金鱼Tgf2转座酶的原核表达及其DNA结合活性

金鱼Tgf2转座子基因属于Hobo/Activator/Tam3(hAT)超家族,其编码的活性转座酶能在多种鱼类转座中介导基因插入及诱变,因此在鱼类重要性状主控基因的筛选、功能解释及育种等方面具有重要的应用前景.鉴于Tgf2转座酶基因(JN886591)存在众多稀有密码子,本研究依据大肠杆菌对密码子的偏好性,对金鱼Tgf2转座酶基因进行密码子优化,所得Tgf2转座酶基因连接原核表达载体pET-28a(+),将重组载体转化到大肠杆菌BL21 (DE3)细胞.该大肠杆菌细胞在培养温度37℃、OD600≈0.5时用IPTG诱导获得高效表达,即菌体中含有8.8％的重组蛋白,上清液中含有4.0％重组蛋白.采用亲和层析纯化从菌体上清液中分离得到分子量约70 ku的可溶性重组蛋白,经MALDI-(TOF)/TOF串联质谱鉴定其为重组Tgf2转座酶.进而采用分子排阻色谱法研究转座酶的DNA结合活性,结果表明:所得重组Tgf2转座酶能识别并结合含Tgf2转座子特异性亚末端重复序列的DNA探针,即启动转座.采用原核表达体系高效获得重组Tgf2转座酶,为其作为工具酶应用于鱼类生物学研究奠定必要的基础.     

Characterization of nonautonomous Tc1-like transposable elements of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Putative nonautonomous transposable elements from channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were identified. They were named Tipnon elements for Tc1-like transposable elements from channel catfish that are nonautonomous. These elements were defined by their terminal repeats that share identity to members of the known Tc1/mariner transposon superfamily. They show structural similarities to Tc1-like elements, but share little sequence identity beyond the terminal inverted repeats. They do not harbor any amino acid blocks that show similarities to the Tc1-like or other transposases and thus may represent truly nonautonomous transposons in channel catfish. They are abundant in the channel catfish genome with a copy number of 32000, having 500 base pair per copy, this family of nonautonomous transposon-like elements account for 1.6% of the channel catfish genomic DNA. Their high abundance and transposon-like terminal repeats indicate that they may play important roles in gene evolution and in genomic architecture of catfish. Similarity search for potential coding capacity of the Tipnon elements revealed that they contain sequence blocks that can potentially encode amino acid blocks similar to the para-type sodium channel proteins in cockroaches or house flies, proteins that function in the central nervous system as voltage-gated sodium transporters. Sequences surrounding the terminal inverted repeats are divergent from those used by the reconstructed Sleeping Beauty fish transposase.     

高效PiggyBac转座酶的构建与筛选

【目的】构建能够定点转座的高效PiggyBac转座酶系统。【方法】以野生型PiggyBac转座酶为模板,通过易错PCR方法随机突变转座酶基因,构建转座酶突变库,并将其与能够靶向识别并结合DNA序列的锌指蛋白(ZFP)融合表达,构建ZFP-PiggyBac转座酶突变库系统。将转座酶载体突变库、转座子载体和报告载体共转到酿酒酵母JMY1中,通过Ura-5FOA酵母筛选系统筛选高效定点作用的转座酶。【结果】成功构建ZFP-PiggyBac转座酶突变库系统,经过3轮系统筛选获得5个高效作用的突变转座酶。【结论】新构建的ZFP-PiggyBac转座酶突变库系统具有在锌指蛋白ZFP靶向识别域Rosa26BS位点处进行高效转座的能力。     

转座酶TN3体外定向进化研究概况

Tn3是存在于生物体内的一种非常重要的转座酶,其是基因组中具有一段特异的转位特性的独立的DNA序列,从而对目的基因起调控作用。转座酶Tn3具有基因敲除的功能,Gal4能识别DNA启动子上游两端保守的17bp长的一段序列,因此将Tn3与Gal4相组合,实现靶向敲除目的基因的目的。论文综述了转座酶Tn3的结构及其转座机制、Gal4的结构及其机制、Tn3-Gal4系统的简介和酶分子的定向进化,旨在为今后靶向基因的敲除以及靶向基因的修复提供研究思路。     

MuA转座酶介导的短小芽孢杆菌启动子F1随机插入突变的研究

运用来自噬菌体Mu的转座酶MuA,对短小芽孢杆菌的一个组成型启动子活性片段F1进行了随机插入突变,从227个克隆中筛选出13个突变体。氯霉素抗性检测表明,与F1对照相比,7个突变体氯霉素抗性水平有显著提高,其中突变体Fm-108和Fm-140抗性提高了3.6倍,可抗高达900μg·mL-1氯霉素,显示这些启动子突变体有着更高的活性;4个突变体氯霉素抗性水平下降;2个突变体抗性水平基本不变。CAT-ELISA的检测结果揭示,总体上来说,在大肠杆菌中,突变启动子调控的氯霉素抗性水平与CAT酶的合成量呈正相关。     

金鱼Tgf2转座酶的原核表达及其DNA结合活性

金鱼Tgf2转座子基因属于Hobo/Activator/Tam3（hAT）超家族,其编码的活性转座酶能在多种鱼类转座中介导基因插入及诱变,因此在鱼类重要性状主控基因的筛选、功能解释及育种等方面具有重要的应用前景。鉴于Tgf2转座酶基因（JN886591）存在众多稀有密码子,本研究依据大肠杆菌对密码子的偏好性,对金鱼Tgf2转座酶基因进行密码子优化,所得Tgf2转座酶基因连接原核表达载体pET-28a（+）,将重组载体转化到大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）细胞。该大肠杆菌细胞在培养温度37℃、OD₆₀₀≈0.5时用IPTG诱导获得高效表达,即菌体中含有8.8%的重组蛋白,上清液中含有4.0%重组蛋白。采用亲和层析纯化从菌体上清液中分离得到分子量约70 ku的可溶性重组蛋白,经MALDI-（TOF）/TOF串联质谱鉴定其为重组Tgf2转座酶。进而采用分子排阻色谱法研究转座酶的DNA结合活性,结果表明：所得重组Tgf2转座酶能识别并结合含Tgf2转座子特异性亚末端重复序列的DNA探针,即启动转座。采用原核表达体系高效获得重组Tgf2转座酶,为其作为工具酶应用于鱼类生物学研究奠定必要的基础。     

A hyperactive piggyBac transposon system is an easy-to-implement method for introducing foreign genes into mouse preimplantation embryos

Transgenic mice are important tools for genetic analysis. A current prominent method for producing transgenic mice involves pronuclear microinjection into 1-cell embryos. However, the total transgenic efficiency obtained using this method is less than 10%. Here, we demonstrate that highly efficient transgenesis in mice can be achieved by cytoplasmic microinjection using a hyperactive piggyBac system. In embryos in which hyPBase mRNA and pPB-CAG-TagRFP DNA were co-injected into the cytoplasm, TagRFP fluorescence was observed after the 2-cell stage; when 30 ng/µl pPB-CAG-TagRFP DNA and 30 ng/µl hyPBase mRNA were co-injected, 94.4% of blastocysts were TagRFP positive. Furthermore, a high concentration of hyPBase mRNA resulted in creation of mosaic embryos in which the TagRFP signals partially disappeared. However, suitable concentrations of injected DNA and hyPBase mRNA produced embryos in which almost all blastomeres were TagRFP positive. Thus, the hyperactive piggyBac transposon system is an easy-to-implement and highly effective method that can contribute to production of transgenic mice.     

怀地黄基因片段及其中转座酶基因的克隆与序列分析

根据已知裂叶牵牛花PNZIP启动子碱基序列的相关信息设计引物,采用PCR方法,从怀地黄基因组中扩增出5个基因片段,回收和克隆出其中一个1 096bp的基因片段。经过NCBI对比分析,发现它是一个类似转座子的相关蛋白基因序列,含有一个完整的开放阅读框,大小为450bp,编码由150个氨基酸组成的转座酶。然后,基于该开放阅读框的碱基序列,设计另一对引物,用PCR方法,从中扩增出该完整开放阅读框的序列片段。     

家蚕一种hAT家族转座酶基因的分析

[目的]对家蚕中一个潜在的hAT家族转座酶编码基因BmhAT进行分析.[方法]通过生物信息学方法,分析BmhAT转座酶的结构域及序列同源性.采用Real-time PCR方法,对BmhAT在野蚕及家蚕不同品种中的拷贝数进行分析以及在mRNA水平上测定BmhAT在家蚕不同组织中的相对表达量.[结果]BmhAT与许多hAT家族转座酶在序列上有很高的同源性,并具有hAT家族转座酶的保守结构域;BmhAT在家蚕基因组中存在约3-6个拷贝;在家蚕后部丝腺和脂肪体中的表达量分别是参照基因actin 3的0.4倍和0.6倍.[结论]BmhAT可能是家蚕中一个有活性的转座酶基因,编码家蚕一种新的hAT家族转座酶.