SV40 DNA Hind Ⅲ B片段对人αD型干扰素基因在原核细胞中表达的增强作用

近年来,从动物病毒到真核细胞都相继发现有增强子的存在,它能明显地增强其邻近基因的转录速率。但是,在原核表达系统中尚未见报导。本文在探讨SV40增强子对原核表达系统的影响时,发现SV40 DNA Hind Ⅲ B片段对人αD型干扰素基因在大肠杆菌中的表达有明显的增强作用。 pBV181含有完整的人αD型干扰素基因,在P1启动子的控制下,在大肠杆菌中(BM-     

大肠杆菌RNaseⅢ基因的克隆与表达

目的：克隆并在原核表达系统中表达RNaseⅢ基因。方法：提取大肠杆菌JM109株的基因组DNA,以之为模板扩增得到RNaseⅢ基因全序列,将该编码序列克隆到原核表达载体pET-22b（＋）中,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,IPTG诱导重组RNaseⅢ表达。结果与结论：在大肠杆菌中克隆到了RNaseⅢ的全基因,经测序证明与数据库中报道的序列一致;表达的重组RNaseⅢ主要以包涵体形式存在。     

SV40 DNA Hind Ⅲ B片段增强人β干扰素基因在大肠杆菌中的表达

近年来发现,许多DNA和RNA肿瘤病毒具有一种可以增加某些基因转录活性的调控序列,称为增强子。但增强子只在真核细胞才起作用。侯云德等在研究SV40 72bp重复序列对干扰素基因在原核细胞中表达的影响时,发现SV40 DNA Hind Ⅲ B片段对人αD型干扰素基因在原核细胞中有顺式(cis)的增强作用。本文进一步观察到,该片段对人β干扰素基因在大肠杆菌中的表达也有类似的增强作用。     

丙型肝炎病毒核心蛋白在大肠杆菌中的表达

目的：建立稳定表达丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)核心蛋白的原核表达系统,获得高产量的纯化核心蛋白。方法：应用多聚酶链反应(PCR),以HCV—H株全长cDNA序列为模板,扩增获得核心区基因片段,克隆入原核表达载体pBVIL1,构建原核表达载体pBVIL1-C,转化HB101宿主菌,通过温度诱导表达核心蛋白。结果：扩增得到目的基因长度为573bp,构建pBVIL1-C表达载体,在HB101宿主菌中通过温度诱导获得稳定表达,表达蛋白占菌体总蛋白含量的21％,Western—Blot检测证实表达产物可与HCV患者阳性血清发生特异性结合反应。结论：HCV核心蛋白可在大肠杆菌中获得高表达并具有良好的反应原性。     

类球红菌自诱导物合成酶基因cerⅠ的克隆及其原核表达

根据类球红菌（Rhodobacter sphaeroides2.4.1）自诱导物合成酶基因cerⅠ的序列,设计并合成了1对特异性引物,在引物的5′和3′分别加入含有HindⅢ和XhoⅠ限制性酶切位点的序列,以类球红细菌Rhodobactersphaeroides基因组为模板扩增了cerⅠ基因序列。将PCR产物与pMD18-T载体连接,转化大肠杆菌DH5α。鉴定成功获得目的片段,经HindⅢ和XhoⅠ双酶切后与载体pET-28a（＋）连接,构建原核表达质粒pET-28a（＋）-cerⅠ,并将其转化宿主菌BL21（DE3）,用IPTG诱导其表达。SDS-PAGE分析表明,重组载体pET-28a（＋）-cerⅠ可成功地在大肠杆菌中表达cerⅠ蛋白。     

大鼠D-双功能蛋白基因原核表达载体的构建及表达

利用原核表达系统构建大鼠D-双功能蛋白表达载体。设计基因拼接引物,通过RT-PCR合成DBP基因cDNA序列,将酶切、纯化的DBP基因与经相同处理的表达载体pET-28 a相连接,转化感受态大肠杆菌DH5α,筛选阳性重组子。将通过酶切及序列分析鉴定阳性的重组子质粒转入感受态大肠杆菌BL21-gold表达菌中,经IPTG诱导表达,通过SDS-PAGE分析目的蛋白表达情况。结果显示,成功获得了包含DBP基因的双链cDNA序列,酶切、序列分析及Western blotting证实成功构建了DBP基因的原核表达载体。通过原核表达系统,DBP蛋白以包涵体形式产生,复性后可获得高表达的目的蛋白。     

可溶性HLA-A*0203-BSP原核表达载体的构建及其在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

目的：构建HLA-A*0203重链胞外域羧基端融合生物素化酶BirA底物肽(BSP)的融合蛋白（HLA-A*0203-BSP）的原核表达载体并在大肠杆菌中进行表达。方法：以RT-PCR方法从HLA-A2+ 供者外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)中克隆HLA-A*0203重链基因的cDNA并测序鉴定,然后以PCR方法构建HLA-A*0203-BSP的原核表达载体,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株中诱导表达并以免疫印迹鉴定。结果：DNA测序显示,从3名HLA-A2+ 供者PBMC中克隆的cDNA中,只有从供者2获得编码HLA-A*0203重链基因的cDNA。将编码重链胞外域1-276的序列和编码BSP的序列融合,构建HLA-A*0203-BSP融合蛋白的原核表达载体并经测序验证。该融合蛋白在BL21(ED3)中获得高效表达,约占菌体总蛋白的30％;产物相对分子质量约为34 kD,与理论大小一致。Western印迹分析显示融合蛋白完全存在于包涵体中。结论：成功克隆HLA-A*0203重链基因的cDNA,构建HLA-A*0203-BSP融合蛋白的原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达,为制备HLA-A*0203四聚体打下基础。     

原核表达载体pOPE101-8E5的改构及单链抗体的表达鉴定

本研究利用基因重组技术将链亲和素(core-streptavidin)cDNA插入原核表达载体pOPE101-8E5的3′端,并用单链抗体scFv-C4的重链和轻链可变区cDNA取代其scFv-8E5,构建重组表达载体pOPE101-C4::core-streptavidin。将该表达载体转化入在大肠杆菌中进行诱导表达,用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳和免疫印迹法分析表达产物的表达量和产物活性。结果提示我们成功地获得一个分子量约为45kDa的scFv-C4::core-streptavidin的融合蛋白,它可结合KG1a细胞裂解物中分子量约为60kDa、45kDa的蛋白带,且其结合功能可以通过融合蛋白中的链亲和素基因直接测定。     

小鼠canstatin C端片段基因的克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

为了构建小鼠canstatinC端片段的原核表达载体并在大肠杆菌中表达。以小鼠肝脏组织总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR扩增小鼠canstatinC端片段(mCan-C)基因,克隆到pMD18-T载体中并进行序列分析。将mCan-C基因定向克隆于原核表达载体pET30a(+)中,构建表达载体pET／mCan-C,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达。结果表明,小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA长度为399bp,含有1个终止密码,编码132个氨基酸,与已知的人canstatinC端片段氨基酸的同源性为61％。IPTG诱导mCan-C在大肠杆菌E．coliBL21中表达,表达量约占菌体总蛋白量的28％,重组蛋白主要以包涵体形式存在。首次克隆了小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA,IPTG诱导mCan-C在大肠杆菌E．coliBL21中高效表达。小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA序列已收入GenBank,接受号为:AY502947。     

小拟南芥chitinase基因原核表达载体的构建及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

以野生资源小拟南芥(Arabidopsis pumila)chitinase基因的cDNA为基础,采用基因重组技术,将该基因按正确的阋读框架定向克隆于原核表达载体pET-30a( )中,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),用IPTG诱导表达,并对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE分析.结果表明:重组小拟南芥chitinase基因在大肠杆菌中获得高效表达,其分子量约为40 KD.小拟南芥chitinase基因原核表达载体的成功构建和重组小拟南芥chitinase蛋白在大肠杆菌中的高效表达,为进一步研究其生物学功能奠定了基础.     

Recent advances in the study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus replication and pathogenesis

It has now been over twenty years since a novel herpesviral genome was identified in Kaposi's sarcoma biopsies. Since then, the cumulative research effort by molecular biologists, virologists, clinicians, and epidemiologists alike has led to the extensive characterization of this tumor virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus(KSHV; also known as human herpesvirus 8(HHV-8)), and its associated diseases. Here we review the current knowledge of KSHV biology and pathogenesis, with a particular emphasis on new and exciting advances in the field of epigenetics. We also discuss the development and practicality of various cell culture and animal model systems to study KSHV replication and pathogenesis.     

The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae)

Comprises species occurring mostly in subtidal habitats in tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate areas of the world. An analysis of the type species, V. spiralis (Sonder) Lamouroux ex J. Agardh, a species from Australia, establishes basic characters for distinguishing species in the genus. These characters are (1) branching patterns of thalli, (2) flat blades that may be spiralled on their axis, (3) width of the blade, (4) primary or secondary derivation of sterile and fertile branchlets and (5) position of sterile and fertile branchlets on the thalli. Application of the latter two characters provides an important basic method for separation of species into three major groups. Osmundaria , a genus known only in southern Australia, was studied in relation to Vidalia , and its separation from the Vidalia assemblage is not accepted. Species of Vidalia therefore are transferred to the older genus name, Osmundaria. Two new species, Osmundaria papenfussii and Osmundaria oliveae are described from Natal. Confusion in the usage of the epithet, Vidalia fimbriala Brown ex Turner has been clarified, and Vidalia gregaria Falkenberg, described as an epiphyte on Osmundaria pro/ifera Lamouroux, is revealed to be young branches of the host, Osmundaria prolifera.     

New or rare chromosome counts in Artemisia L. (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) and related genera from Kazakhstan

Fifteen chromosome counts of six Artemisia taxa and one species of each of the genera Brachanthemum, Hippolytia, Kaschgaria, Lepidolopsis and Turaniphytum are reported from Kazakhstan. Three of them are new reports, two are not consistent with previous counts and the remainder are confirmations of very scarce (one to four) earlier records. All the populations studied have the same basic chromosome number, x = 9, with ploidy levels ranging from 2x to 6x. Some correlations between ploidy level, morphological characters and distribution are noted.     

肝癌中HBV和HCV基因和抗原的分布及意义

采用原位分子杂交方法检测HCV RNA及HBV X基因;采用免疫组织化学方法研究HCV核心抗原,非结构区C33c抗原及HBxAg在肝细胞肝癌中的定位及分布.结果表明(1)HCV RNA、HBV X基因在肝细胞肝癌组织检出率分别为40%(55/136)和82%(112/136).HCV RNA定位于癌细胞的胞浆内,阳性细胞呈散在、灶状及弥漫分布三种形式;HBV X基因在肝癌细胞中的分布呈胞浆型、核型及核浆型,阳性细胞也呈上述三种分布形式;(2)HCV C33c抗原、核心抗原在肝细胞肝癌中的阳性率为81%(133/164)及86%(141/164).C33c抗原定位于癌细胞及肝细胞的胞浆内;核心抗原既定位于癌细胞核中,又可定位于胞浆中.C33c抗原阳性细胞以灶状分布为主;而核心抗原阳性细     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.