【摘要】 RNA沉默技术作为探索基因功能的实验手段应用于多种生物.以编码酿酒酵母NADPH依赖型醛糖还原酶的GRE3基因为对象,检测酿酒酵母双链RNA介导的基因沉默效应.以pESC-LEU为骨架,构建重组质粒psiLENT-GRE3并用于转化酿酒酵母YPH499.用RT-PCR检测到诱导1 kb RNA双螺旋和136 bp loop结构引起的GRE3基因表达下调.结果表明,双链RNA介导的基因沉默技术,能够用作降低酿酒酵母某一特定基因表达水平的工具.并有助于理解芽殖酵母的RNA干扰现象.更多还原

【Abstract】 RNA silencing is increasingly employed as an experimental strategy to probe for gene function in several organisms. The purpose of the present study was to test the effect of gene silencing by dsRNA in budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. GRE3 gene encoding an NADPH-dependent aldose reductase was chosen as an example. A recombinant plasmid psiLENT-GRE3 was constructed based on the pESC-LEU backbone and used to transform S. cerevisiae YPH499. The down regulation of GRE3 gene expression by inducing 1 kb RNA duplex and a 136 bp loop was investigated using reverse transcription-PCR. The results showed that double-stranded RNA mediated gene silencing could be used as a functional tool to decrease the expression level of a specific gene in S. cerevisiae, which would contribute to the understanding of RNA interference in budding yeast.更多还原