斜带石斑鱼alpha型与rho型GST基因cDNA全序列的克隆与分析

为从分子水平上研究II相去毒酶谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(Glutathione S-transferase,GST)在斜带石斑鱼(Epinephelus coioides)等海水鱼类机体内代谢去毒过程中的作用及机制,采用RT-PCR及RACE法,分离、克隆得到斜带石斑鱼肝脏alpha-GST(GSTA)、rho-GST(GSTR)基因cDNA全序列.序列分析结果表明,斜带石斑鱼肝脏GSTA基因cDNA全长1008bp,编码223个氨基酸;GSTR基因cDNA全长1002bp,编码225个氨基酸.构建系统进化树发现,斜带石斑鱼与鲤鱼、斑马鱼GSTA氨基酸同源性较高,而GSTR为鱼类所特有并共同占据进化树上独立的分枝,与大鼠、小鼠、人等哺乳动物GST现有所有类型同源性均较低.     

鳜鱼两种谷胱甘肽S-转移酶基因cDNA的克隆与分析

鳜鱼(Siniperca chuatsi)是我国著名的肉食性鱼类,容易成为环境毒素的富集体.论文从分子水平上分析了鳜鱼去毒过程中起关键作用的谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)基因的结构及进化上的地位,采用RT-PCR及RACE法,分离、克隆得到了鳜鱼肝脏可溶性alpha型(GSTA)和rho型(GSTR)基因cDNA全序列.结果表明,鳜鱼肝脏GSTA、GSTR全长分别为1052bp、935bp,其中5′-UTR分别为118bp、55bp,3′-UTR分别为262bp、202bp,分别编码223、225个氨基酸.系统分析结果显示:鳜鱼GSTA与GSTR在进化树上的位置与其分类所处的位置基本吻合.     

稀有鮈鲫Ras信号通路相关基因的克隆、序列分析及其组织分布

Ras基因是一类在生物进化过程中较为保守的原癌基因,在多种细胞生命活动中起到细胞增殖、分化和细胞骨架构建等重要作用。本文克隆了稀有鮈鲫Ras信号通路相关的k-ras、n-ras、pik3cd、pin1和raf1基因的部分c DNA片段,并分析了其序列。序列分析结果表明,k-ras的氨基酸序列与鲤鱼相对应的氨基酸序列同源性最高,为99%;n-ras、pik3cd、pin1和raf1的氨基酸序列均与斑马鱼相对应的氨基酸序列同源性最高,分别为99%、87%、96%和97%,结果表明稀有鮈鲫与鲤鱼、斑马鱼的亲缘关系较近。组织表达分析表明,k-ras、n-ras、pik3cd、pin1和raf1基因在肝脏、鳃、肾脏、脑和性腺等组织中具有表达差异性。本文为研究环境污染物对鱼类致癌作用机制和安全性评估提供分子生物学基础和科学依据。     

稀有鮈鲫细胞凋亡相关基因的克隆及序列分析

细胞凋亡是调控机体发育和维护内环境稳定的重要机制。在克隆了稀有鮈鲫(Gobiocypris rarus)肝脏组织中凋亡相关的bcl-2、apaf-1、caspase-3和caspase-9基因的部分cDNA片段之后,进行了序列分析。结果表明,caspase-3和caspase-9基因片段与唐鱼(Tanichthys albonubes)相对应的核苷酸序列同源性最高,而bcl-2、apaf-1基因片段则分别与鮈鱼(Gobio gobio)和鲤鱼(Cyprinus carpio)相对应的核苷酸序列同源性最高,为99%和89%。基于稀有鮈鲫和已知物种的caspase-3基因核苷酸序列构建了系统发育树,发现稀有鮈鲫与唐鱼、斑马鱼(Danio rerio)的亲缘关系最近,而与金头鲷(Sparus aurata)、红鳍东方鲀(Takifugu rubripes)的亲缘关系较远。本研究为深入理解外源性化学物质对鱼类的毒理学机制及其生态健康风险评价提供科学数据,同时也为稀有鮈鲫在鲤科鱼类的分类及进化地位的研究提供分子水平的重要参考。     

淇河鲫生长激素全长cDNA的克隆与序列分析

采用RT-PCR法和3',5'RACE(Rapid amplification of cDNA ends)法从淇河鲫脑垂体RNA克隆出生长激素(Growthhormone,GH)cDNA.此cDNA全长1 191 nt[含Poly(A)14 nt],其5'端非编码区长55 nt,阅读框(Open reading frame,OAF)长633 nt,3'端非编码区长503 nt.由其推导的GH前体由210个氨基酸组成,其中氮端前22个氨基酸为信号肽部分.氨基酸序列比较表明,淇河鲫与同目的鲫鱼、鲤鱼、团头鲂和斑马鱼的同源性分别为98.6%、96.2%、91.5%和88.6%;与不同目的胡子鲇和鳗鲡的同源性分别为74.6%和49.5%;与哺乳类的家鼠和人等的同源性低于40%.图3参30     

壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚对斑马鱼精巢组织的影响

采用半静态水体暴露的方式研究了非离子表面活性剂对成熟雄性斑马鱼精巢组织的影响。用荧光定量PCR(qRTPCR)方法检测试验鱼精巢雌激素受体α(ERα)、雄激素受体(AR)基因以及性激素合成相关细胞色素P450酶类基因(CYP17和CYP19a)的表达,通过组织学观察研究受试鱼精巢结构的变化。结果表明,壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚(NPEO)暴露可以引起雄性斑马鱼精巢组织结构的改变,并影响成年雄性斑马鱼ERα、AR基因和性激素合成相关细胞色素P450酶类基因的表达水平,且10.0 mg·L~(-1)的NPEO暴露可以显著上调CYP19a、ERα和AR基因的表达量,可显著下调斑马鱼精巢中CYP17基因的表达量。在组织学上,0.1 mg·L~(-1)组斑马鱼生精小管内不仅生精小囊数目减少,且管腔中精子数量减少,出现非细胞区域; 1.0和10.0 mg·L~(-1)组可见部分个体精子凝聚于生精小管管腔中央,管腔内空隙明显增大,表现出严重的精子浓缩效应。由此表明,NPEO暴露通过抑制CYP17基因的表达干扰睾酮的合成;同时,NPEO暴露通过诱导CYP19a和ER基因的表达增加内源雌激素的合成,导致斑马鱼精巢中性激素紊乱,最终损伤斑马鱼精巢组织。     

稀有鮈鲫成体神经发生相关基因的分子克隆及序列分析

成体神经发生是脊椎动物中广泛存在的一种生物学特征。成体硬骨鱼类的脑展现出强烈的神经活性以及出色的脑修复能力,这使得硬骨鱼类成为研究成体神经发生和脑修复的一个理想的模型。本文克隆了成体稀有鮈鲫(Gobiocypris rarus)脑组织中神经发生及脑修复相关的hes5、pax6、sox11和prox1基因的部分c DNA序列并进行了序列分析。序列分析结果表明,pax6和sox11基因片段与斑马鱼(Danio rerio)对应的基因片段的同源性最高,分别为97%和94%;hes5基因与鲤鱼(Cyprinus carpio)相对应的基因片段的同源性最高,为92%;prox1基因在物种间的同源性最低。基于稀有鮈鲫和已知物种相应基因的核苷酸序列构建了系统发育树,发现稀有鮈鲫prox1基因与其他硬骨鱼类的亲缘关系最远。本文为进一步开展神经毒性类化学品对水生生物鱼类的成体神经毒性作用机制研究提供了分子生物学基础。     

苏云金芽孢杆菌新基因cry1Ab17的克隆和生物信息学

利用高效克隆PCR产物的专用载体pMD18T,直接从苏云金芽孢杆菌WB9的PCR产物中克隆了cry1Ab17新基因.测序结果表明,该基因(GenBank登录号为AY646166)由3471个碱基组成,其编码的蛋白质含有1156个氨基酸残基,其中亲水性氨基酸占30.8%,疏水性氨基酸占45.2%,酸性氨基酸占12.9%,碱性氨基酸占11.1%.氨基酸序列的同源性分析结果表明,Cry1Ab17蛋白与已报道的Cry1Ab蛋白同源性为95.4%～99.7%,该蛋白的4个氨基酸残基———Pro170、Gly449、Gly796和Gly863与其它已报道Cry1Ab蛋白相应位置的氨基酸残基均不同.在核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列多重比较的基础上,应用PAUP4.0构建了Cry1A蛋白家族的系统发育树.SignalP分析结果显示,Cry1Ab17蛋白中不含信号肽序列.此外,对Cry1Ab17蛋白的二级结构和3个结构域也进行了预测和分析.图4表2参15     

2,3,7,8-四氯苯并二噁英（TCDD）短期染毒可造成着床前胚胎丢失并伴随雌性生殖器官中毒物相关蛋白的诱导表达（Short Time Exposure of TCDD Causing Loss of Implantation Failure of Embryos and Its Associated with Induced Expression of Relevant Proteins）

为探明妊娠早期胚胎的丢失是否与卵巢、输卵管、子宫组织受到2,3,7,8-四氯苯并二噁英(TCDD)直接毒害有关,检测了NIH小鼠胚胎着床前期和后期TCDD暴露对胚胎毒性影响的敏感性,并利用免疫组化方法分析了模型动物肝脏、子宫、输卵管和卵巢组织中TCDD所引起的AhR、ARNT以及Cyp1a2分子标记物的变化.检测发现:妊娠第9d,100ng·kg-1·d-1剂量TCDD经口染毒,造成胚胎着床数量减少,且着床前期暴露的影响大于着床后期;子宫蜕膜反应受到明显抑制;胚胎迁移率没有明显变化,但胚胎数量减少.免疫组织化学分析发现正常组小鼠的肝脏、子宫、输卵管和卵巢组织中有AhR和Cyp1a2弱阳性信号表达,ARNT有细胞核的强阳性信号表达;妊娠第1～8d、第1～3d和第4～8d处理组小鼠肝脏、子宫、输卵管和卵巢组织中的AhR、Cyp1a2的阳性面积和光密度值均高于正常组;随处理时间和组织蓄积量的增加,ARNT在组织中的变化由胞核(妊娠第1～3d组)表达到胞浆(妊娠第4～8d组)表达,然后完全无表达(妊娠第1～8d组).以上研究结果表明:TCDD对早期妊娠小鼠子宫、输卵管和卵巢组织中的AhR、ARNT和Cyp1a2的激活和代谢方式与肝脏相同,说明雌性生殖系统中的组织有TCDD蓄积和代谢活性,这可能是导致早期胚胎迁移、着床等过程改变,造成胚胎丢失的重要原因.     

HgCl2对斑马鱼SOD,AChE酶活性和基因相对转录量的影响

以HgCl2为实验毒物,研究其对斑马鱼的毒性效应,经染毒后,分别在第1天和第7天取斑马鱼的肌肉测定超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)活性,半定量RT-PCR检测肌肉中乙酰胆碱酯酶、细胞色素P450(CYP 1A)和超氧化物歧化酶(Cu/Zn-SOD)基因的相对转录量.结果显示HgCl2对斑马鱼的毒性很强...     

Thymic involution produced by diesel exhaust particles and their constituents in mice

Epidemiological studies suggest that diesel exhaust particles (DEP) contribute to an increase in allergic diseases. To assess the effects of DEP on the central immune system, mice were exposed to DEP by intraperitoneal (IP) administration. Exposure to DEP resulted in severe thymic involution accompanied by a reduction in the number of thymocytes, especially in cortical CD4⁺CD8⁺ double positive and double negative subsets. Core carbon particles associated with a mixture of chemical compounds in DEP did not appear to be responsible for the DEP-induced thymic involution because carbon graphite does not affect neither the number nor the CD4/CD8 profile of thymocytes. Extraction of DEP by ether, acidic and basic solvents showed that several independent fractions including the neutral ether fraction, which contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), induced thymic involution. Among major PAH components of DEP, benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), and benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF) were very potent inducers of thymic involution at an ED50 of less than 100?ng per mouse body. Nonetheless, DEP treatment of mice with targeted disruption of genes encoding the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), AHR nuclear translocator (ARNT), or microsomal epoxide hydolase (mEH) indicated that DEP produced thymic involution even in the absence of PAH-induced AHR/ARNT signal transduction or mEH-mediated PAH catabolism. On the other hand, BaP-mediated thymic involution was completely dependent on AHR, partially dependent on ARNT in T cells, and independent of mEH. These results indicate that DEP-induced thymic involution is mediated both by PAH-AHR/ARNT-dependent and -independent mechanisms.     

Toxicological and ecological implications of biotransformation enzymes in the tropical teleost Chaetodon capistratus

Hepatic cytochromes P450 (phase I monooxygenases) and glutathione transferases (phase II conjugating enzymes) were investigated in Chaetodon capistratus (Linnaeus) collected in Florida and Belize in June and December 1991, respectively. These biotransformation enzymes play major roles in the detoxification of xenobiotics by converting lipophilic chemicals to more hydrophilic, readily excretable metabolites. Content of total microsomal P450 (0.501 to 0.821 nmol mg^-1 microsomal protein) and rates of NADPH-cytochrome c (P450) reductase (270.7 to 330.2 nmol min^-1 mg^-1 microsomal protein) and glutathione transferase (2.81 to 3.12 g min^-1 mg^-1 cytosolic protein) in these fish were greater than in most untreated fish species, i.e., fish that have not been exposed to PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) or PCBs (polycyclic biphenyls). Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) rates (0.029 to 0.171 nmol min^-1 mg^-1) were also comparable to those in most untreated marine fish. Immunoblot analysis with monoclonal antibody (MAb) 1-12-3 to scup P450E (the EROD catalyst and a teleost representative of the PAH-inducible CYP1A gene subfamily) showed slight amounts of cross-reacting protein in C. capistratus liver microsomes. Hepatic CYP1A content and EROD activity did not differ significantly between fish collected in Florida and Belize, suggesting that the two sites differed little in contamination by CYP1A inducers. Immunochemical analyses with polyclonal antibodies to scup P450B (a teleost representative of the CYP2B subfamily) and human CYP3A4 cross-reacted strongly with C. capistratus hepatic proteins. The CYP2B and CYP3A subfamilies in mammals are believed to have partially evolved in response to toxic dietary allelochemicals. C. capistratus regularly feeds on terpenoid-rich gorgonian corals, suggesting that biotransformation enzymes may be involved in the metabolism of dietary allelochemicals as well as anthropogenic xenobiotics in this species.     

Isolation and sequence of cDNA encoding a 3-methylcholanthrene-inducible cytochrome P450 from wild red sea bream,Pagrus major

We have isolated a cDNA clone of mRNA for the cytochrome P450 from a 3-methylcholanthrene (MC)-treated red sea bream,Pagrus major, using a cDNA fragment for rat P4501A2 as a probe. The cloned cDNA is ca. 1.8 kb long and contains an open reading frame of 1545 nucleotides for polypeptides of 515 amino acids. The deduced N-terminal amino acid sequence of the cDNA is very similar to that for purified cytochrome P450 protein from the marine fish scup, which was reported previously (Klotz et al. 1983). A conserved amino acid sequence containing a putative heme-binding cysteine is present in the equivalent position proximate to the C-terminus of the molecules. The deduced amino acid sequence shows more than 50% positional identity with known members of the mammalian aromatic hydrocarbon-inducible P450 family. RNA blot analysis indicates that P450 mRNA (s) is expressed in the liver, kidney, gill and gut of the MC-treatedP. major.     

团头鲂谷胱甘肽S-转移酶基因的克隆及其在氨氮胁迫中的表达分析

谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(glutathione S-transferase,GST)是一类多功能蛋白家族,主要参与解毒和抗氧化防御过程。为了研究GST在团头鲂(Megalobrama amblycephala)肝脏解毒过程中的作用,克隆并分析了团头鲂1个谷胱甘肽S-转移酶基因(命名为MaGST)cDNA序列,采用实时荧光定量PCR研究了其在氨氮胁迫下的表达规律。MaGST包含1个长218个氨基酸的完整开放阅读框,具有GST蛋白家族的保守碱基和保守结构域。通过MEGA 5.0软件分析系统进化树发现,团头鲂GST与其他动物mu型GST聚为一簇,表明团头鲂GST属于mu型GST。荧光定量PCR结果显示MaGST基因在团头鲂各组织中均有表达,在肝脏和鳃中表达量最高,肌肉中表达量最低,同时在氨氮胁迫过程中该基因在肝和鳃中的表达规律相似,均在胁迫期间表达量显著上调;氨氮胁迫24 h时鳃和肝组织均存在组织损伤。研究结果提示在团头鲂肝脏和鳃组织中GST基因参与了氨氮胁迫的解毒过程。将该基因的编码区重组到p ET-21(a+)载体后在大肠杆菌中得到诱导表达,重组MaGST的GST活力为(10.36±0.68)U·mg~(-1)蛋白。     

Protective effects of Manasamitra vatakam on aluminum-induced nephrotoxicity,oxidative stress,and histological damage

The aim of this study was to investigate the nephroprotective and antioxidant property of Manasamitra vatakam (MMV) against aluminum (Al)-induced toxicity in rats. The kidney function marker parameters such as serum urea, uric acid, and creatinine were significantly increased in Al-treated rats as compared with controls. Similarly, the antioxidant enzyme activities such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase, Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase and Mg-ATPase, reduced glutathione were also found significantly increased in Al-treated rats. A significantly decreased level of these parameters was observed in the MMV (orally 100?mg?kg^?1 body weight)-treated group along with a reduced level of malonaldehyde, molecular chaperones of an antioxidative stress protein, and mRNA expression of HSP70. The biochemical observations were also supported by histopathological observations. Thus, this study supports the nephroprotective and antioxidant activities of MMV.     

Effects of molecular weight and concentration of carboxymethyl cellulose on morphology of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles as prepared with one-step wet chemical method

Nano-sized apatite particles (nAP) synthesized with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) have shown great application potentials in in situ heavy metal remediation. However, differences in CMC’s properties effects on the size of nAP produced are not well understood. In this paper, two types of CMC, with respective molecular weights (MW) of ～120000 and ～240000 Dalton or respective polymerization degrees of 500 (CMC-500) and 1050 (CMC-1050), were studied in a concentration range of 0.05%–0.5% (w/w) for nAP synthesis. Morphology of the particles was characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results showed that 0.05% CMC-500 solution gave an average particle size of 148.7±134.9 nm, 0.25% CMC-500 solution produced particles of 21.8±20.4 nm, and, 0.5% CMC-500 solution contained particles of 15.8±7.7 nm. In comparison, 0.05% CMC-1050 solution produced nanoparticles of 6.8±3.2 nm, 0.25% CMC-1050 produced smaller nAP of 4.3±3.2 nm, and 0.5% CMC-1050 synthesized the smallest nanoparticles in this study, with an average diameter of 3.0±2.1 nm. Chemical composition of the products was identified with X-ray diffraction (XRD) as pure hydroxyapatite. Interactions between nAP and CMC were discussed with help of attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATRFTIR) spectroscopic data. This study showed that CMC at higher concentration as well as higher MW facilitated to produce finer nanoparticles, showing that nAP size could be manipulated by selecting appropriate CMC MW and/or applying appropriate CMC concentration.     

近江牡蛎4种类型GST基因cDNA全序列的克隆与分析

为从分子水平上研究不同类型谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(Glutathione S-transferase,GST)基因在近江牡蛎(Crassostrea ariakensis)等贝类体内代谢去毒过程中的作用,采用RT-PCR及RACE法,分离、克隆得到近江牡蛎肝脏4种类型GST基因cDNA全序列.序列分析结果表明,mu、pi、omega、sigma4种类型GST基因cDNA全长分别为970bp、773bp、999bp、1277bp,分别编码215、207、242、203个氨基酸.构建系统进化树发现,除太平洋牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)pi型GST外,所有类型GSTs序列都能各自聚集成一簇.