含质粒复制起始区ori44的苏云金芽胞杆菌解离载体的构建

将苏云金芽胞杆菌转座子Tn4430的解离酶识别位点res分别插入克隆载体pRSET B和pUC19得到质粒pBMB1201和pBMB1202。这两个质粒分别经BamHI/HindⅢ和EcoRI/HindⅢ双酶切回收含res位点的小DNA片段,与穿梭载体pHT3101经EcoRI/HindⅢ双酶切后回收的含大肠杆菌复制起始区、氨苄青霉素抗性基因和红霉素抗性基因的3.3kb片段连接,获得重组质粒pBMB1203。封闭pBMB1203两res位点外的BamHI和EcoRI位点后,得到解离载体pBMB1204。将来源于苏云金芽胞杆菌库斯塔克亚种YBT-1520的质粒复制起始区ori44片段插入pBMB1204的两res位点之间,得到解离穿梭载体pBMB1205。该解离载体插入壮观霉素抗性基因后电转化无晶体突变株,在辅助质粒所提供的解离酶作用下可发生解离消除抗性基因,解离频率为100%,解离后的质粒稳定性为93%。利用解离穿梭载体pBMB1205可在用抗性筛选到转化子后特定消除抗性标记基因和其它非苏云金芽胞杆菌DNA片段。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌质粒pBMB2062的克隆及遗传稳定载体的构建

从苏云金芽胞杆菌ＹＢＴ－１５２０菌株中克隆到１个小质粒ｐＢＭＢ２０６２,序列分析表明该质粒由２ ０６２个核苷酸组成。该质粒含２个编码框（ｏｒｆ１和ｏｒｆ２）,可分别编码由２８９个氨基酸和８０个氨基酸组成的蛋白质。这２个潜在的蛋白质分别与质粒的复制启始蛋白和复制蛋白同源。ｐＢＭＢ２０６２与２个已知同源质粒之间有２３个核苷酸的差异,这些差异引起了ｏｒｆ１编码框的变化。ｃＤＮＡ合成和ＰＣＲ检测显示与ｐＢ     

利用苏云金芽胞杆菌转座子Tn4430构建含cry1Ac10基因的解离载体

将cry1Ac10基因和苏云金芽胞杆菌的复制起始区连 接在一起,并在其两侧按相同方向各连接一个来自苏云金芽胞杆菌转座子Tn4430的解离位点,构成转移单位。再将革兰氏阳性细菌的抗性标记基因和大肠杆菌克隆载体pUC19与之连接,获得含cry1Ac10基因的解离载体pBMB801。将其转化苏云金芽胞杆菌无晶体突变体,再导入含解离酶基因的辅助质粒pBMB1200。在解离酶作用下,两个解离位点间发生重组,消除基在操作中的抗性标记基因等非必需基因片段,获得仅保留有完整cry1Ac10基因和来 自苏云金芽胞杆菌质粒复制起始区,在无抗生素选择压力下能稳定遗传的重组质粒pBMB801B 。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种YBT_1765中稳定质粒pBMB175的克隆和功能分析

从苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种YBT_1765中克隆得到一个大小约152 kb的质粒pBMB175,构建了该质粒的限制性图谱,通过功能验证,将其最小的复制区定位在一个1151bp的片段上。分析了包含有这个复制区的一个大小为4152 bp的核苷酸序列,该片段包含有3个编码框（ORF1、OFR2和ORF3）。氨基酸序列同源性比较发现, ORF1(767AA)与UvrD_旋促酶、重组酶RecD和RecB家族具有20%～30%的相似性;ORF2（149AA）没有发现与任何已知序列具有同源性;ORF3（83AA）与pGI3中一个未知功能的蛋白（ORF7）具有34%的相似性。通过缺失及序列比较分析推测ORF2可能编码一种新的复制蛋白。因此pBMB175的复制类型可能属于一类新的复制家族。利用最小复制区构建的重组质粒在无抗生素选择压力下可稳定遗传40多代,具备构建稳定遗传质粒载体的潜力。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种YBT-1765中稳定质粒pBMB175的克隆和功能分析

从苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种YBT_1765中克隆得到一个大小约15.2kb的质粒pBMB175,构建了该质粒的限制性图谱,通过功能验证,将其最小的复制区定位在一个1151bp的片段上。分析了包含有这个复制区的一个大小为4152bp的核苷酸序列,该片段包含有3个编码框(ORF1、OFR2和ORF3)。氨基酸序列同源性比较发现,ORF1(767AA)与UvrD_旋促酶、重组酶RecD和RecB家族具有20%～30%的相似性;ORF2(149AA)没有发现与任何已知序列具有同源性;ORF3(83AA)与pGI3中一个未知功能的蛋白(ORF7)具有34%的相似性。通过缺失及序列比较分析推测ORF2可能编码一种新的复制蛋白。因此pBMB175的复制类型可能属于一类新的复制家族。利用最小复制区构建的重组质粒在无抗生素选择压力下可稳定遗传40多代,具备构建稳定遗传质粒载体的潜力。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种质粒复制子ori165的克隆

以苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种菌株 (Bacillusthuringiensissubsp.tenebrionis)YBT 1 76 5作为出发菌株 ,克隆了一个包含复制子的EcoRI酶切片段 ,大小约为 1 1kb ,称为ori1 6 5。这是国内外从此亚种中克隆到的第一个复制子。缩小到 8kb左右后仍然能够复制。杂交结果显示 ,此复制子来源于菌株YBT 1 76 5可以检测到的分子量最大的质粒。以此复制子构建的穿梭载体pBMB6 0 71在不同受体菌中的稳定性差异很大 ,其中在以色列亚种无晶体突变株 4Q7中 ,传 40后代 ,稳定性 1 0 0 %。质粒pBMB6 0 71与含ori1 0 3 0和ori2 0 6 2在库斯塔克亚种无晶体突变株BMB1 71中是相容的     

苏云金芽胞杆菌内生质粒提取方法的改进

改进了苏云金芽胞杆菌（Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt）内生质粒提取技术,提取了Bt库斯塔克亚种、以色利亚种和一株对鳞翅目害虫有活性的野生菌株的质粒,利用琼脂糖凝胶电泳分析了质粒图谱,进一步检测了质粒的浓度与纯度。实验结果表明,该方法与传统技术相比,操作简单、耗时短,提取的质粒纯度高、条带清晰,染色体DNA污染较少。为Bt杀虫基因克隆、质粒特性分析等研究创造了有利条件。     

利用整合载体构建苏云金芽胞杆菌杀虫工程菌

利用由苏云金芽胞杆菌整合子Tn4 4 30衍生出的整合载体pBMB F7E ,克隆了对鳞翅目夜蛾科昆虫有毒力的杀虫晶体蛋白基因cry1C ,获得了整合重组质粒pBMB FLC。用电脉冲法将该重组质粒转入对鳞翅目昆虫高毒力的野生菌株YBT80 3 1,在 4 6℃下 ,经过约 12 0代转接培养后 ,筛选出在染色体基因组上整合了cry1C基因的重组子 ,整合频率约为 3 4× 10 -5。Southernblotting验证了cry1C在菌株YBT80 3 1中于染色体的不同的位点整合。生物测定结果显示 ,重组子BMB80 3 Z对小菜蛾的毒力与出发菌株无明显差异 ,而对甜菜夜蛾则较出发菌株高。     

消除内生质粒对苏云金芽胞杆菌YBT-1463特性的影响

研究了经完全消除苏云金芽胞杆菌野生菌株YBT-1463的内生质粒对该菌部分形态、遗传及生理生化特性的影响。结果表明,消除内生质粒后的无质粒突变株不形成伴胞晶体,但电转化4种供体质粒,即pBMBl21、pBMB304-1Ab、pBMBLC和pBMB9748的效率显著提高,转化频率最高比出发菌株提高6.8×10 倍,而无质粒突变株对红霉素等10种抗生素的敏感性,对葡萄糖等19种碳源和谷氨酸等12种氮源的利用能力及生长性能与出发菌株无明显差异。     

苏云金芽胞杆菌高效表达载体的构建

[目的]通过比较cry1A、cry3A、cry4A和cry8E四个基因的启动子转录活性,筛选出一个强启动子,利用强启动子构建一个苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,简称Bt)高效表达载体.[方法]利用启动子融合lacZ技术检测了4种启动子的转录活性.通过扫描电子显微镜观察晶体、SDS-PAGE、蛋白定量和生物活性测定等方法对新建高效表达载体进行功能验证.[结果]构建了Pcry1A、Pcry3A、Pcry4A和Pcry8E4个启动子融合报告基因lacZ的表达载体,经β-半乳糖苷酶活性分析得知,启动子活性从高到低依次为Pcry8E＞Pcry1A＞Pcry4A＞Pcry3A.选取cry8E启动子,以pHT315作为基础载体构建苏云金芽胞杆菌高效表达载体pHT315-8E21b,将cry1Ac基因连接到pHT315-8E21b和广泛应用的cry3A启动子指导的pSXY-422b上,分别转入无晶体突变株HD-73-,获得菌株HD-8E1Ac和HD-422-1Ac.扫描电子显微镜观察显示,HD-8E1Ac菌株可以形成菱形晶体,说明正确表达了cry1Ac基因.SDS-PAGE分析结合蛋白定量实验表明pHT315-8E21b表达效率高于pSXY-422b.对小菜蛾(Plutella xylostella)的生物活性测定表明HD-8E1Ac菌株对小菜蛾有生物活性,且菌株活性高于HD-422-1Ac.[结论]利用强启动子Pcry8E构建了一个能在Bt中高效表达的穿梭载体pHT315-8E21b,该载体可正确表达cry1Ac基因,其表达效率高于被广泛应用的pSXY422b.     

苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种质粒复制子oril65的克隆

以苏云金芽胞杆菌拟步行甲亚种菌株（Bacillus thuringiensis subsp.tenebrionis)YBT-1765作为出发菌株,克隆了一个包含复制子的EcoRI酶切片段,大小约为11kb,称为oril65。这是国内外从此亚种中克隆到的第一个复制子,缩小到8kb左右后仍然能够复制。杂交结果显示,此复制子来源于菌株YBT-1765可以检测到的分子量最大的质粒,以此复制子构建的穿梭载体pBMB6071在不同受体菌中的稳定性差异很大,其中在以色列亚种无晶体突变株4Q7中,传40后代,稳定性100%,质粒pBMB6071与含ori1030和ori2062在库斯塔克亚种无晶体突变株BMB171中是相容的。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌大型质粒DNA的小量提取

以苏云金芽孢杆菌库斯塔克亚种、猝倒亚种及以色列亚种为材料,介绍了低拷贝大型质粒DNA的小量提取方法,该法采用PEG 6000进行质粒纯化,省略了苯酚和氯仿抽提过程。实验证明,该法结果稳定,提取的质粒DNA产量和质量均符合大多数分子生物学实验的要求。     

Characterization of a Theta Plasmid Replicon with Homology to All Four Large Plasmids ofBacillus megateriumQM B1551

A replicon from one of an array of seven indigenous compatible plasmids ofBacillus megateriumQM B1551 has been cloned and sequenced. The replicon hybridized with all four of the large plasmids (165, 108, 71, and 47 kb) of strain QM B1551. The cloned 2374-bpHindIII fragment was sequenced and contained two upstream palindromes and a large (>419-amino-acid) open reading frame (ORF) truncated at the 3′ end. Unlike most plasmid origins, a region of four tandem 12-bp direct repeats was located within the ORF. The direct repeats alone were incompatible with the replicon, suggesting that they are iterons and that the plasmid probably replicates by theta replication. The ORF product was shown to act intrans.A small region with similarity to theB. subtilischromosomal origin membrane binding region was detected as were possible binding sites for DnaA and IHF proteins. Deletion analysis showed the minimal replicon to be a 1675-bp fragment containing the incomplete ORF plus 536 bp upstream. The predicted ORF protein of >48 kDa was basic and rich in glutamate + glutamine (16%). There was no significant amino acid similarity to any gene, nor were there any obvious motifs present in the ORF. The data suggest that this is a theta replicon with an expressedrepgene required for replication. The replicon contains its iterons within the gene and has no homology to reported replicons. It is the first characterization of aB. megateriumreplicon.     

A Personal Reflection on the Replicon Theory: From R1 Plasmid to Replication Timing Regulation in Human Cells

Fifty years after the Replicon Theory was originally presented, detailed mechanistic insight into prokaryotic replicons has been obtained and rapid progress is being made to elucidate the more complex regulatory mechanisms of replicon regulation in eukaryotic cells. Here, I present my personal perspectives on how studies of model replicons have contributed to our understanding of the basic mechanisms of DNA replication as well as the evolution of replication regulation in human cells. I will also discuss how replication regulation contributes to the stable maintenance of the genome and how disruption of replication regulation leads to human diseases.     

A pangenomic study of Bacillus thuringiensis

Bacillus thuringiensis (B.thuringiensis) is a soil-dwelling Gram-positive bacterium and its plasmid-encoded toxins (Cry) are commonly used as biological alternatives to pesticides.In a pangenomic study,we sequenced seven B.thuringiensis isolates in both high coverage and base quality using the next-generation sequencing platform.The B.thuringiensis pangenome was extrapolated to have 4196 core genes and an asymptotic value of 558 unique genes when a new genome is added.Compared to the pangenomes of its closely related species of the same genus,B.thuringiensis pangenome shows an open characteristic,similar to B.cereus but not to B.anthracis; the latter has a closed pangenome.We also found extensive divergence among the seven B.thuringiensis genome assemblies,which harbor ample repeats and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).The identities among orthologous genes are greater than 84.5％ and the hotspots for the genome variations were discovered in genomic regions of 2.3-2.8 Mb and 5.0-5.6 Mb.We concluded that high-coverage sequence assemblies from multiple strains,before all the gaps are closed,are very useful for pangenomic studies.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌的一个新亚种(Btsubsp.sinensis)

198 9年自云南昆明市石林的红棕壤中分离到数株苏云金芽孢杆菌 (Ｂａｃｉｌｌｕｓｔｈｕｒｉｎｇｉｅｎ ｓｉｓ,Ｂｔ)菌株[1] ,对其中的一株ＹＫ30 0 4进行了生物学特性、杀虫特性研究及分类鉴定。1　材料与方法1.1　供鉴定的Ｂｔ菌株由云南昆明市石林的红棕壤中分离的苏云金芽孢杆菌ＹＫ30 0 4菌株。1.2　标准Ｂｔ菌株血清型Ｈ1 Ｈ4 1、Ｈ4 4 Ｈ55及Ｈ57 Ｈ69标准Ｂｔ菌株由法国巴斯德研究院ＤｒＬｅｃａｄｅｔ提供 ,其余为本实验室保存。1.3　生物测定用昆虫小菜蛾 (Ｐｌｕｔｅｌｌａｘｙｌｏｓｔｅｌｌａ) 3龄幼虫 ;斜纹夜盗蛾 (Ｐｒ…     

苏云金杆菌的一个新生物型—SD—5菌株

从霜天蛾病死幼虫中分离到1株能形成伴孢晶体毒素的芽孢杆菌,杀虫效力和发酵性能优良,经生理生化特性测定和血清学研究,SD-5菌株的晶体蛋白特性不同于7216和HD-1菌株,属于库斯塔克亚种(H303b)的1个新生物型.     

Plasmid maintenance in Bacillus stearothermophilus is strain-dependent

We studied the segregational stability of plasmids based on pTB913, a 4.5-kb rolling-circle plasmid derived from the thermophilic Bacillus plasmid pTB19. In Bacillus stearothermophilus the stability of pTB913 derivatives appeared to be strain-dependent. In strain CU21 large amounts of single-stranded pTB913 DNA were found and the plasmid was highly unstable at 57 degrees C. In strain NUB3621, however, very low amounts of single-stranded plasmid DNA were formed and pTB913-based replicons were only slightly unstable at 57 degrees C. The NUB3621/pTB913 host-vector system seems appropriate for molecular cloning. A RepA-based replicon, also derived from pTB19 but replicating by a theta mechanism, was highly unstable in B. stearothermophilus NUB3621.