Cloning and characterization of a novel gene（C17orf25）from the deletion region on chromosome 17p13.3 in hepatocelular carcinoma

INTRODUCTIONLoss of heterozygosity (LOH) at chromosoma1loci associated with tumor suppressor genes has beenimplicated in the genesis of many types of humanmalignancies. On the basis of frequent LOH in tu-mors, coupled with linkage analysis in some heredi-tary cancer syndromes, a number of tumor suppres-sor genes, such as RB[l], DCC[2], NF2[3], VHLI4],MTh1[5], DML/OM1[6], and PrsN/rmC1[7l have been successively isolated.It has beell reported that LOH occurred at l7p invarious ty…     

酵母双杂交检测C17orf25蛋白与ADP-核糖焦磷酸水解酶NUDT9的相互作用

通过RACEPCR的方法从肝组织中分离得到C17orf2 5基因。利用酵母双杂交的方法以C17orf2 5为结合结构域筛选人HeLacDNA文库分离得到nudt9基因。NUDT9是一种焦磷酸酶 ,可以将ADP 核糖水解成AMP和核糖 5 磷酸。在大肠杆菌中直接表达了C17orf2 5蛋白、6×His tag与NUDT9的融合蛋白质 ,两者均以包涵体形式存在。蛋白质条带割胶纯化 ,并复性。之后的NTA Ni2 亲和柱层析实验表明这两种蛋白质在体外相互作用。将C17orf2 5与绿色荧光蛋白基因在SMMC772 1中融合表达 ,结果表明C17orf2 5蛋白可能定位在线粒体中 ,侧面印证了在细胞内与NUDT9作用的空间可能性。ADP 核糖在体内具有重要的生理作用 ,在细胞内的累积对细胞生长不利 ;同时 ,ADP 核糖化是一种重要的蛋白质修饰方式 ,与多种细胞凋亡的发生有关。因此从实验结果可以判断 ,C17orf2 5对细胞生长的抑制作用可能通过与NUDT9的相互作用来实现     

Cloning and expression of a novel human C5orf12 gene,a member of the TMS_TDE family

We report here cloning and characterization of a novel human gene, termed C5orf12, which is a putative membrane protein belonging to the TMS_TDE family. The cDNA encodes 42 animo acid with a putative molecular weight of about 47 KDa. Secondary structure prediction showed that C5orf12 contained 10 putative transmembrane helices, which has high identity with other family members. We performed RT-PCR to examine its expression pattern. The result showed that C5orf12 was highly expressed in placenta, skeletal muscle, spleen, thymus, testis and peripheral leukocyte while expressed weakly in heart and liver. C5orf12 has high identity with the rat TPO1, so we speculate that C5orf12 may also have a role in the brain development.     

Host Cell Protein C9orf9 Promotes Viral Proliferation via Interaction with HSV-1 UL25 Protein

In light of the scarcity of reports on the interaction between HSV-1 nucleocapsid protein UL25 and its host cell proteins,the purpose of this study is to use yeast two-hybrid screening to search for cellular proteins that can interact with the UL25 protein.C9orf69,a protein of unknown function was identified.The interaction between the two proteins under physiological conditions was also confirmed by biological experiments including co-localization by fluorescence and immunoprecipitation.A preliminary study...     

Characterization of the cellular localization of C4orf34 as a novel endoplasmic reticulum resident protein

Human genome projects have enabled whole genome mapping and improved our understanding of the genes in humans. However, many unknown genes remain to be functionally characterized. In this study, we characterized human chromosome 4 open reading frame 34 gene (hC4orf34). hC4orf34 was highly conserved from invertebrate to mammalian cells and ubiquitously expressed in the organs of mice, including the heart and brain. Interestingly, hC4orf34 is a novel ER-resident, type I transmembrane protein. Mutant analysis showed that the transmembrane domain (TMD) of hC4orf34 was involved in ER retention. Overall, our results indicate that hC4orf34 is an ER-resident type I transmembrane protein, and might play a role in ER functions including Ca²⁺ homeostasis and ER stress. [BMB Reports 2014; 47(10): 563-568]     

Identification and characterization of C6orf37, a novel candidate human retinal disease gene on chromosome 6q14

We have identified a novel human gene, chromosome 6 open reading frame 37 (C6orf37), that is expressed in the retina and maps to human chromosome 6q14, a genomic region that harbors multiple retinal disease loci. The cDNA sequence contains an open reading frame of 1314 bp that encodes a 437-amino acid protein with a predicted molecular mass of 49.2 kDa. Northern blot analysis indicates that this gene is widely expressed, with preferential expression observed in the retina compared to other ocular tissues. The C6orf37 protein shares homology with putative proteins in R. norvegicus, M. musculus, D. melanogaster, and C. elegans, suggesting evolutionary conservation of function. Additional sequence analysis predicts that the C6orf37 gene product is a soluble, globular cytoplasmic protein containing several conserved phosphorylation sites. Furthermore, we have defined the genomic structure of this gene, which will enable its analysis as a candidate gene for chromosome 6q-associated inherited retinal disorders.     

Crystal structure of the C17/25 subcomplex from Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNA polymerase III

Eukaryotic RNA polymerase III (Pol III) is a multisubunit enzyme responsible for transcribing tRNA, 5S rRNA, and several small RNAs. Of the 17 subunits in Pol III, the C17 (Rpc17) and C25 (Rpc25) subunits form a stable subcomplex that protrudes from the core polymerase. In this study, we determined the crystal structure of the C17/25 subcomplex from Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The subcomplex adopts an elongated shape, and each subunit has two domains. The two subunits in the subcomplex are tightly packed and extensively interact, with a contact area of 2080 Ų. The overall conformation of S. pombe C17/25 is considerably different from the previously reported structure of C17/25 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with respect to the position of the C17 HRDC domain, a helix bundle essential for cell viability. In contrast, the S. pombe C17/25 structure is quite similar to those of the Pol II and archaeal counterparts, Rpb4/7 and RpoE/F, respectively, despite the low sequence similarity. A phylogenetic comparison of the C17 subunits among eukaryotes revealed that they can be classified into three groups, according to the length of the interdomain linker. S. pombe C17, as well as Rpb4 and RpoF, belongs to the largest group, with the short linker. On the other hand, S. cerevisiae C17 belongs to the smallest group, with the long linker, which probably enables the subcomplex to assume the alternative conformation.     

人类新基因C17orf32的电子克隆和编码区序列RT-PCR验证

利用生物信息学与实验验证的技术路线,成功地克隆了人类新基因C17orf32的cDNA(GenBank登记号：AY074907和TPA: BK000260),发现C17orf32的完整开放阅读框架(ORF,31～657 bp）cDNA（627 bp）与人类假定基因LOC124919 ORF(25～807 bp)的25～651位只有一个碱基不同.经RT-PCR验证并cDNA测序、人类表达序列标签(EST)数据库的BLAST检索和基因组成规律分析三方面的结果,均支持C17orf32的序列,而不支持LOC124919的编码序列.C17orf32基因组序列全长4.610 kb,含有6个外显子和5个内含子,cDNA序列全长1 679 bp, ORF横跨全部6个外显子.该基因ORF翻译起始处符合Kozak规则,ORF起始码上游同一相位有终止码,ORF后有2个加尾信号和PolyA尾.C17orf32基因的成功克隆表明,NCBI GENOME Annotation Project在2001年12月预测的人类假定蛋白XP-058865编码基因LOC124919的模式参考序列XM-058865中存在偏差,即在C17orf32基因cDNA的406与407位碱基之间错误插入一个碱基G, 从而导致在插入位点后,ORF编码125位氨基酸以后蛋白质序列的改变,出现260个氨基酸的多肽.因此,应慎重看待计算机注释的人类基因组编码序列.建立的技术路线有助于发现更多新的人类功能基因.