Expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen P31 gene in Escherichia coli

A hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) P31-coding DNA was constructed from a DNA fragment of the plasmid pHBr330 containing the entire hepatitis B virus (HBV) adr DNA and a chemically synthesized adaptor. The P31 gene was inserted into an expression vector, pTRP771, having an Escherichia coli tryptophan operon (trp) promoter to give a recombinant plasmid pTRP P31-R. The distance between the Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence and the initiation codon of P31 gene was adjusted to 9 bp. The expression level of HBsAg by E. coli 294[pTRP P31-R] was significantly elevated, in contrast to that of HBsAg by E. coli 294[pTRP SS-6]. Western blotting analysis has shown that E. coli[pTRP P31-R] synthesizes a specific polypeptide P31 of about 31 kDal, which reacts with anti-HBsAg antibody. The binding studies with polyalbumins from various species have also suggested that HBsAg P31 specifically binds to polymerized human serum albumin.     

Increased expression of hepatitis B virus surface antigen gene in Escherichia coli by IS1 insertion

Summary We selected faster growing colonies of Escherichia coli harbouring an expression plasmid for hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) gene after mutagenesis. Among these colonies, three were found to produce an increased level of HBsAg as a consequence of alteration of the plasmid. Analysis of this plasmid showed that an insertion sequence, IS1, was inserted into a middle region of the HBsAg gene (codon for Pro 127) to generate a termination codon 20 bp downstream from the junction site between the HBsAg gene and the left end of IS1. Insertion of a chemically synthesized termination codon into the same region of the HBsAg gene also increased the expression of the HBsAg gene. These results suggest that HBsAg lacking the COOH-terminal region is produced at a high level because it does not inhibit the growth of the host.     

絮凝基因的克隆和在工业啤酒酵母菌株中表达

The partial genomic library of Saccharomyce cerevisiae FL189 possessing strong flocculation ability was constructed using Yeast-E.coli shuttle plasmid YCp50 as vector.Recombinant plasmid containing flocculation gene was obtained by screening the growth of transformants on the selective medium and measurement flocculation,designated as pCF1.pCF1 was introduced into industrial yeast strain PJ208-5-15.Six transformants PJ208-5-15-1(pCF1)～PJ208-5-15-6(pCF1)possessing strong flocculation ability were obtained.Th…     

Cloning of a Thermomonospora fusca xylanase gene and its expression in Escherichia coli and Streptomyces lividans.

Thermomonospora fusca chromosomal DNA was partially digested with EcoRI to obtain 4- to 14-kilobase fragments, which were used to construct a library of recombinant phage by ligation with EcoRI arms of lambda gtWES. lambda B. A recombinant phage coding for xylanase activity which contained a 14-kilobase insert was identified. The xylanase gene was localized to a 2.1-kilobase SalI fragment of the EcoRI insert by subcloning onto pBR322 and derivatives of pBR322 that can also replicate in Streptomyces lividans. The xylanase activity produced by S. lividans transformants was 10- to 20-fold higher than that produced by Escherichia coli transformants but only one-fourth the level produced by induced T. fusca. A 30-kilodalton peptide with activity against both Remazol brilliant blue xylan and xylan was produced in S. lividans transformants that carried the 2.1-kilobase SalI fragment of T. fusca DNA and was not produced by control transformants. T. fusca cultures were found to contain a xylanase of a similar size that was induced by growth on xylan or Solka Floc. Antiserum directed against supernatant proteins isolated from a Solka Floc-grown T. fusca culture inhibited the xylanase activity of S. lividans transformants. The cloned T. fusca xylanase gene was expressed at about the same level in S. lividans grown in minimal medium containing either glucose, cellobiose, or xylan. The xylanase bound to and hydrolyzed insoluble xylan. The cloned xylanase appeared to be the same as the major protein in xylan-induced T. fusca culture supernatants, which also contained at least three additional minor proteins with xylanase activity and having apparent molecular masses of 43, 23, and 20 kilodaltons.     

Molecular cloning of the N-acetylneuraminate lyase gene in Escherichia coli K-12

Summary The gene for N-acetylneuraminate lyase [N-acetylneuraminate pyruvate-lyase; NPL] of Escherichia coli C600 was cloned onto pBR322 as a 9.8 kilobase HindIII fragment of chromosomal DNA and the hybrid plasmid was designated pMK2. The gene in the hybrid plasmid was subcloned in pBR322 as a 1.2 kilobase HindIII-EcoRI fragment and the resultant hybrid plasmid was designated pMK6. NPL activity level was increased more than 5-fold in the pMK6-bearing strain compared with that of the wild type, when the cells were grown on a medium containing inducer (N-acetylneuraminate: NANA). The transformants harbouring pMK6 also showed higher activity even in the absence of inducer. The NPL produced by pMK6-bearing cells was structurally and immunologically the same as that purified from E. coli C600.     

降解2,4-二氯酚微生物的分离及其2,4-二氯酚羟化酶基因的克隆和表达

从土壤中分离到一株降解2,4-二氯酚能力较强的细菌菌株GT241-1,经鉴定该菌株属于假单胞菌属。菌株GT241-1在最适条件下能在48h内将90mg/L的2,4-DCP降解91%,能利用2,4-二氯酚、2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸、苯甲酸和儿茶酚为唯一碳源生长。采用Southern杂交对2,4-二氯酚羟化酶基因（dcpA）定位后构建基因组文库,再用斑点杂交筛选目的转化子,克隆了该菌株的dcpA。序列测定得知含dcpA的亚克隆片段全长2389bp,其中dcpA基因编码区1797bp。核苷酸和氨基酸序列分析表明,dcpA与已在GenBank登记的相关基因有一定的差异。dcpA基因能够在大肠杆菌转化子中成功地表达有生物活性的酶。     

鼠伤寒沙门氏菌Ⅰ相鞭毛蛋白基因fliC~I的克隆和鉴定

以提纯的鼠伤寒沙门氏菌8705染色体DNA为材料,经EcoR Ⅰ消化,过SepharcylS-400柱,得到大于400bp的酶切片段;然后随机克隆到质粒pGEM-3Zf(—)中,转化大肠杆菌LC2a(hag~-,recA~-);在氨苄青霉素平板上共得到6013个转化子,从中筛选出1个有动力的克隆,小量制备质粒DNA,经酶切电泳鉴定,该克隆的外源片段大小为15.3kb,将其命名为pGI4015。动力、动力抑制试验和Southern blot分子杂交试验证明pGI4015中载有鼠伤寒沙门氏菌Ⅰ相鞭毛蛋白基因fliC~I;利用其BamH Ⅰ和Sal Ⅰ位点删除与鞭毛蛋白表达无关的序列,构建亚克隆质粒pGI4015BS,使得fliC~I定位于更小的区域——3.8kb的BamH Ⅰ/Sal Ⅰ插入片段上。     

桃蚜MpAChE基因RNAi表达载体构建及转化

通过害虫取食植物表达害虫发育关键基因dsRNA的转基因植株,分析能否通过抑制害虫特定基因的表达来防控害虫。本研究利用RT-PCR技术从桃蚜中克隆乙酰胆碱酯酶基因383 bp cDNA片段,命名为MpAChE。进一步利用该MpAChE基因片段构建植物RNAi表达载体RNAi-MpAChE,并通过浸花法转化野生型拟南芥,通过卡那霉素抗性筛选转化植株,PCR及Southern杂交进一步鉴定转基因植株。结果表明:克隆的cDNA片段与桃蚜中已克隆的乙酰胆碱酯酶(GenBank登录号AY147797)cDNA序列核苷酸一致性为99%。卡那霉素抗性初步筛选和PCR进一步鉴定,获得25株阳性转基因植株。从25株中随机选择的5株阳性植株,Southern杂交均为阳性。经接种桃蚜初步鉴定,转基因植株对蚜虫的抗性效果不显著。     

Molecular cloning of the Pseudomonas putida glyoxalase I gene in Escherichia coli

The glyoxalase I gene of Pseudomonas putida was cloned onto a vector plasmid pBR 322 as a 7.5 kilobase Sau 3AI fragment of chromosomal DNA and the hybrid plasmid was designated pGI 318. The gene responsible for the glyoxalase I activity in pGI 318 was recloned in pBR 322 as a 2.2 kilobase Hin dIII fragment and was designated pGI 423. The P. putida glyoxalase I gene on pGI 318 and pGI 423 was highly expressed in E. coli cells and the glyoxalase I activity level was increased more than 150 fold in the pGI 423 bearing strain compared with that of E. coli cells without pGI 423. The E. coli transformants harboring pGI 318 or pGI 423 could grow normally in the presence of methylglyoxal, although the E. coli cells without plasmid were inhibited to grow and showed the extremely elongated cell shape.     

Isolation of DNA fragment containing phoS gene of Escherichia coli K-12

The DNA fragment containing the phoS gene, a regulatory gene for alkaline phosphatase, has been isolated from Escherichia coli K-12 chromosomal DNA by cutting off the DNA with Hind III restriction enzyme and by cloning the gene with plasmid vector pTP 4 which was constructed in this study. The isolated fragment was of about 12.3 kbp and seemed to contain the phoT, glmS, and bgl genes. The 12.3 kbp Hind III fragment was subjected to restriction enzymes EcoR I, BamH I, Sal I, and Pst I, and was found to possess two EcoR I, no BamH I, a Sal I, and four Pst I sites. Partial deletion using these restriction enzymes suggested that the about 6 kbp Hind III-Pst I fragment contained the phoS and phoT genes. Further analysis with other restriction enzymes revealed that the 6 kbp Hind III-Pst I fragment contained a BstE II, two Mlu I and four Hpa I sites. The deletion of these restriction sites using single-strand-specific nuclease S1 suggested that the BstE II and one of Mlu I sites were in the phoT gene, and the BstE II and two Mlu I sites were not in the phoS gene.     

杜氏盐藻外源基因稳定表达系统的构建(英文)

A stable transformation system for the expression of foreign genes in the unicellular greenmarine alga (Dunaliella salina Teod.) was established. Using electroporation, the alga was transformed witha plasmid containing the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg） gene and the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase(CAT) gene as a selectable gene. PCR and Southern blotting analysis indicated that the HBsAEgene wasintegrated into the D. salina genome. Northern dotting analysis showed that the HBsAg gene was expressedat the mRNA level. The stable expression of HBsAg protein in transformants was confirmed by HBsAgenzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (HBsAg EUSA) and Western blotting analysis. Also, PCR and Southernblotting analyses showed that the CA Tgene was integrated into the D, salina genome, and CAT EUSAindicated that CAT protein was stably expressed in the cells. The introduced HBsAg DNA and HBsAgprotein expression were stably maintained for at least 60 generations in media devoid of chloramphenicol.This is the first report of the stable expression of foreign genes in D. salina.     

杜氏盐藻外源基因稳定表达系统的构建

建立了一种单细胞海水绿藻--杜氏盐藻(Dunaliella salina Teod.)的外源基因稳定表达系统.通过电激法将携带乙肝病毒表面抗原基因(HBsAg)和氯霉素乙酰转移酶基因(CAT)的质粒转入盐藻细胞内,CAT基因为筛选基因.PCR和Southern杂交结果显示,HBsAg基因已经整合到盐藻基因组中.Northern杂交结果表明,转化成功细胞内的该基因已转录成mRNA.HBsAgELISA和Western杂交检测证明,HBsAg蛋白在转化的盐藻细胞内稳定地表达.同时,PCR和Southern杂交显示,CAT基因也已整合到盐藻基因组中.且CATELISA检测证明,CAT蛋白在转化体中也已稳定地表达.进一步对转化盐藻进行无氯霉素筛选培养,60代后,HBsAg基因依然稳定地存在并表达.本实验第一次报道了外源基因在杜氏盐藻细胞内的稳定表达.     

Beta-globin gene polymorphism in Saudis: 5.6 Hpa I fragment

To investigate beta-globin gene polymorphism in the Saudi population, samples from 436 individuals from the eastern and north-western provinces of Saudi Arabia were studied using restriction endonucleases Mst II and Hpa I. Three individuals with haemoglobin genotypes AA, AS and SS were identified to each have a 5.6-kilobase (kb) Hpa I fragment in addition to a 13.0-kb fragment. This paper reports for the first time in Saudis a linkage of both the beta A and beta B genes to a 5.6-kb Hpa I fragment.     

Construction of hybrid plasmids containing the yeast replicator

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 6-1G-P188 about 10 per cent of rRNA genes exist as extrachromosomal copies of rDNA repeating units. These extrachromosomal copies can be isolated as covalently closed molecules with lengths around 3mu. We have constructed a set of hybrid plasmids containing the bacterial vector pBR325, the LEU2 gene of yeast encoding beta-isopropylmalatedehydrogenase and various EcoRI restriction fragments of the 3mu DNA. We have tested the ability of our hybrid plasmids to transform LEU2 strain DC5 to leucine prototrophy. One of the plasmids Rcp21/11 transforms DC5 at the frequency comparable with that obtained with YEp13, containing the 2mu DNA replication origin. The 2400 bp EcoRI-B fragment of the 3mu DNA in Rcp21/11 carries a gene for 5S rRNA and two spacers. Our results on transformation experiments allow un to suggest that this EcoRI fragment also carries the 3mu DNA replication origin. Yeast transformants containing this plasmid are highly unstable but during the prolonged growth in selective conditions the stabilization of the LEU+ phenotype is observed being most likely a result of integration of Rcp21/11 into the yeast chromosome.     

Functional analysis of the gas vesicle gene cluster of the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei defines the vac-region boundary and suggests a regulatory role for the gvpD gene or its product

A series of deletions introduced into the gvp gene cluster of Haloferax mediterranei, comprising 14 genes involved in gas vesicle synthesis (mc-vac-region), was investigated by transformation experiments. Gas vesicle production and the expression of the gvpA gene encoding the major gas vesicle protein, GvpA, was monitored in each Haloferax volcanii transformant. Whereas transformants containing the entire mc-vac-region produced gas vesicles (Vac+), various deletions in the region 5' to gvpA (encompassing gvpD-gvpM) or 3' to gvpA (containing gvpC, gvpN and gvpO) revealed Vac- transformants. All these transformants expressed gvpA and contained the 8 kDa GvpA protein as shown by Western analysis. However, transformants containing the gvpA gene by itself indicated a lower level of GvpA than observed with each of the other transformants. None of these transformants containing deletion constructs assembled the GvpA protein into gas vesicles. In contrast, transformants containing a construct carrying a 918 bp deletion internal to gvpD exhibited a tremendous gas vesicle overproduction, suggesting a regulatory role for the gvpD gene or its product. This is the first assignment of a functional role for one of the 13 halobacterial gvp genes found in addition to gvpA that are involved in the synthesis of this unique structure.     

Location of the 11 bp exon in the chicken pro alpha 2(I) collagen gene.

During the fine structural analysis of the 5' end of the 38 kb chicken pro alpha 2(I) collagen gene, we failed to locate an exon, only 11 bp in size, which had been predicted from the DNA sequence analysis of a cDNA clone complementary to the 5' end of the pro alpha 2(I) collagen mRNA (1). We know report the location of this 11 bp exon, exon 2, at the 5' end of a 180 bp Pst I fragment, 1900 bp 3' to exon 1 and 600 bp 5' to exon 3. Its sequence, ATGTGAGTGAG, is highly unusual in that it contains two overlapping consensus donor splice sequences. Moreover, it is flanked by two overlapping donor splice sequences but only one of the four splice sequences is actually spliced (1). The first half of intron 1 also has an unusual sequence: it is 68% GC, contains 88 CpG dinucleotides and 11 Hpa II sites. The second half is more like other intron sequences in the collagen gene with a GC content of 41%, 19 CpG, and no Hpa II sites. However it contains two sequences with 7 and 9 bp homology to the 14 bp SV40 enhancer core sequence. It is suggested that some part of intron 1 may be involved in regulation.