长春花Crlea基因的克隆及原核表达初步分析

晚期胚胎丰富（Late Embryogenesis Abundant, LEA）蛋白是植物在干旱胁迫下响应并被描述为具有潜在的抗旱功能的一类重要的抗旱蛋白。通过建立干旱胁迫下长春花（Catharanthus roseus）的cDNA文库并进行测序筛选分析,首次分离得到Crlea（Crlea for Catharanthus roseus late embryogenesis abundant）全长基因。该基因具有492 bp的开放读码框,编码163个氨基酸,其中偏性氨基酸含量占总蛋白的55.9%。同源性分析表明该假定蛋白与胡萝卜（Daucus carota）LEA DC3 的同源性达69%。亲水性分析表明具有极强的亲水性。为进一步验证CrLEA蛋白的功能,构建了Crlea基因的原核表达载体并在大肠杆菌中对其表达进行了分析。结果表明,原核载体成功的表达了CrLEA蛋白,亲水性实验及热稳定性实验表明CrLEA蛋白具有极强的亲水性和热稳定性。     

Molecular cloning and function analysis of an anthocyanidin synthase gene from Ginkgo biloba, and its expression in abiotic stress responses

Anthocyanidin synthase (ANS, leucoanthocyanidin oxygenase), a 2-oxoglutarate iron-dependent oxygenase, catalyzed the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of the anthocyanin class of flavonoids, from the colorless leucoanthocyanidins to the colored anthocyanidins. The full-length cDNA and genomic DNA sequences of ANS gene (designated as GbANS) were isolated from Ginkgo biloba for the first time. The full-length cDNA of GbANS contained a 1062-bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 354-amino-acid protein. The genomic DNA analysis showed that GbANS gene had three exons and two introns. The deduced GbANS protein showed high identities to other plant ANSs. The conserved amino acids (H-X-D) ligating ferrous iron and residues (R-X-S) participating in 2-oxoglutarate binding were found in GbANS at the similar positions like other ANSs. Southern blot analysis indicated that GbANS belonged to a multi-gene family. The expression analysis by real-time PCR showed that GbANS expressed in a tissue-specific manner in G. biloba. GbANS was also found to be up-regulated by all of the six tested abiotic stresses, UV-B, abscisic acid, sucrose, salicylic acid, cold and ethylene, consistent with the promoter region analysis of GbANS. The recombinant protein was successfully expressed in E. coli strain with pET28a vector. The in vitro enzyme activity assay by HPLC indicated that recombinant GbANS protein could catalyze the formation the cyanidin from leucocyanidin and conversion of dihydroquercetin to quercetin, suggesting GbANS is a bifunctional enzyme within the anthocyanidin and flavonol biosynthetic pathway.     

球毛壳菌（Chaetomium globosum）过氧化物膜蛋白过敏原基因克隆、序列分析及原核表达

以球毛壳菌cDNA文库中获得过氧化物膜蛋白（pero）基因片段（GenBank Accn:BP099709）为基础,用RACE 技术获得该基因的全长cDNA序列。序列长747bp,由412bp的3′RACE产物和508bp的5′RACE产物拼接而成。开放阅读框501bp,编码166个氨基酸,蛋白分子量为17.5kD,理论等电点为5.75。利用cDNA两侧非编码区序列作引物克隆出该基因的DNA序列,序列分析表明该基因由2个内含子和3个外显子组成。ClustalX多序列比对表明：该基因与粗糙脉孢菌（Neurospora crassa）的过氧化物膜蛋白过敏原同源性最高（83%）。将pero基因编码区克隆到原核表达载体pET28a中,构建成表达质粒pET28a-pero并转化大肠杆菌BL21,IPTG诱导后SDS-PAGE检测表达情况,结果发现在21kD处有一特异性融合蛋白带,大小与预期相符,说明该基因已经在大肠杆菌中表达。克隆的cDNA序列、DNA序列及推测的氨基酸序列在GenBank登录(登录号分别为AY555771,AY584753,AAS66898)。     

新疆准噶尔小胸鳖甲抗冻蛋白基因的克隆和抗冻活性分析

根据GenBank中已发表的昆虫抗冻蛋白基因的保守序列设计引物,利用RT-PCR技术结合3'-RACE扩增的方法,从新疆荒漠昆虫准噶尔小胸鳖甲 Microdera punctipenis dzunarica中获得了长约294 bp不含信号肽的抗冻蛋白cDNA片段,命名为MpAFP5,其全长序列为363 bp(GenBank注册号为：AY821792)。基因测序结果表明, MpAFP5-cDNA片段与加拿大拟步甲Dendroides canadensis AFP 8基因片段、黄粉甲Tenebrio molitor THP 4-9基因片段的核苷酸同源性分别达68.4%和71.8%,氨基酸序列同源性分别达70%和81%。将MpAFP5构建到原核表达载体pGEX4T-1中,重组质粒pGEX4T-1-MpAFP5在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中能够表达融合抗冻蛋白,SDS-PAGE分析显示融合蛋白的分子量约为37 kD,Western印迹分析证明MpAFP5在大肠杆菌中正确表达。细菌的抗冻实验结果显示准噶尔小胸鳖甲融合抗冻蛋白对细菌具有显著的抗冻保护作用,保护效果与抗冻蛋白剂量呈正相关性。     

美洲大蠊Per a7基因的克隆、表达及免疫学鉴定

根据原肌球蛋白基因序列设计引物,以我国南方地区美洲大蠊Periplaneta Americana RNA为模板,用RT-PCR方法扩增出852 bp的全长编码片段,经序列分析发现该基因与NCBI公布的Per a7有3个核苷酸发生改变。将目的片段克隆到pET24a(+)表达载体中,在大肠杆菌BL21 Star获得表达,融合蛋白的分子量约为33 kD。利用蟑螂过敏性患者血清对表达产物进行Western blotting检测,出现明显的识别条带,说明表达产物具有IgE结合活性。     

苜蓿夜蛾中肠丝氨酸蛋白酶cDNA的克隆、序列分析及原核表达

【目的】本研究旨在从苜蓿夜蛾Heliothis viriplaca中肠克隆出丝氨酸蛋白酶（serine protease, SP）基因的cDNA序列,测定原核表达后的蛋白经纯化及复性后的活性。【方法】运用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增方法（rapid amplification of cDNA ends, RACE）克隆苜蓿夜蛾幼虫中肠丝氨酸蛋白酶cDNA全序列,用大肠杆菌Escherichia coli表达系统进行表达。重组蛋白经纯化后,利用梯度透析法进行复性,以BApNA为底物,进行活性测定。【结果】克隆获得的苜蓿夜蛾中肠丝氨酸蛋白酶基因命名为HvSP（GenBank登录号：JX866720）,该基因全长880 bp,开放阅读框长762 bp,编码254个氨基酸,推测分子量和pI值分别为26.9 kDa和9.49。由HvSP推导的氨基酸与鳞翅目昆虫SP氨基酸序列的一致性在52%~95%之间,其中与棉铃虫Helicoverpa armigera SP（GenBank登录号：CAA72962）的氨基酸序列一致性最高,达95%。成功构建重组载体pET21b-HvSP进行原核表达,Western-blot鉴定确定为目的蛋白。蛋白可溶性分析发现重组蛋白为包涵体。在Glycine-NaOH缓冲液中,当pH为10.0时,复性的重组蛋白活性达到最高,为35.74 U/mL。【结论】本研究在苜蓿夜蛾体内获得了一个新的丝氨酸蛋白酶基因,且原核表达后的重组蛋白经过变性、纯化及复性后具有活性。该结果为进一步研究丝氨酸蛋白酶在鳞翅目昆虫体内的生理功能奠定了基础。     

水母雪莲查尔酮合酶基因的克隆、表达及酶活分析

从水母雪莲Saussurea medusa Maxim. cDNA文库中得到一段查尔酮合酶基因 (SmCHS) 片段,然后通过RT-PCR得到完整的查尔酮合酶基因cDNA。序列分析表明SmCHS全长1 313 bp,其开放阅读框为1 170 bp,编码389个氨基酸,预测表达蛋白的分子量为43 kDa。构建原核表达质粒pET28a(+)-SmCHS,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),获得表达菌株。经IPTG诱导表达后,对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE分析,结果显示,表达的融合蛋白以部分可溶的形式存在。用Ni-NTA预装柱对融合蛋白进行亲和纯化,对纯化蛋白进行酶活检测,结果表明融合蛋白具有查尔酮合酶活性,可催化底物4-香豆酰辅酶A和丙二酰辅酶A缩合生成产物柚皮素查尔酮。     

蛇白蔹白藜芦醇合酶基因CNRS2的克隆与原核表达

白藜芦醇合酶(resveratrol synthetic enzyme,RS)是植物白藜芦醇合成途径中的关键酶,利用已知的葡萄RS基因(AF274281)序列设计并合成了一对引物,以蛇白蔹基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增得到包含RS完整基因在内的一段序列,测序与序列分析表明:该克隆片段全长1 536bp,其中包含一个内含子及两个外显子。采用悬挂延伸PCR法克隆了目的基因,命名为CNRS2。序列分析表明该基因的开放读码框1 170 bp,编码389个氨基酸残基。同源性比较发现,CNRS2与已知葡萄RS基因序列的同源性达93%～98%。CNRS2与pET-30a(+)构建原核表达载体,经IPTG诱导后可表达获得相对分子量约为46 kD的外源融合蛋白。以上结果证实CNRS2属葡萄RS基因家族成员,为今后进一步对该基因的研究利用打下基础。     

兔早期胚胎发育相关新基因IFRG的克隆和表达

近来的研究表明干扰素在哺乳动物早期胚胎发育中有重要的作用。我们首次克隆了兔早期胚胎发育相关新基因IFRG（干扰素应答基因）的全长cDNA序列（AJ584672）,根据该cDNA序列以兔卵巢cDNA为模板经PCR扩增后克隆了兔IFRG cDNA的完整开放阅读框(396bp)。将其克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-4T-2上,在大肠杆菌BL21中进行了GST-IFRG融合蛋白的表达。 经IPTG诱导培养后,SDS-PAGE电泳检测结果显示在41kDa处有特异性表达蛋白,回收融合蛋白作为抗原免疫小鼠,制备多克隆抗体,通过Western杂交表明该融合蛋白具有生物免疫活性。     

Expression, purification, and evaluation for anticancer activity of ribosomal protein L31 gene (RPL31) from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Ribosomal protein L31 gene is a component of the 60S large ribosomal subunit encoded by RPL31 gene, while ribosomal protein L31 (RPL31) is an important constituent of peptidyltransferase center. In our research, the cDNA and the genomic sequence of RPL31 were cloned successfully from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) using RT-PCR technology respectively, following sequencing and analyzing preliminarily. We constructed a recombinant expression vector contained RPL31 cDNA and over-expressed it in Escherichia coli using pET28a plasmids. The expression product was purified to obtain recombinant protein of RPL31 from the giant panda. Recombinant protein of RPL31 obtained from the experiment acted on human laryngeal carcinoma Hep-2 and human hepatoma HepG-2 cells for study of its anti-cancer activity by MTT [3-(4, 5-dimehyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide] method. Then observe these cells growth depressive effect. The result indicated that the cDNA fragment of the RPL31 cloned from the giant panda is 419 bp in size, containing an open reading frame of 378 bp, and deduced protein was composed of 125 amino acids with an estimated molecular weight of 14.46-kDa and PI of 11.21. The length of the genomic sequence is 8,091 bp, which was found to possess four exons and three introns. The RPL31 gene can be readily expressed in E.coli, expecting 18-kDa polypeptide that formed inclusion bodies. Recombinant protein RPL31 from the giant panda consists of 157 amino acids with an estimated molecular weight of 17.86 kDa and PI of 10.77. The outcomes showed that the cell growth inhibition rate in a time- and dose-dependent on recombinant protein RPL31. And also indicated that the effect at low concentrations was better than high concentrations on Hep-2 cells, and the concentration of 0.33 μg/mL had the best rate of growth inhibition, 44 %. Consequently, our study aimed at revealing the recombinant protein RPL31 anti-cancer function from the giant panda, providing scientific basis and resources for the research and development of cancer protein drugs anti-cancer mechanism research. Further studies of the mechanism and the signal transduction pathways are in progress.     

奥利亚罗非鱼促性腺激素释放激素前体蛋白的克隆与表达

促性腺激素释放激素（gonadotropin—relying hormone,GnRH）是下丘脑分泌产生的神经激素,对脊椎动物生殖的调控起重要作用。为研究GnRH对性腺发育的作用,构建了GnRH cDNA的原核表达载体并进行融合表达。利用RT—PCR方法从奥利亚罗非鱼丘脑中扩增出长约400bp的目的序列GnRH基因,克隆至T载体中,经酶切鉴定和序列测定分析确认序列的正确性后将此片段克隆到表达载体pMAL—c2x中构建重组表达质粒pMAL—GnRH,并在大肠杆菌TB1中获得了高表达,目的蛋白约占菌体总蛋白的41．6％。菌体经溶菌酶裂解,制备无细胞抽提液,Amylose—sepharose柱层析后得到分子量为56kD单一条带的目的蛋白。目的蛋白经Factor Xa酶切裂解,Amylose—sepharose过柱纯化后得到纯化的GnRH前体蛋白。该研究为鱼类GnRH蛋白的控制性腺成熟和抗体制备打下了基础．是国内鱼类GnRH前体蛋白在原核细胞中成功表扶的首次报道．     

金黄色葡萄球菌特异性PCR检测靶点的自动化筛选

从水母雪莲Saussurea medusa Maxim. cDNA文库中得到一段查尔酮合酶基因 (SmCHS) 片段,然后通过RT-PCR得到完整的查尔酮合酶基因cDNA。序列分析表明SmCHS全长1 313 bp,其开放阅读框为1 170 bp,编码389个氨基酸,预测表达蛋白的分子量为43 kDa。构建原核表达质粒pET28a(+)-SmCHS,重组质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),获得表达菌株。经IPTG诱导表达后,对表达产物进行SDS-PAGE分析,结果显示,表达的融合蛋白以部分可溶的形式存在。     

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of a novel chalcone synthase cDNA from Ginkgo biloba.

A chalcone synthase (CHS) gene was cloned from Ginkgo biloba for the first time and it was also the first cloned gene involved in flavonoids metabolic pathway in G. biloba. The full-length cDNA of G. biloba CHS (designated as Gbchs) was 1608bp with poly(A) tailing and it contained a 1173bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 391 amino acid protein. Gbchs was found to have extensive homology with those of other plant chs genes via multiple alignments. The active sites of the CoA binding, coumaroyl pocket and cyclization pocket in CHS protein of Medicago sativa were also found in GbCHS. Molecular modeling of GbCHS indicated that the three-dimensional structure of GbCHS strongly resembled that of M. sativa (MsCHS2), implying GbCHS may have similar functions with MsCHS2. Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that GbCHS had closer relationship with CHSs from gymnosperm plants than from other plants. Gbchs is a useful tool to study the regulation of flavonoids metabolism in G. biloba.     

幽门螺杆菌VacA重组蛋白表达、纯化及鉴定

目的研究幽门螺杆菌空泡毒素（VacA）编码基因在大肠埃希菌中的表达及纯化重组蛋白的抗原性。方法将PET32a-vacA-E.coli BE21（DE3）工程菌株常规培养,碱裂解法小量提取重组质粒DNA,琼脂糖凝胶电泳进行酶切鉴定,基因测序法进行插入基因序列分析。重组蛋白采用IPTG诱导表达,镍亲和层析原理提纯,ELISA法检测其抗原性。结果经酶切鉴定表明,插入的基因片段全长约2240bp,测序分析及与Genebank比较,可以肯定插入片段为vacA基因,ELISA法检测重组蛋白具有良好的抗原性。结论VacA重组蛋白在大肠埃希菌中成功表达,重组蛋白具有良好的抗原性。     

川西云杉几丁质酶基因PlCHI的克隆、表达与生物信息学分析

以川西云杉（Picea likiangensis var.balfouriana（Rehd.et Wils.）Hillier ex Slsvin）为材料,利用RT-PCR技术,克隆获得几丁质酶基因PlCHI的cDNA全长序列,并对该基因的序列特征及基因表达情况进行分析。结果显示,PlCHI的开放阅读框长1017 bp,共编码338个氨基酸;蛋白序列结构域分析结果表明,PlCHI为ClassⅠ类几丁质酶,属19家族,兼具溶菌酶活性;该序列与其他植物几丁质酶的蛋白序列相似性较高。系统发育分析结果显示,川西云杉PlCHI序列与北美云杉（Picea sitchensis（Bong.）Corr.）、黑松（Pinus thunbergii Parl.）等松科植物亲缘关系最近。进一步将PlCHI重组质粒转入大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）中,表达出约45 kD的蛋白,主要以包涵体形式存在,且在25℃下采用0.2 mmol/L的IPTG诱导4 h时蛋白的表达量最佳。     

Molecular characterization of the acid-inducible asr gene of Escherichia coli and its role in acid stress response

Enterobacteria have developed numerous constitutive and inducible strategies to sense and adapt to an external acidity. These molecular responses require dozens of specific acid shock proteins (ASPs), as shown by genomic and proteomic analysis. Most of the ASPs remain poorly characterized, and their role in the acid response and survival is unknown. We recently identified an Escherichia coli gene, asr (acid shock RNA), encoding a protein of unknown function, which is strongly induced by high environmental acidity (pH < 5.0). We show here that Asr is required for growth at moderate acidity (pH 4.5) as well as for the induction of acid tolerance at moderate acidity, as shown by its ability to survive subsequent transfer to extreme acidity (pH 2.0). Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western analysis of acid-shocked E. coli cells harboring a plasmid-borne asr gene demonstrated that the Asr protein is synthesized as a precursor with an apparent molecular mass of 18 kDa. Mutational studies of the asr gene also demonstrated the Asr preprotein contains 102 amino acids. This protein is subjected to an N-terminal cleavage of the signal peptide and a second processing event, yielding 15- and 8-kDa products, respectively. Only the 8-kDa polypeptide was detected in acid-shocked cells containing only the chromosomal copy of the asr gene. N-terminal sequencing and site-directed mutagenesis revealed the two processing sites in the Asr protein precursor. Deletion of amino acids encompassing the processing site required for release of the 8-kDa protein resulted in an acid-sensitive phenotype similar to that observed for the asr null mutant, suggesting that the 8-kDa product plays an important role in the adaptation to acid shock. Analysis of Asr:PhoA fusions demonstrated a periplasmic location for the Asr protein after removal of the signal peptide. Homologues of the asr gene from other Enterobacteriaceae were cloned and shown to be induced in E. coli under acid shock conditions.     

Characterization, cloning and expression of the ferritin gene from the Korean polychaete, Periserrula leucophryna

Ferritin is a major eukaryotic protein and in humans is the protein of iron storage. A partial gene fragment of ferritin (255 bp) taken from the total RNA of Periserrula leucophryna, was amplified by RT-PCR using oligonucleotide primers designed from the conserved metal binding domain of eukaryotic ferritin and confirmed by DNA sequencing. Using the 32P-labeled partial ferritin cDNA fragment, 28 different clones were obtained by the screening of the P. leucophryna cDNA library prepared in the Uni-ZAP XR vector, sequenced and characterized. The longest clone was named the PLF (Periserrula leucophryna ferritin) gene and the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of this novel gene were deposited in the GenBank databases with accession numbers DQ207752 and ABA55730, respectively. The entire cDNA of PLF clone was 1109 bp (CDS: 129-653), including a coding nucleotide sequence of 525 bp, a 5'-untranslated region of 128 bp, and a 3'-noncoding region of 456 bp. The 5'-UTR contains a putative iron responsive element (IRE) sequence. Ferritin has an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 174 amino acids including a hydrophobic signal peptide of 17 amino acids. The predicted molecular weights of the immature and mature ferritin were calculated to be 20.3 kDa and 18.2 kDa, respectively. The region encoding the mature ferritin was subcloned into the pT7-7 expression vector after PCR amplification using the designed primers and included the initiation and termination codons; the recombinant clones were expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) or E. coli BL21(DE3)pLysE. SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis showed that a ferritin of approximately 18 kDa (mature form) was produced and that by iron staining in native PAGE, it is likely that the recombinant ferritin is correctly folded and assembled into a homopolymer composed of a single subunit.     

Cloning and characterisation of a gene encoding an antiviral protein from Clerodendrum aculeatum L.

The Clerodendrum aculeatum-systemic resistence inducing (CA-SRI) protein, a 34 kDa basic protein, plays a key role in inducing strong systemic resistance in susceptible plants against various plant viruses [22]. We have cloned the cDNA encoding the CA-SRI from C. aculeatum leaves using antibodies raised against the purified protein and degenerate oligonucleotide probes derived from microsequencing of the CA-SRI protein. The full-length cDNA consisted of 1218 nucleotides with an open reading frame of 906 bp. The deduced amino acid sequence of CA-SRI protein showed varying homology (ranging from 11 to 54%) to the ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) from other plant species. CA-SRI inhibited in vitro protein synthesis both in rabbit reticulocyte lysate and wheat germ lysate but not in Escherichia coli in vitro translation system. The CA-SRI open reading frame was expressed in an E. coli expression vector and the purified recombinant protein inhibited protein synthesis in rabbit reticulocyte lysate. Southern blot analysis indicated that the CA-SRI gene may be present in low copy number.     

番茄交替氧化酶基因的克隆和表达

利用简并PCR扩增产物做探针筛选番茄cDNA基因文库获得一个全长交替氧化酶cDNA基因LeAoxlau.经序列分析得出,该基因全长1 418bp,编码区序列长1 077 bp,编码约40 kD的前体蛋白.该蛋白在转运到线粒体时被加工成32kD的成熟蛋白.Southern印迹杂交分析结果显示该基因以单拷贝形式存在于番茄的基因组中RT-PCR显示,该基因在在番茄植株的根、茎、叶和子叶中表达.重组表达实验表明该基因能在大肠杆菌中表达.     

猪肌肉素基因的cDNA克隆与表达

从人肌肉素基因出发, 在dbEST数据库中进行同源性搜索, 找到七个有较高同源性的Expressed Sequence Tag(DY426490, CF787546, AJ660979, AJ664670, AJ663820, AJ680159, DN106254)。通过拼接和进一步RT-PCR实验验证, 获得猪肌肉素基因全长cDNA序列, 其全长651 bp, 开放阅读框为54~452 bp, 编码有132个氨基酸。同源性分析结果表明, 与人、小鼠和大鼠的肌肉素基因cDNA编码区(CDS)同源性分别为87.2%、77.6%和77.9%。利用克隆出的猪肌肉素cDNA, 构建表达载体pGEX-4T-1-musclin, 并在BL21大肠杆菌中成功表达和纯化了分子量为38.59 kD的融合蛋白GST-Musclin, 并运用蛋白印迹技术进行鉴定。