＡⅠ氨基酸的直接测序结果完全一致．该新基因已被ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ接受．Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ显示鸭ａｐｏＡⅠｍＲＮＡ不仅主要在肝和小肠组织表达;而且不同于人和哺乳动物,亦可少量在脑、肾、肌肉组织分布．结果为进一步研究不易感动脉粥样硬化动物北京鸭ａｐｏＡⅠ基因组结构、功能奠定了基础．     

人粒细胞集落刺激因子hG—CSF cDNA在大肠杆菌中表…

在不改变编码蛋白质氨基酸序列的前提下,利用合成ＤＮＡ接头的方法,在原始ｃＤＮＡ克隆基础上,构建了５＇端密码子富含ＡＴ的ｈＧ－ＣＳＦ ｃＤＮＡ突变体,使ｈＧ－ＣＳＦ ｃＤＮＡ得以在大肠杆菌中表达,但表达水平很低,借助相同的手段,在ｈＧ－ＣＳＦ ｃＤＮＡ ５＇端增加２４核苷酸对的ＦＬＡＧ肽编码序列,构建了ｈＧ－ＣＳＦ杂合蛋白（在ｈＧ－ＣＳＦ成熟蛋白Ｎ末端增加８氨基酸残基ＦＬＡＧ肽,二者结合点为肠激肽酶     

裂叶牵牛psah基因的克隆,序列分析及其表达研究

从裂叶牵牛（Ｐｈａｒｂｉｔｉｓ ｎｉｌ Ｃｈｏｉｓｙ）子叶的ｃＤＮＡ文库中,分离了一个５２０ ｂｐ 的ｐｓａＨｃＤＮＡ 克隆,ＤＮＡ序列分析表明其开放阅读框架由１４４ 个氨基酸构成,包括４９ 个氨基酸长的转运肽和９５ 个氨基酸长的成熟ＰＳⅠＨ（ｓｕｂｕｎｉｔ Ｈｏｆｐｈｏｔｏｓｙｓｔｅｍ Ⅰ）。利用Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ 杂交技术,发现在高等植物中ｐｓａＨ 基因的表达明显地受内生昼夜节奏的调控,在幼苗阶段呈现出组织特异性,并证明光是迅速启动ＰＮｐｓａＨ基因高水平表达的重要因子     

用富集文库克隆人胰岛素基因组基因

通过构建可富集人胰岛素基因的λ噬菌体文库,克隆了人胰岛素基因组基因．首先从中国人血液白细胞中提取到人基因组ＤＮＡ,用ＥｃｏＲⅠ和ＢｇｌⅡ对基因组ＤＮＡ进行全酶切,经０．４％琼脂糖凝胶电泳,特异回收９．５ｋｂ左右的ＤＮＡ片段．将该片段与λＥＭＢＬ３／ＢａｍＨⅠ臂连接,构建成一个特殊的人基因组λ噬菌体文库（富集文库）,效价为２×１０４．同时采用ＰＣＲ方法及用引物Ⅰ：５′ＧＧＡＣＡＧＧＣＴＡＣＡＴＣＡＧＧＡＡＧＡＧＧ３′,引物Ⅱ：５′ＣＴＧＣＧＴＣＴＡＡＴＴＧＣＡＧＴＡＧＴＴＣ３′,从人基因组ＤＮＡ中扩增出一段含胰岛素基因的１．３６ｋｂＤＮＡ片段,做为放射性标记探针,对文库进行了噬菌斑原位杂交筛选,从１×１０４个噬菌斑中筛选到一个含人胰岛素基因组基因的阳性克隆,并进一步完成了亚克隆和该基因１７３２ｂｐＤＮＡ序列的测定．结果该基因的１７３２ｂｐＤＮＡ序列包括部分５′端和３′端与国外发表的人胰岛素α型等位基因的序列相同     

粘虫核型多角体病毒凋亡抑制基因的定位,序列和启动子结构

以ＡｃＮＰＶ凋亡抑制基因ｐ３５为探针,与ＬｓＮＰＶＤＮＡ的限制性片段和ＬｓＮＰＶＤＮＡＥｃｏＲＶ片段杂交,发现ＥｃｏＲＶ５．５ｋｂ片段有强烈的杂交信号。将此片段亚克隆后,测定了１２４４ｂｐ序列,发现一个完整的ＯＲＦ,推导的３０２个氨基酸与ＡｃＮＰＶｐ３５蛋白有７０．４％的氨基酸同源性,证明所测ＯＲＦ为ＬｓＮＰＶ的ｐ３５基因。结构分析发现其５′端有早期基因启动子元件ＧＣ、ＡＣＧＴ和ＴＡＴＡｂｏｘ。有２２ｂｐ的顺向重复序列,包括由两个重叠的ＴＡＴＡｂｏｘ和上下游两个ＡＣＧＴｍｏｔｉｆ组成的两套启动子元件,这些结构特征与ＡｃＮＰＶ的凋亡抑制基因十分相似。     

一种与Calpastatin具有部分同源结构的人精子膜蛋白的发现与研究

在以前工作中我们从人精子中分离纯化出一种与生育有关的糖蛋白,命名为ＢＳ－１７。本文用其多克隆抗血清从人睾λｇｔ１１ｃＤＮＡ表达库中克隆了编码ＢＳ－１７的ｃＤＮＡ片段。序列分析表明ＢＳ－１７ｃＤＮＡ片段长７９１ｂｐ,开放阅读框架５５８ｂｐ,可编编码１８６个氨基酸。经数据库检索,该ｃＤＮＡ片段与人Ｃａｌｐａｓｔａｔｉｎ蛋白质羧基末端同源性为９９．５％。用ｃＲＮＡ进行组织原位杂交结果表明,ＢＳ－１７基因     

一种与Calpastatin具有部分同源结构的人精子膜蛋白的发现与研究

在以前工作中我们从人精子中分离纯化出一种与生育有关的糖蛋白,命名为ＢＳ－１７。本文用其多克隆抗血清从人睾丸λｇｔ１１ｃＤＮＡ表达库中克隆了编码ＢＳ－１７的ｃＤＮＡ片段。序列分析表明ＢＳ－１７ｃＤＮＡ片段长７９１ｂｐ,开放阅读框架５５８ｂｐ,可编码１８６个氨基酸。经数据库检索,该ｃＤＮＡ片段与人Ｃａｌｐａｓｔａｔｉｎ（Ｃａ￣（２＋）依赖的半胱氨酸蛋白酶ｃａｌｐａｉｎ抑制剂）基因３’端顺序具有９９．７％的同源,与Ｃａｌｐａｓｔａｔｉｎ蛋白质羧基末端同源性为９９．５％。用ｃＲＮＡ进行组织原位杂交结果表明,ＢＳ－１７基因表达于人精子减数分裂后期单倍精细胞阶段。     

黑曲霉3.795glaA基因及其5'调控区的克隆和序列分析

黑曲霉Ｔ２１是由黑曲霉３．７９５经诱变育种获得的糖化酶高产菌株,为阐明其高产的分子机制,由黑曲霉３．７９５克隆了糖化酶结构基因及其５′旁侧序列,并与黑曲霉Ｔ２１的相应序列进行了比较．由黑曲霉３．７９５菌丝体分离染色体ＤＮＡ,Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交分析表明,糖化酶结构基因位于～２．５ｋｂ的ＥｃｏＲⅠ－ＥｃｏＲⅤ染色体ＤＮＡ片段上,在此ＥｃｏＲⅠ位点上游约１．０ｋｂ处有一ＳａｌⅠ位点．为构建糖化酶结构基因及其５′旁侧序列的基因组文库,该染色体ＤＮＡ分别用ＥｃｏＲⅠ＋ＥｃｏＲⅤ和ＥｃｏＲ＋ＳａｌⅠ消化,琼脂糖凝胶电泳分离并回收长度在１．０ｋｂ左右和２．５ｋｂ左右的ＤＮＡ片段,分别与ｐＵＣ１９载体连接后转化入Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉＤＨ５．用原位杂交方法筛选到了携带糖化酶基因编码区及其１５０５ｂｐ５′旁侧序列的阳性克隆．对克隆片段的ＤＮＡ序列进行了测定并与黑曲霉Ｔ２１的相应序列进行了比较,结果表明,在糖化酶基因编码区及其１５０ｂｐ３′非编码区内,未发现碱基差异,但在－３４０～－１５０５的５′上游区内发生了９个位置的碱基变化,包括缺失、插入和替换．这些结果表明,黑曲霉Ｔ２１与３．７９５的糖化酶产量的差异与其结构基因无关,但可能与其     

两个东亚钳蝎抗哺乳动物神经毒素的cDNA序列

从我国山东东亚马氏钳蝎尾腺中分离纯化ｍＲＮＡ,经逆转录构建了ＢｍＫ蝎毒ｃＤＮＡ文库。利用ＰＣＲ扩增,筛选到两个抗哺乳动物毒素的ｃＤＮＡ基因,并测定了序列。这两个ｃＤＮＡ阅读框均为２５２ｂｐ组成,可翻译８４肽的毒素前体,包括Ｎ端１９个氨基酸组成的信号肽,６４个氨基酸残芭的成熟毒蛋白,以及Ｃ端一个额外的碱性氨基酸Ａｒｇ。其中由一ＣＤＮＡ所推导的氨基酸序列（ＢｍＫＭ１）一已知的天然毒素ＢｍＫ１蛋白序列完     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.