通过EST和锚定PCR技术,从海湾扇贝(Argopecten irradians)中克隆得到一种溶菌酶基因的全长cDNA(全长659bp,编码200个氨基酸).BLASTx分析的结果显示,它和脊椎动物g型溶菌酶相似性较高,却不同于无脊椎动物中已发现的c型和i型溶菌酶.在其...通过EST和锚定PCR技术,从海湾扇贝(Argopecten irradians)中克隆得到一种溶菌酶基因的全长cDNA(全长659bp,编码200个氨基酸).BLASTx分析的结果显示,它和脊椎动物g型溶菌酶相似性较高,却不同于无脊椎动物中已发现的c型和i型溶菌酶.在其编码的氨基酸序列中发现了g型溶菌酶的活性中心(Glu 82, Asp 97, Asp 108),同时6个保守的半胱氨酸也与鸟类和鱼类的g型溶菌酶相一致.结合BLASTX分析的结果,可以确认所获得的cDNA序列是一种在无脊椎动物中首次发现的g型溶菌酶的编码序列.采用Clustalw 软件,对多种脊椎动物c型、g型溶菌酶和无脊椎动物c型、i型溶菌酶以及本研究发现的无脊椎动物g型溶菌酶进行了分析,结果发现,无脊椎动物c型、i型溶菌酶和脊椎动物c型溶菌酶同源性较高,而海湾扇贝g型溶菌酶和脊椎动物g型溶菌酶同源性较高.由此说明c型、g型溶菌酶从无脊椎到脊椎动物的进化是平行发生的,这对进一步研究溶菌酶及其分子进化具有重要意义.展开更多
小麦矮缩病毒(wheat dwarf virus,WDV)引起的小麦矮缩病是一种危害严重的小麦病害。为研究小麦与WDV的互作机制,本研究首先以小麦为供试材料,提取小麦幼苗叶片和根组织的总RNA,采用SMART(switching mechanism at 5′end of RNA transcri...小麦矮缩病毒(wheat dwarf virus,WDV)引起的小麦矮缩病是一种危害严重的小麦病害。为研究小麦与WDV的互作机制,本研究首先以小麦为供试材料,提取小麦幼苗叶片和根组织的总RNA,采用SMART(switching mechanism at 5′end of RNA transcript)技术构建了小麦全长cDNA文库。该文库滴度大于4×10^(9)cfu/mL、初级文库库容量超过3.6×10^(6)cfu,插入片段长度在500~2000 bp之间,平均长度大于1000 bp,重组率约100%,成功获得了高质量的小麦cDNA文库。为筛选与WDV复制蛋白(replication protein,Rep)互作的寄主因子,构建了酵母双杂交诱饵载体pGBKT7-Rep,验证其无毒性和自激活现象后,利用构建的文库初步筛选出32个与WDV-Rep蛋白发生相互作用的候选靶标蛋白。在此基础上,采用酵母双杂交系统对筛选获得的10个候选蛋白进行一对一互作验证,最终确定其中8个蛋白与WDV-Rep存在相互作用。生物信息学分析表明,这些阳性互作蛋白包括锌指转录因子TFⅢA、去SUMO化酶DeSI、E3泛素连接酶BRE1等,其功能涉及基因转录调控、蛋白质泛素化修饰、植物抗逆防御应答、光合作用能量转换和RNA加工等多个关键生物学过程。该研究为深入解析WDV致病机理和寄主抗病机制提供了材料和理论基础。展开更多
An accurate assessment of host and pathogen gene expression during infection is critical for understanding the molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions.Often,pathogen-derived transcripts are difficult to ascert...An accurate assessment of host and pathogen gene expression during infection is critical for understanding the molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions.Often,pathogen-derived transcripts are difficult to ascertain at early infection stages owing to the unfavourable transcript representation compared to the host genes.In this study,we compare two sequencing techniques,RNAseq and enrichment sequencing(RenSeq and PenSeq)of cDNA,to investigate gene expression patterns in the doubled monoploid potato(DM)infected with the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans.Our results reveal distinct advantages of cDNA RenSeq and PenSeq over traditional RNAseq in terms of target gene representation and transcriptional quantification at early infection stages.Throughout the infection time course,cDNA enrichment sequencing enables transcriptomic analyses for more targeted host and pathogen genes.For highly expressed genes that were sampled in parallel by both cDNA enrichment and RNAseq,a high level of concordance in expression profiles is observed,indicative of at least semi-quantitative gene expression representation following enrichment.展开更多
文摘通过EST和锚定PCR技术,从海湾扇贝(Argopecten irradians)中克隆得到一种溶菌酶基因的全长cDNA(全长659bp,编码200个氨基酸).BLASTx分析的结果显示,它和脊椎动物g型溶菌酶相似性较高,却不同于无脊椎动物中已发现的c型和i型溶菌酶.在其编码的氨基酸序列中发现了g型溶菌酶的活性中心(Glu 82, Asp 97, Asp 108),同时6个保守的半胱氨酸也与鸟类和鱼类的g型溶菌酶相一致.结合BLASTX分析的结果,可以确认所获得的cDNA序列是一种在无脊椎动物中首次发现的g型溶菌酶的编码序列.采用Clustalw 软件,对多种脊椎动物c型、g型溶菌酶和无脊椎动物c型、i型溶菌酶以及本研究发现的无脊椎动物g型溶菌酶进行了分析,结果发现,无脊椎动物c型、i型溶菌酶和脊椎动物c型溶菌酶同源性较高,而海湾扇贝g型溶菌酶和脊椎动物g型溶菌酶同源性较高.由此说明c型、g型溶菌酶从无脊椎到脊椎动物的进化是平行发生的,这对进一步研究溶菌酶及其分子进化具有重要意义.
基金supported by the Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services (RESAS) Division of the Scottish Government through project JHI-B1-1the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) through awards BB/ S015663/1+2 种基金BB/X009068/1Research Leaders 2025 fellowship funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 754380the Research/Scientific Computing teams at The James Hutton Institute and NIAB for providing computational resources and technical support for the “UK’s Crop Diversity Bioinformatics HPC” (BBSRC grant BB/ S019669/1)。
文摘An accurate assessment of host and pathogen gene expression during infection is critical for understanding the molecular aspects of host-pathogen interactions.Often,pathogen-derived transcripts are difficult to ascertain at early infection stages owing to the unfavourable transcript representation compared to the host genes.In this study,we compare two sequencing techniques,RNAseq and enrichment sequencing(RenSeq and PenSeq)of cDNA,to investigate gene expression patterns in the doubled monoploid potato(DM)infected with the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans.Our results reveal distinct advantages of cDNA RenSeq and PenSeq over traditional RNAseq in terms of target gene representation and transcriptional quantification at early infection stages.Throughout the infection time course,cDNA enrichment sequencing enables transcriptomic analyses for more targeted host and pathogen genes.For highly expressed genes that were sampled in parallel by both cDNA enrichment and RNAseq,a high level of concordance in expression profiles is observed,indicative of at least semi-quantitative gene expression representation following enrichment.
