非洲猪瘟病毒内囊膜蛋白p17与宿主互作蛋白的初步鉴定

非洲猪瘟病毒(African swine fever virus,ASFV)的感染导致猪的死亡率高达100%,给养猪业造成毁灭性灾难。因此,开展针对ASFV感染复制的研究有着重大的意义。目前发现ASFV有超过150个开放阅读框,其中D117L基因编码的内囊膜蛋白p17参与病毒二十面体结构的形成,但是对p17调控宿主细胞功能的机制知之甚少。研究通过免疫沉淀技术联合蛋白质谱分析,初步筛选出与ASFV p17潜在的宿主互作蛋白。通过进一步免疫共沉淀技术和激光共聚焦实验确认了p17与线粒体外膜蛋白TOMM70(translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 70)、热休克蛋白HSPA8(heat shock 70 kDa protein 8)的互作。该研究为进一步探索p17在ASFV感染过程中的功能提供了重要信息。     

猪流行性腹泻病毒nsp1蛋白对Ⅰ型干扰素应答的影响

猪流行性腹泻病毒 (PEDV) 能抑制宿主Ⅰ型干扰素及其诱导的细胞抗病毒免疫应答,但是PEDV抑制Ⅰ型干扰素应答的分子机制尚不明了,尤其是PEDV非结构蛋白 (Nonstructural proteins,nsps) 在Ⅰ型干扰素应答中的调控作用研究不多。为研究PEDV非结构蛋白1 (nsp1) 对细胞Ⅰ型干扰素应答的影响,构建了真核表达载体pCAGGS-nsp1,采用Western blotting和间接免疫荧光试验确定nsp1在细胞中的表达。通过报告基因法、ELISA以及病毒复制抑制试验评估nsp1对Ⅰ型IFN的影响。结果显示,nsp1在转染细胞和病毒感染细胞中均高效表达;双荧光报告基因试验结果表明,nsp1能显著抑制IFN-β启动子活性,且具有剂量依赖性。ELISA结果显示,nsp1能显著抑制IFN-β蛋白的表达。水泡性口炎病毒 (VSV) 复制抑制试验结果显示,nsp1明显抑制poly(I:C)介导的Ⅰ型IFN的抗病毒作用。结果提示,nsp1作为PEDV的保守蛋白,具有拮抗Ⅰ型干扰素启动子活性和应答的功能,为揭示PEDV逃逸宿主天然免疫应答的机制和研发新型高效抗PEDV疫苗奠定基础。     

HMCES蛋白促进猪流行性腹泻病毒在Vero细胞中的复制

【目的】鉴定能够调控猪流行性腹泻病毒(porcine epidemic diarrhea virus,PEDV)复制的关键宿主蛋白。【方法】利用LC-MS/MS技术结合串联质谱标签(tandem mass tag,TMT)，分析PEDV感染Vero细胞36 h后和未感染组的蛋白组学差异。鉴定筛选了114个显著差异表达蛋白，其中宿主胚胎干细胞特异性5-羟甲基胞嘧啶结合蛋白(5-hydroxymethylcytosine binding,ES cell-specific protein,HMCES)显著上调。进一步构建HMCES真核表达质粒，通过蛋白免疫印迹和实时荧光定量PCR检测过表达HMCES对PEDV复制的影响；合成针对HMCES基因的特异性si RNA，利用Western blotting和RT-q PCR检测si RNA对HMCES表达的干扰效果及HMCES被干扰后对PEDV复制的影响。【结果】过表达HMCES能显著促进PEDV在Vero细胞中复制，并且复制水平随着HMCES的剂量递增呈现剂量依赖式增加；si RNA-341下调内源性HMCES表达进而抑制PEDV复制。【结论】H...     

热休克蛋白90 抑制剂的活性初步评价

目的:初步评价经计算机模拟筛选的Fs系列化合物对A549细胞的增殖抑制作用与对热休克蛋白90活性的抑制。方法:首先采用SRB(磺基罗丹明B)法观察26个化合物对A549肿瘤细胞增殖抑制活性,再进一步应用Western Blot方法对此类化合物在蛋白水平上对热休克蛋白90活性的抑制进行评价。以热休克蛋白70的表达增加作为热休克蛋白90活性是否被抑制的参考指标。结果:在Fs系列化合物中Fs-1、Fs-8、Fs-24对A549细胞增殖有明显抑制,且能明显上调Hsp70蛋白的表达,但同时Hsp90蛋白的表达量并不受影响。其余化合物在两种方法中显示均无明显抑制作用。结论:在经计算机模拟筛选出的26种Fs系列化合物中Fs-1、Fs-8、Fs-24可抑制A549细胞的增殖,可能是通过对Hsp90活性的抑制而发挥作用,经筛选其余Fs系列化合物抑制A549细胞增殖与抑制Hsp90活性作用均不显著。Fs-1、Fs-8、Fs-24类化合物作用的初步探索将为研制Hsp90靶向抑制剂类药物开辟新途径。     

扁蒴藤素对人鼻咽癌HNE2 细胞增殖的抑制作用研究

目的：探讨扁蒴藤素对人鼻咽癌HNE2 细胞增殖的抑制作用,明确HSP70 在肿瘤发展过程中的抑制作用。方法：噻唑蓝法 （MTT）检测扁蒴藤素对HNE2 细胞生长抑制作用,流式细胞术检测扁蒴藤素诱导HNE2 细胞凋亡,免疫印迹法检测Caspase、 PARP、酪氨酸激酶、AKT 及Bcl-2 家族蛋白表达。结果：扁蒴藤素抑制HNE2 细胞的生长,促使Caspase 9,Caspase 3和PARP 蛋 白被切割,上调Bim 等促凋亡蛋白的表达,减少Bcl-xL等抗凋亡蛋白的表达,下调EGFR 等受体酪氨酸激酶, 抑制AKT 磷酸化, 上调热休克蛋白70（HSP70）的表达。用热休克反应抑制剂KNK437 抑制HSP70 的表达可以增强扁蒴藤素促进细胞凋亡的能力。 结论：扁蒴藤素通过下调受体酪氨酸激酶,激活caspase 介导的凋亡通路抑制鼻咽癌HNE2 细胞的增殖,抑制HSP70 的表达可增 强其抗肿瘤作用。     

牡蛎热休克蛋白70吸附人源诺如病毒功能域的解析

人源诺如病毒（Human norovirus, HuNoV）是全球范围内最重要的食源性病毒之一，牡蛎是其主要的食源性传播载体。已有研究发现：牡蛎热休克蛋白70(oyster Heat shock protein 70, oHSP70)可吸附不同基因型HuNoV，但oHSP70吸附病毒的功能域不清楚。本研究对oHSP70的N端和C端分别进行克隆表达纯化，并采用ELISA方法测定其与不同基因型HuNoV主要衣壳蛋白P功能域的结合能力。实验结果表明：成功获得N端和C端oHSP70的原核表达产物；N端oHSP70与不同基因型HuNoV P蛋白结合能力显著强于C端（P<0.05）。因此，N端oHSP70是结合HuNoV P蛋白的主要结构域。本研究结果为进一步揭示oHSP70与HuNoV互作的分子机制提供了理论支撑。     

hsc70-4基因促进家蚕核型多角体病毒复制增殖

【目的】热休克应答(heatshockresponse,HSR)是机体细胞应对环境压力的一种重要防御策略,鉴定热休克蛋白在杆状病毒侵染宿主过程中的功能,并揭示其作用的分子机制,为探明宿主与病毒相互作用的分子基础提供理论依据。【方法】通过分子克隆技术对Bmhsc70-4基因进行克隆,并利用BioEdit及GeneDoc对其进行多序列比对分析;分别通过真核表达和基于CRISPR/Cas9的基因编辑系统对Bmhsc70-4基因进行过表达和敲除;利用荧光定量PCR技术检测相应基因的表达量;通过对Caspase-9和Caspase-3/7活性的检测确定Bmhsc70-4基因对细胞凋亡的影响;通过免疫荧光验证BmHSC70-4和BmIAP的共定位情况,并进一步通过免疫共沉淀验证它们的相互作用。【结果】Bmhsc70-4基因开放阅读框为1950bp,编码649个氨基酸,在昆虫间具有较高的保守性;BmNPV能够诱导Bmhsc70-4基因上调表达,过表达Bmhsc70-4基因能够促进BmNPV的增殖,敲除Bmhsc70-4基因能够抑制BmNPV的增殖,表明Bmhsc70-4基因的表达利于BmNPV的增殖;Bmhsc70-4基因具有抑制家蚕细胞凋亡的功能;荧光共定位显示BmHSC70-4和BmIAP共定位于细胞质中,免疫共沉淀结果表明两者可以相互作用;BmNPV侵染过程中Bmhsc70-4基因能够促进Bmiap基因的表达。【结论】Bmhsc70-4基因具有抑制家蚕细胞凋亡的功能,在BmNPV侵染家蚕细胞过程中,能够与BmIAP相互作用,并促进BmNPV复制增殖。     

脊髓全横断损伤后差异表达蛋白的蛋白质组学分析

 对脊髓全横断损伤前后的大鼠脊髓全蛋白质进行双向凝胶电泳,借助PDQuest软件从中找出差异表达蛋白质点.应用基质辅助激光解吸电离串联质谱,对差异表达的蛋白质点进行鉴定,成功鉴定出18种蛋白质.脊髓损伤3 d后表达上调的蛋白质有巨噬细胞游走抑制因子、S期激酶相关蛋白 1、热休克蛋白 27、多配体蛋白聚糖 3、T细胞受体β链可变区、膜联蛋白Ⅲ、腺苷酸激酶 1、半乳凝素 3、丙酮酸脱氢酶、磷脂酶 B、嗜铬粒蛋白 A、热休克蛋白70凝结蛋白 1;同时表达下调的蛋白质有磷酸丙糖异构酶、神经鞘氨醇磷酸化受体、热休克蛋白10、肽酰 脯氨酰 顺反式异构酶 A多数差异蛋白质涉及到神经细胞的增殖、凋亡、应激反应等过程,为进一步阐明中枢神经系统的损伤和修复机制提供了理论依据.摘要 对脊髓全横断损伤前后的大鼠脊髓全蛋白质进行双向凝胶电泳,借助PDQuest软件从中找出差异表达蛋白质点.应用基质辅助激光解吸电离串联质谱,对差异表达的蛋白质点进行鉴定,成功鉴定出18种蛋白质.脊髓损伤3 d后表达上调的蛋白质有巨噬细胞游走抑制因子、S期激酶相关蛋白 1、热休克蛋白 27、多配体蛋白聚糖 3、T细胞受体β链可变区、膜联蛋白Ⅲ、腺苷酸激酶 1、半乳凝素 3、丙酮酸脱氢酶、磷脂酶 B、嗜铬粒蛋白 A、热休克蛋白70凝结蛋白 1;同时表达下调的蛋白质有磷酸丙糖异构酶、神经鞘氨醇磷酸化受体、热休克蛋白10、肽酰 脯氨酰 顺反式异构酶 A多数差异蛋白质涉及到神经细胞的增殖、凋亡、应激反应等过程,为进一步阐明中枢神经系统的损伤和修复机制提供了理论依据.     

热CO2气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COLO 205的蛋白组学变化

目的：研究热CO2气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COLO205的蛋白组学变化,为阐明热CO2气腹对结肠癌细胞的杀伤作用机制提供依据。方法：用热CO2气腹处理结肠癌细胞株COL0205,按有无处理分为处理组与对照组。分别抽提两组细胞的总蛋白质,采用同位素标记的相对和绝对定量（isobaric tags for relative absolute quantitation, iTRAQ）技术标记,液相色谱（LC）分离蛋白质,质谱仪（MS）进行蛋白质鉴定及Western blot检测。结果：共筛选得到18个差异表达的蛋白,其中8个蛋白表达上调,10个蛋白表达下调。Western blot显示热休克蛋白HSP70在细胞表达明显高于对照组（P〈0．01）;蛋白Myosin-9的表达量在处理后显著下降。结论：热CO2气腹处理后结肠癌细胞株COL0205的蛋白组学发生差异性变化。     

昆虫滞育关联热休克蛋白的研究进展

滞育是昆虫逃避不利环境条件的基本方式之一, 益虫的合理利用和害虫的综合治理, 都离不开对滞育调控机理的研究。滞育可以诱导一些基因表达模式的改变, 如热休克蛋白基因的差异表达, 导致昆虫抗逆性增强。本文综述了与昆虫滞育关联的热休克蛋白的研究概况, 从热休克蛋白与滞育的关联、 不同虫态滞育期间热休克蛋白基因的差异表达和滞育相关的蛋白质组学研究几个方面进行了概述。与其他的胁迫反应均诱导热休克蛋白同步上调表达不同, 热休克蛋白在不同种类昆虫以及同种昆虫的不同滞育生理阶段的表达模式差别很大。热休克蛋白在滞育期间的表达是决定越冬抗逆性和存活的重要因子之一。本文可为昆虫滞育如何应答环境条件刺激的研究提供参考信息。     

Effects of chronic heat stress on the expressions of heat shock proteins 60, 70, 90, A2, and HSC70 in the rabbit testis

Few studies have focused on the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) after chronic heat stress. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic high temperature–humidity index treatment on the expressions of HSP60, HSP70, HSP90, HSPA2 and HSC70, in the Rex rabbit testis and the expressions of these proteins after recovery from the chronic heat shock. Thirty mature male rabbits of the same age were randomly divided into three groups: control, heat stress, and recovery. The western blot results showed that the expressional levels of HSP60, HSP90, and HSC70 increased significantly and HSPA2 was elevated slightly after a 9-week heat treatment. HSP70 was absent in the control testis and had a high level of expression after heat stress. All of these proteins partially reverted back to normal levels after a 9-week recovery. The immunohistochemical results indicated that the expression patterns of HSP60, HSP90, HSPA2, and HSC70 did not change.     

EWI-2/CD316 is an inducible receptor of HSPA8 on human dendritic cells

The activation of dendritic cells is marked by changes both on their cell surfaces and in their functions. We define EWI-2/CD316 as an early activation marker of dendritic cells upregulated by Toll-like receptor ligands clearly before CD86 and CD83. By expression cloning, human heat shock protein A8 (HSPA8), a member of the hsp70 family, was identified as the ligand for EWI-2. Soluble EWI-2 bound both to cells expressing HSPA8 and also to immobilized HSPA8 protein. Although heat shock proteins are evolutionarily well conserved, other members of this class, including human hsp60 and mycobacterial hsp65, did not bind to EWI-2. The ligation of EWI-2 enhanced the CCL21/SLC-dependent migration of activated mature dendritic cells but attenuated their antigen-specific stimulatory capacities. Important functions of recently activated dendritic cells are thus critically modulated by the newly discovered HSPA8-EWI-2 interaction.     

Depletion of TMEM65 leads to oxidative stress,apoptosis, induction of mitochondrial unfolded protein response,and upregulation of mitochondrial protein import receptor TOMM22

Mutation in the transmembrane protein 65 gene (TMEM65) results in mitochondrial dysfunction and a severe mitochondrial encephalomyopathy phenotype. However, neither the function of TMEM65 nor the cellular responses to its depletion have been fully elucidated. Hence, we knocked down TMEM65 in human cultured cells and analyzed the resulting cellular responses. Depletion of TMEM65 led to a mild increase in ROS generation and upregulation of the mRNA levels of oxidative stress suppressors, such as NFE2L2 and SESN3, indicating that TMEM65 knockdown induced an oxidative stress response. A mild induction of apoptosis was also observed upon depletion of TMEM65. Depletion of TMEM65 upregulated protein levels of the mitochondrial chaperone HSPD1 and mitochondrial protease LONP1, indicating that mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR^mt) was induced in response to TMEM65 depletion. Additionally, we found that the mitochondrial protein import receptor TOMM22 and HSPA9 (mitochondrial Hsp70), were also upregulated in TMEM65-depleted cells. Notably, the depletion of TMEM65 did not lead to upregulation of TOMM22 in an ATF5-dependent manner, although upregulation of LONP1 reportedly occurs in an ATF5-dependent manner. Taken together, our findings suggest that depletion of TMEM65 causes mild oxidative stress and apoptosis, induces UPR^mt, and upregulates protein expression of mitochondrial protein import receptor TOMM22 in an ATF5-independent manner.     

Analysis of intraviral protein-protein interactions of the SARS coronavirus ORFeome

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) genome is predicted to encode 14 functional open reading frames, leading to the expression of up to 30 structural and non-structural protein products. The functions of a large number of viral ORFs are poorly understood or unknown. In order to gain more insight into functions and modes of action and interaction of the different proteins, we cloned the viral ORFeome and performed a genome-wide analysis for intraviral protein interactions and for intracellular localization. 900 pairwise interactions were tested by yeast-two-hybrid matrix analysis, and more than 65 positive non-redundant interactions, including six self interactions, were identified. About 38% of interactions were subsequently confirmed by CoIP in mammalian cells. Nsp2, nsp8 and ORF9b showed a wide range of interactions with other viral proteins. Nsp8 interacts with replicase proteins nsp2, nsp5, nsp6, nsp7, nsp8, nsp9, nsp12, nsp13 and nsp14, indicating a crucial role as a major player within the replication complex machinery. It was shown by others that nsp8 is essential for viral replication in vitro, whereas nsp2 is not. We show that also accessory protein ORF9b does not play a pivotal role for viral replication, as it can be deleted from the virus displaying normal plaque sizes and growth characteristics in Vero cells. However, it can be expected to be important for the virus-host interplay and for pathogenicity, due to its large number of interactions, by enhancing the global stability of the SARS proteome network, or play some unrealized role in regulating protein-protein interactions. The interactions identified provide valuable material for future studies.     

Identification of Nonstructural Protein 8 as the N-Terminus of the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is a member within the family Arteriviridae of the order Nidovirales. Replication of this positive-stranded RNA virus within the host cell involves expression of viral replicase proteins encoded by two ORFs, namely ORF1 a and ORF1 b. In particular, translation of ORF1 b depends on a-1-ribosomal frameshift strategy. Thus, nonstructural protein 9 (nsp9), the first protein within ORF1 b that specifies the function of the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, is expressed as the C-terminal extension of nsp8, a small nsp that is encoded by ORF1 a. However, it has remained unclear whether the mature form of nsp9 in virus-infected cells still retains nsp8,addressing which is clearly critical to understand the biological function of nsp9. By taking advantage of specific antibodies to both nsp8 and nsp9, we report the following findings. (1) In infected cells, PRRSV nsp9 was identified as a major product with a size between 72 and 95 k Da (72–95 KDa form), which exhibited the similar mobility on the gel to the in vitro expressed nsp8–9 ORF1 b, but not the ORF1 b-coded portion (nsp9 ORF1 b). (2) The antibodies to nsp8, but not to nsp7 or nsp10, could detect a major product that had the similar mobility to the 72–95 KDa form of nsp9. Moreover, nsp9 could be co-immunoprecipitated by antibodies to nsp8, and vice versa. (3) Neither nsp4 nor nsp2 PLP2 was able to cleave nsp8–nsp9 in vitro. Together, our studies provide experimental evidence to suggest that nsp8 is an N-terminal extension of nsp9.Our findings here paves way for further charactering the biological function of PRRSV nsp9.     

Comparative analysis of differential gene expression of HSP40 and HSP70 family isoforms during heat stress and HIV-1 infection in T-cells

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a family of cellular proteins involved in a variety of biological functions including chaperone activity. HSPs are classified based on their molecular weight and each family has several isoforms in eukaryotes. HSP40 is the most diverse family acting as a co-chaperone for the highly conserved HSP70 family. Some of the isoforms are reported to be induced during heat stress. Few studies have also highlighted the diverse role of some isoforms in different stress conditions including viral infections. But till date, no study has comprehensively examined the expression profile of different HSP40 and 70 isoforms in either heat stress or HIV-1 infection, a virus that is responsible for the pandemic of AIDS. In the present study, we have compared the mRNA expression profile of HSP40 and HSP70 isoforms during heat stress and HIV-1 infection in a T-cell line and also validated the HIV-1 stress results in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In case of HSP70, we observed that three isoforms (HSPA1A, HSPA1B, and HSPA6) are highly upregulated during heat stress, but these isoforms were found to be downregulated during the peak of HIV-1 infection. While in case of HSP40, we found that only DNAJA4, DNAJB1, and DNAJB4 showed significant upregulation during heat stress, whereas in HIV-1 infection, majority of the isoforms were induced significantly. Stress-dependent differential expression observed here indicates that different HSP40 and HSP70 isoforms may have specific roles during HIV-1 infection and thus could be important for future studies.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12192-020-01185-y.     

Murine coronaviruses encoding nsp2 at different genomic loci have altered replication, protein expression, and localization

Partial or complete deletion of several coronavirus nonstructural proteins (nsps), including open reading frame 1a (ORF1a)-encoded nsp2, results in viable mutant proteins with specific replication defects. It is not known whether expression of nsps from alternate locations in the genome can complement replication defects. In this report, we show that the murine hepatitis virus nsp2 sequence was tolerated in ORF1b with an in-frame insertion between nsp13 and nsp14 and in place of ORF4. Alternate encoding or duplication of the nsp2 gene sequence resulted in differences in nsp2 expression, processing, and localization, was neutral or detrimental to replication, and did not complement an ORF1a Δnsp2 replication defect. The results suggest that wild-type genomic organization and expression of nsps are required for optimal replication.     

Seasonal variation in expression pattern of genes under HSP70

Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is one of the most abundant and best characterized heat shock protein family that consists of highly conserved stress proteins, expressed in response to stress, and plays crucial roles in environmental stress tolerance and adaptation. The present study was conducted to identify major types of genes under the HSP70 family and to quantify their expression pattern in heat- and cold-adapted Indian goats (Capra hircus) with respect to different seasons. Five HSP70 gene homologues to HSPA8, HSPA6, HSPA1A, HSPA1L, and HSPA2 were identified by gene-specific primers. The cDNA sequences showed high similarity to other mammals, and proteins have an estimated molecular weight of around 70 kDa. The expression of HSP70 genes was observed during summer and winter. During summer, the higher expression of HSPA8, HSPA6, and HSPA1A was observed, whereas the expression levels of HSPA1L and HSPA2 were found to be lower. It was also observed that the expression of HSPA1A and HSPA8 was higher during winter in both heat- and cold-adapted goats but downregulates in case of other HSPs. Therefore, both heat and cold stress induced the overexpression of HSP70 genes. An interesting finding that emerged from the study is the higher expression of HSP70 genes in cold-adapted goats during summer and in heat-adapted goats during winter. Altogether, the results indicate that the expression pattern of HSP70 genes is species- and breed-specific, most likely due to variations in thermal tolerance and adaptation to different climatic conditions.