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.

Cloning and heterologous expression of pro-2127,a gene encoding cold-active protease from Pseudoalteromonas sp.QI-1

The psychrotropic bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas sp. QI-I, which produces extracellular cold-active protease, was isolated from Antarctic seawater. The genomic DNA of this bacterium was used to construct a plasmid genomic library with the goal of screening cold-active protease genes. Gene pro-2127 with an open reading frame of 2127 bp encoding protease PRO-2127 was cloned and sequenced. Alignment of amino acid sequences suggested that the precursor of PRO-2127 was a member of subfamily S8A, and that it might contain four domains： a signal peptide, an N-terminal prosequence, a catalytic domain and a C-terminal extension. Amino acids Asp185, His244 and Ser425 might form a catalytic triad. PRO-2127 showed some structural features common to psychrophilic enzymes, such as a decrease in Arg residues and the Arg/（Arg＋Lys） ratio. Heterologous expression of pro-2127 in Escherichia coli BL21 （DE3） by pColdlII was also successfully observed in this study.

Cloning and expression of Hsp22.4 gene from Chaetomium globosum

A study was conducted on the molecular mechanism of small heat shock proteins （sHSPs） in Chaetomium globosum. Heat shock protein 22.4 （Hsp22.4） from C. globosum was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. BlastX analysis revealed that the Hsp22.4 gene from C. globosum shared the highest identity in amino acid sequence with a Hsp gene from Neurospora crassa, and the identity between them was 65%. The C. globosum Hsp22.4 gene was inserted into the expressive vector of pGEX-4T-2 and the recombinant plasmid named pGEX-HSE E. coli BL21 transformed with pGEX-HSP plasmid was induced by IPTG, and the expressed proteins were analyzed with SDS-PAGE. A 50 kD protein was specially expressed in E. coli BL21, and the result was consistent with expectation, and showed that the Hsp22.4 gene had been expressed in E. coli. Our study has made a foundation for further studying the function ofsHSPs protein.

Cloning, expression profiling and promoter functional analysis of bone morphogenetic protein 2 in the tongue sole(Cynoglossus semilaevis)

BMP2 plays crucial roles in vertebrate developmental process and acts as a bone inducer during osteogenesis. We present here the molecular cloning of bmp2 cDNA from the marine flatfish Cynoglossus semilaevis, and the analysis of bmp2 expression profiling and promoter function. The full length of bmp2 cDNA sequence is 2 048 bp,which encodes a protein of 422 amino acids. Tissue expression distribution of bmp2 was examined in 14 tissues of mature individuals by quantitative real time PCR（qRT-PCR）. The results revealed that bmp2 was expressed ubiquitously, and the highest expression level was detected in the spinal cord. Moreover, bmp2 expression levels were detected at 15 sampling time points of early developmental stages（egg, larva, juvenile and fingerling stages）.The highest expression level of bmp2 was observed at the gastrula stage, which was about ten times higher than those at the other three embryo stages. Whole-mount in situ hybridization showed that the bmp2 signal was strongly detected at the location of the crown-like larval fin, heart and liver, and slightly expressed in the notochord at one day post hatch（dph）; then the expression of bmp2 started to be concentrated in notochord at three dph. Subsequently, we characterized the 5′-flanking region of bmp2 by testing the promoter activity by Luciferase reporter assays. Positive regulatory region was detected at the location of –179 to ＋109. The predicted transcription factor binding sites（E-box binding factors, zinc finger transcription factor, etc.） in this region might participate in the transcriptional regulation of the bmp2 gene.

Cloning and expression of human arresten gene and effect of its recombinant protein on endothelial cell proliferation

To clone human arresten gene and investigate biological activity of the recombinant protein.Methods Human arresten gene was obtained from the plasmid pGEMArr and subcloned into the BamHⅠ and Pst Ⅰ restriction sites of prokaryotic expression vector pRSET containing T7 promoter.The recombinant plasmid pRSETAN was subsequently transformed into the strain E.coli BL21(DE3),and the target gene was expressed under induction of IPTG.The expressed protein was extracted,purified by Ni 2+ chelation affinity chromatography and refoled.The effect of the recombinant protein on proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was also analyzed with the MTT assay.Results Endonuclease digesting and DNA sequencing confirmed that the arresten gene was correctly inserted into the expression vector.The recombinant protein was hightly expressed in the form of inclusion body in the host bacteria after induction.SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that the recombinant protein with a molecular weight of 26×103 amounted to 27% of the total bacterial proteins.The purity of the expected protein could reach over 96% through affinity chromatography.After renaturation,the recombinant protein could reach over 96% through affinity chromatography.After renaturation,the recombinant protein could significantly suppress proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelia cells(HUVECs) induced by vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF).Conclusion Human arresten gene was successfully cloned into the expression vector pRSET and expressed at high level in Escherichia coli.Purified and refolded arresten protein could effectively inhibit proliferation of vascular endothelia cells.2 refs.

Characterization of two novel heat shock protein 70s and their transcriptional expression patterns in response to thermal stress in adult of Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera:Thripidae)

Heat shock protein 70（HSP70） is one of the most important members in the heat shock protein family, and plays important roles in the thermotolerance of insect. To explore the molecular mechanism of thermotolerance of Frankliniella occidentalis adults, the difference in the expression of HSP70s in F. occidentalis male or female adults under the thermal stress was studied under the laboratory conditions. Two full length c DNAs of HSP70s gene（Fohsc704 and Fohsc705） were cloned from F. occidentalis by using RT-PCR and RACE. The genomic sequence was demonstrated by genomic validation, and the position and size of the intron were analyzed by sequence analysis of c DNA. Real-time PCR was used to analyze the HSP70 expression patterns. The c DNA of Fohsc704 and Fohsc705 possessed 2 073 and 1 476 bp which encoded 690 and 491 amino acids（aa） with a calculated molecular weight of 75 and 54 k Da, respectively. Four introns in Fohsc704 and six introns in Fohsc705 protein were found. However, the HSP70 protein sequences in our study were ended with EKKN and GIFL, which were different from the reported Fo HSP70s. Various expression patterns of Fohsc704 and Fohsc705 were found in both genders of F. occidentalis under thermal stress. The expression of Fohsc704 and Fohsc705 reached to the highest level at –12 and –8°C in male adults, respectively, and Fohsc705 expressed the highest level at 33°C in female adults. In conclusion, HSP70s of F. occidentalis in our study are novel heat shock proteins. There were difference in expression patterns of the two hsc70s in genders of F. occidentalis, and the two HSP70s play important roles in the thermotolerance of F. occidentalis.

Molecular cloning of genes flhA and flhB_2 for flagellar biosynthesis of Leptospira interrogans and functional prediction of the prokaryotic expressing products

To determine the pathogenic potential of the leptospiral flagella-associated proteins, the genes flhA and flhB2 encoding the biosynthesis of flagella of leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemor- rhagiae serovar lai stain 56601 were cloned and their prokaryotic expression systems were constructed. It was demonstrated that the cloned flhA and flhB2 genes had 2118 bp in length and showed 100% and 99.9% of homologies in their nucleotide sequences and 100% and 98.8% of homologies in their putative amino acid sequences respectively, in comparison with those of previously reported. The prokaryotic expression systems under the induction with IPTG could efficiently express the target proteins rFlhA and rFlhB2 with the outputs of approximate 10% of the total bacterial proteins. Based on the sequences of the cloned genes flhA and flhB2, the structural features in associated with pathogenesis and the functions of the target proteins were analyzed with bioinformatics softwares, in which the FlhA was found to have 7 major transmembrane helices, while the FlhB2 had 5 ones. The conserved domains in the FlhA showed high similarity to those of the FHIPEP of the other bacterial FlhA and EscV families, but the conserved domains in the FlhB2 were similar to those of bac-export-2 and EscU families, EscV and EscU families being the protein products of the type IR secretion system in association with pathogenesis. The FlhA and FlhB2 also contained protein kinase C （PKC） and protein tyrosine kinase （PTK） phosphorylation sites, indicating that PKC and PTK of host cells were involved in the internalization and intracellular proliferation in the pathogenesis of microorganisms. All these data leads to a conclusion that the flhA and flhB2 genes of L. interrogans are relatively conserved and their gene products have great potential in the pathogenesis of this organism.

银鲫两个蛋白合成相关基因全长cDNA的克隆及其特征分析

通过构建雌核发育银鲫心跳期SMARTcDNA质粒文库并从文库中随机挑选克隆测序 ,克隆得到银鲫翻译起始因子 3亚单位 2 (GTIF3 S2 )和翻译延伸因子 1亚单位α(GEF 1α)基因全长cDNA。银鲫翻译起始因子 3亚单位 2基因cDNA全长 12 80bp ,开放阅读框位于 117— 10 91bp之间 ,编码 32 5个氨基酸。其推断的氨基酸序列存在三个WD结构域。该基因在鱼类中为首次报道。银鲫翻译延伸因子 1亚单位alpha基因cDNA全长 1784bp ,开放阅读框位于82— 14 6 7bp之间 ,编码 4 6 2个氨基酸。RT PCR表明 ,这两个基因在成熟卵母细胞和胚胎发育早期可以检测到少量的转录产物 ,在胚胎发育期间从原肠期开始转录 ,并随着发育进程逐渐增强。成鱼组织中除精巢表达较弱外 ,其他组织都表达较强。同源分析比较表明 ,TIF3 S2和EF 1α在物种进化过程中具有高度的进化保守性 ,在物种间的同源性很高。因此 ,作者认为 ,这两个基因是研究物种间系统发育的优良对象。

橡胶树α-维管蛋白基因HbTUA1的克隆及表达分析

利用橡胶树胶乳EST文库克隆到一个TUA基因,命名为HbTUA1(GenBank登录号:KC333454)。该基因cDNA全长1 580 bp,其中5′UTR长45 bp,3′UTR长167 bp,编码区长1 368 bp,编码449个氨基酸。HbTUA1蛋白具有TUA类蛋白保守的GTP结合域。荧光定量PCR分析显示,HbTUA1基因在橡胶树胶乳中的表达量最高,其次是树皮和芽,而在种子和叶片中的表达量最低;在胶乳中,HbTUA1基因的表达显著受割胶和伤害诱导,在不同死皮程度的橡胶树中也存在明显差异。初步表明HbTUA1基因可能参与橡胶树胶乳再生与胁迫应答调控。

柞蚕免疫相关基因Apdorsal的克隆鉴定与表达分析

ReL／NF—κB蛋白家族是一种重要的转录因子，在机体免疫应答、炎症反应、细胞凋亡与生长发育过程中起着重要调控作用。采用RACE技术克隆了2个柞蚕Rel／NF—κB相关蛋白基因彻dorsalA和Af）dorsalB的全长cDNA序列（GenBank登录号：JF488068，JF488069）。经BLAST比对表明2紊序列编码的蛋白质都含有Rel／NF—κB家族的典型氨基酸序列RHD；系统进化分析显示ApdorsalA蛋白与其它物种的ReL／NF—κB蛋白的序列相似度在32％-78％之间，与家蚕的RelA、烟草天蛾的Dorsal有较近的亲缘关系，说明Apdorsal属于Rel／NF—κB家族的Dorsal类。利用real—timePCR技术检测Apdorsal基因mRNA的组织分布以及经不同微生物诱导处理后的转录变化，结果表明Apdorsal基因mRNA在柞蚕蛹各组织中均有转录；柞蚕蛹脂肪体中的apdorsal基因mRNA经ApNPV诱导处理后的转录水平最高，经毕赤酵母和枯草芽孢杆菌诱导处理后的转录水平次之，经E．coli诱导处理后的转录水平最低，说明柞蚕蛹脂肪体中的Apdorsal可能与对病毒、革兰阳性菌和真菌的免疫有关。

决明异分支酸合酶基因的克隆及表达分析

异分支酸合酶(Isochorismate synthase,ICS)控制着分支酸到异分支酸衍生的各种产物的分配,据报道它是植物体内蒽醌类物质合成的限速酶.该文采用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术克隆其基因全长(SoICS);以荧光定量PCR(FQ-PCR)测定其在植株各部位的表达谱并考察其与蒽醌质量分数的关系.结果表明,SoICScDNA全长为2 103bp(GenBank Accession KF547925);有多个非典型的加尾信号;含一个总长为1 713bp的完整阅读框,编码570个氨基酸;SoICS含有AtICS1和AtICS2中与ICS催化活性相关的5个保守关键氨基酸残基;其N-端有48个氨基酸残基的推定前导序列;具有典型的保守分支酸结合结构域;有多个显著磷酸化位点;其蛋白质三维结构是一个紧凑型球状结构;系统分析显示,决明ICS与蓖麻、毛果杨和山杨的ICS关系较近.FQ-PCR分析表明,ICS基因在叶中表达水平最高,其次为茎、荚果皮、幼果和种子,在根和花中的表达量最低;总蒽醌、游离蒽醌和结合蒽醌质量分数的相关性达到极显著水平,但SoICS转录本表达量和蒽醌质量分数之间没有达到显著相关水平.

芹菜热激转录因子基因AgHSFB2的克隆及不同温度处理下的表达响应

[目的]热激转录因子HSF(heat shock transcription factor)在植物遭遇高温胁迫时起关键的调节作用,研究芹菜热激转录因子基因及相关蛋白的结构、功能对探究芹菜耐热机制、培育耐热新品种有重要作用。[方法]以‘六合黄心芹’‘津南实芹’和美国西芹‘文图拉’为试验材料,分离并克隆出Ag HSFB2基因,分析相关序列并采用实时定量荧光PCR技术检测该基因在不同温度(4、38和42℃)下的表达响应情况。[结果]研究发现该基因含有1个918 bp的开放阅读框,编码305个氨基酸。推测其蛋白质相对分子质量为34 048,理论等电点p I值为5.09。芹菜Ag HSFB2与拟南芥中HSF蛋白进行比对构建进化树,发现Ag HSFB2与拟南芥HSFB2a和HSFB2b进化距离最近,该基因属于HSFB2亚族。芹菜Ag HSFB2与茄科的番茄、马铃薯相应蛋白的亲缘关系较近。Ag HSFB2蛋白的高级结构主要由3个α螺旋和4个β折叠组成。Ag HSFB2基因主要在芹菜的叶中表达,具有组织、品种特异性,同时对4、38和42℃等多种温度信号有明显响应。该基因对温度胁迫的响应时间和强度有品种的差异:4和38℃处理下‘文图拉’均在2 h有明显上调表达;42℃处理下‘津南实芹’和‘文图拉’均在1 h有明显上调表达。[结论]高温胁迫下Ag HSFB2基因可诱导下游热激蛋白大量表达,帮助植物抵御高温胁迫所带来的伤害。

Gene cloning and expression of cadherin in midgut of Helicoverpa armigera and its Cry1A binding region

Cadherins belong to one of the families of animal glycoproteins responsible for cal-cium-dependent cell-cell adhesion.Recent literatures showed that the cadherin-like in midgut of several insects served as the receptor of Bt toxin Cry1A and the variation of cadherin-like is re-lated to insect’s resistance to Cry1A.The full-length cDNA encoding cadherin-like of Helicoverpa armigera is cloned by degenerate PCR and RACE techniques and the gene was designated as BtR-harm,which is 5581 bp in full-length,encoding 1730 amino acid residues(BtR-harm was deposited in GenBank and the accession number is AF519180).Its predicted molecular weight and isoelectric point were 195.39 kDa and 4.23,respectively.The inferred amino acid sequence includes a signal sequence,11 cadherin repeats,a membrane-proximal region,a transmem-brane region and a cytoplasmic region.Sequence analysis indicated that the deduced protein sequence was most similar to the cadherin-like from Heliothis virescens with 84.2%identity and highly similar to three other lepidopteran cadherin from Bombyx mori,Manduca sexta and Pectinophora gossypiella,with the sequence identities of 60.3.6%,57.5%and 51.0%,respec-tively.The cDNA encoding cadherin gene was expressed successfully in E.coli and the recom-binant proteins can bind with Cry1Ac.Truncation analysis and binding experiment of BtR-harm revealed that the Cry1A binding region was a contiguous 244-amino acid sequence,which lo-cated between amino acid 1217 and 1461.Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that BtR-harm was highly expressed in midgut of H.armigera,very low expressed in foregut and hindgut and was not expressed in other tissues.After H.armigera producing resistance to Cry1Ac,the expression quantity of BtR-harm significantly decreased in midgut of H.armigera.It is the first confirmation that BtR-harm can function as receptor of Cry1Ac in H.armigera and the binding region was located on a contiguous 244 amino acid sequence,suggesting that the de-crease of expression quantity of BtR-harm is one of the main reasons for H.armigera resistance to Cry1Ac.

文昌鱼GFP基因的鉴定及表达分析

近年在隶属头索动物亚门的文昌鱼体内发现有内源性绿色荧光蛋白存在,并发现文昌鱼荧光蛋白的发光现象在不同发育时期以及个体间有较大的差异。为了进一步揭示GFP基因在文昌鱼中的进化模式,探索其可能执行的功能,该文首先对白氏文昌鱼(Branchiostoma belcheri)GFP基因作了全面鉴定,并对其不同发育阶段胚胎及成体不同区域中的荧光信号进行了实时观察记录,进而对GFP基因在绿色荧光表达强烈的两个特定时期做了绝对定量检测。研究结果表明,文昌鱼基因组中至少有12个内源性GFP基因,在个体发育的不同时期,内源性荧光出现的位置有所变化,而且在变态后的个体之间出现荧光的情况差异较大,荧光蛋白基因的表达由多个GFP同源基因共同参与,这些基因在不同的发育时期表达量有较大的差异,提示不同的GFP基因在特定发育阶段可能行使各自的功能。

辣椒ATP硫酸化酶基因(CaATPS1)的克隆与逆境表达

采用RT-PCR和RACE方法,克隆了叶绿体ATP硫酸化酶基因的全长序列,命名为Ca ATPS1,Gen Bank登录号为KX009745。该基因包含1个长为1 377 bp的完整开放阅读框,编码458个氨基酸,预测分子量51.11 k D,等电点6.74。氨基酸同源性分析表明,该基因与Gen Bank中登录的茄科植物烟草、马铃薯及其它物种中的ATPS1氨基酸序列具有较高的同源性;进化树分析表明,辣椒Ca ATPS1与同为茄科属的烟草、马铃薯和胡麻属的芝麻处于同一进化分枝上,而与十字花科植物进化关系较远;荧光定量PCR分析显示,Ca ATPS1能被低温、干旱、高盐、机械损伤、过氧化氢、水杨酸、乙烯利以及DC3000侵染等各种胁迫和信号分子诱导。

参薯金属硫蛋白基因DaMT2a的克隆与表达分析

金属硫蛋白属于一类富含半胱氨酸,能够与重金属离子结合的低分子量蛋白质,在植物抗逆过程中起着重要作用。本研究从参薯中克隆了一个金属硫蛋白基因,命名为DaMT2a (与金属硫蛋白MT2a同源),序列分析显示克隆获得的金属硫蛋白基因的c DNA长度为540 bp,包含了3个外显子和2个内含子,编码79个氨基酸,具有金属硫蛋白基因家族的保守结构域。进化树分析表明DaMT2a属于金属硫蛋白Type2类成员。利用实时荧光定量PCR技术研究了其在正常组织及胁迫条件下的表达特性。结果表明DaMT2a主要在参薯的茎和雄花中大量表达,机械伤害可显著上调DaMT2a基因表达,高温处理则明显下调DaMT2a基因表达,乙烯利和脱落酸处理上调DaMT2a基因的表达。本研究为参薯抗逆相关金属硫蛋白基因的筛选和功能鉴定提供了参考依据。

Identification and Cloning of Differentially Expressed Genes Involved in the Interaction Between Potato and Phytophthora infestans using a Subtractive Hybridization and cDNA-AFLP Combinational Approach

Using a subtractive hybridization （SH）/cDNA-AFLP combinational approach, differentially expressed genes involved in the potato-Phytophthora infestans interaction were identified. These included genes potentially controlling pathogenesis or avr genes in P. infestans as well as those potentially involved in potato resistance or susceptibility to this pathogen. Forty-one differentially expressed transcript, derived fragments （TDFs）, resulting from the interaction, were cloned and sequenced. Two TDFs, suggested as potential pathogenicity factors, have sequence similarity to N-succinyl diaminopimelate aminotransferase and a transcriptional regulator, TetR family gene, respectively. Two other TDFs, suggested as potential avr genes, have sequence similarity to an EST sequence from Avr41Cf.41Avr91Cf- 9 and a P. infestans avirulence-associated gene, respectively. Genes＇ expression and origin were confirmed using Southern blots, Northern blots and qRT-PCR, he., potential resistance gene DL81 was induced at 12 hpi in the moderately resistant cultivar, whereas it was down-regulated as early as 6 hpi in the susceptible cultivar. On the other hand, DL21 was induced at 6 hpi （3.38-fold） in response to the highly aggressive isolate （US8） and strongly up-regulated thereafter （25.13-fold at 120 hpi.）, whereas it was only slightly up-regulated in response to the weakly aggressive isolate US11 （3.82-fold at 96 hpi）, suggesting its potential involvement as a susceptibility gene.

Cloning of Chinese obese cDNA and its expression in E coli

Objective To obtain the sequence of Chinese obese (OB) cDNA and establish a method of leptin production in China Methods Han Chinese OB cDNA fragment was obtained by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) with total RNA extracted from human adipocytes and was inserted into the expressing vector pBV220 Then the constructed recombinant plasmid pBV220 OB was transformed to E coli DH5α for leptin expression The recombinant expressing system was confirmed by restriction endonuclease digestion, DNA sequencing and protein expression E coli cells were lysed by high pressure homogenization After cell membrane was extracted, the inclusion bodies were mainly renatured and purified primarily by precipitation with ammonium sulfate and gel chromatography through a Sephadex G75 column The activity of recombinant leptin was determined by its influence on the satiety and weight gain of mice Results Analysis of DNA sequence showed that Han Chinese OB cDNA included the glutamine codon at 49 The amount of recombinant leptin expressed in E coli accounted for 31%-47% of total cellular proteins From 1?L of fermentative bacteria about 40?mg of pure recombinant human leptin was isolated with a purity of being above 95% The recombinant human leptin could reduce food intake and inhibit weight gains in mice Conclusion The glutamine codon at 49 is not missing in Chinese OB gene The biologically active human leptin can be obtained by a relatively simple method of recombinant DNA technology

华北紫丁香肉桂酸4-羟化酶(SoC4H)基因的克隆及表达分析

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