Retroviral gag and DNA endonuclease coding sequences in IgE-binding factor gene

Immunoglobulin-binding factors are known to regulate the synthesis of B-cell-derived immunoglobulin heavy-chain isotypes. Cloning and nucleotide sequence determination of complementary DNA encoding rodent IgE-binding factors (IgE-BF) revealed that messenger RNA encodes a glycoprotein of 557 amino acids which is expressed as a precursor of relative molecular mass (Mr) 60,000 (60K) in COS7 monkey cells. We report here that the 3' two-thirds of the IgE-BF coding sequence shows a surprising homology (72%) at the DNA level with coding sequences of the gag and pol (DNA endonuclease) genes of the Syrian hamster intracisternal A particle (IAP H18), an endogenous retrovirus. This marked homology demonstrates that the rodent gene encoding IgE-BF is a hybrid gene which evolved very recently by integrating genes of viral origin, and that the encoded polypeptide comprises three separate domains: an IgE-BF domain and retrovirus-derived gag and DNA endonuclease-like domains. This may represent the first report of a cellular gene containing a virus-derived coding sequence.     

黑斑蛙Dmrt4基因的克隆测序

Dmrt基因家族是新近发现的一个与性别决定相关的基因家族.该家族成员都含有一个新的具有DNA结合能力的保守基序--DM结构域,它们在性别决定和分化发育的调控中担负重要的功能.本文采用简并PCR技术,扩增并克隆了黑斑蛙基因组中的DM结构域,经序列分析,获得了Dmrt家族的一个成员rnDmrt4.通过对不同进化地位的物种进行Dmrt4基因的氨基酸序列聚类,发现了Dmrt4基因在系统进化中具有高度保守性,提示该基因在性别分化和功能维持上可能具有重要作用.     

A potential donor gene for the bm1 gene conversion event in the C57BL mouse

The mammalian major histocompatibility complex (MHC; H-2 complex in mouse) is a large multigene complex which encodes cell-surface antigens involved in the cellular immune response to foreign antigens. Class I polypeptides expressed at the H-2K and H-2D loci of numerous mouse strains exhibit an unusually high degree of genetic polymorphism, which is assumed to be related to their function as primary recognition elements in the immune response. We suggested that this H-2 polymorphism may arise by gene conversion-like events between non-allelic class I genes. This is supported by our recent comparison of the DNA sequences of the normal H-2Kb gene sequence, from the C57BL/10 mouse, and a mutant form of this gene called H-2Kbm1: the mutant allele differs from the H-2Kb gene in seven bases out of a region of 13 bases in exon 3 of the class I gene (which encodes alpha 2 (C1) the second highly polymorphic protein domain), suggesting that this region of new sequence had been introduced into the H-2Kb sequence following unequal pairing of two class I genes in the genome of the C57BL mouse. Schulze et al. have obtained similar results. Here we report work identifying a potential donor gene in our library of 26 class I genes cloned from the C57BL/10 mouse.     

百合无症病毒衣壳蛋白基因克隆和蛋白分析

根据已报道的LSV CP基因序列合成两条寡聚核苷酸引物,模板为感染LSV的百合叶片的总RNA,通过反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)扩增出大小为876bp的LSV CP基因,经测序后,对该基因编码区全长序列及相应的氨基酸序列用生物信息学软件系统进行序列分析及结构功能预测.结果表明:该基因由876个核苷酸组成,编码291个氨基酸;与GeneBank公布的其他LSV分离物的基因序列同源性为93.4%～99.0%,氨基酸同源性为84.8%～99.5%;它含有一个卷曲螺旋结构和多个磷酸化位点,平均疏水值为-0.432;含有Carlaviruses完整的衣壳蛋白保守结构域,二级结构以α-螺旋和无规则卷曲为主.     

Fly and frog homoeo domains show homologies with yeast mating type regulatory proteins

Homoeotic genes in the bithorax and Antennapedia complexes of Drosophila melanogaster appear to specify the developmental fate of segments of the fly. Some of these genes (Ultrabithorax, Antennapedia and fushi tarazu) share homology due to their conservation of a 'homoeo domain'1,2 consisting of 60 amino acids. Cross-hybridization and cloning experiments show that the homoeo domain is conserved in a frog (Xenopus laevis) gene expressed in early development and may also be present in earthworm, beetle, chicken, mouse and human genomes. The extreme conservation found in the amino acid sequences between the Drosophila and Xenopus domains suggests that the domain has a vital function in the control of early development. Here we report the results of a search made in the Dayhoff sequence bank, which reveals a lesser but apparently significant homology between the homoeo domain and the amino acids coded from parts of the a 1 and alpha 2 mating type genes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.     

Tobacco floral homeotic gene homologues: partial sequence and expression pattern

Using PCR approach, three cDNA sequences, NTSQUA4, NTSQUA12 and NTSQUA15, were amplified from first_strand cDNAs of wild tobacco flower buds and identified as homologues for floral homeotic genes. All the three clones contained domains that a floral homeotic gene generally had, i.e. I domain, K domain and C_terminal domain except MADS_ box since the PCR primers were designed beyond this region. In addition, the amino acid sequences of them showed 50%-60% identity (70%-80% similarity) with the known floral organ identity class A gene AP1 and SQUA, possibly indicating that they are class A_like genes. NTSQUA4 and NTSQUA412 shared 95% identity in their amino acid sequence, while NTSQUA415 exhibited only 47% identity as compared with NTSQUA4 and NTSQUA12. Within tobacco flower, NTSQUA4 was expressed in sepals, petals and carpels, but not in stamens, while NTSQUA15 was expressed in every whorl of the flower. The possible functions of these genes are discussed.     

Production of chimaeric mice containing embryonic stem (ES) cells carrying a homoeobox Hox 1.1 allele mutated by homologous recombination

Several mouse gene families related to Drosophila developmental control genes and containing a homoeobox, a paired box or a finger domain, have been cloned and structurally analysed. On the basis of structural similarities to the Drosophila genes and of their spatially and temporally restricted expression patterns during mouse embryogenesis, it has been proposed that these mammalian genes also are involved in the control of development. To elucidate the function of homoeobox genes by genetic means, mouse mutants must be generated. We have developed a technique for mutagenesis in vivo and have used it to mutate the homoeobox Hox 1.1 gene. In vivo mutagenesis was achieved through homologous recombination between an endogenous Hox 1.1 allele and a microinjected mutated gene in pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. Mutant cells were identified by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and mutant clones were used to generate chimaeric mice. Because the homologous recombination event is formally a gene conversion event and no selection is required to screen for cells carrying the mutated allele, in vivo mutagenesis allows specific alterations in the target sequence to be made without the introduction of any other sequences.     

基于基因表达谱芯片杂交分析Lamprey-PHB2转染前后Chang liver细胞的基因表达差异

选取了10个物种与本课题组前期克隆得到的东北七鳃鳗抗增殖蛋白2(Lm-PHB2)进行氨基酸序列相似性对比,检测PHB2基因进化水平,结果表明各物种的PHB2氨基酸序列在PHB结构域处高度保守,但在N-端和C-端氨基酸序列保守性较低.将重组质粒pEGFP-N1-Lm-PHB2瞬时转染入张氏肝(CHL)细胞后,利用基因表达谱芯片技术分析基因的表达差异.结果显示CHL细胞中共有270条显著差异表达基因,其中显著上调基因共141条,显著下调基因共129条,涉及细胞信号转导、细胞周期调节、细胞增殖、细胞代谢和细胞凋亡等多个方面.通过实时荧光定量聚合酶链式反应(PCR)对基因表达谱芯片分析结果进行验证,结果显示转染pEGFP-N1-Lm-PHB2质粒后,细胞周期基因CDC25C、氧化应激相关基因(CAT,SOD,GST)和抗细胞凋亡基因HAX1均有显著性差异.     

白桦BpTCPs基因家族生物信息学及时空表达分析

【目的】通过研究白桦TCP转录因子的序列特征及其在不同时期组织中的表达规律,为揭示BpTCPs 在白桦生长发育中的作用提供证据。【方法】依据白桦45个转录组测序结果,共获得 15 条TCPs 基因。利用生物信息学方法对TCPs基因进行了全面分析,采用实时荧光定量PCR技术分析基因在不同组织中的表达模式。【结果】生物信息学分析发现,15 条 BpTCPs均含有 1 个高度保守的bHLH结构域,系统进化分析发现 15条白桦TCP分属于TCP 蛋白的两大类; qRT-PCR分析结果显示,自5月到 9月的生长阶段中,顶芽中 BpTCPs 的表达水平呈现不同程度升高的变化趋势; 茎中BpTCP3在整个生长季上调表达; BpTCP4、BpTCP10及BpTCP7、BpTCP8分别在越冬后的雌花及雄花中上调表达。【结论】明确了BpTCPs基因的功能及揭示其参与调控植物生长的分子机制奠定基础。     

异色瓢虫的HSP90基因的克隆与特性分析

采用同源克隆和锚定PCR技术,从异色瓢虫Harmonia axyridis(Pallas)中克隆到热休克蛋白HSP90基因的cDNA全序列(Genbank number:FJ501962)。cDNA全长2 480 bp,包含3′非编码区域(UTR)为200 bp和5′UTR为126 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)长2 154 bp,编码717个氨基酸。预测的相对分子质量为82 230,理论等电点为4.96,无糖基化位点、跨膜结构和信号肽。在N端具有HSP90基因保守的ATPase结构,含有HSP90家族的C末端的保守序列EEVD。与赤拟谷盗Tribolium castaneum相比较,同源性高达90%,系统发育分析也表明两者的亲缘关系最近。HaaHSP90基因的克隆和比较分析为进一步深入研究异色瓢虫的抗逆机理及其进化具有重要意义。     

Structural relationship of the SB beta-chain gene to HLA-D-region genes and murine I-region genes

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) regulates several aspects of the immune response. Class II antigens of the MHC control cellular interactions between lymphocytes. In man, at least three class II antigens (DR, DC and SB), consisting of distinct alpha- and beta-chains, are encoded in the HLA complex. Sequence analysis has established that the DR and DC antigens are the respective structural counterparts of the murine I-E and I-A antigens. Molecular cloning of the SB beta-chain gene has now enabled us to define its relationship to other class II genes. The DR, DC and SB beta genes have diverged from each other to the same extent. In murine DNA and in cloned genes from the I region, the best hybridization of SB beta DNA is with the E beta 2 sequence. E beta 2 may belong to a complete gene (E' beta) because first domain sequences were found adjacent to it.     

基于扩增子测序的瘤胃内含物中木聚糖酶基因多样性研究

采用高通量扩增子测序技术,对山羊瘤胃微生物宏基因组第10家族(GH10)和第11家族(GH11)木聚糖酶基因多样性进行分析.经序列拼接、过滤和可操作分类单元聚类(<95%),获得348个GH10木聚糖酶基因. GH10木聚糖酶基因片段与GenBank数据库中已知蛋白序列的一致性为46%～97%,其中一半以上的序列与已知木聚糖酶的一致性低于80%.序列注释结果表明,GH10木聚糖酶基因分布于5个门,其中拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)和厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)为优势门.经序列处理分析,获得143个GH11木聚糖酶基因,与GenBank中已知蛋白序列的一致性为51%～100%. GH11木聚糖酶基因分布于6个门,其中子囊菌门(Ascomycota)和放线菌门(Actinobacteria)为优势门.基于片段序列和染色体步移技术,获得两个新的全长木聚糖酶基因,由其编码的蛋白具有特殊的结构域组成.本研究表明,山羊瘤胃环境中GH10木聚糖酶基因的多样性远高于GH11,且两者的分布存在较大差异.此外,该环境中还存在大量的新木聚糖酶基因,可为后续木聚糖酶基因资源的发掘和应用奠定基...     

G to A substitution in the distal CCAAT box of the A gamma-globin gene in Greek hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin

The sequence 5'TTGGPyCAAT 3' (the 'CCAAT box') is a constituent of the promoter region of many eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes and is believed to play a part in promoter function. A characteristic of the two fetal human globin genes (A gamma and G gamma) is a duplication of a 12-base pair (bp) sequence containing the CCAAT box. Here we report a G----A substitution in the TTG sequence of the distal CCAAT box of the A gamma-globin gene in an individual with the A gamma (Greek) type of hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin (HPFH). This represents the first report of a natural mutation of the CCAAT box in a eukaryotic gene. The fact that this transition is associated with inappropriate expression of the A gamma gene in adult life suggests that the CCAAT box (or its surrounding sequences) may have a role in the developmental control of gamma-globin genes.     

异色瓢虫的HSP 90基因的克隆与特性分析

 采用同源克隆和锚定PCR技术, 从异色瓢虫 Harmonia axyridis (Pallas)中克隆到热休克蛋白HSP 90 基因的cDNA全序列（Genbank number: FJ501962）。cDNA全长2 480 bp,包含3′非编码区域(UTR)为200 bp和5′UTR为126 bp,开放阅读框(ORF) 长2.154 bp,编码717个氨基酸。预测的相对分子质量为82.230, 理论等电点为4.96,无糖基化位点、跨膜结构和信号肽。在N端具有 HSP 90 基因保守的ATPase结构,含有HSP90家族的C末端的保守序列EEVD。与赤拟谷盗 Tribolium castaneum 相比较,同源性高达90%,系统发育分析也表明两者的亲缘关系最近。 HaaHSP 90 基因的克隆和比较分析为进一步深入研究异色瓢虫的抗逆机理及其进化具有重要意义。     

Isolation of cDNAs Enconding Two Distinct Transcription Factors Binding to DRE cis-acting Element Involved in Cold- and drought-induced Expression of Arabidopsis rd29A Gene

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