汉坦病毒包膜糖蛋白G2重组腺病毒的构建及其在Hela细胞中的表达

本研究旨在构建可表达汉坦病毒(HTNV)糖蛋白G2的重组腺病毒。应用PCR方法扩增G2编码基因,经T/A克隆、测序鉴定后再亚克隆到腺病毒shuttle载体pAd5-CMV中并用磷酸钙沉淀法分别将携带G2编码基因的重组腺病毒shuttle载体与携带报告基因eGFP的腺病毒骨架质粒共转染HEK293细胞,包装、扩增、纯化后得到携带HTNV糖蛋白G2编码基因的重组腺病毒;用重组腺病毒感染Hela细胞并收获蛋白,间接免疫荧光、Western blotting检测蛋白表达。经酶切鉴定表明已成功构建了携带G2基因的重组腺病毒载体;RT-PCR鉴定表明目的基因能够在感染重组腺病毒的Hela细胞中转录;荧光显微镜观察重组腺病毒感染的Hela细胞,可见报告基因eGFP的表达;间接免疫荧光法和Western blotting均证实表达产物可被抗G2单克隆抗体所识别,表明糖蛋白G2在感染细胞中得到了表达。本研究成功构建了可表达HTNV包膜糖蛋白G2的重组腺病毒,转染宿主细胞可稳定表达目的蛋白,为HTNV糖蛋白G2的结晶、结构解析研究以及新型汉坦病毒疫苗的研制奠定了基础。     

丙型肝炎病毒E2糖蛋白糖基化作用的研究

本研究构建丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)糖蛋白E2的N-糖基化位点定点突变体。采用高保真性的Pfx DNA聚合酶,设计两对引物,分别引入两个突变位点,通过PCR体外定点突变,使E2第535、583位核苷酸由A突变为T,从而使AAC编码的天冬酰氨突变为TAC编码的酪氨酸,使得N-糖苷化位点NNT、NST突变为YNT、YST.结果得到两个单位点以及一个双位点突变体,并将突变型E2连接到真核表达载体peDNA3．1(-)／Myc—HisB上。成功获得的3个HCVE2糖蛋白糖基化位点定点突变体,为进一步进行HCVE2糖蛋白糖基化位点与分子伴侣之间的相互关系以及突变体对机体的免疫功能的影响的研究奠定了基础。     

GP73及其糖基化修饰对肝癌细胞HepG2炎症相关分子信号通路的影响

目的:通过构建高尔基体膜蛋白73(GP73)氨基酸序列109、144位糖基化位点双突变真核表达质粒,研究GP73及其糖基化修饰对肝癌细胞炎症相关分子信号通路的影响。方法:根据GP73的DNA序列,设计合成2对针对GP73氨基酸序列109、144位糖基化位点突变的PCR引物,以本实验室构建的野生型质粒pc DNA3-Flag-GP73为模板,构建GP73的109、144位糖基化位点双突变质粒pc DNA3-Flag-GP73(DM);用脂质体将此双突变质粒转染293T细胞,用糖蛋白染色和免疫印迹检测该质粒在细胞中的表达情况,用双萤光素酶报告基因实验检测GP73及其糖基化修饰对Hep G2细胞中NF-κB转录激活的影响。结果:糖蛋白染色和免疫印迹结果证实构建的双突变质粒pc DNA3-Flag-GP73(DM)能够表达GP73双糖基化位点突变的蛋白,且糖基化位点的突变使GP73的糖基化修饰完全缺失;双萤光素酶报告基因实验结果表明,野生型GP73能够激活Hep G2细胞中NF-κB的转录活性,而双糖基化位点突变会使GP73失去此激活作用。结论:构建了GP73双糖基化位点突变的真核表达质粒pc DNA3-Flag-GP73(DM)。GP73参与激活肝癌细胞炎症信号通路,糖基化修饰对于GP73发挥此作用是必不可少的。     

人朊蛋白不同N-糖基化修饰突变体的构建及其在哺乳动物细胞中表达

构建并表达人朊蛋白N-糖基化修饰位点突变的真核表达载体,有助于进一步研究朊蛋白N-糖基化修饰的生物学功能。定点突变野生型人朊蛋白基因PRNP,将获得的突变体亚克隆至真核表达载体pcDNA3.1中,并在人宫颈癌细胞株HeLa中瞬时表达各种朊蛋白糖基化修饰位点突变体,利用免疫印迹和糖苷酶消化等糖蛋白分析方法鉴定表达产物的糖基化形式。经Western blot鉴定,野生型和突变型朊蛋白表达产物出现不同形式的泳动特征,分别出现特异性糖基化修饰的多个条带,单糖基化修饰的两条条带和无糖基化修饰的一条条带。经PNGase F糖苷酶消化,野生型和糖基化单点突变型表达产物均能被糖苷酶消化,其分子量下移,去糖基化突变型表达产物的分子条带位置不变。通过突变野生型人朊蛋白基因PRNP的N-糖基化修饰位点,获得单糖基化修饰和去N-糖基化修饰的6种人朊蛋白突变体,并能够在HeLa细胞株中瞬时表达单糖基化修饰和去N-糖基化修饰朊蛋白,为进一步研究朊蛋白的相关功能建立良好基础。     

一种基于EGFP的、安全的抗HIV药物评价系统

目的：建立基于EGFP的、安全的抗人免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）药物评价系统。方法：用增强型绿色荧光蛋白（EGFP）基因替代HIV感染性克隆质粒pUC18-HIV-NL4-3中的部分包膜基因（env）,构建重组假病毒质粒pUC18-NL4-3-EGFP,将其与水疱性口炎病毒糖蛋白（VSV-G）真核表达载体共转染人胚肾293FT细胞,观察绿色荧光蛋白的表达,同时用该细胞培养上清进一步感染其他293FT细胞培养物。为了检验该假病毒系统能否用于抗病毒药物的评价,在假病毒复制和感染过程中加入不同浓度的抗HIV药物AZT（Zidovudine）,采用荧光显微镜检测和流式细胞仪定量检测,分析AZT对假病毒的抑制作用。结果：假病毒质粒pUC18-NL4-3-EGFP能够在转染细胞和再感染细胞中有效地表达绿色荧光蛋白基因,不同浓度的AZT能以剂量依赖方式抑制假病毒的感染和报告基因的表达。结论：建立了一种基于EGFP表达和检测的、安全的HIV假病毒复制和感染系统,该系统可以用于抗HIV药物的筛选和评价。     

整合猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒GP5蛋白的重组鼠白血病病毒特性

通过反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)扩增了猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒完整的GP5基因并进行了克隆与鉴定。序列测定结果与已经登陆GenBank 的EF488048高致病性江西株比对分析表明碱基同源性达98.7%。构建含GP5基因的真核表达载体pcDNA-GP5, 通过与鼠白血病病毒(MuLV)假病毒构建体系的两种质粒pHIT60和pHIT111共转染人胚肾细胞293T, 48 h后收集假病毒上清, 超离后通过Western-blot证明GP5蛋白在假型病毒颗粒表面存在, 表明GP5蛋白被整合到此假型病毒粒子表面。通过感染293T、Mark-145不同的靶细胞,证实所构建的假型病毒粒子具有感染性。成功构建了具有感染性的MuLV-GP5假病毒体系, 为研究猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒侵入细胞的机理及其组织嗜性的变异提供一种新方法。     

整合猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒GP5蛋白的重组鼠白血病病毒特性

通过反转录-聚合酶链式反应(RT-PCR)扩增了猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒完整的GP5基因并进行了克隆与鉴定。序列测定结果与已经登陆GenBank 的EF488048高致病性江西株比对分析表明碱基同源性达98.7%。构建含GP5基因的真核表达载体pcDNA-GP5, 通过与鼠白血病病毒(MuLV)假病毒构建体系的两种质粒pHIT60和pHIT111共转染人胚肾细胞293T, 48 h后收集假病毒上清, 超离后通过Western-blot证明GP5蛋白在假型病毒颗粒表面存在, 表明GP5蛋白被整合到此假型病毒粒子表面。通过感染293T、Mark-145不同的靶细胞,证实所构建的假型病毒粒子具有感染性。成功构建了具有感染性的MuLV-GP5假病毒体系, 为研究猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒侵入细胞的机理及其组织嗜性的变异提供一种新方法。     

马传染性贫血病毒N-连接糖基化回复突变的感染性克隆构建

根据马传贫强毒株EIAV-L和疫苗株EIAV-FDD表面蛋白gp90的N-连接糖基化的变化规律,采用PCR定点突变的方法,对全长感染性克隆pLGFD3-8上的N-连接糖基化的差异区域进行改造后,构建成含有3个N-连接糖基化位点突变的感染性克隆pLGNl91N236N246.将其转染驴胎皮肤细胞(FDD),通过用逆转录酶活性、间接免疫荧光和RT-PCR方法检测而确定其感染性.结果表明,在FDD细胞中盲传三代后,在细胞培养物中可检测到逆转录酶活性,RT-PCR和间接免疫荧光检测均呈阳性,电镜下见到典型的EIAV颗粒.这一结果可能对N-连接糖基化在我国马传贫弱毒疫苗致弱机理的作用研究而奠定良好的基础.     

N-糖基化对乙型脑炎病毒prME和NS1基因免疫效果影响的研究

prME和NS1为乙型脑炎病毒两个主要的免疫保护蛋白,且均为N-糖蛋白。为研究N-糖基化对乙型脑炎病毒免疫保护的作用,本研究用PCR介导的定点突变方法,分别消除乙型脑炎病毒prME和NS1基因的不同N-糖基化位点,并构建了prME和NS1突变基因的真核表达质粒。将质粒免疫四周龄雌性小白鼠,经两次免疫后,采集血清检测体液免疫反应,最后对小鼠用强毒进行攻击,观察并记录免疫保护力。研究结果显示,与野生型prME基因免疫组相比,消除单个糖基化位点后prME基因诱导的ELISA抗体、中和抗体和免疫保护力均略有升高,而同时消除两个糖基化位点的则会降低。NS1基因消除单个糖基化位点后保护率高达到100%,但消除两个糖基化位点后则免疫保护率略有降低(75%)。通过本研究证明,N-糖基化在维系乙型脑炎病毒prME和NS1蛋白的免疫保护中具有重要的作用,单个糖基化的缺失可增强蛋白的免疫原性,而两个糖基都缺失后,则造成了免疫效率的降低。     

三种丙型肝炎包膜感染性假病毒颗粒的制备及初步应用研究

本研究构建携带HCV代表株H77(1a)、中国HeBei株(1b)以及JFH-1株(2a)丙型肝炎病毒完整的E1-E2包膜糖蛋白基因的表达质粒,间接免疫荧光法及Western blot验证了其在细胞膜(293细胞)上的正确表达.三种包膜质粒分别与慢病毒包装质粒pHR'CMV△8.2及携带EGFP报告基因的自灭活(Self-Inactivating,SIN)转移质粒pCS-CG共转染293FT细胞,产生三种不同基因型的丙型肝炎包膜感染性假型(pseudotyped)病毒颗粒,免疫荧光与Western blot分析验证了E1/E2包膜糖蛋白在假病毒颗粒上的表达与掺人,利用p24 ELISA法及感染性实验对HCV假病毒进行滴定.从上清中获得的HCV假病毒可以在体外感染肝癌细胞系Huh7及Huh7-CD81(且后者上的感染效率约为前者上的2～3倍);利用针对HCV E2蛋白的具有广谱交叉中和活性的单克隆抗体AP33建立了基于上述假病毒颗粒的丙肝病毒体外中和抗体滴定方法,并应用于丙型肝炎患者体内的中和抗体水平的研究.本研究成功包装了包括中国流行株在内的3种不同基因型的HCV包膜感染性假病毒颗粒并建立了基于假病毒颗粒的HCV体外中和抗体检测方法,为研究HCV感染早期特性及特异抗病毒药物的体外筛选提供了有效模型,并可用于HCV感染者体内及HCV基因工程疫苗免疫后中和抗体水平的分析.     

Analysis of N-linked glycosylation of hantaan virus glycoproteins and the role of oligosaccharide side chains in protein folding and intracellular trafficking

The membrane glycoproteins Gn and Gc of Hantaan virus (HTNV) (family Bunyaviridae) are modified by N-linked glycosylation. The glycoproteins contain six potential sites for the attachment of N-linked oligosaccharides, five sites on Gn and one on Gc. The properties of the N-linked oligosaccharide chains were analyzed by treatment with endoglycosidase H, peptide:N-glycosidase F, tunicamycin, and deoxynojirimycin and were confirmed to be completely of the high-mannose type. Ten glycoprotein gene mutants were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis, including six single N glycosylation site mutants and four double-site mutants. We determined that four sites (N134, -235, -347, and -399) on Gn and the only site (N928) on Gc in their ectodomains are utilized, whereas the fifth site on Gn (N609), which faces the cytoplasm, is not glycosylated. The importance of individual N-oligosaccharide chains varied with respect to folding and intracellular transport. The oligosaccharide chain on residue N134 was found to be crucial for protein folding, whereas single mutations at the other glycosylation sites were better tolerated. Mutation at glycosylation sites N235 and N399 together resulted in Gn misfolding. The endoplasmic reticulum chaperones calnexin and calreticulin were found to be involved in HTNV glycoprotein folding. Our data demonstrate that N-linked glycosylation of HTNV glycoproteins plays important and differential roles in protein folding and intracellular trafficking.     

Defining the N-linked glycosylation site of Hantaan virus envelope glycoproteins essential for cell fusion

The Hantaan virus (HTNV) is an enveloped virus that is capable of inducing low pH-dependent cell fusion. We molecularly cloned the viral glycoprotein (GP) and nucleocapsid (NP) cDNA of HTNV and expressed them in Vero E6 cells under the control of a CMV promoter. The viral gene expression was assessed using an indirect immunofluorescence assay and immunoprecipitation. The transfected Vero E6 cells expressing GPs, but not those expressing NP, fused and formed a syncytium following exposure to a low pH. Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against envelope GPs inhibited cell fusion, whereas MAbs against NP did not. We also investigated the N-linked glycosylation of HTNV GPs and its role in cell fusion. The envelope GPs of HTNV are modified by N-linked glycosylation at five sites: four sites on G1 (N134, N235, N347, and N399) and one site on G2 (N928). Site-directed mutagenesis was used to construct eight GP gene mutants, including five single N-glycosylation site mutants and three double-site mutants, which were then expressed in Vero E6 cells. The oligosaccharide chain on residue N928 of G2 was found to be crucial for cell fusion after exposure to a low pH. These results suggest that G2 is likely to be the fusion protein of HTNV.     

鸡γ-干扰素在杆状病毒系统中的表达

目的：获得具有生物学活性的重组鸡γ-干扰素（ChIFN-γ）。方法：应用RT-PCR方法扩增ChIFN-γ基因cDNA,将其克隆入杆状病毒表达系统的转移载体pFastBac1,构建重组质粒pFast-ChIFN-γ,通过位点特异性转座,将ChIFN-γ基因整合到Bacmid穿梭载体中,构建重组质粒pBac-ChIFN-γ并转染昆虫细胞Sf9,采用间接免疫荧光试验（IFA）、ELISA试验鉴定重组ChIFN-γ的表达,通过细胞病变抑制法检测重组蛋白的抗病毒活性。结果：IFA、ELISA与细胞病变抑制试验结果显示,重组ChIFN-γ在杆状病毒系统中获得表达,其抗病毒活性达5×103～1×104U/mL。结论：重组ChIFN-γ的获得为其开发应用提供了重要的生物材料。     

Role of N-linked glycans on bunyamwera virus glycoproteins in intracellular trafficking, protein folding, and virus infectivity

The membrane glycoproteins (Gn and Gc) of Bunyamwera virus (BUN, family Bunyaviridae) contain three potential sites for the attachment of N-linked glycans: one site (N60) on Gn and two (N624 and N1169) on Gc. We determined that all three sites are glycosylated. Digestion of the glycoproteins with endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H (endo H) or peptide:N-glycosidase F revealed that Gn and Gc differ significantly in their glycan status and that late in infection Gc glycans remain endo H sensitive. The roles of the N-glycans in intracellular trafficking of the glycoproteins to the Golgi, protein folding, and virus replication were investigated by mutational analysis and confocal immunofluorescence. Elimination of the glycan on Gn, by changing N60 to a Q residue, resulted in the protein misfolding and failure of both Gn and Gc proteins to traffic to the Golgi complex. We were unable to rescue a viable virus by reverse genetics from a cDNA containing the N60Q mutation. In contrast, mutant Gc proteins lacking glycans on either N624 or N1169, or both sites, were able to target to the Golgi. Gc proteins containing mutations N624Q and N1169Q acquired endo H resistance. Three viable N glycosylation-site-deficient viruses, lacking glycans on one site or both sites on Gc, were created by reverse genetics. The viability of these recombinant viruses and analysis of growth kinetics indicates that the glycans on Gc are not essential for BUN replication, but they do contribute to the efficiency of virus infection.     

N-Linked Glycosylation of GP5 of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Is Critically Important for Virus Replication In Vivo

It has been proposed that the N-linked glycan addition at certain sites in GP5 of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is important for production of infectious viruses and viral infectivity. However, such specific N-linked glycosylation sites do not exist in some field PRRSV isolates. This implies that the existence of GP5-associated glycan per se is not vital to the virus life cycle. In this study, we found that mutation of individual glycosylation sites at N30, N35, N44, and N51 in GP5 did not affect virus infectivity in cultured cells. However, the mutants carrying multiple mutations at N-linked glycosylation sites in GP5 had significantly reduced virus yields compared with the wild-type (wt) virus. As a result, no viremia and antibody response were detected in piglets that were injected with a mutant without all N-linked glycans in GP5. These results suggest that the N-linked glycosylation of GP5 is critically important for virus replication in vivo. The study also showed that removal of N44-linked glycan from GP5 increased the sensitivity of mutant virus to convalescent-phase serum samples but did not elicit a high-level neutralizing antibody response to wt PRRSV. The results obtained from the present study have made significant contributions to better understanding the importance of glycosylation of GP5 in the biology of PRRSV.     

人白介素2受体γ链胞外区在巴斯德毕赤酵母中的表达

目的:在毕赤酵母GS115中表达重组人白细胞介素2受体γ链(rhsIL-2Rγ)胞外区。方法:用RT-PCR法从正常人淋巴细胞中获得IL-2Rγ胞外区基因;构建重组质粒pPIC9K-hsIL-2Rγ,用聚乙二醇法转入感受态GS115菌株,MD平板筛选His+转化子,用BMMY培养基诱导表达rhsIL-2Rγ;对重组蛋白进行免疫酶染色、SDS-PAGE及Western印迹鉴定。结果:克隆到目的片段,构建了重组质粒pPIC9K-hsIL-2Rγ;免疫酶染色、Western印迹等结果显示,重组质粒已成功转化GS115,并获得诱导表达的rhsIL-2Rγ。结论:在毕赤酵母GS115中表达了rhsIL-2Rγ,其蛋白条带有上移现象,分子较大,可能其糖基化过度或存在二聚体。     

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus glycoprotein proteolytic processing by subtilase SKI-1

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus is a tick-borne member of the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae. The mature virus glycoproteins, Gn and Gc (previously referred to as G2 and G1), are generated by proteolytic cleavage from precursor proteins. The amino termini of Gn and Gc are immediately preceded by tetrapeptides RRLL and RKPL, respectively, leading to the hypothesis that SKI-1 or related proteases may be involved (A. J. Sanchez, M. J. Vincent, and S. T. Nichol, J. Virol. 76:7263-7275, 2002). In vitro peptide cleavage data show that an RRLL peptide representing the Gn processing site is efficiently cleaved by SKI-1 protease, whereas an RKPL peptide representing the Gc processing site is cleaved at negligible levels. The efficient cleavage of RRLL peptide is consistent with the known recognition sequences of SKI-1, including the sequence determinants involved in the cleavage of the Lassa virus (family Arenaviridae) glycoprotein precursor. These in vitro findings were confirmed by expression of wild-type or mutant CCHF virus glycoproteins in CHO cells engineered to express functional or nonfunctional SKI-1. Gn processing was found to be dependent on functional SKI-1, whereas Gc processing was not. Gn processing occurred in the endoplasmic reticulum-cis Golgi compartments and was dependent on an R at the -4 position within the RRLL recognition motif, consistent with the known cleavage properties of SKI-1. Comparison of SKI-1 cleavage efficiency between peptides representing Lassa virus GP2 and CCHF virus Gn cleavage sites suggests that amino acids flanking the RRLL may modulate the efficiency. The apparent lack of SKI-1 cleavage at the CCHF virus Gc RKPL site indicates that related proteases, other than SKI-1, are likely to be involved in the processing at this site and identical or similar sites utilized in several New World arenaviruses.     

Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus glycoprotein precursor is cleaved by Furin-like and SKI-1 proteases to generate a novel 38-kilodalton glycoprotein

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae) genome M segment encodes an unusually large (in comparison to members of other genera) polyprotein (1,684 amino acids in length) containing the two major structural glycoproteins, Gn and Gc, that are posttranslationally processed from precursors PreGn and PreGc by SKI-1 and SKI-1-like proteases, respectively. The characteristics of the N-terminal 519 amino acids located upstream of the mature Gn are unknown. A highly conserved furin/proprotein convertase (PC) cleavage site motif (RSKR247) is located between the variable N-terminal region that is predicted to have mucin-like properties and the rest of PreGn. Mutational analysis of the RSKR247 motif and use of a specific furin/PC inhibitor and brefeldin A demonstrate that furin/PC cleavage occurs at the RSKR247 motif of PreGn as the protein transits the trans Golgi network and generates a novel glycoprotein designated GP38. Immunoprecipitation analysis identified two additional proteins, GP85 and GP160, which contain both mucin and GP38 domain regions, and whose generation does not involve furin/PC cleavage. Consistent with glycosylation predictions, heavy O-linked glycosylation and moderate levels of N-glycans were detected in the GP85 and GP160 proteins, both of which contain the mucin domain. GP38, GP85, and GP160 are likely soluble proteins based on the lack of predicted transmembrane domains, their detection in virus-infected cell supernatants, and the apparent absence from virions. Analogy with soluble glycoproteins and mucin-like proteins encoded by other hemorrhagic fever-associated RNA viruses suggests these proteins could play an important role in viral pathogenesis.