基于EST的新基因克隆策略

表达序列标签(expressed sequence tags, EST) 是从随机选择的cDNA 克隆进行单向测序获得的短的cDNA序列, 代表一个完整基因的一部分。随着生物信息学和基因定位的迅猛发展, EST已成为基因定位、基因克隆、基因表达分析的有力工具。近年来, 由于EST数据库的迅速扩张, 运用EST来克隆和定位基因, 使得新基因克隆的策略发生了革命性变革。尽管存在一些不足, 实践证明EST可大大加速新基因的发现与研究。本文将就EST技术尤其是它在新基因克隆中的应用策略作详细介绍。     

表达序列标签及基因芯片技术在植物抗性基因研究中的应用

表达序列标签和基因芯片技术是基因组学研究的重要手段。表达序列标签是cDNA的3’或5’端的一段序列,通过表达序列标签可以寻找在某种胁迫条件下特异表达的基因并推测其可能的功能。基因芯片技术是指将大量基因探针分子固定于载体上并与标记的样品分子进行杂交,通过检测每个探针分子的杂交信号强度获取样品分子数量和序列信息,通过基因芯片技术,可以研究基因在不同的条件下的表达量,进而研究植物抗性机理。     

白粉病菌诱导的小麦表达序列标签(EST)研究

白粉病是我国小麦的主要病害之一.尝试用表达序列标签(expressed sequence tags, EST)技术,研究了经白粉病菌诱导后的小麦基因表达.从构建的普通cDNA文库中随机挑取约1 500个阳性克隆并进行测序, 获不重复ESTs序列387条.不重复序列均获GenBank的存储号.其中49.4%的序列与已知基因同源,196条序列功能未知, 84条序列为新ESTs.将不重复序列制备成高密度点阵膜,用差示杂交法筛选到几个抗病相关序列.     

静电纺丝的主要参数对PLGA纤维支架形貌和纤维直径的影响

EST(expressed sequence tags,EST)是一段长约150～500bp基因表达的外源序列片段,是由大规模随机挑取的cDNA克隆测序得到的组织或细胞基因组的表达序列标签。一个EST代表生物某一时期的某种组织或细胞的一个表达基因。主要综述了EST技术的原理方法,哺乳动物早期胚胎研究的理论基础以及EST技术在早期胚胎研究方面的应用,并讨论了利用EST进行研究分析的发展趋势。     

EST分析技术在鸡基因组学研究中的应用

表达序列标签（EST）是由大量随机取出的cDNA库克隆经测序得到的组织或细胞基因组的一段cDNA序列,一个EST代表生物体某种组织某一时期的一个表达基因。综述了EST分析技术在鸡基因组研究中的应用。如用于鉴定、发现和预测鸡的新基因,用于基因图谱的绘制,用于筛选基因的单核苷酸多态性（SNP）位点,用于基因表达分析和基因芯片制作等。EST数据库和生物信息学的联合分析技术在推动家鸡后基因组的研究中发挥着重要的作用。     

充分利用EST数据库资源

表达序列标签(EST）数据库作为一种重要的基因组数据库,已成为新基因的发现、基因表达及重组蛋白表达等研究的有力分子生物学工具.介绍了如何充分利用EST数据库.     

表达序列标签数据库搜索鉴定小鼠UBAP1基因及其数字化表达分析

UBAP1(ubiquitin associated protein 1)基因是最近克隆的一个定位于人类染色体9p21-22鼻咽癌杂合性丢失高频区的泛肽相关蛋白家族新成员.为了深入研究UBAP1基因的功能,利用计算机对表达序列标签(expressed sequence tag, EST)、UniGene等数据库进行综合搜索分析,结合cDNA克隆测序的方法, 成功地获得了UBAP1基因在小鼠中的同源基因.小鼠UBAP1基因cDNA全长为2 676 bp,编码一个由441个氨基酸组成的蛋白质,在其蛋白质C端只有一个泛肽相关功能域（UBA domain）.与人UBAP1基因相比,两者编码的氨基酸序列有89%相同.基于EST的数字化表达分析显示UBAP1基因在小鼠正常组织中广泛高表达.     

EST技术及其在哺乳动物早期胚胎研究中的应用

EST(expressed sequence tags ,EST) 是一段长约150～500 bp的基因表达的外源序列片段,是由大规模随机挑取的cDNA克隆测序得到的组织或细胞基因组的表达序列标签。一个EST代表生物某一时期的某种组织或细胞的一个表达基因。本文主要综述了EST技术的原理方法,哺乳动物早期胚胎研究的理论基础以及EST技术在早期胚胎研究方面的应用,并讨论了利用EST进行研究分析的发展趋势。     

基于表达序列标签的简单重复序列标记开发策略

作为一种新型分子标记,表达序列标签-简单重复序列(EST-SSR)来自表达基因,因此除具备来源于传统基因组的SSR标记的所有优势外,还与基因功能表达具有直接或间接的关系,从而强化了SSR标记在遗传研究中的应用。我们简要介绍了EST-SSR标记的开发策略、方法及其应用进展,总结了其中存在的一些问题,目的是为今后该领域的研究提供一定的参考。     

白粉病菌诱导的小麦表达序列标签(EST)研究(英)

白粉病是我国小麦的主要病害之一。尝试用表达序列标签 (expressedsequencetags,EST)技术 ,研究了经白粉病菌诱导后的小麦基因表达。从构建的普通cDNA文库中随机挑取约 15 0 0个阳性克隆并进行测序 ,获不重复ESTs序列 387条。不重复序列均获GenBank的存储号。其中 4 9.4 %的序列与已知基因同源 ,196条序列功能未知 ,84条序列为新ESTs。将不重复序列制备成高密度点阵膜 ,用差示杂交法筛选到几个抗病相关序列。     

Gene Tagging with Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Markers for Molecular Breeding in Plants

Markers are of interest to plant breeders as a source of genetic information on crops and for use in indirect selection of traits to which the markers are linked. In the classic breeding approach, the markers were invariably the visible morphological and other phenotypic characters, and the breeders expended considerable effort and time in refining the crosses as the tight linkage or association of the desired characters with the obvious phenotypic characters was never unequivocally established. Furthermore, indirect selection for a trait using such morphological markers was not practical due to (1) a paucity of suitable markers, (2) the undesirable pleiotropic effects of many morphological markers on plant phenotype, and (3) the inability to score multiple morphological mutant traits in a single segregating population. With the advancement in molecular biology, the use of molecular markers in plant breeding has become very commonplace and has given rise to “molecular breeding”. Molecular breeding involves primarily “gene tagging”, followed by “marker-assisted selection” of desired genes or genomes. Gene tagging refers to the identification of existing DNA or the introduction of new DNA that can function as a tag or label for the gene of interest. In order for the DNA sequences to be conserved as a tag, important prerequisites exist. This review also summarizes the achievements in gene tagging that have been made over the last 7 to 8 years.     

High-throughput linkage analysis of Mutator insertion sites in maize

Insertional mutagenesis is a cornerstone of functional genomics. High-copy transposable element systems such as Mutator ( Mu ) in maize ( Zea mays ) afford the advantage of high forward mutation rates but pose a challenge for identifying the particular element responsible for a given mutation. Several large mutant collections have been generated in Mu -active genetic stocks, but current methods limit the ability to rapidly identify the causal Mu insertions. Here we present a method to rapidly assay Mu insertions that are genetically linked to a mutation of interest. The method combines elements of MuTAIL (thermal asymmetrically interlaced) and amplification of insertion mutagenized sites (AIMS) protocols and is applicable to the analysis of single mutants or to high-throughput analyses of mutant collections. Briefly, genomic DNA is digested with a restriction enzyme and adapters are ligated. Polymerase chain reaction is performed with TAIL cycling parameters, using a fluorescently labeled Mu primer, which results in the preferential amplification and labeling of Mu -containing genomic fragments. Products from a segregating line are analyzed on a capillary sequencer. To recover a fragment of interest, PCR products are cloned and sequenced. Sequences with lengths matching the size of a band that co-segregates with the mutant phenotype represent candidate linked insertion sites, which are then confirmed by PCR. We demonstrate the utility of the method by identifying Mu insertion sites linked to seed-lethal mutations with a preliminary success rate of nearly 50%.     

真核基因的快速克隆及表达

以细胞间隙连接蛋白基因Cx26作为目的基因,通过T-A载体介导,构建真核表达重组载体pcDNA3.1( ) /Cx26,重组表达载体转染人鼻咽癌细胞株HNE1,表达Cx26间隙连接蛋白。     

Isolation and characterisation of chemotactic mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii obtained by insertional mutagenesis

The swimming behaviour of the green flagellated protist Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is influenced by several different external stimuli including light and chemical attractants. Common components are involved in both the photo- and chemo-sensory transduction pathways, although the nature and organisation of these pathways are poorly understood. To learn more about the mechanism of chemotaxis in Chlamydomonas, we have generated nonchemotactic strains by insertional mutagenesis. The arginine-requiring strain arg7-8 was transformed with DNA carrying the wild-type ARG7 gene. Of the 8630 arginine-independenttransformants obtained, five are defective in their chemotaxis towards various sugars. Two of the mutants (CTX2 and CTX3) are blocked only in their response to xylose. Mutant CTX1 is blocked in its response to xylose, maltose and mannitol, but displays normal taxis to sucrose. Mutants CTX4 and CTX5 lack chemotactic responses to all sugars tested. CTX1, CTX4 and CTX5 represent novel chemotactic phenotypes not previously obtained using ultra-violet or chemical mutagenesis. Genetic analysis confirms that each mutation maps to a single nuclear locus that is unlinked to the mating-type locus. Further analysis of CTX4 indicates that the mutant allele is tagged by the transforming ARG7 DNA. CTX4 appears to be defective in a component specific for chemotactic signal transduction since it exhibits wild-type photobehavioural responses (phototaxis and photoshock) as well as the wild-type responses of EGTA-induced trans-flagellum inactivation and acid-induced deflagellation. Insertional mutagenesis has thus permitted the generation of novel chemotactic mutants that will be of value in the molecular dissection of the signalling machinery.     

植物功能基因组研究方法及进展

随着植物功能基因组研究的深入,T-DNA标签、转座子标签、反义RNA技术、基因敲除、基因陷阱和TILLING技术等多种研究方法获得了建立,并随着植物功能基因组学的不断发展而进一步完善.综述了各类研究方法的原理,并对这些方法的优缺点进行了比较与分析.     

SA11株轮状病毒VP7基因的克隆及表达

采用RT PCR方法 ,从提取的SA1 1株轮状病毒总RNA中扩增出VP7基因片段 ,进行鉴定后 ,将该片段克隆于真核表达载体pEF1 HisC dhfr,构建成重组质粒pEF1 HisC dhfr VP7,然后用质脂体法转染COS 7细胞 ,进行真核系统的表达 .获得了长 981bp的PCR片段 ,序列分析结果与已知VP7序列相同 .表达后经细胞超声破碎 ,Westernblot检测表达产物 ,在相对分子质量 38× 1 0 3 处有表达条带 ,表达蛋白主要存在于上清中 .因此 ,获得了VP7基因 ,并在COS 7细胞中获得了表达 ,表达蛋白质免疫Balb c小鼠 ,获得了具有特异性结合活性的抗体     

印记基因PEG10 在葡萄胎组织中的表达以及意义

目的:通过免疫组化方法,探讨印记基因PEG10在葡萄胎组织中的表达及其在早期鉴别葡萄胎妊娠中的应用价值。方法:选取经病理组织学诊断为完全性葡萄胎、部分性葡萄胎、正常早孕、难免流产的标本共计156例,采用免疫组织化学技术检测PEG10在其中的表达,研究遗传印记基因PEG10在葡萄胎妊娠以及非葡萄胎妊娠中的表达。结果:PEG10在四组蜕膜组织中均有表达,在难免流产组呈弱阳性表达,在正常早孕组呈弱阳性和中度阳性表达,在部分性葡萄胎组中呈中度阳性和强阳性表达,在完全性葡萄胎组中呈强阳性表达。PEG10在葡萄胎妊娠组表达明显增多于非葡萄胎妊娠组,两组比较具有显著性差异(P0.01),部分性葡萄胎组表达增多于难免流产组,两组比较差异有显著性(P0.05)。结论:遗传印记基因PEG10在葡萄胎组织中的表达明显高于正常早期妊娠和难免流产组,PEG10基因表达上调与葡萄胎的发生可能有重要关系,是否可将其用于病理诊断鉴别困难时的辅助手段。     

mRNA差异显示

分离差异表达的基因是研究生命调节过程的重要手段,mRNA差异显示技术是一种能成功分离差异表达基因的方法,文章对该方法的基本原理、方法步骤及其应用作了较为详细的介绍。     

Genetic architecture of purple pigmentation and tagging of some loci to SSR markers in pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br

This report describes the construction of integrated genetic maps in pearl millet involving certain purple phenotype and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. These maps provide a direct means of implementing DNA marker-assisted selection and of facilitating "map-based cloning" for engineering novel traits. The purple pigmentation of leaf sheath, midrib and leaf margin was inherited together 'en bloc' under the control of a single dominant locus (the 'midrib complex') and was inseparably associated with the locus governing the purple coloration of the internode. The purple panicle was caused by a single dominant locus. Each of the three characters (purple lamina, purple stigma and purple seed) was governed by two complementary loci. One of the two loci governing purple seed was associated with the SSR locus Xpsmp2090 in linkage group 1, with a linkage value of 22 cM, while the other locus was associated with the SSR locus Xpsmp2270 in linkage group 6, with a linkage value of 23 cM. The locus for purple pigmentation of the midrib complex was either responsible for pigmentation of the panicle in a pleiotropic manner or was linked to it very closely and associated with the SSR locus Xpsmp2086 in linkage group 4, with a suggestive linkage value of 21 cM. A dominant allele at this locus seems to be a prerequisite for the development of purple pigmentation in the lamina, stigma and seed. These findings suggest that the locus for pigmentation of the midrib complex might regulate the basic steps in anthocyanin pigment development by acting as a structural gene while other loci regulate the formation of color in specific plant parts.     

RFLP tagging of a salt tolerance gene in rice

A salt tolerant rice mutant (M-20) was obtained through selection in vitro. Its tolerance was stably inherited over eight generations and most traints between M-20 and its sensitive original 77–170 (Oryza sativa) were very similar. By deriving an F₂ population of M-20 × 77–170 and splitting every F₂ individual into two parts, with one part planted in normal conditions and another part in saline conditions, the inheritance of salt tolerance in rice was studied. Under normal conditions, there was no apparent segregation among F₂ individuals. Under saline conditions, however, the segregation of traits was obvious. According to our standards, the ratio of salt sensitive:moderately-tolerant:tolerant plants was 25:42:18, in accordance with a 1:2:1 ratio. It suggested that the improvement of salt tolerance in our materials was induced by the mutation of a major tolerant gene which showed incomplete dominance. By use of 130 RFLP probes distributed throughout the rice genome, the gene was tagged by a single copy DNA probe, RG4, which was located on chromosome 7. The genetic distance between the salt tolerant gene and RG4 was 7.0 ± 2.9 cM. Based on the split method, a method which could be currently used to evaluate the damage of salt stress in rice was proposed.