β2肾上腺素受体基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及活性测定

为提高β2－肾上腺素受体(β2AR)表达量,满足生产需求,使其应用到抗体技术上,利用分子克隆技术将β2－肾上腺素受体基因(β2AR)与绿色荧光蛋白基因(eGFP)克隆到毕赤酵母（Pichia pastoris）表达载体中。表达载体pPICZαDNAsGFP转化至酵母后,β2AR和eGFP基因与酵母基因重组。利用筛选出的阳性重组子诱导表达β2AR和eGFP的融合蛋白,通过125I标记的配体结合实验证明获得了有受体活性的融合蛋白。     

山羊SREBP-1基因的超表达对脂肪酸代谢相关基因表达的影响

本研究旨在通过构建西农萨能羊固醇调节元件结合蛋白-1(SREBP-1)基因的重组腺病毒超表达载体,获得有感染性的病毒颗粒,并检测该基因过表达后对乳腺上皮细胞中脂肪酸代谢相关基因的影响,为进一步研究该基因在脂肪酸代谢及泌乳调控中的功能奠定基础。根据GenBank中收录的西农萨能羊SREBP-1基因的序列设计引物,PCR扩增后进行测序。将测序正确的目的基因连接到穿梭载体pAdTrack-CMV后并进行线性化,转化含有腺病毒骨架载体pAdEasy-1的大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BJ5183感受态细胞中进行同源重组,将重组成功的质粒进行PacⅠ酶线性化,转染HEK 293细胞进行重组腺病毒的包装、扩繁及滴度测定。病毒液感染原代乳腺上皮细胞,实时荧光定量检测SREBP-1超表达效果及对脂肪酸代谢相关基因的影响。结果表明:重组腺病毒质粒构建成功,腺病毒滴度为109U/mL。病毒液感染乳腺上皮细胞48 h后,SREBP-1基因表达量上升大约15倍,72 h后,表达量上调了30倍;对脂肪酸代谢相关基因的影响在72 h较为明显,其中,脂肪酸合酶(FASN)及酰基辅酶A羧化酶(ACC)均显著上调了大约两倍,过氧化物酶体增殖物激活受体(PPARγ)上调了大约1.5倍,肝素X受体(LXRα)及甘油三酯水解酶(ATGL)表达量升高了1.2倍;其中硬脂酰辅酶A去饱和酶(SCD)表达水平无明显变化。表明在西农萨能羊乳腺上皮细胞中,SREBP-1能够促进脂肪酸合成相关基因的表达,对山羊乳腺脂肪酸代谢具有调控作用。     

高通量筛选雌激素类化合物重组绿色荧光蛋白酵母细胞测评体系

以载体双表达的方式构建重组酵母环境雌激素的评价体系, 用于快速筛选雌激素类化合物。在表达载体中, 用3-磷酸甘油醛脱氢酶(GPD)启动子驱动a人雌激素受体基因(hERa)的表达; 在报告载体中, 用雌激素效应元件(ERE)调控的绿色荧光蛋白(yEGFP)作为报告基因。将两者转化于酵母细胞(W303-1A)中, 构建成重组绿色荧光蛋白酵母细胞。该酵母细胞经不同浓度的雌激素类化合物作用后, 发现GFP的表达量与此类受试物具有明显的剂量效应关系。与其他环境雌激素酵母评价体系相比, 该重组酵母评价细胞, 在应用时不需要破坏细胞壁, 也不需要底物和相关试剂, 可直接在96孔板中操作完成, 具有快速、高通量、敏感性高、重现性好及廉价等特点。     

一种嵌合型调控元件在肿瘤靶向基因治疗中的应用

肿瘤靶向基因治疗成功的关键是调控治疗基因在肿瘤细胞中特异、高效地表达。首次构建一种嵌合型表达调控元件,旨在转录水平、转录后水平和翻译水平上实现联合调控目的基因在肿瘤细胞中特异性表达。体外实验表明,在前列腺癌细胞系LNCa P中,该调控元件可将报告基因增强型绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)和荧光素酶(luciferase)的肿瘤表达特异性分别提高420%和480%。体外细胞存活实验表明,运用该元件调控单纯疱疹病毒-1胸腺激酶(HSV-1 TK)的表达能特异性杀伤LNCa P细胞,验证了该元件可成功用于治疗基因的肿瘤靶向表达。     

铜绿假单胞菌中快速基因操作工具的开发和应用

针对基因的操作,包括缺失和插入基因、替换基因元件(如启动子)、融合荧光蛋白基因、构建原位的基因报告系统,是大多数生物技术实验室的必备技术。目前广泛使用的基于2次同源重组的基因操作方法,在构建质粒、转化和筛选方面较为繁琐。另外使用该方法进行长片段敲除的效率较低。为了简化基因操作的流程,本研究构建了一个最小化的铜绿假单胞菌(Pseudomonas aeruginosa)整合型质粒pln2,只需将目标基因内部一段序列克隆到pln2质粒并导入细菌,由于质粒不能在细菌内自我复制而只能通过单次等位基因交换整合到基因组上,从而使目的基因断裂为两部分而失去活性。在pln2的基础上开发了一整套工具质粒适用于基因组的不同操作,包括融合荧光蛋白基因、替换基因元件(如启动子)、构建原位的转录型荧光报告系统。此外,本研究借助该系统成功实现超长片段基因簇的敲除,单次可以敲除长达270 kb的片段。     

酿酒酵母基因组位置效应对外源基因表达的影响

外源基因元件和模块在底盘细胞中发挥特定功能是合成生物学研究的基本过程,而外源元件和模块在基因组中的位置对其功能的实现具有显著影响。为了系统、全面地表征酿酒酵母基因组位置效应对外源基因的表达影响,以绿色荧光蛋白为报告基因,通过双交换同源重组方法,对酿酒酵母单基因敲除库进行高通量转化,构建酿酒酵母基因组单位点荧光标记菌株库。结合流式细胞术和高通量测序技术对单位点荧光标记库菌株进行分析,构建高表达位点库和低表达位点库,共发现促进绿色荧光蛋白表达的位点428个,抑制绿色荧光蛋白表达的位点444个。通过分析高、低表达位点在酵母染色体上的分布,从全基因组尺度上对酿酒酵母基因组整合位置对基因表达的影响进行表征。本研究可为酿酒酵母基因组位置效应的分布规律和产生机理研究提供重要参考,对外源蛋白工业生产和合成生物学中的基因表达精细调控也具有重要的指导意义。     

AtRGS1-GFP融合蛋白对AtRGS1细胞定位的研究

应用Gateway克隆技术构建了以CaMV35S为启动子,含AtRGS1-GFP融合基因的植物表达载体,并分别用根癌农杆菌介导法和PEG介导法转化拟南芥野生型（C01）悬浮细胞系和幼苗叶片原生质体,利用荧光显微镜观察AtRGS1-GFP融合基因在转化受体系统中的表达与定位。结果显示,在含AtRGS1-GFP融合基因的转化细胞系中,GFP绿色荧光在细胞膜（壁）上特异表达;原生质体瞬时表达系统中,GFP绿色荧光在细胞膜上强烈表达,表明AtRGS1蛋白定位于细胞质膜上。     

大豆查尔酮还原酶基因CHR1的功能研究

为了验证查尔酮还原酶基因CHR1在大豆苷元合成中的作用, 文章克隆了CHR1基因并构建了RNA干扰表达载体pCPB-CHR1-RNAi, 将载体转化受体大豆品种“吉农28”中, 以期抑制CHR1基因的转录。通过农杆菌介导的遗传转化和PCR检测得到4株T₀ 代阳性植株, 13株T₁代阳性植株。Southern blotting结果表明, 功能元件以单拷贝的形式整合到大豆的基因组中。利用实时荧光定量PCR法(Quantitative real-time PCR, qRT-PCR)测定CHR1基因在mRNA水平上的表达量, 结果表明, 转基因大豆植株中CHR1的表达量与未转化的受体大豆相比降低了60%~99%; 高效液相色谱法(High performance liquid chromatography, HPLC)检测到合成大豆苷元过程中的前体物质异甘草素的含量降低了38.7%。该RNA干扰机制在转录水平上抑制了CHR1基因的表达。     

蛹虫草hat启动子的克隆及功能分析

从蛹虫草中克隆出1个组蛋白乙酰转移酶(Histone acetyltransferase)基因的hat启动子,长度为1 509 bp,并对该启动子的序列进行详细分析。依据作用元件预测结果显示,hat启动子含有CAAT-box和TATA-box等典型的顺式作用元件,以及参与光响应的顺式作用元件G-box,参与水杨酸响应的顺式作用元件SARE等。将hat启动子连接于报告基因绿色荧光蛋白基因gfp (Green fluorescence gene)的上游,与gfp融合基因表达构建来鉴定启动子的活性。经过农杆菌转化,得到的疑似转化子进行PCR验证、gfp表达水平分析及荧光检测,结果表明：该启动子在蛹虫草菌丝中有较强的驱动GFP表达的能力,在荧光显微镜下可以观察到转化子具有强烈的绿色荧光。开展此研究为食用菌菌种改造提供启动子元件及建立高效的蛹虫草异源基因表达体系奠定基础。     

转基因DT40细胞导入早期鸡胚后的分布及绿色荧光蛋白表达的研究

目的为了研究经过基因修饰的体细胞导入到禽类胚胎以后,供体细胞及外源基因是否能在受体胚胎中成活并且外源基因是否可以长期表达。方法筛选得到稳定整合绿色荧光蛋白基因的鸡DT40细胞作为外源蛋白的运载工具,通过血管微注射的方法将其导入到于38.5℃温度条件下孵化65～70 h的鸡胚中,并将操作后的鸡胚在原孵化条件下继续孵化。在孵化的不同时期取移植了DT40细胞的嵌合体胚胎在荧光显微镜下观察荧光细胞的存活与分布情况。并通过PCR以及免疫组织化学方法检测供体细胞在受体中的位置以及绿色荧光蛋白的表达情况。结果荧光标记的DT40细胞可以存活于受体不同的组织器官中,包括：脑、心脏、肝脏等。导入胚胎的整合外源基因的DT40细胞可以存活到胚胎出雏之前,并且外源基因能够正常表达。结论可以通过此方法将外源基因导入到受体中,并使目的蛋白在受体胚胎中持续表达,为胚胎期导入外源蛋白诱导免疫耐受的研究以及将转基因细胞移植到动物体内生产目的蛋白的研究提供科学依据和技术平台。     

盐爪爪Na^＋/H^＋逆向转运蛋白和焦磷酸酶的亚细胞定位

将盐爪爪Na+/H+逆向转运蛋白基因(KfNHX1)和焦磷酸酶基因(KfVP1)分别构建至植物表达载体,利用基因枪介导的方法转化洋葱表皮细胞,通过荧光显微镜观察研究其亚细胞定位.结果表明,转化了KfNHX1(或KfVP1)-GFP融合蛋白的洋葱表皮细胞仅膜系统散发荧光,而对照组即未转入KfNHX1(或KfVP1)基因的细胞则整体均匀发出荧光.说明KfNHX1和KfVP1可能定位于细胞的膜系统,作为跨膜转运蛋白在离子的调控运输中发挥重要作用.     

Saccharomyces cerevisiae SSD1 orthologues are essential for host infection by the ascomycete plant pathogens Colletotrichum lagenarium and Magnaporthe grisea

Fungal plant pathogens have evolved diverse strategies to overcome the multilayered plant defence responses that confront them upon host invasion. Here we show that pathogenicity of the cucumber anthracnose fungus, Colletotrichum lagenarium, and the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea, requires a gene orthologous to Saccharomyces cerevisiae SSD1, a regulator of cell wall assembly. Screening for C. lagenarium insertional mutants deficient in pathogenicity led to the identification of ClaSSD1. Following targeted gene replacement, appressoria of classd1 mutants retained the potential for penetration but were unable to penetrate into host epidermal cells. Transmission electron microscopy suggested that appressorial penetration by classd1 mutants was restricted by plant cell wall-associated defence responses, which were observed less frequently with the wild-type strain. Interestingly, on non-host onion epidermis classd1 mutants induced papilla formation faster and more abundantly than the wild type. Similarly, colonization of rice leaves by M. grisea was severely reduced after deletion of the orthologous MgSSD1 gene and attempted infection by the mutants was accompanied by the accumulation of reactive oxygen species within the host cell. These results suggest that appropriate assembly of the fungal cell wall as regulated by SSD1 allows these pathogens to establish infection by avoiding the induction of host defence responses.     

A nuclear-localized HSP70 confers thermoprotective activity and drought-stress tolerance on plants

To investigate the function of nuclear-localized plant HSP70, we used NtHSP70-1 isolated from Nicotiana tabacum. The subcellular localization of NtHSP70-1 was identified by fluorescence microscopy for NtHSP70-1/GFP or smGFP fusion proteins in onion epidermal cells, obtained using particle gun bombardment. To analyze the drought-stress tolerance and thermoprotective role of NtHSP70-1, we obtained transgenic tobacco plants that constitutively expressed elevated levels of NtHSP70-1 as well as transgenic plants containing either the vector alone or else having NtHSP70-1 in the antisense orientation. From analysis for genomic DNA in transgenic seedlings after heat stress, NtHSP70-1 helps to prevent the fragmentation and degradation of nuclear DNA during heat stress. In addition, seedlings constitutively overexpressing NtHSP70-1 grew to be healthy plants, whereas transgenic vector or antisense seedlings resulted in death after heat-/drought-stress.     

拟南芥血红蛋白3的亚细胞定位

拟南芥的血红蛋白3（AtGLB 3）属于截短的血红蛋白。与拟南芥血红蛋白1相比,拟南芥血红蛋白3具有不同的起源、不同的生化特性和结构;但其功能还不清楚。蛋白质的定位与蛋白质的功能息息相关。为深入研究该基因功能,构建了拟南芥血红蛋白3基因与绿色荧光蛋白融合的植物表达载体pUCGFP/AtGLB3。利用基因枪转化法将重组载体转入洋葱表皮细胞瞬时表达,通过检测融合蛋白在洋葱表皮细胞中的分布来确定拟南芥血红蛋白3在细胞中的定位。荧光显微镜检测结果表明,AtGLB3基因表达产物主要定位在细胞膜上。     

Soluble,highly fluorescent variants of green fluorescent protein (GFP) for use in higher plants

Green fluorescent protein (GFP) from Aequorea victoria has rapidly become a standard reporter in many biological systems. However, the use of GFP in higher plants has been limited by aberrant splicing of the corresponding mRNA and by protein insolubility. It has been shown that GFP can be expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana after altering the codon usage in the region that is incorrectly spliced, but the fluorescence signal is weak, possibly due to aggregation of the encoded protein. Through site-directed mutagenesis, we have generated a more soluble version of the codon-modified GFP called soluble-modified GFP (smGFP). The excitation and emission spectra for this protein are nearly identical to wild-type GFP. When introduced into A. thaliana, greater fluorescence was observed compared to the codon-modified GFP, implying that smGFP is brighter because more of it is present in a soluble and functional form. Using the smGFP template, two spectral variants were created, a soluble-modified red-shifted GFP (smRS-GFP) and a soluble-modified blue-fluorescent protein (smBFP). The increased fluorescence output of smGFP will further the use of this reporter in higher plants. In addition, the distinct spectral characters of smRS-GFP and smBFP should allow for dual monitoring of gene expression, protein localization, and detection of in vivo protein-protein interactions.     

Dimerization of N-methyltransferases involved in caffeine biosynthesis

Caffeine is synthesized from the precursor xanthosine through three methylation and one nucleoside removal steps. Methylation is catalyzed by N-methyltransferases, designated as CaXMT1, CaMXMT1 and CaDXMT1, which, respectively, convert xanthosine into 7-methylxanthosine, 7-methylxanthine into 3,7-dimethylxanthine, and 3,7-dimethylxanthine into 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (caffeine). In the present study, we examined their cytological and biochemical properties using fusion proteins with fluorescent proteins. All three enzymes were found to localize in cytosol as visualized by green fluorescence protein fusions. The possibility of dimer formation among these enzyme proteins was examined in vivo by transient expression of bimolecular fluorescence complementation of yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) using onion epidermal cell layers. Results showed that each enzyme protein formed a homo-dimer in cytosol as seen by a clear reconstituted YFP fluorescence. In addition, each enzyme also formed a hetero-dimer with each of the other two enzymes in cytosol. The biological significance of dimerization among structurally resembling methyltransferases involved in caffeine biosynthesis is discussed.     

用于植物基因研究的mCherry表达载体构建及定位表达

荧光蛋白在生物学研究中具有广泛的应用和重要的作用,其中红色荧光蛋白mCherry因其颜色和良好的特性,对于植物基因研究具有重要的使用价值,本研究将mCherry基因构建到pBI121植物表达载体系统中,构建了pBI121MCS-mCherry载体。利用基因枪转化法转入洋葱表皮进行表达验证,显微镜观察结果显示整个洋葱细胞具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够在植物细胞中表达红色荧光蛋白。利用双酶切连接法将转录因子BpMYB4基因构建到该载体上,得到融合表达载体pBI121MCS-mCherry-BpMYB4,在洋葱表皮中表达,结果显示细胞核具有红色荧光,证明该载体能够准确表达融合蛋白,进行亚细胞定位。同时融合基因时不再需要中间载体,构建简便,引入的KpnⅠ酶切位点,增加了可选择性。因此该载体可用于植物基因表达定位及转基因植株筛选研究中,为今后的白桦基因组学研究提供了材料。     

A novel ARID DNA-binding protein interacts with SymRK and is expressed during early nodule development in Lotus japonicus

During the establishment of symbiosis in legume roots, the rhizobial Nod factor signal is perceived by the host cells via receptor-like kinases, including SymRK. The NODULE INCEPTION (NIN) gene in Lotus japonicus is required for rhizobial entry into root cells and for nodule organogenesis. We describe here a novel DNA-binding protein from L. japonicus, referred to as SIP1, because it was identified as a SymRK-interacting protein. SIP1 contains a conserved AT-rich interaction domain (ARID) and represents a unique member of the ARID-containing proteins in plants. The C terminus of SIP1 was found to be responsible for its interaction with the kinase domain of SymRK and for homodimerization in the absence of DNA. SIP1 specifically binds to the promoter of LjNIN but not to that of LjCBP1 (a calcium-binding protein gene), both of which are known to be inducible by Nod factors. SIP1 recognizes two of the three AT-rich domains present in the NIN gene promoter. Deletion of one of the AT-rich domains at the NIN promoter diminishes the binding of SIP1 to the NIN promoter. The protein is localized to the nuclei when expressed as a red fluorescence fusion protein in the onion (Allium cepa) epidermal cells. The SIP1 gene is expressed constitutively in the uninfected roots, and its expression levels are elevated after infection by Mesorhizobium loti. It is proposed that SIP1 may be required for the expression of NIN and involved in the initial communications between the rhizobia and the host root cells.     

拟南芥CK1A基因功能初步研究

利用RT-PCR方法从拟南芥中分离了1个CK基因家族成员CK1A, 该基因的ORF全长2 112 bp, 编码一条703个氨基酸残基的多肽。构建了CK1A基因的植物表达载体35S: GFP: CK1A, 采用基因枪法进行的洋葱表皮细胞GFP瞬时表达实验表明, 荧光信号主要分布在细胞核上, 显示CK1A基因的产物可能在细胞核上发挥作用。半定量RT-PCR分析表明: CK1A基因在花中表达量最大, 其次是茎和根, 在叶和叶柄中表达量较弱。蓝光使CK1A基因的表达升高, 12 h时表达量明显增加, 24 h时表达量下降。酵母双杂交结果显示CK1A蛋白在蓝光下能与CRY2蛋白发生相互作用, 暗示CK1A基因可能参与拟南芥的蓝光信号传导途径。     

香蕉MuMADS1基因表达产物的亚细胞定位

MuMADS1是从香蕉果实cDNA文库中筛选分离到的一个MADS—box基因．通过生物信息学分析表明,该基因编码的蛋白可能作为转录因子定位于细胞核中,而且芯片分析表明：该基因在果实成熟早期表达上调．是乙烯的上游调控因子,可能与花的发育、果实发育及成熟相关．为进一步深入研究该基因功能。构建了以绿色荧光蛋白（Green fluorescent protein．GFP）为报告基因的融合植物表达载体pCAMBIA1304 MuMADS1．利用基因枪转化法将重组载体转入洋葱表皮细胞瞬时表达．荧光显微镜检测结果表明。该基因表达产物定位于细胞核中．符合转录因子特性．