Selection for the compactness of highly expressed genes in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Gallus gallus</Emphasis>

Background  

Coding sequence (CDS) length, gene size, and intron length vary within a genome and among genomes. Previous studies in diverse organisms, including human, D. Melanogaster, C. elegans, S. cerevisiae, and Arabidopsis thaliana, indicated that there are negative relationships between expression level and gene size, CDS length as well as intron length. Different models such as selection for economy model, genomic design model, and mutational bias hypotheses have been proposed to explain such observation. The debate of which model is a superior one to explain the observation has not been settled down. The chicken (Gallus gallus) is an important model organism that bridges the evolutionary gap between mammals and other vertebrates. As D. Melanogaster, chicken has a larger effective population size, selection for chicken genome is expected to be more effective in increasing protein synthesis efficiency. Therefore, in this study the chicken was used as a model organism to elucidate the interaction between gene features and expression pattern upon selection pressure.     

牛c-myc基因的克隆及其在皮肤成纤维细胞中的表达

为了构建包含牛c-myc基因编码序列的重组载体,以胎牛原始生殖嵴为材料,用RT-PCR方法克隆出牛c-myc 基因的编码序列,将其亚克隆至pMD19-T载体,再从酶切鉴定和测序正确的质粒上切下目的片段,定向克隆到pIRES2-AcGFP1-Nuc表达载体上,挑选序列正确的重组真核表达质粒转染牛皮肤成纤维细胞,用RT-PCR和Western blotting分别检测c-myc mRNA和蛋白的表达。结果表明,从胎牛原始生殖嵴中正确克隆了c-myc基因的全长编码序列,所构建的重组质粒能够在皮肤成纤维细胞中有效     

乌金猪FTO基因的克隆和表达分析

目的:克隆乌金猪脂肪和肥胖相关基因(FTO)编码区序列(CDS),分析其序列组成特征及在乌金猪不同组织中的表达情况。方法:采用反转录PCR方法从乌金猪脂肪组织中克隆FTO基因CDS,利用生物信息学方法分析其序列组成特征;采用实时PCR方法分析乌金猪FTO基因mRNA在不同组织中的表达情况。结果:克隆的FTO基因全长1518 bp(已提交至GenBank数据库,登录号为JQ031263),编码由505个氨基酸残基构成的蛋白,推测的相对分子质量为58.16×103,等电点为5.18;乌金猪与牛、羊、人和大鼠的FTO蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性分别为91%、90%、89%和83%;进化树分析显示,推测的乌金猪FTO蛋白的氨基酸组成与牛、羊的亲缘性较近,其次是人、大鼠;推测的氨基酸组成中无跨膜区,无信号肽,为亲水蛋白;分析发现该蛋白有22个磷酸化修饰位点,包括10个丝氨酸蛋白激酶磷酸化位点、7个苏氨酸蛋白激酶磷酸化位点、5个酪氨酸蛋白激酶磷酸化位点,200、246、302位氨基酸残基有糖基化位点;二级结构预测发现该蛋白共有201个螺旋、33个伸展链和271个卷曲结构;实时PCR检测的组织表达谱表明,FTO基因mRNA在乌金猪肝脏组织中的表达量最高,在脂肪、肾、脾中也有大量表达,在心脏、肌肉中的表达量最少。结论:为深入探讨乌金猪FTO基因的生物学功能奠定了重要基础。     

协同激活分子CBP诱饵表达质粒的构建和鉴定

构建协同激活分子CBP（CREB（cAMP response element binding）binding protein）的诱饵表达质粒pGBKT7-CBP并检测其蛋白表达、毒性和自激活作用.PCR扩增小鼠CBP的基因编码序列（CDS（coding sequence）序列）并克隆入诱饵表达载体pGBKT7中,通过酶切和测序鉴定后,把构建好的诱饵表达质粒pGBKT7-CBP转化到酵母AH109细胞中,Western blot检测诱饵蛋白表达情况,同时检测诱饵蛋白的毒性和自激活作用.结果成功扩增了小鼠CBP基因的CDS序列,并成功克隆到酵母诱饵表达载体pGBKT7中,测序结果正确.诱饵表达质粒成功转化到酵母AH109细胞中,Western blot分析结果证实酵母细胞高表达诱饵蛋白CBP,但诱饵蛋白有自激活作用.提示pGBKT7-CBP不能用于酵母双杂交或三杂交系统检测CBP与其他蛋白质或小分子的相互作用,对其他研究CBP生物学功能试验的方法选取具有一定的借鉴意义.     

A gene encoding a tyrosine tRNA synthetase is located near sacS in Bacillus subtilis.

Within the frame of an attempt to sequence the whole Bacillus subtilis genome, a region of 5.5 kbp of the B. subtilis chromosome near the sacS locus has been sequenced. It contains five complete coding sequences, including the sequence of sacY, three unknown CDS and a sequence coding for a tyrosine tRNA synthetase. That the corresponding CDS encodes a functional synthetase has been demonstrated by complementation of an Escherichia coli mutant possessing a thermosensitive tRNA synthetase. Insertion of a kanamycin resistance cassette in the B. subtilis chromosome at the corresponding locus resulted, however, in no apparent phenotype, demonstrating that this synthetase is dispensable. Finally phylogenetic relationships between known tyrosine and tryptophan tRNA synthetases are discussed.     

广西巴马小型猪PGC-1α基因克隆与组织表达分析

目的克隆广西巴马小型猪PGC-1α基因编码区（CDS）序列,利用RT-PCR和QRT-PCR方法分析PGC-1αmRNA组织表达情况。方法本实验以广西巴马小型猪背最长肌cDNA为模版,PCR扩增PGC-1α基因CDS序列,将其连接至pEASY-T5载体,转染细菌、验证和序列测定;通过RT-PCR半定量和QRT-PCR实时荧光定量检测PGC-1α基因在小型猪多个组织中的表达情况。结果克隆获得广西巴马小型猪PGC-1α基因CDS序列,全长2391 bp,编码796个氨基酸,与参考序列的同源性为99.9%,两处碱基发生同义突变,分别是C-A1105和GA1524;PGC-1α基因在广西巴马小型猪心脏和肾脏中的表达丰度最高,其次是肝脏、皮下脂肪和背最长肌,而在胰腺中未检测到其表达。结论成功克隆了广西巴马小型猪PGC-1α基因编码区序列并进行了多种组织表达分析,为后续研究PGC-1α在小型猪2型糖尿病发生过程中作用途径打下基础。     

小桐子JcACBP基因克隆和序列分析

以小桐子(Jatropha curcas)cDNA为模板,克隆了酰基辅酶A结合蛋白(Acyl-CoA-binding Protein)基因(JcACBP)的CDS序列,对其序列进行了生物信息学分析,并采用实时荧光定量PCR方法,研究了JcACBP基因在小桐子不同器官和果实生长发育阶段的表达模式。结果显示:JcACBP基因完全阅读框(coding sequence,CDS)全长279bp,编码92个氨基酸。预测其编码蛋白质的分子量为10.30kD,具有ACBP家族典型的结构域。JcACBP基因推测氨基酸与油桐(Vernicia fordii,AFZ62125)的亲缘关系最近(96%)。JcACBP基因在小桐子根、茎、叶、花、发育中的胚及果实等组织中都有表达,其中在花后40d的种子中表达最高,其次是果皮,而在根中表达较少;在果实发育过程中的表达与果实油脂积累的变化趋势基本一致。     

Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of Prostaglandin E Receptor 2 Gene in Cashmere Goat (Capra hircus) Skin during Hair Follicle Development

As a member of the four subtypes of receptors for prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), prostaglandin E receptor 2 (PTGER2) is in the family of G-protein coupled receptors and has been characterized to be involved in the development and growth of hair follicles. In this study, we cloned and characterized the full-length coding sequence (CDS) of PTGER2 gene from cashmere goat skin. The entire open reading frame (ORF) of PTGER2 gene was 1047 bp and encoded 348 amino acid residues. The deduced protein contained one G-protein coupled receptors family 1 signature, seven transmembrane domains, and other potential sites. Tissue expression analysis showed that PTGER2 gene was expressed strongly in the skin. The general expression tendency of PTGER2 gene at different hair follicle developmental stages in the skin was gradually decreased from anagen to catagen to telogen. After comparing with the expression of BMP4 gene and related reports, we further presume that it seems to have a relationship between the hair follicle cycle and the expression level of PTGER2 gene in cashmere goat skin.     

发菜PspA基因克隆及其转基因植物的抗旱性分析

为探讨发菜噬菌体休克蛋白A(PspA)的分子信息和基因功能,本研究通过设计特异引物克隆发菜PspA基因,采用qRT-PCR技术,分析发菜PspA基因在干旱胁迫下的表达模式;构建PspA真核表达载体pCAM35 s-GFP-PspA,对PspA进行亚细胞定位和PspA基因拟南芥遗传转化,并对阳性转化拟南芥分别进行Sout...     

An efficient and rapid method for gene cloning from eukaryotic genomic DNA using overlap-PCR: With an example of cattle Ghrelin gene

In this study, overlap-PCR, an efficient and rapid method, was used to clone cattle Ghrelin gene CDS (coding sequence) from genomic DNA. The procedure included seven primers and three-step PCRs. Cattle Ghrelin gene consists of four exons and the CDS contains 351 bps. In the first step three PCRs were performed to generate extended exon1, exon2, and exon3 that contained overlapped nucleotides and were used as the templates for second ligation PCR. Secondly, exon1 and exon2 were spliced together. And it was same with exon3 and exon4. Lastly, the four exons were linked together with outermost primers and the templates from the second step. Comparison analysis on the obtained CDS of Ghrelin gene and cDNA by RT-PCR showed that the two sequences were same. As an efficient and rapid method, overlap-PCR is feasible and acceptable for gene cloning from genomic DNA.     

载有磷酸甘油激酶基因启动子的新表达载体的构建以及在发酵性丝孢酵母中启动外源基因的表达研究

利用简并PCR技术从一株丝孢酵母(Trichosporon sp.)中克隆到磷酸甘油激酶基因的部分序列,然后利用染色体步移的方法克隆到了已知片段的上游序列约950bp。通过启动子序列分析软件分析,发现序列中含有启动子所需的必须元件如TATA BOX和CAAT BOX等,因此确定克隆到的基因片段含有启动子序列。将潮霉素基因置于该启动子下构建了丝孢酵母整合型表达载体pTFPH,并转化发酵性丝孢酵母(Trichosporon fermentans),转化后的酵母能够在含有潮霉素的抗性选择性平板长出,而未进行转化的对照菌株则不能生长。以上试验证明:丝孢酵母的磷酸甘油激酶基因启动子具有启动异源基因在发酵性丝孢酵母中表达的功能,这个结果为油脂酵母工程菌的构建和开发新的酵母表达宿主奠定了基础。     

Construction of a recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid containing human PDLIM2 gene and its biological activity

In order to obtain a full-length expression plasmid for human PDLIM2 gene, fragment amplification was used to clone its full-length coding sequence (CDS) region. The amplified PCR product was then digested and inserted into the pMD 18-T vector and subcloned into the pIRES2-EGFP plasmid to form the pIRES2-EGFP-PDLIM2 eukaryotic expression vector. After it was transfected to the bladder cancer cell line, BIU-87, the biological activities of high expression were verified by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Meanwhile the mRNA and protein expressions of p65 were detected. Finally we analyzed the effect of overexpressed PDLIM2 on BIU-87 cell proliferation. In conclusion, a recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pIRES2-EGFP-PDLIM2 containing the complete CDS region of PDLIM2 was successfully constructed. PDLIM2 negatively regulated p65 expression and inhibited BIU-87 cell proliferation. We laid the foundations for further research into the function of the PDLIM2 gene in bladder cancer.     

The computational detection of functional nucleotide sequence motifs in the coding regions of organisms

A new algorithm has been constructed for finding under- and overrepresented oligonucleotide motifs in the protein coding regions of genomes that have been normalized for G/C content, codon usage, and amino acid order. This Robins-Krasnitz algorithm has been employed to compare the oligonucleotide frequencies between many different prokaryotic genomes. Evidence is presented demonstrating that at least some of these sequence motifs are functionally important and selected for or against during the evolution of these prokaryotes. The applications of this method include the optimization of protein expression for synthetic genes in foreign organisms, identification of novel oligonucleotide signals used by the organism and the examination of evolutionary relationships not dependent upon different gene sequence trees.     

Computational genetics: finding protein function by nonhomology methods

During the past year, computational methods have been developed that use the rapidly accumulating genomic data to discover protein function. The methods rely on properties shared by functionally related proteins other than sequence or structural similarity. Instead, these 'nonhomology' methods analyze patterns such as domain fusion, conserved gene position and gene co-inheritance and coexpression to identify protein-protein relationships. The methods can identify functions for proteins that are without characterized homologs and have been applied to genome-wide predictions of protein function.     

亚心型扁藻叶绿体psbA基因的克隆及序列分析

psbA基因是叶绿体基因组中一个重要的光调控基因,编码光和系统Ⅱ反应中心的D1蛋白。根据叶绿体基因组序列高度保守的特性,利用菜茵衣藻（Chlamydomonasreinhardtii）psbA基因的保守序列（基因登录号：HQ667991．1）设计引物,采用PCR步移的方法从亚心型扁藻（Platymonassubcordiformis）基因组DNA中克隆到psbA基因全长（基因登录号：KF528742）。序列分析表明,亚心型扁藻psbA基因全长1939bp,编码区长度为1062bp,推导编码353个氨基酸,包括4个赖氨酸残基。有效密码子数显示脚删基因具有明显的密码子偏好性,并且偏好使用以A／T结尾的密码子。相对同义密码子使用度表明25个密码子在编码使用时具有偏好性,其中20个密码子以A／T碱基结尾,占到80％。其终止密码子使用了TAG。