At3g13600截短型蛋白的原核表达载体的构建

拟南芥基因At3g13600编码一种钙调素结合蛋白,序列分析表明,该基因cDNA序列全长1 818 bp,编码一个具有606个氨基酸残基的多肽,推测分子量为68.9 kD;在At3g13600蛋白的N端存在IQ钙调素结合构象.为了从实验上进一步研究该蛋白的钙调素结合特性,通过逆转录聚合酶链式反应( RT-PCR)扩增含...     

FOXM1688-748结构域相互作用蛋白的鉴定

为了鉴定转录因子FOXM1转录激活结构域(C-端第688位到748位氨基酸序列)的互作蛋白,以FOXM1的cDNA为模板,采用聚合酶链式反应(Polymerase Chain Reaction,PCR)方法扩增获得其转录激活结构域序列,克隆进入原核表达载体pGEX-4T2;利用大肠杆菌原核表达获得融合谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(Glutathione S-Transferase,GST)标签的重组蛋白GST-FOXM1688-748;通过GST-pulldown结合质谱方法鉴定FOXM1688-748的互作蛋白,成功构建了原核表达质粒pGEX-4T2-FOXM1688-748,获得了原核表达的重组蛋白GST-FOXM1688-748.将质谱鉴定获得的互作蛋白进行分析和归类,预示一些互作蛋白可以参与激活FOXM1的转录活性,如RPN2、MISP、MCM7蛋白,一些互作蛋白可以参与调控FOXM1蛋白的稳定性,如USP9Y、CUL4A、HSPB1、BAG2蛋白.FOXM1蛋白的转录激活结构域与许多不同功能的蛋白发生相互作用,暗示该结构域具有重要的分子生物学作用,期望为以FOXM1为靶点的临床药物研发提供实验依据.     

沙冬青AmDREB1F基因的克隆与表达载体构建

DREB(dehydration responsive element binding protein)类转录因子在植物耐逆性中起重要作用.利用RNA-Seq技术从蒙古沙冬青(Ammopiptanthus mongolicus)中鉴定出一个受低温和干旱强烈诱导的DREB基因,并用PCR方法克隆到其完整编码区的cDNA和gDNA.二者均由726bp组成,故无内含子.推测其蛋白产物含241个氨基酸残基和1个保守的AP2结构域及核定位信号,很可能定位于细胞核.因为与拟南芥等植物DREB1F蛋白同源性较高,故将该基因命名为AmDREB1F.将其编码区cDNA片段成功构建到植物表达载体pCAMBIA3301上,为进一步研究其功能奠定了基础.     

EGFR基因C端结构域真核表达载体的构建

构建EGFR基因C端结构域的真核表达载体.应用PCR技术,从含EGFR基因C端结构域的大肠杆菌DH 5α中扩增其序列,亚克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1( )中,经酶切及测序进行验证.PCR扩增片段与预期结果相符,真核表达载体构建成功,测序结果与GenBank公布的基因一致.成功地构建了EGFR基因C端两个结构域的真核表达载体.     

人细胞周期蛋白cyclin E基因的克隆与真核表达载体的构建

目的:为研究细胞周期蛋白在肿瘤形成过程的分子机制,构建带FLAG标签的细胞周期蛋白E的真核表达载体,并检测其在瞬时转染HeLa细胞株中的蛋白表达。方法:通过RT-PCR扩增cyclinE基因编码cDNA,并将扩增的cDNA片段插入p3XFLAG-CMVTM-14真核表达载体,重组子经酶切分析和测序鉴定后,用脂质体介导的基因瞬时转染法,将重组正确的表达载体转染HeLa细胞,用Western-blot技术检测其在HeLa细胞中融合蛋白的表达。结果:经酶切鉴定和测序分析证实人cyclin E的真核表达载体构建成功,并能在瞬时转染的HeLa细胞中表达。结论:成功构建了人cyclin E的真核表达载体,为进一步研究细胞周期蛋白的功能奠定了基础。     

金标银染技术在表达文库筛选中的应用

以胶体多标记钙调素作为探针再辅以银染法（金标银染技术）,自玉米ｃＣＮＡ表达文库中筛迁钙调素结合蛋白。该探针保持钙调素的活性,特异性地与钙调素结合蛋白相结合,在胶体金标记的基础上进行银染,灵敏度获得显著提高（达ｎｇ级）。应用这一方法对玉米ＣＮＤＡ表达文库进行筛选获得了一个与探针特异结合的阳性克隆。以生物素标记的钙调素对该克隆表达的融合蛋白进行结合实验,结果表明该克隆编码的蛋白为一个钙调素结合蛋白。本     

水稻OsWHY1基因克隆及过表达与RNAi载体构建

Whirly蛋白是一种单链DNA结合蛋白,是植物特有的存在于细胞核与叶绿体中的双定位蛋白.本研究以水稻品系金23B为材料,从cDNA中克隆得到水稻whirly蛋白基因(OsWHY1).该基因的c DNA全长为1 250 bp,开放阅读框大小为825 bp,编码274个氨基酸.结构域分析结果表明OsWHY1蛋白序列具有whirly蛋白家族共有的whirly结构域.蛋白质序列比对分析表明,OsWHY1蛋白序列与玉米(Zea mays),小米(Setaria italica),黍(Panicum miliaceum),高粱(Sorghum bicolor),大麦(Hordeum vulgare)的蛋白序列相似性分别为79. 8%、83. 1%、82. 7%、78. 7%和75. 3%.此外,本研究通过酶切酶连的方法成功构建了pU1300-OsWHY1过表达载体和PTCK303-OsWHY1 RNA干扰载体,为进一步研究OsWHY1基因在水稻持绿性中的功能打下基础.     

牛肠激酶催化亚基cDNA的克隆及融合表达载体的构建

肠激酶(Enterokinase,EK)是目前生物制药领域纯化重组蛋白产品时用于切割融合蛋白的首选工具酶之一．为克隆表达牛肠激酶催化亚基(EKL)编码的基因,以期应用于融合蛋白的切割与纯化,从市售肉牛十二指肠组织中提取总RNA,以RT-PCR方法扩增其cDNA片段,将此片段克隆于pUCm-T载体中进行全序列分析．结果表明克隆的cDNA与GenBank上的序列相比完全一致．随后,将目的基因片段插入pET32a融合型表达载体中．经测序证实其重组DNA5’端多克隆位点与重组片段的接口处核苷酸顺序准确无误,所表达重组蛋白经SDS-PAGE分析,相对分子质量为50kD,表达量达38％,为进一步进行Enterokinase催化亚基蛋白表达及活性研究奠定了基础．     

重组人卵ZP3肽段在毕赤酵母中的表达

目的:用毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris)表达人透明带hZP3片段,研究其抗生育作用.方法:设计特定引物从hZP3全长序列中PCR扩增794～1282nt基因片段,将扩增片段克隆到酵母表达载体pPICZα上, 构建成重组质粒pPICZα-hZP3CT,线性化后的重组质粒导入毕赤酵母中,筛选出高拷贝菌株,甲醇诱导目的蛋白表达.用SDS-PAGE 和Western blotting 分析表达产物.结果:成功构建酵母表达载体,并在酵母菌株X-33中诱导表达重组蛋白.重组蛋白可以与鼠抗重组人卵透明带hZP3融合肽段的抗血清发生特异结合,表明目的基因成功表达.结论:重组hZP3蛋白已在酵母中成功表达,目的蛋白能与相应的抗体结合.     

人NOD8基因启动子绿色荧光蛋白表达载体的构建与鉴定

目的:构建人NOD8基因启动子的绿色荧光蛋白表达载体.方法:用特定的限制性内切酶位点,以人基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增含有人NOD8基因启动子不同长度2段序列,并进行酶切以切除启动子的pEGFP-C2作框架结构,插入表达载体pEGFP-C2中,构建含有人NOD8基因启动子驱动的绿色荧光蛋白载体pEGFP-C2-NOD8(520 bp)、pEGFP-C2-NOD8(760 bp),用Vsp Ⅰ和Nhe Ⅰ双酶切和PCR鉴定重组质粒,再将重组质粒进行DNA序列分析.构建的重组质粒经脂质体(lipofectamine)TM2000介导转染HEK293、K562和HeLa细胞,转染48 h后在倒置荧光显微镜下观察.结果:pEGFP-C2-NOD8(520 bp)、pEGFP-C2-NOD8(760 bp)分别经酶切鉴定和序列测定证实目的基因已插入重组质粒;细胞转染结果表明,构建的2段重组质粒转染HEK293、K562及HeLa细胞均能表达绿色荧光,其中构建的pEGFP-C2-NOD8(760 bp)重组质粒绿色荧光表达强于pEGFP-C2-NOD8(520 bp).结论:成功构建2段不同长度的人NOD8基因启动子绿色荧光蛋白表达载体.     

CLN8P相互作用蛋白靶基因的获取与初步鉴定

为了获得CLN8P相互作用蛋白靶基因并对其进行初步鉴定,实验经抽提酵母质粒DNA,电转化大肠杆菌,选择性培养基分离质粒,酶切鉴定、测序、生物信息学分析,结果获得了CLN8P相互作用蛋白阳性克隆的一个靶基因BAG5;利用酵母双杂交共转化法初步验证,表明BAG5蛋白与CLN8P具有相互作用,并可能因此影响到神经细胞的正常生长.这将有利于进一步深入研究CLN8的功能及阐明NCLs发病机制.     

Bag3 P215L基因突变小鼠的繁殖与基因型鉴定

BAG3是一种多功能蛋白,在多种疾病的发生发展中起决定性作用.临床研究表明,BAG3蛋白的第209位残基脯氨酸到亮氨酸p. Pro209Leu (c. 626C T)的杂合子突变能够引起一种罕见的肌原纤维肌病.为进一步研究BAG3 P209L突变引起的相关疾病,建立了Bag3 P215L突变的小鼠模型(小鼠的Bag3蛋白序列中对应突变的脯氨酸位于第215位残基上).将Bag3 P215L杂合突变的雄鼠和雌鼠进行繁殖交配,将得到纯合子、杂合子及野生型3种基因型小鼠.出生后3～4周龄的小鼠剪尾,采用了NaOH法、KCl法和改良SDS法共3种方法提取基因组DNA,然后进行PCR扩增、琼脂糖凝胶电泳和DNA测序.用改良SDS法能更为稳定有效地提取DNA,从而成功进行Bag3 P215L小鼠的繁育和基因型鉴定.为进一步研究BAG3 P209L突变引起的相关疾病提供了理想的动物模型.     

Molecular cloning of a full-length cDNA for ECBP21 from Angelica dahurica

ECBP21 is an extracellular calmodulin-binding protein which was first detected and purified from extracellular extracts of suspension-cultured cells of Angelica dahurica. The purified protein was electroblotted onto PVDF membrane and the amino acid sequences from 1 to 20 were determined. Using degenerate oligonucleotides of the sequence, a full-length cDNA coding for ECBP21 was isolated by a combination of RT-PCR and 5′-RACE cloning. The cDNA contains 947 nucleotides and codes for a precursor protein of 216 amino acids. The N-terminal 1-25 amino acid sequence is a predicted signal peptide and the other 26-216 amino acid sequence is a mature peptide. The 26-45 amino acid sequence shows identity with the N-terminal amino acid sequence of purified ECBP21 from Angelica dahurica. The fragment of encoding the mature protein was cloned into pET-28b(+) and transformed into E. coli BL21(DE3). A protein with relative molecular mass 21 ku was expressed in E. coli. Using a biotinylated-CaM gel overlay technique, the expression protein was tested for its ability to bind CaM. The results indicated that the expression protein is a Ca2+- dependent CaM-binding protein. Thus, these results further defined the cDNA clone for ECBP21. This work laid a foundation for elucidating biological functions of ECBP21 by using molecular biological means.     

Molecular cloning of a fulllength cDNA for ECBP21 from Angelica dahurica

ECBP21 is an extracellular calmodulin-binding protein which was first detected and purified from extracellular extracts of suspension-cultured cells of Angelica dahurica. The purified protein was electroblotted onto PVDF membrane and the amino acid sequences from 1 to 20 were determined. Using degenerate oligonucleotides of the sequence, a full-length cDNA coding for ECBP21 was isolated by a combination of RT-PCR and 5′-RACE cloning. The cDNA contains 947 nucleotides and codes for a precursor protein of 216 amino acids. The N-terminal 1–25 amino acid sequence is a predicted signal peptide and the other 26–216 amino acid sequence is a mature peptide. The 26–45 amino acid sequence shows identity with the N-terminal amino acid sequence of purified ECBP21 from Angelica dahurica. The fragment of encoding the mature protein was cloned into pET-28b(+) and transformed into E. coli BL21(DE3). A protein with relative molecular mass 21 ku was expressed in E. coli. Using a biotinylated-CaM gel overlay technique, the expression protein was tested for its ability to bind CaM. The results indicated that the expression protein is a Ca²⁺-dependent CaM-binding protein. Thus, these results further defined the cDNA clone for ECBP21. This work laid a foundation for elucidating biological functions of ECBP21 by using molecular biological means.     

Ca2+/calmodulin is critical for brassinosteroid biosynthesis and plant growth

Brassinosteroids are plant-specific steroid hormones that have an important role in coupling environmental factors, especially light, with plant growth and development. How the endogenous brassinosteroids change in response to environmental stimuli is largely unknown. Ca2+/calmodulin has an essential role in sensing and transducing environmental stimuli. Arabidopsis DWARF1 (DWF1) is responsible for an early step in brassinosteroid biosynthesis that converts 24-methylenecholesterol to campesterol. Here we show that DWF1 is a Ca2+/calmodulin-binding protein and this binding is critical for its function. Molecular genetic analysis using site-directed and deletion mutants revealed that loss of calmodulin binding completely abolished the function of DWF1 in planta, whereas partial loss of calmodulin binding resulted in a partial dwarf phenotype in complementation studies. These results provide direct proof that Ca2+/calmodulin-mediated signalling has a critical role in controlling the function of DWF1. Furthermore, we observed that DWF1 orthologues from other plants have a similar Ca2+/calmodulin-binding domain, implying that Ca2+/calmodulin regulation of DWF1 and its homologues is common in plants. These results raise the possibility of producing size-engineered crops by altering the Ca2+/calmodulin-binding property of their DWF1 orthologues.     

人RANKL胞外结构域原核表达载体的构建及表达条件优化

细胞核因子κB受体活化因子配体(Receptor activator of the NF-κB ligand,RANKL)是TNF超家族的重要成员之一,属于Ⅱ型跨膜蛋白,通过与其受体核因子κB受体活化因子(RANK)构建的信号通路参与乳腺癌的发生、肿瘤骨转移、骨质疏松、关节炎等病理过程。人RANKL胞外结构域基因片段与原核表达载体pET-21b融合并转化至表达菌Rosetta,并对其表达条件进行了优化。通过对诱导时机,诱导温度,异丙基-β-D-硫代吡喃半乳糖苷(IPTG)浓度,诱导时间及甘油浓度的条件优化表明,当IPTG的浓度为0.2 mmol/mL,20℃振荡诱导培养6 h时,甘油浓度为4%时,可在上清中获得高效表达的pET-21bRANKL融合蛋白,为该蛋白的进一步纯化及结构与功能研究打下了良好的基础。     

Three-dimensional structural dynamics of myosin V by single-molecule fluorescence polarization

The structural change that generates force and motion in actomyosin motility has been proposed to be tilting of the myosin light chain domain, which serves as a lever arm. Several experimental approaches have provided support for the lever arm hypothesis; however, the extent and timing of tilting motions are not well defined in the motor protein complex of functioning actomyosin. Here we report three-dimensional measurements of the structural dynamics of the light chain domain of brain myosin V using a single-molecule fluorescence polarization technique that determines the orientation of individual protein domains with 20-40-ms time resolution. Single fluorescent calmodulin light chains tilted back and forth between two well-defined angles as the myosin molecule processively translocated along actin. The results provide evidence for lever arm rotation of the calmodulin-binding domain in myosin V, and support a 'hand-over-hand' mechanism for the translocation of double-headed myosin V molecules along actin filaments. The technique is applicable to the study of real-time structural changes in other biological systems.     

酵母Elp3在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达及活性测定

酵母Elp3是Elongator复合物的催化亚基,可参与组蛋白乙酰化修饰与基因转录延伸.生物信息学分析及有关研究表明Elp3除组蛋白乙酰转移酶(Histone acetyltranferase,HAT)活性外,可能还拥有组蛋白去甲基化酶活性.本文以yElp3的pYES2yElp3质粒为模板,PCR获得yElp3基因全长,插入改造过的毕赤酵母表达载体pPIC9KH,转化巴斯德毕赤酵母GS115菌株.经表型鉴定、PCR分析及G418筛选获Mut+型多拷贝整合菌,经0.5%的甲醇诱导和Ni-NTA纯化,得到目的蛋白并对其进行体外酶活测定.SDS-PAGE分析表明yElp3在毕赤酵母中实现了高效分泌表达,Western印迹证实得到的蛋白为yElp3.OPA法测得纯化蛋白拥有较好的HAT活性,具有生物活性的Elp3蛋白的获得为体外测定其第二结构域是否有催化活性奠定了基础.     

紫花苜蓿转录因子MsDREB1基因表达产物的亚细胞定位

利用生物信息学方法对紫花苜蓿MsDREBl进行了生物信息学分析．结果表明,该序列舍有AP2典型结构域,在N端存在核定位信号．为进一步验证该基因功能,构建MsDREBl与绿色荧光蛋白（GreenFluorescentProtein,GFP）基因融合的植物表达载体pCAMBIAl302-MsDREBl,再利用基因枪将其转入洋葱表皮细胞,在共聚焦扫描显微镜下观察MsDREBl基因表达产物在洋葱表皮细胞中的亚细胞定位．结果表明,MsDREBl基因表达产物定位于细胞核中,符合DREB家族转录因子特性．