Isolation and Characterization of cDNAs Encoding Ribosome Inactivating Protein from Dianthus sinensis L.

To isolate a ribosome inactivating protein (RIP) gene, six plant species were surveyed for antiviral activity. Crude proteins extracted from these plants were tested for the antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in Nicotiana glutinosa. All the plants, Spinacia oleracea, Amaranthus lividus, Dianthus superbus, Dianthus sinensis and Celosia cristata, with an exception of Oenanthe stolonifera, presented 70–90% inhibition of viral infectivity. In an attempt to search for the RIP gene from D. sinensis, partial cDNA was obtained by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the poly(A)⁺ RNA from D. sinensis leaves. DNA gel blot analysis showed that D. sinensis has multi-copy RIP genes. The expression of RIP gene was investigated in the flower, leaf, root and stem of D. sinensis, and was found to be most abundant in the leaf. Using the partial cDNA as a probe, seven full-length cDNAs were isolated from a library prepared from D. sinensis leaves. They were divided into three groups on the basis of their nucleotide sequence homology. The three representative clones, cDsRIP1, cDsRIP2 and cDsRIP3 were completely sequenced. They all had an open reading frame of 882 bp. The cDsRIP2 showed 79% homology with dianthin 30 and saporin genes; 59% with PAP and Mirabilis antiviral protein MAP genes. From the analysis of deduced amino acid sequences, it was predicted that D. sinensis RIP cDNAs might have a putative signal peptide of 23 amino acid residues at their N-terminus. When the cDNA was expressed in E. coli, the bacteria was unable to grow upon IPTG induction, suggesting that expression of the gene renders toxicity to E. coli cells.     

Molecular Cloning and Expression of a cDNA Encoding Lon Protease from rice (Oryza sativa)

The ATP-dependent Lon protease is a highly conserved enzyme that is present in archeae, eubacteria, and eukaryotes, and plays an important role in intracellular protein degradation. We have isolated a Lon protease gene, OsLon1, from Oryza sativa. The cDNA contained a 2,655 bp ORF. Comparative analysis showed that OsLon1 shared significant similarity with the previously reported Lon proteases from maize, Arabidopsis, human, and bacteria. Tissue expression pattern analysis revealed that OsLon1 was highly expressed in young leaves, mature leaves, and leaf sheaths but only weakly in young roots, mature roots, and young panicles. The OsLon1 gene was successfully expressed in E. coli and the detected protein size, about 120 kDa, matched the expected molecular mass of the His-tagged OsLon1 protein.     

Molecular cloning and functional identification of a ribosome inactivating/antiviral protein from leaves of post-flowering stage of Celosia cristata and its expression in E. coli

A full-length cDNA clone, encoding a ribosome inactivating/antiviral protein (RIP/AVP) was isolated from the cDNA library of post-flowering stage of Celosia cristata leaves. The full-length cDNA consisted of 1015 nucleotides, with an open reading frame encoding 283 amino acids. The deduced amino acid sequence had a putative active site domain conserved in other ribosome inactivating/antiviral proteins (RIPs/AVPs). The coding region of the cDNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli as recombinant protein of 72 kDa. The expressed fusion product was confirmed by Western analysis and purification by affinity chromatography. Both the recombinant protein (reCCP-27) and purified expressed protein (eCCP-27) inhibited translation in rabbit reticulocytes showing IC50 values at 95 ng and 45 ng, respectively. The native purified nCCP-27 has IC50 at 25 ng. The purified product also showed N-glycosidase activity towards tobacco ribosomes and antiviral activity towards tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and sunnhemp rosette virus (SRV).     

辣根过氧化物酶同功酶C基因克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

无论从应用还是从理论研究角度,辣根过氧化物酶（ＨＲＰ）是一种非常重要的酶．ＨＲＰ基因克隆与表达将有利于更深入研究ＨＲＰ的结构与功能．利用反转录ＰＣＲ从天然植物辣根中分离和克隆编码辣根过氧化物酶同功酶Ｃ（ＨＲＰ－Ｃ）一个ｃＤＮＡ,并测定其序列．结果发现,从基因推导出的氨基酸序列与Ｗｅｌｉｎｄｅｒ报道的辣根过氧化物酶序列有９０．６％的同源性．将该基因连接到表达载体ｐＥＴ－２４ｂ上,利用抗ＨＲＰ多克隆抗体进行Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ,检测有少量目标产物表达．在诱导表达过程中,没有发现细菌生长受抑制或受明显的毒害     

Molecular Cloning and Expression of Yak (Bos grunniens) Lactoferrin cDNA in Pichia pastoris

cDNA encoding lactoferrin from yak was isolated by RT-PCR and then sequenced. The cloned cDNA (2127 bp) encodes a 709 amino acid precursor molecule of yak lactoferrin with a signal peptide of 19 amino acids. The yak lactoferrin cDNA was expressed in Pichia pastoris. The recombinant protein, purified by Ni-NTA affinity column, had a molecular weight of 76 kDa and reacted with an antibody raised against native bovine lactoferrin. The iron-binding behavior and antimicrobial activity of the purified protein indicated that it was correctly folded and functional.     

Molecular Cloning of the cDNA Encoding an Antifungal Protein in Gastrodia elata Bl.

Antifungal protein is the main inhibitor of fungal infection in the secondary corm of Gastrodia elata B1. was isolated and purified antifungal protein (GAFP) from the plant. Its molecular weight was about 14 kD. Polyclonal antibody against GAFP was produced. In vitro test, this antifungal protein inhibited the growth of some fungi in some crop including Gibberella zeae. cDNA was synthesized from poly (A) mRNA purified from G. elata. The cDNA was ligated into phage vector λgtll DNA and packaged in vitro and the phages were propagated on E. coli Y1090 and a λgtll expression library was constructed. A cDNA clone encoding for antifungal protein was screened out by immunoscreening of the library using the protein as a probe. The λDNA containing insert was digested by Eco RI after isolated and purified recombinants λDNA, the insert was obtained. The cDNA was 300 bp in length. The authors had isolated the cDNA clone encoding antifungal protein from G. elata.     

Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Mouse Brain cDNA Encoding a Novel Protein Target of Calcyclin

Abstract: A protein target of mouse calcyclin, p30, which we call calcyclin-binding protein (CacyBP), was identified in mouse brain and Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT) cells. The amino acid sequence of the CacyBP chymotryptic peptide was used to prepare synthetic oligonucleotides that served as a probe to screen the mouse brain cDNA library. A 1.4-kb positive clone was detected, isolated, and sequenced. The analyzed clone contains an open reading frame encoding a protein of a molecular mass of ～26 kDa. The nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequences indicate that CacyBP is a novel protein. The results obtained from northern blots show that the CacyBP gene is expressed predominantly in mouse brain and EAT cells. Using a pGEX vector the recombinant CacyBP was expressed in Escherichia coli, and its properties were analyzed. The recombinant protein interacts with calcyclin at a physiologically relevant range of Ca²⁺ in solution during affinity chromatography and on blots. Because CacyBP, like calcyclin, is present in the brain, the interaction of these two proteins might be involved in calcium signaling pathways in neuronal tissue.     

Cloning and Characterization of the cDNA Encoding a Novel Brain-Specific 14-kDa Protein

A new acidic protein with a molecular weight of 14,000 was purified from rat brain, in which it was specifically expressed, and partially sequenced by protein sequencing. On the basis of results obtained from the amino acid sequences, mixed oligonucleotides were synthesized and used as probes to clone a cDNA from a rat brain cDNA library. The cloned cDNA provided the full-length sequence of the 14-kDa protein. Northern blot hybridization using total RNA from several tissues of the rat provided evidence that the 14-kDa protein was expressed specifically in rat brain. Transfection of this cDNA into mammalian cells resulted in expression of the 14-kDa protein. The amino acid sequence predicted from the cDNA of the rat brain 14-kDa protein contained 137 amino acid residues. A hydropathy profile revealed a hydrophobic domain (amino acids 60-80) flanked by highly hydrophilic stretches on both sides. Whereas the N-terminal region of the 14-kDa protein contained four repeating motifs, EKTKEGV, the C-terminal domain was rich in glutamic acid and proline. A computer search of the amino acid sequence of the 14-kDa protein indicated no homology to any other protein reported so far.     

甲状旁腺素相关蛋白cDNA的克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

采用ＲＴＰＣＲ方法从中国人肾癌细胞株中克隆到甲状旁腺素相关蛋白（Ｐａｒａｔｈｙｒｏｉｄｈｏｒｍｎｏｅｒｅｌａｔｅｄｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ,ＰＴＨｒＰ）ｃＤＮＡ,其核苷酸序列与国外发表资料相比,有６个核苷酸不同,其中仅９２位密码子的不同导致氨基酸变异,即由脯氨酸变为丝氨酸。将克隆的ＰＴＨｒＰｃＤＮＡ插到原核表达载体ｐＥＴ３ａ的Ｔ７噬菌体启动子下游,转化大肠杆菌后得到高效表达,并经Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ和生物学活性检测对表达产物作了鉴定。     

小鼠canstatin C端片段基因的克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

为了构建小鼠canstatinC端片段的原核表达载体并在大肠杆菌中表达。以小鼠肝脏组织总RNA为模板,通过RT-PCR扩增小鼠canstatinC端片段(mCan-C)基因,克隆到pMD18-T载体中并进行序列分析。将mCan-C基因定向克隆于原核表达载体pET30a(+)中,构建表达载体pET／mCan-C,转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),IPTG诱导表达。结果表明,小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA长度为399bp,含有1个终止密码,编码132个氨基酸,与已知的人canstatinC端片段氨基酸的同源性为61％。IPTG诱导mCan-C在大肠杆菌E．coliBL21中表达,表达量约占菌体总蛋白量的28％,重组蛋白主要以包涵体形式存在。首次克隆了小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA,IPTG诱导mCan-C在大肠杆菌E．coliBL21中高效表达。小鼠canstatinC端片段的cDNA序列已收入GenBank,接受号为:AY502947。     

Identification and Characterization of a cDNA Clone Encoding the Heat Shock Protein (Hsp60) from the Biting Midge, Culicoides variipennis sonorensis Wirth and Jones

A cDNA expression library constructed from Culicoides variipennis sonorensis was screened using an antibody specific for Hsp60 of Heliothis virescens. A single clone encoding the complete heat shock protein (Hsp60) of C. variipennis was identified and its 2400-bp insert was sequenced. The encoded 62-kDa protein contains 581 amino acids and includes a 26-amino acid putative mitochondrial targeting sequence at its N terminus and a GGM motif at its carboxyl terminus. Deduced amino acid sequences are highly similar (67–78%) to Hsp60 of other species, including the fruit fly, the house mouse, the Norwegian rat, the Chinese hamster, the human, a nematode, and the tobacco budworm moth. This is the initial isolation of a coding sequence for a stress-induced protein in C. variipennis.     

烟草花叶病毒运动蛋白cDNA的克隆及融合蛋白的表达

从烟草花叶病毒(TMV)中提取总RNA,通过反转录PCR (RTPCR) 扩增得到其运动蛋白(MP)的基因,将扩增产物克隆到pMD18T载体上。DNA序列分析表明,所得到的运动蛋白的基因全长为807bp (GenBank接受号AY300161), 与已发表TMV序列（GenBank登陆号为NC-001367）和同属的番茄花叶病毒（ToMV, GenBank登陆号为NC-002692相比核苷酸的同源性分别为98.0％和80.9％,氨基酸的同源性分别为99.1％和80.0％。 将目的片段亚克隆到表达载体pET30a上,并在大肠杆菌JM109中诱导表达,诱导9h 后,融合蛋白表达量最大。诱导后的工程菌超声后经SDSPAGE检测,融合蛋白以可溶形式存在。     

Molecular Cloning of a Novel Gene ZAhi-1 and its Expression Analysis during Zebrafish Gametogenesis

Proto-oncogen Ahi-1 is closely related to a lot of human and mouse diseases. Ahi-1 mutation will lead to leukemia in mice and Joubert syndrome in human beings. We have cloned the full cDNA sequence of Ahi-1 homologous in zebrafish, and RT-PCR results of ZAhi-1 in different tissues reveal that ZAhi-1 expressed highest in the mature gonad. In situ hybridization results of zebrafish gonad show that ZAhi-1 only expressed in the early stages’ gamete cells. RT-PCR analyses of mouse Ahi-1 in different stages of spermatogenesis have been done according to the published Ahi-1 sequence, and the findings reveal that Ahi-1 is expressed in gamete of pachytene stage. It can then be safely concluded that Ahi-1 might take place in the spermatocyte from the early pachytene stage to the late pachytene stage.     

Molecular cloning and analysis of a cDNA coding for nucleoside diphosphate kinase from ryegrass

A full-length cDNA, LpNDPK, encoding ryegrass nucleoside diphosphate kinase (EC 2.7.4.6) has been cloned and sequenced. The nucleotide sequence of the clone contains an open reading frame of 450 nucleotides encoding a protein of 150 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 16.5 kDa and a P_i of 6.62. The LpNDPK encoded protein possesses substantial homology with nucleoside diphosphate kinases (NDPKs) isolated and cloned form other sources; the highest identity (86 percnt;) was observed with NDPK from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum). Amino acid comparisons with other NDPKs show that the presented ryegrass NDPK sequence also contains several motifs and specific residues crucial for catalytic activity which are highly conserved among other NDPKs. RT-PCR expression analysis using primers covering the coding region of LpNDPK revealed that the ryegrass NDPK gene is equally expressed in stem, leaf, and flower tissue.     

Molecular Cloning of cDNA That Encodes Chymotrypsin Inhibitor ECI from Erythrina variegata Seeds and Its Expression in Escherichia coli

Synthetic oligonucleotides representing all possible sequences of the N-terminal and internal amino acid sequences of the chymotrypsin inhibitor ECI from Erythrina variegata seeds were used to generate a probe specific for ECI-related sequences by the polymerase chain reaction on the E. variegata genomic DNA. A lambda phage cDNA library constructed from poly(A⁺) RNA from maturing seeds was screened with the ECI gene thus obtained as a probe and characterized by DNA sequencing. The cloned ECI cDNA comprised 737 nucleotides and one open reading frame that encoded a polypeptide chain of 203 amino acids including a signal peptide composed of 24 amino acids. An expression plasmid was designed for export of the recombinant inhibitor into the periplasm. For this purpose, the cDNA fragment encoding matured ECI was ligated into the NcoI and BamHI sites following the pel B signal sequence in the expression vector pET-22b and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). However, this attempt failed as the recombinant inhibitor caused the formation of inclusion bodies in E. coli cells as a heterologous preprotein (SR-ECI), with the pel B upstream leader. SR-ECI was made soluble and renatured by refolding and reoxidation, and subsequently processed with pronase to give rise to recombinant ECI (R-ECI) that had an extra methionine residue attached to the N-terminal amino acid of ECI. Purified R-ECI inhibited chymotrypsin almost as strongly as authentic ECI.     

载脂蛋白E3的克隆及原核表达

载脂蛋白Ｅ(ａｐｏｌｉｐｏｐｒｏｔｅｉｎＥ ,ａｐｏＥ)由 2 99个氨基酸组成 ,分子量 34ｋＤ ,是维持人体正常脂质代谢的必需蛋白质 .它是乳糜微粒 (ＣＭ )、极低密度脂蛋白 (ＶＬＤＬ)和高密度脂蛋白 (ＨＤＬ)的组分 ,是极低密度脂蛋白受体的重要配体 ,是脂质进入细胞不可缺少的中介 .ａｐｏＥ有 3种同分异构体 :ａｐｏＥ2、ａｐｏＥ3、ａｐｏＥ4 ,分别具有不同的生理作用 .ａｐｏＥ4与血浆高胆固醇、心血管疾病和老年痴呆等疾病关联[1～ 3 ] .ａｐｏＥ2与Ⅲ型高脂血症有关 ,并对老年痴呆有防治作用[4,5] .ａｐｏＥ3是大多数健康人所具有…     

尖吻蝮蛇未知C类凝集素蛋白cDNA扩增、克隆与表达

蛇毒中C类凝集素(C-TLs)超家族蛋白,是具有抗凝血等功能的一族蛋白质.根据测得的蛇毒蛋白的N端氨基酸序列,设计PCR引物;从湖南尖吻蝮蛇毒腺中提取总RNA,经反转录,再通过温度降落锚式PCR,在只使用一个特异性引物和一个通用引物、进行一次循环数不超过30的非巢式反应的条件下,即获得两个较为清晰的扩增条带;其中之一带经克隆、测序、比较,证明其与已知的蛇毒中C类凝集素超家族蛋白质有较高的同源性.在大肠杆菌中获得高效融合表达,融合蛋白占细胞总蛋白的26%～30%.