人牛精浆蛋白相关新基因的cDNA克隆、定位和表达

为了研究牛精浆 (bovineseminalplasma ,BSP)蛋白及其相关蛋白在受精及受精卵发育中的重要作用 ,寻找BSP蛋白相关新基因 .采用cDNA末端快速扩增 (RACE)技术 ,克隆了一个BSP蛋白相关基因的cDNA序列 .应用辐射杂种细胞系 (RH)技术进行了基因染色体定位 .通过RT PCR检测了该基因在人体各组织中的表达情况 .并将该基因编码的蛋白进行了原核表达 .新基因的cDNA长度为 10 5 2bp ,其开放阅读框架 (ORF)编码了一个含 2 2 3个氨基酸残基的蛋白质 ,氨基酸序列中含有 4个纤连蛋白Ⅱ结构域 ,与BSP蛋白在结构上具有一定的相似性 ,称其为人BSP相关蛋白 (humanBSP relatedproteins ,HBRP) .该基因定位于染色体 19q13,在大肠杆菌中表达为 5 2kD的融合蛋白 .研究结果提示 ,应用RACE方法克隆了一种新的人类与BSP蛋白相关的基因 ,推测其编码蛋白是与BSP蛋白功能相关的结合蛋白 ,通过基因重组技术大量获得表达蛋白 ,对进一步研究新蛋白的生物学功能具有重要的意义 .     

人新基因HBRP基因工程细胞系的建立

在研究牛精浆蛋白 (bovineseminalplasmaproteins ,BSPproteins)及其相关蛋白在受精卵发育过程中的重要作用时 ,在人睾丸组织中发现并克隆了一个与BSP蛋白相关新基因的序列 ,其开放阅读框架 (openreadingframe ,ORF)编码了一个含 2 2 3个氨基酸残基的蛋白质 ,氨基酸序列中含有4个纤连蛋白Ⅱ型结构域 ,与BSP蛋白在结构上有一定的相似性 ,称其为人BSP相关蛋白 (humanBSP relatedprotein ,HBRP) ,并在GenBank注册 ,登录号为AF2 791 4。预测该蛋白是与BSP蛋白功能相关的结合蛋白 ,并已成功地将该基因定位在 1 9号染色体 1区 3带上。为进一步研究该新基因的生物学功能 ,利用重组质粒pEGFP C2 HBRP转染人胚肾HEK2 93细胞 ,通过G41 8筛选出药物抗性克隆 ,建立了稳定的基因工程细胞系 ,为该基因功能的研究奠定了基础 ,对该基因功能的进一步研究有重要的意义 义。     

人牛精浆相关蛋白的亚细胞定位及生物活性

利用红色荧光蛋白表达载体pDsRed1-N1与人睾丸中牛精浆相关蛋白基因(hbrp)重组为pDsRed1-N1/hbrp,真核表达载体pcDNA3.1-myc-his与hbrp重组为pcDNA3.1-myc-his/hbrp,分别转染HEK293细胞,建立稳定的真核表达细胞系。在荧光显微镜下观察HBRP的亚细胞定位,并用放射自显影检测该细胞系的蛋白激酶C(PKC)活性。HBRP定位在细胞膜及胞浆近膜处;HBRP对PKC活性有明显的抑制作用。从而确定了人新的精子结合蛋白HBRP在细胞内的定位,并认定了HBRP为有生物活性的功能蛋白。     

人新基因hbrp的染色体定位及其对TPK活性的抑制作用(简报)

hbrp(HumanBSP-RelatedProtein)是我们实验室最近在睾丸组织中克隆的一个人与BSP(bovineseminalplasma)蛋白相关的新基因。为了将有关该新基因信息与现有人类基因组转录图相整合,我们应用荧光原位杂交(fluorescentinsituhybridization-FISH)法进行了该基因的人染色体基因定位,结果成功地将hbrp基因定位在人19号染色体长臂1区3带上。hbrp基因是在对BSP蛋白功能的研究过程中发现并克隆的,其同源性分析发现,与其序列最相近的是BSP蛋白家族。hbrp基因编码的蛋白质氨基酸序列中含有四个纤连蛋白Ⅱ型结构域,而BSP蛋白     

BSP基因RNA干扰对乳腺癌MDA-MB-231BO细胞生物学特性的影响

旨在研究RNA干扰(RNA interference,RNAi)抑制骨唾液酸蛋白(bone sialoprotein,BSP)基因表达后对人乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-231BO生物学特性的影响。应用pSilencer5.1-U6Retro构建针对BSP基因的siRNA逆转录病毒重组表达质粒,将重组质粒转染293细胞制备病毒悬液感染MDA-MB-231BO细胞,利用嘌呤霉素筛选抑制BSP表达的乳腺癌细胞。Western blotting检测细胞内BSP蛋白表达,采用MTT法和集落形成试验检测细胞的增殖,流式细胞仪检测细胞周期变化。结果显示,成功构建BSP基因RNAi稳定转染的231BO-BSP27细胞。231BO-BSP27细胞内BSP蛋白表达抑制率为69.3%,与对照组细胞相比,231BO-BSP27细胞的生长速率和克隆形成率明显降低;S期细胞数量明显减少,G0/G1期细胞增多。由此证实,逆转录病毒介导的RNAi能实现BSP基因稳定沉默,从而抑制MDA-MB-231BO细胞的生长和增殖。     

逆转录病毒载体介导的RNAi抑制乳腺癌细胞BSP基因表达

目的构建抑制人日5P基因表达的RNA干扰逆转录病毒载体,筛选建立稳定抑制BSP表达的MDA-MB-231BO细胞系。方法构建靶向人BSP基因的逆转录病毒重组质粒pSilencer—BSP27、pSilencer—BSP81和pSilencer—BSP100。将其包装成病毒后感染MDA—MB-23180细胞。用RT—PCR和Western印迹检测成功感染细胞（231BO．BSP27、231BO．BSP81、231BO—BSP100细胞）BSP基因的抑制效果。结果双酶切和测序结果显示重组核酸片段序列与设计的序列完全相同。RT—PCR和Western印迹结果显示231BO—BSP27、BO—BSP81和231BO—BSP100细胞BSP基因在mRNA水平和蛋白水平抑制效率分别为：70．8％、79．4％和30．1％：69．3％,75．2％和27．8％。结论成功构建抑制人BSP基因表达的RNAi逆转录病毒载体pSilencer．BSP27、pSilencer．BSP81和pSilencer—BSP100。获得高效稳定抑制BSP表达的231BO—BSP27、231BO．BSP81细胞系。     

人类生殖相关新基因的定位和组织表达

基因定位对研究基因之间以及基因与疾病之间的相互关系具有重要意义。应用辐射杂种细胞系技术（RH）对我们克隆的人类新基因HBRP（Human BSP-Related Protein）进行了染色体定位,结果将该基因定位于19q13.2～13.3,同时应用生物信息学方法在人类基因组重叠片段数据库进行该基因的定位,结果相吻合。研究证明,RH技术具有快速、精确、简便等优点,是基因定位研究中一强有力的技术。同时通过RT-PCR方法研究了HBRP基因在人体各组织中的表达分布,结果显示该基因在睾丸、肠、肾、肝、脾、胃、胰腺组织有较高的表达,而在检测的脑、肺、骨骼肌、心肌组织中表达较弱。 Abstract:Gene localization is significant in elucidating the interaction between genes,gene and diseases.Using radiation hybrid (RH) technique,we cloned and localized a novel gene,designated human BSP-related protein (HBRP) on 19q13.2～13.3,in line with its localization in data bank of overlapping fragment of human genome through bioinformatics method.It is suggested RH is rapid,precise,simple and powerful in gene localization.In addition,we detected the expression and distribution of HBRP in human tissues by RT-PCR.The results showed HBRP was highly expressed in intestine,kidney,liver,spleen,stomach and pancreas,whereas lowly in brain,lung,muscle and heart.     

BSP技术在萝卜-芥蓝异源四倍体及其亲本BZIP17同源基因甲基化检测中的应用

为探讨异源多倍体基因组中直系同源基因的表达调控机制,对重亚硫酸盐测序PCR(BSP)技术进行了改进优化。结果表明,改进的BSP技术检测到萝卜-芥蓝四倍体及其亲本BZIP17同源基因启动子的甲基化水平为3.8%~18.8%,采用实时荧光定量PCR检测BZIP17基因的相对表达量,且BZIP17同源基因的表达调控与启动子甲基化等作用相关。因此,改进的BSP技术可应用到更多同源基因的甲基化检测中,以分析异源多倍体中同源基因的分子进化方式。     

骨唾液酸蛋白基因转录调控研究

骨唾液酸蛋白(bone sialoprotein,BSP)是一种高度糖基化、磷酸化、硫酸化的多功能非胶原蛋白,主要分布于矿化相关组织,多种恶性肿瘤中也有异常表达。BSP基因转录调控序列位于5’端侧翼区,由启动子、增强子、沉默子、糖皮质激素应答元件等组成。基因转录的顺式作用元件位于启动子区,顺式作用元件及其结合的转录因子有生物种类特异性,一些转录因子以不同的亲和力与其部分潜在结合位点结合,并相互作用协同调控转录。激素、成纤维细胞生长因子-2(fibroblast growth factor 2,FGF-2)、胰岛素样生长因子-1(insulin-like growth factor 1,IGF-1)、α-肿瘤坏死因子(tumor necrosis factor-α,TNF-α)等通过特定的信号通路参与对BSP基因的转录调控,在BSP基因启动子上有它们的应答元件。     

人新基因hbrp的染色体定位及其对TPK活性的抑制作用（简报）

hbrp(Human BSP-Related Protein)是我们实验室最近在睾丸组织中克隆的一个人与BSP（bovine seminal plasma)蛋白相关的新基因。为了将有关该新基因信息与现有人类基因组转录图相整合,我们应用荧光原位杂交(fluorescent in situ hybridizationFISH)法进行了该基因的人染色体基因定位,结果成功地将hbrp基因定位在人19号染色体长臂1区3带上。hbrp基因是在对BSP蛋白功能的研究过程中发现并克隆的,其同源性分析发现,与其序列最相近     

Dynamic changes in plasma membrane properties of semliki forest virus infected cells related to cell fusion

The mechanism of the processes leading to membrane fusion is as yet unknown. In this report we demonstrate that changes in membrane potential and potassium fluxes correlate with Semliki Forest virus induced cell-cell fusion at mildly acidic pH. The changes observed occur only at pH's below 6.2 corresponding to values required to trigger the fusion process. A possible role of these alterations of the plasma membrane related to membrane fusion phenomena is discussed.     

A role for the Myoblast city homologues Dock1 and Dock5 and the adaptor proteins Crk and Crk-like in zebrafish myoblast fusion

Myoblast fusion follows a defined sequence of events that is strikingly similar in vertebrates and invertebrates. Genetic analysis in Drosophila has identified many of the molecules that mediate the different steps in the fusion process; by contrast, the molecular basis of myoblast fusion during vertebrate embryogenesis remains poorly characterised. A key component of the intracellular fusion pathway in Drosophila is the protein encoded by the myoblast city (mbc) gene, a close homologue of the vertebrate protein dedicator of cytokinesis 1 (DOCK1, formerly DOCK180). Using morpholino antisense-oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown of gene activity in the zebrafish embryo, we show that the fusion of embryonic fast-twitch myoblasts requires the activities of Dock1 and the closely related Dock5 protein. In addition, we show that the adaptor proteins Crk and Crk-like (Crkl), with which Dock proteins are known to interact physically, are also required for myoblast fusion.     

Wistar大鼠Pdia3cDNA的克隆及原核表达

哺乳动物的精卵融合是一个多分子参与的复杂过程,目前只鉴定出几种影响精卵融合的蛋白因子,对其分子机制还知之甚少.其中位于精子上的Pdja3具有二硫键异构酶活性,可能催化其他精卵融合相关蛋白的二硫键变化而参与精卵膜融合.克隆了Wistar大鼠的Pdia3 cDNA片段,长度为1 620 bp,其中编码区为1 518 bp.测序结果显示,编码区内有两个碱基与GenBank公布的大鼠Pdia3cDNA不同,分别为第147个密码子GAG(Glu)的第1位碱基和第410个密码子AAG(Lys)的第3位碱基,前者造成氨基酸替换,后者仅为多态性.此外,还在大肠杆菌中成功地表达并纯化了GST-Pdia3融合蛋白,为下一步研究大鼠Pdia3在体外影响精卵融合和与其它蛋白的相互作用奠定了基础.     

Enhanced transduction of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase with HIV-1 Tat protein transduction domains at both termini

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat protein transduction domain (PTD) is responsible for highly efficient protein transduction across plasma membranes. In a previous study, we showed that Tat-Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (Tat-SOD) can be directly transduced into mammalian cells across the lipid membrane barrier. In this study, we fused the human SOD gene with a Tat PTD transduction vector at its N- and/or C-terminus. The fusion proteins (Tat-SOD, SOD-Tat, Tat-SOD-Tat) were purified from Escherichia coli and their ability to enter cells in vitro and in vivo compared by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. The transduction efficiencies and biological activities of the SOD fusion protein with the Tat PTD at either terminus were equivalent and lower than the fusion protein with the Tat PTD at both termini. The availability of a more efficient SOD fusion protein provides a powerful vehicle for therapy in human diseases related to this anti-oxidant enzyme and to reactive oxygen species.     

Determination of the minimal fusion peptide of bovine leukemia virus gp30

In this study, we determined the minimal N-terminal fusion peptide of the gp30 of the bovine leukemia virus on the basis of the tilted peptide theory. We first used molecular modelling to predict that the gp30 minimal fusion peptide corresponds to the 15 first residues. Liposome lipid-mixing and leakage assays confirmed that the 15-residue long peptide induces fusion in vitro and that it is the shortest peptide inducing optimal fusion since longer peptides destabilize liposomes to the same extent but not shorter ones. The 15-residue long peptide can thus be considered as the minimal fusion peptide. The effect of mutations reported in the literature was also investigated. Interestingly, mutations related to glycoproteins unable to induce syncytia in cell-cell fusion assays correspond to peptides predicted as non-tilted. The relationship between obliquity and fusogenicity was also confirmed in vitro for one tilted and one non-tilted mutant peptide.     

Enhancement of the Influenza A Hemagglutinin (HA)-Mediated Cell-Cell Fusion and Virus Entry by the Viral Neuraminidase (NA)

Background

The major role of the neuraminidase (NA) protein of influenza A virus is related to its sialidase activity, which disrupts the interaction between the envelope hemagglutin (HA) protein and the sialic acid receptors expressed at the surface of infected cells. This enzymatic activity is known to promote the release and spread of progeny viral particles following their production by infected cells, but a potential role of NA in earlier steps of the viral life cycle has never been clearly demonstrated. In this study we have examined the impact of NA expression on influenza HA-mediated viral membrane fusion and virion infectivity.

Methodology/Principal Findings

The role of NA in the early stages of influenza virus replication was examined using a cell-cell fusion assay that mimics HA-mediated membrane fusion, and a virion infectivity assay using HIV-based pseudoparticles expressing influenza HA and/or NA proteins. In the cell-cell fusion assay, which bypasses the endocytocytosis step that is characteristic of influenza virus entry, we found that in proper HA maturation conditions, NA clearly enhanced fusion in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly, expression of NA at the surface of pseudoparticles significantly enhanced virion infectivity. Further experiments using exogeneous soluble NA revealed that the most likely mechanism for enhancement of fusion and infectivity by NA was related to desialylation of virion-expressed HA.

Conclusion/Significance

The NA protein of influenza A virus is not only required for virion release and spread but also plays a critical role in virion infectivity and HA-mediated membrane fusion.