长牡蛎nacrein基因的克隆、结构及进化分析

Molecular cloning and characterization of nacrein gene in Pacific oyster(Crassostrea gigas)

首次在长牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)中克隆得到一种新的贝壳基质蛋白nacrein-like protein F3的全长c DNA序列。nacrein-like protein F3基因c DNA全长1499bp,其中编码区长度为1242bp,编码一条含413个氨基酸残基的多肽链。氨基酸序列比对和结构域分析均表明其为合浦珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)nacrein的同源蛋白,含有1个保守的α-碳酸酐酶结构域,但由于重复结构域的插入,α-碳酸酐酶结构域被间隔成2个亚结构域。系统进化分析显示nacrein-like protein F3与贻贝(Mytilus californianus)nacrein-like protein进化关系最近。此外,在软体动物中,双壳纲nacrein-like proteins进化速度相对较快,推测与寒武纪时期剧烈的环境变化有关,如影响贝壳形成的海水化学变化。

The full length cDNA sequence of nacrein-like protein F3 was cloned from Pacific oyster （Crassostrea gigas） for the first time. Nacrein-like protein F3 cDNA has 1499 bp, containing a 1242 bp CDS that encod a peptide of 413 amino acids. Multiple alignment and conserved domain analysis showed that this peptide is a homolog of nacrein （Pinctada fucata）, containing a carbonic anhydrase （CA） domain, which is flanked by inserted repeat se-quences. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that nacrein-like protein F3 is more closely related to nacrein-like protein inMytilus californianus than other nacrein-like proteins. Moreover, the nacrein-like proteins in bivalves seem to evolve relatively fast, which is presumably caused by the fast changing Cambrian environment, especially the ma-rine chemical composition, which can affect shell biomineralization.