GSDS: 基因结构显示系统

构建了一个用于绘制基因结构示意图的网站系统(http://gsds.cbi.pku.edu.cn/)。用户可提交核酸序列、NCBI核酸序列号或基因外显子位置信息, 得到基因结构示意图; 并可指定在基因结构图上标注某些特定区域。系统允许用户同时输入多个基因, 并指定输出次序和标注区域。结果可用位图和矢量图两种图形格式显示。点击位图格式结果, 可以查看相应序列。系统提供中英文两种用户界面。     

基因是什么? 分子遗传学教学中的体会和理解

随着分子遗传学的飞速发展,基因概念也在不断更新。笔者从事分子遗传学、分子生物学、遗传学教学以及基因与基因表达调控方面研究多年,对基因的本质和概念有较深的理解和认识。回顾了经典基因概念的形成和发展过程,并讨论了真核生物中的RNA遗传和朊病毒复制现象,提出了新的基因概念。认为基因是携带遗传信息的、可遗传的核酸片段或者多肽分子,它们可以编码具功能的RNA分子或多肽分子。     

纳米金探针在基因检测中的应用

传统的核酸分析中常采用放射性元素、荧光色素以及酶标记等基因探针,这些探针都存在着一些不足之处。近年来,纳米金探针作为一种新型的基因探针,己引起了广泛的关注。该探针具有优良的光谱特征和光化学稳定性,对核酸的非特异吸附性小,与核酸等生物大分子结合后不改变生物分子的活性。将纳米金探针用于基因检测,具有操作简便、快速、安全、实验成本低等优点。本文就纳米金探针的发展过程、纳米金探针的制备、检测原理及其在基因分析中的应用等几个方面作了系统而全面地概述,同时介绍了纳米金探针的最新研究进展,并对其发展前景作了简要评述。     

牦牛SRY和TRO基因部分序列克隆与测序分析

对牦牛SRY和TRO的部分基因克隆和序列分析,以期为进一步开展该基因与其性别相关分析,进行性染色体的基因定位、以及分子标记辅助选择等研究提供了理论依据。用特定引物对牦牛和西门塔尔牛的SRY、TRO基因部分序列进行扩增并进行TA克隆和测序。通过测序结果与普通牛的比对分析表明,这两个基因区域在牛种中有极高的保守性。牦牛与普通牛SRY和TRO基因这两个区域的核酸同源性分别达到了99．08％和99．39％。根据对这两个基因序列的研究为精子或者胚胎的性别鉴定提供有力的理论基础。     

抗旱相关基因在烟草中的应用研究进展

干旱是影响烟草正常生长、发育、产量和烟叶品质的一个重要逆境因子。在干旱胁迫下,植物体内会通过激发一些抗旱基因的表达来增强植物的抗旱能力。目前,很多抗旱相关的功能蛋白基因和调控蛋白基因已被克隆并在烟草中实现了遗传转化,外源抗旱基因的表达提高了转基因烟草的抗旱能力。抗旱基因的克隆为烟草抗旱新品种的培育奠定了良好的分子基础,系统深入地研究抗旱相关基因在干旱胁迫条件下的表达与调控,可为通过基因工程手段提高烟草的抗旱能力开辟新途径,同时也能为其他农作物的抗旱分子育种和品种改良提供基因资源。     

基因树冲突与系统发育基因组学研究

随着越来越多的基因序列被运用于系统发育重建中,随之产生的基因树冲突已成为分子系统发育研究中日益突出的问题.因此,在分子系统发育研究中,应正确理解基因树和物种树之间的差异,充分注意和分析基因树冲突的原因,正确解释分子系统发育的结果.本文通过一些典型实例分析了在多基因系统发育研究中引发基因树冲突的三类主要原因:随机误差、系统误差和生物学因素.在此基础上,对近年来兴起的系统发育基因组学进行了介绍,并以稻属Oryza研究为例,阐述了系统发育基因组学方法在解决基因树冲突以及系统发育研究中的优势和应用价值,并进一步探讨了解决基因树冲突的策略和方法,以期为分子系统发育研究提供一些肩示和帮助.     

基因兴奋剂

人类基因组计划的完成为基因治疗提供了依据,同时也给基因兴奋剂的产生创造了条件。本文通过综述基因兴奋剂的概念、产生的分子机制,讨论了可能被用作基因兴奋剂的基因,并从基因、转录和蛋白质三个水平探讨了基因兴奋剂的检测策略。     

基因检测技术 探针在诊断中的应用

在过去几十年来,世界上用分子水平分析的方法来研究人的基因失调已有许多报告,增加了很多新的知识,这些知识是由于生化的重组基因技术而来,用在单独的分析特异的基因、基因产物以及核酸结构分析编码,基因表达的规律,从而用以检测某些疾病,例如早期妊娠时测定血清或羊水中的基因紊乱,可以及时治疗或预防。     

大绿蛙Sox基因和Dmrt基因的序列分析

Sox基因家族与Dmrt基因家族在胚胎发育及性别分化中起着重要作用。采用PCR方法,扩增了大绿蛙Sox基因和Dmrt基因的保守区,分别获得长约220 bp和140 bp的片段。序列分析表明,大绿蛙雌雄个体之间Sox基因、Dmrt基因序列没有差异,与人和其它动物的Sox基因、Dmrt基因有非常高的相似性,显示了Sox基因及Dmrt基因在系统进化上的高度保守性。本研究为探讨大绿蛙的性别决定机制及Sox基因与Dmrt基因的进化提供了分子资料。     

基因网络研究进展

分子生物学的深入发展揭示了复杂的生命现象是大量基因相互作用的结果,传统的以描述为主的生物学和分解分析的研究方法受到挑战.随着DNA芯片和分子阵列技术的应用,快速检测生物基因组的表达已成为可能.在生命科学领域,基因网络作为一种系统的、定量的研究方法正在受到重视,该方法建立在分子生物学、非线性数学和信息学等多学科交叉的基础上.基因网络是动力系统模型,具有稳定性、层次性等一系列非线性系统的特性.通过基因表达的大量数据,结合一定的分析和计算方法可以构建合适的基因网络拓扑结构模拟系统的行为.反过来,利用已建立的基因网络可以指导进一步的实验.计算机工具和Internet资源是基因网络研究的重要手段.基因网络研究将在后基因组研究中发挥重要的作用.     

锌指结构：最普遍的核酸识别元件

锌指是最大的DNA结合蛋白家庭,是识别DNA最有效、最成功的一种结构元件。其模块性结构特点及与核酸作用的相对简单性,使其成为研究蛋白-核酸相互作用的理想材料,以及人为设计筛选新的核酸结合蛋白的最佳元件。     

Synthesis of alanyl nucleobase amino acids and their incorporation into proteins

Proteins which bind to nucleic acids and regulate their structure and functions are numerous and exceptionally important. Such proteins employ a variety of strategies for recognition of the relevant structural elements in their nucleic acid substrates, some of which have been shown to involve rather subtle interactions which might have been difficult to design from first principles. In the present study, we have explored the preparation of proteins containing unnatural amino acids having nucleobase side chains. In principle, the introduction of multiple nucleobase amino acids into the nucleic acid binding domain of a protein should enable these modified proteins to interact with their nucleic acid substrates using Watson-Crick and other base pairing interactions. We describe the synthesis of five alanyl nucleobase amino acids protected in a fashion which enabled their attachment to a suppressor tRNA, and their incorporation into each of two proteins with acceptable efficiencies. The nucleobases studied included cytosine, uracil, thymine, adenine and guanine, i.e. the major nucleobase constituents of DNA and RNA. Dihydrofolate reductase was chosen as one model protein to enable direct comparison of the facility of incorporation of the nucleobase amino acids with numerous other unnatural amino acids studied previously. The Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I was chosen as a representative DNA binding protein whose mode of action has been studied in detail.     

FRACTIONATION OF NUCLEAR,CHLOROPLAST, AND MITOCHONDRIAL DNA FROM POLYSIPHONIA BOLDII (RHODOPHYTA) USING A RAPID AND SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ISOLATION OF RNA AND DNA1

Extraction of nucleic acids from red algae is complicated by the presence of phycocolloids. For this reason, methods used for nucleic acid isolation from other organisms are not always amenable to use with red algal preparations; modifications in some cases lead to protocols that are time consuming and complicated, often requiring large amounts of algal tissue for starting material. Here we describe the isolation of both RNA and DNA followed by fractionation and identification of nuclear, chloroplast, and mitochondrial DNAs from a single preparation of Polysiphonia boldii Wynne and Edwards using a simple method that yielded approximately 100 μg of total RNA and 20 μg of total DNA from 1 g of frozen powdered algae. The potent protein denaturant guanidinium thiocyanate and the detergent sarkosyl were used to gently lyse the cells and organelles and immediately inhibit nuclease activity in the extract. The nucleic acids were isolated by ultracentrifugation into a dense solution of CsCl; the RNA was recovered as a pellet and the DNA as a band within the CsCl solution. Agarose gel electrophoresis of the total RNA showed discrete ribosomal RNA bands, indicating little nonspecific degradation. The nuclear, chloroplast, and mitochondrial DNAs were fractionated by density gradient ultracentrifugation in the presence of the DNA binding dye, bisbenzimide H (Hoechst 33258), which binds preferentially to DNA with a high A + T:G + C ratio, thus altering its density to a greater degree than it does that of DNA with a lower nucleotide ratio. The three fractions were identified by Southern blot analysis using heterologous gene probes specific for the different genomes. The protocol should be applicable to different types of algae. The simple nucleic acid isolation step can be performed on multiple samples simultaneously without subsequent fractionation of DNA, allowing comparison of DNA from different individuals, populations, or species.     

柞蚕卵巢中核酸和蛋白质的分布与含量的变化

本文报道柞蚕卵巢亚细胞组分中核酸和蛋白质的分布与含量变化。首先以差速离心盼方法从卵巢匀浆中分离出细胞核、重线粒体、轻线粒体、重微粒体、轻微粒体和105,000g上清六个组分,然后分别测定了各种组分中的DNA、RNA和蛋白质的含量。 结果表明,卵巢DNA主要分布在细胞核组分中(约占75%以上);RNA在佩粒体中含量较离(约占20—51%);蛋白质则主要分布于105,000g上清组分中(约占56—83%)。卵巢中核酸和蛋白质含量(毫克/头)在滞育蛹期很低,随着卵巢的发育迅速增长。DNA在发育蛹4期最高,比滞育蛹期增长61倍;RNA在发育蛹5期最高,比滞育蛹期增长144倍;蛋自质在成虫期达到高峰,约比滞育蛹期增长490倍。并讨论了核酸和蛋白质的含量变化与卵巢细胞分裂分化之间的关系。 为了获得进一步的生化资料,对不同时期的柞蚕卵巢105,000g上清组分中的蛋白质进行了聚丙烯酰胺凝获也泳和SDS-电泳的分析。初步推测柞蚕卵巢中卵黄蛋白亚基之一的分子量大约为200,000道尔顿。     

野生大豆rbcS基因的克隆及结构分析

核酮糖１,５二磷酸羧化酶（Ｒｕｂｉｓｃｏ,Ｅ．Ｃ．４．１．１．３９）是光合碳代谢中的关键酶,也是植物中研究最为广泛深入的一种酶。高等植物的Ｒｕｂｉｓｃｏ大、小亚基分别由叶绿体和核基因组编码。迄今已有几十种光合生物的Ｒｕｂｉｓｃｏ大、小亚基的基因（ｒｂｃＬ、ｒｂｃＳ）结构得到阐明［１］。在高等植物中ｒｂｃＳ基因由多基因家族编码,结构较为复杂,但它同时又是一种相对保守的基因,且同一物种内各ｒｂｃＳ基因成员是协同进化的,因此ｒｂｃＳ基因适合于植物分子进化及系统分类的研究［２］。我国是栽培大豆（Ｇｌｙｃ…     

利用RT—PCR扩增和分析柑桔裂皮病类病毒

参考国外CEVd-A株中央保守区段(C区)和左端区段(T区),设计并合成引物Cl(-)、C2( )、C3( )、T1(-)、T2( )。对感染 CEVd中国分离物的柑桔(Citrus L.)和香橼(Citrus medica L.)总核酸进行了cDNA第一链合成和PCR扩增,其中C1/C3、C1/C2分别能从感病香橼和柑桔总核酸中扩增出210bp和370bp左右的特异DNA,分别相当于CEVd的左半部和全长片段,T1/T2未能扩增出产物;健康香橼和柑桔总核酸中均未能扩增出产物。扩增结果用DIG标记的CEVd-cDNA探针进行了确证。扩增结果说明:CEVd中国分离物在左端T区与CEVd-A株存在差异。PAGE-银染法分析扩增产物表明:建立的RT-PCR方法可从约0.1ng柑桔总核酸中扩增出全长CEVd-cDNA。     

Purification of plasmid and high molecular mass DNA using PEG-salt two-phase extraction

A method for the rapid preparation of DNA is described. The method utilizes a polymer (polyethylene glycol) and salt solution to form a two-phase system. A crude source of DNA is added to a phase-forming mixture, it is mixed and phase separation occurs. Under the appropriate conditions, the nucleic acids remain in the lower (salt-rich) phase, while the proteins, cellular debris and other constituents are in the upper phase (polymer-rich) or are precipitated at the interphase region. Incorporation of protein denaturants (detergents and chaotropes) stop the action of liberated nucleases in the sample. The nucleic acids are obtained in an intact state and in a form suitable for further manipulation, as shown by gel electrophoresis and DNA restriction digestion. This method describes the conditions of the two-phase systems that are important for the separation of nucleic acids and proteins. The important phase-forming conditions shown in this paper are pH, polymer molecular weight and concentration, salt type and concentration and the addition of detergents and chaotropic agents. With the use of these extraction conditions, proteins can be moved selectively from the lower to the upper phase. The paper describes a method for DNA isolation that is rapid, simple and economical.     

AUTORADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS DURING MEIOSIS IN LILIUM LONGIFLORUM

Taylor , J. Herbert (Columbia U., New York, N. Y.) Autoradiographic studies of nucleic acids and proteins during meiosis in Lilium longiflorum. Amer. Jour. Bot. 46(7): 477–484. Illus. 1959.—A study was made of the incorporation of glycine-C¹⁴, orotic acid-C¹⁴ and cytidine-H³ into nucleic acids and proteins of sporogenous and tapetal cells of lily anthers preceding and during meiosis. Methods for differential extraction of nucleic acids from tissue sections, which had been frozen, dehydrated by alcohol-substitution, and fixed in hot alcohol, were tested by chromatographic analysis of extracts. Both acid and enzyme hydrolysis were shown to be useful for quantitative or, at least, semi-quantitative work. DNA synthesis was shown to occur only during premeiotic interphase in sporogenous cells, but at two intervals in tapetal nuclei, once when the microsporocytes are in zygotene and again during pachytene. Each time the synthetic period was followed by a normal mitosis. Accumulation of RNA in microsporocytes occurred at stages up to late leptotene. After this period, labeled RNA accumulated almost exclusively in their nuclei and at a slower rate than in earlier stages. DNA synthesis, as measured by incorporation of glycine-C¹⁴ and orotic acid-C¹⁴, gave the same results and confirm earlier results with inorganic phosphate-P³². For RNA, glycine-C¹⁴ and orotic acid-C¹⁴ gave different results. When glycine-C¹⁴ was the source of label, incorporation of C¹⁴ in RNA stopped during DNA synthesis in sporogenous cells. Glycine-C¹⁴ was not utilized to a significant extent at any time by tapetal cells for RNA synthesis, but extensively for DNA and protein synthesis. Orotic acid-C¹⁴ was incorporated into RNA of both tapetum and sporogenous cells at various periods in development apparently including the interval of DNA synthesis. Protein synthesis as measured by incorporation of glycine is relatively rapid during premeiotic interphase and leptotene. It continues during the remainder of prophase, but at a much reduced rate. In tapetal cells the rate is rapid in the nuclei during periods of DNA synthesis, but even faster in both cytoplasm and nucleus after divisions are completed and the microsporocytes are in late prophase and division stages. This period of synthesis is perhaps necessary for the postmeiotic functioning of tapetum when it appears to secrete the wall materials for the microspores.