簇毛麦(Dasypyrum villosum L.)中一个γ-醇溶蛋白基因序列的研究

目的：研究簇毛麦中一个新的γ-醇溶蛋白基因序列及结构特点,为小麦品质育种和该类基因的进化分析提供资料。方法：利用基因组PCR技术从簇毛麦基因组中克隆到1个γ-醇溶蛋白基因（Dv-γ）的全编码序列,利用生物信息学研究其序列结构特点。结果：该序列与已知的γ-醇溶蛋白有着很高的相似性。推导的氨基酸序列包含5个典型的结构域,其中含有8个保守半胱氨酸残基,高变重复区Ⅱ中的重复单元与其他物种来源基因有较大区别。γ-醇溶蛋白中常见的乳糜泄抗原决定簇在其内部也有发现。进化分析表明,此基因与亚家族Ⅰ中的γ-醇溶蛋白基因有着较近的亲缘关系。结论：获得了一个新的γ-醇溶蛋白基因。     

青稞NBS LRR类基因HvtRGA的克隆与条纹病胁迫表达分析

为探索青稞(Hordeum vulgare L. var. nudum)NBS LRR类基因在青稞抗条纹病中的分子作用机制,该研究以抗条纹病青稞品种‘昆仑14号’和感病品种‘Z1141’为材料,从叶片中克隆了HvtRGA 基因。HvtRGA基因长3 544 bp,包含一个3 306 bp开放阅读框,编码1 101个氨基酸。序列测序后比对发现,‘昆仑14号’与‘Z1141’的碱基序列相似性为99.89%,‘Z1141’的碱基在1196和1945位置处由G替换成A,但氨基酸序列相似性为100%。蛋白质序列分析表明,HvtRGA为亲水性的不稳定酸性蛋白,具有NB ARC保守结构域和5个LRR结构域,属于 NBS LRR 家族。HvtRGA蛋白与大麦的rgaS 9217、rgaS 226编码的NBS LRR氨基酸序列相似性分别为96.55%和88.72%。进化树分析表明,青稞与小麦族的大麦、硬粒小麦和二穗短柄草NBS LRR聚为一个分支,且与大麦 rgaS 9217编码的蛋白亲缘关系最近,其次是大麦rgaS 226编码的蛋白,而与狗尾草和栗的亲缘关系最远。qRT PCR结果表明,条纹病胁迫下,抗病品种和感病品种的HvtRGA基因的表达量极显著升高,且抗病品种‘昆仑14号’感病后基因表达量显著高于感病品种‘Z1141’。研究推测,HvtRGA 基因在青稞抗条纹病的调控过程中可能发挥着重要作用。     

甘蓝型油菜BnCYP79B1基因的克隆与表达

硫苷是十字花科植物的一种次生代谢产物,其合成途径受细胞色素P450的CYP79家族蛋白的调控,该实验采用同源克隆技术在甘蓝型油菜中克隆到了CYP79B1基因,命名为BnCYP79B1(GenBank登录号为JX535391.1)。BnCYP79B1基因cDNA全长1 625bp,编码一个含有541个氨基酸、理论等电点为8.88。序列对比结果显示,BnCYP79B1与花椰菜CYP79B1在DNA序列上的相似性为98.83%,推测蛋白氨基酸序列的相似性为99.26%。通过不同时期不同部位BnCYP79B1基因表达量的分析,发现BnCYP79B1基因在高秆高硫苷品系的根中表达量较高,而对矮秆高硫苷品系则是叶中表达量较高。在BnCYP79B1表达总量上,高秆品系较矮秆品系高,高硫苷品系较低硫苷品系高。     

节节麦-黑麦双二倍体α醇溶蛋白基因的克隆与序列分析

以人工合成节节麦-黑麦双二倍体基因组DNA为模板,用小麦种子醇溶蛋白保守引物进行PCR扩增,经克隆测序获得了843 ～ 897 bp共15个新的DNA序列(GenBank登录号为:JQ029719,JQ046392～JQ046405),分别编码280 ～298个氨基酸.序列比对结果表明,它们具有α-醇溶蛋白基因的典型结构特点,是α-醇溶蛋白基因家系成员,其中有两个序列为同义突变.利用14个新氨基酸序列与乳糜泻( celiac disease)病人毒性抗原相关序列的比对,发现有8个序列的Glia-α-2和Glia-α-9型抗原序列产生缺失和替换.与来自粗山羊草属和黑麦属的α-醇溶蛋白基因的编码氨基酸建立系统树,结果表明,14个DNA序列编码的氨基酸序列与粗山羊草属的相关序列聚在一起.     

节节麦-黑麦双二倍体α醇溶蛋白基因的克隆与序列分析

以人工合成节节麦-黑麦双二倍体基因组DNA为模板,用小麦种子醇溶蛋白保守引物进行PCR扩增,经克隆测序获得了843~897 bp共15个新的DNA序列(GenBank登录号为: JQ029719,JQ046392~JQ046405),分别编码280~298个氨基酸。序列比对结果表明,它们具有α-醇溶蛋白基因的典型结构特点,是α-醇溶蛋白基因家系成员,其中有两个序列为同义突变。利用14个新氨基酸序列与乳糜泻(celiac disease)病人毒性抗原相关序列的比对,发现有8个序列的Glia-α-2和Glia-α-9型抗原序列产生缺失和替换。与来自粗山羊草属和黑麦属的α-醇溶蛋白基因的编码氨基酸建立系统树,结果表明,14个DNA序列编码的氨基酸序列与粗山羊草属的相关序列聚在一起。     

青稞HvtAGO1基因的克隆及其在条纹病胁迫下的表达

AGO蛋白是RNA诱导沉默复合体的核心分子,在植物的生长、发育及胁迫响应中起重要作用。为探索青稞AGO基因在青稞抗条纹病病原菌过程中的作用机制,该研究以抗条纹病青稞品种‘昆仑14号’和感病品种‘Z1141’为材料,利用条纹病原菌侵染两品种,从感病前后的转录组测序结果中获得一个差异表达基因,克隆验证了该基因为HvtAGO1。结果表明:(1)HvtAGO1基因长3675 bp,其完整开放阅读框为3651 bp,编码1217个氨基酸;蛋白质序列分析表明,HvtAGO1为一个亲水性的不稳定碱性蛋白,具有高度保守的DUF1785、PAZ和PIWI结构域。(2)青稞HvtAGO1蛋白与山羊草、二穗短柄草、乌拉尔图小麦的AGO1蛋白序列相似性分别为96.64%、79.34%和80.07%,DUF1785、PAZ和PIWI结构域相似性分别为97.57%、98.44%和96.02%;系统进化树分析表明,青稞HvtAGO1蛋白与山羊草的亲缘关系最近,与玉米和粟的亲缘关系最远。(3)降解组测序结果表明,hvu-miR168-5p与HvtAGO1存在靶向关系。(4)qRT-PCR分析表明,条纹病胁迫下,与正常叶片相比,‘昆仑14号’与‘Z1141’感病叶片的hvu-miR168-5p和靶基因HvtAGO1表达量均极显著上调,且‘昆仑14号’表达量显著高于‘Z1141’。研究推测,hvu-miR168-5p和靶基因HvtAGO1在青稞抗条纹病的调控过程中发挥着重要作用。     

青稞胆碱单加氧酶基因cDNA全长开放阅读框克隆及序列分析

甜菜碱是一种存在于多种生物体内的季胺类高效渗透调节剂,是由甜菜碱合成酶系催化的。为了研究甜菜碱合成酶系基因的表达和青稞高抗逆性之间的关系,我们以经200mmol/L NaCl预处理72h的青稞幼苗叶片及根中提取的总RNA为模板,采用RT-PCR技术,扩增得到全长1224bp,推测编码407个氨基酸残基的青稞胆碱单加氧酶(choline monooxygenase,cmo)基因cDNA全长开放阅读框(open reading frame,ORF),将其命名为hvcmo1并在GenBank中注册,获得登录号为GU810840。生物信息学分析表明,推定的氨基酸序列中含有与已报道高等植物胆碱单加氧酶氨基酸序列中的Rieske型铁硫簇结合区和单核铁结合基序等特征性结构域具有高度保守性的特征性结构域。与多种高等植物cmo基因进行序列同源性比对分析结果显示:hvcmo1的核苷酸序列与甜菜、盐角草、菠菜、辽宁碱蓬、拟南芥、玉米、水稻、高粱、羊草和大麦等植物的cmo mRNA编码区相似性分别为55.3%、55.4%、55.6%、5.9%、61.3%、82.6%、83.3%、83.4%、95.5%和99.5%。实验过程中,我们发现,青稞hvcmo1基因的表达必须被一定浓度的NaCl所诱导,说明hvcmo1可能在调节环境胁迫下青稞细胞内甘氨酸甜菜碱合成方面起着关键的作用,同时它可以作为研究环境胁迫下甘氨酸甜菜碱合成调节的模型。本结果为研究青稞甘氨酸甜菜碱合成酶系基因的诱导表达及其与青稞强抗逆性之间的关系奠定了基础。     

黑粒青稞HvtUF3GT基因的克隆与表达分析

该研究以黑粒青稞品种‘黑老鸦’籽粒为材料,克隆了青稞类黄酮3-O-葡萄糖基转移酶基因(HvtUF3GT),获得1 449 bp序列。HvtUF3GT基因包含一个1 434 bp开放阅读框,编码478个氨基酸,理论等电点为5.45,预测蛋白分子量为52 912.58 Da。蛋白质序列分析表明,HvtUF3GT为亲水性的不稳定酸性蛋白,且在C-末端具有一段典型的44个氨基酸PSPG box,在空间结构中含有β-α-β-α-βRossmann折叠结构,属于UDP糖基转移酶基因GT-B型超家族成员。进化树分析表明,HvtUF3GT与小麦族的大麦、乌拉尔图小麦、山羊草和二穗短柄草的糖基转移酶聚为一个分支,且与大麦的亲缘关系最近,与稻族的籼稻和短花稻的亲缘关系较远。半定量和定量PCR结果表明,在‘INB0N-7’蓝粒青稞和‘昆仑12号’白粒青稞的籽粒灌浆后期HvtUF3GT基因不表达,而在黑粒青稞和紫粒青稞中的表达强弱依次为‘黑老鸦’(黑粒)‘昆仑17号’(黑粒)‘达章紫’(紫粒)‘涅如姆扎’(紫粒)。研究推测,HvtUF3GT基因在青稞灌浆后期籽粒着色过程中发挥着重要作用。     

一个小麦ω-醇溶蛋白基因同源序列的分离与序列分析

通过基因组PCR克隆了小麦济南177的一个ω-醇溶蛋白基因同源序列（ω1236）,该序列包括部分5′、3′ 侧翼序列和全部可能的编码序列,没有内含子,但在第87、117、125、160、198、313、357和365氨基酸残基处有终止密码子,所有8个终止密码的形成都是碱基转换的结果。比较分析发现,该序列与一个ω-醇溶蛋白基因序列（AB059812）有98%的同源性。推导的氨基酸序列表明该基因符合禾谷类醇溶蛋白的特点。系统进化分析表明,该序列与小麦ω醇溶蛋白在进化上亲缘关系较近,与α-,β-,γ-醇溶蛋白基因关系较远。ω1236推导的氨基酸序列编码了一个可能的47.2 kDa的蛋白质。转化大肠杆菌发现,在IPTG诱导后最初2 h,有小肽段产生,这说明在该基因序列中可能存在终止密码,这与测序结果是一致的。该研究为用PCR技术克隆ω醇溶蛋白基因和进一步研究ω醇溶蛋白基因的结构和功能积累了资料。     

10kD玉米醇溶蛋白基因的克隆与植物表达载体构建

由于紫花苜蓿中的含硫氨基酸水平很低,采用基因工程手段将富硫蛋白基因-10kD玉米醇溶蛋白(zein)基因转入苜蓿中以提高其水平。根据该基因的保守序列设计引物,并在下游引物终止密码子前引入内质网驻留蛋白信号序列(KDEL),通过PCR技术从玉米(Zea mays L.)黄化幼苗基因组中扩增目的基因的开放阅读框(ORF)。序列测序得到全长为465bp的目的片断,该片段编码154个氨基酸,其中甲硫氨酸(M)31个占20.13%,半胱氨酸(C)6个占3.90%,含硫氨基酸共占24.03%。该基因与报道的10kD玉米醇溶蛋基因具有很高的同源性。将该基因构建到植物表达载体pCAMBIA13011上,以转化紫花苜蓿提高其含硫氨基酸的水平。     

Cloning and Characterization of Four B-hordein Genes from Tibetan Hull-less Barley (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare)

Four B-hordein genes, designated BH1-BH4, were cloned using PCR amplification from two hull-less barley cultivars, ZQ7239 and ZQ148, collected from Tibet. The results of sequencing indicated that BH1-BH4 contained complete open reading frames (ORFs). Comparison of their predicted polypeptide sequences with the published sequences suggested that they all share the same basic protein structure. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the deduced amino-acid sequences of BH1-BH4 genes were more closely related to B-hordeins from cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) than to any other prolamins from wild barley and Aegilops tauschii. Comparison of the coding regions of BH1-BH4 genes showed that BH1 had a lower sequence identity to other previously published B-hordeins than the other three B-hordeins obtained in this study. BH1 was then cloned in a bacterial expression vector based on bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase. The resulting plasmid produced a 28.15 kDa protein in Escherichia coli. The potential value of B-hordein genes in grain quality improvement of hull-less barley has been discussed.     

Sequences variation and classification of B-hordein genes in hull-less barley from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The goal of this study is to understand the evolution relationship of the members of B-hordein gene family in hull-less barley by analysis of their structure and to explore their utility in grain quality improvement. Six copies of B-hordein gene (Hn1-Hn3, Hn7-Hn9) were cloned from six hull-less barley cultivars collected from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and molecularly characterized. Comparison of their predicted polypeptide sequences with the published suggested that they all share the same basic protein structures. In addition, we found that the C-terminal end sequences of all B-hordeins shared a similar feature. In the six clones and the other three published (Hn4, Hn5 and Hn6) from hull-less barley, Hn2 and Hn7 contained identical C-terminal end sequence DIMPVDFWH, Hn3, Hn4, Hn5, Hn8 and Hn9 also shared the common sequence DIMPPDFWH, which was similar to that of a B-hordein reported previously. Both Hnl and Hn6 exhibited differences in their C-terminal end sequences, and they clustered into different subgroups. The B-hordeins with identical C-terminal end sequences were clustered into a same subgroup, so we believe that B-hordein gene subfamilies possibly can be classified on the basis of the conserved C-terminal end sequences of predicted polypeptide. Phylogenetic analysis also indicated that there is a relatively weak identity between our predicted B-hordeins and those reported from H. chilense and H. brevisubulatum. All of our nine predicted B-hordeins were clustered together and other B-hordeins formed another cluster. The possible use of these genes in relation to the barley quality is discussed.     

Sequences variation and classification of B-hordein genes in hull-less barley from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The goal of this study is to understand the evolution relationship of the members of the B-hordein gene family in hull-less barley by analysis of their structure and to explore their utility in grain quality improvement. Six copies of the B-hordein gene (Hn1-Hn3, Hn7-Hn9) were cloned from six hull-less barley cultivars collected from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and molecularly characterized. Comparison of their predicted polypeptide sequences with the published data suggested that they all share the same basic protein structures. In addition, we found that the C-terminal end sequences of all B-hordeins shared a similar feature. In the six clones and the other three published genes (Hn4, Hn5, and Hn6) from hull-less barley, Hn2 and Hn7 contained the identical C-terminal end sequence DIMPVDFWH. Hn3, Hn4, Hn5, Hn8 and Hn9 also shared the common sequence DIMPPDFWH, which was similar to that of a B-hordein reported previously. Both Hn1 and Hn6 exhibited differences in their C-terminal end sequences, and they clustered into different subgroups. The B-hordeins with identical C-terminal end sequences were clustered into the same subgroup, so we believe that B-hordein gene subfamilies possibly can be classified on the basis of the conserved C-terminal end sequences of predicted polypeptide. Phylogenetic analysis also indicated that there is a relatively weak identity between our predicted B-hordeins and those reported from H. chilense and H. brevisubulatum. All of our nine predicted B-hordeins were clustered together and other B-hordeins formed another cluster. The possible use of these genes in relation to barley quality is discussed. Published in Russian in Molekulyarnaya Biologiya, 2008, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 63–70. The text was submitted by the authors in English     

Structural and expressional analysis of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">B-hordein</Emphasis> genes in Tibetan hull-less barley

The B-hordein gene family was analyzed from two Tibetan hull-less barley cultivars Z09 and Z26 (Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare). Fourteen B-hordein genes, designated BZ09-2 to BZ09-5 (from Z09) and BZ26-1 to BZ26-10 (from Z26), were sequenced. Seven of them, similar to a previously reported BZ09-1 from Z09, were predicted to encode putative active proteins each with a signal peptide, a repetitive domain, and a C-terminal region; seven of them were predicted to be pseudogenes. The B-hordein gene family was analyzed using all known representatives of B-hordein sequences and two most similar LMW-GSs of Triticum aestivum. Alignment of these seven putative proteins with known B-hordeins and two most similar LMW-GSs of T. aestivum revealed that they shared a common motif. A large variation was observed between numbers of repeat units of predicted B-hordeins of Z26 and Z09. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all BZ26 clones were clustered in a subgroup, and BZ09-1 formed another subgroup by itself in the putative eight active genes. In addition, six 5′-upstream regulatory sequences of the B-hordein genes were isolated from the two accessions by a single oligonucleotide nested PCR, and several different mutations were identified in the cis-acting element GLM and two distinctive sequences (Z09P-2 and Z26P-3). Phylogenetic analysis of 5′-upstream regulatory regions of the B-hordein genes showed that members from the same accession were clustered together except for two distinct members. Quantitative real time PCR analysis indicated distinct expression levels of B-hordein genes in four developing stages of developing grains in two accessions. These findings suggest B-hordein genes have intrinsic differences between accessions, and this knowledge will be useful for incorporating the B-hordeins protein in barley breeding programs.     

Nucleotide sequence of a B1 hordein gene and the identification of possible upstream regulatory elements in endosperm storage protein genes from barley, wheat and maize

The B-hordeins are the major group of prolamin storage proteins in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and they are encoded by a small multigene family that is expressed specifically in the developing endosperm. We report the complete nucleotide sequence of a clone of one B-hordein gene (pBHR184). The cloned gene contains no introns and belongs to the B1 sub-family of B-hordein genes. Comparison of the 5'-flanking sequences of pBHR184 with those of related S-rich prolamin genes from wheat shows that several short sequences within 600 bp upstream of the translation initiation codon are strongly conserved. A sequence that is conserved at around -300 bp in the S-rich prolamins is also conserved at similar locations in genes encoding the two major classes of maize prolamin (the Z19 and Z21 zeins) and appears to be unique to prolamin genes. We discuss the possible role of this '-300 element' in the control of gene expression in the developing cereal endosperm.     

Modulation by pterins of the phosphorylation and phenylalanine activation of phenylalanine 4-mono-oxygenase.

The interaction between phenylalanine 4-mono-oxygenase and analogues of the natural cofactor (6R)-tetrahydrobiopterin [(6R)-BH4] was studied. The rate of cyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylation of phenylalanine 4-mono-oxygenase was inhibited only by those pterins [(6R)-BH4, (6S)-BH4 and 7,8-dihydrobiopterin (BH2)] that were able to decrease the potency and efficiency of phenylalanine as an allosteric activator of the hydroxylase. Since BH2 lacks cofactor activity, this was not required to modulate either the phosphorylation or the phenylalanine-activation of the hydroxylase. Half-maximal inhibition of the phosphorylation was observed at 1.9 microM-(6R)-BH4, 9 microM-(6S)-BH4 and 17 microM-BH2. Competition experiments indicated that all three pterins acted through binding to the cofactor site of the hydroxylase. Since the phosphorylation site and the cofactor binding site are known to reside, respectively, in the N- and C-terminal domains of the hydroxylase, the pterins were able to induce an interdomain conformational change. BH2, whose dihydroxypropyl group is not subject to epimerization, and (6S)-BH4 both inhibited the phosphorylation less efficiently than did the (6R)-epimer of BH4. Pterins with different spatial arrangements of the dihydroxypropyl side chain thus appeared to elicit different conformations of the phosphorylation site. The hydroxylase reaction showed a higher apparent Km for (6S)-BH4 than for (6R)-BH4 both when the native and the phenylalanine-activated enzyme were tested. For the activated enzyme Vmax was 40% lower with the (6S)-epimer than the (6R)-epimer, also when the more rapid enzyme inactivation occurring with the former cofactor was taken into account.     

大麦产量相关基因HvYrg1的克隆及植物RNA干扰载体的构建

大麦谷粒是受多个数量性状基因(QTL)控制的复杂性状,而RING E3泛素连接酶在决定大麦产量和蛋白质降解途径中起到极为重要的作用。本研究按照同源克隆的方法,依据水稻、拟南芥、玉米、小麦和酵母等E3泛素连接酶保守区域设计引物,采用RT-PCR方法从西藏大麦中克隆出产量相关基因HvYrg1全长cDNA序列,包括完整的开放阅读框架(ORF)1 275 bp,编码蛋白为424个氨基酸(GenBank No. EU333863)。同源性比较结果显示,它与GenBank上已报道的水稻GW2基因同源性最高为86%。以植物表达载体pCAMBIA2300-35s-OCS质粒为基础,构建由35s启动子调控的HvYrg1基因的RNA干扰载体pCAM-RNAi-HvYrg1。这一载体的成功构建为研究该基因在作物产量的功能鉴定打下了很好的基础。     

Reaction of tetrahydrobiopterin with superoxide: EPR-kinetic analysis and characterization of the pteridine radical

It has been shown that BH(4) ameliorates endothelial dysfunction associated with conditions such as hypertension, cigarette smoking, and diabetes. This effect has been proposed to be due to a superoxide scavenging activity of BH(4). To examine this possibility we determined the rate constant for the reaction between BH(4) and superoxide using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin trapping competition experiments with 5-diethoxyphosphoryl-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DEPMPO). We calculated a rate constant for the reaction between BH(4) and superoxide of 3.9 +/- 0.2 x 10(5) M(-1)s(-1) at pH 7.4 and room temperature. This result suggests that superoxide scavenging by BH(4) is not a major reaction in vivo. HPLC product analysis showed that 7,8-BH(2) and pterin are the stable products generated from the reaction. The formation of BH(4) cation radical (BH(4)(*+)) was demonstrated by direct EPR only under acidic conditions. Isotopic substitution experiments demonstrated that the BH(4)(*+) is mainly delocalized on the pyrazine ring of BH(4). In parallel experiments, we investigated the effect of ascorbate on 7,8-BH(2) reduction and eNOS activity. We demonstrated that ascorbate does not reduce 7,8-BH(2) to BH(4), nor does it stimulate nitric oxide release from eNOS incubated with 7,8-BH(2). In conclusion, it is likely that BH(4)-dependent inhibition of superoxide formation from eNOS is the mechanism that better explains the antioxidant effects of BH(4) in the vasculature.     

大麦HvLEC1基因的克隆及其表达特征分析

植物LEC蛋白是NF-Y转录因子的一类B亚基,在植物胚状体形成过程中起重要作用。为了研究大麦小孢子体外培养形成胚状体的机理,本研究利用RACE技术在大麦中克隆了一个新的LEC基因,该基因cDNA全长为1004 bp,开放阅读框全长为597 bp,编码198个氨基酸,其蛋白1~59位氨基酸含有LEC结构域,命名为HvLEC1。HvLEC1在大麦的根、茎、叶和小孢子培养过程中均能表达,其中小孢子培养7 d时表达量最高,且HvLEC1在大麦品系BI04中的表达量比基19高,BI04愈伤产量也比基19高,表明HvLEC1表达量和愈伤产量有相关性,受盐胁迫后HvLEC1在大麦的根中快速上调表达,提示HvLEC1可能不仅参与小孢子胚状体发生,而且参与盐胁迫响应。