PARP10组织分布、相互作用蛋白及UV应激反应的分析

根据GenBank中公布的人多聚腺苷酸二磷酸核糖聚合酶10(PARP10)cDNA序列,设计并合成一对特异性引物,通过RT-PCR扩增293FT细胞mRNA,获得PARP10cDNA。将获得的cDNA克隆到pCMV-Myc和pEGFP-C1中,用免疫沉淀和激光共聚焦实验验证了PARP10和β-actin存在相互作用。然后,通过RT-PCR法发现该基因在小鼠体内表达的组织分布,组织表达谱显示该蛋白在各组织中均有表达;Westernblotting分析表明,UV造成的细胞损伤能够引起PARP10表达水平的增高。PARP10组织表达谱的确定,与β-actin相互作用的验证以及对UV的应激反应都为进一步研究PARP10的生物学功能奠定了基础。     

甜瓜转录因子CmSBP11基因的cDNA克隆与表达分析

为了研究甜瓜转录因子Cm SBP11基因在甜瓜不同组织中的表达特性及其功能,首先,根据西班牙葫芦科基因组数据库MELONOMICS中释放的CmSBP111基因的cDNA序列设计特异性引物,使用RT-PCR方法对目的片段进行克隆,其次,利用实时荧光定量PCR方法分析该基因在不同的组织中的表达情况,最后使用STRING交互式数据库构建该蛋白的互作网络后,成功克隆得到长度为1 020 bp的cDNA片段,该片段编码317个氨基酸,CmSBP11基因在甜瓜的根、叶和果实中具有表达,但在果实中表达量最高。蛋白调控网络分析显示该蛋白在甜瓜果实发育成熟过程中参与维生素C的代谢过程。本研究所获得的结果为甜瓜果实发育成熟过程的分子机制的解析提供帮助。     

陆地棉低磷胁迫应答基因GhERF5的克隆与表达分析

该研究基于前期陆地棉根部低磷胁迫基因表达谱芯片差异表达序列数据分析及基因组数据库,从陆地棉‘新陆早19’中克隆AP2/ERF基因(GhERF5),并对其基因组DNA与cDNA测序分析,借助生物信息学方法分析其基因结构和进化关系;采用半定量RT-PCR技术与荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)方法检测该基因于根、茎、叶、花等组织的表达变化以及低磷胁迫不同时间的相对表达。结果表明：(1)成功克隆获得一个AP2/ERF基因,命名为GhERF5;GhERF5基因开放阅读框序列长度963 bp,共编码320个氨基酸;该基因在177～241处存在一个AP2保守结构域,属于AP2家族。(2)多序列比对发现,GhERF5与亚洲棉GaERF5、雷蒙德氏GoraiERF5L相似性达到95%;系统进化树分析显示,陆地棉GhERF5蛋白序列与陆地棉GhERF5L(NP＿001386305)的相似性最高,推测GhERF5基因是位于D亚基因组的基因。(3)半定量RT-PCR和qRT-PCR检测发现,GhERF5基因在陆地棉根、茎、叶和花中均有表达,但主要在叶中表达,其次为根和茎,花中的表达量最低;低磷处理0～72 h...     

心脏特异新基因Lrrc10的分子克隆与特性分析

采用表达序列标签(EST)介导的基因克隆和表达谱分析,从小鼠心脏克隆了一个心脏特异新基因Lrrc10（GenBank Acc No. AF527781）.该基因cDNA全长为1 410 bp,定位于小鼠染色体10D2,在基因组中无内含子.Lrrc10的最大开放阅读框编码的假想蛋白由274个氨基酸组成,含有7个亮氨酸重复基序.同源性检索未发现有整体同源性的已知基因.EST数据库中支持该基因cDNA序列的全部18条EST均来自小鼠心脏组织.对小鼠的不同组织cDNA的RT-PCR检测证实该基因主要在心脏中强表达,在肺低表达,而在其他组织中不表达或表达很弱.因此该基因是心脏特异的富亮氨酸重复超家族新成员.     

番茄交替氧化酶基因的克隆和表达

利用简并PCR扩增产物做探针筛选番茄cDNA基因文库获得一个全长交替氧化酶cDNA基因LeAoxlau.经序列分析得出,该基因全长1 418bp,编码区序列长1 077 bp,编码约40 kD的前体蛋白.该蛋白在转运到线粒体时被加工成32kD的成熟蛋白.Southern印迹杂交分析结果显示该基因以单拷贝形式存在于番茄的基因组中RT-PCR显示,该基因在在番茄植株的根、茎、叶和子叶中表达.重组表达实验表明该基因能在大肠杆菌中表达.     

棉铃虫齿唇姬蜂嗅觉受体基因 CchlOrco 的克隆及组织表达谱分析

【目的】昆虫的嗅觉受体（olfactory receptors, ORs）一般以气味分子特异的ORs与共受体（ co-Receptor, Orco）通过形成异质二聚体在嗅觉感受中发挥关键作用,其中Orco由于具有序列的保守性而受到广泛的重视。本研究旨在克隆棉铃虫齿唇姬蜂 Campoletis chlorideae 的Orco基因,并对其组织表达谱进行分析。【方法】利用RT-PCR技术和转录组分析技术克隆棉铃虫齿唇姬蜂的Orco基因,并对其编码的氨基酸序列进行生物信息学分析;利用Real-time PCR技术对该基因在该蜂成虫不同组织中的表达量进行分析。【结果】获得了棉铃虫齿唇姬蜂 Orco 的全长cDNA序列,命名为 CchlOrco（GenBank登录号：KP255444）。序列分析表明, 该基因开放阅读框全长1 437 bp,编码478个氨基酸,预测该氨基酸序列具有7个跨膜区。CchlOrco 主要在成虫触角中表达,且在雄蜂触角中的表达量最高,是雌蜂触角中表达量的8.0倍,而在其他组织中表达量极低。【结论】本研究克隆了棉铃虫齿唇姬蜂 CchlOrco 序列全长,明确了其在成虫不同组织中的表达水平,为进一步研究该基因及其他嗅觉受体基因功能奠定了基础。     

牛pAcGFP-FADD融合蛋白真核表达载体构建及在CHO-K1细胞中的表达

FADD是Fas/FasL系统的一个信号连接蛋白,通过传递凋亡信号,介导细胞凋亡.为了揭示FADD在牛卵泡发育过程中的调控作用,采用RT-PCR从牛卵巢组织中扩增FADD基因,将其cDNA终止密码子删除,采用定向克隆技术连接到带有水母绿色荧光蛋白(AcGFP)报告基因的真核表达载体pAcGFP-N1中,构建融合蛋白重组质粒,经BglⅡ/EcoR Ⅰ酶切、测序鉴定后,用脂质体介导质粒转染CHO-K1细胞,观察有无荧光的表达及用RT-PCR和Western blotting方法检测基因转录、表达情况.结果表明,成功克隆牛FADD基因,通过PCR方法在FADD阅读框两端引入了Bgl Ⅱ和EcoR Ⅰ克隆位点,并于起始位点前加入Kozak序列,成功构建pAcGFP- bFADD融合蛋白真核表达载体,重组质粒转染CHO-K1 24 h后在荧光显微镜下观察到绿色荧光,转染效率可达65%,通过RT-PCR扩增出654 bp的转录产物,并用Western blotting检测到51.4 kD目的蛋白的表迭.     

小麦TaMBD4基因的克隆、结构及表达的初步分析

以拟南芥MBD基因的EST为基础,采用电子克隆并结合RT-PCR方法分离克隆了包含开放阅读框的小麦甲基结合域蛋白基因TaMBD4。序列分析显示,TaMBD4蛋白有典型的甲基结合域。组织表达特性分析表明,TaMBD4在干种子和胚乳中的表达量高于其它组织。TaMBD4的cDNA和基因组DNA比较分析显示,此基因包括1个内含子,进一步分析表明这个内含子为2个GGCAGT序列的串联重复,推测该内含子可能与TaMBD4基因的转录后调控相关。     

萝卜低温胁迫转录因子的克隆及遗传转化

采用RT-PCR和电子克隆技术从抗寒植物萝卜(Raphanus sativusL.)中分离了一个低温胁迫转录因子的cDNA全长序列,命名为RsICE1(GenBank登录号为HQ891287).序列分析显示,该基因全长1 375 bp,编码区为1266 bp,编码421个氨基酸.序列比对表明,该蛋白C端含有一个典型的bHLH结构域,与其他植物的ICE1蛋白具有较高的同源性.进化树分析表明,RsICE1编码的蛋白与油菜的ICE1编码蛋白亲缘关系最近,处在同一进化分枝.半定量RT-PCR分析表明,RsICE1是冷诱导条件下差异表达的基因.构建该基因的植物表达载体,利用农杆菌介导法转化粳稻品种龙粳24,经PCR和RT-PCR分子检测,证明RsICE1基因已经整合到水稻基因组中,并正常表达.与对照相比,低温处理后转基因株系存活率和脯氨酸含量明显增加,相对电导率积累速率明显下降,提高了抗低温胁迫能力.     

Existence of GPR40 functioning in a human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7

GPR40, which has recently been identified as a G-protein-coupled cell-surface receptor for long-chain fatty acids, was assessed in a human breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). We detected GPR40 mRNA by RT-PCR and found that oleate and linoleate, but not palmitate or stearate, caused an increase in cellular Ca(2+) concentrations, which was partially blocked by the pertussis toxin (PTX) treatment. We examined the expression of GPR40 mRNA by quantitative RT-PCR in the relation to cell number. It was significantly increased at the beginning and at the end of cell proliferation. These results indicate the possibility that GPR40 for long-chain fatty acids may be involved in cellular function such as cell proliferation, providing a new perspective for the action of long-chain fatty acids on mammary epithelial cells.     

达氏鲟gpr54基因的克隆及Kisspeptin注射对其表达的影响

G蛋白偶联受体54(GPR54, G protein-coupled receptor 54)是kisspeptin (Kiss)的受体蛋白。Kisspeptin/GPR54系统通过调节促性腺激素释放激素(GnRH)的活性来参与鱼类生殖调控。为了研究Kisspeptin/GPR54系统对达氏鲟(Acipenser dabryanus)GnRH的调控功能, 克隆得到达氏鲟2个gpr54基因的全长cDNA序列, 命名为dsgpr54-1及dsgpr54-2, 分别编码379和368个氨基酸。氨基酸序列比对及进化树分析表明, 达氏鲟Gpr54与四足动物Gpr54序列一致性较高, 亲缘关系较近。荧光定量PCR研究发现, dsgpr54-1的转录本在精巢、卵巢、下丘脑、垂体、中脑及端脑等组织中均有表达, 且在下丘脑中转录水平最高; 而dsgpr54-2仅在脑组织中转录, 且在垂体、中脑及下丘脑中表达丰度均较高。为了研究Gpr54是否可以与其配体Kisspeptin结合调控下丘脑中gnrh基因的表达, 分别合成了达氏鲟Kiss-1和Kiss-2的核心十肽(10 nmol/L、1000 nmol/L), 腹腔注射到9月龄达氏鲟。结果表明, 不同浓度Kiss-1、Kiss-2注射均引起gpr54基因表达量升高, 并且10 nmol/L Kiss-2注射能够显著促进dsgpr54-2的表达(P<0.05)。另外, 不同浓度Kiss-1注射均造成了gnrh转录水平的下降; 而10 nmol/L Kiss-2注射使得gnrh1表达量上升, 而gnrh2的表达量下降, 1000 nmol/L Kiss-2注射则引起gnrh1表达量的下降, gnrh2的表达量没有显著变化。上述研究结果表明, 达氏鲟gpr54基因均能与其配体kiss-1、kiss-2相结合, 但表现出一定的受体-配体选择性差异。Kiss-1、Kiss-2通过激活Gpr54的活性, 调控下丘脑中gnrh基因的表达, 且其调控功能存在差异。     

Site-directed mutagenesis and structural studies suggest that the germination protease, GPR, in spores of Bacillus species is an atypical aspartic acid protease

Germination protease (GPR) initiates the degradation of small, acid-soluble spore proteins (SASP) during germination of spores of Bacillus and Clostridium species. The GPR amino acid sequence is not homologous to members of the major protease families, and previous work has not identified residues involved in GPR catalysis. The current work has focused on identifying catalytically essential amino acids by mutagenesis of Bacillus megaterium gpr. A residue was selected for alteration if it (i) was conserved among spore-forming bacteria, (ii) was a potential nucleophile, and (iii) had not been ruled out as inessential for catalysis. GPR variants were overexpressed in Escherichia coli, and the active form (P41) was assayed for activity against SASP and the zymogen form (P46) was assayed for the ability to autoprocess to P41. Variants inactive against SASP and unable to autoprocess were analyzed by circular dichroism spectroscopy and multi-angle laser light scattering to determine whether the variant's inactivity was due to loss of secondary or quaternary structure, respectively. Variation of D127 and D193, but no other residues, resulted in inactive P46 and P41, while variants of each form were well structured and tetrameric, suggesting that D127 and D193 are essential for activity and autoprocessing. Mapping these two aspartate residues and a highly conserved lysine onto the B. megaterium P46 crystal structure revealed a striking similarity to the catalytic residues and propeptide lysine of aspartic acid proteases. These data indicate that GPR is an atypical aspartic acid protease.     

重组人ASCT2的C-末端胞外结构域的原核表达、纯化及鉴定

中性氨基酸转运蛋白（ASCT2）是人类内源性病毒的包膜蛋白合胞素在细胞膜上的主要受体,其最大的胞外结构域存在于C-末端的105个氨基酸（以下简称TAIL）。通过RT-PCR方法从人乳腺癌MCF-7细胞中克隆ASCT2基因编码区全长序列,再从中扩增ASCT2的TAIL序列,与pET-41b（克隆位点的N-和C-端分别有谷胱甘肽转移酶和His6标签序列）连接构建原核表达载体,重组质粒在大肠杆菌中获得表达,免疫印迹显示重组蛋白TAIL在细菌裂解液上清和沉淀（包涵体）中均有表达,可溶性部分经亲和层析纯化获得高纯度的TAIL蛋白,该蛋白可结合在表达合胞素的MCF-7细胞表面,提示其可能具有结合合胞素的活性。     

Amino acid 324 in the simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac V3 loop can confer CD4 independence and modulate the interaction with CCR5 and alternative coreceptors

The V3 loop of the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) envelope protein (Env) largely determines interactions with viral coreceptors. To define amino acids in V3 that are critical for coreceptor engagement, we functionally characterized Env variants with amino acid substitutions at position 324 in V3, which has previously been shown to impact SIV cell tropism. These changes modulated CCR5 engagement and, in some cases, allowed the efficient usage of CCR5 in the absence of CD4. The tested amino acid substitutions had highly differential effects on viral infectivity. Eleven of sixteen substitutions disrupted entry via CCR5 or the alternative coreceptor GPR15. Nevertheless, most of these variants replicated in the macaque T-cell line 221-89 and some also replicated in rhesus macaque peripheral blood monocytes, suggesting that efficient usage of CCR5 and GPR15 on cell lines is not a prerequisite for SIV replication in primary cells. Four variants showed enhanced entry into the macaque sMagi reporter cell line. However, sMagi cells did not express appreciable amounts of CCR5 and GPR15 mRNA, and entry into these cells was not efficiently blocked by a small-molecule CCR5 antagonist, suggesting that sMagi cells express as-yet-unidentified entry cofactors. In summary, we found that a single amino acid at position 324 in the SIV Env V3 loop can modulate both the efficiency and the types of coreceptors engaged by Env and allow for CD4-independent fusion in some cases.     

人尿激酶受体cDNA的克隆及序列测定

以高转移性人肺巨细胞癌细胞系PG的总RNA为模板,用RT-PCR方法扩增人尿激酶受体(uPAR)的cDNA。将其亚克隆至pGEM-T载体后进行测序,结果表明,我们所克隆的uPAR cDNA片段与文献报道的人uPAR基因编码区cDNA序列高度同源(达99%),其中第705、746和755碱基分别由A、A和G替代了文献中的T、G和A,从而导致了第249和252位氨基酸由Gly和Glu变为Asp和Gly,我们已将此序列申请登录GenBank,登录号为AF257789。     

Properties of Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus subtilis mutants which lack the protease that degrades small, acid-soluble proteins during spore germination.

During germination of spores of Bacillus species the degradation of the spore's pool of small, acid-soluble proteins (SASP) is initiated by a protease termed GPR, the product of the gpr gene. Bacillus megaterium and B. subtilis mutants with an inactivated gpr gene grew, sporulated, and triggered spore germination as did gpr+ strains. However, SASP degradation was very slow during germination of gpr mutant spores, and in rich media the time taken for spores to return to vegetative growth (defined as outgrowth) was much longer in gpr than in gpr+ spores. Not surprisingly, gpr spores had much lower rates of RNA and protein synthesis during outgrowth than did gpr+ spores, although both types of spores had similar levels of ATP. The rapid decrease in the number of negative supertwists in plasmid DNA seen during germination of gpr+ spores was also much slower in gpr spores. Additionally, UV irradiation of gpr B. subtilis spores early in germination generated significant amounts of spore photoproduct and only small amounts of thymine dimers (TT); in contrast UV irradiation of germinated gpr+ spores generated almost no spore photoproduct and three to four times more TT. Consequently, germinated gpr spores were more UV resistant than germinated gpr+ spores. Strikingly, the slow outgrowth phenotype of B. subtilis gpr spores was suppressed by the absence of major alpha/beta-type SASP. These data suggest that (i) alpha/beta-type SASP remain bound to much, although not all, of the chromosome in germinated gpr spores; (ii) the alpha/beta-type SASP bound to the chromosome in gpr spores alter this DNA's topology and UV photochemistry; and (iii) the presence of alpha/beta-type SASP on the chromosome is detrimental to normal spore outgrowth.     

Identification and expression of human CD81 gene on murine NIH/3T3 cell membrane

The human CD81 (hCD81) molecule has been identified as a putative receptor for hepatitis C virus (HCV). In this study, eukaryotic expression vector pCDM8-hCD81 containing hCD81 cDNA and pSV2neo helper plasmid was used to cotransfect with lipofectamine into murine fibroblast cell line NIH/3T3 to establish an hCD81-expressing cell line. Resistant cell clones were obtained 20 days after the selection with neomycin (600 micro/ml) and then cultured as monoclones. The expression of the transfected hCD81 gene in the cells was verified by RT-PCR and flow cytometry analyses. One of the selected cell clones showed obvious expression of hCD81 and was named NIH/3T3-hCD81. Competitive inhibition tests indicated that the binding of monoclonal anti-hCD81 (JS-81) to NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells was inhibited by recombinant HCV E2 protein, suggesting that the expressed hCD81 molecules on NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells maintain natural conformation of binding to HCV E2. The transfected NIH/3T3-hCD81 cells should be of great potential value in studies on HCV attachment and onset of infection.     

Gpr1, a putative G-protein-coupled receptor, regulates morphogenesis and hypha formation in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans

In response to various extracellular signals, the morphology of the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans switches from yeast to hypha form. Here, we report that GPR1 encoding a putative G-protein-coupled receptor and GPA2 encoding a Galpha subunit are required for hypha formation and morphogenesis in C. albicans. Mutants lacking Gpr1 (gpr1/gpr1) or Gpa2 (gpa2/gpa2) are defective in hypha formation and morphogenesis on solid hypha-inducing media. These phenotypic defects in solid cultures are suppressed by exogenously added dibutyryl-cyclic AMP (dibutyryl-cAMP). Biochemical studies also reveal that GPR1 and GPA2 are required for a glucose-dependent increase in cellular cAMP. An epistasis analysis indicates that Gpr1 functions upstream of Gpa2 in the same signaling pathway, and a two-hybrid assay reveals that the carboxyl-terminal tail of Gpr1 interacts with Gpa2. Moreover, expression levels of HWP1 and ECE1, which are cAMP-dependent hypha-specific genes, are reduced in both mutant strains. These findings support a model that Gpr1, as well as Gpa2, regulates hypha formation and morphogenesis in a cAMP-dependent manner. In contrast, GPR1 and GPA2 are not required for hypha formation in liquid fetal bovine serum (FBS) medium. Furthermore, the gpr1 and the gpa2 mutant strains are fully virulent in a mouse infection. These findings suggest that Gpr1 and Gpa2 are involved in the glucose-sensing machinery that regulates morphogenesis and hypha formation in solid media via a cAMP-dependent mechanism, but they are not required for hypha formation in liquid medium or during invasive candidiasis.