大竹蛏(Solen grandis)翻译控制肿瘤蛋白(TCTP)基因的分子克隆和表达特征分析

本研究克隆得到了一个大竹蛏(Solen grandis)翻译控制肿瘤蛋白(TCTP)基因(SgTCTP)的cDNA全长,其序列全长为1055bp,5′和3′端的非编码区(UTR)分别为54和461bp,开放阅读框(ORF)540bp,编码179个氨基酸,理论等电点为4.50,预测分子量大小19.96kDa。通过荧光定量PCR法检测了SgTCTP在健康大竹蛏各组织中和病原相关分子模式(PAMPs)刺激后的表达规律,结果表明:SgTCTP在检测组织外套膜、鳃、性腺、血细胞、肌肉和肝胰腺中都有表达,其中在肝胰腺中的表达量最高。脂多糖(LPS)、肽聚糖(PGN)和葡聚糖(β-1,3-glucan)刺激都能诱导SgTCTP的表达量上调,SgTCTP的表达量分别在LPS和PGN刺激后6和3h达到最高,为空白对照的3.64和3.36倍;β-1,3-glucan刺激后SgTCTP的表达量上升幅度最大,在12h达到最高,为空白对照的11.76倍。SgTCTP可能作为急性时相蛋白参与大竹蛏的免疫应答。     

Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein （TCTP） Gene from Flatfish Turbot （Scophthalmus maximus）

A full-length cDNA encoding translationally controlled tumor protein of marine flatfish turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), SmTCTP, was isolated with rapid amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE). SmTCTP consisted of a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 84 bp, a 3' UTR of 451 bp and an open reading flame (ORF) of 513 bp, encoding a protein of 170 amino acid residues, which contained two signature sequences of TCTP family. The 5'UTR of SmTCTP started with a 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine tract (5'-TOP), a typical feature for translationaily controlled mRNAs. The deduced amino acid sequence of SmTCTP was similar to the other known verte-brate TCTPs in a range of 58.8% to 64.1%. The length offish TCTPs was diverse among species, e.g., TCTP of turbot and sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus) is 170 aa in length, while that of zebrafish (Danio rer/o) and rohu (Labeo rohita) is 171 aa in length. North-ern blot analysis revealed that SmTCTP has only one type of mRNA. Its expression level in albino skin was slightly higher than that in normal skin. We constructed the pET3Oa-SmTCTP expression plasmid. The recombinant protein of His-tag SmTCTP was over-expressed in E. coli, purified and identified with peptide mass fingerprinting. These results may pave the way of further inves-tigation of the biological function of TCTP in fish.