Glycine-rich proteins (GRPs) belong to a kind of important structural proteins of plant cell walls. The expression of GRP genes is regulated spatially and developmentally as well as by various environmental stresses, ...Glycine-rich proteins (GRPs) belong to a kind of important structural proteins of plant cell walls. The expression of GRP genes is regulated spatially and developmentally as well as by various environmental stresses, thus providing a good model for the study of plant gene expres-sion. We obtained the genomic sequence of a new GRP gene (Osgrp-2) from a rice genomic li-brary. The transcription start site of Osgrp-2 was determined by 5’-rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and a 2.4-kb promoter sequence was thus delimited. The spatial and developmental expression pattern as well as the wound-inducible character of Osgrp-2 in rice plants was ana-lyzed in detail. Furthermore, the gene was mapped onto rice chromosome 10 by analysis of re-striction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).展开更多
Chinese shrimp （Fenneropenaeus chinensis） is an economically important aquaculture species in China. However, cytogenetic and genomic data is limited in the organism partly because the chromosomes are difficult to i...Chinese shrimp （Fenneropenaeus chinensis） is an economically important aquaculture species in China. However, cytogenetic and genomic data is limited in the organism partly because the chromosomes are difficult to isolate and analyze. In this study, fluorescence in-situ hybridization （FISH） was used to identify the chromosomes of F. chinensis. The 5S ribosomal RNA gene （rDNA） of F. chinensis was isolated, cloned and then used as a hybridization probe. The results show that the 5S rDNA was located on one pair of homologous chromosomes in F chinensis. In addition, triploid shrimp were used to evaluate the feasibility of chromosome identification using FISH and to validate the method. It was confirmed that 5S rDNA can be used as a chromosome-specific probe for chromosome identification in E chinensis. The successful application ofFISH in E chinensis shows that chromosome-specific probes can be developed and this finding will facilitate further research on the chromosomes ofpenaeid shrimps.展开更多
Genetic resistance is the most economical method of reducing yield losses caused by wheat leaf rust. To identify the leaf rust resistance genes in commonly used parental germplasm and released cultivars become very ...Genetic resistance is the most economical method of reducing yield losses caused by wheat leaf rust. To identify the leaf rust resistance genes in commonly used parental germplasm and released cultivars become very important for utilizing the genetic resistance to wheat leaf rust fully. Up to date, about 90 leaf rust resistance genes have been found, of which 51 genes have been located and mapped to special chromosomes, and 56 genes have been designated officially according to the standards set forth in the Catalogue of Gene Symbols for wheat. Twenty-four wheat leaf rust resistance genes have been developed for their molecular markers. It is very important to isolate, characterize, and map leaf rust resistance genes due to the resistance losses of the genes caused by the pathogen continuously.展开更多
Rb exerts important physiological functions in cell-cycle control, gene expression, cell differentiation, apoptosis, development and tumorigenesis by interacting with many cellular proteins. Using human partial Rb as ...Rb exerts important physiological functions in cell-cycle control, gene expression, cell differentiation, apoptosis, development and tumorigenesis by interacting with many cellular proteins. Using human partial Rb as bait, we screened a human fetal brain cDNA library through yeast two-hybrid system and obtained six novel cDNA fragments. Among them, one cDNA fragment corresponds to two different transcripts, 7 kb and 9 kb in Northern blot analysis. These two transcripts showed uniform distribution in various human tissues. We cloned the full-length cDNA of a 7.2 kb transcript through three times PCR amplifications. It was named RAP140a and predicted to encode a 1 233 amino acids hydrophilic protein. RAP140a was mapped to chromosome 3p13-p14.1. RAP140a may be functionally related to the intracellular translocation of Rb or other proteins.展开更多
Affymetrix U133A oligonucleotide microarrays were used to study the differences of gene expressions between high （H） metastatic ovarian cancer cell line, HO-8910PM, and normal ovarian tissues （C）. Bioinformatics w...Affymetrix U133A oligonucleotide microarrays were used to study the differences of gene expressions between high （H） metastatic ovarian cancer cell line, HO-8910PM, and normal ovarian tissues （C）. Bioinformatics was used to identify their chromosomal localizations. A total of 1,237 genes were found to have a difference in expression levels more than eight times. Among them 597 were upregulated [Signal Log Ratio （SLR） ≥3], and 640 genes were downregulated （SLR≤-3）. Except one gene, whose location was unknown, all these genes were randomly distributed on all the chromosomes. However, chromosome 1 contained the most differentially expressed genes （115 genes, 9.3%）, followed by chromosome 2 （94 genes, 7.6%）, chromosome 12 （88 genes, 7.1%）, chromosome 11 （76 genes, 6.1%）, chromosomes X （71 genes, 5.7%）, and chromosomes l7 （69 genes, 5.6%）. These genes were localized on short-arm of chromosome （q）, which had 805 （65.1%） genes, and the short arms of No.13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 chromosomes were the only parts of the chromosomes where the differentially expressed genes were localized. Functional classification showed that most of the genes （306 genes, 24.7%） belonged to the enzymes and their regulator groups. The subsequent group was the nucleic acid binding genes （144 genes, 11.6%）. The rest of the top two groups were signal transduction genes （137 genes, 11.1%） and proteins binding genes （116 genes, 9.4%）. These comprised 56.8% of all the differentially expressed genes. There were also 207 genes whose functions were unknown （16.7 %）. Therefore it was concluded that differentially expressed genes in high metastatic ovarian cancer cell were supposed to be randomly distributed across the genome, but the majority were found on chromosomes 1, 2, 12, 11, 17, and X. Abnormality in four groups of genes, including in enzyme and its regulator, nucleic acid binding, signal transduction and protein binding associated genes, might play important roles in ovarian c展开更多
文摘Glycine-rich proteins (GRPs) belong to a kind of important structural proteins of plant cell walls. The expression of GRP genes is regulated spatially and developmentally as well as by various environmental stresses, thus providing a good model for the study of plant gene expres-sion. We obtained the genomic sequence of a new GRP gene (Osgrp-2) from a rice genomic li-brary. The transcription start site of Osgrp-2 was determined by 5’-rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and a 2.4-kb promoter sequence was thus delimited. The spatial and developmental expression pattern as well as the wound-inducible character of Osgrp-2 in rice plants was ana-lyzed in detail. Furthermore, the gene was mapped onto rice chromosome 10 by analysis of re-striction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).
基金Supported by the Key Program of the National Natural ScienceFoundation of China(No.30730071)the National High-Tech Researchand Development Program of China(863 program)(No.2007AA09Z430)the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.30471347&40706048)
文摘Chinese shrimp （Fenneropenaeus chinensis） is an economically important aquaculture species in China. However, cytogenetic and genomic data is limited in the organism partly because the chromosomes are difficult to isolate and analyze. In this study, fluorescence in-situ hybridization （FISH） was used to identify the chromosomes of F. chinensis. The 5S ribosomal RNA gene （rDNA） of F. chinensis was isolated, cloned and then used as a hybridization probe. The results show that the 5S rDNA was located on one pair of homologous chromosomes in F chinensis. In addition, triploid shrimp were used to evaluate the feasibility of chromosome identification using FISH and to validate the method. It was confirmed that 5S rDNA can be used as a chromosome-specific probe for chromosome identification in E chinensis. The successful application ofFISH in E chinensis shows that chromosome-specific probes can be developed and this finding will facilitate further research on the chromosomes ofpenaeid shrimps.
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30170602)the Biological Control Center of Plant Pathogens and Plant Pests of Hebei Province.
文摘Genetic resistance is the most economical method of reducing yield losses caused by wheat leaf rust. To identify the leaf rust resistance genes in commonly used parental germplasm and released cultivars become very important for utilizing the genetic resistance to wheat leaf rust fully. Up to date, about 90 leaf rust resistance genes have been found, of which 51 genes have been located and mapped to special chromosomes, and 56 genes have been designated officially according to the standards set forth in the Catalogue of Gene Symbols for wheat. Twenty-four wheat leaf rust resistance genes have been developed for their molecular markers. It is very important to isolate, characterize, and map leaf rust resistance genes due to the resistance losses of the genes caused by the pathogen continuously.
文摘Rb exerts important physiological functions in cell-cycle control, gene expression, cell differentiation, apoptosis, development and tumorigenesis by interacting with many cellular proteins. Using human partial Rb as bait, we screened a human fetal brain cDNA library through yeast two-hybrid system and obtained six novel cDNA fragments. Among them, one cDNA fragment corresponds to two different transcripts, 7 kb and 9 kb in Northern blot analysis. These two transcripts showed uniform distribution in various human tissues. We cloned the full-length cDNA of a 7.2 kb transcript through three times PCR amplifications. It was named RAP140a and predicted to encode a 1 233 amino acids hydrophilic protein. RAP140a was mapped to chromosome 3p13-p14.1. RAP140a may be functionally related to the intracellular translocation of Rb or other proteins.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30471819).
文摘Affymetrix U133A oligonucleotide microarrays were used to study the differences of gene expressions between high （H） metastatic ovarian cancer cell line, HO-8910PM, and normal ovarian tissues （C）. Bioinformatics was used to identify their chromosomal localizations. A total of 1,237 genes were found to have a difference in expression levels more than eight times. Among them 597 were upregulated [Signal Log Ratio （SLR） ≥3], and 640 genes were downregulated （SLR≤-3）. Except one gene, whose location was unknown, all these genes were randomly distributed on all the chromosomes. However, chromosome 1 contained the most differentially expressed genes （115 genes, 9.3%）, followed by chromosome 2 （94 genes, 7.6%）, chromosome 12 （88 genes, 7.1%）, chromosome 11 （76 genes, 6.1%）, chromosomes X （71 genes, 5.7%）, and chromosomes l7 （69 genes, 5.6%）. These genes were localized on short-arm of chromosome （q）, which had 805 （65.1%） genes, and the short arms of No.13, 14, 15, 21, and 22 chromosomes were the only parts of the chromosomes where the differentially expressed genes were localized. Functional classification showed that most of the genes （306 genes, 24.7%） belonged to the enzymes and their regulator groups. The subsequent group was the nucleic acid binding genes （144 genes, 11.6%）. The rest of the top two groups were signal transduction genes （137 genes, 11.1%） and proteins binding genes （116 genes, 9.4%）. These comprised 56.8% of all the differentially expressed genes. There were also 207 genes whose functions were unknown （16.7 %）. Therefore it was concluded that differentially expressed genes in high metastatic ovarian cancer cell were supposed to be randomly distributed across the genome, but the majority were found on chromosomes 1, 2, 12, 11, 17, and X. Abnormality in four groups of genes, including in enzyme and its regulator, nucleic acid binding, signal transduction and protein binding associated genes, might play important roles in ovarian c
