Intragenic and intergenic sequences regulating the expression of the 5'-to-5' linked adult αand β-globin genes from large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea

One adult α-globin gene and one β-globin gene have been cloned from the large yellow croaker Pseudosciaena crocea. Linkage analysis indicated that the α- and β-globin genes were oriented head-to-head relative to each other. To identify the regulatory elements present in the intergenic and intragenic regions of the globin complex, the intergenic region alone or together with the β-globin gene first intron was cloned into the luciferase-reporter vector pGL3-Basic respectively, and the chimeric constructs were tran- siently transfected into Vero cells and primary fish erythrocytes. The intergenic region cannot support the high-level expression of luciferase. However, the promoter activity of the intergenic region was strongly stimulated by the positive regulatory elements （PRE） located in the β-globin gene intron 1. Thus, it is proposed that the intergenic promoters and intragenic PRE were necessary for the effective expression of the linked α- and β-globin genes.     

泥蚶HDAC1基因cDNA全长、内含子克隆及时空表达特征分析

HDAC1作为HDACs家族中重要成员,可使组蛋白去乙酰化进而调节基因表达,在细胞分化和胚胎早期发育中起重要作用。本文利用SMART RACE技术克隆得到泥蚶HDAC1(Tg-HDAC1)基因的cDNA全长序列,并对其内含子进行扩增及不同组织、不同发育时期的定量表达。结果发现:Tg-HDAC1基因的cDNA序列全长为2275 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)1587 bp,编码528个氨基酸;Tg-HDAC1蛋白序列与斑马鱼、鸡、小鼠等的相似性都在80%以上,表明该蛋白氨基酸序列在物种进化过程中具有保守性;在Tg-HDAC1基因中扩增出13个内含子,均存在于开放阅读框中,且都遵循GT-AG原则;荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)分析结果显示,Tg-HDAC1基因在成体血液、内脏团、外套膜、鳃、斧足和闭壳肌6个组织中均有表达,而在足中的表达量最高,且与其余5组织中的表达量有极显著差异(P<0.01),说明它对该组织生长具有重要作用。不同发育时期的表达差异结果表明,Tg-HDAC1基因在担轮幼虫期表达量最高,显著高于其他发育时期(P<0.05)。