中国河南株丁型肝炎病毒全基因组的cDNA克隆和序列分析

从我国河南－抗丁型肝炎病毒抗原（ａｎｔｉ－ＨＤＡｇ）及丁型肝炎病毒（ＨＤｖ）ＲＮＡ双阳性的ＨＢｓＡｇ携带者血清中提取ＲＮＡ,采用人工合成的引物进行逆转录和聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）,获得了贯穿ＨＤＶ全基因组的６个相互重叠的ｃＤＮＡ片段。经双脱氧末端终止法进行核苷酸序列分析,得到了长度为１６７４ｂｐ的我国人河南株ＨＤＶｃＤＮＡ全序列。计算机分析表明,该株与我国台湾株（ＨＤＶＩＡ型）、美国－１株（ＨＤＶＩＢ型）、日本－１株（ＨＤＶⅡ型）和秘鲁－１株（ＨＤＶⅢ型）的核苷酸同源性分别为的９４．３％、８６．８％、７５．４％和６６．３％,氨基酸序列的同源性分别为８９．７％、８５．１％、７１．９％和６４．６％,并在核苷酸和推导的ＨＤＡｇ氨基酸序列中分别发现了５个和２个集中保守的区域。这些区域均与ＨＤＶ的某些重要功能密切相关。     

中国不同地区和人群HDVcDNA的筛选,克隆及抗原编码区基因异质性…

为研究了我国不同地区不同人群中ＨＤＶ毒株的感染分子特征,从我国河南,内蒙,北京,四川,广西西藏,新疆,辽宁,上海等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者,慢性丁肝病人与重症肝炎病人中筛选获得１０余份ＨＤＶ－ＲＮＡ阳性血清,经逆转录－多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ抗原编码的ｃＤＮＡ片段并克隆到ＰＧＥＭ－３Ｚｆ（－）或ＰＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上,经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明：中国的ＨＤＶ毒株基因型元首     

传染性法氏囊病病毒中国强毒株A节段cDNA基因的克隆和序列分析

以来自哈尔滨传染性法氏囊病病毒（ＩＢＤＶ） 强毒株（Ｈａｒｂｉｎ 毒株,Ｈ） 的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,用反转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ ＰＣＲ） 的方法得到了其Ａ 节段的全长ｃＤＮＡ 片段,分５＇端（１ ６５９ｂｐ） 和３＇端（１ ４４４ｂｐ） 上下两段分别克隆到ｐＧＥＭＢ○Ｒ － Ｔ 载体上,测定了其核苷酸顺序,在长为３ １０１ ｂｐ 中含有两个阅读框ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ ,分别编码１ ０１２ 个氨基酸的前体蛋白（ＶＰ２ － ４ －３） 和１４５ 个氨基酸的ＶＰ５,ＯＲＦＡ１ 和ＯＲＦＡ２ 有部分的重叠。将核苷酸序列及推测出的氨基酸序列与已报道的ＩＢＤＶ 血清Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型毒株的相应序列进行了比较,结果表明：Ｈ 毒株与其它血清Ⅰ型毒株之间,在核苷酸水平上存在２５ｂｐ － ２６７ｂｐ 的差异;在氨基酸水平上存在１７ ～４０ 个氨基酸的差异。在ＶＰ２ － ４ － ３ 内比较显示,Ｈ 毒株与Ｐ２ 、Ｃｕ－ １ 之间氨基酸的差异最小为１ ．７％ ,Ｈ 毒株与ＵＫ６６１ 之间氨基酸的差异最大为３ ．９ ％ 。变异主要发生在ＶＰ２ 的可变区（２０６ － ３５０ 位氨基酸） ,在Ｈ 毒株所特有的１２ 个氨基酸当中,该区就占５ 个,代表１ ．７６ ％ 的变异。ＶＰ４、ＶＰ３ 和ＶＰ５区各有     

戊型肝炎病毒细胞分离株部分核苷酸序列分析

用抗原捕获／多聚酶链反应（ＡＣ／ＰＣＲ）对戊型肝炎病毒（ＨＥＶ）细胞分离株ＭＪ９０和Ｒ２５基因组的部分核苷酸序列进行扩增,获得了与ＨＥＶ缅甸株ＥＴ１·１相同的ｃＤＮＡ扩增带。该ｃＤＮＡ扩增带纯化后用双脱氧核苷酸ＤＮＡ链末端终止法测序,ＣＪ９０、Ｒ２５株的核苷酸和氨基酸序列与ＥＴ１·１克隆的同源性分别为９９．６％、１００％和９９％、９９％,从而证明ＭＪ９０和Ｒ２５毒株为ＨＥＶ．     

中国不同临床型来源的丁型肝炎病毒(HDV)部份基因组序列的分析比较

从我国河南、内蒙、北京等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者、慢性丁肝病人与重症肝炎病人中,筛选获得４份ＨＤＶ—ＲＮＡ阳性血清。经逆转录—聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ—ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ—ｃＤＮＡ片段（６５１—１６６０ｎｔ,按Ｍａｋｉｎｏｅｔａｌ定位）,并克隆到ＰＧＥＭ—３ｚｆ（－）或ＰＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上。经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明,同属基因Ⅰ型的４株中国丁型肝炎病毒,在基因序列上具有相似的保守区域,但与同亚型ＨＤＶ健康携带者相比,重症肝炎病人与慢性丁肝病人来源的ＨＤＶ毒株,在多个位点上发生了核苷酸的改变,由此推导的抗原编码区相应的氨基酸发生了替换。这些核苷酸与氨基酸的改变位点散在,但多集中于抗原编码区的羧基端。如慢性丁肝发生的６个氨基酸改变中,５个位于１６６—１８８位;重症肝炎发生的１２个氨基酸改变中,８个位于１７０—２１４位。有趣的是,在１７５位上发生了由脯氨酸向丝氨酸的共同替换。提示ＨＤＶ的感染致病可能与ＨＤＶ的基因结构相关。     

猪伪狂犬病毒蛋白激酶基因的序列测定与分析

对伪狂犬病毒湖北株（ＰＲＶ ＨＢ株）蛋白激酶（ＰＫ）基因进行了克隆和序列测定。分析比较了该序列与ＰＲＶＮＩＡ－３株、Ｋａ株以及ＨＳＶ－１、ＶＺＶ ＰＫ基因的同源性。结果显示,在测定全长１３１２ｂｐ的ＤＮＡ序列中,包括着一个１００２核苷酸的开放读框,可编码３３４个氨基酸组成的多肽。ＰＲＶ－ＨＢ株ＰＫ与ＰＲＶ－ＮＩＡ３、ＰＲＶ－Ｋａ、ＨＳＶ－１、ＶＺＶ ＰＫ基因比较,核苷酸的同源性分别为９８．７％、９     

广西壮族自治区HIV-1流行毒株的基因序列测定和亚型分析

使用ＰＣＲ技术对１４份广西ＨＩＶ－１阳性感染者外周血单核细胞（ＰＢＭＣｓ）样品进行扩增,获得ＨＩＶ－１膜蛋白（ｅｎｖ）基因的核酸片段,并对其Ｃ２－Ｖ３及邻区３５０－４５０个核苷酸序列进行了测定和分析。结果表明,１４份样品中９份为泰国Ｂ（Ｂ′）亚型,５份为Ｅ亚型毒株。其中Ｂ′亚型毒株的基因离散率为４．２％,与Ａ－Ｅ参考亚型及部分Ｂ亚型代表株序列相比较,与包括泰国、缅甸及云南德宏在内的Ｂ亚型毒株序列十分接近,相互之间基因离散率在３．０％－４．４％的范围内;而Ｅ亚型毒株的基因离散率为２．１％,与国际Ｅ亚型毒株的基因离散率最近,为５．６％,与其它国际参考亚型基因离散率很远,在２１．１％－２７．３％。根据以上数据及其它资料提示,广西存在Ｂ′和Ｅ两种亚型的ＨＩＶ－１的流行,且其Ｂ′亚型毒株的传入,与流行在云南德宏州的相同亚型ＨＩＶ－１毒株密切相关,而Ｅ亚型毒株则可能是由泰国经越南传入广西的     

广西壮族自治区HIV—1流行毒株的基因序列测定和亚型分析

使用ＰＣＲ技术对１４份广西ＨＩＶ－１阳性感染者外周血单核细胞（ＰＢＭＣｓ）样品进行扩增,获得ＨＩＶ－１膜蛋白（ｅｎｖ）基因的核酸片段,并对其Ｃ２－Ｖ３及邻区３５０￣４５０个核苷酸序列进行了测定和分析。结果表明,１４份样品中９份为泰国Ｂ（Ｂ＇）亚型,５份为Ｅ亚型毒株。其中Ｂ＇亚型毒株的基因离散率为４．２％,与Ａ－Ｅ参考亚型及部分Ｂ亚型代表株序列相比较,与包括泰国、缅甸及云南德宏在内的Ｂ亚型毒株序列十     

猪瘟病毒石门株与兔化弱毒株E0糖蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

参考已发表的猪瘟病毒序列,设计并合成了一对引物,应用ＲＴＰＣＲ 技术,扩增了猪瘟兔化弱毒（Ｈｏｇ ｃｈｏｌｅｒａ ｖｉｒｕｓ ｌａｐｉｎｉｚｅｄ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｓｔｒａｉｎ , ＨＣＬＶ） 和石门强毒株的Ｅ０ 糖蛋白基因,并将其克隆到ｐＧＥＭＴ 载体中,测定了其核苷酸序列,并推导了其氨基酸序列。结果表明我国这两株强弱不同毒株Ｅ０ 糖蛋白核苷酸序列同源性和推导的氨基酸序列同源性分别为９５－０ ％ 和９４－３ ％ ,有１３ 个氨基酸的差异,ＨＣＬＶ 比石门株多了一个潜在的Ｎ糖基化位点。将我国这两株病毒与国外已报导的ＨＣＶ 毒株Ｅ０ 基因序列进行了比较,发现石门株与日本的两株毒株ＡＬＤ 和ＧＰＥ－ 同源性较高,核苷酸序列同源性分别为９７－４ ％ 和９６－５ ％ ,氨基酸同源性分别为９７－４ ％ 和９６－０ ％ ,而与欧洲Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ 株和Ａｌｆｏｒｔ 株同源性较低,核苷酸同源性分别为９２－２ ％ 和８６－５ ％ ,氨基酸同源性为９５－２ ％ 和９２－５ ％ , ＨＣＬＶ 与ＡＬＤ、ＧＰＥ－ 、Ｂｒｅｓｃｉａ、Ａｌｆｏｒｔ 株核苷酸同源性分别为９５－６ ％ 、９４－９ ％ 、９１－３ ％ 、８５－５ ％ …     

中国不同丁型肝炎病毒株抗原编码区基因的cDNA特点分析

为研究我国不同地区不同人群中丁型肝炎（丁肝）病毒（ＨＤＶ）毒株感染的分子特征,从我国河南,内蒙,北京,四川,广西,西藏,新疆,辽宁,上海等地的ＨＤＶ健康携带者,慢性丁肝病人与重症肝病人中,筛选获得１０余份ＨＤＶ－ＲＮＡ阳性血清,经逆转录－多聚酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）交叉扩增获得ＨＤＶ抗原编码区的ｃＤＮＡ片段,并克隆到ｐＧＥＭ－３ｚｆ（－）或ｐＧＥＭ－Ｔ载体上,经序列分析研究其基因结构特点,结果表明     

我国25省市自治区丁型肝炎病毒感染的流行病学调查研究

应用本室先后建立的酶联免疫吸附法和核酸打点杂交法,检测我国25省布自治区、16个不同民族共9 758例乙型肝炎病毒感染者中的丁型肝炎病毒抗原、抗体和核酸。其中乙型肝炎病人4 714例,HBsAg慢性携带者5 044例。病人和携带者中丁型肝炎抗原阳性率分别为4.25％和3.0％,丁型肝炎抗体阳性率分别为1.46％和1.18％,丁型肝炎病毒核酸阳住率分别为3.70％和2.2％。在不同地区不同民族丁型肝炎的这些指标有一定差异。在16个民族中,维吾尔族、蒙族和藏族丁型肝炎抗体阳性率明显高于其他民族,黎族丁型肝炎核酸阳性率高于其他民族。但在1136例不同临床型乙型肝炎病人中,丁型肝炎感染率无明显区别。丁型肝炎感染与暴发性肝炎的关系有待进一步研究。     

Interaction and replication activation of genotype I and II hepatitis delta antigens

The nucleotide sequences of hepatitis D viruses (HDV) vary 5 to 14% among isolates of the same genotype and 23 to 34% among different genotypes. The only viral-genome-encoded antigen, hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg), has two forms that differ in size. The small HDAg (HDAg-S) trans-activates viral replication, while the large form (HDAg-L) is essential for viral assembly. Previously, it has been shown that the packaging efficiency of HDAg-L is higher for genotype I than for genotype II. In this study, the question of whether other functional properties of the HDAgs are affected by genotype differences is addressed. By coexpression of the two antigens in HuH-7 cells followed by specific antibody precipitation, it was found that HDAgs of different origins interacted without genotypic discrimination. Moreover, in the presence of hepatitis B virus surface antigen, HDAg-S was incorporated into virion-like particles through interaction with HDAg-L without genotype restriction. As to the differences in replication activation of genotype I HDV RNA, all HDAg-S clones tested had some trans-activation activity, and this activity varied greatly among isolates. As to the support of HDV genotype II replication, only clones of HDAg-S from genotype II showed trans-activation activity, and this activity also varied among isolates. In conclusion, genotype has no effect on HDAg interaction and genotype per se only partly predicts how much the HDAg-S of an HDV isolate affects the replication of a second HDV isolate.     

Phylogenetic analysis of HDV isolates from HBsAg positive patients in Karachi, Pakistan

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: In spite of a high occurrence of Hepatitis Delta in the province of Sindh in Pakistan, no genetic study of Hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) isolates from this region was carried out. The aim of this study is to analyze the genetic proximity within local HDV strains, and relationship with other clades of HDV, using phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS: Phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences of the Hepatitis Delta Antigen (HDAg) R0 region obtained in this study, showed considerable diversity among the local strains with a potential subgroup formation within clade I. The multiple sequence alignment of predicted amino acids within clade I showed many uncommon amino acid substitutions within some conserved regions that are crucial for replication and assembly of HDV. CONCLUSIONS: The studied strains showed a range of genetic diversity within HDV clade I. There is clustering of sequences into more than one group, along with formation of potential subgroup within clade I. Clustering shows the genetic closeness of strains and indicates a common origin of spread of HDV infection. Further phylogeny-based studies may provide more information about subgroup formation within clade I and may be used as an effective tool in checking and/or preventing the spread of hepatitis D virus infection in this region.     

中国五省市甲型肝炎病毒基因分型的研究

为了解甲型肝炎（甲肝）病毒（ＨＡＶ）在中国几个城市的基因型分布,选择浙江杭州、江苏启东、安徽铜陵、云南昆明和上海市等的甲肝病人粪便标本或血清标本,以逆转录－套式聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ｎＰＣＲ）扩增合成ＨＡＶ ＶＰ１／２Ａ交接区基因区,并进行直接核苷酸序列分析和差异比较。结果表明,从这些城市甲肝病人分离到的１７株ＨＡＶ株均属基因Ⅰ型,为ＩＡ和ＩＢ亚型;所有ＨＡＶ株间核苷酸差异均小于１５％,但约５０％Ｈ     

Molecular characterization of viral G gene in emerging and Re-emerging areas of rabies in China, 2007 to 2011

In recent years (2007 to 2011),although the overall number of rabies cases in China has decreased,there is evidence of emerging or re-emerging cases in regions without previous rabies cases or with low...     

SNP/RD typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strains reveals local and worldwide disseminated clonal complexes

The Beijing strain is one of the most successful genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis worldwide and appears to be highly homogenous according to existing genotyping methods. To type Beijing strains reliably we developed a robust typing scheme using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and regions of difference (RDs) derived from whole-genome sequencing data of eight Beijing strains. SNP/RD typing of 259 M. tuberculosis isolates originating from 45 countries worldwide discriminated 27 clonal complexes within the Beijing genotype family. A total of 16 Beijing clonal complexes contained more than one isolate of known origin, of which two clonal complexes were strongly associated with South African origin. The remaining 14 clonal complexes encompassed isolates from different countries. Even highly resolved clonal complexes comprised isolates from distinct geographical sites. Our results suggest that Beijing strains spread globally on multiple occasions and that the tuberculosis epidemic caused by the Beijing genotype is at least partially driven by modern migration patterns. The SNPs and RDs presented in this study will facilitate future molecular epidemiological and phylogenetic studies on Beijing strains.     

Molecular cloning and expression of the hepatitis delta virus genotype IIb genome

Analysis of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) genome sequences has revealed multiple genotypes with different geographical distributions and associated disease patterns. To date, replication-competent cDNA clones of HDV genotypes I, II, and III have been reported. HDV genotypes I, II, and IIb have been found in Taiwan. Although full-length sequences of genotype IIb have been published, its replication competence in cultured cells has yet to be reported. In order to examine this, we obtained a full-length cDNA clone, Taiwan-IIb-1, from a Taiwanese HDV genotype IIb isolate. Comparison of the complete nucleic acid sequence of Taiwan-IIb-1 with previously published genotype IIb isolates indicated that Taiwan-IIb-1 shares 98% identity with another Taiwanese isolate and 92% identity with a Japanese isolate. Transfection of Taiwan-IIb-1 into COS7 cells resulted in accumulation of the HDV genome and appearance of delta antigens, showing that cloned HDV genotype IIb can replicate in cultured cells.     

Hepatitis B surface antigen levels and sequences of natural hepatitis B virus variants influence the assembly and secretion of hepatitis d virus

Various domains of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are essential for the assembly and secretion of hepatitis D virus (HDV). This study investigated the influences of the levels and sequences of HBsAg of naturally occurring HBV variants on the assembly and secretion of HDV. Six hepatitis B virus (HBV)-producing plasmids (three genotype B and three genotype C) and six HBsAg expression plasmids that expressed various HBsAg levels were constructed from the sera of HDV-infected patients. These plasmids were cotransfected with six expression plasmids of HDV of genotype 1, 2, or 4 into the Huh-7 hepatoma cell line. Serum HBsAg and HBV DNA levels were correlated with HDV RNA levels and outcomes of chronic hepatitis D (CHD) patients. The secretion of genotype 1, 2, or 4 HDV generally correlated with HBsAg levels but not with HBV genotypes or HBV DNA levels. Swapping and residue mutagenesis experiments of HBsAg-coding sequences revealed that the residue Pro-62 in the cytosolic domain-I affects the assembly and secretion of genotype 2 and 4 HDV and not those of genotype 1. The pre-S2 N-terminal deletion HBV mutant adversely affects secretion of the three HDV genotypes. In patients, serum HDV RNA levels correlated with HBsAg levels but not with HBV DNA levels. Viremia of HDV or HBV correlated with poor outcomes. In conclusion, the assembly and secretion of HDV were influenced by the amounts and sequences of HBsAg. For an effective treatment of CHD, reduction of HBsAg production in addition to the suppression of HBV and HDV replication might be crucial.     

Sequence analysis of NS3 protease gene in clinical strains of hepatitis C virus

The amino terminal region of the non structural gene 3 (NS3) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a chymotripsinlike serine-protease responsible for cleavage of the non structural proteins of Hepatitis C virus (HCV). In order to investigate the genetic variation of this region, we developed a nested PCR to obtain NS3 protease sequences from 54 patients chronically infected with HCV genotypes 1a, 1b and 3, respectively. Comparison of nucleotide and amino acids sequences of NS3 protease domain with consensus sequence obtained within the same genotype, showed 3.73% nucleotide divergence and 1.64% amino acid divergence in isolates of genotype 3a, whereas isolates 1a exhibited 4.45% nucleotide and 4% amino acid change, respectively. Finally, NS3 sequence from 1b isolates revealed 6.47% nucleotide and 3.5 % aa changes. Comparison of consensus amino acid sequences derived from isolates 1a, 1b and 3, with the HCV prototypes showed a low amino acid sequence diversity. However, the consensus sequence of HCV genotype 3 isolates showed an amino acid changed from the prototype, that was located within a region important for enzyme structure and activity. These results indicated that the NS3 protease gene is highly conserved within the same HCV genotype. The domains involved in enzyme function were highly conserved in 1a and 1b strains, whereas consensus sequence of isolates 3a showed that the majority of these strains were not perfectly conserved in one of such regions. These findings altogether suggested that the NS3 protease enzyme of HCV may constitute an important target for antiviral therapy, but the NS3 protease variability of isolates 3 within a region that is a potential target for antiviral therapy could pose a problem for structure based drug development.     

Genotype-Specific Complementation of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA Replication by Hepatitis Delta Antigen

Characterizations of genetic variations among hepatitis delta virus (HDV) isolates have focused principally on phylogenetic analysis of sequences, which vary by 30 to 40% among three genotypes and about 10 to 15% among isolates of the same genotype. The significance of the sequence differences has been unclear but could be responsible for pathogenic variations associated with the different genotypes. Studies of the mechanisms of HDV replication have been limited to cDNA clones from HDV genotype I, which is the most common. To perform a comparative analysis of HDV RNA replication in genotypes I and III, we have obtained a full-length cDNA clone from an HDV genotype III isolate. In transfected Huh-7 cells, the functional roles of the two forms of the viral protein, hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg), in HDV RNA replication are similar for both genotypes I and III; the short form is required for RNA replication, while the long form inhibits replication. For both genotypes, HDAg was able to support replication of RNAs of the same genotype that were mutated so as to be defective for HDAg production. Surprisingly, however, neither genotype I nor genotype III HDAg was able to support replication of such mutated RNAs of the other genotype. The inability of genotype III HDAg to support replication of genotype I RNA could have been due to a weak interaction between the RNA and HDAg. The clear genotype-specific activity of HDAg in supporting HDV RNA replication confirms the original categorization of HDV sequences in three genotypes and further suggests that these should be referred to as types (i.e., HDV-I and HDV-III) rather than genotypes.