Molecular cloning of a complementary DNA encoding human macrophage-specific colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1)

Complementary DNA (cDNA) clones encoding human macrophage-specific specific colony-stimulating factor (CSF-1) were isolated. One cDNA clone codes for a mature polypeptide of 224 amino acids and a putative leader of 32 amino acids. This cDNA, which was cloned in the Okayama-Berg expression vector, specifies the synthesis of biologically active CSF-1 in COS cells, as determined by a specific radioreceptor assay, macrophage bone marrow colony formation, and antibody neutralization. Most of the cDNA isolates contain part of an intron sequence that changes the reading frame, resulting in an abrupt termination of translation; these cDNA's were inactive in COS cells. The CSF-1 appears to be encoded by a single-copy gene, but its expression results in the synthesis of several messenger RNA species, ranging in size from about 1.5 to 4.5 kilobases.     

Neuronal pp60c-src contains a six-amino acid insertion relative to its non-neuronal counterpart

Neuronal cells express a pp60c-src variant that displays an altered electrophoretic mobility and a different V8 peptide pattern relative to pp60c-src expressed in tissues of non-neuronal origin. To determine whether the neuronal form of pp60c-src is encoded by a brain-specific messenger RNA, a mouse brain complementary DNA (cDNA) library was screened with a chicken c-src probe and a 3.8-kilobase c-src cDNA clone was isolated. This clone encodes a 60-kilodalton protein that differs from chicken or human pp60c-src primarily in having six extra amino acids (Arg-Lys-Val-Asp-Val-Arg) within the NH2-terminal 16 kilodaltons of the molecule. S1 nuclease protection analysis confirmed that brain c-src RNA contains an 18-nucleotide insertion at the position of the extra six amino acids. This insertion occurs at a position that corresponds to a splice junction in the chicken and human c-src genes. The isolated c-src cDNA clone encodes a protein that displays an identical V8 peptide pattern to that observed in pp60c-src isolated from tissues of neuronal origin.     

Molecular cloning of complementary DNA encoding the avian receptor for vitamin D

Vitamin D3 receptors are intracellular proteins that mediate the nuclear action of the active metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]. Two receptor-specific monoclonal antibodies were used to recover the complementary DNA (cDNA) of this regulatory protein from a chicken intestinal lambda gt11 cDNA expression library. The amino acid sequences that were deduced from this cDNA revealed a highly conserved cysteine-rich region that displayed homology with a domain characteristic of other steroid receptors and with the gag-erbA oncogene product of avian erythroblastosis virus. RNA selected via hybridization with this DNA sequence directed the cell-free synthesis of immunoprecipitable vitamin D3 receptor. Northern blot analysis of polyadenylated RNA with these cDNA probes revealed two vitamin D receptor messenger RNAs (mRNAs) of 2.6 and 3.2 kilobases in receptor-containing chicken tissues and a major cross-hybridizing receptor mRNA species of 4.2 kilobases in mouse 3T6 fibroblasts. The 4.2-kilobase species was substantially increased by prior exposure of 3T6 cells to 1,25(OH)2D3. This cDNA represents perhaps the rarest mRNA cloned to date in eukaryotes, as well as the first receptor sequence described for an authentic vitamin.     

Lutropin-choriogonadotropin receptor: an unusual member of the G protein-coupled receptor family

A complementary DNA (cDNA) for the rat luteal lutropin-choriogonadotropin receptor (LH-CG-R) was isolated with the use of a DNA probe generated in a polymerase chain reaction with oligonucleotide primers based on peptide sequences of purified receptor protein. As would be predicted from the cDNA sequence, the LH-CG-R consists of a 26-residue signal peptide, a 341-residue extracellular domain displaying an internal repeat structure characteristic of members of the leucine-rich glycoprotein (LRG) family, and a 333-residue region containing seven transmembrane segments. This membrane-spanning region displays sequence similarity with all members of the G protein-coupled receptor family. Hence, the LH-CG-R gene may have evolved by recombination of LRG and G protein-coupled receptor genes. Cells engineered to express LH-CG-R cDNA bind human choriogonadotropin with high affinity and show an increase in cyclic adenosine monophosphate when exposed to hormone. As revealed by RNA blot analysis and in situ hybridization, the 4.4-kilobase cognate messenger RNA is prominently localized in the rat ovary.     

Autonomous developmental control of human embryonic globin gene switching in transgenic mice

The mechanisms by which expression of the beta-like globin genes are developmentally regulated are under intense investigation. The temporal control of human embryonic (epsilon) globin expression was analyzed. A 3.7-kilobase (kb) fragment that contained the entire human epsilon-globin gene was linked to a 2.5-kb cassette of the locus control region (LCR), and the developmental time of expression of this construct was studied in transgenic mice. The human epsilon-globin transgene was expressed in yolk sac-derived primitive erythroid cells, but not in fetal liver or bone marrow-derived definitive erythroid cells. The absence of epsilon gene expression in definitive erythroid cells suggests that the developmental regulation of the epsilon-globin gene depends only on the presence of the LCR and the epsilon-globin gene itself (that is, an autonomous negative control mechanism). The autonomy of epsilon-globin gene developmental control distinguishes it from the competitive mechanism of regulation of gamma and beta-globin genes, and therefore, suggests that at least two distinct mechanisms function in human hemoglobin switching.     

北京鸭IGF-1cDNA部分序列的克隆及其在胸肌组织表达的发育性变化

为探讨IGF-1基因对北京鸭胸肌发育的影响,试验克隆了北京鸭IGF-1 cDNA的部分序列,分析了其核苷酸及编码的氨基酸序列与其他物种的同源性,并检测了IGF-1 mRNA在不同日龄北京鸭胸肌中表达的发育性变化。结果表明,克隆的鸭IGF-1 cDNA部分序列长507 bp,编码168个氨基酸,核苷酸序列与鸡、家鸭、鹌鹑、火鸡、鸵鸟、人和猪的同源性分别为98％,99％,97％,98％,96％,84％和82％,编码的氨基酸序列与家鸭、鸡、火鸡、鹌鹑、人、挪威鼠和猪的同源性分别为99％,98％,97％,97％,84％,79％和84％。表明北京鸭与家鸭的亲缘关系最近,与鸡、鹌鹁、火鸡、鸵鸟也有较近的亲缘关系;北京鸭胸肌中IGF-1 mRNA表达丰度在7,14,21 日龄间和28, 35,42日龄间的差异均不显著(P>0．05),但28,35,42 日龄显著高于7,14,21日龄(P<0．05),说明在北京鸭胸肌发育较快的时期,IGF-1 mRNA表达量也较高,IGF-1 mRNA的表达量与胸肌的发育呈正相关。     

At least three human type alpha interferons: structure of alpha 2

The sequence of a human leukocyte-derived complementary DNA (cDNA), Hif-2h, which directs the formation in Escherichia coli of a polypeptide, IFN-alpha 1, with interferon (IFN) activity has been described. A second IFN cDNA, Hif-SN206, which also elicits synthesis of a biologically active IFN, IFN-alpha 2, is described in this article. Whereas IFN-alpha 2 is twice as active on human as on bovine cells, IFN-alpha 1 is 10 to 20 times more active on bovine than on human cells. As deduced from the cDNA's, the messenger RNA's for the two IFN's differ in length and in 20 percent of the nucleotides; the mature IFN polypeptides differ in 17 percent of the amino acids. Both IFN-alpha 1 and IFN-alpha 2 differ from the lymphoblastoid IFN described by others. Therefore, at least three different IFN-alpha genes are expressed in man; studies on genomic DNA reveal the presence of at least eight IFN-related genes.     

Clustering of human H1 and core histone genes

An H1 histone gene was isolated from a 15-kilobase human DNA genomic sequence. The presence of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 genes in this same 15-kilobase fragment indicates that mammalian core and H1 histone genes are clustered.     

RAG-1 and RAG-2, adjacent genes that synergistically activate V(D)J recombination

The vast repertoire of immunoglobulins and T cell receptors is generated, in part, by V(D)J recombination, a series of genomic rearrangements that occur specifically in developing lymphocytes. The recombination activating gene, RAG-1, which is a gene expressed exclusively in maturing lymphoid cells, was previously isolated. RAG-1 inefficiently induced V(D)J recombinase activity when transfected into fibroblasts, but cotransfection with an adjacent gene, RAG-2, has resulted in at least a 1000-fold increase in the frequency of recombination. The 2.1-kilobase RAG-2 complementary DNA encodes a putative protein of 527 amino acids whose sequence is unrelated to that of RAG-1. Like RAG-1, RAG-2 is conserved between species that carry out V(D)J recombination, and its expression pattern correlates precisely with that of V(D)J recombinase activity. In addition to being located just 8 kilobases apart, these convergently transcribed genes are unusual in that most, if not all, of their coding and 3' untranslated sequences are contained in single exons. RAG-1 and RAG-2 might activate the expression of the V(D)J recombinase but, more likely, they directly participate in the recombination reaction.     

HTLV x-gene product: requirement for the env methionine initiation codon

The human T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV) are replication-competent retroviruses whose genomes contain gag, pol, and env genes as well as a fourth gene, termed x, which is believed to be the transforming gene of HTLV. The product of the x gene is now shown to be encoded by a 2.1-kilobase messenger RNA derived by splicing of at least two introns. By means of S1 nuclease mapping of this RNA and nucleic acid sequence analysis of a complementary DNA clone, the complete primary structure of the x-gene product has been determined. It is encoded by sequences containing the env initiation codon and one nucleotide of the next codon spliced to the major open reading frame of the HTLV-I and HTLV-II x gene.     

Deleted HTLV-I provirus in blood and cutaneous lesions of patients with mycosis fungoides.

Mycosis fungoides, a rare form of cutaneous T cell leukemia/lymphoma, is suspected of having a viral etiology on the basis of certain similarities to adult T cell leukemia, which is associated with human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) infection. Cell lines were established from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of an HTLV-I-seronegative patient with mycosis fungoides. DNA hybridization analysis revealed the presence of HTLV-I-related sequences with unusual restriction endonuclease sites. Sequence analysis of subcloned fragments demonstrated the presence of a monoclonally integrated provirus with a 5.5-kilobase deletion involving large regions of gag and env and all of pol. Additional evidence for the presence of deleted proviruses was found by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA from cutaneous lesions of five other HTLV-I-seronegative patients. The findings suggest that HTLV-I infection may be involved in the etiology of at least certain cases of mycosis fungoides.     

猪L-Myc基因的分子克隆及在细胞重编程中的应用

【目的】克隆猪L-Myc基因,并在蛋白水平表达的情况下探索其在细胞重编程中的作用,为深入研究猪L-Myc基因替代c-Myc诱导多能干细胞（induced pluripotent stem cell,iPSC）奠定基础。【方法】先通过NCBI序列比对,采用RT-PCR克隆猪L-Myc基因cDNA,生物信息学分析猪L-Myc基因与人和小鼠的同源性,构建融合表达载体pEGFP/L-Myc-C1,通过载体转染和免疫印记检测猪L-Myc基因cDNA的蛋白水平表达;再将L-Myc基因装入逆转录病毒载体中,分别使用不同的转录因子诱导猪胎儿成纤维细胞（porcine embryo fibroblast,PEF）,通过形态变化和碱性磷酸酶（AP）染色验证猪L-Myc基因在细胞重编程中的作用。【结果】①获得了1 113 bp的猪L-Myc基因cDNA,编码364个氨基酸,理论分子质量为40 kD;②生物信息学分析显示猪L-Myc基因与人和小鼠高度同源;③免疫印记检测结果说明猪L-Myc基因cDNA能够在蛋白水平表达;④细胞诱导试验和AP染色结果显示转录因子Oct4、Sox2、Klf4和L-Myc（OSKL）组合诱导的细胞阳性克隆率明显高于Oct4、Sox2和Klf4（OSK）组合的阳性克隆率。【结论】获得了猪L-Myc基因,并且该基因在蛋白水平表达且在细胞重编程过程中起到了重要的作用。     

Molecular cloning of the chicken progesterone receptor

To define the functional domains of the progesterone receptor required for gene regulation, complementary DNA (cDNA) clones encoding the chicken progesterone receptor have been isolated from a chicken oviduct lambda gt11 cDNA expression library. Positive clones expressed antigenic determinants that cross-reacted with six monospecific antibodies derived from two independent sources. A 36-amino acid peptide sequence obtained by microsequencing of purified progesterone receptor was encoded by nucleotide sequences in the longest cDNA clone. Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the progesterone receptor deduced from the cDNA clones revealed a cysteine-rich region that was homologous to a region found in the estrogen and glucocorticoid receptors and to the avian erythroblastosis virus gag-erb-A fusion protein. Northern blot analysis with chicken progesterone receptor cDNA's indicated the existence of at least three messenger RNA species. These messages were found only in oviduct and could be induced by estrogens.     

Human endothelial cell growth factor: cloning, nucleotide sequence, and chromosome localization

Several of the endothelial cell polypeptide mitogens that have been described probably play a role in blood vessel homeostasis. Two overlapping complementary DNA clones encoding human endothelial cell growth factor (ECGF) were isolated from a human brain stem complementary DNA library. Southern blot analysis suggested that there is a single copy of the ECGF gene and that it maps to human chromosome 5 at bands 5q31.3 to 33.2 A 4.8-kilobase messenger RNA was present in human brain stem messenger RNA. The complete amino acid sequence of human ECGF was deduced from the nucleic acid sequence of these clones; it encompasses all the well-characterized acidic endothelial cell polypeptide mitogens described by several laboratories. The ECGF-encoding open reading frame is flanked by translation stop codons and provides no signal peptide or internal hydrophobic domain for the secretion of ECGF. This property is shared by human interleukin-1, which is approximately 30 percent homologous to ECGF.     

蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)腺苷酸转移载体基因cDNA的电子克隆

 以果蝇腺苷酸转移载体基因cDNA序列为信息探针,对蜜蜂EST数据库进行同源检索筛选,克隆了蜜蜂腺苷酸转移载体基因(Am　ant)的cDNA序列(GenBank登记号为AY332626),该基因全长1 251bp。经RT-PCR克隆、序列分析验证,结果表明与电子克隆序列完全一致;该基因具有完整的开放阅读框架(ORF),编码蛋白为300个氨基酸,通过对人、果蝇、家蚕及烟草天蛾的腺苷酸转移载体蛋白序列比较,发现该基因具有高度的保守性;说明根据物种间同源基因序列,进行跨物种EST数据库的同源检索筛选、拼接,是基因克     

猪泛素C端水解酶L1基因的克隆与序列分析

从人泛素C端水解酶L1(UCH_L1)基因出发,在dbEST数据库中同源搜索,找到1条与人UCH_L1基因编码氨基酸同源性较高且在香猪背最长肌中表达的EST(BM194679).通过电子克隆和进一步RT-PCR试验验证,获得猪UCH_L1基因全长cDNA序列,其全长 1 105 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)位于60～728 bp,编码223个氨基酸.同源性分析结果表明,与人、鼠UCH_L1基因cDNA编码区(CDS)同源性分别为91.2%和86.5%,蛋白质序列同源性均为96.6%.对该基因编码蛋白的结构和功能预测显示含有2个典型的疏水性区域,不含有信号肽,存在1个UCH_L1(pfam01088)保守结构域和多个磷酸化位点,属UCH_L1蛋白家族,故将该基因命名为猪泛素C端水解酶L1基因(登录号AY495532).