Organization and sequence studies of the 17-piece chicken conalbumin gene

The conalbumin gene has been cloned and shown to consist of at least 17 exons approximately 60-200 base pairs long. The DNA sequence upstream from the region coding for the 5' end of the mRNA shows similarities with sequences present in homologous positions in other genes. High and low frequency repetitive sequences are found both upstream from the conalbumin gene and within one intron.     

Histone genes are clustered with a 15-kilobase repeat in the chicken genome.

Histone mRNA isolated from 5-day-old chick embryos has been used as a template for complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesis. The resultant cDNA, after removal of sequences complementary to rRNA, was used to detect histone genes in adult chicken genomal DNA. Hybridisation data indicate that the histone genes are repeated about 10-fold in the chicken genome. Restriction endonuclease analysis reveals some sequence heterogeneity in these genes. However, the results show that chicken histone genes are clustered with a basic repeat unit of 15 kilobases.     

Primary structure of alpha-subunit precursor of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor deduced from cDNA sequence

DNA sequences complementary to the Torpedo californica electroplax mRNA coding for the alpha-subunit precursor of the acetylcholine receptor were cloned. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned cDNA indicates that the precursor consists of 461 amino acids including a prepeptide of 24 amino acids. Possible sites for acetylcholine binding and antigenic determinants on the alpha-subunit molecule are discussed.     

The structure of one of the eight or more distinct chromosomal genes for human interferon-alpha

The 12 interferon (IFN)-related sequences detected in a human gene bank fall into not less than eight distinct classes, indicating that there are at least eight IFN-related genes. Most, if not all, of these direct the synthesis of an IFN in Escherichia coli. The sequence of one chromosomal gene and its flanking regions was identical to that deduced for the cDNA corresponding to IFN-alpha l mRNA. No evidence was found for the existence of an intron, in either the coding or the non-coding segments of the gene.     

Activation of Ki-ras2 gene in human colon and lung carcinomas by two different point mutations

Kirsten (Ki)-ras cDNA clones were prepared from human lung and colon carcinoma cell lines expressing an activated c-Ki-ras2 gene. DNA sequence analysis and transfection studies indicate that different point mutations at the same codon can activate the gene; that most human c-Ki-ras2 mRNA uses sequences from a fourth coding exon distinct from that of its viral counterpart; and that at least one cell line is functionally homozygous for the activated gene.     

Structure of a family of rat amylase genes

The sequences of two cloned rat pancreatic amylase cDNAs comprising 95% of the mRNA sequence are reported. Analysis of cloned rat genomic DNA fragments using cloned cDNA probes indicates that the rat genome contains multiple closely related amylase genes in which the cDNA sequences are distributed within a region 9 kilobases in length and are interrupted by at least seven intervening sequences.     

羽毛纤维对Cu2+的吸附机理探究

采用电子顺磁共振(EPR),对吸附CuSO4溶液中Cu2+后的羽毛纤维进行检测;同时,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)和广角X衍射(XRD)对吸附Cu2+前后的羽毛纤维进行检测,以探讨羽毛纤维吸附Cu2+的机理,研究结果表明:β折叠结晶结构上的胱氨酸可能与Cu(Ⅱ)形成配位结构.吸附Cu2+后,羽毛蛋白中出现更多的α螺旋构型,而β折叠构型相应减少.     

不同物种间胰岛素及其编码mRNA,DNA序列比较与分析

通过PSI-BLAST搜索与人类胰岛素原(含有86个氨基酸)相似的蛋白质序列，并进行比对，计算比对矩阵的相似得分和期望值，同时运用ClustalW算法对不同物种编码前胰岛素原mRNA及其翻译的蛋白质和DNA序列进行多重比对．结果发现，脊椎动物的胰岛素蛋白质一级结构(A链和B链)和mRNA非常相似，但部分动物C肽的部分序列有差异；系统进化分析表明，人和猴、小鼠和大鼠编码胰岛素的mRNA在进化上关系相近．各物种间编码相同氨基酸的核苷酸序列（CDS)相同，但编码胰岛素的DNA序列不同．各物种胰岛素原蛋白质序列中，A链和B链序列保守，C肽有一定的差异；DNA序列差异较大．     

Reiteration frequency of the gene for tissue-specific histone H5 in the chicken genome.

Chicken erythroid cells contain a tissue specific histone known as H5 in addition to the five major histone species found in other organisms. The mRNA coding for this histone has been isolated by indirect immunoprecipitation from immature, non-dividing reticulocytes in which this is the only histone synthesised. The mRNA has been modified by the enzymatic addition of a 3' polyadenylic acid tract, and transcribed into complementary DNA (cDNA) using the RNA-dependent DNA-polymerase from avian myeloblastosis virus. Studies on the hybridisation of this cDNA indicate that the gene coding for the H5 histone is reiterated 10 times in the chicken genome.     

Alu sequences are processed 7SL RNA genes

7SL RNA is an abundant cytoplasmic RNA which functions in protein secretion as a component of the signal recognition particle. Alu sequences are the most abundant family of human and rodent middle repetitive DNA sequences (reviewed in ref. 2). The primary structure of human 7SL RNA consists of an Alu sequence interrupted by a 155-base pair (bp) sequence that is unique to 7SL RNA. In order to obtain information about the evolution of the Alu domain of 7SL RNA, we have determined the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA copy of Xenopus laevis 7SL RNA and of the 7SL RNA gene of Drosophila melanogaster. We find that the Xenopus sequence is 87% homologous with its human counterpart and the Drosophila 7SL RNA is 64% homologous to both the human and amphibian molecules. Despite the evolutionary distance between the species, significant blocks of homology to both the Alu and 7SL-specific portions of mammalian 7SL RNA can be found in the insect sequence. These results clearly demonstrate that the Alu sequence in 7SL RNA appeared in evolution before the mammalian radiation. We suggest that mammalian Alu sequences were derived from 7SL RNA (or DNA) by a deletion of the central 7SL-specific sequence, and are therefore processed 7SL RNA genes.     

Physiological Study of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia DHHJ in Feather Biodegradation:Structural Remodeling of Cell Surface and Dynamic Change in Kerastinase Activity

Poultry industry produces a vast amount of feather waste annually, which forms a burden for environment protection.However, feathers are valuable bio-resources with high keratinaceous protein content and can be converted into more valuable materials through some approaches such as biodegradation by microorganism-derived keratinases. The characters of keratinases in microorganisms remain largely undetermined. In this study,it is reported that the morphological change of cell surface and the activities of intracellular and extracellular keratinases in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia( S. maltophilia) DHHJ. S. maltophilia DHHJ was cultured on lysogeny broth( LB) and feather broth(FB) through fermenter technology,and ultrastructure of cell and keratinase activity including extracellular and intracellular enzyme were observed respectively. Ultrastructural change on the cell surface was only observed for the bacteria cultured on FB medium,but not on LB,suggesting that the change could be induced by feather keratin. Therefore, the results showed that extracellular keratinase is a kind of induction enzyme while intracellular keratinase is a kind of constitute enzyme in S. maltophilia DHHJ.     

Existence of distinct sodium channel messenger RNAs in rat brain

The sodium channel is a voltage-gated ionic channel essential for the generation of action potentials. It has been reported that the sodium channels purified from the electric organ of Electrophorus electricus (electric eel) and from chick cardiac muscle consist of a single polypeptide of relative molecular mass (Mr) approximately 260,000 (260K), whereas those purified from rat brain and skeletal muscle contain, in addition to the large polypeptide, two or three smaller polypeptides of Mr 37-45K. Recently, we have elucidated the primary structure of the Electrophorus sodium channel by cloning and sequencing the DNA complementary to its messenger RNA. Despite the apparent homogeneity of the purified sodium channel preparations, several types of tetrodotoxin (or saxitoxin) binding sites or sodium currents have been observed in many excitable membranes. The occurrence of distinguishable populations of sodium channels may be attributable to different states of the same channel protein or to distinct channel proteins. We have now isolated complementary DNA clones derived from two distinct rat brain mRNAs encoding sodium channel large polypeptides and present here the complete amino-acid sequences of the two polypeptides (designated sodium channels I and II), as deduced from the cDNA sequences. A partial DNA sequence complementary to a third homologous mRNA from rat brain has also been cloned.     

Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA for bovine corticotropin-beta-lipotropin precursor.

The nucleotide sequence of a 1,091-base pair cloned cDNA insert encoding bovine corticotropin-beta-lipotropin precursor mRNA is reported. The corresponding amino acid sequence indicates that the precursor protein consists of repetitive units and includes a third melanotropin sequence in its cryptic portion. Pairs of lysine and arginine residues separate the component peptides of the precursor.     

人基质细胞中新基因的获得及目的基因的克隆

取连续培养的骨髓基质细胞并提取其mRNA,合成cDNA后,收集＞400bp的片段,连接到真核表达载体pcDNA3.0上,构建人胎儿骨髓基质细胞真核cDNA质粒文库,并以PCR的方法从文库中扩增出编码人IL－6、SCF的基因序列,随机对文库克隆进行测序,得到了3个新基因EST,其中2个在GenBank的登录号分别为AF244998及AF244999。     

人尿激酶原全长cDNA基因的分离与鉴定

将两对人工合成的寡聚核苷酸，经体外延伸后制备成探针。用此探针，从一种以λgt11为载体的人胎盘cDNA库中，经3次纯化杂交筛选，分离出21个阳性克隆。对其中4个阳性克隆进行了限制性内切酶图谱、Southern印迹法及部分序列分析鉴定。证明了四个克隆子中的3个，除具有完整的人尿激酶原cDNA编码区外，还具有包含起密码子在内的20个氨基酸信号肽部分及5′端、3′端非编码区。这些阳性克隆子可用于人尿激酶原的基因工程研究。     

山羊INHA和INHBA基因的cDNA克隆、序列分析及组织表达研究

分别提取处于同一发情周期的5只低繁藏山羊和5只高繁金堂黑山羊的卵巢、垂体的总RNA,并通过RT-PCR技术对INHA、INHBA基因cDNA进行克隆、序列分析,以Real-time PCR技术对其进行组织表达研究.结果表明:藏山羊和金堂黑山羊INHA基因编码区均长1083bp,编码360个氨基酸,两品种基因编码区有7处碱基不同,并导致3处氨基酸的差异;INHBA基因编码区均长1278bp,编码425个氨基酸,两品种基因编码区有4处碱基不同,并导致1处氨基酸的差异.藏山羊INHA基因编码区核苷酸序列与金堂黑山羊、绵羊、牛、野猪、小鼠、褐家鼠、人的同源性分别为:99.4%、98.9%、95.8%、88.6%、81.0%、79.5%和84.8%;藏山羊INHBA基因编码区核苷酸序列与金堂黑山羊、绵羊、牛、野猪、小鼠、褐家鼠、人的同源性分别为:99.7%、99.4%、98.1%、91.7%、88.0%、88.5%和91.2%.INHA和INHBA基因mRNA在两个山羊品种的卵巢、垂体中均有表达,但两品种间无显著性差异(P0.05).说明INHA和INHBA基因在动物进化中比较保守,与山羊多羔性状的相关性有待进一步研究.     

一个新的水稻GST类似蛋白基因XIG的克隆与分析

根据编码一种玉米GST类似蛋白的mRNA In2-1序列设计引物，以水稻cDNA文库为模板，PCR扩增得到一条270bp的DNA片段，以此片段为探针分别筛选水稻根cDNA文库及水稻基因文库，获得一条全长cDNA及其相应的全长基因，并通过测序得到了两者的全序列，该基因编码的蛋白具有GST的典型特征，在水稻中尚未见报道。