牛泡沫病毒反式激活因子在内部启动子上应答元件的研究

泡沫病毒的基因转录依赖至少两个不同的启动子：ＬＴＲ调节病毒结构蛋白的表达,而内部启动子（ＩＰ）则起始调节蛋白ｍＲＮＡ的转录。牛泡沫病毒（ＢＦＶ）在ｅｎｖ与３’ＬＴＲ之间有两个重叠的开放阅读框架ｏｒｆ－１和ｏｒｆ－２,分别编码ＢＦＶ ＯＲＦ－１、ＯＲＦ－２等多种调节蛋白。这此蛋白中ＢＦＶ ＯＲＦ－１为转录激活因子,称为Ｔａｓｏ Ｔａｓ对ＬＴＲ及ＩＰ均有反式激活作用。ＢＦＶ中第二类启动子ＩＰ的存在反映     

牛泡沫病毒两类启动子活性的比较和机制探讨

牛泡沫病毒 (Ｂｏｖｉｎｅｆｏａｍｙｖｉｒｕｓ,ＢＦＶ)属反转录病毒科泡沫病毒属。其基因组两端为长末端重复序列 (Ｌｏｎｇｔｅｒｍｉｎａｌｒｅｐｅａｔ,ＬＴＲ) ,中间部分除ｇａｇ、ｐｏｌ、ｅｎｖ三个结构基因外 ,还有两个重叠的读码框ＯＲＦ 1、2 ,起始于ｅｎｖ基因 3′端 ,终止于 3′ＬＴＲ ,编码Ｂｏｒｆ 1、Ｂｏｒｆ 2等多种调节蛋白[1～ 3 ] 。其中Ｂｏｒｆ 1为ＢＦＶ的反式激活因子 ,可显著激活ＢＦＶＬＴＲ启动子起始的基因表达。近年来 ,在泡沫病毒家族成员人泡沫病毒 (Ｈｕｍａｎｆｏａｍｙｖｉｒｕｓ,ＨＦＶ)和猴泡沫病毒(…     

牛泡沫病毒（BSV）对牛免疫缺陷病毒（BIV）的激活作用

用瞬时表达分析等方法,证明牛泡沫病毒（ Ｂ Ｓ Ｖ）３０２６ 中国毒株能在体外激活牛免疫缺陷病毒（ Ｂ Ｉ Ｖ） 基因表达, Ｂ Ｓ Ｖ３０２６ 编码的反式激活因子 Ｂｏｒｆ１ 行使这种激活作用。缺失突变分析表明, Ｂｏｒｆ１ 在 Ｂ Ｉ Ｖ Ｌ Ｔ Ｒ 上靶序列位于－ ４１０／ － １１５（ ＋ １ 为转录起始位点） 区域,但其中的 Ｎ Ｆκ Ｂ 位点（ － ３６７／ － ３１９） 与这种激活作用无关,包括转录起点下游（ Ｒ Ｕ５ 区） 在内的－ １１５／ ＋ ２０４ 区域也与这种激活作用无关。该结果对研究 Ｂ Ｉ Ｖ 致病机理及防治 Ａ Ｉ Ｄ Ｓ 有重要意义。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒中国强毒株A节段cDNA基因的克隆和序列分析

以来自哈尔滨传染性法氏囊病病毒（ＩＢＤＶ） 强毒株（Ｈａｒｂｉｎ 毒株,Ｈ） 的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,用反转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ ＰＣＲ） 的方法得到了其Ａ 节段的全长ｃＤＮＡ 片段,分５＇端（１ ６５９ｂｐ） 和３＇端（１ ４４４ｂｐ） 上下两段分别克隆到ｐＧＥＭＢ○Ｒ － Ｔ 载体上,测定了其核苷酸顺序,在长为３ １０１ ｂｐ 中含有两个阅读框ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ ,分别编码１ ０１２ 个氨基酸的前体蛋白（ＶＰ２ － ４ －３） 和１４５ 个氨基酸的ＶＰ５,ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ 有部分的重叠。将核苷酸序列及推测出的氨基酸序列与已报道的ＩＢＤＶ 血清Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型毒株的相应序列进行了比较,结果表明：Ｈ 毒株与其它血清Ⅰ型毒株之间,在核苷酸水平上存在２５ｂｐ － ２６７ｂｐ 的差异;在氨基酸水平上存在１７ ～４０ 个氨基酸的差异。在ＶＰ２ － ４ － ３ 内比较显示,Ｈ 毒株与Ｐ２ 、Ｃｕ－ １ 之间氨基酸的差异最小为１ ．７％ ,Ｈ 毒株与ＵＫ６６１ 之间氨基酸的差异最大为３ ．９ ％ 。变异主要发生在ＶＰ２ 的可变区（２０６ － ３５０ 位氨基酸） ,在Ｈ 毒株所特有的１２ 个氨基酸当中,该区就占５ 个,代表１ ．７６ ％ 的变异。ＶＰ４、ＶＰ３ 和ＶＰ５区各有     

传染性法氏囊病病毒中国强毒株节段cDNA基因的克隆和序列分析

以来自哈尔滨传染性法氏囊病病毒（ＩＢＤＶ）强素株（Ｈａｒｂｉｎ 毒株,Ｈ）的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,用反转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＰ－ＰＣＲ）的方法得到了其Ａ节段的全长ｃＤＮＡ片段,分５端（１６５９ｂｐ）和３端（１４４４ｂｐ）上下两段分别克隆到ｐＧＥＭＢ－Ｔ载体上,测定了其核苷酸顺序,在长为３１０１ｂｐ中含有两个阅读枢ＯＲＦ Ａ１和ＯＲＦ Ａ２,分别编码１０１２个氨酸酸的前体蛋白（ＶＰ２－４－３）和１４５个     

牛免疫缺陷病毒反式激活因子功能域的研究

牛免疫缺陷病毒 (Ｂｏｖｉｎｅｉｍｍｕｎｏｄｅｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙｖｉｒｕｓ,ＢＩＶ )与人免疫缺陷病毒 (Ｈｕｍａｎｉｍ ｍｕｎｏｄｅｆｉｃｉｅｎｃｙｖｉｒｕｓ,ＨＩＶ)同属反转录病毒科慢病毒属[1] 。ＢＩＶ基因组 5′端的长末端重复序列 (ＬＴＲ)起始病毒结构基因和非结构基因的转录[2 ] ,因而许多细胞因子和病毒编码的调节蛋白作用于ＬＴＲ ,以调节ＢＩＶ的基因表达。其中Ｔａｔ蛋白是ＢＩＶ的反式激活因子 ,可大大提高ＬＴＲ的转录水平 ,在ＢＩＶ的基因表达及基因组复制的调节中起重要作用[3 ] 。ＨＩＶ、马传染性贫血病毒 (Ｅｑｕｉ…     

中国南瓜曲叶病毒ＤＮＡ Ａ的克隆及其全序列

对引起我国南瓜曲叶病的病毒分离物ＤＮＡ的克隆和序列分析表明,中国南瓜曲叶病毒ＤＮＡ Ａ由２７４１个核苷酸组成,共编码６个开放阅读框（ＯＲＦ）,其中病毒链有２个ＯＲＦ：ＡＶ１（２５６aa)和ＡＶ２（１４０aa),ＡＶ１为外壳蛋白基因;病毒链的互补链有４个ＯＲＦ,ＡＣ１（２４３aa)编码复制酶基因,ＡＣ２（134aa)编码反式激活蛋白,ＡＣ３（１３６aa)和ＡＣ４（１７２aa),该病毒属于旧世界Ｂegomoviruses,是一个粉虱传播的联体病毒。     

牛疱疹病毒Ⅰ型前早期基因BICPO的表达对牛免疫缺陷病毒LTR的反式激活作用

由含有ＢＨＢＶ－１（ＢｏｖｉｎｅＨｅｒｐｅｓＶｉｒｕｓ－１）前早期基因的基因组片段亚克隆ＢＩＣＰＯ（ＢＨＶ－１ＩｎｆｅｃｔｅｄＣｅｌｌＰｒｏｔｅｉｎＯ）的ＤＮＡ序列至表达载体ｐＳＶＫ３,构建质粒ｐＳＶ２．９。将该质粒与ｐＢＬＴＲ－Ｌｕｃ共转染小牛肺细胞,检测转染细胞裂解物的荧光素酶活性,ＢＩＣＰＯ的表达产物可以显著地激活ＢＩＶＬＴＲ启动子控制下的荧光素酶基因的表达。根据ｐＳＶ２．９与含有ＢＩＶＬＴＲ不同区段缺失的质粒ｐＤ－３１９－Ｌｕｃ、ｐＤ－１１５－Ｌｕｃ、ｐＤ－５２－Ｌｕｃ共转染小牛肺细胞的实验结果,推测ＢＩＶＬＴＲ－３１９位上游区的ＤＮＡ序列影响ＢＩＣＰＯ基因产物对ＢＩＶＬＴＲ表达的激活作用。     

MMTV SQg的分子结构及其T细胞免疫特异性

ＭＭＴＶ是一种典型的逆转录病毒,有内源性,外源性之分,其３‘－ＬＲＴ端有一个ＯＲＦ,５’－ＬＴＲ端在不同的ＲＦ中与ｅｎｖ基因的３‘－端相互交叠,编码ＳＡｇ在氨基酸水平上有８５％左右的同源性。     

牛疱疹病毒I型前早期基因BICPO的表达对牛免疫缺陷病毒LTR的反式激活…

由含有ＢＨＶ－１（Ｂｏｖｉｎｅ Ｈｅｒｐｅｓ Ｖｉｒｕｓ－１）前早期基因的基因组片段亚克隆ＩＣＰＯ（ＢＨＶ－１Ｉｎｆｅｃｔｅｄ Ｃｅｌｌ Ｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ Ｏ）的ＤＮＡ序列至表达载体ｐＳＶＤ３,构建质粒ｐＳＶ２．９。将该质粒与ＰＢＬＴＲ－Ｌｕｃ共转染小牛肺细胞,检测转染细胞裂解物的荧光素酶活性,ＢＩＣＰＯ的表达产物可以显著地激活ＢＩＶ ＬＴＲ启动子控制下的荧光素酶基因的表达。根据ＰＳＶ２．９与含有Ｂ     

羚牛苦味受体3(Tas2R3)基因的克隆及生物信息学分析

Tas2R3是苦味受体基因家族中一个重要的成员,为了进一步了解和研究羚牛(Budorcas taxicolor)苦味受体基因的结构和功能,本研究对羚牛苦味受体3 (Tas2R3)基因进行了克隆和生物信息学分析(GenBank登录号:MG650195)。结果显示,羚牛Tas2R3基因编码区(coding sequence, CDS)序列全长951 bp,共编码316个氨基酸,以亮氨酸含量最高,谷氨酰胺含量最低。其蛋白质等电点为9.68,分子量为51.96 kD。高级结构功能预测显示,二级结构以α-螺旋为主,蛋白质为碱性、稳定的亲水性蛋白,由4个胞外区、7个跨膜区和4个胞内区组成。预测到2种类型共8个糖基化功能位点和4种类型共15个磷酸化功能位点。通过比较Tas2R3基因种间相似性发现,在偶蹄目中具有很高的同源性,羚牛与绵羊(Ovis aries)的相似性最高(0.98),与褐家鼠(Rattus norvegicus)最低(0.52)。用羚牛、绵羊等12个物种的Tas2R3基因CDS序列构建的NJ树与ME树结构一致,表明Tas2R3基因适合用于构建不同物种间的系统进化树。     

Umami taste receptor functions as an amino acid sensor via Gαs subunit in N1E-115 neuroblastoma cells

The sensing of the nutritional level of the body fluid is pivotal for maintaining homeostasis in animals. However, it is not yet understood how the cells detect nutritional levels. In the present study, we examined the function of umami taste receptor, which has a dimeric protein structure composed of Tas1r1 and Tas1r3, as amino acid sensor in the cells. We found that deprivation of amino acids induced neurite outgrowth in N1E-115 cells. The neurite outgrowth was inhibited by almost all of the amino acids tested. To investigate the involvement of the umami taste receptor, siRNA against each of Tas1r1 or Tas1r3 was administered, resulting in suppression of the inhibitory effects of amino acids on neurite outgrowth. In addition, inosine 5'-monophosphate, which potentiates the response to amino acids in the taste cells, enhanced the inhibitory effect of glutamine on neurite outgrowth. These results suggest that Tas1r1 + 3 functions as an amino acid sensor in N1E-115 cells. Because glutamine increased intracellular cAMP concentration, we investigated the involvement of the Gαs subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein in signal transduction. The treatments to inhibit the Gαs subunit significantly suppressed the increase of intracellular cAMP concentration induced by glutamine and the inhibitory effect of amino acids on neurite outgrowth. In addition, the reagents for increasing intracellular cAMP concentration inhibited neurite outgrowth induced by deprivation of amino acids. We concluded that Tas1r1 + 3 functions as an amino acid sensor and activates the intracellular signaling pathway through the Gαs subunit in N1E-115 cells.     

Initial licking responses of mice to sweeteners: effects of tas1r3 polymorphisms

Recent studies have established that the T1R3 receptor plays a central role in the taste-mediated ingestive response to sweeteners by mice. First, transgenic mice lacking the gene for T1R3, Tas1r3, show dramatically reduced lick responsiveness to most sweeteners. Second, strains with the taster allele of Tas1r3 (T strains) are more sensitive to low sweetener concentrations than strains with the nontaster allele (NT strains) and consume greater quantities of low- to midrange concentrations of sweeteners during 24-h tests. We asked how Tas1r3 polymorphisms influence the initial licking responses of four T strains (FVB/NJ, SWR/J, SM/J, and C57BL/6J) and four NT strains (BALB/cJ, 129P3/J, DBA/2J, and C3H/HeJ) to two sweeteners (sucrose and SC-45647, an artificial sweetener). We used the initial licking response as a measure of the taste-mediated ingestive response because its brief duration minimizes the potential contribution of nontaste factors (e.g., negative and positive postingestive feedback). Further, we used two complimentary short-term intake tests (the brief-access taste test and a novel 1-min preference test) to reduce the possibility that our findings were an epiphenomenon of a specific testing procedure. In both tests, the T strains were more responsive than the NT strains to low concentrations of each sweetener. At higher concentrations, however, there was considerable overlap between the T and NT strains. In fact, the initial licking response of several NT strains was more vigorous than (or equivalent to) that of several T strains. There was also considerable variation among strains with the same Tas1r3 allele. We conclude that Tas1r3 polymorphisms contribute to strain differences in initial lick responsiveness to low but not high concentrations of sweeteners.     

灵长类苦味受体基因研究进展

在鲜味、甜味、苦味、咸味和酸味5种味觉形式中,苦味能避免动物摄入有毒有害物质,在动物的生存中发挥着特别重要的作用。苦味味觉的产生依赖于苦味物质与苦味受体的相互作用。苦味受体由苦味受体基因Tas2rs编码,此类基因在不同物种中数量变化较大以适应不同的需求。目前的研究在灵长类中鉴别出了若干苦味受体的配体,并发现有的苦味受体基因所经受的选择压在类群之间、基因之间甚至同一基因不同功能区之间都存在着变化。本文从苦味受体作用的多样性特点,受体与配体的对应关系、受体基因进化模式与食性之间的关系、苦味受体基因的适应性进化方面对灵长类苦味受体基因进行了综述,以期为苦味受体基因在灵长类中的深入研究提供参考。     

Potentiation of trichothecene-induced leukocyte cytotoxicity and apoptosis by TNF-alpha and Fas activation

Trichothecene mycotoxins cause immunosuppression by inducing apoptosis in lymphoid tissue. Trichothecene-induced leukocyte apoptosis can be augmented by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) but the mechanisms involved in this potentiating effect are not completely understood. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin) can interact with LPS directly and other mediators or agonists associated with immune/inflammatory responses to induce apoptosis in primary murine leukocyte cultures. Primary leukocyte suspensions were prepared from murine thymus (TH), spleen (SP), bone marrow (BM) and Peyer's patches (PP) and then cultured with DON in the absence or presence of LPS, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), anti-immunoglobulin (as antigen mimic), dexamethasone, Fas ligand, or TNF-alpha. Cytotoxicity and apoptosis were evaluated by MTT assay and morphologic assays, respectively. DON was found to inhibit LPS-induced proliferation and dexamethasone-induced apoptosis in SP cultures. In contrast, potentiation of DON-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity was observed in BM cultures treated with anti-Fas and in TH cultures treated with TNF-alpha. When potentiation of DON-induced apoptosis by TNF-alpha was assessed using pharmacological inhibitors, generation of ROS, intracellular Ca2+, p38/SAPK, and caspase-3 activation were found to play roles. Taken together, these data demonstrate that LPS and its downstream mediators can interact with trichothecenes to modulate proliferative, cytotoxic and apoptotic outcomes in leukocytes in a tissue-specific manner.     

Perception of sweet taste is important for voluntary alcohol consumption in mice

To directly evaluate the association between taste perception and alcohol intake, we used three different mutant mice, each lacking a gene expressed in taste buds and critical to taste transduction: α-gustducin ( Gnat3 ), Tas1r3 or Trpm5 . Null mutant mice lacking any of these three genes showed lower preference score for alcohol and consumed less alcohol in a two-bottle choice test, as compared with wild-type littermates. These null mice also showed lower preference score for saccharin solutions than did wild-type littermates. In contrast, avoidance of quinine solutions was less in Gnat3 or Trpm5 knockout mice than in wild-type mice, whereas Tas1r3 null mice were not different from wild type in their response to quinine solutions. There were no differences in null vs. wild-type mice in their consumption of sodium chloride solutions. To determine the cause for reduction of ethanol intake, we studied other ethanol-induced behaviors known to be related to alcohol consumption. There were no differences between null and wild-type mice in ethanol-induced loss of righting reflex, severity of acute ethanol withdrawal or conditioned place preference for ethanol. Weaker conditioned taste aversion (CTA) to alcohol in null mice may have been caused by weaker rewarding value of the conditioned stimulus (saccharin). When saccharin was replaced by sodium chloride, no differences in CTA to alcohol between knockout and wild-type mice were seen. Thus, deletion of any one of three different genes involved in detection of sweet taste leads to a substantial reduction of alcohol intake without any changes in pharmacological actions of ethanol.     

Mouse strain differences in Gurmarin-sensitivity of sweet taste responses are not associated with polymorphisms of the sweet receptor gene, Tas1r3

Gurmarin (Gur) is a peptide that selectively inhibits responses of the chorda tympani (CT) nerve to sweet compounds in rodents. In mice, the sweet-suppressing effect of Gur differs among strains. The inhibitory effect of Gur is clearly observed in C57BL/6 mice, but only slightly, if at all, in BALB/c mice. These two mouse strains possess different alleles of the sweet receptor gene, Sac (Tas1r3) (taster genotype for C57BL/6 and non-taster genotype for BALB/c mice), suggesting that polymorphisms in the gene may account for differential sensitivity to Gur. To investigate this possibility, we examined the effect of Gur in another Tas1r3 non-taster strain, 129 X 1/Sv mice. The results indicated that unlike non-taster BALB/c mice but similar to taster C57BL/6 mice, 129 X 1/Sv mice exhibited significant inhibition of CT responses to various sweet compounds by Gur. This suggests that the mouse strain difference in the Gur inhibition of sweet responses of the CT nerve may not be associated with polymorphisms of Tas1r3.