SSH 法结合定量 PCR 技术研究双肌臀猪 肌肉组织的差异表达基因

利用抑制性消减杂交技术 (suppression subtractive hybridization , SSH) 成功地构建了双肌臀与非双肌臀大白猪肌肉组织差异表达的消减 cDNA 文库,获得有效克隆 686 个. 对整个文库测序分析,共获得 587 条有效序列. 利用 BLAST 在线软件与 GenBank、 GenBank EST 和 Tigr Porcine EST 等数据库进行同源序列比较,发现其中有 11 个未知新序列,可能代表“双肌臀”大白猪肌肉组织特异表达的新基因. 对文库中所包含的兰尼啶受体基因 (RYR1)、钙依赖性蛋白激酶 基因 (CAMK2)、人类胰岛素生长因子结合蛋白 -7 基因 (IGFBP7),以及 695号、 882号和480号3个新基因进行了实时荧光定量 PCR 检测,结果显示： RYR1、 CAMK2 及 IGFBP7 基因在双肌臀猪肌肉组织 RNA 池中的表达量,分别为对照的非双肌臀猪肌肉组织 RNA 池中表达量的 1.87、 1.90 和 1.85 倍; 695 号、 882 号和 480 号 3 个新的 ESTs 在双肌臀猪肌肉组织 RNA 池中的表达量为非双肌臀猪肌肉组织 RNA 池中表达量的 1.48、 1.44 和 1.78 倍. 这提示我们,上述基因的上调表达很可能与猪双肌臀性状的发生有密切的关系,可以作为研究该性状的候选基因.     

肾癌相关基因克隆——肾癌cDNA消减文库的构建

应用抑制性消减杂交技术,构建人肾癌与正常肾差异表达的cDNA消减文库.分别从肾癌及正常肾细胞系中提取poly(A)⁺RNA,依次合成单链及双链cDNA,经酶切成平均大小为400～600 bp的片段,将肾癌cDNA分为两组,分别与两种不同的接头衔接,再与正常肾cDNA进行两次消减杂交及两次抑制性PCR后,将产物与T/A载体连接构建成功cDNA消减文库,并转染大肠杆菌进行文库扩增.构建成功具有高消减效率的人肾癌cDNA消减文库,非特异性cDNA片段被有效地消减,特异表达的cDNA得到富集.文库扩增后得到6 500个克隆,随机挑取350个制备质粒,酶切分析均得到400～600 bp插入片段.所构建的人肾癌cDNA消减文库为进一步大批量筛选、克隆肾癌特异性表达的未知新基因奠定了基础.     

条锈菌诱导的小麦抗病与感病近等基因系SSH文库构建及分析

为分析条锈菌诱导下的小麦抗病与感病近等基因系之间差异表达的基因,以接种小麦条锈菌CY26小种的抗病近等基因系Yr4/6×Taichung 29幼苗叶片cDNA作为实验方,接种CY26的感病亲本Taichung 29幼苗叶片cDNA为驱动方,利用抑制消减杂交(SSH)技术构建了一个包含1 300余克隆的消减文库。对文库中600个克隆进行了反向Northern点杂交筛选,对获得的阳性克隆进一步进行了Northern杂交验证,获得显著差异的克隆12个。经测序和BlastX分析,其中6个差异表达序列的推测产物分别为亮氨酸重复序列蛋白、过氧化氢酶、硫氧还蛋白、RNA结合蛋白、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶和热激蛋白。除亮氨酸重复序列为信号传导类蛋白外、其他几个均为抗病防御类蛋白。     

用改良消减杂交结合选择性PCR法构建老年性白内障消减cDNA文库

为构建含较多大片段的高质量的老年性白内障消减cDNA文库 ,利用生物素标记、磁珠分离的改良消减杂交法获得差异cDNA .利用选择性PCR法扩增其中大片段差异cDNA ,将其与T 载体进行T A连接并转化入大肠杆菌 ,成功构建老年性白内障消减cDNA文库 .共获得 4 0 0 0余个克隆 ,随机挑取的 2 2个克隆中 ,≥ 10 0 0bp的片段有 7个 ,占 31 8% ,≥ 75 0bp有 15个 ,占 6 8 2 % .将≥ 75 0bp的 15个克隆进行反向点杂交 ,排除其中假阳性克隆 ,阳性克隆经测序并与GenBank比较 ,得到 6个已知基因、1个新基因 ,6个已知基因中 4个为全长基因 ,说明所得cDNA片段较大 ,文库质量较高 .改良消减杂交法结合选择性PCR法可以快速有效地获得大片段高质量的消减cDNA文库 ,为进一步筛选、鉴定老年性白内障致病相关基因奠定了基础     

一个大鼠心肌缺血-再灌诱导表达上调的新基因Mip1的克隆和特性分析

采用生物信息学方法和5′cDNA末端快速扩增法(RACE)技术相结合,克隆了一个大鼠心肌缺血-再灌诱导表达上调的新基因Mip1,并经RT-PCR测序及多组织膜RNA印迹证实.生物信息学分析显示,MIP-1定位于大鼠染色体1q12区,含5个外显子和4个内含子,开放阅读框(ORF)为1 827 bp,编码608个氨基酸,其编码蛋白N端含KRAB结构域,C端含14个连续的C2H2型锌指蛋白结构域,氨基酸第277位至293位为双向的核定位信号,多组织膜RNA印迹显示该基因在脑组织表达最高,其次是心脏,在其他组织表达较低或无表达.进一步深入研究该基因的功能具有重要生物学意义.     

黄瓜芽黄突变体抑制消减杂交文库的构建及初步分析

利用抑制消减杂交技术(suppression subtractive hybridization,SSH)分离了黄瓜芽黄突变体及其野生型之间差异表达的cDNA片段.以突变体和野生型分别作检测子和驱赶子,建立正向和反向两个消减杂交cDNA文库;经阳性克隆鉴定,在正向文库中获得特异表达的阳性克隆有133个,在反向文库中得到的阳性克隆有73个.测序后将所得到的159条非重复且非黄瓜的ESTs(登录号:GH270133～GH270291)进行序列同源性比对分析,发现这些ESTs分别与叶绿素合成、光合系统、信号转导、转录因子、氨基酸代谢、糖类代谢、脂类代谢等相关酶及蛋白基因高度同源.     

应用抑制消减杂交分离雌、雄鸡胚性分化早期的差异表达基因

分离不同性别的鸡胚性分化早期差异表达基因,可为禽类性别决定和性分化机制研究提供基本信息。本研究分别以孵化3.5-6d的雌、雄鸡胚性腺为材料,利用抑制性消减杂交技术成功构建了雌-雄鸡胚间正、反向消减cDNA文库,并利用斑点印迹杂交从中筛选出了39个性别差异表达的阳性cDNA克隆。以持家基因GAPDH为参照指标检测消减文库的消减效率,结果发现两个文库的消减效率均高达25倍。插入片段PCR鉴定结果显示,消减文库中cDNA插入片段的长度主要分布于250-750bp之间。分别对雌、雄鸡胚消减文库中的252和168个cDNA克隆进行斑点杂交筛选,再随机从两个消减文库中共抽取39个阳性差异表达克隆进行序列测定及序列比对分析。结果表明:这39个cDNA克隆分别代表了定位于鸡不同染色体上的18个已知功能的基因和11个假定基因;参照哺乳动物同源基因的功能,所得的18个已知差异基因可能参与多种生物反应过程。用半定量RT-PCR方法对雌、雄鸡胚消减文库中各5个基因的表达情况进行进一步验证,发现除雌性库中的一个基因外其它9个基因均有较明显的性别差异表达。这些性别差异表达基因的获得为进一步研究鸡胚性腺发育中的基因表达调控奠定了基础     

大鼠短间隔连续部分肝切除上调表达基因的克隆与分析 *

以短间隔连续部分肝切除112h为试验方,以0h对照为驱动方,应用抑制性消减杂交技术构建了高效率的正向消减cDNA文库,从中随机挑取的50个克隆中有45个包含了100～350bp插入片段,对这些片段进行测序后经GenBank blast同源性检索,表明8个片段均为未知新序列。大鼠短间隔连续部分肝切除后肝再生cDNA正向消减文库的建立和未知的上调表达基因片段的克隆为研究肝再生的分子机理奠定了基础。     

受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗的抑制消减cDNA文库的构建及筛选

采用抑制消减杂交方法,以褐飞虱取食32h的水稻幼苗及未受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗为作为对比材料构建了消减cDNA文库,以分离水稻幼苗中褐飞虱应答基因。随机从消减cDNA文库中挑选16个白色菌落提取质粒,进行PCR扩增,发现插入片段的长度位于100～900bp之间。以在受褐飞虱取食的水稻幼苗中特异表达的基因(BpHi008A)为探针,通过斑点印迹分析发现在抑制消减后的cDNA池中,目的基因得到有效富集。利用反向总RNA斑点印迹分析和Northern杂交验证,从消减cDNA文库中筛选到了25个基因受褐飞虱取食的诱导。其中有17个克隆与编码已知功能蛋白的基因有显著的同源性,它们分别参与蛋白质的折叠与降解、蛋白质与蛋白质的相互作用及信号传递、脂类代谢、胁迫反应、物质运输和细胞生长等。总体上,参与胁迫反应和衰老的基因在褐飞虱取食后表达增强。     

重金属胁迫下稀有鲫抑制消减杂交文库的筛选与分析

重金属包括镉和铅等污染严重威胁人类健康。为从基因水平研究鱼类应答重金属胁迫的分子机理,本研究利用抑制消减杂交技术构建稀有鲫Gobiocypris rarus对镉处理反应的正、反向抑制消减文库。文库质量检测表明消减效率达210倍,通过对正、反向文库中部分表达序列标签进行序列测定,获得9条表达丰度较高的表达序列标签,平均长度为438 bp。利用快速扩增c DNA末端技术克隆获得核糖体蛋白s18(Rps18)基因的完整编码区,序列长度为525 bp,其中编码区459 bp,编码152个氨基酸,3’非翻译区38 bp,5’非翻译区28 bp。并利用实时荧光定量技术对Rps18基因在铅胁迫下的表达谱进行了研究,结果表明稀有鲫肝组织中Rps18基因的表达量变化较明显。     

Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia Preconditioning Induced Brain Ischemic Tolerance by Up-Regulating Glial Glutamate Transporter-1 in Rats

Several studies showed that the up-regulation of glial glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) participates in the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance induced by cerebral ischemic preconditioning or ceftriaxone pretreatment in rats. To explore whether GLT-1 plays a role in the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance induced by intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IH) preconditioning (mimicking 5,000?m high-altitude, 6?h per day, once daily for 28?days), immunohistochemistry and western blot were used to observe the changes in the expression of GLT-1 protein in hippocampal CA1 subfield during the induction of brain ischemic tolerance by IH preconditioning, and the effect of dihydrokainate (DHK), an inhibitor of GLT-1, on the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance in rats. The basal expression of GLT-1 protein in hippocampal CA1 subfield was significantly up-regulated by IH preconditioning, and at the same time astrocytes were activated by IH preconditioning, which appeared normal soma and aplenty slender processes. The GLT-1 expression was decreased at 7?days after 8-min global brain ischemia. When the rats were pretreated with the IH preconditioning before the global brain ischemia, the down-regulation of GLT-1 protein was prevented clearly. Neuropathological evaluation by thionin staining showed that 200?nmol DHK blocked the protective role of IH preconditioning against delayed neuronal death induced normally by 8-min global brain ischemia. Taken together, the up-regulation of GLT-1 protein participates in the acquisition of brain ischemic tolerance induced by IH preconditioning in rats.     

Altered ischemic induction of immediate early gene and heat shock protein 70 mRNAs after preconditioning in rat hearts

Immediate early genes and heat shock protein (HSP) 70s, which may play a role in adaptation and cellular protection, respectively, are induced by ischemia in hearts. We examined if the induction of immediate early gene (c-fos, c-myc, c-jun, and junB) and HSP70 mRNAs by ischemia is affected by ischemic preconditioning. Transient ischemia (5 or 10 minute) was applied to Wistar rat (n=75) hearts, by tightening a snare placed around left coronary arterial branches 7 days before applying ischemia. Rats without earlier ischemia (control group, C) and rats with 5-minute ischemia 12 or 24 hours earlier (EI12 or 24 group) were given 10-minute ischemia and sacrificed at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 hour. RNA was extracted from the ischemic region and Northern blot analysis was performed. The induction of c-fos and c-myc mRNAs was significantly increased in EI12 but not in EI24 compared with that in C. The induction of c-jun and junB mRNAs showed no change in both EI12 and EI24 compared with that in C. The induction of HSP72 and 73 mRNAs was decreased in EI12 and decreased further in EI24. Thus, ischemic preconditioning altered the induction of immediate early gene and HSP70 mRNAs by ischemia. The effect of preconditioning differed among genes studied and changed with time after preconditioning. Ischemic preconditioning alters protective and adaptive responses to ischemia at the gene level.     

Specific regulation of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase in mouse heart by estrogen receptor beta

Estrogens have important physiological roles in the cardiovascular system. We use DNA microarray technology to study the molecular mechanism of estrogen action in the heart and to identify novel estrogen-regulated genes. In this investigation we identify genes that are regulated by chronic estrogen treatment of mouse heart. We present our detailed characterization of one of these genes, lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS). Northern and Western blot analysis revealed that L-PGDS was induced both by acute and chronic estrogen treatment. Northern blot analysis, using estrogen receptor (ER)-disrupted mice, suggests that L-PGDS is specifically induced by ERbeta in vivo. In further support of ERbeta-selective regulation, we identify a functional estrogen-responsive element in the L-PGDS promoter, the activity of which is up-regulated by ERbeta, but not by ERalpha. We demonstrate that a one-nucleotide change (A to C) in the L-PGDS estrogen-responsive element affects receptor selectivity.     

Evidence for calcitonin gene-related peptide-mediated ischemic preconditioning in the rat heart.

Previous studies have suggested that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) may play an important role in the mediation of ischemic preconditioning. In the present study, we examined the release of CGRP during ischemic preconditioning and the effect of preconditioning frequency on this effect in the isolated rat heart. Thirty minutes of global ischemia and 40 min of reperfusion caused a significant cardiac dysfunction and an increase in the release of creatine kinase (CK) during reperfusion. Preconditioning with one, two or three cycles of 5-min ischemia and 5-min reperfusion caused a marked improvement of cardiac function and a decrease in the release of CK, and there was no difference in the degree of improvement among groups. The protective effects of ischemic preconditioning were abolished by the CGRP receptor antagonist CGRP(8-37). A single preconditioning cycle induced a significant increase in the release of CGRP in the coronary effluent. In the hearts treated with two or three preconditioning cycles, the level of CGRP was highest in the first cycle, and was gradually decreased with increasing number of cycles of preconditioning. These results suggest that the protective effects of ischemic preconditioning are mediated by endogenous CGRP in the isolated rat heart.