文心兰HSP70基因的克隆及表达分析

为研究文心兰热激蛋白70基因（命名为OnHSP70）的分子特性及表达特点,以文心兰‘柠檬绿’（Oncidium hybridum ‘Honey Angel’）为材料,采用RT-PCR技术克隆OnHSP70,利用生物信息学方法分析其分子特性,通过qRT-PCR技术分析其在不同组织及不同非生物胁迫处理下的表达特点。生物信息学分析表明：该基因开放阅读框为1944 bp,编码647个氨基酸,翻译的蛋白为稳定蛋白,属于HSP70超家族,其蛋白二级结构由41.11%的α-螺旋、17.77%的延伸链、7.73%的β-转角和33.38%的无规卷曲组成,具有2个高度保守的功能域。聚类分析表明：该蛋白与铁皮石斛和深圳拟兰的HSP70亲缘关系较近。qRT-PCR分析表明：文心兰HSP70在4种不同组织器官中具有表达差异性,在花中的表达量最高;高温处理后基因的表达量明显上升;40 ℃高温胁迫4 h时表达量达峰值;茉莉酸甲酯及水杨酸处理时表达量呈现下调响应。本研究为后期该基因功能研究及提高文心兰对高温的适应性提供理论基础。     

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为了表达牛环形泰勒虫（Theileria annulata）截短HSP70基因编码蛋白并研究该蛋白的结构与功能特性,本研究扩增牛环形泰勒虫HSP70目的基因并构建重组质粒pMD18-T-HSP70,选取其他种的同源HSP70蛋白序列构建系统进化树;利用生物信息学方法分析HSP70基因编码蛋白的氨基酸组成、基本理化性质、亲疏水性、跨膜区结构、信号肽、可能的磷酸化位点、亚细胞定位及蛋白的二级结构和三级结构;对重组蛋白HSP70进行蛋白互作网络分析;构建原核表达载体pET28a-HSP70,筛选诱导表达条件,镍柱纯化重组蛋白及检测反应原性。结果显示,牛环形泰勒虫HSP70蛋白序列与小泰勒虫的序列同源性较高,蛋白分子质量为42 ku,理论等电点（pI）为5.61,属于酸性亲水性蛋白,无跨膜区及信号肽;蛋白功能预测结果显示,HSP70包含32个可能的磷酸化位点,亚细胞定位分析显示该蛋白主要分布于细胞质。蛋白质二级结构中α-螺旋、β-转角、无规则卷曲、延伸链分别占39.18%、8.51%、30.41%和21.91%。蛋白互作网络构建结果显示,与HSP70相互作用的蛋白主要为HSP90家族成员,另外还有伴侣蛋白GrpE同系物,预示着HSP70可能在细胞内与HSP90形成复合体发挥作用。本试验成功构建原核表达载体,获得了大小约为48 ku的融合蛋白,以0.6 mmol/L IPTG于37 ℃诱导5 h,蛋白表达较好;点状印迹及Western blotting结果表明,表达产物可被自然感染的牛环形泰勒虫阳性血清识别,具有良好的反应原性。本试验结果为进一步探讨牛环形泰勒虫HSP70功能机制提供了理论依据。     

The effects of starving and feeding on Dover sole (Solea solea,Soleidae, Linnaeus, 1758) stress response and early larval development

In the view of an urgent necessity to improve the quantity and the quality of farmed fish species, there is a strong need to improve our basic knowledge on the effects of first feeding during the developmental stages of fish larvae. High mortality, mainly due to food deprivation or inappropriate food quality, has been observed in many larval fish species, but knowledge about the morphological, biochemical and molecular processes related to this topic is still poorly understood. The understanding of the early larval ontogeny as well as the larval nutritional requirements and the molecular and cellular mechanisms elicited by fish larvae during food deprivation and starvation are thus of primary importance. At this regard, this study investigates, in Dover sole larvae, the effects of starvation and starving/re‐feeding procedures at a morphological, histological, biochemical and molecular level. The results evidenced that starved larvae progressively decrease in growth, lipid content, affected their gastrointestinal tract and muscle development and increased cortisol and heat shock protein 70 levels. On the contrary, starved and re‐fed larvae showed, after the restoration of a favourable feeding condition, a compensatory growth. In conclusion, this is the first study analysing through a multidisciplinary approach the effects of food deprivation on the development of an important economic species, the Dover sole.     

Expression of HSP70 in response to heat-shock and its cDNA cloning from Mediterranean blue mussel

Expression of HSP70 in response to heat-shock was investigated at the protein and mRNA levels in Mediterranean blue mussel. Western and Northern blot analyses revealed that HSP70 was expressed following heat-shock in the mantle at both protein and mRNA levels, suggesting that gene expression of HSP70 is implicated in the cellular response to heat-shock stress in mussel. It was then attempted to clone HSP70 cDNA in order to determine the primary structure of mussel HSP70. As a result, two full-length cDNA encoding HSP70 were isolated from a cDNA library prepared from the heat-shocked mantle. The isolated cDNA consist of single open reading frames of 2067 bp and 1911 bp which encode proteins of 689 amino acids and 637 amino acids, respectively. Both HSP70 cDNA encode an ATPase do main, and a substrate-binding do main in addition to a Glu-Glu-Val-Asp (EEVD) peptide motif that is specific for cytosolic HSP70. These findings suggest that the cDNA clones obtained in the present study encode cytosolic HSP70.     

Heat shock protein 70 expression in different tissues of Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.) following heat stress

Members of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) are highly conserved proteins of about 70 kDa and play important roles in protein folding. Levels of these proteins increase when cells are under stress. Environmental temperature influences both the basal and induced levels of HSPs. However, studies on HSPs in fishes from a tropical country such as India are lacking. In the present study, Indian major carp (IMC) Cirrhinus mrigala (Ham.) acclimatized at 25±2°C had high levels of HSP70, viz., 1.2–1.3 ng μg^?1 total protein in kidney and gill and 4.2–5.3 ng μg^?1 total protein in liver and brain tissues, indicating the presence of biochemically significant levels of stress. However, maintenance of acclimatized fish at 17°C for up to 48 h did not lead to a significant decrease in stress protein levels. A heat shock at 37°C for up to 48 h resulted in only two to threefold increase in HSP70 levels in these organs. Although the increase in HSP70 levels was apparent from the first hour of heat stress in all these tissues, the increase was significant from the second hour in the brain, the sixth hour in liver and kidney and the 20th hour in the gills.     

Differential HSP90α expression in fish hepatocytes from polluted estuary during summer

The molecular chaperone, heat shock protein 90α (HSP90α), plays an important role in protein folding, degradation of denatured proteins and steroid activation. It is essential for the maintenance of cellular integrity and survival when induced in response to environmental, physical and chemical stresses. In the present investigation the effect of environmental stress on HSP90α expression was examined in grey mullet Mugil cephalus living in either a contaminated (Ennore) or uncontaminated (Kovalam) estuary over two seasons: Hepatocytes were isolated from grey mullet of both estuaries. Oxidative stress was determined along with HSP90α in these fish. Additionally, immunohistochemical changes were studied to confirm the HSP90α expression. Comparison of the results revealed enhanced hepatocyte oxidative stress and HSP90α expressions in fish from Ennore to a significant extent than fish from Kovalam. Also, the results showed significant seasonal variations with maximum expression observed during summer compared to the monsoon season. Overexpression of HSP90α in hepatocytes exposed to chronic environmental stress by pollutants may confer differential effects on cell survival by protecting against oxidative stress induced changes. The results also indicate that seasonal variations have significant effect on the HSP90α expression.     

草鱼HSP70基因cDNA部分序列克隆及其组织表达差异

根据鲤热休克蛋白70(Heat shock protein,HSP70)序列(AY120894)设计并合成一对引物,以草鱼(Cteno-pharyngodon idella)肝胰脏组织总RNA为模板,RT-PCR扩增获得草鱼HSP70基因cDNA部分序列,并进行了组织表达差异性研究。结果显示:所获为序列为480 bp,获得GeneBank登陆号为FJ483832。序列测序结果显示,HSP70扩增序列与鲤、斑马鱼、鲋的同源性为:93%、91%、93%。另外,所获序列HSP70在草鱼脂肪、肌肉、肠、脑、粘液、性腺、鳔、肝胰脏、心脏、脾脏、鳃、鳍12个组织的表达存在差异,HSP70在草鱼这12个组织中均检测到表达,其中在鳍中表达最高,极显著高于其他组织(P<0.01);在鳔中表达次之,且与脑、心脏、性腺中表达差异不显著;在粘液中表达最低。     

草鱼HSP90基因cDNA序列克隆及其组织表达差异

根据斑马鱼HSP90(Heat shock protein)序列(NM_131328)设计并合成一对引物,提取草鱼肝脏组织总RNA,RT-PCR扩增获得草鱼HSP90基因cDNA部分序列596 bp,获得GenBank登陆号为FJ517554.将测序结果利用DNAman软件与其他几种已知序列的鱼进行比对,结果表明,草鱼HSP90与斑马鱼、鲤、鲋的同源性依次为90%、89%、92%.同时利用半定量(Semi-quantitative,SQ)RT-PCR技术检测HSP90在草鱼脂肪、肌肉、肠、脑、粘液、性腺、鳔、肝脏、心脏、脾脏、鳃、鳍12个组织的表达差异.结果表明,HSP90在草鱼除了鳍外的其他11个组织中均检测到表达,其中在心脏中表达最高,但与鳃、性腺、脑、脾脏中的表达无显著差异(P>0.05),在脂肪、粘液、鳔组织中的表达显著低于其他几种组织(P<0.05),在肝脏、肌肉与肠中的表达无显著差异(P>0.05).     

天祝白牦牛HSP60基因的克隆及其在下丘脑-垂体-睾丸中的表达定位研究

热休克蛋白60(HSP60)不仅在细胞保护方面发挥作用,也参与雄性动物生殖生理的调控。为研究HSP60基因序列特性及其在天祝白牦牛下丘脑-垂体-睾丸轴(HPT-axis)上的表达情况,探寻其在白牦牛睾丸发育、精子发生过程中的作用机制,本研究采用RT-PCR和RACE技术获得白牦牛HSP60基因全长cDNA序列,采用生物信息学方法分析HSP60蛋白的理化性质、结构及不同物种之间的同源性等,并利用qPCR、Western blotting、免疫组化法分析HSP60在白牦牛下丘脑-垂体-睾丸轴中的表达及定位。结果表明,白牦牛HSP60基因cDNA全长为2 300 bp,开放阅读框为1 722 bp,编码572个氨基酸;其理论分子量为60.977k Da、等电点为5.69,编码的蛋白为非跨膜可溶性蛋白。氨基酸序列比对结果显示,白牦牛HSP60氨基酸序列与牛、瘤牛、绵羊、藏羚羊、骆驼、白犀牛、兔和黑猩猩的氨基酸序列同源性高、进化水平相近。HSP60基因及蛋白在白牦牛的下丘脑、垂体及睾丸组织中均有表达,其中下丘脑及垂体组织表达量显著高于睾丸,下丘脑和垂体之间差异不显著。免疫组化结果显示,HSP60蛋白定位表达于白牦牛下丘脑组织的室旁核大细胞、室旁核小细胞和神经角演网、垂体组织的腺细胞、睾丸组织的精原细胞、精母细胞、支持细胞和间质细胞,而精子细胞中表达较弱。通过对健康成年白牦牛HSP60在下丘脑-垂体-睾丸轴的表达与定位检测,推断HSP60参与雄性白牦牛生殖轴调控,并参与睾丸发育与精子发生。本研究结果为进一步研究HSP60对雄性生殖调控奠定了基础。     

大肠癌中HSP27、p14^ARF和caspase-3蛋白的表达及意义

目的：探讨HSP27、p14^ARF和caspase-3蛋白在大肠癌中的表达及其与大肠癌I临床病理特征的关系。方法：利用sP法检测大肠癌48例和大肠腺瘤10例以及正常大肠黏膜组织15例中HSP27、p14^ARF和caspase-3蛋白的表达。结果：大肠癌组织中HSP27、p14^ARF和caspase-3蛋白阳性表达率分别为79．2％、58．4％和66．7％,大肠腺瘤组织中分别为40．0％、70．0％和100．0％,正常大肠黏膜组织中分别为33．3％、80．0％和93．3％。p14^ARF和caspase-3蛋白的表达在高、中分化癌组的表达率分别为64．1％、74．4％,明显高于低分化组22．2％、33．3％（Pd0．05）。结论：HSP27、p14^ARF和caspase-3与大肠癌的发生有关,可作为大肠癌临床评价肿瘤生物学行为的指标。