牛FABGL基因的克隆及其与牛生物经济学性状的相关分析

运用同源序列克隆技术结合反转录PCR技术和3′,5′cDNA末端快速扩增技术得到了牛FABGL基因的完整CDS,3′非翻译区和部分5′非翻译区.序列分析和生物信息学研究表明,所获得的牛FABGL基因的cDNA包含994个核苷酸和780 bp的开放阅读框及198 bp的完整的3′非翻译区.该基因编码260个氨基酸残基蛋白,在氨基酸水平上与人的同源基因具有高度的相似性(88%).采用PCR-SSCP方法,在递交的包含完整CDS的长为1 925 bp的该基因的基因组DNA序列(GenBank接受号DQ409814)1 065 bp 和1 792 bp处,分别发现了两个单核苷酸碱基突变Y=C/T,R=A/G;它们分别位于该基因的第五和第八内含子.对包含这两个多态位点的3个品种(安格斯、海福特和西门塔尔)牛的共179个个体等位基因频率与部分肉质及生长性状进行了关联分析,结果发现,在第八内含子内具有GG基因型的个体的肉用性能指数(4.283±.0.475kg/cm)较具有AA基因型个体的(4.008±0.465kg/cm)高(P≤0.01);而且同一位点具有GG基因型的个体的眼肌面积(73.380±13.005 cm2)显著高于具有AA基因型的个体(67.744±12.777 cm2)(P≤0.05).在第五内含子内,具有CC、CT、TT3种不同基因型的个体之间,平均日增重差异均达到极显著水平(P≤0.01),以具有TT基因型的个体平均日增重最高(0.652±0.330kg/d),CC基因型的最低(0.421±0.178kg/d).     

高羊茅FaChit1基因组DNA的克隆及其拷贝数的验定

以获得的高羊茅FaChit1基因cDNA设计引物扩增其基因组DNA,序列比对发现该基因内不存在内含子.进一步采用染色体步移方法分离FaChit1基因上游的一段935 bp启动子序列以及下游的一段470 bp 3′非翻译区序列发现,在该启动子区域内不仅含有保守的TATA盒和CAAT盒,而且包含多个潜在的与胁迫应答有关的顺式调控元件,表明该启动子可能是1个多胁迫诱导型启动子.此外,在FaChit1 3′非翻译区含有真核生物基因中高度保守的特征序列.Southern杂交结果表明,FaChit1在高羊茅基因组中有2个拷贝.     

应用变性高效液相色谱技术建立胸苷酸合成酶基因多态检测平台

TS基因5′非翻译区(5′ untranslation region, 5′UTR)增强子区域(TS enhancer region, TSER)存在28 bp的2次(2R)、3次(3R)的串联重复多态, 在3R等位基因第二次重复中还存在一个G→C的单核苷酸多态性(single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs), 同时在3′非翻译区(3′ untranslation region, 3′ UTR)存在6个碱基片段缺失/插入多态。这些多态形式的存在影响了TS基因mRNA的稳定和翻译效率, 并可导致不同TS基因型肿瘤患者对以5-fuorouracil (5-FU)为基础的化疗疗效产生差异。为提高TS基因型临床检测的效率和准确性, 方便、快捷、准确和自动化区分各种纯合及杂合基因型, 设计多重PCR反应, 同时扩增TS基因5′ 和3′ 非翻译区多态所处片段。利用DHPLC技术建立TS基因多态性检测平台, 在非变性条件下, 通过优化DHPLC 洗脱梯度, 同时检测5′ TSER区的串联重复多态和3′ UTR片段长度多态; 在变性条件下, 检测5′ TSER区单核苷酸多态。同时采用PCR-RFLP和DNA 测序方法, 验证DHPLC分析结果。     

牛催乳素基因组及其cDNA全长序列的分子克隆和分析

通过LongPCR等技术首次克隆得到全长9388bp的牛催乳素（bPRL)基因组序列（GenBank登录号AF426315）,其中包括bPRL基因全部5个外显子和4个内含子,5′端854bp的上游调控区以及3′端69bp的UTR,AF426315基因编码的蛋白质在GenBank中的序号为AAL28075,由229个氨基酸残基组成,1-30位氨基酸残基为信号肽序列,成熟的多肽含有199个氨基酸残基,将bPRL基因组DNA真核表达载体转染COS-7细胞后通过RT-PCR得到长度为804bp的bPRLcDNA序列,该序列涵盖了bPRL基因的全部ORF区,证明本研究所获得的bPRL基因组DNA具有转录的生物学功能,Blast搜索结果显示,GenBank数据库中收集有多条bPRL基因的mRNA和EST序列,各序列间存在多个SNP位点,主要分布于下游编码区和3′端的UTR,这些位点均未改变相应的氨基酸残基的性质,此外,5′端编码信号肽序列的区域呈现高度保守性。     

扩展青霉PF898碱性脂肪酶基因组DNA的克隆及序列分析

扩展青霉 (Penicilliumexpansum)PF898可产生一种具有重要工业生产价值的碱性脂肪酶(PEL) .在通过 3′RACE和 5′RACE获得PEL完整的cDNA序列的基础上 ,通过PCR方法首次克隆了该脂肪酶的完整的基因组DNA序列 (GenBank登录号为AF330 6 35 ) .该脂肪酶DNA全长 14 0 4bp ,包括PEL编码区、3′非翻译区和部分 5′非翻译区基因的序列 .编码区DNA由 1135个碱基组成 ,含有 5个内含子 ,大小分别为 5 8bp、4 7bp、5 0bp、5 6bp和 6 9bp .在已报道的丝状真菌脂肪酶中 ,PEL基因的内含子数量最多 ,而其大小与其它丝状真菌脂肪酶基因的内含子一样 ,均为只有几十个碱基的小内含子 .PCR扩增获得的PLEDNA序列还包括由 195个碱基组成的 3′端非编码区序列 ,74个碱基的部分 5′端非编码区序列 .PELDNA全长序列中的 - 2 4至 - 2 7nt为TATAbox ,终止码TGA下游15 6nt出现AATAAA序列 ,TGA下游 182位出现poly(A)尾 ,为典型的真核基因结构 .同源性序列分析表明 ,PEL与其它真菌来源脂肪酶的基因组DNA序列同源性约为 39%～ 4 9% ,PEL内含子之间或PEL内含子与其它丝状真菌脂肪酶基因的内含子之间的序列同源性约 4 2 %～ 5 7% .     

家蝇卵黄蛋白基因的克隆与结构序列分析

家蝇卵黄蛋白基因编码的卵黄蛋白是家蝇胚胎发育的重要营养来源 .根据 3种家蝇卵黄蛋白cDNA保守序列设计引物 ,用PCR技术从家蝇基因组DNA中扩增到大小为 76 8bp的mdYP1基因的部分DNA片段 .经地高辛标记成特异性探针 ,从构建的家蝇基因组文库中筛选出一个阳性克隆 ,并从该克隆中分离到大小为 3991bp的mdYP1基因组基因 .序列分析显示 ,该基因组序列含有约1 6kb的 5′ 上游区和 1 0kb的 3′ 下游区 ,编码区由一个 6 1bp的内含子和大小分别为 2 2 2bp和10 2 8bp的 2个外显子组成 .5′ 上游区含有典型的CAAT TATA盒 .     

中国汉族人群DNA酶Ⅰ基因多态性特点及与急性心肌梗塞的关系

目的:探讨DNA酶Ⅰ(DNase Ⅰ)基因多态性在中国汉族人群的分布频率、与急性心肌梗塞(acute myocardial infarction.AMI)易感性的关系.方法:以283名体检者及260名AMI患者为研究对象,提取外周血基因组DNA,应用PCR及PCR-限制性片段长度多态(PCR-RFLP)技术,分析DNA酶I基因8外显子单核苷酸多态位点A2317G及4内含子56bp可变串联重复序列(HumDNI)的多态性.结果:AMI组和对照组共检测到3种A2317G基因型及10种HumDN1基因型,其中A2317和HumDN13是AMI及对照组中分布频率最高的等位基因.但两组中A2317G、HumDN1各基因型和等位基因分布差异无明显统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论:DNA酶Ⅰ基因多态性与中国汉族人群急性心肌梗塞无明显相关性.     

牛FSHR基因5′端侧翼序列分析与其多态性

西北农林科技大学牧医学院魏伍川博士等近年以中国西门塔尔牛基因组DNA为模板 ,参照绵羊FSHR基因序列设计和合成引物 ,用PCR扩增 ,获得长度为 931bp’包括 5′端侧翼 797bp和结构基因第一外显子区1 34bp的牛FSHR基因片段 ,并将其克隆于PUC1 8载体中 ,经系列分析发现牛的FSHR基因转录启动子的遗传结构与人和鼠的FSHR基因不同 ,它的基因转录启动区含有TATA盒和类CAAT盒序列 ,在检索出的转录调节元件或特征性序列位点上 ,牛与绵羊在 5个序列位点有碱基变异 ,这可能与牛和绵羊产仔率高低不同有关。对研究中的 34头中国西门塔尔牛…     

虾夷扇贝β-actin基因的克隆和序列分析

为进一步研究虾夷扇贝功能基因的表达调控。利用SMART cDNA文库构建试剂盒成功构建了健康虾夷扇贝外套膜和肾脏两种组织的cDNA文库。对随机选取的4009个克隆进行5′端测序,比对,筛选出1条β肌动蛋白同源序列,对此EST序列两端进行扩增、测序,得到肌动蛋白基因cDNA全长序列。肌动蛋白基因cDNA全长1536bp(不包括polyA),5′端非编码区84bp,3′端非翻译区321bp,阅读框1131bp,编码377个氨基酸。在基因组DNA中,该基因被一个内含子分为两段,内含子位于第41和第42个氨基酸之间,长度为1498bp。系统发育分析显示该肌动蛋白属于β类型。本研究得到的虾夷扇贝β-肌动蛋白基因可以被用于作为定量某种虾夷扇贝mRNA的标准,这为继续研究虾夷扇贝其它功能基因,及其分子生物的进一步研究、促进其他相关分子发育和系统进化研究奠定了基础。     

中国牛朊病毒基因的克隆和序列分析

从中国牛外周血中分离淋巴细胞,提取基因组DNA.用所设计引物以聚合酶链式反应扩增出不致病的朊病毒蛋白(PrP~c)基因,并克隆到pGEM-Teasy Vector.序列分析表明所克隆的牛PrP~c的片段大小为795bp,包含了牛朊病毒基因的完整编码区序列.该基因无内含子,同国外报道的已知序列完全相同.     

猪L-FABP基因的克隆、表达特征及遗传多态性研究

FABPs属于脂结合蛋白超家族成员,是一类分子量较小而对脂肪酸有高亲和力的蛋白质,广泛存在于脊椎动物和非脊椎动物的细胞质中.FABPs担当细胞内脂肪酸的运输任务,它们与脂肪酸结合将其运输到脂肪酸氧化的位置、脂肪酸脂化成甘油三醋或磷脂的位置,或者进入细胞核内发挥其可能的调控功能.因此FABPs对脂类代谢具有重要的调控作用.本研究把L-FABP基因作为影响猪肌内脂肪含量的候选基因.为此,利用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)和PCR技术,克隆到猪肝脏型脂肪酸结合蛋白基因(L-FABP)的全长cDNA序列(GenBank登录号AY960623)和部分基因组序列(GenBank登录号DQ182323).猪L-FABP基因的cDNA序列全长518 bp,该序列包括起始密码子TGA和38 bp的5'末端非编码区(5'URT),终止密码子TAG和99 bp的3'末端非编码区(3'URT),在3'URT结构区域中包含polyA加尾信号序列AATAAA.猪L-FABP基因与其他FABPs基因一样,也由4个外显子(67 bp、173 bp、93 bp和51 bp)和3个内含子组成,内含子1和3的大小是1 679bp和565 bp,没有获得内含子2的序列,外显子和内含子剪接处符合GT/AG规律.应用Clustal W/X程序对猪L-FABP与其他物种的L-FABP进行多重序列比对,发现猪L-FABP与人、大鼠、鸡的L-FABP的相似性分别为89.8%、81.9%和72.4%.亲水性分析表明,猪L-FABP也是一个潜在的跨膜蛋白,在氨基酸残基57-65之间有一个明显的跨膜α螺旋.应用半定量RT-PCR分析发现,猪L-FABP在猪体组织中广泛存在,但在肝脏和小肠组织中表达量最为丰富.分析还发现,所克隆得到的编码区核苷酸序列与已知猪L-FABP基因的编码区核苷酸序列存在一定的变异,分别是外显子2中T→C(116位)、C→T(231位)、C→A(236位)和A→C(258位),演绎成氨基酸在Leu74Met存在差异.为进一步证实这些突变位点在猪群中真实存在,利用PCR-SSCP检测方法对4个猪种(藏猪、大河猪、雅南猪和约克夏)的157头个体的外显子2全序列进行SNP位点多态性片段的基因型分型,结果发现一个C→T的单核苷酸多态,等位基因频率在中国地方猪种(藏猪、大河猪、雅南猪)与国外约克夏猪种间存在极显著的差异(P＜0.01).连锁分析发现,基因型CC的肌内脂肪含量(4.86±0.22%)显著的高于基因型CT(4.16±0.23%)和TT(4.05±0.27%)的肌内脂肪含量(P＜0.05).因此,推测L-FABP基因可能是影响猪肌内脂肪含量的主效基因或与主效基因紧密连锁的标记基因,并且能够在分子标记辅助选择中用于对猪肌内脂肪含量的遗传改良.     

κ中国荷斯坦奶牛κ-酪蛋白基因第四外显子多态性与产奶性状的关联分析

摘要: 以544头中国荷斯坦奶牛为研究对象, 以k-酪蛋白基因为产奶性状的候选基因, 扩增779 bp的片段, 结合测序结果采用PCR-RFLP方法来检测k-酪蛋白基因3个位点的多态性。结果在exon 4的第10 891 bp、10 927 bp和10 988 bp处分别发生了T/C、C/A错义突变和G/A同义突变, 据此分别选择了TaqⅠ、HindⅢ、 PstⅠ等 3种限制性内切酶检测了其多态性。发现3个位点的A、B等位基因在群体中都有分布, 且处于低度多态; A 和B 等位基因的频率分别为86.03%和13.97%; AA, AB和BB基因型频率分别为73.71%, 24.63%和1.66%; c2适合性检验表明, 该群体在这3个位点的突变达到Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P > 0.05); BB和AB基因型个体乳脂率显著高于AA基因型个体(P<0.05), AB基因型个体脂蛋白比显著高于AA基因型个体(P < 0.05), 但不同基因型对产奶量和乳蛋白率没有显著影响; 3个位点的酶切多态性在所研究群体中是紧密连锁的。说明在中国荷斯坦奶牛群体中, κ-酪蛋白B等位基因可作为改良奶牛乳脂率性状的分子遗传标记。     

Sodium channel genes and their differential genotypes at the L-to-F kdr locus in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus

The para-type sodium channel in insects is the primary target of pyrethroid and DDT insecticides. However, modifications in the target protein structure such as point mutations or substitutions, resulting from single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), cause insensitivity of the insect’s nervous system to pyrethroids and DDT and, in turn, result in insecticide resistance. Among these mutations, substitution of leucine to phenylalanine (L to F) in the 6th segment of domain II (IIS6) has been clearly associated with pyrethroid and DDT resistance in many insect species, including mosquitoes. Here, multiple copies of the sodium channel gene were identified in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus by Southern blot analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. Two genomic DNA fragments of the mosquito sodium channel gene (509 and 181 bp) were detected by a single PCR primer pair. Sequence analysis indicated the lack of an intron sequence in the 181 bp sodium channel fragment. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis revealed a strong correlation among the frequencies of L-to-F allelic (T) expression at the RNA level, the frequencies and resistance allele (T) at the L-to-F site of the 509 bp genomic DNA fragment, which did include an intron sequence, and the levels of insecticide resistance. Taking together, this study, for the first time, not only revealed multiple copies of the sodium channel gene presented in the Culex mosquito genome but also suggested that the one with the intro sequence may be a functional copy of the sodium channel gene in the Culex mosquitoes.     

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and linkage mapping of bovine cytokine genes

Polymorphic markers at bovine gene loci facilitate the integration of cattle genetic maps with those of humans and mice. To this end, 31 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers were developed for seven bovine chemokine genes. Loci were amplified from bovine genomic DNA by the polymerase chain reaction, and candidate amplicons were sequenced to determine their identity. Amplified loci from 24 founding parents and select progeny from a beef cattle reference population were sequenced and analyzed for SNPs. SNP haplotype alleles were determined by examining segregation patterns and used to establish the locus position on the bovine linkage map. Loci for growth-related proteins (GRO3, GRO1, and GROX) were clustered with the related CXC chemokine genes, interleukin (IL) 8, and epithelial cell inflammatory protein 1, at 84 cM from the centromeric end of the bovine chromosome (BTA) 6 linkage group. Bovine loci for a cluster of IL8 receptors, a stromal cell-derived factor 1, interferon-γ, and tumor necrosis factor-α were mapped at 90, 55, 59, and 34 cM, respectively, from the centromeric ends of the BTA 2, 28, 5, and 23 linkage groups. The positions of these bovine loci were compared with those of orthologous loci on the human map to refine the boundaries of conserved synteny. These seven loci provide examples of SNP development in which the efficiency was largely dependent on the availability of bovine genomic or cDNA sequence. The polymorphic nature of these SNP haplotype markers suggests that they will be useful for mapping complex traits in cattle, such as resistance to infectious disease. Received: 30 April 1999 / Accepted: 12 July 1999     

小麦钙网蛋白基因TaCRT-A多态性及其定位

以苗期抗旱性不同的37份六倍体普通小麦(AABBDD)、3份A基因组材料(AA)和3份四倍体小麦(AABB)为材料,通过直接测序法检测TaCRT-A基因的单核苷酸多态性,分析该基因多态性与小麦苗期抗旱性的关系,并进行遗传定位.结果表明:TaCRT-A基因DNA长度为3887 bp,在总长度为167141 bp的核苷酸序列中共检测到202个核苷酸变异位点,其中包括165个SNP和37个InDel,二者出现的频率分别为1/1013 bp和1/4517 bp.编码区的核苷酸多样性π值小于非编码区,编码区所承受的选择压力较大.43份试材可分为14种单倍型,其中H1、H2和H13分别含有普通小麦二倍体野生近缘种A基因组供体种的1份材料,H6、H7分别包含抗旱性极强的1份材料,H8包含四倍体波斯小麦并同时包含抗旱材料与干旱敏感材料,H11主要包括强抗旱材料与中等抗旱材料;虽然TaCRT受水分胁迫诱导表达,但TaCRT-A基因的结构多态性分析未能揭示其多态性与小麦苗期抗旱性之间的直接关系;利用RIL群体(Opata 85 ×W7984)将该基因定位于3A染色体标记Xmwg30～Xmwg570之间,遗传距离分别为10.5 cM和49.6 cM.     

Structure of the human genomic region homologous to the bovine prochymosin-encoding gene

Two human genomic libraries were probed with bovine prochymosin (bPC) cDNA. Recombinant clones covering a genomic region homologous to the entire coding region and flanking sequences of the bPC gene were isolated. Human sequences homologous to exons of the bPC gene are distributed in a DNA fragment of 10 kb. Alignment of the human sequences and the exons of bPC reveals that the human 'exons' 1-3, 5 and 7-9 have sizes identical to the corresponding bovine exons, but a nucleotide (nt) has been deleted in the human exon 4 and two nt in the human exon 6. The aligned human sequence and the coding part of bPC gene share 82% nt homology, the value ranging, in separate exons, from 76 (exon 1) to 84% (exons 5 and 6). 150 bp of 5'-flanking sequence of the human gene has 75% homology to the corresponding region of bPC gene and contains a TATA-box in a similar position. A 1-nt deletion in the human exon 4 would shift the translational reading frame of a putative human PC mRNA relative to bPC mRNA, and result in an in-phase terminator spanning codons 163 and 164 in bPC mRNA. Another terminator in-phase with the amino-acid sequence encoded by the bPC gene occurs in the human exon 5 and the second frameshift mutation in exon 6. Thus, the nt sequence analysis of the human genomic region has revealed the presence of mutations that have rendered it unable to produce a full-length protein homologous to bPC and, therefore, we refer to this gene as a human prochymosin pseudogene (hPC psi). Blot-hybridization analysis of human genomic DNA indicates that hPC psi is a single gene in the human genome.     

The human XPG gene: gene architecture, alternative splicing and single nucleotide polymorphisms

Defects in the XPG DNA repair endonuclease gene can result in the cancer-prone disorders xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) or the XP-Cockayne syndrome complex. While the XPG cDNA sequence was known, determination of the genomic sequence was required to understand its different functions. In cells from normal donors, we found that the genomic sequence of the human XPG gene spans 30 kb, contains 15 exons that range from 61 to 1074 bp and 14 introns that range from 250 to 5763 bp. Analysis of the splice donor and acceptor sites using an information theory-based approach revealed three splice sites with low information content, which are components of the minor (U12) spliceosome. We identified six alternatively spliced XPG mRNA isoforms in cells from normal donors and from XPG patients: partial deletion of exon 8, partial retention of intron 8, two with alternative exons (in introns 1 and 6) and two that retained complete introns (introns 3 and 9). The amount of alternatively spliced XPG mRNA isoforms varied in different tissues. Most alternative splice donor and acceptor sites had a relatively high information content, but one has the U12 spliceosome sequence. A single nucleotide polymorphism has allele frequencies of 0.74 for 3507G and 0.26 for 3507C in 91 donors. The human XPG gene contains multiple splice sites with low information content in association with multiple alternatively spliced isoforms of XPG mRNA.