非复制型痘苗病毒的生物学性状研究进展

痘病毒被广泛用于针对多种感染性疾病和癌症的疫苗研究,而非复制型痘苗病毒的发展又进一步提高了其安全性。来源于中国天花疫苗株的复制缺陷型痘苗病毒天坛株(NTV)正是一株非复制型痘苗病毒。为了促进未来NTV作为疫苗候选株在临床中的应用,我们对NTV与另外2株非复制型痘苗病毒,即改良痘苗病毒安卡拉株(MVA)和NYVAC的生物学性状做简要综述,主要讨论了它们的基因组结构、体外生长特性、病毒复制和形态发生、组织中的病毒分布和病毒-宿主细胞间的相互作用。     

表达粒细胞巨噬细胞集落刺激因子的非复制痘苗病毒的抗肿瘤效果

构建了表达GM－CSF的非复制型重组痘苗病毒RV△11β75GMCSF。Southern blot证实重组病毒C－K片段间基因缺失,同时插入GM－CSF 基因,GM－CSF可以分泌形式良好表达。Wistar大鼠Walker‘s瘤内注射重组病毒RV△11β75GMCSF后,可以延长荷瘤鼠的生存时间,重组病毒RV△11β75GMCSF修饰的肿瘤细胞裂解物（WRC256）的肿瘤免疫治疗,可以抑制荷瘤大鼠的肿瘤生长,瘤重较对照组减轻,此结果提示,非复制重组痘苗病毒表达的GM－CSF可作为有效的肿瘤免疫治疗佐剂。     

表达HPV16E6和E7蛋白的非复制型重组痘苗病毒的构建

为研制HPV16的治疗性疫苗,首先将表达质粒pJSA1175与非复制型痘苗病毒NTVJTK+进行同源重组,构建了痘苗重组病毒NTVJLac.再将表达质粒pJSDME6E7R与NTVJLac进行同源重组,构建了表达HPV16 E6和E7蛋白的非复制型重组痘苗病毒NTVJmE6E7,并对获得的重组病毒进行了鉴定.Southern杂交显示,重组痘苗病毒NTVJmE6E7基因组中有E6和E7基因插入.该重组病毒在人源细胞中不复制.Western blot显示,重组病毒在人源TK-143细胞中能表达E6和E7蛋白.非复制型重组痘苗病毒NTVJmE6E7可作为HPV16相关肿瘤及其癌前病变免疫治疗的实验性疫苗株.     

一株新的狂犬病重组痘苗病毒某些生物学性质的研究

对表达狂犬病毒糖蛋白的重组痘苗病毒ＶＶＭ１１ＫＲＧ株生物学性质进行了研究,该重组病毒的特点是：（１）糖蛋白基因插入到痘苗病毒天坛株基因组ＨｉｎｄⅢＭ片段中;（２）启动子为痘苗病毒天坛株Ｐ１１晚期启动子;（３）不含外源ｌａｃ基因。该重组病毒在ＣＶ－１细胞和鸡胚细胞上繁殖滴渡略高于另一株重组痘苗病毒ＶＶＴＫ１１ＫＲＧ,在鸡胚细胞中繁殖滴度第三天达到最高,在ＣＶ－１细胞中第二天达到最高。温度稳定性与天坛株相比没有明显改变。重组病毒在家兔皮内的毒力比亲本株（天坛株）低。间接免疫荧光和Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ都证明了狂犬病毒糖蛋白有良好的表达。通过Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ证实糖蛋白基因准确地插入到ＨｉｎｄⅢＭ片段中。重组痘苗病毒启动子与部分糖蛋白基因克隆到ｐＧＥＭ３ｚｆ（－）质粒上,对该段ＤＮＡ序列分析表明不会产生移码和融合蛋白,从而为该重组病毒的使用提供了明确的基因背景资料。     

修饰的痘苗病毒安卡拉株（MVA）基因组中高频的同源重组

痘苗病毒由于其外源基因容量大,表达产物后加工完善等优势而广泛用于基因工程的研究以及基因治疗,痘苗病毒基因组的同源重组现象为其基因操作带来了方便,也被用于很多痘苗病毒基因结构和功能的研究,痘苗病毒安卡拉株（MVA）是一种修饰的复制限制的痘苗病毒,由于极高的安全性,正在实验室和临床应用的很多领域取代普通的痘苗病毒,为提高重组MVA系统的安全性以及筛选重组MVA的效率,发展了一种暂时选择系统,此系统利用分子内2段同向的相同序列发生同源重组去除选择标记k1l基因,从而消除选择标记对宿主可能的危害。利用此暂时表达系统构建了4个携带编码不同长度外源多蛋白质序列的重组MVA,并估算了每次传代的重组频率,结果显示,MVA同源重组频率虽然比其他痘苗病毒株要低,但仍然是较斋的,将带有k1l基因的重组MVA经3-4次盲传（blind passage),即可获得完全去除选择标记的重组MVA。进一步证明上述利用暂时选择标记k1l基因构建重组MVA的系统具有十分可靠的安全性,适合作为人体活疫苗开发和基因治疗的载体,而且,通过盲传进行筛选,能大大提高去除选择标记的效率,降低鸺建重组MVA的成本。     

表达小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子的重组非复制型痘苗病毒的构建及鉴定

目的:以非复制型痘苗病毒天坛株为载体表达小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(GM-CSF),并体外鉴定其生物学活性。方法:构建含有小鼠GM-CSF的重组痘苗病毒质粒,与非复制型痘苗病毒进行同源重组,筛选表达小鼠GM-CSF的重组痘苗病毒rNTVGMCSFLacZ,对目的基因及蛋白的表达进行鉴定,并在体外检测目的蛋白的生物学活性。结果:构建的重组病毒rNTVGMCSFLacZ中正确插入了小鼠GM-CSF基因,Western印迹结果表明其能正确表达GM-CSF,且在体外证明rNTVGMCSFLacZ表达的小鼠GM-CSF能分泌到细胞外,具有生物学活性。结论:构建了一株能分泌表达有生物学活性的小鼠GM-CSF的重组非复制型痘苗病毒。     

表达绿色荧光蛋白的重组痘苗病毒的初步应用

目的:制备表达绿色荧光蛋白的重组痘苗病毒,并初步探讨其应用。方法:构建制备表达绿色荧光蛋白的重组痘苗病毒RVJ11LacZ-I1LGFP;分别利用药物昔多福韦与抗痘苗病毒高效价免疫血清,建立基于该病毒的荧光生成抑制实验及荧光减数中和实验。结果:荧光生成抑制实验与传统的噬斑生成抑制实验相比,结果一致,但判读更直接快速;重组痘苗病毒RVJ11LacZ-I1LGFP亦可用于体外快速高通量评价正痘病毒疫苗的中和能力。结论:利用表达绿色荧光蛋白的重组痘苗病毒建立了直接简便快速高通量的抗痘病毒药物筛选及体外中和评价技术。     

Production of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Virus by Intensified Cell Cultures: A Comparison of Platform Technologies for Viral Vector Production

Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus is a promising vector for vaccination against various challenging pathogens or the treatment of some types of cancers, requiring a high amount of virions per dose for vaccination and gene therapy. Upstream process intensification combining perfusion technologies, the avian suspension cell line AGE1.CR.pIX and the virus strain MVA-CR19 is an option to obtain very high MVA yields. Here the authors compare different options for cell retention in perfusion mode using conventional stirred-tank bioreactors. Furthermore, the authors study hollow-fiber bioreactors and an orbital-shaken bioreactor in perfusion mode, both available for single-use. Productivity for the virus strain MVA-CR19 is compared to results from batch and continuous production reported in literature. The results demonstrate that cell retention devices are only required to maximize cell concentration but not for continuous harvesting. Using a stirred-tank bioreactor, a perfusion strategy with working volume expansion after virus infection results in the highest yields. Overall, infectious MVA virus titers of 2.1–16.5 × 10⁹ virions/mL are achieved in these intensified processes. Taken together, the study shows a novel perspective on high-yield MVA virus production in conventional bioreactor systems linked to various cell retention devices and addresses options for process intensification including fully single-use perfusion platforms.     

A Deleted Deletion Site in a New Vector Strain and Exceptional Genomic Stability of Plaque-Purified Modified Vaccinia Ankara(MVA)

Vectored vaccines based on highly attenuated modified vaccinia Ankara(MVA) are reported to be immunogenic, tolerant to pre-existing immunity, and able to accommodate and stably maintain very large transgenes. MVA is usually produced on primary chicken embryo fibroblasts, but production processes based on continuous cell lines emerge as increasingly robust and cost-effective alternatives. An isolate of a hitherto undescribed genotype was recovered by passage of a nonplaque-purified preparation of MVA in a continuous anatine suspension cell line(CR.pIX) in chemically defined medium.The novel isolate(MVA-CR19) replicated to higher infectious titers in the extracellular volume of suspension cultures and induced fewer syncytia in adherent cultures. We now extend previous studies with the investigation of the point mutations in structural genes of MVA-CR19 and describe an additional point mutation in a regulatory gene. We furthermore map and discuss an extensive rearrangement of the left telomer of MVA-CR19 that appears to have occurred by duplication of the right telomer. This event caused deletions and duplications of genes that may modulate immunologic properties of MVACR19 as a vaccine vector. Our characterizations also highlight the exceptional genetic stability of plaque-purified MVA:although the phenotype of MVA-CR19 appears to be advantageous for replication, we found that all genetic markers that differentiate wildtype and MVA-CR19 are stably maintained in passages of recombinant viruses based on either wildtype or MVA-CR.     

Therapeutic effect of a vaccinia colon oncolysate prepared with interleukin-2-gene encoded vaccinia virus studied in a syngeneic CC-36 murine colon hepatic metastasis model

Vaccinia CC-36 murine colon oncolysate (VCO) prepared with interleukin-2-gene encoded recombinant vaccinia virus (IL-2VCO) was used in the treatment of a syngeneic murine colon adenocarcinoma (CC-36) hepatic metastasis to test the beneficial effect of the interleukin-2-gene encoded vaccinia virus over a control recombinant vaccinia virus in producing a vaccinia oncolysate tumor cell vaccine. Results suggest that the IL-2VCO treatment significantly reduced the hepatic tumor burden in comparison with the controls that received either IL-2-gene-encoded recombinant vaccinia virus or a plain recombinant vaccinia virus or vaccinia oncolysate prepared with the plain recombinant virus. The survival of mice treated with IL-2VCO was also improved in comparison with mice treated with other preparations. The induction of a cytolytic T lymphocyte response was examined to elucidate the mechanism of the induction of antitumor responses in IL-2VCO-treated mice. Fresh peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) isolated from IL-2VCO-treated mice showed a higher cytolytic activity against CC-36 tumor cell target when compared to PBL from the mice of other treatment groups, suggesting that the IL-2VCO induced an antitumor cytolytic T lymphocyte response. These results suggest that a vaccinia oncolysate, prepared with recombinant vaccinia virus encoding an immunomodulating cytokine gene will enhance antitumor responses in the host.     

Crystal Structure of the Vaccinia Virus Uracil-DNA Glycosylase in Complex with DNA

Vaccinia virus polymerase holoenzyme is composed of the DNA polymerase catalytic subunit E9 associated with its heterodimeric co-factor A20·D4 required for processive genome synthesis. Although A20 has no known enzymatic activity, D4 is an active uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG). The presence of a repair enzyme as a component of the viral replication machinery suggests that, for poxviruses, DNA synthesis and base excision repair is coupled. We present the 2.7 Å crystal structure of the complex formed by D4 and the first 50 amino acids of A20 (D4·A20_1–50) bound to a 10-mer DNA duplex containing an abasic site resulting from the cleavage of a uracil base. Comparison of the viral complex with its human counterpart revealed major divergences in the contacts between protein and DNA and in the enzyme orientation on the DNA. However, the conformation of the dsDNA within both structures is very similar, suggesting a dominant role of the DNA conformation for UNG function. In contrast to human UNG, D4 appears rigid, and we do not observe a conformational change upon DNA binding. We also studied the interaction of D4·A20_1–50 with different DNA oligomers by surface plasmon resonance. D4 binds weakly to nonspecific DNA and to uracil-containing substrates but binds abasic sites with a K_d of <1.4 μm. This second DNA complex structure of a family I UNG gives new insight into the role of D4 as a co-factor of vaccinia virus DNA polymerase and allows a better understanding of the structural determinants required for UNG action.     

Immunogenicity of a recombinant MVA and a DNA vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus in swine

We previously reported that mice immunized with recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) encoding Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) prM and E genes were completely protected against JEV challenge (Nam, J.H., Wyatt, L.S., Chae, S.L., Cho, H.W., Park, Y.K., Moss, B. Vaccine 1999,17: 261-268). In this study, we examined the immunogenicity in swine of this recombinant MVA (vJH9) or a DNA vaccine (pcJH-1) expressing the same JEV genes. Although the booster effect in mice with a combination of vJH9, pcJH-1 and inactivated JEV commercial vaccine was not apparent by measuring JEV antibodies, the recombinant MVA vaccine (vJH9) and the DNA vaccine (pcJH-l) efficiently produced neutralizing antibodies in swine and 2 doses of each showed a booster effect in mice and swine. Therefore, both vJH9 and pcJH-1 are good candidates for a second generation JEV vaccine.     

Translation of mRNAs from Vesicular Stomatitis Virus and Vaccinia Virus Is Differentially Blocked in Cells with Depletion of eIF4GI and/or eIF4GII

Cytolytic viruses abrogate host protein synthesis to maximize the translation of their own mRNAs. In this study, we analyzed the eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4G requirement for translation of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and vaccinia virus (VV) mRNAs in HeLa cells using two different strategies: eIF4G depletion by small interfering RNAs or cleavage of eIF4G by expression of poliovirus 2A protease. Depletion of eIF4GI or eIF4GII moderately inhibits cellular protein synthesis, whereas silencing of both factors has only a slightly higher effect. Under these conditions, the extent of VSV protein synthesis is similar to that of nondepleted control cells, whereas VV expression is substantially reduced. Similar results were obtained when eIF4E was depleted. On the other hand, eIF4G cleavage by poliovirus 2A protease strongly inhibits translation of VV protein expression, whereas translation directed by VSV mRNAs is not abrogated, even though VSV mRNAs are capped. Therefore, the requirement for eIF4F activity is different for VV and VSV, suggesting that the molecular mechanism by which their mRNAs initiate their translation is also different. Consistent with these findings, eIF4GI does not colocalize with ribosomes in VSV-infected cells, while eIF2α locates at perinuclear sites coincident with ribosomes.     

Vaccination with phosphoglycan-deficient Leishmania major protects highly susceptible mice from virulent challenge without inducing a strong Th1 response

Long-term immunity to Leishmania may require the continued presence of parasites, but previous attempts to create attenuated parasites that persist without causing disease have had limited success. Since Leishmania major mutants that lack lipophosphoglycan and other secreted phosphoglycans, termed lpg2-, persist indefinitely in infected mice without inducing any disease, we tested their ability to provide protection to virulent L. major challenge. In response to leishmanial Ag stimulation, cells from lpg2--infected mice produced minimal levels of IL-4 and IL-10, as well as very low levels of IFN-gamma. Nevertheless, when BALB/c mice infected with lpg2- parasites were challenged with virulent L. major they were protected from disease. Thus, these findings report on attenuated parasites that may be used to induce long-term protection against leishmaniasis and indicate that the immunity induced can be maintained in the absence of a strong Th1 response.     

马传染性贫血强/弱毒嵌合病毒的体外构建

马传染性贫血病毒(equine infectious anemia virus,EIAV)引起马传染性贫血(简称马传贫),导致马持续性感染和反复病毒血症[1].EIAV与人免疫缺陷病毒Ⅰ型(HIV-1)同属反转录病毒科慢病毒属,二者有很多相似的特性[2].在反转录病毒前病毒基因组两端含有长末端重复序列(long terminal repeat,LTR).LTR含有真核启动子,其中含有病毒转录调控顺式作用位点,病毒编码的反式作用因子与其结合后可以反式激活基因的表达,对病毒基因的表达和其它生命活动起重要调控作用[3,4].因此,LTR序列的变异可能会引起病毒转录和复制方式的改变,进而引起其细胞嗜性和致病性的改变[5,6].为了探讨LTR在EIAV病毒复制和转录过程中的作用,并进一步研究EIAV的致病和免疫机制,用EIAV强毒L株LTR置换了以前构建的EIAV DLA(弱毒)感染性分子克隆中的LTR,构建了马传贫强/弱毒嵌合分子克隆,并获得了具有感染性的强/弱毒嵌合病毒.     

鼻咽癌患者血清中抗Epstein-Barr病毒特异性DNA酶抗体检测方法的探讨

本文报道了鼻咽癌患者血清中抗Epstein-Barr病毒特异性DNA酶抗体的检测方法,并对影响检测结果的几种因素进行了探讨。用抗酶率来表示抗体滴度可在酶用量为0.08—0.25U范围内进行检测,使实验条件容易控制。     

猪瘟甲病毒复制子载体DNA疫苗与重组腺病毒活载体疫苗联合免疫效果评价

本实验室先前分别将构建的猪瘟病毒E2基因重组腺病毒疫苗(rAdV-E2)和猪瘟甲病毒复制子载体DNA疫苗(pSFV1CS-E2)在猪体上进行了免疫效力评价,结果显示,rAdV-E2免疫组所有猪虽然在加强免疫后产生了比较高的猪瘟特异性中和抗体,但攻毒后个别猪表现短期体温升高和轻微病变;而pSFV1CS-E2免疫组猪只虽然在攻毒后得到了保护,但产生的抗体水平较低。为了增强猪瘟甲病毒复制子载体疫苗和猪瘟重组腺病毒活载体疫苗的免疫效果,本研究应用了复制子载体DNA疫苗初免和重组腺病毒疫苗加强免疫的初免-加强(Prime-boost)免疫策略,并在猪体上进行了评价。结果显示,所有免疫猪均产生了高水平的猪瘟特异性的中和抗体,用猪瘟强毒攻击后,pSFV1CS-E2初免组所有猪(n=5)均没有出现任何猪瘟的临床症状和病理变化,攻毒后在猪血液中也没有检测到猪瘟病毒RNA,而重组腺病毒初免组(n=5)有一头猪出现短期发热和病毒血症及轻微病理变化。这表明初免-加强免疫策略能显著提高重组疫苗的免疫效力。     

猪2型圆环病毒ORF2基因在塞姆利基森林病毒RNA复制子衍生的新型真核表达载体中的表达

猪 2型圆环病毒 (porcinecircovirus 2 ,PCV2 )是断乳仔猪多系统衰竭综合征 (postweaningmultisystemicwastingsyndrome,PMWS)的原发性病原。PCV2的ORF2编码病毒唯一的结构蛋白Cap。根据GenBank中公布的PCV2JXL株的序列设计一对引物 ,应用PCR方法从该毒株感染的PK 15细胞中扩增出完整的ORF2基因 ,将此基因克隆于本实验室此前构建的塞姆利基森林病毒 (SemlikiForestvirus,SFV)RNA复制子衍生的新型真核表达载体Psfv1cs中的BamHⅠ位点 ,获得重组质粒pSFV1CS Cap。用pSFV1CS-Cap分别转染BHK-21细胞和293T细胞 ,经间接免疫荧光试验检测表明 ,PCV2 ORF2基因在转染细胞中得到表达。小鼠接种试验表明 ,该重组质粒能诱导小鼠产生特异性抗体.