宿主细胞内SARS-CoV N蛋白相互作用蛋白的筛选与鉴定

SARS-CoVN蛋白可与病毒RNA形成复合物,也可与病毒或宿丰细胞中多种蛋白质相互作用,影响宿主细胞的多个信号转导通路,干扰宿主细胞的细胞周期,从而改变宿主细胞的生命活动.利用酵母双杂交技术筛选了15个宿丰细胞内与SARS-CoVN蛋白的相互作用蛋白,其中包括信号传导组分7种,蛋白激酶3种,细胞因子2种,未知功能蛋白3种.并利用免疫共沉淀方法进一步证实了趋化因子CXCL16是宿主细胞与SARS-CoV核衣壳蛋白的相互作用蛋白.     

SARS冠状病毒中的核衣壳蛋白

严重急性呼吸综合征(SARS)的元凶是一种新冠状病毒,研究病毒结构蛋白的功能有助于了解病毒的感染、复制和包装等生理过程。其中核衣壳蛋白是SARS冠状病毒中含量最丰富和最保守的结构蛋白,自身聚合后包被病毒RNA基因组形成螺旋状核壳体是SARS冠状病毒成熟的关键步骤;核衣壳蛋白能与病毒或宿主细胞中多种蛋白质相互作用,还能影响宿主细胞的多个通路。因此核衣壳蛋白是一个重要的多功能蛋白质,参与了病毒感染、复制和病毒包装等过程。     

病原细菌效应蛋白靶向宿主细胞核研究进展*

细胞核是细胞遗传与代谢的控制中心,调控细胞对外界的响应、代谢、生长和分化等细胞活动。在细菌感染宿主细胞过程中,个别细菌来源的效应蛋白能够靶向进入宿主细胞核,影响细胞核内基因的转录、RNA剪切、DNA修复以及染色质重组等生命活动,将这些能够进入细胞核的细菌效应蛋白称之为核调节蛋白。对病原菌分泌的核调节蛋白进入宿主细胞核的方式,以及不同病原菌的核调节蛋白调控宿主细胞的生命过程进行归纳总结,从而为深入探究病原细菌感染宿主细胞的致病机理提供理论基础。     

核内小体的复杂结构与多样化功能

核内小体是定位于细胞核内的无膜结构,为多蛋白-RNA复合体,通过招募相关蛋白参与基因转录、RNA剪切、表观遗传调控、肿瘤发生与抑制及抗病毒防御等多种细胞活动。明确核内小体蛋白的形成过程、功能和调控机制对研究相关疾病与病毒-宿主作用机制均具有重要意义。以下以几种核内小体蛋白为例,对核内小体的形成方式、结构与功能进行综述,并重点阐述其在抗病毒感染中的重要作用,期望为宿主抗病毒免疫机制研究提供一个新的靶标。     

人巨细胞病毒病毒体的组装研究新进展

阐明人巨细胞病毒（HCMV）病毒体的组装过程对研究HCMV致病分子机制有重要意义,同时可为抗病毒药物的设计与运用提供新的思路。HCMV组装可概括为两大阶段：初期为入核阶段,主要为核衣壳的组装。在胞质中表达的病毒蛋白形成多种形式的多聚体进入细胞核,在核内相互作用形成衣壳并将病毒DNA装入衣壳中,核衣壳初步形成。第二阶段为出核阶段,主要涉及被膜与包膜的组装。在核中形成的原始核衣壳出核移至胞质,最终在胞质中组装完成,此过程极其复杂,涉及众多蛋白间相互作用及宿主细胞的参与。值得一提的是,组装过程中多种蛋白的变异会导致病毒复制失败。组装完成的病毒体经修饰成熟释放出细胞后,再感染新的宿主细胞。本文对HCMV病毒体组装机制的最新研究作一综述。     

与PRRSV nsp11互作的宿主细胞蛋白鉴定及生物信息学分析

【目的】研究猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus,PRRSV)nsp11与宿主细胞蛋白之间的相互作用,对于揭示nsp11在病毒复制过程中发挥的功能至关重要。【方法】在病毒感染细胞的基础上,利用nsp11的单克隆抗体,采用免疫沉淀结合串联质谱的方法,筛选与PRRSV nsp11相互作用的宿主细胞蛋白,并对所筛选出的宿主细胞蛋白进行了GO注释、COG注释和KEGG代谢通路注释;选取筛选出的宿主细胞蛋白IRAK1,利用免疫共沉淀技术和激光共聚焦技术鉴定其与nsp11之间的相互作用。【结果】与空白对照组相比,病毒感染组中出现3条差异带;经质谱分析共筛选得到了201个与nsp11相互作用的宿主细胞蛋白,分别与蛋白质代谢、细胞信号通路转导以及病原致病性等密切相关;在生物信息学分析的基础上,实验验证了nsp11确与宿主细胞蛋白IRAK1进行相互作用。【结论】鉴定出与PRRSV nsp11相互作用的宿主细胞蛋白,生物信息学分析显示它们在病毒的复制和致病过程中发挥重要作用。研究结果为探究nsp11的生物学功能指明了方向,也为研究宿主细胞蛋白与病毒蛋白间的相互作用及其调控病毒复制和致病性的分子机制奠定了基础。     

杆状病毒与昆虫宿主相互作用的研究进展

杆状病毒与昆虫宿主相互作用是一种基本的分子和生态问题, 不仅在农业上, 而且在真核表达系统、 基因治疗、 蛋白表面展示 系统以及基因工程疫苗等方面都有重要的实际应用。杆状病毒还是一种很有潜力的病毒杀虫剂, 而且对环境来说是安全的。研究这些相互 作用也产生了许多重要和有价值的发现。杆状病毒生命循环中存在两种不同形式的病毒, 即包埋型病毒粒子(occlusion derived virus, ODV) 和出芽型病毒粒子(budded virus, BV)。ODV包裹于多角体中, 主要负责宿主的原发感染; 而BV由感染的宿主细胞释放后引发继发 感染。病毒侵染起始于敏感的昆虫宿主食用了污染包涵体病毒的植物。在宿主中肠的碱性环境中, 多角体溶解释放ODV, ODV与宿主肠道 柱状上皮细胞细胞膜融合, 通过内吞体进入细胞。之后核衣壳从内吞体中逃脱并被转运到细胞核。病毒转录和复制在细胞核进行, 新生 的BV粒子从基底膜出芽引起全身感染。杆状病毒与宿主细胞相互作用包括从病毒结合和进入时的相互作用, 到宿主基因表达调节, 以及 修饰与调节细胞和机体所发生的生理和防御的相互作用的复杂和微妙的机制。本文主要以杆状病毒侵染昆虫宿主的过程为线索, 总结和评 述了杆状病毒与昆虫宿主相互作用方面研究的最新进展, 特别是杆状病毒基因在病毒入侵过程中所起的作用。     

反义寡核苷酸prop5在A549细胞内具有抗流感病毒活性

目的：研究硫代反义寡核苷酸prop5在细胞水平的抗流感活性及其作用机制。方法：cy3标记prop5用于考查人肺腺癌细胞A549对硫代反义寡核酸的摄取;利用实时荧光定量PCR检测流感病毒RNA拷贝数,Western印迹检测prop5对PDCD5蛋白表达和caspase-3蛋白剪切的抑制;利用间接免疫荧光和Western印迹检测prop5对病毒核糖核蛋白复合体（RNP）出核的影响;利用TUNEL检测prop5对流感病毒引起细胞凋亡的抑制作用。结果：流感病毒感染促进A549细胞摄取prop5;prop5下调感染病毒的A549细胞中PDCD5蛋白的表达,并能抑制流感病毒的复制;prop5抑制流感病毒引起的A549细胞的凋亡;prop5抑制病毒RNP出核。结论：prop5在细胞水平具有抗流感病毒活性,其作用机制可能同抑制RNP出核有关;本研究为进一步探讨宿主-病毒相互作用和抗流感药物开发奠定了基础。     

泛素-蛋白水解酶复合体通路与病毒侵染

泛素-蛋白水解酶复合体通路(Ubiquitinproteasome pathway, UPP)是细胞内依赖于ATP、非溶酶体途径的蛋白质降解通路,广泛参与包括细胞周期调控、细胞凋亡、信号转导、转录调控、免疫应答及抗原呈递等多种机体代谢活动。UPP在病毒侵染中作用的研究仍处于起步阶段。已发现,昆虫病毒和非洲猪瘟病毒分别是迄今发现唯一编码泛素和泛素连接酶的病毒。最近,大量的研究表明,病毒利用宿主细胞的UPP逃避免疫系统监控、促进病毒复制以及进行病毒粒子的组装和释放。     

植物病毒蛋白核质转运的研究进展

植物病毒编码一些含有核定位信号(nuclear localization signal,NLS)或者核输出信号(nuclear export signal,NES)的核质转运蛋白,这些已被验证的转运蛋白有三种类型:核输入蛋白、核输出蛋白和核质穿梭蛋白。它们通过识别寄主核质转运受体Importinα和Importinβ,介导含有经典核定位信号的蛋白质入核过程,以及寄主蛋白Ran参与,由XPO1介导的富含亮氨酸核输出信号的蛋白质出核过程。植物病毒核质转运蛋白利用寄主的转运机制,进出细胞核发挥相应功能,如介导病毒基因组的核输入和核输出、介导病毒长距离运输及系统侵染、抵抗寄主细胞启动的RNA沉默、调节寄主细胞转录活性、调控病毒的复制及表达和参与病毒症状的形成等。对植物病毒蛋白核质转运的相关研究进展进行综述,着重介绍植物病毒蛋白核质转运类型、核输入和输出信号、转运机制和生物学意义,以及寄主蛋白介导的互作等研究的最新成果。     

Viral Subversion of Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking

Trafficking of proteins and RNA into and out of the nucleus occurs through the nuclear pore complex (NPC). Because of its critical function in many cellular processes, the NPC and transport factors are common targets of several viruses that disrupt key constituents of the machinery to facilitate viral replication. Many viruses such as poliovirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus inhibit protein import into the nucleus, whereas viruses such as influenza A virus target and disrupt host mRNA nuclear export. Current evidence indicates that these viruses may employ such strategies to avert the host immune response. Conversely, many viruses co‐opt nucleocytoplasmic trafficking to facilitate transport of viral RNAs. As viral proteins interact with key regulators of the host nuclear transport machinery, viruses have served as invaluable tools of discovery that led to the identification of novel constituents of nuclear transport pathways. This review explores the importance of nucleocytoplasmic trafficking to viral pathogenesis as these studies revealed new antiviral therapeutic strategies and exposed previously unknown cellular mechanisms. Further understanding of nuclear transport pathways will determine whether such therapeutics will be useful treatments for important human pathogens.      

Cofactor requirements for nuclear export of Rev response element (RRE)- and constitutive transport element (CTE)-containing retroviral RNAs. An unexpected role for actin

Nuclear export of proteins containing leucine-rich nuclear export signals (NESs) is mediated by the export receptor CRM1/exportin1. However, additional protein factors interacting with leucine-rich NESs have been described. Here, we investigate human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Rev-mediated nuclear export and Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV) constitutive transport element (CTE)-mediated nuclear export in microinjected Xenopus laevis oocytes. We show that eukaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A) is essential for Rev and Rev-mediated viral RNA export, but not for nuclear export of CTE RNA. In vitro binding studies demonstrate that eIF-5A is required for efficient interaction of Rev-NES with CRM1/exportin1 and that eIF-5A interacts with the nucleoporins CAN/nup214, nup153, nup98, and nup62. Quite unexpectedly, nuclear actin was also identified as an eIF-5A binding protein. We show that actin is associated with the nucleoplasmic filaments of nuclear pore complexes and is critically involved in export processes. Finally, actin- and energy-dependent nuclear export of HIV-1 Rev is reconstituted by using a novel in vitro egg extract system. In summary, our data provide evidence that actin plays an important functional role in nuclear export not only of retroviral RNAs but also of host proteins such as protein kinase inhibitor (PKI).     

核定位信号及其在病毒感染机制中的研究进展

核定位信号介导的蛋白入核是细胞内信号传递网络中核内外物质信息交流的重要一环,绝大多数病毒蛋白进入细胞核均需要核质转运受体识别和结合入核蛋白携带的核定位信号序列。病毒蛋白的入核转运机制在病毒感染过程中起着至关重要的作用,对于病毒的复制、毒力具有重要意义,针对该机制的研究有利于新的抗病毒靶点的发现。本文对核定位信号的分类信息进行了总结,并对不同的核质转运受体及其介导的入核机制进行了比较分析,概述了病毒入核蛋白及其核定位信号在病毒感染机制中的研究发现。     

Nuclear import and export of plant virus proteins and genomes

Nuclear import and export are crucial processes for any eukaryotic cell, as they govern substrate exchange between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Proteins involved in the nuclear transport network are generally conserved among eukaryotes, from yeast and fungi to animals and plants. Various pathogens, including some plant viruses, need to enter the host nucleus to gain access to its replication machinery or to integrate their DNA into the host genome; the newly replicated viral genomes then need to exit the nucleus to spread between host cells. To gain the ability to enter and exit the nucleus, these pathogens encode proteins that recognize cellular nuclear transport receptors and utilize the host's nuclear import and export pathways. Here, we review and discuss our current knowledge about the molecular mechanisms by which plant viruses find their way into and out of the host cell nucleus.     

Regulation of the nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of viral and cellular proteins by ubiquitin and small ubiquitin-related modifiers

Nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of many cellular proteins is regulated by nuclear import/export signals as well as post-translational modifications such as covalent conjugation of ubiquitin and small ubiquitin-related modifiers (SUMOs). Ubiquitination and SUMOylation are rapid and reversible ways to modulate the intracellular localisation and function of substrate proteins. These pathways have been co-opted by some viruses, which depend on the host cell machinery to transport their proteins in and out of the nucleus. In this review, we will summarise our current knowledge on the ubiquitin/SUMO-regulated nuclear/subnuclear trafficking of cellular proteins and describe examples of viral exploitation of these pathways.     

Regulated nucleocytoplasmic trafficking of viral gene products: a therapeutic target?

The study of viral proteins and host cell factors that interact with them has represented an invaluable contribution to understanding of the physiology as well as associated pathology of key eukaryotic cell processes such as cell cycle regulation, signal transduction and transformation. Similarly, knowledge of nucleocytoplasmic transport is based largely on pioneering studies performed on viral proteins that enabled the first sequences responsible for the facilitated transport through the nuclear pore to be identified. The study of viral proteins has also enabled the discovery of several nucleocytoplasmic regulatory mechanisms, the best characterized being through phosphorylation. Recent delineation of the mechanisms whereby phosphorylation regulates nuclear import and export of key viral gene products encoded by important human pathogens such as human cytomegalovirus dengue virus and respiratory syncytial virus has implications for the development of antiviral therapeutics. In particular, the development of specific and effective kinase inhibitors makes the idea of blocking viral infection by inhibiting the phosphorylation-dependent regulation of viral gene product nuclear transport a real possibility. Additionally, examination of a chicken anemia virus (CAV) protein able to target selectively into the nucleus of tumor but not normal cells, as specifically regulated by phosphorylation, opens the exciting possibility of cancer cell-specific nuclear targeting. The study of nucleoplasmic transport may thus enable the development not only of new antiviral approaches, but also contribute to anti-cancer strategies.     

The nucleocytoplasmic transport of viral proteins

Molecules can enter the nucleus by passive diffusion or active transport mechanisms, depending on their size. Small molecules up to size of 50-60 kDa or less than 10 nm in diameter can diffuse passively through the nuclear pore complex (NPC), while most proteins are transported by energy driven transport mechanisms. Active transport of viral proteins is mediated by nuclear localization signals (NLS), which were first identified in Simian Virus 40 large T antigen and had subsequently been identified in a large number of viral proteins. Usually they contain short stretches of lysine or arginine residues. These signals are recognized by the importin super-family (importin α and β) proteins that mediate the transport across the nuclear envelope through Ran-GTP. In contrast, only one class of the leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) on viral proteins is known at present. Chromosome region maintenance 1 (CRM1) protein mediates nuclear export of hundreds of viral proteins through the recognition of the leucine-rich NES.     

甲型流感病毒蛋白和遗传物质在宿主细胞质内顺向转运过程及其机制

流感病毒的蛋白和基因组在宿主细胞内能否正确地转运到相关部位,直接影响到病毒颗粒的形态发生。流感病毒跨膜蛋白(HA、NA和M2)主要通过宿主细胞的运输膜泡实现转运,而宿主细胞的蛋白转运机器参与了这一过程。新合成的流感病毒核糖核蛋白复合物(vRNPs)出核后,通过与活化的Rab11相结合,聚集于邻近微管组织中心(MTOC)的胞内体。然后以运输小膜泡的形式,沿着MTOC的微管网络向细胞膜方向转运。跨膜蛋白和基因组在细胞质内的转运受一些宿主因子的调控,如ARHGAP21和小G蛋白Cdc42能够调节NA蛋白向细胞膜转运,Rab11协助vRNPs从MTOC向细胞膜转运。文中主要讨论新合成的流感病毒跨膜蛋白和遗传物质在宿主细胞质内的顺向转运(Anterograde transport)过程与调控。