小桐子低温诱导型启动子JcDnaJ20p的克隆及烟草转化功能鉴定

低温转录组数据显示,DnaJ20是小桐子低温诱导基因.为鉴定该基因启动子的低温诱导活性,基于PCR技术从小桐子叶片基因组DNA中克隆到DnaJ20基因(JcDna20)启动子序列,命名为JcDnaJ20p,利用重组技术构建了JcDnaJ20p启动子驱动GUS标记基因的植物双元表达载体pCambia1381Z-JcDna...     

Extracting gene expression patterns and identifying co-expressed genes from microarray data reveals biologically responsive processes

Background  

A common observation in the analysis of gene expression data is that many genes display similarity in their expression patterns and therefore appear to be co-regulated. However, the variation associated with microarray data and the complexity of the experimental designs make the acquisition of co-expressed genes a challenge. We developed a novel method for Extracting microarray gene expression Patterns and Identifying co-expressed Genes, designated as EPIG. The approach utilizes the underlying structure of gene expression data to extract patterns and identify co-expressed genes that are responsive to experimental conditions.     

辽宁碱蓬胆碱单加氧酶(CMO)基因启动子分离及功能元件分析

根据已知的辽宁碱蓬CMO cDNA 5′端序列设计两个基因特异的反向引物(CR1,CR2),通过衔接头PCR获得了CMO基因起始密码子上游498 bp的序列。根据所获得的序列设计两个基因特异的反向引物(CR3,CR4),用CR2、CR3、CR4分别与4个简并引物配对,通过TAIL-PCR扩增,获得了约2 kb的序列。经Sequencer软件拼接上述两段序列,获得了CMO基因起始密码子上游2,332 bp的序列。用TSSP-TCM软件分析此序列,预测出转录起始点(C)位于起始密码子上游128 bp处,由此我们获得了2,204 bp的SlCMO启动子序列。用PLACE软件分析此序列,发现该序列具有启动子的基本元件TATA-box、CAAT-box,包含多个胁迫诱导元件,如盐诱导元件GAAAAA,冷胁迫诱导元件CANNTG,ABA 响应因子NAACAA,水胁迫元件CGGTTG和伤害诱导元件GTTAGGTTC等,是一个强的胁迫诱导启动子。辽宁碱蓬胆碱单加氧酶基因盐诱导启动子的获得,为盐诱导启动子功能元件分析提供了可能,为进一步研究启动子结构与功能的相互关系、CMO基因的表达调控机制奠定了基础。     

Identification of responsive gene modules by network-based gene clustering and extending: application to inflammation and angiogenesis

Background  

Cell responses to environmental stimuli are usually organized as relatively separate responsive gene modules at the molecular level. Identification of responsive gene modules rather than individual differentially expressed (DE) genes will provide important information about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Most of current methods formulate module identification as an optimization problem: find the active sub-networks in the genome-wide gene network by maximizing the objective function considering the gene differential expression and/or the gene-gene co-expression information. Here we presented a new formulation of this task: a group of closely-connected and co-expressed DE genes in the gene network are regarded as the signatures of the underlying responsive gene modules; the modules can be identified by finding the signatures and then recovering the "missing parts" by adding the intermediate genes that connect the DE genes in the gene network.     

水稻逆境响应基因OsMsr15的表达分析与克隆

应用Affymetrix水稻表达芯片,分析了苗期和孕穗期的培矮64S水稻基因在高温、干旱和低温逆境处理条件下的表达模式,发现多个与逆境反应相关基因.其中,OsMsr15(Oryza sativa L.multiple stresses responsivegene 15)受高温、干旱和低温胁迫诱导,表达水平均显著上调.实时定量PCR分析结果与芯片数据基本吻合.序列分析表明,该基因无内含子,ORF(open reading frame)全长为717 bp,编码一个由238个氨基酸残基组成、具有典型C2H2结构域的锌指蛋白,推测相对分子质量约为2.46 kD,pI值约为8.90,蛋白分子的氨基端和羧基端分别存在一个推测的核定位信号B-box和EAR(ERF-associated amphiphilic repression)基序.对OsMsr15可能的启动子区域进行分析,发现多种与逆境诱导相关的调控元件.该基因编码的蛋白在不同物种中存在高度相似性,显示OsMsr15基因可能作为一个保守的耐逆基因,参与植物的多种耐逆反应过程.     

拟南芥TCH4基因启动区转录调控元件的计算识别

TCH4基因在植物次生生长、疾病抵抗和逆境适应方面具有重要作用, 能被多种激素、环境和机械信号诱导表达。利用拟南芥TCH4的直系同源基因和芯片数据进行了启动子序列分析, 结果共识别出9个转录调控元件。它们均包含有已知元件序列, 并且在部分共表达基因和对应的直系同源基因启动子中排列顺序一致。根据已有TCH4基因启动子研究, 其中4个已被报道, 另5个为本研究新发现。根据预测结果进行知识整合, 构建了TCH4基因转录调控机制模型。     

水稻低温响应基因OsCR1的克隆与表达分析

低温、高温、干旱等非生物胁迫是影响水稻产量与品质的重要非生物逆境因子.为了探索水稻耐逆的分子机理并挖掘新的水稻耐逆基因,采用Affymetrix 60K水稻基因表达芯片分析了培矮64S全基因组在上述逆境下的表达谱变化,筛选出一个受低温诱导表达水平显著升高的基因OsCR1( Oryza sativaL.cold resp...     

拟南芥花药基因的共表达分析

运用图论中最大团算法,对ATTED-Ⅱ数据库中提供的拟南芥共表达数据进行分析,为进一步研究基因功能提供了较为可靠的数据。文中提出的算法首先根据芯片数据鉴定拟南芥花药基因,然后以ATTED-Ⅱ数据库为基础构建每一个花药基因的共表达网络,最后利用最大团算法从共表达网络中挖掘共表达数据。基于这种方法,系统地分析了每一个拟南芥花药基因的共表达情况,有助于拟南芥花药发育分子机理和基因转录调控的深入研究。实验验证这种方法对拟南芥花药共表达基因的提取十分有效。