Cpn0308基因真核载体构建及鉴定

目的:构建Cpn0308基因真核表达重组质粒,为肺炎衣原体(Chlamydia pneumoniae,Cpn)核酸疫苗的研制做准备。方法:用PCR技术从Cpn AR39株基因组DNA中扩增Cpn 0308基因,经双酶切、连接等反应,重组入pcDNA3.1/HisA真核表达载体,转化到感受态细胞,再经含氨苄青霉素的LB培养基筛选,酶切、PCR扩增及测序鉴定。结果:从Cpn AR39株基因组DNA中扩增出特异的Cpn 0308基因,约400bp;酶切、重组、转化、筛选鉴定出pcDNA3.1/HisA-Cpn0308重组质粒;序列测定证实与GenBank登录的肺炎衣原体Cpn AR39株Cpn0308基因一致。结论:功地构建了pcDNA3.1/HisA-Cpn0308重组质粒,为肺炎衣原体核酸疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

HSV-tk基因逆转录病毒重组体的构建与DNA序列分析

目的　构建含有单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型胸苷激酶 (HSV1 tk)基因的逆转录病毒重组载体pLXSN TK。方法设计一对寡核苷酸引物 ,用PCR方法从质粒pHSV10 6中特异扩增HSV tk基因片段 ( 1168bp) ,分别用BamHI和Eco RI酶切后 ,定向连接到质粒pLXSN中 ,转化宿主菌TG1,分别用上述内切酶 ,PCR和DNA测序鉴定重组质粒。结果　酶切鉴定所切下的片段和PCR扩增的片段大小均与预计相符 ,测序结果与文献报道序列及预计结果一致 ,证实符合表达框架。结论　成功构建了HSV tk嵌合重组质粒pLXSN TK。     

携胰岛素调控基因系统的载体构建及鉴定

目的：构建受胰岛素、葡萄糖双向调节的胰岛索分泌调控基因的载体。方法：1．用酚氯仿抽提法提取SD大鼠肝脏基因组DNA,用P1、P2为引物。PCR扩增胰岛素生长因子结合蛋白-1启动子(IGFBP-1);2.选用pUC118作为克隆载体,用分子克隆技术亚克隆三倍体葡萄糖反应元件(GLRE)3;3,运用基因重组技术将ICFBP-1启动子定向插入(GLRE)3的下游。结果：1.PCR扩增出420bp的目的DNA片断,与文献IGFBP-1 DNA大小一致;2．重组体序列分析显示,克隆的基因序列和文献报道的(GLRE)3及IGFBP-1基因序列一致。结论：成功构建携胰岛素调控基因系统的载体pUC118(GLRE)3-IGFBP-1。为1型糖尿基因治疗的进一步实验研究奠定了基础。     

肺炎支原体P1蛋白羧基端基因片段在大肠杆菌中克隆的研究

在大肠杆菌中克隆肺炎支原体P1蛋白羧基端基因片段,为P1蛋白基因片段的扩增、表达及探讨羧基端基因片段功能打基础.采用PCR扩增方法获取P1结构基因.扩增产物用SalI和EcoRI酶切消化,回收1kb大小的DNA片段并与pUC19DNA连接,转入大肠杆菌JM109菌株.用X-gal平板及质粒图谱分析方法筛选重组克隆株,再用限制性核酸内切酶酶切图谱分析鉴定.经PCR扩增MPDNA获得1条5.0kbDNA片段.重组质粒限制性内切酶指纹图谱显示出2条带,1条为pUC19载体DNA带,另1条是1kb的插入片段.实验获得肺炎支原体P1蛋白结构基因及含P1蛋白羧基端DNA片段的重组克隆株.     

肺炎支原体P1粘附蛋白基因的克隆

目的 在大肠杆菌中克隆含肺炎支原体P1粘附蛋白基因的重组质粒,为实现肺炎支原体P1粘附蛋白基因的大量扩增及表达奠定基础。方法 通过PCR方法获取肺炎原体P1粘附蛋白基因,用限制性核酸内酶EcoR Ⅰ切割后与pUC19载体DNA连接,转入大肠杆菌JM109菌株。用X－gal平板筛选转化子,应用P1基因区特异重复序列(RepMP2/3）引物对重组质粒进行PCR扩增和限制性核酸内酶切图谱分析鉴定。结果 PCR和限制性核酸内切酶图谱分析均证实所获重组质粒中含有P1粘附蛋白基因。结论 获得含有肺炎支原体P1粘附蛋白基因的重组克隆。     

正义、反义MCP-1基因逆转录病毒载体重组质粒的构建和包装

为构建含单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(Monocytechemoattractantprotein-1,MCP-1)基因的重组逆转录病毒pLXSN/MCP-1质粒.用RT-PCR技术从大鼠系膜细胞中扩增出MCP-1全长DNA,将其与Pgem-TE连接,用限制性内切酶EcoRⅠ对pTE-MCP-1和逆转录病毒质粒pLXSN分别进行酶切.在T4连接酶的作用下,构建重组逆转录病毒质粒pLXSN/MCP-1.经BglⅡ,XhoⅠ酶切鉴定MCP-1在质粒中的方向,用脂质体介导的方法把重组质粒DNA转染进入包装细胞PA317中,经过G418筛选出抗性克隆.通过NIH3T3细胞测定病毒液的病毒滴度.结果证实经过RT-PCR技术从大鼠系膜细胞中扩增出MCP-1全长DNA与所需的大小一致.重组质粒经酶切分析与预期的结果一致.G418筛选出抗性克隆,能稳定合成并分泌重组逆转录病毒颗粒.NIH3T3细4胞测定病毒滴度为17×10cfu/mL.     

人地中海贫血β654基因作为外源基因用于转基因的制备方法

目的探讨人地中海贫血β654基因为外源基因用于转基因小鼠制作时,外源基因的制备方法,为进一步制作转基因小鼠打下基础。方法采用反向点杂交法确诊人地中海贫血β654纯合子DNA,以PCR法扩增获得人地中海贫血β654基因,分离纯化后,通过连接酶反应将其克隆入含βLCR调控序列的基础载体pBGT51质粒中,经PCR扩增、酶切、反向点杂交及DNA测序鉴定重组质粒,用EcoRⅤ酶切获得转基因所用的外源基因。结果将人地中海贫血β654基因作为外源基因克隆入基础载体pBGT51质粒中构建了重组质粒βBGT51,用EcoRV酶切获得含人β654基因及βLCR调控序列的6.5kb的DNA片段,制备了可用于显微注射转基因的外源基因。结论采用该方法构建的含人地中海贫血β654基因的重组质粒,可获得用于显微注射转基因的外源基因。     

胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-1启动子的克隆与序列分析

用酚氯仿抽提法提取SD大鼠的肝脏基因组DNA,PCR扩增胰岛素样生长因子结合蛋白-1（IGFBP-1）启动子并克隆至pUC118载体。从含IGFBP-1启动子的质粒中酶切分离出IGFBP-1启动子并测序。PCR扩增出420bp的目的DNA片段,与文献报道的IGFBP-1启动子DNA大小一致。经正、反两方向序列分析显示,克隆的基因序列和GenBank数据库中的IGFBP-1启动子基因序列一致。以上结果表明克隆成功了IGFBP-1启动子基因,为构建具双向调节的胰岛素分泌调控基因质粒奠定了基础。     

改造的HPV16型E7基因重组穿梭质粒的构建与鉴定

分别以卡介苗(BCG)基因组DNA及宫颈癌组织提取DNA为模板,通过PCR扩增得到19kD抗原的胞壁区及其上游调控元件(19ss)基因序列和HPV16型E7基因序列。先将19ss基因与大肠杆菌-分枝杆菌穿梭质粒pMV261重组,得到重组质粒pMCW。再将E7基因克隆至pMCW,得到重组质粒pMCW-E7。最后用PCR引物定点诱变法突变E7基因与转化有关的位点,得到重组质粒pMCW-mE7。对重组质粒pMCW-mE7用PCR扩增、双酶切及测序鉴定证实,19ss基因及突变的E7基因正确插入穿梭质粒pMV261。成功构建了重组穿梭质粒pMCW-mE7。     

通过原位易错PCR一步构建基因突变文库

主要介绍一种通过原位易错PCR构建随机突变文库的新技术。本实验室最近发表的一项国际专利中,利用来源于海栖热孢菌的极耐热性DNA连接酶,在传统PCR循环中加入一个连接步骤,即变性—退火—延伸—连接的四步循环法PCR,从而实现环状质粒的PCR指数扩增(PPCP)。原位易错PCR中所用引物为一段线性双链DNA,它含有与模板质粒不同的筛选标记,产物转化宿主菌后,模板质粒在筛选平板上被直接剔除。筛选到的阳性突变子可用作模板直接进入突变文库的再次构建,通过筛选获得二级或多级累加的正突变。利用这种方法构建了一个木聚糖酶基因和一个纤维素酶基因的随机突变文库,并筛选出具有正向突变的蛋白,证明以PPCP为基础的原位易错PCR技术,为基因定向进化提供了一种快速有效的随机突变文库构建的新方法。     

Drosophila P element integration in the mouse

A recombinant plasmid containing the Drosophila melanogaster P element transposon was microinjected into mouse zygotes. Dot-blot analysis indicated that one of the newborns contained a single copy of the microinjected DNA per haploid mouse genome equivalent; two other newborns had integrated multiple copies of the P element construct. Southern mapping revealed that the entire plasmid, including both pBR322 sequences and P element sequences, had integrated in each of the three animals. In the two mice carrying multiple copies of the microinjected DNA, the copies appear to be linked in a tandem head-to-tail array. Therefore, in each of the three newborns integration of P element sequences has occurred by a mechanism which is distinct from that observed when the same plasmid is injected into Drosophila embryos. Analysis of DNA from the offspring of one of the transgenic mice showed no indication of transposition of P element sequences.     

A novel 165-base-pair terminal repeat sequence is the sole cis requirement for the adeno-associated virus life cycle.

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) replication is dependent on two copies of a 145-bp inverted terminal repeat (ITR) that flank the AAV genome. This is the primary cis-acting element required for productive infection and the generation of recombinant AAV (rAAV) vectors. We have engineered a plasmid (pDD-2) containing only 165 bp of AAV sequence: two copies of the D element, a unique sequence adjacent to the AAV nicking site, flanking a single ITR. When assayed in vivo, this modified hairpin was sufficient for the replication of the plasmid vector when Rep and adenovirus (Ad) helper functions were supplied in trans. pDD-2 replication intermediates were characteristic of the AAV replication scheme in which linear monomer, dimer, and other higher-molecular-weight replicative intermediates are generated. Compared to infectious AAV clones for replication, the modified hairpin vector replicated more efficiently independent of size. Further analysis demonstrated conversion of the input circular plasmid to a linear substrate with AAV terminal repeat elements at either end as an initial step for replication. This conversion was independent of both Rep and Ad helper genes, suggesting the role of host factors in the production of these molecules. The generation of these substrates suggested resolution of the modified terminal repeat through a Holliday-like structure rather than replication as a mechanism for rescue. Production of replicative intermediates via this plasmid substrate were competent not only for AAV DNA replication but also for encapsidation, infection, integration, and subsequent rescue from the chromosome when superinfected with Ad and wild-type AAV. These studies demonstrate that this novel 165-bp ITR substrate is sufficient in cis for the AAV life cycle and should provide a valuable reagent for further dissecting the cis sequences involved in AAV replication, packaging, and integration. In addition, this novel plasmid vector can be used as a substrate for both rAAV vector production and synthetic plasmid vector delivery.     

Identification of insertion sequence element IS427 in pTiT37 plasmid DNA of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens T37 isolate

The isolation and characterization of an insertion sequence (IS) element, IS427, from Agrobacterium tumefaciens T37 is described. IS427 is present in three nonidentical copies on the pTiT37 plasmid. The copy that was isolated through transposition on the entrapment vector pUCD800 contains at its ends a 16-bp imperfect inverted repeat and generates a 2-bp duplication of the target DNA. IS427 does not show homology with previously characterized IS elements of A. tumefaciens, based on hybridization experiments and/or sequence comparison.     

Preferential extrachromosomal localization of exogenous DNA in transgenic silkworm Bombyx mori L.

Summary Transgenic silkworms (Bombyx mori L.) were obtained by microinjection of plasmid pPrC-LTR1.5, which carris 1.5 DNA copies of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) long terminal repeats (LTRs) inserted in the vector pBR322. The transgene was transmitted over the three generations obtained up to now. Most of the exogenous DNA failed to integrate into the genome and persisted as an extrachromosomal element that is subject to rearrangements. Plasmids carrying only part of the input DNA together with fragments of silkworm DNA were rescued from the transgenic animals. One of the rescued plasmids contained a sequence which belongs to a family of evolutionarily conserved repeated sequences.     

Development of integrative vectors for Actinomycetes--producers of antibiotics]

The integrative vectors pSU 475 and pSU 476 with variable numbers of copies per genome were developed for antibiotic producing actinomycetes. For this, the amplifying sequence AUD-Sr 1 of Streptomyces rimosus and the BamHIB fragment of the eSA 1 genetic element from Streptomyces antibioticus were used. The eSA 1 fragment was an element required for integration of a vector to the actinomycete chromosomes since it was homologous with the chromosomal DNAs of S. lividans, S. erythraeus and S. antibioticus. At the first stage the AUD-Sr 1 sequence within the actinomycete plastid pSU 23 was cloned by the vector pUC 19 to E coli. In that experiment the 12.4-kb plasmid pSU 449 was isolated. At the second stage the BamHIB-fragment of the eSA 1 element was incorporated into the resultant hybrid plasmid pSU 449. The 16.5-kb hybrid plasmids pSU 475 and pSU 476 were isolated. In these plasmids the BamHIB fragment of eSA 1 was present in two orientations. The developed vectors were useful in cloning DNA to S. lividans and S. erythraeus.     

Plasmid pSE21 of Streptomyces erythraeus strains

Crossing of S. erythraeus 4, a laboratory strain (NRRL 2338) containing a family of plasmids with S. erythraeus 1, a plasmid-free strain resulted in formation of strain 6. A multi-copy plasmid pSE21 11.5 kb in length was isolated from S. erythraeus 6. A detailed restriction map of plasmid pSE21 was constructed. Its cloning to E. coli YM83 on vector pUC19 showed that plasmid pSE21 was not stable in E. coli. It was found that the status of plasmid pSE21 changed in relation to the physiological state of S. erythraeus 6. Southern hybridization of the plasmid pSE21 DNA with the total DNA of the cultures of S. erythraeus 1 maintained for various periods at 4 degrees C demonstrated that plasmid pSE21 was present in S. erythraeus 1 in an autonomous state in 0.1 to 0.2 copies per genome. The number of the plasmid pSE21 copies could be decreased. The chromosomal DNA of S. erythraeus 1 contained the DNA sequences highly homologous to those of plasmid pSE21. It was assumed that during the crossing of S. erythraeus 4 with S. erythraeus 1 the genetic element from the donor strain was transferred to the recipient strain which in some way changed the plasmid pSE21 status and imparted the multicopy pattern to it. Further investigation of the plasmid pSE21 properties and construction of a vector for S. erythraeus on the plasmid basis are under way.