乙型肝炎病毒Ⅹ蛋白的优势氨基酸序列与热点突变位点的生物信息学分析

乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白(hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)全长154个氨基酸,与肝癌发生密切相关。为确定HBx的优势氨基酸序列和热点突变位点,在GenBank中下载所有HBx的氨基酸序列13 950条,剔除插入突变、缺失突变和起始密码子非甲硫氨酸的序列,最后保留7 126条。通过分析这7 126条序列,计算出HBx每个位点的氨基酸分布情况,出现频率最高的氨基酸为该位点的优势氨基酸,其他氨基酸为突变氨基酸。154个位点的优势氨基酸组成HBx优势氨基酸序列。突变率10.0%的热点突变位点有32个。其中第36、42、44、87、88和127位氨基酸有4种(突变率1.0%)以上突变形式,具有较高的多态性。与肝癌密切相关的K130M/V131I双突变率为34.7%。通过7 126条HBx序列与优势序列的同源性比较,随机选出其中50条序列(2条与优势序列同源性75%,48条同源性为76%~99%),与23条参考序列及优势序列共同构建系统发生树。结果显示,HBx优势氨基酸序列属于基因型C,这与基因型C为全球主要流行型一致。本研究首次系统性分析了GenBank中HBx的优势序列,确定了32个HBx热点突变位点和6个多态性较高的位点,为基于HBx突变的基础和应用研究奠定了基础。     

Uncv无毛小鼠无毛基因的分子克隆及序列分析

目的 探讨Unev无毛小鼠的无毛性状与无毛基因(hairless gene,hr)的相关性.方法 参照Gen-Bank上公布的小鼠的hr序列,设计5对引物,用RT-PCR方法对本单位培育的Unev无毛小鼠hr的编码区序列进行了克隆与分析.结果 获得了Unev无毛小鼠及野生型hr的全部编码区序列(3546 bp).Unev无毛小鼠hr基因与野生型小鼠hr基因的长度及序列完全一致,同源性为100%.与GenBank上发表的国外小鼠hr基因序列(Z32675)相比,同源性为99.7%,共10个碱基发生了突变,其中2个碱基突变导致了相应的氨基酸突变;和昆明小鼠的hr(AY547391)相比,同源性为99.6%,共12个碱基发生了突变,其中3个碱基突变导致了相应的氨基酸突变;但这些突变是由种属差异造成的.结论 Uncv无毛小鼠的无毛性状产生与hr基因无关.     

江浙沪地区乙肝病毒B、C基因型S基因突变及选择压力分析

目的系统分析江浙沪三地的乙肝病毒B、C基因型S基因突变和选择压力情况,以期为乙型肝炎的防治提供理论依据。方法采用NCBI数据库提供的乙肝病毒序列,分为B、C基因型两组,分析突变情况,同时采用Datamonkey进行选择压力分析和Bioedit进行氨基酸置换熵值分析。结果S基因226个氨基酸位点突变分析中,产生突变有位点122个,位点突变率C基因型(45.58%)高于B基因型(30.09%)(χ~2=11.523,P=0.001);总突变率C基因型(1.36%)高于B基因型(0.80%)(χ~2=46.642,P=0.000);α决定簇突变率C基因型(2.40%)高于B基因型(0.96%)(χ~2=20.524,P=0.000)。B基因型α决定簇突变率高于总突变率(χ~2=0.735,P=0.391);C基因型α决定簇突变率高于总突变率(χ~2=44.467,P=0.000)。B基因型氨基酸突变最多的位点为200、213、161和21位点,C基因型氨基酸突变最多的位点为126、68、3、53和194位点。两个基因型dN/dS均值均小于1。B基因型没有发现正向选择位点,发现8个负向选择位点。C基因型发现7个正向选择位点,17个负向选择位点。B基因型仅发现一个易突变位点(200位),C基因型也仅发现一个易突变位点(126位),大多数氨基酸位点熵值0.4。结论江浙沪地区S基因突变率水平较低,其中C基因型位点突变率、α决定簇突变率和总突变率高于B基因型,α决定簇突变率高于总突变率。C基因型经历外界环境免疫选择压力和自身进化压力双重影响,自身进化压力强于外界环境免疫选择压力;而B基因型主要遭受自身进化压力。尤其要格外关注C基因型的进化进程。     

昆明小鼠无毛基因cDNA全长序列的分子克隆

无毛基因是与皮肤和被毛结构有重要关联的核受体基因,编码一个锌指结构转录因子,是甲状腺激素受体的转录辅阻遏物,并参与毛发生长周期的调控,在维持毛囊及毛囊间上皮的增殖、分化、调亡的精致平衡中扮演重要角色。参考小鼠、人的无毛基因序列,用RT-PCR方法首次对昆明小鼠无毛基因的cDNA序列进行了克隆,获得了昆明小鼠无毛基因的全长4 014 bp cDNA序列（GenBank 登录号：AY547391）,基因的CDS长度为3 546 bp。AY547391基因编码的蛋白质在GenBank中的序号为AAT45233,由1181个氨基酸组成。昆明小鼠与国外报导的小鼠、大鼠、猪、羊、猴、人等6种动物CDS 序列同源性分别为99.9%、94.4%、83.1%、78.1%、81.9%、82.1%,氨基酸同源性分别是99.9%、92.2%、81.7%、 70.8%、 79.9%、 80.1% 。这一结果反应了无毛基因在进化过程的高度保守性。通过Blast比较昆明小鼠无毛基因与GenBank 数据库中收集的Hr 基因的mRNA,发现了4个SNP和一个缺失突变,其中3个位点没有改变氨基酸残基的性质,两个位点有氨基酸改变并证实为多态性突变位点,研究结果为无毛基因的SNPs的数据库提供了新的信息。     

甘蔗乙烯合成酶基因家族三个成员的克隆与序列分析

ACC（1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid）合成酶是高等植物乙烯生物合成途径中的限速酶.根据已克隆的植物ACS（1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase）基因同源序列,设计简并引物,以甘蔗叶片总DNA为模板,通过PCR扩增,得到3条特异性强的扩增片段：Sc-ACS1为1 041 bp、Sc-ACS2为1 345 bp和Sc-ACS3为1 707 bp.将序列在GenBank核酸数据库进行同源性搜索,结果表明,3个片段均为ACS基因,推导编码的蛋白质序列分别包含326、242和310个氨基酸.其中,Sc-A CS1和Sc-ACS3同源性最高,核苷酸序列和蛋白质氨基酸序列分别有98%和96%同源,与禾本科植物玉米Zm ACS6、水稻OS-ACS2、毛竹等ACS基因家族也有很高的同源性,核苷酸序列同源性为88%-98%,蛋白质氨基酸序列同源性为73%-81%.甘蔗Sc-ACS2与水稻OS-ACS5在核苷酸和氨基酸序列上分别有91%和79%同源性,但与甘蔗Sc-ACS1和Sc-ACS3基因成员之间,氨基酸同源性分别只有45%和49%.系统进化分析表明,Sc-ACS1和Sc-ACS3基因与玉米Zm ACS6基因亲缘关系最近,而Sc-ACS2基因与水稻OS-ACS5基因亲缘关系最近.Southern杂交表明三基因在基因组中确实存在而且是多拷贝基因.三个片段已在GenBank数据库中注册,注册号分别为AY620985、AY620986和AY788919.     

人乙型肝炎病毒前表面抗原preS基因的克隆与序列分析

从杭州、兰州两地各一例乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)表面抗原阳性血清中提取病毒DNA,采取PCR技术扩增出前表面抗原(preS)基因片段,重组到质粒载体上,对该基因进行了全序列测定[GenBank索取号CpreS-HZAF325674;preS-LZAF325675].克隆的HBVpreS基因杭州分离物(preS-HZ)和兰州分离物(preS-LZ)全长522个核苷酸,编码174个氨基酸.preS-HZ与已发表的HBVadr亚型上海分离物[8]、北京分离物[9]、日本分离物[5]、HBVadw亚型[10]和ayw亚型[11]preS基因的核苷酸序列同源性分别为96.7%、96.2%、97.3%、88.7%和84.1%,氨基酸序列同源性分别为96.0%、94.9%、97.1%、85.1%和85.4%;preS-LZ与相应序列的核苷酸序列同源性分别为96.4%、96.2%、96.9%、88.7%、83.7%,氨基酸序列同源性分别为94.9%、94.9%、96.0%、85.1%、84.1%.分子进化分析(DNASTAR,1999)表明,克隆的两例HBVpreS基因属于adr亚型.preS-LZ与preS-HZ之间有两个核苷酸变异(对应两个氨基酸变异),相对于以上报道的序列二者含有四个特异的氨基酸突变位点.在免疫保护区内二者具有较好的保守性,可用于表达乙肝重组亚单位疫苗.     

菜心苯丙氨酸解氨酶基因克隆与序列分析

通过同源克隆和RACE相结合的方法,首次从菜心中克隆了苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)基因的全长cDNA,命名为BcPAL1(GenBank登录号为GU245694).BcPAL1全长2 476 bp,开放阅读框2 166 bp,编码721个氨基酸.经氨基酸序列多重比较发现,BcPAL1编码的氨基酸序列与拟南芥、烟草、甘蓝型油菜等植物的PAL氨基酸序列同源性大于90%,BcPAL1编码的氨基酸序列包含与拟南芥、烟草PAL蛋白质相同的脱氨基位点和催化活性位点.基于氨基酸序列的PAL系统进化树分析结果显示,BcPAL1编码的氨基酸序列与十字花科类植物(如拟南芥)的PAL聚为一支,说明两者的亲缘关系较近.     

大熊猫犬瘟热病毒附着或血凝蛋白基因的序列分析

首次对犬瘟热病毒(CDV)大熊猫(GP)毒株附着或血凝蛋白(H)基因进行了序列测定并与疫苗株Onderstepoort进行了比较.我们设计合成了4对引物,对GP株进行了RT-PCR扩增与测序.H蛋白基因全长为1 946 bp,开放阅读框架(ORF)始于21-23位的ATG,终止于1 842-1 844位的TGA,编码607个氨基酸,该基因序列已被GenBank收录.将GP毒株与GenBank中疫苗弱毒株Onderstepoort进行比较,二者核苷酸序列的同源性为91.4%,推导的氨基酸序列的同源性为90.2%,GP和Onderstepoort株H蛋白的半胱氨酸残基数目均为12个且相对位置不变;疏水性有一定的变化,但推测的穿膜区位置(约35-55位氨基酸)是一致的;Onderstepoort株的H蛋白潜在的N-联糖基化位点为4个,GP株H蛋白为9个,糖基化位点的不同可能对GP株H蛋白的抗原性产生影响.     

河南省麻疹病毒血凝素蛋白基因特征分析

为了解河南省流行的麻疹野病毒的血凝素基因特征,为制定消除麻疹策略提供依据,本文对2008~2012年河南省麻疹病毒分离株进行了血凝素基因核苷酸氨基酸特征研究。该研究采用病毒分离、RT-PCR方法获取病毒血凝素基因扩增产物,再对扩增产物进行核苷酸序列测定和分析。结果显示,河南省2008~2012年共分离麻疹病毒12株,测序结果显示均为H1a基因型,核苷酸同源性98.0%~100%,氨基酸序列同源性97.2%~99.8%,通过与Edmonston-wt.USA/54/A毒株进行比较,在氨基酸240位点发生丝氨酸(S)突变成天门酰胺(N)的突变。上述检测结果显示,河南省2008~2012年麻疹野病毒流行优势株为H1a基因型,同源性较高,而且氨基酸改变导致糖基化位点的缺失,是麻疹病毒变化的共同特征。     

编码新型转录因子样蛋白的小鼠及人类同源cDNA的克隆(英文)

 通过检索GenBank的表达序列标签 (EST)数据库并结合cDNA末端快速扩增法 (RACE) ,从小鼠胸腺克隆到一个新的cDNA序列 ,并从人类肝癌组织中克隆出了其同源cDNA .根据读码框架分析 ,这两个cDNA分别编码 541和 555个氨基酸的蛋白质 两个蛋白质之间氨基酸序列一致率为77% ,和已知蛋白无显著同源性 .分子生物学软件和网上分析表明 ,两个蛋白质所含功能序列与STAT家族成员极为相似 ,均含有包括酪氨酸蛋白激酶在内的多种蛋白激酶的磷酸化位点和核定位信号 (NLS) ,可能是一种新型转录因子 .RT PCR分析显示 ,两个基因在正常组织中选择性表达 ,其分布相似 ,而且都具有一定程度的与分化或增殖相关的趋势 .     

Analysis of hepatitis B virus X gene (HBx) mutants in tissues of patients suffered from hepatocellular carcinoma in China

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X (HBx) gene multi-site mutations are a frequent event in the clinical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues. It has been reported that the mutation of the HBx plays a crucial role in the development of HBV-related HCC. To identify the novel mutations of HBx in the HCC tissues, we examined and analyzed the sequences of HBx gene in 60 cases of HCC tumor tissues and paratumor tissues from China by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The mutation patterns of HBx were analyzed by comparing the tumor tissues with non-tumor tissues. The data showed that 44 cases of tissues out of 60 patients were HBV-positive. Our results showed that the mutations at amino acid 30, 88, 144 from tumor samples and at amino acid 31, 43, 87, 94 from non-tumor samples were highly frequent events. Interestingly, we found that a novel type of HBx linked-mutations, such as at aa L30F/S144A, was 29.5% (13/44) positive in the tumor tissues. However, the role of HBx gene mutations at aa L30F/S144A relative to wild type HBx gene is unclear in hepatocarcinogenesis. The novel HBx linked-mutations may be significant in the development of HCC.     

Peptide alignment of the porcine 21-hydroxylase cytochrome P-450 using a cDNA sequence of the corresponding bovine enzyme

The amino acid sequence deduced from a cDNA clone of the bovine adrenal steroid 21-hydroxylase cytochrome P-450 has been utilized to align peptide sequences derived from the corresponding porcine enzyme. Homology analysis revealed that only fifty percent of the amino acid sequence predicted by the cDNA clone overlapped with peptide sequences from the porcine enzyme. The homology in the remaining portions of the bovine sequence was restored by considering amino acid sequences predicted by the two additional DNA reading frames of the cDNA sequence. Forty eight percent of the bovine sequences predicted by the two alternate reading frames showed strong homology with the porcine peptide sequences. A minimum of 4 nucleotide sequencing errors account for the observed reading frame alterations and the approximate position of each error in the bovine cDNA sequence has been established.     

Hepatocystin/80K-H inhibits replication of hepatitis B virus through interaction with HBx protein in hepatoma cell

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) is a key player in HBV replication as well as HBV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the pathogenesis of HBV infection and the mechanisms of host–virus interactions are still elusive. In this study, a combination of affinity purification and mass spectrometry was applied to identify the host factors interacting with HBx in hepatoma cells. Thirteen proteins were identified as HBx binding partners. Among them, we first focused on determining the functional significance of the interaction between HBx and hepatocystin. A physical interaction between HBx and hepatocystin was confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated that HBx and hepatocystin colocalized in the hepatoma cells. Domain mapping of both proteins revealed that the HBx C-terminus (amino acids 110–154) was responsible for binding to the mannose 6-phosphate receptor homology domain (amino acids, 419–525) of hepatocystin. Using translation and proteasome inhibitors, we found that hepatocystin overexpression accelerated HBx degradation via a ubiquitin-independent proteasome pathway. We demonstrated that this effect was mediated by an interaction between both proteins using a HBx deletion mutant. Hepatocystin overexpression significantly inhibited HBV DNA replication and expression of HBs antigen concomitant with HBx degradation. Using the hepatocystin mutant constructs that bind HBx, we also confirmed that hepatocystin inhibited HBx-dependent HBV replication. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that hepatocystin functions as a chaperon-like molecule by accelerating HBx degradation, and thereby inhibits HBV replication. Our results suggest that inducing hepatocystin may provide a novel therapeutic approach to control HBV infection.     

Polymorphism analyses of hepatitis B virus X gene in hepatocellular carcinoma patients from southern China

Chronic hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection is one of the major causes of hepatocellularcarcinoma(HCC),and the HBV X(HBx)gene plays a critical role in the molecular pathogenesis ofHBV-related HCC.We have investigated whether there are particular HBx gene mutations associated withHCC in patients from southern China.The HBx gene was examined in 51 paraffin-embedded tumor tissuesamples from patients with HCC and 25 serum samples from the HBV carrier by nested polymerase chainreaction(PCR),single-stranded conformational polymorphism and heteroduplex analysis.The HBx geneswith potentially important mutations from tumor tissue samples were cloned,sequenced and aligned withthe published HBx gene sequence.HBV genotypes in tumor tissue samples were analyzed by nested PCR.Analyses of HBx gene polymorphism showed that 31.3% of HBx gene fragments in tumor tissue sampleshad a special pattern.A common deletion at nt 382-400 of the HBx gene accompanied by 29 point mutationswas detected in four randomly selected tumor tissue samples with this pattern which caused a frame-shiftin the HBx open reading frame with a new stop codon at nt 1818,resulting in an HBx polypeptide chaintruncated at the C end in these cases.Among the four randomly selected samples,three were HBV genotypeB,and one was not detected by our present assay.In another tumor tissue sample,amplification of thefull-length HBx gene yielded a shorter fragment.Sequencing of this fragment revealed a 264 bp deletionbetween nt 1577 and 1840 of the HBV gene.These results suggest that HBx gene mutation occurs frequentlyin HCC samples,and the deletion at nt 382-400 of the HBx gene might play a role in carcinogenesis of HCCin southern China.     

Complete covalent structure of human beta-thromboglobulin.

The complete primary structure of the platelet-specific protein human beta-thromboglobulin has been determined. beta-Thromboglobulin consists of identical subunits of 81 amino acids, each with a molecular weight of 8851. The amino acid sequence of the beta-thromboglobulin subunit is: Gly-Lys-Glu-Glu-Ser-Leu-Asp-Ser-Asp-Leu-Tyr-Ala-Glu-Leu-Arg-Cys-Met-Cys-Ile-Lys-Thr-Thr-Ser-Gly-Ile-His-Pro-Lys-Asn-Ile-Gln-Ser-Leu-Glu-Val-Ile-Gly-Lys-Gly-Thr-His-Cys-Asn-Gln-Val-Glu-Val-Ile-Ala-Thr-Leu-Lys-Asp-Gly-Arg-Lys-Ile-Cys-Leu-Asp-Pro-Asp-Ala-Pro-Arg-Ile-Lys-Lys-Ile-Val-Gln-Lys-Lys-Leu-Ala-Gly-Asp-Glu-Ser-Ala-Asp. Disulfide bridge-18 to half-cystine-58. The amino acid sequence of beta-thromboglobulin shows a marked homology with that of platelet factor 4. When the sequences are aligned for maximum homology, 42 of the 81 residues of beta-thromboglobulin are identical with those of platelet factor 4, including the position of the four half-cystines.     

Bovine and feline gastrin cDNA sequences and the amino acid and nucleotide sequence homologies among mammalian species.

The complete nucleotide sequences of cDNAs encoding bovine and feline preprogastrins have been cloned from the antral mucosa mRNA. The gastrin mRNA of each animal encodes a preprogastrin of 104 amino acids consisting of a signal peptide, a prosegment of 37 amino acids, and a gastrin 34 sequence, followed by a glycine (the amide donor). The cleavage following a pair of lysine residues yields gastrin 17. We found that pairs of arginine residues flanking gastrin 34, the typical processing site sequence of all other preprogastrins and many peptide hormones, were arginines in the bovine preprogastrin, but the first basic amino acid pair had changed to Arg-Trp (57-58 residues) instead of Arg-Arg in the feline preprogastrin. Comparison of these amino acid and nucleotide sequences with published mammalian sequences showed extensive homology in the coding (63 to 73% amino acid identity) and in the untranslated regions (67 to 89% identity). Prosequence, the most variable region, shows greater amino acid difference between bovine and human preprogastrin (54% identity), and between bovine and rat preprogastrin (54% identity) than between other species (62 to 82% identity).     

The Hepatitis B Virus X Protein Inhibits Thymine DNA Glycosylase Initiated Base Excision Repair

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome encodes the X protein (HBx), a ubiquitous transactivator that is required for HBV replication. Expression of the HBx protein has been associated with the development of HBV infection-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previously, we generated a 3D structure of HBx by combined homology and ab initio in silico modelling. This structure showed a striking similarity to the human thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG), a key enzyme in the base excision repair (BER) pathway. To further explore this finding, we investigated whether both proteins interfere with or complement each other’s functions. Here we show that TDG does not affect HBV replication, but that HBx strongly inhibits TDG-initiated base excision repair (BER), a major DNA repair pathway. Inhibition of the BER pathway may contribute substantially to the oncogenic effect of HBV infection.     

Structure of the beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase gene of Bacillus macerans: homologies to other beta-glucanases

Summary The nucleotide sequence of an 852 base pair (bp) DNA fragment containing the entire gene coding for thermostable beta- 1,3-1,4-glucanase ofBacillus macerans has been determined. ThebglM gene comprises an open reading frame (ORF) of 711 by (237 codons) starting with ATG at position 93 and extending to the translational stop codon TAA at position 804. The deduced amino acid sequence of the mature protein shows 70% homology to published sequences of mesophilic beta- 1,3-1,4-glucanases fromB. subtilis andB. amyloliquefaciens. The sequence coding for mature beta-glucanase is preceded by a putative signal peptide of 25 amino acid residues, and a sequence resembling a ribosome-binding site (GGAGG) before the initiation codon. By contrast with the processed protein, the N-terminal amino acid sequence constituting the putative leader peptide bears no or only weak homology to signal peptides of mesophilicBacillus endo-beta-glucanases. TheB. macerans signal peptide appears to be functional in exporting the enzyme to the periplasm inE. coli. More than 50% of the whole glucanase activity was localized in the periplasmic space and in the supernatant. Whereas homology to endo-1,4-beta-glucanases is completely lacking, a weak amino acid homology between the sequence surrounding the active site of phage T4 lysozyme and a sequence spanning residues 126 through 161 ofB. macerans endo-beta-glucanase could be identified.     

Mouse glandular kallikrein genes. Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA coding for a member of the kallikrein arginyl esteropeptidase group of serine proteases

A library of cloned cDNA to male mouse submaxillary gland poly(A)-containing RNA was constructed in the plasmid pBR322. Inserts containing sequences estimated to be in the 1-5% abundance class were identified by hybridization to radiolabeled cDNA and examined by nucleotide sequence analysis. A sequence coding for a peptide with 57% homology to the only complete kallikrein sequence reported to date (from pig pancreas) was identified by a computer search program. This insert appears to code for the COOH-terminal 149 amino acids of a protein presumed therefore to be a serine protease. Comparison of the predicted amino acid sequence of this protein with analogous sequences in the three characterized members of the mouse submaxillary gland kallikrein arginyl esteropeptidase group of enzymes revealed extensive homology, although not complete identity. Thus, there are at least four members of this enzyme family expressed in the mouse submaxillary gland.