Isolation of cDNAs Enconding Two Distinct Transcription Factors Binding to DRE cis-acting Element Involved in Cold- and drought-induced Expression of Arabidopsis rd29A Gene

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四倍体鱼促性腺激素α亚基cDNA的克隆与序列分析

从四倍体鱼脑垂体中提取总RNA,用RT-PCR方法扩增并克隆了四倍体鱼GTH-α亚基4种不同的cD-NA,分别命名为GTH-α1、GTH-α2、GTH-α3和GTH-α4.其中,GTH-α1和GTH-α2的cDNA都由363个核苷酸组成,编码117个氨基酸;而GTH-α3和GTH-α4都由366个核苷酸组成,编码118个氨基酸.分析表明,四倍体鱼4种不同的GTH-α亚基之间的核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性非常高,均在96%以上;四倍体鱼和原始亲本红鲫和鲤鱼GTH-α亚基氨基酸序列之间的同源性也非常高,如四倍体鱼GTH-α1和原始母本红鲫GTH-α1氨基酸的同源性为99.2%,四倍体鱼GTH-α3和原始父本鲤鱼GTH-α1氨基酸的同源性达到了100%.     

Cisplatin-induced genes as potential markers for thyroid cancer

Despite the uncontested role of p53 in cycle arrest/cell death after cisplatin treatment, to date the question whether wild-type p53 confers a resistant or sensitive status on the cell is still a matter of debate. Isogenic and isophenotypic human thyroid papillary carcinoma cell line variants for p53 differently expressed cycle genes after cisplatin treatment. Seven genes (CDC6-related protein, CCNC, GAS1, TFDP2, MAPK10/JNK3, WEE1, RPA1) selected after expression on an Atlas human cell cycle array were analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR. While cisplatin treatment increased their expression in p53 wild-type cells it decreased it in cells with inactivated p53 and had no or less effect on cells with mutated p53. These results show that in a well-defined system, different alterations of p53 can lead to a different regulation of genes and hence to either resistance or sensitivity to cisplatin. Moreover for the first time, MAPK10/JNK3 was identified in human thyroid cells and tissue. Four of the genes (CDC6-related protein, CCNC, GAS1 and TFDP2) were decreased in human papillary carcinoma tissues. Relevance of these genes (especially a decrease in GAS1 in thyroid papillary carcinoma) in various malignant pathologies has already been shown. These genes may be explored as new markers in advanced thyroid cancer such as metastatic and anaplastic forms displaying p53 alterations.Received 26 July 2004; received after revision 14 September 2004; accepted 26 October 2004     

Identification of functional genes during Fas-mediated apoptosis using a randomly fragmented cDNA library

We describe a general strategy for the identification of functional genes that, when downregulated, result in a selectable phenotype. This strategy is based on expression selection of cDNA fragments that counteract their cognate genes. A cDNA library containing random fragments expressed in human HepG2, A375 and CLS-354 cells was used to identify functional genes whose inhibition conferred resistance to Fas-induced apoptosis. Thirty-five clones were isolated, 28 of which were derived from unknown genes, that tagged 19 individual genes and 7 of which referred to known genes that tagged the apoptosis-related protein (APR)-1, -2 and indoleamine-pyrrole 2,3,-dioxygenase (IDO). The ability of APR-1-, -2- and IDO-derived antisense RNAs to induce resistance to Fas in HepG2, A375 and CLS-354 cells suggested that APR-1, -2 and IDO genes are involved in the machinery of Fas-mediated apoptosis. Our gene discovery strategy provides a generally applicable procedure to identify functional genes that interfere with apoptosis, and may therefore be clinically relevant for tumor therapy.Received 28 April 2005; received after revision 20 June 2005; accepted 5 July 2005     

Sequence analysis of mRNA polyadenylation signals of rice genes

Most eukaryotic mRNAs receive a poly (A) tail at their 3′-ends through a process involving the cleavage of pre-mRNA and the concomitant polymerization of adenosine residues to the cleaved RNA end[1,2]. As un- translated regions (UTRs) may contain importa…     

RBM13 cDNA的克隆及其表达谱分析

从人胎脑cDNA文库中克隆到一条长3479bp的cDNA,它含一个长903bp的开放阅读框架,拟编码一个300个氨基酸的蛋白质,其分子质量为35397u,等电点为5．35,与酵母MAK16蛋白的同源性为41％,该编码蛋白有一个双侧核定位信号motif和一个RNA结合motif,将这一新cDNA序列推导的蛋白命名为RNA结合基序蛋白13（RBM13）,基因定名为RBM13,用RBM13基因的cDNA探针进行Northern杂交,检测到3．6kb和2．2kb二种长度的转录本。在心脏,骨骼肌,肾脏和肝脏中有较高表达。     

2813条全长人类新基因编码蛋白质的功能预测

用生物信息学序列分析方法对联合基因科技（集团）公司2813条全长人类新基因编码的蛋白质进行了功能预测,由WU－BLASTP核酸 列相似性分析结果表明P值小于le-20的基因合计有466条,占总分析基因的16．57％,P值在le-10以下的基因合计有565条,占总分析基因的20．09％,由蛋白质结构域分析结果表明,含PROSITE Pattern的基因有520条,代表了107种pattern;含PROSITE profile的基因有333条,代表了200种profile;含PFAM结构域的基因有457条,代表了241个family; 含PRINTS的家族指纹1型（class1)的基因有128条,指纹2型（class2) 的有18条,总数为146条,代表了45种家族指纹,由特殊结构分析表明,跨膜蛋白470条,分泌蛋白677条,Coliled-coil蛋白228条,Helix-turn-helix蛋白73条。     

人RNA解旋酶基因家族新成员DVH的克隆与初步功能研究

一条长3446bp 的人类新基因cDNA已从胎脑cDNA文库中被克隆,该cDNA克隆包长2583bp的开放读框,推测编码一条长860个氨基酸残基的蛋白质,预测分子质量为96．8ku,通过同源性比较及profile搜索,预测氨基酸序列显示出DExH-BOX RNA解旋酶基因家族特有的7保守基序及已知RNA解旋酶氨基酸序列的较高同源性,进一步通过蛋白质结构模型同已知RNA解旋酶结构的比较,可以认定其为一条人类RNA解旋酶基因家族新成员,通过基因编码的氨基酸序列中基序II D－E－V－H残基将其命名为DVH（DEVHbox Helicase),生物信息学手段结合DVH基因表达谱分析结果可推定DVH可能在胎儿发育过程中起作用,由于解旋基因家族同人类遗传疾病关系密切,以上结果可指导DVH基因的进一步功能研究并提示该,基因作为疾病侯选基因的可能性。     

大鼠4．5S snRNA的cDNA序列对荧光素酶基因表达的影响

利用脂质体转染法将大鼠4．5S snRNA cDNA重组载体转染小鼠肾离体培养细胞,连续培养48h,96h和144h检测荧光酶活性发现,4．5S snRNA cDNA插入表达载体的方向不同对荧光素酶基因表达的影响无差异,重组体转化的细胞中荧光素酶基因表达的活性与对照组相比提高2－2．2倍,4．5S snRNA cDNA对荧光素酶基因表达的影响,随转染细胞培养时间的延长而表达活性迅速下降,其下降速度实验组比对照组要快得多。     

人胎盘G-蛋白Rab3a cDNA的克隆

为了获取全长的小分子G-蛋白Rab3a,以用于研究Rab3a与其他蛋白相互作用关系,本实验以人胎盘总cDNA为模板,PCR扩增到人Rab3a cDNA全编码区。产物回收后克隆于质粒pYESTrp2的BamHI/XhoI位点,测序结果表明,本实验获得的Rab3a cDNA包含了起始和终止密码子。与PCR引物设计的参照Rab3a比较有5个核苷酸变异,与翻译的氨基酸序列完全一致。由此表明本实验获得的Rab3a cDNA可用于进一步研究。