鲤春血症病毒中国分离株糖蛋白基因和氨基酸序列的初步解析

2002～2004年间从国内养殖鲤科鱼类和观赏鱼类中分离出8株鲤春血症病毒(SVCV).根据SVCV参考株全序列,设计引物,用逆转录聚合酶链式反应扩增出8株SVCV糖蛋白编码基因片段,并对扩增产物进行了克隆和序列测定.用生物信息学方法对测得的序列进行分析,结果8个国内分离株的糖蛋白基因序列与参考株的基因序列相似性均在92%以上,8个国内分离株之间基因序列相似性均在97.7%以上;8个国内分离株之间糖蛋白推导出的氨基酸序列相似性均在94.5%以上,与参考株氨基酸序列相似性在92.9%-94.9%之间.系统发育树分析结果表明,SVCV国内分离株与USA株、980451株、980528株和970469株的进化方向一致,与其它SVCV毒株在进化方向上不同.8个毒株有19个共同的酶切位点,推导出的氨基酸序列中有10个亲水区、10个可能的抗原位点和10个跨膜蛋白区域,其峰值基本一致.对SVCV国内分离株的糖蛋白6个功能位点(天冬酰胺糖基化位点、精氨酸-甘氨酸-天冬氨酸序列、酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点、蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点、酪氨酸磷酸化位点和肉豆蔻酰基化位点)进行了初步分析.     

鲤春血症病毒中国分离株糖蛋白基因和氨基酸序列的初步解析

2002～2004年间从国内养殖鲤科鱼类和观赏鱼类中分离出8株鲤春血症病毒(SVCV)。根据SVCV参考株 全序列,设计引物,用逆转录聚合酶链式反应扩增出8株SVCV糖蛋白编码基因片段,并对扩增产物进行了克隆和 序列测定。用生物信息学方法对测得的序列进行分析,结果8个国内分离株的糖蛋白基因序列与参考株的基因序 列相似性均在92％以上,8个国内分离株之间基因序列相似性均在97．7％以上;8个国内分离株之间糖蛋白推导 出的氨基酸序列相似性均在94．5％以上,与参考株氨基酸序列相似性在92．9％-94．9％之间。系统发育树分析结 果表明,SVCV国内分离株与USA株、980451株、980528株和970469株的进化方向一致,与其它SVCV毒株在进 化方向上不同。8个毒株有19个共同的酶切位点,推导出的氨基酸序列中有10个亲水区、10个可能的抗原位点 和10个跨膜蛋白区域,其峰值基本一致。对SVCV国内分离株的糖蛋白6个功能位点(天冬酰胺糖基化位点、精 氨酸-甘氨酸-天冬氨酸序列、酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点、蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点、酪氨酸磷酸化位点和肉豆蔻酰 基化位点)进行了初步分析。     

登革病毒流行株的分离鉴定及其毒力位点变异研究

目的:从登革热患者血清中分离登革病毒,鉴定流行株的血清型及其毒力。对其中两分离株E基因进行序列测定,分析其可能的毒力位点变异。方法:采集临床诊断为登革热患者急性期血清91份,接种于C6/36细胞分离病毒,应用间接免疫荧光法鉴定及分型。并通过乳鼠脑内接种和空斑试验,测定分离株的毒力。扩增2株分离株E基因,克隆到pGEM-T载体进行序列测定,分析变异位点。结果:在91份血清中经2~3次传代分离出8株病毒,鉴定为登革1型病毒。在E蛋白影响毒力的3个区段中,两分离株有3处存在变异。结论:推测此次广州地区流行登革热可能由DEN 1型病毒感染引起,流行株的毒力较弱。毒力减弱可能和其基因位点变异有关。     

中国EV71病毒VP1蛋白生物信息学分析

以肠道病毒71型(Enterovirus71,EV71)VP1蛋白基因序列为基础,利用生物软件对EV71病毒中国分离株VP1蛋白进行进化树、N-糖基化位点、二级结构及抗原位点的预测和分析。结果显示国内分离株多为C4亚型,有3株湖南分离株为A型,提示疫苗的研发应着重于预防C4b亚型EV71疫苗的研发。     

山东地区16株H9N2亚型禽流感病毒HA基因的序列分析

为了解H9N2亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)山东分离株的遗传变异情况,采用RT-PCR技术对16株从山东不同地区分离的H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的HA基因进行扩增、克隆和测序,并对所获得的HA全序列进行同源性和遗传进化分析。结果显示,16个分离株的裂解位点均为RSSR↓GLF,符合低致病性禽流感病毒的分子特征;有7～9个潜在糖基化位点;受体结合位点除198位有变异,其他位点均较保守;234位氨基酸均为L,具有与哺乳动物唾液酸α,2-6受体结合的特征;16个分离株HA基因核苷酸及氨基酸序列同源性分别为96.3%～99.9%和97.1%～99.6%;16个分离株同属于欧亚分支中的A/Duck/Hong Kong/Y280/97亚群。     

产气荚膜梭菌青海分离株virS基因序列分析与蛋白结构预测

为了探究产气荚膜梭菌virS基因的结构及其编码蛋白的功能,本研究提取了产气荚膜梭菌青海分离株基因组DNA,PCR扩增virS基因、测序并分析序列与蛋白结构,使用在线服务器对VirS蛋白进行功能位点、三级结构、信号肽以及跨膜结构域预测。研究表明,产气荚膜梭菌分离株virS基因长度为1323 bp,编码440个氨基酸;分离株virS基因与JIR4025菌株、FORC-025菌株、Del1菌株、FORC-003菌株、LLY-N11菌株、CP15菌株、13菌株、ATCC13124菌株、JP55菌株、JP838菌株、EHE-NE18菌株以及SM101菌株等参考产气荚膜梭菌比对后,显示其核苷酸序列同源性依次为99.2%、99.5%、99.4%、99.4%、99.3%、99.3%、99.2%、99.0%、98.9%、98.2%、97.9%以及95.4%,氨基酸序列同源性依次为99.1%、99.5%、99.8%、99.5%、99.5%、99.5%、99.1%、99.5%、99.5%、98.2%、97.7%以及94.6%;二级结构预测表明分离株VirS蛋白主要由α螺旋组成,其次是β折叠;三级结构预测显示分离株VirS蛋白有5种结构,蛋白功能位点预测表明分离株virS蛋白具有5个N-糖基化位点、2个N-豆蔻酰化位点、5个蛋白激酶C磷酸化位点、2个酪蛋白激酶Ⅱ磷酸化位点、2个酪氨酸激酶磷酸化位点和1个糖基水解酶家族V。     

福建省输入性D8基因型麻疹病毒分子流行病学特征

为分析福建省输入性D8基因型麻疹病毒分子流行病学特征,采集咽拭子标本采用实时荧光定量反转录-聚合酶链反应(Real-time RT-PCR)筛查麻疹病毒核酸.用反转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增麻疹病毒核酸筛查阳性咽拭子及Vero/Slam细胞培养阳性产物,对麻疹病毒核蛋白(Nucleoprotein,N)羧基(COOH)端634个核苷酸(Nucleotides,nt)片段进行测序分析,构建系统进化树.最终分离获得1株麻疹病毒株,26条麻疹病毒N蛋白羧基末端450个nt序列.亲缘性分析发现,所有福建麻疹毒株与WHOD8基因型参考株(MVi/Manchester.GBR/30.94)在亲缘关系树上同属一个大分支,两者核苷酸序列和氨基酸(Amino acid,aa)序列同源性分别为96.4％～99.1％和96.7％～98.0％.其中2014年的福建毒株 MVs/Fujian.CHN/28.14和 MVs/Fujian.CHN/30.14与越南胡志明市2014年分离株MVs/HoChiMinh.VNM/11.14及美国纽约2013年分离株MVs/New.York.USA/19.13的nt同源性为 100％;2019年的毒株MVs/Fujian.CHN/25.19与泰国龙仔厝府2018年分离株MVs/Samut.Sakhon.THA/8.18的nt同源性为100％;而剩余的23个监测毒株则与日本神户2019年分离株MVs/KobeC.JPN/28.19的核苷酸同源性和氨基酸同源性最高,分别为99.6％～100.0％和99.3％～100.0％.在病毒N蛋白羧基端150个氨基酸位点上,福建株与WHO D8参考株存在3～5个氨基酸位点差异.而与现用的疫苗株(Shanghai-191)相比,存在17～19个氨基酸变异位点,其中有14个氨基酸位点为所有福建株共有的变异位点,这些位点的变异总体上未对编码蛋白的氨基酸造成明显改变.结论是福建省成功分离获得1株D8基因型麻疹毒株.D8基因型为福建省发现的输入性麻疹基因型,病毒N蛋白羧基端氨基酸位点上与疫苗株相比均出现了差异位点.     

应用焦磷酸测序技术快速检测猪流感病毒金刚烷胺耐药性的分子标签

【目的】本研究旨在通过焦磷酸测序技术对我国分离的H1N1、H3N2、H9N2等3种基因型的10株猪流感病毒分离株进行金刚烷胺耐药性鉴定。【方法】流感病毒M2蛋白5个关键位点氨基酸残基(第26、27、30、31和34位)中的任何一个发生突变会导致抗流感病毒药物中金刚烷胺抗药性的产生。本研究利用焦磷酸测序技术对2004-2008年国内分离的10株猪流感病毒M基因金刚烷胺耐药性分子决定区进行了鉴定,并进行抗药性分析。【结果】基于M2蛋白基因保守区序列建立的焦磷酸测序技术能用于国内猪流感病毒的快速检测,且具有较好的特异性和重复性。抗药性分析表明10株猪流感病毒国内分离株中5株H1N1分离株全部耐药,主要存在M2蛋白的V27T、V27I或S31N位点的突变,而4株H3N2和1株H9N2猪流感病毒分离株在M2蛋白5个关键位点上均未出现变异,表明其对金刚烷胺敏感。【结论】基于M基因的焦磷酸测序技术可以用于我国猪流感病毒金刚烷胺耐药性快速鉴定。     

广东省10株乙型脑炎病毒的分子特征研究

了解广东省目前流行的乙型脑炎病毒的基因型别,以及新分离毒株与P3和SA14-14-2疫苗株E蛋白的氨基酸差异,推测疫苗株的可能保护效果。本研究对广东省2017年从蚊虫和蠓虫标本分离的10株乙型脑炎病毒基因组序列测定,利用MEGA软件登录GenBank下载乙型脑炎病毒代表株序列并绘制进化树,同时用ClustalW2软件与疫苗株进行氨基酸同源性比对和E蛋白的序列分析。10株乙型脑炎病毒均属基因I型GI-b组,但分别位于2个不同的、小的进化分枝中。10株新分离病毒与P3和SA14-14-2疫苗株的E蛋白氨基酸同源性分别位于97.40%~97.60%和97.20%~97.40%之间。E基因区段500个氨基酸中,P3株与新分离乙型脑炎病毒株之间共存在17个氨基酸位点的差异(包括12个共同氨基酸的改变),略高于SA14-14-2疫苗株的16个氨基酸位点变异(包括11个共同氨基酸的改变)。其中在DI区的P3和SA14-14-2株分别有1个和3个共同氨基酸变异,DⅡ区各有5个共同氨基酸改变,DⅢ区分别有5个和2个共同氨基酸改变,结构域之外各有1个共同氨基酸的变异。绝大多数变异发生在非关键位点,只在E306和E388处观察到的氨基酸位点变异与疫苗P3株关键位点的改变有关,这两个位点(G306E,E388G)均发生在DⅢ区,而疫苗SA14-14-2未观察到关键位点的改变。总之,广东省流行的乙型脑炎病毒基因型别可能已由Ⅲ型变为I型;疫苗SA14-14-2株及P3株与新分离毒株均具有很高的同源性,绝大多数关键氨基酸位点未发生变异,对新分离病毒均具有良好的免疫保护价值。     

Assembly of pseudorabies virus genome-based transfer vehicle carrying major antigen sites of S gene of transmissible gastroenteritis virus: potential perspective for developing live vector vaccines.

Two severe porcine infectious diseases, pseudorabies (PR) and transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) caused by pseudorabies virus (PRV) and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) respectively often result in serious economic loss in animal husbandry worldwide. Vaccination is the important prevention means against both infections. To achieve a PRV genome-based virus live vector, aiming at further TGEV/PRV bivalent vaccine development, a recombinant plasmid pUG was constructed via inserting partial PK and full-length gG genes of PRV strain Bartha K-61 amplified into pUC119 vector. In parallel, another recombinant pHS was generated by introducing a fragment designated S1 encoding the major antigen sites of S gene from TGEV strain TH-98 into a prokaryotic expression vector pP(RO)EX HTc. The SV40 polyA sequence was then inserted into the downstream of S1 fragment of pHS. The continuous region containing S1fragment, SV40 polyA and four single restriction enzyme sites digested from pHS was subcloned into the downstream of gG promoter of pUG. In addition, a LacZ reporter gene was introduced into the universal transfer vector named pUGS-LacZ. Subsequently, a PRV genome-based virus live vector was generated via homologous recombination. The functionally effective vector was purified and partially characterized. Moreover, the potential advantages of this system are discussed.     

Evaluation on the Efficacy and Immunogenicity of Recombinant DNA Plasmids Expressing Spike Genes from Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus

Porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PDEV) can cause severe diarrhea in pigs. Development of effective vaccines against TGEV and PEDV is one of important prevention measures. The spike (S) protein is the surface glycoprotein of TGEV and PEDV, which can induce specific neutralization antibodies and is a candidate antigen for vaccination attempts. In this study, the open reading frames of the TGEV S1 protein and in addition of the S or S1 proteins of PEDV were inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector, pIRES, resulting in recombinant plasmids, pIRES-(TGEV-S1-PEDV-S1) and pIRES-(TGEV-S1-PEDV-S). Subsequently, 6–8 weeks old Kunming mice were inoculated with both DNA plasmids. Lymphocyte proliferation assay, virus neutralization assay, IFN-γ assay and CTL activity assay were performed. TGEV/PEDV specific antibody responses as well as kinetic changes of T lymphocyte subgroups of the immunized mice were analyzed. The results showed that the recombinant DNA plasmids increased the proliferation of T lymphocytes and the number of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocyte subgroups. In addition, the DNA vaccines induced a high level of IFN-γ in the immunized mice. The specific CTL activity in the pIRES-(TGEV-S1-PEDV-S) group became significant at 42 days post-immunization. At 35 days post-immunization, the recombinant DNA plasmids bearing full-length S genes of TGEV and PEDV stimulated higher levels of specific antibodies and neutralizing antibodies in immunized mice.     

The major subunit ClpG of Escherichia coli CS31A fibrillae as an expression vector for different combinations of two TGEV coronavirus epitopes

Previously, two B-cell epitopes from the entero-pathogenic transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), namely the C epitope (TGEV-C) amino acids (aa) 363–371 and the A epitope (TGEV-A) aa 522–531 of the spike S protein (TGEV-S), have been separately expressed on the CS31A fibrillae at the surface of Escherichia coli following insertion into a same region of ClpG. However, the resulting chimeras induced a marginal TGEV-neutralizing antibody (Ab) response in mice. Here, with the view to improving this response, we introduced TGEV-C alone or in different tandem association with TGEV-A (A::C or C::A) in twelve putatively exposed regions of ClpG. Among the 28 resulting engineered proteins only 15, carrying up to 51 extra aa, had not essentially disturbed the correct CS31A fibrillae formation process. Six partially permissive sites accepting only TGEV-C and three highly permissive sites tolerating A::C or C::A tandem peptide, were identified throughout ClpG. Intact bacteria or extracted CS31A hybrid fibrillae expressing TGEV epitopes at any of the permissive sites, were recognized by Ab directed against the foreign parent protein, providing a direct argument for exposure of the corresponding ClpG region at the cell surface and for antigenicity of the epitopes in the polymeric CS31A fibrillae context. The potential of CS31A fibrillae as carriers of the TGEV peptides indicates that there may be three positions (N terminus, aa 202–204 and 202–218) in ClpG which may turn out to be important fusion sites and therefore be relevant for the eventual design of TGEV vaccines. Unexpectedly, TGEV-A, whatever its position in ClpG, mediated the partial proteolytic degradation of the hybrid proteins, suggesting that it functions as a substrate for a cellular protease, and thereby that its suitability as a vaccine antigen candidate is doubtful.     

Characterization and utility of monoclonal antibodies against spike protein of transmissible gastroenteritis virus

Aims: This work aims to characterize the utility of four newly generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV). Methods and Results: Four monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the N‐terminal half of spike protein (S1 protein) of TGEV were identified. Affinity constant of these mAbs was analysed. These mAbs were capable of reacting with the TGEV S1 protein analysed by ELISA and Western blot. A competition assay between the different mAbs was performed to determine whether the different antibodies mapped in the same or a different antigenic region of the protein. Investigation on the neutralizing ability of these mAbs indicated that two of these mAbs completely neutralized TGEV at an appropriate concentration. These mAbs were able to detect the TGEV‐infected cells in immunofluorescence assays and Western blot. Moreover, they differentiated TGEV S protein from other control proteins. Conclusions: The generated four mAbs are very specific, and the established immunofluorescence assays, Western blot and discrimination ELISA are useful approaches for detecting of TGEV. Significance and Impact of the Study: It is a novel report regarding the use of the S1 protein of TGEV to generate specific mAbs. Their utility and the established immunoassays contribute to the surveillance of TGE coronavirus.     

猪传染性胃肠炎病毒纤突糖蛋白在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

目的:利用巴斯德毕赤酵母表达系统表达猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(TGEV)纤突糖蛋白S。方法:根据GenBank中猪TGEV纤突糖蛋白S全基因设计一对引物,并在5'引物和3'引物中引入EcoRⅠ、NotⅠ酶切位点,2.2kb的目的基因S经PCR扩增后克隆于pBS-T载体,再将S基因经双酶切从T载体切下并与穿梭质粒pPIC9k连接,SalⅠ线性化重组穿梭质粒pPIC9k-S,电转化于毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞,G418筛选鉴定阳性重组子,经甲醇诱导,SDS-PAGE检测诱导后上清。结果:对pPIC9k-S重组酵母表达载体的测序证实已成功克隆了猪TGEVS基因;重组酵母菌诱导表达后,SDS-PAGE检测结果显示表达产物的相对分子质量约为82×103,且S蛋白以可溶性形式分泌表达于胞外。结论:利用巴斯德毕赤酵母真核表达系统成功表达了猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(河北分离株)纤突糖蛋白S。     

Major receptor-binding and neutralization determinants are located within the same domain of the transmissible gastroenteritis virus (coronavirus) spike protein.

The spike glycoprotein (S) of coronavirus, the major target for virus-neutralizing antibodies, is assumed to mediate the attachment of virions to the host cell. A 26-kilodalton fragment proteolytically cleaved from transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) S protein was previously shown to bear two adjacent antigenic sites, A and B, both defined by high-titer neutralizing antibodies. Recombinant baculoviruses expressing C-terminal truncations of the 26-kilodalton region were used to localize functionally important determinants in the S protein primary structure. Two overlapping 223- and 150-amino-acid-long products with serine 506 as a common N terminus expressed all of the site A and B epitopes and induced virus-binding antibodies. Coexpression of one of these truncated protein S derivatives with aminopeptidase N (APN), a cell surface molecule acting as a receptor for TGEV, led to the formation of a complex which could be immunoprecipitated by anti-S antibodies. These data provide evidence that major neutralization-mediating and receptor-binding determinants reside together within a domain of the S protein which behaves like an independent module. In spite of their ability to prevent S-APN interaction, the neutralizing antibodies appeared to recognize a preformed complex, thus indicating that antibody- and receptor-binding determinants should be essentially distinct. Together these findings bring new insight into the molecular mechanism of TGEV neutralization.     

Epitope specificity of protective lactogenic immunity against swine transmissible gastroenteritis virus.

The epitope specificity of the protective immune response against swine transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) has been investigated by using circulating and secretory antibodies. This study was carried out with sows vaccinated with TGEV or the antigenically related porcine respiratory coronavirus (PRCV). TGEV vaccination of sows resulted in greater lactogenic protection of suckling piglets against TGEV challenge and a higher secretory immune response than PRCV vaccination did. These differences in the immune response were conditioned by the route of antigen presentation as a result of the different tropism of each virus. Epitopes on S protein, and in particular those contained in its antigenic site. A, were more immunogenic than epitopes on N and M proteins in both groups of vaccinated sows, as determined by a competitive radioimmunoassay. Minor differences in antibody response against the previously defined antigenic subsites Aa, Ab, and Ac were also detected, with subsite Ab being the most antigenic in both TGEV- and PRCV-immune sows. These findings suggest that antigenic site A on S protein, involved in virus neutralization, is the immunodominant site in pregnant sows that confer lactogenic protection. They also validate, in experiments with secretory antibodies, the antigenic maps made with murine monoclonal antibodies. Therefore, this antigenic site should be considered for vaccine or diagnostic development.     

The nucleoprotein is required for efficient coronavirus genome replication

The construction of a set of transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV)-derived replicons as bacterial artificial chromosomes is reported. These replicons were generated by sequential deletion of nonessential genes for virus replication, using a modified TGEV full-length cDNA clone containing unique restriction sites between each pair of consecutive genes. Efficient activity of TGEV replicons was associated with the presence of the nucleoprotein provided either in cis or in trans. TGEV replicons were functional in several cell lines, including the human cell line 293T, in which no or very low cytopathic effect was observed, and expressed high amounts of heterologous protein.     

Sialic acid binding activity of transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus affects sedimentation behavior of virions and solubilized glycoproteins

The sedimentation behavior of transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV) was analyzed. Upon sucrose gradient centrifugation, the major virus band was found at a density of 1.20 to 1.22 g/cm(3). This high density was observed only when TGEV with a functional sialic acid binding activity was analyzed. Mutants of TGEV that lacked sialic acid binding activity due to a point mutation in the sialic acid binding site of the S protein were mainly recovered at a lower-density position on the sucrose gradient (1.18 to 1.19 g/cm(3)). Neuraminidase treatment of purified virions resulted in a shift of the sedimentation value from the higher to the lower density. These results suggest that binding of sialoglycoproteins to the virion surface is responsible for the sedimentation behavior of TGEV. When purified virions were treated with octylglucoside to solubilize viral glycoproteins, ultracentrifugation resulted in sedimentation of the S protein of TGEV. However, when neuraminidase-treated virions or mutants with a defective sialic acid binding activity were analyzed, the S protein remained in the supernatant rather than in the pellet fraction. These results indicate that the interaction of the surface protein S with sialoglycoconjugates is maintained after solubilization of this viral glycoprotein by detergent treatment.