特异切割马铃薯卷叶病毒复制酶基因负链的核酶研究

根据锤头状核酶的作用模式,设计、合成并克隆了特异性切割马铃薯地病毒中国分离株（ＰＬＲＶ－Ｃｈ）复制酶基因负链ＲＮＡ的核酶序列,以体外转录的ＰＬＲＶ－Ｃｈ复制酶基因负链ＲＮＡ作为底物,与转录的核酶ＲＮＡ共同保温,以检测核酶对底和的体外切割作用。实验结果表明,核酸疼 ＲＮＡ对ＰＬＲＶ－Ｃｈ复制酶基因负锭ＲＮＡ具有特异切割作用。     

利用PCR技术行反义寡核苷酸体外抗丁型肝炎病毒基因组RNA中核酶的研究

设计一对ＰＣＲ引物,其中上游引物的５’端除目的基因外,还加Ｔ７ＲＮＡ聚合酶启动子序列,以质粒（ｐＳＶＬＤ３）为模板,通过ＰＣＲ扩增出带有Ｔ７ＲＮＡ聚合酶启动子序列的１３９ｂｐ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,它含有丁型肝炎病毒（ＨＤＶ）基因组ＲＮＡ中核酶（Ｒｉｂｏｚｙｍｅ）区的ｃＤＮＡ该核酶具有自身裂解功能,经测序发现该ｃＤＮＡ有２个碱基变异,以此ＰＣＲ产物为模板,通过Ｔ７ＲＮＡ聚合酶,转录出核酶的前体,并观察到其     

HCV5′端非编码区cDNA的体外转录

采用逆转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）从广东省一例慢性丙型肝炎病人血清中获得丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）５′端非编码区（５′ＮＣＲ）３０２ｂｐ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,经补齐和提纯后插入ｐＵＣ１９质粒,获得的重组体ｐＵＮ进行序列测定,将ｐＵＮ的目的基因亚克隆进体外转录载体ｐＳＰＯＲＴＩ多克隆位点的ＥｃｏＲｆｆＩ和ＰｓｔＩ切点之间,所得重组体ｐＳＮ线性化后由Ｔ７ＲＮＡ多聚酶及ＳＰ６ＲＮＡ多聚酶引导体外转录反应,产物     

烟草β—1,3—葡聚糖酶cDNA克隆,大肠杆菌表达及植物表达载体的 …

用０．１５％乙烯利诱导烟草幼苗后,提取叶片总ＲＮＡ,并通过反转录及多聚酶链式反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）扩增出β－１,３－葡聚糖酶基因的ｃＤＮＡ。将其克隆至载体ｐＢｌｕｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ ＳＫ后,完成了此基因的全序列分析。测序结果表明：所克隆的ｃＤＮＡ除第１００８位碱基与所报道的不同外,其它序列完全一致。为制备抗血清,构建了此基因的大肠杆菌表达载体,并在表达宿主菌ＢＬ２１（ＤＥ３）ｐｌｙＳ中得到表达,进行了Ｗ     

水稻齿叶矮缩病毒Segment 9 dsRNA的序列分析及其在大肠杆菌DE3中的表达

通过有机试剂抽提,ＣＦ－１１纤维素柱层析,从感染水稻齿叶矮缩病毒菲律宾分离株（ＲｉｃｅＲａｇｇｅｄＳｔｕｎｔＶｉｒｕｓ,Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｐｉｎｅｉｓｏｌａｔｅ,简称ＲＲＳＶ－Ｐ）的水稻植株中获取该病毒的全基因组,即获得从Ｓｅｇｍｅｎｔ１到Ｓｅｇｍｅｎｔ１０（Ｓ１－Ｓ１０）的１０条双链ＲＮＡ（ｄｓＲＮＡ）,然后设计合适的引物,用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ方法得到Ｓ９的ｃＤＮＡ并将其克隆到ｐＵＣ１１９质粒上扩增,以双链测序法测定该ｃＤＮＡ的全序列。同时又将此ｃＤＮＡ克隆到大肠杆菌表达质粒ｐＧＥＸ－３Ｘ上,在大肠杆菌菌株ＤＥ３中用ＩＰＴＧ诱导表达,经超声波破菌、离心、Ｇｌｕｔａｔｈｉｏｎｅ－ｓｅｐｈａｒｏｓｅ４Ｂ亲和层析,得到纯化的分子量为６４ｋＤ的融合蛋白。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒基因组cDNA文库的构建

以牛病毒性腹泻病毒（ＢＶＤＶ）┥ｎＬ株的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,经逆向转录酶作用,合成第一链ｃＤＮＡ,再以ＲＮａｄｓｅ／Ｈ与ＤＮＡ聚合酶Ｉ联合作用合成ｄｓｃＤＮＡ,并以ｄＣ同聚物尾化。ｐＵＣ８ＤＮＡ在Ｐｓｔ Ｉ酶解后,以ｄＧ同聚物尾化,两者退火构成重组质粒,转化到Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ ＪＭ１０１受体菌中,另以γ－＾３２Ｐ－ＡＴＰ标记ＢＶＤＶ ＲＮＡ制备探针,通过菌落原位杂交筛选重组子。酶切分配表明重组质粒插入     

HCV5＇端非编码区cDNA的体外转录

采用逆转录聚合酶链反应（ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ）从广东省一例慢性丙型肝炎病人血清中获得丙型肝炎病毒（ＨＣＶ）５＇端非编码区（５＇ＮＣＲ）３０２ｂｐ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,经补齐和提纯后插入ｐＵＣ１９质粒,获得的重组体ｐＵＮ进行序列测定。将ｐＵＮ的目的基因亚克隆进体外转录载体ｐＳＰＯＲＴＩ多克隆位点的ＥｏｏＲＩ和ＰｓｔＩ切点之间,所得重组体ｐＳＮ线性化后由Ｔ＿７ＲＮＡ多聚酶及ＳＰ６ＲＮＡ多聚酶引导体外转录反应,产物经凝胶电泳及特异引物ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ,证实ＳＰ６引导的是正义ＲＮＡ,Ｔ７合成的是反义ＲＮＡ,其大小分别力４２９ｂｐ和３６２ｂｐ。并证实所得ＲＮＡ力ＨＣＶ５＇ＮＣＲｃＤＮＡ转录而来。获得的ＨＣＶ５＇ＮＣＲｃＤＮＡ和ＲＮＡ在常规逆转录和ＰＣＲ步骤中用于设立有效的模板对照,对消除假用性及评估试剂有重要意义。同时,ＨＣＶ５＇ＮＣＲ体外转录载体的构建可用于制各ＲＮＡ探针和反义ＲＮＡ,改进后还可作为定量ＰＣＲ的竞争性模板。     

RT－cDNA克隆－PCR法获取犬瘟热病毒融合蛋白基因（F）

纯化鸡胚成纤维细胞培养的犬瘟热病毒（ＣａｎｉｎｅＤｉｓｔｅｍｐｅｒＶｉｒｕｓ,ＣＤＶ）,获得病毒基因组ＲＮＡ后,反转录合成双链病毒Ｆ基因ｃＤＮＡ。将此双链ｃＤＮＡ平端插入ＰＵＣ１９质粒ＳａｍⅠ位点构建重组质粒,进行ｃＤＮＡ克隆。以重组克隆质粒为模板ＰＣＲ扩增,获得ＣＤＶ全长Ｆ基因。将此Ｆ基因插入表达载体ＰＢＶ２２０,在大肠杆菌中表达,通过对表达产物的最终鉴定,可确认所获片段为ＣＤＶ全长Ｆ基因．     

兔出血症病毒信使RNA的分离纯化及其生物活性的鉴定

用液相免疫沉法从感染兔出血症病毒（Ｒａｂｂｉｔ Ｈａｅｍｏｒｒｈａｇｉｃ Ｄｉｓｅａｓｅ Ｖｉｒｕｓ,ＲＨＤＶ）８小时后的兔肝组织的多聚核糖体中,分离出ＲＨＤＶ特异性的多聚核糖体,并由此获得全核酸,经Ｏｌｉｇｏ（ｄＴ）－ｃｅｌｌｕｌｏｓｅ亲和层板,得到３．４Ａ２６０的ＲＨＤＶｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）＾＋ＲＮＡ占全核酸的３．５％。此Ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）＾＋ＲＮＡ经甲醛变性琼脂糖电泳,得到６条单一的带,其大小分别为０     

柯萨奇B3病毒结构和非结构蛋白基因重组质粒的构建及其在体外真核细胞中的

制备ＣＶＢ３结构蛋白和非结构蛋白重组质粒ＤＮＡ疫苗时,采用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ从ＣＶＢ感染的ＨｅＬａ细胞中扩增ＶＰ１、ＶＰ２、２Ａ和３Ｄ基因,重组入真核表达质粒ｐｃＤＮＡ３中,构建ｐｃＤＮＡ３／ＶＰ２、ｐｃＤＮＡ３／ＶＰ１、ｐｃＤＮＡ３／２Ａ和ｐｃＤＮＡ３／３Ｄ重组质粒,经酶切和测下实扩增的序列并将各重组质粒体外转染真核细胞ＣＯＳ－７,用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ检测ｍＲＮＡ的转录,用Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ检测表达产物。结果４种重组质粒酶切出相应大小的目的片段,经测序证实为ＣＶＢ３相应序列,Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ－ｂｌｏｔ证实能够在体外真核细胞中表达。本文成功构建ＣＶＢ３结构与非结构蛋白的重组质粒ＤＮＡ疫苗,为进一步研究其免疫效果奠定了基础。     

Solubilization and promoter analysis of RNA polymerase from rice stripe virus.

The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase associated with rice stripe virus was dissociated from viral RNA (vRNA) by CsCl centrifugation. The solubilized RNA-free RNA polymerase transcribed a model RNA template 50 nucleotides in length carrying the 5'- and 3'-terminal conserved sequences of all four genome RNA segments. A 3'-terminal half molecule of the model template was also active as a template. Hence, we propose that the 3'-terminal conserved sequence serves as a promoter for the rice stripe virus-associated RNA polymerase. The solubilized enzyme, however, was unable to transcribe vRNA. The failure of the solubilized enzyme to transcribe vRNA is discussed in relation to the apparent loss of RNA polymerase activity after treatment of virions with high concentrations of salt.     

The 5'-terminal region of the Aichi virus genome encodes cis-acting replication elements required for positive- and negative-strand RNA synthesis

Aichi virus is a member of the family Picornaviridae. It has already been shown that three stem-loop structures (SL-A, SL-B, and SL-C, from the 5' end) formed at the 5' end of the genome are critical elements for viral RNA replication. In this study, we further characterized the 5'-terminal cis-acting replication elements. We found that an additional structural element, a pseudoknot structure, is formed through base-pairing interaction between the loop segment of SL-B (nucleotides [nt] 57 to 60) and a sequence downstream of SL-C (nt 112 to 115) and showed that the formation of this pseudoknot is critical for viral RNA replication. Mapping of the 5'-terminal sequence of the Aichi virus genome required for RNA replication using a series of Aichi virus-encephalomyocarditis virus chimera replicons indicated that the 5'-end 115 nucleotides including the pseudoknot structure are the minimum requirement for RNA replication. Using the cell-free translation-replication system, we examined the abilities of viral RNAs with a lethal mutation in the 5'-terminal structural elements to synthesize negative- and positive-strand RNAs. The results showed that the formation of three stem-loops and the pseudoknot structure at the 5' end of the genome is required for negative-strand RNA synthesis. In addition, specific nucleotide sequences in the stem of SL-A or its complementary sequences at the 3' end of the negative-strand were shown to be critical for the initiation of positive-strand RNA synthesis but not for that of negative-strand synthesis. Thus, the 5' end of the Aichi virus genome encodes elements important for not only negative-strand synthesis but also positive-strand synthesis.     

Secondary structure of the 3' terminus of hepatitis C virus minus-strand RNA

The 3'-terminal ends of both the positive and negative strands of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, the latter being the replicative intermediate, are most likely the initiation sites for replication by the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NS5B. The structural features of the very conserved 3' plus [(+)] strand untranslated region [3' (+) UTR] are well established (K. J. Blight and C. M. Rice, J. Virol. 71:7345-7352, 1997). However, little information is available concerning the 3' end of the minus [(-)] strand RNA. In the present work, we used chemical and enzymatic probing to investigate the conformation of that region, which is complementary to the 5' (+) UTR and the first 74 nucleotides of the HCV polyprotein coding sequence. By combining our experimental data with computer predictions, we have derived a secondary-structure model of this region. In our model, the last 220 nucleotides, where initiation of the (+) strand RNA synthesis presumably takes place, fold into five stable stem-loops, forming domain I. Domain I is linked to an overall less stable structure, named domain II, containing the sequences complementary to the pseudoknot of the internal ribosomal entry site in the 5' (+) UTR. Our results show that, even though the (-) strand 3'-terminal region has the antisense sequence of the 5' (+) UTR, it does not fold into its mirror image. Interestingly, comparison of the replication initiation sites on both strands reveals common structural features that may play key functions in the replication process.     

Requirements for assembly of poliovirus replication complexes and negative-strand RNA synthesis

HeLa cells were transfected with several plasmids that encoded all poliovirus (PV) nonstructural proteins. Viral RNAs were transcribed by T7 RNA polymerase expressed from recombinant vaccinia virus. All plasmids produced similar amounts of viral proteins that were processed identically; however, RNAs were designed either to serve as templates for replication or to contain mutations predicted to prevent RNA replication. The mutations included substitution of the entire PV 5' noncoding region (NCR) with the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) internal ribosomal entry site, thereby deleting the 5'-terminal cloverleaf-like structure, or insertion of three nucleotides in the 3Dpol coding sequence. Production of viral proteins was sufficient to induce the characteristic reorganization of intracellular membranes into heterogeneous-sized vesicles, independent of RNA replication. The vesicles were stably associated with viral RNA only when RNA replication could occur. Nonreplicating RNAs localized to distinct, nonoverlapping regions in the cell, excluded from the viral protein-membrane complexes. The absence of accumulation of positive-strand RNA from both mutated RNAs in transfected cells was documented. In addition, no minus-strand RNA was produced from the EMCV chimeric template RNA in vitro. These data show that the 5'-terminal sequences of PV RNA are essential for initiation of minus-strand RNA synthesis at its 3' end.     

Specific interaction of hepatitis C virus protease/helicase NS3 with the 3'-terminal sequences of viral positive- and negative-strand RNA

The hepatitis C virus (HCV)-encoded protease/helicase NS3 is likely to be involved in viral RNA replication. We have expressed and purified recombinant NS3 (protease and helicase domains) and Delta pNS3 (helicase domain only) and examined their abilities to interact with the 3'-terminal sequence of both positive and negative strands of HCV RNA. These regions of RNA were chosen because initiation of RNA synthesis is likely to occur at or near the 3' untranslated region (UTR). The results presented here demonstrate that NS3 (and Delta pNS3) interacts efficiently and specifically with the 3'-terminal sequences of both positive- and negative-strand RNA but not with the corresponding complementary 5'-terminal RNA sequences. The interaction of NS3 with the 3'-terminal negative strand [called 3'(-) UTR(127)] was specific in that only homologous (and not heterologous) RNA competed efficiently in the binding reaction. A predicted stem-loop structure present at the 3' terminus (nucleotides 5 to 20 from the 3' end) of the negative-strand RNA appears to be important for NS3 binding to the negative-strand UTR. Deletion of the stem-loop structure almost totally impaired NS3 (and Delta pNS3) binding. Additional mutagenesis showed that three G-C pairs within the stem were critical for helicase-RNA interaction. The data presented here also suggested that both a double-stranded structure and the 3'-proximal guanosine residues in the stem were important determinants of protein binding. In contrast to the relatively stringent requirement for 3'(-) UTR binding, specific interaction of NS3 (or Delta pNS3) with the 3'-terminal sequences of the positive-strand RNA [3'(+) UTR] appears to require the entire 3'(+) UTR of HCV. Deletion of either the 98-nucleotide 3'-terminal conserved region or the 5' half sequence containing the variable region and the poly(U) and/or poly(UC) stretch significantly impaired RNA-protein interaction. The implication of NS3 binding to the 3'-terminal sequences of viral positive- and negative-strand RNA in viral replication is discussed.     

Poliovirus-encoded 2C polypeptide specifically binds to the 3'-terminal sequences of viral negative-strand RNA.

The poliovirus-encoded, membrane-associated polypeptide 2C is believed to be required for initiation and elongation of RNA synthesis. We have expressed and purified recombinant, histidine-tagged 2C and examined its ability to bind to the first 100 nucleotides of the poliovirus 5' untranslated region of the positive strand and its complementary 3'-terminal negative-strand RNA sequences. Results presented here demonstrate that the 2C polypeptide specifically binds to the 3'-terminal sequences of poliovirus negative-strand RNA. Since this region is believed to form a stable cloverleaf structure, a number of mutations were constructed to examine which nucleotides and/or structures within the cloverleaf are essential for 2C binding. Binding of 2C to the 3'-terminal cloverleaf of the negative-strand RNA is greatly affected when the conserved sequence, UGUUUU, in stem a of the cloverleaf is altered. Mutational studies suggest that interaction of 2C with the 3'-terminal cloverleaf of negative-strand RNA is facilitated when the sequence UGUUUU is present in the context of a double-stranded structure. The implication of 2C binding to negative-strand RNA in viral replication is discussed.     

Replication of hepatitis A viruses with chimeric 5' nontranslated regions.

The role of the 5' nontranslated region in the replication of hepatitis A virus (HAV) was studied by analyzing the translation and replication of chimeric RNAs containing the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) internal ribosome entry segment (IRES) and various lengths (237, 151, or 98 nucleotides [nt]) of the 5'-terminal HAV sequence. Translation of all chimeric RNAs, truncated to encode only capsid protein sequences, occurred with equal efficiency in rabbit reticulocyte lysates and was much enhanced over that exhibited by the HAV IRES. Transfection of FRhK-4 cells with the parental HAV RNA and with chimeric RNA generated a viable virus which was stable over continuous passage; however, more than 151 nt from the 5' terminus of HAV were required to support virus replication. Single-step growth curves of the recovered viruses from the parental RNA transfection and from transfection of RNA containing the EMCV IRES downstream of the first 237 nt of HAV demonstrated replication with similar kinetics and similar yields. When FRhK-4 cells infected with recombinant vaccinia virus producing SP6 RNA polymerase to amplify HAV RNA were transfected with plasmids coding for these viral RNAs or with subclones containing only HAV capsid coding sequences downstream of the parental or chimeric 5' nontranslated region, viral capsid antigens were synthesized from the HAV IRES with an efficiency equal to or greater than that achieved with the EMCV IRES. These data suggest that the inherent translation efficiency of the HAV IRES may not be the major limiting determinant of the slow-growth phenotype of HAV.