HBV X基因转化人肝细胞的实验研究

选取已稳定转染HBV X基因的QSG7701细胞(pCMVX/QSG7701),并以稳定转染空质粒pRc/CMV2的QSG7701细胞(pRcCMV2/QSG7701)及未转染的QSG7701细胞为对照,用免疫荧光方法检测pCMV X/QSG7701细胞中HBX蛋白的分布;用RT-PCR方法和免疫细胞化学法分别检测细胞中c-Myc表达:用光镜及电镜观察细胞形态学变化,进一步研究乙肝病毒(HBV) X基因对永生化非瘤性人肝细胞QSG7701的转化作用.研究发现,乙肝病毒X(HBX)蛋白主要分布在细胞膜及细胞浆;c-Myc mRNA及c-Myc蛋白在3种细胞中均有表达,但转染了X基因的细胞中c-Myc的表达水平较其他两组明显升高(p<0.Ol);光镜和电镜下观察发现pCMV X/QSG细胞的胞核较大,核膜增厚,核仁肥大且增多,核/浆比例失调.可见少量多核巨细胞,pRc-CMV2/QSG7701细胞与QSG7701细胞核浆比正常,染色质分布均匀,胞核大小及形态正常.结果表明.HBVX基因成功转染了QSG7701细胞,HBV X蛋白主要分布于转染细胞的细胞膜和细胞浆中.HBX可能通过上调转染细胞中c-Myc蛋白的表达而使细胞具备恶性化生长的倾向.     

乙型肝炎病毒X基因真核表达载体的构建及表达

目的:构建含有天然完整的乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)X基因序列的真核表达载体,观察其在肝癌细胞株中的表达。方法:设计并合成HBV X基因的引物,用PCR方法从含完整HBV全基因的HepG2细胞中扩增X基因序列,并将其连接到真核表达载体pVAX-1上,酶切、PCR鉴定;用Triton X-114去除质粒内毒素后,采用电穿孔法将重组质粒pVAX-HBV X和空质粒pVAX-1分别转染SMMC-7721细胞,RT-PCR法检测HBV X基因mRNA的表达,Western印迹鉴定HBV X蛋白(HBx)的表达。结果:酶切和PCR鉴定证实pVAX-HBV X载体中包含完整的HBVX基因片段,该重组质粒转染的SMMC-7721细胞中HBV X基因mRNA及HBx蛋白的表达稳定。结论:构建了HBV X基因的真核表达载体,为X基因及其编码蛋白的生物学功能的研究提供了可靠的基因材料。     

人sTNFR1基因的克隆以及在NIH3T3细胞中的稳定表达

以He1a细胞的总RNA为模板,用RT—PCR方法扩增sTNFR1全编码区基因片段,构建含有目的片段的T载体克隆及真核表达载体pcDNA3．1（-）重组质粒亚克隆,将重组质粒和脂质体共同转染NIH3T3细胞系,G418筛选稳定转染细胞株．经核苷酸序列测序和酶切鉴定,成功构建了pcDNA3．1（-）-sTNFR1真核表达质粒,脂质体法建立了高效表达sTNFRI的稳定转染细胞系,并经RT—PCR和Western Blotting鉴定．人sTNFR1基因能在NIH3T3细胞系中稳定表达,为今后的研究打下了基础．     

HBXIP基因对乙肝病毒X蛋白诱导细胞凋亡的影响

探讨乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白结合蛋白(hepatitisBXinteractingprotein ,HBXIP)基因在乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白(HBX)诱导肝癌细胞凋亡时对细胞周期的影响.构建HBXIP基因真核表达载体pcDNA3 hbxip ,进行瞬时基因转染,将克隆有HBx基因的pCMV X (分别为1μg、2 μg和3μg)和pcDNA3 hbxip质粒分别和共转染至人H74 0 2肝癌细胞中(总体积分别为5 0 μl) .发现瞬时转染3μgpCMV X质粒后,肝癌细胞凋亡发生率为34 4 % ,肝癌细胞的细胞周期相关蛋白p2 7表达水平发生明显上调;与对照组相比,瞬时转染1μg、2 μg和3μg时,细胞周期蛋白D和细胞周期蛋白E的表达水平均发生明显上调,但随着HBX水平的增加细胞周期蛋白D和细胞周期蛋白E的表达水平发生明显下降;在稳定转染pCMV X质粒的H74 0 2 X肝癌细胞中无明显的细胞凋亡发生,研究发现p2 7的表达水平发生了明显下调,而细胞周期蛋白D和细胞周期蛋白E的表达水平发生了明显上调;当pcDNA3 hbxip质粒与pCMV X质粒进行共瞬时转染时,细胞凋亡发生率由pcDNA3质粒与pCMV X质粒共转染时的2 9 2 %下降为13 3% ,p2 7的表达水平发生了下调,但细胞周期蛋白D和细胞周期蛋白E的表达水平无明显变化.研究结果表明,瞬时转染一定剂量的x基因可导致肝癌细胞发生凋亡,细胞周期相关蛋白p2 7、细胞周期蛋白D和     

沙眼衣原体真核表达质粒pcDNA4/CT703的构建及其表达

目的：构建含沙眼衣原体（Chlamydia trachomatis, Ct）基因CT703的真核重组表达质粒pcDNA4/CT703,并检测其在HeLa细胞中的表达.方法：利用RT-PCR扩增CT703基因,然后将其亚克隆到真核表达载体pcDNA4,PCR、双酶切和测序检测重组质粒.将正确的重组质粒瞬时转染HeLa细胞,免疫荧光和Western Blot实验检测重组质粒目的蛋白表达. 结果：经PCR、双酶切和测序鉴定后,成功构建了真核重组表达质粒pcDNA4/CT703,将其转染HeLa细胞后,免疫荧光和Western Blot实验能检测到目的蛋白的表达.结论：成功构建了重组质粒pcDNA4/CT703,并能在HeLa细胞中表达,为进一步研究CT703的功能奠定了基础.     

人sTNFR1基因的克隆、融合表达与生物学活性

采用RT-PCR,从Hela细胞的mRNA中扩增人sTNFR1基因,构建含有目的片段的T载体克隆及原核表达载体pMAL-c2x重组质粒亚克隆,转化入大肠杆菌,测序证实其序列与基因数据库中sTNFR1基因一致。经异丙基-β-D半乳糖苷酶（IPTG）诱导表达,淀粉树脂亲和层析法纯化,得到融合蛋白sTNFR1-MBP。结果显示：经Western-blotting检测,sTNFR1-MBP具有免疫活性;MTT检测目的蛋白可有效地封闭TNFα对QSG7701的细胞毒性作用;流式细胞术检测目的蛋白对TNF-α诱导QSG7701凋亡有抑制作用;sTNFR1-MBP具有良好的生物活性,为今后的研究打下了基础。     

小鼠pEGFP-Hoxa11真核表达载体的构建及表达

目的 构建和鉴定Hoxa11和EGFP双基因共表达真核载体.方法 采用DNA重组技术,将目的 基因Hoxa11克隆至含有报告基因EGFP的pEGFP-N1真核表达载体中,构建的真核表达载体pEGFP-Hoxa11经PCR,双酶切及基因测序鉴定;转染至CHO细胞,荧光显微镜下观察重组质粒的表达,提取细胞蛋白Western印迹检测蛋白表达.结果 pEGFP-Hoxa11重组质粒构建成功.构建的真核表达载体pEGFP-Hoxa11能在CHO细胞中有效表达.结论 成功构建了共表达Hoxa11和EGFP的真核表达载体,并能在CHO细胞中有效表达.为进一步研究Hoxa11的功能提供实验基础.     

口蹄疫病毒多基因重组质粒的体外表达及衣壳组装

PCR扩增获得包含口蹄疫病毒P1、2A、3C、3D及部分2B编码区的目的基因片段P12X3C3D,将P12X3C3D经AflⅡ和XbaⅠ双酶切后,定向克隆于真核表达质粒载体pcDNA3.1( );另将PCR扩增获得的P12X3C3D直接与真核表达质粒载体pTARGET^TM连接,进行筛选、鉴定及DNA序列分析,分别获得重组质粒pcDNA3．1／P12X3C3D、pTARGET／P12X3C3D。将重组质粒分别转染BHK-21细胞,通过双抗体夹心ELISA方法和间接免疫荧光标记方法检测细胞中表达的口蹄疫病毒抗原,用磷钨酸负染,以电子显微镜观察转染重组质粒的细胞中组装的口蹄疫病毒空衣壳。结果表明,口蹄疫病毒基因组片段正确克隆到真核表达质粒载体上,重组质粒pcDNA3．1／P12X3C3D、pTARGET／P12X3C3D均可在BHK-21细胞中表达FMDV目的蛋白。其中重组质粒pTARGET／P12X3C3D表达的口蹄疫病毒抗原蛋白,能够在细胞内正确组装成病毒空衣壳。     

Ag85A真核表达重组体的构建及稳定转染细胞系的建立

构建结核杆菌抗原85A（AgS5A）的真核表达重组体,转染L929细胞,建立稳定转染细胞系。从质粒V1 Jns．tPA—Ag85A中经PCR扩增出Ag85A基因,利用DNA重组技术将其插入到真核表达载体peDNA3．1／myc—HisA中,经酶切和测序鉴定后,脂质体转染法转染L929细胞,通过G418选择培养,建立稳定转染细胞系,Western Blot检测Ag85A的表达。成功构建pcDNA3．1／mye—HisA—Ag85A真核表达载体并稳定转染L929细胞,成功表达了目的基因。为进一步研究Ag85ADNA疫苗对结核杆菌的免疫防护作用奠定了基础。     

结核分枝杆菌Rv1884基因真核表达质粒的构建及表达

目的:构建结核分枝杆菌Rv1884基因真核表达载体。方法:PCR扩增Rv1884基因,测序正确后克隆入真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(-);经酶切鉴定正确的重组质粒酶以阳离子聚合物转染P815细胞后,以RT-PCR方法检测mRNA的表达,以间接免疫荧光技术检测目的蛋白的表达。结果:构建了重组质粒pcDNA-Rv1884;RT-PCR结果证明Rv1884可在P815细胞中转录;用间接免疫荧光检测,表达有Rv1884蛋白的细胞着染。结论:构建了结核分枝杆菌Rv1884基因的真核表达载体pcDNA-Rv1884,Rv1884基因可以在P815细胞中表达。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).