Cloning and sequence analysis of the glucoamylase gene of Neurospora crassa

A 1.0-kb DNA fragment, corresponding to an internal region of the Neurospora crassa glucoamylase gene, gla-1, was generated from genomic DNA by the polymerase chain reaction, using oligonucleotide primers which had been deduced from the known N-terminal amino-acid sequence or from consensus regions within the aligned amino-acid sequences of other fungal glucoamylases. The fragment was used to screen an N. crassa genomic DNA library. One clone contained the gene together with flanking regions and its sequence was determined. The gene was found to code for a preproprotein of 626 amino acids, 35 of which constitute a signal and propeptide region. The protein and the gene are compared with corresponding sequences in other fungi.     

抗人CD154单抗轻重链可变区基因克隆与序列分析

目的:克隆抗人CD154抗体轻重链可变区基因,并分析其核苷酸序列,为基因工程抗体的构建奠定基础。方法:从分泌能抑制免疫反应的抗人CD154单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株 7E8中提取总RNA,合成cDNA第一链后,经PCR扩增获得抗人CD154单抗轻链可变区 (VL)和重链可变区 (VH)基因,分别克隆入pUC18载体,并进行序列分析。结果:①抗体的轻链可变区基因全长为 341bp,编码113个氨基酸,归属于Ig的Vκ2基因,氨基酸序列分析结果显示轻链可变区含有明确的 4个骨架区和 3个抗原决定簇互补区,在第 2 3位和第 93位氨基酸为半胱氨酸,是与抗体二硫键形成有关的两个特征性氨基酸;②抗体的重链可变区基因全长为 354bp,编码118个氨基酸,归属于小鼠IgVH基因,D、J区基因分别属于DSP2.9和JH2,氨基酸序列分析结果显示,重链可变区含有明确的 4个骨架区和 3个抗原决定簇互补区,在第 2 3和第 97位氨基酸为半胱氨酸,是与抗体二硫键形成有关的两个特征性氨基酸。结论:经核苷酸序列分析证明所克隆的基因分别为抗体的轻、重链可变区基因.     

肝癌细胞微细胞介导染色体转移方法学的建立与探讨

目的建立肝癌细胞微细胞介导染色体转移方法，为肝癌转移抑制基因的染色体功能定位建立技术平台。方法人单染色体供体细胞通过微核化、出核、融合步骤将随机标记有耐药neo基因的正常人8号染色体导入到大鼠肝癌高转移细胞系C5F中，对微细胞杂交克隆进行药物筛选和单细胞克隆，并填序列标签位点-PCR和全染色体涂染荧光原位杂交方法验证人染色体转移的结果。结果获得具有G418和HAT双重抗性的微细胞杂交细胞，通过单细胞分离克隆方法获得15个具有双重抗性的微细胞杂交克隆，序列标签位点-PCR结果发现导入染色体的随机片段丢失，全染色体涂染荧光原位杂交结果发现导入的人8号染色体与大鼠染色体发生了稳定的重组。结论成功建立微细胞介导的染色体转移技术，为肝癌转移抑制基因的染色体功能定位奠定了技术基础。     

Primary structure of a variable region of the V kappa I subgroup (ISE) in light chain deposition disease.

Although structural abnormalities of monoclonal immunoglobulin light chains (LC) are suspected to play a determinant role in non-amyloid light chain deposition disease (LCDD), this condition is as yet poorly documented at the molecular level, since only three sequences have been reported to date. In a case of myeloma-associated LCDD, the patient's urine contained an unglycosylated kappa Bence Jones protein made up of dimers and monomers with an apparent molecular mass of 25,000 which was assigned to the V kappa I subgroup by N-terminal amino acid sequencing. The complete variable region sequence of the monoclonal kappa chain produced by the malignant plasma cells was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using small amounts of material obtained by bone marrow aspiration. The sequence of three independently amplified cDNA clones derived from a normal-sized kappa messenger RNA was identical to that of the urinary kappa chain. The kappa mRNA had an overall normal structure made up of a V kappa I sequence rearranged to J kappa I. Several unusual features of the variable region (the first complete V kappa I sequence reported in LCDD) included three substitutions that introduced hydrophobic residues at spatially close positions. The strategy associating N-terminal sequence determination and cDNA cloning by PCR could help in accumulating new sequence data and improving our understanding of LCDD pathogenesis.     

Sequence of Echinochloa hoja blanca tenuivirus RNA-5

The sequence is presented of RNA-5 of Echinochloa hoja blanca tenuivirus, a second tenuivirus associated with rice cultivation in Latin America (after rice hoja blanca virus). The RNA is 1334 nucleotides long and contains in the complementary sense RNA a single long open reading frame. The deduced amino acid sequence of this open reading frame shows that it encodes a highly basic and hydrophilic 44 kD protein (pc5) with about 50% similarity to the pc5 protein of maize stripe virus (MStV). This and other features of the RNA are discussed.The GenBank accession number of the sequence reported in this paper is L47430.     

Cloning and characterization of the cDNA encoding the HA protein of a hemagglutination-defective measles virus strain

cDNA clones corresponding to the mRNA for the hemagglutinin of the hemagglutination-defective strain AK-1 of measles virus were isolated and characterized. Compared with the prototype Edmonstron strain, 60 nucleotide substitutions that resulted in 18 amino acid changes were detected. An additional potential N-linked glycosylation site was added by point mutation, which was supported by the observation that the hemagglutinin of the AK-1 strain was stained more heavily after NaDodSO₄PAGE and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining than the Edmonston strain. Computer-assisted analysis revealed that three reverse turns in the secondary structure had disappeared in the hemagglutinin of the AK-1 strain. Moreover, one of these structural changes occurred in the closely glycosylated region at amino acid residues 168–240, which appeared to be a biologically important functional domain. The isoelectric point calculated from the predicted amino acid sequence became about 1 pH unit more basic in the AK-1 strain than the Edmonston strain. This present study is the first sequence analysis of the hemagglutinin gene in a hemagglutination-defective strain of the measles virus.     

森林脑炎病毒prM-E蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达及免疫活性测定

目的为了表达森林脑炎病毒prME蛋白,为森林脑炎快速诊断试剂的研制奠定基础。方法经过RTPCR扩增、重组转移载体构建、细菌内转座和昆虫细胞转染,以杆状病毒昆虫细胞表达系统成功地表达了森林脑炎病毒MDJ01株prME蛋白。结果从感染细胞上清中电镜观察到重组蛋白形成的球型颗粒,说明重组病毒感染细胞后产生病毒样表达颗粒(viruslikeparticlesVLPs),并且分泌至细胞外。免疫印迹试验和间接免疫荧光试验表明,表达的重组蛋白能够与抗森林脑炎病毒抗体特异结合,具有良好的抗原性。ELISA和间接免疫荧光染色证实,重组prME蛋白可以作为抗原用于检测患者血清特异性抗体。结论在昆虫细胞中表达的prME具有良好的抗原性,本研究为森林脑炎快速特异诊断试剂研制奠定了基础。     

The genome of bacteriophage phiKMV,a T7-like virus infecting Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The complete DNA sequence of a new lytic T7-like bacteriophage phiKMV is presented. It is the first genome sequence of a member of the Podoviridae that infects Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The linear G + C-rich (62.3%) double-stranded DNA genome of 42,519 bp has direct terminal repeats of 414 bp and contains 48 open reading frames that are all transcribed from the same strand. Despite absence of homology at the DNA level, 11 of the 48 phiKMV-encoded putative proteins show sequence similarity to known T7-type phage proteins. Eighteen open reading frame products have been assigned, including an RNA polymerase, proteins involved in DNA replication, as well as structural, phage maturation, and lysis proteins. Surprisingly, the major capsid protein completely lacks sequence homology to any known protein. Also, the strong virulence toward many clinical P. aeruginosa isolates and a short replication time make phiKMV attractive for phage therapy or a potential source for antimicrobial proteins.     

The ribosomal DNA of the Zygomycete Mucor miehei

The ribosomal DNA from the Zygomycete Mucor miehei has been characterised. The complete rDNA unit was cloned by heterologous PCR using primers whose sequence matched conserved regions of the rDNA from related fungal species. The sequence of the overlapping PCR products revealed the existence of a repeated unit of 9574 bp. The genes encoding the different rRNA species were identified by their homology to the corresponding sequences from other fungi. We estimate that the rDNA unit is present in the genome of M. miehei in about 100 copies. This estimation was made by comparing the intensity of its hybridisation signal in a Southern blot with that of the mmp gene coding for aspartyl protease, which was assumed to be contained in single copy. The size and structure of the M. miehei rDNA unit was similar to that of other fungi. The genes encoding the 25S, 18S and 5.8S RNAs are closely linked within the repeated unit which also contains the 5S gene. This latter gene appears to be transcribed in the opposite direction. The 25S, 18S and 5.8S genes showed 70–80% homology to the corresponding genes from other fungi, whereas the degree of homology for the 5S gene was much lower. The highest homology (about 80%) corresponded to the few available sequences from other Mucor species. Homology to genes from other Zygomycota was no higher than that observed for genes from the Ascomycota or Basidiomycota fungi. Received: 21 December 1999 / 1 March 2000