猪链球菌2型溶菌酶释放蛋白诱导上皮细胞融合和凋亡

猪链球菌2型（SS2）溶菌酶释放蛋白(MRP)的致病作用迄今不明,为此,以Hep2细胞为上皮细胞体外模型,将纯化的MRP溶液和细胞共孵育,光镜观察,发现MRP可诱导细胞发生两种典型形态学变化：一是诱导细胞融合形成多核巨细胞,随后巨细胞发生凋亡;二是诱导单个细胞凋亡。透射电镜观察和流式细胞分析确证MRP具有诱导上皮细胞凋亡的功能,凋亡率达18%。证明MRP可单独作为SS2的毒力因子。     

4株猪链球菌2型分离株主要毒力因子（MRP、EF）的全基因序列分析

江苏农科院兽医研究所与南京农业大学倪艳秀、段志涛、何孔旺和陆承平等4位牧医研究工作者选取的猪链球菌2型（SS）是一种重要的人畜共患病病源菌,其中溶菌酶释放蛋白（MRP）和胞外因子（EF）是其重要的2种毒力因子。他们参照GenBank上发表的MRP和EF基因序列设计引物,对4株国内SS2分离株进行MRP和EF全基因序列测定并进行分析。结果表明,4株SS2国内分离株MRP基因的完整开放阅读框（ORF）都为3711bp、     

猪链球菌2型新的感染相关因子自溶素的鉴定与分析

根据Sanger研究所公布的猪链球菌2型(SS2)P1/7株的自溶素序列,设计检测引物,取SS2我国2次流行株、其它临床分离株和参考株,及猪链球菌1型、1/2型、7型和9型,共33株,分别以其DNA为模板,PCR扩增.结果表明,SS2除无毒株T15阴性外,其他临床分离株27株(含人源2株)均阳性;其它猪链球菌为,SS7阳性,SS1、SS1/2和SS9均阴性.同时设计引物向两侧扩增,以四川流行株ZY05719和江苏流行株HA9801的DNA为模板,扩增自溶素ORF完整的编码基因,软件分析结果显示,该基因含有6个重复的"GBS_Bsp-like"域和1个"N-乙酰胞壁酰-L-丙氨酸酰胺酶"域,与SS2欧洲株有较高同源性(99.8%),但与SS2加拿大株差异较大.在DNASTAR分析所编码蛋白的抗原性的基础上,另设计引物,以ZY05719株DNA为模板,PCR扩增具有良好免疫原性的片段基因,并定向克隆至表达载体pET30a( )中,进行重组表达,SDS-PAGE和Western blot表明,所获得重组自溶素具有良好反应原性.     

猪链球菌2型可能的毒力基因的发现

猪链球菌2型(SS2)感染已成为影响全世界养猪业的重要问题之一。SS2菌株可分为毒力株、弱毒力株和无毒力株,但目前尚无区分此3类菌株的快速、有效的检测方法。为了获得毒力株特异的基因序列,对毒力株HA9801及无毒力株12^#进行了抑制性差减杂交(SSH)实验,获得了5个可能的新的毒力基因片段,分别是转录调节子、氨基酸通透酶、ABC转运子及表面锚定蛋白,在国内外尚属首次报道。这一发现将有助于区分SS2型菌株的毒力类型,并为SS2毒力株检测方法的建立奠定基础。     

猪链球菌2型国内分离株毒力相关蛋白的分析

提纯猪链球菌 2型江苏分离株HA980 1的毒力相关蛋白溶菌酶释放蛋白 (muramini dase releasedprotein ,MRP)和胞外因子 (extracellularfacter,EF) ,制备其抗体供免疫转印之用。另提取猪源链球菌 1 7株国内分离株、1株德国分离株及 1株猪链球菌 2型人分离株的胞壁和胞外蛋白 ,经SDS PAGE ,与HA980 1株的MRP和EF的抗体作免疫转印。 1 1株MRP阳性 ,1 0株EF及EF 阳性 ,MRP及EF的分布存在 4种表型 :MPR+ EF+ (8 1 9) ,MRP+ EF (1 1 9) ,MRP+ EF- (1 1 9) ,MRP- EF- (1 0 1 9)。     

猪链球菌2型的纤连蛋白/血纤维蛋白原结合蛋白基因的序列分析

目的 为确定猪链球菌2型(SS2)江苏分离株9801是否具有纤连蛋白／血纤维蛋白原结合蛋白基因(fbps)。方法 根据已发表的SS2 fbps序列,设计并合成1对引物,以SS2江苏分离株的基因组为模板,采用聚合酶链反应(PER)方法扩增fbps,克隆于pMD-T18载体。测定阳性质粒插入序列。利用DNAstar软件,比较所测序列与不同来源SS2的fbps和FBPS与链球菌属其他种同源蛋白的同源性。结果 扩增的fbps为1 938 bp,江苏分离株与猪源致病性SS2荷兰分离株的fbps序列有5个碱基不同,与ATCCA3765株有3个碱基不同,同源性均达99．99％以上。推导的氨基酸序列比较,分别有4个和2个氨基酸不同,同源性均为99％以上。纤连蛋白结合蛋白(FBPS)无前导序列,无锚定序列,与链球菌属其他种的同源Fn结合蛋白的同源性为68．8％～76．0％。结论 FBPS是一种无锚的黏附素。     

鼠伤寒沙门氏菌SL7207SifA-突变株的构建和鉴定

鼠伤寒沙门氏菌SifA-基因突变株的特点是能进入真核细胞的胞液。利用P22噬菌体转导技术构建了鼠伤寒沙门氏菌疫苗株SL7207的SifA-突变株SL7207*,该突变株与SL7207有着相似的体外生长曲线和细胞侵袭力,SL7207*在MDCK上皮细胞中的增殖能力增强,但在RAW2647巨噬细胞中的生存能力减弱。小鼠毒力试验显示SL7207*在BALB/c小鼠体内毒力下降。仅SL7207*在体外可向RAW2647巨噬细胞递送真核表达质粒。SL7207*的构建为重组沙门氏菌疫苗载体的研制提供了一个新的选择。     

体内表达新基因trag在猪链球菌的分布及其免疫反应性分析

【目的】trag(transfer gene G)是利用IVIAT(in vivo induced antigen technology)通量筛选鉴定的猪链球菌2型（Streptococcus suis type 2,SS2）感染相关因子,研究该基因在猪链球菌（Streptococcus suis,SS）中的分布情况,研究康复血清与免疫血清在免疫印迹中的反应性有无,间接证明其在体内感染与体外培养时表达差异。【方法】鉴于我国分离株trag与GenBank公布的SS2北美株89/1591的trag序列有95.8%的同源性,据此设计和合成一对检测引物,对SS2我国江苏及四川流行株、其他临床分离株和参考株及SS1、SS1/2、SS9、SS7及C群猪源链球菌共43株进行PCR扩增。另设计一对引物,扩增5株SS代表菌株trag的完整阅读框,并对扩增产物进行测序。据软件分析后,选择TRAG(Transfer protein G?)免疫原性良好的区域片段的核酸设计表达引物,PCR扩增后定向克隆至表达载体pET28a(+)构建表达质粒,表达蛋白转印到PVDF膜上,分别与SS2猪康复血清和猪高免血清反应。【结果】trag在SS2中94%(30/32)阳性,SS9中67%(4/6)阳性,SS7阳性,SS1、SS1/2及C群菌阴性。5株细菌TRAG的氨基酸序列与SS2中国株98HAH33、05ZYH33及北美株89/1591同源性>97%。所获得重组蛋白只能被康复血清识别。【结论】从SS 致病株中检出感染相关基因trag,提示该基因可能与SS 致病性有关,重组蛋白的免疫转印结果表明,TRAG可能与SS2体内感染相关。     

猪链球菌国内分离株精氨酸脱亚氨酶的克隆表达及其活性分析

根据GenBank上精氨酸脱亚氨酶(arginine deiminase,AD)序列AF546864,设计并合成一对引物,用PCR检测29株猪链球菌和7株马链球菌兽疫亚种的ad基因,发现29株猪链球菌均能检出此基因,而7株马链球菌兽疫亚种均未检出。扩增出的猪链球菌2型(SS2)强毒株HA9801的ad基因片段,定向克隆至pBAD/Myc-HisC严紧型质粒并转化TOP10。阳性重组菌经L-阿拉伯糖诱导,表达出分子量约47000Da的重组蛋白。经镍柱亲和层析,获得纯化的重组酶。活性分析显示,该酶具有巯基酶和金属酶的特征,其最适反应温度为37℃,最适pH值为6.5。Western blot分析显示,该酶能与SS2-HA9801全菌制备的兔抗血清发生特异性反应,表明其具有一定的免疫原性。检测该酶有助于进一步分析猪链球菌可能的毒力因子。     

白细胞介素33通过促进上皮细胞黏附分子表达参与干燥综合征发病

摘要 目的：探讨白细胞介素（Interleukin-33,IL-33）可能通过调控上皮细胞黏附分子（Epithelial cell adhesion molecule, EpCAM）表达参与干燥综合征（Sj?gren''s syndrome, SS）发病的作用机制。方法：收集因SS诊断需要行唇腺活检术的患者血清和唇腺组织标本及相关临床资料,根据2016年ACR-EULAR SS分类诊断标准将患者分为SS组和非SS组,选取性别、年龄匹配的21例SS患者和21例非SS患者,利用多重检测流式试剂盒（人炎症因子组合1）检测血清中IL-33水平并用t检验比较SS患者组与非SS患者组、抗SSA抗体阳性与阴性组以及唇腺病理阳性与阴性组之间IL-33水平的差异。对唇腺组织石蜡切片进行IL-33免疫组织化学染色,用流式细胞术检测新鲜唇腺组织中上皮细胞EpCAM表达水平并与血清IL-33水平进行相关性分析。结果：SS患者组IL-33水平为（1736±590.1,n=21, pg/mL）,显著高于非SS患者组（306.8±120.3, n=21, pg/mL）（t=2.373,P=0.027）;唇腺病理阳性组即灶性血清IL-33水平（489.8±170, n=27, pg/mL）高于病理阴性组（1978±793.1, n=15, pg/mL）,2组之间有统计学差异（t=2.368,P=0.023）;而抗SSA抗体阳性组与阴性组之间无明显差异（P＞0.05）。免疫组化染色结果提示SS患者唇腺组织上皮细胞IL-33表达相较于非SS患者上升,且血清IL-33水平与唇腺上皮细胞EpCAM的表达呈中等强度正相关（r=0.4915,P=0.0009,95%CI 0.2205-0.692）。结论：IL-33是与SS密切相关的炎症因子,IL-33可能通过促进唾液腺上皮细胞EpCAM的表达参与SS发病。     

猪链球菌2型硫氧还蛋白还原酶介导细菌应激与致病作用

【背景】硫氧还蛋白还原酶（thioredoxin reductase,TRR）是硫氧还蛋白系统关键组成部分,对病原菌应对体内外氧化应激、调节细菌稳态和介导致病过程具有重要作用。【目的】探究硫氧还蛋白还原酶TRR在人畜共患猪链球菌2型感染过程中参与的生物学效应。【方法】同源重组法构建猪链球菌2型硫氧还蛋白还原酶trr基因缺失株（Δtrr）及回补株（cΔtrr）,通过细菌染色、点板计数、体外细胞和动物感染模型等试验比较分析trr基因对细菌形态、抗应激反应及致病过程的影响。【结果】缺失trr对猪链球菌2型形态与生长特性的影响不大,但可增强细菌抗热应激、氧化应激和酸应激能力,缺失株对上皮细胞黏附力下降,侵袭进入脑血管内皮细胞作用显著降低,易于被吞噬细胞吞噬清除,对小鼠模型致病效应显著减弱。【结论】猪链球菌2型TRR因子参与细菌应激反应,介导细菌黏附、侵袭等致病过程,是猪链球菌2型新的潜在毒力因子。     

Characterization and functional analysis of atl, a novel gene encoding autolysin in Streptococcus suis

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) is an important swine and human pathogen responsible for septicemia and meningitis. A novel gene, designated atl and encoding a major autolysin of S. suis 2 virulent strain HA9801, was identified and characterized in this study. The Atl protein contains 1,025 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 113 kDa and has a conserved N-acetylmuramoyl-l-alanine amidase domain. Recombinant Atl was expressed in Escherichia coli, and its bacteriolytic and fibronectin-binding activities were confirmed by zymography and Western affinity blotting. Two bacteriolytic bands were shown in the sodium dodecyl sulfate extracts of HA9801, while both were absent from the atl inactivated mutant. Cell chains of the mutant strain became longer than that of the parental strain. In the autolysis assay, HA9801 decreased to 20% of the initial optical density (OD) value, while the mutant strain had almost no autolytic activity. The biofilm capacity of the atl mutant was reduced ～30% compared to the parental strain. In the zebrafish infection model, the 50% lethal dose of the mutant strain was increased up to 5-fold. Furthermore, the adherence to HEp-2 cells of the atl mutant was 50% less than that of the parental strain. Based on the functional analysis of the recombinant Atl and observed effects of atl inactivation on HA9801, we conclude that Atl is a major autolysin of HA9801. It takes part in cell autolysis, separation of daughter cells, biofilm formation, fibronectin-binding activity, cell adhesion, and pathogenesis of HA9801.     

Immunoproteomics of extracellular proteins of Chinese virulent strains of Streptococcus suis type 2

Streptococcus suis type 2 (SS2) is a porcine zoonotic pathogen with worldwide distribution, and lacking suitable vaccine and virulent maker were bottleneck to control this infection. An immunoproteomic assay was used to identify antigenic proteins from the total extracellular proteins of the virulent Chinese SS2 strain ZY05719. The convalescent serum of a specific pathogen free (SPF) mini-pig recognized nine protein spots on PVDF membrane. Antigenic proteins on a duplicate gel, as well as those with a similar placement of extracellular proteins from another virulent strain (HA9801) and an avirulent strain (T15) on 2-D gels, were excised and identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. PMF of the protein spots were performed using the MASCOT server. Two proteins were found in all three strains. Comparative proteomic analysis between the two virulent strains and the avirulent strain revealed nine differential proteins, eight of which were successfully identified. Genes for six of the differentially expressed proteins were found in both virulent strains, and of those were present in the avirulent stain.     

Construction and Characterization of a Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 Recombinant Expressing Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) is an important pathogen, responsible for diverse diseases in swine and humans. To obtain a S. suis 2 strain that can be tracked in vitro and in vivo, we constructed the Egfp-HA9801 recombinant S. suis 2 strain with egfp and spc(r) genes inserted via homologous recombination. To assess the effects of the egfp and spc(r) genes in HA9801, the biochemical characteristics, growth features and virulence in Balb/C mice were compared between the recombinant and the parent HA9801 strain. We detected the EGFP expression from Egfp-HA9801 by epifluorescence microscopy. The results showed that the biochemical characterization and growth features of the Egfp-HA9801 recombinant were highly similar to that of the parent HA9801. We did not find significant differences in lethality (50% lethal dose), morbidity and mortality between the two strains. Furthermore, the bacterial counts in each various tissues of Egfp-HA9801-infected mice displayed similar dynamic compared with the HA9801-infected mice. Our results also showed that the Egfp-HA9801 cells grown at 37°C for 36 h displayed greater green fluorescence signals than the cells grown at 28°C for 36 h and 37°C for 24 h. The fluorescence in the tissue cryosections of Egfp-HA9801-injected mice was also stronger than that of the HA9801 group. Together, these results indicate that the egfp and spc(r) insertions into the Egfp-HA9801 recombinant did not significantly change the virulence when compared with HA980, and this EGFP labeled strain can be used for future S. suis 2 pathogenesis research.     

溶原性噬菌体在猪链球菌2型分离株中的检出和鉴定

[目的]为了研究噬菌体整合酶基因在猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis type 2,SS2)中的分布情况.[方法]根据噬菌体整合酶基因设计引物,建立了PCR方法,并对扩增产物进行测序.[结果]结果显示,25株SS2致病菌株均扩增出目的片段,非毒力株T15、5株其它血清型猪链球菌及兰氏C群猪源链球菌未扩增出目的片段.经丝裂霉素C诱导后,SS2致病菌株出现完全的细胞溶解,而非毒力株T15未出现溶解.SS2致病株HA9801和ZY05719诱导均产生溶原性噬菌体,分别命名为SS2-HA和SS2-ZY,电镜观察,二者均头部呈正六边形,无尾部,其核酸类型为dsDNA,可鉴定为复层噬菌体科(Tectiviridae)的成员.噬菌体SS2-HA和SS2-ZY整合酶基因序列与已报道的SS2噬菌体整合酶基因序列高度同源,显示SS2噬菌体整合酶具有较高的特异性.[结论]从SS2致病株中检出溶原性噬菌体和噬菌体整合酶基因,且噬菌体整合酶基因与SS2溶菌酶释放蛋白(mrp)等7种毒力相关基因有相关性,表明SS2的溶原性噬菌体可能与其致病性有关.