懒猴高重复顺序DNA的核苷酸顺序分析及其与类α-DNA顺序的比较

为确知懒猴高重复顺序与灵长类类α顺序间的相互关系,我们将懒猴DNA经EcoRI酶切所得到的高重复顺序DNA的最小片段重组到质粒pUC~(12)上,经转化、筛选、鉴定得到含有懒猴高重复顺序片段的克隆,命名为pLS(EcoR Ⅰ)-1,测定其全部核苷酸顺序为641bp,发现该顺序有与类α顺序的相似性,但变异性较大,我们对此进行了讨论。     

刺猬高重复顺序DNA的分子克隆及核苷酸顺序分析

为了分析比较食虫目高重复顺序的结构特征,我们将食虫目动物刺猬的高重复顺序DNA进行了分离、纯化、分子克隆,并测出了1186bp的核苷酸顺序。经分析发现在碱基组成上它与食虫目另一动物臭鼩有许多相似之处,如:G-C碱基对与A-T碱基对在整个片段中分布很不均衡;片段内部含有许多连续多次重复的短片段等,很可能为食虫目动物所特有。     

树鼩高重复顺序TSr(Bgl-Ⅱ)-1的核苷酸顺序分析及与灵长类α-顺序的比较

为了确知树鼩高重复顺序与灵长类动物的类α顺序有无相似处,我们再次把TSr(BglⅡ)-1片段克隆在质粒pWR33上,用“双链引物测序法”测得全部核苷酸顺序为353bp。并将此顺序与灵长类动物的类α顺序进行比较,发现其中有三个对应位置上与类α顺序的“冷点”保守区序列相似,其中还有一个有碱基变异的EcoRⅠ酶切点和四个潜在的HindⅢ酶切点,另外有两个与“凉点”区一致的小顺序,对这些相似性进行了讨论。     

水稻(Oryza sativa L.)重复DNA顺序的克隆及序列分析——重复顺序存在意义的探讨

以大肠杆菌启动子选择质粒pKK175-6、pKK232-8为载体,将通过复性动力学方法获得的水稻重复DNA顺序片段进行克隆。阳性克隆菌株表现出对四环素或氯霉素不同程度的抗性。DNA序列分析表明,克隆到的某些水稻重复DNA顺序具有丰富的基因表达调节元件的同源序列。     

重复顺序与基因表达

一、真核基因组与重复顺序 重复顺序DNA在真核生物基因组中普遍存在,最早研究是在随体中出现。1968年Britten等采用了复性动力学的研究方法获得了可靠的实验证据,并提出了真核基因组中都有高重复顺序,中重复顺序与单考贝DNA顺序。     

臭鼩高重复顺序DNA的核苷酸顺序分析及其与树鼩TSr(Bgl Ⅱ)-1顺序的比较

将臭鼩DAN经过Bam H Ⅰ酶切得到的高重复顺序DNA最小片段重组到质粒pAT153上,转化后得到了含有臭鼩BMS(Bam H Ⅰ)-1高重复顺序DNA片段的克隆。再把此片段重组到M_(13)mp19噬菌体DNA上。用末端终止法测得全部苷酸顺序为495个碱基对。对臭鼬BMS(Bam H Ⅰ)-1片段的结构特点进行了分析,并和树鼩TSr(BglⅡ)-1高重复顺序DNA进行了比较。为确定树鼩在分类学上的地位,提供了一定的分子遗传学证据。     

一些水稻的重复DNA顺序在稻属和其它禾本科植物中的多态性

重复DNA顺序是真核生物基因组的特征,很多重复DNA顺序已从小麦、拟南芥菜、燕麦、水稻、玉米等植物的基因组中克隆出来,还发现有一些重复DNA顺序具有基因组特异性,用它们作探针可以分析同属或同科物种的起源和亲缘关系,并建立系统进化树。小卫星DNA或微小卫星DNA所产生的指纹图谱可作为一种遗传学标志来研究系统进化、染色体的精细结构和物种的鉴定。一些中度重复DNA序列还可以作为组织培养株系和细胞杂交筛选的分子标志。稻属已发现并定名的有22个种,根据杂交亲和性、细胞遗传学和生理生化等将它分为6个二倍体组型(AA、BB、CC、DD、EE和FF)和2个四倍体组型(BBCC和CCDD)。现多把禾本科分作5个亚科:竹亚科、稻亚科、早熟禾亚科、画眉草亚科和     

真核细胞重复顺序DNA研究的一些进展

本文从如下几方面介绍了真核细胞重复顺序DNA结构功能研究的一些进展:(1)串联重复顺序是构成基因多态性的分子基础,基因多态性分析已用于家系分析;(2)一些短的重复顺序如LTR上具有转录调节信号,对基因表达起调控作用;(3)一些重复顺序的表达,与细胞生长分化有一定的相关性;(4)重复顺序在种属演化中具有一定的意义。     

重复顺序与真核生物的基因表达

真核生物的基因组中重复顺序的发现,是近年来分子生物学研究的重大成果之一。现在已知,几乎所有的真核生物基因组中都有大量的重复顺序。这些重复顺序以两种形式分布在DNA链上。一种是与单一顺序相间地排列的,另一种则是呈丛生状态集中地排列在DNA的某一段区域内的。基因组中相同的重复顺序称为一个“家族”。     

紫云英根瘤菌基因组中存在有类似IS因子的DNA重复顺序

在紫云英根瘤菌(Rhizobium astragali)的基因组中存在有DNA重复顺序(RSRa)。它在Ra159的基因组中重复4～5次,其中一个拷贝位于nifH基因的上游。以1.25kbPvul片段作探针,在其他紫云英根瘤菌菌株及豌豆根瘤菌RI PRE中也都检测到与RSRa同源的DNA片段。序列测定的结果表明RSRa其结构类似于IS因子,具有原核插入顺序的一些特点。RSRa全长1468bp,在RSRa的两个末端具有反向重复顺序,RSRa中有一个大的开放阅读框架(ORF)。由ORF推定的蛋白与大肠杆菌插入顺序IS903推定的转座酶有较高的同源性。     

Homologies between nuclear and plastid DNA in spinach

Summary Homologies between spinach nuclear (n) DNA and Chloroplast (pt) DNA, have been detected with a clone bank of spinach ptDNA as hybridization probes to restriction fragments of nDNA prepared from purified root nuclei. Every cloned fragment of ptDNA showed homologies to discrete restriction fragments of nDNA, different from those of ptDNA, indicating integration of these homologies into nDNA. While most ptDNA clones were relatively large and probably contained several genes, sequence homologies were also found to the cloned plastid gene for RuBP carboxylase and the subunit of ptATPase. Many of the homologies in nDNA occur in regions of the genome that are highly methylated and are not digested by the methylation sensitive restriction endonucleases HpaII and MspI. In contrast these enzymes cleave ptDNA into small fragments which allows the nDNA homologies to be distinguished in total root DNA. The sequence homologies observed were not due to contaminating non nuclear sequences as shown by hybridization to mitochondrial (mt) and bacterial DNAs. The total amount of homology to ptDNA in nDNA is equivalent to about five copies of the plastome per haploid nuclear genome. The homologies generally appear to be in individual segments of less than 2 kbp in length, integrated into several different places in the genome.On sabbatical leave from Department of Botany, University College, Dublin, Ireland     

DNA sequence organization in finger millet (Eleusine coracana)

Approximately 39 to 49% of the genome of finger millet consists of repetitive DNA sequences which intersperse with 18% of single copy DNA sequences of 1900 nucleotide pairs. Agarose gel filtration and electrophoresis experiments have yielded the sizes of interspersed repeated sequences as 4000–4200 nucleotide pairs and 150–200 nucleotide pairs. Approximately 20% of the repeated DNA sequences (4000–4200 nucleotide pairs) are involved in long range interspersion pattern, while 60% of the repeated DNA sequences (150–200 nucleotide pairs) are involved in short period interspersion pattern. Based on the data available in literature and the results described here on DNA sequence organization in plants, it is proposed that plants with haploid DNA content of more than 2.5 pg exhibit mostly the short period interspersion pattern, while those with haploid DNA content of less than 2.5 pg show diverse patterns of genome organization. NCL Communication No.: 2708     

Characterization of a highly repeated satellite DNA from the cyprinid fish Notropis lutrensis

1. A highly repeated, satellite DNA family from the North American cyprinid fish, Notropis lutrensis, was identified as a fragment band following restriction endonuclease enzyme digestion and agarose gel electrophoresis of genomic DNA; evidence of a tandem arrangement of the satellite in the genome was demonstrated by the formation of "ladders" in partial restriction endonuclease digests. 2. The satellite family was estimated densitometrically to comprise 7-8% of the N. lutrensis genome; mapping experiments using isolated and purified monomer repeat units of the satellite uncovered nine sites for seven different restriction enzymes. 3. A monomeric repeat unit of the satellite was cloned and sequenced, and found to be 174 base pairs in length and to have a base composition of 47% G + C (guanine + cytosine); computer analysis of the sequence revealed 13 new restriction sites for 12 additional enzymes. 4. Computer analysis also revealed that a large degree of internal redundancy in the monomer unit exists in the form of both direct and inverted repeating units, and that the entire sequence, starting with one base in either orientation, constitutes an open reading frame. In all but the last characteristic, the N. lutrensis satellite DNA is very similar to satellite DNAs in other eukaryotes.     

Cloning and characterization of a highly conserved satellite DNA from the mollusc Mytilus edulis.

Sperm DNA of the common mussel, Mytilus edulis, has been found to contain a highly repeated sequence identifiable upon restriction with the endonuclease ApaI. The repetitive nucleotide (nt) sequence amounts to 0.63% of the mollusc genome with an estimated copy number of 5.4 x 10(4) copies per haploid complement. The monomer unit with a 173-bp repeat length has been cloned. Progressive DNA digestions with ApaI yield ladder-like banding patterns on agarose gels, indicating that the repeated elements are tandemly arranged in the genome and therefore represent a sequence of satellite DNA. The degree of internal redundancy of the reiterated sequence is deemed negligible, since nt sequence analysis of a random set of cloned monomers has detected the presence of only a few direct repeats while inverted repeated motifs or any other internal substructures appear absent. The homologies found among cloned monomers are strikingly high, averaging 95%. The results suggest that the exceptional sequence homogeneity of this satellite DNA may be attributed either to some homogenizing mechanism or to evolutionary conserved trends.     

Conservation of repeated DNA base sequences in theCrustacea: A molecular approach to decapod phylogeny

Summary Analysis of data obtained from molecular hybridization of³H-labeled repetitious DNA has been utilized to reconstruct the broad outlines of phylogenetic relationships among decapod Crustacea. This molecular reconstruction agrees reasonably well with the paleontological record, and with other schemes obtained by comparative morphological and serological approaches. Preliminary evidence is in line with the hypothesis that continuous addition of new repeated sequence families to the genome over long periods of time may in part account for the correlation observed between percent repetitious DNA hybridized and divergence time. It is tentatively concluded that a core of DNA base sequence homology has been highly conserved throughout the evolution of theCrustacea. Demonstration of inter-species sequence homology has important implications to models which relegate a genetic regulatory function to repeated DNAs.     

A highly repeated DNA sequence in Arabidopsis thaliana

Summary Three members of a family of highly repeated DNA sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana have been cloned and characterized. The repeat unit has an average length of 180 bp and is tandemly repeated in arrays longer than 50 kb. This family represents more than one percent of the Arabidopsis genome. Sequence comparisons with tandemly repeated DNA sequences from other Cruciferae species show several regions of homology and a similar length of the repeat unit. Homologies are also found to highly repeated sequences from other plant species. When the sequence CCGG occurs in the repeated DNA, the inner cytosine is generally methylated.     

Analysis of sequence homology between human and mouse mitochondrial DNA

The base sequence homology between human and mouse mitochondrial DNA has been investigated by hybridization of highly labelled mitochondrial DNA probes with restriction fragments of mitochondrial DNA blotted according to the Southern technique. By this analysis, the homologous regions have been found to be widely distributed along the mitochondrial genome. Competition hybridization experiments with unlabelled HeLa mitochondrial RNAs have shown that most of the cross-hybridization involves the ribosomal and 4 S RNA genes.     

DNA sequence organization and transcription of the chicken genome

A new approach has been used to examine DNA sequence organization in the chicken genome. The interspersion pattern was determined by studying the fraction of labelled DNA fragments of different lengths that hybridized to an excess of short chicken repeated DNA sequences. The results indicate that chicken DNA has a pattern of sequence organization quite different than the standard ‘Xenopus’ or ‘Drosophila’ patterns. Two classes of unique sequences are found. One, 34% of the genome, consists of unique sequences approx. 4 kb long interspersed with repeated sequences. The second, non-interspersed fraction, 38% of the genome, consists of unique sequences found in long tracts, a minimum of approx. 22 kb in length. In an attempt to determine whether a relationship exists between DNA sequence organization and the distribution of structural genes we have isolated chicken DNA sequences belonging to different interspersion classes and tested each for the presence of structural genes by hybridization to excess poly(A)⁺ mRNA. Sequences complementary to poly(A)⁺ mRNA can be found with approximately the same frequency in both the non-interspersed fraction of the genome and a repeat-contiguous fraction enriched for interspersed sequences.