内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因克隆与表达模式分析

旨在克隆内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因cDNA并分析其特性及基本表达模式.利用RT-PCR分段克隆TSC2基因cDNA片段并测序,将得到的cDNA各片段核苷酸序列拼接后获得绒山羊TSC2基因编码区全长序列(HQ684023)并进行生物信息学分析.半定量RT-PCR方法检测TSC2基因在不同组织中的表达特异性.结果表明内蒙古白绒山羊TSC2基因cDNA编码区核苷酸序列为5184 bp,包含了编码1727个氨基酸残基的全长ORF.核苷酸序列与牛、猪、马、大熊猫、犬、恒河猴、人、小鼠及大鼠的同源性分别为97％、90％、89％、88％、87％、87％、87％、86％和86％.NCBI CDD程序预测该基因编码的蛋白质有一个Tuberin结构域和一个Rap-GAP结构域;Psite程序分析有5个N糖基化位点、2个cAMP和cGMP依赖蛋白激酶磷酸化位点、16个蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点、25个酪蛋白激酶磷酸化位点.PSORT程序预测其定位于胞内体膜.TSC2基因在内蒙古白绒山羊的睾丸、脑、肝脏、肺、乳腺、脾和肾脏等组织中都有表达,mRNA丰度在睾丸中较高,乳腺中较低.     

The Human Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3/Fork Head Gene FKHL13: Genomic Structure and Pattern of Expression

We describe the isolation and characterization of the cDNA for FKHL13, the human homologue of the mouse hepatocyte nuclear factor 3/fork headhomologue 4 (HFH-4) gene, a member of the HNF-3/fork head(also called winged helix) gene family. Members of this gene family contain a conserved DNA binding region of approx. 110 amino acids and are thought to play an important role in cell-specific differentiation. Previous analysis of the mouse and rat HFH-4 cDNAs revealed a distinct pattern of expression for this gene, suggesting that the gene plays an important role in the differentiation of lung and oviduct/ampulla epithelial cells and testicular spermatids. Analysis of the human FKHL13 gene confirmed this pattern of expression. We also found expression in adult human brain cortex, which we were able to confirm for the mouse. The expression pattern of FKHL13/HFH-4, confined to cilia/flagella-producing cells, leads us to believe that the gene plays an important role in the regulation of axonemal structural proteins. We show that the human gene for FKHL13 lies on chromosome 17 (comparison with the chromosomal location of the mouse gene strongly suggests 17q22–q25) and that the gene, which is approx. 6 kb, contains a single intron disrupting thefork headDNA binding domain. Such a disruption of a functional unit provides strong evidence for the theory of intron insertion during gene evolution. The expression of the gene is probably controlled by the CpG island, which is located in the promoter region of the gene. We also demonstrate that the FKHL13 gene is highly conserved among a wide variety of species, including birds.