非核糖体肽合成酶基因腺苷酰化结构域序列克隆及分析

微生物许多非核糖体肽类次生代谢产物主要是由非核糖体肽合成酶(NRPS)催化合成。参考Gontang发布的非核糖体肽合成酶(NRPS)通用引物设计扩增NRPS腺苷酰化结构域基因序列的特异引物,从海洋链霉菌L1的基因组DNA中扩增获得一个715 bp的NRPS基因序列。测序结果及比对分析表明该片段属于NRPS腺苷酰化结构域部分序列。对其拟翻译的氨基酸序列组成成分、理化性质进行分析,显示其包含AFD class I超基因家族核心结合区,为NRPS腺苷酰化结构域(A结构域)所在区域。对氨基酸序列的二级结构预测和三级结构模拟,发现与数据库中肠菌素合酶F组分的结构相似。为后续研究A结构域的特异性及完整NRPS基因簇克隆提供了参考。     

稀有海洋放线菌Salinispora arenicola非核糖体肽合成酶和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区的克隆及序列分析

克隆稀有海洋放线菌Salinispora arenicola的非核糖体肽合成酶(NRPS)和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区基因片段。根据已发表的放线菌NRPS和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区的核苷酸序列保守区设计两对简并性引物,采用PCR的方法扩增NRPS和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区基因片段,使用分子生物学软件进行序列分析。获得两段大小分别为662bp和557bp的基因片段,编码220个和185个氨基酸。这两段序列与海洋放线菌Salinispora arenicola CNS-205的NRPS和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区基因核苷酸序列的同源性分别为99%和98%。成功地获得了稀有海洋放线菌Salinispora arenicola的NRPS和卤代酶生物合成基因簇核心区基因片段,该基因片段的获取将为分离全长基因簇以及研究该基因簇在生物合成中的功能奠定基础。     

硬枝树花中非核糖体多肽合成酶NRPS基因的克隆与鉴定

以硬枝树花(Ramalina conduplicans)地衣型真菌为研究材料,采用简并引物扩增获得腺苷酰化结构域(A结构域),并以其为模板,通过Gene walking的方法获得非核糖体多肽合成酶(NRPSs)基因的全长,并对Rc NRPS基因进行生物信息学分析、分子系统进化分析及RT-PCR分析。Rc NRPS基因的开放阅读框总长3 150 bp,编码1 049个氨基酸残基。结构域分析显示:硬枝树花的NRPS基因含有腺苷酰化结构域(A结构域)、巯基化结构域(T结构域)、缩合结构域(C结构域)。将硬枝树花的Rc NRPS蛋白序列与曲霉属34条NRPS蛋白构建系统进化树,结果显示其为铁载体。生物信息学分析表明:NRPSs为非分泌蛋白,定位于细胞质基质中。RT-PCR分析表明:酵母粉是Rc NRPS基因诱导表达所必需的,蔗糖可有效促进该基因的诱导表达。     

塔里木盆地5个生态小区稀有放线菌分离及合成抗生素基因分布

为调查塔里木盆地5个代表性生态小区的稀有放线菌分布,并评估它们产生抗生素类活性物质的潜力。采集塔里木盆地5个生态小区混合土样5份,采用7种培养基分离样品中的稀有放线菌。通过检测分析I型PKS、Ⅱ型PKS、NRPS、APH、HMG-CoA五种抗生素合成相关基因的分布,评估该地区稀有放线菌产生抗生素的潜力。结果表明:(1)基于分子鉴定,经合并重复,共分离得到18种稀有放线菌,属于放线菌的10个属。(2)塔里木河河岸林生态小区土样稀有放线菌分离种类最多(10种),为8个属,塔克拉玛干沙漠塔里木河东部生态小区最少(4种),为4个属。(3)18株稀有放线菌中有9株含有I型PKS基因、4株菌含有Ⅱ型PKS基因、4株菌含有APH基因、3株菌含有NRPS基因,有一株链孢囊菌同时含有I型PKS、Ⅱ型PKS、NRPS、APH 4种基因。5个生态小区稀有放线菌种类较多,并含有较为丰富的与抗生素合成相关的基因。     

拟诺卡氏菌线型质粒pNPL1的测序和分析

【目的】检测和分析稀有放线菌中新的线型质粒。【方法】从植物内生菌中分离链霉菌之外的放线菌菌株,检测、测序和分析线型质粒。【结果】从中草药植物紫花前胡的叶片中分离到一株内生放线菌25L-1-1c,经过16S rRNA基因序列比对属于拟诺卡氏菌。从该菌株中检测到一个约25 kb的线型质粒pNPL1。克隆和测序了pNPL1新的端粒,含有多个小的回文序列。测序获得全长为24 621 bp的线型质粒pNPL1,预测编码22个基因,其中2个基因与链霉菌质粒的端粒复制基因同源,1个基因与链霉菌质粒主要的接合转移基因相似,其余19个基因为未知功能。携带pNPL1端粒复制基因的质粒不能转化变铅青链霉菌,暗示需要发展拟诺卡氏菌的遗传操作系统。【结论】这是首次在拟诺卡氏菌中发现和描述线型质粒。     

游动双孢菌线型质粒pPR2的全序列测定及分析

[目的]获得游动双孢菌线型质粒pPR2的全序列,并揭示新型的端粒复制蛋白和可能的中间复制位点.[方法]用分段克隆的方法和序列拼接获得pPR2的全序列,利用软件分析端粒DNA的二级结构和可能的端粒复制蛋白,利用链霉菌原生质体转化的方法检测可能的中间复制的位点.[结果]pPR2全长为15520 bp,(G C)含量为68.1%.其端粒末端反向重复序列的长度为329 bp,不能像多数链霉菌的线型质粒那样能形成保守的"折返"的二级结构.pPR2虽然没有参与链霉菌端粒复制的保守的tap/tpg基因,但是pPR2.3c基因编码了一个双结构域蛋白,分别同链霉菌的端粒复制相关蛋白Tap和嗜血杆菌的解旋酶具有相似性.pPR2缺少典型的链霉菌重复序列-复制基因(iteron-rep)区段,将几乎覆盖全长pPR2的两段DNA进行克隆后,不能转化变铅青链霉菌.此外,pPR2基因还编码可能参与线型DNA复制的调控的单链结合蛋白(SSB)和与放线菌质粒接合转移相关的主要蛋白(Tva).[结论]pPR2是链霉菌之外的放线菌中最小的线型质粒,其序列在游动双孢菌属的线型质粒中是首次报道.pPR2可能具有新型的端粒复制的机制,其中pPR2.2c和pPR2.3c编码可能的端粒复制蛋白.     

海洋链霉菌Streptomyces sp.B-17卤化酶基因的克隆及生物信息学分析

海洋放线菌是生理活性物质重要的产生菌,而海洋放线菌产生的卤化酶可催化生理活性物质的卤化,极大提高了其抑菌和抗癌活性。从大连海域分离出1株链霉菌Streptomyces sp.B-17,从其基因组DNA中扩增一524 bp的基因片段,经与pMD-19T载体连接,转化大肠埃希菌JM109感受态细胞,重组质粒经鉴定证明正向插入到pMD-19T载体。生物信息学分析表明该序列与Actinocorallia herbida DSM 44252的2个依赖FADH2卤化酶基因的同源性为88%,拟编码氨基酸与色氨酸卤化酶(CP001848)的相似性也达到74%,证明所克隆的基因片段为卤化酶基因片段,为后续的基因功能分析及表达奠定了基础。     

连翘和水茄内生放线菌的多样性、活性及生物合成基因的PCR筛查

从采自成都地区的中药植物连翘Forsythia suspense和水茄Solanum torvum的根部分离到14株内生放线菌。活性筛选表明,10株菌的发酵粗提物具有不同程度的抗肿瘤活性,占全部菌株的71%;3株菌具有抗细菌活性,其中菌株A263具有较强的细胞毒活性和广谱抗细菌活性。基于16S rRNA基因部分序列的相似性分析表明,菌株A275属于克里贝拉菌属Kribbella,其余13株属于链霉菌属Streptomyces。多种生物合成基因的筛查实验表明,5株菌同时具有PKS-I、PKS-II、NRPS型基因,其中A255和A263还具有3,5-AHBA合酶基因,但仅A275具有oxyB基因。结果可以推测,链霉菌是这2种中药植物根部的优势内生放线菌,生物合成基因的PCR筛查能极大地弥补传统活性筛选模型的不足,内生放线菌具有产生丰富生物活性化合物的巨大潜力。     

圈卷产色链霉菌7100分化相关基因——sawE的结构与功能

以天蓝色链霉菌的whiB基因为探针,从圈卷产色链霉菌7100的总DNA部分文库中克隆了含有whiB同源序列的28kb DNA片段,并对其中的14kb片段进行了序列测定。序列分析表明,该片段含有一个完整的开放阅读框—sawE。预测的蛋白质结构及同源性分析显示,sawE与天蓝色链霉菌孢子形成早期的关键基因whiB高度同源,编码产物为一个调控蛋白。sawE的破坏使圈卷产色链霉菌7100的分化终止在气生菌丝阶段,在延长培养时间的情况下仍保持白色的表型,菌丝不能分隔,不能形成成熟的灰色孢子,结果表明sawE基因是一个与圈卷产色链霉菌分化有关的重要基因。     

圈卷产色链霉菌分化早期基因——samfR的研究

以链霉菌发育调控启动子PTH4 直接控制的下游部分基因片段为探针 ,在圈卷产色链霉菌中克隆到 1个 4.6kb的DNA片段 ,该片段除含有sawD基因外 ,其中1 .4kb的PvuⅡDNA片段对圈卷产色链霉菌的分化有促进作用 .序列分析及同源性比较表明 ,开放阅读框架 (ORF)由 6 39个核苷酸组成 ,编码 2 1 3个氨基酸的蛋白 ,该蛋白与红球菌 (Rhodococcusgloberulus) 3-羟苯丙基丙酸 ( 3HPP)代谢合成的调控基因hppR所编码的蛋白有 36 %的氨基酸完全相同和 5 2 %的氨基酸类似 ,该基因称之为samfR基因 .基因功能研究表明 ,samfR基因的破坏使圈卷产色链霉菌不能形成气生菌丝和孢子 ,而发育分化停止在基质菌丝阶段 ,出现光秃型的表型 .     

葡萄糖氧化酶基因片段的克隆与序列分析

根据Gen Bank发布的葡萄糖氧化酶基因序列设计PCR扩增引物,从筛选的1株可以产生葡萄糖氧化酶的菌株中克隆得到葡萄糖氧化酶基因片段,将该片段与p MD20-T载体连接后转化至大肠埃希菌DH5α中,测序并进行序列比对分析。结果表明,该克隆片段属于氧化还原酶超家族,且与同属氧化还原酶超家族中的Aspergillus niger strain BT18葡萄糖氧化酶相似度达到92%。从蛋白质预测的三级结构可以看出有FAD和NAG结合位点,说明该GOD片段理论上可以表达出GOD的主要功能。可以推断该克隆的基因片段为葡萄糖氧化酶基因片段。     

小麦中雄性不育同源序列的分离、鉴定及表达分析

利用拟南芥中已克隆的雄性核不育基因MS2和水稻中假定雄性不育蛋白的保守区域,设计一对简并引物,并在太谷核不育小麦可育株及不育株花药中进行扩增,得到了一条134bp的片段。以该片段为基础,通过电子延伸得到一个长为1604bp的序列,该序列编码的氨基酸包含一段由200个氨基酸组成的雄性不育保守区。RT-PCR结果表明,该雄性不育同源序列只在小麦可育花药中表达,而在小麦败育花药、叶片和根中不表达,说明该雄性不育同源序列为花药发育特异基因。     

Dissection of the EntF condensation domain boundary and active site residues in nonribosomal peptide synthesis

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) make many natural products of clinical importance, but a deeper understanding of the protein domains that compose NRPS assembly lines is required before these megasynthetases can be effectively engineered to produce novel drugs. The N-terminal amide bond-forming condensation (C) domain of the enterobactin NRPS EntF was excised from the multidomain synthetase using endpoints determined from sequence alignments and secondary structure predictions. The isolated domain was well-folded when compared by circular dichroism to the vibriobactin NRPS VibH, a naturally free-standing C domain. The EntF domain was also fully functional in an assay based on a synthetic small-molecule substrate, seryl N-acetylcysteamine. Active site mutants of the EntF C domain were surprisingly inactive in vitro as compared to their VibH counterparts, yet maintained the overall domain structure. An in vivo assay was developed in the context of the full-length EntF protein to more sensitively probe the activity level of the C domain mutants, and this supported strong effects for the active site mutations. The crucial role of histidine-138 was confirmed by assay of the full-length protein in vitro. These results suggest a strong resemblance of catalysis by the EntF C domain to chloramphenicol acetyltransferase, including an active site organized by an arginine-aspartate salt bridge, a key histidine acting as a general base, and an asparagine instead of a serine stabilizing the proposed tetrahedral intermediate by hydrogen bonding. The precise definition of a functional C domain excised from a NRPS should aid efforts at swapping NRPS domains between assembly lines.     

The structure of VibH represents nonribosomal peptide synthetase condensation,cyclization and epimerization domains

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are large, multidomain enzymes that biosynthesize medically important natural products. We report the crystal structure of the free-standing NRPS condensation (C) domain VibH, which catalyzes amide bond formation in the synthesis of vibriobactin, a Vibrio cholerae siderophore. Despite low sequence identity, NRPS condensation enzymes are structurally related to chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) and dihydrolipoamide acyltransferases. However, although the latter enzymes are homotrimers, VibH is a monomeric pseudodimer. The VibH structure is representative of both NRPS condensation and epimerization domains, as well as the condensation-variant cyclization domains, which are all expected to be monomers. Surprisingly, despite favorable positioning in the active site, a universally conserved histidine important in CAT and in other C domains is not critical for general base catalysis in VibH.     

小麦尿卟啉原Ⅲ合成酶基因克隆及序列分析

根据水稻已公布的尿卟啉原Ⅲ合成酶(UROS)基因和小麦EST的保守序列,设计特异性引物对小麦尿卟啉原Ⅲ合成酶基因的部分片段进行克隆,得到了364 bp的cDNA(命名为UROS1)。以UROS1作为种子进行电子克隆,得到一段长为1210 bp的cDNA序列,并设计特异性引物克隆到1个1077 bp cDNA序列。对该片段分析结果表明,克隆得到的小麦UROS基因包含了信号肽区和全长的成熟肽区。小麦UROS基因与水稻UROS基因的同源性为86%左右,其推导氨基酸序列与水稻和拟南芥蛋白序列同源性分别约91%和79%。动物、植物以及微生物间核酸序列的保守性较低,氨基酸序列保守性也不高,但都存在UROS保守结构域(Hem D)。进化分析显示,该酶在不同物种间的进化速度差异较大。     

番茄烟粉虱传双生病毒PCR检测

From the conserved regions of the reported nucleotide sequences of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGV), a pair of degenerate primers was designed to anneal to the conserved sequence.The tomato samples infected geminivirus-like from Guangdong were detected by PCR. The results showed that a 356bp specific fragment was amplified from the samples. The specific fragment was cloned and sequenced, and the sequence was compared with all nucleotide sequences in GenBank by Blast of NCBI. The result showed that the fragment belonged to Geminiviridae DNA. So the degenerate primers may be used to detect the WTGV from tomato in Guangdong. Moreover, both of the homology of the fragment between WTGV from tomato in Guangdong and the reported WTGV in the world and WTGV from tomato in Guangxi were under 82%. These results implied that the WTGV from tomato in Guangdong differed from the above-mentioned WTGV.     

Detection of putative peptide synthetase genes in Trichoderma species: application of this method to the cloning of a gene from T. harzianum CECT 2413

Some of the secondary metabolites produced by Trichoderma, such as the peptaibols and other antibiotics, have a peptide structure and in their biosynthesis are involved proteins belonging to the Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetase family. In the present work, a PCR-mediated strategy was used to clone a region corresponding to an adenylation domain of a peptide synthetase (PS) gene from 10 different strains of Trichoderma. In addition, and using the fragment isolated by PCR from T. harzianum CECT 2413 as a probe, a fragment of 19.0 kb corresponding to a PS-encoding gene named salps1, including a 1.5 kb fragment of the promoter, was cloned and sequenced. The cloned region of salps1 contains four complete, and a fifth incomplete, modules, in which are found the adenylation, thiolation and condensation domains, but also an additional epimerization domain at the C-terminal end of the first module. The analysis of the Salps1 protein sequence, taking into consideration published data, suggests that it is neither a peptaibol synthetase nor a protein involved in siderophore biosynthesis. The presence of two breaks in the open reading frame and the expression of this gene under nitrogen starvation conditions suggest that salps1 could be a pseudogene.     

Identification and partial characterization of the nonribosomal peptide synthetase gene responsible for cereulide production in emetic Bacillus cereus

Cereulide, a depsipeptide structurally related to valinomycin, is responsible for the emetic type of gastrointestinal disease caused by Bacillus cereus. Due to its chemical structure, (D-O-Leu-D-Ala-L-O-Val-L-Val)(3), cereulide might be synthesized nonribosomally. Therefore, degenerate PCR primers targeted to conserved sequence motifs of known nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) genes were used to amplify gene fragments from a cereulide-producing B. cereus strain. Sequence analysis of one of the amplicons revealed a DNA fragment whose putative gene product showed significant homology to valine activation NRPS modules. The sequences of the flanking regions of this DNA fragment revealed a complete module that is predicted to activate valine, as well as a putative carboxyl-terminal thioesterase domain of the NRPS gene. Disruption of the peptide synthetase gene by insertion of a kanamycin cassette through homologous recombination produced cereulide-deficient mutants. The valine-activating module was highly conserved when sequences from nine emetic B. cereus strains isolated from diverse geographical locations were compared. Primers were designed based on the NRPS sequence, and the resulting PCR assay, targeting the ces gene, was tested by using a panel of 143 B. cereus group strains and 40 strains of other bacterial species showing PCR bands specific for only the cereulide-producing B. cereus strains.     

转录因子DREB1A基因的克隆与植物表达载体的构建

根据GenBank中已发表的转录因子DREB1A基因的cDNA序列设计并合成了一对引物,通过RT-PCR的方法从低温处理的拟南芥总RNA中扩增出DREB1A基因的全长cDNA片段。将其克隆到pMD18 T-vector中。经测序证明该片段与GenBank上报道的序列具有99.8%的同源性。2个碱基的置换导致了一处氨基酸的差异,但这一氨基酸并不在基因的功能结构域上,推测其不会影响基因功能。以植物表达载体pBch为基础,构建了由组成型启动子35S调控的DREB1A基因的植物表达载体pBDR35S,为利用DREB1A基因改良植物抗逆性奠定了物质基础。