奶牛乳铁蛋白基因5′侧翼区PCR-SSCP多态性分析

采用PCR-SSCP技术,对奶牛乳铁蛋白基因5′侧翼区1122bp序列进行多态性分析.在该区所划分的5个亚片段上,发现Blf 5′-1(227bp),Blf 5′-3(175bp)和Blf 5′-5(293bp)3个DNA片段存在多态.进一步对这3个片段进行测序分析,在Blf 5′-1序列中,发现位于转录起始位点上游-926和-915位分别有G→A及T→G点突变;在Blf 5′-3片段中,-478位存在G的插入;Blf 5′-5位点上,发生-28位的C颠换为A和 33位的G颠换为C两处突变.利用TFSEARCH (ver.1.3)软件对乳铁蛋白基因5′侧翼区潜在调控元件及蛋白质结合位点进行了预测,结果显示5′侧翼区的突变引起了蛋白质结合因子的变化.     

东方鲀生长激素基因3'-UTR多态性分析

以暗纹东方鲀（Takifugu. Obscurus）、红鳍东方鲀（Takifugu. Rubripes）、星点东方鲀（Takifugu. niphobles）共82个个体为对象,运用单链构向多态性（SSCP）技术和测序技术分析生长激素（Growth Hormone,GH）基因3＇非翻译区的多态性.结果表明3个群体中3＇非翻译区存在两种长度多态性,分别为320bp和317bp,与GenBank（登录号为：FRU63807）的序列（316bp）有差异;共检测到6种基因型,分别命名为aa、bb、ab、bc、cd、dd,变异频率达4.36%,其中在暗纹东方鲀中检测到四种aa、bb、ab、bc,cd和dd基因型分别只在于星点东方鲀和红鳍东方鲀检测到;7个突变位点中有1处颠换即位点212（T→G）,6处转换即位点120、180、227、265、287（C→T）和位点199（A→G）.     

甘肃河西地区西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子的遗传变异研究

旨在对甘肃河西的临泽、甘州、武威、金昌、高台5个地区283头西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子的遗传多态性及变异特征进行系统分析,采用PCR-SSCP方法检测了283头西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因第3外显子和部分内含子的多态性,且对群体内各等位基因进行了测序。结果显示,5个地区西门塔尔杂交类群共检测出5个等位基因(A、B、C、D、E),表现为5种基因型(AA、AB、AC、AD、AE)。其中甘州、武威、金昌西门塔尔杂交类群NGB基因均只检测到AA、AB 2种基因型,高台西门塔尔杂交类群检测到AA、AE 2种基因型,临泽西门塔尔杂交类群检测到AA、AB、AC、AD 4种基因型。A等位基因和AA基因型的频率在5个群体中最高,为优势基因和优势基因型。对不同SSCP带型的对应片段进行测序分析,共发现6个核苷酸突变位点(75 bp C→T,78 bp C→G,128 bp G→A,214 bp G→A,232 bp C→T,233 bp G→A),其中第75 bp和第78 bp处的突变位点位于内含子区域,其余4处突变位点均位于外显子区域。第214 bp处的核苷酸突变导致甘氨酸(Gly)突变为丝氨酸(Ser),第232 bp处核苷酸突变导致精氨酸(Arg)突变为色氨酸(Trp),第233 bp处核苷酸突变导致精氨酸(Arg)突变为谷氨酰胺(Gln),经χ2检验结果显示,5个地区的西门塔尔杂交类群在此3个突变位点上都处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P0.05)。群体遗传学分析结果表明,临泽、甘州、武威、金昌、高台西门塔尔杂交类群的多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.0582、0.0196、0.0196、0.0161、0.0159,均属于低度多态(PIC0.25)。     

奶牛β-Lg基因第1外显子PCR-SSCP多态性与泌乳性能的相关性

采用PCR-SSCP技术并结合测序对233头奶牛β乳球蛋白(β-Lg)基因5’端部分序列和外显子1全部序列进行了多态性研究,分析了该基因与奶牛泌乳性状的相关性。结果表明:β-Lg基因5’端和外显子1共存在2个等位基因3种基因型,BB型为优势基因型,B为优势等位基因。该群体在这一位点上偏离Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态,多态信息含量(PIC)为0.3548。测序结果显示,与普通牛该基因序列(X14710)相比,B等位基因在2073 bp、2202 bp和2206 bp处发生了G→C、C→T和A→G的碱基突变,其中2202 bp处的C→T突变导致第11位氨基酸由苏氨酸变为异亮氨酸,而A等位基因在3个位点上与X14710相同。最小二乘法分析表明,BB型305 d乳蛋白量显著高于AA型和AB型(P<0.05);AB型305 d乳脂量显著高于AA型(P<0.05),BB型与AB型之间差异不显著(P>0.05);等位基因B为高乳蛋白量和乳脂量的优势基因,可作为奶牛选育的分子遗传标记。     

辽宁绒山羊IGF-Ⅰ基因5'调控区多态性与产绒性状相关

根据表型性状选取少量辽宁绒山羊个体,直接进行类胰岛素生长因子-Ⅰ(IGF-Ⅰ)基因5'调控区克隆测序以确定单核苷酸多态(SNP)位点,共发现4个SNPs,分别是G→C(388 bp)、A→G(668 bp)、A→C(719 bp)、G→A(752 bp)的突变,导致5'调控区305～800 bp中比野生型个体减少一个CdxA转录因子结合位点,但C/EBP的值(89.2)高于野生型(88.5).然后通过引入错配碱基创造酶切位点技术和多聚酶链反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法,对520只辽宁绒山羊进行基因型检测,结果表明,每个SNP位点在本群体中都有AA(野生型)、AB和BB(突变型)三种基因型,且4个SNPs位点共有13种单倍型组合.将不同SNP的基因型及单倍型组合与绒产量、绒纤维细度和绒纤维长度进行关联分析发现,SNP2位点的AA基因型绒纤维细度极显著低于AB型和BB型(P<0.01),而SNP4位点AA基因型产绒量显著高于AB型和BB型(P<0.05),单倍型组合H7H7与产绒量和绒纤维细度均有显著相关(P<0.05).IGF-Ⅰ基因可能是影响绒山羊产绒性状的主要候选基因.     

东方鲀生长激素基因3′-UTR多态性分析

以暗纹东方鲍(Takifiugu．Obscures)、红鳍东方纯(Takifugu．Rubripes)、星点东方鲍(Takifugu．niphobles)共82个个体为对象,运用单链构向多态性(SSCP)技术和测序技术分析生长激素(Growth Hormone,GH)基因3’非翻译区的多态性。结果表明3个群体中3’非翻译区存在两种长度多态性,分别为320bp和317bp,与GenBank(登录号为：FRU63807)的序列(316bp)有差异;共检测到6种基因型,分别命名为aa、bb、ab、bc、cd、dd,变异频率达4．36%,其中在暗纹东方纯中检测到四种aa、bb、ab、bc,cd和dd基因型分别只在于星点东方纯和红鳍东方纯检测到;7个突变位点中有1处颠换即位点212(T→G),6处转换即位点120、180、227、265、287 (C→T)和位点191)(A→G)。     

山羊生长激素基因5调控区的多态性分析

以鲁北白山羊、引进波尔山羊、纯繁波尔山羊以及鲁北白山羊与波尔山羊的杂交一代、回交一代共计274个个体为研究材料,用两对引物分别扩增山羊生长激素(GH)基因5^'区的26－239bp以及225－429bp片段,扩增产物经SSCP分析发现均存在多态性。在26－239bp片段上,波尔山羊及杂交后代以 AA型个体占多数,而鲁北白山羊则BB型个体较多;在225－429bp片段上,所有种群均以 CC型个体较多。对两个片段的纯合型（AA,BB;CC,DD）分别克隆测序发现：（1）26－239bp片段上AA型在第60位发生了C→T的突变,第211位发生碱基C的丢失,（2）225－429bp片段上,DD型存在3处突变,分别为264位由T→C,292位由T→A,372位由C→T。上述结果为首次实验证实山羊生长激素5^'调控区存在序列多态性。     

从江香猪MC4R基因多态性及生物信息学分析

[目的]旨在对3个群体猪MC4R基因进行SNPs筛选,为从江香猪选种选育提供一定的理论基础。[方法]以从江香猪作为研究对象,野猪×从江香猪二元杂交猪和杜×大×长外三元杂交猪作为对照,构建品种DNA池,PCR扩增MC4R基因外显子、内含子和3’非编码区序列,采用直接测序法对3个群体的MC4R基因进行单核苷酸多态性检测,利用生物信息学软件预测不同多态性位点对MC4R基因mRNA二级结构和蛋白质二级结构的影响。[结果]在3个群体中共检测出10个SNPs位点,其中,C860T、G1392A和G1577A位于第2外显子区;G1699A、T1702A、A1870C、G1875A、C2025T、G2073A和A2111T位于3’非编码区序列。C860T为同义突变,G1392A和G1577A为错义突变,分别导致了精氨酸变为组氨酸、天冬氨酸变为天冬酰胺。经分析软件预测,处于第二外显子中的3个SNPs位点对MC4R基因的mRNA二级结构、蛋白质二级结构有一定的影响。[结论]DNA池结合测序技术检测到MC4R基因外显子、内含子和3’非编码区序列共10个SNPs。     

基于Cyt b基因序列分析的松毛虫种群遗传结构研究

为了揭示松毛虫种群的遗传结构,采用DNA序列测定的方法测定了松毛虫不同种群的线粒体细胞色素b (Cyt b)基因的部分序列,并利用分子生物学软件分析其核苷酸组成、转换和颠换、氨基酸组成、遗传距离及亲缘关系。结果显示:在获得的Cyt b 基因387bp的序列中碱基A,T,C,G平均含量分别为40.1%、33.5%、9.5%、16.9%,A+T含量明显高于G+C含量表现出强烈的A、T偏向性,密码子第3位点的A+T含量高达86.5%,这种偏向性在种群间无明显差异。碱基替换主要发生在密码子第三位,转换大于颠换,且种群内替换高于种群间。该序列片段中共有39个核甘酸位点发生变异,遗传距离为0.000-0.100,显示出较小的遗传变异。蛋白质氨基酸由除谷氨酸以外的19种氨基酸组成。聚类分析结果表明马尾松毛虫和油松毛虫亚种遗传距离较近,种群间的遗传分化与生态环境有关。     

MTHFR及PAI基因多态性与新生儿早产易感性的关系

目的:探讨MTHFR基因、PAI-1基因多态性与新生儿早产的关系。方法:选自2014年1月-2015年1月期间我院住院患儿285例并分为四组。抽取研究对象静脉血进行目的基因MTHFR基因C677T、PAI基因的提取、扩增及检测。结果:MTHFR基因C677T扩增片段198 bp,经限制性内切酶作用后形成野生CC型(片段198 bp)、纯合子突变TT型(175 bp、23 bp)以及杂合子突变CT型(23 bp、175 bp以及198 bp);PAI基因扩增片段142 bp,经限制性内切酶作用后形成三中基因型,分别为4G/4G型(96 b p、46 bp)、5G/5G型(22 bp、46 bp以及74 bp)以及4G/5G型(22 bp、46 bp、74 bp以及96 bp)。早产儿童与足月儿童MTHFR基因67 7位点T等位基因分布差异显著(P0.05),早产儿童与足月儿童PAI基因启动子675位点4G等位基因分布无显著性差异(P0.05)。结论:早产发生的易感性与多方面因素有关,其中遗传因素方面MTHFR基因677位点T等位基因多态性可能与新生儿早产相关,而PAI基因启动子675位点基因的多态性与新生儿早产的发生无显著相关。     

Mutation analysis of the human CYP3A4 gene 5' regulatory region: population screening using non-radioactive SSCP

Human CYP3A4 is the major cytochrome P450 isoenzyme in adult human liver and is known to metabolise many xenobiotic and endogenous compounds. There is substantial inter-individual variation in the hepatic levels of CYP3A4. Although, polymorphic mutations have been reported in the 5' regulatory region of the CYP3A4 gene, those that have been investigated so far do not appear to have any effect on gene expression. To determine whether other mutations exist in this region of the gene, we have performed a new population screen on a panel of 101 human DNA samples. A 1140 bp section of the 5' proximal regulatory region of the CYP3A4 gene, containing numerous regulatory motifs, was amplified from genomic DNA as three overlapping segments. The 300 bp distal enhancer region at -7.9kb containing additional regulatory motifs was also amplified. Mutation analysis of the resulting PCR products was carried out using non-radioactive single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and confirmatory sequencing of both DNA strands in those samples showing extra SSCP bands. In addition to detection of the previously reported CYP3A4*1B allele in nine subjects, three novel alleles were found: CYP3A4*1E (having a T-->A transversion at -369 in one subject), CYP3A4*1F (having a C-->G tranversion at -747 in 17 subjects) and CYP3A4*15B containing a nine-nucleotide insertion between -845 and -844 linked to an A-->G transition at -392 and a G-->A transition in exon 6 (position 485 in the cDNA) in one subject. All the novel alleles were heterozygous. No mutations were found in the upstream distal enhancer region. Our results clearly indicate that this rapid and simple SSCP approach can reveal mutant alleles in drug metabolising enzyme genes. Detection and determination of the frequency of novel alleles in CYP3A4 will assist investigation of the relationship between genotype, xenobiotic metabolism and toxicity in the CYP3A family of isoenzymes.     

The influence of the acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1 gene (-77G-->A) polymorphisms on plasma lipid and apolipoprotein levels in normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic subjects

BACKGROUND: Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) plays important roles in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. Two isoforms of ACAT have been reported (ACAT-1 and ACAT-2). ACAT inhibitors cannot only prevent atherosclerosis formation, but may also induce its regression in animals. In humans, an ACAT inhibitor was shown to have a lipid-lowering effect. The present study was carried out to clarify the relationship between ACAT-1 gene variants and hyperlipidemia. METHODS AND RESULTS: To identify genetic variants, we screened 30 subjects with hyperlipidemia by direct sequencing. As a result, a missense variant (R526G) and a variant in the 5' untranslated region (-77G-->A) were identified. The genotype frequencies of each variant were determined in 178 unrelated normolipidemic and 441 unrelated hyperlipidemic subjects. The alleles frequencies of the R526G variant in normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic subjects were 0.676 and 0.633, respectively. The alleles frequencies of the -77G-->A variant in normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic subjects were 0.503 and 0.515, respectively. Differences in allele frequencies between normolipidemic and hyperlipidemic subjects were not significant in both variants. R526G variant did not affect plasma concentrations of lipids or apolipoproteins in subjects studied. However, among hyperlipidemic subjects, plasma concentrations of HDL-C and apoA-I in subjects with -77G-->A variant were significantly higher than those in subjects without variant. CONCLUSION: Two variants in ACAT-1 gene were identified in subjects with hyperlipidemia. -77G-->A variant affects plasma HDL concentrations only in hyperlipidemic subjects. These data suggest that the intracellular FC concentration might modulate plasma HDL concentrations.     

New sequential-assignment routes of nucleic acid NMR signals using a [5'-(13)C]-labeled DNA dodecamer

NMR signal assignments for DNA oligomers have been performed by the well-established sequential assignment procedures based on NOESY and COSY. The H4'/H5'/H5' resonance region is congested and difficult to analyze without the use of isotope-labeled DNA oligomers. Here a DNA dodecamer constructed with 2'-deoxy[5'-(13)C]ribonucleotides, 5'-d(*C*G*C*G*A*A*T*T*C*G*CG)-3' (*N = [5'-(13)C]Nucleotide), was prepared in an effort to analyze the H4'/H5'/H5' resonance region by 2D 1H-13C HMQC-NOESY. In the C5' and H1' resonance region, weak and strong cross peaks for C5'(i)-H1'(i) and C5'(i)-H1'(i-1), respectively, were found, thus enabling the sequential assignment within this region. A similar sequential assignment route was found between C5' and H2'. Proton pair distances evaluated from the canonical B-DNA as well as A-DNA indicated that these sequential-assignment routes on a 2D 1H-13C HMQC-NOESY spectrum work for most nucleic acid stem regions.     

Rat prostatic binding protein: the complete sequence of the C2 gene and its flanking regions.

The complete sequence (2879 bp) of the androgen-controlled rat prostatic binding protein C2 gene and 1023 bp of the 5'- and 2127 bp of the 3'-flanking regions have been determined. The gene contains three exons (93, 203 and 147 bp) and two introns (1630 and 806 bp). It is flanked by two homopurine-homopyrimidine stretches of 55 and 131 nucleotides respectively, located at positions -405 and 4151. These sequences are remarkably sensitive towards S1-nuclease, indicating an altered DNA conformation under superhelical stress. Several palindromes and dyad structures are observed in the 5'-upstream region of the gene and at position -457, and 80% homology to the consensus sequence of a glucocorticoid receptor binding site is found.     

High prevalence of SLC6A8 deficiency in X-linked mental retardation

A novel X-linked mental retardation (XLMR) syndrome was recently identified, resulting from creatine deficiency in the brain caused by mutations in the creatine transporter gene, SLC6A8. We have studied the prevalence of SLC6A8 mutations in a panel of 290 patients with nonsyndromic XLMR archived by the European XLMR Consortium. The full-length open reading frame and splice sites of the SLC6A8 gene were investigated by DNA sequence analysis. Six pathogenic mutations, of which five were novel, were identified in a total of 288 patients with XLMR, showing a prevalence of at least 2.1% (6/288). The novel pathogenic mutations are a nonsense mutation (p.Y317X) and four missense mutations. Three missense mutations (p.G87R, p.P390L, and p.P554L) were concluded to be pathogenic on the basis of conservation, segregation, chemical properties of the residues involved, as well as the absence of these and any other missense mutation in 276 controls. For the p.C337W mutation, additional material was available to biochemically prove (i.e., by increased urinary creatine : creatinine ratio) pathogenicity. In addition, we found nine novel polymorphisms (IVS1+26G-->A, IVS7+37G-->A, IVS7+87A-->G, IVS7-35G-->A, IVS12-3C-->T, IVS2+88G-->C, IVS9-36G-->A, IVS12-82G-->C, and p.Y498) that were present in the XLMR panel and/or in the control panel. Two missense variants (p.V629I and p.M560V) that were not highly conserved and were not associated with increased creatine : creatinine ratio, one translational silent variant (p.L472), and 10 intervening sequence variants or untranslated region variants (IVS6+9C-->T, IVS7-151_152delGA, IVS7-99C-->A, IVS8-35G-->A, IVS8+28C-->T, IVS10-18C-->T, IVS11+21G-->A, IVS12+15C-->T, *207G-->C, IVS12+32C-->A) were found only in the XLMR panel but should be considered as unclassified variants or as a polymorphism (p.M560V). Our data indicate that the frequency of SLC6A8 mutations in the XLMR population is close to that of CGG expansions in FMR1, the gene responsible for fragile-X syndrome.     

Nucleotide diversity of the melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) in the gayal (Bos frontalis)

The melanocortin 1 receptor gene (MC1R) plays a crucial role in determining coat colour of mammals. To investigate the relationship of polymorphism of the MC1R with coat colour in gayal, the coding sequence (CDS), and the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTR) of the MC1R were sequenced from 63 samples from the gayal and compared with the sequences of the MC1R from other ruminant species. A sequence of 1,136 bp including the whole CDS (954 bp) and parts of the 5'- and 3'-UTR (164 and 18 bp, respectively) of the gayal MC1R was obtained. A total of nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including four SNPs (c.-129T>C, c.-127A>C, c.-106C>T, c.-1G>A) in the 5'-UTR and five SNPs (c.201C>T, c.583C>T, c.663T>C, c.871A>G and c.876T>C) in the CDS were detected, revealing high genetic diversity. Three novel coding SNPs including c.201C>T, c.583C>T and c.876T>C, which have not been reported previously in bovid species, were retrieved. Within five coding SNPs, c.201C>T, c.663T>C and c.876T>C were silent mutations, while c.583C>T and c.871A>G were mis-sense mutations, resulting in changes in the amino acids located in the fifth (p.L195F) and seventh (p.T291A) transmembrane regions, respectively. The alignment of amino acid sequences was found to be very similar to those for other bovid species. It was demonstrated, using the functional effect prediction, that the p.T291A amino acid replacement could have an effect on MC1R protein function but not for the p.L195F substitution. Using phylogenetic analyses it was revealed that the gayal has a close genetic relationship with the yak. However, three classical bovine MC1R loci the E (D), E (+) and e were not retrieved in the gayal, indicating other genes or factors could affect coat colour in this species.