Cloning of cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) genes from the hermaphrodite fish Rivulus marmoratus and the Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes

To use two small fish Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) and the Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes (Belloniformes) as testing models in molecular ecotoxicology, we have cloned the cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) gene after screening of both genomic DNA libraries, and sequenced 11,863 and 7,243 bp including all the exons and introns with promoter regions, respectively. The Rivulus and the medaka CYP1A gene consisted of seven exons (including non-coding exons) with high homology to mammals. In the promoter region, Rivulus CYP1A gene has seven xenobiotic response elements (XREs) and two metal response elements (MREs), while the Japanese medaka CYP1A gene has six XREs and four MREs. Interestingly, medaka CYP1A gene has a number of MREs at the promoter, which may affect its response on metal exposure. We describe here the gene structure of both fish CYP1A genes.     

Cloning and sequence analysis of the self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus immediate early gene c-fos

We have cloned the proto-oncogene c-fos from a self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) after screening of R. marmoratus λGEM-11 genomic DNA library, and sequenced over 12 kb including all exons, introns and the promoter region. The R. marmoratus c-fos gene consisted of one noncoding exon and four exons with high similarity to those of fugu and mammals. We sequenced ≈7 kb of the R. marmoratus c-fos gene promoter region to gain a better understanding of the molecular anatomy of the immediate response of this gene upon cellular damage. In the promoter region, R. marmoratus c-fos gene has seven xenobiotic response elements (XREs) and eight metal response elements (MREs) as well as two estradiol (E2), 4 NFκB, 2 CarG, 2 prolactin (PRL) motifs and one pit1 site, while the 3^′-UTR of this gene contains the estrogen response element (ERE). The seven XRE and eight MRE motifs raise the possibility of its regulation by exposure to environmental pollutants. In this paper, we discuss the gene structure of R. marmoratus c-fos gene and compare its promoter region with those of other organisms' c-fos genes. We propose its potential use in ecotoxicology.     

Cloning and sequence analysis of the self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus immediate early gene c-fos

We have cloned the proto-oncogene c-fos from a self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) after screening of R. marmoratus lambdaGEM-11 genomic DNA library, and sequenced over 12 kb including all exons, introns and the promoter region. The R. marmoratus c-fos gene consisted of one noncoding exon and four exons with high similarity to those of fugu and mammals. We sequenced approximately 7 kb of the R. marmoratus c-fos gene promoter region to gain a better understanding of the molecular anatomy of the immediate response of this gene upon cellular damage. In the promoter region, R. marmoratus c-fos gene has seven xenobiotic response elements (XREs) and eight metal response elements (MREs) as well as two estradiol (E2), 4 NFkappaB, 2 CarG, 2 prolactin (PRL) motifs and one pit1 site, while the 3'-UTR of this gene contains the estrogen response element (ERE). The seven XRE and eight MRE motifs raise the possibility of its regulation by exposure to environmental pollutants. In this paper, we discuss the gene structure of R. marmoratus c-fos gene and compare its promoter region with those of other organisms' c-fos genes. We propose its potential use in ecotoxicology.     

Genomic cloning and expression of vitellogenin gene from the self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae)

We cloned the vitellogenin gene from the self-fertilizing fish Rivulus marmoratus, and sequenced 12,326 bp. The number of exons of R. marmoratus and rainbow trout vitellogenin genes were different, and also the splicing junctions are different throughout most of the exons and introns but the amino acid similarity of R. marmoratus vitellogenin gene to other species was rather high. In promoter region of R. marmoratus vitellogenin gene, there were several E2 binding sites and the estrogen response element (ERE). We discuss here the gene structure and expression of R. marmoratus vitellogenin gene.     

Gene structure of the novel cytochrome P4501D1 genes in stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and medaka (Oryzias latipes)

The cytochrome P450 1 (CYP1) family has expanded with the addition of the CYP1B and CYP1C subfamilies. We recently identified a new CYP1 subfamily in zebrafish, CYP1D, with a single gene, CYP1D1. Here we examined sequences found in other fish genomes, i.e., stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and medaka (Oryzias latipes), for similarities among fish CYP1D1 genes. The full-length deduced amino acid sequences for CYP1D1 in these two species averaged about 43% identity to the CYP1As, but nearly 50% when sequence alignment ambiguities were masked. CYP1D1 has seven exons, similar in size and position to the exons in CYP1D1 and CYP1A in zebrafish. However, the intronic distances were substantially smaller in the medaka and stickleback. There also were differing numbers of putative xenobiotic response elements in the CYP1D1 of the various species. Whether the stickleback or medaka genes are inducible by aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonists is yet to be determined.     

大黄鱼cGAS-like基因isofrom X1的克隆鉴定及在感染刺激隐核虫后的表达变化

cGAS(cyclic GMP-AMP synthase)基因是近几年来新发现的先天免疫中一个新型的信号分子。作者基于大黄鱼(Larimichthys crocea)基因组信息,用cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)技术在鳃组织中克隆鉴定了cGAS基因cDNA全长序列:包含1个231 bp的5′端-非翻译区(5′-UTR)、207 bp的3′-UTR和1 488 bp的开放阅读框(ORF),命名为Lc-cGAS-like X1。该基因编码1个由495个氨基酸残基组成的多肽,预测的分子量(Mw)大小为56.57kDa,理论等电点(pI)为9.45;序列分析表明其预测的蛋白无信号肽,第115～431位氨基酸序列为Mab-21功能域,第470～492位氨基酸序列为跨膜结构域。基因组全长3 153 bp,包含8个外显子和7个内含子,所有内含子的剪切特点都符合GT-AG规则。同源比对结果显示:Lc-cGAS-likeX1与鱼类cGAS的相似性大于66%,与高等脊椎动物的相似性较低。系统进化分析表明Lc-cGAS-like X1与鱼类cGAS聚成一支。荧光定量PCR(qPCR)检测显示Lc-cGAS基因(X1/X2两种剪切体)在大黄鱼9种组织中均有表达,其中在鳃中的表达量最高;刺激隐核虫感染后,大黄鱼免疫器官头肾中Lc-cGASmRNA分别在刺激隐核虫幼虫感染阶段和滋养体脱落阶段出现了极显著上调(P0.01);解毒器官肝脏中分别在滋养体脱落阶段和细菌感染阶段出现极显著上调变化(P0.01)。本研究结果暗示大黄鱼cGAS基因参与了大黄鱼感染刺激隐核虫的免疫防御过程,为进一步了解鱼类cGAS基因的多样化功能提供参考。     

CYP1A- and CYP3A-immunopositive protein levels in digestive gland of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Mediterranean Sea

CYP1A-immunopositive protein can be elevated in response to planar PAHs and PCBs in Mytilus sp. digestive gland whilst CYP3A-immunopositive protein has been associated with testosterone 6β-hydroxylation in fish. Levels of CYP1A- and CYP3A-immunopositive protein were determined in Mytilus galloprovincialis digestive gland microsomes collected from 12 sites in the Mediterranean Sea during May and September 2001. CYP1A-immunopositive protein was significantly highest at contaminated sites whilst CYP3A-immunopositive protein was significantly lowest. A weak negative correlation (r²=0.21) was seen between CYP1A- and CYP3A-immunopositive protein. Little evidence of differences at the different sampling times was observed. These results confirm previous work indicating elevation of CYP1A-immunopositive protein in Mytilus sp. digestive gland at contaminated sites. Further study is required to characterise CYP3A-like expression in Mytilus and to elucidate the consequences of possible CYP3A-like down-regulation at contaminated sites.     

杜氏盐藻叶绿体ATP合酶α亚单位基因启动子的克隆及初步功能分析

采用DraⅠ,EcoRⅤ,PvuⅡ,ScaⅠ,SmaⅠ和StuⅠ六种内切酶消化杜氏盐藻（Dunaliella salina）叶绿体基因组DNA,与相应DNA接头连接,构建成无载体连接的盐藻叶绿体Genome Walker DNA文库。利用长距离PCR（long distance-polymerase chain rea...     

圆斑星鲽(Verasper variegatus)wtl基因的克隆与表达分析

圆斑星鲽（Verasper variegatus）雌鱼生长快,成熟雌鱼个体大小是雄鱼的2倍以上,开展性别相关基因的功能研究,对于探究圆斑星鲽性别决定机制,建立单性培育技术具有重要意义。本研究获得了wt1a及wt1b两个同源基因,wt1a基因全长为3263bp,预测开放阅读框（ORF）长为1245bp,编码415个氨基酸,5''-UTR和3''-UTR分别长372bp和1640bp;wt1b基因全长为2312bp,预测开放阅读框（ORF）长为1281bp,编码427个氨基酸,5''-UTR和3''-UTR分别长369bp和659bp。wt1a基因编码氨基酸分子量为46.2kDa,理论等电点为9.24,无跨膜结构及信号肽,在ORF末端有4个锌指结构,编码KTS三肽;wt1b基因编码氨基酸分子量为46.95kDa,理论等电点为8.99,无跨膜结构及信号肽,在ORF末端有4个锌指结构,并且编码KTS三肽。基因表达结果表明：wt1a和wt1b基因主要在圆斑星鲽性腺中表达,精巢的表达高于卵巢,肾脏的表达量显著高于其他组织,推测wt1a基因和wt1b基因在性腺和肾脏发育过程及功能方面均发挥重要作用;在早期发育阶段,wt1a基因在原肠期之前微弱表达,从原肠早期开始逐渐上升至神经胚期表达量达到最高,之后逐渐下降,直至孵化阶段,推测wt1a基因在圆斑星鲽原始生殖细胞分化过程及性腺发育中发挥重要作用。     

翘嘴红鲌(Erythroculter ilishaeformis)果糖-1,6-二磷酸醛缩酶(ALDO-C)基因定位、克隆及表达分析

翘嘴红鲌(Erythroculterilishaeformis)是大型淡水鱼类鳊鲌亚科(Abramidinae)中最大的一种鱼,具有较高的经济价值。但其饲料转化率及抗病性研究相对较少,相关基因信息缺乏。本研究以翘嘴红鲌为对象,利用RACE技术克隆翘嘴红鲌果糖-1.6-二磷酸醛缩酶(ALDO-C)基因,该基因cDNA全长1945bp,其中ORF区975bp,编码325个氨基酸.5′非编码区933bp.3′非编码区37bp。通过实时荧光定量PCR检测了ALDO-C在不同组织中相对表达水平。发现ALDO-C基因在翘嘴红鲌的肾、肝、肌肉、性腺中均有表达,且在肾中表达量最高,显著高于其他组织。同时采用石蜡切片、H.E染色和原位杂交染色,观察分析翘嘴红鲌的肾组织显微结构和ALDO-C基因的表达定位,结果表明,ALDO-C在鱼类肾单位和集合管结构、调节肾组织水平衡及抗病性方面有重要作用。可以考虑将翘嘴红鲌醛缩酶C基因作为生长发育及抗病性相关的候选基因,用于翘嘴红鲌鱼的分子辅助育种,以期为今后的研究提供理论基础。     

三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)CYP2基因的cDNA克隆及表达分析

通过RT-PCR及Smart?TM Race技术,首次克隆了三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)CYP2基因cDNA全长序列。该基因cDNA全长1662bp,编码一个由492个氨基酸组成的多肽,预测理论等电点为6.348,分子量大小为56.68kD。氨基酸序列中含有CYP基因家族所特有的K螺旋保守序列(ExxR)和血红素结合区(FxxGxxxCxG)。经氨基酸序列比对及系统进化树分析发现,与岸蟹(Carcinus maenas)的同源性最高,达到75%。实时荧光定量PCR结果表明,CYP2基因在肝胰腺、鳃、肌肉、血淋巴、心脏和眼柄中均有分布,在肝胰腺中表达量最高。肌肉注射磺胺嘧啶后,三疣梭子蟹高、中、低三剂量组CYP2基因表达较对照组都有上调,并具有时间差异性,低剂量组表达量逐渐降低,趋于对照组,中剂量组和高剂量组表达量先升高后降低,6h后同一时间点,均是高剂量组表达最高,低剂量组最低。表明磺胺嘧啶可诱导三疣梭子蟹CYP2基因,CYP2基因可能参与三疣梭子蟹的药物代谢反应。     

牙鲆gnrh基因的表达分析

本文通过qPCR方法,研究了我国重要海水鱼类——牙鲆（Paralichthys olivaceus）雌、雄成体组织以及性腺分化期的脑、性腺中gnrh1、gnrh2和gnrh3的表达水平。结果显示,gnrh1分布于所有检测的组织：在脑、垂体、肾脏和肝脏中高表达,在性腺中表达相对较低;gnrh2则在雌、雄性的肝脏以及雄性的肠、肾脏、眼睛和头肾中;而gnrh3只在雄性的肾脏、眼睛和肌肉中检测到微弱表达。人工诱导的牙鲆雌核发育鱼苗分别用17β-雌二醇（E₂）和17α-甲基睾酮（MT）处理,使其分化为雌性或雄性个体表型。在性腺分化期的脑中,gnrh1的表达呈现上升趋势,在全长（total length,TL）4 cm鱼苗中,E₂组的表达显著高于MT组（P<0.05）;gnrh2在2 cm TL时E₂组显著高于MT组（P<0.05）,随后在E₂和对照组的表达水平均出现下降趋势;gnrh3在2 cm TL时E₂和对照组的表达均显著高于MT组（P<0.05）,自6 cm TL时MT和E₂组的表达开始下降。在性腺中,三种gnrh在性腺分化前2 cm TL表达量都相对较高,随后呈现下降趋势。综上,推测牙鲆gnrh1可能参与了性腺分化的启动、分化过程及性腺发育,gnrh2主要参与了性腺分化的启动,gnrh3主要参与了性腺分化的启动和分化过程。     

苯并[a]芘(BaP)对褐菖鲉(Sebasticus marmoratus)肝CYP1A1酶活性、基因表达及蛋白表达的影响

为了了解苯并[a]芘(BaP)对鱼类细胞色素P4501A1(CYP1A1)表达的影响,以褐菖鲉(Sebasticus marmoratus)为实验材料,采用体内实验,研究其在经过不同浓度(0.1、1、10、20、50mg/kg鱼体重量)的BaP诱导后,鱼体肝脏研究CYP1A1基因表达的情况,筛选出后续时间-效应实验中BaP注射的最佳浓度,研究BaP诱导6h、12h、1d、3d、7d后(质量浓度为20mg/kg鱼体重量)鱼体肝脏CYP1A1酶活性、基因表达和蛋白表达的情况。结果表明:剂量-效应实验中,20mg/kg鱼体重量为最佳浓度,此浓度下,基因表达在各组中变化最显著。时间-效应实验中,较空白对照组而言,染毒6h、12h和1d后,EROD酶活性显著增加。3d后开始下降,与对照组相比变化不大,7d后酶活性又发生上调。半定量RT-PCR结果表明,各染毒组与对照组相比,CYP1A1基因表达量都发生了上调,呈现先上升后下降的趋势。其中,6h和12h组相对表达量极显著增加,1d后开始下降且与3d和7d组相比变化不明显。Western blot结果表明,蛋白表达量在染毒12h后表现出显著的诱导效应,随着时间的延长略有回落,但与对照组相比仍有显著性差异。研究表明:BaP对褐菖鲉CYP1A1具有较强的诱导作用。一定质量浓度的BaP注射于褐菖鲉不同的时间后,能诱导褐菖鲉活体EROD酶活性、CYP1A1基因m RNA表达及蛋白表达,并随着时间的延长呈现先诱导后抑制的趋势。这说明BaP作为诱导剂对CYP1A1酶活性和蛋白表达的作用机制可能与调控CYP1A1的转录水平有关。     

低盐胁迫下松江鲈aquaporin基因的表达变化规律

为了探究aquaporin基因家族成员在松江鲈(Trachidermus fasciatus)应对低盐胁迫过程中的调节作用,本研究选取7个Aquaporin基因（aqp1、aqp4、aqp7、aqp8、aqp10、aqp11和aqp12）为目标基因,利用实时荧光定量PCR技术检测了鳃、肠、肾和肝组织中7个基因在两种低盐胁迫处理下不同时间点(0 h、12 h、24 h和48 h)的表达水平。在两种低盐胁迫处理下,aqp4在松江鲈鳃、肝和肠组织中无表达,aqp7在鳃、肝组织中无表达。此外,其他aqp基因在四个组织中的表达量变化趋势具有显著差异。除肾组织中aqp12和肠组织中的aqp7、aqp8和aqp10之外,特定组织中aquaporin基因在两种低盐胁迫下呈现相似的表达量变化趋势。本研究通过比较分析了aquaporin基因在松江鲈应对不同低盐胁迫时表达变化规律的异同,相关结果为探讨这一家族成员在鱼类应激调节过程中的作用及洄游性鱼类适应盐度变化的分子调控机制提供了理论依据。     

河流弧菌对牙鲆表皮黏液黏附作用的研究

为了解河流弧菌对牙鲆表皮黏液的黏附特性,采用3H-TdR同位素示踪方法研究了细菌浓度、孵育时间、孵育温度、pH值、阳离子、碳水化合物等因子对河流弧菌黏附作用的影响。试验结果表明:河流弧菌能很好地黏附于牙鲆表皮黏液,黏附量随菌浓度升高而增大并符合饱和黏附动力学:y=417.89ln(x)+691.57(R2=0.986);在30℃下黏附量随着孵育时间的延长而增加,180min趋于饱和;孵育温度在4~30℃范围内黏附量随温度升高而增多,30℃时黏附量最大;pH值酸性较碱性黏附作用明显,pH为5时最强;NaCl浓度在0.5%~4.5%范围内,细菌黏附作用随着浓度升高而增强,较纯水存在显著性差异(P<0.05);Ca2+,Mg2+能显著加强河流弧菌的黏附作用,但Ca2+作用明显超过Mg2+;葡萄糖等8种碳水化合物能显著促进河流弧菌的黏附作用(P<0.05)。以上结果说明:河流弧菌对牙鲆表皮黏液的黏附量较大,这有利于进一步感染、致病;河流弧菌的黏附作用受温度、pH值、阳离子、碳水化合物等多种环境因子的影响,较高的水温有利于河流弧菌的黏附,有利于疾病的发生。