四价HCV聚合抗原的克隆,表达及在抗—HCV ELISA试剂中的应用

本研究通过反转录从丙肝病人血清中克隆了丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）Ｃ３３ｃ基因,通过ＤＮＡ合成法又分别合成了编码ＨＣＶ核心抗原基因,ＮＳ４抗原及ＮＳ５抗原部分抗原决定簇的基因,利用基因工程手段,在大肠杆菌中表达了含有上述四种抗原的融合蛋白。该融合蛋白具有良好的抗原性和特异性,以该融合蛋白为抗原制备的抗－ＨＣＶＥＬＩＳ试剂检测了中国药品生物制品检定所１９８份标准血清时,其阳性,阴性符合分别达９７％和９８％     

HCG抗原决定簇与乙肝病毒核心抗原的融合表达

利用ＰＣＲ方法获得编码人绒毛膜促性腺激素β链羧端３７肽基因片段（ＨＣＧ－β－３７－ＣＴＰ）,并将其分别和乙肝核心抗原的氨端（第１位）、羧端（第４５４位）、中间（第７５～８３位）以及中间和羧端同时融合,构建Ｔ４个重组融合表达克隆：ｐＣｎ－ＨＣＧ、ｐＣｃ－ＨＣＧ、ｐＣｍ－ＨＣＧ和ｐＣ－ＨＣＧ２,在大肠杆菌中实现了表达。对表达产物中的乙肝核心抗原和ＨＣＧ抗原的抗原性和表达水平、融合蛋白的颗粒性及其免疫原性进行了分析。其中ｐＣｍ－ＨＣＧ和ｐＣｃ－ＨＣＧ能形成颗粒。用ｐＣｍ－ＨＣＧ免疫小鼠能产生高滴度的抗ＨＣＧ抗体,说明核心抗原的中间部位是合适的融合位点。     

绿色荧光蛋白与 HCV 核心蛋白的融合及在大肠杆菌中的高效表达

利用基因工程重组技术获得了绿色荧光蛋白（ｇｆｐ）基因与ＨＣＶ核心蛋白（ｃｏｒｅ）基因的嵌合体,并在大肠杆菌中高效表达了４８ｋＤａ的融合蛋白,经ＤｏｔＥＬＩＳＡ和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ免疫活性分析证实,融合蛋白仍具有ｃｏｒｅ抗原的三个免疫活性部位,同时用荧光显微镜观察并用荧光光度计测定了大肠杆菌表达的融合蛋白的荧光光谱,结果证实,我们在大肠杆菌中表达的ＧＦＰｃｏｒｅ融合蛋白既能发射易于检测的绿色荧光,又具有ＨＣＶ核心蛋白的抗原活性,实现了用绿色荧光蛋白等分子标记抗原,为免疫诊断新方法的建立,打下了理论基础。     

丙型肝炎病毒核心区优势抗原表位基因的化学合成及其表达产物的抗原性分析

依据丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）多蛋白核心区Ｎ端氨基酸序列和密码子简并性,人为设计并采用半化学半酶促的方法合成了一个ＤＮＡ片段。经核酸杂交检测以及ＤＮＡ序列分析证实,该片段的核苷酸序列与设计完全一致。将合成的ＤＮＡ片段插入融合表达载体ｐＧＥＸ－２Ｔ中,表达产物经亲和层析纯化后进行Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ免疫印迹实验和间接ＥＬＩＳＡ分析,结果表明,融合蛋白具有ＨＣＶ核心区抗原的免疫反应性,可望用于ＨＣＶ抗体的检测．此外,编码ＨＣＶ优势抗原表位的化学合成基因有可能为ＨＣＶ嵌合抗原的研究提供一条捷径。     

庚型肝炎病毒基因在大肠杆菌中表达的初步研究

利用原核表达载体ｐＲＳＥＴ或（和）ｐＧＥＸ在大肠杆菌内表达了覆盖庚型肝炎病毒（ＨＧＶ）Ｃ－ＮＳ３或ＮＳ５区的多段基因。ＣＥ１、Ｅ２、ＮＳ３、ＮＳ５及ＮＳ３－ＮＳ５嵌合基因等的８段基因均有高效表达,各重组蛋白产量与菌体总蛋白之比在１０％￣３５％之间。对以上重组蛋白进行免疫学筛选,证实其中７个重组蛋白均具免疫学活性,在一定程度上确定了重组ＨＧＶ抗原表位的分布,为ＨＧＶ的血清学和免疫学诊断试剂的研究奠定     

用细菌/杆状病毒系统在昆虫细胞中表达GFP与HCV抗原融合蛋白

用细菌／杆状病毒（Ｂａｃ－ｔｏ－Ｂａｃ）系统在昆虫细胞中高效表达了绿色荧光蛋白（ＧＦＰ）与ＨＣＶ抗原的双功能融合蛋白,经ＥＬＩＳＡ测定和荧光显微镜观查证实,表达产物既能发射易于检测的绿色荧光,又具有ＨＣＶ的抗原活性,实现了用绿色荧光蛋白等分子标记抗原,为免疫诊断新方法的建立打下了理论基础．     

HCV核心抗原基因的克隆和表达

用ＰＣＲ方法扩增人丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）Ｃ抗原部分基因片段,将其克隆到一种新的表达载体ＰＱＥ中构成重组质粒ＰＱＥ－Ｃｏｒｅ短,转化大肠杆菌Ｍ１５株。含ＰＱＥ－Ｃｏｒｅ重组质粒的工程菌株以２ＹＴ中３７℃下培养加入ＩＰＴＧ诱导７小时,经１５％ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ凝胶电泳分离蛋白质,证明工程菌合成了大量改造的ＨＣＶ Ｃｏｒｅｎｈｊ ｒ     

丙型肝炎病毒核心重组抗原C27的纯化

高效表达了ＨＣＶ核心区基因抗原之后,对表达蛋白Ｃ２７进行了纯化,经研究,重组蛋白是以包涵体形式存在于宿主菌内的。Ｃ２７重组蛋白分别经过包涵体洗涤、ＤＥＡＥ阴离子交换层析和Ｓ－２００分子筛两步柱层析纯化之后,纯度大于９５％,纯化得率为５３．２％,总回收率为１７．９％,纯化工艺流程简单、得率高,适合向规模化生产发展。     

用Bac—to—Bac杆状病毒表达系统高效表达绿色荧光蛋白标记的HBVe抗原

通过基因工程操作,使乙型肝炎病毒ｅ抗原（ＨＢｅＡｇ）基因与绿色荧光蛋白基因（ＧＦＰ）融合,用新型Ｂａｃ－ｔｏ－Ｂａｃ杆状病毒表达系统在昆虫细胞中高效表达了ＨＢｅＡｇ－ＧＦＰ双功能融合蛋白。经ＥＬＩＳＡ法和荧光显微镜观察证实,表达产物既能发射易于检测的绿色荧光,又具有ＨＢＶ的ｅ抗原活性,为免疫诊断新方法的建立进行了有益的探索。     

用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统高效表达绿色荧光蛋白标记的HBVe抗原

通过基因工程操作,使乙型肝炎病毒ｅ抗原（ＨＢｅＡｇ）基因与绿色荧光蛋白基因（ＧＦＰ）融合,用新型Ｂａｃ－ｔｏ－Ｂａｃ杆状病毒表达系统在昆虫细胞中高效表达了ＨＢｅＡｇ－ＧＦＰ双功能融合蛋白。经ＥＬＩＳＡ法和荧光显微镜观察证实,表达产物既能发射易于检测的绿色荧光,又具有ＨＢＶ的ｅ抗原活性,为免疫诊断新方法的建立进行了有益的探索     

Inhibition of the HCV Core Protein on the Immune Response to HBV Surface Antigen and on HBV Gene Expression and Replication In Vivo

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein is a multifunctional protein that can interfere with the induction of an immune response. It has been reported that the HCV core protein inhibits HBV replication in vitro. In this study, we test the effect of the HCV core gene on the priming of the immune response to hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and on the replication of HBV in vivo. Our results showed that the full-length HCV core gene inhibits the induction of an immune response to the heterogeneous antigen, HBsAg, at the site of inoculation when HCV core (pC191) and HBsAg (pHBsAg) expression plasmids are co-administered as DNA vaccines into BALB/c mice. The observed interference effect of the HCV core occurs in the priming stage and is limited to the DNA form of the HBsAg antigen, but not to the protein form. The HCV core reduces the protective effect of the HBsAg when the HBsAg and the HCV core are co-administered as vaccines in an HBV hydrodynamic mouse model because the HCV core induces immune tolerance to the heterogeneous HBsAg DNA antigen. These results suggest that HCV core may play an important role in viral persistence by the attenuation of host immune responses to different antigens. We further tested whether the HCV core interfered with the priming of the immune response in hepatocytes via the hydrodynamic co-injection of an HBV replication-competent plasmid and an HCV core plasmid. The HCV core inhibited HBV replication and antigen expression in both BALB/c (H-2d) and C57BL/6 (H-2b) mice, the mouse models of acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infections. Thus, the HCV core inhibits the induction of a specific immune response to an HBsAg DNA vaccine. However, HCV C also interferes with HBV gene expression and replication in vivo, as observed in patients with coinfection.     

Characterization and binding of intracellular antibody fragments to the hepatitis C virus core protein.

The monoclonal antibody C7-50 binds to the HCV core protein with high sensitivity and specificity. The coding sequences of the variable domains of the antibody were determined following cDNA cloning of the Fab and sFv fragments. Subsequently, intracellular expression and binding of these antibody fragments to the HCV core protein as a potential antiviral approach were studied. There was high specificity and sensitivity of binding of bacterially expressed, recombinant C7-50 Fab to HCV core as measured by EIA and immunoblot. For expression in mammalian cells, the C7-50 antibody was subcloned in the sFv format by the introduction of a (Gly(4)Ser)(3) linker spaced between light and heavy chains. Northern and Western blot analysis as well as confocal microscopy established the targeted expression of the C7-50 sFv antibody fragment in the endoplasmic reticulum of transfected cells. The colocalization and intracellular binding of the antibody fragment to HCV core protein was confirmed by immunoprecipitation and subsequent immunoblot analysis. This study demonstrates that gene delivery of cDNA coding sequences inducing intracellular expression of C7-50 antibody fragments leads to binding of the antibody fragment to the HCV core protein within the secretory compartment of transfected cells. Intracellular immunization represents a promising antiviral approach to interfere with the life cycle of HCV.     

Structural proteins of hog cholera virus expressed by vaccinia virus: further characterization and induction of protective immunity.

A cDNA fragment covering the genomic region that encodes the structural proteins of hog cholera virus (HCV) was inserted into the tk gene of vaccinia virus. Expression studies with vaccinia virus/HCV recombinants led to identification of HCV-specific proteins. The putative HCV core protein p23 was demonstrated for the first time by using an antiserum against a bacterial fusion protein. The glycoproteins expressed by vaccinia virus/HCV recombinant migrated on sodium dodecyl sulfate-gels identically to glycoproteins precipitated from HCV-infected cells. A disulfide-linked heterodimer between gp55 and gp33 previously detected in HCV-infected cells was also demonstrated after infection with the recombinant virus. The vaccinia virus system allowed us to identify, in addition to the heterodimer, a disulfide-linked homodimer of HCV gp55. The vaccinia virus/HCV recombinant that expressed all four structural proteins induced virus-neutralizing antibodies in mice and swine. After immunization of pigs with this recombinant virus, full protection against a lethal challenge with HCV was achieved. A construct that lacked most of the HCV gp55 gene failed to induce neutralizing antibodies but induced protective immunity.     

HCV全长NS3基因表达及在抗体检测中的应用

丙型肝炎病毒 (ＨＣＶ)是引起非甲非乙型肝炎的主要病原因子。被ＨＣＶ感染的病例中 ,超过 5 0 %以上会引起持续性感染、慢性肝炎 ,最终可能引起肝硬化和肝细胞癌[1] 。ＨＣＶ严重威胁人类健康 ,但目前对丙肝患者尚缺乏有效的治疗手段 ,因此 ,严格把好血源关 ,提高对丙肝患者检出的灵敏度 ,是阻止丙肝血源传播的有效手段。丙型肝炎病毒基因组为单股正链ＲＮＡ ,核苷酸长约 9.5ｋｂ ,仅含一个开放阅读框 ,翻译成一个大的聚蛋白前体 ,由宿主细胞信号肽酶和病毒蛋白酶加工成多个成熟蛋白。其中非结构蛋白ＮＳ3分子量为 70ｋＤ ,有丝氨酸蛋白酶…     

丙型肝炎病毒包膜蛋白E2可溶性单链可变区抗体在大肠杆菌中的表达

利用分子生物学技术,构建表达丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）包膜蛋白E2的人源单链可变区抗体（ScFv)的原核表达载体,并在大肠杆菌JM109中表达可溶性的HCV－E2－ScFv。以重组的HCV E2蛋白为包被抗原,利用噬菌体抗体库的表面展示技术,筛选含有HCV－E2－ScFv基因的噬菌体克隆,从噬菌体抗体阳性克隆中提取质粒,经Ncol/NotⅠ酶切鉴定后,该ScFv基因由750bp组成,将菜亚克隆到pCANTAB5E载体中,转化大肠杆菌JM109,在其培养上清中获得了可溶性HCV E2单链可变区抗体的表达。酶联免疫吸附法（ELISA）证实表达的HCV－E2－ScFv进行聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳（PAGE）,证实表达的HCV－E2－ScFv的分子量为28KD,为应用HCV－E2－ScFv进行肝组织免疫组织化学和细胞内免疫基因治疗研究奠定了基础。     

Expression of an HCV core antigen coding gene in tobacco (N. tabacum L.)

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major agent causing chronic liver disease. The core gene is the most conserved sequence in the HCV genome and proved immunoreactive when expressed in bacteria and antigenic in humans. In order to test the ability of plants to express the core gene for the production of core antigen, transgenic tobacco plants carrying the core gene were generated. The core protein was stably synthesized in T(0) and T(1) generations and was found to be immunoreactive, not only with anti-core polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, but also was able to recognize the HCV virus in infected human serum. The prospects of producing a plant based vaccine and/or a food vaccine for this important virus are discussed.     

Construction, expression, purification and biotin labeling of a single recombinant multi-epitope antigen for double-antigen sandwich ELISA to detect hepatitis C virus antibody

Based on B cell epitope predictions, a recombinant antigen with multiple epitopes from four Hepatitis C Virus fragments (C, NS3, NS4 and NS5) were engineered. The recombinant gene was then highly expressed in E. coli. The non-modified and C-terminal-modified recombinant proteins were used for coating and biotin labeling, respectively, to establish the double-antigen sandwich ELISA. Ten positive reference samples confirmed by the CHIRON RIBA HCV 3.0 SIA kit were detected positive, Forty one plasma samples were positive among samples from 441 volunteers, which indicated that the recombinant antigen could readily react well with plasma HCV antibody. As critical reagents of double-antigen sandwich ELISA, the recombinant multi-epitope antigen and the C-terminal-modified and biotin-conjugated antigen show good antigenicity. In this study, we provide a simple approach to produce multiple epitopes within one recombinant protein in order to avoid the costly expression of less-effective pools of multiple proteins, which is the conventional strategy of diagnostic antigen production for HCV antibody detection.     

丙型肝炎病毒结构蛋白E1在昆虫细胞中的表达及定位

本文在大肠杆菌中表达了与GST融合无跨膜区的丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C Virus,HCV)E1蛋白,并通过免疫兔制备了兔抗E1的抗血清。然后利用Bac-to-Bac杆状病毒表达系统构建了含有HCV结构蛋白E1基因的重组杆状病毒vAcHCVE1。通过Western blot分析,E1蛋白在Sf9细胞中表达分子量大小为30kDa大于预测的20kDa,表明存在翻译后修饰如糖基化等。通过Confocal显微镜观察当感染48h后E1蛋白定位在细胞质和细胞膜上。     

HCV核心蛋白在昆虫细胞中的表达及其免疫学特性的初步评价

通过逆转录－聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）从丙肝患者的血清中分离出编码完整ＨＣＶ核心蛋白（Ｃ区）的ｃＤＮＡ片段,并将其克隆到杆状病毒转移质粒中。重组转移质粒ＤＮＡ与线性的杆状病毒ＤＮＡ共转染Ｓｆ９昆虫细胞,经蚀斑筛选获得了带编码全部核心蛋白基因的重组杆状病毒。重组病毒感染细胞后表达ＨＣＶ核心蛋白,其分子量的为２０ｋＤ。免疫印染和酶联免疫实验表明,此重组蛋白能被人ＨＣＶ阳性血清所识别。动物实验表明此重组蛋白能诱导小鼠产生特异性抗体。