Construction and Identification of Mammary Gland-specific Expression Vector of Bovine Tracheal Antimicrobial Peptide (TAP)

[ Objective] This study aimed to construct nmnmm_ry gland-specific expression vector of bovine tracheal antimicrobial peptide （TAP） gene. [ Method] TAP gene of dairy cattle was amplified from the mammary gland tissue by RT-PCR using a pair of primers which were designed according to bovine TAP cDNA se- quence （NM_174776） in GenBank, and then cloned into pMD19-T Simple vector for sequencing. The recombinant plasmid was digested using EcoRI and KpnI, the target gene fragment was recovered and inserted into general mammary gland-specific expression vector pBLG-EGFP harboring enhanced green fluorescent protein （ EGFP）, and transfected into bovine mammary epithelial cells （bMEC）, COS-7 cells and lactating rabbit mmmnary gland tissue by lipofectin transfection. The ex- pression of green fluorescent protein in transfected cells was detected under fluorescence microscopy, and the expression of TAP mRNA in rabbit mammary gland tis- sue was detected by semi-quantity RT-PCR. [ Result] The constructed mammary gland-specific expression vector pBLG-EGFP-TAP specifically expressed EGFP in transfected bMECs. In addition, semi-quantitative RT-PCR result showed that the expression level of TAP mRNA in rabbit mammary gland tissue was significantly enhanced after transfeeted with pBLG-EGFP-TAP. [ Conclusion] The mammary gland-specific expression vector pBLG-EGFP-TAP was successfully constructed, which provided important materials for further investigation of expression characteristics of TAP gene and prevention of bovine mastitis by using genetic engineering technology.

奶牛乳房炎抗性基因TAP cDNA克隆及序列分析

采用RT-PCR方法从奶牛乳腺组织中扩增气管抗菌肽(TAP)基因,重组到pMD19-T Simple载体中,并进行序列分析。序列分析结果显示,克隆的TAP基因包含完整的开放阅读框(ORF)195 bp,与牛TAP基因同源性达93.8%;该ORF编码的64个氨基酸,含有β-防御素特征性结构即6个在特定位置上的保守半胱氨酸残基。TAP基因cDNA完整开放阅读框的克隆,为进一步开发应用重组牛β-防御素奠定了基础。

奶牛气管抗菌肽(TAP)基因乳腺特异性表达载体的构建与鉴定

【目的】构建奶牛气管抗菌肽(TAP)基因乳腺特异性表达载体。【方法】根据GenBank中牛TAP基因cDNA序列(GenBank号:NM_174776)设计引物,从奶牛乳腺组织中RT-PCR扩增TAP基因编码序列,将其克隆到pMD19-T(simple)载体中测序。重组质粒pMD-TAP经EcoRⅠ+KpnⅠ双酶切回收目的基因片段,亚克隆到携带增强型绿色荧光蛋白的通用型乳腺特异性表达载体pBLG-EGFP中,采用脂质体法转染奶牛乳腺上皮细胞(bMEC)、COS-7细胞,并注射泌乳家兔乳腺组织,荧光显微镜检测转染细胞中绿色荧光蛋白的表达,半定量RT-PCR检测家兔乳腺组织中TAP mRNA的表达。【结果】成功构建了乳腺特异性表达载体pBLG-EGFP-TAP,该载体可在bMEC中特异性地表达绿色荧光蛋白;半定量RT-PCR检测发现,转染pBLG-EGFP-TAP可显著提高家兔乳腺组织中TAPmRNA的表达水平。【结论】成功构建了乳腺特异性表达载体pBLG-EGFP-TAP,为进一步研究奶牛TAP基因的表达特性及利用基因工程技术防治奶牛乳房炎提供了重要材料。