猪POU1F1基因部分序列变异和同源性分析

对长白、杜洛克、约克夏、姜曲海、梅山和香猪等六个猪种的POU1F1基因第四、第五和第六外显子分别进行PCR扩增,并对含有第四、第六外显子的PCR产物和含有第五外显子的克隆产物进行测序。结果表明：六个猪种中,POU1F1基因的第四外显子存在碱基突变,为T→C。对该序列进行Nla Ⅲ 酶消化,产生两种不同的基因型(GG和HH);而第五和第六外显子则高度保守,未发现任何突变。将人POU1F1基因第四外显子、POU同源区核苷酸编码序列和氨基酸序列,分别与猪、小鼠、牛的POU1F1基因相应的核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列进行同源性比较,结果发现：人与猪、小鼠、牛的POU1F1基因第四外显子的核苷酸同源性分别高达93.9%、86.7%、92.1%,而由第四外显子编码的部分POU特异区的氨基酸序列则完全一致;人与猪、小鼠、牛POU同源区的核苷酸同源性分别为91.4%、85.1%、87.9%,氨基酸同源性分别为96.6%、94.8%、90.2%。这说明在哺乳动物中,其POU1F1蛋白的POU同源区和由第四外显子编码的POU特异区部分是高度保守的;猪可作为实验动物,建立人类相关疾病模型,为医学研究提供参考依据。     

连续3步基因抓捕构建牛αS1酪蛋白-人tPA杂合基因座

目的:构建一个利用牛αS1酪蛋白基因座完整的上下游调控序列指导人组织型纤溶酶原激活剂(tPA)基因组序列在乳腺特异性高效表达的牛αS1酪蛋白-人tPA杂合基因座。方法:采用连续3步基因抓捕的方法。首先,以pBR322载体作为骨架,插入预先无痕连接在一起的6个同源臂,构成能连续进行3次基因抓捕的抓捕载体;然后,在大肠杆菌内利用Red同源重组系统介导的缺口修复技术,第一步从含牛αS1酪蛋白基因座的细菌人工染色体(BAC)上亚克隆9 kb的牛αS1酪蛋白基因3'端侧翼序列到抓捕载体上,第二步从人tPA BAC上亚克隆17 kb的从起始密码子(ATG)到终止密码子(TGA)的人tPA基因组序列,第三步从牛αS1酪蛋白BAC上亚克隆20 kb的牛αS1酪蛋白基因5'端完整侧翼序列,并使这3个基因片段在抓捕载体上自动无痕地连接在一起,形成一个长约46kb的牛αS1酪蛋白-人tPA杂合基因座。结果:经过PCR扩增、限制性内切酶消化和序列测定验证,构建的杂合基因座中,原牛αS1酪蛋白基因组编码序列从起始密码子到终止密码子被人tPA基因组序列精确置换。结论:连续三步基因抓捕构建杂合基因座乳腺表达载体的技术,为乳腺生物反应器高效表达大载体的制备提供了探索性研究。     

鼠细胞角蛋白Endo B的核苷酸序列分析

本文报导了由编码细胞角蛋白的基因组DNA文库中筛选的克隆的特点,介绍了其亚克隆和核苷酸序列分析.序列分析发现,Endo B基因由七个外显子和六个内含子组成.Endo B 基因家族至少由一个结构基因和一个假基因组成.     

HPCL2基因表达的选择性剪切分析

2-羟基植烷酸辅酶A裂解酶（2-hydroxypanthyl-CoA lyase,HPCL2）是3-甲基脂肪酸α-氧化途径中的关键酶.采用鸟枪法测序技术,得到了HPCL2基因的基因组序列.结果显示,HPCL2基因组大小为40 829 bp,共有17个外显子,16个内含子.外显子平均大小为116 bp,内含子平均大小为2 429 bp,属于结构紧凑基因.从dbEST数据库中筛选与HPCL2基因的mRNA (GenBank Acc.:AJ131753) 相互重叠表达序列标签(EST)共有213个,分别来自29个不同的组织.将EST与基因组序列进行Blast分析,共检测17个EST具有选择性剪切,其中14例属外显子遗漏（exon skipping）,2例外显子增加 (exon inclusion)和1例剪切位点改变(splicing site shift).外显子遗漏主要发生在5′端的第3到第8个外显子.结果表明,外显子遗漏可能是HPCL2基因选择性剪切的主要形式.     

昆虫JHE基因结构及与甲基化相关的CpG O/E值分析

本研究选择西方蜜蜂、黑腹果蝇、致倦库蚊和家蚕四种昆虫为例,以降解保幼激素的特异性酯酶（juvenile hormone esterase,JHE）为研究对象,首先运用NCBI的Spidey在线软件将各昆虫的JHE基因与其相应的基因组序列作比对,分别确定各昆虫JHE基因的上游2000bp的具体序列和外显子及内含子区域。发现西方蜜蜂JHE基因含有7个外显子和6个内含子,而其余三种昆虫的JHE基因均含有6个外显子和5个内含子。接着,分别统计基因各区域的CpG,G,C位点的占有量,并计算出CpG O/E值（CpG位点的实际值与期望值之间的比值）,发现各区域CpG O/E平均值的大小依次为：基因上游2000bp区>内含子区>外显子区,基因上游2000bp区的CpG O/E平均值大于1.0,而第1到第4外显子的CpG O/E平均值均只有0.8左右。表明在昆虫JHE基因中,若有CpG甲基化位点发生,应主要发生在第1到第4外显子区域。     

河西绒山羊DRB3基因外显子2多态性分析

研究采用PCR-SSCP方法检测1 046只河西绒山羊DRB3基因第2外显子的多态性,并克隆、测序群体内变异产生的各等位基因,分析各等位基因间的遗传关系和进化意义。结果表明,河西绒山羊DRB3基因第2外显子表现了18个等位基因(LG001-LG018)控制的31个基因型,LG005为优势等位基因,LG005*005为优势基因型,18个单倍型序列分析发现44个核苷酸多态位点、29个氨基酸多态位点;与GenBank下载序列比对分析结果表明,16个DRB3的等位基因是本研究首次发现;DRB3基因遗传多态指数中,观察杂合度为0.269 6,多态信息含量为0.869 9,有效等位基因数为1.369 1;经χ2适合性检验,该群体偏离了Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P<0.05);18个DRB3基因外显子2的单倍型序列NJ系统发育树呈2支分化趋势。研究认为河西绒山羊DRB3基因第2外显子具有丰富的遗传多态性;河西绒山羊DRB3基因最初由2个等位基因突变分化成两大类等位基因。     

雷琼牛GH基因第五外显子遗传多样性及其分化

对16头雷琼牛GH基因第5外显子序列进行分析,发现了1个变异位点,定义了2种单倍型。引用巴州牦牛2个个体GH基因同源区序列并结合GenBank中牛属普通牛、其它瘤牛和牦牛3个种群与水牛1个远缘种GH基因同源区序列,分别采用邻接（NJ）法和最大简约（MP）法构建分子系统发育树,得到基本一致的拓扑结构,结果显示GH基因的分化早于雷琼牛（瘤牛）、其它瘤牛、普通牛、牦牛和水牛的分化,瘤牛物种内存在多型,同时证实了GH基因第5外显子区有着较高的突变率。     

合作猪SLA-DQA基因外显子2多态性分析

旨在研究合作猪DQA基因外显子2多态性,确定其等位基因数、核苷酸多态位点、氨基酸多态位点及各个等位基因之间的遗传关系,分析其进化意义。选用PCR-SSCP对439只合作猪SLA-DQA基因外显子2的多态性进行检测;测序群体内因变异而产生的各等位基因序列,并分析序列数据。结果显示,在合作猪SLA-DQA外显子2中发现了7个新等位基因,共18个核苷酸多态位点,10个氨基酸多态位点。合作猪SLA-DQA外显子2具有较丰富的多态性,群体内可能蕴藏着更加丰富的遗传资源;合作猪SLA-DQA外显子2基因最初可能由一个等位基因突变分化成一大类基因;合作猪SLA-DQA外显子2序列与各个猪种的SLA-DQA外显子2序列具有较高的同源性,预示着这些猪种的SLA-DQA外显子2基因最早可能来源于其分歧之前的共同祖先原始序列;新发现的7个SLA-DQA外显子2等位基因,可能由遗传关系较近的两个等位基因突变产生。     

3种蝙蝠听力相关基因EYA4(eyes absent 4)开放阅读框序列的克隆与分析

EYA4 基因是与果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)的无眼基因eya同源的4个脊椎动物转录激活因子eya基因家族(EYA1-4)的一员.相关的研究表明EYA4基因与非综合征听觉障碍有关.蝙蝠特化的听觉系统在回声定位生理过程中负责回声信息的接收和处理,并起到重要作用.利用RT-PCR技术,通过克隆测序得到3种蝙蝠(大足鼠耳蝠Myotis ricketti,黑髯墓蝠Taphozous melanopogon,棕果蝠Rouaettusleschenaulti)EYA4 基因的开放阅读框序列.通过比对分析,发现这3种蝙蝠均没有第五外显子,而在第十一外显子与第十二外显子之间有一个其他哺乳动物所没有的外显子 exon b.此外,实验结果还显示,在棕果蝠中没有发现其他已知哺乳动物 EYA4 基因的第二十外显子;在黑髯墓蝠 EYA4 基因中缺少第十九外显子,而且与其他哺乳动物相比,黑髯墓蝠 EYA4 基因具有较短的第十六外显子,即缺少了30个碱基;大足鼠耳蝠与非蝙蝠哺乳动物一样存在第十九和第二十外显子的可变剪接模式,且在第二与第三外显子中间存在外显子exon a.     

cis基因交换形成RHD-CE(2-9)-D等位基因

以往通过基因组DNA分析,分别在高加索人和中国人中观察到少数Rh阴性个体存在RHD基因第1和第10外显子,但是该等位基因形成的具体分子机制尚有争论。本文分别针对RHD基因mRNA的5′-和3′-非编码区设计一对特异性引物,通过逆转录PCR（RT-PCR）和cDNA测序,分析2例RHD基因阳性（拥有第1和第10外显子）、D抗原表型阴性个体的全长mRNA/cDNA序列,同时以1例正常Rh阳性个体（CcDDee）作对照。结果正常Rh阳性个体拥有正常RHD基因mRNA,2名携带RHD基因的Rh阴性个体则均检出存在与正常RHD基因或RHCE基因转录产物相同长度、以及相同外显子构成的mRNA,但该转录子的第1和第10外显子及3′-非编码区序列与RHD基因一致,而第2～9外显子全部序列与RHCE(e)基因mRNA相同,表明2名个体均存在RHD-CE(2~9)-D融合RHD等位基因,即其RHD基因的第2～9外显子被同源RHCE(e)基因替换,导致不能编码正常RhD蛋白,形成个体D抗原阴性表型。     

C-ski cDNAs are encoded by eight exons, six of which are closely linked within the chicken genome.

The c-ski locus extends a minimum of 65 kb in the chicken genome and is expressed as multiple mRNAs resulting from alternative exon usage. Four exons comprising approximately 1.5 kb of cDNA sequence have been mapped within the chicken c-ski locus. However, c-ski cDNAs include almost 3 kb of sequence for which the exon structure was not defined. From our studies using the polymerase chain reaction and templates of RNA and genomic DNA, it is clear that c-ski cDNAs are encoded by a minimum of eight exons. A long 3' untranslated region is contiguous in the genome with the distal portion of the ski open reading frame such that exon 8 is composed of both coding and noncoding sequences. Exons 2 and 3 are separated by more than 25 kb of genomic sequence. In contrast, exons 3 through 8, representing more than half the length of c-ski cDNA sequences, are closely linked within 10 kb in the chicken genome.     

Tandem linkage of human CSF-1 receptor (c-fms) and PDGF receptor genes

A 5' untranslated exon of the human CSF-1 receptor gene (c-fms) is separated by a 26 kb intron from the 32 kb receptor coding sequences. Nucleotide sequence analysis of cloned genomic DNA revealed that the 3' end of the PDGF receptor gene is located less than 0.5 kb upstream from this exon. Similarities in chromosomal localization, organization, and encoded amino acid sequences suggest that the genes encoding the CSF-1 and PDGF receptors arose through duplication. The as yet unidentified c-fms promoter/enhancer sequences may be confined to the nucleotides separating the two genes or could potentially lie within the PDGF receptor gene itself.     

Organization of the murine Ig-related lambda 5 gene transcribed selectively in pre-B lymphocytes.

lambda 5 is an immunoglobulin lambda light chain-related gene which is selectively transcribed in murine pre-B lymphocytes to yield a 1.2 kb poly(A)+ mRNA. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of a 1 kb cDNA clone with the sequence of a genomic clone isolated from 70Z/3 murine pre-B lymphoma cells shows lambda 5 is composed of three exons spanning a 3.75 kb DNA segment. Conserved splice signal sequences at all exon/intron boundaries and the presence of a long open reading frame indicate that a functional mRNA molecule can be made. Exon I contains a cap-site and a potential ATG start codon as well as sequences encoding a signal peptide. This gene could encode a lambda 5 protein of 209 amino acids which has, however, not yet been identified. The 3' portion of exon II and all of exon III shows strong sequence homologies to J lambda L and C lambda L exons. Homology to the lambda L chain genes is lost in the 5' portion of exon II and throughout exon I. In exon I short homologies to leader sequences and to VH framework 1 sequences are seen.     

Complete exon-intron organization of the human leukocyte common antigen (CD45) gene

Ten genomic DNA clones encoding the human leukocyte common Ag (LCA, CD45) gene were isolated by screening human genomic DNA libraries with LCA cDNA probes. One genomic DNA clone contains the promoter region and the first two exons, as determined by primer extension analyses and S1 nuclease protection studies as well as nucleotide sequence determination. The first exon does not encode a peptide, while the second exon contains the initiation ATG codon and encodes the signal peptide. The other nine genomic DNA clones, which are separated from the first genomic clone by an unknown distance, are connected and span a total of 73 kb. The nine connected genomic clones encode a total of 31 exons. The 33 exons encoded by these 10 genomic clones account for the entire cDNA sequences including the 5' and 3' untranslated sequences. Exon 3 and exons 7 through 15 encode the extracellular domain sequences that are common to all LCA isoforms. Differential usage of exons 4, 5, and 6, generates at least five distinct LCA isoforms. Exon 16 encodes the transmembrane peptide. The cytoplasmic region of the leukocyte common antigens is composed of two homologous domains. Exons 17 through 24 encode the first domain, and exons 25 through 32 encode the second domain. The comparison of these exons indicated that the homologous domains were generated by duplication of several exons. The most 3' exon (exon 33) encodes the carboxy terminus of the LCA molecules and includes the entire 3' untranslated sequence.     

Alternative transcriptional initiation and splicing of mouse Lamc2 message.

To investigate the mechanism of two forms of messages (5.1 and 2.4 kb) in mouse Lamc2, a gene encoding for the gamma2 chain of epithelial cell-specific laminin 5, we analyzed approximately 40 kb of genomic DNA containing the sequences from the first intron to the 23rd exon to the 3' untranscribed region. With the 5' rapid amplification of cDNA end (RACE) and primer extension technique using RNA from mouse kidney and thymic epithelial cells, we found that the smaller message starts at the 2895th base of the cDNA within the 19th exon. Upstream sequences of this alternative start site showed the promoter activity in the reporter assay with the secreted form of alkaline phosphatase (SEAP). We also identified a novel alternatively spliced exon (exon 19B) that includes two stop codons. These results revealed two possible additional open reading frame that are different from the previously described alternative human gamma2 peptide. Therefore, the mechanism for generating smaller message and the event of alternative splicing are quite distinct between mouse and human Lamc2, although genomic organization is highly conserved. The significance of the presence of alternative message is discussed.     

Allotypes of the constant region of the rabbit T cell receptor beta-2 chain

Our laboratory previously reported that there was restriction fragment length polymorphism of TCR C beta genes in rabbits. EcoRI digests of DNA from different rabbits gave fragments of 9 and 6 kb (C beta a) or 14 and 6 kb (C beta b) that hybridized to a C beta cDNA probe. We also reported that the 9- and 14-kb types segregated as Mendelian traits and that there were allotypic differences in the first exon of the C beta 1 genes of C beta a and C beta b animals. Here we report the DNA sequence of the C beta 2 gene present in the 6-kb EcoRI fragment from a C beta b animal and compare the exon sequences with that of a cDNA from a C beta a animal. We find replacement changes in the first and third exons that probably represent allotypic forms of the rabbit C beta 2 gene. The genomic DNA 5' of exon 1 of both beta 1 and beta 2 contain alternating purine/pyrimidine repeat sequences. The genomic C beta 2 has an open reading frame of 69 amino acids in frame with exon 1 similar to a longer one previously found 5' of exon 1 of C beta 1. Further 5' of this region, rabbit C beta 1 and C beta 2 DNA sequences are only about 66% similar. Both the C beta 1 and C beta 2 sequences have two chi sequences; one in exon 1 with a perfect match and one in the intron downstream of exon 1 with one mismatch. Alternating purine/pyrimidine repeats and chi sequences found in rabbit C beta 1 and C beta 2 genes may have contributed to process(es) of gene duplication and/or conversion.     

Partial characterization of bovine elastin gene; comparison with the gene for human elastin

A 14 kilobase (kb) genomic clone of the gene for bovine elastin, containing exons 1 and 2, has been characterized. This clone extends about 6.5 kb in the 5' direction from the initiation codon and 978 nucleotides in the 3' direction from exon 2. The size of the first intron is about 6.4 kb. The sequence immediately 5' to the initiation codon is highly conserved between the genes for bovine and human elastins and contains a TATA box consensus sequence (ATAAA), CAAT, and Sp1 binding sites. Several putative AP-2 binding sites are also present. Comparative analysis of the sequences flanking the first exon in the genes for bovine and human elastins identified conserved sequences that may be regulatory control elements. A putative enhancer core sequence is present in the first intron of the genes for bovine and human elastins.