分枝杆菌噬菌体整合及裂解的分子机理

结核病仍旧威胁着全球人类健康,中国是结核病高发国家之一,寻求新的药物和疫苗势在必行。随着对噬菌体研究的深入,分枝杆菌噬菌体成为结核病新型药物发现和药敏实验的研究热点之一。噬菌体进入宿主菌体内,以裂解和溶源两种途径进入循环。以分枝杆菌的溶源性噬菌体为例,综述了分枝杆菌噬菌体整合和裂解分子机理。分枝杆菌溶源性噬菌体的整合需噬菌体基因组的附着位点attachment site(attP),宿主菌分枝杆菌基因组的附着位点attachment site(attB),整合酶integrase(Int)和整合宿主因子integration host factor(mIHF)。部分溶源性噬菌体如Ms6进入裂解循环,复制转录组装成新的子代噬菌体,在裂解素(Lysin)和穿孔素(Holin)的协同作用下裂解宿主菌,释放子代噬菌体。目前国内未见对分枝杆菌噬菌体的研究报道。研究分枝杆菌噬菌体整合及裂解机理对结核病治疗新药开发有一定的启示。     

N_3质粒对λ噬菌体发育途径的影响

诱导试验表明N_3质粒抑制λ溶源菌诱导处理时的裂解性发育途径,使λ噬菌体产率大大降低,仅为对照的10~(-5)—10~(-6)。感染实验表明N_3质粒主要抑制λ噬菌体的溶源性发育途径,其溶源菌形成率仅为对照的1.3—1.9％。从N_3质粒对λ噬菌体感染时与λ溶源菌诱导时的发育途径的不同作用的事实推测N_3质粒的某种产物(蛋白质)与λ噬菌体cI蛋白相作用,以障碍cI蛋白正常解离或聚合的方式而干扰其发育途径。     

高效广谱猪链球菌7型前噬菌体裂解酶的挖掘及活性研究

【目的】噬菌体具有防控耐药性病原菌的抗菌应用潜力,但是有些病原菌噬菌体的获得非常困难,研究发现大多数病原菌存在前噬菌体(prophage),且由前噬菌体编码的裂解酶(endolysin)具有良好的抗菌应用前景,本研究将挖掘猪链球菌前噬菌体及其编码的裂解酶。【方法】通过对GenBank中登录的数株猪链球菌前噬菌体裂解酶的基因信息分析,挖掘出一株猪链球菌7型菌株前噬菌体编码的裂解酶,研究其生物学活性。以猪链球菌7型菌株7917的基因组为模板,采用PCR技术扩增获得裂解酶基因ly7917,将其克隆至质粒pET28a(+)并转化大肠杆菌DH5α细胞,挑选基因序列正确的阳性克隆、抽提质粒、转化表达菌株大肠杆菌BL21,经IPTG诱导可高效表达裂解酶Ly7917。【结果】平板裂解试验结果显示Ly7917具有高效裂菌活性,能够裂解猪链球菌2型高致病力菌株HA9801;浊度递减试验结果显示该裂解酶能够高效裂解猪链球菌2型、7型、9型和马链球菌兽疫亚种参考株、金黄色葡萄球菌(包括耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌)等多种革兰氏阳性菌。【结论】基于前噬菌体挖掘的裂解酶Ly7917,具有高效广谱裂菌活性,为临床上利用裂解酶治疗耐药菌的混合感染提供了可能。     

噬菌体phiYe-F10的裂解谱的测定以及裂解能力与宿主毒力基因间关系分析

目的为测定小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌噬菌体phiYe-F10的裂解谱,分析噬菌体phiYe-F10裂解能力与宿主毒力基因间的关系。方法采用双层平板法观察噬菌体phiYe-F10对213株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌,36株假结核耶尔森菌和1株鼠疫耶尔森菌的裂解能力;同时对不同来源不同地区的小肠耶尔森菌进行黏附侵袭位点基因(ail)、肠毒素基因(ystA、ystB)、黏附素基因A(yadA)、毒力因子基因F(virF)、O∶3血清型特异性基因(rfbc)检测和血清型别鉴定。结果表明213株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌包括O∶3血清型84株(其中rfbc+78株),O∶5血清型10株,O∶8血清型13株,O∶9血清型34株,其它及未分型的共72株。携带毒力质粒的典型致病性小肠耶尔森菌(ail+,ystA+,ystB-,yadA+,virF+)77株,毒力质粒丢失的致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌(ail+、ystA+、ystB-、yadA-、virF-)15株,其它非致病基因型121株。噬菌体phiYe-F10裂解71株O∶3小肠结肠炎耶尔森氏菌,其中致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌52株,非致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌19株。对O∶5,O∶9血清型和其它菌株均不裂解,对O∶3的裂解率高达84.5%(71/84)。噬菌体phiYe-F10对假结核耶尔森菌和鼠疫耶尔森氏菌均不裂解。结论:phiYe-F10噬菌体是一株小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌的裂性噬菌体,在25℃时表现出一个典型的窄裂解谱,高度专一性裂解O∶3血清型小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌。phiYe-F10对典型致病性小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌的裂解能力明显高于非致病性的小肠结肠炎耶尔森菌     

利用噬菌体破细胞壁分离胞内产物的展望

介绍了利用噬菌体破细胞壁的两类方法;构建可诱导裂解的溶源菌和克隆可诱导裂解的噬菌体裂解基因。对λ噬菌体裂解细胞的行为进行了详细分析。以产聚－β－羟基丁酸酯（ＰＨＢ）的重组大肠杆菌为例,提出将带有琥珀突变的λ噬菌体的裂解基因Ｓ＾－ＲＲｚ和目标产物的基因克隆到同一质粒上,以用来破细胞壁生产目的产物的方法,可望解决细胞中产物积累量最大和细胞破碎率最高的矛盾,具有一定的应用前景。     

λ 原噬菌体缺失突变株的诱导和分离

对CSH45(λcI857S7)菌株进行热诱导(42℃),原噬菌体DNA产生部分缺失的菌株,然后用λcIb221进行感染,并通过EMB-麦芽糖平皿进行粗筛。最后在不同温度条件下,分别以λvir和λcIb221感染,从而分离得到5株所需菌株,筛选频率为10％。这些菌株在EMB-麦芽糖平皿上为红色菌落。在32℃时能被λvir裂解,而对λcIb 221具有免疫性;在42℃时既能被λvir裂解,也能被λcIb221裂解,从而证实了这些菌株仍携带有原噬菌体的cI基因,可作为控制携带有λpLN基因的克隆载体的受体菌株。     

草鱼穿孔素C端溶细胞活性分析

穿孔素的溶细胞作用是机体杀伤病毒和其他微生物感染细胞以及肿瘤细胞的一种效应机制。穿孔素在鱼类非特异性免疫中起重要作用。为了解鱼类穿孔素的功能,根据穿孔素基因序列特征,在已构建的草鱼肝肾cDNA文库中克隆了草鱼穿孔素基因C端包含1个完整蛋白激酶C保守结构域(C2)的cDNA。将该cDNA与表达载体pET32a连接并转化表达菌DE3,诱导表达。His-Bind亲和柱纯化获得了草鱼穿孔素C端表达多肽(PFP-C)。将PFP-C与兔红细胞共育,结果表明：PFP-C具有溶血功能,且在pH 7.5时活性最大,其溶血活性对Ca2+有明显的依赖性。     

猪链球菌的烈性噬菌体和前噬菌体

猪链球菌(Streptococcus suis,S.suis)是一种重要的人畜共患病病原,携带有前噬菌体。本文对猪链球菌的烈性噬菌体和前噬菌体的研究现状做了综述,主要包括猪链球菌烈性噬菌体的形态及功能;烈性噬菌体裂解酶的结构及功能;烈性噬菌体末端酶大亚基的活性;前噬菌体的比较基因组学、前噬菌体的裂解酶以及烈性噬菌体和溶原性噬菌体之间的相互转化,并对猪链球菌噬菌体与宿主的相互关系作了展望。     

绒山羊源大肠杆菌噬菌体φPTK的分子生物学特性及对小鼠大肠杆菌感染的防治效果

【背景】抗生素耐药问题是影响人类及养殖业健康的重要因素,噬菌体能特异性裂解细菌,成为抗生素替代品研究热点,是解决抗生素耐药难题、促进养殖业健康发展的新途径。【目的】通过研究绒山羊源大肠杆菌烈性噬菌体φPTK (phage target of K1)的分子生物学特性,同时利用小鼠感染模型研究φPTK对小鼠大肠杆菌感染的防治效果,为绒山羊大肠杆菌病的防控提供新策略。【方法】用聚乙二醇-氯化钠(PEG 8000-NaCl)浓缩φPTK后,采用透射电子显微镜观察其超微形态结构;运用苯酚-氯仿法提取φPTK核酸后通过Illumina HiSeq高通量测序分析其全基因组结构,使用Mauve比较基因组学分析,通过MEGA绘制噬菌体进化树;通过构建小鼠感染模型分析φPTK对小鼠感染大肠杆菌的防治效果。【结果】透射电镜显示φPTK头部为正多面体形,直径90 nm,有长约112 nm、直径约18 nm的可收缩长尾;φPTK基因组全长169 688 bp,GC含量37.72%,有264个开放阅读框,含穿孔素-裂解酶(holin-lysin)裂解系统,有抗穿孔素蛋白和裂解抑制辅助蛋白,未发现抗生素耐药基因和毒力基因;比较基因组分析表明,φPTK为一株新的绒山羊源大肠杆菌烈性噬菌体;小鼠大肠杆菌感染前和感染后分别使用φPTK进行预防和治疗的试验表明,未使用φPTK的阳性对照组小鼠全部死亡,预防组和治疗组小鼠存活率分别为80%和60%。【结论】噬菌体φPTK是一株能够在小鼠大肠杆菌感染中具有较好预防效果的有尾噬菌体目(Caudovirales)肌尾噬菌体科(Myoviridae)绒山羊源大肠杆菌烈性噬菌体,本研究为绒山羊噬菌体生物制剂的创制奠定了基础。     

利用基因工程菌VG1(pTU14)产聚β-羟基丁酸酯的研究

本文对透明颤菌血红蛋白基因 (vgb)和λ噬菌体裂解基因 (S RRz)在不同宿主大肠杆菌中的外源表达及其在聚β 羟基丁酸酯 (PHB)生产中的应用进行了研究。实验结果表明 ,同时携带vgb、S RRz和 phbCAB三种基因的产PHB基因工程菌VG1 ( pTU1 4) ,经过 82h的摇瓶补料分批培养 ,菌体浓度可以高达 2 5 9g/L ,PHB百分含量则可在 52h时达到 95%以上 ;此外 ,该菌株不仅可以实现摇瓶高密度发酵培养和PHB产品的大量积累 ,还可以同时实现菌体细胞的可诱导裂解破壁 ,因此是一株具有潜在工业应用价值的多功能PHB生产菌株。     

A holin remnant protein encoded by STY1365 is involved in envelope stability of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi

We characterized STY1365, a small ORF of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. This 174-bp ORF encodes a putative product of 57 amino acid residues with a premature stop codon. Nevertheless, bioinformatic analyses revealed that the predicted product of STY1365 has similarity to putative holin genes of Escherichia coli and bacteriophage ΦP27. STY1365 showed a high-level expression at the early log phase and a small corresponding protein product was detected mainly in the inner membrane fraction. Cloning of STY1365 in pSU19 mid-copy-vector produced retardation in S. Typhi growth, increased cell permeability to crystal violet and altered the inner membrane protein profile. Similar results were obtained when STY1365 was induced with isopropyl-β-d-thio-galactoside in pCC1(?) single-copy vector. Our results support the fact that S. Typhi STY1365 encodes a holin remnant protein that is involved in the stability of the bacterial envelope.     

Application of in vivo induced antigen technology (IVIAT) to Bacillus anthracis

In vivo induced antigen technology (IVIAT) is an immuno-screening technique that identifies bacterial antigens expressed during infection and not during standard in vitro culturing conditions. We applied IVIAT to Bacillus anthracis and identified PagA, seven members of a N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase autolysin family, three P60 family lipoproteins, two transporters, spore cortex lytic protein SleB, a penicillin binding protein, a putative prophage holin, respiratory nitrate reductase NarG, and three proteins of unknown function. Using quantitative real-time PCR comparing RNA isolated from in vitro cultured B. anthracis to RNA isolated from BALB/c mice infected with virulent Ames strain B. anthracis, we confirmed induced expression in vivo for a subset of B. anthracis genes identified by IVIAT, including L-alanine amidases BA3767, BA4073, and amiA (pXO2-42); the bacteriophage holin gene BA4074; and pagA (pXO1-110). The exogenous addition of two purified putative autolysins identified by IVIAT, N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidases BA0485 and BA2446, to vegetative B. anthracis cell suspensions induced a species-specific change in bacterial morphology and reduction in viable bacterial cells. Many of the proteins identified in our screen are predicted to affect peptidoglycan re-modeling, and our results support significant cell wall structural remodeling activity during B. anthracis infection. Identification of L-alanine amidases with B. anthracis specificity may suggest new potential therapeutic targets.     

The holin of bacteriophage lambda forms rings with large diameter

Holins control the length of the infection cycle of tailed phages (the Caudovirales) by oligomerizing to form lethal holes in the cytoplasmic membrane at a time dictated by their primary structure. Nothing is currently known about the physical basis of their oligomerization or the structure of the oligomers formed by any known holin. Here we use electron microscopy and single-particle analysis to characterize structures formed by the bacteriophage λ holin (S105) in vitro . In non-ionic or mild zwitterionic detergents, purified S105, but not the lysis-defective variant S105_A52V, forms rings of at least two size classes, the most common having inner and outer diameters of 8.5 and 23 nm respectively, and containing approximately 72 S105 monomers. The height of these rings, 4 nm, closely matches the thickness of the lipid bilayer. The central channel is of unprecedented size for channels formed by integral membrane proteins, consistent with the non-specific nature of holin-mediated membrane permeabilization. S105 present in detergent-solubilized rings and in inverted membrane vesicles showed similar sensitivities to proteolysis and cysteine-specific modification, suggesting that the rings are representative of the lethal holes formed by S105 to terminate the infection cycle and initiate lysis.     

Functional Analysis of the Two-Gene Lysis System of the Pneumococcal Phage Cp-1 in Homologous and Heterologous Host Cells

The two lysis genes cph1 and cpl1 of the Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteriophage Cp-1 coding for holin and lysozyme, respectively, have been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. Synthesis of the Cph1 holin resulted in bacterial cell death but not lysis. The cph1 gene was able to complement a lambda Sam mutation in the nonsuppressing E. coli HB101 strain to produce phage progeny, suggesting that the holins encoded by both phage genes have analogous functions and that the pneumococcal holin induces a nonspecific lesion in the cytoplasmic membrane. Concomitant expression of both holin and lysin of Cp-1 in E. coli resulted in cell lysis, apparently due to the ability of the Cpl1 lysozyme to hydrolyze the peptidoglycan layer of this bacterium. The functional analysis of the cph1 and cpl1 genes cloned in a pneumococcal mutant with a complete deletion of the lytA gene, which codes for the S. pneumoniae main autolysin, provided the first direct evidence that, in this gram-positive-bacterium system, the Cpl1 endolysin is released to its murein substrate through the activity of the Cph1 holin. Demonstration of holin function was achieved by proving the release of pneumolysin to the periplasmic fraction, which strongly suggested that the holin produces a lesion in the pneumococcal membrane.     

Combined Antibacterial Activity of Phage Lytic Proteins Holin and Lysin from Streptococcus suis Bacteriophage SMP

Development of novel antibacterial agents is required to control infection with multidrug-resistant Streptococcus suis. HolSMP and LySMP, the holin and lysin of S. suis serotype 2 bacteriophage, named SMP, are responsible for lysis of host cells and release of progeny phage. HolSMP and LySMP expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) exerted efficient activity at 37?°C, pH 5.2, with addition of 0.8?% β-mercaptoethanol. Lytic spectra of purified HolSMP, LySMP or HolSMP?+?LySMP mixture were investigated. HolSMP, exhibiting a narrow lytic spectrum, was effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, which were insensitive to LySMP. Moreover, HolSMP was identified as a promising antibacterial agent which was able to extend the spectrum of LySMP. The data suggest that combined use of holin and lysin could be a candidate strategy for resolution of drug resistance.     

Functional regulation of the Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage A118 holin by an intragenic inhibitor lacking the first transmembrane domain

We have dissected the functional properties of the holin encoded by Listeria monocytogenes bacteriophage A118. Native hol118 was cloned into lambdaDeltaSthf, devoid of the S holin, and tested in an E. coli background. Surprisingly, it caused very late cell lysis, beginning at 80 min after induction. Immunological analyses demonstrated that Hol118 appears in the cytoplasmic membrane shortly after infection. The hol118 gene features a dual start motif similar to lambda S. Therefore, different N-terminally modified Hol118 variants were tested. However, in contrast to lambda S, inactivation of AUG-1 or AUG-2 showed no significant influence on lysis timing. In addition, Hol118-mediated lysis could not be triggered by energy poisons, indicating a functional regulation different from that of S. Toeprinting assays on hol118 mRNA revealed an unexpected translational start codon (AUG-3) at nucleotide position 40. We demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo approaches that the predicted Hol118(83) product is actually produced together with the full-length polypeptide. However, although the truncated holin lacking its first transmembrane domain appeared in the cytoplasmic membrane, it was shown to be functionally deficient and unable to support lambda R-mediated lysis. In contrast, specific mutations introduced to abolish translation initiation at AUG-3 drastically accelerated lysis, pointing to an inhibitor function of Hol118(83). This hypothesis was supported by the observation that hol118(83) inhibited holin function when expressed in trans. A deviation from the lambda S paradigm is proposed, which represents a new model of holin functional regulation: the intragenic, in frame translated Hol118(83) product, which is devoid of its first transmembrane domain, acts as a functional inhibitor and constitutes a key part of the lysis clock of A118. Presence of the dominant inhibitor function also explains the long latent period of A118, where the onset of lysis takes about 70 min, more than twice the time needed by lambda.     

The two-step lysis system of pneumococcal bacteriophage EJ-1 is functional in Gram-negative bacteria: triggering of the major pneumococcal autolysin in Escherichia coli

The holin function Ejh of the pneumococcal bacteriophage EJ-1 has been characterized. It shows structural features similar to, and functionally complemented, the prototype member of the holin family. In Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida the Ejh product caused cellular death, and changes in cell morphology could be accounted for by lesions in the cytoplasmic membrane. Expression of ejh resulted in the inhibition of growth in a variety of phylogenetically distant bacterial genera, suggesting a broad spectrum of action. Concomitant expression of the ejh and ejl (encodes a lysin) genes led to lysis of E. coli and P. putida cells. Remarkably, the Ejl lysin was able to attack murein from bacteria lacking choline in their sacculi, which suggests that pneumococcal lysins have a broader substrate specificity than previously assumed. Furthermore, the Ejh holin was able to trigger activity of the major pneumococcal autolysin cloned and expressed in E. coli , and this raised new questions about the regulation of this model autolysin. A new function for holins in systems where the phage lysin is supposed to be associated with the membrane is proposed.     

Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi BlyA and BlyB proteins: a prophage-encoded holin-like system

The conserved cp32 plasmid family of Borrelia burgdorferi was recently shown to be packaged into a bacteriophage particle (C. H. Eggers and D. S. Samuels, J. Bacteriol. 181:7308-7313, 1999). This plasmid encodes BlyA, a 7.4-kDa membrane-interactive protein, and BlyB, an accessory protein, which were previously proposed to comprise a hemolysis system. Our genetic and biochemical evidence suggests that this hypothesis is incorrect and that BlyA and BlyB function instead as a prophage-encoded holin or holin-like system for this newly described bacteriophage. An Escherichia coli mutant containing the blyAB locus that was defective for the normally cryptic host hemolysin SheA was found to be nonhemolytic, suggesting that induction of sheA by blyAB expression was responsible for the hemolytic activity observed previously. Analysis of the structural features of BlyA indicated greater structural similarity to bacteriophage-encoded holins than to hemolysins. Consistent with holin characteristics, subcellular localization studies with E. coli and B. burgdorferi indicated that BlyA is solely membrane associated and that BlyB is a soluble protein. Furthermore, BlyA exhibited a holin-like function by promoting the endolysin-dependent lysis of an induced lambda lysogen that was defective in the holin gene. Finally, induction of the cp32 prophage in B. burgdorferi dramatically stimulated blyAB expression. Our results provide the first evidence of a prophage-encoded holin within Borrelia.