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ABSTRACT: This review focuses on the diversity of immunoglobulin (Ig) genes and Ig isotypes that are expressed in domestic animals. Four livestock species--cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses--express a full range of Ig heavy chains (IgHs), including mu, delta, gamma, epsilon, and alpha. Two poultry species (chickens and ducks) express three IgH isotypes, mu, upsilon, and alpha, but not delta. The kappa and lambda light chains are both utilized in the four livestock species, but only the lambda chain is expressed in poultry. V(D)J recombination, somatic hypermutation (SHM) and gene conversion (GC) are three distinct mechanisms by which immunoglobulin variable region diversity is generated. Different domestic animals may use distinct means to diversify rearranged variable regions of Ig genes.  相似文献   

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Bovine C mu, C gamma, C alpha and C epsilon genes were cloned in an EMBL4 recombinant phage library using rabbit immunoglobulin switch mu (Su) and human C gamma as probes. Restriction mapping and Southern blot analyses of these clones identified one clone which hybridized with rabbit C mu and JH probes. The HG and C mu regions were separated by 6 kb of DNA. One C alpha and one C epsilon gene were found on overlapping clones and were separated by approximately 15 kb of DNA. Southern blot analysis of germline DNA with a bovine C alpha associated probe (S alpha) indicated that the germline contains a single C alpha gene. Similar analyses with a bovine C epsilon probe indicated that the germline contains either one C epsilon gene with allelic restriction polymorphism or two C epsilon genes. Three C gamma genes were cloned and did not overlap with one another. Southern blot analyses of germline DNA with a bovine C gamma probe indicated that the germline contains a total of four C gamma genes. The genes cloned correspond to three of the four genes identified by Southern blot analysis. The orientation of each CH gene was assigned by hybridization with S mu or S gamma probes. The S gamma probe hybridized to DNA immediately adjacent to all three C genes; the S probe hybridized to DNA immediately adjacent to the C mu, C alpha and C epsilon genes. Unexpectedly, the S mu probe also hybridized with a segment of DNA approximately 7 kb downstream of the C mu gene. This may represent a switch region for C gamma.  相似文献   

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Monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to bovine immunoglobulin heavy chain of the four major isotypes gamma 1, gamma 2, alpha, mu and the light chains (combined kappa and lambda) were produced and found to cross-react in enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) with immunoglobulins of some other animal species despite the discrete specificity associated with an antibody derived from a single clone. This cross-reactivity, particularly amongst ruminants, could be utilized in serological testing for the diagnosis of disease in these species. For example, Mabs produced against bovine immunoglobulin light chain cross-react with bison immunoglobulin light chain and were used successfully in serological testing as the secondary detection antibody in an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of Brucella abortus in bison herds in north-western Canada.  相似文献   

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To date, most jawed vertebrate species encode more than one immunoglobulin light (IgL) chain isotypes. It has been shown that several bird species (chickens, white Pekin or domestic duck, and zebra finches) exclusively express lambda isotype. We analyze here the genomic organization of another bird species turkey IgL genes based on the recently released genome data. The turkey IgL locus located on chromosome 17 spans approximately 75.2kb and contains a single functional V(λ) gene, twenty V(λ) pseudogenes, and a single functional J(λ)-C(λ) block. These data suggest that the genomic organization of bird IgL chain genes seems to be conserved. Ten cDNA clones from turkey Igλ chain containing almost full-length V(λ), J(λ) and C(λ) segments were acquired. The comparison of V(λ) cDNA sequences to all the germline V(λ) segments suggests that turkey species may be generating IgL chain diversity by gene conversion and somatic hypermutation like the chicken. This study provides insights into the immunoglobulin light chain genes in another bird species.  相似文献   

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V(D)J recombination, or immunoglobulin gene rearrangement is a developmentally regulated, cell type specific, site directed recombination event that brings either immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor gene segments together to form mature, expressible Ig or TCT genes. This DNA recombination is directed by the recombinational signal sequences or RSS elements present adjacent to Ig and TCR gene segments. The RSS element is composed of a conserved nonamer element and a conserved heptamer element separated by a conserved length spacer region. In this report, we examine the expression of DNA binding proteins that interact with the RSS element in the bovine fetal thymus using EMSA assays. Our data indicates that the nonamer portion of the RSS element is the primary site of recognition for RSS binding proteins expressed in the bovine fetal thymus. We also show that these proteins are expressed from early stages of bovine fetal development through to full term development.  相似文献   

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A genomic library of Sarcocystis cruzi sporozoite DNA was constructed in bacteriophage lambda gt10. Recombinant phages containing insert DNA were selected by growth on Escherichia coli strain C600 hflA150. Of 14 clones examined, 11 contained DNA inserts ranging in size from approximately 1.45 kilobase (kb) to 6.18 kb. Insert DNA from four of these clones specifically hybridized to 32P-labelled S. cruzi merozoite DNA. One of these insert DNA, clone SL41, was selected and labelled with 32P. This probe did not hybridize with the other ten DNA inserts nor with bovine cellular DNA, but it hybridized with sporozoite, merozoite and bradyzoite DNA preparations. The SL41 probe could detect merozoite DNA in as little as 17 ng total DNA. Genomic probes detecting developmental stages of Sarcocystis spp. could provide an improved means is diagnosis of acute bovine sarcocystosis.  相似文献   

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ABSTRACT: Transmission from pet rats and cats to humans as well as severe infection in felids and other animal species have recently drawn increasing attention to cowpox virus (CPXV). We report the cloning of the entire genome of cowpox virus strain Brighton Red (BR) as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) in Escherichia coli and the recovery of infectious virus from cloned DNA. Generation of a full-length CPXV DNA clone was achieved by first introducing a mini-F vector, which allows maintenance of large circular DNA in E. coli, into the thymidine kinase locus of CPXV by homologous recombination. Circular replication intermediates were then electroporated into E. coli DH10B cells. Upon successful establishment of the infectious BR clone, we modified the full-length clone such that recombination-mediated excision of bacterial sequences can occur upon transfection in eukaryotic cells. This self-excision of the bacterial replicon is made possible by a sequence duplication within mini-F sequences and allows recovery of recombinant virus progeny without remaining marker or vector sequences. The in vitro growth properties of viruses derived from both BAC clones were determined and found to be virtually indistinguishable from those of parental, wild-type BR. Finally, the complete genomic sequence of the infectious clone was determined and the cloned viral genome was shown to be identical to that of the parental virus. In summary, the generated infectious clone will greatly facilitate studies on individual genes and pathogenesis of CPXV. Moreover, the vector potential of CPXV can now be more systematically explored using this newly generated tool.  相似文献   

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A feline splenic cDNA library was screened with a (32)P-labelled cDNA probe encoding the canine IgE epsilon heavy chain subunit. A cDNA sequence of 1614 nucleotides encoding the complete feline IgE heavy chain, as well as a portion of a variable region, was identified. A search of the GenBank database revealed an identity of 82% at the nucleotide level and 76% at the amino acid level between the feline epsilon heavy chain sequence and the canine homologue. In a separate study, feline genomic DNA, isolated from whole feline embryo cells, was subjected to PCR amplification using primers based on known partial genomic DNA sequences for the feline C epsilon gene. Following removal of an intron from the 683 bp PCR product, the coding sequence yielded an ORF of 506 bp. The DNA sequence of this PCR clone differed by a single nucleotide from the cDNA clone. This difference is silent, and therefore the proteins encoded by the two sequences are identical over the regions cloned and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis of the constant regions of nine immunoglobulin epsilon genes revealed that the feline cDNA is most similar to the canine homologue.  相似文献   

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Our understanding of the basis to immunoglobulin formation in cattle has benefited substantially from the application of molecular biology over the past decade. It is now established that both the lambda light chain and heavy chain repertoires are founded upon the frequent expression of single gene families and subgroups of segments which are of conserved sequence. It is likely that a functional kappa locus exists in the bovine genome but this isotype comprises as few as 5% of bovine light chains. Similarly, alternative but non-expressed V(H) gene families are present posing intriguing but unresolved questions about the regulation of immunoglobulin synthesis. The heavy chain frequently bears a third complementarity-determining region which is atypically long but the processes which expand this region of the reading frame and its contribution to the interaction with antigen remain matters of speculation. Opportunities exist to map the major immunoglobulin loci and to define the membership and sequence diversity of the gene families which dominate each repertoire. However, it is already evident that cattle cannot generate significant diversity from rearrangement and junctional imprecision alone. Elucidation of the mechanism(s), dynamics and tissue distribution of immunoglobulin diversification in cattle, thus, remain key challenges in this branch of veterinary immunology.  相似文献   

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家蚕丝心蛋白轻链基因的克隆及品种间的比较   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
从蚕品种浙蕾×春晓的蛹中提取基因组DNA ,用PCR的方法克隆出家蚕丝心蛋白轻链基因 3’端 ,包含第 2到第 7外显子区 5 5kb的DNA片段。经测序并与蚕品种J- 139丝心蛋白轻链基因相同区域的比较表明 ,蚕品种间丝心蛋白轻链DNA序列同源性为 95 6 % ,氨基酸序列同源性为 98 8%。  相似文献   

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牛基因组研究进展   总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5  
本文分牛基因组遗传图谱、物理图谱、全基因组序列图与转录组研究四个部分介绍了牛基因组学研究进展.最新的牛遗传连锁图谱由4 585个标记组成,平均图距精确到1.2 cM,是研究牛数量性状位点、定位克隆生产性状相关基因进行分子辅助育种的蓝图.基于限制性酶切指纹图与末端测序技术对294 651个BAC克隆分析拼接成的物理图谱,覆盖约15.8倍基因组,为牛全基因组测序和组装提供了框架.融合了全基因组鸟枪法和逐步克隆法绘制的牛基因组草图,包含了26 052 388个可用测序读长,覆盖约7.0倍基因组,拼接成2.87 Gb的基因组序列.牛各个组织器官的cDNA文库构建和EST测序以及基因芯片方面的基因转录和表达的研究,将阐释更多的泌乳、繁殖、产肉和疾病抵御力等重要性状相关功能基因,从而将更多的基因应用到牛的分子辅助育种上.  相似文献   

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将已扩增出的鸡堆型艾美耳球虫特异性单抗轻链可变区基因进行纯化,并用纯化的基因片段与pMD-18T载体连接,将重组载体转化于感受态细胞JM109,筛选出阳性重组子,提取阳性重组子质粒并进行测序,得到特异性单抗轻链可变区的基因序列。为鸡堆型艾美耳球虫特异性单链抗体基因的构建奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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Equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) is a major cause of respiratory and reproductive diseases in horses worldwide. The genome of EHV-1 strain 438/77 (isolated from an aborted equine fetus) was cloned as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) in E. coli without any gene deletions. The mini-F plasmid sequence was inserted in the middle of ORF19 and 20 via homologous recombination following co-transfection of viral DNA and plasmid pE19_20/HA into RK13 cells. Circular viral DNA was extracted from RK13 cells infected with purified recombinant virus expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) and electrophorated into E. coli DH10B cells. The clone harboring the BAC was screened and analyzed by PCR and RFLP. Reconstitution of the recombinant virus was achieved successfully by transfection of the BAC DNA into RK13 cells. The mini-F sequence in the reconstituted virus was subsequently removed by homologous recombination between virus DNA and plasmid pE1920XM, inducing a point mutation in the Xbal site in ORF19. Comparison of RFLP profiles of the rescued, recovered and the wild-type viral genome demonstrated that no unexpected changes occurred during mutagenesis. In vitro replication assays showed that BAC-reconstituted virus mutant growth kinetics and plaque formation morphology/size were indistinguishable to those measured for wild-type virus.  相似文献   

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按KoichiroTamura等 (1988)的方法制备出蓖麻蚕线粒体DNA ,用EcoRⅠ和XbaⅠ双酶解后 ,以pSK(+)(Ampr)为载体进行克隆 ,获得 1个 3 3kb的克隆片段。测序结果表明 ,所测序列包括部分 16SrRNA、完整的tRNA Leu ,nd1和tRNA Ser基因。其中 16SrRNA(3’端部分 )、nd1基因与家蚕具有很高的同源性。同时以nd1基因为依据构建了 17种动物的分子进化树 ,显示出蓖麻蚕与家蚕、野蚕有最近的演化关系。根据tRNA Leu和tRNA Ser基因的一级结构 ,推定了可能的二级结构 ,并与家蚕进行了比较。  相似文献   

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Seventeen bovine and 56 porcine Escherichia coli isolates from cases of diarrhoea and from healthy animals were examined for DNA sequences homologous to the genes for verocytotoxins (VT), enterotoxins and human enterohaemorrhagic E coli/enteropathogenic E coli (EHEC EPEC) sequences. VT-1 was the most common toxin among the bovine isolates and VT-2 the most common in the porcine isolates. No isolates had homologous sequences to enteropathogenic adherence factor, but 71.2 per cent hybridised to the DNA probe encoding specific EHEC sequences, and 95.9 per cent showed homology with a 23 kb DNA fragment common to EHEC and EPEC plasmids.  相似文献   

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提取堆型艾美耳球虫子孢子杂交瘤细胞总RNA,进行RT PCR,扩增出重链可变区基因。将已扩增出的鸡堆型艾美耳球虫特异性单抗重链可变区基因片段与pMD 18T载体连接,重组载体转化于感受态细胞JM109,筛选出阳性重组子,提取阳性重组子质粒并进行测序,得到单抗重链可变区的基因序列,为单链抗体基因的构建及免疫毒素的构建奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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As a tool to address selected issues of virus biology, we constructed a recombinant cDNA clone of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) expressing Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) reporter gene. A full-length genomic cDNA clone of a non-cytopathic BVDV isolate was assembled by recombination in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Gluc gene was inserted between the Npro and Core protein coding regions by recombination. The cDNA transcribed in vitro was infectious upon transfection of MDBK cells, resulting in reporter gene expression and productive virus replication. The rescued viruses were stable for 15 passages in cell culture, maintaining the replication kinetics, focus size and morphology similar to those of the parental virus. Expression and correct processing of the reporter protein were also maintained, as demonstrated by Gluc activity. These results demonstrate that genes up to 555 bp are simply assembled by a single step in yeast recombination and are stably expressed by this cDNA clone.  相似文献   

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