不结球白菜热激蛋白基因克隆及表达

从不结球白菜'暑绿'中克隆到一个受热激诱导的小分子量热激蛋白(sHSP)基因,命名为BcHSP(DDBJ登录号为AB367955),该基因核苷酸序列全长722 bp,编码157个氨基酸,与芜菁、芥蓝、拟南芥等有90%以上的相似性.实时定量检测表明,不结球白菜BcHSP转录表达受热激诱导,以叶片中表达量最高,BcHSP在不结球白菜叶片中表达特征说明它可能与植物叶片的耐热性关系更为密切.     

马铃薯甲虫热激蛋白基因Ld-HSP60的克隆、序列分析及温度胁迫下的表达

【目的】马铃薯甲虫Leptinotarsa decemlineata是一种世界性检疫害虫,对温度胁迫具有极强的适应性,为进一步明确其对温度胁迫适应性的分子机制,研究了热激蛋白HSP60在马铃薯甲虫温度胁迫应答过程中的作用。【方法】采用RT-PCR及RACE技术克隆马铃薯甲虫热激蛋白HSP60基因的cDNA全长序列;利用生物信息学软件分析该基因及其编码蛋白质的序列特性;运用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析该基因在温度胁迫下的表达模式。【结果】克隆得到马铃薯甲虫热激蛋白HSP60基因,命名为Ld-HSP60(Gen Bank登录号:KC556801),其cDNA全长2 234 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长1 731 bp,编码576个氨基酸,相对分子量约为61.27 kD,理论等电点为5.51,5'端非翻译区(UTR)长101 bp,3'UTR长402 bp。氨基酸序列中含有HSP60家族典型的特征序列。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,低温胁迫(-10和0℃)下未检测到马铃薯甲虫雌雄成虫中Ld-HSP60的诱导表达;高温胁迫(38和44℃)诱导马铃薯甲虫雄成虫Ld-HSP60上调表达,随着胁迫温度的升高LdHSP60表达量呈现先升高后降低的趋势,38℃高温胁迫下表达量最高,胁迫时间越长Ld-HSP60表达量也越高。【结论】相比其他热激蛋白,HSP60对温度敏感性较低,推测HSP60可能在马铃薯甲虫雄成虫抵御高温胁迫中发挥作用。     

谢氏宽漠王HSP70基因cDNA片段的克隆及热激条件下的表达

谢氏宽漠王Mantichorula semenowi Reitter是一种沙漠指示性甲虫。本研究由该种甲虫体内克隆到两种不同的HSP70基因片段,分别为MsHSP70和MsHSC70。同源性发现表明这两个基因片段与已报道的其他昆虫的热休克蛋白核苷酸序列高度同源。半定量RT-PCR分析显示：经42℃热激1 h 后立即诱导MsHSP70表达至最高峰;在恢复到室温的1～4 h 内MsHSP70表达量逐渐降低,但仍然高于未热激对照组。而MsHSC70在42℃热激1 h后表达受到抑制,但在恢复2 h和4 h时有少量的表达,分别仅为未热激对照组的0.25和0.28倍。结果提示MsHSP70和MsHSC70在保护细胞方面具有不同的作用。本实验结果为谢氏宽漠王在极端的沙漠环境胁迫下的抗逆适应性研究提供了理论基础。     

温度和病菌感染对大黄鱼HSP67B2基因表达的影响

热激蛋白普遍存在于生物体内,是进化上非常保守的蛋白家族,可作为分子伴侣,并抑制细胞凋亡,提高生物体的耐热性.克隆了大黄鱼HSP67B2基因,并分析了温度和病菌对其表达的影响.获得的大黄鱼HSP67B2序列全长2325 bp,包括4个外显子和3个内含子,其中开放阅读框为525 bp,编码174个氨基酸.随着温度的改变,大黄鱼不同组织HSP67B2基因的表达呈现出不同的变化.24℃时HSP67B2在肌肉和肝组织中表达量最高,29℃时在肠和眼表达量最高.用恶臭假单胞菌感染大黄鱼,48 h时HSP67B2在肠和脾中表达量明显升高;而感染7 d后,肝、肠和脑中表达量明显升高.     

马铃薯HSP17.7基因的克隆及其对高温逆境的响应

热激蛋白和植物对高温的响应密切相关,同时在植物生长发育调控和逆境抵抗等方面具有重要作用。该研究克隆了马铃薯热激蛋白基因StHSP17.7(GenBank登录号为XP_006350804.1),对其全长cDNA序列进行了相关生物信息学分析,并利用qRT-PCR分析StHSP17.7基因在高温胁迫下的差异表达特性。结果显示:(1)StHSP17.7全长755bp,包含465bp开放阅读框,编码154个氨基酸。(2)StHSP17.7分子质量约为17.62kD,等电点7.91,为亲水性蛋白,C端含有保守序列Ⅰ和Ⅱ组成的ACD结构域,属于典型的sHSPs家族成员。(3)系统进化分析发现马铃薯小分子热激蛋白归为12个亚家族,其中StHSP17.7与马铃薯HSP17.6蛋白亲缘关系较近,属于小分子热激蛋白C的Ⅰ类家族成员;基因结构分析显示,在马铃薯48个sHSP基因中,StHSP17.7基因不含内含子,含1个内含子的基因有23个,占47.9%。(4)qRT-PCR分析显示,高温能够快速诱导StHSP17.7基因表达,且基因表达量呈爆发式变化,在24h达到最高值。研究表明,StHSP17.7基因明显参与了马铃薯对高温的响应。     

朱砂叶螨HSP90基因克隆及原核表达

采用RT-PCR及RACE技术克隆朱砂叶螨Tetranychus cinnabarinus的热激蛋白90(HSP90)基因, 并进行序列分析, 得到一条长2 595 bp的cDNA序列, 该序列开放阅读框（open reading frame, ORF）为2 169 bp, 编码722个氨基酸, 分子量约为83.45 kDa, 理论等电点为4.81, 3′非编码区（untranslated region, UTR）为249 bp, 5′UTR为177 bp。通过Antheprot分析发现5个HSP90家族的签名序列及胞质HSP90特征序列MEEVD。同源性分析表明, 朱砂叶螨HSP90编码区核苷酸序列和其他已知的HSP90, 尤其是节肢动物昆虫的HSP90, 具有很高的相似性。将鉴定正确的原核重组表达质粒pET43a-TcHSP90, 转化大肠杆菌Escherichia coli BL21(origami) 进行原核表达, 应用SDS-PAGE和Western blotting技术分离并检测融合蛋白, 结果表明构建的原核表达质粒可以在宿主菌中稳定、正确表达。朱砂叶螨TcHSP90基因的克隆、原核表达, 为进一步研究HSP90的性质和功能的研究提供有用的实验材料。     

不结球白菜BcHSP70-1基因的克隆与进化及其表达分析

利用已报导的拟南芥和甘蓝型油菜同源基因序列设计克隆引物,从不结球白菜中克隆了BcHSP70-1基因。在BcHSP70-1基因测序后,对该基因编码蛋白质的理化性质、亚细胞定位和跨膜结构域等生物信息学分析结果表明,BcHSP70-1编码的蛋白质是亲水蛋白,定位在细胞质中,该基因ORF全长1 950bp,编码649个氨基酸,有1个内含子和2个外显子,内含子为324bp;对BcHSP70-1直系同源基因外显子和内含子比对分析显示,内含子的差异更显著。实时定量PCR表达分析表明,BcHSP70-1的表达量在不同耐热性的栽培种中有较大差异,在不耐热的不结球白菜品种(NHCC002)中未见该基因组成性表达;与38℃高温胁迫相比,4℃低温胁迫下诱导的BcHSP70-1表达量更高。     

家蝇幼虫消减文库的构建及差异表达基因的鉴定

为了鉴定家蝇Musca domestica免疫相关基因,应用抑制性消减杂交技术,构建刺激家蝇幼虫差异表达cDNA消减文库。以大肠杆菌Escherichia coli和金黄色葡萄球菌Staphylococcus aureus诱导12 h的家蝇幼虫与未诱导的家蝇幼虫为消减杂交对象,获得了差异表达基因的cDNA片段,将其与T/A载体连接并转化大肠杆菌DH5α,构建了刺激家蝇幼虫cDNA消减文库。PCR检测发现,文库的阳性克隆中插入的cDNA片段大小在200~1 000 bp之间,随机挑选了161个含大小不等差异片段的克隆进行测序和同源性分析,鉴定了36种蛋白的基因片段,包括抗菌肽、酶、核糖体蛋白、其他功能蛋白以及功能不明的蛋白。用半定量RT-PCR分析了其中6种蛋白基因的表达,结果显示：防御素和攻击素基因在细菌刺激后24 h内明显上调表达,而溶菌酶、酚氧化酶原活化因子、糜蛋白酶和蛋白质合成起始因子基因在细菌刺激后0-4 h内表达受抑制,12 h后上调表达。该研究结果为家蝇免疫相关基因的克隆和家蝇免疫防御机制的探讨奠定了良好的基础。     

异色瓢虫HSP67B2基因的克隆及诱导表达分析

小分子热激蛋白是一种重要的分子伴侣,可以在环境胁迫下帮助蛋白质折叠和转运。本研究在转录组获得异色瓢虫 Harmonia axyridis HSP67B2基因部分序列的基础上,通过RACE技术克隆得到了 HSP67B2 基因的 cDNA 全长序列（基因登录号：KJ155728）,全长626 bp,其中编码140个氨基酸,3′非翻译区为 81 bp,5′非翻译区为122 bp,软件分析预测显示该基因编码蛋白的分子量为1597 kD,理论等电点为661。采用荧光定量 PCR 技术对异色瓢虫 HSP67B2基因在不同发育阶段、低温诱导条件和饥饿处理下的表达进行了研究,结果表明：HSP67B2 基因在幼虫期的表达量最高;在低温诱导和饥饿处理下,HSP67B2 基因出现上调表达并且表达效率显著提高,表明HSP67B2 基因可以通过调控小分子热激蛋白的合成使异色瓢虫适应环境变化。      

玉米自交系干旱应答基因的鉴定

为开发耐旱分子选择标记提供有用信息,用mRNA差异显示技术分离耐旱玉米自交系‘81565’在干旱胁迫与灌溉对照之间差异表达的基因,发现MD1、MD2和MD3三个在干旱胁迫下差异表达的片段。MD1和MD2为下调表达,MD3为上调表达。序列分析和同源性比对表明,MD1与编码成熟酶的玉米叶绿体基因matK有97％的相似性,MD2与极端耐旱植物Sporobolus stapfianus编码丝氨酸／苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酶的PP2C基因有99％的相似性,MD3与属精氨酸／赖氨酸特异性半胱氨酸蛋白酶类的水稻metacaspase酶基因有99％的相似性。根据MD2片段序列,结合电子克隆和RT-PCR方法,克隆出一条1731bp的全长cDNA序列,它编码388个氨基酸。此氨基酸序列包含丝氨酸／苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酶2C的催化中心结构域,被认定为玉米PP2C基因族的新成员,命名为ZmPP2Ca。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,在干旱胁迫下,ZmPP2Ca基因在3个耐旱自交系中呈下调表达,在2个不耐旱自交系中呈上调表达。     

Cloning and expression analysis of a HSP70 gene from Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai)

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), the primary member of HSPs that are responsive of thermal stress, is found in all multicellular organisms and functions mostly as molecular chaperon. The inducible HSP70 cDNA cloned from Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), was highly homologous to other HSP70 genes. The full-length cDNA of the Pacific abalone HSP70 was 2631bp, consisting of a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 90bp, a 3'-terminal UTR of 573bp with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence AATAAA and a poly (A) tail, and an open reading frame of 1968bp. The HSP70 cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 655 amino acids with an ATPase domain of 382 amino acids, the substrate peptide binding domain of 161 amino acids and a C-terminus domain of 112 amino acids. The temporal expression of HSP70 was measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR after heat shock and bacterial challenge. Challenge of Pacific abalone with heat shock or the pathogenic bacteria Vibrio anguillarum resulted in a dramatic increase in the expression of HSP70 mRNA level in muscle, followed by a recovery to normal level after 96h. Unlike the muscle, the levels of HSP70 expression in gills reached the top at 12h and maintained a relatively high level compared with the control after thermal and bacterial challenge. The upregulated mRNA expression of HSP70 in the abalone following heat shock and infection response indicates that the HSP70 gene is inducible and involved in immune response.     

黄粉虫热休克蛋白70基因的克隆、序列分析与表达（英文）

为给黄粉虫Tenebrio molitor抗逆机理研究提供理论依据, 本研究采用PCR和RACE法从黄粉虫幼虫中克隆出一个热休克蛋白70基因Tmhsp70, 并运用半定量RT-PCR法检测其在黄粉虫不同发育阶段的mRNA表达水平。结果表明： 克隆出的Tmhsp70 序列全长2 282 bp, 具有一个富含A的115 bp 5′ 非翻译区和一个1 935 bp的开放阅读框及一个富含A、 T的232 bp 3′-非翻译区。5′-非翻译区含有7个热休克元件nGAAn, 3′-非翻译区末端有长22 bp的Poly(A)尾。Tmhsp70编码的黄粉虫热休克蛋白（TmHSP70）具有3个典型的HSP70特征基序（IDLGTTYS, IFDLGGGTFDVSIL和IVLVGGSTRIPKIQQ）和1个胞质HSP70末端特征基序（EEVD）, 无信号肽和跨膜区域, 包含2个主要的结构域, 即： N-端42 kDa的高度保守ATPase功能域和C-端18 kDa的保守多肽结合功能域。ATPase功能域的三级结构由2个大球形亚功能域组成, 具有1个核苷酸结合中心; 多肽结合功能域形成1个双层4股β-折叠片样的三明治结构和2个α-螺旋, 内含1个多肽结合通道。此外, 黄粉虫Tmhsp70 mRNA的表达具有热激诱导和发育调控的特征。半定量RT-PCR分析表明, 42℃热激1 h的黄粉虫各发育阶段Tmhsp70 mRNA的表达量上升了1.4~26.9倍。25℃下1日龄黄粉虫蛹中的Tmhsp70 mRNA 表达量要高于其余各发育阶段的累积表达量; 42℃热激1 h 后90日龄幼虫中的Tmhsp70 mRNA 表达量最丰富, 既高于30日龄和60日龄幼虫中的累积表达量, 也高于15日龄和30日龄成虫中的累积表达量。这些结果为进一步研究黄粉虫热休克蛋白的结构、 功能和表达调控及其与抗逆性的关系奠定了基础。     

The cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of heat shock protein 70 gene in the haemocytes of bay scallop (Argopecten irradians, Lamarck 1819) responding to bacteria challenge and naphthalin stress

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is an important member of the heat shock protein superfamily, and it plays a key role in the process of protecting cells, facilitating the folding of nascent peptides and responding to stress. The cDNA of bay scallop Argopecten irradians HSP70 (designated AIHSP70) was cloned by the techniques of homological cloning and rapid amplification of cDNA end (RACE). The full length of AIHSP70 cDNA was 2651bp in length, having a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 96bp, a 3' UTR of 575bp, and an open reading frame (ORF) of 1980bp encoding a polypeptide of 659 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 71.80kDa and an estimated isoelectric point of 5.26. BLAST analysis revealed that the AIHSP70 gene shared high identity with other known HSP70 genes. Three classical HSP signature motifs were detected in AIHSP70 by InterPro analysis. 3-D structural prediction of AIHSP70 showed that its N terminal ATPase activity domain and C terminal substrate-binding domain shared high similarity with that in human heat shock protein 70. The results indicated that the AIHSP70 was a member of the heat shock protein 70 family. A semi-quantitive RT-PCR method was used to analyse the expression of AIHSP70 gene after the treatment of naphthalin which is one kind of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and the challenge of bacteria. mRNA expression of AIHSP70 in scallop was up-regulated significantly after the stimulation of naphthalin and increased with increasing naphthalin concentration. A clearly time-dependent expression pattern of AIHSP70 was observed after the scallops were infected by Vibrio anguillarum, and the mRNA expression reached a maximum level at 8h and lasted to 16h, and then dropped progressively. The results indicated that AIHSP70 could play an important role in mediating the environmental stress and immune response in scallop.     

Molecular cloning and expression of two HSP70 genes in the Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala Yih)

Two complementary deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA) clones encoding heat shock cognate 70 (HSC70) and inducible heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) were isolated from the liver of Wuchang bream (Megalobrama amblycephala Y.) using RT-PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). They were named Ma-HSC70 and Ma-HSP70, respectively. The cDNAs were 2336 and 2224 bp in length [not including poly (A)] and contained 1950 and 1932 bp open reading frames (ORFs), respectively. The ORFs encoded proteins of 649 and 643 amino acids with predicted molecular weights of 71.24 and 70.52 kDa, and theoretical isoelectric points of 5.25 and 5.30, respectively. Genomic DNA structure analysis revealed that Ma-HSC70 gene contained seven introns with all introns conforming to the GT/AG rule whereas Ma-HSP70 gene did not contain any intron in the coding region. Amino acid sequence analysis indicated that both Ma-HSC70 and Ma-HSP70 contained three signature sequences of HSP70 family, two partial overlapping bipartite nuclear localization signal sequences (NLS) and cytoplasmic characteristic motif (EEVD). Homology analysis revealed that Ma-HSC70 shared more than 93.0% identity with the known HSC70s of other vertebrates, while Ma-HSP70 shared more than 85.0% identity with the known HSP70s of other vertebrates, and Ma-HSC70 and Ma-HSP70 shared 86.5% identity. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the proteins encoded by Ma-HSC70 and Ma-HSP70 genes were hydrophilic, rich in B cells antigenic sites, without any signal peptide or transmembrane region. The two proteins also contained many protein kinase C phosphorylation sites, N-myristoylation sites, casein kinase II phosphorylation sites, and N-glycosylation sites, predicting that they could play essential roles in protein folding, translocation, intracellular localization, signal transduction and regulation. The predominant secondary structures of the two proteins were α-helix and random coil. Fluorescent real-time quantitative RT-PCR was used to study the effects of heat shock (34 °C), crowding stress (100 g L^?1) and challenge with bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila on the mRNA expression of the two HSP70s in Wuchang bream liver. The results indicated that, during 24 h stress, Ma-HSC70 mRNA expression decreased at first and then rose to the level before stress under heat shock and crowding stress, but Ma-HSP70 mRNA expression increased at first and then decreased under heat stress, and appeared to increase continuously under crowding stress. After bacterial challenge, the mRNA levels of both Ma-HSC70 and Ma-HSP70 increased at first and then decreased. The cloning and expression analysis of the two HSP70s provide theoretical basis to further study the mechanism of anti-adverseness and expression characteristics under stress conditions of Wuchang bream.     

低温胁迫后抗寒茶树品种‘紫阳圆叶’的基因差异表达分析

采用DDRT—PCR技术,对低温（4℃）胁迫处理不同时间（0、8、12、24和48h）后茶树[Camellia sinensis（Linn．）O．Ktze．]抗寒品种‘紫阳圆叶’（‘Ziyangyuanye’）叶片中差异表达的基因进行分离和测序,并采用半定量RT-PCR对差异表达基因的表达特性进行了比较。结果表明：有12个引物对扩增出有明显差异的cDNA片段,其中3个片段是与抗寒性相关的差异片段,分别被命名为Csgsf．Cscafl和Cscaf2,碱基数分别为217、316和232bp。比对结果显示：Cscaf与茶树品种‘安吉白茶’（‘Anjibaicha’）和‘龙井43’（‘Longjing43’）的谷氨酰胺合成酶基因的同源性分别为96％和91％,与菜豆（Phaseolus vulgaris Linn．）、蒺藜苜蓿（Medicago truncatula Gaertn．）、油棕（ElaeisguineensisJacq．）、西洋参（Panax quinquefolius Linn．）和水稻（Oryza sativa Linn．）等植物的谷氨酰胺合成酶的基因序列同源性均达到90％以上,因此,Cscafl应为茶树谷氨酰胺合成酶基因片段;Cscaf2与干旱胁迫条件下茶树表达的cDNA的同源性为100％,为茶树应答干旱和低温胁迫的基因片段;Cscafl未检索出同源序列,推测其为与冷胁迫相关的未知基因片段。半定量RT—PCR分析结果表明：Cscafl和Cscafl在低温胁迫的初始期即开始表达且表达量随低温胁迫时间延长逐渐下调;而Cscaf2的表达量随低温胁迫时间延长逐渐上调并在胁迫48h后达到最大,3个片段的表达特性均与差异扩增结果相符。     

Evaluation of co-aggregation among Streptococcus mitis, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Porphyromonas gingivalis

AIMS: To develop a semi-quantitative method for evaluating co-aggregation reactions among three bacterial species, and to examine the influence of Fusobacterium nucleatum on the adherence of Porphyromonas gingivalis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The method involves coating hydroxyapatite (HAP) discs with streptococcal cells and treatment with radio-labelled bacterial cell suspensions. The sensitivity of the method was estimated by comparison with a turbidometric co-aggregation assay. Results from the two methods were in close agreement. Streptococcus mitis-coated HAP discs were immersed in a 3H-labelled Fus. nucleatum cell suspension and then a 14C-labelled P. gingivalis cell suspension. The discs were then pyrolysed to recover and quantify the released 3H and 14C radioactivity. The number of Fus. nucleatum cells on the discs increased with immersion time and this, in turn, resulted in elevated adherence of P. gingivalis. CONCLUSION: The data indicate that the method closely reflects co-aggregation characters, and that Fus. nucleatum has a positive effect on the adherence of P. gingivalis. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: The present method, which is designed to mimic the oral environment, should prove useful in the semi-quantitative evaluation of co-aggregation reactions.     

鹤望兰类黄酮3′,5′-羟化酶基因SrF3′5′H的克隆及表达分析

采用RT-PCR和RACE方法从鹤望兰黄色花萼中克隆到类黄酮生物合成途径关键基因SrF3′5′H。该cDNA全长1 766 bp,具有完整的开放阅读框（ORF）,共1 509个碱基,编码503个氨基酸。氨基酸同源性分析表明,SrF3′5′H编码的氨基酸序列与已报道的其他植物的F3′5′H蛋白具有很高的同源性。系统进化树分析显示,鹤望兰SrF3′5′H与非洲紫罗兰蛋白亲缘关系较近。应用半定量PCR分析表明,SrF3′5′H在始花期转录水平达到最高,且在蓝色花瓣中表达最高,在黄色花萼中几乎没有表达。     

Cloning and expression of HSP70 gene of sipuncula Phascolosoma esculenta

In this study the gene encoding HSP70 was isolated from Phascoloma esculenta by homologous cloning and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). The full-length of cDNA (2520 bp) consists of a 5′-terminal untranslated region (UTR) (125 bp), a 3′-terminal UTR (421 bp) with a canonical polyadenylation signal sequence (AATAAA), a poly (A) tail, and an open reading frame (ORF) (1974 bp). The predicted molecular mass and isoelectric point for HSP70 is 71.6 kDa and 5.15, respectively. BLAST analysis showed that P. esculenta HSP70 gene shared high similarity. Classical HSP signature motifs, ATP/GTP-Binding Site Motif A, Bipartite Nuclear Targeting Sequence, the cytosolic HSP70 could be expressed in Escherichia coli BL21. After purification, the recombinant pET-HSP70 protein was used to produce the polyclonal antibody in mice and the specificity of the antibody was confirmed by Western blot analysis. Fluorescent real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that expression of Hsp70 in sipuncula was increased significantly after exposure to 10 mM Zn for12 h, Cd for 24 h, Cu for 48 h, and was exposure to 37 °C for 24 h sea water.     

A cDNA Clone of BcHSP81-4 from the Sterility Line (Pol CMS) of Non-heading Chinese Cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis)

BcHSP81-4 gene, a member of heat shock proteins, was identified from a suppression subtractive hybridization cDNA library in non-heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris ssp. chinensis Makino). The deduced amino acid sequence of the BcHSP81-4 cDNA revealed that it has high homology to other plant organelle isoforms and similar homology to both cytoplasmic and prokaryotic HSP90s. To study the regulation of gene expression, BcHSP81-4 genes in maintainer and sterility lines were monitored at different development stages and at different stress treatments. Real-time PCR was used for quantification of BcHSP81-4 mRNA. These results indicate that BcHSP81-4 is not responsive to heat shock at least at 35°C, while it is very responsive to salt and cold stress. And high expression of BcHSP81-4 in the bud of sterile line suggests that it may play prominent roles in sterility of pol CMS in non-heading Chinese cabbage.     

Molecular cloning, mRNA expression, and characterization of heat shock protein 10 gene from humphead snapper Lutjanus sanguineus

Heat shock protein 10 (HSP10) gene of humphead snapper (Lutjanus sanguineus), designated as ByHSP10, was cloned by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) techniques with the primers designed from the known EST sequence identified from the subtracted cDNA library of the head kidney of humphead snapper. Sequence analysis showed the full length cDNA of ByHSP10 was 529 bp, containing a 5′ terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 51 bp, a 3′ terminal UTR of 181 bp, and an open reading frame (ORF) of 297 bp encoding a polypeptide of 99 amino acids. Based on the deduced amino acid sequence, the theoretical molecular mass of ByHSP10 was calculated to be 10.92 kDa with an isoelectric point of 9.46. Moreover, chaperonins hsp10/cpn10 signature was found in the amino acids sequence of ByHSP10 by PredictProtein. BLAST analysis revealed that the amino acids of ByHSP10 had the highest homology of 88% compared with other HSP10s. Fluorescent real-time quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of ByHSP10 gene in eight kinds of tissues of humphead snapper after the challenge with Vibrio harveyi. There was a clear time-dependent expression pattern of ByHSP10 in head kidney, spleen and thymus after bacteria challenge. The expression of mRNA reached the maximum level at the time point of 9 h, 6 h and 24 h, respectively and then returned to control level in 36 h. The up-regulated mRNA expression of ByHSP10 in humphead snapper after bacteria challenge indicated that the HSP10 gene was inducible and might be involved in immune response. A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the ORF nucleotide sequences of HSP10 for 30 species. The relatonships among them were generally in agreement with the traditional taxonomy which suggested that HSP10 genes could aid in the system classification research.