乌龟Sox基因的克隆及测序

参照人SRY基因HMG-box保守区的序列，设计1对兼并引物，扩增了乌龟（Chinemys reevesii)的Sox基因，并对扩增产物进行了克隆和测序，结果在雌雄个体中均筛选出4个不同的Sox基因，无性别差异性；其DNA序列和编码的氨基酸序列与人相应的SOX基因的相似性分别为92%、91%、84%、92%和100%、93%、98%、98%，显示出高度的保守性。

Cloning and Sequencing of the Sox Genes in Chinemys reevesii

Using a pair of degenerate primers based on the conservative region,HMG-box,of human SRY gene,four different fragments were amplified from both female and male Chinemys reevesii,then cloned by using pGEM-T vector and sequenced.The sequence result indicated their high homology to human Sox genes.The identities to human Sox genes in the DNA sequence and the amino acid sequence are 92%,91%,84%,92% and 100%,93%,98%,98%,respectively.It might be concluded that Sox gene was highly conservative in phylogenesis.Our work provides molecular data for the study of sex-determining mechanism of C.reevesii,which might be temperature-dependent sex determination.