中药青蒿鲨烯合酶的大肠杆菌表达、纯化与功能鉴定

利用PCR方法,将经RACE方法克隆到的中药青蒿鲨烯合酶cDNA(AF302464)开放阅读框的3′末端截短99bp,插入到原核表达载体pET30a( )的NcoⅠ和BamHⅠ酶切位点之间,构建N端和C端均携带有HIS6表达标签的鲨烯合酶重组表达载体pETSSA.将pETSSA转入大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),0.5mmol/LIPTG(isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside)28℃诱导重组鲨烯合酶的表达.表达产物经镍琼脂糖柱纯化.纯化蛋白加入酶促反应体系(含FPP和NADPH),GC-MS分析酶促反应体系的正己烷萃取物,结果显示重组鲨烯合酶可以催化FPP向鲨烯的转化.青蒿鲨烯合酶的功能鉴定为进一步利用反义或RNAi技术限制甾类生物合成,从而提高青蒿中的青蒿素含量提供了基础.图5参15     

甘蔗蔗糖磷酸合成酶SPSⅡ cDNA片段克隆与表达分析

蔗糖磷酸合成酶(Sucrose phosphate synthase,SPS)是蔗糖合成途径的关键限速酶,在蔗糖积累和碳分配中具有重要作用.在茎组织中SPSⅡ表达量占SPS转录总量的40%,表明SPSⅡ cDNA的克隆与表达对蔗茎中蔗糖的积累有着重要的影响.通过RT-PCR技术克隆分离SPSⅡ基因cDNA片段.序列分析表明该cDNA片段包含1个3 183 bp的开放读码框,可编码1 060个氨基酸.GenBank登录号为EU269038.通过实时荧光定量PCR检测SPSⅡ基因在甘蔗糖分积累的不同时期、不同组织部位的相对表达量.结果表明,在糖分积累初期蔗茎中的SPSⅡ相对表达量最大,在糖分积累中期蔗叶中的SPSⅡ相对表达量达到最高峰;同组织部位中,糖分积累初期SPSⅡ相对表达量高于糖分积累中期、后期.图6参11     

Genome-wide identification and hormone expression patterns of the MaPIF family of banana genes北大核心CSCD

植物光敏色素作用因子(phytochrome interacting factor,PIF)是广泛分布于植物体内的一种转录因子,在植物的生长发育方面有着重要的作用.基于香蕉基因组数据,对香蕉MaPIF基因家族进行基因组鉴定,采用生物信息学分析方法对其进行命名,分析理化性质、蛋白质结构、基因结构、启动子顺势作用元件以及构建系统进化树;分析PIF家族在不同激素处理下的表达情况.结果显示,香蕉MaPIF家族有7个成员,均含有高度保守的bHLH结构域;编码区长度在1 116-2001bp之间,至少包含5个内含子,且大部分位于细胞外;进化树结果可以发现与拟南芥、水稻以及玉米PIF的亲缘关系较近;顺式作用元件预测结果显示,MaPIF上存在多种与激素和光相关的响应元件.qRT-PCR结果显示,MaPIF3-1、MaPIF4、MaPIF4-1在生长素(IAA)、赤霉素(GA)、生长素抑制剂(NPA)处理中均有显著表达,除此之外,所有成员在脱落酸(ABA)处理下均有明显表达.本研究表明MaPIF在香蕉生长发育中激素调控有重要作用.(图7表3参45)     

豆豉溶栓酶基因在毕赤酵母中的表达及其产物的纯化

将含有和不含前肽的豆豉溶栓酶编码序列在毕赤酵母中分别进行表达研究,发现在含有前肽的豆豉溶栓酶基因转化的毕赤酵母工程菌用甲醇诱导时,其培养液中可检测到较强的溶栓酶活性;而在不含前肽的豆豉溶栓酶基因转化的毕赤酵母菌用甲醇诱导时,培养液中未检测到溶栓酶活性.对毕赤酵母表达和分泌的豆豉溶栓酶进行了分离纯化,并对其纯化产物进行溶栓酶活性、SDS-PAGE电泳、抑制剂作用及免疫印迹分析.结果表明,分泌到培养液中的豆豉溶栓酶已经过剪切加工,其前肽已被切除,重组与天然的豆豉溶栓酶具有相同的溶栓酶活性,其所测定的各理化指标均一致.本研究实现了豆豉溶栓酶在毕赤酵母菌中成功表达,并首次直接证明了前肽对豆豉溶栓酶在毕赤酵母中分泌表达是必须的.图3表1参20     

β-甘露聚糖酶基因在枯草芽孢杆菌中的克隆及表达

从Bacillus subtilis JNA 3-10中克隆出β-甘露聚糖酶基因成熟肽链编码序列manA1和含信号肽的β-甘露聚糖酶基因manA2,在B.subtilis 168中克隆表达,分别筛选获得高效分泌表达β-甘露聚糖酶的重组菌株BPM1001(pMA5-manA1/B.subtilis 168)和BPM1002(pMA5-manA2/B.subtilis 168),结果表明菌株BPM1002总酶活力是菌株BPM1001的9.65倍,是原始菌株的13.1倍.在基因manA2下游引入His序列克隆出β-甘露聚糖酶基因manA3,获得枯草芽孢杆菌168重组菌株BPM1003.采用Ni-NTA柱纯化重组菌株BPM1003分泌表达的β-甘露聚糖酶,并研究其酶学性质,该酶促反应的最适pH为6.5,最适温度为65℃,在37℃条件下保存一个月酶活力依然保留有77.8%.5 L发酵罐放大实验结果表明魔芋粉对于产β-甘露聚糖酶具有明显的诱导作用,酶活力最高可达2 748.82 U/mL.图9表3参19     

工程菌及其固定化细胞对有机磷农药的降解

将抗性库蚊解毒酶酯酶B1基因片段引入融合表达载体pThioHisA中,转化入大肠杆菌DH5α,在IPTG诱导下,经过8h,酯酶B1在大肠杆菌中获得融合高效表达。重组质粒pThioHisA-B1表达的酯酶融合蛋白具有较高的酯酶B1活性,能高效降解酯酶的特异性底物α-乙酸萘酯(α-NA)和β-乙酸萘酯(β-NA),将工程菌固定化后,固定化细胞在3h内对1000mg/L的甲基对硫磷降解率>65%。     

Gene expression changes in blood RNA after swimming in a chlorinated pool

Exposure to disinfection by-products(DBP) such as trihalomethanes(THM) in swimming pools has been linked to adverse health effects in humans, but their biological mechanisms are unclear. We evaluated short-term changes in blood gene expression of adult recreational swimmers after swimming in a chlorinated pool. Volunteers swam 40 min in an indoor chlorinated pool. Blood samples were drawn and four THM(chloroform,bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane and bromoform) were measured in exhaled breath before and after swimming. Intensity of physical activity was measured as metabolic equivalents(METs). Gene expression in whole blood m RNA was evaluated using Illumina Human HT-12v3 Expression-Bead Chip. Linear mixed models were used to evaluate the relationship between gene expression changes and THM exposure. Thirty-seven before-after pairs were analyzed. The median increase from baseline to after swimming were: 0.7 to 2.3 for MET, and 1.4 to 7.1 μg/m~3 for exhaled total THM(sum of the four THM).Exhaled THM increased on average 0.94 μg/m~3 per 1 MET. While 1643 probes were differentially expressed post-exposure. Of them, 189 were also associated with exhaled levels of individual/total THM or MET after False Discovery Rate. The observed associations with the exhaled THM were low to moderate(Log-fold change range:-0.17 to 0.15). In conclusion, we identified short-term gene expression changes associated with swimming in a pool that were minor in magnitude and their biological meaning was unspecific. The high collinearity between exhaled THM levels and intensity of physical activity precluded mutually adjusted models with both covariates. These exploratory results should be validated in future studies.     

蛋白质组学技术在环境内分泌干扰物分析上应用

为了探讨蛋白质组学技术在环境雌激素分析上的应用,用浓度为3.7×10-9mol/L的17β-雌二醇(E2)处理MCF-7细胞2或3天后进行双向电泳,对比不同的蛋白质提取、染色方法,利用光密度扫描仪将电泳图像数字化,并使用PDQuest软件进行图像分析,以观察雌激素诱导下的蛋白质表达图谱。结果表明,在蛋白质的提取上,冻融法比超声裂解法更有效;在蛋白质染色上,银染法比考马斯亮蓝染色法能得到更多可显示的蛋白质斑点。用E2处理72h后的MCF-7细胞,可检测到40个下调蛋白和5个上调蛋白。该蛋白质表达模式的改变提示了环境雌激素诱导下的特异性蛋白质表达图谱变化。本研究为分析雌激素类内分泌干扰物的内在作用机制提供了一种新的可行方法,也为建立其高通量筛选方法提供了新的思路。     

Gene expression profiling of human liver carcinoma (HepG2) cells exposed to the marine toxin okadaic acid

The marine toxin, okadaic acid (OA) is produced by dinoflagellates of the genera Prorocentrum and Dinophysis and is the causative agent of the syndrome known as diarrheic shellfish poisoning. In addition, OA acts as both a tumor promoter, attributed to OA-induced inhibition of protein phosphatases as well as an inducer of apoptosis. To better understand the potentially divergent toxicological profile of OA, the concentration-dependent cytotoxicity and alterations in gene expression on the human liver tumor cell line HepG2 upon OA exposure were determined using RNA microarrays, DNA fragmentation, and cell proliferation assays as well as determinations of cell detachment and cell death in different concentrations of OA. mRNA expression was quantified for approximately 15,000 genes. Cell attachment and proliferation were both negatively correlated with OA concentration. Detached cells displayed necrotic DNA signatures but apoptosis also was broadly observed. Data suggest that OA has a concentration dependent effect on cell cycle, which might explain the divergent effects that at low concentration OA stimulates genes involved in the cell cycle and at high concentrations it stimulates apoptosis.