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豆状带绦虫肌动蛋白基因克隆及其作为分子内参的应用

张少华,骆学农,李雪强,才学鹏*   

  1. 中国农业科学院兰州兽医研究所家畜疫病病原生物学国家重点实验室,兰州 730046
  • 出版日期:2016-02-28 发布日期:2016-03-11

Cloning of Taenia pisiformis Actin Gene and Assessment of Its Use as An Internal Control

ZHANG Shao-hua, LUO Xue-nong, LI Xue-qiang, CAI Xue-peng*   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China
  • Online:2016-02-28 Published:2016-03-11

摘要:

目的  克隆豆状带绦虫(Taenia pisiformis)肌动蛋白基因(Tp-actin)全长cDNA,分析其基因结构、系统进化及作为内参基因的适用性。  方法  采用RT-PCR法扩增Tp-actin基因片段,RACE-PCR法获得3′和5′端cDNA序列,分别测序后拼接Tp-actin全长cDNA。利用生物信息学软件进行基因结构和系统进化分析。应用Primer Express软件设计Tp-actin和豆状带绦虫组织蛋白酶L样半胱氨酸蛋白酶基因(TpCP)的特异性引物,实时荧光定量PCR(qRT-PCR)法检测引物特异性和Tp-actin基因扩增效率,并以Tp-actin作为内参基因,分析TpCP在豆状带绦虫六钩蚴、囊尾蚴、成熟节片和孕节片等不同发育阶段组织中的表达特征。  结果  测序结果显示,Tp-actin基因片段为1 048 bp,3′和5′端基因片段分别为428和945 bp,与预期结果一致。拼接获得的Tp-actin全长cDNA为1 279 bp,其中3′UTR长118 bp,5′UTR长30 bp,开放阅读框为1 131 bp,序列已提交GenBank(登录号为JX624787)。生物信息学分析结果显示,该序列编码376个氨基酸,推测蛋白相对分子质量(Mr)为41 749,等电点为5.29,含6种特定功能位点和3个actin蛋白家族特征位点。系统进化分析显示,Tp-actin序列与猪带绦虫(Taenia solium)和枝形裂头绦虫(Diphyllobothrium dendriticum)的同源性分别为100%和99.7%。qRT-PCR结果显示,Tp-actin和TpCP基因经特异性引物扩增,分别获得82和108 bp片段,与预期结果一致;Tp-actin和TpCP基因熔解曲线均呈单一信号峰,引物特异性强;Tp-actin基因标准曲线线性相关系数(R2)为0.999,符合qRT-PCR对扩增效率的要求;以Tp-actin基因为内参基因,TpCP基因在孕卵节片中相对转录水平比值为1.65,显著高于六钩蚴(1.00)、成熟节片(0.87)和囊尾蚴(0.62)(P<0.05)。  结论  Tp-actin基因高度保守,可作为豆状带绦虫基因表达调控及量化分析的内标参照。

关键词: 豆状带绦虫, 肌动蛋白基因, 序列分析, 内参基因

Abstract:

Objective To clone the full-length cDNA of actin gene of Taenia pisiformis(Tp-actin), and analyze the gene structure, phylogenetic evolution and its use as an internal control. Methods Tp-actin was amplified by RT-PCR and the cDNA of 3′ and 5′ ends were obtained through RACE-PCR. After sequencing, these segments were linked to produce full-length cDNA of Tp-actin. The gene structure and phylogenetic evolution were analyzed using bioinformatics software. Primers for Tp-actin and cysteine peptidase (TpCP) were designed using Primer Express software. Primer specificity and amplification efficiency were analyzed with real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). In addition, by using Tp-actin as an internal control, the expression of TpCP in T. pisiformis at various developmental stages was analyzed. Results As expected, sequencing results showed that the Tp-actin fragment was 1 048 bp in length, and the 3′ and 5′ ends were 428 bp and 945 bp, respectively. The full-length cDNA of Tp-actin generated from the 3 segments(submitted to GenBank with accession No. JX624787) was 1 279 bp, containing a 30-bp 5′-untranslated region(5′-UTR), a 118-bp 3′-UTR, and a 1 131-bp open reading frame(ORF). Bioinformatics analysis showed that the Tp-actin encoded a protein of 356 amino acids, with a predicted relative molecular weight of 41 749 and a PI value of 5.29. This protein was predicted to contain 6 functional sites and 3 typical signatures of the actin family. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Tp-actin was 100% and 99.7% homologous in amino acid sequence to those of Taenia solium and Diphyllobothrium dendriticum. qRT-PCR resulted in specific products of 82 bp and 108 bp from Tp-actin and TpCP, respectively, melting curves of which both showed a single signal peak, verifying the high specificity of primers. The linear correlation coefficient(R2) in standard curve of Tp-actin was 0.999, showing high amplification efficiency. Using Tp-actin as the internal control, the relative expression ratio of TpCP gene in gravid proglottid of T. pisiformis(1.65) was significantly higher than that in oncospheres (1.00), mature proglottids (0.87) and cysticercus (0.62) (P<0.05). Conclusion Tp-actin gene is highly conserved and can be used as a reliable internal control.

Key words: Taenia pisiformis, Actin gene, Sequence analysis, Reference gene