豚鼠生长激素受体cDNA的克隆

报道了豚鼠肝生长激素受体（ＧＨＲ）的ｃＲＮＡ克隆和编码区序列。它由１８９９ｂｐ组成,编码６１０个氨基酸。此外,还报道豚鼠ＧＨＲ的结构特征和同源性比较的结果。     

内皮素A型受体胞内区在大肠杆菌中的表达及其纯化

利用ＰＣＲ技术和ＤＮＡ体外重组方法,将内皮素Ａ型受体（ＥｎｄｏｔｈｅｌｉｎｔｙｐｅＡｒｅｃｅｐｔｏｒ,ＥＴＡＲ）胞内区ｃＤＮＡ克隆到ｐＵＣ１８载体中进行序列分析。结果表明,ＤＮＡ序列与预期结果完全相符。然后用低熔点琼脂糖回收插入到ｐＵＣ１８载体中的ＥＴＡＲ胞内区ＤＮＡ片段,连接到ｐＧＥＸ２Ｔ融合蛋白表达载体的凝血酶位点下游,转化大肠杆菌ＪＭ１０３,得到的重组质粒命名为２Ｔ／ＥＴＡＲ。ＪＭ１０３（２Ｔ／ＥＴＡＲ）经３０℃培养、ＩＰＴＧ诱导明显表达出ＥＴＡＲ胞内区融合蛋白,表达产物主要以包涵体形式存在。包涵体经变性和复性后,用亲和层析一步纯化法获得了较纯的ＥＴＡＲ胞内区融合蛋白,为进一步研究ＥＴＡＲ胞内区的功能打下了良好的基础     

大麻哈鱼生长激素基因Ⅱ的分子克隆和序列分析

以λ噬菌体ＥＭＢＬ－３为基因载体,构建大麻哈鱼（Ｏｎｃｏｒｈｙｎｃｈｕｓ　ｋｅｔａ）基因组文库,并从中分离出含全长的生长激素（ｃｓＧＨ）基因的克隆。本研究首次报道了对ｃｓＧＨ全长核苷酸序列分析的结果。发现ｃｓＧＨ基因由６个外显子和５个内含子组成,长度为３３６１碱基对（ｂｐ）。由该序列可推导出含２１０个氨基酸的多肽,其中存在２２个疏水氨基酸残基的信号肽。本研究所分析的ｃｓＧＨ的外显子和内含子,其排列方式与其他鲑类（Ｓａｌｍｏｎｉｄｓ）和罗非鱼（Ｔｉｌａｐｉａ）是相似的,而与鲤科鱼类（Ｃａｒｐｓ）不同,后者外显子和内含子的排列方式与哺乳类和鸟类相似。将所测定的 ｃｓＧＨ基因的编码区与已发表的 ｃｓＧＨⅡ和ｃｓＧＨ Ⅱ两种 ｃＤＮＡ序列进行比较,证明本研究所克隆的 ｃｓＧＨ基因应属于 ｃｓＧＨ Ⅱ,因它们的编码序列 １００％同源。     

木质素过氧化物酶基因5'端上游调控序列的分析

黄孢原毛平革菌（Ｐｈａｎｅｒｏｃｈａｅｔｅｃｈｒｙｓｏｓｐｏｒｉｕｍ）能产生降解木质素的胞外木质素过氧化物酶（ＬＩＰ） 和锰过氧化物酶（ ＭｎＰ）同工酶。为研究ＬＩＰ基因的转录调控机理, 对ＬＩＰ基因（ ＧＬＧ３ 和ＧＬＧ６） 的５′端上游序列进行亚克隆, 获得６ 个亚克隆ＤＮＡ 片段, 然后应用凝胶迁移率变动分析技术筛选能与菌体蛋白质专一性结合的ＤＮＡ片段。结果表明： ＬＩＰ基因ＧＬＧ６ 的５′端上游有一个约６７０ ｂｐ 的ＤＮＡ 片段能与总蛋白质组分专一性结合, 其核苷酸序列分析表明该片段可能含有蛋白质结合的序列特征。研究结果初步显示, 黄孢原毛平革菌可能存在有与ＬＩＰ基因上游某些顺式调控元件相互作用的蛋白质, 调控着ＬＩＰ基因的转录表达。     

豌豆5SrRNA的cDNA克隆、全序列及结构特征分析

以赤霉素（ＧＡ）处理后的Ｇ２豌豆为材料,构建了一个２．０×１０６的ｃＤＮＡ文库,用随机筛选法从该ｃＤＮＡ文库中得到一个完整的ｃＤＮＡ．其中１１１５ｂｐ全序列分析表明,它编码了豌豆５Ｓ核糖体ＲＮＡ（５ＳｒｉｂｏｓｏｍａｌＲＮＡ,５ＳｒＲＮＡ）,基因内部存在着与核糖体蛋白Ｌ５及５ＳｒＲＮＡ结合蛋白（５ＳｒＲＮＡＢｉｎｄｉｎｇＰｒｏｔｅｉｎ）同源的区段,这些同源区段是蛋白与ＲＮＡ结合的位点．基因内部还存在着大量的重复序列．     

黑子南瓜甘油-3-磷酸酰基转移酶基因的克隆及序列分析

依据国外报道的南瓜甘油－３－磷酸转酰酶（ＧＰＡＴ）基因的ｃＤＮＡ序列合成相应引物,用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术,成功地分离了黑子南瓜（Ｃｕｃｕｒｂｉｔａｆｉｃｉｆｏｌｉａ）ＧＰＡＴ基因的ｃＤＮＡ片段,并亚克隆到了ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体系统的多克隆位点上,序列分析表明黑子南瓜ＧＰＡＴ基因的ｃＤＮＡ序列及递推的氨基酸序列与南瓜（Ｃｕｃｕｒｂｉｔａｍｏｓｃｈａｔａ）相比分别具有９８％和９６５％的同源性。在１１８８ｂｐ中有２２个核苷酸发生变化,导致１３个氨基酸的改变     

猪生长激素基因在杆状病毒载体系统中的表达

通过对猪生长激素（ｐＧＨ）基因的ｃＤＮＡ进行测序,得到ｐＧＨｃＤＮＡ的全序列,并与Ｓｅｅｂｕｒｇ等报道的序列进行了比较和讨论。然后利用具人工合成启动子和多角体蛋白ＸＩＶ启动子的转移载体质粒ｐＳＸＩＶＶＩ＾＋Ｘ３／４构建出含ｐＧＨ基因的重组质粒ｐＸ３／４－ｐＧＨ。将ｐＸ３／４－ｐＧＨ与致死缺失型线性化ＡｃＭＮＰＶ－ＯＣＣ＾－ＤＮＡ共转染Ｓｆ９细胞,构建出既能形成多角体又能表达ｐＧＨ基因的苜蓿丫纹夜蛾     

利用RT_PCR、DNA序列分析及原核基因表达对我国大豆花叶病毒进行分子鉴定(英文)

大豆花叶病毒（ＳＭＶ） 在大豆（ Ｇｌｙｃｉｎｅ ｍａｘ Ｌ．） 上引起严重病害。利用ＲＴ＿ＰＣＲ 扩增并克隆了ＳＭＶ＿ＺＫ（ 一个中国ＳＭＶ 分离株） 基因组中全部蛋白质编码区的ｃＤＮＡ。通过对ＨＣ＿ＰＲＯ、ＮＩｂ 和ＣＰ编码区进行序列测定与分析,发现ＳＭＶ＿ＺＫ 与ＳＭＶ＿Ｇ２ 高度同源,从而在分子水平上证明在我国大豆作物中存在ＳＭＶ＿Ｇ２ 类似株系。将ＳＭＶ＿ＺＫｃＤＮＡ克隆于细菌表达载体,获得并提纯了６ 种ｃＤＮＡ 的表达产物。这项工作将为进一步研究ＳＭＶ 基因组的功能奠定基础。     

鲤鱼(Cyprinus carpio)生长激素基因克隆及原核表达

采用逆转录—聚合酶链式反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）方法,从鲤鱼脑垂体总ＲＮＡ中扩增出编码鲤鱼生长激素（ＧＨ）成熟肽基因序列．定向克隆至质粒ｐＵＣ１８,克隆的鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ不含信号肽序列并以新的起始密码子ＡＴＧ取代鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ第１个密码子ＴＣＡ．序列分析表明,与Ｋｏｒｅｎ报道的鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ相比有两个碱基差异,但推断的氨基酸序列完全一致．将鲤鱼ＧＨｃＤＮＡ定向克隆至原核表达载体ｐＢＶ２２０,构建成重组鲤鱼ＧＨ基因表达载体ｐＢＶｃＧＨ８．ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ和薄层扫描分析表明：经４２℃诱导,ｐＢＶｃＧＨ８在大肠杆菌中可表达一分子量约２２０００的特异蛋白,表达量占细胞总蛋白的２９．２％．该基因重组的鲤鱼ＧＨ添加到饲料中投喂罗非鱼,证实有明显的促进生长作用     

用重组痘苗病毒表达pGHcDNA的研究

构建了含有ｐＧＨｃＤＮＡ的重组痘苗病毒,用ＥＬＩＳＡ证明该重组病毒在被感染的ｈ１４３细胞中,可表达出猪生长激素并将之分泌到培养基中,表达量约为１．０５μｇ／１０＾６细胞（２４ｈ）,用定位免疫化学法进一步证明该病毒可感染小鼠并在小鼠体内表达ｐＧＨｃＤＮＡ,同时还构建了含双拷贝ｐＧＨｃＤＮＡ的重组痘苗病毒,并证明其ｐＧＨ表达量比单拷贝重组病毒有明显提高,约为１．５０μｇ／１０＾６细胞（２４ｈ）     

大熊猫生长激素受体(GHR) cDNA 的克隆与序列分析

根据已报道的若干物种GHR 基因cDNA 序列设计引物, 利用RT- PCR 技术首次从大熊猫肝脏组织总RNA中扩增出GHR 基因编码区全长cDNA 序列, 克隆于pGEM®-T 载体后进行测序和序列分析。结果表明,大熊猫GHR 的ORF为1 917 bp , 编码638 个氨基酸的前体蛋白, 由18 个氨基酸的信号肽和620 个氨基酸的成熟肽组成,与人、狗、猪GHR 结构相似, 大熊猫GHR 成熟肽由246 个氨基酸的胞外区、24 个氨基酸的跨膜区和350 个氨基酸的胞内区组成, 并具GHR 的特征性结构。序列相似性比较显示, 大熊猫GHR 与哺乳类GHR 具有69 %～93 %的高序列相似性, 与爬行类和鸟类的序列相似性也达到60 % , 而与鱼类的序列相似性较低, 仅为30 %左右。与其它哺乳动物GHR 相比, 大熊猫GHR 在氨基酸序列上也存在明显的特异性。     

The structure and expression of the guinea pig Fc receptor for IgG1 and IgG2 (Fc gamma 1/gamma 2R).

A cDNA clone encoding the receptor for guinea pig immunoglobulin G was isolated from a guinea pig peritoneal macrophage cDNA library. The cloned cDNA encoded 271 amino acids containing an N-terminal signal sequence. The deduced amino acid sequence is most homologous to murine Fc gamma RII beta 2. The receptor protein could be expressed in COS-7 and L cells transfected with the cDNA, suggesting that the expression of this receptor does not require the co-expression of a second chain such as gamma chain of Fc epsilon RI or CD3 zeta chain. The transformant L cells showed the binding to both the guinea pig IgG1 and IgG2 antibodies complexed with antigen, indicating that the cDNA we cloned was the one for guinea pig Fc gamma 1/gamma 2R.     

alpha-Mannosidosis in the guinea pig: cloning of the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase cDNA and identification of a missense mutation causing alpha-mannosidosis

alpha-Mannosidosis is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient activity of the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase. We report here the sequencing and expression of the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase cDNA from normal and alpha-mannosidosis guinea pigs. The amino acid sequence of the guinea pig enzyme displayed 82-85% identity to the lysosomal alpha-mannosidase in other mammals. The cDNA of the alpha-mannosidosis guinea pig contained a missense mutation, 679C>T, leading to substitution of arginine by tryptophan at amino acid position 227 (R227W). The R227W allele segregated with the alpha-mannosidosis genotype in the guinea pig colony and introduction of R227W into the wild-type sequence eliminated the production of recombinant alpha-mannosidase activity in heterologous expression studies. Furthermore, the guinea pig mutation has been found in human patients. Our results strongly indicate that the 679C>T mutation causes alpha-mannosidosis and suggest that the guinea pig will be an excellent model for investigation of pathogenesis and evaluation of therapeutic strategies for human alpha-mannosidosis.     

Demonstration of apolipoprotein CII in guinea pigs. Functional characteristics, cDNA sequence, and tissue expression

In contrast to plasma from other mammals, guinea pig plasma does not stimulate the activity of lipoprotein lipases in vitro. This had led previously to the conclusion that guinea pigs lack an analogue to apolipoprotein CII (apoCII). By adsorption of lipid-binding proteins to lipid droplets, thereby separating them from other plasma components, we could demonstrate apoCII-like activity in guinea pig plasma. On electrophoresis, the CII-like activity co-migrated with one isoform of guinea pig apolipoprotein CIII, identified by amino-terminal amino acid sequence determination (40 residues). By isoelectric focusing in a narrow pH gradient, the activating protein was separated sufficiently from the dominating apoCIII isoform to allow sequence determination of 8 residues from the amino terminus. Six of these were identical to corresponding residues in apoCII from dog and monkey. With the aid of a human apoCII cDNA probe we identified one cross-hybridizing mRNA species (approximately 600 nucleotides) on Northern blots of guinea pig liver. Three positive clones were isolated from a guinea pig liver cDNA library using the same cDNA probe. The nucleotide sequence showed extensive similarities to the previously known human, monkey, and canine sequences, but the signal peptide was 3 amino acid residues longer in the guinea pig protein, and there was a deletion of 4 residues in the putative lipid binding domain. Northern blot analyses indicated that guinea pig apoCII is mainly expressed in the liver with little or no contribution from the intestine.     

Molecular cloning and expression of the IL-10 gene from guinea pigs

The Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) is one of the most relevant small animals for modeling human tuberculosis (TB) in terms of susceptibility to low dose aerosol infection, the organization of granulomas, extrapulmonary dissemination and vaccine-induced protection. It is also considered to be a gold standard for a number of other infectious and non-infectious diseases; however, this animal model has a major disadvantage due to the lack of readily available immunological reagents. In the present study, we successfully cloned a cDNA for the critical Th2 cytokine, interleukin-10 (IL-10), from inbred Strain 2 guinea pigs using the DNA sequence information provided by the genome project. The complete open reading frame (ORF) consists of 537 base pairs which encodes a protein of 179 amino acids. This cDNA sequence exhibited 87% homology with human IL-10. Surprisingly, it showed only 84% homology with the previously published IL-10 sequence from the C4-deficient (C4D) guinea pig, leading us to clone IL-10 cDNA from the Hartley strain of guinea pig. The IL-10 gene from the Hartley strain showed 100% homology with the IL-10 sequence of Strain 2 guinea pigs. In order to validate the only published IL-10 sequence existing in Genbank reported from C4D guinea pigs, genomic DNA was isolated from tissues of C4D guinea pigs. Amplification with various sets of primers showed that the IL-10 sequence reported from C4D guinea pigs contained numerous errors. Hence the IL-10 sequence that is being reported by us replaces the earlier sequence making our IL-10 sequence to be the first one accurate from guinea pig. Recombinant guinea pig IL-10 proteins were subsequently expressed in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, purified and were confirmed by N-terminal sequencing. Polyclonal anti-IL-10 antibodies were generated in rabbits using the recombinant IL-10 protein expressed in this study. Taken together, our results indicate that the DNA sequence information provided by the genome project is useful to directly clone much needed cDNAs necessary to study TB in the guinea pig. The newly cloned guinea pig IL-10 cDNA and recombinant proteins will serve as valuable resources for immunological studies in the guinea pig model of TB and other diseases.     

Development and characterization of cholinephosphotransferase antibody

In the present study, we generated antibodies in rabbits against two synthetic peptides, one based on peptide sequence from yeast CPT cDNA (position 86 to 98 of the amino acid sequence) and the other from our guinea pig CPT cDNA (it corresponds to amino acid positions 119 to 130 according to yeast CPT gene). The antibody titers were measured by both dot blot analysis and ELISA using Keyhole limpets hemocyanin coupled CPT peptides. The CPT antibody recognized a single band by Western blot analysis of proteins from guinea pig liver mitochondria and microsomes. The molecular weight of the protein recognized by Western blot analysis is close to the predicted molecular weight (46 kDa) of yeast CPT. Further analysis revealed that the antibody inhibited CPT activity in both subcellular fractions in a dose dependent manner, thus confirming the specificity of the antibody against both subcellular CPT.     

Complete amino acid sequence of a novel integrin beta subunit (beta 6) identified in epithelial cells using the polymerase chain reaction

The integrin family of adhesion receptors consists of several heterodimeric glycoproteins, each composed of one alpha and one beta subunit. Three different mammalian beta subunits, beta 1, beta 2, and beta 3, have been sequenced, but recent evidence suggests the existence of several others. Amplification of guinea pig airway epithelial cell cDNA with oligonucleotide primers designed to recognize consensus integrin beta subunit sequences led to the identification of a novel partial cDNA sequence. Clones containing portions of this sequence were used to screen cDNA libraries constructed from the human pancreatic carcinoma cell line FG-2 and identified a series of overlapping clones encoding the full-length sequence of the human homologue of this protein. This sequence of 788 amino acids is 43, 38, and 47% identical to the sequences of beta 1, beta 2, and beta 3, respectively. Features shared between this novel protein and the previously sequenced beta subunits include the positions of all 56 cysteine residues in the extracellular domain, the single putative transmembrane domain, and the short putative cytoplasmic domain. However, a unique 11-amino acid extension at the carboxyl terminus, not present in any of the other beta subunits, is suggestive of distinctive interactions with cytoplasmic components. Comparison of the human and guinea pig sequences reveals a high degree (94%) of cross-species conservation. Because this protein is clearly distinct from the two other recently described integrins beta 4 and beta 5, we propose to designate it beta 6.     

Neuropeptide Y in guinea pig, rabbit, rat and man. Identical amino acid sequence and oxidation of methionine-17

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) was isolated and characterised from acid-ethanol extracts of rabbit and guinea pig brain. In both instances the chromatographic purification was a two-step procedure of gel filtration followed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The amino acid sequence of rabbit and guinea pig NPY was found to be identical to human and rat NPY as deduced from the cDNA structures. With the exception of the porcine peptide, all mammalian NPYs characterised to date have a methionine residue in position 17. This methionine residue is readily oxidized as indicated by the high degree of spontaneous oxidation of peptides found in the rabbit and guinea pig brain extracts and in NPY extracted from a rat phaeochromocytoma cell line. It is concluded that NPY is among the most highly conserved peptides and that NPYs containing methionine in position 17 are prone to oxidation.     

CRRP: a guinea pig protein, identified by sequence homology to human CR1, which contains two short consensus repeat motifs and appears not to be transmembrane or secreted.

cDNA from the C4b-binding site of the human C3b/C4b receptor (CR1) was used to find homologous sequences in the guinea pig. This cDNA identified an 18S mRNA species in guinea pig spleen, but not liver. Probing of a guinea pig spleen cDNA library identified clones with identical 1.5-kb inserts, which also hybridized to mRNA in spleen, but not liver. Sequence analysis of the insert revealed a single long open-reading frame coding for a 20,000 Mr protein consisting of two short consensus repeat motifs homologous to human CR1, and unique sequence at the amino- and carboxy-terminals of the short consensus repeats. This sequence did not encode peptides with features of transmembrane domains or signal peptides. Antibody to this complement receptor-related protein-beta galactosidase fusion protein recognized a 20,000 Mr protein in SDS lysates of guinea pig spleen, lymph node, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and peritoneal macrophages. Immunoprecipitation of human serum by this antibody revealed an 180,000 Mr protein reacting both with the anti-guinea pig protein antibody and with anti-human CR1 antibody. Immunoprecipitation of guinea pig serum revealed no protein reacting with the anti-guinea pig protein antibody. Tissue staining of cultured peritoneal macrophages with this antibody showed intracellular staining, as opposed to membrane staining obtained with anti-guinea pig Ig antibody. The lack of membrane expression was confirmed by surface protein radiolabeling experiments and by fluorescent staining of surface proteins. Thus, we have identified a guinea pig protein with homology to human CR1, which may have an unusual property for this class of proteins in that it appears to be intracellular.