生物素标记的人IL-6受体基因探针的制备及在细胞原位杂交中的应用

制备了人IL-6受体cDNA 1.7 kb片段及其胞外区近膜侧区段0.5kb片段,分别用生物素标记制备了人IL-6受体基因探针,用斑点杂交分析了探针的灵敏度和特异性,并将探针用于四种白血病细胞系的原位杂交。结果表明,探针的灵敏度可达15～125pg/μl、特异性较好,所检测的四种细胞的IL-6受体mRNA表达水平与其细胞膜表面IL-6受体表达水平相一致。     

生物素标记寡核苷酸探针探测扩增的病理性突变珠蛋白基因

用末端转移酶催化生物素核苷酸底物(Biotin-ll-dUTP)共价连接在合成的寡核苷酸3’羟基末端,从而合成了两种寡核苷酸探针(β~T_(41-42)及β~A_(41-42))。用它们分别与克隆化扩增的正常和突变的β—珠蛋白基因片段杂变。结果表明该探针都具有与~(32)P探针相似的特异性,其杂交的灵敏度为2—3pg(特异序列)。进而将探测HbS基因的正常和异常两种寡核苷酸19聚体(β~A_6和β~S_6)用~(32)P和生物素分别标记;将HbS杂合子病人的白细胞DNA经聚合酶链反应(PCR)法扩增,并以含正常β—珠蛋白基因的DNA片段作对照,与两种探针分别进行斑点杂交。所得结果完全一致;Hbs杂合子DNA对正常和异常探针都显出杂交信号,而正常DNA只与β~A探针显杂交信号。     

紫云英根瘤菌共同结瘤基因nodA和nodBC的核苷酸序列

以~(32)p标记的苜蓿根瘤菌(Rhizobium meliloti)2.3kb nod DNA作探针,从紫云英根瘤菌(Rhizobium huakuii即R. astragali)159基因文库中分离到一株能与探针DNA呈阳性反应的克隆pRaN109。同源DNA-DNA杂交及DNA序列分析表明:pRaN109DNA的9kb EcoRI片段上携带了nodD_1BC基因,pRaN109 NDA的18kb EcoRI片段上携带了nodD_2A基因。共同结瘤基因nodA与nodBC两者相距6.7kb。在nodA基因和nodBC基因的上游都存在有结瘤盒(nod box)。与来自不同种属的菌株所报告的结果相比较,紫云英根瘤菌159中的共同结瘤基因有着明显不同的组合。     

霍乱肠毒素基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆与表达

霍乱弧菌569B染色体DNA,经毒源性大肠杆菌不耐热毒素基因探针定位,确定霍乱毒素基因分别位于EcoRI/pst I 酶解的5.1和5.4kb片段。我们分离其EcoR I/Pst I 酶解的4.5—6．0kb片段,与经EcoR I／Pst I 酶解的质粒pBR322体外连接转化大肠杆菌,经原位菌落杂交及重组质粒DNA的电泳分析鉴定,获得了霍乱毒素基因的克隆。通过生物活性和抗原性测定,表明霍乱毒素基因在大肠杆菌中获得了表达。     

水稻组蛋白H_3基因的分离和组织结构分析

用噬菌斑原位杂交法,从一个水稻新品系的EMBL,基因文库中筛选到了两个组蛋白H,基因克隆,并制作了它们的限制性内切酶图谱,分析了它们的组织结构。其中λRH_3-1克隆包含2个组蛋白H_3基因区(分别为0.5kb和0.8kb的BamHI-EcoRI片段,两基因区距离5.8kb)。而λRH_3-2克隆只带有1个结构特异的H_3基因区(5.2kb的EcoRI-HindⅢ片段)。本文还就水稻组蛋白H_3基因在整个基因组中的组织结构特点进行了讨论。     

苏云金杆菌δ—内毒素基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆及表达

分离了苏云金杆菌肯尼亚亚种7404(Bacillus huringiensis subsp．Kenyae 7404)和库斯塔克亚种(Bacillus thuringiensis subsp．Kwrstaki HD-1)的质粒。经凝胶原位杂交证明苏云金杆菌肯尼亚亚种7404的δ—内毒素基因位于约47Md大小的一个质粒上。用蔗糖密度梯度离心法从sau 3 A1部分酶解的上述两种苏云金杆菌质粒DNA酶解片段中分离出大于 4kb的DNA片段,将这些片段克隆到pBR332的Barn HI位点上并转化大肠杆菌HB101。通过菌落原位杂交、菌落原位放射免疫试验及Western blct分析等方法,选到了带有δ—内毒素基因并能在大肠杆菌中表达此毒蛋白的转化体。初步的生物学试验表明,在四个试验过的转化体中带有肯尼亚亚种δ—内毒素基因的转化体TK89及带有库斯塔克亚种δ—内毒素基因的转化体THl2和TH48对烟青虫(Heliothis assulta)有毒杀活性。     

琥珀酸弧菌L-天门冬酰胺酶基因的初级克隆和表达

本文以表达型噬菌体λgtll为载体,以及¹²⁵I标记的放射免疫抗体为探针,从EcDR I酶切的琥珀酸弧菌(Vyibrto succinogenes)染色体DNA片段中克隆得到携带天门冬酰胺酶基因的目的片段,在宿主菌E．Coil Y 1090 中得到表达。经酶解和凝胶电泳分析表明该插入DNA片段的分子量为5．8kb．重组DNA感染另一宿主菌E．ColiYl089后所产生的酶蛋白具有L-天门冬酰胺酶活力。用重组DNA(λgt11-AS8)为探针进行southern DNA杂交,琥珀酸弧菌染色体DNA的Ec0R I酶切片段中,出现一条位置在5．8kb处的杂交带,证明我们克隆到的携带L-天门冬酰胺酶基因的目的片段来自琥珀酸弧菌。     

青鳉p53基因克隆、结构分析及同源重组载体构建

应用“Long PCR”技术 ,用 6对 p5 3引物从青胚胎干细胞基因组DNA中扩增出 6个相互重叠的片段 ,其中最大的片段长达 4 5kb ,这 6个PCR片段覆盖了整个 p5 3基因。序列分析表明青p5 3基因长约 8 7kb ,由 11个外显子和 10个内含子组成。结构比较表明 ,青 p5 3基因在大小上与人和小鼠 p5 3基因存在较大差异。青p5 3基因的内含子 1仅为 0 85kb ,而人和小鼠p5 3基因的内含子 1则分别长达 10kb和 6kb ;青 p5 3基因的外显子 3(86bp)明显大于人和小鼠 p5 3基因的外显子 3(2 2bp) ;外显子 4 (170bp)比人 (2 80bp)和小鼠 (2 6 0bp)的外显子 4小 ;内含子 10 (3 5kb)则比人和小鼠内含子 10 (0 7kb和 0 9kb)大得多。用SVTK neo基因作正选择标记基因 ,用SVTK tk基因作负选择标记基因 ,用青 p5 3基因组片段作同源序列 ,构建了鱼类 p5 3基因同源重组载体。将此载体转染青胚胎干细胞 ,并经G4 18和Ganc药物选择后证明上述正、负选择标记基因在干细胞中能够有效表达 ,并提供对G4 18的抗性和对Ganc的敏感性。     

苏芸金杆菌MS07A的Cry Ⅰ基因在大肠杆菌中的克隆及表达

分离了苏芸金杆菌库斯塔克变种MS07A(Bacillus thuringiensis var.kurstaki MS07A)的质粒,经HindⅢ酶解、凝胶电泳和Southern转移后,用DIGdUTP标记的质粒pES1的EcoR Ⅰ—F片段作探针进行DNA分子杂交,发现5.3、6.6和7kb左右的DNA片段含Cry Ⅰ基因。用Glass milk合并回收这些片段,克隆到pUC18的HindⅢ位点上并转化大肠杆菌JM109。通过菌落原位杂交、重组质粒的限制性消解等分析方法,选出带有Cry Ⅰ基因并能在大肠杆菌中表达其毒蛋白的转化子。初步生物测定结果表明。转化子TM48和TM76对松毛虫和菜青虫有毒杀活性。     

用生物素标记DNA探针进行菌落原位杂交*

将生物素标记的DNA探针用于菌落原位杂交,结合链霉菌抗生物素蛋白和生物素碱性磷酸酶系统检测显示信号。结果证明该法快速方便,杂交信号清晰,高度特异,完全可以取代同位素用于细菌分析和克隆筛选。     

Aminoglycoside-inactivating enzymes in strains of Salmonella and genes encoding them

Aminoglycoside resistance patterns of 56 strains isolated from man, cattle and environment were determined. 34 out of 42 gentamicin-resistant strains were shown to produce AAC(3)-II and 7 strains produced ANT(2"). All the 48 kanamycin resistant strains produced APH(3')-I. Spot hybridization of the 42 gentamicin resistant strains with the inner fragment of the aacC2 gene revealed positive signals for all the strains. Hybridization of the 48 kanamycin-resistant strains with the aphA1 gene probe provided positive results in all the strains. The AAC(3)-IV encoding gene was not detected by DNA-DNA hybridization in the strains studied.     

Hybridization analysis of the gene encoding a hemolysin (suilysin) of Streptococcus suis type 2: evidence for the absence of the gene in some isolates

A hemolysin gene was cloned from a virulent strain of Streptococcus suis type 2 strain 1933. Analysis of the gene and its product revealed that it is identical to a previously reported hemolysin (suilysin) of S. suis type 2. Southern hybridization analysis of the digested total genomic DNA from S. suis with the cloned hemolysin DNA sequences as probe indicated that the hemolysin gene is present as a single copy on the genome. Genomic DNA of 63 isolates of S. suis encompassing all known serotypes were examined by DNA hybridization and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies for the presence of the hemolysin gene homolog. The results of both techniques were identical and demonstrated the absence of the hemolysin gene in some isolates. In DNA hybridization studies, three DNA probes derived from the hemolysin encoding gene were used. Results showed that sequences encoding the C-terminal 257 amino acid residues (Probe 1) were the most conserved and hybridized to a 1.2 kb fragment in 32 (51%) strains and a 4.0 kb fragment in 23 (36%) strains respectively. Thus, Probe 2 hybridized to the DNA of 55 (87%) of the isolates tested. The first probe (Probe 1) comprising almost the entire hemolysin gene and the third probe (Probe 3) which consisted of the N-terminal sequences hybridized only to a 4.0 kb fragment in 23 (36%) of the strains tested. Eight (13%) of the strains tested were hybridization and PCR negative. The hybridization of the C-terminal end sequences (Probe 2) to the 1.2 kb fragment in 32 (51%) of the strains and the lack of hybridization of the probes to eight (13%) strains may suggest the presence of different types of hemolysin molecule in S. suis strains.     

A DNA fragment hybridizing to a nif probe in Rhodobacter capsulatus is homologous to a 16S rRNA gene

We have sequenced the Rhodobacter capsulatus nifH and nifD genes. The nifH gene, which codes for the dinitrogenase reductase protein, is 894 bp long and codes for a polypeptide of predicted Mr 32,412. The nifD gene, which codes for the alpha subunit of dinitrogenase, is 1,500 bp long and codes for a protein of predicted Mr 56,113. A 776-bp BglII-XhoI fragment containing only nif sequences was used as a hybridization probe against R. capsulatus genomic DNA. Two HindIII fragments, 11.8 kb and 4.7 kb in length, hybridize to this probe. Both fragments have been cloned from a cosmid library. The 11.8-kb fragment contains the nifH, D and K genes, as previously demonstrated (Scolnik and Haselkorn, 1984). In this paper we present evidence that suggests that the 4.7-kb HindIII fragment contains a gene coding for 16S rRNA, and that although homology between nif and this fragment can be observed in filter hybridization experiments, a second copy of the nif structural genes seems not to be present in this region.     

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     

Selective enrichment of a large size genomic DNA fragment by affinity capture: an approach for genome mapping.

A method to enrich large size DNA fragments obtained by digestion with rare cutting restriction endonucleases was developed and applied for the isolation of a 150 kb SfiI fragment containing the beta-globin gene cluster. The digested DNA is rendered single stranded at the ends by diffusing a strand specific exonuclease into an agarose plug containing DNA. The plug is melted and solution hybridization is then performed with a bridge RNA containing specific sequences from the end of a desired fragment linked to a common probe sequence. The common probe sequence is annealed to a biotinylated RNA and the resulting tripartite hybrid is retained onto a solid matrix containing avidin and specifically released by ribonuclease action. Enrichments of greater than 350 fold have been achieved consistently. Such directed purification of large DNA fragments without cloning can considerably expedite mapping and gene localization in a complex genome and facilitate the construction of sublibraries from defined regions of the genome.     

Genetic analysis of type 5 capsular polysaccharide expression by Staphylococcus aureus.

Capsules are produced by over 90% of Staphylococcus aureus strains, and approximately 25% of clinical isolates express type 5 capsular polysaccharide (CP5). We mutagenized the type 5 strain Reynolds with Tn918 to target genes involved in CP5 expression. From a capsule-deficient mutant, we cloned into a cosmid vector an approximately 26-kb EcoRI fragment containing the transposon insertion. In the absence of tetracycline selection, Tn918 was spontaneously excised, thereby resulting in a plasmid containing 9.4 kb of S. aureus DNA flanking the Tn918 insertion site. The 9.4-kb DNA fragment was used to screen a cosmid library prepared from the wild-type strain. Positive colonies were identified by colony hybridization, and a restriction map of one clone (pJCL19 with an approximately 34-kb insert) carrying the putative capsule gene region was constructed. Fragments of pJCL19 were used to probe genomic DNA digests from S. aureus strains of different capsular serotypes. Fragments on the ends of the cloned DNA hybridized to fragments of similar sizes in most of the strains examined. Blots hybridized to two fragments flanking the central region of the cloned DNA showed restriction fragment length polymorphism. A centrally located DNA fragment hybridized only to DNA from capsular types 2, 4, and 5. DNA from pJCL19 was subcloned to a shuttle vector for complementation studies. A 6.2-kb EcoRI-ClaI fragment complemented CP5 expression in a capsule-negative mutant derived by mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate. These experiments provide the necessary groundwork for identifying genes involved in CP5 expression by S. aureus.     

柞蚕核型多角体病毒(ApNPV)转移载体质粒pAp M2614的组建

自从美国科学家G.Smith等首次建立苜蓿尺蠖核型多角体病毒(AcNPV)转移载体表达系统以来,已被广泛用于外源基因的表达,成为世界上一新的具有巨大潜力的载体表达系统。为了进一步提高表达产量,降低成本,日本科学家前田进建立了家蚕核型多角体病毒(BmNPV)载体表达系统,并获得了高效表达。柞蚕是我国特产,以蛹滞育越冬,保存时间长,个体大,可工厂化生产。因此,组建柞蚕NPV转移载体,进而建立该载体表达系统,是目前利用昆虫活体为宿主进行外源基因表达较理想的昆虫杆状病毒载体表达系统。     

Organization of delta-crystallin genes in the chicken.

Double-stranded DNA was synthesized from delta-crystallin mRNA prepared from lens fibers of 15-day-old chick embryos and cloned at the Pst I site of the plasmid pBR322. Using the cloned cDNA and single-stranded cDNA as hybridization probes, a number of genomic DNA fragments containing delta-crystallin gene sequences have been cloned from the partial and complete EcoRI digests of chick brain DNA. One of the clones from the partial digests contains a DNA fragment that consists of four EcoRI fragments of 7.6 kb, 4.0 kb, 2.6 kb, and 0.8 kb. The gene sequences reside in the (5')7.6 kb - 0.8 kb - 4.0 kb (3') fragments. Electron microscopy has provided evidence that the cloned DNA fragment includes the entire gene sequences complementary to delta-crystallin mRNA except for the 3' terminal poly(A) tail, and that the delta-crystallin gene is interrupted by at least 13 intervening sequences. Another clone contains a genomic fragment that consists of two EcoRI fragments of 3.0 kb and 11 kb. The DNA fragment in the latter clone represents a different delta-crystallin gene, as judged by restriction endonuclease mapping and by electron microscopy.     

DNA homology of surface protein antigen A gene in mutans streptococci

1. A recombinant plasmid, pYA724, containing an 8.45 kb DNA fragment encoding surface protein antigen A (spaA) from Streptococcus sobrinus 6715 was used to examine the DNA homology of the spaA gene with chromosomal DNA of various mutans streptococci strains. 2. Restriction endonuclease BamHI-digested pYA724 DNA was radio-labeled by nick-translation, and a DNA-DNA hybridization experiment was carried out. pYA724 DNA hybridized with chromosomal DNA of serotypes a, c, d, e, f and g strains, but not with b by dot DNA-hybridization and Southern blot DNA hybridization. 3. Chromosomal DNAs were isolated from several serotype c Streptococcus mutans strains, digested with BamHI, and analyzed by Southern blot DNA hybridization. pYA724 DNA hybridized with different sizes and numbers of BamHI-digested DNA fragments of the chromosomal DNAs. 4. These data indicated that all mutans streptococci strains except serotype b have DNA homologous with the spaA gene, although within the same serotype strain the spaA gene has a diversity of arrangement within the chromosome.     

Restriction fragment length polymorphisms detected in N-ras-related sequences of rats and their linkage analyses

Novel restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in inbred rats were revealed with the human N-ras gene as probe. Three fragments hybridizing to the probe were detected by Southern blot hybridization under highly stringent conditions, and one of the fragments showed variation in inbred rat strains. Furthermore, on hybridization under low-stringency conditions, an additional fragment hybridizing to the probe was observed, and this fragment also showed interstrain variation. These two variant fragments showed different distributions in 27 inbred rat strains and segregated in backcross progeny as codominant alleles of independent single autosomal loci. Therefore, the loci for these RFLPs were named Nras-1 and Nras-2, respectively. Analyses of linkages between the RFLPs and 11 other loci revealed that the Nras-2 locus was closely linked to the c locus (3.7 +/- 2.6%), which belongs to rat linkage group I.