Mutations analysis of STK_(11) gene in Chinese families with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant disease that is characterized by multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and melanin spots on lips and buccal mucosa at young age[1,2]. Previous studies have demonstrated that PJS predisposes carriers to cancers of gastrointestinal tract, uterus, ovary, testis, breast and other extragastrointestinal organs[3—5]. The STK11 gene, encoding a serine/threonine kinase at chro-mosome 19p13.3, was identified in 1998 as the main causativ…     

Mutations analysis of STK11 ene in Chinese families with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominantly inherited disease characterized by multiple gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps and melanin spots on lips and buccal mucosa, with an increased risk for various cancers. ThePJS gene, a potential tumour suppressor gene, encoding a serine/ threonie kinase (STK11), was mapped to chromosome 19p13.3. To investigate the mutations of STK11 gene in Chinese with PJS, we analyzed its coding sequence in fifteen patientsand twenty unaffected members of six families, including three multigenerational families with PJS and three sporadic families with PJS, by PCR, PCR-DHPLC and DNA sequencing techniques. Ten point mutations were found in the six families, including five missense mutations, one acceptor-splice site mutation, a nonsense mutation and three silent mutations. Our data showed that five missense mutations occurrd at codon 123 (CAG to CAT) in exon 2, codon 161 (ATT to AGT) in exon 4,codon 194 (GAC to GAG) in exon 4, codon 245 (CTC to TTC) in exon 5 and codon 354 (TTC to TTG) in exon 8. One kind of nonsense mutation was detected at codon 37(CAG to TAG) in exon 1. Furthermore, we found an intronic mutation at a splice-acceptor site: a one base substitution from AG to AA in intron 4. These mutations were not detected in 20 normal DNA samples. In three sporadic families, only in one patient, we detected a missense mutation in exon 5. In addition, we found three silent mutations, which may cause polymorphisms of STK11 gene in introns 1(+36), 3(-51) and 5(+27). These results indicated that the point mutation in STK11 might be involved in PJS pathogenesis. Mutation frequency is higher in the families suffering PJS in three or more generations than that of the sporadic cases.     

一个假单胞菌MY1402基因启动子的分离与鉴定

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一个水稻蛋白激酶的过表达分析及表达调控

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Kas基因启动子区的克隆及功能初步分析

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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     

百脉根Rac1基因启动子的克隆与表达分析

百脉根小G蛋白Rac1基因促进共生结瘤过程,但其转录调控机制尚不明确.采用生物信息学方法对百脉根Rac1基因的启动子序列进行了预测,并对该启动子中含有的顺式调控元件进行了统计分析.克隆了约1.8kb的启动子片段,并构建了GUS融合的重组质粒p1391Z-Rac1Pro.通过百脉根毛根转化法获得转基因毛根,进一步利用组织化学染色法对Rac1基因在阳性毛根中的表达部位进行了研究.结果显示:该启动子除含有常见的转录调控保守元件TATA-box和CAAT-box外,还含有调控防御和胁迫、激素、光照等信号的应答元件.组织化学染色发现,Rac1基因在接种根瘤菌的根毛、根尖、根瘤原基皮层中表达量较高.