牛β-酪蛋白5′端上游调控序列的克隆和序列分析

该文用PCR扩增了牛β－酪蛋白基因5′－端上游调控序列,并对其进行了克隆和序列分析。采集成年母牛肝,提取DNA。在牛β－酪蛋白基因外显子1和上游调控区内设计引物,扩增其上游调控序列。两条引物长均为19个核苷酸,引物间跨度为635bp。以牛肝DNA为模板,进行PCR扩增,扩增产物在2％琼脂糖凝胶上电泳,可见特异的目的条带。从凝胶中回收目的片段,克隆到pGEM－T载体中。重组质粒提取DNA,进行序列分析。测序结果与文献发表的类似序列相比,仅有4个碱基不同,同源性达99．4％。表明获得了牛β－酪蛋白基因5′－端上游调控序列的克隆。     

油桐尺蠖核型多角体病毒DNA聚合酶基因的克隆和序列分析

用PCR方法从油桐尺蠖核型多角体病毒 (BusuNPV)中扩增出DNA聚合酶基因片段 ,经pGEM T载体克隆到大肠杆菌DH5α菌株中。经自动序列分析仪测出DNA聚合酶基因 2 379bp长的核苷酸序列 ,推导出 793的氨基酸序列。氨基酸同源性比较显示 ,BusuNPV与HzSNPV的同源性最高 ,达 57% ;与OpMNPV的同源性最低 ,为 39.6 %。     

赤麂线粒体全基因组的序列和结构

提取赤麂细胞株总DNA,参照我们实验室已测定的同属动物小麂线粒体全基因组序列设计引物,PCR扩增、测序、拼接,获得赤麂线粒体全基因组序列并进行生物信息学分析。赤麂线粒体全基因组序列全长16354bp。定位了22个tRNA基因、2个rRNA基因、13个蛋白编码基因和1个D-loop区。赤麂与小麂及其它哺乳动物线粒体的基因组结构相同,它们的序列同源性都较高。     

阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体腺苷酸激酶基因的克隆及序列分析

目的-克隆阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体腺苷酸激酶(AK)基因,并测定其序列,进行序列分析。方法-根据AK基因已知序列设计合成一对引物,应用PCR技术从阴道毛滴虫基因组DNA中扩增出AK基因,并将其克隆入pMD18-T simple载体。阳性克隆的重组质粒经酶切及PCR鉴定后,用双脱氧链末端终止法进行基因序列测定。应用BLAST软件辅助分析所测基因与Genbank中阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体AK序列的同源性。结果-PCR扩增得到特异的阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体腺苷酸激酶基因序列。酶切及PCR鉴定获得了正确的PT-AK重组质粒。测序表明,所克隆的AK基因大小为690bp,编码229个氨基酸。序列分析表明,所测基因与Genbank中阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体AK序列具有高度同源性(99．9％)。结论-克隆了阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体腺苷酸激酶基因,序列测定及同源性分析表明,所测基因与Genbank中阴道毛滴虫氢化酶体AK序列具有高度同源性。     

棉铃虫核多角体病毒进化保守性基因iap2基因表达载体的构建及表达

分析棉铃虫核多角体病毒基因组 ,结合GenBank中已知的序列 ,发现iap2基因位于其基因组的BamHⅠ F片段上 ,回收此片段作为模板 ,设计引物 ,通过PCR扩增得到了抗细胞凋亡基因iap2的DNA片段。将扩增产物克隆到pGEM T载体上 ,再进一步将插入片段酶切并连接到表达载体pET 2 8a上 ,构建了重组质粒pET iap2。DNA序列分析结果表明 ,克隆得到的DNA序列与所发表序列完全相同。含重组质粒pET iap2的大肠杆菌BL2 1 (DE3)表达了抗细胞凋亡蛋白IAP2。     

A型肉毒毒素轻链基因的克隆及其结构分析

以献报道的A型肉毒毒素基因全序列为标准,设计并合成一对引物,自肉毒梭菌基因组中扩增出肉毒毒素轻链基因片段,并将扩增产物与pGEM—T载体在体外连接,构建测序重组质粒,进行测序和基因结构分析。PCR扩增获得了产物为1 364bp的DNA片段,测序结果与DNA数据库对照检索分析证明,此基因片段与GenBank中的A型肉毒毒素LC基因的一致性达99．9％以上,可以认为克隆的基因为A型肉毒毒素LC基因。     

暗纹东方鲀线粒体COⅡ及两侧tRNA基因的克隆和序列分析

用细胞色素氧化酶第二亚基基因(COⅡ)特异性引物对暗纹东方(Takifugu fasciatus)的线粒体DNA(mtDNA)进行PCR扩增,克隆并测定了COⅡ及其侧翼tRNA基因的全序列,结果显示,COⅡ基因691 bp和5′端上游的tRNAAsn基因及3′端下游的tRNALys基因序列共890 bp。用DNA分析软件比较暗纹东方与GenBank中9个目11种鱼类的COⅡ序列,显示暗纹东方与这些鱼类的COⅡ基因具有较高的同源性;其中与同属红鳍东方(T.rubripes)的同源性最高为99.0%。暗纹东方COⅡ基因的核苷酸组成中,A T含量为56%,与其他11种鱼类的A T含量(55%~62%)相近。鱼类COⅡ序列组成对A T核苷酸的偏倚程度比较低。根据暗纹东方与其他11种鱼的COⅡ基因序列同源性所建立的分子进化树,与传统的分类地位基本吻合。推定的tRNA二级结构为典型的三叶草型结构。     

犬细小病毒中国内蒙株VP2基因克隆及序列分析

从我国内蒙古地区流行的犬细小病毒病病犬的肠溶物中分离提纯犬细小病毒(CPV).提取病毒基因组DNA,并以此DNA为模板,采用人工合成的引物进行PCR 扩增,PCR产物经BamHI、SacI双酶切后,克隆于pUC19质粒的BamHI/Sac I位点.重组质粒pUCVP2经PCR鉴定、限制酶切分析和序列分析,结果表明:获得了犬细小病毒内蒙株(CPV-IM)VP2基因的全长克隆, VP2基因全长1755nt,与国外报道的美国1株(CPV-N)、美国2株(CPV-B)和猫全白细胞减少症病毒(FPLV)的核苷酸序列同源性分别为99.32%、98.29%、98.52%,氨基酸序列同源性分别为98.87%、97.09%、97.77%.     

瓦氏黄颡鱼线粒体全基因组序列分析及系统进化

鲿科鱼类种类繁多, 外形相似, 形态学分类较为困难。为了给鲿科鱼类乃至鲇形目鱼类的系统进化研究积累基础资料, 文章采用参照近缘物种线粒体基因组设计覆盖全基因组引物的方法, 利用16对引物对瓦氏黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus vachelli)线粒体全基因组进行扩增, PCR产物转化到质粒后测序, 最终获得线粒体基因组全序列, 其全长为16 527 bp, 包括2个rRNA基因、22个tRNA基因、13个编码蛋白质基因和一个非编码控制区。瓦氏黄颡鱼(P. vachelli)线粒体基因组结构和基因排列顺序与现已公布的鲇形目鱼类完全一致, 序列分析表明, 与鲇形目其他种属间具有较高的同源性, 与拟鲿属的同源性最高(91%)。利用鲇形目共4科6属9种及3个外群的线粒体全基因组序列, 从线粒体基因组水平探讨了鲿科鱼类及其在鲇形目的系统进化地位, 结果表明: 鲿科鱼类的瓦氏黄颡鱼(P. vachelli)、黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus fulvidraco)、光泽黄颡鱼(Pelteobagrus nitidus)及越南拟鲿(Pseudobagrus tokiensis)构成一单系群; 拟鲿属与黄颡鱼属的关系较近; 黄颡鱼属中瓦氏黄颡鱼(P. vachelli)与光泽黄颡鱼(P.nitidus)的关系近于黄颡鱼(P. fulvidraco)。     

人参细胞器核糖体小亚单位DNA的PCR扩增与序列测定

采用CTAB法提取了人参(Panax ginseng)根基因组DNA,根据植物叶绿体16S rDNA和线粒体18SrDNA与细菌16S rDNA序列具有高度同源性,用扩增细菌16S rDNA的一对通用引物(8f,1492r)扩增了人参细胞器核糖体小亚单位DNA.对扩增产物进行了克隆与测序,经多序列比对,扩增片段分别与已知植物叶绿体16S rDNA和线粒体18S rDNA具高度同源性,表明该对引物可以用来扩增绝大多数植物细胞器核糖体小亚单位DNA,可以作为鉴定植物叶绿体16S rDNA和线粒体18S rDNA的一种基本实验技术.     

中国地鼠线粒体Cyt b基因测序及其分子进化

目的测定中国地鼠线粒体DNA细胞色素b基因部分序列,分析其分子系统进化关系。方法提取中国地鼠肝脏的总基因组DNA。设计合成特异引物进行PCR扩增,经检测进行测序。用Blast与GenBank中啮齿类其他常用实验动物的物种细胞色素b基因进行同源序列比较,分析其碱基组成及变异情况,并用邻接法、最大简约法、最小进化法构建了分子系统树,在分子水平上探讨中国地鼠和常用啮齿类实验动物的进化关系。结果获得了中国地鼠线粒体Cytb基因的部分序列,共936bp。结论中国地鼠和金黄地鼠的亲缘关系最近,与小鼠、大鼠存在的差异相对大,与豚鼠的亲缘关系最远,与传统的分类地位基本吻合。     

BY-F剑尾鱼白内障的观察

目的了解BY-F近交剑尾鱼白内障的发展及其对剑尾鱼生存的影响。方法观察眼球出现混浊的剑尾鱼,定期观察眼球病变的发展情况以及眼病引起的外部形态和行为的变化;对病鱼的眼球等进行组织病理观察。结果病鱼一般体色晦暗,眼球可见不同程度的圆环状浑浊,后期发展有角膜表面出现红色增生物等现象;组织病理观察发现,其主要病变在晶状体。结论所发现的剑尾鱼眼睛疾患为白内障;剑尾鱼的白内障后期发展可导致其他眼睛疾病并发症;BY-F剑尾鱼是白内障的易发群体。     

Among-site rate variation and phylogenetic analysis of 12S rRNA in sigmodontine rodents

We analyze sequences from two mitochondrial genes, cytochrome b (cyt b) and 12S rRNA (12S), for a group of sigmodontine rodents among which phylogenetic relationships are well understood based on concordance of morphological, chromosomal, allozyme, and other DNA data sets. Because these two genes are physically linked on the nonrecombining mitochondrial genome, they necessarily share the same history. Phylogenetic analysis of the cyt b gene recovers the well-corroborated relationships, generally with strong support. None of the methods that we employed, including variously weighted parsimony, neighbor joining on both single-rate and gamma-corrected distances, and maximum likelihood, were able to recover these relationships for the 12S gene. Parsimony analyses of the 12S data resulted in a relatively strongly supported placement of Peromyscus eremicus that conflicts with that suggested by cyt b and all other data. There is extreme among-site rate variation in the 12S sequences and moderate levels in the cyt b sequences. This highly skewed distribution of rates in the 12S gene makes phylogenetic analyses of these sequences particularly susceptible to the misleading effects of nonindependence and other nonrandom noise, suggesting that phylogenetic analyses of data sets that contain a great deal of among-site rate variation be interpreted with caution.      

Cytochrome b sequence divergence in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and phylogenetic relationships among some Perciformes species

The entire cytochrome b (cyt b ) gene has been sequenced in eight Mediterranean populations of the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax and in one of D. punctatus . Our data indicate that both eastern (Greece and Egypt) and northwestern (French coast) populations of D. labrax were genetically differentiated from the Tyrrhenian ones, which were nearly indistinguishable from each other at the cyt b level. The D. labrax population from the Atlantic coast (Portugal) was genetically quite distinct from all the Mediterranean ones. These results strongly confirm the conclusions from previous studies where the same populations were screened for allozymes, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) d -loop variation. Seven other species of Perciformes belonging to five different families (Sparidae, Serranidae, Carangidae, Pomatomidae, Sciaenidae) were sequenced to explore the usefulness of the cyt b gene for inferring evolutionary relationships at different hierarchical levels. The data were analysed together with other published cyt b sequences from Perciformes fishes. Our data suggest that the superfamily Percoidea is not monophyletic. At the family level, the Sparidae and Moronidae seem to be monophyletic. The evolutionary relationships among families were not resolved. Possible causes for this lack of resolution are discussed.     

Molecular characteristics of mitochondrial DNA and phylogenetic analysis of the loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) from the Poyang Lake

The goal of our study was to investigate the molecular characteristics of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and phylogenetic construction of the weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in Poyang Lake. The complete mitochondrial genome was 16,634?bp, and the gene order was identical to that of teleost fishes. Compared with the previous reported weather loach in China, there were numerous nucleotide substitutions and length polymorphisms on the structural genes of mitochondrial DNA in the loach from the Poyang Lake. The Phylogenetic tree indicated that the loach had its own molecular characteristics and was somewhat different from those in other regions of China. Fourteen unique haplotypes of the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene were obtained from 300 weather loaches. The Phylogenetic tree based on the cyt b gene showed that the loaches were substructured into two different populations in The Poyang Lake. Results indicated that the loaches in Poyang Lake not only showed the same phylogeny as the loaches in other areas of China, but also generated its own unique phylogenetic relationships.     

Molecular phylogenetic relationships of pond frogs distributed in the Palearctic region inferred from DNA sequences of mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA and cytochrome b genes

The evolutionary relationships of pond frogs distributed in the Far East and Europe were investigated by analyses of nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA (12S rRNA) and cytochrome b (cyt b) genes. The nucleotide sequences of a 412-bp segment of the 12S rRNA gene and a 534-bp segment of the cyt b gene were determined by the PCR-direct sequencing method using 19 frogs belonging to six species and one subspecies distributed in the Palearctic region. Phylogenetic trees were constructed by the neighbor-joining and maximum-likelihood methods using Rana catesbeiana or Xenopus laevis as an outgroup. The 412-bp segment of the 12S rRNA gene contained 65 variable sites including gap sites, and the 534-bp segment of the cyt b gene contained 160 variable sites. The nucleotide sequence divergences of the 12S rRNA gene were 0.25-4.83% within the Far Eastern frogs, 0.25-6.22% within the European frogs, and 8.74-11.24% between the Far Eastern and the European frogs, whereas those of the cyt b gene were 3.64-14.73% within the Far Eastern frogs, 0.38-14.42% within the European frogs, and 16.53-23.58% between the Far Eastern and the European frogs. Although most nucleotide substitutions were at the third codon position of the cyt b gene and were silent mutations, 4 amino acid replacements occurred within the Far Eastern frogs, 4 within the European frogs, and 11 between the Far Eastern and the European frogs. The phylogenetic trees constructed from the nucleotide sequence divergences showed slightly different topologies for the 12S rRNA and cyt b genes. R. esculenta from Ukraine was closely related to R. lessonae from Luxembourg in both the 12S rRNA and the cyt b gene sequences.     

Type I STS markers are more informative than cytochrome B in phylogenetic reconstruction of the Mustelidae (Mammalia: Carnivora)

We compared the utility of five nuclear gene segments amplified with type I sequence-tagged site (STS) primers versus the complete mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) gene in resolving phylogenetic relationships within the Mustelidae, a large and ecomorphologically diverse family of mammalian carnivores. Maximum parsimony and likelihood analyses of separate and combined data sets were used to address questions regarding the levels of homoplasy, incongruence, and information content within and among loci. All loci showed limited resolution in the separate analyses because of either a low amount of informative variation (nuclear genes) or high levels of homoplasy (cyt b). Individually or combined, the nuclear gene sequences had less homoplasy, retained more signal, and were more decisive, even though cyt b contained more potentially informative variation than all the nuclear sequences combined. We obtained a well-resolved and supported phylogeny when the nuclear sequences were combined. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses of the total combined data (nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences) were able to better accommodate the high levels of homoplasy in the cyt b data than was an equally weighted maximum parsimony analysis. Furthermore, partition Bremer support analyses of the total combined tree showed that the relative support of the nuclear and mitochondrial genes differed according to whether or not the homoplasy in the cyt b gene was downweighted. Although the cyt b gene contributed phylogenetic signal for most major groupings, the nuclear gene sequences were more effective in reconstructing the deeper nodes of the combined tree in the equally weighted parsimony analysis, as judged by the variable-length bootstrap method. The total combined data supported the monophyly of the Lutrinae (otters), whereas the Melinae (badgers) and Mustelinae (weasels, martens) were both paraphyletic. The American badger, Taxidea taxus (Taxidiinae), was the most basal taxon. Because hundreds of type I STS primer sets spanning the complete genomes of the human and mouse have been published and thus represent many independently segregating loci, the potential utility of these markers for molecular systematics of mammals and other groups is enormous.     

The complete mitochondrial genome of the rayfish Raja porosa (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae).

We isolated mitochondrial DNA from the rayfish Raja porosa by long-polymerase chain reaction (Long-PCR) with conserved primers, and sequenced it by primer walking method using flanking sequences as sequencing primers. R. porosa mitochondrial DNA consists of 16,972 bp and its structural organization is conserved in comparison with other fishes and mammals. Based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) sequence, the phylogenetic position of R. porosa among cartilaginous fishes was inferred using different phylogenetic methods (ML-based quartet puzzling, Neighbor-joining (NJ) and Bayesian approaches). In this paper, we report the characteristics of the R. porosa mitochondrial genome including structural organization, base composition of rRNAs, tRNAs and protein-encoding genes and characteristics of mitochondrial tRNAs. These findings are applicable to comparative mitogenomics of R. porosa with other related taxa.     

Comparative and Evolutionary Analysis of the Cytochrome b Sequences in Cyprinids with Different Ploidy Levels Derived from Crosses

The mitochondrial cyt b genes in the allotetraploid and triploid crucian carp as well as triploid common carp were isolated and completely sequenced. Their DNA sequences were compared with those derived from the cyt b genes of the red crucian carp, Japanese crucian carp, and common carp with MEGA 1.0 software. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the sister relationships between allotetraploid and diploid red crucian carp, between the triploid crucian carp and diploid Japanese crucian carp, and between triploid common carp and diploid common carp. Our results indicated the cyt b genes in the allotetraploid, triploid crucian carp, and triploid common carp were maternally inherited. Through maternal inheritance, the cyt b gene in the F11 tetraploid displayed extremely high similarity to that in the female parent red crucian carp after 11 generations (from F1 to F11 hybrids). Since the establishment of the new tetraploid stocks has great significance in analyzing evolutionary theory of vertebrate and in improving aquaculture industry, analysis of the cyt b gene and the elucidation of the variation of the cyt b gene DNA in different cyprinids prove that cyt b is a useful genetic marker to monitor the variations in the progeny of the crosses.