Screening of NKX2-5,GATA4,ZIC3 gene mutations in sporadic congenital simple heart disease in Hainan Province

Objective:Congenital heart disease(CHD)is caused by abnormal cardiac development,which is the most common congenital malformation at home and abroad.NKX2-5,GATA4 and ZIC3 have been shown to be associated with CHD.This experiment explored the relationship between NKX2-5,GATA4 and ZIC3 gene mutations and sporadic CHD in Hainan Province.Methods:To collect 210 sporadic CHD patients in Hainan,the DNA of patients was extracted from blood,and the target gene fragments were amplified.Using high-resolution melting(HRM)and DNA sequencing technology,and we analyzed the sequences of NKX2-5,GATA4 and ZIC3 genes.Results:NKX2-5,GATA4 and ZIC3 genes were sequenced in 210 CHD patients,and seven gene mutations were found,including NKX2-5 heterozygous missense mutation(c.178G>T)and three heterozygous mutations in GATA4(c.677C>T,c.928A>G,c.1123G>A),three heterozygous mutations in ZIC3(c.19G>C,c.1255C>G,c.1348C>T),in which NKX2-5(c.178G>T),GATA4(c.1123G>A),and ZIC3(c.1255C>G,c.1348C>T)are new mutation sites.These gene mutations were predicted to be pathogenic mutations by bioinformatics software.Conclusion:Conclusion:Seven gene mutations were found in 210 patients,and it was the first report that the gene mutations of NKX2-5,GATA4 and ZIC3 in Hainan Province associated with the pathogenesis of CHD.

Anti-tumor effects induced by gene vaccines co-expressing truncated human prostate specific membrane antigen gene and mouse 4-1BBL

Objective To investigate the influence of m4-1BBL on anti-tumor effects induced by truncated human prostate specific membrane antigen ( tPSMA ) gene in mice. Methods A eukaryotic expression plasmid encoding tPSMA and m4-1BBL ( pDC316-tPSMA-IRES m4-1BBL) ,pDC316-tPSMA and pDC316 were constructed.

大鲵胸腺素β-4全长基因的分离与表达研究

【目的】对大鲵胸腺素β-4基因进行生物信息学分析和原核表达载体构建,为大鲵胸腺素β-4蛋白生理活性的深入研究奠定基础。【方法】从大鲵皮肤cDNA文库中分离获得了大鲵胸腺素β-4基因全长序列,采用多种生物软件对其进行生物信息学分析,用定量PCR研究胸腺素β-4基因在不同组织的表达情况,并以pET32a为载体构建该基因原核表达载体。【结果】胸腺素β-4基因全长共699bp,其中开放阅读框135bp,5′-UTR 87bp,3′-UTR为474bp,该基因编码45个氨基酸,表达蛋白的理论分子质量为5 141.59u,等电点为5.34;结构分析发现,大鲵胸腺素β-4蛋白氨基酸序列的第7～43位处有"THY"特征模体,没有跨膜螺旋区、细胞膜外在跨膜结构域。氨基酸序列进化关系表明,大鲵与人、大鼠、牛、猩猩、鸡、倭蛙等动物亲缘关系较近,氨基酸同源性高于85%;与猪和爪蟾的亲缘关系次之,氨基酸同源性均为83%;而与虹鳟、大菱鲆、斑马鱼等鱼类的亲缘关系较远,氨基酸同源性低于80%。荧光定量PCR检测结果表明,胸腺素β-4基因在大鲵肺中的相对表达量最高。SDS-PAGE电泳结果表明,构建的大鲵胸腺素β-4原核表达重组菌株pET32a-Tβ4,在37℃条件下,用终浓度1.0mmol/mL IPTG诱导4h后,大鲵胸腺素β-4基因获得了较高的表达。【结论】分离获得了大鲵胸腺素β-4基因全长cDNA序列,该基因氨基酸序列与人等高等动物的同源性最高,能在大鲵肺中及大肠杆菌中获得高效表达。

Construction of recombinant industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain with bglS gene insertion into PEP4 locus by homologous recombination

The bglS gene encoding endo-1,3-1,4-β-glucanase from Bacillus subtil＆ was cloned and sequenced in this study. The bglS expression cassette, including PGK1 promoter, bglS gene fused to the signal sequence of the yeast mating pheromone a-factor （MFals）, and ADH1 terminator with G418-resistance as the selected marker, was constructed. Then one of the PEP4 allele of Saccharomyces cerevisiae WZ65 strain was replaced by bglS expression cassette using chromosomal integration of polymerase chain reaction （PCR）-mediated homologous recombination, and the bglS gene was expressed simultaneously. The recombinant strain S. cerevisiae （SC-βG） was preliminarily screened by the clearing hydrolysis zone formed after the barley β-glucan was hydrolyzed in the plate and no proteinase A （PrA） activity was measured in fermenting liquor. The results of PCR analysis of genome DNA showed that one of the PEP4 allele had been replaced and bglS gene had been inserted into the locus of PEP4 gene in recombinant strains. Different endo-1,3-1,4-β-glucanase assay methods showed that the recombinant strain SC-βG had high endo-1,3-1,4-β-glucanase expression level with the maximum of 69.3 U/（h·ml） after 60 h of incubation. Meanwhile, the Congo Red method was suitable for the determination of endo-1,3-1,4-β-glucanase activity during the actual brewing process. The current research implies that the constructed yeast strain could be utilized to improve the industrial brewing property of beer.

Primary 4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase deficiency:Two cases in China

Aldo-keto reductase 1D1(AKR1D1) deficiency,a rare but life-threatening form of bile acid deficiency,has not been previously described in China.Here,we describe the first two primary 4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase deficiency patients in China's Mainland diagnosed by fast atom bombardment-mass spectroscopy of urinary bile acids and confirmed by genetic analysis.A high proportion of atypical 3-oxo-4-bile acids in the urine indicated a deficiency in 4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase.All of the coding exons and adjacent intronic sequence of the AKR1D1 gene were sequenced using peripheral lymphocyte genomic DNA of two patients and one of the patient's parents.One patient exhibited compound heterozygous mutations:c.396C>A and c.722A>T,while the other was heterozygous for the mutation c.797G>A.Based on these mutations,a diagnosis of primary 4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase deficiency could be confirmed.With ursodeoxycholic acid treatment and fat-soluble vitamin supplements,liver function tests normalized rapidly,and the degree of hepatomegaly was markedly reduced in both patients.

Association of ALOX5AP and PDE4D with the risk of lacunar infarct in people from Jiangsu Province,China

The genes for 5-1ipoxygenase activating protein （ALOX5AP） and phosphodiesterase 4D （PDE4D） have been demonstrated as susceptibility genes for lacunar in the Icelandic and Pakistani populations, but little is known about the role of these genes in Chinese populations. The present study utilized polymerase chain reaction and ligase detection reaction to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms （SNPs） in 280 consecutive stroke patients and 258 unrelated population-based controls from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. The allele frequency, genotypes, and haplotypes of the two SNPs （rs456009 and rs966221） in PDE4D were similar between the two groups. However, A allele frequency of rs4073259 （A/G） and rs4769055 （A/C） in the ALOX5AP gene exhibited differences in two groups, and especially the haplotype of the SNP was significantly different between the two groups. Results suggested that the ALOX5AP gene might be involved in lacunar infarct, while PDE4D gene was not a risk factor for lacunar infarct in individuals from Jiangsu Province, China.

大鼠胸腺素β4基因重组慢病毒载体的构建及体外表达

目的构建大鼠胸腺素β4（Tβ4）基因的重组慢病毒载体，转染293T细胞并观察Tp4的表达。方法从Genbank获取大鼠TB4基因序列，化学合成后连接人线性化慢病毒载体pGC—FU，得到重组慢病毒载体pGC—FU—T[34，将其转化细菌感受态细胞后行菌落聚合酶链反应（PCR）鉴定，对PCR鉴定阳性的克隆进行测序鉴定。pGC—FU—T134、pHeIper1．0、pHelper2．0共转293T细胞，收集上清液浓缩后使用实时定量PCR（Real—timePCR）进行滴度检测。用所得病毒感染293T细胞后，Westernblot检测TB4表达。结果目的基因质粒酶切后琼脂糖凝胶电泳图谱示酶切片段大小为143bp；菌落PCR结果示阴性转化子得到198bp片段，阳性转化子得到333bp片段；测序结果与预期相符合；Real—timePCR示所得病毒滴度约为2×109TU；Westernblot示T134转染组在33KD处有特征条带。结论成功构建大鼠T134基凶慢病毒载体pGC—FU—T[34，并建立慢病毒过表达系统：

Distinct regulatory mechanism of immunoglobulin gene transcription in epithelial cancer cells

The restriction of immunoglobulin(Ig)expression to B lymphocytes is well established.However,several reports have confirmed that the Ig gene can be expressed in many non-B cancer cells and/or some normal cells.Our aim is to determine whether the Ig gene promoter can be activated in non-B cancer cells and to identify the regulatory mechanism for Ig gene expression.Our results show that the Ig promoter of VH4-59 was activated in several non-B cancer cell lines.Moreover,two novel positive regulatory elements,an enhancer-like element at 2800 to 2610 bp and a copromoter-like element at 2610 to 2300 bp,were identified in two epithelial cancer cell lines,HeLa S3 and HT-29.The octamer element(59-ATGCAAAT-39)located in the Ig promoter,a crucial element for B-cell-derived Ig gene transcription,was also very important for non-B-cell-derived Ig gene transcription.More importantly,we confirmed that octamer-related protein-1(Oct-1),but not Oct-2,was a crucial transcriptional factor for Ig gene transcription due to its ability to bind to the octamer element of the Ig promoter in epithelial cancer cells.These results suggested the presence of a distinct regulatory mechanism for Ig gene expression in non-B cancer cells.

The RNA binding proteins TIA1 and TIAL1 promote Mcl1 mRNA translation to protect germinal center responses from apoptosis

Germinal centers(GCs)are essential for the establishment of long-lasting antibody responses.GC B cells rely on post-transcriptional RNA mechanisms to translate activation-associated transcriptional programs into functional changes in the cell proteome.However,the critical proteins driving these key mechanisms are still unknown.Here,we show that the RNA binding proteins TIA1 and TIAL1 are required for the generation of long-lasting GC responses.TIA1-and TIAL1-deficient GC B cells fail to undergo antigen-mediated positive selection,expansion and differentiation into B-cell clones producing high-affinity antibodies.Mechanistically,TIA1 and TIAL1 control the transcriptional identity of dark-and light-zone GC B cells and enable timely expression of the prosurvival molecule MCL1.Thus,we demonstrate here that TIA1 and TIAL1 are key players in the post-transcriptional program that selects high-affinity antigen-specific GC B cells.