Notable diversity in hemoglobin expression patterns among species of the deep-sea clam, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Calyptogena</Emphasis>

The deep-sea clams Calyptogena nautilei and C. tsubasa, which live in the cold-seep area at a depth of 3570 m in the Nankai Trough, Japan, have abundant hemoglobins (Hbs) in erythrocytes, similar to other Calyptogena species. We determined the cDNA-derived amino acid sequences of Hbs from two Calyptogena species. C. tsubasa was found to contain two dimeric Hbs, Hb I consisting of 145 amino acid residues and Hb II with 137 residues, similar to known Hbs from C. soyoae and C. kaikoi. Sequence identity was over 90% among the orthologous chains of Calyptogena Hbs. On the other hand, surprisingly, C. nautilei contained two monomeric Hbs, Hb III containing 141 residues and Hb IV with 134 residues. In addition, Hbs III and IV showed only 33–42% sequence identity with Hbs I and II from other Calyptogena species. The distal (E7) histidine, one of the functionally important residues of the heme protein, is replaced by glutamine in all Hb chains of Calyptogena species. A phylogenetic analysis indicated that C. nautilei Hb III is closer to Hb I from other Calyptogena species. We suppose that a Hb gene was duplicated at least three times in an immediate ancestor of Calyptogena and, presumably depending on physiological conditions different Hb sets are being expressed: dimeric Hbs I and II in C. soyoae, C. kaikoi and C. tsubasa, and monomeric Hbs III and IV in C. nautilei. Received 13 May 2003; received after revision 5 June 2003; accepted 12 June 2003     

太空诱变宫颈癌细胞的差异表达基因初探

将搭载于“神舟四号”飞船飞行返地后的宫颈癌Caski细胞进行单克隆化,筛选出生长速度快于对照组、编号为44F10的细胞克隆,G1期细胞减少,S期细胞增多,成瘤能力增强;编号为48A9的细胞克隆细胞学行为与之相反,与对照组差异均有显著性(P<0.05)。为了解太空诱变肿瘤细胞生物学行为改变的机制,从分子水平入手研究经太空诱变的宫颈癌细胞和地面对照细胞的差异表达基因。应用含2747个人类肿瘤相关基因的Oligo双通道芯片研究差异表达基因。分别抽提44F10、48A9组和地面对照细胞的总RNA,逆转录cDNA并标记探针。将实验组和对照组cDNA探针混合,分别与同一张芯片杂交后,用不同的波长扫描荧光强度,从而筛选出差异基因。44F10组有16个基因呈现差异表达,48A9组有36个基因呈现差异表达。差异性表达主要涉及细胞凋亡、细胞增殖、细胞周期调控和信号转导的基因。促进细胞增殖的基因在44F10组中表达上调,而在48A9组中限制细胞增殖的基因表达上调。研究表明,太空诱变宫颈癌细胞的差异表达基因导致了细胞生物学行为的改变。     

云南疣粒野生稻部分cDNA片段的分离和注释

从疣粒野生稻cDNA扩增文库中随机挑取500个噬菌斑,通过载体环化,选择120个菌样进行测序,获得的95条序列,分别采用Blast、ORFfinder、UniGene和EntrezGene系统等软件进行序列分析,结果为:与栽培稻日本晴序列比较匹配碱基数>400 bp的占27.37%;确定可阅读框(>100 bp,具有起始和终止密码子)的占90%;与拟南芥的功能基因比较,相似性大于60%的有46个;确定功能、代谢过程和编码蛋白部位的cDNA片段分别有34个、31个和31个.     

人乳铁蛋白(hLF)cDNA的克隆及序列分析

从正常人外周血中分离中性粒白细胞（WBC）,提取总RNA,用RT—PCR的方法扩增人乳铁蛋白（hLF）cDNA．cDNA分hLF1．5、hLF0．8两段扩增并连入pMD18-T载体上,再利用限制酶连入巴氏毕赤酵母表达载体pPICZα—A中,构成完整的hLF基因．序列测定表明,所克隆的hLF基因序列全长为2,136bp,与Gene Bank中登录的序列相比,同源性达99％以上．     

Monitoring gene expression by cDNA array

A new method designated cDNA array was developed by hybridization of quantitatively arrayed DNA samples isolated randomly from a cDNA library with probes reverse-transcribed from mRNAs of different sources or treatments. The gene expression patterns of 1 000 randomly chosen clones from an Arabidopsis library were analyzed with green seedlings versus suspension cells and seedlings irradiated under UV light. Northern blot and sequence analysis of some differentially expressed clones confirmed the results revealed by cDNA array, indicating that this method is efficient and reliable to monitor gene expression.     

Cloning and characterization of vernalization-related gene (ver203F) cDNA 3' end

Based on the cDNA fragment sequence of vernalization-related gene verc203 cloned by differential screening in our lab, the 5' primer has been designed. The cDNA 3' end of ver203 gene (1 197 bp) has been cloned by the RACE method. And it is identified by Northern blotting that its expression is special in vernalization treatment. After comparing the sequence in the nucleotide sequence databases of Genbank, EMBL and DDBJ, the gene has homology with Hordeum vulgare jesmonate-induced protein gene. It is suggested that this gene might be related to the signal transduction mediated by jamonate.     

从诸葛菜cDNA文库中筛选过氧化物酶基因

在200mmol／L NaCl诱导下构建诸葛菜苗期的cDNA文库，并从cDNA文库中筛选到一个新的过氧化物酶基因OvRCI，该基因cDNA全长1220bp，包含了一个1128bp的开放阅读框．通过同源分析比较及RT-PCR实验等对该基因进行了分析．结果显示该基因是一个诱导型表达的基因。     

Infectious foot-and-mouth disease virus derived from a cloned full-length cDNA of OH／CHA／99

The China foot-and-mouth virus (FMDV) isolate OH/CHA/99 was isolated from swine, which was unable to infect bovine thyroid cells in vitro or to cause typical disease in bovines following intradermal inoculation in the tongue. To enhance antigenicity, replication, maturation and pathogenicity studies of OH/CHA/99, an infectious fulllength cDNA clone, designated pBIFMDV, was prepared. The in vitro and in vivo biological properties of the virus derived from pBIFMDV were studied by analyzing antigenicity, plaque morphology and virulence in pigs. The results showed that the virus derived from pBIFMDV had the same biological properties as the parent strain OH/CHA/99; the fulllength infections cDNA clone, pBIFMDV, will be very useful in studies of the antigenicity, virulence, pathogenesis, maturation and replication of FMDV.     

Cloning and characterization of vernalization-related gene (ver203F) cDNA 3′ end

Based on the cDNA fragment sequence of vernalization-related geneverc203 cloned by differential screening in our lab, the 5′ primer has been designed. The cDNA 3′ end ofver203 gene (1 197 bp) has been cloned by the RACE method. And it is identified by Northern blotting that its expression is special in vernalization treatment. After comparing the sequence in the nucleotide sequence databases of Genbank, EMBL and DDBJ, the gene has homology withHordeum vulgare jesmonate-induced protein gene. It is suggested that this gene might be related to the signal transduction mediated by jamonate.     

Molecular characterization of a K+ channel blocker in the scorpionButhus martensii Karsch

K⁺ channel blockers of scorpion venoms are of important value in studying pharmacology and physiology of specific K⁺ channel of cells. Based on the amino acid sequences of BmP01 previously characterized as a small-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel blocker, two “back to back” degenarate primers have been designed and synthesized for inverse PCR strategy, its full-length cDNA has been cloned from the venom gland of the Chinese scorpionButhus martensii. The cDNA is composed of 3 parts: 5′ UTR, ORF and 3′ UTR. The flanking sequence of translation initiation codon ATG is AAAATGA, which is highly conserved in scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin and protozoan genes, suggesting that these genes may have followed a common mechanism for translation initiation. The 3′ UTR contains poly(A) signal AATAAA. The open reading frame encodes a precursor of 57 residues with a signal peptide of 28 residues and a mature peptide of 29 residues. The signal peptide is rich in hydrophobic amino acid residues and its length is significantly different from that of the determined scorpion Na⁺ channel toxin. The deduced amino acid sequence of mature peptide is completely consistent with BmP01 previously determined by primary structure analysis.