革胡子鲶GH成熟肽在大肠杆菌中表达条件的优化

将携带革胡子鲶(Clarias lazera)生长激素(GH)成熟肽cDNA序列的重组表达载体pRSET-mGH转化入大肠杆菌Escherichia.coliBL21(DE3)pLysS中进行融合蛋白的表达。表达条件优化试验表明,表达菌株接种SOB培养基,培养2-3h后可用IPTG进行融合蛋白诱导表达;IPTG最佳诱导浓度为1.5 mmol/L,最佳诱导时间为4 h。本试验构建的原核表达体系为下一步革胡子鲶生长激素促生长制剂的研制奠定了基础。     

大豆异戊烯焦磷酸异构酶基因的电子克隆及生物信息学分析

利用电子克隆方法获得大豆异戊烯焦磷酸异构酶基因(IPI)的cDNA序列,并采用生物信息学方法对该基因及其编码蛋白的一般理化性质、疏水性、信号肽、二级结构和亚细胞定位等方面进行了预测和分析。结果表明,大豆异戊烯焦磷酸异构酶基因的cDNA序列全长1384bp,包含一个906bp的ORF,编码301个氨基酸。大豆IPI酶为一亲水性的非分泌蛋白,α-螺旋和无规则卷曲是其主要的二级结构,该酶定位于叶绿体。     

外来鱼类革胡子鲶与本地鲶的功能反应及生物学特性的比较

珠江水系是中国遭受外来水生动物入侵最严重的水域之一,分布有许多种外来鱼类,然而这些外来鱼类对本地鱼类资源的影响尚缺乏有效的评估。比较功能反应被认为是量化外来物种生态影响的有效方法之一。本研究采用控制实验对外来鱼类革胡子鲶(Clarias gariepinus)和本地鲶(Silurus asotus)的功能反应进行了比较。实验以鲮(Cirrhinus molitorella)、广东鲂(Megalobrama hoffmanni)和草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)的幼鱼为饵料,按照1、2、4、8、16和32条的饵料密度进行投喂,设置3个重复组,研究了革胡子鲶和鲶的功能反应类型,建立了功能反应的曲线,并拟合了功能反应的参数;同时分析了革胡子鲶和鲶的食物转化效率并比较了二者的生物学特性。结果表明:革胡子鲶和鲶的功能反应类型均为Type II型。与鲶相比,革胡子鲶具有更高的单位资源消耗率即更强的袭击率(P0.05),而两种鱼对猎物的处理时间则无显著区别(P=0.272);革胡子鲶的食物转化效率显著低于鲶(P0.05),为鲶的0.57倍,两种鱼的相对生长率则无显著差异(P=0.762)。本研究为系统评估革胡子鲶的生态影响提供基础,同时为量化其他外来鱼类的资源消耗率及潜在的生态影响提供借鉴。     

鸡传染性支气管炎中国地方分离毒株LX4mRNA1ORF1的遗传变异特征

应用RT-PCR方法扩增了冠状病毒鸡传染性支气管炎中国分离毒株LX4的mRNA1 ORF1,并将其进行了克隆、序列测定和分析.表明LX4mRNA1基因包含2个ORF,其中ORF1a由11 916个核苷酸组成,编码一条3 971个氨基酸残基组成的多肽.ORF1b由7 950个核苷酸组成,编码2 649个氨基酸残基组成的多肽.与美国Beaudette株对应的ORF1a核苷酸及推导的氨基酸序列同源性均为85%,与对应的ORF1b的同源性分别为89%和95%.二者ORF1a和ORF1b重叠区推测的"滑脱序列"(slippery sequence)核苷酸序列一致,"假结"(pseudoknot)基本结构相似.不同之处在于"假结"第2环中LX4的第7位为A,而Beaudette株在该位置为G.与Beaudette株比较,LX4 ORF1a核苷酸变异最频繁的区域集中在第2 656～3 098位碱基处,且在该区域有60个碱基的插入,导致推导的氨基酸序列插入了20个氨基酸残基.LX4 ORF1b序列缺失9个核苷酸,主要集中在第5 168～5 181位之间,导致对应的氨基酸缺失3个.但这些差异是否与病毒的生物学特性有关不明.     

黄瓜花叶病毒山东株(CMV\|SD)RNA2全长cDNA克隆的构建及全序列分析

分别利用5’RACE和3’RACE确定了CMV\|SD RNA2的5’和 3’末端序列,在此基础上,利用RTPCR得到了RNA2的5’端一半的cDNA克隆pC25和3’端一 半的cDNA克隆pC23,并通过拼接构建了RNA2全长cDNA克隆pC2F。通过对pC25和pC23进行序列 测定,得到了RNA2的全序列。序列分析结果表明CMVSD RNA2由3048nt组成,其中存在2个 部分重叠的阅读框ORF1(79～2652nt)和ORF2(2414～2746nt),分别编码858aa的2a蛋白和111 aa的2b蛋白,并在2a蛋白的序列中发现了动植物病毒复制酶所特有的两个保守序列。该株系 RNA2核苷酸序列与分属CMV I亚组的Fny株系和II亚组的Q株系RNA2的核苷酸序列同源性分别 为917%和756%;2a蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性分别为938%和677%,2b蛋白的氨基酸序 列同源性分别为830%和513%。同源性比较的结果表明SD株系属于CMV I亚组。     

锦鲤疱疹病毒丹东株ORF83基因克隆及生物信息学分析

锦鲤疱疹病毒病是具有高致病性、传染性的疾病,对渔业生产造成巨大的危害。为了研究锦鲤疱疹病毒衣壳蛋白ORF83的结构和功能,本研究采集感染锦鲤疱疹病毒活鱼样品,经DNAStar软件预测分析、DNA提取,PCR扩增、重组质粒构建等步骤成功克隆到ORF83(1)和ORF83(2)基因。应用生物信息学分析蛋白结构与功能,并构建系统进化树。结果显示,两蛋白均能编码前体蛋白,均由α螺旋、β折叠、无规则卷曲组成,均有4个跨膜区域;抗原性较好;但不含保守结构域;ORF83(1)N端11个氨基酸序列为信号肽序列;ORF83(2)N端33个氨基酸序列为信号肽序列;ORF83(1)氨基酸序列存在1个潜在的N-糖基化位点、ORF83(2)氨基酸序列存在3个潜在的N-糖基化位点,两蛋白均潜在13个磷酸化位点,无潜在的O-糖基化位点;系统进化树分析表明,KHV-DD ORF83与美国株、以色列株、日本株均具有同源性。通过研究表明,本研究成功克隆到ORF83基因,并对其结构和功能进行分析,获得重要的生物信息学数据,为进一步研究锦鲤疱疹病毒发病机制和疱疹病毒抗体制备等提供了理论基础。     

油棕WRKY转录因子的全基因组鉴定与分析

该研究从NCBI网站下载油棕全基因组序列信息,从The Arabidopsis Information Resource(TAIR)数据库中下载得到拟南芥WRKY转录因子序列,并在油棕基因组数据库中进行BLAST同源序列比对分析,通过NCBI在线工具CDD和PFAM数据库进行蛋白结构与分析,剔除无WRKY结构域的系列,利用生物信息学方法对油棕WRKY转录因子进行分析及功能预测。结果表明:(1)从油棕基因组数据库中发掘WRKY转录因子95个,该WRKY转录因子蛋白质所编码氨基酸大小为116～1 303 bp,95个均为亲水性蛋白,总体为不稳定蛋白(EgWRKY25和EgWRKY56除外),60个蛋白以α-螺旋为主要二级结构元件,35个以无规卷曲为主要二级结构元件。(2)保守结构域系统进化树结果表明,油棕WRKY转录因子家族蛋白主要分为三大类,即I、Ⅱ和Ⅲ类,其中I类分为I C、I N亚类,Ⅱ类分为Ⅱa、Ⅱb、Ⅱc和Ⅱd亚类。(3)内含子和外显子结构显示,EgWRKY基因结构进化高度保守。以上结果为油棕WRKY转录因子的挖掘、功能分析及分子生物学研究奠定了基础,同时为分子育种和遗传改良提供...     

TTV武汉分离株DNA克隆和序列分析

用PCR技术从一武汉病人血清中分离获得TTV DNA片断,把此DNA片断克隆到pMD18-T质粒载体中,进行全序列测定并用计算机软件对核苷酸、氨基酸序列和ORF2多肽特征进行比较和分析.所分离获得的TTVDNA片断全长1333bp,含TTV完整的ORF2及部分ORF1序列,核苷酸和氨基酸序列与其它基因型为1a的TTV分离株具有极高的同源性.ORF2多肽含202个氨基酸,在N端部分和C端部分具有较高的亲水性和较强的抗原性,而中间为一段疏水区域,抗原性较弱.N端结构以α螺旋为主,含有典型的酪氨酸激酶磷酸化价点(RARD-WPGY,38-45aa)和三个潜在的蛋白质激酶C的磷酸化位点;C端富含脯氨酸,结构以β转向为主,含有三个连续的N-十四烷酰化位点,推测ORF2编码的蛋白可能是一种磷酸化蛋白.     

重叠延伸PCR法扩增EB病毒BZLF1N-BLRF2融合基因及生物信息学分析

利用重叠延伸PCR技术扩增EB病毒BZLF1N-BLRF2融合基因,构建原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1-BZLF1N-BLRF2,并进行了蛋白的诱导表达。通过序列测定和ORF软件分析,该融合基因含有1个1 005 bp的ORF,编码335个氨基酸。应用生物信息学方法,对该融合基因编码的蛋白ZtaN-p23从氨基酸组成、理化性质、信号肽、疏水性/亲水性、二级结构、亚细胞定位、功能域和高级结构等方面进行了预测和分析。结果表明,该蛋白的预测分子量为46.2 kD,理论等电点约为8.97,是亲水性蛋白,推测它定位于细胞质中。序列分析表明,该蛋白可能具有信号转导、转录调控、免疫应答等功能。预测的二级结构及三级结构都表明该蛋白含有较多的不规则卷曲和α-螺旋,三级结构上呈对称形状。     

Nucleotide sequence of the cDNA encoding the precursor for mitochondrial serine:pyruvate aminotransferase of rat liver

The nucleotide sequence of the mRNA coding for the precursor of mitochondrial serine:pyruvate aminotransferase of rat liver was determined from those of cDNA clones. The mRNA comprises at least 1533 nucleotides, except the poly(A) tail, and encodes a polypeptide consisting of 414 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 45,834 Da. Comparison of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of mitochondrial serine:pyruvate aminotransferase with the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA showed that the mature form of the mitochondrial enzyme consisted of 390 amino acid residues of 43,210 Da. The amino acid composition of mitochondrial serine:pyruvate aminotransferase deduced from the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA showed good agreement with the composition determined on acid hydrolysis of the purified protein. The extra 24 amino acid residues correspond to the N-terminal extension peptide (pre-sequence) that is indispensable for the specific import of the precursor protein into mitochondria. In the extension peptide there are four basic amino acids distributed among hydrophobic amino acids and, as revealed on helical wheel analysis, the putative alpha-helical structure of the peptide was amphiphilic in nature. The secondary structures of the mature serine:pyruvate aminotransferase and three other aminotransferases of rat liver were predicted from their amino acid sequences. Their secondary structures exhibited a common feature and so we propose the specific lysine residue which binds pyridoxal phosphate as the active site of serine:pyruvate aminotransferase.     

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for human hepatocyte growth factor

Amino acid sequences of four peptide fragments of human hepatocyte growth factor purified from the plasma of patients with fulminant hepatic failure were determined. Based on the amino acid sequence of one of the fragments, two oligodeoxyribonucleotide mixtures were synthesized and used to screen a human placenta cDNA library. On the screening, two overlapping cDNA clones for human hepatocyte growth factor were isolated and the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA was determined. The entire primary structure of the protein was deduced from the sequence. The protein consists of 728 amino acid residues, including a possible signal peptide at the N-terminus. The sequence revealed that the heavy and light chains which comprise the protein are encoded by the same mRNA and are produced from a common translation product by proteolytic processing.     

扩展青霉PF898碱性脂肪酶cDNA的克隆及序列分析

扩展青霉 (Penicilliumexpansum)PF898可产生一种具有工业价值的碱性脂肪酶 (PEL) .在测定了其N端 12个氨基酸残基序列的基础上 ,通过RT PCR、5′RACE、基因克隆及序列测定 ,获得了PEL完整的cDNA序列 (GenBank登录号为AF2 84 0 6 4 ) .cDNA全长 10 5 0bp ,包括PEL编码区、3′非翻译区和部分 5′非翻译区基因的序列 .编码区cDNA由 85 5个碱基组成 ,编码 1个由 2 85个氨基酸残基组成的酶蛋白 ,其信号肽及前肽部分由 2 7个氨基酸残基组成 ,成熟肽部分由 2 5 8个氨基酸残基组成 .根据氨基酸组成推导该脂肪酶蛋白的分子量为 2 7 3kD .该脂肪酶的氨基酸序列 130～ 134位上有各类脂肪酶中普遍存在的G X S X G保守序列     

Primary structure of maize pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase as deduced from cDNA sequence

We have isolated two overlapping cDNA clones that encompass the entire structural gene for pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase from maize. The analysis of the nucleotide sequence has revealed that the cDNA clones include an insert of a total of 3,171 nucleotides without a poly(A) tail and encode a polypeptide that contains 947 amino acid residues and has a molecular weight of 102,673. Comparison of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of purified pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase protein with that deduced from the nucleotide sequence shows that the mature form of pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase in the maize chloroplast consists of 876 amino acid residues and has a molecular weight of 95,353. The amino acid composition of the deduced sequence of pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase is in good agreement with that of the purified enzyme. The region that contains the active and regulatory sites of pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase can be found in the deduced sequence of amino acids. We have predicted the secondary structure and calculated the hydropathy pattern of this region. The extra 71 residues at the N terminus of the deduced sequence of amino acid residues corresponds to the transit peptide which is indispensable for the transport of the precursor protein into chloroplasts. We have compared the primary structure of the pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase transit peptide to those of other proteins and found sequences similar to the consensus sequences found in other transit peptides.     

cDNA cloning, functional expression and cellular localization of rat liver mitochondrial electron-transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreductase protein

A 64 kD protein was enriched from rat liver mito-chondria during the purification of choline dehydro-genase (CHDH)[1]. Homologous comparison and func-tional experiments demonstrated that the protein was electron-transfer flavoprotein-ubiquinone oxidoreduc-tase protein (ETF-QO). The N-terminal sequence determination of rat liver ETF-QO protein purified by various methods did not provide unequivocal result. However, when the protein was digested with V8 protease, peptide fragments could b…     

Isolation and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding rat liver alpha-L-fucosidase.

cDNA clones for alpha-L-fucosidase were isolated from a rat liver lambda gt11 expression library by using both monospecific polyclonal antibodies against the affinity-purified enzyme and biotinylated rat liver fucosidase cDNA sequences as probes. The largest clone, lambda FC9, contained a 1522 bp full-length cDNA insert (FC9) that encoded the 434-amino acid-residue subunit (Mr 50439) of rat liver alpha-L-fucosidase. A putative signal peptide 28 amino acid residues in length preceded the sequence for the mature protein. In addition, FC9 specified for 11 nucleotide residues of 5' untranslated sequence, 78 nucleotide residues of 3' untranslated sequence and a poly(A) tail. The deduced amino acid sequence from FC9 in conjunction with the experimentally determined N-terminus of the mature enzyme suggested that rat liver fucosidase did not contain a pro-segment. However, there was the possibility of limited N-terminal processing (one to five amino acid residues) having occurred after removal of the predicted signal peptide. Amino acid sequences deduced from FC9 were co-linear with amino acid sequences measured at the N-terminus of purified fucosidase and on two of its CNBr-cleavage peptides. An unusual aspect of rat liver alpha-L-fucosidase protein structure obtained from the FC9 data was its high content of tryptophan (6%). The coding sequence from FC9 showed 82% sequence identity with that from a previously reported incomplete human fucosidase sequence [O'Brien, Willems, Fukushima, de Wet, Darby, DiCioccio, Fowler & Shows, (1987) Enzyme 38, 45-53].     

Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel antibacterial peptide, defensin, from the mulberry longicorn beetle, Apriona germari.

A full-length cDNA clone with high homology (62% mature peptide sequence identity) to an Acalolepta luxuriosa antibacterial gene, possessing a conserved cysteine-stabilized alphabeta motif, was cloned by screening an Apriona germari cDNA library. This gene (AgCRP) had a total length of 360 bp with an open reading frame of 207 bp, and encoded a predicted peptide of 69 amino acid residues. The mature AgCRP peptide was 27 amino acid residues long and had a cysteine-stabilized alphabeta motif of C...CXXXC...C...CXC consensus sequence, similar to insect defensins. Northern blot analysis revealed that the AgCRP exhibited fat body-specific expression and was up-regulated by wounding, bacterial or fungal challenge.