Cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) participates in the heat-inducible expression of humanhsp90β gene

Human heat shock protein 90b gene ( hsp90b ) is a constitutively expressed heat shock gene existing in most of cell types tested that can be further induced by heat shock. Chloramphenical acetyl transferase (CAT) reporter plasmids driven by different regulatory fragments of hsp90b gene were constructed and transfected into Jurkat cells to explore the role of a cAMP response element (CRE) in the upstream of the gene. Results show that, in comparison with the wild type construct, a severe reduction (~2/3) in the increased folds of promoter activity induced by heat shock at 42℃ for 1 h was observed in a construct with CRE-containing fragment (-173/-91bp) deleted. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) showed that phosphorylated CRE-binding protein (CREB) in the nuclear extract of heat shocked Jurkat cells is specifically bound to the fragment. Additionally, both of the phosphorylation on CREB and the activity of protein kinase A (PKA) were found in Jurkat cells to be enhanced with extending time of heat shock treatment. Our results indicate that in addition to the intronic HSE/HSF pathway, phosphorylated CREB also participates in the heat shock induced expression of human hsp90b gene via its interaction with CRE which may be regulated by PKA-sig- naling pathway.     

Activating protein factor binds in vitro to upstream control sequences in heat shock gene chromatin

DNA sequences, important for the control of Drosophila heat shock gene expression, are packaged in chromatin in a nuclease hypersensitive configuration. Recently, two protein-binding (exonuclease-resistant) sites which cover the TATA box sequence and an upstream control element were shown to occur in vivo amidst the 5' terminal hypersensitive regions of several heat shock genes. Protein-binding at the TATA box is independent of heat shock, but the binding at the upstream element is heat shock dependent, and it was proposed that a heat shock activator protein, HAP, positively regulates the genes. Here, I report the detection of HAP activity in heat shocked cell extracts by reconstituting specific binding to hsp82 gene chromatin in vitro. Inhibition of the binding by free DNA from the 5' region of heat shock genes implies a coordinate regulation of the gene family through HAP interaction with the upstream heat shock consensus sequence. Furthermore, the special ease of induction of the hsp82 gene over other heat shock genes can be explained in molecular terms by the higher affinity of HAP for the hsp82 binding site, which contains a 28 base sequence with almost perfect dyad symmetry, GAAGCCTCTAGAAG/TTTCTAGAGACTTC.     

三株弧菌热休克蛋白70基因的克隆和序列分析

 根据GenBank中同类蛋白序列设计特异PCR引物,从2株创伤弧菌Vibrio vulnificus和1株河弧菌Vibrio fluvialis中扩增出热休克蛋 白70（heat shock protein, hsp70）基因片段。对这3个片段进行克隆、测序和分析的结果表明,3个片段长均为1 911 bp,包含完整的 hsp70 ORF,编码636个氨基酸。它们的氨基酸序列与GenBank中其它物种hsp70的氨基酸序列比较发现,2株创伤弧菌hsp70基因序列 和同种其它菌株的同源性高,达98%以上;而河弧菌的hsp70序列属首次克隆;与多种原核和真核生物的hsp70氨基酸序列一起构建 了系统进化树,结果支持传统的分类结果。     

人白介素-3乳腺表达载体的构建

人白介素-3是一种造血系统和免疫系统调节剂,在治疗造血系统疾病、肿瘤、先天或获得性免疫功能缺陷等方面发挥着重要作用.应用牛乳腺生物反应器生产人白介素-3的研究具有重要的临床应用和经济价值.研究选用具有红色荧光蛋白报告基因(R ed2)和新霉素抗性基因(neor)表达框架的pD sR ed2-1质粒为骨架构建人白介素-3乳腺表达载体.通过PCR方法分别扩增牛β-酪蛋白基因5′端上游调控序列、人IL-3基因以及CM V启动子序列,将它们按先后顺序分别定向克隆于质粒pD sR ed2-1的多克隆位点内,使牛β-酪蛋白基因调控序列位于人IL-3基因的上游,指导人IL-3基因在乳腺组织中特异性表达,而CM V启动子位于红荧光蛋白基因的上游,指导红荧光蛋白基因在所有的组织中非特异性表达.限制性酶切片段分析及部分DNA序列鉴定结果表明,所构建载体结构正确.     

小鼠液胞H~+-ATPase 15 K启动子(M15 K)的克隆及其在植物体内的表达特性研究

PCR克隆了小鼠液胞H+-ATPase 15K启动子,构建具有Kan抗性和GUS intron报告基因的植物表达载体LpPMG.通过M15K启动子指导的GUS intron基因在烟草叶片内的瞬时性表达,比较了其植物表达特性.结果表明:M15K启动子可启动GUS在植物体内的表达.其表达活性相当于2×35S启动子的87.0%±17.3%.     

花鳗鲡重组促黄体生成素在毕赤酵母中的表达

 采用聚合酶链反应从花鳗鲡垂体cDNA中分别扩增出GTHα、LHβ基因,再利用搭桥技术,中间以linker将两个基因连接成单个基因LHβα。然后利用双酶切、连接,将LHβα基因连接到载体pPICZαA中,构建出促黄体生成素的酵母共表达载体pPICZαA-LHβα。再利用电转化法将其转入到酵母野生型菌株X-33中,在含不同浓度的zeocinYPDS平板上筛选高拷贝转化子,阳性克隆经φ=0.7%甲醇诱导表达,表达产物采用SDS-PAGE和western blot进行分析,得到所表达的产物相对分子质量约为45 000。     

AcMNPV polh启动子上游增强序列的部分缺失分析

本实验构建了2个用于杆状病毒AcMNPV(苜蓿丫纹夜蛾核多角体病毒)启动子及其调控序列研究的质粒载体:pF SBCAT和pF SBCATPpolh.以此为基础,结合目前对BmNPV(家蚕核多角体病毒)polh(多角体)基因和AcMNPVpolh基因上游增强序列的研究结果,构建了AcMNPVpolh基因上游增强序列部分缺失的瞬时表达载体;以cat为报告基因,利用瞬时转染和CATELISA的方法检测报告基因的表达活性,初步研究了对于polh启动子具有增强作用的AcMNPVpolh基因上游序列的结构.结果显示,与BmNPVpolh上游293bp序列同源性极高的AcMNPVpolh上游293bp片段对于polh启动子没有增强活性;CMVm启动子的AcMNPVpolh上游增强序列部分缺失之后不能够增强AcMNPVpolh启动子.因此,这一序列可能不再被缩短,也不大可能存在独立地起作用和更短的正、负调控元件.     

大肠杆菌yigP基因启动子的定位

在已知大肠杆菌yigP基因的最小功能片段为yigP-P4P2基础上,将该片段装载于无外源启动子的载体质粒上,通过功能回补yigP基因缺陷株JDP14,发现其可以代替温敏质粒,保证大肠杆菌正常生长,推断其包含完整转录单元。RT-PCR结果显示该片段内部有转录产物,即yigP-P4P2片段具有转录独立性。将不同长度的yigP-P4P2亚片段克隆到启动子探针质粒pSP-Z上,通过对重组菌进行蓝白斑筛选及β-半乳糖苷酶活性测定,结果显示pP40V3-Z/JM83和pP40V4-Z/JM83可观测到蓝色菌斑,并检测到较弱的β-半乳糖苷酶活性,由此表明大肠杆菌yigP基因启动子位于该片段上游,下游边界位于引物V4区域内。     

放线菌酮诱导SV40增强子的启动子活性的研究

在蛋白质合成抑制放线菌酮（CHX）诱导下,pCAT－E质粒中SV40增强子能启动CAT基因的表达,在很短的时间（5min)和很低的CHX质量浓度（30ng/mL）条件下,CHX即能诱导pCAT－E中SV40增强子的启动子活性,为了研究CHX诱导的pCAT-E质粒中SV40增强子的启动子活性是否与位置有关,构建了两个组体：pCAT-Bas-Enh(-)和pCAT-Bas-Enh( ),改变了SV40增强了序列与载体中CAT报告基因的相对位置,用重组质粒转染CHO细胞并用CHX处理,检测不到CAT活性,说明pCAT－E质粒中CHX所诱导的SV40增强子启动子活性受SV40增强子位置的影响。     

Structural analysis of the promoter of tomato 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 6 gene(Le-ACS6)

Ethylene plays an important role in the regulation of many growth and developmental processes of higher plants. In tomato,Le-ACS6,a member of the ACC synthase multigene family involved in system 1 ethylene biosynthesis during fruit ripening,is subject to negative feedback regulation by ethylene. To identify the cis-elements that are responsible for the negative feedback control,we established an in vitro transient assay system employing particle bombardment on mature-green tomato fruit pericarp to examine the expression of a luciferase(LUC) reporter gene driven by a 5′-serially deleted Le-ACS6 promoter. The results localized putative cis-elements required for negative ethylene-response between -347 and -266 upstream from the translational start site ATG. Several lines of stable transformation of the Le-ACS6 promoter and GUS reporter fusion gene containing internal deletion from -347 to -266 were generated. The expression pattern of the GUS reporter showed that removal of the nucleotides from -347 to -266 completely eliminated the response of the Le-ACS6 promoter to exogenous ethylene.     

水稻花期干旱胁迫应答基因Os07g0422100启动子的克隆及鉴定

水稻作为需水量最大的作物之一,对于水分的胁迫异常敏感.对处于花期的水稻进行干旱胁迫处理,利用基因芯片技术筛选出在水稻花穗中特异性表达的应答干旱胁迫的基因Os07g0422100.在对该基因的研究中发现,该基因的表达图谱有较高的专一性,且该基因的启动子属于诱导型启动子,仅在受到干旱胁迫的水稻花穗中表达.利用Os07g04...     

Requirement of hormone for thermal conversion of the glucocorticoid receptor to a DNA-binding state

A central question arising from the model of eukaryotic gene regulation by steroid hormone receptors is whether or not proteins represent pre-existing gene regulatory proteins that are activated on exposure to the extracellular signal. It has been generally believed that the ligand-binding of steroid hormone receptors triggers an allosteric change in receptor structure, manifested by an increased affinity of the receptor for DNA in vitro and nuclear target elements in vivo, as monitored by nuclear translocation. But this model has been challenged by recent reports indicating that glucocorticoid and progesterone receptors bind specifically in vitro to target DNA sequences even in the absence of hormone. On the other hand, it appears that the hormone induces protection in vivo of the glucocorticoid response element of the tyrosine amino transferase gene. Here we show that under conditions permitting minimal in vitro manipulation, the steroid-free glucocorticoid receptor in crude cytosol associates with the hsp90 heat shock protein (relative molecular mass Mr approximately equal to 90,000) to form a large 300K complex, rather than the 94K liganded receptor monomer. More importantly, we have developed an assay to demonstrate the requirement of hormone to dissociate the 300K complex by heat treatment. Specific DNA-binding activity of the receptor becomes apparent in this process, showing that DNA binding occurs but is inhibited in the large heteromeric complex. We propose a model in which receptor function is repressed by association of the receptor with hsp90. Dissociation of this complex is induced by the binding of steroid and is apparently an irreversible process.     

HSVTK gene therapy for carcinoembryonic antigen-producing human lung cancer cells

The long-term success of gene therapy for cancer relies heavily on the development of effective targeting systems. We investigate the possibility of targeted gene therapy using promoter of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene. By using luciferase reporter gene, we found that CEA promoter exhibit 16 times high activity in CEA-producing lung cancer cells, A549 than in nonproducing cells, Hela. We also constructed a recombinant expression plasmid pCEATK, in which CEA promoter drives the effector gene, thymidine kinase gene of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSVTK). A549 cells transfected with pCEATK became 865 times more sensitive to ganciclovir (GCV) than the control cells. However, Hela cells transfected with this plasmid remained resistant to GCV. These data indicate the potential for targeted gene therapy using the CEA promoter against CEA-producing tumor cells, such as lung cancer cells. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province Biography: XIAO Geng-fu(1966-), male, phD graduate candidate, Lecturer.