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Enhanced immunogenicity of the pre-S region of hepatitis B surface antigen   总被引:35,自引:0,他引:35  
The 55 codons upstream of the gene sequence encoding the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are called the pre-S(2) region. It has been proposed that polypeptides of high molecular weight that contain the pre-S(2) region should be included in future hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines. The pre-S(2) region and the S gene product [25 kilodalton (kD)] together compose a polypeptide of high molecular weight (33 kD). As an initial attempt to determine the relevance of the 33-kD polypeptide to development of an HBV vaccine, the murine immune response to pre-S(2)-encoded determinants as compared to S-encoded determinants on the same polypeptide was examined. The results indicate (i) the pre-S(2) region is significantly more immunogenic than the S region of HBsAg, (ii) the 26 amino acid residues at the NH2-terminus of the 33-kD polypeptide represent a dominant antibody binding site on the pre-S(2) region, (iii) the immune response to the pre-S(2) region is regulated by H-2-linked genes distinct from those that regulate the response to the S region, and (iv) immunization of an S region nonresponder strain with HBV envelope particles that contain both the pre-S(2) and S regions can circumvent nonresponsiveness to the S region.  相似文献   

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In an attempt to establish a model of the healthy carrier state in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, transgenic mice expressing HBV genes were produced. Fertilized one-cell eggs were microinjected with subgenomic fragments of HBV DNA containing the coding regions for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) and pre-S and X antigens. Either the normal (HBV) or metallothionein promoters were used to obtain expression of the HBV genes. There was no evidence of viral replication or tissue pathology. The integrated HBV DNA sequences were inherited in a normal Mendelian fashion. Three of 16 transgenic mice expressed HBV-encoded gene products to which they were immunologically tolerant. Expression was not tissue specific and may be influenced by the genomic integration site and cellular factors. Both HBsAg and pre-S antigen were detectable within the cytoplasm of hepatocytes and renal tubular epithelial cells. High serum concentrations of HBsAg were detectable and the secreted product appeared authentic as judged by mean density, morphology, mean particle diameter, polypeptide composition, and antigenicity. The absence of tissue pathology in these immunologically tolerant animals supports the hypothesis that cellular injury under these conditions is not a direct consequence of expression of the pre-S or HBs regions of the HBV genome.  相似文献   

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Antiserum prepared against serum-free medium from human fibroblast cultures reacted specifically with protropocollagen, an assembled, soluble precursor of tropocollagen. The antibodies were directed to antigenic determinants in the nonhelical, amino terminal peptide extensions (propeptides). Amino acid sequences in the precursor molecule corresponding to the telopeptides and helical alpha chains of tropocollagen were not recognized by the antiserum.  相似文献   

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The hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope protein carrying the surface antigen (HBsAg) is assembled with cellular lipids in mammalian cells into empty viral envelopes. In a study to evaluate the capacity of such particles to present foreign peptide sequences in a biologically active form, in-phase insertions were created in the S gene encoding the major envelope protein. One of the sequences inserted was a synthetic DNA fragment encoding a poliovirus neutralization epitope. Mammalian cells expressing the modified gene secreted hybrid particles closely resembling authentic 22-nanometer HBsAg particles. These particles reacted with a poliovirus-specific monoclonal antibody and induced neutralizing antibodies against poliovirus. The results indicate that empty viral envelopes of HBV may provide a means for the presentation of peptide sequences and for their export from mammalian cells.  相似文献   

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Molecular cloning of the chicken progesterone receptor   总被引:16,自引:0,他引:16  
To define the functional domains of the progesterone receptor required for gene regulation, complementary DNA (cDNA) clones encoding the chicken progesterone receptor have been isolated from a chicken oviduct lambda gt11 cDNA expression library. Positive clones expressed antigenic determinants that cross-reacted with six monospecific antibodies derived from two independent sources. A 36-amino acid peptide sequence obtained by microsequencing of purified progesterone receptor was encoded by nucleotide sequences in the longest cDNA clone. Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the progesterone receptor deduced from the cDNA clones revealed a cysteine-rich region that was homologous to a region found in the estrogen and glucocorticoid receptors and to the avian erythroblastosis virus gag-erb-A fusion protein. Northern blot analysis with chicken progesterone receptor cDNA's indicated the existence of at least three messenger RNA species. These messages were found only in oviduct and could be induced by estrogens.  相似文献   

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The size of the gene pool potentially encoding antibodies to p-azophenyl arsonate has been examined. A heavy chain-specific full-length complementary DNA clone has been constructed with the use of messenger RNA from a hybridoma that produces antibodies to the arsonate hapten and bears nearly a full complement of the determinants comprising the cross-reactive idiotype (CRI). The sequences of both the complementary DNA clone and the corresponding immunoglobulin heavy chain have been independently determined. A probe for the variable region gene was prepared from the original heavy chain complementary DNA clone and used to analyze, by Southern filter hybridization, genomic DNA from both A/J (CRI positive) and BALB/c (CRI negative) mice. Approximately 20 to 25 restriction fragments containing "germline" variable region gene segments were detected in both strains, and many are shared by both, Since 35 CRI-positive heavy chains have been partially sequenced thus far and 31 are different, the results of the hybridization analysis suggest that somatic mutation events involving the variable region gene segments of the heavy chain play a role in the origin of the amino acid sequence diversity seen in this system.  相似文献   

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研究旨在克隆苏云金芽胞杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis,Bt)Q-12的cry1Ac28基因并在原核载体中表达。应用PCR-RFLP法鉴定出Bt Q-12中含有cry1Ac基因,根据已知的cry1Ac全长基因序列设计特异引物,以Bt Q-12基因组DNA为模板扩增cry1Ac全长基因,与大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)表达载体pEB相连接获得含有cry1Ac全长基因的重组质粒pEB-cry1Ac,经过序列分析表明,该基因编码区为3 537 bp,编码1 178个氨基酸,分子质量为133.3176 ku,pI为4.885,为弱酸性蛋白质,亮氨酸(Leu)、丝氨酸(Ser)、谷氨酸(Glu)三种氨基酸含量最高,分别为8.06%、7.80%、7.72%,该基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株能够正常表达133.3176 ku蛋白。该基因核苷酸序列已在GenBank中登录,登录号为FJ610439,并由Btδ-内毒素基因国际命名委员会正式命名为cry1Ac28。为进一步研究cry1Ac28蛋白功能和活性打下了良好的基础。  相似文献   

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[目的]研究广西巴马小型猪单核细胞趋化蛋白-1(MCP-1)基因CDs区的序列特点,为建立广西巴马小型猪动脉粥样硬化模型及揭示动脉粥样硬化的发生、发展机理提供理论依据.[方法]从广西巴马小型猪动脉血管组织中扩增MCP-1基因CDs区全长序列,与人类及其他易建立动脉粥样硬化模型动物的序列进行比对分析,并预测其蛋白质信号肽位点及结构域.[结果]广西巴马小型猪MCP-1基因CDs区全长300 bp,编码99个氨基酸;与人类MCP-1基因CDs区(S71513.1)的同源性最高,为84.4%.广西巴马小型猪MCP-1蛋白的前23位氨基酸为信号肽,后76位氨基酸为成熟肽,等电点(pI)9.51,蛋白质分子量10976.04 kDa,信号肽位置有一段跨膜结构;广西巴马小型猪与人类MCP-1蛋白在形成二级结构时,保守半胱氨酸参与形成二硫键的位置一致,分别在第11、12、36和52号(除信号肽片段)位上排列为Cys-Cys,且是第11号位与第36号位形成二硫键,第12号位与第52号位形成二硫键.[结论]以广西巴马小型猪构建动脉粥样硬化模型时,MCP-1基因表达量可作为判断动脉血管疾病的一个辅助指标.  相似文献   

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徐雪荣  郭建军 《安徽农业科学》2013,(12):5190-5191,5200
乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)外膜蛋白包括SHBs蛋白、MHBs蛋白和LHBs蛋白,它们是HBV包膜的主要成分,可诱导机体产生相应的抗体。包膜蛋白在HBV侵入肝细胞的过程中起非常重要的作用,对于防治HBV的感染有重要意义。文中简要综述了包膜蛋白的基因结构、重要氨基酸或结构域的功能以及与包膜蛋白相互作用的蛋白3个方面的研究进展,并对其未来研究方向进行了展望。  相似文献   

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为了获得具有高抗菌活性和低溶血活性的抗菌肽,利用家蝇抗菌肽Cec Md和中国林蛙抗菌肽Chensirin,设计出杂合抗菌肽Cec Md-Che Rc,并构其克隆载体。选取Cec Md的N端和Chensirin的C端氨基酸序列组成杂合肽,通过互联网和计算机软件,分析比较杂合肽的特征参数并进行结构预测。采用重复序列PCR方法合成2条杂合肽Cec Md-Che Rc I和Cec Md-Che Rc IV的基因,并连接到克隆载体pMD18-T上。分析发现杂合抗菌肽中Cec Md-Che Rc I疏水性最强,Cec Md-Che Rc IV净正电荷数最高;两者N端为疏水性α螺旋结构,C端为亲水性α螺旋结构;两者疏水性氨基酸大体分布在螺旋轮的一侧,其余氨基酸分布在另一侧;带正电荷的氨基酸主要分布在亲水面上。2条杂合肽的基因大小分别为133 bp和124 bp;PCR、双酶切和测序鉴定表明成功地构建了克隆载体pMD18-T/Cec Md-Che Rc I和pMD18-T/Cec Md-Che Rc IV,为后续研究奠定了基础。  相似文献   

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Four clones were isolated from an adult human brain complementary DNA library with an oligonucleotide probe corresponding to the first 20 amino acids of the beta peptide of brain amyloid from Alzheimer's disease. The open reading frame of the sequenced clone coded for 97 amino acids, including the known amino acid sequence of this polypeptide. The 3.5-kilobase messenger RNA was detected in mammalian brains and human thymus. The gene is highly conserved in evolution and has been mapped to human chromosome 21.  相似文献   

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[目的]获得玉米的PEPC基因,并对其生物信息学进行分析。[方法]使用RT-PCR方法由玉米中获得PEPC全长c DNA,构建克隆载体后进行测序,并对其序列进行生物信息学分析。[结果]获得的玉米PEPC基因CDS全长2 913 bp,编码的多肽链包含970个氨基酸,为疏水性氨基酸,由α-螺旋(61.44%)、无规则卷曲(34.43%)和延伸链(4.12%)组成,定位于细胞质,不存在跨膜结构域,其175~970位氨基酸组成了磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶的功能结构域,在173~184、597~609位具有2个磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶活性位点。[结论]该研究克隆了玉米C_4型丙酮酸磷酸双激酶(PPDK)基因,它所编码的氨基酸序列具备PPDK蛋白的保守序列和催化活性中心区域。  相似文献   

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通过设计特异性引物MT-ⅢSP1和MT-ⅢSP2,采用RT-PCR方法分别从奶山羊和绒山羊脑组织中克隆出金属硫蛋白-Ⅲ(MT-Ⅲ)基因编码区全序列,并利用生物信息学方法分析山羊MT-Ⅲ的分子特性.结果表明:奶山羊和绒山羊MT-Ⅲ基因编码区全长均为207bp,编码68个氨基酸,其中含19个半胱氨酸,不含芳香族氨基酸和组氨酸;BLAST搜索结果表明,MT-Ⅲ编码氨基酸序列在物种间高度保守,含有MT-Ⅲ特有的MDPET、C-X-C、C-C-X-C-C、C-X-X-C、KKS(X为非Cys外的其它氨基酸)等保守的短肽结构;生物信息学分析表明,山羊MT-Ⅲ无明显疏水结构和跨膜结构域,无信号肽,是一种细胞质蛋白.山羊MT-Ⅲ蛋白质二级结构主要为不规则卷曲,仅在第40-50位氨基酸残基间有明显的螺旋结构;三级结构预测表明,山羊MT-Ⅲ的三级结构由α和β2个结构域组成,通过KKS连接,且MT-Ⅲ氨基酸序列中第30位保守的半胱氨酸在反刍动物中均突变成丝氨酸,位于β-结构域.  相似文献   

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[目的]获得玉米(Zea mays)的丙酮酸磷酸双激酶基因(以下简称ppdk),并对其进行生物信息学分析.[方法]使用Trizol提取玉米SC704的总RNA,并用特异引物对其进行RT-PCR扩增,将得到的cDNA片段连接到pGEM-T载体后转化大肠杆菌DH5α,然后对阳性克隆进行测序,并对序列进行生物信息学分析.[结果]获得的玉米PPDK基因CDS全长2781bp,与玉米z561ppdk基因同源性为99;;其编码的多肽链包含926个氨基酸,与玉米PPDK同源性为97;.[结论]克隆了玉米C4型丙酮酸磷酸双激酶(PPDK)基因,它所编码的氨基酸序列具备PPDK蛋白的保守序列和催化活性中心区域.该基因的成功克隆为今后利用其改造C3植物的光合效率以提高粮食单产奠定了良好的基础.  相似文献   

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通过PCR技术克隆枯草芽孢杆菌蛋白酶apr基因,并分别对该基因和编码蛋白进行同源性比较和酶学性质分析。结果表明,apr基因序列全长1509bp,编码503个氨基酸,同源性100%;克隆到表达质粒pET-22b(+)后,将重组质粒经热激转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,IPTG诱导表达,蛋白分子质量为55ku。测定酶活为19500U·mL-1。该基因克隆和表达的成功对于制备大豆抗氧化肽具有实际应用价值,对进一步深入研究其生物学和酶学机制具有重要意义。  相似文献   

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以龙眼体胚发生早期的胚性培养物为材料,通过简并引物结合PCR进行cDNA末端快速克隆(RACE)的技术,克隆到了龙眼体胚相关未知蛋白基因DlUP-5全长序列,其cDNA全长为887 bp,由681个核苷酸组成的开放阅读框,编码226个氨基酸(GenBank登陆号为GQ443759).该基因推导的蛋白分子质量为24511.9 u,理论等电点pI为9.65;该蛋白是Frigi-da-like蛋白质家族成员,是一个具有Frigida组件,无典型信号肽结构,无跨膜螺旋的亲水性蛋白;不规则卷曲是其最大量的结构元件,并且主要集中在C端区域.实时荧光定量PCR分析结果显示,该基因在龙眼体胚发生过程中均有表达,呈"N"形趋势,其中以不完全胚性紧实结构阶段最高,而鱼雷形胚阶段表达量最低;方差分析表明,鱼雷形胚阶段DlUP-5基因表达量与其他7个阶段存在极显著差异.该研究结果对DlUP-5基因在龙眼体胚发生过程中的作用有了一个初步的认识,其在龙眼胚性愈伤组织胚胎发生能力、早期体胚正常发育和体胚成熟过程等方面可能起重要作用.  相似文献   

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采用转录组测序和荧光定量PCR等方法,分析了蔬菜害虫黄曲条跳甲lpl基因(Pslpl基因)的cDNA序列及基因表达情况.结果表明,Pslpl基因cDNA的开放阅读框为1 182 bp,编码393个氨基酸,N端含有13个氨基酸的线粒体信号肽.Pslpl基因在黄曲条跳甲雌、雄成虫的不同组织器官中都有表达,头部和中肠相对较高.雌、雄成虫之间对比分析发现,雄虫各组织器官Pslpl基因表达量均比雌虫对应组织器官中的表达量低,但在生殖系统中相反.Pslpl基因cDNA的鉴定和表达分析为研究黄曲条跳甲硫辛酸蛋白连接酶的功能及蛋白硫辛酸修饰奠定了前期基础.  相似文献   

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After being injected with collagen from rat or guinea pig skin, rabbits form high titer, species-specific antibodies to collagen. Antibody is directed primarily against the alpha2 chain of collagen with little reaction with the alpha1 chain. The amino terminal peptide of cyanogen bromide cleavage of the alpha2 chain of guinea pig skin collagen, alpha2-CBl, effectively inhibited the antigen-antibody reaction, an indication that a major antigenic determinant of collagen is located at the amino terminal of the alpha2 chain.  相似文献   

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山核桃FLOWERING LOCUS C同源基因鉴定与表达分析   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2       下载免费PDF全文
 根据本课题组对山核桃Carya cathayensis花芽454测序获得的CcFLC基因的2个开放阅读框(ORF)分别设计引物并进行聚合酶链式反应(PCR)扩增,获得开放阅读框大小分别为639 bp和612 bp,编码212个和203个氨基酸,GenBank登录号分别为JQ829074和JQ829075,都具有典型的MADS-box结构域,核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性分别为78%和67%,5′端高度同源,3′端差异较大。与太行花Taihangia rupestris和梨Pyrus pyrifolia等物种的FLC-like基因的氨基酸序列同源性达到40%~57%。氨基酸疏水性分析显示,它们的羧基端都是疏水性氨基酸,而氨基端是亲水性氨基酸,大部分氨基酸残基是疏水性的。实时定量PCR结果显示:CcFLC基因的2个开放阅读框在山核桃的营养枝的幼茎、幼叶、顶芽,以及短果枝的雌花芽和雄花芽中都有表达,但相对表达量存在较大差异,同一组织中ORF1 的表达丰度明显高于ORF2。ORF1 表达量在茎中最高,但在叶和雄花芽的表达量最低;ORF2 在雌花芽中相对表达量最高,茎中表达量最低。图7参23  相似文献   

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为对犬干扰素-β(IFN-β)进行研究,用PCR技术从犬血细胞基因组DNA中扩增了牧羊犬IFN-β基因,并克隆到pGEM-T载体,转化大肠杆菌JM109感受态细胞,阳性克隆经PCR和酶切鉴定后进行测序。结果表明:牧羊犬IFN-β基因含561bp,编码186个氨基酸,前21个为信号肽。成熟蛋白理论分子量为20kD,等电点为5.737,有2个潜在磷酸化位点、5个N糖基化位点和4个半胱氨酸残基,大部分为亲水区。二、三级结构预测显示,蛋白主要由5段α螺旋组成。犬IFN-β基因与赤狐的完全相同,与貉、雪貂和猫的同源性很高(85%~98.4%),在进化树中处于同一分支,而与禽类和鱼类的同源性仅为2.9%~8.6%。  相似文献   

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