伪狂犬病毒蛋白激酶基因的PCR扩增及其克隆鉴定

以ＢＨＫ－２１细胞单层上增殖的伪狂犬病毒（Ｐｓｅｕｄｏｒａｂｉｅｓｖｉｒｕｓ,ＰＲＶ）,经离心浓缩后,用ＳＤＳ－蛋白酶Ｋ消化法分离纯化ＰＲＶ基因组ＤＮＡ。参照ＰＲＶＫａ株和ＮＩＡ－３株蛋白激酶（ＰＫ）基因的ＤＮＡ序列,设计并合成了一对长度为２６ｂｐ和３２ｂｐ的引物,以纯化的ＰＲＶ基因组ＤＮＡ为模板,用ＰＣＲ技术成功地扩增出我国伪狂犬病毒地方株的ＰＫ基因,并将它克隆于ｐＵＣ１９载体。酶切分析结果表明,所获ＰＫ基因克隆在ＰｓｔＩ、ＳｍａＩ、ＸｈｏＩ和ＳａｌＩ上的切点与ＰＲＶＮＩＡ－３株相同。为下一步进行ＰＫ基因的体外缺失和重组,以构建减毒的ＰＫ缺失疫苗株奠定了基础。     

猪瘟病毒石门株NS2—3基因片段的序列测定及比较

根据猪瘟病毒Ｃ株的序列,以计算机辅助设计,化学合成１对引物（ＰＦ５６４８／ＰＲ６６０４）,应用ＲＴＰＣＲ技术从感染猪血中成功地扩增了我国猪瘟病毒强毒石门株ＮＳ２３基因片段,大小为９５７ｂｐ,位于ＮＳ３基因的中部ＮＴＰａｓｅ和Ｈｅｌｉｃａｓｅ活性区。克隆后测序,结果表明该段基因产物具有解旋酶超家族全部七个特征性保守序列,包括共同的ＮＴＰ结合基序Ａ位点（ＧＸＧＫＴ／Ｓ）和Ｂ位点（３ｈｙ,２ｘ）Ｄ。序列同源性比较表明,石门株与日本的ＡＬＤ和ＧＰＥ－株同源性最高,与其它３株猪瘟病毒（Ｃ株、Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ株和Ａｌｆｏｒｔ株）的同源性也很高,并与２株牛病毒性腹泻病毒（ＢＶＤＶ）（ＮＡＤＬ株和ＳＤ１株）也有较高的同源性,尤其是由核苷酸序列推导的氨基酸序列,同源性均大于９０％,是瘟病毒属基因组中最保守的区段,这与该基因产物在病毒复制及聚蛋白前体加工过程中所具有的重要功能是一致的     

6株A型口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白VP1（1D）基因的核苷酸序列分析

早期收集保藏的６株Ａ型口蹄疫病毒（ＦＤＭＶ）（ＡＬ１－ＡＬ６）,适应ＢＨＫ２１单层细胞后,提取６株细胞增殖病毒的ＲＮＡ。用一对ＦＭＤＶ通用引物经反转录（ＲＴ）－ＰＣＲ法扩增了约５００ｂｐ的期望的ＤＮＡ片段。克隆目的的基因后,采用双脱氧ＤＮＡ链末端终止法测得了６株病毒的ＶＰ１基因２１０－６３９核苷酸序列。分析表明,３株病毒缺失３个核苷酸,从推导的氨基酸序列比较,确定缺失的３个核苷酸正好是一个密码子,     

中国河南株丁型肝炎病毒全基因组的cDNA克隆和序列分析

从我国河南－抗丁型肝炎病毒抗原（ａｎｔｉ－ＨＤＡｇ）及丁型肝炎病毒（ＨＤｖ）ＲＮＡ双阳性的ＨＢｓＡｇ携带者血清中提取ＲＮＡ,采用人工合成的引物进行逆转录和聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）,获得了贯穿ＨＤＶ全基因组的６个相互重叠的ｃＤＮＡ片段。经双脱氧末端终止法进行核苷酸序列分析,得到了长度为１６７４ｂｐ的我国人河南株ＨＤＶｃＤＮＡ全序列。计算机分析表明,该株与我国台湾株（ＨＤＶＩＡ型）、美国－１株（ＨＤＶＩＢ型）、日本－１株（ＨＤＶⅡ型）和秘鲁－１株（ＨＤＶⅢ型）的核苷酸同源性分别为的９４．３％、８６．８％、７５．４％和６６．３％,氨基酸序列的同源性分别为８９．７％、８５．１％、７１．９％和６４．６％,并在核苷酸和推导的ＨＤＡｇ氨基酸序列中分别发现了５个和２个集中保守的区域。这些区域均与ＨＤＶ的某些重要功能密切相关。     

1992—1994年HIV—1国际流行株和云南株膜蛋白V3区氨基酸共有序列比较

对１９９２～１９９４年间１６个云南ＨＩＶ１株膜蛋白基因Ｖ３区进行了ＤＮＡ序列测定,经计算机ＤＮＡＳＩＳ及ＰＲＯＳＩＳ软件进行同源性分析,得出其相应的氨基酸共有序列ＹＮＶ３和两组共有序列ＹＮＶ３Ａ和ＹＮＶ３Ｂ,计算了ＹＮＶ３中每个氨基酸的保守性。分别将ＹＮＶ３Ａ和ＹＮＶ３Ｂ与世界各地的ＨＩＶ１代表株的相应序列进行了同源性比较。结果表明,ＨＩＶ１云南株膜蛋白Ｖ３区氨基酸共有序列ＹＮＶ３中每个氨基酸的平均变异度为７．６６％。两组共有序列ＹＮＶ３Ａ和ＹＮＶ３Ｂ,分别与ＨＩＶ１美欧株及泰国流行株Ｂ亚群相应序列有较高同源性。这一结果提示,在进化上云南瑞丽ＨＩＶ１流行毒株间有非常密切的关系,在这一时期该地区的流行毒株以ＨＩＶ１美欧株、泰国株Ｂ亚群及其衍生株为主。     

猪生殖—呼吸道综合征病毒（PRRSV）CH—1a株糖蛋白基因的遗传变异分析

新近发现的猪生殖－呼吸道综合征病毒（ＰＲＲＳＶ）是单股ＲＮＡ病毒,属于不久前成立的动脉炎病毒科,为了比较国内分离的ＣＨ－１ａ株与国外毒株的分子遗传学关系,扩增并克隆了ＰＲＲＳＶ ＣＨ－１ａ株糖蛋白基因ＯＲＦ２￣５,测定了其核苷酸序列。用序列分析软件分析了其编码产物的分子量、等电点、疏水性、抗原性和有关位点,并与国外毒株进行了序列比较和系统发育进化分析。结果表明：ＣＨ－１ａ株与ＶＲ－２３３２株尽管密     

伪狂犬病病毒Fa株胸苷激酶基因缺失株的构建

采用外切除缺失法对已克隆于ｐＢＲ３２２中包含伪狂犬病病毒（ＰＲＶ）胸苷激酶（ＴＫ）基因的ＢａｍＨＩ－１１片段（ｐＰＢ１１）进行改建,经筛选获得４株ＴＫ基因缺失重组质粒（ｐＤＴＫ３－１．ｐＤＴＫ３－６,ｐｄＴＫ３－８和ｐＤＴＫ５－６）对其进行酶切鉴定和Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ转印杂交,结果其１１片段迁移率均发生改变,缺失的碱基数分别约１２５０,１１００,１２５０和２００ｂｐ,用ＰＲＶＦａ－ＤＮＡ或ＰＲＶＦａ     

中国不同地区和人群HDV cDNA的筛选、克隆及抗原编码区基因异质性的分析

为研究我国不同地区不同人群中ＨＤＶ毒株的感染分子特征,从我国河南、内蒙、北京、四川、广西、西藏、新疆、辽宁、上海等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者、慢性丁肝病人与重症肝炎病人中筛选获得１０余份ＨＤＶ－ＲＮＡ阳性血清。经逆转录一多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ抗原编码区的ｃＤＮＡ片段并克隆到ＰＧＥＭ－３Ｚｆ（－）或ＰＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上,经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明：中国的ＨＤＶ毒株基因型均为Ⅰ型,但至少存在ⅠＡ、ⅠＢ两个亚型,ＨＤＶ毒株在不同地区间存在异质性,其中河南－１、－２、－３株及新疆株与台湾株同源性较高（核苷酸与氨基酸同源性分别大于９２．１％与８６．９％）．当为ⅠＡ型;内蒙－１、四川、广西、西藏－１、辽宁、北京株与美国－１株同源性较高（核苷酸与氨酸同源性分别大于９４．３％与８８．８％）,当为ⅠＢ亚型;上海株与意大利株的核昔酸同源性最高,为９８．１％。研究证明我国新疆、内蒙、西藏等地区抗ＨＤ阳性率比其他省市高并不是由于存在其他基因型所致。     

呼吸道合胞病毒北京地区分离株G蛋白的基因分析

从经单克隆抗体证实为Ａ亚型的北京地区呼吸道合胞病毒（ＲＳＶ）分离株Ｂ７９中,用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增出编码Ｇ蛋白的基因片段,克隆至载体ｐＴＺ１８Ｒ中。经核苷酸序列测定证明,我国北京地区分离的Ａ亚型株Ｂ７９与ＲＳＶＡ亚型原型株（Ａ２株）Ｇ蛋白基因的核苷酸同源性为９３．８％,核苷酸的有义突变率达６５％。由核苷酸推导出氨基酸序列的同源性为８９．６％。氨基酸的变异主要集中在胞外区一个高度保守区的两端,而胞内区和跨膜区相对保守。本文探讨了我国北京地区ＲＳＶ分离株的Ｇ蛋白基因同原型株之间的变异,在疫苗研制中的意义。     

猪瘟病毒石门株与兔化弱毒株E0糖蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

参考已发表的猪瘟病毒序列,设计并合成了一对引物,应用ＲＴＰＣＲ 技术,扩增了猪瘟兔化弱毒（Ｈｏｇ ｃｈｏｌｅｒａ ｖｉｒｕｓ ｌａｐｉｎｉｚｅｄ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｓｔｒａｉｎ , ＨＣＬＶ） 和石门强毒株的Ｅ０ 糖蛋白基因,并将其克隆到ｐＧＥＭＴ 载体中,测定了其核苷酸序列,并推导了其氨基酸序列。结果表明我国这两株强弱不同毒株Ｅ０ 糖蛋白核苷酸序列同源性和推导的氨基酸序列同源性分别为９５－０ ％ 和９４－３ ％ ,有１３ 个氨基酸的差异,ＨＣＬＶ 比石门株多了一个潜在的Ｎ糖基化位点。将我国这两株病毒与国外已报导的ＨＣＶ 毒株Ｅ０ 基因序列进行了比较,发现石门株与日本的两株毒株ＡＬＤ 和ＧＰＥ－ 同源性较高,核苷酸序列同源性分别为９７－４ ％ 和９６－５ ％ ,氨基酸同源性分别为９７－４ ％ 和９６－０ ％ ,而与欧洲Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ 株和Ａｌｆｏｒｔ 株同源性较低,核苷酸同源性分别为９２－２ ％ 和８６－５ ％ ,氨基酸同源性为９５－２ ％ 和９２－５ ％ , ＨＣＬＶ 与ＡＬＤ、ＧＰＥ－ 、Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ、Ａｌｆｏｒｔ 株核苷酸同源性分别为９５－６ ％ 、９４－９ ％ 、９１－３ ％ 、８５－５ ％ …     

Availability of short amino acid sequences in proteins

Much attention is being paid to protein databases as an important information source for proteome research. Although used extensively for similarity searches, protein databases themselves have not fully been characterized. In a systematic attempt to reveal protein-database characters that could contribute to revealing how protein chains are constructed, frequency distributions of all possible combinatorial sets of three, four, and five amino acids ("triplets," "quartets," and "pentats"; collectively called constituent sequences) have been examined in the nonredundant (nr) protein database, demonstrating the existence of nonrandom bias in their "availability" at the population level. Nonexistent short sequences of pentats were found that showed low availability in biological proteins against their expected probabilities of occurrence. Among them, six representative ones were successfully synthesized as peptides with reasonably high yields in a conventional Fmoc method, excluding the possibility that a putative physicochemical energy barrier in forming them could be a direct cause for the low availability. They were also expressed as soluble fusion proteins in a conventional Escherichia coli BL21Star(DE3) system with reasonably high yield, again excluding a possible difficulty in their biological synthesis. Together, these results suggest that information on three-dimensional structures and functions of proteins exists in the context of connections of short constituent sequences, and that proteins are composed of evolutionarily selected constituent sequences, which are reflected in their availability differences in the database. These results may have biological implications for protein structural studies.     

The Primary Structure of an Entamoeba histolyticaβ-Hexosaminidase A Subunit

ABSTRACT. An Entamoeba histolytica gene ( hex-A1 ) that encodes subunit A of the lysosomal enzyme β-hexosaminidase has been cloned and sequenced. The inferred 59 kDa hex-A1 protein has the same molecular weight and 32% amino acid residue identity with the human and mouse proteins and 28% residue identity with the Dictyostelium protein. Northern blot analysis identified a mRNA of approximately 1.6 kb, which is in agreement with the expected size of a mRNA encoding the 522 amino acid hex-A1 protein. Southern blot analysis indicated the presence of at least two β-hexosaminidase A subunit genes.     

Sequencing and analysis of a genomic fragment provide an insight into the Dunaliella viridis genomic sequence

Dunaliella is a genus of wall-less unicellular eukaryotic green alga.Its exceptional resistancesto salt and various other stresses have made it an ideal model for stress tolerance study.However,very littleis known about its genome and genomic sequences.In this study,we sequenced and analyzed a 29,268 bpgenomic fragment from DunalieIla viridis.The fragment showed low sequence homology to the GenBankdatabase.At the nucleotide level,only a segment with significant sequence homology to 18S rRNA wasfound.The fragment contained six putative genes,but only one gene showed significant homology at theprotein level to GenBank database.The average GC content of this sequence was 51.1%,which was muchlower than that of close related green algae Chlamydomonas (65.7%).Significant segmental duplicationswere found within this fragment.The duplicated sequences accounted for about 35.7% of the entireregion.Large amounts of simple sequence repeats (microsatellites) were found,with strong bias towards(AC)_n type (76%).Analysis of other Dunaliella genomic sequences in the GenBank database (total 25,749bp) was in agreement with these findings.These sequence features made it difficult to sequence Dunaliellagenomic sequences.Further investigation should be made to reveal the biological significance of these uniquesequence features.     

窄叶鲜卑花(Sibiraea angustata)nrDNA ITS和cpDNA trnL-F序列分子进化特点的分析

应用PCR产物直接测序法分析了窄叶鲜卑花居群间nrDNA(核糖体DNA)ITS序列和cpDNA(叶绿体DNA)trnL-F的碱基差异,并与cpDNAtrnS-G序列和rpl20-rps12序列进行比较,从而初步研究两套植物基因组的变异速率。采用改良的CTAB法从硅胶干燥的窄叶鲜卑花叶片中提取总DNA,并对nrDNA ITS和cpDNAtrnL-F区域进行扩增、纯化、测序。nrDNA ITS序列共有601 bp,有变异位点3处,变异位点百分率为0.05%,(G+C)含量为41.4%。cpDNAtrnL-F序列共有927 bp,有变异位点1处,变异位点百分率0.01%,(G+C)含量为32.6%,两种序列的核苷酸多样性非常低。比较发现,窄叶鲜卑花nrDNA ITS区域较cpDNAtrnS-G序列和rpl20-rps12序列保守,变异速率较慢,比cpDNAtrnL-F序列变异速率稍快。通过对ITS序列单倍型(haplotype)进行分析发现,窄叶鲜卑花现有分布范围经历了居群近期范围扩张,与叶绿体基因组(trnS-G和rpl20-rps12序列)得出的结论一致。因此,窄叶鲜卑花nrDNA ITS序列适合该种的谱系地理学研究。     

A method to recognize distant repeats in protein sequences

An automated algorithm is presented that delineates protein sequence fragments which display similarity. The method incorporates a selection of a number of local nonoverlapping sequence alignments with the highest similarity scores and a graphtheoretical approach to elucidate the consistent start and end points of the fragments comprising one or more ensembles of related subsequences. The procedure allows the simultaneous identification of different types of repeats within one sequence. A multiple alignment of the resulting fragments is performed and a consensus sequence derived from the ensemble(s). Finally, a profile is constructed form the multiple alignment to detect possible and more distant members within the sequence. The method tolerates mutations in the repeats as well as insertions and deletions. The sequence spans between the various repeats or repeat clusters may be of different lengths. The technique has been applied to a number of proteins where the repeating fragments have been derived from information additional to the protein sequences. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

EMBOSS软件包序列分析程序应用实例

本文介绍欧洲分子生物学开放软件包EMBOSS序列分析程序应用实例。第1节简单介绍EMBOSS软件包的概况和基本用法。第2节介绍格式转换、序列提取、序列变换和序列显示等常用序列处理程序。第3节介绍序列比对程序,包括双序列比对、多序列比对和点阵图程序。第4节介绍常用核酸序列分析程序,可用于核苷酸组分统计、开放读码框分析、CpG岛识别、密码子使用统计和重复序列寻找等。第5节介绍常用蛋白质序列分析程序,包括氨基酸组分统计、序列特征位点识别、二级结构分析等。文中结合教学实例,选择部分常用程序,给出具体运行方式,并扼要说明分析结果的生物学意义。文末对程序运行过程中需要注意的地方加以讨论,并用表格列出部分常用程序的名称和用途,以便读者查阅。     

基于核糖体基因的鳞钙皮菌种内分子关系分析

为探讨不同地域的鳞钙皮菌Didymium squamulosum种内分子亲缘关系,通过PCR扩增鳞钙皮菌子实体及原质团DNA,得到SSU、ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rRNA基因区域,并以SSU、5.8S rRNA基因片段构建NJ亲缘关系树。     

Protein sequence redundancy reduction: comparison of various method

Non-redundant protein datasets are of utmost importance in bioinformatics. Constructing such datasets means removing protein sequences that overreach certain similarity thresholds. Several programs such as 'Decrease redundancy', 'cd-hit', 'Pisces', 'BlastClust' and 'SkipRedundant' are available. The issue that we focus on here is to what extent the non-redundant datasets produced by different programs are similar to each other. A systematic comparison of the features and of the outputs of these programs, by using subsets of the UniProt database, was performed and is described here. The results show high level of overlap between non-redundant datasets obtained with the same program fed with the same initial dataset but different percentage of identity threshold, and moderate levels of similarity between results obtained with different programs fed with the same initial dataset and the same percentage of identity threshold. We must be aware that some differences may arise and the use of more than one computer application is advisable.