抗家蚕核多角体病毒（BmNPV）即刻早期蛋白基因的三联核酶的设计和性质

以ＢｍＮＰＶＩＥ基因为靶序列,通过计算机设计了３个切割靶序列不同位点的锤头状核酶（Ｒｉｂｏｚｙｍｅ）（Ｒ４７,Ｒ２０８和Ｒ６８７）为了提高核酶的切割效率,把３个核酶串联在一起形成三联的核酶（Ｒ４２６）为使单个核酶之间不相互干扰,改变了茎区ＩＩ的碱基序列,核酸二级结构计算机模拟显示,这种改变非常成功,为了减少长的侧翼序列对Ｒ４２６的影响,将Ｒ４２６基因克隆到ｐＲＧ５２３质粒的ｃｉｓ－核酶之间,限制性     

以核多角体病毒为载体在家蚕中生产外源蛋白

以家蚕核多角体病毒(BmNPV)为载体,在家蚕幼虫或家蚕培养细胞系中表达的外源基因越来越多,其表达的产物已涉及到医用药物、医疗诊断、疫苗生产、生物防治等诸多领域,文章就BmNPV的特性及其基因组构造,多角体蛋白基因的特性,重组BmNPV的构建及其在家蚕幼虫体内和细胞系中的表达,BmNPV-家蚕表达系统的外源蛋白生产效率及其应用等各个方面作了全面、系统的综述.     

家蚕BmNPV多角体蛋白与外源蛋白共包埋入多角体的研究

为了探索家蚕核型多角体病毒多角体的包装特性,构建了一种不形成多角体但能大量表达绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)的重组病毒vBmBac(polh-)-5B-EGFP,将其与野生型BmNPV共同感染BmN细胞,于荧光显微镜下观察到EGFP与多角体可以在同一细胞中同时表达。从感染的BmN细胞中收集纯化多角体,观察到多角体能被激发出绿色荧光,进一步利用Western blot证实多角体中含有EGFP。上述结果表明,多角体可以将自身病毒粒子以外的其他病毒粒子的成分包装进入多角体,表明多角体的包装机制中存在非特异性识别机制。     

家蚕BmNPV多角体蛋白的表达规律及importinα介导的Polh入核转运

家蚕核型多角体病毒(Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus,BmNPV)对蚕丝业的危害极大。该病毒的多角体蛋白编码基因polyhedrin(polh)能够在病毒感染极晚期超高水平表达,并在细胞核内形成包涵体,多角体蛋白转运到宿主细胞核中的详细机制目前未知。为阐明病毒蛋白的入核机制,本研究通过分子克隆、免疫共沉淀(co-immunoprecipitation,CO-IP)、免疫荧光等方法,详细分析了多角体蛋白(polyhedrin,Polh)的表达规律,并进一步揭示了宿主蛋白importin α通过蛋白互作的方式参与多角体蛋白的入核转运,为进一步深入阐明包括Polh在内的诸多杆状病毒入核蛋白的入核机制提供了参考。     

异源多角体蛋白对家蚕核型多角体病毒粒子的包装

利用PCR方法从AcMNPV基因组DNA中分离出多角体蛋白基因 ,将该扩增片段克隆到转移载体pBacPAK8中 ,得到重组转移载体pOAc。将该质粒DNA与线性化的Bm BacPAK6病毒基因组DNA共传染BmN细胞 ,得到了能形成多角体且不产生蓝色空斑的重组病毒hp BmNPV。纯化该重组病毒的多角体颗粒 ,并对多角体蛋白、病毒核酸及多角体病毒颗粒进行分析 ,发现AcMNPV的多角体蛋白能在家蚕细胞中大量表达且能在细胞内识别家蚕核型多角体病毒并组装成多角体颗粒 ;病毒基因组DNA因部分交换 ,其酶切行为发生了相应的变化 ;电镜观察发现经AcMNPV多角体蛋白包装的家蚕核型多角体病毒的多角体颗粒大小为1 2 μm～ 2 9μm ,明显小于野生型家蚕核型多角体病毒的多角体颗粒     

家蚕核型多角体病毒BmNPV泛素基因缺失显著降低病毒增殖效率

【目的】泛素是一类进化上高度保守的、由76个氨基酸组成的多肽,是蛋白质泛素化修饰过程中所必需的底物分子,蛋白质泛素化修饰异常会影响宿主的生长和发育。家蚕核型多角体病毒(Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus,BmNPV)基因orf26是一个编码病毒泛素的基因,其在病毒增殖中的具体功能尚不清楚。【方法】本研究利用同源重组的方法将氯霉素(chloramphenicol)基因(Cm)表达盒替换家蚕杆状病毒泛素基因序列3’端的50个碱基对序列,构建携带Cm表达盒的重组BmNPV病毒基因组(Bm-Bacmid^(Ub-KO)),利用转座原理将绿色荧光蛋白基因(green fluorescent protein,gfp)表达盒插入Bm-Bacmid^(Ub-KO)和野生型Bm-Bacmid^(WT)转座位点,构建重组质粒Bm-Bacmid^(Ub-KO-GFP)和Bm-Bacmid^(WT-GFP),以及异位互补型的质粒Bm-Bacmid^(GFP-Ub Rep)。这些重组病毒分别转染家蚕卵巢细胞(Bombyx mori ovarian cell,BmN)后,对转染后的细胞进行绿色荧光观察。【结果】泛素基因缺失后不影响感染性病毒粒子的产生,但与野生型相比,泛素缺失型重组病毒明显降低了感染的细胞中产生的绿色荧光数量。免疫印迹分析表明,泛素缺失后降低重组病毒结构蛋白GP64和VP39在细胞中的表达水平,显著降低病毒增殖效率。生物分析表明,泛素缺失的重组病毒能延缓家蚕半致死时间15 h。【结论】BmNPV泛素基因缺失不影响感染性病毒粒子的产生,但显著降低病毒增殖效率。本研究为阐明泛素在BmNPV增殖中的具体作用提供了实验依据。     

家蚕核型多角体病毒基因polh的诱变分析

曾报道经化学诱变剂ＭＭＣ、９－ＡＡ和ＥＭＳ诱变的家蚕核型多角体病毒（ＢｍＮＰＶ）多角体形态出现异常,继代分离的诱变ＢｍＮＰＶ基因组对ＥｃｏＲＩ、ＢｇｌＩＩ和ＢａｍＨＩ的酶切谱发生变化。研究进一步揭示,诱变ＢｍＮＰＶ的多角体外层蛋白晶格排列呈现紊乱;多角体蛋白的ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ电泳谱与对照组比较有显著差异;对多角体蛋白基因ｐｏｌｈ的测序结果显示,３组诱变ＢｍＮＰＶ的ｐｏｌｈ基因发生了多处碱基（氨基酸     

家蚕抗性品系NC99R抗BmNPV作用机制分析

家蚕Bombyxmori是具有重要经济价值的鳞翅目模式昆虫,由家蚕核型多角体病毒(Bombyxmori nucleopolyhedrovirus,BmNPV)引起的家蚕血液型脓病每年给我国蚕桑产业造成巨大的经济损失。文中拟通过鉴定目前存在的家蚕抗病毒品系NC99R抗性特征,初步解析其抗BmNPV机制,以期为家蚕抗病品系分子机制解析提供一定参考。将对照组大造(Dazao,DZ)品系和实验组NC99R抗性品系家蚕幼虫分别定量添食BmNPV包涵体(Occlusion bodies,OB),计算DZ和NC99R品系对BmNPV的半致死剂量(Median lethal dose,LD50),结果显示DZ品系半致死剂量为1.2×105多角体/头,抗性品系NC99R的半致死剂量为1.8×106多角体/头,抗性水平相比对照组提高15倍左右。进一步统计分析DZ和NC99R品系口服感染1×106多角体/头和体腔注射1×106粒子/头出芽型病毒粒子(Budded virus,BV)后的死亡率,结果显示DZ品系死亡高峰集中在第4–6天,NC99R抗性品系死亡高峰集中在第6–8天,与对照相比延迟1–2 d。通过...     

Characterization of Argonaute family members in the silkworm,Bombyx mori

Abstract The Argonaute protein family is a highly conserved group of proteins, which have been implicated in RNA silencing in both plants and animals. Here, four members of the Argonaute family were systemically identified based on the genome sequence of Bombyx mori. Based on their sequence similarity, BmAgo1 and BmAgo2 belong to the Ago subfamily, while BmAgo3 and BmPiwi are in the Piwi subfamily. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that silkworm Argonaute family members are conserved in insects. Conserved amino acid residues involved in recognition of the 5′ end of the small RNA guide strand and of the conserved (aspartate, aspartate and histidine [DDH]) motif present in their PIWI domains suggest that these four Argonaute family members may have conserved slicer activities. The results of microarray expression analysis show that there is a low expression level for B. mori Argonaute family members in different tissues and different developmental stages, except for BmPiwi. All four B. mori Argonaute family members are upregulated upon infection with B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus. The complete coding sequence of BmPiwi, the homolog of Drosophila piwi, was cloned and its expression occurred mainly in the area where spermatogonia and spermatocytes appear. Our results provide an overview of the B. mori Argonaute family members and suggest that they may have multiple roles. In addition, this is also the first report, to our knowledge, of the response of RNA silencing machinery to DNA virus infection in insects.     

Construction of the Bac-to-Bac System of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedroviru

To construct the Bac-to-Bac expression system of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus(BmNPV),a transfer vector was constructed which contained an Escherichia coli(E.coli)mini-F replicon and a lacZ:attTN7:lacZ cassette within the upstream and downstream regions of the BmNPV polyhedrin gene.B.mori larvae were cotransfected with wild-type BmNPV genomic DNA and the transfer vector through subcutaneous injection to generate recombinant viruses by homologous recombination in vivo.The genomic DNA of budded viruses extracted from the hemolymph of the transfected larvae was used to transform E.coli DH10B.Recombinant bacmids were screened by kanamycin resistance,PCR and restriction enzyme(REN)digestion.One of the bacmid colonies,BmBacJS13,which had similar REN profiles to that of wild-type BmNPV,was selected for further research.To investigate the infectivity of BmBacJS13,the polyhedrin gene was introduced into the bacmid and the resultant recombinant(BmBacJS13-ph)was transfected to BmN cells.The budded viruses were collected from the supernatant of the transfected cells and used for infecting BmN cells.Growth curve analysis indicated that BmBacJS13-ph had a similar growth curve to that of wild-type BmNPV.Bio-assays indicated that BmBacJS13-ph was also infectious to B.mori larvae.     

Construction of the Bac-to-Bac System of Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedroviru

To construct the Bac-to-Bac expression system of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), a transfer vector was constructed which contained an Escherichia coli (E. coli) mini-F replicon and a lacZ: attTN7: lacZ cassette within the upstream and downstream regions of the BmNPV polyhedrin gene. B. mori larvae were cotransfected with wild-type BmNPV genomic DNA and the transfer vector through subcutaneous injection to generate recombinant viruses by homologous recombination in vivo. The genomic DNA of budded viruses extracted from the hemolymph of the transfected larvae was used to transform E. coli DH10B. Recombinant bacmids were screened by kanamycin resistance, PCR and restriction enzyme (REN) digestion. One of the bacmid colonies, BmBacJS13, which had similar REN profiles to that of wild-type BmNPV, was selected for further research. To investigate the infectivity of BmBacJS13, the polyhedrin gene was introduced into the bacmid and the resultant recombinant (BmBacJS13-ph) was transfected to BmN cells. The budded viruses were collected from the supernatant of the transfected cells and used for infecting BmN cells. Growth curve analysis indicated that BmBacJS13-ph had a similar growth curve to that of wild-type BmNPV. Bio-assays indicated that BmBacJS13-ph was also infectious to B. mori larvae.