一种新的兔内皮素B受体基因克隆和全序列分析

Endothelin(ET)is the most potent mammalian vasoconstrictor identified to data. As a pathogenic factor,ET is involved in the genesis of many diseases. In this study, a pair of primers was designed and synthesized according to the human ETB receptor gene (hETBR)sequence. A 394bp of DNA fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and labeled with a-32p-CTP using Random Primer-Labeling method. With this probe, rabbit lung cDNA library was screened by in situ hybridization and 11 positive clones were identified. Sequencing result showed that a complete reading frame of rabbit ETB receptor(rETBR)cDNA could be produced from three positive clones of eleven. By a series of subcloning,a recombinant plasmid including the 1326 bp of rETBR coding sequences, named pBlu Script-rETBR, was constructed. The deduced amino acid sequence indicated that the rETBR is 441 residues in length, with an expected molecular mass of approximately 49.44 kD. N-terminal 18 residues is the potential signal peptide (Score＝11.11)and therefore the molecular mass of mature rETBR is 47.65 kD with 423 amino acid residues. Analysis of the rETBR hydropathy profile indicates the presence of seven hydrophobic regions, putative transmembrane domains. Potential N-glycosylation sites are the 60th and the 118 th. The structure exhibits a significant sequence and topographical similarity with G protein-coupled receptors.     

云南青鳉鱼类的分类和分布(鳉形目:青鳉科)

经研究,云南的青鳉鱼类有2种:(1)分布于西双版纳的小青鏘 Oryzias minutillus Smith为中国境内首次记录;(2)另一种是新亚种,定名中华青鳉 Oryzias latipes sinentis subsp.nov.广泛分布于云南及中国其他地区。本新亚种与产自日本的指名亚种日本青鳉 Oryzias latipes latipes Temminck et Schlegel的主要区别在于:本新亚种的第一肋骨连接第二而不是第三脊椎骨上;平均脊椎骨数为29.2±0.6而不是30.3±0.5;胸鳍条多数为9而不是多数为10枚;染色体数目2n=46而不是2n=48。这些差异,明显地表示了由于地理隔离而引起的亚种分化。