Cloning, nucleotide sequence and expression of thioltransferase (glutaredoxin) cDNA from Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Thioltransferase (TTase), also known as glutaredoxin (Grx), is an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a variety of disulfide compounds, including protein disulfides, in the presence of reduced glutathione. TTase acts as a cofactor for various enzymes such as ribonucleotide reductase. We previously purified a TTase from Schizosaccharomyces pombe and its molecular size was determined. In the present study, a cDNA coding TTase was isolated from a cDNA library of Schizosaccharomyces pombe by colony hybridization, which was constructed in a plasmid vector pGAD GH, and its corresponding insert was confirmed by Southern hybridization. The nucleotide sequence of the 375 bp long cDNA clone reveals an open reading frame, which encodes a protein of 101 amino acids. The coding region of the original clone was transferred after the lac promoter of pUC13 vector for expression in E. coli, and simultaneously, a suitable Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence was added in front of the coding region by PCR. The two primers used for PCR also separately contained BamHI and HindIII restriction sites. The E. coli strain (A434) harboring the pUC13 derivative pKU10 showed a 17.3-fold increase in TTase activity compared to the strain with only the vector plasmid.     

用质粒pUC18在大肠杆菌中表达人蛋白质二硫键异构酶

 用质粒ｐＵＣ１８在大肠杆菌中表达人蛋白质二硫键异构酶高音,王志珍（中国科学院生物物理研究所,生物大分子国家重点实验室,北京１００１０１）蛋白质二硫键异构酶（ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎｄｉｓｕｌｆｉｄｅｉｓｏｍｅｒａｓｅ,ＰＤＩ）催化蛋白质分子内天然二硫键的形成,...     

Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNA encoding goat pre alpha-lactalbumin

In poly(A)+RNA extracted from a lactating goat mammary gland, mRNA of about 750 nucleotides was shown to encode pre alpha-lactalbumin by using in vitro translation and immunoprecipitation. From the total poly(A)+RNA, the cDNA library was constructed using the Escherichia coli plasmid pUC18; it was screened with the oligodeoxyribonucleotide probe corresponding to the amino acid sequence of Trp60-Gln65 of goat alpha-lactalbumin. A plasmid containing almost full-length cDNA of goat pre alpha-lactalbumin, pGLA-1, was identified. The cDNA insert of pGLA-1 comprises 727 base pairs and contains the signal peptide and mature protein sequence.     

Molecular cloning and expression of the xylanase gene from Chainia in Escherichia coli

A complete genomic library of Chainia was constructed in coliphage lambda vector gt10 and was screened for the xylanase gene using an 18-mer mixed oligonucleotide probe corresponding to a six-amino acid sequence of low molecular mass Chainia xylanase. Inserts from 11 putative clones, showing hybridization with the oligonucleotide probe at medium stringency, were subcloned in pUC8 and screened for xylanase gene expression using anti-xylanase antibodies. The restriction map of the insert (1.4 kb) from one of the four immunopositive clones (PVX8) showing detectable xylanase activity was constructed. The xylanase activity of PVX8 was not induced by IPTG or xylan. Reorientation of the insert by directional cloning into pUC9 had no effect on the xylanase activity suggesting that an indigenous promoter from Chainia is responsible for the xylanase activity.     

Primary structure of rabbit lung uteroglobin as deduced from the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA

Double-stranded cDNA was synthesized from partially purified uteroglobin mRNA from rabbit lung. A cDNA coding for lung uteroglobin was then cloned in the plasmid pUC18 and both the nucleotide sequence and the derived amino acid sequence were determined. This allowed us to demonstrate unequivocally that uteroglobins from lung and uterus are identical proteins.     

Prostatic spermine-binding protein. Cloning and nucleotide sequence of cDNA, amino acid sequence, and androgenic control of mRNA level

cDNA for mRNA of an androgen-dependent spermine-binding protein (SBP) of rat ventral prostate was cloned by inserting cDNA into a dG-tailed expression vector, pUC8, and screening the expression library with anti-SBP antibodies. Hybrid-selected translation using plasmid DNA from positive clones yielded a 34-kDa protein which was immunoprecipitated by affinity-purified anti-SBP antibodies. SBP mRNA is about 1260 bases long as measured by Northern blot hybridization. An amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was identical to an amino acid sequence found in SBP. SBP is extremely rich in acidic residues. Aspartic and glutamic acids, which make up about 33% of the total sequence, comprise 89 of a stretch of 126 amino acids at the carboxyl-terminal end. By dot hybridization analysis, SBP mRNA was not detected in rat liver, kidney, brain, submaxillary gland, or uterus. The prostate levels of SBP mRNA were measured by mRNA translation and dot hybridization. SBP mRNA level decreased to less than 20% of normal 2 days after castration of rats, and this decrease was reversed by 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone injection into castrated rats.     

Characterization of microtubule-associated proteins isolated from bovine adrenal gland

Following induction of hemopoiesis, poly(A)-rich RNA was prepared from the heart of the tarantula, Eurypelma californicum, and translated in rabbit reticulocyte lysates. In vitro translation products were immunoprecipitated with antiserum against whole dissociated Eurypelma hemocyanin. Analysis of the immunoprecipitate by sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a set of polypeptides comigrating with authentic Eurypelma hemocyanin. The mRNA was transcribed into cDNA, clones were constructed using the pUC9 vector and probed with a synthetic 17-mer oligonucleotide probe complementary to the amino acid sequence of the 'copper A' binding site of chelicerate hemocyanins. One clone, pHC4, contained a 1.62-kb cDNA insert, which was subcloned into phage M13. Sequence analysis by the dideoxynucleotide chain-termination method yielded a nucleotide sequence coding for 526 amino acids of Eurypelma hemocyanin subunit e.     

Cloning, characterization, and expression of xylanase gene from Bacillus lyticus in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.

A genomic library of Bacillus lyticus was constructed in lambda GEM 11 vector and screened for the xylanase gene using Congo red plate assay. A 16-kb fragment containing the xylanase gene was obtained which was further subcloned using Mbo I partial digestion in an E. coli pUC 19 vector. A 1.3-kb sub-fragment was obtained which coded for a xylanase gene of Mr 23,650 Da. This fragment was sequenced and the homology was checked with known xylanases. The maximum homology was 97%, which was obtained with an endo xylanase gene from Bacillus species at the DNA level, while the translated sequence showed only one amino acid change from alanine to serine at position number 102. Expression was checked in E. coli, using the native promoter, and an extracellular activity of 5.25 U/mL was obtained. Cloning of the gene was done in Bacillus subtilis using a shuttle vector pHB 201, which resulted in increasing the basal level xylanase activity from 14.02 to 22.01 U/mL.     

Isolation of cDNA for Pea Phytochrome Using an Expression Vector

Partially purified phytochrome mRNA was obtained from etiolatedpea epicotyls by polyribosome immunoprecipitation or by sizefractionation of total poly(A)⁺RNA, and used for the synthesisof double-stranded complementary DNA (cDNA). cDNA librarieswere constructed using an Escherichia coli expression vector,pUC9, and screened for phytochrome cDNA by colony immunologicalassay. Nine colonies were found to produce a 27 kDa polypeptidethat was reactive to both polyclonal and monoclonal antipeaphytochrome antibodies. The plasmids from these colonies containedcDNA inserts of 1.2 or 2.0 kbp. Hybridization-arrest translationassay verified that the cDNA clones contained a sequence codingfor phytochrome polypeptide. RNA blot hybridization analysisindicated that the cDNA hybridized to a 4.1 kb poly(A)⁺RNA indark-grown pea. (Received March 22, 1986; Accepted June 13, 1986)     

米曲霉木聚糖酶基因的克隆及其在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的:构建米曲霉木聚糖酶基因的真核表达载体,并转化巴斯德毕赤酵母,进行分泌表达。方法:以米曲霉总RNA为模板,根据已知的米曲霉木聚糖酶基因序列设计引物,采用RT-PCR技术克隆木聚糖酶基因cDNA序列,将其与pPIC9K质粒连接构建表达载体后转化毕赤酵母,经MM/MD快慢斑筛选,得到Muts型重组子,进行甲醇诱导表达。结果:克隆得到的cDNA序列全长666 bp,连续编码221个氨基酸;阳性克隆子在诱导培养数天后,将菌液点于RBB-木聚糖平板上,产生了明显的透明圈,表明重组木聚糖酶在毕赤酵母中获得表达。结论:木聚糖酶基因的真核表达载体构建成功,并能够在毕赤酵母中表达。     

The genome of Trypanosoma cruzi contains a constitutively expressed, tandemly arranged multicopy gene homologous to a major heat shock protein.

cDNA libraries have been constructed in the plasmid vector pUC18 with mRNA isolated from both epimastigotes and trypomastigotes of the Peru strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. Pools of randomly selected clones were analyzed by hybridization-selection-translation. Translation products were immunoprecipitated either with normal human sera or with sera from patients with Chagas' disease (chagasic sera), and the immunoprecipitates were analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. With this approach, a cDNA clone (pEC5) was identified which encodes a portion of an 85,000-Mr polypeptide. A genomic clone was subsequently isolated (FG1) by using oligonucleotide probes derived from the DNA sequence of this cDNA clone. A portion of this clone was isolated and sequenced, and the coding region for the protein was identified. Computer analysis of the predicted protein sequence indicates that this protein is closely related to the 83,000-Mr heat shock protein (hsp83) of Drosophila melanogaster, the hsp90 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the hsp90 of chicken. This gene is tandemly organized in the T. cruzi genome as a cluster of 6 to 10 copies.     

Alkaline phosphatase conjugated protein A as a sensitive reagent to immunoscreen an expression cDNA plasmid library: isolation of cDNA to the calcium-binding protein of the chick embryonic chorioallantoic membrane

A highly efficient immunoscreening procedure has been developed to isolate cDNA clones to the calcium-binding protein (CaBP) of the chick embryonic chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). A library of total CAM cDNA was constructed using the expression plasmid vector, pUC 19. Bacterial clones containing plasmids with CaBP cDNA inserts were detected immunohistochemically based on their expression of hybrid CaBP protein sequences. For immunodetection, nitrocellulose bacterial colony replicas were treated with specific antibodies to the CaBP followed by incubation with Staphylococcus aureus Protein A conjugated with alkaline phosphatase (AP) which served as a secondary immunoreagent. Positive clones were then histochemically identified based on AP enzyme activity. The identity of the immunopositive clones was further verified by in vitro translation of mRNA selected by hybridization to the cloned cDNA. The AP-based immunoscreening procedure yields stable reaction products with relatively low background, and should find general application for isolating specific cDNA clones from expression cDNA libraries.     

中国人肥胖基因克隆及其原核表达载体的构建

为了探讨人肥胖（obesity,OB）基因的生理和病理意义,利用逆转录-聚合酶链式．反应（RT-PCR）方法,从中国汉族成人腹膜后脂肪组织总RNA中扩增出肥胖基因编码区序列（cDNA）．定向亚克隆pUC19质粒,克隆的OBcDNA不含信号肽序列并加入了新的起始密码子ATG,序列分析表明,与日本报道的人OBcDNA相比,多出一个谷氨酸密码子CAG．将OBcDNA定向克隆至原核表达载体pBV220,构建了重组OB基因表达质粒pBV220-OB．SDS-PAGE证实pBV220-OB在大肠杆菌中可表达分子量为16.7KD的特异蛋白带．     

Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA for S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase from the uropygial gland of mallard duck

In vitro translation of poly(A)+ RNA from the uropygial glands of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) generated a 29-kDa protein which cross-reacted with rabbit antibodies prepared against S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase (Kolattukudy, P. E., Rogers, L., and Flurkey, W. (1985) J. Biol. Chem., 260, 10789-10793). A poly(A)+ RNA fraction enriched in this thioesterase mRNA, isolated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation, was used to prepare cDNA which was cloned in Escherichia coli using the plasmid pUC9. Using hybrid-selected translation and colony hybridization, 17 clones were selected which contained the cDNA for S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase. Northern blot analysis showed that the mature mRNA for this thioesterase contained 1350 nucleotides whereas the cloned cDNA inserts contained 1150-1200 base pairs. Five of the 6 clones tested for 5'-sequence had identical sequences, and the three tested for 3'-end showed the same sequence with poly(A) tails. Two clones, pTE1 and pTE3, representing nearly the full length of mRNA, were selected for sequencing. Maxam-Gilbert and Sanger dideoxy chain termination methods were used on the cloned cDNA and on restriction fragments subcloned in M13 in order to determine the complete nucleotide sequence of the cloned cDNA. The nucleotide sequence showed an open reading frame coding for a peptide of 28.8 kDa. Two peptides isolated from the tryptic digest of the thioesterase purified from the gland showed amino acid sequences which matched with two segments of the sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence. Another segment containing a serine residue showed an amino acid sequence homologous to the active serine-containing segment of the thioesterase domain of fatty acid synthase. Thus, the clones represent cDNA for S-acyl fatty acid synthase thioesterase. The present results constitute the first case of a complete sequence of a thioesterase.     

胰岛素样生长因子1(IGF-1)mRNA同源模板竞争性PCR定量方法的建立

胰岛素样生长因子 1(IGF 1)是一种多功能的细胞增殖调控因子 ,其表达水平受多种因素的影响 ,为了研究IGF 1基因在转录水平上的调控机制 ,建立了定量测定IGF 1mRNA的竞争性PCR方法 .同时 ,也建立了一种简便的制备同源性竞争模板的方法 .以构建好的重组pUC IGF 1质粒为基础 ,利用IGF 1mRNA序列上唯一存在 ,但是在pUC18质粒上多拷贝的MspⅠ酶切位点 ,以该限制性内切酶处理重组pUC IGF 1质粒 .在T4DNA连接酶作用下对酶切产物进行随机连接 ,以连接产物作为模板 ,用可扩增IGF 1cDNA的引物进行PCR ,由此得到因含有随机插入序列而与原IGF 1cDNA产生明显长度差别的重组IGF 1.以不同浓度的该DNA片段作为同源竞争模板与大鼠肝组织cDNA在同一反应体系中进行PCR ,对PCR产物进行分析 ,计算出样本中IGF 1cDNA的初始浓度 .成功地建立了IGF 1mRNA的竞争性PCR定量检测方法 ,为研究IGF 1基因的表达调控奠定了基础 ,同时也为对已克隆的基因进行mRNA定量测定提供了一种简便和灵敏的手段     

Expression of tuna growth hormone cDNA in Escherichia coli

Summary In order to produce tuna (Thunnus thynnus) growth hormone (GH), expression plasmid (pUES13S) carrying tuna GH cDNA was constructed using a vector (pKK223-3), in which the replication origin was replaced with that of pUC19. The expression of the tuna GH cDNA was greatly affected by the distance between a Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence and the initiation codon (ATG) and was most efficient when the distance was adjusted to 13 base pairs (bp). The amount of tuna GH produced by Escherichia coli JM109 with pUES13S was more than 12.5% of the total cytosolic proteins and the product was immunologically identified to be tuna GH (mol. wt. 21 000) by Western blot analysis using tuna GH specific immunoglobulin G (IgG). Another plasmid (pUES13S-2) containing tandemly polymerized tuna GH cDNA was constructed, to improve the productivity of tuna GH. When E. coli JM109 carrying pUES13S-2 was incubated at 40°C, the amount of tuna GH produced reached about 20% of the total cytosolic proteins.     

大腹园蛛大壶状腺丝蛋白-1基因部分cDNA的克隆和序列分析

大腹园蛛大壶状腺表达拖丝蛋白新基因的克隆, 为进一步研究蛛丝蛋白基因以及人工表达蛛丝蛋白提供参考依据。文章利用“通用方法”即反转录—置换法构建大腹园蛛(Araneus ventricosus)大壶状腺(Major ampullate gland) cDNA文库, 并筛选出具有典型重复结构的大腹园蛛大壶状腺丝蛋白-1部分cDNA序列AvMaSp1 (GenBank登录号: AY177203)。该部分序列大小为1 408 bp, 编码区为1 288 bp, 编码氨基酸429个, 预测分子量为34.07 kDa, 典型的重复结构为 (GA)nAm(GA)N, 与十字园蛛(Araneus diadematus)丝蛋白基因ADF-1 (GenBank登录号: ADU47853)同源关系最近, 一致性为75.0%。     

鲤鱼垂体mRNA反转录模板活性的研究

 本实验用不同方法研究鲤鱼垂体mRNA反转录为互补DNA的活性。用硫氰酸胍法,从垂体中提取总RNA,经过Oligo(dT)-纤维素柱层析,得到poly(A)~+RNA。 以mRNA为模板,30％反转录成单链cDNA。利用RNaseH-DNA聚合酶Ⅰ-E.coli DNA连接酶合成双链cDNA。单链cDNA拷贝成双链cDNA。经放射自显影分析,证明合成了全长cDNA。用水解法合成双链cDNA,大多数为不完整的双链cDNA。平末端的双链cDNA连接上Eco RI-linker经Sepharose-4B分离,收集大片段cDNA,与pUC 19载体相连接,经转化构建成10~5克隆/μg mRNA的cDNA文库。     

Sequencing of the chicken non-erythroid spectrin cDNA reveals an internal repetitive structure homologous to the human erythrocyte spectrin.

Immunological screening of a chicken gizzard cDNA expression library was used to isolate two clones encoding a part of the non-erythroid spectrin-like protein. Clones were identified by immunoblotting of the polypeptides synthesized in Escherichia coli cells transformed with cDNA cloned in the pUC8 plasmid vector using polyclonal rabbit antibodies raised against bovine non-erythroid spectrin. The sequence of an approximately 1.5-kb cDNA insert of one clone was determined. Analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence reveals that, despite differences in immunological cross-reactivity and peptide maps, the chicken non-erythroid and the human erythrocyte spectrins are highly homologous proteins. Like the human erythrocyte spectrin, the chicken smooth muscle spectrin appears also to be constructed from repeated, homologous structures of 106 amino acid residues. This is probably a universal structure motif of spectrins.