昆虫学报 ›› 2016, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (4): 382-391.doi: 10.16380/j.kcxb.2016.04.003

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

茶尺蠖水通道蛋白EoAQP1的cDNA克隆、多克隆抗体制备及亚细胞定位

李良德#, 王定锋#, 刘丰静, 李慧玲, 张辉, 吴光远*     

  1. (福建省农业科学院茶叶研究所, 福建福安 355015)
  • 出版日期:2016-04-20 发布日期:2016-04-20

cDNA cloning, preparation of polyclonal antibody and subcellular localization of aquaporin 1 (AQP1) in Ectropis obliqua (Lepidoptera: Geoqmetridae)

LI Liang-De#, WANG Ding-Feng#, LIU Feng-Jing, LI Hui-Ling, ZHANG Hui, WU Guang-Yuan*   

  1.  (Tea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fu’an, Fujian 355015, China)
  • Online:2016-04-20 Published:2016-04-20

摘要: 【目的】水通道蛋白(aquaporin, AQP)是一种广泛存在于哺乳动物、植物和微生物中的跨膜转运蛋白,它在细胞水分运输、离子选择透过性和渗透压平衡等过程中发挥着重要的作用。本研究旨在分析茶尺蠖Ectropis obliqua Prout水通道蛋白AQP1的基因特性,在制备多克隆抗体的基础上了解其亚细胞定位分布。【方法】采用同源克隆方法并结合RACE技术克隆茶尺蠖AQP1的基因全长,通过生物信息学网站和软件分析茶尺蠖AQP1的生物学信息;通过实时荧光定量PCR技术(qRT-PCR)检测茶尺蠖AQP1在不同发育阶段和6龄幼虫不同组织中的相对表达量;通过原核表达、镍柱纯化并免疫新西兰兔制备了茶尺蠖AQP1的多克隆抗体;通过荧光显微镜观测了茶尺蠖AQP1在黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster胚胎细胞S2中的定位分布,并利用多克隆抗体进行了Western blot验证。【结果】克隆并鉴定了茶尺蠖AQP1全长,将其命名为EoAQP1(GenBank登录号: KT819587),EoAQP1 cDNA全长1 826 bp,含有780 bp开放阅读框,编码259个氨基酸。系统进化树和氨基酸序列同源性比对表明,EoAQP1在鳞翅目昆虫中高度保守。跨膜结构和水分渗透模拟表明,EoAQP1具有经典的水分渗透模型。qRT-PCR结果表明,EoAQP1在不同发育时期和6龄幼虫不同组织中均有表达且差异显著。亚细胞定位结果表明,EoAQP1以圆形颗粒状成群聚集于细胞膜周边,而在细胞膜、核膜和细胞质等处均不表达。多克隆抗体Western blot检测结果表明,EoAQP1多克隆抗体特异性较好,可用于后续相关实验。【结论】获得了EoAQP1的cDNA序列,明确了EoAQP1的生物学特征,阐明了EoAQP1的时空表达特性,成功制备了EoAQP1多克隆抗体,初步了解了EoAQP1的亚细胞定位,为进一步研究EoAQP1的水分渗透机理奠定了分子基础。

关键词: 茶尺蠖, 水通道蛋白, 克隆, 生物信息学, 表达模式, 亚细胞定位, 多克隆抗体

Abstract: 【Aim】 Aquaporin (AQP) is one of the transmembrane proteins widely existing in mammals, plants, and microorganisms, and plays an important role in the processes of cell moisture transportation, selective ion permeability and osmotic balance. This study aims to understand the gene characteristics of AQP1 from Ectropis obliqua Prout, and its subcellular localization based on polyclonal antibody  preparation.【Methods】 The complete cDNA of AQP1 was cloned from E. obliqua by RT-PCR and RACE technologies. The bioinformatics analysis was carried out by online website and edited on the bioinformatics software. The mRNA relative expression levels in different developmental stages and different tissues of the 6th instar larvae of E. obliqua were investigated by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR). The polyclonal antibody was prepared by immunizing a male New Zealand white rabbit after prokaryotic expression and Ni-sepharose purification. Subcellular localization in Drosophila melanogaster embryonic cells (S2 cells) was observed by fluorescence microscope, and Western blot analysis was performed with the polyclonal antibody of AQP1 from E. obliqua. 【Results】 The AQP1 cDNA was cloned successfully from E. obliqua and named EoAQP1 (GenBank accession no.: KT819587). It is 1 826 bp in length, including a 780 bp of open reading frame (ORF), which encodes 259 amino acids. Phylogenetic tree analysis and alignment of amino acid sequences showed that EoAQP1 is highly conserved with AQP1 proteins of other species of Lepidoptera. Transmembrane structure and water percolating simulation showed that EoAQP1 has a classical water percolation model. The qRT-PCR result revealed that EoAQP1 was expressed in all developmental stages and various tissues of the 6th instar larvae of E. obliqua at different mRNA expression levels. Subcellular localization showed that EoAQP1 aggregated around cell membrane with circular and granular models, but was not expressed in cell membrane, cytoplasm or nuclear membrane. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the obtained polyclonal antibody had high specificity and could be used for further experiments. 【Conclusion】 The nucleotide sequence, bioinformatics and expression profiling of aquaporin 1 gene EoAQP1 in E. obliqua were clarified. With the obtained polyclonal antibody, its subcellular localization of EoAQP1 was preliminarily investigated. These results provide a foundation for further research on the mechanism of water infiltration of EoAQP1.  

Key words: Ectropis obliqua, aquaporin, cloning, bioinformatics, expression patterns, subcellular localization, polyclonal antibody