2008～2009年珠海市H3N2亚型流感病毒HA1基因特性分析

为了解2008~2009年珠海市H3N2亚型流感病毒HA1基因变异情况,选择珠海市2008~2009年期间不同时间点的经狗肾传代细胞(MDCK)培养分离的H3N2亚型流感毒株20株,提取病毒RNA,通过RT-PCR扩增HA1基因片段,将产物纯化并测序,推导氨基酸序列,进行基因进化特性分析。与同时期的疫苗株比较,2008年珠海市流行的H3N2亚型流感毒株HA1区抗原决定簇的氨基酸位点变异数少于4个;2009年珠海市流行的H3N2亚型流感毒株除09-0056外,HA1区存在5个位于抗原决定簇内的变异氨基酸位点。2008年H3N2亚型流感毒株的HA1区的糖基化位点与疫苗株一致;2009年H3N2亚型流感毒株HA1区丢失第144位糖基化位点。2008~2009年H3N2亚型流感毒株RBS氨基酸序列未见明显变异。与2008年H3N2亚型流感毒株比较,2009年H3N2亚型流感毒株HA1区抗原决定簇内存在多个位点的氨基酸替换。这些说明2008年珠海市流行的H3N2亚型流感病毒不是新变种;2009年流行的H3N2亚型流感病毒为新的变异株,这可能是H3N2亚型流感病毒在2009年6-9月为珠海地区季节性流感流行优势株的原因。     

华南流感病毒NS1基因特性研究

为了解H9N2和H5N1亚型流行性感冒病毒株的NS1基因特性,采用RT-PCR方法测定了12株2000～2003年间在华南地区分离的禽流感病毒株的NS1基因核苷酸序列. 测序显示6株H9N2亚型流感病毒NS1基因开放阅读框(ORF)长654 bp,编码217个氨基酸. 6株H5N1亚型毒株NS1基因ORF长678 bp,编码225个氨基酸. 核苷酸和氨基酸同源性分析表明,同一亚型分离株之间有很高的同源性,而不同亚型的H9N2和H5N1毒株之间存在较大差异. BLAST分析表明,H5N1和H9N2亚型流感病毒分离株的NS1基因分别与近两年从香港特区和华南地区的鸭中分离的毒株A/Duck/Hong Kong/646.3/01 (H5N1)、A/Duck/Shantou/2143/01 (H9N2)有很高的亲缘关系. 该研究结果为进一步进行NS1功能研究奠定了基础.     

不同亚型流感病毒NS1蛋白的细胞定位差异分析

NS1蛋白是流感病毒编码的一种小分子多功能蛋白,可在病毒的复制过程中抑制宿主细胞的抗病毒免疫应答。为研究不同亚型流感病毒的NS1蛋白在细胞内的定位差异,分别用H1N1亚型WSN、PR8和CA04毒株,H9N2亚型SD毒株及H7N9亚型AH01毒株感染A549、MDCK细胞系以及构建的可表达不同亚型流感病毒NS1蛋白的p CMV-Myc-NS1质粒转染293T细胞,用激光共聚焦显微镜观察发现不同亚型流感病毒在不同细胞系和时间点的定位差异,感染后24 h时WSN和PR8毒株的NS1主要定位于细胞质中,而CA04和SD毒株主要定位于细胞核内。另外,观察过表达的WSN、SD和AH01毒株NS1的细胞定位,转染后24 h时WSN毒株NS1定位于细胞质中,而SD和AH01毒株主要定位于细胞核中。经氨基酸序列比对,对WSN毒株NS1蛋白进行关键氨基酸点突变,结果显示单一位点的改变未导致NS1蛋白细胞定位的改变,其细胞定位的差异不是由单一位点决定的。综上所述,分析不同亚型中的NS1的定位差异,这对进一步了解NS1蛋白同宿主细胞不同区域的蛋白的相互作用、流感病毒的调节机制以及病毒感染细胞中天然免疫反应具有一定的指导意义。     

辽宁省2016‒2017年H3N2亚型流感病毒 HA1基因特征分析

摘要：目的 了解2016?2017年辽宁省H3N2亚型流感病毒基因变异情况及流行株与疫苗株的匹配情况。方法 采用逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）对分离得到的H3N2亚型流感毒株的HA1基因进行扩增,扩增片段经测序与近年来WHO推荐的北半球疫苗株进行比对和基因特征分析。结果 进化分析表明,2016?2017年H3N2亚型流感病毒与近三年的疫苗株均不在同一分支上;基因特性分析中,所有病毒均在A、B抗原决定簇上发生了两处以上的变异;19株病毒的受体结合位点131位氨基酸发生了新的变异;20株病毒中有1株突变产生了新的半胱氨酸,提示可能有新的二硫键产生;糖基化位点并未检测到新的突变。结论 2016?2017年辽宁省H3N2亚型流感病毒的抗原性及基因特性均发生了一定的变化,但变异程度不大,应密切关注疫苗株对流感病毒的免疫效果及流感毒株的变异情况。     

转谷氨酰胺酶2抑制H1亚型流感病毒在MDCK细胞中的增殖

组织转谷酰胺酶(transglutaminase 2, TGM2)是一种普遍存在的多功能蛋白,与不同细胞的粘附和肿瘤形成有关。有证据表明,TGM2参与了宿主细胞与病毒间的相互作用,但是对于流感病毒在细胞内增殖的影响还未有报道。为了探究MDCK细胞中TGM2对H1N1亚型流感病毒增殖的影响,本研究构建了TGM2过表达和敲除的MDCK稳定细胞系,感染H1N1亚型流感病毒48 h后检测病毒NP和NS1蛋白mRNA和蛋白表达水平的变化,测定病毒滴度。结果显示,过表达TGM2能够有效抑制H1N1亚型流感病毒的NP、NS1基因的表达,而敲除TGM2可上调病毒NP、NS1基因的表达,其中NP蛋白的蛋白表达情况与mRNA水平一致。病毒增殖曲线结果显示,TGM2过表达后H1N1亚型流感病毒滴度显著降低,而敲除TGM2后结果相反,48h时病毒滴度在敲除细胞中达到高峰,进一步证明TGM2在MDCK细胞中参与对H1N1亚型流感病毒增殖的抑制。通过对流感病毒应答信号途径下游基因的表达分析发现,TGM2可能通过促进激活JAK-STAT分子途径和抑制RIG-1信号途径,抑制H1N1亚型流感病毒增殖。以上发现对于揭示...     

1株含H9N2内部基因的H5N1亚型基因重配禽流感病毒的全基因测序及遗传进化分析

在对华东地区家养水禽中流感病毒的带毒状况的流行病学监测过程中,从表观健康家鸭体内分离到一株H5N1亚型禽流感病毒A/duck/Shandong/009/2008(简称Dk/SD/009/08)。为了解该毒株的基因组构成,对该分离株进行全基因测序。测序结果显示:该毒株HA裂解位点处的氨基酸序列为PLRERRRK-R/GL,符合高致病性禽流感病毒的分子特征,且参照H5N1国际统一命名准则,Dk/SD/009/08的HA基因属于2.3.4进化支。BLAST结果显示,HA、NA、NP及NS基因均与H5N1亚型病毒的核苷酸一致性最高,而RNA聚合酶基因(PB2、PB1、PA)及M基因则与H9N2亚型病毒的亲缘关系最近,故推测该分离株可能是一株天然重组病毒;遗传进化分析进一步表明,流行于华南地区鹌鹑中的G1-like H9N2亚型病毒可能为该分离株提供部分的内部基因。     

一株H3N2亚型猪流感病毒广东分离株的基因组序列分析

从广东省疑似流感发病猪分离到1株H3N2亚型猪流感病毒(A/Swine/Guangdong/01/2005(H3N2)),对其各个基因进行克隆与测序,并与GenBank中收录的其它猪流感、禽流感和人流感的相关基因进行比较,结果表明,HA全基因与广东2003~2004年分离的H3N2猪流感毒株的核苷酸序列同源性在99%以上,与纽约90年代末分离的H3N2人流感毒株同源性在98.5%以上;NA基因与纽约1998~2000年分离的H3N2人流感毒株的核苷酸序列同源性在99%以上;NS基因、M基因的核苷酸序列与H1N1亚型猪流感毒株A/swine/HongKong/273/1994(H1N1)的核苷酸序列同源性较高,分别为97.9%、98.4%,与美洲A/swine/Iowa/17672/1988(H1N1)的核苷酸序列同源性分别为96.7%、97.1%;其他基因的核苷酸序列与H3N2人流感毒株具有很高的同源性。因此,推测其M和NS基因来源于H1N1亚型猪流感病毒,HA、NA及其他基因均来源于H3N2亚型人流感病毒。表明此H3N2亚型猪流感病毒为H3N2亚型人流感病毒和H1N1亚型猪流感病毒经基因重排而得到的重组病毒。     

H3亚型鸭源流感病毒聚合酶PB1基因的序列分析

目的阐明H3亚型鸭流感病毒与其他亚型流感病毒的关系。方法对活禽市场分离的3株H3N8亚型鸭源流感病毒聚合酶PB1基因进行了序列分析。结果3株鸭源H3N8流感病毒聚合酶PB1基因核苷酸同源性为99.9%,与H9N2亚型流感病毒(DK/ST/2143/00)的同源性为96.31%~96.44%,而与H3N8亚型鸭流感病毒(Mal/Alberta/279/98)为88.65%~88.79%。系统进化树分析表明,本实验中的3株病毒属于相同的分支,且与A/duck/Hong Kong/Y439为代表的H9N2亚型禽流感病毒位于一进化分支,说明三株H3N8亚型流感病毒重排了H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的基因片段。结论不同亚型禽流感病毒在贮存宿主体内的重排以及重排病毒的新特点如鸭H3N8亚型流感病毒对禽的致病性,应当引起我们的高度重视。     

A/H6N1亚型禽流感病毒致病性评估及与2009 A/H1N1亚型流感病毒在哺乳动物体内的遗传兼容性

目的探讨人、禽流感病毒在哺乳动物体内的遗传兼容性,为下一步研究H6亚型禽流感病毒重配和致病性变异的分子机制奠定基础。方法野鸭源A/H6N1亚型禽流感病毒A/Mallard/SanJiang/275/2007以101EID50～106EID50的攻毒剂量经鼻内途径感染小鼠,通过临床症状观察、病毒滴定和病理切片观察进行病毒学和组织学两方面检测对小鼠的致病性;同时,将此病毒与2009年A/H1N1流感病毒A/Changchun/01/2009(H1N1)混合感染豚鼠,分析两株病毒在哺乳动物体内的遗传兼容性。每天采集豚鼠鼻洗液并用噬斑纯化技术获得重配病毒,对获得的重配病毒进行全基因组序列的测定。结果 H6N1亚型禽流感病毒能直接感染小鼠,但对小鼠不致死。106EID50的攻毒剂量可有效感染小鼠,攻毒后第5天,小鼠表现出被毛较粗乱、活动减少、体重下降、呼吸急促的临床症状,但至攻毒后第10天开始康复,而对照组(MOCK)小鼠在14 d的观察期内无明显临床症状。病毒滴定结果表明,该病毒主要在小鼠肺脏和鼻甲骨中复制,病毒滴度可达104.5EID50/mL。病理学观察发现感染小鼠肺泡壁增厚,有大量炎性细胞浸润,纤维蛋白渗出并伴有轻微出血;在A/H6N1和A/H1N1混合感染豚鼠的重配实验中,经过三轮噬斑纯化从豚鼠鼻洗液中分离到6株重配病毒,说明A/H6N1亚型禽流感病毒与A/H1N1亚型流感病毒具有很好的遗传兼容性,能在豚鼠体内能发生重配。结论野鸭源A/H6N1亚型流感病毒无需适应就能够感染哺乳动物;该病毒与A/H1N1流感病毒具有很好的遗传兼容性,在哺乳动物体内能够发生基因重配,产生新的重配病毒,其公共卫生意义应引起高度关注。     

A型流感病毒NS1蛋白羧基端PL结构域影响NS1在细胞核内的定位

A型流感病毒NS1蛋白羧基端4个氨基酸可以与PDZ结构域(the domain of PSD95,Dig and ZO-1)相结合,称为PL结构域(PDZ ligand domain)．对不同亚型或毒株的流感病毒而言,其NS1蛋白PL结构域的组成存在比较大的差异．有研究发现这种差异能够影响NS1与宿主细胞蛋白的相互作用进而影响病毒的致病力．为进一步探讨PL结构域对NS1蛋白生物学特性的影响,首先构建出4种不同亚型流感病毒(H1N1、H3N2、H5N1、H9N2)来源的NS1绿色荧光蛋白表达质粒．在此基础上,对野生型H3N2病毒NS1表达质粒进行人工改造,将其PL结构域缺失或者替换为其他亚型流感病毒的PL结构域,制备出4种重组NS1蛋白表达质粒．通过比较上述不同NS1蛋白在HeLa细胞中的定位情况发现,只有野生型H3N2病毒的NS1蛋白可以定位于核仁当中,而野生型H1N1、H5N1、H9N2病毒的NS1蛋白以及PL结构域缺失或替代的H3N2病毒NS1蛋白都不能定位于核仁．而通过比较上述NS1蛋白在流感病毒易感的MDCK细胞中的定位,进一步发现所有这些蛋白均不定位于核仁．上述结果表明：PL结构域的不同可以明显影响NS1蛋白在HeLa细胞核内的定位和分布,这有可能造成其生物学功能的差异．同时,NS1蛋白在细胞核内的定位还与宿主细胞的来源有着密切关系．     

LINE-1编码蛋白L1-ORF1的原核表达纯化和多克隆抗体制备

目的: 制备具有肿瘤组织特异性表达的L1-ORF1蛋白多克隆抗体并进行初步应用研究。方法:采取基因工程表达方法制备L1-ORF1蛋白,免疫家兔制备多克隆抗体,间接ELISA检测抗体效价,Western blot和细胞免疫荧光方法检测抗体特异性,免疫检测验证其识别肿瘤细胞内L1-ORF1蛋白的特异性。结果:制备的抗L1-ORF1蛋白多克隆抗体具有很高的敏感性与特异性,免疫学检测表明该抗体不仅能检测出正常细胞中瞬时表达的L1-ORF1蛋白,而且可检测出肿瘤细胞中天然表达的L1-ORF1蛋白。结论:制备的多克隆抗体具有较高的敏感性与特异性,为以后该抗体的进一步应用奠定了基础。     

Antagonism between Cry1Ac1 and Cyt1A1 Toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis

Most strains of the insecticidal bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis have a combination of different protoxins in their parasporal crystals. Some of the combinations clearly interact synergistically, like the toxins present in B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. In this paper we describe a novel joint activity of toxins from different strains of B. thuringiensis. In vitro bioassays in which we used pure, trypsin-activated Cry1Ac1 proteins from B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki, Cyt1A1 from B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, and Trichoplusia ni BTI-Tn5B1-4 cells revealed contrasting susceptibility characteristics. The 50% lethal concentrations (LC₅₀s) were estimated to be 4,967 of Cry1Ac1 per ml of medium and 11.69 ng of Cyt1A1 per ml of medium. When mixtures of these toxins in different proportions were assayed, eight different LC₅₀s were obtained. All of these LC₅₀s were significantly higher than the expected LC₅₀s of the mixtures. In addition, a series of bioassays were performed with late first-instar larvae of the cabbage looper and pure Cry1Ac1 and Cyt1A1 crystals, as well as two different combinations of the two toxins. The estimated mean LC₅₀ of Cry1Ac1 was 2.46 ng/cm² of diet, while Cyt1A1 crystals exhibited no toxicity, even at very high concentrations. The estimated mean LC₅₀s of Cry1Ac1 crystals were 15.69 and 19.05 ng per cm² of diet when these crystals were mixed with 100 and 1,000 ng of Cyt1A1 crystals per cm² of diet, respectively. These results indicate that there is clear antagonism between the two toxins both in vitro and in vivo. Other joint-action analyses corroborated these results. Although this is the second report of antagonism between B. thuringiensis toxins, our evidence is the first evidence of antagonism between toxins from different subspecies of B. thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis) detected both in vivo and in vitro. Some possible explanations for this relationship are discussed.     

Regulation of PCTAIRE1 protein stability by AKT1, LKB1 and BRCA1

PCTAIRE1, also known as CDK16, is a cyclin-dependent kinase that is regulated by cyclin Y. It is a member of the serine-threonine family of kinases and its functions have primarily been implicated in cellular processes like vesicular transport, neuronal growth and development, myogenesis, spermatogenesis and cell proliferation. However, as extensive studies on PCTAIRE1 have not yet been conducted, the signaling pathways for this kinase involved in governing many cellular processes are yet to be elucidated in detail. Here, we report the association of PCTAIRE1 with important cellular proteins involved in major cell signaling pathways, especially cell proliferation. In particular, here we show that PCTAIRE1 interacts with AKT1, a key player of the PI3K signaling pathway that is responsible for promoting cell survival and proliferation. Our studies show that PCTAIRE1 is a substrate of AKT1 that gets stabilized by it. Further, we show that PCTAIRE1 also interacts with and is degraded by LKB1, a kinase that is known to suppress cellular proliferation and also regulate cellular energy metabolism. Moreover, our results show that PCTAIRE1 is also degraded by BRCA1, a well-known tumor suppressor. Together, our studies highlight the regulation of PCTAIRE1 by key players of the major cell signaling pathways involved in regulating cell proliferation, and therefore, provide crucial links that could be explored further to elucidate the mechanistic role of PCTAIRE1 in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis.     

Role of the ASK1-SEK1-JNK1-HIPK1 signal in Daxx trafficking and ASK1 oligomerization

Overexpression of JNK binding domain inhibited glucose deprivation-induced JNK1 activation, relocalization of Daxx from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, and apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) oligomerization in human prostate adenocarcinoma DU-145 cells. However, SB203580, a p38 inhibitor, did not prevent relocalization of Daxx and oligomerization of ASK1 during glucose deprivation. Studies from in vivo labeling and immune complex kinase assay demonstrated that phosphorylation of Daxx occurred during glucose deprivation, and its phosphorylation was mediated through the ASK1-SEK1-JNK1-HIPK1 signal transduction pathway. Data from immunofluorescence staining and protein interaction assay suggest that phosphorylated Daxx may be translocated to the cytoplasm, bind to ASK1, and subsequently lead to ASK1 oligomerization. Mutation of Daxx Ser667 to Ala results in suppression of Daxx relocalization during glucose deprivation, suggesting that Ser667 residue plays an important role in the relocalization of Daxx. Unlike wild-type Daxx, a Daxx deletion mutant (amino acids 501-625) mainly localized to the cytoplasm, where it associated with ASK1, activated JNK1, and induced ASK1 oligomerization without glucose deprivation. Taken together, these results show that glucose deprivation activates the ASK1-SEK1-JNK1-HIPK1 pathway, and the activated HIPK1 is probably involved in the relocalization of Daxx from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. The relocalized Daxx may play an important role in glucose deprivation-induced ASK1 oligomerization.     

Antagonism between Cry1Ac1 and Cyt1A1 toxins of bacillus thuringiensis

Most strains of the insecticidal bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis have a combination of different protoxins in their parasporal crystals. Some of the combinations clearly interact synergistically, like the toxins present in B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. In this paper we describe a novel joint activity of toxins from different strains of B. thuringiensis. In vitro bioassays in which we used pure, trypsin-activated Cry1Ac1 proteins from B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki, Cyt1A1 from B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, and Trichoplusia ni BTI-Tn5B1-4 cells revealed contrasting susceptibility characteristics. The 50% lethal concentrations (LC50s) were estimated to be 4,967 of Cry1Ac1 per ml of medium and 11.69 ng of Cyt1A1 per ml of medium. When mixtures of these toxins in different proportions were assayed, eight different LC50s were obtained. All of these LC50s were significantly higher than the expected LC50s of the mixtures. In addition, a series of bioassays were performed with late first-instar larvae of the cabbage looper and pure Cry1Ac1 and Cyt1A1 crystals, as well as two different combinations of the two toxins. The estimated mean LC50 of Cry1Ac1 was 2.46 ng/cm2 of diet, while Cyt1A1 crystals exhibited no toxicity, even at very high concentrations. The estimated mean LC50s of Cry1Ac1 crystals were 15.69 and 19.05 ng per cm2 of diet when these crystals were mixed with 100 and 1,000 ng of Cyt1A1 crystals per cm2 of diet, respectively. These results indicate that there is clear antagonism between the two toxins both in vitro and in vivo. Other joint-action analyses corroborated these results. Although this is the second report of antagonism between B. thuringiensis toxins, our evidence is the first evidence of antagonism between toxins from different subspecies of B. thuringiensis (B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki and B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis) detected both in vivo and in vitro. Some possible explanations for this relationship are discussed.     

Synthesis of 1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazoles as galectin-1 mediated anticancer agents

In our pursuit to develop novel non-carbohydrate small molecule Galectin-1 Inhibitors, we have designed a series of 1-benzyl-1H-benzimidazole derivatives and demonstrated their anticancer activity. The compound 6g, 4-(1-benzyl-5-chloro-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) benzamide was found to be most potent with an IC₅₀ of 7.01 ± 0.20 µM and arresting MCF-7 cell growth at G2/M phase and S phase. Induction of apoptosis was confirmed by morphological changes like cell shrinkage, blebbing and cell wall deformation, dose dependent increase in the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and ROS levels. Further, dose dependent decrease in Gal-1 protein levels proves Gal-1 mediated apoptosis by 6g. Molecular docking studies were performed to understand the Gal-1 interaction with compound 6g. In addition, RP-HPLC studies showed 85.44% of 6g binding to Gal-1. Binding affinity studies by fluorescence spectroscopy and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) showed that 6g binds to Gal-1 with binding constant (K_a) of 1.2 × 10⁴ M⁻¹ and equilibrium constant K_D value of 5.76 × 10⁻⁴ M respectively.     

Isolation and Characterization of Ubiquitin-activating Enzyme E1-domain Containing 1, UBE1DC1

Ubiquitin and other ubiquitin-like proteins play important roles in post-translational modification. They are phylogenetically well-conserved in eukaryotes. Activated by other proteins, ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like proteins can covalently modify target proteins. The enzymes responsible for the activation of this modification have been known to include UBA1, SAE2, UBA3, SAE1 and ULA1. Here we report a new ubiquitin activating enzyme like cDNA, named ubiquitin activating enzyme E1-domain containing 1 (UBE1DC1), whose cDNA is 2654 base pairs in length and contains an open reading frame encoding 404 amino acids. The UBE1DC1 gene consists of 12 exons and is located at human chromosome 3q22. The result of RT-PCR showed that UBE1DC1 is expressed in most of human tissues. These two authors contributed equally to this paper. The nucleotide sequence reported in this paper has been submitted to GenBank under accession number AY253672.