DNA修复基因RAD24的分子克隆和序列分析

利用缺口修复（ｇａｐｒｅｐａｉｒ）方法克隆啤酒酵母（Ｓ．ｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ）野生型ＲＡＤ２４基因,并将其亚克隆到Ｍ１３ｍｐ１８和Ｍ１３ｍｐ１９,用双脱氧末端终止法对该基因的两条链均进行了序列测定,ＤＮＡＳｔｒｉｄｅｒ程序分析显示该基因编码２６８个氨基酸的蛋白质,基因缺失试验表明,该基因为细胞生存所必需。     

秦岭羚牛高度重复序列DNA片段的分子克隆和序列分析

羚牛（Budorcas taxicolor)属偶蹄目（Artiodactyla)、牛科（Bovidae),为我国一类大型珍贵保护动物。我们从其基因组中克隆得到若干约800bp的BamHI高度重复序列并对部分克隆进行了序列测定,发现它们显示了很高的同源性。利用其中一个单元为探针,对限制酶消化后的羚牛基因组DNA作杂交分析,发现其杂交谱带不具有个体及亚种间特异性,说明该重复序列在羚牛基因组中具有保守的分布和排列。在牛科动物中,羚牛BamHI片段与绵羊属和山羊属的相关序列具有高度同源性,而与水牛和家牛序列差异较大。这些结果为羚牛与羊亚科物种亲源关系较近的分类学观点提供了分子生物学证据。有证据表明,这些片段可能代表羚牛染色体着丝点的卫星DNA单体。     

DNA修复基因RAD_（24）的分子克隆和序列分析

利用缺口修复（ｇａｐｒｅｐａｉｒ）方法克隆啤酒酵母（Ｓ．ｃｅｒｅｖｉｓｉａｅ）野生型ＲＡＤ_（２４）基因,并将其亚克隆到Ｍ１３ｍｐ１８和Ｍ１３ｍｐ１９,用双脱氧末端终止法对该基因的两条链均进行了序列测定。ＤＮＡＳｔｒｉｄｅｒ程序分析显示该基因编码２６８个氨基酸的蛋白质;基因缺失试验表明,该基因为细胞生存所必需。     

鲤鱼（Cyprinus carpio）生长激素基因的亚克隆及其序列分析

本文对ＰＣＲ扩增的６６８ｂｐ的ＤＮＡ片段进行了亚克隆,然后以Ｓａｎｇｅｒ双脱氧中止法为原理,利用美国ＡＢＩ公司３７０Ａ自动核酸序列分析仪,确定了６６８ｂｐ的核苷酸序列。序列分析表明鲤鱼生长激素基因的开放读框含有６３０ｂｐ,并推测其中包括２２个氨基酸的信号肽和１８８个氨基酸的成熟多肽。鲤鱼生长激素基因的酶切图谱和序列分析的结果都证明我们已获得了全长的鲤鱼生长激素基因。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒中国流行株免疫原S1基因的分子克隆、序列分析及其DNA免疫的初步研究

对来源于我国华东地区的鸡传染性支气管炎病毒流行株ＱＤ免疫原Ｓ１基因ｃＤＮＡ进行了克隆、序列分析和ＤＮＡ免疫的初步研究。ＲＴＰＣＲ扩增ＱＤ毒株的Ｓ１基因,将其５′和３′端分别进行分子修饰后插入克隆载体ｐＵＣ１８的ＢａｍＨⅠ／ＨｉｎｄⅢ位点,在大肠杆菌中实现了目的基因的克隆;利用英国ＩＢＶ毒株Ｓ１全基因核酸探针与ＱＤ毒株Ｓ１基因的重组克隆质粒分子杂交后,采用ＨａｅⅢ,ＰｖｕⅡ和ＸｂａⅠ等限制酶对此流行毒株Ｓ１基因ｃＤＮＡ进行了酶切分析;在测定ＱＤ毒株Ｓ１基因５′端高变区核苷酸序列并以此与ＩＢＶＭ４１,Ｈ１２０,６／８２及Ｂｅａｕｄ等参考毒株序列对比分析的基础上,构建了ＱＤ株Ｓ１基因ＤＮＡ免疫表达质粒,肌肉注射免疫小鼠后,鸡胚病毒中和试验的结果表明,ＩＢＶＳ１基因ＤＮＡ免疫表达质粒能诱导小鼠产生病毒特异的中和抗体,具有良好的免疫原性,初步显示基因疫苗在鸡传染性支气管炎防治上应用前景。     

苹果铁结合蛋白基因（＊＊Apf1）的克隆和序列分析

铁结合蛋白是一种广泛存在于动物、植物和微生物中的铁储藏蛋白,是动、植物生长发育使用的储存铁的唯一共同来源.该蛋白在植物体中的主要功能是在种子形成、叶片衰老或环境中铁过量时积累,在种子萌发或质体绿化过程中释放铁,从而调节植物对铁的吸收和释放[1,2].同时,该蛋白也是解决全球动物和人类饮食缺铁有效的方法[3].转基因研究证明大豆铁结合蛋白基因能提高水稻种子中铁结合蛋白的的含量[4].同时在转基因烟草植株后代中由于叶片中积累了铁结合蛋白而对病毒引起的坏死和真菌的感染表现出耐性,对因各种环境胁迫而导致的细胞氧化性损伤有保护作用[5].铁结合蛋白基因是植物体内唯一依赖于铁而进行表达的基因[6].     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒中国流行株免疫原S1基因的分子克隆、序列分析及其DNA免疫的初步研究*

对来源于我国华东地区的鸡传染性支气管炎病毒流行株QD免疫原Sl基因cDNA进行了克隆、序列分析和DNA免疫的初步研究。RT—PCR扩增QD毒株的S1基因,将其5’和3’端分别进行分子修饰后插入克隆载体pUCl8的BamHⅠ／HindⅢ位电,在大肠杆菌中实现了目的基因的克隆;利用英国IBV毒株Sl全基因核酸探针与QD毒株S1基因的重组克隆质粒分子杂交后,采用HaeⅢ,PvuⅡ和XbaⅠ等限制酶对此流行毒株S1基固cDNA进行了酶切分析;在测定QD毒株S1基因5’端高变区核苷酸序列并以此与IBV　M41,H120,6／82及Beaud等参考毒株序列对比分析的基础上,构建了QD株S1基因DNA免疫表达质粒,肌肉注射免疫小鼠后,鸡胚病毒中和试验的结果表明,IBV S1基因DNA免疫表达质粒能诱导小鼠产生病毒特异的中和抗体,具有良好的免疫原性,初步显示基因疫苗在鸡传染性支气管炎防治上应用前景。     

产生志贺样毒素的噬菌体φ297整合酶基因（int）的克隆和序列分析

目的：克隆并分析细菌性噬菌体φ97的整合酶基因(int)。方法：采用加接头的基因DNA片断为模板进行步移PCR,根据溶源性噬菌体φ297的染色体DNA上类似于噬菌体933W的整合酶基因的一个40个核苷酸设计引物,进行扩增、克隆、亚克隆、测序和序列分析。结果：得到了噬菌体φ297编码的整合酶基因(int)的完整序列,它的长度是1287bp,编码了428个氨基酸的Int蛋白质。将它们的序列与λ噬菌体的整合酶家族其它成员进行了比较,发现噬菌体φ297的整合酶基因(int)与噬菌体VT1-Sakai的整合酶基因有79％的同源性,噬菌体φ297的Int蛋白与噬菌体VT1-Sakai的Int蛋白在氨基酸序列上有82％的同源性。N-末端的氨基酸区域是完全保守的,而中心区和C-末端则显示出较大差异。结论：噬菌体φ297与λ噬菌体的int基因来源于同一基因库,噬菌体φ297可能属于λ噬菌体家族。     

Identification of a novel DNA methyltransferase 2 from the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana

DNA methyltransferase 2 (Dnmt2) is a dual-specificity DNA methyltransferase, which contains a weak DNA methyltransferase and novel tRNA methyltransferase activity. However, its biological function is still enigmatic. To elucidate the expression profiles of Dnmt2 in Artemia franciscana, we isolated the gene encoding a Dnmt2 from A. franciscana and named it as AfDnmt2. The cDNA of AfDnmt2 contained a 1140-bp open reading frame that encoded a putative Dnmt2 protein of 379 amino acids exhibiting 32% approximately 39% identities with other known Dnmt2 homologs. This is the first report of a DNA methyltransferase gene in Crustacean. By using semi-quantitative RT-PCR, AfDnmt2 was found to be expressed through all developmental stages and its expression increased during resumption of diapause cysts development. Southern blot analysis indicated the presence of multiple copies of AfDnmt2 genes in A. franciscana.     

Satellite DNA from the brine shrimp Artemia affects the expression of a flanking gene in yeast

We have previously revealed that in the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana an AluI DNA family of repeats, 113 bp in length, is the major component of the constitutive heterochromatin and that this repetitive DNA shows a stable curvature that confers a solenoidal geometry on the double helix in vitro. It was suggested that this particular structure may play a relevant role in determining the condensation of the heterochromatin. In this report we have cloned hexamers of highly-repetitive sequence (AluI-satellite DNA) in proximity to a yeast lacZ reporter gene on a plasmid. We find that the expression of the reporter gene is affected by the presence of this DNA in a dose- and orientation-dependent manner in the yeast, S. cerevisiae. We show that this effect is not dependent on under-replication or re-arrangements of the repetitive DNA in the cell but is due to decreased expression of the reporter gene. Our results indicate that the AluI-satellite DNA of Artemia per se is able to influence gene expression. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.     

DNA reassociation kinetic analysis of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina

DNA reassociation kinetics have been partly elucidated for the brine shrimp $\text{Artemia salina}$, using calf thymus DNA as a standard. The $\text{Artemia}$ single-copy DNA sequences comprise 45% of the genome; sequences having a repetition frequency of about 2–90 are not detectable. The average repetition frequency of the intermediately redundant DNA component is about 5,000 copies. Reassociation kinetic data are consistent with a unit genome size of 1.5 pg.     

Characterisation of a novel repetitive DNA sequence from Mycobacterium bovis

We report characterisation of three copies of a novel repeat sequence isolated from a Mycobacterium bovis genomic library. The repeat occurs within open reading frames, potentially encoding a conserved tandem array of a pentapeptide sequence with the consensus X-Gly-Asn-X-Gly. The tandem array is present up to five times in M. bovis and it is proposed that they may occur in a family of genes expressing functionally related proteins. We postulate that these proteins may play a role in binding of M. bovis to host cell receptors.     

Purification and characterization of phenoloxidase from brine shrimp Artemia sinica

Phenoloxidase from Artemia sinica (AsPO) was purified by Superdex 200 gel-filtration and Q Sepharose fast flow ion-exchange chromatography, and its properties were characterized biochemically and enzymatically by using L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) as the specific substrate. Results showed that AsPO was isolated as a monomeric protein of 125.5 kDa in molecular mass. The optimal pH value and temperature are 7.0 and 50°C, respectively, for its PO activity. The AsPO had an apparent K(m) value of 4.2 mM on L-DOPA, and 10.9 mM on catechol, respectively. Oxidase inhibitor on PO activity showed that the AsPO was extremely sensitive to ascorbic acid, sodium sulfite, and citric acid; and was very sensitive to cysteine, benzoic acid, and 1-phenyl-2-thiourea. Combined with its specific enzyme activity on L-DOPA and catechol, it can be concluded that AsPO is most probably a typical catechol-type O-diphenoloxidase. Its PO activity was also sensitive to metal ions and chelators, and 20 mM DETC-inhibited PO activity was obviously recovered by 15 mM Cu(2+), indicating that AsPO is most probably a copper-containing metalloenzyme. All these data about specific substrate, sensitivity to oxidase inhibitor metal ions and chelators indicate that the AsPO has the properties of a catechol-type copper-containing O-diphenoloxidase that functions as a vital humoral factor in host defense via melaninization as in other Crustaceans.     

The structural basis for recognition of base J containing DNA by a novel DNA binding domain in JBP1

The J-binding protein 1 (JBP1) is essential for biosynthesis and maintenance of DNA base-J (β-d-glucosyl-hydroxymethyluracil). Base-J and JBP1 are confined to some pathogenic protozoa and are absent from higher eukaryotes, prokaryotes and viruses. We show that JBP1 recognizes J-containing DNA (J-DNA) through a 160-residue domain, DB-JBP1, with 10 000-fold preference over normal DNA. The crystal structure of DB-JBP1 revealed a helix-turn-helix variant fold, a ‘helical bouquet’ with a ‘ribbon’ helix encompassing the amino acids responsible for DNA binding. Mutation of a single residue (Asp525) in the ribbon helix abrogates specificity toward J-DNA. The same mutation renders JBP1 unable to rescue the targeted deletion of endogenous JBP1 genes in Leishmania and changes its distribution in the nucleus. Based on mutational analysis and hydrogen/deuterium-exchange mass-spectrometry data, a model of JBP1 bound to J-DNA was constructed and validated by small-angle X-ray scattering data. Our results open new possibilities for targeted prevention of J-DNA recognition as a therapeutic intervention for parasitic diseases.     

Repair by recombination of DNA containing a palindromic sequence

We report here that homologous recombination functions are required for the viability of Escherichia coli cells maintaining a 240 bp chromosomal inverted repeat (palindromic) sequence. Wild-type cells can successfully replicate this palindrome but recA , recB or recC mutants carrying the palindrome are unviable. The dependence on homologous recombination for cell viability is overcome in sbcC mutants. Directly repeated copies of the DNA containing the palindrome are rapidly resolved to single copies in wild-type cells but not in sbcC mutants. Our results suggest that double-strand breaks introduced at the palindromic DNA sequence by the SbcCD nuclease are repaired by homologous recombination. The repair is conservative and the palindrome is retained in the repaired chromosome. We conclude that SbcCD can attack secondary structures but that repair conserves the DNA sequence with the potential to fold.