油菜烯醇酶基因的克隆与分析

烯醇酶(enolase)是糖酵解途径中的一个重要酶类,它能够催化磷酸甘油酸酯(2-PGA)生成磷酸烯醇丙酮酸酯(PEP).我们通过RACE-PCR方法从油菜(Brassica napus L.)中克隆到了编码烯醇酶的全长基因.序列分析表明该基因全长cDNA为1 624bp,拥有一个由444个氨基酸组成的开放读码框,所编码的蛋白质分子量为47.38 kD,等电点为5.78.比较发现,油菜烯醇酶与已分离出的其他烯醇酶氨基酸序列有较高的同源性.Southern杂交结果显示烯醇酶以低拷贝形式在油菜基因组中存在.RT-PCR和Northern分析表明烯醇酶基因在100 mmol/L盐浓度胁迫条件下表达量上升,而在低温诱导时表达量下降.该研究表明所克隆基因是植物烯醇酶基因家族的新成员.     

油菜烯醇酶基因的克隆与分析(英文)

烯醇酶(enolase)是糖酵解途径中的一个重要酶类,它能够催化磷酸甘油酸酯(2-PGA)生成磷酸烯醇丙酮酸酯(PEP)。我们通过RACE-PCR方法从油菜(Brassica napus L. )中克隆到了编码烯醇酶的全长基因。序列分析表明该基因全长cDNA为1624bp,拥有一个由444个氨基酸组成的开放读码框,所编码的蛋白质分子量为47.38kD,等电点为5.78。比较发现,油菜烯醇酶与已分离出的其他烯醇酶氨基酸序列有较高的同源性。Southern杂交结果显示烯醇酶以低拷贝形式在油菜基因组中存在。RT-PCR和Northern分析表明烯醇酶基因在100mmol/L盐浓度胁迫条件下表达量上升,而在低温诱导时表达量下降。该研究表明所克隆基因是植物烯醇酶基因家族的新成员。     

茶树CsNCED2基因的克隆和表达分析

该研究以铁观音茶树品种叶片为材料,通过RT-PCR技术,克隆了茶树脱落酸(ABA)合成途径关键限速酶——9-顺式环氧类胡萝卜素裂解双加氧酶(9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase,NCED)基因的全长cDNA序列。该基因cDNA全长1 931bp,包含1 821bp完整开放阅读框,共编码606个氨基酸残基。NCBI同源分析结果表明,与葡萄VvNCED2相似性最高(78%),命名为CsNCED2(NCBI登录号:MF765770)。氨基酸序列分析显示,其具有NCED家族的FLNO2258保守结构域,以及MIAHPKxDP和HDFAITE保守结构域序列;在保守区存在4个Fe2+活性组氨酸结合位点,N-端含有叶绿体转运肽。实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,CsNCED2基因在铁观音叶、茎和花中表达量较高;白茶萎凋和乌龙茶做青均可以诱导CsNCED2基因显著上调表达;除干旱胁迫抑制CsNCED2表达外,ABA和低温胁迫均能够诱导CsNCED2基因显著上调表达。表明CsNCED2基因在茶树ABA合成代谢以及胁迫响应中发挥重要作用。     

毕氏海蓬子SbDREB基因的克隆与表达分析研究

以毕氏海蓬子的基因组为模板,通过PCR技术扩增到一个编码DREB蛋白AP2保守结构域的基因片段;根据该片段序列设计引物,以毕氏海蓬子经NaCl处理的植株肉质茎cDNA为模板,应用RACE技术获得该基因的cDNA全长,命名为SbDREB(GenBank登录号:JF894301)。SbDREB基因cDNA全长1206bp,包含一个编码284个氨基酸的完整开放阅读框。对氨基酸序列比对分析表明,该蛋白在靠近N端具有典型的AP2/EREBP保守结构域,且该结构域与一些高等植物DREB类转录因子的AP2区域具有高度同源性。进化树分析表明SbDREB属于DREB亚家族中的A-6亚族。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示:干旱、高盐和ABA能够诱导其表达,而低温则使其表达下调,表明该基因在毕氏海蓬子植株对干旱、盐和低温等非生物胁迫的应答中起作用。     

大豆UBC基因家族鉴定及GmUBC46基因的功能初步分析

泛素/26S蛋白酶体途径在植物响应非生物胁迫反应中起着重要的作用。E2(泛素结合酶,UBC)是蛋白质泛素化中重要的泛素结合酶,与E1和E3共同参与蛋白降解途径。本研究通过构建隐马尔可夫模型,鉴定了54个大豆UBC基因,通过进化树分析将该家族成员分为11个亚家族(A-K)。蛋白保守结构域分析表明,GmUBC家族蛋白成员大部分含有保守Motif 1、Motif 2与Motif 3,且均属于泛素结合酶保守结构域。组织定位分析表明大部分GmUBC家族基因成员在大豆根、茎、叶、花等组织中有所表达。转录组数据表明有20个GmUBC基因在干旱、盐或冷胁迫下具有不同的表达模式,启动子顺式作用元件分析发现其胁迫响应过程可能与激素信号转导相关。进一步通过qRT-PCR发现GmUBC46基因能积极响应干旱、盐或冷胁迫诱导上调表达。通过酵母功能验证表明,GmUBC46基因降低了对干旱或盐胁迫的耐受性。综上,本研究初步阐明了大豆UBC基因家族的基本特性及GmUBC46基因的耐逆功能,为后续研究提供了重要依据和参考价值。     

朝鲜淫羊藿EkCDPK基因的克隆及表达分析

钙依赖蛋白激酶(Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase, CDPK)是在植物抗逆胁迫信号转导途径中起关键作用的酶。该研究采用RT-PCR结合RACE技术,从朝鲜淫羊藿(Epimedium koreanum Nakai)中克隆获得一个全长2 036 bp的钙依赖蛋白激酶基因(EkCDPK)。结果显示:(1)EkCDPK基因cDNA为1 410 bp,5′-UTR长387 bp, 3′-UTR长239 bp,编码469个氨基酸。EkCDPK蛋白保守结构域N端为S_TKc domain,C端为EF-hand domain,该蛋白具有1个CDPKs典型结构Ser/Thr蛋白激酶活性位点、1个ATP位点、4个Ca~(2+)结合位点、1个跨膜结构域、无信号肽的稳定亲水性蛋白质,二级结构主要由α-螺旋(43.71%)和无规则卷曲(37.10%)构成。(2)系统进化分析表明,EkCDPK与菘蓝CDPK蛋白表现出较高相似性(95%)。(3)实时荧光定量PCR分析表明,EkCDPK基因在根、茎、叶与花组织中均有表达,根中表达量最高,茎次之;干旱胁迫后15 h内表达量显著高于对照组,之后表达量开始下降;盐胁迫5、15和25 h后EkCDPK基因表达量均明显高于对照组。(4)成功构建了pET-28a-EkCDPK原核表达载体,诱导出约50 kD蛋白质,与预测大小一致,表明重组蛋白EkCDPK表达成功,为采用基因工程手段提高朝鲜淫羊藿抗逆性能研究奠定了基础。     

盐地碱蓬(Suaeda salsa)APX 基因的克隆及盐胁迫下的表达

从盐地碱蓬 (Suaedasalsa)中克隆了抗坏血酸过氧化物酶 (ascorbateperoxidase ,APX)的全长cDNA(SsAPX) ,基因注册号为AY0 34 893。SsAPX全长 1.1kb ,推导的氨基酸序列长为 2 5 0个氨基酸残基。BLAST同源性分析表明 ,该cDNA与已报告的菠菜(Spinaciaoleracea)细胞质抗坏血酸过氧化物酶基因同源性最高 ,在核苷酸水平上一致性为 87% ,在氨基酸水平上一致性为 89%。Southern杂交表明APX基因在盐地碱蓬基因组中只有 1个拷贝。盐 (NaCl 40 0mmol/L)处理不同时间后的Northern杂交分析表明盐地碱蓬中SsAPX基因在盐胁迫下表达量增加 ,而且在盐胁迫下抗坏血酸过氧化物酶的活性也显著地增加 ,说明该基因受盐诱导。推测抗坏血酸过氧化物酶可能在保护盐地碱蓬免受氧化损伤的过程中起到一定作用     

甘菊ClHSP70与ClHSP90基因的克隆及表达分析

该研究以甘菊(Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium)为实验材料,通过RT-PCR方法从甘菊转录组数据中分离出热激蛋白合成相关基因,命名为ClHSP70和ClHSP90。序列分析表明,ClHSP70基因ORF全长为2 559bp,编码852个氨基酸,蛋白功能区预测表明含有典型的HSP70蛋白NBD和SBD保守结构域;ClHSP90基因ORF全长为2 094bp,编码697个氨基酸,含有HATPase结构域和HSP90保守结构域。生物信息学分析表明,甘菊ClHSP70与大豆(Glycine max)和烟草(Nicotiana tomentosiformis)HSP70蛋白有较高的一致性,ClHSP90基因编码的氨基酸序列与紫茎泽兰(Ageratina adenophora)HSP90高度相似;实时荧光定量表达分析表明,在42℃处理不同时间,甘菊叶片中ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因表达均在0.5h时显著增加,1h达到最大值,2h后缓慢下降;不同组织表达分析表明,甘菊在42℃处理1h后,ClHSP70在成熟叶中的表达量显著高于嫩叶和根等其他组织;ClHSP90在成熟茎中的表达量最高。研究说明,ClHSP70和ClHSP90基因具有热激蛋白特征,参与了甘菊热胁迫应答过程,该研究结果为以后深入研究其基因功能奠定了基础。     

野生大豆盐碱胁迫相关GsTIFY11b的克隆与功能分析

以耐盐碱野生大豆(Glycine soja L.G07256)为材料,采用同源克隆方法和RT-PCR技术获得一个TIFY类基因的全长cDNA(命名为GsTIFY11b)。进化树分析表明,与其他物种相比,GsTIFY11b与拟南芥的AtTIFY11a基因相似性最高,达到56%;序列分析表明GsTIFY11b蛋白除具有TIFY保守结构域外,还具有一个N端保守结构域和一个C端保守的Jas结构域;实时荧光定量PCR结果显示该基因受盐和碱胁迫诱导表达;将GsTIFY11b转化拟南芥来验证其耐盐碱功能,获得两个转基因纯合体株系,盐碱胁迫分析结果表明,GsTIFY11b的超量表达没能提高拟南芥对盐碱胁迫的耐性,并且与野生型相比,转基因植株在种子萌发期和苗期表现出对盐胁迫更加敏感。盐胁迫信号通路相关marker基因在转基因拟南芥中的表达特性分析表明,GsTIFY11b可以调控RD29B、KIN1、DREB等基因的转录。在洋葱表皮细胞中瞬时表达GsTIFY11b-GFP融合蛋白的结果表明,GsTIFY11b定位于细胞核中。上述结果表明,该基因在细胞核中起着转录调节子的作用,可能是通过调控盐胁迫信号通路中关键基因的表达来改变植物对盐胁迫的耐受性。     

野生大豆盐碱胁迫相关GsTIFY11b的克隆与功能分析

以耐盐碱野生大豆(Glycine soja L.G07256)为材料, 采用同源克隆方法和RT-PCR技术获得一个TIFY 类基因的全长cDNA(命名为GsTIFY11b)。进化树分析表明, 与其他物种相比, GsTIFY11b与拟南芥的AtTIFY11a基因相似性最高, 达到56%; 序列分析表明GsTIFY11b蛋白除具有 TIFY保守结构域外, 还具有一个N端保守结构域和一个C端保守的Jas结构域; 实时荧光定量PCR结果显示该基因受盐和碱胁迫诱导表达; 将GsTIFY11b转化拟南芥来验证其耐盐碱功能, 获得两个转基因纯合体株系, 盐碱胁迫分析结果表明, GsTIFY11b的超量表达没能提高拟南芥对盐碱胁迫的耐性, 并且与野生型相比, 转基因植株在种子萌发期和苗期表现出对盐胁迫更加敏感。盐胁迫信号通路相关marker基因在转基因拟南芥中的表达特性分析表明, GsTIFY11b可以调控RD29B、KIN1、DREB等基因的转录。在洋葱表皮细胞中瞬时表达GsTIFY11b-GFP融合蛋白的结果表明, GsTIFY11b定位于细胞核中。上述结果表明, 该基因在细胞核中起着转录调节子的作用, 可能是通过调控盐胁迫信号通路中关键基因的表达来改变植物对盐胁迫的耐受性。     

Cloning of a gene encoding thermostable cellobiohydrolase from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum and its expression in Pichia pastoris

Aims:  A new cellobiohydrolase (CBH) gene ( cbh3 ) from Chaetomium thermophilum was cloned, sequenced and expressed in Pichia pastoris .
Methods and Results:  Using RACE-PCR, a new thermostable CBH gene ( cbh3 ) was cloned from C. thermophilum . The cDNA of the CBH was 1607 bp and contained a 1356 bp open reading frame encoding a protein CBH precursor of 451 amino acid residues. The mature protein structure of C. thermophilum CBH3 only comprises a catalytic domain and lacks cellulose-binding domain and a hinge region. The gene was expressed in P. pastoris . The recombinant CBH purified was a glycoprotein with a size of about 48·0 kDa, and exhibited optimum catalytic activity at pH 5·0 and 60 °C. The enzyme was more resistant to high temperature. The CBH could hydrolyse microcrystalline cellulose and filter paper.
Conclusions:  A new thermostable CBH gene of C. thermophilum was cloned, sequenced and overexpressed in P. pastoris .
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This CBH offers an interesting potential in saccharification steps in both cellulose enzymatic conversion and alcohol production.     

观赏凤梨烯醇酶基因的克隆及分析

烯醇酶催化着糖酵解途径中的唯一一步脱水反应,与植物的抗逆性有着密切的联系.基于前期从擎天凤梨全长cDNA文库中获得的烯醇酶基因的EST单克隆,进行引物步移测序,获得其全长cDNA序列.序列长1 703bp,编码445个氨基酸残基,命名为GoEnolase1(GenBank登录号JN896863),蛋白质理论分子质量为47.9kD,等电点为5.7,包含1个TIM磷酸结合超家族保守区,二级结构主要由α螺旋(44.49%)、随机卷曲(33.71%)、延伸链(13.71%)和β转角(8.09%)组成.系统进化树分析表明,GoEnolase1蛋白与水稻、玉米、油棕等的烯醇酶蛋白聚为一类,它们的亲缘关系最近.     

Isolation and characterisation of a sucrose: sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase gene from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

A sucrose: sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase (1-SST) gene and cDNA (Lp 1-SST) from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) were isolated. The Lp 1-SST gene was fully sequenced and shown to contain three exons and two introns. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 4824 bp Lp 1-SST genomic sequence revealed 1618 bp of 5' UTR and an open reading frame of 1962 bp encoding a protein of 653 amino acids. Lp 1-SST is 95% identical to the tall fescue 1-SST and contains plant fructosyltransferase functional domains. Lp 1-SST corresponds to a single copy gene in perennial ryegrass, and is expressed in young leaf bases and mature leaf sheaths. The recombinant Lp 1-SST protein from corresponding cDNA expression in Pichia pastoris showed 1-SST activity.     

Molecular cloning, and characterization of a modular acetyl xylan esterase from the edible straw mushroom Volvariella volvacea

A new Volvariella volvacea gene encoding an acetyl xylan esterase (designated as Vvaxe1) was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris. The cDNA contained an ORF of 1047 bp encoding 349 amino acids with a calculated mass of 39 990 Da. VvAXE1 is a modular enzyme consisting of an N-terminal signal peptide, a catalytic domain, and a cellulose-binding domain. The amino acid sequence of the enzyme exhibited a high degree of similarity to cinnamoyl esterase B from Penicillium funiculosum, and acetyl xylan esterases from Aspergillus oryzae, Penicillium purpurogenum, and Aspergillus ficuum. Recombinant acetyl xylan esterase released acetate from several acetylated substrates including beta-d-xylose tetraacetate and acetylated xylan. No activity was detectable on p-nitrophenyl acetate. Enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of 4-methylumbelliferyl acetate was maximal at pH 8.0 and 60 degrees C, and reciprocal plots revealed an apparent K(m) value of 307.7 microM and a V(max) value of 24 733 IU micromol(-1) protein. ReAXE1 also exhibited a capacity to bind to Avicel and H(3)PO(4) acid-swollen cellulose.     

Fasciola hepatica: heterologous expression and functional characterization of a thioredoxin peroxidase

A Fasciola hepatica cDNA clone of 779 bp was isolated from an adult worm cDNA expression library by immunological screening using a rabbit serum against the excretory-secretory antigens. The nucleotide sequence of the cDNA revealed the presence of an open reading frame of 582 bp which encoded a 194-amino-acid-residue polypeptide (M(r) 21,723 Da) showing a high degree of homology to thioredoxin peroxidases. This putative antioxidant protein gene was expressed in Escherichia coli as a GST fusion protein. The recombinant fusion protein showed in vitro antioxidant properties and protected rabbit muscle enolase and E. coli glutamine synthetase from inactivation by nonenzymatic Fe(3+)/O(2)/DTT or Fe(3+)/O(2)/ascorbate metal-catalyzed oxidation systems.     

Isolation and characterization of chitinases from Verticillium lecanii

Degenerate PCR primers corresponding to conserved domains of fungal chitinases were designed, and PCR was performed on genomic DNA of the entomogenous fungus Verticillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Viegas. Two distinct PCR fragments, chf1 and chf2, were isolated and used to identify two DNA contigs. Analyses of these two contigs revealed that we had obtained the full-length DNA sequence including the promoter, 5' untranslated region, open reading frame (ORF), and 3' untranslated regions for two distinct chitinase-like genes. These two genomic DNA sequences exhibited 51% identity at the amino acid (aa) level and were designed as acidic (chi1) and basic (chi2) chitinase-like genes. The isolated cDNA for chi1 gene is 1110 bp with a predicted protein of 370 aa and molecular mass of 40.93 kDa, and its ORF was uninterrupted in its corresponding genomic DNA sequence. The cDNA for the chi2 gene is 1269 bp, a predicted ORF of 423 aa and molecular mass of 45.95 kDa. In contrast, the ORF was interrupted by three introns in its corresponding genomic DNA. The basic chitinase gene (chi2) was successfully expressed in the Pichia pastoris system; optimum enzymatic activity was observed at 22 degrees C and at pH 7.5. CHI1 and CHI2 were clustered into two different phylogenetic groups according to their sequence alignments with 28 other fungal chitinases. A chitin-binding domain, comprising two sub-domains that exhibit similarities at the aa level to chitin binding domains in bacteria, was identified in 30 fungal chitinase sequences examined.     

嗜热毛壳菌纤维素酶（CBHⅡ）cDNA的克隆及在毕赤酵母中的表达

嗜热毛壳菌Chaetomium thermophilum CT2是一种土壤腐生菌,可产生具有重要工业生产价值的纤维素酶类。RACE-PCR获得嗜热毛壳菌纤维二糖水解酶Ⅱ（CBHⅡ）的编码基因(cbh2)。DNA序列分析表明cbh2的开放阅读框由1428个碱基组成,编码476个氨基酸。推断的氨基酸序列包含一个典型真菌纤维素酶的糖结合域（CBD）、催化域（CD）以及二者之间富含脯氨酸和羟基氨基酸的连接桥。根据氨基酸序列推算该酶分子量为53kD,属于糖苷水解酶第六家族,具有该家族催化保守区的典型特征。PCR扩增cbh2的成熟蛋白编码基因,利用基因重组的方法构建可在毕赤酵母分泌表达系统中表达纤维二糖水解酶蛋白的重组表达载体,并转化毕赤酵母得到重组子。在毕赤酵母醇氧化酶AOX1基因启动子的作用下,重组蛋白得到高效表达,小规模发酵量达1.2 mg/mL。经硫酸铵沉淀、DEAESepharose Fast flow阴离子层析等步骤纯化了该重组表达蛋白。SDS-PAGE得到重组蛋白分子量为67kD,与从嗜热毛壳菌中纯化的该酶分子量一致。该重组纤维二糖水解酶作用的最适合温度50℃,最适pH4.0,在70℃的半衰期为30min,具有较好的热稳定性。     

嗜热真菌Thermomyces lanuginosus热稳定几丁质酶基因的cDNA克隆及表达

根据Thermomyces lanuginosus热稳定几丁质酶Chit的N-端氨基酸序列和同源保守序列设计简并引物,通过RT-PCR及快速扩增cDNA末端(RACE)的方法,克隆了该几丁质酶的编码基因chit,全长cDNA为1500bp,包含一个由442个氨基酸组成的开放阅读框。该基因已在GenBank中注册,登录号为DQ092332。将成熟肽几丁质酶Chit阅读框与酵母表达载体pPIC9K连接,构建重组质粒pPIC9K/chit,转化毕赤酵母GS115,在甲醇的诱导下,成功地分泌出具生物活性的几丁质酶,诱导6d后酶活性达2.261U/mL,酶蛋白表达量为0.36mg/mL。该酶的最适反应温度和pH值分别为60℃和5.5,该酶在50℃以下稳定;65℃的半衰期为40min。