Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of equine retinal and pineal gland phosducin

OBJECTIVES: To determine the full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence of equine retinal and pineal gland phosducin (PHD) and to clone these sequences. SAMPLE POPULATION: Samples of equine retinal RNA. PROCEDURE: A primer set was designed for use in identifying a fragment of the equine PHD nucleotide sequence, derived from retinal RNA samples, and subsequently for use to deduce specific primers for additional examination. The full-length cDNA was determined by the method of rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). For full-length cDNA, newly designed primers were used. Nucleotide sequences were analyzed by use of computer software. The deduced amino acid sequence was compared with sequences of PHD reported for other species. In addition, the sequence of equine pineal PHD was cloned. RESULTS: The cDNA nucleotide sequence for equine PHD was 1,209 base pairs (bp) in length with an open-reading frame encoding a protein of 245 amino acids and a calculated molecular mass of 28.214 kd. Similarity with amino acid sequences of PHD from other species was 89 to 93%. Sequences of equine PHD from retina and pineal gland were identical. Equine PHD contained a peptide sequence with 100% homology to an uveitopathogenic peptide reported for rat PHD. CONCLUSIONS: Equine PHD is a highly conserved protein that has homology of immunologic interest with rat PHD. These results establish a basis for studying the role of PHD in ocular inflammation of horses.     

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the equine and elk pituitary pre-prolactin cDNA

We report the equine (Equs equs) and elk (Cervus elaphus) pituitary pre-prolactin (PRL) cDNA cloning, and their nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences. Pre-PRL cDNA was obtained by RNA ligation mediated-rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RLM-RACE) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The elk pre-PRL cDNA exhibits two polymorphisms at positions 96 and 672, which are silent since they encode for the same amino acids, proline and isoleucine, respectively. We found no polymorphisms in the equine pre-PRL cDNA. The deduced amino acid sequence of the equine pre-PRL is 99% identical to the previously reported protein sequence. Pre-PRL mRNA is <1 kb in length and is highly expressed in the anterior pituitary gland, as demonstrated by Northern hybridization analysis. In summary, we cloned and sequenced the equine and elk pre-PRL cDNAs. The deduced amino acid sequence of elk and equine pre-PRL appears to be moderately conserved among other mammalian species. The polymorphic sites found in the elk cDNA could potentially be used in parentage testing and gene mapping.     

一株诺如病毒的3’RACE扩增及基因序列分析

诺如病毒是严重危害人类健康的重要食源性病原。作者应用3’RACE(rapid amplification of cDNA 3’ends） 技术对一株诺如病毒分离株的基因组3’末端进行扩增，并对其核苷酸序列进行比较分析，从而可为该病的分子生物学检测提供阳性物质，并从分子水平上推测该病的来源。经过提取病毒总RNA、以3’RACE锚定引物进行反转录、用特异引物进行3’RACE，琼脂糖凝胶电泳检测结果表明成功扩增了诺如病毒基因组约3282 bp的基因片段，测序及序列BLAST分析证实该分离株属GⅡ 4型，与日本分离株同源。3’RACE扩增序列为诺如病毒的实验室检测及深入研究奠定了基础。     

亚洲璃眼蜱唾液腺一新功能基因的克隆与测序

HaB1是亚洲璃眼蜱雌成蜱唾液腺差异表达基因文库中的一个片段,根据其序列设计引物HaB1-GSP1和HaB1-GSP2,以唾液腺总RNA为模板,RACE法扩增获得HaB1的未知3′-末端。测定该末端序列,进行序列拼接,设计全长引物5-′CCAGTCCGAAGGAAGGGCG-3′和5-′TCTC-CGGGCACGTGAAGTGTC-3′。以cDNA第一链为模板,扩增获得基因全长。经核查表明,该基因为一新基因(登录号AY803896)。     

猪ADAR2基因全长cDNA克隆、序列特征及表达模式分析

旨在克隆猪作用于RNA的腺苷脱氨酶2基因（ADAR2）全长cDNA序列,同时对该基因在猪不同组织中的表达规律进行探索。利用RACE （rapid-amplification of cDNA ends）对大白猪ADAR2基因mRNA全长序列进行克隆,并进行生物信息学分析;用荧光定量PCR方法检测35日龄大白猪心、肝、肺、肾、脾、脑、小肠、背最长肌和背部脂肪9种组织中ADAR2的表达水平。结果表明,猪ADAR2基因cDNA全长6 305 bp,共包含12个外显子,编码704个氨基酸,与人、黑猩猩、猕猴、长臂猿、黄牛、山羊和绵羊的CDS区核酸序列和氨基酸序列的一致性均在84%以上。该基因编码的蛋白含有2个双链RNA结合基序和一个脱氨酶结构域。猪ADAR2在检测的各组织中均表达,其中在肺中的表达量最高。综上所述,本研究成功克隆了猪ADAR2基因全长cDNA序列,并且发现其在猪体内广泛表达,为深入研究ADAR2的功能奠定了良好的基础。     

家蚕质型多角体病毒感染应答的假定蛋白基因全长cDNA克隆与表达特征分析

在感染家蚕质型多角体病毒(BmCPV)的家蚕中肠组织中发现一个差异表达的假定蛋白基因。利用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术克隆了该假定蛋白基因的全长cDNA。用生物信息学方法进行基因序列与结构分析表明:该基因全长cDNA序列为486bp,包含108bp的5′端非翻译区序列(5′-UTR)和153bp的3′端非翻译区序列(3′-UTR),开放阅读框(ORF)为225bp,编码74个氨基酸,蛋白分子质量为6.888kD,等电点为5.27;该基因由3个外显子和2个内含子组成,ORF位于第2外显子内,编码蛋白含二次跨膜结构,多肽链表现为疏水性,在多肽链上的第15～16氨基酸残基可能是信号肽的切割位点。RT-PCR结果显示该基因在家蚕5龄幼虫的丝腺、血液、脂肪体、生殖腺及中肠组织中均有表达;荧光定量PCR结果表明该基因在感染Bm-CPV的家蚕中肠组织中的表达水平为正常家蚕中肠组织的6.28倍。研究结果为进一步解析该基因的功能奠定了基础。     

马白细胞介素18成熟蛋白(mEIL-18)基因在大肠埃希氏菌中的高效表达与纯化

用RT—PCR从经ConA刺激的马外周血单个核细胞（PBMC）中扩增出马白细胞介素18（Equine interleukin-18，EIL-18）前体蛋白（precursor EIL-18，pEIL-18）基因的cDNA，然后克隆至载体pCR2．1-TOPO中，鉴定并命名为pCR2．1-pEIL-18。自pCR2．1-pEIL-18中扩增马白细胞介素18成熟蛋白（mature EIL-18，mEIL-18）基因，并将其亚克隆至原核表达载体pET-28a（＋）中。将筛选出的阳性克隆进行测序、诱导表达并纯化其表达产物。结果表明，mEIL-18基因全长474bp，含1个开放阅读框，编码157个氨基酸的成熟蛋白；表达产物以可溶性和包涵体两种形式存在，经SDS-PAGE和Western—blot分析，重组蛋白相对分子量约为20ku，且具有免疫生物学活性。mEIL-18基因在大肠杆菌中高效表达并在非变性和变性条件下采用Ni^＋亲和层析纯化方法获得了高纯度的重组mEIL-18，为探究马白细胞介素18的生物学活性及其应用奠定了基础。     

家蝇溶菌酶1基因的克隆、序列分析及原核表达

采用cDNA末端快速扩增技术（RACE）,对鸡致病性大肠杆菌诱导家蝇幼虫抑制性消减文库（SSH）中筛选得到家蝇溶菌酶1基因（（Musca domestica lysozyme-1,MdL-1）进行扩增,测序分析得到一个全长为537bp的cDNA片段,其开放阅读框（ORF）432bp,与Genbank中登录号为AY344589．1基因同源性为96％。构建重组表达质粒pET-32a-MdL-1,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）,异丙基-β—D-硫代吡喃半乳糖苷（IPTG）诱导表达,十二烷基磺酸钠-聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（SDS—PAGE）分析显示。表达产物大小约为34kD,与预期蛋白大小一致。结果表明,利用RACE技术克隆得到MdL-1全长基因并在大肠杆菌中获得了表达,为进一步研究该蛋白的生物学及免疫学活性奠定了基础。     

Molecular cloning of equine chromogranin A and its expression in endocrine and exocrine tissues

Chromogranin A (CGA) is a member of a family of highly acidic proteins co-stored and co-released with catecholamines in the adrenal medullary cells as well as in other neurons and paraneurons. The nucleotide sequence encoding equine CGA was determined using RT-PCR and rapid amplification of complementary DNA (cDNA) ends (RACE) techniques. A total 1,828 bp of the nucleotide sequence reveals that equine CGA is a 448-residue protein preceded by an 18-residue signal peptide. Comparison of the amino acid sequence of equine CGA with those of human, porcine, bovine, mouse, rat and frog CGA showed high conservation at the NH2-terminal 1-77 amino acids regions (94.8%, 93.5%, 92.2%, 81.8%, 83.1% and 66.2%, respectively) and COOH-terminal 314-430 amino acids regions (90.6%, 81.4%, 90.6%, 80.5%, 83.3% and 39.0%, respectively), as well as a potential dibasic cleavage site, whereas the middle portion showed marked sequence variation (52.5%, 49.1%, 38.9%, 26.6%, 27.9% and 6.2%, respectively). Northern blot analysis and RT-PCR elucidated the tissue distribution of equine CGA mRNA. Its expression was confirmed not only in the adrenal medullary cells but also in other organs (cerebrum, cerebellum, pituitary gland, spinal cord, liver, thyroid gland, striated muscle, lung, spleen, kidney, parotid gland and sublingual gland). Further, in adrenal chromaffin cells and pituitary cells of the anterior-intermediate lobe, the expression was confirmed by in situ hybridization with anti-sense CGA cRNA probe.     

Expressed gene sequences of the equine cytokines interleukin-17 and interleukin-23

This report describes the initial cloning and characterization of the equine interleukin-17 (IL-17) expressed gene sequence from mRNA obtained from equine intestinal tissue and interleukin-23 (IL-23) expressed gene sequence from mRNA obtained from equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Equine IL-17 has 462 nucleotides in the translated region, determined by homology with known human and mouse sequences, and shares 84% and 75% identity, respectively. For the deduced amino acid sequences, the identity with human and mouse is 76% and 70%. Equine IL-23 has 579 nucleotides in the translated region. Homology with known human and mouse sequences was determined to be 89% and 77%. Deduced amino acid identities are 89% with the human sequence and 70% with the mouse sequence. The gene sequences were identified as part of the U.S. Veterinary Immune Reagent Network with a goal of developing reagents in order to aid veterinary researchers in the investigation of diseases in livestock species.     

柔嫩艾美耳球虫抗药性相关基因M20的克隆与表达

利用前期构建的柔嫩艾美耳球虫（Eimeria tenella）地克珠利抗药株和马杜拉霉素抗药株与各自母株之间的抑制性消减文库而获得的ESTs序列,选择其中一个差异表达的EST序列（克隆号为M20）,采用RACE技术,以柔嫩艾美耳球虫敏感株孢子化卵囊cDNA为模板,扩增获得了该基因的全长cDNA序列,命名为M20,该基因全长847 bp,包括一个525 bp的开放阅读框,编码174个氨基酸,预测理论分子量约为19 ku。实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,该基因在敏感株中表达量高于地克珠利抗药株和马杜拉霉素抗药株;在不同发育阶段中,未孢子化卵囊表达量高于孢子化卵囊、子孢子以及裂殖子阶段虫体。将该基因克隆于原核表达质粒pET28b中,构建重组质粒pET28b-M20,转化大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）后,经IPTG诱导表达获得了重组蛋白,分子量约约为23 ku,该蛋白以包涵体形式存在,在IPTG诱导8 h后表达稳定,Western blot检测表明,其具有较好的免疫原性。