Molecular Cloning and Expression ofPoIR2, a Novel Gene Involved in Immune Response in Japanese Flounder （Paralichthys olivaceus）

A novel immune-related gene was expressed in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) injected with Vibrio anguillarum. The complete cDNA contained a 169 bp 5’UTR, a 336 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 111 amino acids and a 556bp 3’UTR. Six exons and five introns were identified in the PoIR2 gene. Blastp similarity comparison showed its encoding protein had 50% similarity to Danio rerio neuromedin S (NMS), but further alignment indicated they did not have NMS C-terminal conservational signature domain. So it was not defined as an NMS homologue. Protein structure analysis indicated it had a 26aa signal peptide and was a secretory pathway protein. RT-PCR demonstrated that the expression of PoIR2 was quickly induced and drastically increased in liver, kidney, spleen, gills, intestine, heart, and skeletal muscle after infected with V. anguillarum. These results indicated that the PoIR2 might play some important role in Japanese flounder immune response system. This gene was named PoIR2 (P.olivaceus immune-related gene 2, GenBank accession number: EU224372). The mature PoIR2 peptide was expressed in BL21(DE3) pLysS using pET-32a(+) vector and a great part of the recombinant mature peptide existed as soluble type.     

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent

The development of immunodetection method of 2, 2-Bis （4-chlorophenyl） acetic acid （DDA）, the decomposition product of organochlorine insecticide DDT, was performed in this study. DDA was conjugated with bovine serum albumin （BSA） and ovualbumin （OVA） for the use of immunogen to produce antibodies and coating ligands to measure the titration level of antibody and the displacement of free analytes. Evaluation of the antisera by antibody capture assay showed that the antibody titer of antisera raised against DDA-OVA was higher than 1 ： 80000. Using 5#PAb, an indirect competitive enzyme immunoassay was developed for measurement of DDA. The working range for quantitative measurement of DDA and the quantitative limit for DDA were estimated to be 2.5-2000 ng/mL and 2.5 ng/mL for seawater, 12.5 ng/g for shellfish, respectively.     

绿鳍马面鲀ERα 基因部分cDNA 序列克隆及其表达研究

雌二醇是与生殖相关的重要的性类固醇激素之一,它与雌激素受体相结合作用于靶器官从而发挥生物活性。为进一步阐明绿鳍马面鲀雌激素受体α(Estrogen receptorα,ERα)的生理功能提供了科学依据,同时也为其人工繁育提供一定的理论基础,作者利用简并引物扩增得到绿鳍马面鲀(Navodon septentrionalis)ERα部分cDNA序列,共1410bp,编码470个氨基酸。通过半定量RT-PCR技术分别检测了其在雌鱼、雄鱼中各组织的表达情况,结果表明ERα在雌鱼体内的表达较雄鱼更广泛,在雌鱼垂体、心脏和卵巢的表达量最高,在雄鱼的垂体、肝脏、肾脏、精巢也有较高的表达。采用实时定量RT-PCR技术,分析了ERα在性腺中的周年表达情况,卵巢中ERαmRNA在5月表达量最高,7月最低:精巢中在5月最低,9月最高。该项研究表明ERα与绿鳍马面鲀生殖周期存在密切关联,提示在性腺发育过程中发挥一定作用。     

深海热液区管状蠕虫Ridgeia piscesae中Ricin B-lectin型结构域基因的克隆与表达

作为一种重要的模式识别因子,凝集素在多个领域中均有着广泛的应用价值,因此,开发和利用新型凝集素将具有重要意义.本研究以生活在深海热液区极端环境条件下的管状蠕虫Ridgeia piscesae为材料,首次从管状蠕虫中克隆获得Ricin B-lectin基因rgal.序列分析表明,RGAL与已知序列的相似性较低,其含有2个Ricin B-lectin型结构域,并且该结构域具有该家族所特有的β-三叶草形三维结构.多方面的分析结果显示RGAL可能是一个新颖的凝集素蛋白.对RGAL进行了原核重组表达,并对其复性条件进行了摸索优化,成功获得了其可溶性表达产物,为后续RGAL的生物活性分析奠定了坚实的基础.     

Characterization,Expression and Function Analysis of DAX1 Gene of Scallop （Chlamys farreri Jones and Preston 1904） During Its Gametogenesis

DAX 1,a member of nuclear receptor superfamily,has a function in the sex determination and gonadal differentiation of several vertebrate species.However,little information about DAX1 of invertebrates is available.Here we cloned a homolog of scallop （Chlamys farreri Jones and Preston 1904） dax1,Cf-dax1,and determined its expression characteristics at mRNA and protein levels.The cDNA sequence of Cf-dax1 was 2093 bp in length,including 1404 bp open reading frame （ORF） encoding 467 amino acids.Unlike those of vertebrates,no conserved LXXLL-related motif was found in the putative DNA binding region of Cf-DAX1.Fluorescence in situ hybridization showed that Cf-dax1 located on the short arm of a pair of subtelocentric chromosomes.Tissue distribution analysis using semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed that Cf-dax1 expressed widely in adult scallop tissues,with the highest expression level found in adductor muscle,moderate level in mantle,gill and testis,and low level in kidney,ovary and hepatopancreas.The result of quantitative real-time PCR indicated that the expression of Cf-dax1 was significantly higher （P＜0.05） in testis than in ovary at the same stage,showing a sex-dimorphic expression pattern.Furthermore,immunohistochemical detection found that Cf-DAX1 mainly located in spermatogonia and spermatocytes of testis and in oogonia and oocytes of ovary,implying that DAX1 may involve in gametogenesis of bivalves.     

条石鲷促性腺激素α亚基的克隆与表达特性分析

采用同源性克隆和cDNA末端快速扩增(RACE)方法,从条石鲷(Oplegnathidae fasciatus)垂体中获得了全长为897bp的GtHαcDNA序列,其中包含249bp的5′非编码区、399bp的开放阅读框和249bp的3′非编码区。该基因编码由132个氨基酸组成的前体蛋白,其中前38个氨基酸为信号肽,在第122和124Cys中间间隔了一个组氨酸(His),形成CXC型趋化因子的特征结构,肽链中包括10个保守Cys残基和2个N-糖基化位点。氨基酸同源性和进化分析表明,条石鲷GtHα与鲈形目鱼类的进化关系较近,与鲈形目鱼类GtHα的同源性为87%~98%,与其他脊椎动物GtHα的同源性为53%~87%。实时荧光定量PCR检测发现,GtHαmRNA在垂体、脑、性腺中的表达量较高,在心、肝脏、胃、肠、肌肉、幽门盲囊中微量表达,在脾脏、头肾、鳃、肾脏中不表达,其中在垂体中的表达量最高;周期表达发现:垂体中GtHαmRNA在卵巢发育的Ⅴ期达到最大值,卵巢中GtHαmRNA在卵巢发育的Ⅳ期达到最大值,而脑组织中GtHαmRNA在卵巢发育的Ⅴ期达到最低值,表明GtHα对卵母细胞发育的调控可能同时通过自分泌和旁分泌两种途径进行。本研究为条石鲷生殖调控机制及人工繁育技术研究提供了基础资料。     

16SrDNA克隆文库解析仿刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)苗种培育池中生物絮团的细菌群落结构

通过采集东营和蓬莱地区采用生物絮团技术的仿刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)苗种培育池(DYt和PLt)及其对照池(DYc和PLc)海水样品,构建细菌16S r DNA克隆文库,对其中细菌群落的多样性和群落组成结构进行了分析。结果表明,四个文库Coverage值在34.7%—54.8%之间,文库丰富度指数(Chao)66.2—314.1,Shannon多样性指数从3.01—4.07变动,Pielou均匀度指数0.68—0.85,样品的细菌群落均具有很高的多样性,蓬莱仿刺参苗种培育池细菌多样性均高于东营;生物絮团文库中细菌包括拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、变形细菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)等八个菌门和未知类群,黄杆菌群(Flavobacteria)、α-变形菌群(Alphaproteobacteria)和芽孢杆菌群(Bacilli)为主要优势菌群;DYt和PLt处理组文库细菌多样性减少并出现特征菌群,生物絮团调控技术改变了仿刺参苗种培育环境的微生物群落结构。生物絮团的细菌群落结构研究,为揭示生物絮团的作用机制并进一步有效利用提供研究基础和依据。     

牙鲆芳香化酶Cyp19a多克隆抗体制备及其应用

芳香化酶Cyp19a在鱼类性别决定和性别分化中起关键作用,通过调控体内雌、雄激素的转化来影响鱼类性别表型形成。为深入研究Cyp19a在牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)性腺分化和发育过程中的表达规律及作用机制,本文从牙鲆cDNA中克隆获得1557bp的cyp19a基因编码序列,并成功构建了原核重组表达质粒。经体外重组与纯化获得较高纯度的重组Cyp19a蛋白;以此作为抗原免疫兔子,制备多克隆抗体。用间接酶联免疫吸附剂测定(ELISA)技术检测抗血清效价,评估其免疫原性。结果表明免疫结束后得到的抗体血清效价超过了1∶50000,且纯化后抗体具有较好活性。Western Blot(WB)检测结果表明Cyp19a兔多抗可以特异性识别牙鲆重组Cyp19a蛋白和内源性Cyp19a蛋白。蛋白水平的雌雄性腺差异表达分析显示,牙鲆Cyp19a蛋白在卵巢中高表达,在精巢中微量表达。利用Foxl2和Dmrt1重组蛋白处理牙鲆性腺分化期幼鱼可分别显著上调和下调Cyp19a的表达(P<0.05)。综上所述,本研究成功制备了牙鲆Cyp19a多克隆抗体并进行了应用,为深入研究牙鲆等鱼类性别分化机制提供有力工具。