不同日龄大白猪视黄酸受体α基因组织表达

研究采用RT-PCR方法对大白猪的视黄酸受体α基因在1日龄、90日龄、180日龄、270日龄和360日龄的心、肝、胃、脾、肾、肺、大肠、小肠、肌肉、子宫、卵巢共11个组织的表达情况进行了研究。结果表明,RARαmRNA在肝、脾、肾、大肠、小肠、子宫和卵巢中持续表达,其中脾、大肠和小肠是持续高表达;180日龄时,所有组织的RARαmRNA的表达量普遍降低;360日龄时,所检的11个组织均高水平表达该基因。     

Assessment of genomic imprinting of PPP1R9A, NAP1L5 and PEG3 in pigs

Imprinted genes play significant roles in the regulation of fetal growth and development, function of the placenta, and maternal nurturing behaviour in mammals. At present, few imprinted genes have been reported in pigs compared to human and mouse. In order to increase understanding of imprinted genes in swine, a polymorphism-based approach was used to assess the imprinting status of three porcine genes in 12 tissue types, obtained from F1 pigs of reciprocal crosses between Rongchang and Landrace pure breeds. In contrast to human and mouse homologues, porcine PPP1R9A was not imprinted, and was found to be expressed in all tissues examined. The expression of porcine NAP1L5 was detected in pituitary, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle, fat, ovary, and uterus, but undetectable in heart. Furthermore, porcine NAP1L5 was paternally expressed in the tissues where it's expression was observed. For PEG3, pigs expressed the paternal allele in skeletal muscle, liver, spleen, kidney, and uterus, but biallele in heart, lung, fat, stomach, small intestine, and ovary. Our data indicate that tissue distribution of the three gene differs among mammals, and the imprinting of NAP1L5 and PEG3 is well conserved.     

Cellular localisation of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) during development of the marine fish, Sparus aurata

The spatial localisation of insulin-like growth-factor-binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) and its mRNA was investigated during larval and post-larval developmental stages of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridisation with specific antisera and riboprobes. During larval development, immunoreactivity was found in skin, muscle, gills, pharynx, intestine, liver and olfactory epithelium. After metamorphosis, immunoreactivity was found in the oesophageal epithelium (the strongest reaction) and in red skeletal muscle, heart muscle, the thymus and the epithelium of renal tubules. In the adult, immunostaining with IGFBP-2 antibody was also found in the saccus vasculosus, ovary and testis. IGFBP-2 mRNA was detected by in situ hybridisation mainly in the intestine, skeletal musculature and ovary. These results show that IGFBP-2 protein and mRNA are expressed in a variety of seabream tissues, suggesting that IGFBP-2 regulates the actions of IGFs on these tissues during development and growth.This work was supported by grants from the University of Padua (Progetto di Ateneo, 2001) and by the US–Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund (BARD, Project IS-2769-96R)     

军曹鱼催乳素受体PRLR1基因的克隆及其在不同盐度条件下mRNA表达差异

催乳素受体通过结合催乳素,能调节鱼体渗透压。为研究催乳素受体1(PRLR1)在高盐水体和低盐水体中对军曹鱼(Rachycentron canadum)的渗透调节作用,利用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE-PCR)技术,获得了军曹鱼PRLR1全长cDNA序列。该基因全长为2629 bp,包含1953 bp的开放阅读框ORF,可编码650个氨基酸。氨基酸序列包含了2个纤维连接蛋白3型结构域(FN3)、保守的WS区和box1。采用qRT-PCR技术,检测不同盐度(10‰、30‰和35‰)条件下鳃、肠、体肾中PRLR1基因mRNA表达情况。结果显示,PRLR1基因在军曹鱼的各个组织中均有表达,其中鳃表达量最高,其次是肌肉、体肾和肠,而在胃、脾、脑和心脏中则微量表达。低盐组、正常组和高盐组中,PRLR1基因的表达量均为鳃最高;肠次之;体肾最低。随着盐度提高,PRLR1基因的鳃、肠和体肾组织表达量变化规律均呈逐步下降趋势。以上结果反映了军曹鱼PRLR1在渗透压器官中的功能差异性,说明PRLR1在军曹鱼渗透压调节上具有重要作用。     

Conservation of genomic imprinting at the NDN, MAGEL2 and MEST loci in pigs

Imprinted genes have important effects on the regulation of fetal growth, development, and postnatal behavior. However, the study of imprinted genes has been limited in mammalian species other than human and mouse. Therefore, the study of porcine imprinted genes is useful for defining the extent of conservation of genomic imprinting among different species. In this study, the imprinting status of porcine NDN, MAGEL2 and MEST genes was determined by direct sequencing of the cDNAs and detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in individuals from reciprocal crosses between Meishan and Large White pigs for allele discrimination. The analysis was carried out in 13 different tissues (skeletal muscle, fat, pituitary gland, heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen, stomach, small intestine, uterus, ovary and testis) from 12 two-month-old piglets. Imprinting analysis showed that NDN and MAGEL2 were paternally expressed in all tissues where the genes were expressed as in human and mouse. Interestingly, MEST showed tissue-specific imprinting, being paternally expressed in skeletal muscle, fat, pituitary gland, heart, kidney, lung, stomach and uterus, and maternally expressed in spleen and liver.     

Apolipoprotein gene expression in the rabbit: abundance, size, and distribution of apolipoprotein mRNA species in different tissues

We have used human apolipoprotein cDNAs as hybridization probes to study the relative abundance and distribution of apolipoprotein mRNAs in rabbit tissues by RNA blotting analysis. The tissues surveyed included liver, intestine, lung, pancreas, spleen, stomach, skeletal muscle, testis, heart, kidney, adrenal, aorta, and brain. We found that liver is the sole or major site of synthesis of apoA-II, apoA-IV, apoB, apoC-I, apoC-II, apoC-III, and apoE, and the intestine is a major site of synthesis of apoA-I, apoA-IV, and apoB. Minor sites of apolipoprotein mRNA synthesis were as follows: apoA-I, liver and skeletal muscle; apoA-IV, spleen and lung; apoB, kidney; apoC-II and apoC-III, intestine. ApoE mRNA was detected in all tissues surveyed with the exception of skeletal muscle. Sites with moderate apoE mRNA (10% of the liver value) were lung, brain, spleen, stomach, and testis. All rabbit mRNAs had forms with sizes comparable to their human counterparts. In addition, hybridization of hepatic and intestinal RNA with human apoA-IV and apoB probes produced a second hybridization band of approximately 2.4 and 8 kb, respectively. Similarly, hybridization of rabbit intestinal RNA with human apoC-II produced a hybridization band of 1.8 kb. The 8 kb apoB mRNA form may correspond to the apoB-48 mRNA, whereas the apoA-IV- and apoC-II-related mRNA species have not been described previously. This study provides a comprehensive survey of the sites of apolipoprotein gene expression and shows numerous differences in both the abundance and the tissue distribution of several apolipoprotein mRNAs between rabbit and human tissues. These findings and the observation of potentially new apolipoprotein mRNA species are important for our understanding of the cis and trans acting factors that confer tissue specificity as well as factors that regulate the expression of apolipoprotein genes in different mammalian species.     

肝细胞生长因子mRNA在成年小鼠和人胎儿不同器官中的表达

本实验从成年小鼠和胎龄４－５月的人胎儿不同器官中分离总ＲＮＡ。经斑点印迹分析显示,肝细胞生长因子（ＨＧＦ）ｍＲＮＡ在成年ＫＭ小鼠多种器官中表达,其表达水平由高到低依次为：肺、肝、肾、卵巢、睾丸、大脑和胃;在脾、心、骨髓、小肠和骨骼肌组织中以ＨＧＦｍＲＮＡ。在胎龄４－５月的人胎儿中,ＨＧＦｍＲＮＡ表达水平由高到低依次为：大脑、肝、腮腺、胃、小肠、肾、心和骨骼肌;肺和脾组织为阴性。由此可见,ＨＧＦ在成     

Assessment of genomic imprinting of <Emphasis Type="Italic">PPP1R9A</Emphasis>, <Emphasis Type="Italic">NAP1L5</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">PEG3</Emphasis> in pigs

Imprinted genes play significant roles in the regulation of fetal growth and development, function of the placenta, and maternal nurturing behaviour in mammals. At present, few imprinted genes have been reported in pigs compared to human and mouse. In order to increase understanding of imprinted genes in swine, a polymorphism-based approach was used to assess the imprinting status of three porcine genes in 12 tissue types, obtained from F1 pigs of reciprocal crosses between Rongchang and Landrace pure breeds. In contrast to human and mouse homologues, porcine PPP1R9A was not imprinted, and was found to be expressed in all tissues examined. The expression of porcine NAP1L5 was detected in pituitary, liver, spleen, lung, kiduey, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle, fat, ovary, and uterus, but undetectable in heart. Furthermore, porcine NAP1L5 was paternally expressed in the tissues where it’s expression was observed. For PEG3, pigs expressed the paternal allele in skeletal muscle, liver, spleen, kidney, and uterus, but biallele in heart, lung, fat, stomach, small intestine, and ovary. Our data indicate that tissue distribution of the three gene differs among mammals, and the imprinting of NAP1L5 and PEG3 is well conserved.     

Identification, expression and tissue distribution of cytidine 5′-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase activity in the rat

We report the postnatal developmental profiles of N-acetylneuraminic acid cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.43) (CMP-Neu5Ac synthetase) in different rat tissues. This enzyme, which catalyses the activation of NeuAc to CMP-Neu5Ac, was detected in brain, kidney, heart, spleen, liver, stomach, intestine, lung, thymus, prostate and urinary bladder but not in skeletal muscle. Comparative analysis of the different specific activity profiles obtained shows that the expression of CMP Neu5Ac synthetase is tissue-dependent and does not seem to be embryologically determined. Changes in the level of sialylation during development were also found to be intimately related to variations in the expression of this enzyme, at least in brain, heart, kidney, stomach, intestine and lung.     

乌鳢组织内三种同工酶的研究

本研究对乌鳢９种组织内的ＬＤＨ、ＭＤＨ和ＡＴＰａｓｅ同工酶作了分析，结果表明，乌鳢各组织内的ＬＤＨ、ＭＤＨ有明显的组织特异性，ＬＤＨ由两个基因编码。骨骼肌中的ｓ－ＭＤＨ也有两个基因编码。ＡＴＰａｓｅ同工酶存在于乌鳢的多种组织中，其基因编码数有待进一步探讨。     

Oxidative Myocytes of Heart and Skeletal Muscle Express Abundant Sarcomeric Mitochondrial Creatine Kinase

Sarcomeric mitochondrial creatine kinase catalyzes the reversible transfer of a high energy phosphate between ATP and creatine. To study cellular distribution of the kinase, we performed immunocytochemical studies using a peptide antiserum specific for the kinase protein. Our results demonstrated that the sarcomeric mitochondrial creatine kinase gene is abundantly expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, with no protein detected in other tissues examined, including brain, lung, liver, spleen, kidney, bladder, testis, stomach, intestine, and colon. RNA blot study showed that there is no detectable expression of the kinase mRNA in the thymus gland. In heart and skeletal muscle, the kinase protein is expressed in atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes and a subpopulation of skeletal myofibres. In skeletal muscle, fast myosin heavy chain co-localization studies demonstrated that the sarcomeric mitochondrial creatine kinase is highly expressed in type 1, slow-oxidative and type 2A, fast-oxidative-glycolytic myofibres. We conclude that the kinase gene is abundantly expressed in oxidative myocytes of heart and skeletal muscle and may contribute to oxidative capacity of these cells.     

Expression and Activation of Caspase-6 in Human Fetal and Adult Tissues

Caspase-6 is an effector caspase that has not been investigated thoroughly despite the fact that Caspase-6 is strongly activated in Alzheimer disease brains. To understand the full physiological impact of Caspase-6 in humans, we investigated Caspase-6 expression. We performed western blot analyses to detect the pro-Caspase-6 and its active p20 subunit in fetal and adult lung, kidney, brain, spleen, muscle, stomach, colon, heart, liver, skin, and adrenals tissues. The levels were semi-quantitated by densitometry. The results show a ubiquitous expression of Caspase-6 in most fetal tissues with the lowest levels in the brain and the highest levels in the gastrointestinal system. Caspase-6 active p20 subunits were only detected in fetal stomach. Immunohistochemical analysis of a human fetal embryo showed active Caspase-6 positive apoptotic cells in the dorsal root ganglion, liver, lung, kidney, ovary, skeletal muscle and the intestine. In the adult tissues, the levels of Caspase-6 were lower than in fetal tissues but remained high in the colon, stomach, lung, kidney and liver. Immunohistological analyses revealed that active Caspase-6 was abundant in goblet cells and epithelial cells sloughing off the intestinal lining of the adult colon. These results suggest that Caspase-6 is likely important in most tissues during early development but is less involved in adult tissues. The low levels of Caspase-6 in fetal and adult brain indicate that increased expression as observed in Alzheimer Disease is a pathological condition. Lastly, the high levels of Caspase-6 in the gastrointestinal system indicate a potential specific function of Caspase-6 in these tissues.     

半滑舌鳎miR-200a和miR-200b前体克隆及其免疫应答分析

为了探究半滑舌鳎（Cynoglossus semilaevis）miR-200a和miR-200b在免疫应答中的作用,采用PCR方法克隆了半滑舌鳎miR-200家族的miR-200a和miR-200b的前体序列,长度分别为82和88 bp;用The mfold Web Server和Clustalx1.83软件对其前体序列进行了二级结构和同源性分析,miR-200a和miR-200b都具有典型的颈环结构,与其他物种具有较高的同源性。qRT-PCR分析结果显示,miR-200a和miR-200b在健康半滑舌鳎13种组织（肝脏、肠、脾脏、头肾、后肾、鳃、血液、脑、皮肤、肌肉、胃、心脏和卵巢）中均有表达,miR-200a在头肾中表达量最高,在血液中表达量最低,miR-200b在肝脏中表达量最高,在肌肉中表达量最低;miR-200a和miR-200b在鳗弧菌（Vibrio anguillarum）感染半滑舌鳎后不同时间点的4种免疫相关组织（肝脏、肠、脾脏和头肾）中的表达呈现出先上调后下降的规律,但表达达到峰值的时间点有所不同。miR-200a在肝脏和脾中的表达峰值出现在鳗弧菌感染后6h,在肠和头肾中则是鳗弧菌感染后12h,miR-200b在肠、脾和头肾中均在鳗弧菌感染后12h达到表达高峰;miR-200a和miR-200b在脂多糖（LPS）、肽聚糖（PGN）、葡聚糖（WGP）、聚肌胞苷酸（poly I:C）4种病原模拟物刺激后的半滑舌鳎肝脏细胞系中呈现出上调表达趋势,其中Poly I:C刺激半滑舌鳎肝脏细胞系后miR-200a上调表达趋势明显,6h的表达量为0h的9倍,在WGP刺激半滑舌鳎肝脏细胞后miR-200b上调表达趋势明显,2h的表达量为0的9倍。研究结果为揭示miRNA在半滑舌鳎免疫应答中的作用提供了科学依据。     

温度和病原菌感染对大黄鱼热激蛋白90基因表达的影响

热激蛋白（heat shock protein,HSP）是进化上非常保守的蛋白质家族之一,普遍存在于各种生物体中,在多种生理活动中起到重要作用。该实验克隆了大黄鱼HSP90基因,并分析了温度和病原菌感染对其表达的影响。克隆到的大黄鱼HSP90序列长3 930 nt,含4个外显子和3个内含子,其中编码区2 178 nt,编码725个氨基酸。同源性分析发现,大黄鱼HSP90基因序列和其它鱼类的同源性在90%以上。在不同水温下,HSP90基因在不同组织中的表达量变化不同,心、肠和脑等组织在29 oC时表达量最高,而肌肉、脾和肝等组织在24 oC时表达量最高。用病原菌感染大黄鱼,感染48 h后,鳃、心、脾、肠、肾和脑组织HSP90的表达量明显上升;发病时（感染7天后）,受检的9种组织中HSP90的表达量都比未感染时明显增加。     

大黄鱼KLF6基因分子克隆和特征分析

KLF6具有抗细胞增殖的特性,在抑制肿瘤细胞方面起着重要作用.在获得KLF6基因EST序列的基础上,克隆到了KLF6基因,全长1185 bp,其中5′端198 bp,3′端333 bp,开放阅读框654 bp,编码217个氨基酸.与KLF转录因子家族其它成员一样,大黄鱼KLF6的C-端含有3个连续的C2H2型锌指结构域.其氨基酸序列高度保守,与其它鱼类的同源性在90%以上.在检测的大黄鱼骨骼肌、肝脏、眼、脑、脾、心、鳃、肠和肾等9种组织中,KLF6都有不同程度的表达,其中肾、肝脏、鳃、脾脏和脑等组织中的表达量较高.KLF6表达范围的广泛性提示其在多种组织中参与细胞功能活动的调控.     

小鼠不同组织及缺氧损伤后的大鼠心肌细胞中RIP3的表达

目的:检测小鼠组织中受体相互作用丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白激酶家族(RIPs)表达谱,并检测RIP3在大鼠心肌细胞缺氧损伤后的表达。方法:①采用荧光实时定量PCR分别检测RIPs家族基因在小鼠组织(心、肝、肺、肾、脑、小肠、骨骼肌、脾和主动脉)中的mRNA表达谱,并采用Western blot进一步检测RIP3在小鼠组织的蛋白表达谱。②将培养的大鼠心肌细胞分为缺氧组和对照组,缺氧组置于缺氧环境中培养48 h,采用western blot检测其中RIP3的表达变化。结果:①mRNA水平:RIP1 mRNA在脑组织中表达最高,心脏、肺、肾、骨骼肌较低;RIP2在心脏和肺表达量较其他组织高;RIP3在肠中表达较其他组织高出4倍以上,脑组织中未检测到RIP3表达;RIP4的表达以肺最高,而骨骼肌、脑和血管中表达量低。②蛋白水平:在小鼠组织中,RIP3表达以脑、骨骼肌中最高,心脏、肝、肺中表达较低。③培养的大鼠心肌细胞中,缺氧组心肌细胞的RIP3表达量显著高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:RIPs在小鼠组织中呈现差异表达,而在培养的大鼠心肌细胞缺氧损伤后RIP3表达升高。