真鲷肝脏解偶联蛋白2(UCP2)基因及其功能的探讨

从真鲷(Pagrus major)肝脏通过简并引物PCR克隆解偶联蛋白2(UCP2)cDNA部分序列。该片段长674bp,编码224个氨基酸残基。推测的此部分氨基酸序列包含线粒体载体蛋白的特征结构,并与其它脊椎动物UCP2氨基酸序列同源性在72．8％以上。对变温动物色类UCP2组织表达调控研究表明：与哺乳类UCP2基因不同,真鲷UCP2基因在肝脏大量表达,而在腹腔肠系膜脂肪组织则仅有痕迹量表达,两者表达水平相差20倍以上。饲料中添加10％绿鳕油或48h饥饿对真鲷肝脏UCP2基因的表达水平均无显著影响,表明UCP2基因在脂肪含量高的鱼类肝脏表达十分稳定,为维持其基本功能所必需。真鲷肝脏和腹腔肠系膜脂肪组织UCP2基因表达水平的强烈反差,与鱼类这两种贮脂器官完全不同的氧化活性相一致[动物学报49(1)：110—117,2003]。     

中华鲟及六种淡水养殖鱼类脂蛋白脂酶和肝脂酶基因克隆及系统进化分析

为了研究鱼类脂蛋白脂酶(1iportein lipase,LPL)、肝脂酶(hepatic lipase,HL)基因结构、功能及分子系统关系,作者克隆了中华鲟(Acipenser sinensis)、鲢(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)、鳙(Aristichthys nobilis)、草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)、鲮鱼(Cirrhinus molitorella)、尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)和斑鳢(Channa maculata)的LPL和HL基因cDNA核心序列,并推测了其相应氨基酸序列.同时,还应用5'RACE和3'RACE技术分别扩增中华鲟、鲢肝脏LPL基因与中华鲟肝脏HL基因cDNA全序列.序列同源性分析表明,LPL和HL氨基酸序列分别在哺乳类动物、鸟类、鱼类中相对保守.与已知的脊椎动物内皮脂酶(endothelial lipase,EL)和胰脂酶(pancreatic 1ipase,PL)氨基酸序列构建系统进化树,发现LPL、HL、EL与PL同属脂肪酶家族,四者聚集成一有根树.     

脂蛋白脂酶基因的克隆、序列测定及定点突变

 以人的脂肪组织总RNA为模板 ,参考已报道的脂蛋白脂酶 (lipoproteinlipase ,LPL)cDNA设计引物 ,利用RT PCR方法扩增得到了LPLcDNA ,并经序列测定证实其序列是正确的 .在冠心病患者LPL基因第 5外显子的 830位碱基处发现了G→A的转换 ,该变异导致LPL基因第 192位的密码子CGA被CAA取代 ,使LPL第 192位精氨酸改变为谷氨酰胺 .在变异碱基附近设计合成两条引物 ,其中一条包含所要改变的碱基 ,利用基于PCR的定点突变技术和体外重组的方法获得了G830A变异的LPLcDNA     

载脂蛋白J的结构与功能

载脂蛋白J(apo J)是1990年从人血浆HDL中新分离出的一种酸性糖蛋白,分子量70 000,由α及β亚基通过二硫键相连而成.通过apo J cDNA已确定了apo J 427个氨基酸残基的序列.apo J含双性α螺旋及结合肝素的结构域,可与脂质结合成脂蛋白.apo J mRNA广泛分布于全身各组织,以脑、卵巢、睾丸及肝脏含量最多.apo J的功能可能有:结合与转运脂质;抑制补体C8及C9的激活;参与精子的成熟等.     

草鱼腺苷酸基琥珀酸裂解酶克隆及序列分析

腺苷酸基琥珀酸裂解酶(Adenylosuccinate lyase,ADSL)是嘌呤核苷酸合成过程中的关键酶.研究以草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)肠道cDNA文库为基础,应用PCR、RT-PCR和RACE技术,成功获得了草鱼肠道组织腺苷酸基琥珀酸裂解酶基因的cDNA全长和基凶组DNA全长.该基因全长1584 bp,包含一个1449 bp的开放阅读框,编码482个氨基酸,与其他脊椎动物比对显示,其序列具有较高的保守性.草鱼腺苷酸基琥珀酸裂解酶基因组DNA由13个外显子和12个内含子组成,其外显子拼接位点非常保守.遵循GT-AG原则.     

中华鳖gp130基因全长cDNA克隆及生物信息学分析

目的:从中华鳖脾脏、肝脏、肠道构建的SMART cDNA文库中克隆中华鳖gp130基因cDNA全长。方法:采用RACE法克隆中华鳖gp130基因全长cDNA,并对其进行生物信息学分析。结果:中华鳖gp130基因cDNA全长3806 bp,对应基因组全长73 252 bp,包含16个内含子及17个外显子。中华鳖gp130与鸟类、哺乳类相比均有保守的共线性关系。该基因编码由927个氨基酸残基构成的序列,二级结构主要包括α螺旋、延伸链、无规则卷曲、β转角,三级结构包含配体结合、跨膜结构域、纤维链接蛋白结构域等。系统进化分析显示与鸟类首先聚类,其次是哺乳类,最后是两栖类与鱼类。同时以人GP130蛋白为模型构建了中华鳖GP130蛋白的3D结构模型,一致性为58.32%。结论:获得了中华鳖gp130基因全长并做了生物信息学分析,为深入研究GP130及相关信号通路提供了基础。     

斑鳢肝脏解偶联蛋白2cDNA核心片断的克隆及分析

解偶联蛋白2(uncouplingprotein 2,UCP2)可使氧化磷酸化解偶联。本研究首次成功从斑鳢(Channa maculata)肝脏通过简并引物克隆获得UCP2基因cDNA核心序列,该片段长502bp,编码167个氨基酸残基。使用vector NTI suite 6.0软件进行氨基酸同源性序列比较分析表明,斑鳢UCP2与真鲷、鲤鱼、草鱼、斑马鱼UCP2同源性高达91%、73%、72%、71%,与人、大鼠、小鼠UCP2同源性较高为70%、71%、70%。UCP2编码区在鱼类、哺乳类中均具有较高保守性,提示着脊椎动物UCP2可能在线粒体有氧呼吸代谢过程中承担某种最基本的生命功能。     

饲料脂肪水平对瓦氏黄颡鱼生长及脂蛋白脂酶基因表达的影响

研究采用脂肪水平分别为4.7%、7.9%、10.9%、15.4%、18.9%的五种等氮配合饲料饲喂瓦氏黄颡鱼早期幼鱼,进行了为期30d的生长实验,探讨了瓦氏黄颡鱼早期幼鱼的脂肪需求。并克隆了瓦氏黄颡鱼脂蛋白脂酶(LPL)cDNA序列片段,采用实时荧光定量PCR研究了饲料脂肪水平对肝脏LPL基因表达水平的影响。结果表明,饲料脂肪水平从4.7%增加到10.9%显著促进了瓦氏黄颡鱼早期幼鱼的生长(P<0.05)。饲料脂肪水平显著影响了实验鱼的鱼体体成分,随着饲料脂肪水平的升高,鱼体干物质和脂肪含量显著增加而蛋白含量显著下降(P<0.05)。高脂诱导了瓦氏黄颡鱼肝脏LPL基因表达,摄食15.4%、18.9%这两组较高脂肪水平的实验鱼肝脏LPLmRNA表达水平显著升高(P<0.05)。根据特定生长率通过折线回归分析得出瓦氏黄颡鱼早期幼鱼最适脂肪水平为11.2%。       

紫杆柽柳与其它物种脂质转运蛋白基因编码蛋白的同源性比较

根据从柽柳cDNA文库克隆获得的脂质转运蛋白(LTP)的部分序列,用RACE技术克隆出其全长cDNA序列.基因的5'非翻译区96bp,3'非翻译区222bp,开放阅读框285bp,编码94个氨基酸,预计蛋白的分子量为9.9 kD,等电点为8.02.此基因有8个位置保守的Cys残基及26个氨基酸的信号肽,为典型的植物脂质转运蛋白基因.其基因序列数据库(GenBank)登录号为AY574218(基因)和AAS79106(蛋白).     

中华鳖白细胞介素21基因cDNA克隆及生物信息学分析

目的:从中华鳖脾脏、肝脏、肠道构建的SMARTer cDNA文库中克隆中华鳖白细胞介素21(IL-21)基因的cDNA。方法:采用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)法克隆中华鳖IL-21基因cDNA序列,并利用生物学软件进行生物信息学分析。结果:中华鳖IL-21 cDNA长874 bp,其编码产物包含135个氨基酸残基,二级结构主要包括α螺旋、延伸链、无规则卷曲和β转角,三级结构包括信号肽和IL-15结构域。系统进化分析表明其与鸟类首先聚类,其次为哺乳类。以人IL-21为模型,构建了中华鳖IL-21的3D结构模型。结论:从生物信息学分析可知我们所获序列为中华鳖IL-21 cDNA,为深入研究中华鳖IL-21及相关通路奠定了基础。     

Abundant and constant expression of uncoupling protein 2 in the liver of red sea bream Pagrus major

Four overlapping cDNA fragments encoding a partial sequence for uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) were amplified by PCR using degenerate primers from the liver of a marine teleost fish, red sea bream (Pagrus major). The partial sequence was 674 bp long, encoding 224 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence from the cDNA partial sequence contained the signature motifs for mitochondrial transporter protein and revealed positional identity higher than 72.8% with UCP2 from mammals. The fish UCP2 gene was highly expressed in the liver but almost undetectable in the visceral mesenteric adipose tissue. Using beta-actin as control, the UCP2 mRNA level was determined to be at least 20-fold higher in the liver than in the visceral mesenteric adipose tissues. Neither 48 h starvation nor high lipid diet had any significant effect on liver UCP2 gene expression, indicating that the abundant UCP2 gene expression was stable and might have some basic function in a fish liver that always contains high lipid content. The striking contrast of UCP2 gene expression in the two fish fat-depot organs is consistent with their large differences in oxidative capacity. We suggest that the fish liver may adapt to a constantly high fat deposit by maintaining high UCP2 expression to constrain reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and protect hepatocytes from apoptosis.     

The effects of feeding condition and dietary lipid level on lipoprotein lipase gene expression in liver and visceral adipose tissue of red sea bream Pagrus major

The effects of feeding condition and dietary lipid level on lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene expression in the liver and visceral adipose tissue of red sea bream Pagrus major were investigated by competitive polymerase chain reaction. Not only visceral adipose tissue but also liver of red sea bream showed substantial LPL gene expression. In the liver, starvation (at 48 h post-feeding) drastically stimulated LPL gene expression in the fish-fed low lipid diet, but had no effect in the fish fed high lipid diet. Dietary lipid level did not significantly affect the liver LPL mRNA level under fed condition (at 5 h post-feeding). In the visceral adipose tissue, LPL mRNA number per tissue weight was significantly higher in the fed condition than in the starved condition, irrespective of the dietary lipid levels. Dietary lipid levels did not affect the visceral adipose tissue LPL mRNA levels under fed or starved conditions. Our results demonstrate that both feeding conditions and dietary lipid levels alter the liver LPL mRNA levels, while only the feeding conditions but not dietary lipid levels cause changes in the visceral adipose LPL mRNA level. It was concluded that the liver and visceral adipose LPL gene expression of red sea bream seems to be regulated in a tissue-specific fashion by the nutritional state.     

Molecular characterization of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) lipoprotein lipase. Transcriptional regulation by season and nutritional condition in skeletal muscle and fat storage tissues

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) was cloned and sequenced using a RT-PCR approach completed by 3' and 5'RACE assays. The nucleotide sequence covered 1669 bp with an open reading frame of 525 amino acids, including a putative signal peptide of 23 amino acids long. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed a high degree of conservation among most fish and higher vertebrates, retaining the consensus sequence the polypeptide "lid", the catalytic triad and eight cysteine residues at the N-terminal region. A tissue-specific regulation of LPL was also found on the basis of changes in season and nutritional condition as a result of different dietary protein sources. First, the expression of LPL in mesenteric adipose tissue was several times higher than in liver and skeletal muscle. Secondly, the spring up-regulation of LPL expression in the mesenteric adipose tissue was coincident with a pronounced increase of whole body fat content. Thirdly, the highest expression of LPL in the skeletal muscle was found in summer, which may serve to cover the increased energy demands for muscle growth and protein accretion. Further, in fish fed plant-protein-based diets, hepatic LPL expression was up-regulated whereas an opposite trend was found in the mesenteric adipose tissue, which may contribute to drive dietary lipids towards liver fat storage. Finally, it is of interest that changes in circulating triglyceride (TG) levels support the key role of LPL in the clearance of TG-rich lipoproteins. This study is the first report in fish of a co-regulated expression of LPL in oxidative and fat storage tissues under different physiological conditions.     

Organization of the lipoprotein lipase gene of red sea bream Pagrus major

Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is a key enzyme of lipid deposition and metabolism. To investigate the mechanism of lipid deposition in fish, as a first step, we have characterized the LPL gene of a marine teleost red sea bream Pagrus major by cDNA and genomic structure analysis. The red sea bream LPL gene encodes 511 amino acids and spans approximately 6.3 kb of the genome. The coding region is organized into ten exons and nine introns. In comparison with the LPL of other animals, the deduced amino acid sequence shows a high degree of similarity with a conservation of functional domains, e.g. catalytic triad, N-glycosylation sites, lipid and heparin binding regions. The 1.1 kb of 5′ flanking region contains two CCAAT, sequences homologous to Oct-I site and response elements for hormones including glucocorticoid, insulin and thyroid hormone. The results of the present study will facilitate further study of the function and regulation of the LPL in non-mammalian vertebrates.     

Effect of dietary fatty acids on lipoprotein lipase gene expression in the liver and visceral adipose tissue of fed and starved red sea bream Pagrus major

Juvenile red sea bream Pagrus major were fed either a commercial diet (diet 1) or diets supplemented with 10% oleate (diet 2), 5% oleate+5% linoleate (diet 3) or 5% oleate+5% n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid mixture (diet 4) for 4 weeks. Following the conditioning period, the effects of dietary fatty acids on lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene expression in the liver and visceral adipose tissue of fed (5 h post-feeding) and starved (48 h post-feeding) fish were investigated by competitive polymerase chain reaction. Fish liver showed substantial LPL mRNA expression that is not found in adult rat liver. When compared with diet 1, diets 2-4 tended to increase the LPL mRNA level in the liver, but tended to decrease it in the visceral adipose tissue under the fed condition. The reciprocal regulation of the liver and visceral adipose LPL mRNA abundance by dietary fatty acids was comparable to that of rat brown and white adipose tissue, respectively. The change in the LPL mRNA level by fatty acids was not completely consistent with the degree of fatty acid unsaturation. Our results indicate that the regulatory effect of dietary fatty acids on LPL gene expression was tissue-specific and related to feeding conditions, but was not solely dependent on the degree of unsaturation of fatty acids.     

Molecular characterization of lipoprotein lipase, hepatic lipase and pancreatic lipase genes: effects of fasting and refeeding on their gene expression in red sea bream Pagrus major

To investigate the nutritional regulation of lipid metabolism in fish, molecular characterization of lipases was conducted in red sea bream Pagrus major, and the effects of fasting and refeeding on their gene expression was examined. Together with data from a previous study, a total of four lipase genes were identified and characterized as lipoprotein lipase (LPL), hepatic lipase (HL) and pancreatic lipase (PL). These four lipase genes, termed LPL1, LPL2, HL and PL, share a high degree of similarity. LPL1 and LPL2 genes were expressed in various tissues including adipose tissue, gill, heart and hepatopancreas. HL gene was exclusively expressed in hepatopancreas. PL gene expression was detected in hepatopancreas and adipose tissue. Red sea bream LPL1 and LPL2 gene expression levels in hepatopancreas were increased during 48 h of fasting and decreased after refeeding, whereas no significant change in the expression levels of LPL1 and LPL2 was observed in adipose tissue, indicating that LPL1 and LPL2 gene expression is regulated in a tissue-specific manner in response to the nutritional state of fish. HL and PL gene expression was not affected by fasting and refeeding. The results of this study suggested that LPL, HL and PL gene expression is under different regulatory mechanisms in red sea bream with respect to the tissue-specificities and their nutritional regulation.     

Molecular characterization and tissue-specific expression of the acetyl-CoA carboxylase α gene from Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase α (ACC1), the major regulatory enzyme of fatty acid biosynthesis, catalyzes the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA. The full-length cDNA coding ACC1 isoform was cloned from liver of grass carp. The cDNA obtained was 7515 bp with a 7173 bp open reading frame encoding 2389 amino acids. The ACC1 protein has a calculated molecular weight of 269.2 kDa and isoelectric point of 6.23. Tissue distribution of ACC1 mRNA in brain, mesenteric adipose, spleen, white muscle and liver of grass carp was analyzed by real-time PCR method using β-actin as an internal control for cDNA normalization. The results showed that the expressions of ACC1 mRNA were detected in all examined tissues. Relative expression profile of ACC1 mRNA in liver normalized with β-actin level was 15, 92, 135 and 165-fold compared with the level in brain, white muscle, mesenteric adipose and spleen, respectively. In addition, we present evidence for the presence of two isoforms of ACC1 (265.7 kDa and 267.2 kDa) in grass carp liver that differ from the 269.2 kDa ACC1 by the absence of 34 and 15 amino acids. In conclusion, the liver is one of the main ACC1 producing tissues in grass carp and ACC1 gene was highly homologous to that of mammals.