具有内含子的大鳞副泥鳅Sox8基因(英文)

鱼类在脊椎动物系统进化过程中起着承先启后的作用,其性别决定具有原始性、多样性和可塑性。深入研究鱼类的性别决定和分化具有重大的理论意义。Ｓｏｘ基因家族是九十年代发现的一个新的基因家族,其中的许多成员都与性别决定和分化具有直接的关系。大鳞副泥鳅是一种常见的小型鱼类,属于鲤形目鳅科,是少数具有异形性染色体中的一种。本文根据已发表的Ｓｏｘ蛋白质的序列资料,选择在不同物种中保守程度最高的区段设计兼并引物。该组引物可以特异扩增 Ｓｏｘ基因的 ＨＭＧ盒区。以大鳞副泥鳅基因组 ＤＮＡ为模板,在扩增产物中有三条主带,其大小分别为２２０ｂｐ,５５０ｂｐ和１５００ｂｐ,另有一条相当弱的带,大小为７００ｂｐ（Ｆｉｇ．１）。雌雄个体中扩增结果一致。经克隆和ＤＮＡ序列分析,从５５０ｂｐ扩增带中得到一新的基因片段,长５００ｂｐ,编码５３个氨基酸;其余部分长３４０ｂｐ,可能为一内含子,且符合“ＧＴ…ＡＧ”规律（Ｆｉｇ．２）。其可能编码的蛋白质氨基酸序列与小鼠的 Ｓｏｘ８, ９, １０,ＳＲＹ基因的相似性分别为 ９６％, ９４％, ９０％和 ４７％;与人类 Ｓｏｘ ８, ９, １０, ＳＲＹ基因的相似性分别为６４％, ９４％, ５８％和４０％（Ｆｉｇ．３）。     

两种泥鳅中Sox基因的检出(英文)

性别决定基因ＳＲＹ都具有一个高度保守的基因序列──ＨＭＧ－ｂｏｘ,编码Ｓｏｘ蛋白,在胚胎发育过程中起重要作用。本文利用两种引物检测了泥鳅和大鳞副泥鳅的Ｓｏｘ基因。第一对引物特异扩增人类ＳＲＹ基因的保守区。在扩增泥鳅的基因组ＤＮＡ时可见长度分别为２００、５５０、９４０和１０００ｂｐ的四条扩增带。在大鳞副泥鳅中可以扩增出２００、５５０、９００ｂｐ三条带（Ｆｉｇ．１）。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交表明２００和５５０ｂｐ两条带可以和ＳＲＹ基因探针杂交（Ｆｉｇ．２）。第二对引物是兼并引物,可以特异扩增Ｓｏｘ基因的ＨＭＧ－ｂｏｘ区域。以基因组ＤＮＡ为模板可以在大鳞副泥鳅中扩增出２２０、５５０、７００和１５００ｂｐ四条带（Ｆｉｇ．３）;而在泥鳅中则为２２０、５３０、５７０和１５００ｂｐ四条带（Ｆｉｇ．４）。ＰＣＲ产物的长度差异被认为是由于部分Ｓｏｘ基因的ＨＭＧ－ｂｏｘ区域中存在着内含子。没有发现性别特异扩增带。以上结果说明哺乳动物与性决定有关的组分在脊椎动物中是广泛存在的。但这些组分在鱼类中是否与性决定有关,或仅是哺乳动物性决定因子的进化前体尚不得而知。无论如何广泛深入研究鱼类的Ｓｏｘ基因对于揭示性决定系统和因子的进化方式是十分     

平胸龟Sox基因的克隆和序列分析

本文采用ＰＣＲ技术扩增和克隆了平胸龟的Ｓｏｘ基因,并通过银染测序进行了序列分析。结果显示,平胸龟雌雄个体均能扩增出相同长度的片段,其ＤＮＡ序列与人ＳＲＹ基因的ＨＭＧ－ｂｏｘ同源性达７２．７％,推测的氨基酸序列与ＳＲＹ基因的ＨＭＧ－ｂｏｘ序列同源性为４６．５％,充分显示出Ｓｏｘ基因在系统进化上的保守性。本文为Ｓｏｘ基因的起源和进化研究提供了资料。     

PCR扩增泥鳅和大鳞副泥鳅SRY盒基因

以特异扩增人ＳＲＹ基因保守区的一对引物,研究了泥鳅和大鳞副泥鳅基因组中ＳＲＹ盒基因的扩增。结果表明,该引物可以在泥鳅中扩增出四条带,其长度分别为２００,５５０、９４０和１０００ｂｐ。在大鳞副泥鳞中扩增出三条带,大小为２００,５５０和９００ｂｐ。经Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交显示出二者的阳性带为２００和５５０ｂｐ。阳性带在雌雄个体间和两个物种间无差异。     

麦迪霉素产生菌中具强启动活性DNA片段的结构与功能分析

用启动子探针质粒ｐＩＪ４８６从麦迪霉素产生菌（Ｓ．ｍｙｃａｒｏｆａｃｉｅｎｓ）中克隆到１个具启动功能的ＨｉｎｄＩＩＩ－ＨｉｎｄＩＩＩ２．０ｋｂ片段,含该片段的重组质粒ｐ４Ｈ２转化子在ＭＭ基本培养基上对卡那霉素（Ｋｍ）抗性可达５００μｇ／ｍｌ以上。亚克隆缺失分析结果表明,该片段不同部分的缺失对启动活性有不同程度的影响,说明它具有较复杂的转录调控机制。ＤＮＡ序列分析结果显示,该片段含有１９８４个核苷酸,其Ｇ＋Ｃ％为４７．７％,不存在典型的链霉菌的可读框;进一步的分析发现,其６５０ｂｐ、１１５０ｂｐ和１５００ｂｐ区域分别与麦迪霉素酮基还原酶基因等链霉菌基因的启动子序列具有同源性;在５２０－５７０ｂｐ区域与大肠杆菌ｔＲＮＡ基因上游激活序列（ＵＡＳ）有较好的同源性,提示链霉菌中可能存在可增强基因转录的ＤＮＡ元件。     

小麦HMW-GS1Dx5基因的克隆及其特异性表达

显微切割了普通小麦钢８２－１２２（Ｔｒｉｔｉｃｕｍａｅｓｔｉｖｕｍ２ｎ＝４２）具有１Ｄｘ５＋１Ｄｙ１０亚基的１Ｄ染色体长臂端,利用ＰＣＲ扩增得到了ＨＭＷ－ＧＳ１Ｄｘ５亚基的５（端４００ｂｐ序列片段．以此作为探针从基因的组织特异性和特定发育阶段的表达两个方面研究了ＨＭＷ－ＧＳ１Ｄｘ５基因表达的规律．结果表明,干种子及萌发种子中存在此基因,而在发育的幼苗中此基因未表达．ＨＭＷ－ＧＳ１Ｄｘ５基因可能从开花初期开始表达．ＨＭＷ－ＧＳ１Ｄｘ５基因在籽粒成熟期表达,然而在营养器官如叶片中未表达,其表达存在组织特异性．ＨＭＷ－ＧＳ１Ｄｘ５基因在蜡熟期籽粒表达水平最高,其次是乳熟期籽粒．从开花１５ｄ至蜡熟期籽粒,表达趋于增加．开花１５ｄ其ｍＲＮＡ水平是蜡熟期籽粒ｍＲＮＡ的２８％,灌浆期为４０％、乳熟期为７２％、完熟期为５４％．这为进一步研究其表达调控和改善小麦品质打下基础     

马铃薯HMGR基因的克隆,序列分析及其表达特征

采用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术,从马铃薯（Ｓｏｌａｎｕｍ ｔｕｂｅｒｏｓｕｍ Ｌ．）幼叶中克隆了一个约１．０ｋｂ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,序列分析结果表明,该ｃＤＮＡ与忆报道的马铃薯ＨＭＧＲ基因家族的三种类型基因具有较高核酸序列同源性,与ＨＭＧＲⅠ基因同源性为７７．０％,ＨＭＧＲⅡ基因为９３．２％,ＨＭＧＲⅢ基因为７７．１％。其中３’端非翻译区序列与ＨＭＧＲⅠ、ＨＭＧＲⅡ、ＨＭＧＲⅢ三种基因同源性分别为５０．２％,８     

水稻10kDa富硫醇溶蛋白基因家族中一个假基因拷贝的核苷酸序列分析

本研究以中花１０号水稻为材料,利用ＰＣＲ技术扩增并克隆１０ｋＤａ富硫醇溶蛋白基因的成熟肽编码区。对扩增产物的核苷酸序列分析表明：本扩增产物长３８０ｂｐ;与Ｍａｓｕｍｕｒａ等人［１］发表的序列相比,有９４．５％的同源性,与我们以前发表的中花１０号水稻１０ｋＤａ富硫醇溶蛋白基因的序列相比,有９９．５％的同源性。本扩增片段第１５０位与１５１位间的单碱基（Ｔ）插入导致了该片段编码区的移码突变,并在其后的第１６２至１６４位处形成了一琥珀终止子（ＴＡＧ）。这表明水稻１０ｋＤａ富硫酸蛋白基因家族中确实存在不正常的假基因拷贝。     

葡萄叶绿体rbcL基因的结构分析

以玫瑰香葡萄（Ｖｉｔｉｓｖｉｎｉｆｅｒａ Ｌ．）为材料,克隆了含有叶绿体ｒｂｃ Ｌ基因的３．１ ｋｂ Ｂａｍ ＨⅠ片段,构建了该基因的限制性酶切图谱,测定了该基因的核苷酸序列。所测的核苷酸序列总长度为２００４ ｂｐ,其中基因的编码区为１４２８ ｂｐ,编码一个含４７５ 个氨基酸的蛋白质,其分子量约为５３ ｋＤ;测定基因的５上游含启动子的部分共３５８ ｂｐ,包括－ １０ 区（ＴＡＡＡＡＴ）、－ ３５区（ＴＴＧＣＧＣ）和ＳＤ 序列（ＧＧＡＧＧ）;基因的３下游区共２１８ ｂｐ,含有３ 个转录茎环终止结构。玫瑰香葡萄ｒｂｃ Ｌ基因编码区的核苷酸序列与烟草、矮牵牛、菠菜、苜蓿、水稻和玉米之间的同源性分别为９１．５％ 、９１．４％ 、９０．２％ 、８９．８％ 、８６．３％ 和８４．５％ ;推导出的氨基酸序列的同源性分别为９２．２％ 、９１．６％ 、９２．２％ 、９３．７％ 、９３．５％ 和９０．１％ 。     

牛生长激素基因的人工合成,重组克隆及高效表达

本文通过设计选择大肠杆菌高频利用密码子代替天然密码子,人工全合成３２个寡聚核苷酸片段;连接并克隆获得Ａ（２７８ｂｐ）、Ｂ（８８ｂｐ）、Ｃ（２２４ｂｐ）３个较大ＤＮＡ片段;经重组克隆、定位突变等获得阳性克隆;双向ＤＮＡ序列测定分析表明获得了两种人工全合成牛生长激素（ｂＧＨ）编码基因,即编码Ｎ－Ｍｅｔ－Ａｌａ－ｂＧＨ和Ｎ－Ｍｅｔ－Ｐｈｅ－ｂＧＨ的两个基因,而至今尚未见有人工全合成ｂＧＨ基因的报道。构建了在ＰＬｐｒｏｍｏｔｅｒ控制下含上述合成基因的表达质位ｐＢＬｂＧＨＥ７Ａ１和ｐＢＬｂＧＨＥ８,并在大肠杆菌中进行了温敏诱导表达。经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析,表达产物占全菌蛋白的３７％以上。Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ分析和纯化产物的Ｎ端氨基酸序列测定结果都表明上述两种人工全合成ｂＧＨ基因在大肠杆菌中得到了高效表达,表达量为现今国际文献报道的高限水平。     

幽门螺杆菌Cag-PAI hp0525基因的克隆表达及其重组蛋白HP0525对SGC-7901细胞增殖的影响

目的：由于文献报道幽门螺杆菌（Helicobacter pylori）是产生胃溃疡和胃癌的致病菌之一,一个重要的影响因素是由cag致病岛编码的四型分泌系统。Hp0525是Cag致病岛中重要成分,是一种内膜蛋白ATPase。而幽门螺杆菌中Cag蛋白的表达以及Cag PAI编码的各自蛋白功能研究得还很少,为进一步研究幽门螺杆菌的致病机制和研发幽门螺杆菌诊断试剂盒及疫苗,特克隆幽门螺杆菌NCTC 11637hp0525 (caga) 基因,并对其进行测序,构建原核重组质粒,表达HP0525蛋白,初步研究其对SGC-7901细胞增殖的影响。方法：应用PCR技术从H.pylori基因组DNA中扩增hp0525编码基因片段,克隆至pMD18-T载体后,再将其定向插入pET-30a载体中,双酶切鉴定筛选阳性克隆,以DNA自动分析仪进行序列测定。测序分析正确后,经IPTG诱导表达,表达蛋白以Ni2＋-NTA柱进行纯化,并经Western blot和MALDI-TOF鉴定,透析除盐后的蛋白,通过免疫新西兰大白兔和抗体效价的测定,纯化的蛋白作用于SGC-7901细胞,用MTT法检测蛋白对细胞增殖的影响。结果：成功克隆hp0525基因,全长993bp,编码330个氨基酸,与GenBank 公布的其他H.pylori菌株基因序列的核苷酸同源性为97%~99%。工程菌诱导后SDS-PAGE显示新生表达蛋白带,相对分子质量为36 000,与预期一致,经Ni2＋-NTA柱纯化后可获得纯度为98％重组蛋白。蛋白作用于SGC-7901细胞后,结果呈现一定量的时间和剂量依赖性。它是一种ATPase,通过测定具有一定的活性。活性为4.40IU/ml结论：成功克隆hp0525基因,并在大肠杆菌BL21中表达,经过镍柱纯化后得到纯度较高的蛋白, MTT法来检测出重组蛋白抑制细胞增殖;同时具有一定的酶活力,为进一步研究其生物学功能奠定了基础。     

Altered proteome profiles in maternal plasma in pregnancies with fetal growth restriction

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) affects 3–5% of pregnancies and is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is no reliable biochemical test to differentiate a pathological FGR from a nonpathological one. The objective of this study was to screen whole maternal plasma to identify differentially expressed relatively abundant proteins associated with FGR. We analyzed maternal plasma from FGR (n=28) and healthy (n=22) pregnancies using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2D-GE) followed by software image analysis. Three spots with molecular weight (M_r) 18 kDa corresponding to haptoglobin (hp) α2, as identified by LC-MS/MS and immunoblotting, showed differential expression patterns in FGR. The distribution of hp α2 variants in maternal plasma samples showed the hp α2 variant 1 was low in 72% of FGR, medium in 16%, whereas high in 12%. In comparison, hp α2 variant 1 was high in (41%) of controls, medium in 41%, and low in 18% of cases. Based on the software image analysis, the mean spot volume for hp α2 variant 1 was 0.12 (SD=0.18) for FGR compared to 0.26 (SD=0.19) for control (p=0.006). Given that hp turnover is indicative of its maturation process and is traceable in plasma by its dominant/suppressed variants, we propose that hp α2 is an important potential target for evaluation of its clinical and pathophysiological role and as a diagnostic biomarker in FGR.     

Yield and post-harvest quality of tomato hybrids heterozygous at the loci alcobaça, old gold-crimson or high pigment

The effects of the fruit ripening mutant gene alcoba?a (alc) and color development mutants, old gold-crimson (ogc) and high pigment (hp), on yield and post-harvest quality of tomato fruits were investigated. Five tomato hybrids were obtained by crossing near isogenic lines with Flora-Dade background [Flora-Dade (alc+/alc+ ogc+/ogc+ hp+/hp+), TOM-559 (alc/alc ogc+/ogc+ hp+/hp+), TOM-591 (alc/alc ogc/ogc hp+/hp+), TOM-593 (alc/alc ogc+/ogc+ hp/hp), and TOM-589 (alc/alc ogc/ogc hp/hp)] with the pollen parent line Mospomorist (alc+/alc+ ogc+/ogc+ hp+/hp+). Hybrid fruit was harvested at the breaker stage and stored on shelves at 15oC and 60% relative humidity for 16 days, and then evaluated for firmness, development of red color, and carotenoid contents. The different genotypic combinations at the loci alc, ogc and hp had no effect on fruit yield. The alc+/alc hybrid genotype significantly increased fruit firmness and significantly delayed the development of red color in maturing fruit. Simultaneous usage of ogc+/ogc and hp+/hp promoted an increase in the red color and lycopene content of alc+/alc hybrids, but did not have any additional effect on fruit firmness.     

Hairpin-Tail: A Case of Post-Reductional Gene Action in the Mouse Egg?

Hairpin-tail (T(hp)) is a new allele of brachyury on chromosome 17 (linkage group IX) of the mouse. The morphological effects in the heterozygote are on the notochord and the tail. The homozygous abnormal is unknown. T(hp) is unique in that the phenotype of the heterozygote seems to depend on the source of the T(hp) gene. If it is inherited via the egg the phenotype is extreme and death follows in utero. Embryos derived from a T(hp) sperm and a+egg are less abnormal and viable. This is not a simple maternal effect, as T(hp)xT(hp) matings produce two distinct types of heterozygous embryos.     

Stable accumulation of sigma54 in Helicobacter pylori requires the novel protein HP0958

Several flagellar genes in Helicobacter pylori are dependent on sigma(54) (RpoN) for their expression. These genes encode components of the basal body, the hook protein, and a minor flagellin, FlaB. A protein-protein interaction map for H. pylori constructed from a high-throughput screen of a yeast two-hybrid assay (http://pim.hybrigenics.com/pimriderext/common/) revealed interactions between sigma(54) and the conserved hypothetical protein HP0958. To see if HP0958 influences sigma(54) function, the corresponding gene was disrupted with a kanamycin resistance gene (aphA3) in H. pylori ATCC 43504 and the resulting mutant was analyzed. The hp0958:aphA3 mutant was nonmotile and failed to produce flagella. Introduction of a functional copy of hp0958 into the genome of the hp0958:aphA3 mutant restored flagellar biogenesis and motility. The hp0958:aphA3 mutant was deficient in expressing two sigma(54)-dependent reporter genes, flaB'-'xylE and hp1120'-'xylE. Levels of sigma(54) in the hp0958 mutant were substantially lower than those in the parental strain, suggesting that the failure of the mutant to express the genes in the RpoN regulon and produce flagella was due to reduced sigma(54) levels. Expressing sigma(54) at high levels by putting rpoN under the control of the ureA promoter restored flagellar biogenesis and motility in the hp0958:aphA3 mutant. Turnover of sigma(54) was more rapid in the hp0958:aphA3 mutant than it was in the wild-type strain, suggesting that HP0958 supports wild-type sigma(54) levels in H. pylori by protecting it from proteolysis.