肺炎链球菌体内诱导基因的筛选及初步鉴定

为筛选鉴定肺炎链球菌宿主体内诱导的基因,寻找潜在的抗生素作用靶点和疫苗候选者,应用体内表达技术,以肺炎链球菌荚膜合成的关键基因galU作为体内报告基因,利用其缺陷体不能合成荚膜多糖,从而不能在宿主体内存活的特点,筛选鉴定肺炎链球菌体内诱导基因。首先,把肺炎链球菌基因组DNA的随机酶切片段(200~500bp)克隆到含有体内、体外双重报告基因(galU-lacZ)的报告载体pEVP3-galU的BglⅡ位点,将获得的质粒库转化肺炎链球菌galU缺陷菌株,得到肺炎链球菌体内启动子诱捕文库,将此文库去感染BALB/c小鼠,经过两轮体内筛选,在涂布有X-gal的TSA血清平板上得到了165个白色菌落,对插入的随机片段进行测序及生物信息学分析,共证实15个不同的体内诱导基因片段,8个为单独的ORF,7个为含有多个ORFs的操纵子结构,它们分别参与细菌在宿主体内的定植与粘附、能量代谢、物质转运、转录调节、DNA复制与重组、细胞壁合成等,另外还包括功能不明的假想蛋白。其中部分ORFs可能与细菌毒力相关,可以作为候选疫苗和药物的靶标。     

肺炎链球菌毒力基因体内荧光报告系统的构建*

以绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)作为体内研究的分子探针,将肺炎链球菌毒力基因与gfp融合构建肺炎链球菌自杀性荧光报告质粒,利用同源重组的原理,使gfp整合入肺炎链球菌基因组中,建立体内研究肺炎链球菌基因表达的荧光报告系统,并用荧光激发、生物学特征和生理活性测定等实验手段进行评价,证实这一肺炎链球菌荧光融合表达系统可在体内外报告肺炎链球菌的毒力基因表达,为进一步在体内分析和鉴定肺炎链球菌毒力因子的功能奠定基础。     

黑曲霉pepB基因缺失菌株的构建及其功能分析

以黑曲霉(Aspergillus niger)GICC2773基因组DNA为模板,用PCR方法分别扩增pepB基因中的上游约1．4kb和下游约1．3kb两段DNA序列,将此两段序列按同一方向分别插入质粒pMW1中潮霉素抗性基因(hph)表达单元的5′和3′端,构建成重组质粒pMW1-pepB,用于通过同源重组靶向破坏基因组中的pepB基因。同源重组则采用原生质体-PEG方法,将酶切pMW1-pepB得到的线性片段转化A．niger GICC2773菌株,通过潮霉素选择平板得到62个Hgy抗性转化子,然后采用PCR方法从这些抗性转化子中筛选到1个由于同源重组产生的pepB基因缺失突变菌株pepB29。功能分析显示该突变株的酸性蛋白酶活性有明显下降,外源蛋白漆酶的分泌表达有所提高。     

动物病原大肠杆菌K88的绿色荧光蛋白基因标记及其稳定性研究

成功地将gfp/luxAB双标记基因整合到K88染色体上,得到绿色荧光蛋白基因标记的大肠杆菌K88∶gfp/lux,其菌体和菌落形态与原始菌株K88完全一致,引入的新质粒不影响菌株的基本形态。从含gfp基因的质粒DNA和K88∶gfp/lux基因组DNA上均可扩增出大小约700 bp的gfp基因片段。大肠杆菌特异性基因检测结果表明,从大肠杆菌K88和K88∶gfp/lux基因组DNA上均扩增出大小约260 bp的大肠杆菌特异性基因片段,说明gfp基因标记后的菌株均为大肠杆菌。在相同的培养条件下,K88∶gfp/lux和K88的生长曲线的变化趋势基本相同。通过检测肠毒性基因(estA)发现,从大肠杆菌K88和K88∶gfp/lux基因组DNA上均扩增出大小约158 bp的肠毒性基因片段,说明gfp基因标记后的菌株在肠毒性方面未发生变化。在无选择压力条件下将K88∶gfp/lux菌株每隔12 h连续转接10次后,所有菌落均保持着均匀并且强烈的绿色荧光,说明标记基因在K88∶gfp/lux中的表达稳定性很高。K88∶gfp/lux和K88在中性偏酸性的环境中生长较好,当初始pH值偏碱性时,生长较差。     

胰蛋白酶抑制剂基因siRNA表达体系的构建

以大豆基因组DNA为模板,利用聚合酶链式反应(PCR)技术克隆了大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂基因KSTI3的全长DNA片段,并将其构建到pMD18-T vector上。核苷酸序列测定结果表明:该基因片段全长654bp,与已发表的KSTI3基因序列同源性达99%。将反义 正义基因片段插入到pBI121 35S启动子下,构建重组质粒pBIKSTI3。通过冻融法将该重组质粒转入农杆菌EHA105中,获得了siRNA表达体系。利用农杆菌介导法将带有pBIKSTI3的菌株转化大豆,从2棵再生植株中得到2 100bp的特异性扩增条带,而未转化的植株中无该片段的产生。     

猪肺炎支原体P97基因随机肽库的构建

目的:构建能用于抗原表位筛选的猪肺炎支原体(Mhp)P97基因C-端序列噬菌体随机肽库.方法: 以Mhp Z株(强毒)基因组DNA为模板,通过PCR扩增获得Mhp P97基因的C-端部分序列,扩增产物用DNaseⅠ消化并回收50 bp～100 bp的随机片段,将回收的随机片段插入pC89pⅧ型噬菌粒载体中,转化大肠杆菌XL1-Blue,辅助噬菌体VCSM13超感染,使P97基因随机片段以融合蛋白的形式展示于噬菌体表面, 从而成功构建了P97基因特异性噬菌体随机肽库.用PCR及DNA测序法鉴定所建文库的随机性和多样性,测定肽库的滴度并计算库容量.结果: 所建肽库的容量约为1.8×104,滴度约为1.3×1012 TU/mL,PCR检测及DNA测序结果显示插入片段具有随机性和多样性.结论: 所建随机肽库具有较好的随机性和多样性,能够满足后续的抗原表位筛选,为进一步的深入研究奠定了基础.     

黑曲霉pepD基因阻断突变菌株的构建及功能分析

运用同源重组技术破坏了黑曲霉基因组中的pepD基因,该基因编码一种类subtilisin的胞外蛋白酶PEPD。实验以黑曲霉GICC2773基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增pepD基因,并在此基因中间插入潮霉素抗性基因(hph)表达单元,由此产生了3.7kb的pepD阻断基因片段。将此阻断基因片段与载体pBS连接,构建成pepD基因阻断质粒pBSDH。采用原生质体-CaCl₂/PEG法将酶切阻断质粒得到的含pepD基因和hph表达单元的3.7kb线性片段转化AspergillusnigerGICC2773菌株,在含潮霉素的平板上筛选潮霉素抗性转化子,从这些抗性转化子中经PCR检测分离到到1个pepD基因阻断突变菌株?pepD66。外源漆酶分泌活性分析显示,黑曲霉pepD基因的破坏使其外源漆酶的分泌表达有所提高。     

漠黄梅共生菌藻宏基因组文库的构建

为了从耐旱地衣漠黄梅的共生菌藻基因组中筛选功能基因,并为蛋白质类药物的基因筛选提供平台,采用改进的CTAB方法提取其总DNA,用Sau3AⅠ限制性内切酶部分酶切基因组DNA,以质粒pUC19为载体,转入大肠杆菌DH5α中,构建了漠黄梅共生菌藻的宏基因组文库。该文库包含了4.8×105个重组子,插入片段的平均大小为4kb,覆盖漠黄梅菌藻的整个基因组4次。     

卡介苗阿拉伯糖苷转移酶embC基因敲除株的构建和初步鉴定

目的采用基因敲除技术构建了卡介苗embC基因缺失株。方法从卡介苗基因组中扩增出embC基因,定向插入自杀质粒p2NIL中,切除embC基因中约1000bp片段使其失活,再定向插入标记片段,筛选鉴定阳性克隆,电穿孔转入卡介苗,筛选重组菌株。结果PCR和酶切鉴定证明构建成功用于基因打靶的置换型自杀质粒,并筛选成功获得重组卡介苗。结论获得了卡介苗embC基因敲除株,为进一步研究对卡介苗免疫活性的影响奠定了基础。     

长臂同源多聚酶链反应法构建变形链球菌comD基因同源重组DNA片段

目的构建变形链球菌UAl59密度感应相关的comD基因同源重组DNA片段,为利用同源重组原理构建基因功能丧失菌株做准备。方法通过NCBI基因数据库获取变形链球菌的DNA序列,利用聚合酶链反应技术分别扩增变形链球菌UA159comD基因上、下游片段及抗红霉素基因片段,再通过长臂同源多聚酶链反应将这3个片段连接起来,形成同源重组DNA片段。结果经过PCR反应和琼脂电泳分析,得到了一个碱基数为3个单片段总和的连接片段,测序结果显示连接片段为预期的comD同源重组片段。结论成功构建了变形链球菌UA159comD基因同源重组DNA片段,可直接用于细菌转化构建comD基因缺陷菌株。     

钝顶螺旋藻表达载体p215 t-spp的构建及转化

用合适的限制性内切酶消化载体p215t,胶回收获得含有gfp基因及amp基因大片段.设计引物,采用PCR扩增无菌钝顶螺旋藻A9藻株的强启动子片段;在T4连接酶的作用下进行体外连接重组,构建了带有螺旋藻启动子和gfp报告基因的新型表达载体p215t-spp.将该载体转入钝顶螺旋藻,利用报告基因的表达,在荧光显微镜下观察并记录转化藻细胞,p215t-spp质粒显著提高转化率.研究了不同PEG浓度、转化时间及冰浴处理对转化率的影响.采用1%PEG能有效促进细胞吸收DNA,获得10.5‰的转化率.实验初步证明,带有螺旋藻启动子的报告基因gfp能够在钝顶螺旋藻中顺利表达.     

用日本血吸虫部分cDNA表达质粒文库免疫小鼠产生的保护性效果

寻找保护性效果更好的抗原分子一直是抗血吸虫病疫苗研发领域的热点和难点。国内外筛选日本血吸虫 (Ｓｃｈｉｓｔｏ ｓｏｍａｊａｐｏｎｉｃｕｍ)保护性抗原分子采取的主要策略有 2种 :一是通过构建血吸虫某一生活史ｃＤＮＡ文库 ,采用探针 (核酸或抗体 )从文库或文库表达产物中筛选出特异性抗原基因 ,再逐一评估其保护性效果。该策略的主要缺陷是筛选操作费时费力 ,且效率不高。另一途径则是根据已知的曼氏血吸虫或其它种 (株 )保护性抗原基因序列 ,通过ＰＣＲ或核酸探针等技术筛选与之同源的相应抗原分子 ,这一方法 (尤其是ＰＣＲ方法 )尽…     

Cloning of open reading frames and promoters from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome: construction of genomic libraries of random small fragments

We have developed a novel efficient method, carrier-facilitated insertion, to insert small (150-600 bp) DNA fragments into plasmid vectors. This method employs a carrier segment of vector DNA to circumvent the difficulties in ligating two fragments together to generate a recombinant circle efficiently. We have used carrier-facilitated insertion to construct three genomic libraries of random (DNase I-generated) fragments from the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome. One of these was an expression library, and the other two were promoter-cloning libraries. 87-90% of the Escherichia coli colonies in each library contained recombinant plasmids, and less than 3% of the recombinants contained more than one insert. Detection of open reading frames among the inserts in the expression library was accomplished by testing for beta-galactosidase activity. This methodology, unencumbered by the intrinsic disproportionality of cDNA libraries, can be used to identify and clone DNA that codes for a specific antigenic determinant. When used in combination with a method to detect and isolate random constitutive, repressible and inducible yeast promoters, these libraries should permit a comprehensive analysis of the yeast genome and its expression.     

香菇印gpd-Le和ras-Le启动子的功能分析

利用从香菇菌丝体中克隆的启动子片段gpd-Le(613bp)和ras-Le(715bp)分别连接于报告基因gfp(绿色荧光蛋白基因)的上游,构建了启动子功能活性检测表达质粒pLg-gfp和pLr-gfp。采用PEG介导法把表达质粒pLg-gfp和pLr-gfp分别与辅助质粒pCc1001(含有trp1基因)共转化进色氨酸营养缺陷型的灰盖鬼伞粉孢子的原生质体中。经过选择培养基筛选、假定转化子的分子鉴定以及GFP荧光检测。结果表明:香菇gpd-Le启动子在灰盖鬼伞的菌丝中具有较强驱动外源gfp基因表达的活性,在荧光显微镜和共聚焦显微镜下观察到gfp基因表达的绿色荧光。而香菇ras-Le启动子没有检测到有驱动外源gfp基因表达的活性。     

Differential fluorescence induction reveals Streptococcus pneumoniae loci regulated by competence stimulatory peptide

Differential fluorescence induction (DFI) in Streptococcus pneumoniae was used as a method for the discovery of genes activated in specific growth environments. Competence stimulatory peptide (CSP) was used as the model inducing system to identify differentially expressed genes. To identify CSP-induced promoters, a plasmid library was constructed by inserting random pieces of S. pneumoniae chromosomal DNA upstream of the promoterless gfpmut2 gene in an Escherichia coli/S. pneumoniae shuttle vector. S. pneumoniae carrying the library were induced with CSP and enriched for green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing bacteria using fluorescence-activated cell sorting. A total of 886 fluorescent clones was screened, and 12 differentially activated promoter elements were identified. Sequence analysis of these clones revealed that three were associated with novel competence loci, one of which we show is essential for DNA uptake, and six are known CSP-inducible promoters. We also explored whether competence proteins have a role in virulence and found that mutations in three CSP-inducible genes resulted in attenuated virulence phenotypes in either of two murine infection models. These results demonstrate the utility of DFI as a method for identifying differentially expressed genes in S. pneumoniae and the potential utility of applying DFI to other Gram-positive bacteria.     

Molecular cloning of human genes for serum amyloid A

Three human DNA fragments hybridizing to a mouse cDNA plasmid for the acute phase protein amyloid A have been isolated from the human lambda Charon 4A phage library. Two of these recombinants, GSAA1 (12.8 kb insert) and GSAA2 (15.9 kb insert), share an apparently identical internal region of 9.7 kb while the third, GSAA3 (15.95-kb insert) shows different restriction enzyme fragments. Hybridization studies localize the coding region to single HindIII fragments and suggest that all coding information is present in these recombinants; these fragments have been subcloned into pBR322 and mapped for further study.     

Screening of a molecule endowing Saccharomyces cerevisiae with n-nonane-tolerance from a combinatorial random protein library

A combinatorial random protein library was constructed from random DNA fragments generated by "DNA random priming", an improved method of "random-priming recombination" using random-sequence primers and template cDNA from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In order to express this library on the yeast cell surface, a yeast multicopy cassette vector was constructed, in which the random-protein-encoding DNA fragments were fused to a gene encoding the C-terminal 320 amino acids of alpha-agglutinin. Fluorescent labeling of the immuno-reaction of RGS(His)(6) epitope confirmed the surface display of random proteins. The surface display of heterologous random proteins on yeast cells will have a wide application. As an example, an n-nonane-tolerant yeast strain that could grow very well in nonane-overlaid culture medium was screened out from transformants displaying this combinatorial library. n-Nonane tolerance was dependent on the transformed plasmid, and the related protein was confirmed to localize on the cell surface by papain treatment and immunofluorescent labeling. Analysis of this displayed protein was also carried out. This strain is the first one to have been endowed artificially with organic solvent tolerance. This is a good example of creating cells exhibiting new phenotypes using a combinatorial protein library.     

Gene for spiralin, the major membrane protein of the helical mollicute Spiroplasma citri: cloning and expression in Escherichia coli.

A library of cloned Spiroplasma citri genomic sequences was constructed by incorporating HindIII digestion fragments into the plasmid vector pBR328. Immunological screening allowed the identification of a recombinant plasmid containing the gene for spiralin, the major membrane protein of S. citri. The spiralin produced by the Escherichia coli transformant was characterized by immunological detection with monoclonal antibody after Western blotting of two-dimensional (isoelectric focusing and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide) electrophoresis gels and by partial proteolytic mapping. The gene for spiralin occurred within a 6.5-kilobase-pair cloned DNA fragment. Spiralin in E. coli was produced regardless of the orientation of the insert within the pBR328 vector. A spiroplasmal DNA sequence which acted as a promoter in E. coli was cloned along with the structural spiralin gene which is expressed in E. coli from that sequence.