大肠杆菌O157噬菌体中vt2基因A、B亚单位的克隆与序列分析

根据GenBank中毒素基因 vt1、vt2序列设计合成 4 对引物,以大肠杆菌 O157 菌株 DNA为模板,扩增 vt1、vt2,从只含有vt2的菌株中诱导释放噬菌体,以噬菌体DNA为模板进行PCR扩增,获得vt2、vt2 A、vt2 B 3条特异性DNA带;将 vt2 A、vt2 B扩增产物纯化后,分别插入 pMD18 T载体,测序结果与相应序列比较,vt2 A和 vt2 B亚单位的基因序列与 GenBank中编码 VT2 毒素的 A、B亚单位的核苷酸序列(X07865,NC_002655, BA000007,AF291819)的同源性分别为98%~99%、96%~100%,确定 vt2 位于噬菌体,并为进一步研究大肠杆菌 O157 中VT噬菌体的毒力转导、VT2毒素的表达和应用奠定基础。     

利用噬菌体随机肽库筛选可结合志贺毒素B亚单位的短肽序列

以制备的重组志贺毒素B亚单位(StxB)为靶标,利用噬菌体展示亲和淘选技术,经4轮筛选,从随机十二肽库中筛选到与StxB结合的一批噬菌体克隆,对特异结合活性较高的27个噬菌体克隆的表面展示肽进行序列测定,其中A6序列出现16次,A9和A3序列分别出现2次和3次。为评价筛选克隆中和毒素毒性的能力,将展示肽出现频率最高的A6噬菌体克隆,体外与志贺毒素孵育进行动物试验,动物存活率达33.3%,表明毒素的毒性得到部分抑制,A6短肽可能发展成为志贺毒素的拮抗剂。     

大肠杆菌0157噬菌体中vt2基因A、B亚单位的克隆与序列分析

根据GenBank中毒素基因vt1、vt2序列设计合成4对引物,以大肠杆菌O157菌株DNA为模板,扩增vt1、vt2,从只含有vt2的菌株中诱导释放噬菌体,以噬菌体DNA为模板进行PCR扩增,获得vt2、vt2-A、vt2-B3条特异性DNA带;将vt2-A、vt2-B扩增产物纯化后,分别插入pMD18-T载体,测序结果与相应序列比较,vt2-A和vt2-B亚单位的基因序列与GenBank中编码VT2毒素的A、B亚单位的核苷酸序列(X07865,NC_002655,：BA000007,AF291819)的同源性分别为98％～99％、96％～100％,确定vt2位于噬菌体,并为进一步研究大肠杆菌O157中VT噬菌体的毒力转导、VT2毒素的表达和应用奠定基础。     

大肠杆菌O157噬菌体中vt2基因A、B亚单位的克隆与序列分析

根据GenBank中毒素基因vt1、vt2序列设计合成4对引物,以大肠杆菌O157菌株DNA为模板,扩增vt1、vt2,从只含有vt2的菌株中诱导释放噬菌体,以噬菌体DNA为模板进行PCR扩增,获得vt2、vt2-A、vt2-B 3条特异性DNA带;将vt2-A、vt2-B扩增产物纯化后,分别插入pMD18-T载体,测序结果与相应序列比较,vt2-A和vt2-B亚单位的基因序列与GenBank中编码VT2毒素的A、B亚单位的核苷酸序列(X07865,NC_002655,BA000007,AF291819)的同源性分别为98%～99%、96%～100%,确定vt2位于噬菌体,并为进一步研究大肠杆菌O157中VT噬菌体的毒力转导、VT2毒素的表达和应用奠定基础.     

噬菌体随机肽库筛选抗志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B的单抗的识别表位

目的利用噬菌体随机肽库技术筛选志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B的单抗的识别表位。方法以抗志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B的单克隆抗体筛选噬菌体随机12肽库,挑取阳性克隆测定DNA序列,推导其氨基酸序列并进行同源性分析。通过ELISA鉴定获得的噬菌体短肽与单抗之间的结合特性。结果从噬菌体随机12肽库中筛选出20株可与抗志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B的单抗特异结合的噬菌体克隆,其中多数克隆呈现核心序列WTSRW（Q）,该序列与志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B的一级序列具有一定的同源性。结论WTSRW（Q）序列是志贺样毒素Ⅱ结合亚单位Stx2B单抗的识别表位。     

痢疾志贺氏毒素B亚单位在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

本文从痢疾志贺氏Ⅰ型菌W30864的染色体克隆了编码志贺氏毒素(Stx)的基因,表达Stx的基因位于约4．5kb的EcoRl片段内。一系列的生物学试验表明：我们构建的杂种质粒(pMGC001)能产生Stx,产量为亲代株的16倍,克隆株不仅有细胞毒和肠毒作用,而且还有神经毒性。我们又从质粒pMGC001将志贺氏毒素的B亚单位(Stx—B)的基因克隆至表达载体pJLA503,获得了Stx—B在大肠杆菌中的高效表达,Stx—B已被纯化,其特异的多克隆和单克隆抗体也被制备。Westem blot表明它们能与Stx—B进行特异的抗原抗体反应。     

A型肉毒毒素轻链基因的克隆及其结构分析

以献报道的A型肉毒毒素基因全序列为标准,设计并合成一对引物,自肉毒梭菌基因组中扩增出肉毒毒素轻链基因片段,并将扩增产物与pGEM—T载体在体外连接,构建测序重组质粒,进行测序和基因结构分析。PCR扩增获得了产物为1 364bp的DNA片段,测序结果与DNA数据库对照检索分析证明,此基因片段与GenBank中的A型肉毒毒素LC基因的一致性达99．9％以上,可以认为克隆的基因为A型肉毒毒素LC基因。     

霍乱肠毒素A2亚单位15肽(10一24)的合成及其有关生物活性初步测定

本文根据Merrifleld固相方法,人工合成了霍乱肠毒素A2亚单位第10—24位氨基酸序列。合成中采用树脂一氯甲烷为载体,双环己基碳化二亚胺(D．C．C．I)作为连结剂。最终合成产物经过高压液相氨基酸分析证实：含有A。亚单位第10—24位十五个氨基酸组成成分,经初步活性测定证实有抗原性;能激发家兔产生特异性抗体,在琼脂双扩散试验中能产生抗原抗体特异性沉淀反应。它不具有改变血管通透性的毒性活力,小鼠皮肤反应阴性。肠袢结扎试验显示：不引起肠液贮留;当与B亚单位结合后,在肠内可抑制霍乱毒素的作用。     

用合成肽标定百日咳杆菌毒素S_1亚单位的抗原位置

<正>最近已报道了百日咳毒素基因的整个序列及氨基末端序列,一级结构的明确使合或携带自然毒素抗原决定簇的肽链成为可能。短肽的抗体与天然蛋白常常结合得很好,因为这种蛋白提供的短肽序列是暴露在分子表面的。百日咳毒素由5个不同的亚单位组成,S_1—S_5。我们和其它学者已经发现,具有酶活性的亚单位S_1是免疫显性的。本研究用接种过全细胞百日咳菌苗或只含百日咳毒素菌苗的人和动物血清,对包含S_1亚单位抗原决定簇的5种多肽序列的鉴定及合成作了阐述。     

志贺氏毒素B亚单位的分离纯化及其多克隆抗体的制备

从高效表达志贺氏毒素Ｂ亚单位（ＳｔｘＢ）的工程菌株ＤＨ５α／ｐＳＵ１０８分离纯化了ＳｔｘＢ,并用它制备了多克隆抗体。ＥＬＩＳＡ试验表明抗ＳｔｘＢ抗血清的滴度达１×１０４。Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ结果显示该抗血清能与ＳｔｘＢ发生特异反应。这为研究志贺氏毒素Ｂ亚单位的免疫保护作用和痢疾志贺氏Ⅰ型菌苗的研制打下了基础     

The Role of the Supernumerary Subunit of Rhodobactersphaeroides Cytochrome bc 1 Complex

The smallest molecular weight subunit (subunit IV), which contains no redox prosthetic group,is the only supernumerary subunit in the four-subunit Rhodobacter sphaeroides bc ₁ complex.This subunit is involved in Q binding and the structural integrity of the complex. When thecytochrome bc ₁ complex is photoaffinity labeled with [³H]azido-Q derivative, radioactivity isfound in subunits IV and I (cytochrome b), indicating that these two subunits are responsiblefor Q binding in the complex. When the subunit IV gene (fbcQ) is deleted from the R.sphaeroides chromosome, the resulting strain (RSIV) requires a period of adaptation beforethe start of photosynthetic growth. The cytochrome bc ₁ complex in adapted RSIVchromatophores is labile to detergent treatment (60–75% inactivation), and shows a four-fold increasein the K _m for Q₂H₂. The first two changes indicate a structural role of subunit IV; the thirdchange supports its Q-binding function. Tryptophan-79 is important for structural andQ-binding functions of subunit IV. Subunit IV is overexpressed in Escherichia coli as a GSTfusion protein using the constructed expression vector, pGEX/IV. Purified recombinant subunitIV is functionally active as it can restore the bc ₁ complex activity from the three-subunit corecomplex to the same level as that of wild-type or complement complex. Three regions in thesubunit IV sequence, residues 86–109, 77–85, and 41–55, are essential for interaction withthe core complex because deleting one of these regions yields a subunit completely or partiallyunable to restore cytochrome bc ₁ from the core complex.     

马铃薯AGPase大小亚基功能研究

马铃薯 1,6 二磷酸腺苷葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶 (AGPase)是淀粉合成的限速酶 ,该酶有大、小两个亚基形成异源四聚体。总结了迄今为止已克隆的马铃薯AGPase大、小亚基编码基因、小亚基和底物结合位点的识别、以及大亚基异构调控因子结合位点识别的研究结果 ,提出了大小亚基非自然重组是深入研究AGPase的途径 ,建立体内条件下高效可靠代谢调控研究手段是AGPase研究所必需的。     

Reevaluation of the amino acid sequence of porcine follitropin

We have reevaluated the sequence of porcine follicle-stimulating hormone (pFSH) with more recent protein-sequencing methodology. This has led to revision of the earlier proposed sequence. As with almost all reported gonadotropin -subunits, NH₂-terminal heterogeneity was found in the porcine FSH -subunit (FSH), starting with residue Phe (1), Asp (3), Gly (4), or Thr (7). In the -subunit, there were found to be at least two molecular species, starting with residue Asn (1) (minor 20%) or Cys (3) (major 80%) as NH₂-terminal and ending at residue Glu (108) as COOH-terminal. The net effect of the present revisions is to increase the homology of pFSH with other reported follitropin sequences. Apparent differences in the half-cystine placements in a previous proposal for pFSH compared with other species of FSH are no longer tenable. The half-cystine placements thus remain a constant structural feature throughout the gonadotropin hormones (choriogonadotropin, follitropin, and lutropin).     

Molecular evolution of the modulator of chloroplast ATP synthase: origin of the conformational change dependent regulation

Chloroplast ATP synthase synthesizes ATP by utilizing a proton gradient as an energy supply, which is generated by photosynthetic electron transport. The activity of the chloroplast ATP synthase is regulated in several specific ways to avoid futile hydrolysis of ATP under various physiological conditions. Several regulatory signals such as Delta mu H(+), tight binding of ADP and its release, thiol modulation, and inhibition by the intrinsic inhibitory subunit epsilon are sensed by this complex. In this review, we describe the function of two regulatory subunits, gamma and epsilon, of ATP synthase based on their possible conformational changes and discuss the evolutionary origin of these regulation systems.     

Plasticity of Agonist Binding Sites in Hetero-Oligomers of the Unitary Glutamate Receptor Subunit XenU1

Abstract: Two subunits from Xenopus , XenNR1G and the "short" subunit XenU1, have previously been coexpressed to form a unitary (NMDA/non-NMDA type) glutamate receptor. We now show that an antibody to XenNR1G or an antibody to XenU1 precipitates the binding sites of both XenNR1G and XenU1, with the recombinant subunits or with solubilised Xenopus brain membranes, i.e., the combination occurs in vivo. The expressed XenU1 subunits are in the cell membrane and oriented correctly. XenU1 binds not only kainate with high affinity ( K _D 1.2 n M at 25°C), but also the glycine site antagonist 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid (DCKA). DCKA, GTP, or GTPγS displaces competitively all of the bound [³H]kainate, but glycine has no effect. The results suggest that a common binding site for kainate, DCKA, and GTP can exist on XenU1. In the XenNR1G/XenU1 complex, the kainate affinity is lowered eightfold, whereas the DCKA affinity is considerably increased ( K _D 147 n M ). Only 18% of the binding to the complex has the properties of the NMDA receptor glycine site, the rest being due to switching of the high-affinity kainate site of XenU1 (low-affinity DCKA) to a high-affinity DCKA (low-affinity kainate) conformation. Surprisingly, a mammalian NR2 subunit can also combine with XenU1, and this introduces similar reciprocal changes in the binding of kainate and DCKA. The combined evidence suggests a common basic mode of agonist site formation in different subunit types of the ionotropic glutamate receptors.     

In vitro protein folding by E. coli ribosome: unfolded protein splitting 70S to interact with 50S subunit

Folding of unfolded protein on Escherichia coli 70S ribosome is accompanied by rapid dissociation of the ribosome into 50S and 30S subunits. The dissociation rate of 70S ribosome with unfolded protein is much faster than that caused by combined effect of translation and polypeptide release factors known to be involved in the dissociation of ribosome into subunits. The protein then reaches a “folding competent” state on 50S and is released to take up native conformation by itself. Release before attaining the folding competent state or prevention of release by cross-linking it with ribosome, would not allow the protein to get back to its native conformation.     

Morphological, mitochondrial DNA and allozyme evolution in representative amphibians and reptiles inhabiting each side of the Strait of Gibraltar

Patterns of differentiation in morphology, mitochondrial DNA and allozymes in amphibians and reptiles inhabiting northern and southern shores of the Strait of Gibraltar are not concordant, suggesting that each taxon was affected differently by events preceding or following the formation of the Strait of Gibraltar. Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme differentiation between Discoglossus jeanneae and Discoglossus scovazzi (Anura, Discoglossidae), Rana perezi and Rana saharica (Anura, Ranidae), and Blanus cinereus and Blanus tingitanus (Squamata, Amphisbaenia, Amphisbaenidae) is substantial, whereas morphological differentiation is moderate in Rana and Blanus , but is substantial in Discoglossus . Differentiation in mitochondrial DNA and morphology between Timon ( Lacerta ) lepidus and Timon ( Lacerta ) tangitanus (Squamata, Lacertoidea, Lacertidae) is considerable, but allozyme differentiation is low. In members of type-I and -II Podarcis vaucheri (Squamata, Lacertoidea, Lacertidae), morphology and mitochondrial DNA are moderately differentiated, but allozyme differentiation is low. Spanish and Moroccan populations of Hyla meridionalis (Anura, Hylidae), Mauremys leprosa (Testudines, Geoemydidae), and Macroprotodon brevis (Squamata, Serpentes, Colubridae) demonstrate little allozyme and mitochondrial DNA differentiation, but whereas morphological differentiation between Mauremys and Macroprotodon populations is moderate, Hyla demonstrate substantial morphological differentiation between continental populations. These data suggest that sex-limited mitochondrial markers are reflective of ancient phylogenetic history, whereas biparentally inherited allozyme markers and morphological characteristics reflect more recent population structure and movement.  © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2008, 94 , 445–461.     

Human embryonic, fetal, and adult hemoglobins have different subunit interface strengths. Correlation with lifespan in the red cell

The different types of naturally occurring, normal human hemoglobins vary in their tetramer-dimer subunit interface strengths (stabilities) by three orders of magnitude in the liganded (CO or oxy) state. The presence of embryonic zeta-subunits leads to an average 20-fold weakening of tetramer-dimer interfaces compared to corresponding hemoglobins containing adult alpha-subunits. The dimer-monomer interfaces of these hemoglobins differ by at least 500-fold in their strengths; such interfaces are weak if they contain zeta-subunits and exchange with added beta-subunits in the form of beta(4) (HbH) significantly faster than do those with alpha-subunits. Subunit exchange occurs at the level of the dimer, although tetramer formation reciprocally influences the amount of dimer available for exchange. Competition between subunit types occurs so that pairs of weak embryonic hemoglobins can exchange subunits to form the stronger fetal and adult hemoglobins. The dimer strengths increase in the order Hb Portland-2 (zeta(2)beta(2)) < Hb Portland-1 (zeta(2)gamma(2)) approximately equal Hb Gower-1 (zeta(2)epsilon(2)) < Hb Gower-2 (alpha(2)epsilon(2)) < HbF(1) < HbF (alpha(2)gamma(2)) < HbA(2) (alpha(2)delta(2)), i.e., from embryonic to fetal to adult types, representing maturation from weaker to stronger monomer-monomer subunit contacts. This increasing order recapitulates the developmental order in which globins are expressed (embryonic --> fetal --> adult), suggesting that the intrinsic binding properties of the subunits themselves regarding the strengths of interfaces they form with competing subunits play an important role in the dynamics of protein assemblies and networks.     

羊草光合作用相关基因的克隆与分析

在构建了羊草叶片cDNA文库的基础上,利用M13载体通用引物筛选其亚文库,挑选阳性克隆进行测序,将测序结果在NCBI基因库中进行比对,得到一个Rubisco大亚基基因全长序列和Rubisco小亚基基因部分序列,并对其核苷酸及其编码的氨基酸序列进行分析。结果显示,Rubisco大亚基基因长度为1 796 bp,与禾本科大麦、小麦、野雀麦、粗山羊草、旱麦草、异形花草、黑麦等的核苷酸序列同源性达98%以上;羊草的Rubisco小亚基基因部分序列含有一个开放阅读框,其长度为186 bp,编码61个氨基酸,与禾本科的小麦、大麦、燕麦、黑麦以及扁穗雀麦Rubisco小亚基基因氨基酸序列的同源性分别为93%、93%、91%、91%、92%。羊草Rubisco基因的克隆与分析有利于进一步研究其光合作用效率。     

盐地碱蓬叶片液泡膜H^＋—ATPase B亚基的克隆及盐胁迫下表达分析

植物液泡膜H^ -ATPase在建立跨液泡膜质子梯度、促进液泡Na^ 区域化、提高植物耐盐性方面发挥着重要作用。本实验从盐生植物盐地碱蓬(Suaeda salsa L.)cDNA文库分离到碱蓬叶片液泡膜H^ -ATPase B亚基cDNA克隆。测序表明该基因长达1974bp,开放阅读框有1470bp编码489个氨基酸,含有一个保守的ATP结合位点,其蛋白分子量约为54．29kD。Northern及Western印迹表明盐地碱蓬液泡膜H^ -ATPase B亚基表达明显受NaCl胁迫诱导,并且在NaCl胁迫下,B亚基在转录及翻译水平上与液泡膜H^ -ATPase c亚基存在协同作用。盐胁迫下,盐地碱蓬液泡H^ -ATPase B亚基与c亚基的协同表达增加了液泡H^ -ATPase的数量,从而提高了液泡H^ -ATPase活性,为碱蓬叶片液泡Na^ 区域化提供了动力,最终提高了碱蓬植株的耐盐性。