脂肪酸去饱和酶基因(FAD2)是控制植物体中油酸含量的关键基因,在甘蓝型油菜中有4个FAD2基因的拷贝,分别定位在A1、C1、A5、C5染色体上。本文克隆了1个FAD2拷贝基因,依据油菜基因组数据库信息,将其定位到C1染色体上,命名为Bn FAD2-C1,其...脂肪酸去饱和酶基因(FAD2)是控制植物体中油酸含量的关键基因,在甘蓝型油菜中有4个FAD2基因的拷贝,分别定位在A1、C1、A5、C5染色体上。本文克隆了1个FAD2拷贝基因,依据油菜基因组数据库信息,将其定位到C1染色体上,命名为Bn FAD2-C1,其开放阅读框为1155 bp。采用RACE(rapid-amplification of c DNA ends)技术获得了175 bp的5?UTR序列和212 bp的3?UTR序列。采用荧光定量PCR技术研究发现,Bn FAD2-C1在根、花和角果皮中仅保持本底水平的表达,在种子发育中期呈现高效表达,具有种子特异性诱导表达的特征。根据甘蓝和油菜基因组数据库信息,同源克隆到Bn FAD2-C1基因的启动子(promoter)和内含子(intron)序列,并通过PLACE和Plant CARE网站分析,初步预测到调控该基因转录的潜在顺式作用元件。通过茉莉酸诱导处理,Bn FAD2-C1基因表达量发生变化,推断茉莉酸在Bn FAD2-C1基因的表达过程中可能发挥一定的调控作用。展开更多
Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is b...Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.展开更多
文摘脂肪酸去饱和酶基因(FAD2)是控制植物体中油酸含量的关键基因,在甘蓝型油菜中有4个FAD2基因的拷贝,分别定位在A1、C1、A5、C5染色体上。本文克隆了1个FAD2拷贝基因,依据油菜基因组数据库信息,将其定位到C1染色体上,命名为Bn FAD2-C1,其开放阅读框为1155 bp。采用RACE(rapid-amplification of c DNA ends)技术获得了175 bp的5?UTR序列和212 bp的3?UTR序列。采用荧光定量PCR技术研究发现,Bn FAD2-C1在根、花和角果皮中仅保持本底水平的表达,在种子发育中期呈现高效表达,具有种子特异性诱导表达的特征。根据甘蓝和油菜基因组数据库信息,同源克隆到Bn FAD2-C1基因的启动子(promoter)和内含子(intron)序列,并通过PLACE和Plant CARE网站分析,初步预测到调控该基因转录的潜在顺式作用元件。通过茉莉酸诱导处理,Bn FAD2-C1基因表达量发生变化,推断茉莉酸在Bn FAD2-C1基因的表达过程中可能发挥一定的调控作用。
文摘Niemann-pick protein C1(NPC1) is a large integral membrane glycoprotein that resides in late endosomes,whereas niemann-pick protein C2(NPC2) is a small soluble protein found in the lumen of lysosomes.NPC1 protein is believed to facilitate the transport of lipids,particularly cholesterol,from late endosomes/lysosomes to the Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane.NPC2 primarily plays a role in the egress of cholesterol and glycolipids from lysosomes.Mutations in either NPC1 or NPC2 result in aberrant lipid transport from endocytic compartments,which results in lysosomal storage of a complex mixture of lipids,primarily cholesterol and glycosphingolipids.The NPC proteins regulate sterol homeostasis through production of LDL cholesterol-derived oxysterols.Oxysterols are endogenous ligands for the liver X receptors(LXRs),which can upregulate ATP binding cassette transporter A1(ABCA1) expression.ABCA1 may have antiatherogenic effects through the efflux of it-mediated cholesterol.Meanwhile,NPC1 heterozygote mutation confers substantial resistance to lesional necrosis and lesional macrophage apoptosis.Study of the NPC proteins will help us for further understanding of the mechanisms involved in atherogenesis.
