猪肌生成抑制素基因成熟蛋白编码序列的表达与纯化

猪肌生成抑制素(myostatin,MSTN)基因的cDNA去除信号肽后PCR扩增出成熟蛋白编码序列1．2kb片段,将该片段与pMD18-T载体连接。转化JM109受体菌细胞;筛选阳性克隆测序分析,结果表明与设计序列完全一致。将该克隆载体的质粒DNA用带有BamHI和Sall内切酶识别序列的另一对引物进行PCR扩增,将回收的1.2 kb PCR目的片段定向克隆到pET28a( )表达载体上。成功地构建了编码绪肌生成抑制素成熟蛋白的原核表达载体。LB液体培养基中用IPTG诱导表达,SDS—PAGE显示重组菌表达的MSTN蛋白以包涵体形式存在;经薄层扫描仪扫描分析SDS-PAGE凝胶,表达的MSTN包涵体蛋白占菌体不溶性蛋白含量的27．9％,其相对分子质量为41451．3。所构建的表达载体中含六聚组氨酸标签,HisTrap亲和柱纯化后纯度可达92．5％。该试验为获得较好的绪肌生成抑制素并制备抗体打下了良好的基础。     

The effects of differential gene expression on coding sequence features: analysis by one-way ANOVA

It is well-established that non-random patterns in coding DNA sequence (CDS) features can be partially explained by translational selection. Recent extensions of microarray and proteomic expression data have stimulated many genome-wide investigations of the relationships between gene expression and various CDS features. However, only modest correlations have been found. Here we introduced the one-way ANOVA, a more powerful extension of previous grouping methods, to re-examine these relationships at the whole genome scale for Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where genome-wide protein abundance has been recently quantified. Our results clarify that coding sequence features are inappropriate for use as genome-wide estimators for protein expression levels. This analysis also demonstrates that one-way ANOVA is a powerful and simple method to explore the influence of gene expression on CDS features.     

蛋白激发子PeaT1在枯草芽胞杆菌中的分泌表达及重组菌株提高小麦抗旱和促生的作用

PeaT1是从极细链格孢菌Alternaria tenuissima中分离的一种蛋白激发子,具有促进植物生长和诱导植物产生系统获得抗性的功能,为了实现peaT1基因在枯草芽胞杆菌Bacillus subtilis中的分泌表达,增加其应用途径,从枯草芽胞杆菌基因组DNA中分别扩增获得P43启动子和nprB基因的信号肽序列,并用SOE (Splicing by over lapping extension) 方法与peaT1基因连接,将连接产物克隆到大肠杆菌-枯草芽胞杆菌穿梭表达载体pHY300-PLK上,构建了重组表达载体pHY43N-peaT1。将重组载体转化枯草芽胞杆菌WB800菌株,SDS-PAGE和Western blotting分析证实,在NprB信号肽的引导下,枯草芽胞杆菌成功分泌表达了PeaT1蛋白。构建的重组菌株能够显著增强幼苗抗旱性,提高小麦株高。     

Mouse retinol binding protein gene: Cloning,expression and regulation by retinoic acid

A full-length cDNA clone encoding the retinol binding protein (RBP) was isolated from a mouse liver cDNA library by hybridization screening. The nucleotide sequence of murine RBP is 85 and 95% homologous to that of human and rat RBP, respectively, with a deduced amino acid sequence 83% homologous to both species. Analysis of the tissue expression pattern of RBP mRNA in the female mouse indicated relatively abundant expression in the liver, with lesser amounts in extrahepatic tissues including adipose, kidney, spleen and uterus, suggesting that these tissues may have a significant role in retinol homeostasis. Mouse liver cell RBP regulation by retinoids was also investigated. Both all-trans retinoic acid (AT-RA) and 9-cis retinoic acid (9c-RA) induced RBP mRNA expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Maximal levels (up to 4-fold above controls) were observed at 48h following treatment of both mouse hepatoma cells in vitro and in vivo in mice receiving a single, oral dose of either retinoid. Interestingly, 9c-RA was more potent at RBP induction in both in vivo and in vitro systems. Given the extent and temporal pattern of RBP induction, we suggest that the RA-mediated increase in liver RBP is part of a cellular protection mechanism. Increased levels of RBP would facilitate sequestration and possibly cellular export of RA in cells receiving prolonged exposure to high levels of RA, thus minimizing toxicity.     

Promoter characterization and expression of the gene coding for the human GM2 activator protein

Type 2 diabetes (or non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM) is a common metabolic disease in man. The Goto–Kakizaki (GK) rat has been designed as a NIDDM model. Previous studies with this strain have shown differences at the mitochondrial level. The mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) is a widely studied phenomenon but yet poorly understood, that leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death. The aim of this work was to compare the differences in susceptibility of induction of the MPT with calcium phosphate in GK and Wistar rats. Our results show that heart mitochondria from GK rats are less susceptible to the induction of MPT, and show a larger calcium accumulation before the overall loss of mitochondrial impermeability.     

红冬孢酵母苯丙氨酸解氨酶基因pal在大肠杆菌中的克隆与表达

以红冬孢酵母总RNA为模板反转录获得其苯丙氨酸解氨酶基因pal,测序与已公布蛋白序列进行比对,相似度为99％.并以含有T7强启动子的pET - 28a(+)为载体构建重组质粒pET - 28a(+)- pal,通过异丙基硫代-β-D-半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导实现苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)在大肠杆菌中的表达.对诱导条件进行初步优化后,重组茵PAL比酶活可达到42.99 U/g.转化实验中肉桂酸的转化率为48.52％,L-苯丙氨酸生成量为1.73 g/L.结果表明,红冬孢酵母pal基因通过表达载体pET - 28a(+)在E.coli中获得了高效表达.     

A tomato cDNA inducible by salt stress and abscisic acid: nucleotide sequence and expression pattern

We have characterized a new tomato cDNA, TAS14, inducible by salt stress and abscisic acid (ABA). Its nucleotide sequence predicts an open reading frame coding for a highly hydrophilic and glycine-rich (23.8%) protein of 130 amino acids. Southern blot analysis of tomato DNA suggests that there is one TAS14 structural gene per haploid genome. TAS14 mRNA accumulates in tomato seedlings upon treatment with NaCl, ABA or mannitol. It is also induced in roots, stems and leaves of hydroponically grown tomato plants treated with NaCl or ABA. TAS14 mRNA is not induced by other stress conditions such as cold and wounding. The sequence of the predicted TAS14 protein shows four structural domains similar to the rice RAB21, cotton LEA D11 and barley and maize dehydrin genes.     

Regulation of the human prostacyclin receptor gene by the cholesterol-responsive SREBP1

Prostacyclin and its prostacyclin receptor, the I Prostanoid (IP), play essential roles in regulating hemostasis and vascular tone and have been implicated in a range cardio-protective effects but through largely unknown mechanisms. In this study, the influence of cholesterol on human IP [(h)IP] gene expression was investigated in cultured vascular endothelial and platelet-progenitor megakaryocytic cells. Cholesterol depletion increased human prostacyclin receptor (hIP) mRNA, hIP promoter-directed reporter gene expression, and hIP-induced cAMP generation in all cell types. Furthermore, the constitutively active sterol-response element binding protein (SREBP)1a, but not SREBP2, increased hIP mRNA and promoter-directed gene expression, and deletional and mutational analysis uncovered an evolutionary conserved sterol-response element (SRE), adjacent to a known functional Sp1 element, within the core hIP promoter. Moreover, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays confirmed direct cholesterol-regulated binding of SREBP1a to this hIP promoter region in vivo, and immunofluorescence microscopy corroborated that cholesterol depletion significantly increases hIP expression levels. In conclusion, the hIP gene is directly regulated by cholesterol depletion, which occurs through binding of SREBP1a to a functional SRE within its core promoter. Mechanistically, these data establish that cholesterol can regulate hIP expression, which may, at least in part, account for the combined cardio-protective actions of low serum cholesterol through its regulation of IP expression within the human vasculature.     

灰盖拟鬼伞核定位蛋白重组表达系统的构建

为构建灰盖拟鬼伞Coprinopsis cinerea的核定位蛋白重组表达系统,本研究通过蛋白序列比对和信息学分析,预测了灰盖拟鬼伞组蛋白H2B的核定位序列,构建了融合组蛋白H2B核定位序列的绿色荧光蛋白(green fluorescent protein,GFP)重组表达载体,将该载体转入灰盖拟鬼伞AmutBmut菌...