斜纹夜蛾泛素基因的克隆及表达

泛素介导的蛋白质降解途径对脑内蛋白的选择性降解起着重要作用。设计一对简并引物,从斜纹夜娥(Spodoptera litura)细胞中克隆了泛素基因的编码区,CenBank登录号AF436066。序列分析表明,该编码区的长度为228bp,编码由76个氨基酸组成的、分子质量为8．56kD的蛋白,其等电点为6．56。同源性比较发现,斜纹夜峨泛素基因不仅与其它真核生物的泛素基因在氨基酸水平上具有96％以上的相似性,而且与斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(SpltMNPV)泛素基因的同源性为84％。RT—PCR分析发现,泛素基因在所检测的斜纹夜蛾幼虫多种组织,尤其是脂肪体中均有表达。采用构建的原核表达载体pQEUB,在大肠杆菌M15中诱导并高效表达出了带有His—tag的重组融合蛋白,薄层扫描分析得知靶蛋白约占总蛋白的37％。利用Ni—NTA亲和层析胶纯化得到重组融合蛋白,经SDS—PAGE鉴定为单一区带,为进一步研究S．litura泛素在SpltMNPV感染中的作用打下了基础。     

一种新的遍在蛋白融合基因Uba256的克隆及表达

斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒 (Spodopteralituramulticapsidnucleopolyhedrovirus ,SpltMNPV)的Uba2 5 6基因是已知昆虫病毒基因组中惟一编码遍在蛋白与GP37融合蛋白的基因。通过PCR方法扩增得到该基因及其N端的遍在蛋白编码区与C端的GP37编码区。将这 3个基因片段分别克隆至质粒pBV2 2 0与pQE30 ,构建得到重组质粒pB VUBCP、pQEUB与pQECP。pBVUBCP转化大肠杆菌DH5α ,经热激诱导表达了一条 38kD的蛋白带 ,证明Uba2 5 6表达的蛋白在大肠杆菌中没有发生剪切。pQEUB、pQECP转化大肠杆菌M15 ,经IPTG诱导 ,Western印迹分析结果表明遍在蛋白与GP37蛋白获得高效表达。以Ni2 NTA偶联抗体检测证明所表达的蛋白质均为融合蛋白质。纯化的融合蛋白质免疫新西兰大白兔可诱导产生特异抗体。ELISA和Western印迹检测结果显示 ,SpltMNPV遍在蛋白抗体及GP37抗体均与表达的融合蛋白质呈阳性反应 ,表明所表达的融合蛋白质仍保持原有蛋白质的免疫原性。以获得的抗体对感染SpltMNPV 72h的Sl zsu 1细胞进行检测 ,发现仅有一条 34kD的蛋白质带与GP37抗体发生特异反应 ;而有 4条分子量分别为 14、2 4、33、5 1kD的蛋白质带与遍在蛋白抗体发生特异反应 ,表明Uba2 5 6基因表达的蛋白质在宿主细胞内发生了剪切。     

日本三株斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒的增殖特性及其多角体蛋白基因的序列分析

利用斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura培养细胞,对近年来在日本本州、九州和四国等地发现并筛选出的对斜纹夜蛾幼虫具有强烈杀虫活性的3株斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(SpltMNPV)（K-3、G1-2和G10-3）进行了生物学活性和分子生物学的初步研究,克隆了多角体蛋白基因,并进行了序列分析和比较。结果表明:（1）SpltMNPV日本分离株K-3、G1-2和G10-3分别具有不同的特征性酶切图谱,分别属于3种基因型（A型、B型和C型）; （2）3个分离株的芽生型病毒（budded virus）产生能力和多角体产生能力有差异,免疫印迹分析表明,多角体蛋白的分子量也不同;（3）日本株SpltMNPV核型多角体蛋白结构基因由747个核苷酸编码序列（编码249个氨基酸）组成,其序列与中国株SpltMNPV的同源性为98.9%,与其他6种核型多角体病毒有较高的同源性（61.7%～74.2%）,但其5′端侧翼序列(nt-1～-100)与AcMNPV和BmNPV相比差异显著,在对该基因表达调控起决定性作用的8个高度保守核苷酸序列中（nt-44～-51）有2处发生自然突变。     

杆状病毒转移载体的构建及绿色荧光蛋白在斜纹夜蛾幼虫中的表达

为构建斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒 （SpltMNPV）的重组病毒,以该病毒日本C3株基因组DNA为PCR扩增模板,根据GenBank SpltMNPV中国G2株基因序列,设计了两对引物分别扩增多角体蛋白基因的5′端侧翼序列（含启动子）和3′端侧翼序列（含终止子）,将这两个片段依次克隆于pUC18质粒载体后,再将绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)基因亚克隆到上述载体的多角体蛋白基因启动子和终止子之间,获得转移载体pSplt-gfp。将pSplt-gfp与野生型SpltMNPV 基因组DNA共转染Spli细胞,通过同源重组和有限稀释法筛选,获得了以gfp基因替代多角体蛋白基因的重组病毒SpltMNPV-gfp。SpltMNPV-gfp感染Spli细胞和斜纹夜蛾幼虫,分别在感染24h和48h后可发现绿色荧光蛋白的表达。该重组病毒的获得,为建立斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒表达体系奠定了基础。     

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒分子生物学研究进展

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Spodoptera lituramulticapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV)属NPV科A亚群。近几年有关该病毒的序列测定、基因结构、功能和表达调控等系统的分子生物学研究工作进展迅速,特别是对一些重要基因的结构分析,有助于筛选毒力较强的杀虫毒株,并为这一病毒杀虫剂的改良和发展以及组建昆虫杆状病毒表达载体奠定基础。综述了与SpltMNPV相关的分子生物学领域的研究进展。     

斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒不同分离株基因序列的同源性分析

研究SpltMNPV不同分离株及SpltMNPV分离株与SpliNPV间基因序列的同源性,为SpltMNPV分离株的利用提供理论基础。根据已发表的斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（SpltMNPV）中国株（Zh）基因组全序列（AF527603）和海灰翅夜蛾核型多角体病毒（SpliNPV）Not I-D片段序列（AF527603）设计引物,PCR方法扩增得到SpltMNPV日本福冈株（Fu）、埃及株（Eg）和小笠原株（Og）的ORF39～ORF42和ORF119～ORF124编码区全序列。SpltMNPV不同分离株及SpltMNPV分离株与SpliNPV间基因序列的相似性比较, Zh株和Og株,Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV的相似性高,而Zh株和Eg株、Fu株或SpliNPV,Og株和Eg株、Fu株或SpliNPV的相似性都比较低。亦即SpltMNPV 3种基因型,B型和C型的同源性高,A型与B型或C型的同源性比较低,但A型与SpliNPV的同源性高;同一基因型内不同分离株（Eg株和Fu株）的同源性高。ETG分子进化分析表明Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV处于一个分支,而Eg株、Fu株和SpliNPV与Zh株和Og株则处于不同的分支。因此推断Eg株和Fu株为SpliNPV的分离株,而Og株为SpltMNPV的分离株。     

SpltMNPV日本分离株gp41的克隆表达及gp41和ph的进化分析

从斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Spodopteralituramulticapsidnucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV)日本分离株(C3)基因组中克隆了gp41基因。该基因编码区含993bp核苷酸,编码分子量为36.9kDa的多肽。将该基因克隆至原核表达载体pET28a,经IPTG诱导后在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中获得了表达。应用CLUSTAL程序分析表明,SpltMNPV日本株(C3)gp41的核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列与SpltMNPV中国G2株相似性最高,均达99.9%。用MEGA分别构建了基于gp41和ph的聚类分析图和分子进化树,发现它们具有相似的拓扑结构。将这两个基因序列结合在一起构建进化树,该树的结构与基于gp41的进化树相似。突变率分析显示gp41的突变率高于ph,这意味着在杆状病毒进化过程中,gp41和ph面临不同的选择压力。     

斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒VP39-GST融合蛋白的原核表达

用PCR的方法扩增得到斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV）vp39全长基因。将其克隆至原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1上,构建重组表达质粒pGEX-4T-vp39,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,在1 mmol/L异丙基硫代-β-D-半乳糖苷（IPTG）诱导下超量表达了与理论预测值相符的一个约60 kD的VP39-GST融合蛋白。VP39-GST融合蛋白的成功表达为进一步研究VP39在病毒侵染过程中与宿主细胞成分或病毒粒子蛋白间的相互作用奠定了基础。     

Identification and analysis of genes differentially expressed in the Spodoptera litura fat body in response to the biocontrol fungus, Nomuraea rileyi

Nomuraea rileyi is an important pathogenic fungus that can successfully control Spodoptera litura. However, little is known on how S. litura responds to N. rileyi infection. A forward suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) cDNA library was constructed from the S. litura fat body and the up-regulated genes were identified to isolate differentially expressed genes in response to N. rileyi. A total of 345/1175 random clones screened by cDNA array dot blotting were sequenced, resulting in 117 uniquely expressed sequence tags (ESTs). Potential functional genes were identified by BLAST searches and were categorized into seven groups associated with different biological processes based on the literature and gene ontologies. Among 117 genes, 74 had matches in the non-redundant (NR) protein database and were found to be involved in different biological processes, while 43 of the screened genes were classified to the "unknown function" gene group. Notably, only two genes had previously been reported in S. litura and most of the screened genes showed less similarity to known sequences based on BLASTn results, suggesting that 115 genes were found for the first time in S. litura. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of seven randomly selected genes revealed that most were differentially expressed after N. rileyi infection. qRT-PCR analysis confirmed that four genes (Hsp70, Hsp90, gallerimycin, and cysteine proteinase) were significantly up-regulated after N. rileyi infection. Taken together, the present study identified up-regulated S. litura genes in response to N. rileyi infection. Further investigations are needed to unravel the molecular mechanisms of the genes or proteins potentially involved in the S. litura innate immune defense against N. rileyi infection.     

斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒p49基因在大肠杆菌中的表达及其在昆虫细胞中的表达时相分析

利用PCR方法从斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（SpltMNPV）基因组中扩增获得了细胞凋亡抑制基因〖STBX〗p49〖STBZ〗的完整ORF并将其克隆于pMD18T载体,其序列分析结果与文献报道一致。将基因重组于硫氧还蛋白融合表达载体pThioHis C,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中获得了稳定表达,表达的P49融合蛋白占菌体总蛋白30%左右,主要以包涵体形式存在。分离纯化重组表达的SpltMNPV P49蛋白作为抗原,免疫家兔制备得到效价高于1∶10000的抗重组P49蛋白多克隆抗体。应用制备的抗体对受SpltMNPV感染的Sl细胞中P49蛋白的表达时相进行分析,结果显示P49蛋白在细胞感染后3h内便可检测到,并在整个感染期间维持着低水平表达。     

Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus inhibits Microplitis bicoloratus polydnavirus-induced host granulocytes apoptosis

Baculoviruses and parasitoids are critically important biological control agents in integrated pest management (IPM). They have been simultaneously and sequentially used to target insect pests. In this study, we examined the impacts of both baculovirus and polydnavirus (PDV) infection on the host cellular immune response. Larvae of the lepidopteran Spodoptera litura were infected by Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltMNPV) and then the animals were parasitized by the braconid wasp Microplitis bicoloratus. The fate of the parasitoids in the dually infected hosts was followed and encapsulation of M. bicoloratus first instar larvae was observed. Hemocytes of S. litura larvae underwent apoptosis in naturally parasitized hosts and in non-parasitized larvae after injection of M. bicoloratus ovarian calyx fluid (containing MbPDV) plus venom (CFPV). However, assessments of the percentages of cells undergoing apoptosis under different treatments indicated that SpltMNPV could inhibit MbPDV-induced apoptosis in hemocytes when hosts were first injected with SpltMNPV budded virus (BV) followed by injection with M. bicoloratus CFPV. As the time of injection with SpltMNPV BV increased, the percentages of apoptosis in hemocytes population declined. Furthermore, in vitro, the percentages of apoptosis showed that SpltMNPV BV could inhibit MbPDV-induced granulocytes apoptosis. The occurrence of MbPDV-induced host granulocytes apoptosis was inhibited in the dually infected hosts. As hemocytes apoptosis causes host immunosuppression, the parasitoids are normally protected from the host immune system. However, in larvae infected with both baculovirus and PDV, the parasitoids underwent encapsulation in the host hemocoel.     

Downregulation of ubiquitin gene expression in the deltamethrin‐resistant diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella L.)

Plutella xylostella (L.) has long been regarded as a very important universal pest of cruciferous crops. It is therefore important to understand its mechanisms of insecticide resistance. In our previous study, we obtained a differently expressed sequence with relatively high homology to the ubiquitin (UBI) gene as assessed via cDNA representational difference analysis (RDA). To further study this product, we cloned UBI open reading frame (ORF) sequences identified from both sexes of the deltamethrin‐resistant strain (DRF and DRM) and the deltamethrin‐sensitive strain (SF and SM) of P. xylostella. The deduced protein sequence of DRM was different from the other samples. The expression level was measured using real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blot. The results of both analyses revealed the expression levels, in order from highest to lowest, to be in SF, SM, DRF and DRM. This indicates that the long‐term use of deltamethrin on P. xylostella results in decreased expression of the UBI gene.     

杆状病毒p74基因具有种属特异性

选用苜蓿丫纹夜蛾核多角体病毒杆粒 (AcMNPVbacmid)为材料 ,通过在大肠杆菌中利用RecA基因介导的同源重组 ,将其p74基因剔除 ,并精确地用斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒 (SpltMNPV)的p74基因进行了替换。所构建的重组AcMNPV杆粒在修饰后的p74基因位点中未留下任何有可能影响该基因表达及功能的选择标记 ,SpltMNPV的p74基因直接位于AcMNPVp74基因的启动子控制下。RT PCR显示替换后的p74基因得到了表达。生物测定结果显示 ,重组病毒AcMNPV杆粒 polhSL74无法通过口服方式感染银纹夜蛾幼虫 ,表明杆状病毒p74基因具有种属特异性。     

棉卷叶野螟泛素基因的克隆、序列分析及原核表达

本研究用RT-PCR方法,克隆了棉卷叶野螟Haritalodes derogata (Fabricius)泛素基因编码区,GenBank登录号为EU580145。序列分析表明,该编码区长228 bp,编码76个氨基酸,推测的编码蛋白的相对分子质量和等电点分别为8.53 kD和5.83。同源性比较发现,棉卷叶野螟泛素基因与其他10种昆虫泛素基因在氨基酸水平上具有93%以上的相似性。系统发育树显示棉卷叶野螟与斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura (Fabricius)遗传距离较近,通过同源建模获得了该棉卷叶野螟基因编码蛋白的理论三维结构。将棉卷叶野螟泛素基因与pET-32a(+)连接,构建原核表达载体pET-32a-ub,经IPTG诱导,棉卷叶野螟泛素基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3) 中高效表达。本研究成功克隆了棉卷叶野螟泛素基因的编码区,并经Western blotting分析证明实现了该基因的原核表达,为进一步研究其在该昆虫体内的作用机理奠定了基础。     

杆状病毒SpltMNPV SL136蛋白的功能

先前的研究发现斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒 (Spodopteralituramulticapsidnucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV)基因组中Sl136表达产物具有膜融合功能。通过RT PCR检测了该基因的转录时相 ;制备该蛋白质的多克隆抗血清 ,SDS PAGE、Western印迹实验证明SL136蛋白质是芽生型病毒粒子特有的蛋白质。该基因在斜纹夜蛾离体细胞系中表达产物分子量为 86、6 5kD的两条带 ,后者与芽生型病毒粒子中检测到的一条蛋白质带分子量基本一致。另外 ,细胞酶联免疫吸附测定 (cellenzyme linkedimmunosorbantassay ,CELISA)实验证明SL136蛋白可分布于重组病毒Bac Sl136和野生型SpltMNPV分别感染的Hi5、Sl zsu 1细胞表面 ,并进行了定量分析。生物测定结果表明 ,弗林蛋白酶 (furin)抑制剂对于病毒感染力没有明显的影响 ,但是抑制病毒蛋白的糖基化却使病毒的滴度大为下降     

表达蝎毒素的重组斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(SpltMNPV)的构建及毒力

【目的】开发高毒力的重组斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedroviruse,SpltMNPV)杀虫剂。【方法】构建编码蜕皮激素UDP-葡萄糖基转移酶(ecdysterioid UDP-glucosyl transferase gene,egt)基因缺失并插入东亚钳蝎神经毒素(B.martensi Karsch,BmK ITa1)基因的重组转移载体,重组转移载体与SpltMNPVⅡ基因组DNA共转染斜纹夜蛾细胞,通过荧光斑法与有限稀释法相结合筛选重组病毒。【结果】成功筛选出缺失egt基因的、早期启动子(ie-1)启动的、表达BmK ITa1成熟肽的重组病毒SpltMNPV-Δegt-Pph-egfp-ie-1-BmK ITa1。生物测定结果显示,重组病毒的杀虫速度(LT50)较野生病毒提前0.7-0.8 d。【结论】通过在SpltMNPV病毒基因组中插入外源毒素基因可明显增强病毒的杀虫效果,结果说明开发高毒力SpltMNPV生物杀虫剂具有可行性。     

斜纹夜蛾嗅觉受体基因Ⅱ的表达谱分析

气味调控斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura的觅食、 交配和产卵等行为, 而嗅觉受体（olfactory receptor, OR）作为气味的直接受体, 是嗅觉神经信号产生的起点, 是嗅觉信息的编码及信号的传递通路的重要组成部分。本研究通过RT-PCR和Western blot技术, 对斜纹夜蛾嗅觉受体基因Ⅱ（Spodoptera litura olfactory receptor gene Ⅱ, SlitOR2）（GenBank登录号： DQ845292）的组织特异性和不同发育阶段表达情况进行分析鉴定。半定量RT-PCR研究结果表明, SlitOR2主要在成虫期的触角中表达, 其他部位和发育期未检测到表达。Western blot鉴定结果表明SlitOR2主要在成虫触角表达, 与半定量RT-PCR结果基本一致。但在成虫足、 头和中期蛹中也看到有微量蛋白表达。可能是与目的蛋白大小类似的其他非特异性蛋白条带, 也可能是该蛋白在成虫足部、 头部和中期蛹中有微量表达, 因为足部的跗节和头部的口喙也分布有少量的嗅觉感器。目的条带单一清晰, 表明制备的多肽抗体特异性较好, 可以用于后续相关实验。     

The nusG gene of Streptomyces griseus: Cloning of the gene and analysis of the A-factor binding properties of the gene product

Abstract The nusG gene of Streptomyces griseus was cloned and the nucleotide sequence determined. It encodes a protein with an identify of 76% to the reported receptor (VbrA) for VB-C, an autoregulatory factor in Streptomyces virginae . NusG protein was expressed in Escherichia coli . However, no binding activity for A-factor, an butyrolactone autoregulator in S. griseus very similar to VB-C, could be detected. The nusG gene of S. griseus does not seem to encode the A-factor-binding protein.     

苏云金杆菌vip3A基因的克隆、表达及杀虫活性分析

用全长PCR方法从野生型苏云金杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis ,Bt)菌株S184中克隆了2.3kb大 vip3A基因并进行了序列分析。将vip3A-S184基因插入表达载体pQE30构建了表达质粒pOTP,转化大肠杆菌M15,转化子经1mmol/L IPTG诱导后可表达89kD大小的Vip3A-S184蛋白,并得到Western blot证实。蛋白可溶性试验表明,目的蛋白中约有19％是可溶的,用透射电镜观察到大多数蛋白是以包涵体形式存在的。因此,可以在自然条件下进行目的蛋白的纯化和对家兔进行免疫制备多克隆抗体,用于苏云金杆菌Vip3A蛋白表达的检测。利用IPTG进行诱导培养的菌液对甜菜夜蛾（Spodoptera exigua）,斜纹夜蛾（S.litura)和棉铃虫（Helicoverpa armigera)等3种害虫的初孵幼虫进行生物测定,结果表明,Vip3A-S184蛋白对夜蛾科害虫具有较高的杀虫活性。     

UBI4, the polyubiquitin gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae , is a heat shock gene that is also subject to catabolite derepression control

 Carbon and nitrogen regulation of UBI4, the stress-inducible polyubiquitin gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, was investigated using a UBI4 promoter-LacZ fusion gene (UBI4-LacZ). Expression of this gene in cells grown on different media indicated that the UBI4 promoter is more active during growth on respiratory than on fermentable carbon sources but is not subject to appreciable control by nitrogen catabolite repression. UBI4-LacZ expression was virtually identical in cells having constitutively high (ras2, sra1-13) or constitutively low (ras2) levels of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity, indicating that this kinase does not exert a major influence on UBI4 expression. Catabolite derepression control of the UBI4 promoter was confirmed by measurements of UBI4-LacZ expression in hap mutant and wild-type strains before and after transfer from glucose to lactate. Mutagenesis of the perfect consensus for HAP2/3/4 complex binding at position −542 resulted in considerable reduction of UBI4 promoter derepression with respiratory adaptation in HAP wild-type cells and abolished the reduced UBI4-LacZ derepression normally seen when aerobic cultures of the hap1 mutant are transferred from glucose to lactate. This HAP2/3/4 binding site is therefore a major element contributing to catabolite derepression of the UBI4 promoter, although data obtained with hap1 mutant cells indicated that HAP1 also contributes to this derepression. The HAP2/3/4 and HAP1 systems are normally found to activate genes for mitochondrial (respiratory) functions. Their involvement in mediating higher activity of the UBI4 promoter during respiratory growth may reflect the contribution of UBI4 expression to tolerance of oxidative stress. Received: 3 June 1996 / Accepted: 20 August 1996