Cloning and phylogenetic analysis of a fatty acid elongase gene from Nannochloropsis oculata CS179

Nannochloropsis oculata CS179, a unicellular marine microalga, is rich in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs). Elongase and desaturase play a key role in the biosynthesis of PUFAs. A new elongase gene, which encodes 322 amino acids, was identified via RT-PCR and 5′ and 3′ RACE. The sequence of the elongase gene was blast-searched in the NCBI GenBank and showed a similarity to those of the cryptosporidium. But the NJ-tree revealed that the N. oculata CS179 elongase clustered with those of the microalgae Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Ostreococcus tauri and Thalassiosira pseudonana.     

Fatty Acid Composition Analyses of the DCMU Resistant Mutants of Nannochloropsis oculata (Eustigmatophyceae)

1　Introduction　Nannochloropsissp .areoneofpotentialsourcesofpolyunsaturatedfattyacids ,especiallytheeicosapen taentaenoicacid (EPA ,C2 0∶5 ) ,whichisimportantforbothanimalsandhumans .　Thefattyacidcompositionofthisalgaisaffectedbyvariousenvironmentalfactors ,suchaslightintensity(Sukeniketal.,1989;Sukeniketal.,1990 ) ,imply ingthatafactorinfluencingthephotosyntheticprocessmayaffectcellularfattyacidsynthesisandtheirmetabolism .AselectionprogramofincreasingcellularEPAcontenthasbeencarriedo…     

Construction and characterization of a normalized cDNA library of Nannochloropsis oculata(Eustigmatophyceae)

We constructed and characterized a normalized cDNA library of Nannochloropsis oculata CS-179,and obtained 905 nonredundant sequences(NRSs) ranging from 431-1 756 bp in length.Among them,496 were very similar to nonredundant ones in the GenBank(E ≤1.0e-05),and 349 ESTs had significant hits with the clusters of eukaryotic orthologous groups(KOG).Bases G and/or C at the third position of codons of 14 amino acid residues suggested a strong bias in the conserved domain of 362 NRSs(60%).We also identified the unigenes encoding phosphorus and nitrogen transporters,suggesting that N.oculata could efficiently transport and metabolize phosphorus and nitrogen,and recognized the unigenes that involved in biosynthesis and storage of both fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFAs),which will facilitate the demonstration of eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA) biosynthesis pathway of N.oculata.In comparison with the original cDNA library,the normalized library significantly increased the efficiencies of random sequencing and rarely expressed genes discovering,and decreased the frequency of abundant gene sequences.     

Construction and characterization of a normalized cDNA library of Nannochloropsis oculata (Eustigmatophyceae)

We constructed and characterized a normalized cDNA library of Nannochloropsis oculata CS-179, and obtained 905 nonredundant sequences (NRSs) ranging from 431–1 756 bp in length. Among them, 496 were very similar to nonredundant ones in the GenBank (E ≤1.0e-05), and 349 ESTs had significant hits with the clusters of eukaryotic orthologous groups (KOG). Bases G and/or C at the third position of codons of 14 amino acid residues suggested a strong bias in the conserved domain of 362 NRSs (>60%). We also identified the unigenes encoding phosphorus and nitrogen transporters, suggesting that N. oculata could efficiently transport and metabolize phosphorus and nitrogen, and recognized the unigenes that involved in biosynthesis and storage of both fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which will facilitate the demonstration of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) biosynthesis pathway of N. oculata. In comparison with the original cDNA library, the normalized library significantly increased the efficiencies of random sequencing and rarely expressed genes discovering, and decreased the frequency of abundant gene sequences.     

草鱼白细胞介素6基因克隆与表达分析

白细胞介素6(IL-6)是一个多效的细胞因子,在机体免疫应答、急性期反应以及造血调控等过程中发挥着重要作用。以草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idella)为研究对象,采用RT-PCR和Smart RACE技术克隆获得草鱼IL-6(CiIL-6)cDNA序列,CiIL-6的cDNA全长为1 145 bp,包含一个长为702 bp的开放阅读框,能编码233个氨基酸,预测CiIL-6的蛋白质分子质量为26.74 ku,等电点为8.72。其中5'和3'非编码区(UTR)分别为86 bp和357bp。氨基酸同源性分析显示,草鱼和斑马鱼(Danio rerio)的亲缘关系最近,它们的CiIL-6氨基酸同源性高达76%,而与其他物种的同源性均低于30%。RT-PCR的结果显示,CiIL-6在健康草鱼的胸腺、头肾和脾脏表达最高,而在鳃、胃和心脏中的表达量最低。     

马氏珠母贝热休克蛋白HSP60基因的克隆与表达分析

运用cDNA末端快速扩增（RACE）技术,克隆马氏珠母贝（Pinctadamαrtensii）热休克蛋白HSP60基因 cDNA全序列。序列全长2495坤,开放阅读框（ORF） 1734坤,编码577个氨基酸,预测的分子量约为61.79阳, 理论等电点为5.4905＇非翻译区（ 5＇UTR）长150坤, 3＇非翻译区（3＇UTR）长611 bp。同源性比对分析结果,马 氏珠母贝HSP60基因与与太平洋长牡妨（Crωsos仰a gIgω）和光滑双蹄螺（Biomphalaria glabrata）的同源性较 高,达到75%。氨基酸序列分析显示,马氏珠母贝HSP60氨基酸序列具有典型的rnt-HSP60特征序列、C-末端典型的GGM重复基序和一个ATP结合结构域。荧光定量数据分析发现,该基因在闭壳肌、外套腹、血淋巴、肝膜腺、性腺、躁、等6个组织中具有表达,在肝膜腺中表达量最高,腮中次之,而在血液和闭壳肌中仅有少量表达;在脂多糖剌激后,该基因表达水平上调,12 h后达到最大值,之后又逐渐下调,均高于对照组,差异具统计学意 义（P〈0.05）。     

金龟子绿僵菌甘露糖6-磷酸异构酶基因cDNA序列的克隆及分析

通过绿僵菌属甘露糖6-磷酸异构酶基因保守核苷酸区域设计简并性引物,采用RT-PCR及RACE-PCR技术成功克隆了金龟子绿僵菌mpi基因cDNA序列。该基因cDNA序列全长为1 513 bp,开放阅读框长度为1 328 bp,共编码441氨基酸。BLAST分析发现该基因演绎的氨基酸序列与其它真菌同源性较高,蛋白结构分析表明MPI蛋白是较保守的蛋白磷酸酶结构特征,主要由α螺旋和不规则卷曲构成。     

Cloning and characterization of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase encoding gene inGracilaria/Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase （GAPDH） plays important roles in various cellular processes. A cytosolic GAPDH encoding gene （gpd） of Gracilaria/Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis was cloned and characterized. Deduced amino acid sequence of the enzyme of G. lemaneiformis had high homology with those of seven red algae. The 5＇-untranslated regions of the GAPDHs encoding genes of these red algae varied greatly. GAPDHs of these red algae shared the highly conserved glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase active site ASCTTNCL. However, such active site of Cyanidium caldarium was different from those of the other six algae at the last two residues （CL to LF）, thus the spatial structure of its GAPDH active center may be different from those of the other six. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that GAPDH of G. lemaneiformis might have undergone an evolution similar to those of Porphyra yezoensis, Chondrus crispus, and Gracilaria verrucosa. C. caldarium had a closer evolutionary relationship with Cyanidioschyzon merolae than with Cyanidium sp. Virtual Northern blot analysis revealed that gpd of G. lemaneiformis expressed constitutively, which suggested that it might be house-keeping and could be adapted as an inner control in gene expression analysis of G. lemaneiformis.     

Cloning,expression and activity analysis of a novel fibrinolytic serine protease from Arenicola cristata

The full-length cDNA of a protease gene from a marine annelid Arenicola cristata was amplified through rapid amplifi-cation of cDNA ends technique and sequenced. The size of the cDNA was 936 bp in leng...     

马氏珠母贝PmFAMeT基因的克隆及表达

【目的】克隆马氏珠母贝(Pinctada martensii)法尼酸甲基转移酶(FAMe T)基因,并分析其在各组织中的表达。【方法】利用cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)克隆获得马氏珠母贝FAMeT(PmFAMeT)基因的cDNA全长序列,利用实时荧光定量PCR(qPCR)方法分析PmFAMeT在马氏珠母贝不同组织中的表达模式。【结果与结论】PmFAMeT包含5′非编码区120 bp,3′非编码区968 bp和开放阅读框(ORF)1 536 bp,编码511个氨基酸。序列分析表明,PmFAMeT含有信号肽序列和跨膜结构域,并有WSC结构域、TSP1结构域和2个Methyltransf_FA结构域。将推导的PmFAMeT氨基酸序列与其他物种的FAMeT序列进行比对发现,不同物种的Methyltransf_FA序列同源性较高。PmFAMeT在马氏珠母贝的各个组织中均有表达,且在边缘膜、肝胰腺和性腺中的表达量显著高于其他组织。     

剑尾鱼IgM基因的克隆及免疫对其组织表达的影响

以免疫两周的剑尾鱼为材料，提取脾脏总RNA，通过逆转录一聚合酶链式反应（RT-PCR）扩增出分泌型免疫球蛋白M（secretory immunoglobulin M，sIgM）重链基因的核心序列，再应用3’和5’快速扩增cDNA末端（RACE）方法扩增其末端序列，拼接后获得剑尾鱼sIgM重链全长cDNA序列。全长序列含有免疫球蛋白的信号序列：FKCIANH，得到的5个可变区序列可能来源于4个不同的VH家族。经用半定量RT-PCR分析sIgM在脾脏和头肾的表达变化，初步认为利用剑尾鱼头肾sIgM的mRNA表达变化替代检测血清抗体效价具有可能性。     

剑尾鱼IgM基因的克隆及免疫对其组织表达的影响

以免疫两周的剑尾鱼为材料,提取脾脏总RNA,通过逆转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)扩增出分泌型免疫球蛋白M(secretory immunoglobulin M,sIgM)重链基因的核心序列,再应用3’和5’快速扩增cDNA末端(RACE)方法扩增其末端序列,拼接后获得剑尾鱼sIgM重链全长cDNA序列。全长序列含有免疫球蛋白的信号序列:FKCIANH,得到的5个可变区序列可能来源于4个不同的VH家族。经用半定量RT-PCR分析sIgM在脾脏和头肾的表达变化,初步认为利用剑尾鱼头肾sIgM的mRNA表达变化替代检测血清抗体效价具有可能性。     

Identification and characterization of the Vibrio anguillarum prtV gene encoding a new metalloprotease

We cloned and sequenced a prtV-like gene from Vibrio anguillarum M3 strain.This prtV gene encodes a putative protein of 918 amino acids,and is highly homologous to the V.cholerae prtV gene.We found that a prtV insertion mutant strain displayed lower gelatinase activity on gelatin agar,lower protease activity against azocasein,and lower activity for four glycosidases.This prtV mutant strain also had increased activity for two esterases in its extracellular products,as analyzed by the API ZYM system.In additi...