用免疫亲和层析法纯化萝卜 PHGPx 天然蛋白

萝卜磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶 (RsPHGPx) 是一个定位于线粒体的蛋白质 . 为了阐明该蛋白质线粒体定位信号的准确切割位点,采用了免疫亲和层析方法纯化天然的 RsPHGPx. 用重组 RsPHGPx 蛋白免疫兔子获得了抗 RsPHGPx 的多克隆抗血清,以重组 RsPHGPx 蛋白为配体,采用亲和层析技术对抗血清进行了纯化,得到了单特异性的抗 RsPHGPx 的抗体 . 将纯化好的抗体偶联到一个 N- 羟基琥珀酰亚胺 (NHS) 预先激活的琼脂糖柱子上,装配成一个以单特异性的抗 RsPHGPx 抗体为配体的免疫亲和层析柱 . 经过对纯化条件的摸索和优化,形成了一个简单、特异的一步法纯化方案 . 按照该方案,从萝卜幼苗线粒体总蛋白质提取物中纯化到一个分子质量与预期值相一致的特异蛋白质 . 免疫印迹分析表明,该蛋白质被抗 RsPHGPx 的抗血清特异识别 . 酶活性分析表明,该蛋白质具有显著的 PHGPx 活性 . 这些结果表明,纯化到的特异蛋白质是萝卜的 RsPHGPx 天然蛋白 . 这是首个关于定位于植物细胞器的 PHGPx 蛋白纯化的报道 . 这一结果为准确测定 RsPHGPx 信号肽的切割位点奠定了基础,并将有助于对植物 PHGPx 的亚细胞定位机制及其生理功能的深入研究 .     

山羊磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶生物信息学分析

旨在克隆山羊磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(PHGPx)基因cDNA全序列并进行序列分析.提取山羊睾丸中总RNA,利用RT-PCR和RACE技术,扩增山羊PHGPx基因cDNA序列并对其生物信息学进行分析.结果表明,山羊PHGPx基因cDNA序列全长844 bp,共编码199个氨基酸;山羊与牛、猪、人和小鼠的氨基酸序列同源性均大于90％;山羊PHGPx蛋白二级结构功能区域属谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶家族,预测23-24和28-29氨基酸位点有潜在的信号肽位点;UPGMA算法构建该物种间分子系统进化树,山羊与牛先聚为一类,再分别与猪、鼠、人、鸡聚类,最后与蜜蜂聚类,与物种动物学分类基本吻合.首次克隆了山羊PHGPx基因,具有GSH-Px家族典型特征,研究结果将为PHGPx基因表达分子调控研究提供一定的理论依据.     

OsPHGPx基因的过量表达增强水稻抗氧化能力

植物在生物或非生物胁迫下会通过表达磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(PHGPx)来抵御胁迫引起的氧化损伤,但是PHGPx在植物体内抗氧化途径中所扮演的生理角色目前尚不完全清楚。利用农杆菌遗传转化技术,构建了过表达Os PHGPx基因的转基因水稻,并对转基因水稻进行了PCR、实时定量PCR以及Western blot等检测分析,结果表明Os PHGPx基因已成功转入水稻并正常表达。与野生型水稻相比,这些过量表达Os PHGPx的转基因水稻抵御百草枯氧化伤害的能力提高。     

原核表达的萝卜PHGPx和谷胱甘肽对NIH3T3细胞氧化损伤的联合保护作用

将大肠杆菌中高效表达的萝卜磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(RsPHGPx)及其底物还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)联合作用于H2O2、过氧化叔丁基(t-BHP)以及磷脂氢过氧化物(PLPCOOH)损伤的小鼠NIH3T3成纤维细胞,研究其对于细胞过氧化损伤的保护作用。发现单独加入10 μg/ml RsPHGPx并不能明显保护细胞应对过氧化损伤,但是10 μg/ml RsPHGPx与3 mg/ml GSH共同作用,可显著提高GSH对细胞过氧化损伤的保护效果,提高细胞存活率,降低细胞膜脂质过氧化水平和胞内活性氧(ROS)水平,保护细胞维持形态完整和抑制细胞凋亡。这一联合作用结果说明RsPHGPx的催化作用可以快速清除细胞内多种过氧化物,高效地保护细胞免受过氧化损伤,为RsPHGPx的应用提供了实验依据。     

高羊茅FaChit1基因组DNA的克隆及其拷贝数的验定

以获得的高羊茅FaChit1基因cDNA设计引物扩增其基因组DNA,序列比对发现该基因内不存在内含子.进一步采用染色体步移方法分离FaChit1基因上游的一段935 bp启动子序列以及下游的一段470 bp 3′非翻译区序列发现,在该启动子区域内不仅含有保守的TATA盒和CAAT盒,而且包含多个潜在的与胁迫应答有关的顺式调控元件,表明该启动子可能是1个多胁迫诱导型启动子.此外,在FaChit1 3′非翻译区含有真核生物基因中高度保守的特征序列.Southern杂交结果表明,FaChit1在高羊茅基因组中有2个拷贝.     

植物非生物胁迫诱导启动子顺式元件及转录因子研究进展

顺式作用元件(cix-acting element)是与结构基因串联的特定DNA序列,是转录因子的结合位点,它们通过与转录因子结合调控基因转录的精确起始和转录效率,在植物基因表达调控过程中起着重要的作用.非生物胁迫诱导基因的表达受其上游启动子顺式作用元件及转录因子的调控,目前已发现了多种与非生物胁迫相关的顺势作用元件及转录因子,如DRE元件及DREB类转录因子、MYB元件及MYB类转录因子、GT-1元件及GT-1类转录因子等.顺式作用元件及转录因子的研究对研究植物非生物胁迫相关基因的表达调控具有重要意义,综述植物非生物胁迫诱导启动子功能元件及转录因子的研究进展.     

拟南芥中影响基因对胁迫响应模式的顺式元件的挖掘

启动子中关键元件的数量、碱基变化等影响着所调控基因的表达模式。本文基于TAIR数据库的基因组序列和表达谱数据,首先通过BLAST比对和表达模式相关性分析,在拟南芥基因组范围内获得一批启动子序列相似程度很高而下游基因表达模式相反的启动子对,进而借助于PLACE顺式元件库,运用PatSearch软件找到这些启动子对中所含顺式元件种类与数量,并通过Culster聚类,GeneDoc和ContigExpress软件分析,获得了15个能影响胁迫条件下基因表达模式的关键顺式元件,这一发现暗示了生物系统利用较少的调控元件构建稳健与复杂的转录调控系统的方式。     

重组萝卜磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶在毕赤酵母优化表达初步纯化与鉴定

将萝卜磷脂氢谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（RsPHGPx）基因插入到分泌表达载体pPIC9K中,转化巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115细胞,筛选具有G418抗性的单拷贝转化子。经过优化表达条件,RsPHGPx在1%甲醇、pH6.0、28℃条件下诱导60h后得到最大表达量,产率约为102 mg/L。通过硫酸铵分级沉淀、脱盐柱脱盐、凝胶过滤等纯化步骤,得到了90%以上纯度的RsPHGPx．活性分析显示纯化获得的RsPHGPx具有依赖于GSH的还原活性, 比活性为4.2μmol/min·mg,为获得大量RsPHGPx而用于应用开发研究奠定了基础。     

谷胱甘肽磷脂氢过氧化物酶研究进展

谷胱甘肽磷脂氢过氧化物酶(PHGPx)是生物体内一种重要的抗氧化酶。它是一种硒依赖性蛋白,在谷胱甘肽(GSH)的参与下能特异性地还原磷脂氢过氧化物(PLOOH)和胆固醇氢过氧化物(ChOOH),从而保护生物膜免受过氧化损伤。它还是核酸等生物大分子的重要保护剂,并且在细胞凋亡调控中发挥作用。     

巴西橡胶树HbNTL1基因启动子的克隆与序列分析

膜结合NAC转录因子(NTLs)是植物NAC转录因子家族中一类C端具有跨膜结构域(transmembrane motifs,TMs)的转录调控因子,在植物生长发育、激素调节和逆境胁迫应答中具有重要的功能。根据巴西橡胶树(Hevea brasiliensis)膜结合类NAC转录因子HbNTL1基因cDNA序列,利用基因组步移的方法从巴西橡胶树叶片基因组DNA中克隆获得了HbNTL1基因上游1 718 bp的调控片段。序列分析表明,该段序列含有一个典型的真核生物核心启动子区域,转录起始位点A位于起始密码子上游206 bp处。该启动子序列除了含有多个TATA-box、CAAT-box等基本顺式作用元件外,还存在赤霉素、茉莉酸和脱落酸等激素响应元件以及大量逆境胁迫诱导相关的顺式调控元件,如ABRE、DOFCOREZM、MYBCORE、W-box和MYCCONSENSUSATHSE等反应元件,表明HbNTL1转录因子可能是一个逆境胁迫相关NAC转录因子,在橡胶树抵御逆境胁迫的生理过程中具有重要功能。     

Isolation and characterization of a novel PHGPx gene in Raphanus sativus

A full-length cDNA encoding putative phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx) was cloned from Raphanus sativus. The cDNA, designated RsPHGPx, includes an open reading frame which encodes 197 amino acid residues. The alignment of amino acid sequences showed that RsPHGPx had the highest sequence homology to plant PHGPx and contained an N-terminal extension characteristic of a mitochondrial targeting peptide. Northern blot analysis indicated that RsPHGPx was constitutively and ubiquitously expressed during radish development, and its expression was differently regulated by various stress conditions. The expression of RsPHGPx in a yeast PHGPx-deletion mutant significantly rescued the mutant sensitivity to oxidation-sensitive linolenic acid, just as the yeast PHGPx3 gene did. This suggested that RsPHGPx encodes a functional PHGPx protein.     

A plant mitochondrial phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase: its precise localization and higher enzymatic activity

A novel cDNA of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx), which encodes a functional protein capable of complementing the yeast PHGHX-deletion mutant, was recently discovered in radish (Raphanus sativus) and designated as RsPHGPx [Yang X-D, Li W-J, Liu J-Y (2005) Biochim Biophys Acta 1728:199–205]. Sequence alignment suggested that RsPHGPx contains a targeting peptide required for transport to mitochondria, but the experimental evidence for the exact intracellular distribution of RsPHGPx remains to be elucidated. To uncover the cellular localization of plant PHGPx, we first investigated RsPHGPx’s intracellular distribution. Western blot analysis of subcellular fractions using the RsPHGPx antiserum clearly indicated the distribution of RsPHGPx in the radish mitochondrial fraction. Furthermore, a construct expressing the RsPHGPx precursor tagged with green fluorescent protein was introduced into tobacco and yeast cells, and the fusion protein was transported into both mitochondria, indicating that RsPHGPx was indeed localized in mitochondria. To explore the biochemical functions of this enzyme, we tested the enzymatic activity of the recombinant RsPHGPx protein. It displayed GSH-dependent peroxidase activity and exhibited the largest affinity to and the highest catalytic efficiency on phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide, suggesting that phospholipid hydroperoxide is probably the optimum substrate for RsPHGPx. Furthermore, RsPHGPx showed a much higher V _max value, by two orders of magnitude, than those of all other known plant PHGPxs. Taken together, these results showed evidence for the first time of mitochondrial localization and higher activity of PHGPx in plants and provided a framework for continued studies on the physiological functions of RsPHGPx.     

Structure and myofiber-specific expression of the rat muscle regulatory gene MRF4.

We have cloned an 11.3-kb rat genomic DNA fragment encompassing the muscle regulatory factor 4 (MRF4) protein-coding sequence, 8.5 kb of 5'-flanking sequence, and 1.0 kb of 3'-flanking sequence. In order to study MRF4 gene expression, the rat myogenic cell line, L6J1-C, which expresses the endogenous MRF4 gene only in differentiated myofibers, was transfected stably with the full-length genomic clone and various 5' deletions. RNase protection assays demonstrated that MRF4 genes containing as little as 430 bp of 5'-flanking sequence exhibited an increase in expression as the cells differentiated into myofibers, indicating that elements responsible for fiber-specific expression are contained within this cloned DNA fragment. Similar up-regulation was observed with genes containing 1.5 kb of 5'-flanking sequence. Interestingly, MRF4 genes containing 5.0 kb and 8.5 kb of 5'-flanking sequence were up-regulated to even higher levels, suggesting that additional myofiber-specific regulatory elements located between 1.5 and 5.0 kb upstream from the coding region play a role in regulating the expression of this muscle-specific gene.