苏云金芽孢杆菌cry1Ab13基因的克隆及表达研究

BtC0 0 5是我国自行分离的对多种害虫具有毒杀作用的苏云金芽孢杆菌 ,经PCR RFLP系统鉴定 ,它含有cry1Ab基因。Southernblot结果显示 :PstI酶切C0 0 5质粒所得的 8 5kb长的DNA片段为cry1Ab基因的阳性杂交带。以pUCP1 9为载体 ,克隆了该片段并证明其含有cry1Ab基因。对其进行亚克隆和测序 ,结果表明该基因编码区为 3 4 6 8bp ,其编码的蛋白含1 1 5 5个氨基酸 ,分子量为 1 3 0 6kD ,等电点为pH4 845。该基因已在GenBank基因库中注册 ,Accessionnumber为AF2 5 4 6 4 0 ,并为国际Bt杀虫晶体蛋白基因命名委员会正式命名为cry1Ab1 3。将cry1Ab1 3基因在Bt无晶体突变株cryB- 中表达 ,蛋白质电泳结果表明在 1 3 0kD处有表达带 ,并证明CryAb对小菜蛾有较高的杀虫活性。     

酵母甘油醛—3—磷酸脱氢酶(GPD)基因及其启动子的分离和鉴定

以大肠杆菌质粒pBR322为载体进行了野生型酿酒酵母(S.cerevisiae)的基因组克隆。以人工合成的寡聚核苷酸(3’GTGCGTACATAGATAGAGTA5’)为探针进行分子杂交,分离到的阳性克隆经限制性内切酶酶谱、southem杂交分析证实,插入序列中的2．1kb Hind Hi片段含有GPD基因。其中650bpTaq I片段的部分序列分析结果初步表明,该区域可能包含了高表达GPD基因的启动子。     

麦迪霉素产生菌酮基还原酶基因的研究

将麦迪霉素产生菌基因文库中与放线紫红索酮基还原酶基因actⅢ有同源性的4·0kb DNA片段克隆到质粒载体pWHM3中,构成重组质粒pCB4。将质粒pCB4转入酮基还原酶基因缺陷菌株——加利利链霉菌ATCC3167l中,得到转化子。转化子发酵产物经TLC和HPLC分析证明是阿克拉菌酮,与加利利链霉菌原株ATCC31133的产物相同,说明麦迪霉素产生菌酮基还原酶基因互补了加利利链霉菌ATCC31671中缺陷的酮基还原酶基因,使其恢复了产生阿克拉菌酮的能力。4．Okb DNA片段插入方向相反的重组质粒pCBR4在加利利链霉菌ATCC31671中发酵产物经TLC分析证明也是阿克拉菌酮,这说明4．0kbDNA片段中麦迪霉素产生菌酮基还原酶基因具有自身的启动子。对4．0kb DNA片段进行了限制酶酶切分析,建立了其酶切图谱。以actⅢ基因为探针,经分子杂交以及亚克隆和DNA转化实验,将麦迪霉索产生菌酮基还原酶基因定位于BssH Ⅱ—BamH Ⅰ 1．3kb DNA片段上。对1．3kb DNA片段核苷酸序列分析结果表明：此1．3kbDNA片段中含有一个独立的ORF,起始密码ATG,终止密码TAG,含783bp;在起始密码上游有GGAGG5个核苷酸SD序列;此ORF编码260个氨基酸,与actⅢ基因编码的261个氨基酸相似性为77．4%,相同性为66．7％,对麦迪霉素产生苗酮基还原酶基因的可能作用进行了讨论。     

链霉菌M1033 D－木糖异构酶的分子克隆

链霉菌M1033染色体DNA经BamH Ⅰ酶解后电泳,Southern转移。根据自测的链霉菌M1033 D－木糖异构酶氨基酸序列设计合成寡聚核苷酸探针x－2、x－3,以x－2、x－3及Am－pullariella sp3876 D-木糖异构酶基因(1．17kb)为探针进行杂交,确定与上述探针杂交最强处在15kb左右。从胶上分离出g-20kb大小的片段,克隆到EMBL 3载体中,经杂交筛选后,得到0．6％的阳性噬斑,其插人大小为13kh。将插入DNA的saIⅠ酶解片段(2．5kb)进一步亚克隆于pucl8,得到重组质粒puB l,经酶解图谱、部分序列分析和互补实验确定puBl含有完整的M1033 D-木糖异构酶基因     

苏云金芽胞杆菌cryⅡ基因的克隆和表达

分离的苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus-thuringiensis)YBT-791对鳞翅目小菜蛾(Plutellaxylostella)有毒力,将其质粒DNA提纯,经HindⅢ酶切后与杀虫晶体蛋白cryⅡ基因探针杂交,显示出分子量分别为5kb和9．4kb两条DNA阳性片段。把5kb的DNA阳性片段克隆到pUCl8的HindⅢ位点上并转化大肠杆菌TGl,经酶切和杂交检测,证明斑点杂交阳性克隆子中含有5kb的cryI片段。把这个含cryⅡ基因的5kbHindⅢ片段进行亚克隆,将4kb的BamHI－Pstl酶切片段插入穿梭载体pXl61中,并用电脉冲法克隆于苏云金杆菌不产伴胞晶体的突变株中,得到产生单一cry Ⅱ基因编码的杀虫晶体蛋白的克隆菌株M一5。经电镜观察,该克隆菌株能形成出发菌YBT－791多种形态伴胞晶体中的一种方形伴胞晶体;经免疫双扩试验,它只能与Cry Ⅱ晶体蛋白抗血清形成沉淀线;经SDS—PAGE电泳,克隆菌的伴胞晶体只含有一种65kDa的晶体蛋白。生物测定结果表明它既对鳞翅目小菜蛾(Piutella xylostella)有毒性,又对双翅目致倦库蚊(Culex quinquefasciatus)有毒性。     

水稻线粒体26S rRNA基因在大肠杆菌JM101中的克隆及分子鉴定

用BT型水稻喜峰A黄化苗为材料,按本实验过去报道经修改后的方法提取线粒体DNA,经EcoR1完全酶切后,随机克隆到pUC19载体上,转化大肠杆菌,在含氨苄青霉素(50μg/m1)和X-gal的LB固体平板上筛选白色转化子。随机提取重组子DNA,以玉米26S rRNA基因为探针,经Southern分子杂交鉴定,一个插入1.3kb水稻线粒体DNA片段的重组质粒杂交结果为阳性,并将这个含有26S rRNA基因片段的重组质粒命名为pXMT1。     

地中海拟无枝菌酸菌U-32硝酸还原酶的基因克隆

outhern杂交分析表明在地中海拟无枝菌酸菌u－32染色体DNA和黑曲霉niaD(硝酸还原酶基因)之间存在着明显的同源性。利用异源niaD探针从地中海拟无枝菌酸菌u－32基因文库中筛选得到一个能与niaD杂交的5.0kb的Pst Ⅰ片段。该片段经同位素标记后能与地中海拟无枝菌酸菌u－32染色体上一个相同的Pst Ⅰ片段杂交,位于这一片段上的2．1kb sma Ⅰ—EcoR Ⅴ片段只能与以硝酸盐为唯一氮源的总RNA杂交,而不能与相同条件下以铵盐为唯一氮源的总RNA杂交,这些结果表明,所克隆到的5,0kb Pst Ⅰ DNA片段含有地中海拟无枝菌酸菌U-3z的硝酸还原酶基因。这是好氧细菌硝酸还原酶基因克隆的首次报道。由该酶蛋白分子量推测,其结构基因大小在1．5kb左右,进一步的杂交分析发现在5．0kb的Pstl片段中含有完整的NR基因。用20种限制酶对重组质粒pJLl进行了限制酶酶谱的构建。发现有10种酶在pJLl外源片段上无切点,6种酶为单切点,EcoR Ⅰ与Sma Ⅰ各有两个切点。     

慢生型大豆根瘤菌的结瘤基因转入快生型大豆根瘤菌中

通过三亲本杂交把慢生型大豆根瘤菌USDAllO的基因文库转移至Tn5诱变的不结瘤的快生型大豆根瘤菌321,338中,用链霉素和四环素平板选择大量接合子,接种大豆,通过结瘤基因功能互补,获得7个根瘤,从中分离出的每个菌株都仍具有链霉素和四环素抗性。分离其质粒,发现每个菌株都多了一条较载体质粒pLAFRl分子量大的质粒。将这些质粒转移至大肠杆菌HBl01中,分离其质粒,用32P标记的ncd探针进行DNA—DNA分子杂交,除载体质粒pLAFRl为阴性反应外,其他重组质粒均为阳性反应,即所获得pLAFRl克隆的DNA片段上确有nod结构基因。回收重组质粒pLAFRl：：nod,用限制性内切酶EcoR I进行酶切,从其琼脂糖凝胶电泳图上估计pLAFRl上克隆的DNA片段分子量为32kb。     

Involvement of Tn4430 in transfer of Bacillus anthracis plasmids mediated by Bacillus thuringiensis plasmid pXO12.

The self-transmissible plasmid pXO12 (112.5 kilobases [kb]), originally isolated from strain 4042A of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. thuringiensis, codes for production of the insecticidal crystal protein (Cry+). The mechanism of pXO12-mediated plasmid transfer was investigated by monitoring the cotransfer of the tetracycline resistance plasmid pBC16 (4.2 kb) and the Bacillus anthracis toxin and capsule plasmids, pXO1 (168 kb) and pXO2 (85.6 kb), respectively. In matings of B. anthracis donors with B. anthracis and Bacillus cereus recipients, the number of Tcr transcipients ranged from 4.8 x 10(4) to 3.9 x 10(6)/ml (frequencies ranged from 1.6 x 10(-4) to 7.1 x 10(-2), and 0.3 to 0.4% of them simultaneously inherited pXO1 or pXO2. Physical analysis of the transferred plasmids suggested that pBC16 was transferred by the process of donation and that the large B. anthracis plasmids were transferred by the process of conduction. The transfer of pXO1 and pXO2 involved the transposition of Tn4430 from pXO12 onto these plasmids. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments demonstrated that Tn4430 was located on a 16.0-kb AvaI fragment of pXO12. Examination of Tra- and Cry- derivatives of pXO12 showed that this fragment also harbored information involved in crystal formation and was adjacent to a restriction fragment containing DNA sequences carrying information required for conjugal transfer.     

费氏中华根瘤菌与耐盐有关的DNA片段的亚克隆和测序

将费氏中华根瘤菌（Ｓｉｎｏｒｈｉｚｏｂｉｕｍ ｆｒｅｄｉｉ）ＫＴ１９与耐盐有关的２３ｋｂ ＤＮＡ片段用ＢａｍＨⅠ酶切成大小不同的长度,分别与质粒ｐＭＬ１２２连接,然后转化大肠杆菌（Ｅｓｃｈｅｒｉｃｈｉａ ｃｏｌｉ）Ｓ１７－１,筛选出３个转化子。以这些转化子为供体,ＲＴ１９的盐敏感突变株ＲＣ３－３为受体,分别进行二亲本杂交,筛选到接合子ＢＲ２,得到４．４ｋｂ与耐盐有关的ＤＮＡ片段。根据其物理图谱,酶     

Nitrite reduction in Paracoccus sp. is affected by a novel plasmid pYR1

Two relatively low-copy plasmids of 9 and 16 kb were found to comprise the extrachromosomal DNA of a Paracoccus strain. Reduction of nitrate by plasmid-cured cells resulted in a significant intermediate nitrite accumulation as compared to wild-type cells. By examining nitrate reduction by transformants containing one of the two plasmids, it was found that nitrite accumulation was influenced by the 9.0-kb plasmid, designated as pYR1. Subcloning analysis showed that a 1.8-kb fragment of this plasmid affected nitrite accumulation. Sequence analysis of this fragment revealed the presence of five open reading frames. One of the six deduced proteins showed a strong homology to ABC transporters.     

Transformation-derived Neisseria gonorrhoeae plasmids with altered structure and function.

Plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid from Neisseria gonorrhoeae containing a 7.1-kilobase (kb) (4.7-megadalton) penicillinase (Pcr) plasmid transformed homogenic gonococci to penicillinase production at a low frequency. About 25% of the penicillinase-producing gonococcal transformants contained Pcr plasmids which were either larger or smaller than the 7.1 kb donor plasmid; these Pcr plasmids varied in size from 3.45 to 42 kb. Some of these altered plasmids differed from the donor plasmid in stability or in frequency of mobilization by a 36-kb (24-megadalton) conjugative plasmid. A restriction endonuclease cleavage map of the 7.1-kilobase Pcr plasmid and several of the smaller deleted plasmids was constructed. The most common size of altered Pcr plasmid was 5.1 kb (3.4 megadaltons). A Pcr plasmid isolated from a gonococcus in London, England, was identical with these 5.1-kb transformant plasmids in both size and restriction endonuclease cleavage profiles, suggesting that the 5.1-kb Pcr plasmid could have arisen from a 7.1-kb Pcr plasmid by a transformation-associated deletion in nature.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌分子伴侣串联基因p19-p29的克隆和表达载体的构建

根据已知序列设计一对PCR引物(ORF5S,ORF3N),可从cry2Aa或cry2Ac操纵子中扩增出包含串联分子伴侣基因p19p29的DNA片段,预期大小分别为16kb和20kb。对150株苏云金芽孢杆菌菌株进行PCR检测,从26株中获得了大小为16kb的扩增片段,但未获得20kb的片段。这表明cry2Aa型操纵子p19p29基因存在较广泛,而cry2Ac型较罕见。将来自Y2菌株的16kb片段回收,通过一系列亚克隆,最终构建成一个含有p19p29串联基因的Bt表达载体,为进一步研究p19p29串联基因的功能奠定了基础。     

Characterization of a small cryptic plasmid from Salmonella enteritidis that affects the growth of Escherichia coli

Abstract We examined the plasmid content of 25 clinical isolates of Salmonella enteritidis , and detected the presence of small plasmids (3–5.3 kb) in 9 of them, alone, or in addition to the large, so-called virulence plasmid. A 5.3-kb plasmid isolated as unique extrachromosomal DNA from a strain responsible for a high-mortality outbreak was characterized by restriction mapping and cloning. The plasmid replicon was localized in a 1.7-kb fragment, that hybridized with three of the small plasmids detected in S. enteritidis , and with another small plasmid from Salmonella typhimurium . A strain of Escherichia coli carrying this plasmid, or a cloned 3.7-kb Pvu II restriction fragment, showed a slower growth rate, especially in minimal medium, as well as a noticeable increase in DNA methyltransferase activity.     

Plasmid analysis in pink facultative methylotrophic bacteria using a modified acetone-alkaline hydrolysis method

Routine screening of indigenous and recombinant plasmids in pink facultative methylotrophic bacteria has been difficult, time-consuming, and yields variable results. We report a modified alkaline hydrolysis method for rapid plasmid isolation from these organisms that reproducibly results in good yields of closed circular plasmid DNA which can be readily digested with restriction enzymes. This method greatly facilitates direct screening of indigenous and introduced recombinant plasmids in the methylotrophic host strain. We have confirmed earlier findings that the original NCIB wild-type strain of Methylobacterium sp. strain AM1 (NCIB 9133) contains three cryptic plasmids. However, sizing of these plasmids by comparison to standards and by restriction fragment analysis suggests that they are larger than previously reported. We have designated these plasmids pAM1-1 (65 kb), pAM1-2 (40 kb) and pAM1-3 (33 kb). We have also shown that a rifamycin-resistant strain of Methylobacterium sp. strain AM1 used routinely in our laboratory lacks pAM1-2, although no phenotype has been associated with its loss. Finally, we have shown that another pink facultative methylotroph, Methylobacterium isolate (#YK1), contains three cryptic plasmids of approximately 43, 37 and 22 kb, respectively.     

Characterization of eight excision plasmids of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola

Summary Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola strain LR719 contains a 150 kilobase pair (kb) plasmid pMC7105, stably integrated into its chromosome. Occasionally, single colony isolates of this strain contain an excision plasmid. Eight unique excision plasmids were selected and characterized by BamHI restriction endonuclease and blot hybridization analyses. These plasmids ranged in size from 35 to 270 kb; the largest contained approximately 130 kb of chromosomal DNA sequences. Restriction maps of pMC7105 were developed to deduce the site of integration and to identify the fragments in which recombination occurred to produce each excision plasmid. The eight excision plasmids were arranged into five classes based on the sites where excision occurs. A 20 kb region of pMC7105, which includes BamHI fragment 9 and portions of adjacent fragments, is present in all excision plasmids and thought to contain the origin of replication. The site of integration on pMC7105 maps within BamHI fragment 8. This fragment shows homology with seven other BamHI fragments of pMC7105 and with five chromosomal fragments identified among the excision plasmids. The data strongly suggest that the integration of pMC7105 may have occurred at a repetitive sequence present on the chromosome and on the plasmid.     

Cloning of genes related to exo-beta-glucanase production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: characterization of an exo-beta-glucanase structural gene

The EXG1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was cloned and identified by complementation of a mutant strain (exg1-2) with highly reduced extracellular exo-beta-1,3-glucanase (EXG) activity. Two recombinant plasmids containing an overlapping region of 5.2 kb were isolated from a genomic DNA library and characterized by restriction mapping. The coding region was located by subcloning the original DNA inserts in a 2.7-kb HindIII-XhoI fragment. Exg+ strains and Exg- mutants transformed with yeast multicopy plasmids containing this DNA fragment showed an EXG activity 5- to 20-fold higher than for the untransformed Exg+ wild-type (wt) strains. The overproduced EXG had the same enzymic activity on different substrates, and showed the same electrophoretic behaviour on polyacrylamide gels and identical properties upon filtration through Sephacryl S-200 as those of the main EXG from Exg+ wt strains. The EXG1 gene transformed Schizosaccharomyces pombe, yielding extracellular EXG activity which showed cross-reactivity with anti-S. cervisiae EXG antibodies. A fragment including only a part of the EXG1 region was subcloned into the integrating vector YIp5, and the resulting plasmid was used to transform an Exg+ strain. Genetic and Southern analysis of several stable Exg- transformants showed that the fragment integrated by homology with the EXG1 locus. The chromosomal DNA fragment into which the plasmid integrated has a restriction pattern identical to that of the fragment on which we had previously identified the putative EXG1 gene. Only one copy of the EXG1 gene per genome was found in several strains tested by Southern analysis. Furthermore, two additional recombinant plasmids sharing a yeast DNA fragment of about 4.1 kb, which partially complements the exg1-2 mutation but which shows no homology with the 2.7-kb fragment containing the EXG1 gene, were also identified in this study. This 4.1-kb DNA fragment does not appear to contain an extragenic suppressor and could be related in some way to EXG production in S. cerevisiae.