Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of cDNA for batroxobin, a thrombin-like snake venom enzyme

Determination of the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for batroxobin, a thrombin-like enzyme from Bothrops atrox, moojeni venom, allowed elucidation of the complete amino acid sequence of batroxobin for the first time for a thrombin-like snake venom enzyme. The molecular weight of batroxobin is 25,503 (231 amino acids). The amino acid sequence of batroxobin exhibits significant homology with those of mammalian serine proteases (trypsin, pancreatic kallikrein, and thrombin), indicating that batroxobin is a member of the serine protease family. Based on this homology and enzymatic and chemical studies, the catalytic residues and disulfide bridges of batroxobin were deduced to be as follows: catalytic residues, His41, Asp86, and Ser178; and disulfide bridges, Cys7-Cys139, Cys26-Cys42, Cys74-Cys230, Cys118-Cys184, Cys150-Cys163, and Cys174-Cys199. The amino-terminal amino acid residue of batroxobin, valine, is preceded by 24 amino acids. This may indicate that the amino-terminal hydrophobic peptide (18 amino acids) is a prepeptide and that the hydrophilic peptide (6 amino acids), preceded by the putative prepeptide, is a propeptide.     

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a serine protease with clip-domain homologue from scallop Chlamys farreri

Serine proteases play critical roles in a variety of invertebrate immune defense responses, including hemolymph coagulation, antimicrobial peptide synthesis, and melanization. The first mollusk serine protease with clip-domain (designated CFSP1) cDNA was obtained from the scallop Chlamys farreri challenged with Vibrio anguillarum by randomly sequencing a whole tissue cDNA library and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length cDNA of the C. farreri serine protease was 1211bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 72bp, a 3'-terminal UTR of 77bp with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA and a poly (A) tail, and an open reading frame of 1062bp. The CFSP1 cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 354 amino acids with a putative signal peptide of 19 amino acids and a mature protein of 335 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence of CFSP1 contained an amino-terminal clip domain, a low complexity region, and a carboxyl-terminal serine protease domain. CFSP1 mRNA was mainly expressed constitutively in the hemocytes and was up-regulated and increased 2.9- and 1.9-fold at 16h after injury and injection of bacteria.     

五步蛇蛇毒金属蛋白酶cDNA的克隆和序列分析

抽提五步蛇毒腺总RNA,通过反转录PCR(RT-PCR)扩增出五步蛇毒腺中一种低分子量金属蛋白酶(aculysinl)的cDNA,克隆到pGMT-vector并测定了全序列.推导其编码的蛋白质序列,发现aculysinl是以酶原形式合成的分泌蛋白,酶原包括信号肽、前肽、金属蛋白酶成熟肽和间隔肽4个部分.金属蛋白酶成熟肽与其它蛇毒金属蛋白酶相比,蛋白质一级结构具有一定的同源性,有一个保守的Zn2+结合位点:HEXXHXXGXXH.Aculysinl含有6个半胱氨酸,推测形成3对链内二硫键.五步蛇低分子量金属蛋白酶cDNA的克隆,为研究蛇毒金属蛋白酶结构与功能的关系,以及开发治疗血栓药物打下了良好的基础     

Molecular characterization of BjussuSP-I, a new thrombin-like enzyme with procoagulant and kallikrein-like activity isolated from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom

A thrombin-like enzyme, named BjussuSP-I, isolated from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom, is an acidic single-chain glycoprotein with M(r)=61,000, pI approximately 3.8 and 6% sugar. BjussuSP-I shows high proteolytic activity upon synthetic substrates, such as S-2238 and S-2288. It also shows procoagulant and kallikrein-like activity, but is unable to act on platelets and plasmin. These activities are inhibited by specific inhibitors of this class of enzymes. The complete cDNA sequence of BjussuSP-I with 696bp encodes open reading frames of 232 amino acid residues, which conserve the common domains of thrombin-like serine proteases. BjussuSP-I shows a high structural homology with other thrombin-like enzymes from snake venoms where common amino acid residues are identified as those corresponding to the catalytic site and subsites S1, S2 and S3 already reported. In this study, we also demonstrated the importance of N-linked glycans to improve thrombin-like activity of BjussuSP-I toxin.     

Cloning and characterization of Adinbitor, a novel disintegrin from the snake venom of Agkistrodon halys brevicaudus stejneger

Disintegrin is a family of small proteins mainly derivedfrom snake venoms. Most of the disintegrins containRGD or KGD sequence which is the structural motif re-cognized by the platelet fibrinogen receptor α2bβ3, andthey also act as potent antagonists of several integrinsincluding αvβ3 and α5β1 which are expressed on vascularendothelial cells and some tumor cells. In addition todisintegrins’ potent antiplatelet activity, studies ondisintegrins have revealed their new applications in in…     

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of a cDNA for factor V activating enzyme.

The complete amino acid sequence of a factor V activator (VLFVA) is deduced from the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA encoding the enzyme. The cDNA was isolated by PCR screening a venomous gland cDNA library of Central Asian Vipera lebetina snake. The full-length cDNA clone, derived from two overlapping fragments, comprises 1563 basepairs which encode an open reading frame of 259 amino acids. The amino acid sequence of VLFVA (235 amino acids) shows significant homology with snake venom and mammalian serine proteinases. It contains 12 half-cysteines which form, by analogy with other serine proteinases, 6 disulfide bridges. VLFVA has the catalytic triad His43-Asp88-Ser182. The amino terminal amino acid valine is preceded by 24 amino acids: a putative signal peptide of 18, mainly hydrophobic, amino acids and an activating peptide of 6, mainly hydrophilic amino acid residues. This is the first cloned factor V activating enzyme from snake venom.     

cDNA sequence and molecular modeling of a nerve growth factor from Bothrops jararacussu venomous gland

The complete nucleotide sequence of a nerve growth factor precursor from Bothrops jararacussu snake (Bj-NGF) was determined by DNA sequencing of a clone from cDNA library prepared from the poly(A) + RNA of the venom gland of B. jararacussu. cDNA encoding Bj-NGF precursor contained 723 bp in length, which encoded a prepro-NGF molecule with 241 amino acid residues. The mature Bj-NGF molecule was composed of 118 amino acid residues with theoretical pI and molecular weight of 8.31 and 13,537, respectively. Its amino acid sequence showed 97%, 96%, 93%, 86%, 78%, 74%, 76%, 76% and 55% sequential similarities with NGFs from Crotalus durissus terrificus, Agkistrodon halys pallas, Daboia (Vipera) russelli russelli, Bungarus multicinctus, Naja sp., mouse, human, bovine and cat, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses based on the amino acid sequences of 15 NGFs separate the Elapidae family (Naja and Bungarus) from those Crotalidae snakes (Bothrops, Crotalus and Agkistrodon). The three-dimensional structure of mature Bj-NGF was modeled based on the crystal structure of the human NGF. The model reveals that the core of NGF, formed by a pair of beta-sheets, is highly conserved and the major mutations are both at the three beta-hairpin loops and at the reverse turn.     

A novel trypsin-like serine protease (hepsin) with a putative transmembrane domain expressed by human liver and hepatoma cells

Recombinant clones with cDNA inserts coding for a new serine protease (hepsin) have been isolated from cDNA libraries prepared from human liver and hepatoma cell line mRNA. The total length of the cDNA is approximately 1.8 kilobases and includes a 5' untranslated region, 1251 nucleotides coding for a protein of 417 amino acids, a 3' untranslated region, and a poly(A) tail. The amino acid sequence coded by the cDNA for hepsin shows a high degree of identity to pancreatic trypsin and other serine proteases present in plasma. It also exhibits features characteristic of zymogens to serine proteases in that it contains a cleavage site for protease activation and the highly conserved regions surrounding the His, Asp, and Ser residues that participate in enzyme catalysis. In addition, hepsin lacks a typical amino-terminal signal peptide. Hydropathy analysis of the protein sequence, however, revealed a very hydrophobic region of 27 amino acids starting 18 residues downstream from the apparent initiator Met. This region may serve as an internal signal sequence and a transmembrane domain. This putative transmembrane domain could be involved in anchoring hepsin to the cell membrane and orienting it in such a manner that its carboxyl terminus, containing the catalytic domain, is extracellular.     

特异种质烟草HZNH的Fe-SOD基因的克隆与表达

超氧化物歧化酶(superoxidedismutase,SOD)是一种广泛存在于动物、植物、微生物体内的金属酶,按其结合的金属性离子可分为Fe SOD、Mn SOD和CuZn SOD三种,它们通过催化超氧阴离子自由基O·-2发生歧化反应,达到清除O·-2的效果,具有防御氧毒性、增强机体抗辐射损伤能力、防衰老,治疗某些肿瘤、炎症、自身免疫疾病等功效,在农业、医药、食品、化工等产业中的应用前景广阔,因此广受国内外科研工作者的关注和重视[1].而试图通过转SOD基因技术来培育高抗逆农作物新品种和基因克隆与表达技术来实现SOD的大规模发酵生产,已成为国内外SOD…     

Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of human pancreatic prechymotrypsinogen cDNA

The cDNA clone encoding human prechymotrypsinogen was isolated from a human pancreas cDNA library and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The sequence consists of a 16 bp 5' non-coding region, a 789 bp amino acid coding region and a 60 bp 3' non-coding region. The predicted product consists of 263 amino acids, including 18 amino acids for a signal peptide and 15 amino acids possible for an activation peptide. Southern blot analyses using the cloned cDNA as a probe revealed that human genomic DNA carries at least two genes that are related to chymotrypsinogen.     

长白蝮蛇类凝血酶基因的克隆及分析

从长白蝮蛇（Agkistrodon halys Ussuriensis)毒腺中抽提总RNA,采用RT－PCR扩增其类凝血酶基因,经全序列测定,类凝血酶基因Ussurin全长为708个核苷酸,即编码236个氨基酸;根据同源性,推测它的活性中心为His^43,Asp^88和Ser^182;二硫键为Cys^7-Cys^141,Cys^28-Cys^44,Cys^76-Cys^234,Cys^120-Cys^188,Cys^152-Cys^167和Cys^178-Cys^203。该蛇毒类凝血酶cDNA序列及推导的氨基酸序列均为首次报道。     

Molecular cloning and determination of the nucleotide sequence of raw starch digesting alpha-amylase from Aspergillus awamori KT-11

Complementary DNAs encoding alpha-amylases (Amyl I, Amyl III) and glucoamylase (GA I) were cloned from Aspergillus awamori KT-11 and their nucleotide sequences were determined. The sequence of Amyl III that was a raw starch digesting alpha-amylase was found to consist of a 1,902 bp open reading frame encoding 634 amino acids. The signal peptide of the enzyme was composed of 21 amino acids. On the other hand, the sequence of Amyl I, which cannot act on raw starch, consisted of a 1,500 bp ORF encoding 499 amino acids. The signal peptide of the enzyme was composed of 21 amino acids. The sequence of GA I consisted of a 1,920 bp ORF that encoded 639 amino acids. The signal peptide was composed of 24 amino acids. The amino acid sequence of Amyl III from the N-terminus to the amino acid number 499 showed 63.3% homology with Amyl I. However, the amino acid sequence from the amino acid number 501 to C-terminus, including the raw-starch-affinity site and the TS region rich in threonine and serine, showed 66.9% homology with GA I.     

Purification and molecular cloning of a novel serine protease from the centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans

A novel serine protease, named as scolonase, was purified and characterized from the tissue of the Korean centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. Purified scolonase showed an apparent molecular weight of 25 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis and an isoelectric point of 4.8 on isoelectric focusing gel. Scolonase was able to preferentially hydrolyze arginine over lysine at the cleavage site among the several synthetic peptide substrates. Scolonase has also a potent fibrinolytic activity by converting human Glu-plasminogen to activated plasmin due to the specific cleavage of the molecule at the peptide bond Arg(561)-Val(562). The enzyme activity of scolonase was completely inhibited by phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride and difluorophosphate. The cDNA encoding scolonase was cloned from the cDNA library of the centipede constructed with oligonucleotide probe, which was designed on the basis of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of scolonase. The deduced complete amino acid sequence of scolonase demonstrated that the protein is composed of 277 amino acids including 33 amino acids as a leader sequence, and that it has significant sequence homology with other serine proteases.     

cDNA cloning and expression of acutin

Acutin, a thrombin-like enzyme was purified from Agkistrodon acutus venom in three steps by DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B, Superose 12 column on FPLC and Mono-Q column chromatographies. Its first 15 N-terminal amino acid residues sequence was then determined and the acutin cDNA was isolated from venom gland total RNA using RT-PCR. Determination of its nucleotide sequence allowed elucidation of the amino acid sequence of mature peptide for the first time. The mature acutin has 233 amino acids and its amino acid sequence exhibits significant homology with those of thrombin-like enzymes from crotaline snakes venoms. Based on the homology, the catalytic residues and disulfide bridges of acutin were deduced to be as follows: catalytic residues, His41, Asp84 and Ser179; and disulfide bridges, Cys7-Cys139, Cys26-Cys42, Cys74-Cys231, Cys118-Cys185, Cys150-Cys164, Cys175-Cys200. The recombinant acutin has been expressed in E. coli and purified by affinity column. The renatured recombinant acutin is reported for the first time to have the activity of clotting fibrinogen and arginine-esterase.     

Cloning of the cDNA and gene of mouse mast cell protease-6. Transcription by progenitor mast cells and mast cells of the connective tissue subclass

The cDNA and gene for mouse mast cell protease-6 (MMCP-6) have been sequenced and show MMCP-6 to be translated as a prepro-enzyme with a 21-amino acid hydrophobic leader peptide, a 10-amino acid activation peptide, and a 245-amino acid mature enzyme. The mature form of the enzyme has 73% amino acid sequence identity with human and dog mast cell tryptases. The MMCP-6 gene includes 6 exons, with a total span of 1.8 kilobases. A 208-base pair intron was defined which separates the 5'-untranslated sequence of MMCP-6 from the translation initiation codon, thereby presenting a gene organization which distinguishes tryptic serine proteases from chymotryptic serine proteases of the mast cell secretory granule. By RNA blot analysis with a gene-specific probe, MMCP-6 has a unique subclass distribution in being transcribed in mouse connective tissue mast cells but undetectable in mucosal mast cells. MMCP-6 is the first serine protease of any class to be shown to be significantly transcribed in progenitor, bone marrow-derived mast cells, which can reconstitute both mucosal mast cell and connective tissue mast cell populations in mast cell-deficient mice.     

鸡含锰超氧化物歧化酶cDNA克隆及序列分析

 为弄清鸡含锰超氧化物歧化酶 (manganese containingsuperoxidedismutase ,MnSOD)的cDNA序列 ,以开展动物锰营养学的深入研究 ,根据已知鸡MnSOD的N端氨基酸序列设计简并引物 ,应用 3′RACE(rapidamplificationofcDNAends)技术 ,扩增克隆了鸡心肌MnSOD 990bp的 3′cDNA片段 .再根据 3′RACE片段测序结果设计引物进行 5′RACE ,结果获取了一个与 3′RACE片段相互重叠的鸡心肌MnSOD 52 1bp的 5′RACE片段 ,并对其进行了克隆测序 .最后根据 3′RACE片段和 5′RACE片段序列信息进行拼接 ,从而获取鸡MnSODcDNA的全序列信息 .研究结果表明 :鸡MnSODcDNA全长为 110 8个核苷酸 ,其中 5′非翻译区 2 5个核苷酸 ,编码区 675个核苷酸 ,3′非翻译区 4 0 8个核苷酸 ,编码一个长 2 2 4个氨基酸残基的蛋白质前体 .其中信号肽长 2 6个氨基酸残基 ,成熟肽长 198个氨基酸残基 ,分子量为 2 2kD .与人、大鼠、线虫、果蝇等真核生物MnSOD氨基酸序列的同源性分别为82 4 %、84 .7%、62 .4 %、59.3% .     

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression of a novel serine proteinase inhibitor gene in bay scallops (Argopecten irradians, Lamarck 1819)

Serine protease inhibitors, critical regulators of endogenous proteases, are found in all multicellular organisms and play crucial roles in host physiological and immunological effector mechanisms. The first mollusk serine proteinase inhibitor (designated AISPI) cDNA was obtained from the bay scallop Argopecten irradians by randomly sequencing a whole tissue cDNA library and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length cDNA of the scallop serine protease inhibitor was 1020 bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 39 bp, a 3'-terminal UTR of 147 bp with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA and a poly(A) tail, and an open reading frame of 834 bp. The AISPI cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 278 amino acids with a putative signal peptide of 22 amino acids and a mature protein of 256 amino acids. The deduced amino-acid sequence of AISPI contained six tandem and homologous domains similar to that of Kazal-type serine protease inhibitors, including the conserved sequence C-X(7)-C-X(6)-Y-X(3)-C-X(2,3)-C and six cysteine residues responsible for the formation of disulfide bridges, indicating that the AISPI protein from bay scallop should be a member of the Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor family. The temporal expression of AISPI was measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR after injury or bacterial challenge. After the adductor muscle was wounded or injected with Vibrio anguillarum, the expression of AISPI mRNA in hemolymph was up-regulated and reached the maximum level at 8 and 16 h, respectively, and then progressively dropped back to the original level. The results indicated that AISPI could play an important role in injury healing and immune response in mollusks as it could be induced by injury and bacterial challenge.     

Coagulant thrombin-like enzyme (barnettobin) from Bothrops barnetti venom: Molecular sequence analysis of its cDNA and biochemical properties

The thrombin-like enzyme from Bothrops barnetti named barnettobin was purified. We report some biochemical features of barnettobin including the complete amino acid sequence that was deduced from the cDNA. Snake venom serine proteases affect several steps of human hemostasis ranging from the blood coagulation cascade to platelet function. Barnettobin is a monomeric glycoprotein of 52 kDa as shown by reducing SDS-PAGE, and contains approx. 52% carbohydrate by mass which could be removed by N-glycosidase. The complete amino acid sequence was deduced from the cDNA sequence. Its sequence contains a single chain of 233 amino acid including three N-glycosylation sites. The sequence exhibits significant homology with those of mammalian serine proteases e.g. thrombin and with homologous TLEs. Its specific coagulant activity was 251.7 NIH thrombin units/mg, releasing fibrinopeptide A from human fibrinogen and showed defibrinogenating effect in mouse. Both coagulant and amidolytic activities were inhibited by PMSF. N-deglycosylation impaired its temperature and pH stability. Its cDNA sequence with 750 bp encodes a protein of 233 residues. Indications that carbohydrate moieties may play a role in the interaction with substrates are presented. Barnettobin is a new defibrinogenating agent which may provide an opportunity for the development of new types of anti-thrombotic drugs.     

绿盲蝽丝氨酸蛋白酶基因AlSP4的克隆及取食不同寄主植物后的表达谱分析

胰蛋白酶类和胰凝乳蛋白酶类丝氨酸蛋白酶是盲蝽科昆虫消化系统内重要的消化酶。为了更好地了解丝氨酸类蛋白酶在绿盲蝽Apolygus lucorum消化系统中的作用, 本研究首次克隆了绿盲蝽丝氨酸蛋白酶基因AlSP4 (GenBank登录号为JQ609682)。序列分析结果表明, 该基因开放阅读框长999 bp, 编码332个氨基酸, 预测分子量为36.84 kDa, 理论等电点为5.35, N末端疏水区包含有16个氨基酸组成的信号肽。蛋白特征分析表明, 该基因翻译后的蛋白质具有丝氨酸蛋白酶的典型特征, 即氨基酸序列中具有组氨酸(His)、 天门冬氨酸(Asp)以及丝氨酸(Ser)残基组成的酶活性催化中心三元件; 该基因翻译后还具有明显的胰蛋白酶前体的特征, 即此基因具有信号肽、 激活肽以及胰蛋白酶N末端保守的起始氨基酸序列(IVGG)。利用荧光定量PCR技术对绿盲蝽雌、 雄成虫取食不同寄主植物后AlSP4的表达谱进行分析, 结果表明: 相对于其他寄主植物, 雌成虫取食Bt棉后AlSP4的表达量最高, 并显著高于取食常规棉后的表达量(P＜0.01)。雄成虫取食茼蒿后AlSP4的表达量最高; 雄成虫取食Bt棉后, AlSP4的表达水平仅次于取食茼蒿后的表达量, 也显著高于取食常规棉后的表达量(P＜0.01)。由此可见, AlSP4是绿盲蝽取食Bt棉后的重要消化酶基因, 对绿盲蝽适应Bt棉取食具有重要作用。