Molecular cloning and expression of interleukin Ibeta (IL-1β) from red seabream (Pagrus major)

The interleukin 1β (IL-1β) cDNA was cloned from the red seabream (Pagrus major) by homology cloning strategy. A cDNA fragment was amplified by PCR using two degenerated primers, which were designed according to the conserved regions of other known IL-1β sequences, and elongated by 3' ends and 5' ends RACE PCR to get the full length coding sequence of red seabream IL-1β (RS IL-1β). The sequence contained 1252 nucleotides that included a 5' untranslated region (UTR) of 84bp, a 3' UTR of 410 bp and an open reading frame (ORF) of 759 nucleotides which could be translated into a putative peptide of 253 amino acids with molecular weight of 28.6 kD and putative isoelectric point pI of 5.29. The deduced peptide contained two potential N-glycosylation sites and an identifiable IL1 family signature, but lacked the signal peptide and the clear ICE cut site, which were common in other nonmammalian IL-1β genes. The RS IL-1β had the highest homology with piscine IL-1β according to phylogenetic tree analysis.     

蛋白质二级结构中同义密码子与氨基酸上下文关联的偏好型

通过对人(Homo sapiens)的117个蛋白质和大肠杆菌(E．coli)的87个蛋白质的统计分析，发现mRNA序列中的同义密码子与氨基酸的上下文关联是和蛋白质二级结构有关的，并给出了各二级结构中有意义的上下文关联型．讨论了该结果对蛋白质结构预测的改进意义及其在基因工程领域可能的应用。     

以mRNA差异显示法分离牙鲆白化相关基因的初步研究

以正常和白化牙鲆表皮组织总RNA为模板,用Oligo d(T)13M(M分别为A、C、G)3种锚定引物和26种差异显示随机引物组合进行差异显示,PAGE凝胶电泳后,用新型高灵敏度核酸荧光染料SYBR GREEN I显示差异DNA条带,得到区分度较好的差异表达图谱,共分离49条牙鲆白化相关DNA片段,片段长度260～800bp左右,经克隆测序后将可作为新的ESTs进行同源序列比较.     

酶体外定向进化(Ⅲ)展示技术及其应用

利用展示技术构建的蛋白质／多肽的突变体库，可以通过高通量进行高效地分析和筛选，因此特别适用于改造蛋白质．文中综述噬菌体、细胞表面、核糖体、mRNA等展示技术的原理和方法，以及其在酶定向进化中的应用．     

RNA Ligation for Mono and Dually Labeled RNAs

Labeled RNAs are invaluable probes for investigation of RNA function and localization. However, mRNA labeling remains challenging. Here, we developed an improved method for 3′-end labeling of in vitro transcribed RNAs. We synthesized novel adenosine 3′,5′-bisphosphate analogues modified at the N6 or C2 position of adenosine with an azide-containing linker, fluorescent label, or biotin and assessed these constructs as substrates for RNA labeling directly by T4 ligase or via postenzymatic strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC). All analogues were substrates for T4 RNA ligase. Analogues containing bulky fluorescent labels or biotin showed better overall labeling yields than postenzymatic SPAAC. We successfully labeled uncapped RNAs, NAD-capped RNAs, and 5′-fluorescently labeled m⁷Gp₃A_m-capped mRNAs. The obtained highly homogenous dually labeled mRNA was translationally active and enabled fluorescence-based monitoring of decapping. This method will facilitate the use of various functionalized mRNA-based probes.