竞争性RT-PCR法及对大肠杆菌acrA基因mRNA表达水平的定量研究

建立了用于检测大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)ATCC25922的acrA基因mRNA表达水平的定量竞争性RT-PCR(QC-RT-PCR)体系。PCR合成目标片段的突变型片段(321bp)作为内标准模板(Internal standard,IS),与目标片段一致的片段(389bp)作为目标模板(Target standard,TS),优化两种模板共扩增体系;梯度稀释IS与等量大肠杆菌cDNA样本共扩增,扫描电泳条带,软件分析数据。结果表明,引物设计合适,以IS和TS为模板实现共扩增,产物(321bp和389bp)通过1.5%琼脂糖凝胶电泳有效分离;梯度稀释IS与cDNA共扩增产物出现亮度梯度电泳条带;获得一元回归曲线y=-0.345 0.097x(相关系数r=0.959,标准差s=0.05997)。该研究成功构建内标准模板,优化的共扩增PCR体系实现了对大肠杆菌ATCC25922中acrA基因mRNA表达水平的检测,具有简便、高效、敏感度高等优点。     

利用Red系统快速敲除家蚕核型多角体病毒orf60基因

用Red重组系统和最近构建的家蚕核型多角体病毒（BmNPV）bacmid在大肠杆菌BW25113中快速地敲除BmNPV orf60基因。从大肠杆菌BmDH10Bac中提取BmNPV bacmid,将其电转化到含有质粒pKD46（能表达Red重组酶）的大肠杆菌菌株BW25113中,获得了可用于BmNPV基因打靶的菌株BW25113-Bac。设计一对长63bp的引物（5′端为orf60基因的左右同源臂,长45bp;3′端长18bp,为氯霉素抗性基因（cat）的首尾序列）,以pKD3质粒（含cat）为模板,PCR扩增携带orf60左右同源臂的cat,即打靶线性化片段。将该线性化片段电转入BW25113-Bac菌株,在Red重组酶的作用下,线性化片段与BmNPV bacmid中的orf60基因发生同源重组。设计3对特异引物,用PCR方法证明cat成功地替换了BmNPV orf60基因。重组bacmid DNA转染BmN细胞后,Western blot分析未检测到orf60基因的表达。     

利用Red系统快速敲除家蚕核型多角体病毒orf60基因

用Red重组系统和最近构建的家蚕核型多角体病毒（BmNPV）bacmid在大肠杆菌BW25113中快速地敲除BmNPV orf60基因。从大肠杆菌BmDH10Bac中提取BmNPV bacmid,将其电转化到含有质粒pKD46（能表达Red重组酶）的大肠杆菌菌株BW25113中,获得了可用于BmNPV基因打靶的菌株BW25113-Bac。设计一对长63bp的引物（5′端为orf60基因的左右同源臂,长45bp;3′端长18bp,为氯霉素抗性基因（cat）的首尾序列）,以pKD3质粒（含cat）为模板,PCR扩增携带orf60左右同源臂的cat,即打靶线性化片段。将该线性化片段电转入BW25113-Bac菌株,在Red重组酶的作用下,线性化片段与BmNPV bacmid中的orf60基因发生同源重组。设计3对特异引物,用PCR方法证明cat成功地替换了BmNPV orf60基因。重组bacmid DNA转染BmN细胞后,Western blot分析未检测到orf60基因的表达。     

4种薯蓣属植物的psbA-trnH片段序列分析

对4种薯蓣属(Dioscorea)植物——小花盾叶薯蓣(D.sinoparviflora C.T.Ting.)、盾叶薯蓣(D.zingiberensis C.H Wright.)、黄独(D.bulbifera L.)和薯蓣(D.polystachya Turczaninow) 共22个植物类群的叶绿体psbA-trnH基因区进行PCR扩增并测序,获得了该区间的完整序列,小花盾叶薯蓣的psbA-trnH片段全长589~593 bp,盾叶薯蓣全长为575~599 bp,黄独全长为372 bp,薯蓣全长为355~368 bp。将所得序列用Bayesian推断其系统发育关系,结果发现psbA-trnH片段不能够完全区分4种薯蓣属植物种间和种内的各个分类群(不同产地),且不能区分盾叶薯蓣与小花盾叶薯蓣;推测薯蓣的演变过程可能与人工驯化有关,黄独与栽培薯蓣的亲缘关系较近,而与野生薯蓣的亲缘关系较远。     

幽门螺杆菌hpaA基因RFLP研究*

用限制性片段长度多态性 (RFLP)的方法评价幽门螺杆菌不同菌株鞭毛粘附素基因(hpaA)的变异性。PCR扩增 9株幽门螺杆菌 710bp的hpaA基因 ,用HhaⅠ、HaeⅢ限制性内切酶对该基因片段进行酶切分析。hpaA基因HaeIII单酶切可见 4种带型 ,HhaI单酶切出现 5种带型。从临床分离的H. pylori菌株hpaARFLP互有差异 ,且不同于国际标准菌株 ;临床分     

马蔺IlWRKY28基因的克隆与表达分析

马蔺(Iris lactea var. chinensis)是鸢尾属多年生草本盐生植物,具有很高的耐盐性和观赏价值。为研究马蔺耐盐的分子机制,通过cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)从马蔺中克隆到一个WRKY转录因子基因IlWRKY28,获得了1 302 bp的全长cDNA序列,其包含一个108 bp 5′末端非翻译区(UTR),一个174 bp 3′末端UTR和一个1 020 bp开放阅读框。IlWRKY28编码339个氨基酸,预测的蛋白质分子量为37.22 kD,等电点为7.04。氨基酸序列分析显示,IlWRKY28包含一个保守的WRKY基序和一个C2H2型锌指结构域。系统发育分析表明,马蔺IlWRKY28与菠萝(Ananas comosus)AcWRKY28和藏北嵩草(Kobresia littledalei)ClWRKY28亲缘关系最近。荧光定量PCR分析显示,盐处理后,IlWRKY28基因在马蔺地上部显著上调表达。该研究结果为进一步研究IlWRKY28在马蔺适应高盐胁迫中的功能和作用机制奠定了重要的分子基础。     

棕色固氮菌nifS敲除菌株的构建*

从Azotobacter vinelandii中通过PCR扩增了5’和3’端分别缺失264bp和261bp的nifS′片段,克隆至载体pUC18,形成重组质粒pUCS,再通过同源重组的方法,将pUCS插入Azoto-bacter vinelandii的nifS中,形成nifS阻断突变体SU1,经Southern杂交和PCR扩增,证明所得确为nifS阻断突变株。SU1在外加氮源的BBGN培养基中能够快速生长,但在Burk's无氮培养基中,生长却极其缓慢     

葡萄风信子MaANS基因及启动子的克隆与分析

该研究根据转录组测序结果,在葡萄风信子(Muscari armeniacum) ‘亚美尼亚’中克隆到花青素合酶(ANS)基因的cDNA与DNA序列,该基因命名为MaANS。采用荧光实时定量分析MaANS时空表达模型,同时利用染色体步移法克隆到MaANS上游1 044 bp的一段序列。信息学分析表明：MaANS开放阅读框为1 065 bp,编码355个氨基酸;DNA与cDNA的一致性为89.62%,DNA序列在ATG下游515~594 bp之间插入1个79 bp内含子;启动子序列在-70 bp位置有1个TATA-box,有多个光响应元件及MYB结合位点等。荧光实时定量分析表明,MaANS基因在花中优势表达,并且在完全着色期表达量最高。该研究结果为深入研究MaANS基因功能、分析葡萄风信子着色机理奠定了基础。     

百合LbCAT和LbGPX基因的克隆与表达分析

以切花百合(Lilium brownii var. viridulum)‘卡瓦纳’cDNA为模板,克隆了过氧化氢酶(LbCAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(LbGPX)基因。序列分析表明,这2个基因分别包含1 479 bp和519 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),编码492个和172个氨基酸。进化分析结果表明,LbCAT蛋白与岷江百合CAT蛋白的氨基酸序列相似性最高(99.19%),且亲缘关系最近;LbGPX蛋白与油棕GPX蛋白的氨基酸序列相似性最高(78.61%),亲缘关系最近。qRT PCR结果显示,LbCAT和LbGPX在百合根、鳞茎、叶和花中都有表达。LbCAT在叶中表达量最高,LbGPX在花中表达量最高。这2个基因在百合花蕾的生长发育过程中均有表达,且表达量逐渐增加;在PEG处理后2个基因的转录水平升高,但独角金内酯(SLs)处理却显著降低了这2个基因的转录水平;该结果为百合抗逆性机理研究以及抗逆育种奠定了基础。     

近平滑假丝酵母(R)-专一性羰基还原酶基因的克隆与表达*

根据纯化得到的?-专一性羰基还原酶(rCR)蛋白质测序结果推导出的核苷酸序列设计引物,以筛选得到的近平滑假丝酵母(Candida parapsilosis)CCTCC M203011基因组为模板,通过PCR扩增目的片段,克隆后测序。核苷酸序列测定结果表明rcr基因全长1011bp,共编码336个氨基酸,分子量为35·9kD。将序列递交NCBI比对,与醇脱氢酶超家族成员序列同源性达99%。在大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)JM109中表达rcr基因,重组     

利用优化的反向PCR策略高效构建多位点突变体

蛋白质的突变体是研究其结构和功能的基础,文中旨在建立一种高效、快捷的多位点突变体构建方法。当要突变4个及以上相邻的氨基酸残基时,设计两长两短(长引物Ⅰ/Ⅰ、短引物Ⅱ/Ⅱ) 4条引物:长引物包含突变位点,且突变碱基数≤20 bp,短引物不包含突变位点;两条引物的GC含量≤80%、退火温度之差≤40℃,分别以Ⅰ/Ⅱ和Ⅰ/Ⅱ两对引物和模板进行两组反向PCR扩增。扩增后各体系均可得到含有突变位点的非甲基化线性质粒,且以Ⅰ/Ⅱ和Ⅰ/Ⅱ为引物扩增得到的两组线性质粒的断开位点分布在突变位点两侧。用DpnⅠ酶切回收后等摩尔比混合的PCR产物除去甲基化模板,再进行一轮变性和退火处理,两组线性质粒在95℃变性后互相以来自对方的单链DNA为模板退火形成开环质粒,转化大肠杆菌感受态细胞即可得到包含突变位点的转化子。结果表明,该方法可同时突变4–11个连续氨基酸残基(8–20 bp,将大幅简化多位点突变体的构建,从而进一步提高蛋白质结构和功能研究的效率。     

Molecular cloning and thermal stress-induced expression of a pi-class glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are multifunctional phase II detoxification enzymes that catalyze the attachment of electrophilic substrates to glutathione. The pi-class GST cDNA (leGSTp) was cloned from the cold-adapted Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica. We used degenerated primers designed based on highly conserved regions of known mollusk GSTs to amplify the corresponding L. elliptica mRNA. Full-length cDNA was obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full sequence of the GST cDNA was 1189 bp in length, with a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 74 bp, a 3' UTR of 485 bp, and an open reading frame of 630 bp encoding 209 amino acid residues with an estimated molecular mass of 23.9 kDa and an estimated isoelectric point of 8.3. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed basal expression of leGSTp, which was up-regulated upon heat treatment (10 degrees C for different time periods) by a factor of 2.3 (at 24 h) and 2.7 (at 48 h) in the digestive gland and gill tissues, respectively. The recombinant leGSTp expressed in Escherichia coli was purified by affinity chromatography and characterized. The purified leGSTp exhibited high activity towards the substrates ethacrynic acid (ECA) and 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB). The recombinant leGSTp had a maximum activity at approximately pH 8.0, and its optimum temperature was 35 degrees C.     

Bmdsx基因在家蚕田岛嵌合体卵巢中的表达分析

根据雌特异性和雄特异性Bmdsx基因cDNA的共有序列,设计一对引物,以RT-PCR方法对家蚕田岛嵌合体蛹期卵巢中Bmdsx基因的表达情况进行了研究.结果表明,在家蚕田岛嵌合体蛹期卵巢中,在475bp附近和226bp附近分别扩增得到了一条条带,这两条条带大小与预期雌雄性别特异性Bmdsx基因cDNA片段大小相吻合.其中,雄特异性cDNA片段经DNA序列分析后得到了确认.     

Characterisation of the beta-tubulin gene of Cylicocyclus nassatus

mRNA and genomic DNA were isolated from adult Cylicocyclus nassatus, and the mRNA was reverse transcribed. The cDNA was PCR amplified using degenerate primers designed according to the alignment of the β-tubulin amino acid sequences of other species. To complete the coding sequence, the 3′ end was amplified with the 3′-RACE, and for amplification of the 5′ end the SL1-primer was used. The cDNA of the β-tubulin gene of C. nassatus spans 1429 bp and encodes a protein of 448 amino acids. Specific primers were developed from the cDNA sequence to amplify the genomic DNA sequence and to analyse the genomic organisation of the β-tubulin gene. The complete sequence of the genomic DNA of the β-tubulin gene of C. nassatus has a size of 2652 bp and is organised into nine exons and eight introns. The identities with the exons of the gru-1 β-tubulin gene of Haemonchus contortus range between 79% and 97%.     

Analysis of thymidylate synthase gene amplification and of mRNA levels in the cell cycle

We report that the gene for thymidylate synthase (TS) is amplified in the mouse cell line L1210:C15 that was selectively grown in increasing concentrations of the competitive inhibitor of thymidylate synthase, CB3717. The gene is amplified 50-fold compared to the parental cell line. Amplification has not been accompanied by any major rearrangements, and the increase in gene copy number is reflected in elevation of thymidylate synthase mRNA levels. The amplification is relatively stable as there was only a 2- to 3-fold decrease in the number of amplified TS genes when cells were grown in the absence of selection for 375 generations. We also observe a 30- to 40-fold increase in number of copies of the dihydrofolate reductase gene with 7-fold elevation of the RNA product, and we suggest that this may be due to cross-inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase by CB3717. Thymidylate synthase mRNA levels in L1210 and L1210:C15 show no variation within the different phases of the cell cycle but are significantly reduced during quiescence.     

广东地区两种兰花病毒病害的分子鉴定及检测

根据已报道的建兰花叶病毒(CyMV)和齿兰环斑病毒(ORSV)基因组核苷酸序列,在其cp基因上下游设计PCR引物。CyMV预计扩增产物784bp,ORSV预计扩增产物604bp。以采集自广东省顺德的墨兰和文心兰表现病毒病症状的病株叶组织总RNA为模板,进行RT—PCR扩增。对预期大小的5个扩增产物进行克隆和测序,结果表明,来源于不同兰种或同一兰种不同兰场的病样CyMV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列存在少量差异,但均与世界各地的CyMV分离物cp基因高度同源;而来源于不同兰种的病样ORSV引物扩增产物核苷酸序列完全相同,与世界各地的ORSV分离物cp基因高度同源。因此可将侵染广东兰花的两种病毒鉴定为CyMV和ORSV。混合上述两种病毒的PCR引物,采用双重RT—PCR扩增,对采自广东顺德23个兰场共153份样品进行病毒检测,76份(49．7％)检出CyMV,52份(34．0％)检出ORSV,2份(1．3％)同时检出CyMV和ORSV。     

Molecular cloning and analysis of a cDNA coding for the bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase of Daucus carota

Molecular cloning of dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) of Daucus carota was achieved by immunoscreening of a cDNA library obtaining a 2 kbp clone which contains an open reading frame of 1528 bp. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequence with those from other sources revealed the presence of motifs typical of DHFR and TS thus confirming the bifunctional nature of the carrot protein. As in other organisms, a higher degree of conservation was observed in the TS domain. Analysis of the dhfr-ts gene content in carrot revealed the presence of several copies per diploid genome.     

Dual-label detection of amplified products in quantitative RT-PCR assay using lanthanide-labeled probes

Quantitative RT-PCR (QRT-PCR) enables the sensitive and specific detection of mRNA with a small copy number. We used the QRT-PCR method and dual-label analysis of amplification products for the detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) mRNA. The QRT-PCR assay employed a PSA-like internal standard (IS) mRNA, which was used to quantify the PSA mRNA copies and to control the variations during the whole assay procedure from the RNA extraction to the detection of QRT-PCR amplification products by hybridization assay. After co-amplification, the PSA and IS products were detected in a microplate using Eu3+ chelate-labeled PSA and Tb3+ chelate-labeled IS hybridization probes. The detection probes allowed the simultaneous and dual-label detection of PSA and IS products in the same microtiter well. Compared to the single-label assay, the dual-label detection improved the within- and between-assay CV% from 21.7 to 7.5 and from 36.0 to 30.3, respectively. The between- and within-assay variation of the dual-label assay was further studied using PSA-producing LNCaP cells. The cells were found to express 980 +/- 170 (mean +/- SD) copies of PSA-mRNA with the within-assay CV% of 17.7 and 890 +/- 220 (mean +/- SD) copies of PSA-mRNA with the between-assay CV% of 25.0. The methodology developed may help in future studies to obtain reliable quantification of PSA mRNA generated by circulating prostate cancer cells.