大白菜TPS基因家族鉴定及其在高温胁迫下的表达分析

为明确大白菜TPS(BrTPS)家族成员信息及对高温胁迫信号的响应,本研究利用生物信息学方法,在大白菜基因组数据库中鉴定了BrTPS基因家族成员,并对其理化性质、进化特征、蛋白结构及在高温胁迫下的表达模式进行分析。结果表明,大白菜全基因组含有15个TPS基因家族成员,分布于8条染色体上。除BrTPS14和BrTPS15外,其余成员各含有1个TPS和1个TPP结构域,并且所含motif的排列顺序也完全一致。理化性质分析发现,15个成员的氨基酸长度介于129~1459 aa之间,分子量大小在14.73~165.83 kD之间,大部分BrTPS蛋白为酸性蛋白和亲水蛋白,以无规则卷曲作为二级结构主要构成元件。进化分析表明,大白菜TPS基因家族成员可分为2类,其中ClassⅠ包含5个成员,ClassⅡ包含10个成员。本研究对高温胁迫前后不同组织和持续高温胁迫下叶片中的表达分析,发现大部分的BrTPS基因可对高温胁迫产生响应,但在表达规律上存在差异。这些研究结果为后续研究大白菜TPS基因提供一定参考。     

Determination of primary structure of amberjack myosin heavy chain and its relationship with structural stability of various fish myosin rods

The structural stability of fish myosin depends upon species and temperatures of water in which fish live. Primary, secondary, and quaternary structures of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) from three species of fish living at different temperature ranges have been compared with those of rabbit MyHC in order to investigate the differences in stability. Primary structure of MyHC, although being accessible for warm-water and cold-water fish (carp and walleye pollack), was not available in previous for tropical-water fish literature; so in this study primary structure of MyHC of the tropical-water fish amberjack has been determined by cloning and sequencing its cDNA. The MyHC has 1938 amino acid residues (AA), which are almost as much as as those of carp and walleye pollack. The amberjack MyHC is 91–95% homologous with other fish and rabbit MyHCs. There is a discernible difference between animal species with stable myosin rod (amberjack, carp, and rabbit) and walleye pollack with unstable rod. Stable rod species have a high probability of forming coiled-coil around the COOH-terminal end of the rod, while the pollack has a low coiled-coil formation probability. In addition, the average scores of the coiled-coil for myosin rod were rabbit (1.738) > amberjack (1.691) > carp (1.680) > walleye pollack (1.674) which correlated exactly with the observed stability. The results suggest that coiled-coil forming ability, particularly around the COOH-terminal end, directs structural stability of fish myosin rod.     

光照对曼氏无针乌贼行为习性的影响

设置了3个光照强度梯度和红、白、橙、绿、蓝5个光照颜色,研究光照对曼氏无针乌贼行为习性的影响。试验结果表明:曼氏无针乌贼对光色和光强都有反应,而且表现出正趋性;对于同一光强下的红、白、橙、绿4种光照颜色来说,曼氏无针乌贼较喜欢红光和绿光。     

Cloning, tissue distribution and hormonal regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase in tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

The stearoyl-CoA desaturase cDNA in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) was cloned by RT-PCR and RACE, and it was compared with those in grass carp, common carp and milkfish. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the full length of cDNA (1172 bp) clone encompasses 1008 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 336 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence shares 78–82% identity with the teleosts and 64–66% with mammals compared, and like these fish, the cloned tilapia stearoyl-CoA desaturase amino acid sequence conserves three histidine cluster motifs (one HXXXXH and two HXXHH), which functioned as non-heme iron binding sites, essential for stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity. RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis reveal that tilapia stearoyl-CoA desaturase is expressed only in liver, but the stearoyl-CoA desaturase expression in multiple tissues was observed in milkfish, grass carp and carp. Further, the hormonal regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene expression was investigated by a single injection of 17β-estradiol and testosterone. The results showed that the administration of 17β-estradiol to tilapia led to a greater increase in desaturase activity than testosterone, and higher doses of steroids produced greater increases in enzyme activity. The comparative RT-PCR analysis showed that the stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA level increased significantly in 17β-estradiol treated animals, especially in the groups receiving a single injection of 50 mg 17β-estradiol. This was reflected in the decrease in the saturated fatty acids and the increase in the monounsaturated fatty acids. The proportion of the polyunsaturated fatty acids was not affected.     

香蕉GAPDH基因家族的生物信息学及转录表达分析

从香蕉基因组数据库和NCBI数据库中检索香蕉GAPDH基因家族的所有成员,并采用生物信息学方法对其进行亚细胞定位、进化树分析和保守结构域预测。克隆测序发现,巴西蕉内的GAPDH基因家族成员序列与小果野蕉基因组数据库中提供的序列基本一致,同源性超过98%。转录表达分析表明,GAPDH基因家族成员在巴西蕉不同器官的表达模式多样:MaGAPCP1,MaGAPC6/8/10/11成组成型表达,其余的基因则在各组织器官间成差异型表达,且差异型表达的基因在不同组织器官中表达模式也不相同,组成型表达的基因在不同组织器官中表达模式虽相同,但表达量有差异。GAPDH基因家族成员在表达模式上的多样化,可能暗示其功能的多样化,这种多样化可能是在进化过程中为适应环境而出现的功能分化或冗余。结果为进一步研究GAPDH基因家族成员在香蕉生长、发育,非生物胁迫,果实后熟等重要生物学过程中的功能奠定基础。     

小麦热激蛋白转录因子C家族基因的结构及其在干旱胁迫中的表达

小麦热激蛋白转录因子在热胁迫和耐热性产生的过程中发挥重要作用。为进一步了解小麦热激蛋白转录因子C亚家族,本研究采用全基因组信息保守结构域比对和进化聚类分析,共鉴定了24个小麦TaHsfC基因,并对TaHsfC亚家族成员染色体定位、基因结构、亚细胞定位、对应蛋白质的氨基酸特点、基因表达进行了分析。结果表明,24个TaHsfCs主要分布在5条染色体上,其中A基因组中有7个,B基因组中9个,D基因组中有6个,另外两个所在染色体位置不清楚。TaHsfCs含有0～2个内含子,其中 TaHsfC1亚族基因含有1～2个内含子, TaHsfC2亚族基因则含有0～1个内含子。聚类分析表明,小麦TaHsfC成员共分为 TaHsfC1和 TaHsfC2两个亚族。24个TaHsfCs成员全部定位于细胞核。在15%PEG模拟干旱条件下,干旱敏感品种矮抗58和耐旱品种晋麦47中有10个TaHsfC基因显著上调表达,其中 TaHsfC2亚族基因的表达量上调倍数均高于 TaHsfC1亚族基因(其中 TaHsfC2j和 TaHsfC2k未在晋麦47中检测到表达量)。本研究可为探索小麦热激蛋白转录因子C家族基因在小麦抗旱中的分子机制提供一定的理论支撑。     

巴西橡胶树SUMO活化酶基因HbSAE1的克隆及表达

根据一个从巴西橡胶树胶乳cDNA文库中获得的EST片段的序列设计引物,通过RACE的方法获得了橡胶树编码SUMO活化酶(SUMO-activating enzyme,SAE)的cDNA,命名为HbSAE1。序列分析结果表明HbSAE1长为2 411 bp,含有1917 bp的阅读框,214 bp的5'-UTR和280 bp的3'-UTR,编码638个氨基酸,分子量为70.79 ku,等电点为5.41。半定量RT-PCR分析结果表明HbSAE1基因在花、树皮、叶、胶乳中均有表达,其中在胶乳中表达量最高。     

玉米逆境响应基因ZmGST23克隆和表达分析

谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶(glutathione S-transferases,GSTs)是植物抗氧化系统的重要成员,在初生代谢、次生代谢、细胞信号转导及逆境响应等生物学过程中发挥着重要作用.本研究以GenBank中公布的玉米谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶23基因(ZmGST23)mRNA序列(GenBank登录号:NM_001111524)为依据,采用RT-PCR方法从玉米(Zea mays)自交系F83中克隆得到ZmGST23基因669 bp的完整开放阅读框(open reading frame,ORF),编码222个氨基酸,蛋白分子量为24.84kD,理论等电点为5.68.保守结构域分析表明,该基因具有GSTs所特有的N端及C端结构域,并含有典型的G位点及H位点,属于Tau类谷胱甘肽硫转移酶.系统进化分析表明,ZmGST23编码蛋白与高粱(Sorghum bieolor)GST蛋白亲缘关系最近,且在不同物种间存在明显的种属特性.启动子序列分析结果显示,ZmGST23基因启动子区含有多个响应逆境及植物激素的作用元件,包括脱落酸(abscisic acid,ABA)响应元件、生长素(auxin,IAA)响应元件、赤霉素(gibberellin,GA)响应元件、厌氧响应元件、防御及逆境响应元件以及干旱诱导的MYB转录因子(v-myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog,MYB)结合位点.胁迫诱导表达分析表明,ZmGST23的表达显著受干旱脱水、水涝、盐、ABA、IAA、GA、低温及高温等非生物胁迫的诱导.组织特异性表达分析表明,ZmGST23基因在幼芽和成熟叶片中表达量较高,在幼根、花丝、苞叶、雌穗及雄穗中表达量较低,存在明显的组织特异性.将ZmGST23基因片段连接至原核表达载体pEASY-E1中,转化大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21,用0.5 mmol/L的异丙基硫代半乳糖苷(isopropylβ3-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside,IPTG)诱导表达1～4 h后获得30 kD的诱导蛋白.本研究结果为进一步利用该基因进行玉米抗性改良提供了一定的理论依据.     

人工合成抗菌肽D2A21基因的克隆和表达

为了获得高效表达的抗菌肽D2A21,本研究根据抗菌肽D2A21的氨基酸序列及大肠杆菌偏爱的密码子,设计并人工合成D2A21基因,并将该合成基因克隆至pProEXHTb载体中,构建成含有含6个组氨酸标签的重组质粒。重组质粒转化至大肠杆菌中,经摇瓶发酵,IPTG诱导后,发酵液用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析。结果表明,成功合成D2A21基因,并构建了抗菌肽D2A21表达载体。通过镍柱亲和层析纯化,聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳分析,抗菌肽D2A21能够在大肠杆菌中稳定表达。本研究将为大规模表达纯化D2A21及其进一步的研究和利用提供一定基础。