酿酒酵母TRK1和TRK2钾吸收缺陷型菌株的构建

为更好的进行钾素营养有关基因表达调控和功能性研究,我们采用同源重组法通过重叠引物扩增分别将URA3和HIS3基因替代酿酒酵母的TRK1和TRK2基因,并以酿酒酵母的尿嘧啶合成酶URA3基因和组氨酸合成酶HIS3力标记基因,在不舍尿嘧啶和组氨酸的基本培养基筛选转化子获得了钾离子转运蛋白TRK1和TRK2基因缺失的酿酒酵母钾素营养缺陷型菌株,该菌株在低K 培养基中导入拟南芥K 转运体基因AtKuP1可恢复正常生长.     

酿酒酵母Mbp1缺陷型菌株的构建及其乙醇发酵特性

【目的】研究酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)工业菌株Mbp1基因的功能,探讨Mbp1基因对酿酒酵母乙醇发酵性能的影响。【方法】以酿酒酵母MF1015为出发菌株,用PCR方法构建Mbp1基因敲除组件Loxp-KanMX-Loxp,将敲除组件转化两种配型的酿酒酵母单倍体,通过单倍体复倍获得敲除Mbp1基因的二倍体突变菌株,研究突变菌株形态变化及乙醇发酵特性。【结果】敲除Mbp1基因后突变菌株生长曲线无显著变化,出芽率降低,细胞体积增大19.2%,对饥饿更敏感,较早出现假菌丝。甘蔗糖蜜在静置条件下发酵,突变菌株的乙醇产量明显低于野生型;在130 r/min的条件下发酵,突变菌株和野生型发酵液中的乙醇产量基本相同。【结论】Mbp1基因缺失使酿酒酵母的乙醇发酵能力下降并影响细胞的形态分化。     

一种快速、精确构建大肠杆菌组氨酸营养缺陷型的方法

将表达Red体内重组蛋白的质粒pKD46转化大肠杆菌：DH5α,用5′端与组氨酸基因同源,3′端与卡那霉素抗性基因同源的引物获得具有卡那霉素抗性基因的PCR产物,然后电击转化DH5α,在λRed重组系统的帮助下,通过卡那霉素抗性基因两侧的组氨酸基因序列在体内与大肠杆菌染色体上的组氨酸基因发生同源重组,置换了DH5α组氨酸操纵元中的hisDCB基因,最后利用卡那霉素抗性基因两端的FRT位点,通过FTP位点专一性重组将卡那霉素抗性基因去除,最终获得了不具抗性的大肠杆菌组氨酸营养缺陷型菌株。为在大肠杆菌及其他菌株中快速、精确的构建营养缺陷型菌株提供了有益的参考。     

脊髓灰质炎病毒缺陷型载体瞬时表达系统I的构建

为探索可表达较大片段外源基因的脊灰病毒重组载体,以ＨＢＶ－Ｓ基因置换脊灰病毒的Ｐ１基因,同时以另一途径提供脊灰病毒Ｐ１结构蛋白,经转染入Ｈｅｌａ细胞中形成缺陷型重组病毒颗粒,此病毒可以感染新的细胞,并表达其重组的外源基因,但不产生子代病毒。实验结果表明,这种瞬时表达系统的构建,为脊灰病毒缺陷型重组载体用于基因转导技术打下基础。     

电转化法构建变形链球菌UA159 comD缺陷菌株

目的构建变形链球菌UAl59密度感应相关的comD基因缺陷菌株,为进一步研究该基因功能做准备。方法根据同源重组原理,利用变形链球菌UAl59comD基因同源重组DNA片段,采用电击转化方法获取转化菌落,通过形态学观察、生化特性检测、PCR及测序、RT-PCR对缺陷菌进行鉴定。结果在含有红霉素（10μg/mL）的琼脂平板上出现转化菌落,鉴定结果均显示转化菌为comD缺陷菌。结论成功构建了变形链球菌UA159comD基因缺陷菌株。     

脊髓灰质炎病毒缺陷型载体瞬时表达系统Ⅰ的构建

为探索可表达较大片段外源基因的脊灰病毒重组载体,以HBV-S基因置换脊灰病毒的P1基因,同时以另一途径提供脊灰病毒P1结构蛋白,经转染入Hela细胞中形成缺陷型重组病毒颗粒,此病毒可以感染新的细胞,并表达其重组的外源基因,但不产生子代病毒.实验结果表明,这种瞬时表达系统的构建,为脊灰病毒缺陷型重组载体用于基因转导技术打下基础.     

脊髓灰质炎病毒缺陷型载体瞬时表达系统Ⅰ的构建

为探索可表达较大片段外源基因的脊灰病毒重组载体,以ＨＢＶＳ基因置换脊灰病毒的Ｐ１基因,同时以另一途径提供脊灰病毒Ｐ１结构蛋白,经转染入Ｈｅｌａ细胞中形成缺陷型重组病毒颗粒,此病毒可以感染新的细胞,并表达其重组的外源基因,但不产生子代病毒。实验结果表明,这种瞬时表达系统的构建,为脊灰病毒缺陷型重组载体用于基因转导技术打下基础。     

一种快速、精确构建大肠杆菌组氨酸营养缺陷型的方法*

将表达Red体内重组蛋白的质粒pKD46转化大肠杆菌DH5α,用 5′端与组氨酸基因同源 ,3′端与卡那霉素抗性基因同源的引物获得具有卡那霉素抗性基因的PCR产物 ,然后电击转化DH5α,在λRed重组系统的帮助下 ,通过卡那霉素抗性基因两侧的组氨酸基因序列在体内与大肠杆菌染色体上的组氨酸基因发生同源重组 ,置换了DH5α组氨酸操纵元中的hisDCB基因 ,最后利用卡那霉素抗性基因两端的FRT位点 ,通过FTP位点专一性重组将卡那霉素抗性基因去除 ,最终获得了不具抗性的大肠杆菌组氨酸营养缺陷型菌株。为在大     

酿酒酵母HAL1基因的克隆及植物表达载体的构建

HAL1基因是酵母中重要的耐盐基因。以酿酒酵母AS2.375菌株的DNA为模板,根据已发表的序列设计引物,经PCR扩增得到约900 bp的HAL1基因片段,连接到pMD18-T载体上,转化大肠杆菌JM109,筛选重组质粒进行酶切分析和序列测定,结果显示已克隆到完整的可读框,该基因的序列与已知序列同源性达99%。将HAL1基因从T-载体上切下连接到pAM194载体上构建了HAL 1基因的植物表达载体,用于烟草的转化获得了耐盐性提高的转化植株。     

稳定遗传的染色体组合整合酿酒酵母重组菌株的构建

染色体整合表达可获得稳定遗传的基因工程菌,是工业酿酒酵母育种的重要手段。pAUR135整合载体是抗生素标记基因可循环使用的载体,添加特定的同源臂后可构建在酵母染色体上稳定遗传的菌株。目前对酵母菌的分子育种常需要对多个基因进行过表达,利用pAUR135载体可将不同基因分别整合在不同染色体或相同染色体的不同位点,这种组合整合表达方法可对不同基因的表达强度比例进行调节,构建表型优化的工业酿酒酵母菌株。本研究以木糖代谢途径基因为例,构建了3个pAUR135整合载体,将3个木糖代谢基因依次整合到工业酿酒酵母染色体的不同位点,获得了染色体组合整合表达的代谢工程菌株。与将这3个基因整合在同一个位点的对照重组菌株相比,染色体组合整合的重组菌株木糖利用率提高了24.4%–35.5%。多基因染色体组合整合方法从新的角度对工业酵母进行代谢工程改造,所获得的工程菌株不带有任何外来基因和选择标记,可以保持性状的稳定,是工业酿酒酵母分子育种的新方法。     

A physical assay for detection of early meiotic recombination intermediates in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In most eukaryotic organisms, recombination events leading to exchanges between homologous chromosomes link the homologs in a manner that allows their proper attachment to the meiotic spindle. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae these exchanges are initiated in early prophase as double-strand breaks in the DNA. These breaks are processed through a series of intermediates to yield mature crossovers late in prophase. The following experiments were designed to monitor the appearance of the earliest recombinant DNA strands formed in this process. A polymerase chain reaction assay was devised that allows the detection of recombinant strands at a known initiation site for meiotic recombination. The time and rate of appearance of recombinant strands was found to coincide with commitment to recombination, demonstrating that DNA strands bearing sequences from both parental chromosomes are rapidly formed after the initiation of meiotic recombination. Received: 22 July 1997 / Accepted: 25 February 1998     

Homologous recombination and transposition generate chromosome I neopolymorphism during meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

We have studied the meiotic segregation of a chromosome length polymorphism (CLP) in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The neopolymorphism frequently observed within the smallest chromosomes (I, VI, III and IX) is not completely understood. We focused on the analysis of the structure of chromosome I in 88 segregants from a cross between YNN295 and FL100trp. Strain FL100trp is known to carry a reciprocal translocation between the left arm of chromosome III and the right arm of chromosome I. PCR and Southern hybridization analyses were performed and a method for the rapid detection of chromosome I rearrangements was developed. Seven chromosome I types were identified among the 88 segregants. We detected 22 recombination events between homologous chromosomes I and seven ectopic recombination events between FL100trp chromosome III and YNN295 chromosome I. These recombination events occurred in 20 of the 22 tetrads studied (91%). Nine tetrads (41%) showed two recombination events. This showed that homologous recombination involving polymorphic homologues or heterologous chromosomes is the main source of neopolymorphism. Only one of the seven chromosome I variants resulted from a transposition event rather than a recombination event. We demonstrated that a Ty1 element had transposed within the translocated region of chromosome I, generating mutations in the 3′ LTR, at the border between U5 and PBS. Received: 7 May 1999 / Accepted: 14 February 2000     

Involvement of the inverted repeat of the yeast 2-micron plasmid in Flp site-specific and RAD52-dependent homologous recombination

Site-specific recombination within the Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2-micron DNA plasmid is catalyzed by the Flp recombinase at specific Flp Recognition Target (FRT) sites, which lie near the center of two precise 599-bp Inverted Repeats (IRs). However, the role of IR DNA sequences other than the FRT itself for the function of the Flp reaction in vivo is not known. In the present work we report that recombination efficiency differs depending on whether the FRT or the entire IR serves as the substrate for Flp. We also provide evidence for the involvement of the IR in RAD52-dependent homologous recombination. In contrast, the catalysis of site-specific recombination between two FRTs does not require the function of RAD52. The efficiency of Flp site-specific recombination between two IRs cloned in the same orientation is about one hundred times higher than that obtained when only the two FRTs are present. Moreover, we demonstrate that a single IR can activate RAD52-dependent homologous recombination between two flanking DNA regions, providing new insights into the role of the IR as a substrate for recombination and a new experimental tool with which to study the molecular mechanism of homologous recombination. Received: 14 June 1999 / Accepted: 3 November 1999     

Purification and Characterization of an Endo-Polygalacturonase from a Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

An extracellular endo-polygalacturonase (PGase) produced by a mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was isolated. The enzyme was regarded, immunologically, as a PGase belonging to the Kluyveromyces marxianus group. The enzyme had properties similar to the PGase from K. marxianus in heat and pH stability, and N-terminal amino acid sequence. However, the enzyme showed different properties in optimum pH and temperature, molecular weight, and reactivity in antiserum against PGase from K. marxianus, indicating that the enzyme has a different molecular structure from the PGase from K. marxianus.     

Construction of a novel kind of expression plasmid by homologous recombination in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Saccharomyces cerevisiae</Emphasis>

Based on a previously used plasmid pHC11, a new plasmid pHC11R was constructed. Cutting plasmid pHC11R with proper restriction enzymes, the resulting larger DNA fragment pHC11R’ was co-transformed with a PCR amplified expression cassette of human IFNα2b into yeast. By means of the homologous sequences at both ends of two DNA fragments, a novel expression plasmid pHC11R-IFNα2b was formed via homologous recombination in the yeast. Compared with pHC11-IFNα2b, the expression plasmid pHC11R-IFNα2b was smaller in size and in absence of antibiotic resistant gene. The stability and copy number of pHC11R-IFNα2b were greatly increased and the expression level of heterologous protein was improved. As the derivatives of pHC11R, a series of recombination expression vectors pHRs containing different combination of expression elements were developed. This led to a rapid and powerful method for cloning and expressing of different genes in yeast.