Cloning of Broad-spectrum Anti-disease NPR1 Gene with RT-PCR and Construction of Its Protein Expression Vector

[Objective] It is to clone broad-spectrum anti-disease gene NPR1 and to construct its protein expression vector.[Method] First to extract total RNA of Arabidopsis thaliana and design relevant primers,and then the method of reverse transcription PCR was adopted to clone.With the method of enzyme digestion and ligation,this gene will be directed into protein expression vector.[Result] After relevant testing,NPR1 was inserted into vector pMXB10 to obtain pMXB10-NPR1 protein expression vector.[Conclusion] Protein expression vector including NPR1 was successfully constructed.

Cloning of XET gene from Anthocephalus chinensis and its plant expression vector construction

A full-length cDNA sequence of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase gene （XET）, abundantly expressed in the cambium of Anthocephalus chinensis was cloned by conserved PCR, rapid-amplification of cDNA ends and by chromosome walking. Analytical results of the DNA sequence show that a 912 bp complete open reading frame （ORF） encoded a 303-amino acid protein was in the 1205 bp full cDNA sequence. The deduced amino acid sequence of AcXET, which contained the conserved specific EIDFE catalytic site sequence to XETs was homologous to the other known XET proteins. In order to study the gene function of AcXET and obtain transgenic plants, a plant expression vector pBIAcXET was constructed by recombinating the AcXET fragment from the cloning vector pMD19AcXET and the binary vector pBI121 between the XbaI and SmaI sites. The fragment ofAcXET gene was inserted between the CaMV 35S promotor and the coding region of the GUS gene in pBI121. The identification results show that the plant expression binary vector pBIAcXET was constructed successfully. These results lay the foundation for studying the molecular mechanism ofAcXET gene during wood formation.

Gene Cloning of Murine α-Fetoprotein Gene and Construction of Its Eukaryotic Expression Vector and Expression in CHO Cells

To clone the murine α fetoprotein (AFP) gene, construct the eukaryotic expression vector of AFP and express in CHO cells, total RNA were extracted from Hepa 1 6 cells, and then the murine α fetoprotein gene was amplified by RT PCR and cloned into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3.1. The recombinant of vector was identified by restriction enzyme analysis and sequencing. After transient transfection of CHO cells with the vector, Western blotting was used to detect the expression of AFP. It is concluded that the 1.8kb murine α fetoprotein gene was successfully cloned and its eukaryotic expression vector was successfully constructed.

Construction and Identification of a Goat Pox Virus Transfer Vector to Express Peste des Petits Ruminants H gene

[Objective] This study was to develop a live vector vaccine of goat pox virus of Peste des petits ruminants(PPR). [Method] Using PCR amplification technique, PPR H gene was obtained, then ligated into pGEM-T easy vector; the recombinants were digested by Nhe Ⅰ and Hind Ⅲ, and ligated into pEGFP-N1-P7.5, yielding the recombinant vector pEGFP-N1-P7.5-H; next the expression cassette EGFP-N1-P7.5-H was first released from recombinant vector pEGFP-N1-P7.5-H by double digestion of Hind Ⅲ and Nhe Ⅰ and ligated into pUC119-TK that was digested by Kpn Ⅰ, yielding the transfer vector pUC119-TK-EGFP-P7.5-H. [Result] Identification and double enzyme digestion showed that the transfer vector pUC119-TK-EGFP-P7.5-H was correctly constructed. From the transfer vector transfected BHK-21 cells which infected GTPV AV41, specific fluorescence was observed at 48th h of transfection. [Conclusion] The construction of goat poxvirus live vector laid a foundation for the live vector vaccine of PPR vaccine.

Construction of cloning vector of tumor suppressor gene Fhit

Objective: To clone tumor suppressor gene Fhit from normal human appendix’s tissue and construct its cloning vector. Methods: Extract human total RNA with TRIzol reagent and amplification the Fhit gene with reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), then clone Fhit into a pGEM-T easy cloning vector, lastly identify the pGEM-Fhit vector with polymerase chain reaction (PCR), endonuclease digestion and DNA sequencing. Results: Fhit complementary DNA (cDNA) was cloned into pGEM-T vector, and DNA sequencing was the same as reported. Conclusions: The cloning vector pGEM-Fhit was constructed successfully and builds up a good foundation going deep into the study of Fhit.

Construction of Plant-based Expression Vector of Polyphosphate Kinase Gene

[Objective] The aim was to construct the fusion expression vector of polyphosphate kinase（PPK） and green fluorescent protein（GFP） genes.[Method] In this study,the primers were designed based on PPK gene sequence（L03719） of E.coli DH5α in Genbank.Genomic DNA of E.coli DH 5α was extracted as template for the amplification of PPK gene by PCR method.By using In-Fusion@ HD Cloning Kit,the PPK gene was directionally cloned into NcoI site of the pCAMBIA1302 vector.[Result] Sequencing results showed that the 2.0 kb long fragment of PPK gene was inserted into the plant-based expression vector pCAMBIA1302 in front of GFP gene.[Conclusion] The fusion expression vector of PPK and GFP genes were successfully constructed.

Cloning of a flower-specific expression promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana and its plant expression vector construction

Given the sequence of Chs gene promoter from Arabidopsis thaliana reported in GenBank （AF248988）, a pair of specific PCR primers was designed with the Primer Premier 5.0 software. PCR products of about 0.5 kb were successfully amplified with the genome DNA of A. thaliana as a DNA template and Taq polymerase as DNA polymerase. The purified PCR products were ligated to the pMD18-T vector. The sequencing result showed that the Chs promoter from A. thaliana was 531 bp long. Sequence alignment analysis based on the DNAMAN software revealed that the sequence similarity between the cloned promoter and target promoter （AF248988） was up to 100%. Online PLACE analysis indicated that the Chs promoter contained cis-elements such as TATA-box, CAAT-box, pollen-box, G-box, ACGT-containing element, R response element, Myb recognition element and TACPyAT-box. At the same time, a plant expression vectorpAtChs：：GUS which fused the Chs promoter and the marker gene GUS was successfully constructed.

Expression Vector Construction and Genetic Transformation of <i>Rosa rugosa β</i>-l,3-Glucanase Gene (<i>RrGlu</i>)

In order to lay a foundation for researching the function of Rosa rugose (R. rugosa) RrGlu gene, the RrGlu gene was amplified from the styles of R. rugosa “Tanghong”, a gene expression vector named PBI121-RrGlu was constructed and the vector was introduced into tobacco with the agrobacterium-mediated method. PCR results showed that the RrGlu gene was integrated into the tobacco genome.

Construction and Identification of Human Tissue Kallikrein Gene Eukaryotic Expressing Vector

To clone and sequence the human tissue kallikrein gene of Chinese, and to construct eukaryotic expression recombinant of KK, total RNA was extracted from human pancreas and human tissue kallikrein gene cDNA was amplified by PCR after reverse-transcription by using Oligo（dT） primer. The original kallikrein cDNA was recovered and filled with Klenow enzyme and inserted into KS plasmid. After restriction endonuclease digestion, KK cDNA was sequenced by ABI 377 analyzer. Then the KK gene was amplified from pBluescript KSKK and inserted into pcDNA3. A sequence comparison showed that the cloned kallikrein gene was only one nucleotide different from that reported in the Genbank. The coding amino acid was Asp in the Genbank gene, while the coding amino acid of Chinese kallikrein gene was Asn. The KK cDNA fragment was inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA3. The cloned kallikrein gene and the pcDNA3KK can be used for further study in gene therapy.

Construction of RNAi Expression Vector against Riboflavin Synthase Gene

[Objective] This study aimed to construct RNAi expression vector against r/boflavin synthase （RS） gene. [Method] By using the primers designed based on RS gone coding sequence that was screened from Arabidopsis cDNA library, the 476 bp cDNA fragment of RS was amplified from pGADTT-RS recombinant plasmid, and then cloned into pUCm-T vector to obtain pUCm-RS. Two RS fragments （476 bp） were obtained through digesting pUCm-RS with restriction enzymes PstI/BamHI and PstI / Xhol, and then respectively connected into vector pBSSK-in to form pBSSK-RS-in-RS, in which the two RS fragments were inverted re- peats. Finally, the transform unit RS-intron-RS, got by digesting vector pBSSK-RS-in-RS with Sac I and Kpn I, was ligated into expression vector pCAMBIA1301 to obtain the RS gene silencing vector. [ Result] The restriction enzyme digestion sequencing analysis proved that the RS gene silencing vector was successfully con- structed. [ Conclusion] This study may provide a basic material for further studies on the bio-function of RS gene and the mechanism of signal transduction induced by HpaGxoo in plant.

Construction of Prokaryotic Expression Vector for At4g12500 Gene of Arabidopsis

[ Objective] This study aimed to construct the prokaryotic expression vector for Arab/dops/s At4g12500 gene. [ Method] Genomic DNA of wild-type Ar- abidopsis Cold） was extracted as the template for amplification of At4g12.500 gene with PCR technology. The target fragment was double-digested with BamH I and Xho I, and ligated with prokaryotic expression vector pET-28a. [Result] Prokaryotic expression vector pEI28a-At4gI2500 was successfully constructed and trans- formed into Escherichia coli expression strain BL21 （DE3）. [ Conclusion] This study laid the foundation for subsequent expression and functional analysis of At4g12500 gene.

Construction of the recombinant adenovirus vectors of CALB_2 gene and small interfering RNA,and application in testicular Leydig cells

Objective:To construct the recombinant adenovirus vectors of calretinin(CALB_2) gene and small interfering RNA(siRNA),for over-expression or knock-down of CALB_2,as the basis of functional investigation of CALB_2 in testicular Leydig cells. Methods:The cDNA sequence of CALB_2 was cloned by the reverse transcriptive polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).A CALB_2 gene fragment was sub-cloned into adenovirus shuttle plasmid pAdTrack-CMV to construct the shuttle plasmid pAdTrack-CALB_2.Then it was transformed into BJ5183 cells with the adenoviral backbone pAdEasy-1 to obtain the homologous recombinant AdCMV-CALB_2.The recombinant AdCMV-CALB_2 was further packaged and amplificated in AD293 cells.The expression of CALB_2 protein in AD293 cells was detected by Western blotting.CALB_2 protein was over-expressed in mouse Leydig cell line(MLTC-1 cells) by the constructed AdCMV-CALB_2. CALB_2 gene siRNA recombinant adenovirus vector(Ad-H1-siRNA/CALB_2 was also constructed simultaneously. Its efficacy was detected in AD293 cells by Western blotting. Results:The CALB_2 gene recombinant adenovirus vector AdCMV-CALB_2 and the CALB_2 gene siRNA recombinant adenovirus vector Ad-H1-siRNA/CALB_2 were constructed successfully by endonulease digestion and sequencing. AD293 cells infected with AdCMV-CALB_2 or Ad-H1-SiRNA/CALB_2 significantly expressed GFP protein. The expression of CALB_2 protein was significantly up-regulated in AD293 cells infected with AdCMV-CALB_2 plasmids, while the expression of CALB_2 protein was down-regulated by 60%in the CALB_2 cells infected with Ad-H1-SiRNA/CALB_2. MLTC-1 cells did not markedly express CALB_2 protein,while MLTC-1 cells infected with AdCMV-CALB_2 expressed CALB_2 protein at a high level. Conclusions:The recombinant adenovirus vectors of AdCMV-CALB_2 and Ad-H1-SiRNA/CALB_2 were successfully constructed.Both vectors effectively expressed in AD293.CALB_2 protein was over-expressed in the cultured MLTC-1 cells by AdCMV-CALB_2.These vectors of CALB_2 gene and Leydig cell line are useful tools for investigating the testicular function.

Construction and expression of SET gene and siRNA recombinant adenovirus vectors

Objective:To construct SET gene recombinant adenovirus vector and SET gene small interfering RNA(SiRNA) recombinant adenovirus vector for over-expression or knock-down of SET levels. Methods:The cDNA sequence of SET was cloned by reverse transcriptive polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and the SET gene fragment was subcloned into adenovirus shuttle plasmid pAdTrack-CMV to construct the shuttle plasmid pAdTrack-SET.The shuttle plasmid pAdtrack-SET was transformed into BJ5183 cells with the adenoviral backbone pAdEasy-1 to obtain the homologous recombinant Ad-CMV-SET and the recombinant Ad-CMV-SET was packaged and amplified in the AD293 cells.The expression of SET in AD293 cells was detected by Western blot.In addition,we constructed SET gene SiRNA recombinant adenovirus vector(Ad-H1-SiRNA/SET) and its efficacy of knockdown of SET protein was detected in infected GC-2spd(ts) cells by Western blot. Results:The recombinant adenovirus vectors,both SET gene recombinant adenovirus vector Ad-CMV-SET and SET gene SiRNA recombinant adenovirus vector Ad-H1-SiRNA/SET,were proven to be constructed successfully by the evidence of endonulease digestion and sequencing.AD293 cells infected with either recombinant adenovirus vector of Ad-CMV-SET or Ad-H1-SiRNA/SET were observed to express GFP.The expression of SET protein was up-regulated significantly in AD293 cells infected with SET gene recombinant adenovirus vector.On the contrast, SET protein was significantly down-regulated in the GC-2spd(ts) cells infected with Ad-H1-SiRNA/SET (P<0.05) and the knockdown efficiency was approximately 50%-70%. Conclusion:The recombinant adenovirus vector Ad-CMV-SET and Ad-H1-SiRNA/SET were successfully constructed and effectively expressed in germ cells and somatic cells.It provides an experimental tool for further study of SET gene in the physiological and pathophysiological mechanism of reproduction-related diseases.

Construction of bicistronic green fluorescent protein labeled pSELECT GFPzeo human bone morphogenetic protein 2 eukaryotic expression vector

Objective To construct green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled pSELECT-GFP zeohBMP2 eukaryotic expression vector.Methods The encoding fragment of hBMP2 gene was obtained from a recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1/CT-hBMP2 by using polymerase

RNAi Plasmid Construction of PttGA 20-oxidase Gene

[Objective] Genetic Engineering technology was used to regulate the expression of PttGA20-oxidase gene thus restrained plant height growth and internode elongation for cultivating dwarfed plant.[Method] Based on the RNAi principle,the gene specific sequences of PttGA20-oxidase in the antisense and sense orientations interrupted by a gene sequence from GUS were cloned into a binary vector pBI121.The selection marker gene npt Ⅱ was replaced with bar gene to RNAi plasmid.[Result] After undergone different endonuclease restrictions,the constructed constraint vector released different segments whose sizes were similar to that of target segment,which demonstrated that the RNAi plasmid of PttGA20-oxidase gene was successfully constructed.[Conclusion] The experiment provided a new way for culturing dwarfed plant.

Construction of recombinant plasmid and prokaryotic expression in E. Coli and biological activity analysis of human placenta arresten gene

BACKGROUND: The proliferation and metastasis of cancers depend on angiogenesis. This property provides the feasibility for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of angiogenesis, and many angiogenic inhibitors have been demonstrated to effectively inhibit angiogenesis and consequently the growth of solid cancer. As for the newly identified angiogenesis inhibitor, arresten, some studies have found its high activity on restrainting tumor vessel. This study was to assess the anti-angiogenic activity of arresten. METHODS: The arresten gene was obtained from a healthy puerpera's placenta tissue by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method, and molecular cloning to prokaryotic expression plasmid pBV220 by recombination strategy. The prokaryotic expression plasmid pBV220/arr was identified by restriction enzyme digestion and sequenced. The pBV220/arr was transformed into E. coli JM109, DH5α, BL21 and BL21 (DE3) by the CaCl_2 transformation method. The arresten expression level was detected by SDS-PAGE. The expressed product was purlfled, re-naturalized and detected for its biological activity of inhibiting the angiogenesis of chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). RESULTS: The arresten gene was cloned and pBV220/arr was constructed. The arresten expression level of protein was highly increased after pBV220/arr was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). SDS-PAGE showed that the expressed arresten proteins were mainly inclusion bodies and had a molecular weight of 26 kDa. The expressed arresten protein showed evident biological activities. CONCLUSIONS: The successful construction of recombinant plasmid pBV220/arr and the effective expression in E. coil have laid a foundation for further study of its anti-angiogenic function and may pave the way for future antitumor application.

A versatile cloning vector facilitates target geneexpression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Objective： To facilitate manipulation of gene expression in different host cells, we used pEGFP-N1 as backbone to construct a versatile vector that can drive foreign gene expression in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Methods： A cloning and expression vector, pEGFP-NI-lac, was constructed by inserting the prokaryotic lac promoter of pUC 19 into the eukaryotic expression vector, pEGFP-N1, between the eukaryotic PCMV promoter and enhanced green fluorescent protein （EGFP） open reading frames. To assess the function of pEGFP-NI-lac, the nucleotide sequence encoding the hepatitis C virus （HCV） core protein was cloned into the multiple cloning sites. Western blotting analysis was used to detect the expression of the HCV core protein in Escherichia coli DH5a and HepG2 cells. Results： Restriction enzyme digestion and sequence analysis indicated that pEGFP-NI-lac was successfully constructed and the HCV core gene was cloned into this vector. The Western blotting results showed that pEGFP-NI-lac promoted expression of HCV core gene in prokaryotic E. coli DH5a and eukaryotic HepG2 cells. Conclusion： The pEGFP-NI-lac vector has been successfully constructed and functions in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. The EGFP reporter can be used as an insert-inactivation marker for clone selection or as an expression tag. This vector can be used for cloning and expression of genes in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, making gene cloning, expression and functional studies convenient as well as time- and labor-efficient

Selection Vector for Direct Cloning of Proof Reading Polymerase Chain Reaction Products Based on the Lethal <i>ccdB</i>Gene in <i>Escherichia coli </i>

Introducing PCR products into plasmids vectors is key for molecular techniques. Ideally cloning vectors are easy to construct, modify and propagate, neither require advanced techniques nor special equipment or reagents and efficiently incorporate PCR products at close to zero empty vector background. We provide an easy to engineer self-made cloning vector, neither requiring sophisticated tools or techniques nor advanced cloning knowledge. Through recombination we obtained the pUC18ccdB vector, carrying the ccdB suicide gene within the pUC18 backbone. When SmaI cleaved (within the ccdB) vector was T4 ligated with small (0.2 kbp) and intermediate (1.3 to 2.2 kbp) blunt end PCR-products and transformed into E. coli, the amount of clones with incorporated PCR product was comparable to commercial PCR-cloning kits and at a close to zero PCR product negative background. In conclusion we present a simple, versatile and cheap approach to an efficient “home made” PCR-cloning vector that allows integration of crude blunt end PCR products at close to zero background.