Inheritance and Expression of Copies of Transgenes 1Dx5 and 1Ax1 in Elite Wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） Varieties Transferred from Transgenic Wheat through Conventional Crossing

To study the inheritance and expression of multiple copies of transgenes from transgenic wheat lines, three crosses between transgenic wheat lines B72-8-11b and B102-1-2 and Chinese elite wheat varieties Chuan89-107 and Email 8 were carried out. Chuan89-107×B72-8-11b, Chuan89-107×B102-1-2 and Email 8×B72-8-11b, and F_1 plants were selfed or backcrossed to obtain different generation populations. Protein analysis in grains of F_1 and F_2 and backcross progenies of BC_1F_1, BC_1F_2, BC_1F_3, BC_2F_1, BC_2F_2 and BC_2F_3 by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that the transgenes lDx5 and lAx1 were expressed and segregated in the target wheat according to Mendelian laws. A range of lDx5 expression levels were observed in the progenies of Chuan89-107×B72-8-11b and Emai 18×B72-8-11b, but the expression levels of lAx1 in progenies of Chuan89-107×B102-1-2 rarely changed. It suggested that the two foreign genes had different mechanisms of expression in the cross progeny, even though they were produced in the same way and the foreign lDx5 gene of 5-10 copies had the more complicated expression mechanism than the lAx1 gene of 4-5 copies.     

Microarray analysis of the developing rat mandible

To analyze the molecular events that occur in the developing mandible, we examined the expression of 8803 genes from samples taken at different time points during rat postnatal mandible development. Total RNA was extracted from the mandibles of 1-day-old, 1-week-old, and 2-week-old rats. Complementary RNA (cRNA) was synthesized from cDNA and biotinylated. Fragmented cRNA was hybridized to RGU34A GeneChip arrays. Among the 8803 genes tested, 4344 were detectable. We identified 148 genes with significantly increased expression, and 19 genes with significantly decreased expression. A comprehensive analysis appears to be an effective method of studying the complex process of development.     

Structural and Expressional Variations of the Mitochondrial Genome Conferring the Wild Abortive Type of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Rice

The so-called ＂wild abortive＂ （WA） type of cytoplasmic male sterility （CMS） derived from a wild rice species Oryza rufipogon has been extensively used for hybrid rice breeding. However, extensive analysis of the structure of the related mitochondrial genome has not been reported, and the CMS-associated gene（s） remain unknown. In this study, we exploited a mitochondrial genome-wide strategy to examine the structural and expressional variations in the mitochondrial genome conferring the CMS. The entire mitochondriai genomes of a CMS-WA line and two normal fertile rice lines were amplified by Long-polymerase chain reaction into tilling fragments of up to 15.2 kb. Restriction and DNA blotting analyses of these fragments revealed that structural variations occurred in several regions in the WA mitochondrial genome, as compared to those of the fertile lines. All of the amplified fragments covering the entire mitochondrial genome were used as RNA blot probes to examine the mitochondriai expression profile among the CMS-WA and fertile lines. As a result, only two mRNAs were found to be differentially expressed between the CMS-WA and the fertile lines, which were detected by a probe containing the nad5 and orf153 genes and the other having the ribosomal protein gene rpl5, respectively. These mRNAs are proposed to be the candidates for further identification and functional studies of the CMS gene.     

淋巴细胞发育相关基因在鼻腔NK/T细胞淋巴瘤中表达的研究

探索鼻腔NK/T细胞淋巴瘤(N-NK/T-L)中淋巴细胞发育相关基因的表达及意义。方法:通过对EOMEs,ETS-1和MEF基因进行克隆、探针制备和组织芯片制备,对25例N-NK/T-L以及同部位11例B细胞淋巴瘤(BCL)、6例T细胞淋巴瘤(TCL)、3例正常脾组织和5例慢性炎性鼻黏膜组织进行了原位杂交检测。结果:EOMES、ETS-1、MEF基因在N-NL/T-L、BCL、TCL、脾和鼻粘膜中均有表达,但阳性率和表达强度不同。EOMES基因在N-NK/T-L的表达强度与BCL和TCL间有差异,MEF基因在N-NK/T-L的表达阳性率和强度与TCL间有差异,而ETS-1基因在N-NK/T-L与对照组间的表达无差异。T-bet、EOMES和MEF基因在N-NK/T-L的表达具有相关性。结论EOMES和MEF基因在N-NK/T-L中高表达,可能在该肿瘤发生和组织坏死中起重要作用,而ETS-1因在N-NK/T-L和对照组中普遍表达,提示其可能在淋巴造血系统的发育和功能中起基础性的共同通路。     

应用GeneSifter软件分析范可尼贫血基因表达谱的报告

目的:探讨范可尼贫血(Fanconi anemia,FA)发病的分子机制。方法:用GeneSifter软件对FA转录子协会公布的FA基因芯片表达数据进行统计学分析,结合Gene Ontologe和KEGG通路分析。结果:从FA细胞中筛选出690个差异表达基因,涉及DNA损伤与修复等多种生物过程及多条通路,发现了TOP2A、MCM2、PCNA等多个与FA发病相关基因。结论:FA发病的分子机制主要与DNA损伤和修复过程中的解螺旋相关,RAD-6通路可能是其损伤后的重要修复通路,其次亦与钙离子信号通路等密切联系。     

猪JARID1C基因的cDNA克隆、生物信息学及组织表达谱分析

JARID1C是高度保守的ARID蛋白家族的成员,该家族的蛋白参与并引起一系列生物学效应,如染色质重塑、细胞增殖与分裂、个体发育以及基因转录调控。JARID1C在人脑中表达丰富,对脑的发育和维持正常功能具有重要作用,突变可引起智力迟钝。本研究采用电子克隆（insilicocloning）的方法并结合5′末端快速扩增技术（RACE）,从猪卵巢中克隆到JARID1C的全长cDNA序列（GenBank登录号：EF139241）。猪JARID1C基因的cDNA全长5,908bp,包括4,551bp的开放阅读框（ORF）、522bp的5′非翻译区（5′UTR）和835bp的3′非翻译区（3′UTR）,polyA加尾信号序列AATAAA位于5,881bp和5,886bp之间。生物信息学分析揭示JARID1C蛋白含有1517个氨基酸残基,定位于细胞核中,该蛋白含有5个保守的结构域：JmjN结构域、ARID结构域、JmjC结构域、C5HC2锌指结构域和PHD锌指结构域。应用ClusterW程序分别对猪、狗、小鼠、大鼠、人和猿的JARID1C核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列进行多重序列比对,发现猪的JARID1C与其他哺乳动物具有很高的相似性。借助Mega3.1软件,采用N-J算法构建JARID1亚家族蛋白的系统进化树,揭示不同物种的进化关系。应用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析该基因在不同组织的表达差异,结果表明该基因在各组织均不同程度地表达,其中在肺和骨骼肌表达水平最低,而在脑和性腺表达水平最高。     

基于人类信号网络和表达谱数据挖掘动脉粥样硬化相关模块

目的:动脉粥样硬化是一种高致死率的慢性炎症疾病,其发生和发展的机制尚不明确。本文基于人类信号网络和基因表达谱数据对动脉粥样硬化相关模块进行挖掘,以探究其在疾病发生发展中的作用机制。方法:结合人类信号网络和基因表达谱数据,设计显著差异模块筛选策略,通过功能分析,挖掘动脉粥样硬化相关模块,对动脉粥样硬化的致病机制进行研究。结果:基于网络模块的平均表达值改变量,采用两种随机方法,进行显著差异模块筛选,最终获得8个动脉粥样硬化相关的显著差异模块。结论:应用本文提出的整合筛选策略,能识别与动脉粥样硬化相关的模块,获得潜在的致病基因,并从外周血的基因表达改变来探究动脉粥样硬化致病机制,这对动脉粥样硬化的诊断、治疗以及发生发展机制的研究具有重要意义。     

癌症DNA甲基化调控位点的识别

DNA甲基化是一种重要的表观遗传学修饰,在基因的转录调控方面具有重要的作用。异常的DNA甲基化可以导致癌症等复杂疾病发生,癌基因相关的DNA甲基化调控位点的识别对于解析癌症的发生发展机制及识别新的癌症标记具有重要意义。本研究通过整合The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA)的泛癌症基因组的高通量甲基化谱和基因表达谱,识别癌基因相关的DNA甲基化调控位点。对于每种癌症分批次计算Cp G位点甲基化与相关基因表达之间的相关性,并筛选调控下游基因的Cp G位点(包括强调控位点、弱调控位点和不调控位点),结果表明仅有一半的Cp G位点对下游基因具有调控作用;对癌症间共享的调控位点的分析发现不同癌症间共享的调控位点不尽相同,表明癌症特异的甲基化调控位点的存在。进一步地,对差异甲基化和差异表达基因的功能富集分析揭示了受甲基化调控的基因确实参与了癌症发生发展相关的功能。本研究的结果是对当前甲基化调控位点集的重要补充,也是识别癌症新型分子标记特征的重要资源。