丝瓜的三聚体G蛋白的初步研究

根据拟南芥（ａｒａｂｉｄｏｐｓｉｓｔｈａｈｌｉａｎａ）ＧＰＡ１的保守区段Ａ设计一对特异引物（５′ｃｔｇｇｇｇａａｔｃｔｇｇａａａａｔｃ３′,５′ｃａｃａｇｃｔｇｔａｃａｃｃｔｃａａａｃ３′）通过ＰＣＲ从丝瓜核基因组中扩增植物的三聚体Ｇ蛋白α亚基编码基因,获得了２个片段（ＬＦＧ１,ＬＦＧ２）,并已克隆和测序（已在ＥＭＢＬ数据库中登记,登记号为：ｙ１５２７０,ｙ１５２７１）．序列分析表明ＬＦＧ１和ＬＦＧ２分别由１５１５ｂｐ和７３２ｂｐ构成,都含有三聚体Ｇ蛋白α亚基编码基因的保守区段Ａ,但也都含有内含子．根据片段的大小及ＰＣＲ的特性,ＬＦＧ１可能是丝瓜三聚体Ｇ蛋白α亚基编码基因上的片段．     

一个高亲和力水稻根系磷转运蛋白候选基因片段的克隆

磷是影响作物产量的主要限制因子之一,植物在缺磷条件下主要高亲和力的磷转蛋白对磷进行有效吸收,利用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术,经过缺磷处理水稻京系１７（Oryza sativa L.ssp. japonica cv.Jingxi１７）的根系中的克隆到一个１１７８bp的磷转 蛋白基因片段ＯjPT1,测序后与ＧenBank中的已知序列进行氨基酸水平上的同源性比较,结果表明,该序列与拟南芥、马铃薯、番茄、苜蓿、长春花等植物的同源性分别在７０％左右,并且与酵母、ＶＡ菌和子囊属脉胞菌等的磷转运蛋白也表出出较高的同源性。通过ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ结果证明,该基因片段为诱导表达,该基因已被ＧenBan接收（收录号为ＡＦ２３９６１９）。     

水稻草矮病毒血清学和分子检测方法的比较

将间接ＥＬＩＳＡ、非放射性分子杂交和ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ三种方法应用于水稻草矮病毒（ＲＧＳＶ）的检测。结果表明,利用自制的融合蛋白ＧＳＴ－ＮＣ的抗血清检测ＲＧＳＶ的灵敏度为１ｍｇ鲜重的病株叶片或８４ｎｇ提纯病毒,利用地高辛（ＤＩＧ）标记的ＤＮＡ探针ＮＣ的点杂交方法检测ＲＧＳＶ的灵敏度为５０μｇ病叶或６ｎｇ病毒,而ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ的检测灵敏度则为１０μｇ病叶或２ｎｇ的病毒,对上述三种方法的灵敏度和可操作性也进行     

金属硫蛋白突变体的植物高效表达载体的构建及其在烟草中的表达

金属硫蛋白有α、β两个结构域（ｄｏｍ ａｉｎ）,其中α结构域优先结合Ｃｄ２＋ 和Ｈｇ２＋ ．小鼠αα突变体在大肠杆菌中已经构建并得到表达,其转基因植株已得到,可在Ｃｄ３００（３００ μｍ ｏｌ／Ｌ）中生长．为了进一步提高外源基因在烟草中的表达量,首先用ＰＣＲ 的方法设计引物,在基因翻译起始密码子ＡＴＧ 附近加入植物偏爱的碱基组合ＡＡＣＡＡＴＧ．另外,将该突变体基因插入具有双３５ Ｓ（ＣａＭＶ３５Ｓ）强启动子的植物双元表达载体ｐＧＰＴＶｄ３５Ｓ－ＢＡＲ中,获得了带有αα突变体的植物双元表达载体．通过农杆菌介导的叶盘转化法转化烟草ＮＣ８９,获得了抗除草剂的转基因植株．经ＰＣＲ－Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ 和蛋白Ｄｏｔ－ｂｌｏｔｔｉｎｇ 检测,证明了αα突变体在烟草中的嵌合与表达．抗重金属实验证明转基因烟草可以在Ｃｄ４００（４００ μｍ ｏｌ／Ｌ）中生长．     

植物病原真菌中DNA分子鉴定技术

就基因组ＤＮＡ中Ｇ＋Ｃ含量、分子杂交、聚合酶链式反应（ＰＣＲ）、限制性片段长度多态性（ＲＦＬＰ）、随机扩增多态性（ＲＡＰＤ）,以及扩增片段长度多态性（ＡＦＬＰ）等分子标记技术,在植物病原真菌鉴定工作中的应用情况和发展趋势作了介绍。     

大熊猫犬瘟热病毒附着或血凝蛋白基因的序列分析

首次对犬瘟热病毒（ＣＤＶ）大熊猫（ＧＰ）毒株附着或血凝蛋白（Ｈ）基因进行了序列测定并与疫苗株Ｏｎｄｅｒｓｔｅｐｏｏｒｔ进行了比较。我们设计合成了４对引物,对ＧＰ株进行了ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增与测序。Ｈ蛋白基因全长为１９４６ｂｐ,开放阅读框架（ＯＲＦ）始于２１－２３位的ＡＴＧ,终止于１８４２－１８４４位的ＴＧＡ,编码６０７个氨基酸,该基因序列已被ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ。将ＧＰ毒株与ＧｅｎＢａｎｋ中疫苗弱毒株Ｏｎｄ     

苏云金芽孢杆菌毒蛋白基因在小麦基因组中的甲基化修饰

通过花粉管通道法将苏云金芽孢杆菌（Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓｔｈｕｒｉｎｇｉｅｎｓｉｓ）毒蛋白基因（Ｂｔ．ｔｏｘｉｎｇｅｎｅ）转进了小麦品种京花５号与８６Ａｌ。利用点杂交、Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交和ＰＣＲ等技术鉴定了转化植株的当代和子代,证实了Ｂｔｔｏｘｉｎｇｅｎｅ的导入与对小麦染色体的整合。利用对腺嘌呤（Ａ）与胞嘧啶（Ｃ）甲基化敏感与否的限制性内切酶组（ｍｅｄｈｙｌａｔｉｏｎ－（ｕｎ）ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎｅｎｚｙｍｅｇｒｏｕｐ,ＭＲＥＧ）酶切和ＲＣＲ扩增（ＭＲＥＧ－ＰＣＲ）,对转化子代中的Ｂｔ基因片段甲基化形式进行了研究。结果表明,整合在小麦基因组中的Ｂｔ基因的Ａ和Ｃ的甲基化形式发生了变化     

G蛋白偶联受体的细胞增殖信息传递途径

本文主要综述Ｇ蛋白各α亚基、βγ二聚体,Ｇ蛋白偶联受体和丝裂原激活的蛋白激酶在细胞增殖和肿瘤发生过程中的作用;以及从ＧＰＣＲｓ到ＭＡＰＫ的信号传导途径和途径中的一些癌基因产物;最后说明从ＧＰＣＲｓ至ＪＮＫ的一种新的细胞增殖信号传导途径。     

日本血吸虫(中国大陆株)谷胱甘肽转移酶编码区基因的体外扩增、克隆及在原核细胞的高效表达

为表达、获取日本血吸早谷胱甘肽转移酶（ＳｊＧＳＴ）基因工程重组蛋白,以日本血吸虫（中国大陆株）ｃＤＮＡ为模板,设计、合成特定寡核苷酸引物,ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ法扩增ＧＳＴ编码基因序列,将扩增产物连接ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ克隆载体,再亚克隆到真、原核表达质粒ｐＢＫ－ＣＭＶ中,转染大肠杆菌ＸＬ１－ｂｌｕｅ,经ＩＰＴＧ诱导后用ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析表达效果。结果 ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ法特异性扩增出日本血吸虫ＧＳＴ编码区基因片段,其     

人GRY-RBP基因的表达及其RNA结合活性的初步鉴定

ＲＲＭ ＲＮＡ 结合蛋白在基因的转录后调控中起着重要作用．人ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ 是我们实验室最近克隆的一个新的全长ｃＤＮＡ,编码一个ＲＲＭ ＲＮＡ 结合蛋白．ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ 的全编码区用ＰＣＲ扩增后,克隆到ｐＥＴ３０ａ＋ 表达载体中,在Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ中获得了高效表达,表达的ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ重组蛋白占细菌总蛋白的２１％ ．利用融合在ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰＮ 端的Ｈｉｓ．Ｔａｇ,采取亲和层析的方法纯化了表达的重组蛋白．为了检测ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ的ＲＮＡ 结合活性及其所结合的ＲＮＡ 性质,将表达的蛋白与ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）－Ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ ４Ｂ结合,发现ＧＲＹ－ＲＢＰ能与ｐｏｌｙＡ （Ａ）结合,结合活性能被可溶性的ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）、ｐｏｌｙ（Ｃ）减弱．改变ＮａＣｌ浓度和加入不同浓度的酵母ｔＲＮＡ竞争物后,ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）结合活性不变．     

甘菊BADH基因cDNA的克隆及在盐胁迫下的表达

利用PCR、RT—PCR和PCR—RACE技术,从菊科植物甘菊（Dendranthema lavandulifolium）中克隆到2个甜菜碱醛脱氢酶（betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase,BADH）基因的同源基因,分别命名为DlBADH1和DlBADH2,GenBank登录号分别为DQ011151和DQ011152。DlBADH1的cDNA全长1821bp,其开放阅读框编码503个氨基酸的蛋白质;DlBADH2全长1918bp,编码506个氨基酸的蛋白质。两个基因核苷酸序列的同源性为97％,推导的氨基酸序列的同源性为98％。与已发表的其它植物BADH基因氨基酸序列的同源性在64％以上。在推导的氨基酸序列中,均含有醛脱氢酶所具有的高度保守的十肽（VTLELGGKSP）以及与酶功能有关的半胱氨酸残基（C）。在推导的氨基酸序列的系统关系中,甘菊位于其它双子叶植物和单子叶植物之间,与其植物分类的系统关系相吻合。RT—PCR—Southern半定量表达分析表明,甘菊BADH基因家族中存在表达受盐诱导的成员。     

甘菊BADH基因cDNA的克隆及在盐胁迫下的表达

利用PCR、RT-PCR和PCR-RACE技术,从菊科植物甘菊(Dendranthema lavandulifolium)中克隆到2个甜菜碱醛脱氢酶(betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase,BADH)基因的同源基因,分别命名为DlBADH1和DlBADH2,GenBank登录号分别为DQ011151和DQ011152。DlBADH1的cDNA全长1821 bp,其开放阅读框编码503个氨基酸的蛋白质;DlBADH2全长1918 bp,编码506个氨基酸的蛋白质。两个基因核苷酸序列的同源性为97%,推导的氨基酸序列的同源性为98%。与已发表的其它植物BADH基因氨基酸序列的同源性在64%以上。在推导的氨基酸序列中,均含有醛脱氢酶所具有的高度保守的十肽(VTLELGGKSP)以及与酶功能有关的半胱氨酸残基(C)。在推导的氨基酸序列的系统关系中,甘菊位于其它双子叶植物和单子叶植物之间,与其植物分类的系统关系相吻合。RT-PCR-Southern半定量表达分析表明,甘菊BADH基因家族中存在表达受盐诱导的成员。     

Isolation and sequence analysis of TGA1 cDNAs encoding a tomato G protein alpha subunit.

We have isolated cDNAs for a gene coding for a G protein alpha subunit from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, cv. VF36). This gene, named TGA1, was isolated using a cDNA of the Arabidopsis thaliana G protein alpha subunit-encoding gene, GPA1, as a DNA probe. The sequences of four cDNA clones indicate that the deduced amino acid (aa) sequence of the gene product (TG alpha 1) has 384 aa (44906 Da). The predicted TG alpha 1 protein exhibits similarity to all known G protein alpha subunits. The aa are 84.6% identical and 93% similar (identical and conservative changes) to A. thaliana GP alpha 1, and 34% identical and 59% similar to mammalian transducins. Furthermore, it has all of the consensus regions for a GTP-binding protein. Finally, hybridizations of tomato genomic DNA indicate that TGA1 is a single-copy gene.     

Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of a GTP-binding protein family with molecular weights of 25,000 from bovine brain

We have purified a novel GTP-binding protein (G protein) with a Mr of about 24,000 to homogeneity from bovine brain membranes (Kikuchi, A., Yamashita, T., Kawata, M., Yamamoto, K., Ikeda, K., Tanimoto, T., and Takai, Y. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 2897-2904). In the present studies, we have isolated and sequenced the cDNA of this G protein from a bovine brain cDNA library using oligonucleotide probes designed from the partial amino acid sequences. The cDNA of the G protein has an open reading frame encoding a protein of 220 amino acids with a calculated Mr of 24,954. This G protein is designated as the smg-25A protein (smg p25A). The amino acid sequence deduced from the smg-25A cDNA contains the consensus sequences of GTP-binding and GTPase domains. smg p25A shares about 28 and 44% amino acid homology with the ras and ypt1 proteins, respectively. In addition to this cDNA, we have isolated two other homologous cDNAs encoding G proteins of 219 and 227 amino acids with calculated Mr values of 24,766 and 25,975, respectively. These G proteins are designated as the smg-25B and smg-25C proteins (smg p25B and smg p25C), respectively. The amino acid sequences deduced from the three smg-25 cDNAs are highly homologous with one another in the overall sequences except for C-terminal 32 amino acids. Moreover, three smg p25s have a consensus C-terminal sequence, Cys-X-Cys, which is different from the known C-terminal consensus sequences of the ras and ypt1 proteins, Cys-X-X-X and Cys-Cys, respectively. These results together with the biochemical properties of smg p25A described previously indicate that three smg p25s constitute a novel G protein family.     

Homologous and unique G protein alpha subunits in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

A cDNA corresponding to a known G protein alpha subunit, the alpha subunit of Go (Go alpha), was isolated and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence of C. elegans Go alpha is 80-87% identical to other Go alpha sequences. An mRNA that hybridizes to the C. elegans Go alpha cDNA can be detected on Northern blots. A C. elegans protein that crossreacts with antibovine Go alpha antibody can be detected on immunoblots. A cosmid clone containing the C. elegans Go alpha gene (goa-1) was isolated and mapped to chromosome I. The genomic fragments of three other C. elegans G protein alpha subunit genes (gpa-1, gpa-2, and gpa-3) have been isolated using the polymerase chain reaction. The corresponding cosmid clones were isolated and mapped to disperse locations on chromosome V. The sequences of two of the genes, gpa-1 and gpa-3, were determined. The predicted amino acid sequences of gpa-1 and gpa-3 are only 48% identical to each other. Therefore, they are likely to have distinct functions. In addition they are not homologous enough to G protein alpha subunits in other organisms to be classified. Thus C. elegans has G proteins that are identifiable homologues of mammalian G proteins as well as G proteins that appear to be unique to C. elegans. Study of identifiable G proteins in C. elegans may result in a further understanding of their function in other organisms, whereas study of the novel G proteins may provide an understanding of unique aspects of nematode physiology.     

A new family of heparin-binding factors: strong conservation of midkine (MK) sequences between the human and the mouse

A retinoic acid responsive gene, MK, specifies for a heparin binding factor termed midkine (MK), which is the initial member of a new protein family involved in regulation of growth and differentiation. A cDNA clone of human MK was isolated from a fetal kidney cDNA library. Human MK mRNA was expressed in PA1 teratocarcinoma cells as well as in the kidney. Sequence analysis of the cDNA clone and of a part of the genomic clone yielded the predicted protein sequence of human MK. Human and mouse MK sequences are highly conserved: 87% of amino acids are identical and all amino acid changes are conservative except for an insertion. Comparison of MK and HB-GAM/pleiotrophin (another member of the family) from various species revealed sequences conserved in the family and those specific for each protein.     

Molecular cloning,sequence and expression analysis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">ZmArf2</Emphasis>, a maize ADP-ribosylation factor

A full-length cDNA encoding a maize GTP-binding protein of the ADP-ribosylation factor family was cloned by suppression subtractive hybridization and an in silico cloning approach. The cDNA was 938 bp in length and contained a complete ORF of 612 bp, which encodes a protein of 203 amino acid residues. Its deduced amino acids sequence had an 83% identity with that of a GTP-binding protein in rice. The gene was designated ZmArf2. The ZmArf2 gene consists of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 boxes, and Switch I and Switch II regions. Eight nucleotides differed and five amino acids changed between the popcorn inbred N04 and the dent corn inbred Dan232. One changed amino acid was in the G1 box. RT-PCR analysis showed that ZmArf2 expression increased in the early stages of endosperm development and was not tissue-specific.