cDNA

Cloning of an anthocyanidin synthase gene homolog from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) and its expression at different fruit stages

X. - G. Li, Wang, J., and Yu, Z. - Y., “Cloning of an anthocyanidin synthase gene homolog from blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) and its expression at different fruit stages”, vol. 14, pp. 2726-2734, 2015.

Anthocyanidin synthase (ANS), a 2-oxoglutarate (2OG) and Fe(II)-dependent oxygenase, catalyzes the penultimate step in anthocyanin biosynthesis, from leucoanthocyanidins to anthocyanidins, the first colored compound in the anthocyanin pathway. In this study, a full-length, 1427-bp long cDNA named RnANS1, which is homologous to the anthocyanidin synthase gene, was cloned from blackcurrant using a homologous cloning strategy. RnANS1 is highly homologous to other plant ANS genes at both the nucleotide and amino acid sequence levels.

Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of a Broad-Complex homolog during development in the oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense

S. F. Jiang, Zhang, Y. P., Sun, S. M., Gong, Y. S., Xiong, Y. W., Qiao, H., Zhang, W. Y., Jin, S. B., and Fu, H. T., “Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression analysis of a Broad-Complex homolog during development in the oriental river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense”, vol. 14, pp. 5141-5152, 2015.

Broad-Complex (BR-C) is an early ecdysone-responsive gene encoding a family of zinc-finger transcription factors. In this study, we isolated the full-length cDNA of a BR-C homolog from the testes of the oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), according to established expressed sequence tag information, using the rapid amplification of cDNA ends technique. The homolog was designated as MnBR-C. The full-length cDNA of MnBR-C contained a 1095-bp open reading frame encoding a precursor protein of 365 amino acid residues.

Overexpression, purification, and pharmacologic evaluation of anticancer activity of ribosomal protein L24 from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Y. L. Hou, Ding, X., Hou, W., Song, B., Wang, T., Wang, F., Li, J., Zhong, J., Xu, T., Ma, B. X., Zhu, H. Q., Li, J. H., and Zhong, J. C., “Overexpression, purification, and pharmacologic evaluation of anticancer activity of ribosomal protein L24 from the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)”, vol. 12, pp. 4735-4750, 2013.

The ribosomal protein L24 (RPL24) belongs to the L24E family of ribosomal proteins and is located in the cytoplasm. The purpose of this study was to investigate the structure and anti-cancer function of RPL24 of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). The complementary DNA of RPL24 was cloned successfully using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technology. We constructed a recombinant expression vector containing RPL24 complementary DNA and overexpressed it in Escherichia coli using pET28a plasmids.

cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of ribosomal protein gene L9 (rpL9) of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

W. R. Hou, Hou, Y. L., Wu, G. F., Song, Y., Su, X. L., Sun, B., and Li, J., “cDNA, genomic sequence cloning and overexpression of ribosomal protein gene L9 (rpL9) of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)”, vol. 10, pp. 1576-1588, 2011.

The ribosomal protein L9 (RPL9), a component of the large subunit of the ribosome, has an unusual structure, comprising two compact globular domains connected by an α-helix; it interacts with 23 S rRNA. To obtain information about rpL9 of Ailuropoda melanoleuca (the giant panda) we designed primers based on the known mammalian nucleotide sequence. RT-PCR and PCR strategies were employed to isolate cDNA and the rpL9 gene from A. melanoleuca; these were sequenced and analyzed.

Preliminary analysis of expressed sequences of genes in Genipa americana L. plant roots exposed to cadmium in nutrient solution

V. L. Souza, Almeida, A. - A. F., Júnior, B. T. Hora, Júnior, B. T. Hora, Gesteira, A. S., and Cascardo, J. C. M., “Preliminary analysis of expressed sequences of genes in Genipa americana L. plant roots exposed to cadmium in nutrient solution”, vol. 7. pp. 1282-1288, 2008.

Many cell functions are redundantly executed in cells, and the experimental approaches that analyze the group of proteins, whose expression is modified in a specific functional condition, enable the identification of the group of proteins that are expressed under stress conditions. The objective of the present study was the evaluation of the genetic expression induced by cadmium (Cd) in Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae) plants cultivated in nutritive solution, in order to help further studies concerning its use as a plant phytoremediator of such a metallic element.

Analysis of protein expression and a new prokaryotic expression system for goat (Capra hircus) spermadhesin Bdh-2 cDNA

J. B. Cajazeiras, Melo, L. M., Albuquerque, E. S., Rádis-Baptista, G., Cavada, B. S., and Freitas, V. J. F., “Analysis of protein expression and a new prokaryotic expression system for goat (Capra hircus) spermadhesin Bdh-2 cDNA”, vol. 8, pp. 1147-1157, 2009.

Low purification efficiency and incomplete characterization of male goat (buck) spermadhesins (Bdhs) prompted us to develop an effective system to produce recombinant Bdhs (rBdhs). Bdh-2 cDNA was inserted into a prokaryotic expression plasmid, pTrcHis TOPO. The pTrcHis-Bdh-2 system was constructed to produce a His6 fusion protein in Escherichia coli Top10 cells. Recombinant clones were selected by growth in ampicillin-enriched medium, PCR amplification and nucleotide sequencing.