鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒研究进展

传染性法氏囊病(Infection bursal disease, IBD)是由鸡传染性法氏囊病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus, IBDV)引起的鸡和火鸡的一种高度接触性传染病,给世界各国的禽养殖业带来了巨大损失。自IBDV发现至今新的变异株不断出现,分子结构的改变导致病毒致病力的改变及宿主对疫苗应答的改变,使得传统的疫苗已不能控制其流行,因此各国学者对其基因组结构和功能进行了广泛深入的研究,并积极研制新型有效的疫苗以达到防治的目的。 1 基因组结构和功能 IBDV基因组由A(3.2kb)、B(2.8kb)两个双链RNA节段构成。A编码形成VP2蛋白(37-40k…     

传染性法氏囊病病毒反向遗传技术发展及其应用

传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)是双股双节段RNA病毒科的主要代表,其主要侵害鸡的中枢免疫器官法氏囊,引起的传染性法氏囊病(Infectious bursal disease,IBD)是危害养禽业健康发展的重要免疫抑制病。IBDV反向遗传技术诞生的近20年来,病毒拯救技术不断完善,病毒基因功能研究更为深入,而且基于此的新型疫苗的研究也有较大进展。本实验室在该领域也做了比较系统和深入的工作。本综述对IBDV致病机制和防控研究具有重要启示意义。     

表达传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)VP2基因的重组马立克氏病病毒的构建

传染性法氏囊病（Infectious bursal disease,IBD）是一种由鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒（Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV）引起的危害3～12周龄青年鸡的急性、高度接触性传染病.IBDV属于双RNA病毒科的禽双RNA病毒属,其基因组由A和B两个节段组成.研究表明,IBDV主要的抗原性及致病性位点均位于A片段,其中VP2蛋白具有血清型特异性位点,并能诱导产生抗病毒的血清中和抗体,是该病毒的主要抗原.     

鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒的反向遗传研究

鸡传染性法氏囊病(infectious bursal disease,IBD)是由传染性法氏囊病病毒(infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)引起的一种危害鸡的急性、高度接触性、免疫抑制性传染病。该病由Cosgrove于1962年作为一种新的疾病首次报道,最初病死率并不高(5%左右),但到了上世纪80年代末90     

传染性法氏囊病病毒不同分离株vp2基因部分核酸序列分析

根据已报告的传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)cDNA序列,设计引物,用RT-PCR扩增CH(鸡)、DU(鸭)、GE(鹅)和SP(麻雀)四种不同源IBDV分离株的vp2基因高变区.核酸序列测定分析表明,四种不同源IBDV分离株vp2基因高变区的同源性为97%,推导编码蛋白氨基酸序列的同源性98%,两个亲水区和七肽区的氨基酸序列完全一致.本研究结果提示,自然感染IBDV的鸭、鹅和麻雀不仅可成为病毒携带者或传染源,而且在病毒变异中起一定作用.     

铁蛋白与法氏囊病毒核衣壳蛋白重组蛋白的原核表达及纳米颗粒胞外自组装

传染性法氏囊病毒（infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV）是传染性法氏囊病（infectious bursal disease,IBD）的病原,其导致的高死亡率使全球的家禽养殖业受到了严重的经济损失。近年来,基因工程疫苗和DNA疫苗的迅速发展为IBD更有效的防控带来了希望。基于自然合成的铁蛋白大多可以组装成较稳定的多聚体这一特点,其可以作为很多疾病的免疫原载体。根据大肠杆菌密码子的偏好性,对IBDV-VP2、铁蛋白序列进行了优化,并通过大肠杆菌表达系统进行了融合表达,通过质谱、Western blotting、SDS-PAGE检测,该融合蛋白已成功在大肠杆菌中以包涵体的形式表达,且通过透射电镜可观察到大小均一的纳米级颗粒,研究结果为后期探究铁蛋白自组装对提高IBDV疫苗的广谱性、免疫原性的作用提供了参考,也为进一步研究其作为药物和抗原载体的应用机制奠定了基础。     

禽呼肠孤病毒感染对鸡法氏囊及免疫应答的影响

研究LY株禽呼肠孤病毒(ARV)感染1日龄SPF鸡后对法氏囊发育影响,对传染性法氏囊病毒(IBDV)、禽流感病毒(AIV)、新城疫病毒(NDV)疫苗免疫诱发的抗体的影响,及对强毒株IBDV致病作用的影响。结果表明,LY株ARV感染1日龄SPF鸡可引起法氏囊萎缩和部分淋巴细胞减少,但对增重及AIV和NDV疫苗免疫后抗体滴度却没有显著影响。ARV感染可降低弱毒IBDV疫苗免疫后的抗体反应,但对随后IBDV强毒株攻毒的抵抗力却与对照鸡无显著差异。经IBDV弱毒疫苗免疫后,再接种强毒株IBDV,不会引起死亡,但却仍能显著抑制对AIV、NDV疫苗免疫后的抗体滴度。然而,对于1~7日龄经ARV感染的鸡,IBDV强毒的这种免疫抑制作用又显著低于未经ARV感染的对照鸡。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒分子生物学研究进展

传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disense virus,IBDV)是引起鸡的最严重的传染病之一,给养鸡业造成了巨大的经济损失,其危害除了直接引起临床症状外,更为重要的是破坏机体的免疫器官,主要是破坏B淋巴细胞前体,引起严重的免疫抑制,使鸡对其他病原的免疫力丧失,结果导致死亡。 IBDV最初被认为是呼肠孤病毒科的成员,主要是因为其在鸡胚肾细胞上培养出现     

IBDVvp2基因高变区序列测定与进化分析

本实验采用来源于江苏地区的六株不同鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)毒株,应用RT-PCR法对vp2基因高变区进行了扩增,构建重组质粒pMD18T-vp2,测序.与有代表性的IBDV毒株VP2基因高变区序列进行比较分析,以ClustalX软件进行序列比对,得到基因序列及氨基酸序列同源性,IBDVY3、P2G、P8G、SZ、Y5和W04(6株)IBDV与D6984(荷兰)的同源性达到99.0%以上,与其它一些超强毒株(very virulentIBDV,vvIBDV)的同源性也达到了97.8%以上,并在关键氨基酸位点符合vvIBDV特征,采用Phylip3.5软件分析作出进化树,其结果从分子水平说明六个毒株均为vvIBDV,与欧洲和日本的超强毒株有较近的亲缘关系,而与美洲株的较远,从而为IBDV分子流行病学研究和疫苗的研制提供了科学依据.     

IBDVvp2基因高变区序列测定与进化分析

本实验采用来源于江苏地区的六株不同鸡传染性法氏囊病病毒(Infectious bursal disease virus,IBDV)毒株,应用RT-PCR法对vp2基因高变区进行了扩增,构建重组质粒pMD18T-vp2,测序。与有代表性的IBDV毒株VP2基因高变区序列进行比较分析,以ClustalX软件进行序列比对,得到基因序列及氨基酸序列同源性,IBDV Y3、P2G、P8G、SZ、Y5和W04(6株)IBDV与D6984(荷兰)的同源性达到99．0％以上,与其它一些超强毒株(very virulent IBDV,vvIBDV)的同源性也达到了97．8％以上,并在关键氨基酸位点符合vvIBDV特征,采用Phylip3．5软件分析作出进化树,其结果从分子水平说明六个毒株均为vvIBDV,与欧洲和日本的超强毒株有较近的亲缘关系,而与美洲株的较远,从而为IBDV分子流行病学研究和疫苗的研制提供了科学依据。     

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).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.