Allelic variations in the plaice UGT1B1 gene

We have shown that there are large internanimal variations in hepatic phenol UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) activity in the plaice which may affect their capacity to detoxify metabolites of carcinogenic PAHS such as benzo(a)pyrene with obvious implications for their health and survival. By molecular studies we have only been able to identify one copy of the UGT1B1 gene coding for the major phenol-UGT in the diploid plaice genome and found that it is highly polymorphic about this locus. Sequencing of multiple UGT1B1 cDNA clones derived from RT-PCR revealed the existence of clustered SNPs, however, from their positions we contend that this is not sufficient to explain the observed phenotypic variability. We discovered a heterozygous null genotype derived from a dinucleotide deletion (and also found preliminary evidence for a corresponding phenotype) which has a much greater implication for survival not only in polluted environments but for embryonic survival if the gene product has an essential endogenous role. We propose that the observed interanimal variations are attributable to a combination of factors including genotypic variations and differential expression.     

Comparison of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes of Tilapia with those of other fish species and interspecies relationships between gene families

Baseline data for hepatic xenobiotic metabolizing biomarker enzyme activities were obtained for artificially reared tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, and were compared with those of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss). Basal activities exhibited species variations with notably higher CYP1A and phenol UGT activities and lower GST activity in plaice than the freshwater species. Interspecies relationships between gene families determined by immunoblotting and substrate-activity profiles demonstrated the presence of homologous CYP1A and CYP3A enzymes in all three species, alpha class GSTs in plaice and trout, mu and pi class GSTs in trout and theta class GSTs in plaice and tilapia. CYP1A of tilapia was induced by 3-MC or PBO treatment, whilst CYP3A was induced by PCN treatment.     

Molecular evidence for multiple UDP-glucuronosyltransferase gene familes in fish

The presence of multiple distinct UGT genes in fish was derived by analysis of DNA sequence data derived the zebrafish EST project, confirming indications from previous protein purification studies in another fish species, the plaice, for a diversity of isoforms in lower vertebrates. At least 10 different UGTs can be identified from nucleotide sequence data in zebrafish. Phylogenetic analysis of exon 1 sequences of the zebrafish, plaice and human UGTs indicates that six of these genes are related to the 1A, 1B and 2 families and that a further four genes were of more ancient lineage. Importantly data for the 3' sequences of the zebrafish clones, both from the database and our own sequences of the publicly available clones did not provide any evidence for elaboration of family 1A genes by alternative splicing in this lower vertebrate.     

The cytochrome P450 1A gene (CYP1A) from European flounder (Platichthys flesus), analysis of regulatory regions and development of a dual luciferase reporter gene system.

Concensus primers designed to CYP1A-conserved regions were used to amplify a 1.3 kb probe from flounder genomic DNA via polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A 14-kb clone was isolated from a flounder genomic library constructed in lambda FIXII. Of this clone, 8 kb was sequenced, including 3 kb of upstream sequence. The predicted amino acid sequence showed closest similarity to plaice CYP1A1 (98%). Gene structure conformed to the seven exons and six introns common to previous CYP1A sequences, but intron lengths were not conserved. Concensus sequences corresponding to xenobiotic and other response elements as well as TATA, CAAT and GC boxes were identified. Upstream sequence (3.5 kb) including the first exon and intron up to the putative start codon were amplified via PCR and inserted upstream of the luciferase gene in a pGL3 reporter gene construct. The HepG2 mammalian hepatoma cell line was transiently co-transfected with the flounder CYP1A reporter gene construct and the pRL-CMV internal control construct. The maximal induction upon exposure to 100 nM 3-MC was 4.4-fold in comparison with carrier-treated cells. Use of deletion constructs resulted in loss of inducibility.     

凡纳滨对虾P23蛋白基因的筛选、表达和生物信息学分析

克隆凡纳滨对虾极端体重个体的组织差异表达基因P23基因并进行生物信息学分析, 为进一步研究该基因的功能以及凡纳滨对虾的分子选育等研究提供信息。以凡纳滨对虾雌虾极端体重个体腹部肌肉为实验材料, 利用抑制消减杂交(SSH)技术构建极大体重雌性个体和极小体重雌性个体腹部肌肉组织正反向消减cDNA文库:正库(以极大体重个体为试验组, 以极小体重个体为驱动组, L-S)和反库(以极小体重个体为试验组, 以极大体重个体为驱动组, S-L)消减cDNA文库, 并采用实时定量技术分析P23基因的组织表达规律, 利用生物信息学对其功能和结构进行预测。以β-actin为看家基因检测两个文库的消减效率分别为210和25, 实时定量技术分析结果表明P23基因在体重的调节中起上调作用。P23基因编码区序列全长495bp, 编码165个氨基酸, GenBank登录号:JF806619。生物信息学分析发现P23蛋白部分序列含有强疏水性, 无跨膜螺旋结构, 两种信号肽预测都显示P23含有信号肽。     

黑鲷DMRT1基因cDNA片段的克隆和序列分析

根据其他鱼类DMRT1基因中的保守序列设计了一对简并引物 ,利用反转录 多聚酶链式反应 (RT PCR)的方法克隆了黑鲷 (Acanthopagrusschlegeli)DMRT1基因cDNA的一个片段 .该片段长 13 8bp ,推导的氨基酸序列由 45个氨基酸残基组成 .同源性分析表明 ,该cDNA片段与其他鱼类DMRT1基因序列具有较高的同源性     

黄鳍金枪鱼巨噬细胞移动抑制因子（MIF）的克隆与序列分析

采用同源克隆的方法、利用RACE技术从黄鳍金枪鱼(Thunnus albacares)肝脏中克隆了其MIF(TaMIF)的cDNA序列.TaMIF的cDNA全长706 bp含一个345 bp的开放阅读框,编码一个长115氨基酸的蛋白质.信号肽预测分析表明TaMIF没有信号肽.序列分析与进化分析表明,黄鳍金枪鱼与近海养殖鱼类MIF的氨基酸序列高度相似、进化地位相近,预示着深海鱼类TaMIF与近海养殖鱼类具有相似的生物学功能.研究结果是对深海鱼类MIF基因信息资料的重要补充.     

GSTA is a major glutathione S-transferase gene responsible for 4-hydroxynonenal conjugation in largemouth bass liver

We have previously shown that largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has a remarkable ability to conjugate 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4HNE), a mutagenic and cytotoxic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehyde produced during the peroxidation of lipids. In addition, we have isolated a glutathione S-transferase cDNA (bass GSTA) that encodes a recombinant protein which is highly active in 4HNE conjugation and structurally similar to plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) GSTA. In the present study, HPLC-GST subunit analysis revealed the presence of at least two major GST isoforms in bass liver, with one peak constituting 80% of the total bass liver GST protein. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and electrospray ionization analysis of the major bass GST subunit yielded a molecular weight of 26,396 kDa. Endo-proteinase Lys-C digestion and Edman degradation protein sequencing of this GST peak demonstrated that this protein was encoded by bass GSTA. Analysis of genomic DNA fragments isolated by nested PCR indicated the presence of a GST gene cluster in bass liver that contained GSTA, and was similar to a GST gene cluster characterized by Leaver et al., in plaice. Collectively, our data indicates the presence of a major GST in bass liver involved in the protection against oxidative stress. This GST is part of a gene cluster that may be conserved in certain freshwater and marine fish.     

太平洋牡蛎内切葡聚糖酶基因的克隆、序列特性和表达分析

内切葡聚糖酶是一种重要的纤维素酶,在纤维素水解过程中起到重要作用。本实验利用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增技术(RACE)克隆获得了太平洋牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)内切葡聚糖酶基因,并对其基因结构和系统进化进行了分析。内切葡聚糖酶cDNA全长802bp,开放阅读框架630bp,编码209个氨基酸。基因组DNA全长505 6bp,含有两段内含子长度分别为205 3和231 3bp。cDNA具有与已发现的内切葡聚糖酶基因相同的保守区结构和功能域,并且与其他已知贝类的内切葡聚糖酶有较高的同源性。利用RT-PCR方法研究了该基因在太平洋牡蛎消化腺、外套膜、鳃、肌肉、性腺和唇瓣组织中的表达,发现内切葡聚糖酶基因仅在消化腺中表达,而在其他组织中没有表达。     

缢蛏生长因子受体结合蛋白2基因克隆、时空表达及SNP筛查

为了探索生长因子受体结合蛋白2（GRB2）在缢蛏生长发育中的作用,本实验基于缢蛏转录组文库,利用SMART RACE技术克隆缢蛏GRB2（Sc-GRB2）基因的cDNA全长序列,分析其在不同组织和发育时期的表达差异,并在外显子中进行了SNP位点筛选。结果表明,Sc-GRB2基因cDNA全长1 223 bp,开放阅读框711 bp,编码236个氨基酸;氨基酸序列比对发现,缢蛏与文蛤、泥蚶等双壳贝类同源性较高（64%、59%）,而与其他物种的同源性为45%~58%,表明GRB2基因比较保守;不同组织的荧光定量PCR （qRT-PCR）结果显示,Sc-GRB2基因在缢蛏7个组织中均有表达,其中足中的表达量极显著地高于其他6个组织（P<0.01）;在8个发育时期的表达差异分析发现,该基因在稚贝期表达量极显著地高于其他7个时期（P<0.01）。SNP位点筛选结果表明,在Sc-GRB2基因的外显子区域共发现11个SNP位点。     

黄斑篮子鱼去毒相关基因的克隆与肝脏组成型表达分析

从基因水平探讨海洋鱼类对海洋藻毒素的去毒分子机理。采用RT-PCR法成功克隆了黄斑篮子鱼Siganus oramin肝脏I时相代谢酶细胞色素P450 1A(CYP1A)、II时相代谢酶alpha型谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GSTA)和rho型谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GSTR)、热休克蛋白70 (HSP70)、alpha 1型钠钾ATP酶(ATP1A1)及β-肌动蛋白(beta-actin, ACT)基因cDNA核心序列,序列分别长879 bp、582 bp、588 bp、660 bp、749 bp和554 bp。序列同源性分析发现,属鲈形目的黄斑篮子鱼CYP1A、GSTA和GSTR与同属鲈形目的牙鲆Paralichthys olivaceus、欧洲鲽Pleuronectes platessa、真鲷Pagrus major、鲤形目的斑马鱼Brachydanio rerio 相应氨基酸序列同源性较高,CYP1A和GSTA与非洲爪蟾(两栖类)、鸡(鸟类)、小鼠、大鼠和人(哺乳类)相应氨基酸序列同源性低,这可能与鱼类I、II时相去毒酶基因承担水环境毒素去毒代谢的特殊功能有关;而HSP70、ATP1A和β-肌动蛋白在鱼类、两栖类、鸟类、哺乳类中均有较高的同源性,这可能与这些基因在机体中承担的最基本的生命功能相关。应用半定量RT-PCR的方法,以β-肌动蛋白作为外参照,在指数期增长范围内分别得到了CYP1A、GSTA、GSTR、HSP70和ATP1A1 mRNA与β-肌动蛋白mRNA (%)的比值,确定黄斑篮子鱼肝脏去毒相关基因的组成型表达水平。其中,黄斑篮子鱼肝脏CYP1A、GSTA和GSTR基因组成型表达相对较高,HSP70和ATP1A1基因组成型表达相对较低,这可能与不同基因在黄斑篮子鱼海洋藻毒素去毒分子机理中承担的作用相关,为海洋藻毒素在海洋鱼类中的积聚及代谢去毒分子机制的研究提供了相关数据。     

cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of the translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) gene from Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus)

1 Introduction T he translationally controlled tum or protein(TC TP) w as firstdescribed as a grow th-related proteinin m ouse E hrilisch ascites tum or cells and ery-throleukem ia cells (Y enofsky etal., 1983). Subse-quently, TC TP w as founded to be present in m anycells (Sanchez etal., 1997; G ross etal., 1989; C hunget al., 2000; V ercoutter-Edouart et al., 2001) exceptthe hum an kidney cell(Sanchez etal.,1997;G achetetal., 1999). H om ologues of TC TP have been reportedfrom sever…     

GSTA is a major glutathione S-transferase gene responsible for 4-hydroxynonenal conjugation in largemouth bass liver

We have previously shown that largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) has a remarkable ability to conjugate 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4HNE), a mutagenic and cytotoxic α,β-unsaturated aldehyde produced during the peroxidation of lipids. In addition, we have isolated a glutathione S-transferase cDNA (bass GSTA) that encodes a recombinant protein which is highly active in 4HNE conjugation and structurally similar to plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) GSTA. In the present study, HPLC-GST subunit analysis revealed the presence of at least two major GST isoforms in bass liver, with one peak constituting 80% of the total bass liver GST protein. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC–MS) and electrospray ionization analysis of the major bass GST subunit yielded a molecular weight of 26,396 kDa. Endo-proteinase Lys-C digestion and Edman degradation protein sequencing of this GST peak demonstrated that this protein was encoded by bass GSTA. Analysis of genomic DNA fragments isolated by nested PCR indicated the presence of a GST gene cluster in bass liver that contained GSTA, and was similar to a GST gene cluster characterized by Leaver et al., in plaice. Collectively, our data indicates the presence of a major GST in bass liver involved in the protection against oxidative stress. This GST is part of a gene cluster that may be conserved in certain freshwater and marine fish.     

Identification of transcriptional effects of ethynyl oestradiol in male plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) by suppression subtractive hybridisation and a nylon macroarray

Suppression subtractive hybridisation (SSH) was used to generate cDNA libraries representing genes differentially expressed in response to ethynyl oestradiol (EE2) exposure in liver from male plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) previously analysed for vitellogenin (VTG) induction. Characterisation of the cDNA clones identified many as VTG (2 genes) and zona radiata proteins (ZRP) (3 genes), but 40 encoded other proteins, with more than half cryptic. Further analysis identified 85 non-redundant clones suitable for array on nylon membrane. Radiolabelled cDNAs were prepared from hepatic mRNA from EE2 treated plaice (0 and 21 days) and hybridised with the arrayed clones. Analysis of the data showed that 11/17 novel, 21/22 VTG, 13/14 ZRP, 2/2 liver aspartic proteinase (LAP) and 8/10 other mRNAs were up-regulated by EE2 exposure.     

Genetic structure of juvenile plaice Pleuronectes platessa on nursery grounds within the Irish Sea

As a preliminary investigation into the genetic structure of Irish Sea plaice we genotyped samples of juvenile plaice from six inshore areas within the Irish Sea across eight microsatellite loci and compared them with fish from two sites from the Dutch Wadden Sea (North Sea stocks). Genetic variability in all samples was generally low for that typically observed at microsatellite loci. The number of alleles per locus varied between two and nine (average 5.5) and the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.080 up to a maximum of 0.909 (average 0.382). Few significant heterozygote deficits were observed, even when the data set was pooled. The majority (98%) of genetic variation present was within, rather than between, populations. None of the pairwise comparisons of population differentiation (F_ST) were significant (P>0.05) and a Bayesian analysis of population structure provided no evidence for a partitioning of the samples. Since juveniles arriving at nursery grounds in the Irish Sea are not distinct, it is likely that adult plaice form a single stock (perhaps with some weak differentiation). However, if plaice eggs and larvae do not disperse as predicted by a particle tracking model, then it is possible that the juveniles represent a mixture of several distinct stocks. Further work is therefore required to determine whether the phenotypic variation observed between female plaice from the eastern and western Irish Sea is the product of reproductive isolation or of the environment.     

Identification of transcriptional effects of ethynyl oestradiol in male plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) by suppression subtractive hybridisation and a nylon macroarray

Suppression subtractive hybridisation (SSH) was used to generate cDNA libraries representing genes differentially expressed in response to ethynyl oestradiol (EE2) exposure in liver from male plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) previously analysed for vitellogenin (VTG) induction. Characterisation of the cDNA clones identified many as VTG (2 genes) and zona radiata proteins (ZRP) (3 genes), but 40 encoded other proteins, with more than half cryptic. Further analysis identified 85 non-redundant clones suitable for array on nylon membrane. Radiolabelled cDNAs were prepared from hepatic mRNA from EE2 treated plaice (0 and 21 days) and hybridised with the arrayed clones. Analysis of the data showed that 11/17 novel, 21/22 VTG, 13/14 ZRP, 2/2 liver aspartic proteinase (LAP) and 8/10 other mRNAs were up-regulated by EE2 exposure.