乙肝病毒X蛋白通过NF-κB通路调节肝癌细胞迁移、侵袭的研究

慢性乙肝病毒感染是亚洲国家肝癌的常见病因,乙肝病毒所表达的乙肝病毒X蛋白(Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)是肝癌发生发展的重要推动因子。核因子-κB(Nuclear factorκB,NF-κB)是模式识别受体下游重要的转录因子,肝细胞生长因子(Hepatocyte growth factor,HGF)/c-Met途径能够促进NF-κB活化,并通过活化的NF-κB来调节肝癌细胞的迁移、侵袭等生物学环节。但HBx是否直接通过NF-κB通路来调节肝癌细胞的迁移、侵袭尚未明确。为探究HBx通过NF-κB通路调节肝癌细胞迁移、侵袭的作用,本研究采用培养肝癌HepG2细胞并分组,空白对照组用不含药物及质粒的DMEM处理,空白质粒组转染1.2μg的pcDNA3.1空白质粒,HBx质粒组转染不同浓度的HBx表达质粒pcDNA3.1-HBx,HBx+PDTC组转染1.2μg的HBx表达质粒pcDNA3.1-HBx并用含有50μmol/L PDTC的DMEM进行处理;皮下注射HepG2细胞建立移植瘤小鼠模型,称量移植瘤的质量。检测细胞迁移及侵袭活力、细胞及移植瘤中NF-κB通路分子、迁移基因、侵袭基因的表达。结果显示,与空白对照组、空白质粒组比较,HBx质粒组细胞中NF-κB、HGF、c-Met、N-cadherin、Vimentin、MMP2、MMP9的蛋白表达水平及相对愈合面积、侵袭数目均明显增多(P0.05);与HBx质粒组比较,HBx+PDTC组细胞中NF-κB、HGF、c-Met、N-cadherin、Vimentin、MMP2、MMP9的蛋白表达水平及相对愈合面积、侵袭数目均明显减少(P0.05);与空白对照组、空白质粒组比较,HBx质粒组移植瘤的质量及移植瘤中NF-κB、HGF、c-Met的蛋白表达水平明显增加(P0.05)。本研究得出结论,HBx能够促进肝癌细胞的迁移、侵袭,且该作用与激活NF-κB通路有关。     

HBx参与肝细胞癌发生发展调控的分子机制

肝细胞癌 (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC)是我国最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,而HBV慢性感染是肝癌发生的主要原因.乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)中X基因编码的一种多功能蛋白(HBx),参与众多重要生物学过程的调控,并促进肝细胞癌的发生. 早期研究表明,HBx在HCC发生过程中发挥重要的调控功能,但其确切分子机制尚未完全明确. 近几年,HBx参与生物学过程的分子机制研究有了较快的进展. 有趣的是,研究发现,HBx在不同的细胞系以及HBV感染的不同阶段发挥促抑凋亡的双重作用,HBx还参与细胞自噬的调控. 此外,在HBx参与细胞增殖及肿瘤侵袭和转移等方面,也产生了一些新的认识. 本文将从HBx对肝细胞凋亡、自噬和增殖的调控及其对肝癌细胞转移和侵袭的调控等方面,对HBx参与肝细胞癌发生发展调控机制做一综述.     

乙肝病毒X蛋白诱导肝癌细胞凋亡的信号转导途径

乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitisBvirus,HBV)X蛋白(HBX)与肝癌(hepatocellularcarcinoma,HCC)的发生具有密切的关系.HBX不但具有拮抗细胞凋亡的作用,还具有促进细胞凋亡的作用.为了进一步探讨HBX促细胞凋亡作用的分子机制,通过脂质体转染的方法将携带X基因的真核表达载体pCMVX导入H7402肝癌细胞,使乙肝病毒x基因(HBx)瞬时过量表达.流式细胞仪检测结果显示,在瞬时转染3μgpCMVX质粒后,肝癌细胞发生凋亡.为阐明HBX诱导细胞凋亡的信号转导途径,对HBX与线粒体释放细胞色素c的关系做了初步探讨.通过罗丹明123染色,经流式细胞仪分析,显示在转染HBx基因后细胞线粒体膜电位明显下降,表明HBX可促进细胞色素c从线粒体释放增加.Western印迹检测结果显示,肝癌细胞在导入HBx基因后,细胞凋亡线粒体转导途径中细胞色素c、Apaf1、procaspase3和procaspase9等的表达水平均上调.研究结果说明,HBX可通过影响线粒体凋亡途径促进肝癌细胞凋亡.     

乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白对细胞凋亡的影响存在剂量依赖性

乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)X蛋白(HBx)与HBV相关肝细胞肝癌(HCC)的发生和发展密切相关.深入研究HBx在HCC形成中的作用将为探索HBV致癌机制提供重要依据.HBx是多功能蛋白,其对细胞凋亡的影响至今仍存在分歧.许多研究表明,HBx既有促进细胞凋亡又有抑制细胞凋亡的功能,但原因不清楚.本研究中,将表达HBx的质粒短...     

结核分枝杆菌eis基因对鼠巨噬细胞Raw264．7白噬影响的研究

目的探讨结核分枝杆菌eis基因对巨噬细胞自噬的影响。方法将鼠巨噬细胞Raw264．7以自噬体荧光表达质粒GFP-LC3转染,将含eis基因的重组耻垢分枝杆菌MS—pmv261-eis与不含eis基因的耻垢分枝杆菌MS—pmv261分别感染宿主巨噬细胞,透射电镜下观察自噬小体形成情况,荧光显微镜下观察自噬荧光并计数,Westernblot检测如基因表达的蛋白及自噬蛋白LC3-Ⅱ的表达水平。结果结核分枝杆菌eis基因可抑制感染宿主细胞自噬小体的形成,并显著抑制自噬荧光小点形成（P〈0．05）,显著降低了自噬蛋白LC3-Ⅱ表达水平。结论结核分枝杆菌e曲基因对Raw264．7细胞自噬有抑制作用。     

乙型肝炎病毒X蛋白上调环加氧酶2表达促进肝癌细胞增殖的实验研究

乙肝病毒X蛋白（Hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx）高表达与乙肝相关肝癌的发病密切相关,但HBx发挥促癌作用的机制并不清楚。环加氧酶2（Cyclooxygenase,COX2）具有促进肝癌细胞增殖的功能,乙肝相关肝癌中COX2的表达增加且与HBx呈正相关,提示上调COX2可能是HBx促进肝癌细胞增殖的分子机制。为了阐明HBx是否通过上调COX2促进肝癌细胞增殖,本实验培养了肝癌HepG2细胞并分为对照组、转染pcDNA3.1-HBx质粒的HBx组、转染NC siRNA的si-NC组、转染NC siRNA及pcDNA3.1-HBx质粒的si-NC+HBx组、转染COX2 siRNA及pcDNA3.1-HBx质粒的si-COX2+HBx组。检测细胞增殖活力OD_490nm的水平,COX2、B淋巴细胞瘤2基因（BCL2）、生存素（Survivin）的表达量,前列腺素E2（英文名,PGE2）的含量。实验结果显示,HBx组的OD_490nm水平,细胞中COX2、BCL2、Survivin的表达量,培养基中PGE2的含量均高于对照...     

细胞自噬对乙肝病毒感染细胞干扰素表达的影响

[目的]细胞自噬(Autophagy)是真核细胞用于清除胞内聚集物、损伤细胞器而维持其稳态平衡的一种溶酶体降解途径.细胞自噬不仅在细胞生长发育、成熟、分化等过程中起重要作用,且与病毒感染、细胞免疫密切相关.通过研究细胞自噬对乙肝病毒感染的Ⅰ型干扰素的影响,为进一步阐明乙肝病毒感染对机体天然免疫反应研究奠定基础.[方法]通过siRNA干扰Beclin1和Atg7表达,检测自噬小体形成,Real-TimePCR检测干扰素因子表达,分析了细胞自噬对乙肝病毒感染细胞中干扰素形成的影响.[结果]干扰Beclin1和Atg7均可抑制细胞自噬发生,抑制细胞自噬可降低干扰素因子的表达,而对细胞活力和细胞凋亡无明显影响.[结论]抑制细胞自噬,可降低HBV感染细胞中IFNβ和IFI27的表达,这在一定程度上意味着,HBV诱导的自噬具有增强感染细胞天然免疫反应的作用.     

嗜肺军团菌重组免疫原蛋白(IP)对RAW264.7细胞自噬的影响

【目的】观察嗜肺军团菌重组免疫原蛋白(immunogenic protein,IP)对RAW264.7细胞自噬流及自噬相关因子表达水平的影响并探讨其作用机制。【方法】采用His标签蛋白纯化试剂盒纯化嗜肺军团菌重组免疫原蛋白(IP),并用CCK-8法检测IP对RAW264.7细胞半数抑制浓度(half maximal inhibitory concentration,IC₅₀)。采用低浓度(0.05×IC₅₀)、中浓度(0.1×IC₅₀)、高浓度(0.2×IC₅₀) IP与RAW264.7细胞进行体外共培养1、3、6、12 h,并设细胞对照组,应用自噬双标质粒pmCherry-C1-EGFP-LC3B检测巨噬细胞自噬流的变化,筛选最佳浓度进行后续实验;最佳浓度IP与RAW264.7细胞进行体外共培养6、12、24 h,并设细胞对照组,RT-qPCR检测各组自噬相关蛋白Beclin1、微管相关蛋白1轻链3 (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3,LC3)、SQSTM 1 (sequestosome 1,p62)及组蛋白去乙酰化酶6 (histone deacetylase 6,HDAC6)的mRNA表达水平;Western blotting法检测各组自噬相关因子的蛋白表达水平;免疫荧光检测各组自噬相关因子的表达。【结果】根据CCK-8结果计算IC₅₀为0.26μg/μL。自噬双标质粒pmCherry-C1-EGFP-LC3B检测自噬流结果显示,与对照组相比,中浓度(0.026μg/μL) IP与RAW264.7细胞进行体外共培养后自噬流抑制显著。RT-qPCR及Western blotting检测结果显示,与对照组相比,IP与RAW264.7细胞共培养6 h,P62表达水平升高,LC3B、HDAC6、Beclin1表达水平均降低,P<0.05;与6 h组相比,12 h组LC3B表达水平降低,P62、HDAC6及Beclin1表达水平均升高,P<0.05;与12 h组相比,24 h组Beclin1表达水平升高,P<0.05。IP一定程度上以时间依赖的方式降低了LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ比值并升高了P62蛋白的表达水平,P<0.05。免疫荧光结果基本与RT-qPCR及Western blotting检测结果一致。【结论】嗜肺军团菌IP抑制巨噬细胞自噬,可能与通过影响自噬小体-溶酶体融合途径,干扰自噬小体及自噬溶酶体的形成、成熟等过程有关。     

HIF-1α/BNIP3信号通路对BCG诱导巨噬细胞自噬的影响

【背景】缺氧诱导因子1α(hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha,HIF-1α)是响应细胞低氧反应的关键因子,在红细胞生成、血管形成、能量代谢及调节宿主免疫代谢中发挥着重要作用。【目的】探讨HIF-1α/Bcl-2-腺病毒E1B相互作用蛋白3(Bcl-2-adenovirus E1B 19-kDa interacting protein 3,BNIP3)信号通路对牛分枝杆菌卡介苗(Bacillus Calmette-Guérin,BCG)诱导小鼠巨噬细胞RAW 264.7自噬的影响。【方法】构建HIF-1α的小干扰RNA (siHIF-1α),转染RAW 264.7细胞后,结合BCG感染,采用流式细胞仪检测细胞自噬率,用Western blotting或免疫荧光技术检测HIF-1α、BNIP3、LC3、Beclin 1、Rheb和mTOR的表达水平。【结果】BCG感染显著上调巨噬细胞中LC3和HIF-1α的表达,用siHIF-1α结合BCG感染后显著下调巨噬细胞中HIF-1α、BNIP3、LC3、Beclin 1和细胞自噬率水平,并促进Rheb和p-mTOR的表达。【结论】在BCG感染RAW 264.7细胞过程中,干扰HIF-1α表达抑制了HIF-1α/BNIP3信号通路,进而激活了mTOR途径,抑制BCG感染诱导的细胞自噬。     

细胞病变型牛病毒性腹泻病毒对宿主细胞自噬作用的研究

细胞自噬(Autophagy)是一种真核生物细胞内损伤的细胞器和长寿命蛋白通过双层膜结构的自噬小泡包裹后,送入溶酶体或液泡中进行降解并得以循环利用的高度保守的分解代谢过程。本研究旨在了解细胞病变型(CEP)牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV NM)对宿主细胞MDBK细胞自噬作用的影响。实验使用BVDV NM株感染宿主细胞MDBK,在不同时间点分别通过透射电镜观察自噬体形成、报告荧光GFP-LC3自噬底物检测以及Western blot方法鉴定细胞自噬标记物LC3-Ⅰ/LC3-Ⅱ和P62的表达等试验方法对自噬进行检测。结果显示,感染BVDV NM株的MDBK细胞出现了明显的细胞病变;透射电镜能观察到细胞中存在大量的双层膜结构的自噬泡;转染GFP-LC3荧光质粒后,在感染病毒的细胞内出现增多的聚集绿色荧光自噬小体;此外,随着BVDV NM株感染MDBK时间的延长可以发现LC3-Ⅰ/Ⅱ蛋白的量逐渐增加以及P62蛋白的降解。试验表明BVDV NM株感染MDBK可以促进细胞自噬的发生。     

HBx induces HepG-2 cells autophagy through PI3K/Akt�CmTOR pathway

Chronic hepatitis B virus infection is the dominant global cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially hepatitis B virus-X (HBx) plays a major role in this process. HBx protein promotes cell cycle progression, inactivates negative growth regulators, and binds to and inhibits the expression of p53 tumor suppressor gene and other tumor suppressor genes and senescence-related factors. However, the relationship between HBx and autophagy during the HCC development is poorly known. Previous studies found that autophagy functions as a survival mechanism in liver cancer cells. We suggest that autophagy plays a possible role in the pathogenesis of HBx-induced HCC. The present study showed that HBx transfection brought about an increase in the formation of autophagosomes and autolysosomes. Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3, Beclin 1, and lysosome-associated membrane protein 2a were up-regulated after HBx transfection. HBx-induced increase in the autophagic level was increased by mTOR inhibitor rapamycin and was blocked by treatment with the PI3K?CAkt inhibitor LY294002. The same results can also be found in HepG2.2.15 cells. These results suggest that HBx activates the autophagic lysosome pathway in HepG-2 cells through the PI3K?CAkt?CmTOR pathway.     

Role of Pin1 in UVA-induced cell proliferation and malignant transformation in epidermal cells

The hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) has been implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with chronic infection. As a multifunctional protein, HBx regulates numerous cellular pathways, including autophagy. Although autophagy has been shown to participate in viral DNA replication and envelopment, it remains unclear whether HBx-activated autophagy affects host cell death, which is relevant to both viral pathogenicity and the development of HCC. Here, we showed that enforced expression of HBx can inhibit starvation-induced cell death in hepatic (L02 and Chang) or hepatoma (HepG2 and BEL-7404) cell lines. Starvation-induced cell death was greatly increased in HBX-expressing cell lines treated either with the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine (3-MA) or with an siRNA directed against an autophagy gene, beclin 1. In contrast, treatment of cells with the apoptosis inhibitor Z-Vad-fmk significantly reduced cell death. Our results demonstrate that HBx-mediated cell survival during starvation is dependent on autophagy. We then further investigated the mechanisms of cell death inhibition by HBx. We found that HBx inhibited the activation of caspase-3, an execution caspase, blocked the release of mitochondrial apoptogenic factors, such as cytochrome c and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), and inhibited the activation of caspase-9 during starvation. These results demonstrate that HBx reduces cell death through inhibition of mitochondrial apoptotic pathways. Moreover, increased cell viability was also observed in HepG2.2.15 cells that replicate HBV and in cells transfected with HBV genomic DNA. Our findings demonstrate that HBx promotes cell survival during nutrient deprivation through inhibition of apoptosis and activation of autophagy. This highlights an important potential role of autophagy in HBV-infected hepatocytes growing under nutrient-deficient conditions.     

HBV X基因的表达及在真核细胞中对内质网压力的作用

运用PCR技术获得HBx基因,分别克隆到原核表达载体pET-his和真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(-)上。重组质粒pET-his-HBx转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)后,IPTG诱导表达,利用Ni柱纯化后的蛋白免疫家兔,获得特异性的抗-HBx兔抗血清。重组质粒pcDNA3.1(-)-HBx分别转染HepG2和Hep3B细胞系后,经RT-PCR和Westernblot检测,证明HBx可以在这两种细胞系中表达。通过报告基因的表达研究了HBx对XBP1和GRP78启动子的激活活性,结果表明瞬时转染HBx的细胞系中,XBP1和GRP78启动子介导的荧光素酶活性比相应的对照细胞增加了3～7倍。通过RT-PCR分析证明,转染了HBx的细胞中XBP1mRNA发生了剪切。因此,可以初步推断HBx在HepG2和Hep3B细胞中的表达可以引起内质网压力反应,为进一步阐明HBx表达对内质网的影响和肝脏病原发生机制奠定了基础。     

Hepatitis B virus–triggered autophagy targets TNFRSF10B/death receptor 5 for degradation to limit TNFSF10/TRAIL response

Death receptors of TNFSF10/TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 10) contribute to immune surveillance against virus-infected or transformed cells by promoting apoptosis. Many viruses evade antiviral immunity by modulating TNFSF10 receptor signaling, leading to persistent infection. Here, we report that hepatitis B virus (HBV) X protein (HBx) restricts TNFSF10 receptor signaling via macroautophagy/autophagy-mediated degradation of TNFRSF10B/DR5, a TNFSF10 death receptor, and thus permits survival of virus-infected cells. We demonstrate that the expression of the TNFRSF10B protein is dramatically reduced both in liver tissues of chronic hepatitis B patients and in cell lines transfected with HBV or HBx. HBx-mediated downregulation of TNFRSF10B is caused by the lysosomal, but not proteasomal, degradation pathway. Immunoblotting analysis of LC3B and SQSTM1, and microscopy analysis of tandem-fluorescence-tagged LC3B revealed that HBx promotes complete autophagy. Inhibition of autophagy with a pharmacological inhibitor and LC3B knockdown revealed that HBx-induced autophagy is crucial for TNFRSF10B degradation. Immunoprecipitation and GST affinity isolation assays showed that HBx directly interacts with TNFRSF10B and recruits it to phagophores, the precursors to autophagosomes. We confirmed that autophagy activation is related to the downregulation of the TNFRSF10B protein in liver tissues of chronic hepatitis B patients. Inhibition of autophagy enhanced the susceptibility of HBx-infected hepatocytes to TNFSF10. These results identify the dual function of HBx in TNFRSF10B degradation: HBx plays a role as an autophagy receptor–like molecule, which promotes the association of TNFRSF10B with LC3B; HBx is also an autophagy inducer. Our data suggest a molecular mechanism for HBV evasion from TNFSF10-mediated antiviral immunity, which may contribute to chronic HBV infection.     

Hepatitis B virus X protein inhibits autophagic degradation by impairing lysosomal maturation

Deficiency in autophagy, a lysosome-dependent cell degradation pathway, has been associated with a variety of diseases especially cancer. Recently, the activation of autophagy by hepatitis B virus X (HBx) protein, which is implicated in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), has been identified in hepatic cells. However, the underlying mechanism and the relevance of HBx-activated autophagy to the carcinogenesis caused by HBV remain elusive. Here, by transfection of HBV genomic DNA and HBx in hepatic and hepatoma cells, we showed that HBV- or HBx-induced autophagosome formation was accompanied by unchanged MTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) activity and decreased degradation of LC3 and SQSTM1/p62, the typical autophagic cargo proteins. Further functional and morphological analysis indicated that HBx dramatically impaired lysosomal acidification leading to a drop in lysosomal degradative capacity and the accumulation of immature lysosomes possibly through interaction with V-ATPase affecting its lysosome targeting. Moreover, clinical specimen test showed increased SQSTM1 and immature lysosomal hydrolase CTSD (cathepsin D) in human liver tissues with chronic HBV infection and HBV-associated liver cancer. These data suggest that a repressive effect of HBx on lysosomal function is responsible for the inhibition of autophagic degradation, and this may be critical to the development of HBV-associated HCC.     

HBV影响XRN2基因在HepG2-H7细胞中表达的机制研究

目的利用稳定表达HBV的HepG2-H7细胞,研究HBV对XRN2基因表达的调控,并对其作用机制进行初步探讨。方法用RT—PCR和Real-time PCR的方法检测HepG2细胞及稳定表达HBV的HepG2-H7细胞中XRN2在mRNA水平的表达差异。构建XRN2启动子的萤火虫荧光素酶报告质粒,分别转染HepG2细胞及HepG2-H7细胞,检测HBV对XRN2启动子的影响。将XRN2启动子质粒与HBV4种蛋白的真核表达质粒共转染HepG2细胞,寻找对启动子影响较大的HBV蛋白。结果RT—PCR和Real-time PCR的结果显示XRN2在HepG2-H7细胞中的表达较HepG2细胞有所下降。荧光素酶活性分析显示HBV能抑制XRN2启动子的活性,且HBx和HBp蛋白在这一过程中起主要作用。结论HBV蛋白可以通过抑制XRN2启动子活性调节其在HepG2-H7细胞中的表达。     

HBx expression activates RhoA GTPase: impact on cell migration

HBV (hepatitis B virus) remains a global health concern, especially in developing countries. It has been associated with the development of HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma). One of the four viral proteins, HBx, interacts with cellular proteins, which are involved in a series of cellular processes including cell migration. The Rho GTPases (guanine nucleotide triphosphatases) family of proteins is involved in the regulation of the reorganization of actin and cell migration. We have reported that HBV replication activates Rac1 through SH3 binding. Here, we reported that RhoA was activated by HBx in vitro. The cell motility was enhanced in HepG2 cells co-transfected with HBx and RhoA, compared with those transfected with RhoA alone. Our results were consistent with the recently reported role of RhoA in promoting cell motility and may provide new insights on the mechanism of HBV-associated HCC.     

真菌次级代谢产物11’-deoxyverticillin A（C42）通过降低自噬基因的表达抑制肝炎病毒（HBV）复制

C42属于epipolythiodioxopiperazines（ETPs）二酮呱嗪类化合物,具有多种生物学活性,包括抑制病毒复制;不过其对hepatitis B virus（HBV）复制的影响及机理鲜有报道。自噬是广泛存在于真核细胞、通过溶酶体降解长半衰期蛋白的现象,参与多种生理、病理过程。有研究发现自噬对HBV的复制至关重要。C42是否通过改变自噬来影响此病毒的复制目前还未见报道。在该研究中,我们发现表达HBV基因组的HepG2.215细胞较原始的HepG2细胞,自噬体明显增加并伴随着Akt磷酸化的增高。C42可以降低自噬基因LC3-II和p62的水平,同时会影响Akt信号通路。氯喹是一种自噬抑制剂,它的存在可以抑制C42导致的LC3-II降低,表明C42可以引起该细胞的自噬。敲降自噬基因和抑制Akt磷酸化均可以减少HBV-X蛋白表达。而利用氯喹抑制自噬体与溶酶体的融合却提高了HBV-X蛋白水平。由于HBV-X对该病毒的复制至关重要,因此,我们认为,C42通过自噬和Akt信号通路来抑制HBV的复制。     

The role of hepatitis B virus x gene in development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma

Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers occurring in human, and there is strong epidemiological evidence suggesting that persistent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the most important risk factor for its development. HBx gene was found to be a transactivator recently. Its continuous expression in hepatocytes may transactivate cellular genes which can play a certain role in development of HCC. The HBx gene fragment was used to construct a recombinant eukaryotic expression vector pCEP4 and introduced into HepG2 cells. The effect of HBx gene on HCC cells growth and its molecular mechanism in HCC cells regulation were investigated.     

HBV通过增强DNAJB4启动子活性调节其在HepG2．2．15细胞中的表达

目的初步探讨HBV与DNAJB4基因的转录调节作用机制。方法用RT-PCR及Real—timePCR检测HepG2．2．15细胞和HepG2细胞中DNAJB4在mRNA水平上的表达差异。构建DNAJB4启动子虫荧光素酶报告质粒,分别与HBV、HBs、HBp、HBc、HBx表达质粒共转染HepG2细胞,比较虫荧光素酶活性。结果在mRNA水平上,DNAJB4在HepG2．2．15细胞中的表达量是其在HepG2细胞中表达量的2．59倍,且二者有显著性差异（P〈0．01）。DNAJB4启动子虫荧光素酶报告质粒与HBV表达质粒共转染组的相对荧光素酶活性是其对照组的2．28倍。转染HBs和HBc表达质粒组的相对荧光素酶活性分别是其对照组的2．11倍和1．77倍,而HBx、HBp表达质粒对荧光素酶活性没有影响。结论在HepG2．2．15细胞中,HBV能通过增强DNAJB4启动子活性增加DNAJB4转录水平的表达,其中HBs和HBc蛋白起主要作用。