Positive economic growth has always been the core objective of economic policies across the world. The economists and policy makers have always been engaged in digging out the determinants of economic growth. In 1960’s, the concepts of health, consumption and education were introduced in economic growth studies, which led to addition of the term, “human capital” in determinants of economic growth. In 1980’s, human capital was formally introduced in economic growth literature and since then, it became an integral component of economic growth. The present study aims at finding-out the role of human capital in economic growth of Pakistan during the period 1971-2008. Education, health, and Research and Development (R&D) have been used as measures for human capital. An attempt has also been made in this study to find the impact of institutions on human capital and thus, its indirect contribution to economic growth. The study in hand, also strived to explore the impact of human capital on physical capital accumulation and labour force participation. Likewise, the contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) has also been calculated in presence of education, health and R&D separately. The calculations of TFP have been revised by taking different shares of factors inputs and time intervals. The contribution of TFP in Pakistan has been compared with seven South Asian countries. The study has used secondary data for analysis, which has been taken from different national and international organization. Growth Accounting Method (GAM) has been used to calculate TFP. The econometric techniques used for analysis are Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), Two Stage Least Squares, Cointegration and Granger Causality test. The results of the study show that TFP contribute 38.47 % to GDP per capita, when education is used as a measure for human capital. This contribution increases to 47.74%, when education is replaced by health and fell to 18.27% with R&D as measure of human capital in TFP model. The contribution of TFP increases irrespective of measure of human capital, when minimum share of capital is used. It increases to 46.72%, 57.08% and 24.14% in case of education, health and R&D respectively. The results of economic growth model, obtained through the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) show that education, health and R&D positively affected economic growth of Pakistan during the study period. Health and R&D remained statistically significant while education remained insignificant. The results of simultaneous equations model show that Education, health, R&D and labour are significant determinants of economic growth in Pakistan. The quality as well as quantity of educational institutions and Real GDP per capita appeared as significant determinants of education in Pakistan. The results further show that education and quality of health institutions are significant factors for health in Pakistan. Similarly, educational institutions and Real GDP per capita appeared as major and significant determinants of R&D during the study period. In the same way, R&D, health and education positively affected physical capital in Pakistan. The Cointegration test results show that education, health and R&D affected economic growth in long run in Pakistan during 1971-2008. The equations for education and health also showed the existence of cointegrating equation, which indicates the existence of longrun relationship among the variables. Real GDP per capita, education, quality and quantity of educational institutions affect R&D, while human capital, labour force and economic growth affect physical capital in the long run. Similarly, human capital in form of education, health and R&D emerged as a macro determinant of labour force participation. The Granger Causality Test shows some important uni-directional relationships among the variables of the study. The findings of the study suggest TFP to be an important determinant of economic growth in Pakistan, hence, the determinants of TFP needs to be explored. Education should be kept on top priority and resource allocation to education should be increased. It is strongly recommended to enhance investment in health and R&D to put the economy on path of sustained growth. Labour in Pakistan positively affect economic growth, therefore to increase the productivity of labour, it should be equipped with appropriate skills.
ہمارا ہمیشہ سے یہ المیہ رہا ہے کہ ہم اس حقیقت کو بھول جاتے ہیں کہ دنیا فانی ہے۔ ہر شے زوال پذیر ہو جائے گی۔ پھر بھی قوت و اقتدار کے ملتے ہی ہم خود کو طاقتور گردانتے ہوئے اپنی زندگی کو حقیقت سے دور لے جاتے ہیں۔ ماضی کے دریچوں سے اگر جھانکیں تو بے شمار ایسے واقعات ملیں گے مگر عصر حاضر میں بھی اس میں شدت بڑھتی ہی گئی۔ خاص طور پر مشرقی ممالک میں حاکم اور محکوم کے درمیان بڑھتے ہوئے فاصلے ہیں کہ جس کے نتیجے میں عام عوام کے خواب کانچ کی مانند ریزہ ریزہ ہو جاتے ہیں۔ ایسے چکنا چور کے جن کے شیشے آنکھوں اور ہاتھوں کو مزید چھلنی کر جاتے ہیں۔ دل میں نئی نئی امنگیںامیدیں سر اٹھاتی ہیں اوربالآخر گمنامی میں گم ہوجاتی ہیں۔ دل میں ہمیشہ یہ احساس ہوتا ہے ، کاش یہ اقتدار رکھنے والی قوتیں اس احساس کو ہمیشہ دامن گیر رکھتیں کہ اقتدار صرف اور صرف ایک ڈھلتے سائے کا نام ہے۔اقتدار نہ رہے گا تو خود کی زندگی بھی پھر دل میں آخری خواہش کی طرح سسکی کے ساتھ دم توڑ دے گی۔کاش وہ دن جان پاتے کہ اقتدار ایک آفتاب لب کوہ کا نام ہے۔ یہ حاکم و محکوم کے درمیان فاصلے آشوب قیامت برپا کیے ہوئے ہیں۔اقتدار رکھنے والی مقتدر قوتوں کو یہ علم ہونا چاہیے کہ عوام کی فلاح و اصلاح ہی ان کے اقتدار کا واحد جواز ہے۔انہوں نے بھی کہانی میں کچھ اس طرح ہی حاکم و محکوم کے فاصلے کا ذکر کیا ہے کہ کس طرح انگریزوں کی حکومت رہی ، ہندو اور مسلمان جو کہ آپس کے جھگڑوں میں بھی انگریز حکومت کے پابند تھے اور انگریز حکومت فیصلہ صادر کرنے...
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Thecurrent study involves cloning, sequence analysis, expression, secretion, purification and different factors influencing the secretion of ovine growth hormone (oGH) gene isolated from local ovine breed (Lohi). On the basis of conserved sequences, two forward and one reverse primers were designed for the amplification ofoGH gene. The forward primers contained NdeI, NcoI restriction sites whereas the reverse primer contained a BamHI site at their 5’ end. Total RNA was isolated from pituitary gland of Lohi by using Guanidium-thiocyanate-chloroform extraction method. cDNA was synthesized by RT-PCR using gene specific primers. Moreover,genomic DNA was isolated from the blood sample of Lohi and was amplified by using four sets of primers designed on the basis of conserved sequence of the ovine growth hormone (oGH) gene. These were ligated into pTZ57R/T by the dT. dA tailing technique and used to transform into E. coli DH5α. The sequences of the DNA obtained from multiple colonies were compared with already published ovine GH gene sequence using multiple sequence alignment software “Clustal W”. The sequence analysisrevealed only one amino acid change when compared to previously reported OaST (Ovis aries somatotropin) or oGH gene sequences of Indian and Australian breeds. It showed 99% homologies with bubaline, bovine and 100 percent homology with caprine GH genes of the local breeds. The sequence of the GH ofLohi was submitted to "Data bank of Japan" which bears an accession number AB244790. In the present study, wereport secretion of recombinant oGH into the periplasmic space and inner membrane of E. coli under the influence of variant signal sequences. For periplasmic translocation the recombinant proteins were expressed under the influence of pelB leader sequence of pET 22b vector. The effect of different factors i.e., glycerol in the medium, use of E .coli strain BL21 DE3 and pLys S ,chemical chaperon (ZnCl2) and IPTG concentration were studied to enhance the expression while osmotic shock conditions were also optimized and studied the effect of glycerolandZnCl2 concentration on the release of oGH by using freeze thaw method. Best result of 22% expressed roGH on 12% SDS-PAGE was observed at 20mM (final concentration) IPTG after 4 hrs of fermentation at 370C in LB modified medium with 50µM ZnCl2 in BL21DE3 E. coli strain. The optimized freeze thaw method including 25% glycerol with 50µM ZnCl2 enhanced the relase of oGH upto 24% in the periplasmic space of E. coli. The oGH thus found was further purified by FPLC and authenticated by Western blot analysis. Although the recovery of oGH was enhanced but still there was a need to enhance the production of accurate size (22 kDa) growth hormone which was bit higher (25 kDa) by using pelB leader sequence. For this purpose different signal peptides i.e.,DsbA,STII and natural oGH signal peptide were utilized. Amongst the signal sequences the DsbA signal sequence was found to exhibit the best expression, size and secretion of oGH into the inner membrane of E. coli.We further studied the expression of oGH and targeting to the inner membrane using signal sequence (DsbA) in E.coli cell. Factors such as temperature, IPTG induction, expression conditions were studied and showed diverse optical density with different media compositions. The optimum expression level of oGH in terrific broth medium was at 25ºC on induction with 20μM IPTG in early logarithmic phase. SDS-PAGE analysis of expression and subcellular fractions of recombinant constructs revealed the translocation of oGH to the inner membrane of E. coliwith DsbA signal sequence at the N terminus of roGH. The protein was easily solublized by 40% acetonitrile with ~90% purity and was identified by Western blot and analysis on MALDI/TOF confirmed a size of 21059Da. Relatively high soluble protein yield of 65.3gm/L of oGH was obtained. The biological function of oGH was confirmed by HeLa cell line proliferation.It was observed that DsbA signal sequence on the basis of its hydrophobicity gave best results of 22kDa protein in membrane bounded form as compared to pelB and reference native signal sequence of oGH which resulted in 25kDa oGHsecreted mainly into cytoplasm. Despite of cost effective single step purification we encountered a problem with low yield. We developed a novel strategy for the high yield of functional recombinant ovine growth hormone (roGH) directed to the inner membrane of E. coli.In order to enhance the yield of soluble fraction, bacterial cells were grown under osmotic stress (4% NaCl in terrific broth medium) and effect of compatible solutes (sorbitol, glycine betine, glycylglycine and mannitol) were studied on the soluble expression of roGH. Other factors; temperature, induction time, induction by IPTG and lactose were also studied. It was observed that fermentation of roGH construct with DsbAss was best achieved with 0.6M mannitol, 50μM ZnCl2, 50mM glycylglycine at the time of induction with 50μM IPTG in the early logarithmic phase at OD600 ~3.10 in TB medium at 25ºC in shaking flask culture at 150rpm. These optimized conditions resulted in very high expression ~32% of soluble roGH which was recovered by ultra centrifugation (density centrifugation) from the inner membrane of E. coli.The unbelievably high yield, 443mg/L was obtained as compared from previos yield. The roGH was confirmed by Western blot analysis . Furthermore the effect of amino acid substitution in the tripartite structure of DsbA signal sequence (DsbAss) on co-translation of recombinant oGH inE. coli was studied. Six amongst the eight constructs were designed on the basis of increasing hydrophobicity in H domain of DsbA signal sequence to make it more efficient for the translocation of oGH through SRP (signal recognition particle)mechanism. For this purpose all the alanines in the hydrophobic domain of DsbA signal sequence were replaced by Isoleucine one by one, while lysine in the N terminal and serine in the C-terminal regions were substituted by arginine and cysteine respectively. The substitution of arginine in the N-terminalresulted in very low expression and secretion while cysteine substitution in the C region totally impaired the expression and secretion of the recombinant protein. it was observed that not only the hydrophobicity but the position of amino acid in the hydrophobic core also effects thecleavage of signal sequence from recombinant product. The substitution of alanine with the isoleucine residue in H domain of DsbA signal sequence resulted in; (a) at position 11 with respect to signal peptidase site in the H domain impaired the correct processing of oGH protein while (b) isoleucine at position 9 resulted in correctly processed recombinant oGH protein in the inner membrane.The results showed that the replacement of alanine amino acid at position 11 with reference to signal peptidase site in the hydrophobic core of the DsbA ss interferes with the binding of DsbA ss hydrophobic region to Ffh protein of SRP. This resulted in weak or no binding of Ffh with DsbA ss and consequentlyoGH protein was localised in the cytoplasmic fraction rather than membrane. Thus, the gene mutation from alanine residue to isoleucine specifically at position 11 with respect to signal peptidase site changed the whole mechanism of protein translocation through DsbA ss. It was hypothesized that alanine at position number 11 with respect to the signal peptidase site is crucial for SRP routing of recombinant proteins .