桔小实蝇肌球蛋白轻链2基因的克隆及表达分析

肌球蛋白轻链在生物的运动过程中具有重要作用, 本研究利用RT-PCR和RACE技术获得了桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis （Hendel）肌球蛋白轻链2 (myosin light chain 2, MLC2)的cDNA全长序列, 命名为BdorMLC2。测序结果表明, BdorMLC2开放阅读框全长669 bp, 编码222个氨基酸残基。在线软件SMART分析显示, BdorMLC2具有2个Ca²⁺结合基序（EFh）结构域, 可以结合Ca²⁺, 属于肌钙蛋白C超家族成员。氨基酸序列比对表明, BdorMLC2与其他昆虫的肌球蛋白具有较高的序列一致性, 其中与黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster MLC2的序列一致性高达93.2%。BdorMLC2在不同组织和时期的荧光定量PCR分析表明, BdorMLC2在桔小实蝇雄虫胸部的含量最高, 在前足、中足、后足和翅中也有较高的表达; BdorMLC2几乎在桔小实蝇发育的各个时期都有表达, 刚羽化成虫的表达量显著高于其他发育阶段。结果提示, BdorMLC2可能与桔小实蝇的肌肉收缩运动密切相关。本研究为深入研究桔小实蝇肌球蛋白的功能提供了理论依据。

Cloning and expression profiling of myosin light chain 2 gene in Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) ( Diptera: Tephritidae)

Myosin light chain 2(MLC2) plays an important role in biological motility.Myosin light chain 2 gene was cloned from Bactrocera dorsalis and named as BdorMLC2.The open reading frame of BdorMLC2 is 669 bp in length encoding 222 amino acid residues.On-line SMART analysis revealed that BdorMLC2 has two EFh functional domains that can bind Ca2+,and belongs to one of the members of the troponin C superfamily.Homology analysis of amino acid sequence showed that BdorMLC2 has very high similarity with MLC from other...