Serological Profile of Torque Teno Sus Virus Species 1 (TTSuV1) in Pigs and Antigenic Relationships between Two TTSuV1 Genotypes (1a and 1b), between Two Species (TTSuV1 and -2), and between Porcine and Human Anelloviruses

The family Anelloviridae includes human and animal torque teno viruses (TTVs) with extensive genetic diversity. The antigenic diversity among anelloviruses has never been assessed. Using torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) as a model, we describe here the first investigation of the antigenic relationships among different anelloviruses. Using a TTSuV genotype 1a (TTSuV1a) or TTSuV1b enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on the respective putative ORF1 capsid antigen and TTSuV1-specific real-time PCR, the combined serological and virological profile of TTSuV1 infection in pigs was determined and compared with that of TTSuV2. TTSuV1 is likely not associated with porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD), because both the viral loads and antibody levels were not different between affected and unaffected pigs and because there was no synergistic effect of concurrent PCV2/TTSuV1 infections. We did observe a higher correlation of IgG antibody levels between anti-TTSuV1a and -TTSuV1b than between anti-TTSuV1a or -1b and anti-TTSuV2 antibodies in these sera, implying potential antigenic cross-reactivity. To confirm this, rabbit antisera against the putative capsid proteins of TTSuV1a, TTSuV1b, or TTSuV2 were generated, and the antigenic relationships among these TTSuVs were analyzed by an ELISA and by an immunofluorescence assay (IFA) using PK-15 cells transfected with one of the three TTSuV ORF1 constructs. The results demonstrate antigenic cross-reactivity between the two genotypes TTSuV1a and TTSuV1b but not between the two species TTSuV1a or -1b and TTSuV2. Furthermore, an anti-genogroup 1 human TTV antiserum did not react with any of the three TTSuV antigens. These results have important implications for an understanding of the diversity of anelloviruses as well as for the classification and vaccine development of TTSuVs.     

感染性猪圆环病毒2型基因组DNA的分子克隆

本研究通过PCR扩增出猪圆环病毒2型(PCV—2)的全基因组(1768bp),克隆入pcDNA3载体的EcoR I酶切应点,获得含有PCV-2全基因组的重组质粒,命名为pcDNApcv2。将重组质粒大量扩增后,用EcoR I切出1768bp的PCV—2全基因组,在体外用T4DNA连接酶使其连接环化。用脂质体法将体外连接产物转染无PCV污染的PK—15细胞,经4次连续传代,用间接免疫荧光实验(IFA)及电镜观察证实已获得复制能力的PCV—2病毒。由此可见,本试验构建的环化的PCV—2全基因组DNA具有感染性。     

Torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) in cell cultures and trypsin

Torque teno sus virus (TTSuV), a member of the family Anelloviridae, is a single-stranded, circular DNA virus, widely distributed in swine populations. Presently, two TTSuV genogroups are recognized: Torque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1) and Torque teno sus virus 2 (TTSuV2). TTSuV genomes have been found in commercial vaccines for swine, enzyme preparations and other drugs containing components of porcine origin. However, no studies have been made looking for TTSuV in cell cultures. In the present study, a search for TTSuV genomes was carried out in cell culture lineages, in sera used as supplement for cell culture media as well as in trypsin used for cell disaggregation. DNA obtained from twenty-five cell lineages (ten from cultures in routine multiplication and fifteen from frozen ampoules), nine samples of sera used in cell culture media and five batches of trypsin were examined for the presence of TTSuV DNA. Fifteen cell lineages, originated from thirteen different species contained amplifiable TTSuV genomes, including an ampoule with a cell lineage frozen in 1985. Three cell lineages of swine origin were co-infected with both TTSuV1 and TTSuV2. One batch of trypsin contained two distinct TTSuV1 plus one TTSuV2 genome, suggesting that this might have been the source of contamination, as supported by phylogenetic analyses of sequenced amplicons. Samples of fetal bovine and calf sera used in cell culture media did not contain amplifiable TTSuV DNA. This is the first report on the presence of TTSuV as contaminants in cell lineages. In addition, detection of the viral genome in an ampoule frozen in 1985 provides evidence that TTSuV contamination is not a recent event. These findings highlight the risks of TTSuV contamination in cell cultures, what may be source for contamination of biological products or compromise results of studies involving in vitro multiplied cells.     

嵌合猪圆环病毒PCV1-2的构建及其感染性初步鉴定

猪Ⅱ型圆环病毒(PCV2)是当前严重危害养猪业的重要病原之一。目前,世界上还没有有效疫苗用于该病毒的免疫预防。该研究利用PCR方法,将PCV2的ORF2基因替换猪Ⅰ型圆环病毒(PCV1)的ORF2基因,构建了以PCV1基因组为骨架的嵌合病毒(PCV1-2)分子克隆(pSK2PCV1-2)。将该分子克隆转染PK-15细胞并连续盲传5代,用RT-PCR方法可以在转染后盲传的细胞中检测到PCV1的ORF1 mRNA和PCV2的ORF2 mRNA,但检测不到PCV1的ORF2 mRNA和PCV2的ORF1 mRNA。间接免疫荧光检测显示在盲传第5代的细胞中有PCV2 ORF2蛋白的表达,表达蛋白主要分布于细胞核。该研究初步证实构建的PCV1-2分子克隆转染细胞后可以形成具有感染性的嵌合病毒,从而为更深入研究嵌合病毒生物学特性奠定了基础。     

猪Ⅱ型圆环病毒豫A株的全基因组克隆与序列分析

参照国外发表的猪Ⅱ型圆环病毒(porcine circovirus type 2,PCV-2)全基因组序列,设计一对PCV-2特异性引物,用该室分离的PCV-2豫A株感染PK-15细胞,从中提取PCV-2复制型基因组DNA,并以之为模板进行PCR扩增.回收PCR产物,构建重组测序质粒T-PCV-2.测序结果表明,猪Ⅱ型圆环病毒豫A株的全基因组为1767bp,与GenBank收录的PCV-2国外分离株核苷酸的同源性可高达97%.序列分析表明,复制型豫A株的基因组包含10个读码框架,其中ORF1、ORF2是其两个最主要的读码框架,分别编码314、234个氨基酸.豫A株和PCV-1间的ORF1、ORF2的氨基酸序列同源性分别为85%、66%,与其它PCV-2毒株间的ORF1氨基酸同源性均在98%以上,而ORF2的氨基酸同源性为92%～97%.     

Complete nucleotide sequence of a novel porcine circovirus-like agent and its infectivity in vitro

A novel agent (hence termed as P2) was isolated from pig sera in China, which contained covalently bound circular genomic DNAs of 993 nucleotides. Sequence analyses indicated that the agent was closely related to the porcine circovirus (PCV). The molecular clone of P2 was constructed subsequently and used for the following studies. Intracytoplasmic inclusions and intranuclear inclusions were only found in PK-15 cells transfected with the tandem dimer of P2 molecular DNA clone. Intracytoplasmic inclusions were round or irregular in shape and 0.1-0.4 μm in diameter, and intranuclear inclusions were electronically denser than intracytoplasmic inclusions and had two general shapes: round/small (0.1 μm in diameter) and hexagonal/large (0.5―1.4 μm in diameter). The inclusions were not membranously bound. The cells transfected with the tandem dimer of P2 molecular DNA clone were tested positive for P2 DNA at passages 5. The P2 antigen could be detected in both transfected and passaged PK-15 cells. This is the first report regarding the complete nucleotide sequence of a small DNA genome in a circovirus-like infectious agent in vitro.     

猪细小病毒VP2蛋白主要抗原表位基因真核表达载体的构建及表达

Using a pair of specific primers designed according to the relevant nucleotide sequences from GenBank, the main antigen domain for VP2 gene of Porcine parvovirus was ampilified with PCR method using the genomic DNA as template. The PCR product was cloned into the expression vector pIREShyg to get a recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pIREShyg-VP2, which was then transfected into the CHO-K1 cells. The expressed product was detected by IFA after the positive cell clone was selected with hygromycin. The result revealed that the main antigen domain for VP2 gene of porcine parvovirus was stably expressed in CHO-K1 cells.     

猪圆环病毒2型ORF2编码基因真核表达载体的构建及表达

根据GenBank中猪圆环病毒2型(PCV-2)ORF2基因序列,设计了1对引物,应用PCR从含有PCV-2的PK-15细胞中扩增出ORF2基因,将其克隆入pSecTag2载体中,构建了pSecORF2载体。又设计一条含信号肽序列的上游引物,以pSecORF2为模板,扩增出含信号肽序列的ORF2基因,将其克隆到pIREShyg载体上,构建了pIRESiORF2真核表达载体。然后通过磷酸钙共沉淀法转染CHO细胞,进行表达。间接免疫荧光实验(IFA)成功检测到pIRESiORF2在CHO细胞中的表达。这为进一步研究ORF2编码蛋白的生物学活性及建立PCV诊断试剂盒打下基础。     

猪圆环病毒2型双拷贝感染性DNA的构建及体外拯救

感染性分子克隆是研究病毒复制和致病机制的有力工具。本研究应用PCR诱变技术解决了外源片段易于自连的难题,成功将2个PCV2SD1株全基因组(DQ346683)头尾相接插入到真核生物表达载体pSK的多克隆位点中,构建重组质粒pSK-2PCV2;另外课题组成功构建含单个PCV2全基因组的pSK-PCV2和自身环化质粒ds-PCV2。将所得3种质粒分别转染无PCV污染的PK-15细胞系,经10次连续传代后,间接免疫荧光试验检测显示三者均在细胞核中聚集大量的病毒抗原;经RT-PCR检测都有PCV2特异性基因转录;透射电镜下可观察到直径约为17～20nm的典型PCV2病毒粒子;经测序鉴定所拯救出的病毒与亲本病毒核苷酸同源性为100%。拯救出的PCV2与亲本病毒具有相同的病毒学及分子生物学特性。本研究应用PCR诱变技术成功构建PCV2双拷贝感染性克隆,并经体外拯救证实其具有感染性,为进行PCV2分子特性及致病机理研究打下了基础。     

猪Ⅱ型圆环病毒四川分离株鉴定及其ORF2基因序列分析

猪圆环病毒(Porcine circovirus,PCV),属于圆环病毒科(Circoviridae),圆环病毒属(Circovirus),血清型为PCV-1和PCV-2[1]。PCV-1首先由Tis-cher[2]于1974年从PK-15猪肾传代细胞系中分离获得,PCV-2首先由Clark[3]报道了是断奶仔猪多系统衰竭综合征(PMWS)的主要病原,随即相继报道了PCV-2与PDNSS(猪皮炎与肾炎综合症)、NP(增生性坏死性肿炎)、PRDC(猪呼吸道综合征)、繁殖障碍、先天性颤抖、肠炎等疾病亦有重要关联[4,5];它常与猪呼吸与繁殖综合征病毒(PRRSV)或猪细小病毒(PPV)并发感染或继发细菌感染[6]。我国自从2000年郎…     

稳定转染结合流式分选技术筛选猪GBP1,GBP2基因高表达PK-15细胞

猪的GBP1,GBP2基因是重要的抗病候选基因,建立其高表达细胞模型可为深入研究基因的抗病能力及机理提供良好的素材。利用pEGFP载体上的Neor抗性筛选标记,采用G418药物筛选方法,结合利用GFP荧光标记,采用流式细胞分选技术,获得了超表达猪GBP1和GBP2基因的PK-15细胞,并通过定量PCR方法对筛选后细胞的超表达效果进行验证。结果显示猪GBP1和GBP2基因在转录水平的表达量相对于正常的PK-15细胞分别升高了近40倍和60倍,表明药物筛选结合流式分选是获得目的基因稳定高表达细胞株的快速便捷的方法。     

Establishment of an oriP replicon is dependent upon an infrequent, epigenetic event

Plasmids containing oriP, the latent origin of replication for Epstein-Barr virus, support efficient replication in selected cell clones when the viral protein EBNA-1 is provided, being lost at a rate of 2 to 4% per cell generation after removal of selection (A. L. Kirchmaier and B. Sugden, J. Virol. 69:1280-1283, 1995; B. Sugden and N. Warren, Mol. Biol. Med. 5:85-94, 1988). We refer to these plasmids as established replicons in that they support efficient DNA synthesis and partitioning each cell cycle. Unexpectedly, we have found that upon introduction of oriP plasmids into a population of EBNA-1-positive cells, oriP plasmids replicate but are lost precipitously from cells during 2 weeks posttransfection (>25% rate of loss per cell generation). Upon investigation of these disparate observations, we have found that only 1 to 10% of cells transfected with an oriP plasmid expressing EBNA-1 and hygromycin phosphotransferase give rise to drug-resistant clones in which the oriP replicon is established. A hereditable alteration in these drug-resistant cell clones, manifested at the genetic or epigenetic level, does not underlie the establishment of oriP, as newly introduced oriP plasmids replicate but are also lost rapidly from these cells. In addition, a genetic alteration in the oriP plasmid is not responsible for establishment, as oriP plasmids isolated from an established cell clone, propagated in Escherichia coli, and reintroduced into EBNA-1-positive cells are likewise established inefficiently. Our findings demonstrate that oriP replicons are not intrinsically stable in EBNA-1-positive cell lines. Rather, the establishment of an oriP replicon is conferred upon the replicon by a stochastic, epigenetic event that occurs infrequently and, therefore, is detected in only a minority of cells.     

Transformation of UV-hypersensitive Chinese hamster ovary cell mutants with UV-irradiated plasmids

Transfection of UV-hypersensitive, DNA repair-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell lines and parental, repair-proficient CHO cells with UV-irradiated pHaprt-1 or pSV2gpt plasmids resulted in different responses by recipient cell lines to UV damage in transfected DNA. Unlike results that have been reported for human cells, UV irradiation of transfecting DNA did not stimulate the genetic transformation of CHO recipient cells. In repair-deficient CHO cells, proportionally fewer transformants were produced with increasing UV damage than in repair-proficient cells in transfections with the UV-irradiated hamster adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) gene contained in plasmid pHaprt-1. However, transfection of CHO cells with UV-irradiated pSV2gpt resulted in neither decline in transformation frequencies in repair-deficient cell lines relative to repair-proficient cells nor stimulation of genetic transformation by UV damage in the plasmid. Blot hybridization analysis of DNA samples isolated from transformed cells showed no dramatic changes in copy number or arrangement of transfected plasmid DNA with increasing UV dose. We conclude that the responses of recipient cells to UV-damaged transfecting plasmids depend both on the type of recipient cell and the characteristics of the genetic sequence used for transfection.     

猪1型圆环病毒全基因组克隆及其感染性初步鉴定

猪圆环病毒(porcine circovirus,PCV)是由Tis-cher等[1]于1974年在PK-15细胞中发现,当时认为是一种细胞污染物,后被证实为一种新的病毒。病毒粒子为20面体对称,无囊膜,以滚环方式进行复制,可在PK-15细胞上生长但不引起细胞病变。其基因组是一种环状、单股副链DNA,与鸡贫血病毒(chicken anemia virus,CAV)、鹦鹉喙羽病毒(psittacine beak and feather disease circovirus,PBF-DAV)和人的TT病毒(transfusion transmittedvirus,TTV)同属圆环病毒科。猪圆环病毒有两种基因型即:PCV1和PCV2。前者广泛存在于猪源肾细胞中,在猪的组织…     

Nucleotide sequence of diatom plasmids: identification of open reading frames with similarity to site-specific recombinases

We have determined the nucleotide sequence of two small circular DNA plasmids, pCf1 and pCf2 [22], from the marine diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis. pCf1 is 4273 bp, and pCf2 is 4079 bp in size. In each plasmid, all of the major open reading frames (ORFs) are encoded on the same DNA strand. Two ORFs are similar, comparing the two plasmids. ORF218 (pCf1) and ORF217 (pCf2) share 80% amino acid identity and ORF482 (pCf1) and ORF484 (pCf2) share 54% amino acid identity. ORF218/217 shows significant similarity (28–31% amino acid identity) to the Tn3 class of resolvases. Resolvases are most commonly found in bacterial transposons. However, two other features found in the Tn3 class of transposon are missing in the plasmids; an ORF encoding a transposase and terminal inverted repeat sequences. This, and data mapping the portions of the plasmids that hybridize to genomic chloroplast DNA, suggest that the plasmids do not contain active transposons. By analogy with the R46 plasmid from Enterobacter [5, 6], another potential role for the resolvases encoded by pCf1 and pCf2 is the conversion of multimeric forms of the plasmid to monomers. The similarity of ORF218/217 to resolvases documents the first identification of a potential coding function in an algal plasmid.     

不同打靶位点影响人诱导多能干细胞MYO7A杂合突变位点的基因校正中CRISPR/Cas9介导的同源重组效率

应用CRISPR-Cas9系统对人诱导多能干细胞（human induced pluripotent stem cells, hiPSCs）进行基因编辑,为疾病模型的建立、致病机制研究、药物筛选及基因校正治疗疾病提供了更广阔的平台。相对于CRISPR-Cas9介导的基因敲除,应用该系统介导的同源重组实现基因点突变或突变校正效率要低、且难度偏大。为了实现对MYO7A杂合点突变（c.4118C>T）的人iPSCs的点突变校正,本文构建了表达maxGFP的pX330质粒。针对需校正的突变位点,设计5组识别序列并连接到maxGFP-pX330中构建靶向质粒。将5组打靶质粒分别转染HEK 293FT细胞48 h,细胞表达GFP;测序结果显示,MYO7A基因相应位点出现杂峰,表明打靶质粒具有打断活性。将同源模版单链寡核苷酸链（single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides, ssODN）与打靶质粒共同电转入人iPSCs后48 h,经流式分选出(5.8±2.2)%的细胞表达GFP。分选后细胞行单克隆扩增并测序。结果显示,打靶质粒1和ssODN组合对点突变校正未成功;打靶质粒2、3、4、5与ssODN组合均获得了校正后的细胞株。本研究表明,打断位点是影响同源重组校正效率的关键因素。当应用CRISPR/Cas9（或其它核酸酶）介导的同源重组进行基因编辑操作时,可以同时选择多个打靶位点造成基因组不同位置上的双链打断（double-stranded break, DSB）位点,以获得目的单克隆细胞株。本研究为应用CRISPR-Cas9系统对人诱导多能干细胞进行基因编辑提供了有力参考。     

Overexpression of L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase provides resistance to methylmercury in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

To identify novel genes that confer resistance to methylmercury (MeHg), a yeast genomic DNA library was transfected into Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Two functional plasmids were isolated from transfected yeast clones D1 and H5 that exhibited resistance to MeHg. The yeast transfected with plasmid isolated from clone H5 was several-fold more resistant than yeast transfected with plasmid from clone D1. Functional characterization of the genomic DNA fragment obtained from clone H5 determined that the GFA1 gene conferred resistance to MeHg. GFA1 was reported to encode L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (GFAT) which catalyzes the synthesis of glucosamine-6-phosphate from glutamine and fructose-6-phosphate. Accumulation of mercury in yeast clone W303B/pGFA1, which contains the transfected GFA1 gene, did not differ from that in control yeast clone W303B/pYES2. The W303B/pGFA1 strain did not show resistance to mercuric chloride, zinc chloride, cadmium chloride or copper chloride, suggesting that the resistance acquired by GFA1 gene transfection might be specific to MeHg. This is the first report of a gene involved in MeHg resistance in eukaryotic cells identified by screening a DNA library.     

人apoA-I分泌型表达调控细胞模型构建

分别从pMD18-T质粒和人基因组DNA扩增出人apoA-I CDS区序列和apoA-I启动子(702bp片段),与pEGFP-N1重组,构成受apoA-I启动子调控的pEGFP-N1质粒和融合蛋白表达质粒,分别转染人肝癌HepG2细胞,以绿色荧光为标志筛选稳定转染系列克隆。用RT-PCR、荧光显微镜、免疫荧光术等鉴定其中一个克隆融合蛋白的表达;分别以胰岛素和葡萄糖刺激物鉴定该克隆的外源apoA-I启动子调控。结果表明:人apoA-I分泌型表达调控肝细胞模型初步建成。