利用双杂交系统对SeNPV泛素与抗细胞凋亡蛋白相互作用的研究

本文报道利用酵母双杂交系统研究甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒(SeNPV)的泛素(Ubiqutin)与抗细胞凋亡蛋白(IAP2, IAP3)相互作用的结果.使用Clontech 公司的MACHMAKER GAL4 Two-hybrid system 3,以病毒ubiquitin基因与酵母GAL4的DNA结合域重组表达"诱饵"蛋白,以病毒iap2或iap3基因与DNA活化域重组表达"猎物"蛋白,在低严谨型筛选培养基上均得到阳性克隆.这一结果表明,甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒泛素与IAP2或IAP3在体外能进行相互作用,这种作用利用了酵母内源性E1和E2.SeNPV的抗细胞凋亡蛋白(IAPs)可能是泛素-蛋白酶水解途径(UPP)中的泛素连接酶(E3),或者是泛素依赖性蛋白水解酶的靶底物.     

棉铃虫核多角体病毒进化保守性基因iap2基因表达载体的构建及表达

分析棉铃虫核多角体病毒基因组 ,结合GenBank中已知的序列 ,发现iap2基因位于其基因组的BamHⅠ F片段上 ,回收此片段作为模板 ,设计引物 ,通过PCR扩增得到了抗细胞凋亡基因iap2的DNA片段。将扩增产物克隆到pGEM T载体上 ,再进一步将插入片段酶切并连接到表达载体pET 2 8a上 ,构建了重组质粒pET iap2。DNA序列分析结果表明 ,克隆得到的DNA序列与所发表序列完全相同。含重组质粒pET iap2的大肠杆菌BL2 1 (DE3)表达了抗细胞凋亡蛋白IAP2。     

苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒iap1和iap2基因功能分析

苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV）基因组含有3个细胞凋亡抑制基因,即p35,iap1和iap2.其中,p35作为一个有效的依赖于天冬氨酸的半胱氨酸蛋白酶（caspase）抑制因子,能够抑制多种因素诱发细胞凋亡,而iap1和iap2的功能仍未完全明晰,本研究对IAP1和IAP2的功能进行了详细分析.缺失了p35的AcMNPV仍可抑制棉铃虫核多角体病毒（Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid NPV,HearNPV）诱导的BTI-Tn-5B1-4（Tn-Hi5）细胞凋亡并挽救HearNPV在Tn-Hi5细胞中复制及HearNPV出芽型病毒粒子的产生.进一步构建了瞬时表达质粒以及分别表达AcMNPV的p35,iap1和iap2基因的重组HearNPV,转染瞬时表达的IAP1和IAP2对HearNPV感染诱导的Tn-Hi5细胞凋亡有抑制效果,而重组病毒感染Tn-Hi5细胞也可抑制其凋亡并在其中复制,然而重组HearNPV表达的p35,iap1和iap2并未能挽救出芽型病毒粒子的产生.结果表明,AcMNPV的iap1和iap2基因表达产物作为细胞凋亡抑制因子是有功能的。     

甜菜夜蛾泛素延伸蛋白基因cDNA的3′RACE-PCR扩增及其克隆和表达

根据已知的草地夜蛾Spodoptera frugiperda的泛素延伸基因 5'端核苷酸序列设计引物,应用3'RACE-PCR技术,从甜菜夜蛾S. exigua脂肪体组织总RNA中反转录扩增泛素基因的cDNA片段。扩增得到的片段全长513 bp,3'末端有123 bp的非翻译区,翻译区编码一个长为129个氨基酸残基的蛋白质,预测分子量为14.8 kD。同源分析表明,此cDNA序列为ubiquitin-53aa extension protein(ubi-53) 基因,在泛素蛋白后融合了一个核糖体L40蛋白（ribosomal L40 protein）。用MagAlign和Genedoc软件对cDNA编码的氨基酸序列进行了同源性分析,结果表明： 甜菜夜蛾的ubi-53基因与真核生物家蚕Bombyx mori、草地夜蛾、果蝇Drosophila melanogaster和人Homo sapienes泛素的同源性分别为96.9%、98.5%、95.3%和93.0%,与甜菜夜蛾核型多角体病毒(SeNPV)泛素的同源性为78.8%,说明真核生物的泛素基因与核型多角体病毒的泛素基因可能存在不同的分子进化途径。将甜菜夜蛾的ubI-53基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a上,转化至BL21（DE3）中,用IPTG进行诱导表达,用异源泛素单克隆抗体进行Western blot检测,证明原核表达蛋白是目的蛋白。     

昆虫杆状病毒泛素基因研究进展

昆虫杆状病毒是目前已知唯一编码泛素(ubiquitin)的病毒。迄今,已克隆了8种该类病毒的泛素基因。与真核生物Uba52(80)相似,这些基因在一个泛素分子的C末端都有不同长度的融合,其中斜纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(Spodopteralituramulticapsidnucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV)的ubiquitingp37基因是一个典型的融合基因。近年来,对苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(Autographacaliforniamulticapsidnucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV)泛素的定位与功能研究取得了重要进展 。     

昆虫杆状病毒泛青基因研究进展

昆虫杆状病毒是目前已知唯一编码泛素（ubiquitin）的病毒。迄今,已克隆了8种该类病毒的泛素基因。与真核生物Uba52(80)相似,这些基因在一个泛素分子的C－末端都有不同长度的融合,其中余纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,SpltMNPV）的ubiquitin-gp37基因是一个典型的融合基因。近年来,对苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒（Autographa california multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus,AcMNPV）泛素的定位与功能研究取得了重要进展。     

三种夜蛾科昆虫核型多角体病毒DNA相关性的研究

核型多角体病毒属杆状病毒科,主要感染鳞翅目、双翅目和膜翅目的昆虫,具有90～160kb长的双链,超螺旋DNA基因组。现已发现约500种核型多角体病毒,这些病毒之间有什么关系？它们的亲缘关系如何？我们以甘兰夜蛾核型多角体病毒（简称MbNPV）、甜菜夜蛾核型多角体病毒（简称SeNPV）和斜纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒（简称SINPV）为材料,用限制性内切酪和分子杂交技术对它们的基因组DNA进行比较研究,并对其中一种病毒MbMV多角体蛋白基因进行了定位,现将结果报道如下;材料和方法1材料甜菜夜蛾和斜纹夜蛾健康幼虫,病毒麦种MbNPV、SeN…     

杆状病毒凋亡抑制基因

杆状病毒(baculoviruses)感染昆虫细胞会引发细胞凋亡,然而病毒为了确保自身的复制和繁殖会抑制宿主细胞的凋亡.杆状病毒在长期进化过程中获得了凋亡抑制基因,如苜蓿银纹夜蛾核型多角体病毒(Autographa californica MNPV, AcMNPV)中的p35基因,棉铃虫核型多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus, HaSNPV)基因组中的IAP基因家族,以及莲纹夜蛾核形多角体病毒(Spodoptera littoralis multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus, SpliMNPV)的p49基因等.尽管这些基因都具有抑制细胞凋亡的功能,但是作用途径和方式却各有差异.对杆状病毒3种抗凋亡基因的结构和功能作一简单的介绍和评述.     

甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒泛素基因的克隆及原核表达

甜菜夜蛾核多角体病毒(Spotoptera exigua multi-nucleopolyhedrovirus,SeMNPV)泛素基因ubiquitin被克隆和序列分析,该基因编码区全长243bp,编码80个氨基酸残基,预计蛋白质分子量为9.4kDa.将这一ubiquitin基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a上,转化至BL21(DE3)中,用IPTG进行诱导表达,对表达的条件进行了优化.用异源的泛素单克隆抗体检测目的蛋白,Western blot实验证明所表达的蛋白是泛素蛋白.同时,我们制备了特异性的抗体,为以后的研究工作做了基础.通过计算机软件Gendoc对不同来源的泛素进行分析,结果显示,病毒中的泛素与真核细胞中的泛素相比较,泛素的氨基酸序列有较大的变化,杆状病毒的泛素基因在分子进化上可能有比较独特的途径.     

棉铃虫核多角体病毒iap3基因表达时相分析

目的:原核表达棉铃虫核多角体病毒(Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus,HearNPV)iap3基因,制备该蛋白的多克隆抗体,并利用该抗体分析iap3基因在病毒感染过程的表达时相,为深入研究提供基础.方法:PCR扩增iap3基因后,克隆至pET28b,转化到大肠杆菌BL21 (DE3)中诱导表达,利用亲合层析进行蛋白纯化,将纯化融合蛋白免疫大鼠制备抗血清,利用抗血清Western blot检测IAP3在病毒感染过程的表达时相.结果:成功在原核细胞中表达iap3基因,并获得纯化的融合His - tag的IAP3蛋白,制备了该蛋白的多克隆抗体.发现iap3基因最早在感染后24h表达,到72h到达表达高峰.结论:获得了IAP3多克隆抗体,iaP3基因是一个晚期表达基因.     

Efficient protein knockdown of HaloTag-fused proteins using hybrid molecules consisting of IAP antagonist and HaloTag ligand

We previously reported a protein knockdown system for HaloTag-fused proteins using hybrid small molecules consisting of alkyl chloride, which binds covalently to HaloTag, linked to BE04 (2), a bestatin (3) derivative with an affinity for cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (cIAP1, a kind of ubiquitin ligase). This system addressed several limitations of prior protein knockdown technology, and was applied to degrade two HaloTag-fused proteins. However, the degradation activity of these hybrid small molecules was not potent. Therefore, we set out to improve this system. We report here the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel hybrid compounds 4a and 4b consisting of alkyl chloride linked to IAP antagonist MV1 (5). Compounds 4a and 4b were confirmed to reduce the levels of HaloTag-fused tumor necrosis factor α (HaloTag-TNFα), HaloTag-fused cell division control protein 42 (HaloTag-Cdc42), and unfused HaloTag protein in living cells more potently than did BE04-linked compound 1b. Analysis of the mode of action revealed that the reduction of HaloTag-TNFα is proteasome-dependent, and is also dependent on the linker structure between MV1 (5) and alkyl chloride. These compounds appear to induce ubiquitination at the HaloTag moiety of HaloTag-fused proteins. Our results indicate that these newly synthesized MV1-type hybrid compounds, 4a and 4b, are efficient tools for protein knockdown for HaloTag-fused proteins.     

The BIR and BIR-like domains of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus IAP2 protein are required for efficient viral propagation

The baculovirus Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) possesses two genes, iap1 and iap2, which encode inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins. We previously showed that although both genes are dispensable for viral propagation, iap2 is required for efficient viral propagation in cultured cells. BmNPV IAP2 contains three putative functional domains: a baculovirus IAP repeat (BIR), a BIR-like (BIRL) domain, and a RING finger domain. To identify the domain affecting viral growth, we generated a series of BmNPV bacmids expressing iap2 derivatives lacking one or two domains, or possessing a single amino acid substitution to abolish IAP2 ubiquitin ligase activity. We examined their properties in both cultured cells and B. mori larvae. We found that either the BIR or BIRL domain of IAP2 plays an important role in BmNPV infection, and that the RING finger domain, which is required for ubiquitin ligase activity, does not greatly contribute to BmNPV propagation. This is the first study to identify functional domains of the baculovirus IAP2 protein.     

Functional analysis of the Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus IAP1 and IAP2

The Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) contains three apoptosis suppressor genes: p35, iap1 and iap2. AcMNPV P35 functions as a pancaspase inhibitor, but the function of IAP1 and IAP2 has not been entirely resolved. In this paper, we analyze the function of IAP1 and IAP2 in de-tail. AcMNPV with p35-deletion inhibited the apoptosis of BTI-Tn-5B1-4 (Tn-Hi5) cells induced by a Helicoverpa armigera single nucleocapsid NPV (HearNPV) infection and rescued the replication of HearNPV and BV production in these cells. Transient-expression experiments indicated that both IAP1 and IAP2 suppress apoptosis of Tn-Hi5 cells during HearNPV infection. Recombinant HearNPVs ex-pressing AcMNPV iap1, iap2 and p35, respectively, not only prevented apoptosis but also allowed HearNPV to replicate in Tn-Hi5 cells. However, the iap1, iap2 and p35 genes when expressed in HearNPV were unable to rescue BV production. These results indicate that both AcMNPV iap1 and iap2 function independently as apoptosis inhibitors of and are potential host range factors.     

From IAAP to IAP

A short survey is given of the development of the “Internationale Arbeitgruppe Aktiver Phytoplanktologen” into “International Association for Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology” — from informal Central European meetings to a truly international forum. A list of all the thirteen meetings till now is appended.     

Reaper eliminates IAP proteins through stimulated IAP degradation and generalized translational inhibition

Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAPs) inhibit caspases, thereby preventing proteolysis of apoptotic substrates. IAPs occlude the active sites of caspases to which they are bound and can function as ubiquitin ligases. IAPs are also reported to ubiquitinate themselves and caspases. Several proteins induce apoptosis, at least in part, by binding and inhibiting IAPs. Among these are the Drosophila melanogaster proteins Reaper (Rpr), Grim, and HID, and the mammalian proteins Smac/Diablo and Omi/HtrA2, all of which share a conserved amino-terminal IAP-binding motif. We report here that Rpr not only inhibits IAP function, but also greatly decreases IAP abundance. This decrease in IAP levels results from a combination of increased IAP degradation and a previously unrecognized ability of Rpr to repress total protein translation. Rpr-stimulated IAP degradation required both IAP ubiquitin ligase activity and an unblocked Rpr N terminus. In contrast, Rpr lacking a free N terminus still inhibited protein translation. As the abundance of short-lived proteins are severely affected after translational inhibition, the coordinated dampening of protein synthesis and the ubiquitin-mediated destruction of IAPs can effectively reduce IAP levels to lower the threshold for apoptosis.     

Mammalian mitochondrial IAP binding proteins

Four mitochondrial proteins have been identified that immunoprecipitate with the mammalian inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein XIAP. Each of them interacts via a processed amino terminus that resembles those of the insect pro-apoptotic IAP binding proteins Grim, HID, Reaper, and Sickle. Two, Diablo/Smac and HrtA2/Omi, have been extensively characterized. Both Diablo and HtrA2 can bind to IAPs and promote apoptosis when over-expressed in transfected cells, but unlike the insect IAP antagonists, to date there is scant evidence that they are important regulators of apoptosis in more physiological circumstances.     

HIV-1, ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins: the dialectic interactions of a virus with a sophisticated network of post-translational modifications

The modification of intracellular proteins by ubiquitin (Ub) and ubiquitin-like (UbL) proteins is a central mechanism for regulating and fine-tuning all cellular processes. Indeed, these modifications are widely used to control the stability, activity and localisation of many key proteins and, therefore, they are instrumental in regulating cellular functions as diverse as protein degradation, cell signalling, vesicle trafficking and immune response. It is thus no surprise that pathogens in general, and viruses in particular, have developed multiple strategies to either counteract or exploit the complex mechanisms mediated by the Ub and UbL protein conjugation pathways. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on the intricate and conflicting relationships that intimately link HIV-1 and these sophisticated systems of post-translational modifications.