Cloning, Characterization, and Expression Analysis of Calreticulin from Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata

Calreticulin is a unique calcium-binding protein with multiple functions mostly located in the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum. A large amount of calcium is absorbed from the medium and transported to mineralization sites during biomineralization in pearl oyster. This paper describes the cloning of the full-length cDNA of calreticulin from Pinctada fucata, namely PCRT. PCRT encodes a deduced 414-amino acid protein, which includes a predicted 17- amino acid signal peptide and an endoplasmic reticulum retrieval sequence HDEL. The protein shows 63%-76% sequence identity and shares some common characteristics with calreticulins from other species. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR indicates that PCRT is ubiquitously expressed in all tissues tested with the highest expression in the hemolymph and the mantle. In situ hybridization analysis of PCRT in the mantle showed strong signals in the inner fold, the inner side of middle fold, and the inner side of outer fold of the mantle epithelium, All these results suggest PCRT might be involved in Ca^2＋ transport and storage during oyster biomineralization.     

Cloning and expression pro?les of 15 genes encoding WRKY transcription factor in wheat (Triticum aestivem L.)

WRKY proteins are involved in various physiological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, hormone responses and development. However, no systematic identi?cation, expression and function analysis of WRKY genes in wheat were reported. In this study, we isolated 15 wheat cDNAs with complete open reading frame (ORF) encoding putative WRKY proteins using in silico cloning. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the 15 wheat WRKY genes belonged to three major WRKY groups. Expression analysis revealed that most genes expressed drastically in leaf, except TaWRKY10 which expressed in crown intensively. Four genes were strongly up-regulated with the senescence of leaves. Eight genes were responsive to low temperature, high temperature, NaCl or PEG treatment. Moreover, differential expression patterns were also observed between wheat hybrid and its parents, and some genes were more responsive to PEG treatment in the hybrid. These results demonstrated that wheat WRKY genes are involved in leaf senescing and abiotic stresses. And the changed expression of these WRKY genes in hybrid might contribute to the heterosis by improving the stress tolerance in hybrids. 2007 National Natural Science Foundation of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier Limited and Science in China Press. All rights reserved.     

植物数量性状基因座（QTL）的作图与克隆

从QTL定位方法以及QTL精细定位和克隆等方面对植物数量性状遗传进行了综述。     

新疆哈萨克族β2肾上腺素能受体基因C659G变异与血清甘油三酯水平之间的关系

目的：研究人类β2肾上腺素能受体（ADRβ2）基因C659G变异与新疆哈萨克族甘油三酯水平间的关系．方法：采用多聚酶链式反应法及限制性内切酶片段长度多态性技术（PCR—RFLP）,对435例新疆哈萨克族人进行ADR＆基因C659G多态性检测,观察基因型和等位基因的分布频率及其与血清甘油三酯水平的关系．结果：435例哈萨克族人ADRβ2基因C659G基因型频率分别为CC85．747％、CG13．793％、GG0．64％,等位基因频率分别为C7．356％、G92．644％,分布符合Hardy—Weinberg定律．按照年龄分组后通过协方差分析扣除体重指数、平均动脉压对血清TG的影响后,可以看到各年龄分组中CG＋GG组与CC组血清TG水平均无统计学意义．结论：新疆哈萨克族人β2AR基因C659G多态性与血清甘油三酯水平无关．     

牛ANGPTL1基因的电子克隆与序列分析

以牛的ANGPTL1基因为研究对象,利用生物信息学方法,对牛的ANGPTL1基因进行了电子克隆和序列分析,并对推导出的ANGPTL1蛋白结构与性质进行了初步分析。结果表明,牛的ANGPTL1基因序列长为2576bp,该基因的编码序列长为1476bp,编码492个氨基酸,编码序列的两翼有135bp的5’非编码区和785bp的3’非编码区。DNA序列的G＋C百分含量为44．31％,A＋T百分含量为55．69％。该基因的核苷酸序列与人、黑猩猩、鼠和狗ANGPTL1基因的cDNA序列的相似性分别为91％、90％、82％和93％。在氨基酸序列上与人、黑猩猩、鼠和狗的相似性分别为95％、95％、92％和95％。用氨基酸序列构建的进化树显示,在人、牛、黑猩猩、狗、褐鼠、原鸡几种动物中,牛与狗的亲缘关系最近。     

黑线仓鼠AVP基因部分序列的系统进化及结构分析

根据GenBank中黑线仓鼠（Cricetulus barabensis）同源物种的AVPcDNA序列设计引物,利用RT-PCR技术得到了黑线仓鼠精氨酸加压素（AVP）基因部分cDNA序列,包括外显子2的全部序列和外显子1、3的部分序列,共433bp,并注册到GenBank（登录号：JN227681）。该段序列共编码143个氨基酸,二级结构预测显示片段中含较多的a螺旋。该序列与其他物种相应区域的比较结果表明其同源性为84％～92％,氨基酸序列同源性为82％-93％。系统进化分析结果与物种亲缘关系的远近一致,该序列的克隆为研究AVP的表达调控机制奠定了基础,将有助于AVP的作用机制的研究及功能分析,同时该cDNA序列可作为物种亲缘关系或遗传距离研究的理想标记。     

猪抑胃肽/葡萄糖依赖性促胰岛素释放肽(GIP)基因的克隆与组织表达分析

本研究采用RT-PCR方法,克隆长白猪(Landrace)GIP基因全长cDNA序列,并对其在家猪组织中的表达情况进行分析.结果显示:长白猪GIP(pGIP)cDNA全长435bp,编码144个氨基酸GIP的前体蛋白;该前体蛋白含有信号肽序列,经蛋白酶水解后产生GIP成熟肽.与人、小鼠GIP表达图谱类似,GIP mRNA也在长白猪小肠及肾脏中有较高水平表达.     

适冷菌Pseudomonas extremaustralis PF中海藻糖的合成途径及TreS基因的克隆

通过对一株高寒冰缘植物内生适冷假单胞菌Pseudomonas extremaustralis PF的研究,发现该菌中同时存在TPS/TPP,TreY/TreZ和neS三种海藻糖合成途径,其中TreS途径的合成酶活性最高.对该菌的海藻糖合成酶TreS的基因进行克隆,得到一个新的TreS基因PFTreS,该基因与已报道的细菌TreS基因在核酸序列上表现出较高的同源性(最高达80.2%).根据基因序列预测的PFTreS氨基酸序列具有TreS酶的催化功能保守区,与假单胞菌P.fluorescens Pf-5的TreS有很高的同源性.这些结果表明了Pseudomonas extremaustralis中海藻糖的合成特性,为进一步揭示海藻糖的合成与Pseudomonas extremaustralis PF的低温响应机制的关系奠定了基础.     

Cloning and functional analysis of the sequences flanking mini-Tn5 in the magnetosome-deleted mutant NM21 of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1

A magnetosome-deleted mutant NM21 of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1 was generated by mini-Tn5 lacZ2 transposon mutagenesis, and a 3073-bp fragment flanking mini-Tn5 lacZ2 in NM21 was cloned by Anchored PCR. Sequencing analysis showed that this fragment involved three putative ORFs; the mini-Tn5 lacZ2 was inserted into ORF1. Functional complementary test indicated that the 3073-bp fragment was required for biosynthesis of magnetosomes in M. gryphiswaldense MSR-1. The majority of proteins, which had h...     

四川兽类新纪录——秦岭鼢鼠线粒体Cyt b基因的克隆及其比较研究

为揭示2003年在王朗采集的鼢鼠标本王03001号是否为秦岭鼢鼠四川兽类新纪录,以鼢鼠标本王0300号的肌肉组织为研究材料,运用PCR技术对其线粒体Cyt b基因进行克隆和测序．结果表明该基因的长度为1140bp,编码380个氨基酸的蛋白质,所编码的蛋白质含有2个N-糖基化位点,1个蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点,4个酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点,6个N-豆蔻化位点．再以已研究的鼢鼠6个种18个体Cyt b基因序列及氨基酸序列为基础数据,把中华竹鼠（Rhizomys sinensis）作为外群,结合本研究的结果构建系统发育树,所得结果不支持王03001号标本为秦岭鼢鼠．