Cloning, sequencing and expression analysis of cDNA encoding a constitutive heat shock protein 70 （HSC70） in Fenneropenaeus chinensis

The cDNA encoding hsc70 of Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis was cloned from hepatopancreas by RT-PCR based on its EST sequence. The full length cDNA of 2090 bp contained an open reading frame of 1956 nucleotides and partial 5‘- and 3‘-untranslated region(5‘- and 3‘-UTR). PCR amplification and sequencing analysis showed the existence of introns in the region of 1--547 bp, but they did not exist in the region of 548--2090 bp of hsc70 cDNA. When the deduced 652 amino acid sequence of HSC70 was compared with the members of HSP70 family from other organisms, the results showed 85.9% similarity with HSC71 from Oncorhynchus mykiss and HSC70 from Homo sapiens. It also exhibited 85.8% similarity with HSP70 from Mus musculu and 85.4% with HSC70 from Manduca sexta. Expression analysis showed that hsc70 mRNA was espressed constitutively in hepatopancreas, muscle, eyestalks, haemocytes, heart, ovary, intestine and gills in Fenneropenaeus chinensis. No difference could be detected on hsc70 mRNA level in muscle between heat-shocked and control animals.     

刀额新对虾周期蛋白B基因的分子克隆及序列分析

周期蛋白B(cyclin B)是真核生物细胞周期的一种重要调控原件,通过调节周期蛋白依赖性蛋白激酶(cyclindependent kinase,CKD)的活性可以控制细胞周期.运用RACE(rapid-amplification of cDNA ends)技术克隆了刀额新对虾(Metapendeusensis)cyclin B基因.刀额新对虾cyclin B的cDNA全长为1681 bp,5′端非编码区为111 bp,3 ′端非编码区为355 bp,开放阅读框为1215 bp,编码404个氨基酸,平均分子质量为45767.9 u,pl为8.81.Blast比对后发现,其氧摹酸序列与斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)的同源性达约90％.基于cyclin B序列所绘制的进化树基本上能反映出各物种间的进化关系.半定量RT-PCR结果显示,刀额新对虾的cyclinB基因在不同组织表达中具有明显的组织特异性,在鳃、卵巢和心脏中有较高的表达量,在眼柄神经节和胸神经节中表达量较低.推测该差异性主要与cyclin B在细胞周期中调控细胞分裂的功能有关.     

肝大部切除前后热休克处理对热休克蛋白、酸性磷酸酶和碱性磷酸酶活性影响的分析

综合了磷酸酶的原位复性电泳、体视学分析、比色分析等方法分析①切除大白鼠大部分肝后的肝再生期间,②热休克处理大白鼠（４６℃、３０ｍｉｎ）恢复８ｈ,再切除大部分肝后的肝再生期间,③切除大部分肝恢复４ｈ,再热休克处理（４６℃、３０ｍｉｎ）后的肝再生期间热休克蛋白（ＨＳＣ７０／ＨＳＰ６８）、酸性磷酸酶（ＡＣＰ）和碱性磷酸酶（ＡＫＰ）动态变化的资料,从６个方面比较分析了ＨＳＣ７０／ＨＳＰ６８,ＡＣＰ和ＡＫＰ在肝再生中的相互关系及对肝再生的可能作用     

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。     

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。     

拟穴青蟹β-肌动蛋白基因的克隆与分析

β-肌动蛋白广泛存在于真核生物中,在维持细胞结构、细胞运动和细胞分裂等生理活动中发挥着重要作用.运用RACE技术克隆了拟穴青蟹(Scylla paramamosain)β-肌动蛋白基因,并用RT-PCR方法检测该基因在成体各组织中的表达情况.拟穴青蟹β-肌动蛋白cDNA全长1 337 bp,5′端非编码区为67 bp,3′端非编码区为139 bp,开放阅读框1 131 bp编码376个氨基酸.拟穴青蟹β-肌动蛋白与其他节肢动物β-肌动蛋白氨基酸序列的相似性高达98％～99％.系统进化树显示拟穴青蟹β-肌动蛋白基因的分子进化地位与其生物学分类地位一致.半定量RT-PCR分析结果表明,β-肌动蛋白基因在拟穴青蟹视神经节、脑神经节、胸神经节、性腺、鳃、心、胃、肌肉、肝胰腺共9个组织器官中的表达基本一致,具有良好的稳定性.     

猪Akt1、Akt2基因克隆与组织表达图谱分析

为了得到长白猪蛋白激酶Akt1和Akt2基因序列并分析其表达模式,本研究使用RT-PCR方法,首先克隆了蛋白激酶Akt1和Akt2的cDNA.序列分析显示:长白猪Akt1基因的cDNA全长1461bp,编码具480个氨基酸残基的前体蛋白,其氨基酸序列与人,牛,大鼠,小鼠同源性达到97%以上.长白猪Akt2基因cDNA全长为1505bp,编码具481个氨基酸残基的前体蛋白,其氨基酸序列与人,牛,大鼠,小鼠的同源性高达97%以上.SMART分析表明,猪Akt1和Akt2蛋白均包含了与PI-3K结合的PH结构域及2个具有丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶催化活性的S_TKc结构域.RT-PCR检测结果显示:Akt1mRNA在垂体、心脏、肝脏、脾脏、肌肉组织中高表达,在大脑、小脑、肾脏表达丰度较低.Akt2则在小脑、垂体、心脏、肝脏、脾脏和肌肉组织中高表达,而在大脑和肾脏中表达丰度较低.     

大黄鱼凝血酶原类似基因的克隆及其表达分析

采用快速末端cDNA扩增法,首次从大黄鱼中克隆到全长为2 023 bp的凝血酶原类似基因cDNA,编码为617个氨基酸,其中包括80 bp的5′末端非编码区及89 bp包含poly(A)尾的3′末端非编码区。预测1~15位的氨基酸处存在1个信号肽。推导的氨基酸序列与哺乳动物及其他鱼类进行同源性比较,发现其与红鳍东方鲀有73%同源性,而与哺乳动物的同源性为50%~65%。凝血酶原类似基因虽然在大黄鱼的各个组织中组成型表达,但是在减毒鳗弧菌免疫的大黄鱼的脾脏和肾脏中表达明显上调,这表明凝血酶可能参与大黄鱼对细菌侵染的免疫应答。     

凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)Hsp70基因PCR扩增及序列分析

目的：为获得凡纳滨对虾的热休克蛋白70（Hsp70）基因并分析其基因序列．方法：根据GenBank中斑节对虾（Penaeus monodon）Hsp70基因的cDNA序列,设计引物,对经高盐法提取的凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）基因组DNA,采用优化的降落PCR（Touch Downeca）程序,扩增凡纳滨对虾Hsp70基因的全长序列．结果：PCR扩增得到一条长1983bp的目的DNA片段,回收纯化该片段并测定其核酸序列．用DNAman软件分析发现,该核酸序列中不含内含子,编码区全长为1959bp;经BLASTn和BLASTx软件分析发现,该编码区核苷酸序列与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾（Macrobrachium rosenbergii）的Hsp70基因序列的相似性分别为97％和62．2％．根据核苷酸序列所推导出的Hsp70氨基酸序列,其与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾的相似性分别为99．9％和92．6％．结论：成功地从凡纳滨对虾基因组DNA中直接扩增出Hsp70基因的全长编码区序列。     

Clinical and pathological features of miR-10b and RHOC gene expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Aberrant expression of microRNAs （miRNAs） was reported frequently in different human cancers. The major role of miRNA is targeting 31-UTR of coding gene and causing translational repression or mRNA degradation. miR-10b overexpression was reported to promote breast cancer metastasis by up-regulating RHOC expression. But its expression in hepatocellular carcinoma （HCC） remains unclear. Our study indicated that the expression of miR-10b was different in HCC and adjacent tissue samples, and reduced expression of miR-10b in HCC was related tovein invasion. High-level expression of RHOC was also related to vein invasion in HCC. But no correlation was found between miR-10b and RHOC expression. These results suggest that miR-10b and RHOC are independent predictors of HCC invasion and metastasis.     

Cloning of human cytokine signal transduction inhibitor genehumSOCS-2

An EST (gb/AA115239) with high identity to the mouse cytokine signal transduction inhibitor genemmSOCS-2 was selected in GenBank EST database by the homologous screening method. The cDNA with the same sequence of the EST was got in human placenta cDNA library by PCR and a 1011 bp cDNA fragment was selected using above cDNA as probes to perform walking hybridization in placenta cDNA library. The cDNA fragment contains one 594 bp open reading frame (ORF) which encodes 198 amino acid residues. It was proved to be novel after NCBl database screening. Homology comparison showed that this gene has 93% identity tommSOCS-2 at the amino acid level and it has high identities to other related genes in SH₂ domain and SOCS box, so it was namedhumSOCS-2 and the accession number in GenBank is gb/AF020590. The expression analysis showed that the gene is expressed obviously higher in prostate than in other 15 human tissues.     

松墨天牛原肌球蛋白基因的克隆和表达检测

利用先前构建的cDNA文库和RACE方法,克隆了松墨天牛原肌球蛋白基因的cDNA全长,该序列长1 203 bp,命名为MaTm(GenBank登录号:KM099072),其中开放阅读框长852 bp,编码283个氨基酸.MaTm的氨基酸序列与赤拟谷盗 (Tribolium castaneum)相似性最高,为97%,与家蚕相似性 (Bombyx mori)为94%.松墨天牛与赤拟谷盗处在系统发育树的同一个分支上.用 RT-qPCR 分析了MaTm的相对表达量,结果显示:蛹和幼虫的表达量低于成虫;成虫足和头的表达量高于对照;在幼虫各组织中均有表达,且差异显著(p0.05),其中在体壁的表达量最高.     

红螯光壳螯虾Hsp70基因的特征及其在热应激下的表达

从NCBI数据库中获得红螯光壳螯虾CqHsp70的cDNA全长2231 bp,可编码643个氨基酸,其中4—598aa为HSP70结构域.实时定量PCR结果表明,CqHsp70基因在红螯光壳螯虾的鳃、肝胰腺、血液中均有表达.在高温(34℃)应激过程中,红螯光壳螯虾CqHsp70基因在三个组织中的表达量呈先升高后降低的模...     

Cloning and analysis of a cDNA encoding acetohydroxy acid isomeroreductase from G2 pea

Using cDNA representational difference analysis (cDNA RDA) method, we have successfully isolated a gene fragment whose expression was specifically induced by external GA₃ application. Screening a G2 pea cDNA library using this fragment as a probe, we obtained a 2036 bp full-length cDNA. It contains a 1746 bp open reading frame and encodes a protein of 581 amino acids with a theoretical molecular weight of 64 ku. It shares high-level sequence identity withAAIR genes from other plant species. This cDNA was cloned into expression vector and recombinantE. coli DH5α cells with remarkable AAIR enzyme activity were obtained.     

Isolation and characterization of rl（t）, a gene that controls leaf rolling in rice

Moderate leaf rolling is one of the most important morphological traits in rice breeding for plant ideotype. Previous studies have shown that the rl（t） gene has a high breeding potential for developing hybrid-rice varieties with an ideal ideotype, because it leads to an appropriate leaf rolling index （LRI） of about 30 % in the heterozygous state, and had a positive effect on grain yield. In this study, we isolated rl（t） and performed a preliminary investigation of its function in regulating leaf rolling in rice. DNA sequencing identified a single base change （G to T） in the finely mapped region （11 kb） containing rl（t）, and this is located in 3′-untranslated region （3′-UTR） of the only predicted gene, Roc5 （Rice outermost cell-specific）. The expression level of Roc5 is significantly higher in the rl（t） mutant than in the wild-type. Using RNAi and overexpression analysis, we found that the expression level of Roc5 correlated with LRI and leaf bulliform area, and wasalso associated with leaf abaxial or adaxial rolling. These results confirmed that Roc5 controls leaf rolling in a dosagedependent manner. Bioinformatics analysis revealed a conserved 17-nt sequence （called the GU-rich element） in the 3′-UTR of HD-GL2 （Homeodomain-Glabra2） family genes including Roc5. Based on the model of this element in regulating mRNA stability in mammals, we speculate that the single nucleotide change in this element accounts for the higher expression level of Roc5 in the rl（t） mutant compared to the wild-type, which ultimately leads to adaxial rolling of the leaf. This discovery further enhances our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying leaf rolling in rice.     

不同肝切除方式对HSP70表达的影响

热休克蛋白70(Heat shock protein 70, HSP70)是热休克蛋白家族中的重要成员,在保护机体免受环境胁迫、组织创伤以及病原体感染中发挥作用.本文研究了不同肝切除方式对大鼠HSP70表达的影响,结果发现与一次性2/3肝切除方式相比,短间隔连续肝切除(short interval successive...     

Cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) participates in the heat-inducible expression of humanhsp90β gene

Human heat shock protein 90b gene ( hsp90b ) is a constitutively expressed heat shock gene existing in most of cell types tested that can be further induced by heat shock. Chloramphenical acetyl transferase (CAT) reporter plasmids driven by different regulatory fragments of hsp90b gene were constructed and transfected into Jurkat cells to explore the role of a cAMP response element (CRE) in the upstream of the gene. Results show that, in comparison with the wild type construct, a severe reduction (~2/3) in the increased folds of promoter activity induced by heat shock at 42℃ for 1 h was observed in a construct with CRE-containing fragment (-173/-91bp) deleted. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) showed that phosphorylated CRE-binding protein (CREB) in the nuclear extract of heat shocked Jurkat cells is specifically bound to the fragment. Additionally, both of the phosphorylation on CREB and the activity of protein kinase A (PKA) were found in Jurkat cells to be enhanced with extending time of heat shock treatment. Our results indicate that in addition to the intronic HSE/HSF pathway, phosphorylated CREB also participates in the heat shock induced expression of human hsp90b gene via its interaction with CRE which may be regulated by PKA-sig- naling pathway.     

MiR-205 inhibits the invasion and migration of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by modulating SMAD1 expression

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma （ESCC） is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of metastasis inhibition by miR-205 in ESCC. In microRNA （miRNA） array and quantitative RT-PCR analyses, we found that the expression level of miR-205 was significantly lower in patients with lymph node metastasis compared with that in patients without lymph node metastasis. After transfection of miR-205 mimics or inhibitors into ESCC cell lines, a significant negative correlation was observed between the expression level of miR-205 and Smad 1. In luciferase reporter assays, we revealed that miR- 205 inhibited the expression of SMAD1 by targeting the 3＇ untranslated region （3＇-UTR） of SMAD1 mRNA in ESCC cells. Furthermore, our results showed that miR-205 sup- pressed the invasion and migration of ESCC cells, whereas Smadl increased their invasion and migration. Taken together, our study demonstrates that miR-205 functions as a suppressor of tumor metastasis by regulating SMAD1 expression through targeting the 3＇-UTR of SMAD1 mRNAin ESCC. Therefore, miR-205 may be a potential therapeutic target for miRNA-based therapy of ESCC.