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Codon usage in the vertebrate hemoglobins and its implications 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
A study of codon usage in vertebrate hemoglobins revealed an evolutionary
trend toward elevated numbers of CpG codon boundary pairs in mammalian
hemoglobin alpha genes. Selection for CpG codon boundaries countering the
generally observed CpG suppression is strongly suggested by these data.
These observations parallel recently published experimental results that
indicate that constitutive expression of the human alpha-globin gene
appears to be determined by regulatory information encoded within the
structural gene. The possibility is raised that, in the absence of
selection, CpG decay can be used to date the evolutionary origin of a
mammalian alpha pseudogene from its active alpha gene.
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Evolution of crystallins: expression of lens-specific proteins in the blind mammals mole (Talpa europaea) and mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Quax-Jeuken Y; Bruisten S; Bloemendal H; de Jong WW; Nevo E 《Molecular biology and evolution》1985,2(4):279-288
The mole (Talpa europaea; Insectivora) and the mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi;
Rodentia) both have degenerated eyes as a convergent adaptation to
subterranean life. The rudimentary eye lenses of these blind mammals no
longer function in a visual process. The crystallin genes, which display a
lens-specific expression pattern, were studied in these blind mammals and
in related species with normal eyes by hybridizing their genomic DNAs with
probes obtained from cDNA clones for alpha A-, alpha B-, and beta
Bp-crystallins from calf and gamma 3- crystallin from the rat. For all
crystallin genes examined, the hybridization signals of mole and mole rat
genomic DNA were comparable, respectively, with those of shrew and of rat
and mouse, normal-vision representatives of the orders Insectivora and
Rodentia. The expression of the crystallins at the protein level was tested
by using antiserum specific for alpha-crystallin in immunofluorescence
reactions on lens sections of mole and mole rat eyes and by using antisera
against the beta- and gamma-crystallins on sections of the mole eye. All
antisera gave positive fluorescence reactions exclusively with lens tissue
of these blind mammals, indicating that the crystallins are still normally
expressed despite the fact that these lenses have had no function in a
visual process in these mammals for at least many million years. These
findings apparently imply that some unknown selective advantage has
conserved the crystallin genes and their expression after the loss of
normal function of the lenses.
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In Drosophila pseudoobscura, the amylase (Amy) multigene family is
contained within a series of inversions, or gene arrangements, on the third
chromosome. The Standard (ST), Santa Cruz (SC), and Tree Line (TL)
inversions are central to the phylogeny of arrangements, and have clusters
of other arrangements derived from them. The gene arrangements belonging to
each of these three clusters have a characteristic number of Amy genes,
ranging from three in ST to two in SC to one in TL. This distribution
pattern can reflect a history of either duplications or deletions, although
the data available in the past did not permit a decision between these
alternatives. We provide unambiguous evidence that three Amy genes were
present before the divergence of the ST, SC, and TL arrangements. Thus, the
current status of the Amy multigene family is the result of deletions in
the TL and SC arrangements, which created three new pseudogenes: TL
Amy2-psi, TL Amy3-psi, and SC Amy3- psi. Analysis of pseudogene sequences
revealed that, in the SC and ST arrangements, pseudogene evolution has been
retarded, most likely due to the homogenization effect of gene conversion.
Finally, by determining the original copy number, we have reconstructed the
evolutionary history of the Amy multigene family and linked it with the
evolution of the central gene arrangements.
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The alpha-amylase (Amy) multigene family in Drosophila pseudoobscura is
located on the third chromosome, which is polymorphic for more than 40
inverted gene arrangements. The number of copies in this family ranges from
one to three, depending on the arrangement in question. A previous study of
the three Amy genes from the Standard (ST) arrangement suggested either
that duplicated copies (Amy2 and Amy3) are functionally constrained or that
they are undergoing gene conversion with Amy1. In order to elucidate
further the pattern of molecular evolution in this family, we cloned and
sequenced four additional Amy genes, two from the Santa Cruz (SC) and two
from the Chiricahua (CH) gene arrangement. Of the two alternatives, only
the hypothesis of gene conversion is supported by the sequence analysis.
The homogenization effect of gene conversion has been strongest in SC,
whose copies differ by only two nucleotides, less noticeable in ST, and
negligible in the CH. Furthermore, the action of gene conversion is
apparently localized, occurring only in the coding region. Interestingly,
these results concur with the findings of other workers for the duplicated
Amy genes in the Drosophila melanogaster group. Thus, the occurrence of
gene conversion in the Amy multigene family seems to be a common feature in
the Drosophila species studied so far.
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The site-directed recombinase Cre can be employed to delete or assemble genes in the genome of living cells. We have constructed expression vectors for chimeric Cre recombinases carrying a mutated hormone binding domain either at the C-terminus only (CreMer) or at both the N and C-termini (MerCreMer). The chimeric Cre proteins can be activated by culturing transfected cells with 4-hydroxytamoxifen. In transfected embryonic stem (ES) cells, we compared the extent of recombination of a floxed gene with the expression levels of the chimeric Cre proteins. Our data demonstrate that the bulky MerCreMer protein is not less active than the CreMer protein. Thus, the tighter control and low background activity of the MerCreMer enzyme is not due to a generally low recombinase efficiency. 相似文献
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Ingo Aldag Ulrike Bockau Jan Rossdorf Sven Laarmann Willem Raaben Lutz Herrmann Thomas Weide Marcus WW Hartmann 《BMC biotechnology》2011,11(1):11
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Tetrahymena thermophila possesses many attributes that render it an attractive host for the expression of recombinant proteins. Surface proteins from the parasites Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Plasmodium falciparum and avian influenza virus antigen H5N1 were displayed on the cell membrane of this ciliate. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that T. thermophila is also able to produce a functional human DNase I. The present study investigates the heterologous expression of the functional human intestinal alkaline phosphatase (hiAP) using T. thermophila and thereby presents a powerful tool for the optimization of the ciliate-based expression system. 相似文献7.
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Heiss K Junkes C Guerreiro N Swamy M Camacho-Carvajal MM Schamel WW Haidl ID Wild D Weltzien HU Thierse HJ 《Proteomics》2005,5(14):3614-3622
Metal-protein interactions are vitally important in all living organisms. Metalloproteins, including structural proteins and metabolic enzymes, participate in energy transfer and redox reactions or act as metallochaperones in metal trafficking. Among metal-associated diseases, T cell mediated allergy to nickel (Ni) represents the most common form of human contact hypersensitivity. With the aim to elucidate disease-underlying mechanisms such as Ni-specific T cell activation, we initiated a proteomic approach to identify Ni-interacting proteins in human B cells. As antigen presenting cells, B cells are capable of presenting MHC-associated Ni-epitopes to T cells, a prerequisite for hapten-specific T cell activation. Using metal-affinity enrichment, 2-DE and MS, 22 Ni-interacting proteins were identified. In addition to known Ni-binding molecules such as tubulin, actin or cullin-2, we unexpectedly discovered that at least nine of these 22 proteins belong to stress-inducible heat shock proteins or chaperonins. Enrichment was particularly effective for the hetero-oligomeric TRiC/CCT complex, which is involved in MHC class I processing. Blue Native/SDS electrophoresis analysis revealed that Ni-NTA-beads specifically retained the complete protein machinery, including the associated chaperonin substrate tubulin. The apparent Ni-affinity of heat shock proteins suggests a new function of these molecules in human Ni allergy, by linking innate and adaptive immune responses. 相似文献
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The T-cell antigen receptor (TCR x CD3) is a multi-subunit complex that is responsible for triggering an adaptive immune response. It shows high specificity and sensitivity, while having a low affinity for the ligand. Furthermore, T cells respond to antigen over a wide concentration range. The stoichiometry and architecture of TCR x CD3 in the membrane have been under intense scrutiny because they might be the key to explaining its paradoxical properties. This review highlights new evidence that TCR x CD3 is found on intact unstimulated T cells in a monovalent form (one ligand-binding site per receptor) as well as in several distinct multivalent forms. This is in contrast to the TCR x CD3 stoichiometries determined by several biochemical means; however, these data can be explained by the effects of different detergents on the integrity of the receptor. Here, we discuss a model in which the multivalent receptors are important for the detection of low concentrations of ligand and therefore confer sensitivity, whereas the co-expressed monovalent TCR x CD3s allow a wide dynamic range. 相似文献
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Antiviral and regulatory T cell immunity in a patient with stromal interaction molecule 1 deficiency
Fuchs S Rensing-Ehl A Speckmann C Bengsch B Schmitt-Graeff A Bondzio I Maul-Pavicic A Bass T Vraetz T Strahm B Ankermann T Benson M Caliebe A Fölster-Holst R Kaiser P Thimme R Schamel WW Schwarz K Feske S Ehl S 《Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)》2012,188(3):1523-1533
Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) deficiency is a rare genetic disorder of store-operated calcium entry, associated with a complex syndrome including immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation. The link from the molecular defect to these clinical manifestations is incompletely understood. We report two patients with a homozygous R429C point mutation in STIM1 completely abolishing store-operated calcium entry in T cells. Immunological analysis of one patient revealed that despite the expected defect of T cell proliferation and cytokine production in vitro, significant antiviral T cell populations were generated in vivo. These T cells proliferated in response to viral Ags and showed normal antiviral cytotoxicity. However, antiviral immunity was insufficient to prevent chronic CMV and EBV infections with a possible contribution of impaired NK cell function and a lack of NKT cells. Furthermore, autoimmune cytopenia, eczema, and intermittent diarrhea suggested impaired immune regulation. FOXP3-positive regulatory T (Treg) cells were present but showed an abnormal phenotype. The suppressive function of STIM1-deficient Treg cells in vitro, however, was normal. Given these partial defects in cytotoxic and Treg cell function, impairment of other immune cell populations probably contributes more to the pathogenesis of immunodeficiency and autoimmunity in STIM1 deficiency than previously appreciated. 相似文献