Cloning of human cytokine signal transduction inhibitor genehumSOCS-2

An EST (gb/AA115239) with high identity to the mouse cytokine signal transduction inhibitor genemmSOCS-2 was selected in GenBank EST database by the homologous screening method. The cDNA with the same sequence of the EST was got in human placenta cDNA library by PCR and a 1011 bp cDNA fragment was selected using above cDNA as probes to perform walking hybridization in placenta cDNA library. The cDNA fragment contains one 594 bp open reading frame (ORF) which encodes 198 amino acid residues. It was proved to be novel after NCBl database screening. Homology comparison showed that this gene has 93% identity tommSOCS-2 at the amino acid level and it has high identities to other related genes in SH₂ domain and SOCS box, so it was namedhumSOCS-2 and the accession number in GenBank is gb/AF020590. The expression analysis showed that the gene is expressed obviously higher in prostate than in other 15 human tissues.     

小麦液泡质子焦磷酸酶基因EST的克隆与分析

通过RT-PCR的方法在矮苏3小麦的总cDNA中克隆到一个与大麦液泡质子焦磷酸酶基因(VP)高度同源的EST。以该序列为基础,利用生物信息学的方法构建了一个编码小麦VP蛋白的全长EST重叠群,长2764bp,其包含一个长2355bp的完整开放读码框(ORF),编码785个氨基酸多肽。通过Southern杂交,将该VP基因定位在小麦染色体的第7同源群上。     

Cloning and expression analysis ofMBLL cDNA

Thembl (muscleblind) gene ofDrosophila encodes a nuclear protein which contains two Cys₃His motifs. The mutation ofmbl gene will disturb the differentiation of all theDrosophila’s photoreceptors. Primers have been designed according to human EST086139, which is highly homologous tombl gene. Human fetal brain cDNA library has been screened and a novel cDNA clone has been obtained. The 2595 bp cDNA, designatedMBLL (muscleblind-like), contains an open reading frame which encodes 255 amino acids and has 4 Cys₃His motifs (GenBank Acc. AF061261). The amino acids sequence shares high homology toDrosophila’s mbl. The Northern blot and RNA dot blot hybridization of 43 human adult tissues and 7 fetal tissues show thatMBLL is a widely expressed gene, but the expression amounts differ in these tissues.     

佛手GRAS基因的克隆及表达分析

利用抑制消减杂交法从芸香科柑橘属不耐寒植物佛手中分离得到了一个表达序列标签(EST)片段,结合RACE技术克隆获得该基因的1 669 bp序列,编码区长1 236 bp,编码413个氨基酸.通过Blastn同源序列比对分析,结果显示该基因与拟南芥已知的GRAS基因同源性较高;与GenBank数据库比对分析,表明该基因具有GRAS特有的保守结构域.因此,命名该基因为:CmsGRAS(GenBank登录号:JF440647).用荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(qPCR)的方法研究了该基因在低温胁迫处理下的表达特性,结果显示该基因在低温胁迫后的表达量有明显的变化.     

Cloning of a novel gene encoding human thioredoxin-like protein

mRNA differential display (DDRT-PCR) has been used to analyze different human fetal brain tissues of different developmental stages (13- and 33-week). According to the sequence of one EST obtained in this assay, a pair of primers have been designed to screen the arrayed human fetal brain cDNA library. A1 .2-kb cDNA clone has been found. This cDNA consists of an 867 bp open reading frame, a 132 bp 5' untranslated sequence and a 209 bp 3' untranslated sequence with a typical polyadenylation signal. The coding region predicts a protein of 289 amino acids. Its N-terminal of 105 residues is highly homologous to human thioredoxin, while no homology has been found in the databases with its C-terminal of 184 residues. Its N-terminal region also contains the conserved active site sequence CGPC (Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys) of thioredoxin. It was named human Thioredoxin-like gene (hTRXL).     

Cloning and expression analysis of MBLL cDNA

The mbl (muscleblind) gene of Drosophila encodes a nuclear protein which contains two Cys3His motifs. The mutation of mbl gene will disturb the differentiation of all the Drosophila's photoreceptors. Primers have been designed according to human EST086139, which is highly homologous to mbl gene. Human fetal brain cDNA library has been screened and a novel cDNA clone has been obtained. The 2595 bp cDNA, designated MBLL (muscleblind-like), contains an open reading frame which encodes 255 amino acids and has 4 Cys3His motifs (GenBank Acc. AF061261). The amino acids sequence shares high homology to Drosophila's mbl. The Northern blot and RNA dot blot hybridization of 43 human adult tissues and 7 fetal tissues show that MBLL is a widely expressed gene, but the expression amounts differ in these tissues.     

应用3’RACE技术扩增仿刺参C型凝集素基因及实验条件的优化

从GenBank上调取刺参C型凝集素（C-type Lectin）基因序列EST,根据此序列设计RACE引物,采用PCR扩增技术得到了仿刺参C-type Lectin基因序列（EST）,根据这段EST序列设计1个基因特异引物（GSPF）,与通用引物（UPM）扩增,成功地克隆到了该基因的3’末端序列.同时,对仿刺参C型凝集素基因3’克隆的实验条件进行了优化.该扩增片段长度为670bp,与已知序列重叠部分为417bp.经测序和比对发现该段序列与预期的目标基因的序列一致.     

蚯蚓纤溶酶在大肠杆菌中的克隆与表达

根据蚯蚓纤溶酶最佳组分的N-末端氨基酸序列设计简并引物,以蚯蚓cDNA为模板,获得该组分蛋白质的部分编码序列(AF432224,GenBank 登陆号).BLAST相似性分析表明,该序列与U25643和U25648的部分序列相似性达91%, 根据5' 和3' 末端保守序列设计引物,经PCR获得全长cDNA编码序列.将该序列插入pTBY-11质粒,转化大肠杆菌,表达蛋白以包含体形式存在.     

A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa

The gene for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa in a large pedigree of Irish origin has recently been found to be linked to an anonymous polymorphic sequence, D3S47 (C17), from the long arm of chromosome 3. As the gene coding for rhodopsin is also assigned to the long arm of chromosome 3 and is expressed in rod photoreceptors that are affected early in this blinding disease, we searched for a mutation of the rhodopsin gene in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. We found a C----A transversion in codon 23 (corresponding to a proline----histidine substitution) in 17 of 148 unrelated patients and not in any of 102 unaffected individuals. This result, coupled with the fact that the proline normally present at position 23 is highly conserved among the opsins and related G-protein receptors, indicates that this mutation could be the cause of one form of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.     

人MiTERF3基因启动子的克隆及其荧光素酶报告基因载体的构建

人MiTERF3基因编码线粒体基因转录和能量代谢的负调控因子。采用PCR技术对人MiTERF3基因5''侧翼上游1251 bp启动子序列进行扩增,并将其克隆至荧光素酶表达载体pGL6-TA,构建人MiTERF3基因启动子荧光素酶报告基因质粒。经酶切、测序鉴定后,将其用脂质体转染体外培养的HEK293细胞株,利用双荧光素酶测定系统检测其表达活性。研究结果表明,克隆获得的1251 bp DNA序列与GenBank报道的一致,且插入方向正确。含人MiTERF3基因启动子的报告基因荧光素酶的表达活性显著提高（P<0.05）,约为对照组（空载体pGL6-TA）的9.8倍。本研究通过对人MiTERF3基因启动子的克隆及其荧光素酶表达载体构建与表达活性的测定,为进一步阐明人MiTERF3基因表达的调控机制奠定实验基础。     

人Rab蛋白cDNA的克隆和表达

从人胎脑cDNA文库中克隆到一种新的Rab cDNA,全长920bp,以编码213个氨基酸残基,该蛋白预测的分子质量为24567u,等电点7．34,经同源比较,该cDNA与GenBank数据库中登录号为X14964的Rab蛋白有83％的相似性和76％的相同性,将该cDNA克隆到经改造的PBV220表达质粒,转化DH5a菌株诱导表达出该蛋白,取24种不同组织的总cDNA各100ng,用该基因序列设计引物作PCR,结果在胎肝组织中检测到有明显条带,表明该Rab基因相对在胎肝有高表达。     

Ran结合蛋白RanBP1的同源基因M3的克隆与功能分析

以Ｒａｎ结合蛋白ＲａｎＢＰ１的保守区域作为探针,低严谨条件下杂交筛人视网膜ｃＤＮＡ文库,得到阳性克隆Ｍ３,它与鼠ｚｈｘ－１基因高度同源。ＲＨ作图将其定位于８ｑ２４．１￣ｑ２４．３。拼接ＥＳＴ序列并填补缺口,得到Ｍ３ ｃＤＮＡ全长４９３４ｂｐ,与Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ得到的主要转录本长度一致。此ｃＤＮＡ全序列包括２６２２ｂｐ开放阅读框,编码８７３氨基酸,含有２种翻译调控元件ｕＵＡＧ和ＴＴＡＴＴＴ     

Rab结合蛋白RanBP1的同源基因M3的克隆与功能分析

以Ran结合蛋白RanBP1的保守区域作为探针,低严谨条件下杂交筛选人视网膜cDNA文库,得到阳性克隆M3,它与鼠zhx-1基因高度同源.RH作图将其定位于8q24.11～q24.3.拼接EST序列并填补缺口,得到M3 cDNA全长4 934 bp,与Northern blot得到的主要转录本长度一致.此cDNA全序列包括2 622 bp开放阅读框,编码873氨基酸,含有2种翻译调控元件uUAG和TTATTTAT.该基因预测蛋白含有2个锌指结构,5个同源盒保守区,1个双侧核定位序列(NLS)及35个磷酸化位点,表明它既可能作为转录调控因子,也可能受到上游因子的调控.     

人类磷酸泛酰巯基乙胺结合蛋白新基因的分离和鉴定

在对AD293和HEK293进行差减杂交以探索两者在吸附和凋亡特性上的差异时,从AD293的高表达文库中分离得到一段新的cDNA片段.从人类胎脑文库克隆得到该基因,全长2 745 bp,编码的蛋白含518个氨基酸,被预测为磷酸泛酰巯基乙胺结合蛋白.该基因在染色体上定位于2p22.3,包含8个外显子.该cDNA编码的蛋白序列含有一个凋亡抑制蛋白5结构域,外皮蛋白重复片段和铜结合辛肽重复片段.RT-PCR分析显示该基因在人类正常组织和癌组织中广泛表达,但在癌组织中表达量相对较低,提示其可能对细胞凋亡有抑制作用.该基因在进化过程中高度保守.     

生物信息学技术克隆并分析新基因STRF7

为进一步研究信号转导相关的新基因片段BE644250,采用生物信息学方法克隆基全长cDNA,并分析了其ORF,电子表达谱,染色体定位等,之后对全长序列进行了实验验证。电子延伸（contig)获得了729bp的延伸产物,含一个典型的74aa的ORF,命名为STRF7。与已知蛋白无明显同源性,部分地相似于人的源框蛋白CDX－4和酵母的转录调节子ADR6,属一新发现的基因;RT－PCR从IL－6刺激后的U937中克隆了STRF7基因,基序列与电子延伸结果安全一致,进一步的分析显示STRF7在多种组织中表达并定位于第6号染色体上,上述结果显示,STRF7是一个新基因,编码含74aa的蛋白,并且是一个潜在的转录因子。     

人Megalin基因四个结构域的cDNA克隆

以人肾脏组织cDNA为模板,用PCR技术克隆了编码人Megalin基因四个结构域的cDNA,并对其进行了测序.结果表明,编码人Megalin基因四个结构域的cDNA长度分别为863bp、1,008 bp、1,247 bp及1,359 bp.编码第一结构域的cDNA序列与GenBank报道的序列有99.9%的同源性,其中两个位点有差异(第457位和605位分别为C和G,而非G和A);其余三个结构域对应的基因序列与GenBank报道的序列完全相同.