甜菊钙调蛋白基因的克隆及结构分析

钙调蛋白（Calmodulin）是生物细胞内一种重要的调控蛋白，通过其与靶酶的相互作用控制细胞正常的生长发育及细胞对外界环境变化的反应，我们从甜菊顶芽和花芽中提取总RNA，逆转录合成cDNA第一链，以此为模板，参考GenBank上已发表植物的钙调蛋白基因序列合成5′端和3′端引物，利用多聚酶链式反应（PCR）扩增并克隆得到了甜菊钙调蛋白基因的两个异型基因，序列分析表明，它们均由450个核苷酸组成，编码148个氨基酸，在核苷酸序列上与迄今已知的多种植物钙调蛋白均有很高的同源性，同源率在83％以上，编码的氨基酸序列同源性更同，同源率高达95％以上，这两个基因之间存在差异，其核苷酸序列同源率为85％，编码区的氨基酸序列的同源率为99％，仅在第122个氨基酸由ALA代替了VAL。     

用扣除杂交法分离藏红花苷合成相关基因的克隆

对藏红花苷合成的相关基因进行了初步分离与克隆实验研究,旨在分离与藏红花苷合成相关的特异性表达的cDNA克隆,为进一步从分子水平上研究藏红花素的合成机理奠定基础。实验采用经添加诱导子和合成前体、处于藏红花苷合成状态下的藏红花细胞和未添加诱导子和合成前体、处于生长状态的对照藏红花细胞为材料,采用扣除杂交法成功地分离到6条与藏红花苷合成相关的特异性表达的cDNA克隆。结果表明:其中一条与胡杨中由高盐环境引起的差异表达的一条mRNA的序列有较高的同源性。     

粉尘螨Ⅰ、Ⅱ类抗原(Der f 1,Der f 2)的cDNA克隆测序

粉尘螨Der f 1、Der f 2 cDNA的克隆及测序分析.设计合成引物,常规抽提粉尘螨螨体总RNA,RT-PCR获得cDNA,经纯化回收后分别克隆至pMD-18T,转化大肠杆菌E.coli JM109,经PCR初筛挑选阳性克隆并测序.从粉尘螨基因组RNA中扩增出Der f 1、Der f 2 cDNA片段,分别测得其核苷酸序列.Der f 1 cDNA测序结果与GenBank提供的Der f 1基因(emb|X65196.1)去掉内含子后的序列经Blast分析,发现它们核苷酸同源性为99.52%,而Der f 2 cDNA序列与郝敏麒等报道的广州地区粉尘螨Der f 2的cDNA序列(AF346905)相比,未发现有插入序列.成功地对粉尘螨Der f 1、Der f 2 cDNA进行克隆测序,发现不同动物区系粉尘螨的Der f 1、Der f 2 cDNA序列存在差异.     

盐生杜氏藻Ugd基因的cDNA克隆及序列分析

作者对不同物种Ugd基因的同源序列进行相似性分析后设计一对兼并引物，利用RTPCR技术获得一条200bp左右的片段，测序分析显示其同芋头(Colocasia esculenta)的Ugd基因的编码区有71．7％的相似性．然后再以此片段为模板设计引物，通过RACE技术获得盐生杜氏藻Ugd基因的全长序列．经克隆测序作blastx分析发现其同芋头(Colocasia esculenta)、大豆(Soybean)、水稻(Oryza sativa)、拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)的Ugd基因有78％到81％的同源性．     

酵母双杂交筛选血液中与PERIOD1相互作用的新蛋白

采用酵母双杂交方法,以人PER1的PAS结构域为诱饵,在人血液cDNA文库中筛选能与之相互作用的蛋白.经酶切和核苷酸序列测定,证实重组诱饵载体hper1PAS/pGBKT7构建成功.血cDNA文库转化效率为1.4×106/3μg pGADT7-Rec.酵母双杂交文库营养缺陷筛选得到114个阳性克隆,β-半乳糖苷酶检测报告基因获得46个蓝色克隆.     

小麦醇溶蛋白基因克隆研究进展

麦醇溶蛋白作为小麦胚乳中重要的贮藏蛋白,其组成和含量对小麦面粉的烘烤品质具有重要影响.定向克隆麦醇溶蛋白基因,是研究醇溶蛋白分子结构及其与品质关系的有效途径,并为基因工程改良小麦品质提供新的基因资源,从而推动小麦品质改良工作.本文综述了近年来国内外在麦醇溶蛋白基因克隆方面的研究进展.     

Cloning,sequencing and structural analysis of a pea cDNA encoding EF-1α

A cDNA library with the capacity of 2.0 × 10⁶ was constructed using mRNA extracted, from gibberellic acid (GA)-treated G2 pea seedlings and a 1.6 kb cDNA with 100 nucleotides of 5′ non-coding region and 223 nucleotides of 3′ non-coding region was obtained by random screening. The DNA fragment contains an open reading frame of 1 344 nucleotides and encodes 447 amino acids. Sequence analysis of DNA and deduced polypeptide demonstrated that it encoded for a pea elongation factor 1-alpha (EF-1α). The functional domains of EF-1α is well conserved and EF-1α can be a good candidate for studying molecular evolution.     

Molecular cloning of rice cDNAs related to pollen development using the subtraction hybridization technique

The meiotic stage of pollen mother cell is a very important stage in controlling the development and formation of pollen. In order to clone the rice cDNA(s) of this stage, a normal rice, Annong N and its thermosensitive mutant, Annong S-1 were used as the plant material. The mRNA has been extracted from the young panicle at the meiotic stage. By using the cDNA subtraction hybridization technique, three cDNA fragments, RP-1, RP-2 and RP-3 have been successfully cloned from Annong N. Northern blot analysis reveals that the mRNA of these three clones are expressed only in anthers, and not leaves. The mRNA levels of these clones are lower in anthers of Annong S-1 than in Annong N. Furthermore, the amount of mRNA extracted from anthers of Annong S-1 growing under high temperature (28℃) is lower than plants growing at lower temperature (25℃). Sequence analysis and homology search indicate that these three clones display no similarity to the current database. It is concluded that the three novel cDNA cloned are related to pollen development in rice.     

Molecular characterization of diapause hormone inHelicoverpa armigera

Diapause hormone (DH) is a neurohormone which is secreted from suboesophageal ganglion and responsible for induction of embryonic diapause in many insects. Using rapid amplification of the cDNA ends (RACE) method, the cDNA encoding diapause hormone inHelicoverpa armigera, a main kind of crops pest was cloned. The nucleotide sequence reveals that the mRNA encodes an open reading frame and the 25-aa DH peptide is localized at N-terminal region just after the signal peptide. A homology search showed thatH. armigera DH has high homology with the diapause hormone ofBombyx mori andHelicoverpa zea; and it also belongs to the FXPRL neuropeptide family. Thus,H. armigera DH seems to be a new type of diapause hormone molecule.