一个与人类待定肿瘤抑制基因同源的水稻基因的分离

从水稻基因文库中筛选到一个与人类待定肿瘤抑制基因QM同源的基因,命名为OSQM2．该基因片断长为3．1kb,编码一个具有184个氨基酸的高度碱性的蛋白质,与其他已知QM基因相比,该基因具有一个非常特殊的启动子,包含许多在植物中已发现的与抗逆有关的顺式作用因子,如：“G盒”,“DRE盒”,“MYC盒”等,故而该基因有可能是一个新的受环境胁迫因子诱导的基因,Southern杂交表明它以单拷贝形式存在于基因组中。     

甘蓝型油菜Toc33基因启动子的克隆及序列分析

叶绿体是植物细胞中重要的细胞器，大部分叶绿体蛋白质都是由核基因组编码，在细胞质中合成分子量较大的前体蛋白，转运至叶绿体实施其功能．TOC33／TOC34是叶绿体上发现的一个外膜蛋白转运器构件蛋白，它与TOC159、TOC75和TOC64相互作用，构成了叶绿体外被膜上的一个蛋白转运器．目前已从豌豆（Pisumsa tizrurn）、拟南芥（Arabidopsis thaliana）、玉米（Zea mays）、小立碗藓（Physcomitrella patens）、诸葛菜（Orychophragmus violaceus）和油菜（Brassica napus）克隆到TOC33或TOC34的cDNA或DNA的编码区．与其功能研究相比，Toc33基因的表达调控研究较少，该基因5’端调控区域的克隆及序列分析均未见报道．为此，在本实验室已经克隆到甘蓝型油菜Toc33基因编码区的基础上，采用单引物PCR方法进行染色体步移，克隆出Toc33基因的启动子，为进一步研究Toc33基因的转录调控机制奠定基础．     

Kas基因启动子区的克隆及功能初步分析

利用TAIL-PCR技术,克隆到了与辣椒素合成有关的胎座特异表达基因——3-酮酯酰．ACP合成酶基因（Kas）上游400bp的调控区域．将其全长片段与GUS基因连接构建植物表达载体并转化烟草．GUS组织化学染色表明,克隆到的440bp片段具有启动子活性．对该片段进行序列分析发现,在起始密码子ATG上游存在2个TATA-box,分别为-316～-311位的TATAAA和-224～-219位的TATAAA;在TATA-box上游还存在1个位于-378～-374处的CAAT-box,序列为CCAAT．该研究旨在为利用基因调控辣椒素的生物合成,提高辣椒果实中的辣椒素含量奠定基础．     

杨树木质部特异性定位表达4CL1启动子的结构与表达特性

4-香豆素COA连接酶(4CL1)是木质素代谢途径中的一个关键酶,对该基因启动子的表达特性与调控元件进行了研究:首先,对毛白杨4CL1启动子进行了生物信息学分析,结果表明该启动子包括3个顺式作用元件,box P(CCTTCACCAACCCCC),box A(CCGTTC),box L(TCTCACCAACC),这3个顺式作用元件在已知的木质素代谢途径相关酶系如苯丙氨合成酶(PAI)和4CL中普遍存在;其次,运用PCR方法对该启动子进行了剪切,获得一个长393 bp的启动子片断,该启动子片断包括以上3个顺式作用元件;最后,将该启动子片段与GUS报告基因构建了植物表达载体并转化烟草,成功获得转基因再生苗,结果发现转基因烟草的茎木质部呈现GUS染色阳性.研究结果表明,一个393 bp长度的4CL1启动子片断足以介导外源基因在木质部特异性定位表达.     

人雄激素芳香化酶基因内含子中启动子的研究

利用核酸外切酶Ⅲ（ＥｘｏⅢ）对人雄激素芳香化酶基因的２４００ｂｐ片段的５’端进行系列缺失，并通过转染实验，分析了２４００ｂｐ片段３’端区域的功能作用，在雄激素芳香化酶基因第２外显子的下游区检测到１个具有启动子作用的功能元件，通过序列分析，发现该元件位于雄激素芳香化酶基因的第２内含子中。该启动子同样受到位于雄激素芳香化酶基因第１内含子中沉默因子的抑制作用。该启动子能够启动不同基因的表达，并且具有较强     

中国明对虾卵黄蛋白原基因启动子克隆与分析

为了探明中国明对虾卵黄蛋白原基因启动子表达调控机制,利用DNA步移法克隆了中国明对虾卵黄蛋白原基因启动子及其上游调控序列,总长1 100bp.分析表明,在基因转录起始位点上游-30～-24bp处有1个TATA box,未发现有CAAT box和GC box.同时,在上游调控区还存在有多个可能影响启动子转录活性的顺式作用元件,如NF-κB,YY1和SP1等转录因子结合位点.这些结果为深入研究中国明对虾卵黄蛋白积累及卵子发生过程奠定了基础.     

水稻中一个与花发育相关的MADS-box基因的表达检测

根据MADS－box基因的保守区结构，设计简并性引物，利用RT－PCR从水稻（Oryza sativa L.)中克隆到一个新的水稻MADS－box基因cDNA睛段，将它命名为FDRMADS5．该基因核苷酸序列851bp,编码160个氨基酸，有典型的植物MADS－box基因的结构，FDRMADS5的Southern分析，表明它为单拷贝基因，用Northern检测了FDRMADS5的表达情况，发现该基因除了在花中有表达外，在水稻的根尖和幼苗端中也有微量的表达，这一结果表明，水稻的MADS－box基因功能可能并不局限于控制花的发育。     

GCC box in<Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis PDF1.2</Emphasis> promoter is an essential and sufficient cis-acting element in response to MeJA treatment

The expression of Arabidopsis PDF1.2 gene isregulated by jasmonic acid (JA) and ethylene (ET). It also has been well documented that GCC box is an element responsive to ET, however, the responsive mechanism of JA in such plant defense gene expression is unclear. In this paper, the authors define the essential cis-acting element in PDF1.2 promoter responsive to methyl jasmonate (MeJA) through fragment deletions and site-directed mutageneses combiningAgrobacterium-mediated transient reporter gene expression in tobacco leaves. Firstly, the MeJA inducible expression o fPDF1.2 was confirmed by using the upstream -1.86 kb fragment of PDFI.2 gene. Secondly, the upstream -300— -243 bp fragment of the promoter was evidenced to respond to MeJA. To further characterize this promoter region, three point mutations were introduced into the -300— -243 bp fragment of the promoter. This result showed that the mutation of GCC box abolished MeJA induction, whereas the mutations of the G box-like and the imperfect palindrome sequence did not significantly decrease MeJA inducible effect, indicating that GCC box in PDFI.2 is essential for MeJA induction. The sufficient responsiveness to MeJA of this GCC box was further investigated by 4xGCC fused upstream to the CaMV 35S minimal promoter. This result suggested that the fused promoter was able to activate reporter gene expression in response to MeJA. Thus these results indicate that the GCC box in PDFI.2 is an essential and sufficient element to confer MeJA induction.     

短柄五加(Acanthopanax brachypus)rbcL基因的结构分析

克隆了含完整短柄五加rbcL基因的3.2kb EcoRI片段,测定了该基因的核苷酸序列.所测核苷酸序列总长度为1924bp,其中编码区1428bp,编码475个氨基酸的蛋白质.测定的基因5’上游区共278bp,包含原核性质-35区(TTGCGC),-10区(TACAAT)及类似真核的TATA box元件(TATATA).5’前导区长194bp,其中SD序列为GGAGG,紧邻起始密码子上游.测定的3’下游区共218bp,含2个相邻的转录后可形成茎环结构的反向重复序列.短柄五加rbcL基因编码区推导的氨基酸序列与烟草、菠菜、豌豆、苜蓿、玉米、水稻、松树、地钱、衣藻和Anacystis的同源性分别为93.5％、94.11％、94.53％、94.74％、89.68％、92.21％、92.21％、92.63％、87.58％和80.84％.本文还对不同植物rbcL基因的启动区及部分5’和3’非编码区进行了比较分析.     

Isolation and ectopic expression of a bamboo MADS-box gene

A cDNA named DIMADS18 was isolated from the young spikelets of the sweet bamboo, Dendrocalamus latiflorus by RACE. DNA sequence analysis showed that DIMADS18 was composed of full ORF and 3UTR, but without 5UTR. The cDNA contained 1039 nucleotides and encoded a putative protein of 249 amino acid residues. The gene displayed the structure of a typical plant MADS box gene, which consisted of an MADS domain, K domain, a short I region, and the C-terminal region. Phylogenetic analysis of plant MADS box genes based on amino acid sequences revealed that DlMADS18 was grouped into the AGAMOUS-LIKE 6 (AGL6)-like subfamily. It was most likely homologous to the OsMADS6 of rice (Oryza sativa), with 88% sequence identity for the entire amino acid sequences. The DlMADS18 also showed relatively high amino acid sequence identity (59%) to AGL6 ofArabidopsis thaliana. To study the functions of DlMADS18, DlMADS18 cDNA clone driven by the CaMV 35S promoter was transformed into Arabidopsis plants. Transgenic plants of DlMADS18 exhibited the phenotypes of curled leaves, dwarfism, and early flowering with clustered terminal flowers. These results indicated that DlMADS18 may probably be involved in controlling the flowering time of D.latiflorus.     

Cloning and expressional analyses of a cinnamoyl CoA reductase cDNA from rice seedlings

Cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR: EC 1.2.1.44),the entry-point enzyme of the llgnin specific biosynthetic pathway, catalyzes the conversion of cinnamoyl CoA esters to their corresponding dnnamaldehydes. Multiple sequence alignment showed that the deduced polypeptide shared 70% similarity and 30% sequence identity at the amino acid level with defined CCR genes from other plant species and they all contain the common signature sequences thought to be the catalytic site as well as the putative NADP binding domain.Using a conserved OsCCR cDNA fragment as the probe for library screening, we isolated the genomic DNA that covered the whole coding region of OsCCR with total length of 3045bp including 4 introns and 5 exons. The open reading frame for our OsCCR gene coBtAin~ 337 amino adds. Northern blot indicated that OsCCR was expressed in different organs with the highest level found in stems. In situ hybridization results showed that OsCCR mRNA was localized mainly along the vascular bundles in stems and leaves, and also in lateral roots that was differentiating from the tiilering node. We conclude that the vascular-localized expression of OsCCR gene may suggest its possible involvement in llgnin biosynthesis. Cloning and characterization of OsCCR will help to clarify how llgniflcations in plants are regulated and will provide a physical basis for creating genetically engineered rice plants with optimal lignin contents.     

大豆11S球蛋白基因Gy1启动子克隆及序列分析

以高蛋白大豆品种南农87C-38总DNA为模板,采用PCR法扩增获得约1100bp大小的DNA片段,回收该片段并克隆到puCm-T载体上,选取阳性克隆进行PCR和酶切检测,再进行测序分析.序列分析显示该片段含1174个核苷酸,采用Vector NTI软件将试验中克隆的序列与GenBank E07850报道的Gy1启动子和GenBank X15121报道的Gy1启动子及信号肽对应序列分别进行比对,同源性分别为99.6%和99.3%.确定该片断为南农87C-38大豆11S球蛋白基因Gy1启动子及信号肽.该启动子的成功克隆,可为今后利用基因工程技术改良大豆种子营养品质研究奠定基础.     

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.     

Effect of 5'-deletion of Arabi-dopsis profilin2 promoter on its vascular specific expression

Based on the published sequence of profilin2 promoter of Arabidopsis thaliana, a full-length promoter (1667 bp) was amplified by PCR. The 5' -end deletion fragments with length of 1380, 1153, 969 and 597 bp were then fused with gus (uidA.) gene respectively. Constructed plant expression vectors were individually transferred into Kalan-choe laciniata and transgenic plants regenerated. GUS his-tochemical assay confirmed that the full-length promoter Pfn1.7 was vascular-specific. Deletion assays showed that profilin2 promoter could be divided into three parts. Deletion of fragment 1 ( -1667--1380 bp) resulted in constitutive expression, suggesting that element(s) responsible for vascular-specific expression might exist in this region. Fragment 2 located at -1153 - -597 bp strongly inhibited gus gene expression. Fragment 3 ( -597 - -1 bp) is considered as a basic domain of profilin2.     

白菜型油菜核育性相关基因片段的克隆与序列分析

通过ＲＡＰＤ标记,所获得的与育性基因紧密连锁的基因片段进行克隆与序列分析,结果表明,该育性基因片段为与油菜小孢子发育早期ＢＰ４调控基因５８％同源,并含有一ＭＡＰＤＳ盒高度同源的保邓列。Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交结果表明该基因为单拷贝基因。     

薄壳山核桃嫁接愈合过程中CiMYB46基因的克隆与表达分析

【目的】为探索薄壳山核桃嫁接愈合的分子机理,对CiMYB46基因进行克隆,并分析其表达模式及启动子区的诱导元件。【方法】提取薄壳山核桃芽接愈合部位不同发育时期的RNA,根据转录组学分析结果设置引物,通过RT-PCR进行基因克隆。以基因组DNA为模板,使用PCR方法克隆目标基因的启动子区域。【结果】克隆得到1条序列,该序列的开放阅读框(ORF)从起始密码子ATG开始,到终止密码子TAA结束共969 bp,编码322个氨基酸,所推导的氨基酸含有MYB结构域,与拟南芥中的AtMYB46聚为一类,将其命名为CiMYB46。实时定量PCR分析显示,CiMYB46在嫁接体发育的维管组织形成期具有高表达,并与部分次生壁合成相关功能基因具有共表达趋势。克隆得到CiMYB46起始密码子上游1 070 bp的启动子区域,经PlantCARE分析,结果显示CiMYB46启动子区域具有CAAT-box及TATA-box的基本顺式作用元件和多个胁迫诱导元件,同时还具有响应包括脱落酸、茉莉酸甲酯、赤霉素、水杨酸在内的激素调控元件。【结论】CiMYB46可能与薄壳山核桃嫁接愈合过程中维管组织的形成有关,并受赤霉素诱导。     

褐飞虱羧酸酯酶基因cDNA片段的克隆及表达分析

利用反转录多聚酶链式反应(RT-PCR)技术克隆了褐飞虱羧酸酯酶基因编码区的cDNA片段,并进行了序列测定.结果表明,所克隆到的cDNA片段长度为396 bp,经BLAST查找比对发现,该片段所编码的氨基酸序列与来自铜绿蝇、家蝇、沟鼠、黑腹果蝇、线虫和埃及伊蚊的羧酸酯酶的片段存在高度同源性.Northern杂交分析显示,在褐飞虱取食抗性水稻后,羧酸酯酶基因表达水平明显升高.以上结果表明,羧酸酯酶基因的表达受抗性水稻的诱导,该基因在有毒化学物质解毒及增强褐飞虱对抗性水稻的耐受性方面可能起着重要作用.