CLONING, EXPRESSION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF Pro3 GENE OF YEAST Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The proline biosynthetic pathway and Pro genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have just begun to be studied recently. In our laboratory, Pro2 gene of S. cerevisiae had been cloned in yeast. As described in this paper, yeast Pro3 gene was also cloned, which can complement yeast Pro3 mutants, and be expressed efficiently in E. coli. The high activities of this gene product, L-pyrroline-5-carboxylate (P5C) reductase, can be detected in both organisms. The activity of the Pro3 gene product in multiple copy plasmids is not higher than that of single copy genes in chromosomes in both yeast and E. coll. The preliminary characterization of the gene is also reported.     

LOCATION OF 43 kD MOSQUITO-LARVICIDAL TOXIN GENE OF HIGHLY TOXIC Bacillus sphaericus 10

The direct evidence of the location of the mosquito-larvicidal gene of Bacillus sphaericus10 (isolated from Jiangsu Province of China) on megaplasmid pFW1 was given by molecularcloning. The clone (pFL109) containing the 1.4 kb HindⅢ DNA fragment from pFW1expressed the mosquito-larvicidal toxin protein (43 kD). The location of the gene codingfor the 43 kD toxin protein within the Xhol B fragment on the restriction map of pFW1 wasconfirmed by Southern blotting using the 1.4 kb HindⅢ DNA fragment as a probe. The non-toxic strains of Bacillus sphaericus were revealed to be 43 kD toxin gene dele-tion mutants by Southern and Western analyses. The 1.4 kb HindⅢ fragment of pFL109 can be used as a probe for differentiating thenon-toxic strains of Bacillus sphaericus from the toxic ones.     

TRANSFER OF FOREIGN GENES BY ELECTROPORATION AND THEIR EXPRESSION IN MAMMALIAN CELLS

Expression of foreign genes transferred into mammalian cells by electroporation has been studied. The pX1TK gene, pSV2Neo gene and pUCEJ oncogene have been introduced into MLTK-cells and NIH/3T3 cells, respectively. Stable transformation transient expression of TK gene by MLTK-cells as well as stable and malignant transformation of NIH/3T3 cells have been obtained. Transient expression frequency is about 80% and stable transformation frequency is about 10~(-4). Integration of foreign genes into the cellular genome was verified with molecular hybridization. Tumor development was observed after inoculation of transformed celts into nude mice.     

DNA分子构成及其分析测定方法

ＤＮＡ是生物体主要的遗传物质,有关ＤＮＡ的研究是揭示生物遗传奥秘的基础。在对ＤＮＡ的分子构型－双螺旋结构及ＮＤＡ分子组成分析的基础上,探讨了ＤＮＡ的某些性质,论述了ＤＮＡ分析测定方法的发展过程,介绍了近几年来国际国内对ＤＮＡ分析测定的新成果及发展方向。     

CLONING AND SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF 3''''-END REGION OF POTATO VIRUS Y GENOME

The entire coat protein (CP) gene and part of the 3'-noncoding sequence of the potatovirus Y (PVY, the Chinese isolate) genome were synthesized with polymerase chain reaction(PCR) using cDNA of its genomic RNA as a template. A restriction endonuclease site Ncoland the initiation codon AUG were included in primer Y5 while the SalI site was includedin primer Y3. After being double digested with Ncol and SalI enzymes, the PCR product wascloned into a pGEM derivative plasmid, and the CP gene in one of the clones, pPCY6, wassequenced. Several clones were selected from the cDNA library by using the CP gene frag-ment of pPCY6 as a probe and the sequences of these clones were determined. These se-quences included part of the NIb gene, entire CP gene and 3'-noncoding region, 1317 bp alltogether.Sequence analysis indicated that the nucleotide sequence homology of the CP geneof this strain with that of the 0 strain (94.2%) was a little higher than with that of the Nstrain (89.6%), but the homology of amino acid se     

THE EXPRESSION OF ENTEROTOXIN A~-B~+ GENE OF V. cholerae IN E. coli

The cloning in E. coli of a cholerae toxin gene that is A~-B~+ has been successfully constructed by using DNA recombinant techniques. E. coli cells carrying the recombinant plasmid pMM-CTB have been shown to produce a large amount of CTB subunits which are secreted as extracellular proteins.     

TRANSFER OF THE ATRAZINE-RESISTANT GENE OF BLACK NIGHTSHADE TO SOYBEAN CHLOROPLAST GENOME AND ITS EXPRESSION IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS

The atrazine-resistant psbA gene of black nightshade was transferred to the chloroplast genome of atrazine-susceptible soybean by means of ovary microinjection during the stage of zygote. The identification was carried out by using the methods of spraying the leaves directly with atrazine solution, examining the change of leaf fluorescence kinetics under a brighter light induction, molecular hybridization, etc. The experimental results show that the transgenic soybean plants do have been obtained for the first time.     

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF RICE Wx GENE

The complete nucleotide (nt) sequence of the rice waxy(Wx) gene, which is responsible for the synthesis of amylose in endosperm and pollen, has been determined by a combination of restriction mapping and nt sequence analysis of two overlapping genomic DNA clones. The entire gene is about 5.5 kb in length. The alignment of the nt sequence of the Wx gene from rice with those of maize (Klsgen, R. B. et al.) and barley (Rohde, W. et al.) revealed the presence of thirteen introns and fourteen exons. The full-length of Wx protein in cluding transit peptide is 609 amino acid (aa) residues. The calculated molecular weight of rice Wx preprotein is about 72 kD. There is no significant difference between the similarity scores of the aa sequence deduced from the rice Wx gene compared with those of maize and barley. However, the nt sequences of the 5'-end upstream, 3'-end downstream and introns of the rice Wx gene, as well as the aa sequence of the transit peptide region of the Wx preprotein have low similarity scor     

EXPRESSION OF A ZEIN GENE (Z4) INTRODUCED INTO DICOTYLEDONOUS Solanum nigrum

A maize genomic clone containing a zein gene (Z4) is inserted into the T-DNA of the Ti plasmid pTiT37. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain harboring this modified Ti plasmid is used to infect stem sections of young plants or explants of dicotyledonous Solanum nigrum. Axenic transformed calli active in nopaline synthesis are obtained and transgenic plants are differentiated from them DNA Southern hybridization and RNA dot-hybridization analyses show that the zein gene is really transferred and integrated into the nuclear genome of transformed Solanum nigrum and that the zein gene can be transcribed into mRNA in the transformed calli and shoots. But the presence of the zein protein cannot be detected in either the transformed calli or the transgenic shoots. The results of thte experiments demonstrate that the promoter of a gene from monocotyledonous plants can function normally in transgenic dicots. The possibility of developmentally-regulated expression of the zein gene in transformed dicots is discussed in     

主客体组装构建环糊精修饰基因微载体的研究

合成了二茂铁接枝聚乙烯亚胺( PEI-Fc),利用二茂铁与β-环糊精的主客体嵌套作用制备了环糊精修饰聚乙烯亚胺,核磁测定结果显示,每条PEI-Fc链上通过主客体作用嵌套的CD平均为26个.这种基于弱相互作用力的β-环糊精修饰聚乙烯亚胺能有效诱导DNA分子的缔合,在N/P值达到3以上时,可形成表面为正电荷、粒径为150 ～ 250 nm的球形粒子.在含10％胎牛血清的DMEM体外细胞培养基中,由于培养基中的蛋白质能够在粒子表面发生静电吸附,PEI-Fc/CD/DNA基因微载体显示出良好的稳定性.HEK293细胞培养结果显示,以表达绿色荧光蛋白的质粒pEGFP为模型,以N/P值为10的PEI/DNA组装体作为对照,N/P值为3、5和10的PEI-Fc/CD/DNA组装体的转染效率均达到对照组的2～3倍,这种基于主客体组装构建的环糊精修饰基因微载体显著提高了基因转染效率.     

CONSTRUCTION OF Sesbania rostrata COSMID GENOMIC LIBRARY AND MOLECULAR CLONING OF LEGHEMOGLOBIN GENE

Using plant mini-Ti cosmid pEND4K, the cosmid genomic library of Sesbania rostratawas constructed. Sizes of plant DNA inserts in clones were 25- 33 kb. The restrictionmapping showed that different recombinant involved various types of plant DNA insert. 4clones containing leghemoglobin gene sequence of S. rostrata were obtained by in situ hy-bridization of colonies. The cloning of leghemoglobin gene sequence has been confirmedby plasmid DNA dot hybridization and Southern blot hybridization.     

EXPRESSION OF SYNTHESIZED HIRUDIN GENE IN YEAST

Hirudin is a sort of polypeptides secreted from the salivary gland of medicinal leech. It is of potential importance in medicine. We designed and synthesized the hirudin gene based on the amino acid sequence of hirudin HV2, and expressed it using the yeast alpha factor expression system. The yeast strain stably carrying the hirudin expression plasmid was deduced by mutagenesis. After its cultivation in rich nutritious medium for 36—48 h, the hirudin expression product secreted into the culture fluid was 10—20 ATU/ml. The HPLCpure hirudin product could be obtained through a simpler purification procedure, its N-terminal amino acid sequence was identical with the natural product, and it showed potent anticoagulant and antithrombin activity. About 3000 ATU of pure hirudin witha specific activity of 6600 ATU/mg could be obtained from 500 ml of culture fluid.     

毛细管电泳技术和应用新进展

毛细管电泳（CE）是当前分析化学前沿领域和研究重点之一。本文对细管电泳技术－分离模式、进样技术和检测器为线索对最近的研究进展进行了综述,探讨了各种模式和技术的分析效率。并介绍了CE很有实用价值的几个方面的应用,包括在基因工程和单细胞分析中的突出表现,在手性分离和小分子离子分析方面的广泛应用。     

MOLECULAR CLONING AND EXPRESSION OF Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN GENES IN Escherichia coli

The location of the toxin gene of B. thuringiensis subsp. galleriae (H5ab) on the Mr-130Mdplasmid is determined by molecular cloning. Double digestion fragments (BamHⅠ and SalⅠ)and PstⅠ restriction fragments as well, from the 130 Md plasmid of B. thuringiensis subsp.galleriae, are ligated with the cloning vector pAT 153 respectively and transformed into E.coli strain HB 101. Out of 208 transformants, three colonies (FG2, FG9, FG19) give posi-tive hybridization reaction using the HD-1 delta-endotoxin gene as a probe. They are presum-ed to contain the delta-endotoxin gene of B. thuringiensis subsp. galleriae. Western bolt assaysindicate that Mr-130 kDal and 68 kDal, crystal proteins produced by clone FG 2 react withanticrystal protein antibody. The protein extracts of clone FG2 are lethal to Ostrinia furna-calis (Guenee). This is the first report with regard to the cloning and expression of the B. thuringiensissubsp. galleriae (H5ab) delta-endotoxin gene.     

STRUCTURE OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL URFA6L GENE AND tRNA~(Lys) GENE FROM CARP

The carp mitochondrial URFA6L gene consists of 165 base pairs. The overall structural organization of the gene is very similar to that of the Xenopus URFA6L gene. Their nucleotide sequences exhibit 68% homology. The carp URFA6L gene encodes a protein of 54 amino acids. The amino acid composition of the protein is unusual because almost half of the residues consist of 5 hydrophobic amino acids(proline, tryptophan, leueine, isoleueine and tyrosine). A comparison between the amino acid sequences of 5 vertebrate URFA6L proteins and the yeast ATPase8 showed that they have weak but very important common structural features, suggesting that the vertebrate URFA6L proteins may function asATPase8. The nucleotide sequence of the lysine tRNA gene from carp has been determined and represented in cloverleaf secondary structure. Similar to amphibian and mammalian mitochondrial tRNA~(Lys) genes, the carp mitochondrial tRNA~(Tys) gene also has some unusual structural features as compared with its cytoplasmic counterpart     

ALTERATION IN CHROMATIN CONFORMATION OF PROLIFERATING AND DIFFERENTIATING ENZYME GENES IN NORMAL MOUSE LIVER AND ASCITES HEPATOMA CELLS AND ITS RELATION TO THE GENE EXPRESSION OF ENZYMES

Nuclei from the normal mouse liver were partially digested with micrococcal nuclease, followed by DNA extraction, agarose gel clectrophoresis and dot blot hybridization with ~(32)P-labeled cDNA probes of CPS_1 and ACT complex, It was clearly shown that the CPS_1 genes were distributed on the monomer, dimer. and trimer of nucleosomes, while the genes coding for ACT complex were distributed on the condensed oligonucleosomes. An opposite manner of distribution of CPS_1 and ACT complex genes was, however, noted in the case of ascites hepatoma cells, in which the specific activity of ACT was 13 times higher than that in the normal liver, while that of CPS_1 was remarkably reduced. Similar patterns of change in mRNA level of CPS_1 and ACT complex were observed in the normal mouse liver and ascites hepatoma cells, indicating a close relationship between chromatin structure and gene expression of these enzymes.     

TURNIP MOSAIC VIRUS COAT PROTEIN GENE: CLONING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT VECTOR

Complementary DNAs to turnip mosaic virus (a radish Raphanus stativus isolate) genomicRNA were synthesized using oligo (dT) as primer and cloned into the vector λ-ZAP Ⅱ. Afterhybridization with a single-stranded cDNA probe and the sequencing of inserted DNA,positive clones with poly--A tails were obtained. One clone containing 1429-base pair insertwas sequenced. The coat protein gene was identified based on the molecular weight of theTuMV coat protein and the consensus sequences of the polyprotein processing sites ofpotyviruses. The 5' end of the coat protein gene was modified by PCR to introduce aninitiation codon, ATG, and two restriction enzyme sites. The gene was then manipulatedinto a binary vector pBIN437 which was derived from pBI121, and the plant expressionvector is being used to transform Brassica napus.     

SYNTHESIS AND pH-SENSITIVE SELF-ASSEMBLY OF DENDRITIC POLY(AMIDOAMINE)-b-POLY(L-GLUTAMATE)BIOHYBRIDS

 Dendritic poly(amidoamine)-b-poly(L-glutamate) (PAMAM-b-PLG) biohybrids were synthesized by the ring-opening polymerization of γ-benzyl-L-glutamate N-carboxyanhydride monomer, followed by the deprotection of benzyl groups on poly(benzyl-L-glutamate), and were characterized by ¹H-NMR, FT-IR and gel permeation chromatography. The self-assembly behavior of the PAMAM-b-PLG biohybrid was investigated by means of UV-Vis, dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) and ¹H-NMR. UV-Vis analysis demonstrated that the critical aggregation concentration of PAMAM-b-PLG was dependent on the pH value of aqueous solutios. DLS results further evidenced that the PAMAM-b-PLG biohybrid exhibited a pH-sensitive self-assembly behavior, and the average size of the self-assembled nanoparticles decreased gradually with the increasing pH value of the PAMAM-b-PLG solution. The self-assembled nanoparticles gave a nearly spherical morphology, and the pH-induced self-assembly had no obvious effect on the morphology of nanoparticles.     

STUDIES ON INTRODUCTION OF FOREIGN GENES INTO CULTURED CELLS OF Oryza sativa INDICA USINC Agrobacterium Ti PLASMID SYSTEM

Either bacterial attachment or cellulose fibrillar elaboration was hardly observedduring the cocultivation of the cultured suspension cells of Oryza sativa Indica with thestrain C58C1 Rif~r of Agrobacterium tumefaciens that was not specially pretreated. Onthe other hand, quite a lot of Agrobacterium cells were found to adhere to the surface ofcultured rice cells and a number of cellulose fibrils were produced around the specifiedbacteria when phenolics-pretreated bacteria were cocultivated with rice suspension cellsin common culture media, especially in complex culture solutions. The complex culturesolution was the bacterium-free filtrate of hormone-containing MS medium which hadbeen utilized to incubate carrot cells and the newly wounded hypocotyl segments fromtomato and Agrobacterium cells. Detecting experiments demonstrated that both NPT Ⅱ andNOS genes, located on the T-DNA segment of chimaeric plasmid pGV3850 :: 1103neo, weretransferred and expressed in the cultured cells of O. sativa Indica in the