山杏油体蛋白基因PsOLE4克隆及其调控油脂累积功能分析

油体蛋白OLE在植物油脂合成累积中具有重要调控作用。依据山杏(Prunus sibirica)不同发育阶段种子的mRNA转录组测序数据,注释获得5个具有完整开放阅读框和典型保守结构域oleosin的油体蛋白OLE家族基因,通过差异转录谱分析及RT-qPCR检测,确定与山杏种子发育及油脂累积密切相关的高表达PsOLE4基因为研究对象,克隆该基因并进行生物信息学分析、组织特异表达检测、亚细胞定位分析、遗传转化拟南芥及其种子油脂含量和脂肪酸组分测定等研究。结果显示,PsOLE4基因全长序列为378 bp,可编码含125个氨基酸且分子量为13 kD的蛋白。该蛋白为疏水性无信号肽的非分泌蛋白,含有18个磷酸化位点、2个跨膜结构域和1个高度保守的脯氨酸结(PX₅SP₃P)结构域,定位于细胞膜上。PsOLE4基因在山杏种子中的表达量显著高于茎、叶及果实,而且PsOLE4基因表达可有效促进转基因拟南芥种子的脂肪酸含量提高与油脂累积,表明山杏PsOLE4基因具有种子表达特异性,对油脂累积具有重要调控作用。研究结果为后续开展山杏种子PsOLE4功能鉴定及应用奠定...     

乙酸钙不动杆菌磷脂酶C在大肠杆菌中重组表达、纯化及酶学性质分析

【目的】构建乙酸钙不动杆菌(Acinetobacter calcoaceticus)ATCC17902磷脂酶C(Phospholipase C,PLC)的重组大肠杆菌菌株、纯化重组酶并进行酶学性质分析比较。【方法】以A.calcoaceticus ATCC17902基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增得到两段磷脂酶C基因(PLC1、PLC2),构建重组大肠杆菌表达质粒并转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,实现PLC1、PLC2基因的表达。IPTG诱导表达后,经镍柱亲和层析纯化重组蛋白。【结果】成功构建两株产磷脂酶C的重组大肠杆菌并纯化,样品经SDS-PAGE分析在80 kDa附近均出现显著的特异性条带。NPPC法测得PLC1、PLC2酶活分别为31160±418 U/mg、13640±354 U/mg,最适反应温度分别为65、50℃,最适pH值分别为8、7.5。在低于30℃时,pH值7-8时,PLC1、PLC2重组酶较稳定,40℃处理30min,PLC1酶活稳定而PLC2残余酶活低于25%。Mg2+、Ca2+增强PLC1、PLC2的活性,Zn2+增强PLC1酶活性却抑制PLC2酶活。底物特异性分析表明PLC1、PLC2均水解磷脂酰肌醇(Phosphatidylinositol,PI),对其他种类磷脂不能水解或水解程度很低。【结论】本文首次实现了A.calcoaceticus ATCC17902来源的磷脂酶C的重组表达与功能验证,为其它食品安全性微生物来源的磷脂酶C的研究提供了一定的借鉴意义。     

马槟榔甜蛋白基因（MBL11）的剪切重组和结构分析

马槟榔甜蛋白（mabinlin II）是我国所特有且唯一的植物甜蛋白,在体外至今没有得到具有甜味的基因表达产物。本文采用基因工程手段对基因进行剪切重组,将重组基因构建成植物表达载体转入拟南芥中,通过RT-．PCR检测导入基因的表达,同时采用生物信息学方法对MBL II基因及其重组基因进行分析和甜味检测显示,转基因拟南芥不具有明显的甜味,但RT-PCR的结果显示,MBL II基因及其重组基因可在转基因的拟南芥中表达。根据生物信息学方法分析结果推测,导入拟南芥中的重组马槟榔甜蛋白可能是具有甜味的蛋白。     

棉花GhDHAR2基因克隆、功能序列分析及原核表达

通过RT-PCR方法从棉花纤维组织中克隆得到脱氢抗坏血酸还原酶基因GhDHAR2的cDNA,该基因开放阅读框为639 bp,编码212个氨基酸的蛋白质。同源性序列对比分析显示,GhDHAR2蛋白具有较高的保守性,具有典型的功能结构域,包括GST-N家族和GST-C-DHAR家族的功能结构域;进化树分析显示GhDHAR2和拟南芥AtDHAR2在进化关系上较近。将GhDHAR2基因连接到原核表达载体pET-28a中,将重组载体pET28a-GhDHAR2转入到表达菌株BL21(DE3)中,通过IPTG诱导表达出重组GhDHAR2蛋白,SDS-PAGE凝胶电泳分析显示重组蛋白大小约为28 kD,诱导表达的重组蛋白具有较高的DHAR活性。首次克隆了棉花GhDHAR2基因,通过结构域分析其可能的作用,并成功进行蛋白体外表达及酶活性分析。     

水稻NHX1基因启动子和C末端的调控功能研究

为了解水稻Na+/H+逆向转运蛋白(OsNHX1)在植物应答非生物胁迫中的分子调控机制,采用RT-PCR方法克隆OsNHX1基因上游2 000bp的启动子序列,并通过基因枪轰击瞬时转化洋葱表皮细胞,检测不同非生物胁迫下启动子的活性和表达模式;同时,分别克隆全长和C末端缺失的OsNHX1基因,通过花序浸染法转化拟南芥,研究OsNHX1基因及其C末端的功能。结果显示:OsNHX1启动子受逆境胁迫诱导,在盐、干旱、脱落酸胁迫处理下GUS表达活性明显升高;过表达OsNHX1的转基因拟南芥中,种子萌发率、根长、丙二醛含量和相对含水量的测定结果均显示其胁迫耐受性得到改善,但过表达OsNHX1C末端缺失基因对转基因植株的胁迫耐受性无明显影响。研究表明,Na+/H+逆向转运蛋白有助于提高植物耐盐性,且其C末端区域对该转运蛋白活性的发挥具有关键作用。     

嗜热毛壳菌CT2纤维二糖水解酶Ⅰ在毕赤酵母中的高效表达

嗜热毛壳菌ChaetomiumthermophilumCT2可产生具有重要工业生产价值的纤维素酶类。RT-PCR扩增cbh1成熟蛋白的编码基因,利用基因重组的方法构建可在毕赤酵母分泌表达系统中表达纤维二糖水解酶的重组表达载体,并转化毕赤酵母得到重组子。在毕赤酵母醇氧化酶AOX1基因启动子的作用下,重组蛋白得到高效表达,小规模发酵量达1.42mg/mL。表达蛋白分泌到培养基中,分子量约80kD;以脱脂棉为底物测得酶活为21U/mL。表达蛋白在60℃稳定,70℃保温60分钟仍保持90%的酶活力,具有较高的热稳定性。     

hrpZ基因在大肠杆菌中的高效表达与活性检测

PCR扩增hrpZ基因片段,克隆到pGEM-T载体中,经EcoRI／Xho1酶切、连接将hrpZ基因插人大肠杆菌表达载体pET32b（＋）硫氧还蛋白下游,构建重组表达质粒pET-hrpZ,再将其转化至E．coli BL21（DE3）中,经筛选得到阳性克隆子,IPTG诱导表达HrpZ蛋白。SDS-PAGE显示,目的蛋白在重组菌株中得到了可溶性高效表达。该重组蛋白分子量为55．8kD,与理论值大小相符。采用叶片穿刺法,融合蛋白具有诱导烟草过敏反应的生物功能。     

乙醇酸氧化酶基因在巴斯德毕赤氏酵母中的表达

将菠菜乙醇酸氧化酶基因片段克隆至表达载体pPIC3．5k。提取重组质粒,进行限制性酶切鉴定。重组质粒用Sal I酶切线性化,电导入法转化毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris),在缺乏组氨酸的RDB平板筛选重组子,提取酵母的染色体基因组进行PCR扩增鉴定整合情况,用甲醇诱导表达。结果表明,SDS-PAGE电泳显示表达蛋白的分子量约为39．8kD,与文献报道的乙醇酸氧化酶分子量接近。酶的活力达到了40．8IU／g湿菌体,比不含有目的片断的对照菌酶活提高了17倍,确认了导入的乙醇酸氧化酶基因片段在酵母中高效表达。     

蜡样芽胞杆菌磷脂酶C在乳酸克鲁维酵母中重组表达、纯化及酶学性质分析

【目的】构建蜡样芽胞杆菌(Bacillus cereus)磷脂酶C(Phospholipase C,PLC)的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母(Kluyveromyces lactis)菌株、纯化重组蛋白并对其进行酶学性质分析。【方法】以B.cereus基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增得到磷脂酶C基因(bcplc),构建重组乳酸克鲁维酵母表达质粒并转化到乳酸克鲁维酵母中,实现bcplc基因的表达。利用镍柱亲和层析纯化和脱盐柱得到电泳纯的重组磷脂酶C(rbcPLC)。【结果】成功构建产磷脂酶C的重组乳酸克鲁维酵母并纯化了重组磷脂酶C,纯化后rbcPLC经SDS-PAGE分析在40 kDa附近出现显性条带。NPPC法测得rbcPLC酶活为19251 U/mg,最适反应温度为80°C,最适pH为9.0。在低于40°C时,pH 7.0-8.0时,rbcPLC重组酶较稳定。Cu~(2+)和Co~(2+)对其有明显的抑制作用;Zn~(2+)、Mn~(2+)、Ca~(2+)、Mg~(2+)对其有明显的促进作用。【结论】首次实现了对蜡样芽胞杆菌来源的磷脂酶C在乳酸克鲁维酵母中的重组表达、纯化及其酶学性质分析,为其它食品安全性微生物来源的磷脂酶C的研究提供了借鉴意义。     

泰山土壤宏基因组DNA中耐热b-半乳糖苷酶基因的克隆、表达及性质

从泰山土壤宏基因组文库中发现可能的b-半乳糖苷酶基因pwtsA, 将其克隆到表达载体pET30a, 转化E. coli BL21(DE3)。工程菌在IPTG诱导下高效表达可溶性的重组蛋白PWTSA, 分子量为57 kD, 与预期大小一致。PWTSA能够水解ONPG产生o-硝基酚, 酶活力为13.6 U/mg, 确证了重组蛋白为b-半乳糖苷酶。PWTSA的最适反应温度在85°C ~95°C之间, 最适pH值为6.5, 对90°C左右的高温有很好的耐受力。在标准反应条件下, 酶作用于底物ONPG的米氏常数Km为0.83 mmol/L。     

Characterization of SSEA-1 glycolipids from the brain of a patient with fucosidosis

Neutral glycolipids from the brain of a patient with Fucosidosis were analyzed and two complex glycolipids containing five and eight sugars were isolated from the cortical grey matter. These two glycolipids reacted with antibodies recognizing the SSEA-1 [Le^x(X)] carbohydrate determinant. SSEA-1 glycolipids are normally expressed in human embryonic brain but are found in only small amounts in postnatal human brain. The accumulation of the two SSEA-1 glycolipids in Fucosidosis brain thus represents a defect which affects the normal developmentally regulated decrease in postnatal, expression of these glycolipids, and may be a contributing factor in the abnormal brain development associated with the disease. Chemical characterization of the two isolated glycolipids by gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analyses has identified the two glycolipids as lacto-N-fucopentaosylceramide (III) and difucosyl-neolactonorhexaosylceramide.Abbreviations DCl direct chemical ionization - FAB tastatiom bombardment - GC gas chromatography - GSLs glycosphingolipids - MS mass spectrometry - SSEA-1 stage specific embryonic antigen-1 - TLC thin layer chromatographys     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Elucidation of Structure of Lipid A from the Marine Gram-Negative Bacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis ATCC 14393T

The chemical structure of lipid A, from the marine -proteobacterium Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis 14393, a main product of lipopolysaccharide hydrolysis (1% AcOH), was determined using chemical methods and NMR spectroscopy. The lipid A was shown to be -1,6-glucosaminobiose 1,4-diphosphate acylated with two (R)-3-hydroxyalkanoic acid residues at C3 and C3 and amidated with one (R)-3-hydroxydodecanoyl and one (R)-3-dodecanoyloxydodecanoyl residue at N2 and N2, respectively.     

The evolution of the Hox cluster: insights from outgroups

Two burgeoning research trends are helping to reconstruct the evolution of the Hox cluster with greater detail and clarity. First, Hox genes are being studied in a broader phylogenetic sampling of taxa: the past year has witnessed important new data from teleost fishes, onychophorans, myriapods, polychaetes, glossiphoniid leeches, ribbon worms, and sea anemones. Second, commonly accepted notions of animal relationships are being challenged by alternative phylogenetic hypotheses that are causing us to rethink the evolutionary relationships of important metazoan lineages, especially arthropods, annelids, nematodes, and platyhelminthes.     

Structural Peculiarities of Na+,K+-ATPase Isozymes from the Calf Brain

Functionally active preparations of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase isozymes from calf brain that contain catalytic subunits of three types (1, 2, and 3) were obtained using two approaches: a selective removal of contaminating proteins by the Jorgensen method and a selective solubilization of the enzyme with subsequent reconstitution of their membrane structure by the Esmann method. The ouabain inhibition constants were determined for the isozymes. The real isozyme composition of the Na⁺ pump from the grey matter containing glial cells and the brain stem containing neurons was determined. The plasma membranes of glial cells were shown to contain mainly Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase of the 11 type and minor amounts of isozymes of the 22(1) and the 31(2) type. The axolemma contains 21 and 31 isozymes. A carbohydrate analysis indicated that 11 enzyme preparations from the brain grey matter substantially differ from the renal enzymes of the same composition in the glycosylation of the 1 isoform. An enhanced sensitivity of the 3 catalytic subunit of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase from neurons to endogenous proteolysis was found. A point of specific proteolysis in the amino acid sequence PNDNR⁴⁹² Y⁴⁹³ was localized (residue numbering is that of the human 3 subunit). This sequence corresponds to one of the regions of the greatest variability in 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-subunits, but at the same time, it is characteristic of the 3 isoforms of various species. The presence of the 3 isoform of tubulin (cytoskeletal protein) was found for the first time in the high-molecular-mass Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase 31 isozyme complex isolated from the axolemma of brain stem neurons, and its binding to the 3 catalytic subunit was shown.     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

N-andO-glycosylation of glycoprotein C synthesized by Herpes simplex virus type 1-infected ricin resistant cells

The progeny of Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) grown in ricin-resistant 14 cells (Ric^R14) lackingN-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I was released in the extracellular medium at a very low rate. By using a monoclonal antibody immobilized on Sepharose we purified from HSV-1-infected Ric^R14 cells a viral glycoprotein (gC), which carries bothN-andO-linked oligosaccharides. Glycopeptides obtained from [³H]mannoselabeled gC by Pronase digestion were entirely susceptible to endo--N-acetylglucosaminidase H, and the major oligosaccharide released was Man₄GlcNAc. The accumulation of this high-mannose species was related to the enzymic defect of the host cells and to the long retention of the viral glycoprotein within the cells. The extent ofO-glycosylation evaluated in [¹⁴C]glucosamine-labeled gC from Ric^R14 cells as compared to that of gC from wild type cells did not appear to be significantly modified.Abbreviations Con A concanavalin A - BHK cells baby hamster kidney cells - HSV Herpes simplex virus