大鼠小脑特异基因Zic的克隆、序列分析和初步表达

EST（AW055732）片段是SD大鼠脑内一特异表达基因cDNA的3‘-端片段,与小鼠和人的Zic基因同源。基于小鼠及人的Zic基因的同源序列,设计引物用PCR方法从SD大鼠中克隆得到该基因的编码区序列（rZic)。该基因编码一锌指蛋白,其锌指结构域与线虫的tra-1基因,果蝇的ci^D基因。人的Gli癌基因和果蝇的opa基因的锌指结构域高度同源,用RT－PCR方法分析了rZic基因在大鼠脑区分布状况。结果表明,rZic基因在小脑中高表达。将该rZic基因克隆至带有6个组氨酸的表达载体pET-32a( )中,用IPTG诱导rZic融合蛋白在大肠杆菌BL21菌株中表达,诱导后重组蛋白质占菌体总蛋白的20．8％。     

生殖域中特异表达的新基因Rcet2的克隆

利用NCBI中的数字差异显示数据库首先电子克隆了Rcet2基因,然后从成年小鼠睾丸组织中克隆出Rcet2全长基因,序列分析显示：Rcet2基因全长cDNA为454 bp,含3个外显子,编码88个氨基酸残基,该蛋白含1个不完整的半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂结构域,但缺少半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂关键的作用位点,而这些位点对半胱氨酸蛋白水解酶的抑制作用是重要的.小鼠多组织RT-PCR结果显示,Rcet2在成年老鼠大脑、睾丸和附睾生殖域中特异表达,睾丸中的表达高于附睾和大脑,Rcet2与半胱氨酸蛋白酶抑制家族2的Cres亚家族具有相似的特征,结果显示Rcet2可能是Cres亚家族中的一个新成员.     

猪Akt1、Akt2基因克隆与组织表达图谱分析

为了得到长白猪蛋白激酶Akt1和Akt2基因序列并分析其表达模式,本研究使用RT-PCR方法,首先克隆了蛋白激酶Akt1和Akt2的cDNA.序列分析显示:长白猪Akt1基因的cDNA全长1461bp,编码具480个氨基酸残基的前体蛋白,其氨基酸序列与人,牛,大鼠,小鼠同源性达到97%以上.长白猪Akt2基因cDNA全长为1505bp,编码具481个氨基酸残基的前体蛋白,其氨基酸序列与人,牛,大鼠,小鼠的同源性高达97%以上.SMART分析表明,猪Akt1和Akt2蛋白均包含了与PI-3K结合的PH结构域及2个具有丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶催化活性的S_TKc结构域.RT-PCR检测结果显示:Akt1mRNA在垂体、心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肌肉组织中高表达,在大脑、小脑、肾脏表达丰度较低.Akt2则在小脑、垂体、心脏、肝脏、脾脏和肌肉组织中高表达,而在大脑和肾脏中表达丰度较低.     

四膜虫有性生殖过程中特异表达基因TCD3的序列分析

含有CHROMO(chromatin organization modifier)结构域的蛋白参与了染色质结构的调节.本研究从嗜热四膜虫(Tetrahymena thermophila)全基因数据库(www.ciliate.org)和基因表达数据库(tged.ihb.ac.cn)中筛选到有性生殖特异表达TCD3(Tetrahymena chromo domain-containing protein 3)基因.该基因ORF为1 005bp,大核染色体中基因全长1 241bp,含有两个内含子.5′-RACE和3′-RACE表明5′端非编码区(5′-UTR)长度为40bp,3′端非编码区(3′-UTR)长度为90bp.TCD3基因预测编码334个氨基酸构成,含有一个CHROMO结构域.CHROMO结构域聚类分析表明四膜虫Tcd3蛋白可能与线虫CeCDP功能类似,参与异染色质的形成和DNA序列删除.     

斑马鱼Pax3a结构域过表达对瓦登伯革氏症候群疾病影响

目的:探究斑马鱼PAX3直系同源基因Pax3a的结构域在多种组织细胞中的复杂功能.进一步了解哺乳类肌肉间质先祖细胞标志基因PAX3在胚胎发育、组织再生和肿瘤发生过程中发挥的重要作用.方法:构建斑马鱼Pax3a 4个保守结构域编码的过表达质粒,包括p-Paired box domain 3(PD3)、p-Homeobox domain (HD)、p-G protein-pathway-suppressor domain (GPD)和p-Paired box domain 7 (PD7),使用蛋白免疫印迹,细胞免疫荧光和实时荧光定量PCR方法验证体内外mRNA和蛋白水平表达,并进行体内胚胎显微注射和体外转染细胞.结果:胚胎发育变异表型的统计分析结果显示:每个结构域会引起斑马鱼胚胎产生较高比例的特异瓦登伯革综合征表型,比如白斑症、内眦外移、瞳孔变大等症状.在细胞学水平显示,每个结构域过表达对细胞迁移有不同影响.结论:Pax3a每个结构域有各自的作用通路,其功能增溢与PAX3基因突变均可产生瓦登伯革氏症候群.     

绿脓杆菌外毒素A与Ⅱ型单纯疱疹病毒糖蛋白嵌合表达质粒的构建及其免疫原性的研究

构建外毒素结构域Ⅰ a基因(EPA103)与Ⅱ型单纯疱疹病毒糖蛋白(HSV-2-gD)嵌合蛋白表达载体(pET-EgD),得到嵌合表达蛋白.利用外毒素结构域Ⅰ a基因表达蛋白的佐剂效应,以pET-EgD表达嵌合蛋白免疫Balb/c小鼠.结果显示:嵌合表达蛋白(pET-EgD)免疫小鼠,可在小鼠体内诱导产生抗HSV-2特异性抗体.嵌合表达蛋白(pET-EgD)具有较强的免疫原性,为开发研究Ⅱ型单纯疱疹核酸疫苗奠定了基础.     

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.     

hASB-8相互作用蛋白的初步研究

hASB-8基因是对肿瘤细胞生长具有明显抑制作用的人类新基因．其编码蛋白属于人ASB蛋白家族中的一个成员,与小鼠中的ASB-8蛋白同源性达96％．保守结构域分析显示hASB-8在N端包含4个Ankyrin repeats,在C端包含了一个SOCS box．利用酵母双杂交技术,筛选了人的胎盘(Placenta)cDNA文库,获得了与KASB-8相互作用的2个蛋白,Elongin C和CDK4 binding protein;并在二倍体酵母体内进行了验证．这些试验提示hASB-8蛋白可能介导肿瘤细胞中靶蛋白和泛素复合体之间的相互作用,并与肿瘤细胞靶蛋白转录调节有关．     

桃树抗寒相关的叶绿体新基因PpRBD1的克隆及特征分析

为确定桃树细胞质抗寒相关基因,依据模式植物拟南芥中抗寒相关的RBD1基因,结合桃基因组数据设计并克隆到一个桃PpRBD1基因。该基因全长2 230 bp,编码513个氨基酸;结构域分析显示,该氨基酸序列含有RRM(RNA recognition motif)保守结构域,是与拟南芥RBD1同源的蛋白;亚细胞定位预测表明,该基因编码的蛋白可能在叶绿体中表达。该基因可能在桃抵抗寒冷胁迫中发挥重要作用。     

家猪BMP-2、BMP-3基因克隆及其组织表达探究

本研究以长白猪(Landrace)肺cDNA为模板,扩增获得猪骨形态发生蛋白BMP-2和BMP-3基因的cDNA全长.BMP-2基因cDNA全长为1742bp,编码395个氨基酸的前体蛋白,与人、牛、绵羊、大鼠、小鼠等的BMP-2基因的氨基酸序列一致性分别94.18%,95.4%,95.2%,90.3%,90.60%;BMP-3基因cDNA全长为1639bp,编码475个氨基酸的前体蛋白,猪与人、牛、绵羊、大鼠、小鼠等的BMP-3氨基酸序列的一致性分别是84.7%、87.7%、82.3%、80.4%、79.5%.采用RT-PCR方法,对BMP-2、3基因在家猪主要组织的表达进行探究.结果显示:BMP-2在所有组织中均有表达;而BMP-3在脑、肺、小肠中表达量较高,其他组织中表达量弱.     

猪PSMD13基因的克隆与表达谱分析

为了研究猪PSMD13基因功能,采用SMART-RACE技术对猪PSMD13基因5′和3′端进行扩增,并对其进行序列分析和组织表达分析。结果表明,得到猪PSMD13基因全长1476bp的cDNA序列,其基因编码376个氨基酸,与人、小鼠、蛙、鲐鱼的PSMD13氨基酸序列分别有97%、94%、77%、85%的同源性,含有1个PINT保守结构域和1个类似的PCI domain结构域,无信号肽序列。组织表达分析结果表明,猪PSMD13在背最长肌、心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、卵巢、子宫、睾丸、胚胎和脂肪等组织均有表达。     

人SVOP基因的cDNA克隆及表达

SV2和SVOP都是大鼠中包含有12个跨膜结构域的突触小泡蛋白.笔者从人类大脑的cDNA文库中分离得到了一个类似于大鼠突触小泡蛋白SV2和SVOP的人类新基因的全长cDNA序列,它包含一个含有1 646个核苷酸的开放阅读框,编码一个含548个氨基酸的蛋白质.生物信息学分析表明:该基因定位在第12号染色体的12q24.12区域.Northern杂交结果表明:该基因只在人类大脑组织中表达,且与无脊椎动物线虫、疟蚊和果蝇的同源基因有50%的氨基酸同源性,与脊椎动物大鼠和小鼠的同源基因有90%以上的氨基酸同源性.     

猪AIBP基因的克隆与组织表达谱研究

扩增了猪AIBP基因CDS和3′端,测序得到全长935bp的cDNA序列,NCBI登录号为DQ826508。猪AIBP基因编码288个氨基酸,与牛、人、鼠的AIBP氨基酸序列的相似性分别为94%、90%和87%,含有1个YjeF-N保守结构域,有信号肽序列。组织表达分析表明猪AIBP在背最长肌、心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肺脏、肾脏、卵巢、子宫、睾丸、胚胎和脂肪等组织均有表达。     

Cloning of the full-length gene of activin receptor-interacting protein2a and characterization of its interaction with ActRⅡA

To investigate the mechanism of intracellular signal transduction mediated by activin receptors, the full-length gene encoding a novel activin receptor-interacting protein2a (ARIP2a) was identified from a mouse brain cDNA library. The sequences of ARIP2a and ARIP2, distribution of ARIP2a and ARIP2 mRNA in mouse tissues, and expression of ARIP2a and ARIP2 in activin-induced RAW264.7 cell were compared, and the interaction between ARIP2a and ActRIIA was confirmed. The sequence analysis revealed that the full-length gene of ARIP2a, which composed of 1008 bp and encoded 153 amino acid residues, shared high sequence identity with ARIP2 except the position of the 99th amino acid. RT-PCR assay showed that ARIP2a mRNA was highly expressed in brain, pituitary and testis, and moderately in pancreas and ovary, but undetectable in other tissues. Whereas, ARIP2 mRNA was widely distributed in all mouse tissues that we tested. Moreover, expression of ARIP2a mRNA was significantly decreased in activin-stimulated RAW264.7 cells; however, the expression of ARIP2 mRNA was increased. Additionally, the interaction between ARIP2a and activin type IIA receptor (ActRIIA) was further demonstrated by mammalian two-hybrid assays and pull-down assays. Taken together, those results indicate that although ARIP2a is homologous to ARIP2, they are different in tissue distribution and responses to activin. ARIP2a could also interact with activin type II receptor as a novel member of ARIP family.     

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.     

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。     

Expression of N-myc in teratocarcinoma stem cells and mouse embryos

The N-myc gene, which is distantly related to the proto-oncogene c-myc, was first detected as an amplified sequence in human neuroblastoma cell lines and tumours. It has since been revealed that there is up to a 300-fold amplification of N-myc DNA in almost 50% of advanced metastatic human neuroblastomas, whereas amplification is not detected in less advanced tumours that have a better prognosis (ref.3 and M.S., unpublished data). Although expression of N-myc is detectable in all neuroblastoma cell lines and tumours examined, its level is greatly enhanced when the N-myc gene is amplified. Recently, it has been shown that on co-transfection with the c-Ha-ras (EJ) gene, N-myc can induce the malignant transformation of rat embryo fibroblasts. Taken together, these data imply a function for N-myc in the development and/or progression of human neuroblastomas. Surveys indicate that N-myc also may be amplified and/or expressed in two other types of human tumours and cell lines derived from them: retinoblastomas and small cell lung cancers. Here, we report that N-myc is expressed at high levels in mouse and human teratocarcinoma stem cells, thus identifying another tumour cell type that expresses the N-myc gene. In addition, we found that N-myc is abundantly expressed in mouse embryos at mid-gestation and that its expression appears to decrease as the embryo approaches term. In the adult mouse, N-myc is expressed at an approximately fivefold lower level in the brain than in teratocarcinoma stem cells and embryos, and at even lower levels in the adult testis and kidney. Our data represent the first demonstration of expression of the N-myc gene in normal cells, and suggest that N-myc may be involved in mammalian embryogenesis.     

Cloning of the full-length gene of activin receptor-interacting protein2a and characterization of its interaction with ActR Ⅱ A

To investigate the mechanism of intracellular signal transduction mediated by activin receptors, the full-length gene encoding a novel activin receptor-interacting protein2a (ARIP2a) was identified from a mouse brain cDNA library. The sequences of ARIP2a and ARIP2, distribution of ARIP2a and ARIP2 mRNA in mouse tissues, and expression of ARIP2a and ARIP2 in activin-induced RAW264.7 cell were compared, and the interaction between ARIP2a and ActRIIA was confirmed. The sequence analysis revealed that the full-length gene of ARIP2a, which composed of 1008 bp and encoded 153 amino acid residues, shared high sequence identity with ARIP2 except the position of the 99th amino acid. RT-PCR assay showed that ARIP2a mRNA was highly expressed in brain, pituitary and testis, and moderately in pancreas and ovary, but undetectable in other tissues. Whereas, ARIP2 mRNA was widely distributed in all mouse tissues that we tested. Moreover, expression of ARIP2a mRNA was significantly decreased in activin-stimulated RAW264. 7 cells; however, the expression of ARIP2 mRNA was increased. Additionally, the interaction between ARIP2a and activin type IIA receptor (ActRIIA) was further demonstrated by mammalian two-hybrid assays and pull-down assays. Taken together, those results indicate that although ARIP2a is homologous to ARIP2, they are different in tissue distribution and responses to activin. ARIP2a could also interact with activin type II receptor as a novel member of ARIP family.     

Production of a mutation in mouse En-2 gene by homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells

A full understanding of the function of genes that control developmental events can be obtained only by a combination of molecular and mutational analysis. One putative developmental gene is the mouse engrailed-like gene En-2, which was isolated by virtue of its extensive homology to Drosophila engrailed, which contributes to the control of segmentation in the developing insect. Our hybridization analysis in situ has revealed that expression of En-2 is restricted to a specific domain of the developing central nervous system from 8 days of development on, indicating a role for the gene in establishing spatial domains in the brain. Unfortunately no En-2 mutations are available to elucidate further its function in development. To this end, we report here the isolation of three pluripotent embryonic stem cell lines in which one copy of the homoeobox-containing gene, En-2, has been altered by homologous recombination.