以痘苗病毒天坛株为载体的表达单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型糖蛋白D的重组活疫苗的建立

从我国分离到的一株单纯疱疹病毒Ⅰ型（ＨＳＶ－１－１６８株）病毒基因组中,分离出含有糖蛋白Ｄ（ｇＤ）基因的１．２ｋｂ片段,插入带有痘苗病毒天坛株ＴＫ区的质粒ｐＪＳＢ１１７５Ｐ７．５ｋ启动子下游,转染无白血病鸡胚原代细胞,获得带有ＨＳＶ－１－１６８ｇＤ基因的重组痘苗病毒。此株重组病毒在感染细胞膜上表达ＨＳＶ－１－１６８ｇＤ糖蛋白抗原,能与特异性单克隆抗体反应。在感染细胞中表达的膜抗原经ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ分析,表达分子量为５４ｋＤ糖蛋白。用Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交分析了重组病毒ＤＮＡ中特异的ｇＤ基因,对作为活疫苗的重组痘苗病毒株进行了一些微生物学活性、免疫原性和毒力等方面的研究。     

发动蛋白及其蛋白超家族的功能

发动蛋白（dynamin）作为一种复杂的多结构域蛋白质,因其在促进内吞囊泡形成和断裂,诱导囊泡从质膜脱离过程中发挥重要功能而广为人知。其经典功能是在网格蛋白介导型胞吞作用中发挥“膜剪刀”的作用,但是由于其结构和功能的多样性,不同同源异构体间具有组织表达和分布差异性,促使其广泛参与细胞内重要的生理过程,因此具有重要的研究价值。近期研究揭示了发动蛋白的一些非经典功能,包括参与调控网格蛋白介导型胞吞作用（clathrin-mediated endocytosis,CME）的早期阶段、影响肌动蛋白细胞骨架和细胞分裂等。本文主要综述了发动蛋白在CME膜剪切过程中发挥经典功能的最新进展,总结了其非经典功能的挖掘现状,同时阐述了其他发动蛋白超家族蛋白（dynamin superfamily protein,DSP）成员的功能,如抵抗病原体入侵、参与调控线粒体、过氧化物酶体、液泡膜的分裂,以及线粒体、内质网、液泡、过氧化物酶体膜的融合,此外,DSP成员也在调节细胞器间的物质运输,介导细菌胞质分裂和囊泡分泌等方面发挥功能。本综述通过对DSP成员功能的总结和梳理,将为人类疾病相关的分子机制研究提供思路。     

The simian immunodeficiency virus envelope glycoprotein contains multiple signals that regulate its cell surface expression and endocytosis

The cell surface expression of the envelope glycoproteins (Envs) of primate immunodeficiency viruses is, at least in part, regulated by endocytosis signal(s) located in the Env cytoplasmic domain. Here, we show that a membrane proximal signal that directs the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Env to clathrin‐coated pits, and is conserved in all SIV and human immunodeficiency virus Envs, conforms to a Yxxø motif (where x can be any amino acid and Ø represents a large hydrophobic residue). This motif is similar to that described for a number of cellular membrane proteins. By surface plasmon resonance we detected a high affinity interaction between peptides containing this membrane proximal signal and both AP1 and AP2 clathrin adaptor complexes. Mutation of the tyrosine in this membrane proximal motif in a SIV Env with a prematurely truncated cytoplasmic domain leads to a ≥25‐fold increase in Env expression on infected cells. By contrast, the same mutation in an Env with a full‐length cytoplasmic domain increases cell surface expression only 4‐fold. We show that this effect results from the presence of additional endocytosis signals in the full‐length cytoplasmic domain. Chimeras containing CD4 ecto‐ and membrane spanning domains and a full‐length SIV Env cytoplasmic domain showed rapid endocytosis even when the membrane proximal tyrosine‐based signal was disrupted. Mapping experiments indicated that at least some of the additional endocytosis information is located between residues 743 and 812 of Env from the SIV_mac239 molecular clone. Together, our findings indicate that the cytoplasmic domain of SIV Env contains multiple endocytosis and/or trafficking signals that modulate its surface expression on infected cells, and suggest an important role for this function in pathogenesis.     

Dynamin:GTP controls the formation of constricted coated pits, the rate limiting step in clathrin-mediated endocytosis

The GTPase dynamin is essential for receptor-mediated endocytosis, but its function remains controversial. A domain of dynamin, termed the GTPase effector domain (GED), controls dynamin's high stimulated rates of GTP hydrolysis by functioning as an assembly-dependent GAP. Dyn(K694A) and dyn(R725A) carry point mutations within GED resulting in reduced assembly stimulated GTPase activity. Biotinylated transferrin is more rapidly sequestered from avidin in cells transiently overexpressing either of these two activating mutants (Sever, S., A.B. Muhlberg, and S.L. Schmid. 1999. Nature. 398:481-486), suggesting that early events in receptor-mediated endocytosis are accelerated. Using stage-specific assays and morphological analyses of stably transformed cells, we have identified which events in clathrin-coated vesicle formation are accelerated by the overexpression of dyn(K694A) and dyn(R725A). Both mutants accelerate the formation of constricted coated pits, which we identify as the rate limiting step in endocytosis. Surprisingly, overexpression of dyn(R725A), whose primary defect is in stimulated GTP hydrolysis, but not dyn(K694A), whose primary defect is in self-assembly, inhibited membrane fission leading to coated vesicle release. Together, our data support a model in which dynamin functions like a classical GTPase as a key regulator of clathrin-mediated endocytosis.     

Roles of cortactin, an actin polymerization mediator, in cell endocytosis

Cortactin, an actin-binding protein and a substrate of Src, is encoded by the EMS 1 oncogene. Cortactin is known to activate Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerization and interact with dynamin, a large GTPase and proline rich domain-containing protein. Transferrin endocytosis was significantly reduced in cells by knock-down of cortactin expression as well as in vivo introduction of cortactin immunoreagents. Cortactin-dynamin interaction displayed morphologically dynamic co-distribution with a change in the endocytosis level in cells treated with an actin depolymerization reagent, cytochalasin D. In an in vitro beads assay, a branched actin network was recruited onto dynamin-coated beads in a cortactin Src homology domain 3 （SH3）-dependent manner. In addition, cortactin was found to function in the late stage of clathrin coated vesicle formation. Taken together, cortactin is required for optimal clathrin mediated endocytosis in a dynamin directed manner.     

The stimulatory action of amphiphysin on dynamin function is dependent on lipid bilayer curvature

Amphiphysin is a major dynamin-binding partner at the synapse; however, its function in fission is unclear. Incubation of large unilamellar liposomes with mice brain cytosol led to massive formation of small vesicles, whereas cytosol of amphiphysin 1 knockout mice was much less efficient in this reaction. Vesicle formation from large liposomes by purified dynamin was also strongly enhanced by amphiphysin. In the presence of liposomes, amphiphysin strongly affected dynamin GTPase activity and the recruitment of dynamin to the liposomes, but this activity was highly dependent on liposome size. Deletion from amphiphysin of its central proline-rich stretch dramatically potentiated its effect on dynamin, possibly by relieving an inhibitory intramolecular interaction. These results suggest a model in which maturation of endocytic pits correlates with the oligomerization of dynamin with either amphiphysin or other proteins with similar domain structure. Formation of these complexes is coupled to the activation of dynamin GTPase activity, thus explaining how deep invagination of the pit leads to fission.     

Endophilin B1 is required for the maintenance of mitochondrial morphology

We report that a fatty acyl transferase, endophilin B1, is required for maintenance of mitochondrial morphology. Down-regulation of this protein or overexpression of endophilin B1 lacking the NH(2)-terminal lipid-modifying domain causes striking alterations of the mitochondrial distribution and morphology. Dissociation of the outer mitochondrial membrane compartment from that of the matrix, and formation of vesicles and tubules of outer mitochondrial membrane, was also observed in both endophilin B1 knockdown cells and after overexpression of the truncated protein, indicating that endophilin B1 is required for the regulation of the outer mitochondrial membrane dynamics. We also show that endophilin B1 translocates to the mitochondria during the synchronous remodeling of the mitochondrial network that has been described to occur during apoptosis. Double knockdown of endophilin B1 and Drp1 leads to a mitochondrial phenotype identical to that of the Drp1 single knockdown, a result consistent with Drp1 acting upstream of endophilin B1 in the maintenance of morphological dynamics of mitochondria.     

Caveolae/raft-dependent endocytosis

Although caveolae are well-characterized subdomains of glycolipid rafts, their distinctive morphology and association with caveolins has led to their internalization being considered different from that of rafts. In this review, we propose that caveolae and rafts are internalized via a common pathway, caveolae/raft-dependent endocytosis, defined by its clathrin independence, dynamin dependence, and sensitivity to cholesterol depletion. The regulatory role of caveolin-1 and ligand sorting in this complex endocytic pathway are specifically addressed.     

流感病毒生命周期研究进展

流感病毒引起急性呼吸道感染,分为季节性流感和大流行流感。季节性流感每年都有发生,感染后可以导致肺炎和急性呼吸道衰竭,往往并发细菌共感染。大流行流感每隔一段时间发生一次,具有高致病性特点。近年来大流行流感频繁暴发,带来了巨大的经济和社会负担。本文从流感病毒生物学、生命周期等方面进行简要综述,有助于为预防和治疗流感病毒感染提供策略。     

Dynamin GTPase regulation is altered by PH domain mutations found in centronuclear myopathy patients

The large GTPase dynamin has an important membrane scission function in receptor‐mediated endocytosis and other cellular processes. Self‐assembly on phosphoinositide‐containing membranes stimulates dynamin GTPase activity, which is crucial for its function. Although the pleckstrin‐homology (PH) domain is known to mediate phosphoinositide binding by dynamin, it remains unclear how this promotes activation. Here, we describe studies of dynamin PH domain mutations found in centronuclear myopathy (CNM) that increase dynamin's GTPase activity without altering phosphoinositide binding. CNM mutations in the PH domain C‐terminal α‐helix appear to cause conformational changes in dynamin that alter control of the GTP hydrolysis cycle. These mutations either ‘sensitize’ dynamin to lipid stimulation or elevate basal GTPase rates by promoting self‐assembly and thus rendering dynamin no longer lipid responsive. We also describe a low‐resolution structure of dimeric dynamin from small‐angle X‐ray scattering that reveals conformational changes induced by CNM mutations, and defines requirements for domain rearrangement upon dynamin self‐assembly at membrane surfaces. Our data suggest that changes in the PH domain may couple lipid binding to dynamin GTPase activation at sites of vesicle invagination.     

Regulation of cargo‐selective endocytosis by dynamin 2 GTPase‐activating protein girdin

In clathrin‐mediated endocytosis (CME), specificity and selectivity for cargoes are thought to be tightly regulated by cargo‐specific adaptors for distinct cellular functions. Here, we show that the actin‐binding protein girdin is a regulator of cargo‐selective CME. Girdin interacts with dynamin 2, a GTPase that excises endocytic vesicles from the plasma membrane, and functions as its GTPase‐activating protein. Interestingly, girdin depletion leads to the defect in clathrin‐coated pit formation in the center of cells. Also, we find that girdin differentially interacts with some cargoes, which competitively prevents girdin from interacting with dynamin 2 and confers the cargo selectivity for CME. Therefore, girdin regulates transferrin and E‐cadherin endocytosis in the center of cells and their subsequent polarized intracellular localization, but has no effect on integrin and epidermal growth factor receptor endocytosis that occurs at the cell periphery. Our results reveal that girdin regulates selective CME via a mechanism involving dynamin 2, but not by operating as a cargo‐specific adaptor.     

细胞内吞的研究进展

细胞外基质的各种分子经细胞膜进入真核细胞是一个复杂的过程。细胞内吞是通过细胞质膜的变形运动将细胞外物质转运入细胞内的过程。不同的细胞内吞途径需要不同的蛋白质分子参与,引起不同的信号转导通路。目前认为细胞内吞和膜转运是细胞对其信号转导过程的一种精密的组织安排,细胞内吞在细胞信号转导,维持机体动态平衡方面起着重要作用。细胞内吞途径通常可以分为网格蛋白依赖的内吞和非网格蛋白依赖的内吞,其中后者包括陷窝蛋白依赖和非陷窝蛋白依赖的内吞,以及巨胞饮介导的内吞。本文将就这几种主要细胞内吞途径及与细胞信号转导通路关系的研究进展予以介绍。