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Qiu A, Wu J, Lei Y, Cai Y, Wang S, Liu Z, Guan D, He S. CaSK23, a Putative GSK3/SHAGGY-Like Kinase of Capsicum annuum, Acts as a Negative Regulator of Pepper's Response to Ralstonia solanacearum Attack. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19092698. [PMID: 30208566 PMCID: PMC6163794 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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GSK3-like kinases have been mainly implicated in the brassinosteroids (BR) pathway and, therefore, in plant growth, development, and responses to abiotic stresses; however, their roles in plant immunity remain poorly understood. Herein, we present evidence that CaSK23, a putative GSK3/SHAGGY-like kinase in pepper, acts as a negative regulator in pepper’s response to Ralstonia solanacearum (R. solanacearum) inoculation (RSI). Data from quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) showed that the constitutively-expressed CaSK23 in pepper leaves was down-regulated by RSI, as well as by exogenously-applied salicylic acid (SA) or methyl jasomonate (MeJA). Silencing of CaSK23 by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) decreased the susceptibility of pepper plants to RSI, coupled with up-regulation of the tested genes encoding SA-, JA-, and ethylene (ET)-dependent pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. In contrast, ectopic overexpression (OE) of CaSK23 conferred a compromised resistance of tobacco plants to RSI, accompanied by down-regulation of the tested immunity-associated SA-, JA-, and ET-dependent PR genes. In addition, transient overexpression of CaSK23 in pepper plants consistently led to down-regulation of the tested SA-, JA-, and ET-dependent PR genes. We speculate that CaSK23 acts as a negative regulator in pepper immunity and its constitutive expression represses pepper immunity in the absence of pathogens. On the other hand, its decreased expression derepresses immunity when pepper plants are attacked by pathogens.
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- Ailian Qiu
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/FAFU, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Nelson BR, Matsuhashi S, Lefcort F. Restricted neural epidermal growth factor-like like 2 (NELL2) expression during muscle and neuronal differentiation. Mech Dev 2016; 119 Suppl 1:S11-9. [PMID: 14516654 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(03)00084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have identified a secreted glycoprotein, neural epidermal growth factor-like like 2 (NELL2), in a screen designed to isolate molecules regulating sensory neuron genesis and differentiation in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). In investigating NELL2 expression during embryogenesis, we demonstrate here that NELL2 is highly regulated spatially and temporally, being only transiently expressed in discrete regions of the central (CNS) and peripheral nervous systems (PNS) and in a subset of mesoderm derived structures during their peak periods of development. In the CNS and PNS, NELL2 is maximally expressed as motor and sensory neurons differentiate. Interestingly, its expression is restricted to sublineages of the neural crest, being strongly expressed throughout the immature DRG, but excluded from sympathetic ganglia. Similarly during muscle development, NELL2 is specifically expressed by hypaxial muscle precursor cells in the differentiating somite and derivatives in the forelimbs and body wall, but not by epaxial muscle precursors. Furthermore, NELL2 is differentially regulated in the CNS and PNS; in the CNS, NELL2 is only expressed by nascent, post-mitotic neurons as they commence their differentiation, yet in the PNS, NELL2 is expressed by subsets of progenitor cells in addition to nascent neurons. Based on this restricted spatial and temporal expression pattern, functional studies are in progress to determine NELL2's role during neuronal differentiation in both the PNS and CNS.
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- Branden R Nelson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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Qiu A, Liu Z, Li J, Chen Y, Guan D, He S. The Ectopic Expression of CaRop1 Modulates the Response of Tobacco Plants to Ralstonia solanacearum and Aphids. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1177. [PMID: 27551287 PMCID: PMC4976107 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In plants, Rho-related GTPases (Rops) are versatile molecular switches that regulate various biological processes, although their exact roles are not fully understood. Herein, we provide evidence that the ectopic expression of a Rop derived from Capsicum annuum, designated CaRop1, in tobacco plants modulates the response of these plants to Ralstonia solanacearum or aphid attack. The deduced amino acid sequence of CaRop1 harbors a conserved Rho domain and is highly homologous to Rops of other plant species. Transient expression of a CaRop1-GFP fusion protein in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf epidermal cells revealed localization of the GFP signal to the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Overexpression (OE) of the wild-type CaRop1 or its dominant-negative mutant (DN-CaRop1) conferred substantial resistance to R. solanacearum infection and aphid attack, and this effect was accompanied by enhanced transcriptional expression of the hypersensitive-reaction marker gene HSR201; the jasmonic acid (JA)-responsive PR1b and LOX1; the insect resistance-associated NtPI-I, NtPI-II, and NtTPI; the ethylene (ET) production-associated NtACS1; and NPK1, a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) that interferes with N-, Bs2-, and Rx-mediated disease resistance. In contrast, OE of the constitutively active mutant of CaRop1(CA-CaRop1) enhanced susceptibility of the transgenic tobacco plants to R. solanacearum infection and aphid attack and downregulated or sustained the expression of HSR201, PR1b, NPK1, NtACS1, NtPI-I, NtPI-II, and NtTPI. These results collectively suggest that CaRop1 acts as a signaling switch in the crosstalk between Solanaceaes's response to R. solanacearum infection and aphid attack possibly via JA/ET-mediated signaling machinery.
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- Ailian Qiu
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding and Comprehensive Utilization, Ministry of Education/Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, FuzhouChina
- *Correspondence: Shuilin He,
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Lai Y, Dang F, Lin J, Yu L, Lin J, Lei Y, Chen C, Liu Z, Qiu A, Mou S, Guan D, Wu Y, He S. Overexpression of a pepper CaERF5 gene in tobacco plants enhances resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2014; 41:758-767. [PMID: 32481030 DOI: 10.1071/fp13305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTORs (ERF) transcription factors (TFs) constitute a large transcriptional regulator family belonging to the AP2/ERF superfamily and are implicated in a range of biological processes. However, the specific roles of individual ERF family members in biotic or abiotic stress responses and the underlying molecular mechanism still need to be elucidated. In the present study, a cDNA encoding a member of ethylene response factor (ERF) transcription factor, CaERF5, was isolated from pepper. Sequence analysis showed that CaERF5 contains a typical 59 amino acid AP2/ERF DNA-binding domain, two highly conserved amino acid residues (14th alanine (A) and 19th aspartic acid (D)), a putative nuclear localisation signal (NLS), a CMIX-2 motif in the N-terminal region and two putative MAP kinase phosphorylation site CMIX-5 and CMIX-6 motifs. It belongs to group IXb of the ERF subfamily. A CaERF5-green fluorescence protein (GFP) fusion transiently expressed in onion epidermal cells localised to the nucleus. CaERF5 transcripts were induced by Ralstonia solanacearum infection, salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and ethephon (ETH) treatments. Constitutive expression of the CaERF5 gene in tobacco plants upregulated transcript levels of a set of defence- related genes and enhanced resistance to R. solanacearum infection. Our results suggest that CaERF5 acts as a positive regulator in plant resistance to R. solanacearum infection and show that overexpression of this transcription factor can be used as a tool to enhance disease resistance in crop species.
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- Yan Lai
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Jinggangshan University, Jian, Jiangxi 343009, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Dang F, Wang Y, She J, Lei Y, Liu Z, Eulgem T, Lai Y, Lin J, Yu L, Lei D, Guan D, Li X, Yuan Q, He S. Overexpression of CaWRKY27, a subgroup IIe WRKY transcription factor of Capsicum annuum, positively regulates tobacco resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2014; 150:397-411. [PMID: 24032447 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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WRKY proteins are encoded by a large gene family and are linked to many biological processes across a range of plant species. The functions and underlying mechanisms of WRKY proteins have been investigated primarily in model plants such as Arabidopsis and rice. The roles of these transcription factors in non-model plants, including pepper and other Solanaceae, are poorly understood. Here, we characterize the expression and function of a subgroup IIe WRKY protein from pepper (Capsicum annuum), denoted as CaWRKY27. The protein localized to nuclei and activated the transcription of a reporter GUS gene construct driven by the 35S promoter that contained two copies of the W-box in its proximal upstream region. Inoculation of pepper cultivars with Ralstonia solanacearum induced the expression of CaWRKY27 transcript in 76a, a bacterial wilt-resistant pepper cultivar, whereas it downregulated the expression of CaWRKY27 transcript in Gui-1-3, a bacterial wilt-susceptible pepper cultivar. CaWRKY27 transcript levels were also increased by treatments with salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and ethephon (ETH). Transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing CaWRKY27 exhibited resistance to R. solanacearum infection compared to that of wild-type plants. This resistance was coupled with increased transcript levels in a number of marker genes, including hypersensitive response genes, and SA-, JA- and ET-associated genes. By contrast, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of CaWRKY27 increased the susceptibility of pepper plants to R. solanacearum infection. These results suggest that CaWRKY27 acts as a positive regulator in tobacco resistance responses to R. solanacearum infection through modulation of SA-, JA- and ET-mediated signaling pathways.
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- Fengfeng Dang
- National Education Minster Key Laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China; College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China
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Friis TE, Stephenson S, Xiao Y, Whitehead J, Hutmacher DW. A polymerase chain reaction-based method for isolating clones from a complimentary DNA library in sheep. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2014; 20:780-9. [PMID: 24447069 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2013.0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The sheep (Ovis aries) is favored by many musculoskeletal tissue engineering groups as a large animal model because of its docile temperament and ease of husbandry. The size and weight of sheep are comparable to humans, which allows for the use of implants and fixation devices used in human clinical practice. The construction of a complimentary DNA (cDNA) library can capture the expression of genes in both a tissue- and time-specific manner. cDNA libraries have been a consistent source of gene discovery ever since the technology became commonplace more than three decades ago. Here, we describe the construction of a cDNA library using cells derived from sheep bones based on the pBluescript cDNA kit. Thirty clones were picked at random and sequenced. This led to the identification of a novel gene, C12orf29, which our initial experiments indicate is involved in skeletal biology. We also describe a polymerase chain reaction-based cDNA clone isolation method that allows the isolation of genes of interest from a cDNA library pool. The techniques outlined here can be applied in-house by smaller tissue engineering groups to generate tools for biomolecular research for large preclinical animal studies and highlights the power of standard cDNA library protocols to uncover novel genes.
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- Thor Einar Friis
- 1 Regenerative Medicine Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Dang FF, Wang YN, Yu L, Eulgem T, Lai Y, Liu ZQ, Wang X, Qiu AL, Zhang TX, Lin J, Chen YS, Guan DY, Cai HY, Mou SL, He SL. CaWRKY40, a WRKY protein of pepper, plays an important role in the regulation of tolerance to heat stress and resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2013; 36:757-74. [PMID: 22994555 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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WRKY proteins form a large family of plant transcription factors implicated in the modulation of numerous biological processes, such as growth, development and responses to various environmental stresses. However, the roles of the majority WRKY family members, especially in non-model plants, remain poorly understood. We identified CaWRKY40 from pepper. Transient expression in onion epidermal cells showed that CaWRKY40 can be targeted to nuclei and activates expression of a W-box-containing reporter gene. CaWRKY40 transcripts are induced in pepper by Ralstonia solanacearum and heat shock. To assess roles of CaWRKY40 in plant stress responses we performed gain- and loss-of-function experiments. Overexpression of CaWRKY40 enhanced resistance to R. solanacearum and tolerance to heat shock in tobacco. In contrast, silencing of CaWRKY40 enhanced susceptibility to R. solanacearum and impaired thermotolerance in pepper. Consistent with its role in multiple stress responses, we found CaWRKY40 transcripts to be induced by signalling mechanisms mediated by the stress hormones salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA) and ethylene (ET). Overexpression of CaWRKY40 in tobacco modified the expression of hypersensitive response (HR)-associated and pathogenesis-related genes. Collectively, our results suggest that CaWRKY40 orthologs are regulated by SA, JA and ET signalling and coordinate responses to R. solanacearum attacks and heat stress in pepper and tobacco.
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- Feng-Feng Dang
- College of Life Science National Education Minster Key laboratory of Plant Genetic Improvement and Comprehensive Utilization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Wang Y, Dang F, Liu Z, Wang X, Eulgem T, Lai Y, Yu L, She J, Shi Y, Lin J, Chen C, Guan D, Qiu A, He S. CaWRKY58, encoding a group I WRKY transcription factor of Capsicum annuum, negatively regulates resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2013; 14:131-44. [PMID: 23057972 PMCID: PMC6638745 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2012.00836.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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WRKY transcription factors are encoded by large gene families across the plant kingdom. So far, their biological and molecular functions in nonmodel plants, including pepper (Capsicum annuum) and other Solanaceae, remain poorly understood. Here, we report on the functional characterization of a new group I WRKY protein from pepper, termed CaWRKY58. Our data indicate that CaWRKY58 can be localized to the nucleus and can activate the transcription of the reporter β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene driven by the 35S core promoter with two copies of the W-box in its proximal upstream region. In pepper plants infected with the bacterial pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum, CaWRKY58 transcript levels showed a biphasic response, manifested in an early/transient down-regulation and late up-regulation. CaWRKY58 transcripts were suppressed by treatment with methyl jasmonate and abscisic acid. Tobacco plants overexpressing CaWRKY58 did not show any obvious morphological phenotypes, but exhibited disease symptoms of greater severity than did wild-type plants. The enhanced susceptibility of CaWRKY58-overexpressing tobacco plants correlated with the decreased expression of hypersensitive response marker genes, as well as various defence-associated genes. Consistently, CaWRKY58 pepper plants silenced by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) displayed enhanced resistance to the highly virulent R. solanacearum strain FJC100301, and this was correlated with enhanced transcripts of defence-related pepper genes. Our results suggest that CaWRKY58 acts as a transcriptional activator of negative regulators in the resistance of pepper to R. solanacearum infection.
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- Yuna Wang
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Lai Y, Dang F, Lin J, Yu L, Shi Y, Xiao Y, Huang M, Lin J, Chen C, Qi A, Liu Z, Guan D, Mou S, Qiu A, He S. Overexpression of a Chinese cabbage BrERF11 transcription factor enhances disease resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum in tobacco. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2013; 62:70-8. [PMID: 23201563 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Ethylene-responsive factors (ERFs) play diverse roles in plant growth, developmental processes and stress responses. However, the roles and underlying mechanism of ERFs remain poorly understood, especially in non-model plants. In this study, a full length cDNA of ERF gene was isolated from the cDNA library of Chinese cabbage. According to sequence alignment, we found a highly conservative AP2/ERF domain, two nuclear localization signals, and an ERF-associated Amphiphilic Repression (EAR) motif in its C-terminal region. It belonged to VIIIa group ERFs sharing the highest sequence identity with AtERF11 in all of the ERFs in Arabidopsis and designated BrERF11. BrERF11-green fluorescence protein (GFP) transient expressed in onion epidermis cells localized to the nucleus. The transcript levels of BrERF11 were induced by exogenous salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA), ethephon (ETH), and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Constitutive expression of BrERF11 enhanced tolerance to Ralstonia solanacearum infection in transgenic tobacco plants, which was coupled with hypersensitive response (HR), burst of H(2)O(2) and upregulation of defense-related genes including HR marker genes, SA-, JA-dependent pathogen-related genes and ET biosynthesis associated genes and downregulation of CAT1, suggesting BrERF11 may participate in pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)- and effector-triggered immunity (PTI and ETI) mediated by SA-, JA- and ET-dependent signaling mechanisms.
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- Yan Lai
- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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Pollier J, González-Guzmán M, Ardiles-Diaz W, Geelen D, Goossens A. An integrated PCR colony hybridization approach to screen cDNA libraries for full-length coding sequences. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24978. [PMID: 21949817 PMCID: PMC3174253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND cDNA-Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) is a commonly used technique for genome-wide expression analysis that does not require prior sequence knowledge. Typically, quantitative expression data and sequence information are obtained for a large number of differentially expressed gene tags. However, most of the gene tags do not correspond to full-length (FL) coding sequences, which is a prerequisite for subsequent functional analysis. METHODOLOGY A medium-throughput screening strategy, based on integration of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and colony hybridization, was developed that allows in parallel screening of a cDNA library for FL clones corresponding to incomplete cDNAs. The method was applied to screen for the FL open reading frames of a selection of 163 cDNA-AFLP tags from three different medicinal plants, leading to the identification of 109 (67%) FL clones. Furthermore, the protocol allows for the use of multiple probes in a single hybridization event, thus significantly increasing the throughput when screening for rare transcripts. CONCLUSIONS The presented strategy offers an efficient method for the conversion of incomplete expressed sequence tags (ESTs), such as cDNA-AFLP tags, to FL-coding sequences.
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- Jacob Pollier
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Gent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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Yi B, Zeng F, Lei S, Chen Y, Yao X, Zhu Y, Wen J, Shen J, Ma C, Tu J, Fu T. Two duplicate CYP704B1-homologous genes BnMs1 and BnMs2 are required for pollen exine formation and tapetal development in Brassica napus. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 63:925-38. [PMID: 20598092 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04289.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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S45A, a double recessive mutant at both the BnMs1 and BnMs2 loci in Brassica napus, produces no pollen in mature anthers and no seeds by self-fertilization. The BnMs1 and BnMs2 genes, which have redundant functions in the control of male fertility, are positioned on linkage groups N7 and N16, respectively, and are located at the same locus on Arabidopsis chromosome 1 based on collinearity between Arabidopsis and Brassica. Complementation tests indicated that one candidate gene, BnCYP704B1, a member of the cytochrome P450 family, can rescue male sterility. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of the developing anther showed that pollen-wall formation in the mutant was severely compromised, with a lack of sporopollenin or exine. The phenotype was first evident at the tetrad stage (stage 7) of anther development, coinciding with the maximum BnCYP704B1 mRNA accumulation observed in tapetal cells at stages 7-8 (haploid stage). TEM also suggested that development of the tapetum was seriously defective due to the disturbed lipid metabolism in the S45A mutant. A TUNEL assay indicated that the pattern of programmed cell death in the tapetum of the S45A mutant was defective. Lipid analysis showed that the total fatty acid content was reduced in the S45A mutant, indicating that BnCYP704B1 is involved in lipid metabolism. These data suggest that BnCYP704B1 participates in a vital tapetum-specific metabolic pathway that is not only involved in exine formation but is also required for basic tapetal cell development and function.
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- Bin Yi
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Rapeseed Improvement in Wuhan, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Wan KH, Yu C, George RA, Carlson JW, Hoskins RA, Svirskas R, Stapleton M, Celniker SE. High-throughput plasmid cDNA library screening. Nat Protoc 2007; 1:624-32. [PMID: 17406289 DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Libraries of cDNA clones are valuable resources for analyzing the expression, structure and regulation of genes, and for studying protein functions and interactions. Full-length cDNA clones provide information about intron and exon structures, splice junctions, and 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs). Open reading frames (ORFs) derived from cDNA clones can be used to generate constructs allowing the expression of both wild-type proteins and proteins tagged at their amino or carboxy terminus. Thus, obtaining full-length cDNA clones and sequences for most or all genes in an organism is essential for understanding genome functions. EST sequencing samples cDNA libraries at random, an approach that is most useful at the beginning of large-scale screening projects. As projects progress towards completion, however, the probability of identifying unique cDNAs by EST sequencing diminishes, resulting in poor recovery of rare transcripts. Here we describe an adapted, high-throughput protocol intended for the recovery of specific, full-length clones from plasmid cDNA libraries in 5 d.
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- Kenneth H Wan
- Department of Genome Sciences, Earnest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Hoskins RA, Stapleton M, George RA, Yu C, Wan KH, Carlson JW, Celniker SE. Rapid and efficient cDNA library screening by self-ligation of inverse PCR products (SLIP). Nucleic Acids Res 2005; 33:e185. [PMID: 16326860 PMCID: PMC1301602 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gni184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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cDNA cloning is a central technology in molecular biology. cDNA sequences are used to determine mRNA transcript structures, including splice junctions, open reading frames (ORFs) and 5′- and 3′-untranslated regions (UTRs). cDNA clones are valuable reagents for functional studies of genes and proteins. Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) sequencing is the method of choice for recovering cDNAs representing many of the transcripts encoded in a eukaryotic genome. However, EST sequencing samples a cDNA library at random, and it recovers transcripts with low expression levels inefficiently. We describe a PCR-based method for directed screening of plasmid cDNA libraries. We demonstrate its utility in a screen of libraries used in our Drosophila EST projects for 153 transcription factor genes that were not represented by full-length cDNA clones in our Drosophila Gene Collection. We recovered high-quality, full-length cDNAs for 72 genes and variously compromised clones for an additional 32 genes. The method can be used at any scale, from the isolation of cDNA clones for a particular gene of interest, to the improvement of large gene collections in model organisms and the human. Finally, we discuss the relative merits of directed cDNA library screening and RT–PCR approaches.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road MS 64-121, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Tel: 510 486 6258; Fax: 510 486 6798;
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Nelson BR, Sadhu M, Kasemeier JC, Anderson LW, Lefcort F. Identification of genes regulating sensory neuron genesis and differentiation in the avian dorsal root ganglia. Dev Dyn 2004; 229:618-29. [PMID: 14991717 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The dorsal root ganglia (DRG) derive from a population of migrating neural crest cells that coalesce laterally to the neural tube. As the DRG matures, discrete cell types emerge from a pool of differentiating progenitor cells. To identify genes that regulate sensory genesis and differentiation, we have designed screens to identify members from families of known regulatory molecules such as receptor tyrosine kinases, and generated full-length and subtractive cDNA libraries between immature and mature DRG for identifying novel genes not previously implicated in DRG development. Several genes were identified in these analyses that belong to important regulatory gene families. Quantitative PCR confirmed differential expression of candidate cDNAs identified from the subtraction/differential screening. In situ hybridization further validated dynamic expression of several cDNAs identified in our screens. Our results demonstrate the utility of combining specific and general screening approaches for isolating key regulatory genes involved in the genesis and differentiation of discrete cell types and tissues within the classic embryonic chick model system.
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- Branden R Nelson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USA
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Scholz S, Domaschke H, Kanamori A, Ostermann K, Rödel G, Gutzeit HO. Germ cell-less expression in medaka (Oryzias latipes). Mol Reprod Dev 2004; 67:15-8. [PMID: 14648871 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The gene germ cell-less (gcl) plays an important role in the early differentiation of germ cells in Drosophila. We isolated the gcl homolog of the model teleost medaka (Oryzias latipes) using degenerated primers and an ovary cDNA bank. The predicted amino acid sequence of medaka gcl showed 92, 68 and 31% overall identity to mouse, human and Drosophila gcl respectively. RT-PCR revealed stronger expression in the ovary and weaker expression in testis, brain, heart, liver and muscle tissue. Expression in early embryos indicates the presence of maternal mRNA. By in situ hybridisation (ISH), gcl could not be detected in embryos. In contrast to vasa, ISH revealed expression of gcl in the ovary but not in the testis. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 67: 15-18, 2004.
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- Stefan Scholz
- Institut für Zoologie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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Zhu H, Chang Chan H, Zhou Z, Li J, Zhu H, Yin L, Xu M, Cheng L, Sha J. A Gene Encoding Sialic-Acid-Specific 9-O-Acetylesterase Found in Human Adult Testis. J Biomed Biotechnol 2004; 2004:130-136. [PMID: 15292578 PMCID: PMC551583 DOI: 10.1155/s1110724304307084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Using differential display RT-PCR, we identified a gene of 2750 bp from human adult testis, named H-Lse, which encoded a putative protein of 523 amino acids and molecular weight of 58 kd with structural characteristics similar to that of mouse lysosome sialic-acid-specific 9-O-acetylesterase. Northern blot analysis showed a widespread distribution of H-Lse in various human tissues with high expression in the testis, prostate, and colon. In situ hybridization results showed that while H-Lse was not detected in embryonic testis, positive signals were found in spermatocytes but not spermatogonia in adult testis of human. The subcellular localization of H-Lse was visualized by green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused to the amino terminus of H-Lse, showing compartmentalization of H-Lse in large dense-core vesicles, presumably lysosomes, in the cytoplasm. The developmentally regulated and spermatogenic stage-specific expression of H-Lse suggests its possible involvement in the development of the testis and/or differentiation of germ cells.
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- Hu Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
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- Epithelial Cell Biology Research Center, Department of Physiology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
China
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- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029,
China
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Imai R, Koizuka N, Fujimoto H, Hayakawa T, Sakai T, Imamura J. Delimitation of the fertility restorer locus Rfk1 to a 43-kb contig in Kosena radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Mol Genet Genomics 2003; 269:388-94. [PMID: 12712328 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-003-0847-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2002] [Accepted: 03/12/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We are pursuing a positional cloning strategy to isolate the fertility restoration gene Rfk1 from radish. Random polymorphic DNA-sequence-tagged site (RAPD-STS) markers tightly linked to the gene in radish were isolated, and a RAPD map surrounding the Rfk1 locus was constructed. We surveyed 948 F2 plants with adjacent RAPD-STS markers to isolate recombinants for bulk segregant analysis. This analysis was effective in isolating tightly linked amplification fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers surrounding the gene of interest. Ten tightly linked AFLP markers were obtained and used to construct a high-resolution map of the region. The closest AFLP-STS markers flanking Rfk1 were 0.1 cM and 0.2 cM away. Using the four adjacent AFLP markers, we screened lambda and cosmid libraries. The lambda and cosmid clones were aligned by examination of end sequences and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns for each clone, and by hybridization to the DNA isolated from recombinants. Finally, we constructed a 198-kb contig encompassing the Rfk1 gene and comprising 20 lambda and two cosmid clones. By analysis of the breakpoints in recombinants with the rfk1/rfk1 or Rfk1/- genotype, the Rfk1 locus could be assigned to a 43-kb region comprising four lambda clones and one cosmid clone. This pinpoint localization in the radish genome has made it possible for us to identify the gene by sequence analysis and genetic transformation of cytoplasmic male-sterile Brassica napus plants.
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- R Imai
- Plantech Research Institute, 1000 Kamoshida Aoba-ku, 227-0033 Yokohama, Japan
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Abdullah JM, Li X, Nachtman RG, Jurecic R. FLRF, a novel evolutionarily conserved RING finger gene, is differentially expressed in mouse fetal and adult hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2001; 27:320-33. [PMID: 11358394 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.2001.0390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Through differential screening of mouse hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and progenitor subtracted cDNA libraries we have identified a HSC-specific transcript that represents a novel RING finger gene, named FLRF (fetal liver ring finger). FLRF represent a novel evolutionarily highly conserved RING finger gene, present in Drosophila, zebrafish, Xenopus, mouse, and humans. Full-length cDNA clones for mouse and human gene encode an identical protein of 317 amino acids with a C3HC4 RING finger domain at the amino terminus. During embryonic hematopoiesis FLRF is abundantly transcribed in mouse fetal liver HSC (Sca-1+c-kit+AA4.1+Lin- cells), but is not expressed in progenitors (AA4.1-). In adult mice FLRF is not transcribed in a highly enriched population of bone marrow HSC (Rh-123lowSca-1+c-kit+Lin- cells). Its expression is upregulated in a more heterogeneous population of bone marrow HSC (Lin-Sca-1+ cells), downregulated as they differentiate into progenitors (Lin-Sca-1- cells), and upregulated as progenitors differentiate into mature lymphoid and myeloid cell types. The human FLRF gene that spans a region of at least 12 kb and consists of eight exons was localized to chromosome 12q13, a region with frequent chromosome aberrations associated with multiple cases of acute myeloid leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The analysis of the genomic sequence upstream of the first exon in the mouse and human FLRF gene has revealed that both putative promoters contain multiple putative binding sites for several hematopoietic (GATA-1, GATA-2, GATA-3, Ikaros, SCL/Tal-1, AML1, MZF-1, and Lmo2) and other transcription factors, suggesting that mouse and human FLRF expression could be regulated in a developmental and cell-specific manner during hematopoiesis. Evolutionary conservation and differential expression in fetal and adult HSC and progenitors suggest that the FLRF gene could play an important role in HSC/progenitor cell lineage commitment and differentiation and could be involved in the etiology of hematological malignancies.
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- J M Abdullah
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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The development of functional genomic resources is essential to understand and utilize information generated from genome sequencing projects. Central to the development of this technology is the creation of high-quality cDNA resources and improved technologies for analyzing coding and noncoding mRNA sequences. The isolation and mapping of cDNAs is an entrée to characterizing the information that is of significant biological relevance in the genome of an organism. However, a bottleneck is often encountered when attempting to bring to full-length (or at least full-coding) a number of incomplete cDNAs in parallel, since this involves the nonsystematic, time consuming, and labor-intensive iterative screening of a number of cDNA libraries of variable quality and/or directed strategies to process individual clones (e.g., 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends). Here, we review the current state of the art in cDNA library generation, as well as present an analysis of the different steps involved in cDNA library generation.
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- M Das
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill Cancer Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3G 1Y6
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Abdullah JM, Jing X, Spassov DS, Nachtman RG, Jurecic R. Cloning and characterization of Hepp, a novel gene expressed preferentially in hematopoietic progenitors and mature blood cells. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2001; 27:667-76. [PMID: 11482882 DOI: 10.1006/bcmd.2001.0434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Through differential screening of mouse hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) and progenitor-subtracted cDNA libraries we have identified a progenitor cell-specific transcript that represents a novel gene, named Hepp (hematopoietic progenitor protein). The mouse Hepp gene encodes a protein of 237 amino acids with no detectable known functional domains or motifs. Lack of invertebrate orthologs and a high degree of evolutionary conservation of the peptide sequence in vertebrate species (zebrafish, mouse, human) suggest that the Hepp gene could have conserved although as yet unknown function in vertebrates. Mouse Hepp shows a restricted expression pattern in adult tissues and is transcribed at a very low level in heart, lung, spleen, and thymus and at a higher level in muscle. During embryonic hematopoiesis Hepp is not expressed in mouse fetal liver HSC (Sca-1(+)c-kit(+)AA4.1(+)Lin(-) cells), but is abundantly transcribed in the population of hematopoietic progenitors (AA4.1(-) cells). Similarly, during adult hematopoiesis Hepp is not transcribed in the highly enriched population of bone marrow HSC (Rh-123(low)Sca-1(+)c-kit(+)Lin(-) cells), but its expression is upregulated as a greater heterogeneous population of bone marrow HSC (Lin(-)Sca-1(+) cells) differentiates into progenitors (Lin(-)Sca-1(-) cells) and more mature lymphoid and myeloid cell types. A restricted pattern of expression in adult tissues and preferential expression in both fetal and adult hematopoietic progenitors and mature blood cells suggest that Hepp could be involved in molecular regulation of HSC and progenitor cell lineage commitment and differentiation.
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- J M Abdullah
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Twells RC, Metzker ML, Brown SD, Cox R, Garey C, Hammond H, Hey PJ, Levy E, Nakagawa Y, Philips MS, Todd JA, Hess JF. The sequence and gene characterization of a 400-kb candidate region for IDDM4 on chromosome 11q13. Genomics 2001; 72:231-42. [PMID: 11401438 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes is a complex disorder with interaction of both genetic and environmental factors. One of the loci, IDDM4, has been mapped to chromosome 11q13, with evidence of association to two markers, D11S1917 and H0570polyA. To identify putative candidate genes for IDDM4, we have constructed a 400-kb clone contig in this region and sequenced the clones. We have also sequenced the orthologous DNA from mouse. Previously, we identified a cDNA for the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene (LRP5) 3 kb distal to H0570polyA. We have now determined the exon-intron structure of this gene. Detailed sequence analysis has identified a further three genes in this region: the CGI-85 gene (previously identified by W.-C. Lin) and two novel genes, C11orf24 and C11orf23. The C11orf24 gene has no known similarity to other genes, and its function is unknown. C11orf23 has similarity to the SIT4 (sporulation-induced transcript 4)-associated protein (SAP) family of yeast proteins, which are involved in regulation of the cell cycle. The full-length C11orf23 cDNA is the first mammalian orthologue of the yeast SAP family to be identified. Identification of these four genes in a 400-kb region of the IDDM4 region underpins our strategy to identify the IDDM4 locus.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- DNA/chemistry
- DNA/genetics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Exons
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genes/genetics
- Humans
- Introns
- LDL-Receptor Related Proteins
- Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-5
- Male
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
- Physical Chromosome Mapping
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Proteins/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, LDL/genetics
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
- Tissue Distribution
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- R C Twells
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Mechanisms in Disease, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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Rubin GM, Hong L, Brokstein P, Evans-Holm M, Frise E, Stapleton M, Harvey DA. A Drosophila complementary DNA resource. Science 2000; 287:2222-4. [PMID: 10731138 DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5461.2222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Collections of nonredundant, full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) clones for each of the model organisms and humans will be important resources for studies of gene structure and function. We describe a general strategy for producing such collections and its implementation, which so far has generated a set of cDNAs corresponding to over 40% of the genes in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
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- G M Rubin
- Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA
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Cox PR, Zoghbi HY. Sequencing, expression analysis, and mapping of three unique human tropomodulin genes and their mouse orthologs. Genomics 2000; 63:97-107. [PMID: 10662549 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.6061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tropomodulin (TMOD) is the actin-capping protein for the slow-growing end of filamentous actin, and a neuronal-specific isoform, neuronal tropomodulin (NTMOD), is the major binding protein to brain tropomyosin in rat. The Drosophila TMOD homolog, Sanpodo, alters sibling cell fate determination, so we used a cross-species approach to identify additional TMOD family members that may play a critical role in this process. We characterized the human and mouse orthologs to rat NTMOD (TMOD2 and Tmod2, respectively) as well as two novel tropomodulin family members (TMOD3, Tmod3 and TMOD4, Tmod4). Their expression patterns vary extensively, from ubiquitous (TMOD3 and Tmod3) to muscle (TMOD4) or neuronal tissues only (TMOD2 and Tmod2). TMOD2 and TMOD3 map next to one another on chromosome 15q21.1-q21.2, and their mouse orthologs map to a homologous region on mouse chromosome 9; TMOD4 maps to the telomeric end of 1q12 and Tmod4 to a homologous region of mouse chromosome 3. Their location and expression patterns make TMOD2 and TMOD3 candidate genes for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5 (ALS5) and dyslexia-1 (DYX1) and TMOD4 a candidate gene for limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1B (LGMD1B). Our mapping efforts revealed new regions of paralogy among chromosomes 1q, 9q, 15q, and 19p.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9
- Embryo, Mammalian/metabolism
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mice
- Microfilament Proteins/genetics
- Microfilament Proteins/metabolism
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Organ Specificity
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Rats
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Alignment
- Tropomodulin
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- P R Cox
- Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Ashburner M, Misra S, Roote J, Lewis SE, Blazej R, Davis T, Doyle C, Galle R, George R, Harris N, Hartzell G, Harvey D, Hong L, Houston K, Hoskins R, Johnson G, Martin C, Moshrefi A, Palazzolo M, Reese MG, Spradling A, Tsang G, Wan K, Whitelaw K, Celniker S. An exploration of the sequence of a 2.9-Mb region of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster: the Adh region. Genetics 1999; 153:179-219. [PMID: 10471707 PMCID: PMC1460734 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/153.1.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A contiguous sequence of nearly 3 Mb from the genome of Drosophila melanogaster has been sequenced from a series of overlapping P1 and BAC clones. This region covers 69 chromosome polytene bands on chromosome arm 2L, including the genetically well-characterized "Adh region." A computational analysis of the sequence predicts 218 protein-coding genes, 11 tRNAs, and 17 transposable element sequences. At least 38 of the protein-coding genes are arranged in clusters of from 2 to 6 closely related genes, suggesting extensive tandem duplication. The gene density is one protein-coding gene every 13 kb; the transposable element density is one element every 171 kb. Of 73 genes in this region identified by genetic analysis, 49 have been located on the sequence; P-element insertions have been mapped to 43 genes. Ninety-five (44%) of the known and predicted genes match a Drosophila EST, and 144 (66%) have clear similarities to proteins in other organisms. Genes known to have mutant phenotypes are more likely to be represented in cDNA libraries, and far more likely to have products similar to proteins of other organisms, than are genes with no known mutant phenotype. Over 650 chromosome aberration breakpoints map to this chromosome region, and their nonrandom distribution on the genetic map reflects variation in gene spacing on the DNA. This is the first large-scale analysis of the genome of D. melanogaster at the sequence level. In addition to the direct results obtained, this analysis has allowed us to develop and test methods that will be needed to interpret the complete sequence of the genome of this species. Before beginning a Hunt, it is wise to ask someone what you are looking for before you begin looking for it. Milne 1926
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- M Ashburner
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EH, England.
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Cloning of a novel gene encoding human thioredoxin-like protein. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03183487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zheng B, Mills AA, Bradley A. A system for rapid generation of coat color-tagged knockouts and defined chromosomal rearrangements in mice. Nucleic Acids Res 1999; 27:2354-60. [PMID: 10325425 PMCID: PMC148802 DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.11.2354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gene targeting in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells can be used to generate single gene mutations or defined multi-megabase chromosomal rearrangements when applied with the Cre- loxP recombination system. While single knockouts are essential for uncovering functions of cloned genes, chromosomal rearrangements are great genetic tools for mapping, mutagenesis screens and functional genomics. The conventional approach to generate mice with targeted alterations of the genome requires extensive molecular cloning to build targeting vectors and DNA-based genotyping for stock maintenance. Here we describe the design and construction of a two-library system to facilitate high throughput gene targeting and chromo-somal engineering. The unique feature of these libraries is that once a clone is isolated, it is essentially ready to be used for insertional targeting in ES cells. The two libraries each bear a complementary set of genetic markers tailored so that the vector can be used for Cre- loxP -based chromosome engineering as well as single knockouts. By incorporating mouse coat color markers into the vectors, we illustrate a widely applicable method for stock maintenance of ES cell-derived mice with single gene knockouts or more extensive chromosomal rearrangements.
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- B Zheng
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine,1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Chen F, Zhang Q, McDonald T, Davidoff MJ, Bailey W, Bai C, Liu Q, Caskey CT. Identification of two hERR2-related novel nuclear receptors utilizing bioinformatics and inverse PCR. Gene 1999; 228:101-9. [PMID: 10072763 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(98)00619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Identification of novel nuclear receptors based on the highly conserved DNA-binding domain (DBD) has previously depended mainly on low stringency hybridization of cDNA libraries and degenerate PCR. Establishment of the expressed sequence tag (EST) database in recent years has provided an alternative approach for the discovery of novel members of gene families. The rate-limiting step is the conversion of ESTs to full-length cDNA. This article describes the identification of two novel nuclear receptors (hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2) related to human estrogen-receptor-related receptor 2 (hERR2) by mining the EST database and retrieving of full-length cDNA via inverse PCR on subdivided primary cDNA library pools. The deduced protein sequences of hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2 contain 500 and 458 amino acid (aa) residues respectively. Sequence analysis revealed that hERRbeta2 and hERRgamma2 respectively share 95% and 77% overall aa sequence identity with hERR2. However, the extra C-terminal domain in hERRbeta2 and extra N-terminal domain in hERRgamma2 are not present in the closely related hERR2 or mouse ERR2 (mERR2). Extensive sequence verification revealed that hERR2 previously reported as a human gene is actually a rat gene, whereas hERRbeta2 is the true human ortholog of hERR2 and mERR2. Tissue distribution studies showed that hERRgamma2 was expressed in a broader panel of tissues at a higher level than hERRbeta2. hERRbeta2 was mapped to cytogenetic locus 14q24.3 approximately -14q31, a region containing multiple loci involved in genetic diseases, including Alzheimer and diabetes. hERRgamma2 was mapped to 1q32. Given the high sequence homology between hERRbeta2 and mERR2, the two receptors may have similar biological function in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
- Cloning, Molecular
- Computational Biology
- DNA/chemistry
- DNA/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- Databases, Factual
- Expressed Sequence Tags
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Hybrid Cells
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA/genetics
- RNA/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Tissue Distribution
- Transcription, Genetic
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- F Chen
- Department of Human Genetics, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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Lindberg C, Wunderlich M, Ratliff J, Dinsmore J, Jacoby DB. Regulated expression of the homeobox gene, rPtx2, in the developing rat. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 1998; 110:215-26. [PMID: 9748586 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(98)00110-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Using degenerate primers designed to amplify genes containing homeodomains, we have used reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction to amplify and clone a rat homeobox gene. Based on the nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequences, the rat cDNA clone contains a high degree of sequence similarity to murine genes which are members of the paired-like class of homeobox genes (Ptx2, Otlx2, solurshin and Ptx1). Considering the high degree of sequence similarity and similar restricted expression patterns, we have named the cloned rat gene rPtx2 (rat Ptx2 homolog). Northern analysis revealed two rPtx2 transcripts expressed in the developing rat brain. Yet, only a single gene was detected by Southern blot hybridization, suggesting that multiple messages are the result of alternative transcriptional initiation, splicing or processing of a common message. The expression pattern of rPtx2 was further delineated by in situ hybridization to rat embryos. Within the brain, tissue specific expression was observed in the differentiating neural cells of the posterior hypothalamus, tegmentum, and rhombomere r1. Expression was also observed in the developing pituitary, maxilla, mandible, tongue and umbilical cord. To further study the control of Ptx2 gene expression, we used an in vitro model for neural differentiation by treating mouse embryonic stem cells with retinoic acid. Within 24 h and prior to detection of a neural phenotype in the culture, murine Ptx transcripts were induced and remained elevated for at least 6 days. This suggests that retinoic acid may be an important inductive signal which regulates the developmental and tissue-specific expression of Ptx2.
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- C Lindberg
- Diacrin, Building 96, 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Bear JE, Rawls JF, Saxe CL. SCAR, a WASP-related protein, isolated as a suppressor of receptor defects in late Dictyostelium development. J Cell Biol 1998; 142:1325-35. [PMID: 9732292 PMCID: PMC2149354 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.142.5.1325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/1998] [Revised: 07/23/1998] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors trigger the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton in many cell types, but the steps in this signal transduction cascade are poorly understood. During Dictyostelium development, extracellular cAMP functions as a chemoattractant and morphogenetic signal that is transduced via a family of G protein-coupled receptors, the cARs. In a strain where the cAR2 receptor gene is disrupted by homologous recombination, the developmental program arrests before tip formation. In a genetic screen for suppressors of this phenotype, a gene encoding a protein related to the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein was discovered. Loss of this protein, which we call SCAR (suppressor of cAR), restores tip formation and most later development to cAR2(-) strains, and causes a multiple-tip phenotype in a cAR2(+) strain as well as leading to the production of extremely small cells in suspension culture. SCAR-cells have reduced levels of F-actin staining during vegetative growth, and abnormal cell morphology and actin distribution during chemotaxis. Uncharacterized homologues of SCAR have also been identified in humans, mouse, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Drosophila. These data suggest that SCAR may be a conserved negative regulator of G protein-coupled signaling, and that it plays an important role in regulating the actin cytoskeleton.
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- J E Bear
- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322-3030, USA
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Brown SD, Twells RC, Hey PJ, Cox RD, Levy ER, Soderman AR, Metzker ML, Caskey CT, Todd JA, Hess JF. Isolation and characterization of LRP6, a novel member of the low density lipoprotein receptor gene family. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 248:879-88. [PMID: 9704021 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A novel member of the low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene family has been identified and characterized. This gene, termed LDL receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6), encodes a transmembrane protein which has 71% identity and is structurally similar to the protein encoded by LRP5, a proposed candidate gene for type 1 diabetes located on human chromosome 11q13. LRP6 maps to human chromosome 12p11-p13. Mouse Lrp6 encodes a protein that has 98% identity to human LRP6 and maps to chromosome 6. Unlike other members of the LDLR family, LRP6 and LRP5 display a unique pattern of four epidermal growth factor (EGF) and three LDLR repeats in the extracellular domain. The cytoplasmic domain of LRP6 is not similar to other members of the LDLR family, while comparison with LRP5 reveals proline-rich motifs that may mediate protein-protein interactions. Thus, it is likely that LRP6 and LRP5 comprise a new class of the LDLR family.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12
- Cloning, Molecular
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/genetics
- Epidermal Growth Factor/chemistry
- Gene Library
- Humans
- Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-1
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multigene Family
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Receptors, Immunologic/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Immunologic/chemistry
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Affiliation(s)
- S D Brown
- Department of Human Genetics, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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Collinson JM, Marshall D, Gillespie CS, Brophy PJ. Transient expression of neurofascin by oligodendrocytes at the onset of myelinogenesis: implications for mechanisms of axon-glial interaction. Glia 1998; 23:11-23. [PMID: 9562181 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1136(199805)23:1<11::aid-glia2>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) must play a crucial role in both the initiation and signalling of axon-glial contact. However, the proteins that permit myelinating oligodendrocytes to recognize the axons that they ensheath in the developing CNS are unknown. By a subtractive cDNA library strategy, we have identified neurofascin as a powerful candidate for such a molecule. Neurofascin is strongly but transiently up-regulated in oligodendrocytes at the onset of myelinogenesis. Once oligodendrocytes have engaged their target axons the protein plays no further part, since the expression of the gene declines precipitously, in contrast to that of the major myelin component proteolipid protein, which remains elevated. After the initial surge of neurofascin expression in oligodendrocytes, there is a shift to a predominantly neuronal localization that persists into adulthood. Hence neurofascin in oligodendrocytes is unlikely to serve a function in the stabilization of the multilamellar sheath around the axon. The major neurofascin isoform of oligodendrocytes contains the third fibronectin type 3 (FNIII) repeat but lacks the mucin-like domain which supports the view that neurofascin isoforms are differentially expressed in the nervous system. Among the genes that are up-regulated during the terminal differentiation of the oligodendrocyte, neurofascin is unique in displaying a transient pattern of expression at the early stages of myelination. We propose that this CAM not only has a role in mediating axon recognition but also signals axonal contact through its links with the actin cytoskeleton.
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- J M Collinson
- Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Rogers KR, Griffin M, Brophy PJ. The secretory epithelial cells of the choroid plexus employ a novel kinesin-related protein. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1997; 51:161-9. [PMID: 9427518 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(97)00234-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The proteins of the kinesin superfamily (KIFs) are microtubule-based molecular motors whose functions include the transport of membrane-bound organelles. We have isolated the cDNA encoding a novel kinesin by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction using degenerate primers that flank the highly conserved motor domain. The deduced amino acid sequence of this protein shows considerable similarity to both KIF1A and KIF1B thus defining it as a new member of the monomeric KIF1/unc104 family. The C-terminal domain of KIF1D is the most divergent by comparison with the other members of the family, which supports the view that the tail region is responsible for conferring specificity on the interactions of these kinesins with their cargoes. In the adult rat brain KIF1D mRNA is expressed in neurons in the hippocampus and in the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. However, the levels of KIF1D are particularly high in the choroid plexus which is a polarised epithelium that lines the lateral, third and fourth ventricles. The major function of the epithelial cells in the choroid plexus is to produce cerebrospinal fluid, which suggests that KIF1D plays an important role in their secretory function.
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- K R Rogers
- Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Stankovic T, Byrd PJ, Cooper PR, McConville CM, Munroe DJ, Riley JH, Watts GD, Ambrose H, McGuire G, Smith AD, Sutcliffe A, Mills T, Taylor AM. Construction of a transcription map around the gene for ataxia telangiectasia: identification of at least four novel genes. Genomics 1997; 40:267-76. [PMID: 9119394 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1996.4595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have constructed YAC, PAC, and cosmid contigs in the ataxia-telangiectasia gene region and used the assembled clones to isolate expressed sequences by exon trapping and hybridization selection. In the interval between D11S1819 and D11S2029, exons and cDNAs for potentially 13 different genes were identified. Three of these genes, F37, K28, and 6.82, are large novel genes expressed in a variety of different tissues. K28 shows sequence homology to the Rab GTP binding protein family and gene 6.82 homology to the rabbit vasopressin activated calcium mobilizing receptor, while gene F37 has no homology to any known sequence in the database. Three further clones, exon 6.41 and cDNAs K22 and E74, from the interval between D11S1819 and D11S2029, appear to be expressed endogenous retrovirus sequences. The fourth large novel genes, E14, together with two further possible novel genes, E13 and E3, was identified from exons and cDNAs in the more telomeric 300-kb interval between markers D11S2029 and D11S2179. These are in addition to the genes for mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA-acetyltransferase (ACAT) and the ATM gene in the same region. Genes E3, E13, and E14 do not show homology to any known genes. K28, 6.82, ACAT, and ATM all appear to have the same transcriptional orientation toward the telomere.
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- T Stankovic
- CRC Institute for Cancer Studies, Medical School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Gu Y, Shen Y, Gibbs RA, Nelson DL. Identification of FMR2, a novel gene associated with the FRAXE CCG repeat and CpG island. Nat Genet 1996; 13:109-13. [PMID: 8673086 DOI: 10.1038/ng0596-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Five folate-sensitive fragile sites have been identified at the molecular level to date. Each is characterized by an expanded and methylated trinucleotide repeat CGG (CCG). Of the three X chromosome sites, FRAXA, FRAXE and FRAXF, the former two are associated with mental retardation in their expanded forms. FRAXA expansion results in fragile X syndrome due to down regulation of expression of the FMR1 gene, which carries the hypermutable CGG repeat in the 5' untranslated portion of its first exon. Mild mental retardation without consistent physical findings has been found associated with expanded CCG repeats at FRAXE. We have identified a large gene (FMR2) transcribed distally from the CpG island at FRAXE, and down-regulated by repeat expansion and methylation. The gene is novel, expressed in adult brain and placenta, and shows similarity with another human protein, MLLT2, expressed from a gene at chromosome 4q21 involved in translocations found in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) cells. Identification of this gene will facilitate further studies to determine the role of its product in FRAXE associated mental deficiency.
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- Y Gu
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Human Genome Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Yu CE, Oshima J, Fu YH, Wijsman EM, Hisama F, Alisch R, Matthews S, Nakura J, Miki T, Ouais S, Martin GM, Mulligan J, Schellenberg GD. Positional cloning of the Werner's syndrome gene. Science 1996; 272:258-62. [PMID: 8602509 DOI: 10.1126/science.272.5259.258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1203] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Werner's syndrome (WS) is an inherited disease with clinical symptoms resembling premature aging. Early susceptibility to a number of major age-related diseases is a key feature of this disorder. The gene responsible for WS (known as WRN) was identified by positional cloning. The predicted protein is 1432 amino acids in length and shows significant similarity to DNA helicases. Four mutations in WS patients were identified. Two of the mutations are splice-junction mutations, with the predicted result being the exclusion of exons from the final messenger RNA. One of the these mutations, which results in a frameshift and a predicted truncated protein, was found in the homozygous state in 60 percent of Japanese WS patients examined. The other two mutations are nonsense mutations. The identification of a mutated putative helicase as the gene product of the WS gene suggests that defective DNA metabolism is involved in the complex process of aging in WS patients.
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- C E Yu
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle Division, WA 98108, USA
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Trofatter JA, Long KR, Murrell JR, Stotler CJ, Gusella JF, Buckler AJ. An expression-independent catalog of genes from human chromosome 22. Genome Res 1995; 5:214-24. [PMID: 8593609 DOI: 10.1101/gr.5.3.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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To accomplish large-scale identification of genes from a single human chromosome, exon amplification was applied to large pools of clones from a flow-sorted human chromosome 22 cosmid library. Sequence analysis of more than one-third of the 6400 cloned products identified 35% of the known genes previously localized to this chromosome, as well as several unmapped genes and randomly sequenced cDNAs. Among the more interesting sequence similarities are those that represent novel human genes that are related to others with known or putative functions, such as one exon from a gene that may represent the human homolog of Drosophila Polycomb. It is anticipated that sequences from at least half of the genes residing on chromosome 22 are contained within this exon library. This approach is expected to facilitate fine-structure physical and transcription mapping of human chromosomes, and accelerate the process of disease gene identification.
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- J A Trofatter
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, USA
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Levy-Lahad E, Wasco W, Poorkaj P, Romano DM, Oshima J, Pettingell WH, Yu CE, Jondro PD, Schmidt SD, Wang K. Candidate gene for the chromosome 1 familial Alzheimer's disease locus. Science 1995; 269:973-7. [PMID: 7638622 DOI: 10.1126/science.7638622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1665] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A candidate gene for the chromosome 1 Alzheimer's disease (AD) locus was identified (STM2). The predicted amino acid sequence for STM2 is homologous to that of the recently cloned chromosome 14 AD gene (S182). A point mutation in STM2, resulting in the substitution of an isoleucine for an asparagine (N141l), was identified in affected people from Volga German AD kindreds. This N141l mutation occurs at an amino acid residue that is conserved in human S182 and in the mouse S182 homolog. The presence of missense mutations in AD subjects in two highly similar genes strongly supports the hypothesis that mutations in both are pathogenic.
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- E Levy-Lahad
- Geriatric Research Education, and Clinical Center (182B), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
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