人乳头瘤病毒16型E6和E7基因及其突变体转化活性的研究

为筛选出可用于研制HPV治疗性疫苗的HPV16型E6和E7基因突变体,故将HPV16型原型株(德国株)E6和E7基因及其各种突变体分别转染Balb/c3T3细胞,观察转染后的细胞在软琼脂培养中的集落形成能力和在裸鼠体内的成瘤能力.结果表明,单独转染和共转染HPV16野生型E6和E7基因的Balb/c3T3细胞系,在软琼脂中呈集落样生长,并在裸鼠体内成瘤;而转染E6基因突变体mE6(50G)、E7基因的两种突变体mE7-1(24G26G)和mE7-3(24G26G67R)以及共转染mE6和mE7-1的Balb/c3T3细胞,在软琼脂培养中极少形成集落,也不能在裸鼠体内成瘤.提示经结构改造后的HPV16 E6和E7基因已失去了对Balb/c3T3细胞的转化活性,而保留了免疫原性,可用于HPV16相关肿瘤治疗性疫苗的构建.     

pSV—2neo和HPV—Ⅱ DNA共同转染NIH3T3细胞的结果

本实验将neo及HPV-11两种DNA共同转染NIH 3T3细胞,以G418抗生素作为选择剂,对诱导的转化灶进行筛选。同时还就G418对NIH 3T3细胞的毒性进行了观察。neo单独使用诱导的转化灶数为44.00/1×10~5;neo与HPV-11合用诱导的转化灶数为162.66/1×10~5。由neo转化的细胞含有neo基因,由neo和HPV-11转化的细胞内含有该两种基因。     

HPV-16早期基因E1在果蝇细胞S2中的表达和鉴定

目的:在果蝇S2细胞中表达人乳头瘤病毒16型(HPV-16)E1。方法:PCR扩增HPV-16 E1全长,将PCR产物连接至pMD18-T并测序鉴定,继而将HPV-16 E1构建至果蝇表达载体pMT/Bip/V5-HisA中。大量提取pMT/Bip/V5/His-E1重组表达载体并与筛选质粒pCoBlast共转染果蝇S2细胞,经杀稻瘟菌素(Blasticidin S)筛选获得具有抗性的稳定转染S2细胞。提取稳转S2细胞基因组DNA,PCR鉴定S2细胞中整合的E1。以终浓度为5μmol/L CdCl2诱导表达,收集上清进行SDS-PAGE及Western blot鉴定。结果:双酶切及测序结果显示HPV-16 E1基因已克隆人重组质粒pMT/Bip/V5-E1,PCR和Western blot结果表明HPV-16 E1基因已整合至果蝇S2细胞基因组并稳定表达。结论:获得HPV-16 E1转染的果蝇S2细胞株,该细胞株可持续稳定表达E1蛋白。     

云南HPV-16型E6、E7基因的突变分析

人乳头瘤病毒(Human papillomavirus,HPV)16型(HPV-16)是引起宫颈癌的一种主要高危型病毒,其2个致癌基因E6和E7的核酸序列变异可能会影响其对宿主细胞的致癌性,已有研究表明其序列突变呈现地域差异性。因此,研究不同地域HPV-16这2个基因的变化情况是宫颈癌流行病学调研的主要内容,也可为研究E6和E7的致癌性积累数据。研究以NCBI登录号为NC_001526.2的HPV-16型病毒的序列为参照,采用Neighbor-joining方法对云南地区74例HPV-16样本的E6、E7的DNA序列构建进化树,结果显示:只有亚洲和欧洲变异亚型,而没有发现非洲1、非洲2、亚-美洲和北美洲这4种变异亚型。DNA序列分析显示:E6的碱基突变以T178G(D25E,59.46%)和T350G(L83V,8.11%)为主,E7的碱基突变主要以A647G(N29S,59.46%)和T846C(同义突变,60.81%)为主。发现E6的新突变有A95G(同义突变,1.35%)和A135G(K11R,1.35%);E7的新突变有C625T(L22F,1.35%)、C627T(同义突变,12.16%)、G689A(G43E,1.35%)、T748G(S63A,1.35%)。此外还发现有一个共突变现象:T178G(D25E,59.46%)-A647G(N29S,59.46%)-T843C(同义突变,21.62%)-T846C(同义突变,60.81%)。     

人乳头状瘤病毒癌蛋白E6和E7双标记质粒的构建及应用

目的:构建人乳头状瘤病毒(human papillomavirus,HPV)-16 E6、E7癌蛋白及其突变型的双筛选标记质粒并筛选出稳定表达HPV-16癌蛋白的肺癌A549细胞株。方法:以携带新霉素抗性基因neo的pEGFP质粒(pEGFP-N1)为空载体,在EcoRⅠ和BamHⅠ位点间插入HPV-16 E6、E7及其突变型基因。新构建的质粒鉴定后转染A549细胞并用G418筛选,多次挑取单克隆后用流式细胞仪分选带荧光的细胞。结果:PCR、双酶切鉴定结果及DNA序列测定结果均证实质粒构建正确;PCR扩增结果显示细胞中存在目的基因;流式细胞术结果显示细胞阳性率高;Western blotting结果显示细胞能表达HPV-16 E6、HPV-16 E7蛋白。结论:成功构建pEGFP-E6、E7质粒并筛选出稳定表达E6和E7癌蛋白的A549细胞株,为进一步研究HPV对肺癌的影响奠定了基础;同时发现G418筛选结合流式细胞仪分选可提高稳定转染细胞的阳性率。     

K14和CMV启动子驱动裸鼠体内HPV16 E6/E7基因表达的差异

人乳头瘤病毒（human papillomavirus,HPV）是一种无包膜的环状闭合双链DNA病毒,具有严格的嗜人组织的特性．为探讨不同启动子驱动HPV E6/E7癌蛋白在裸鼠体内不同组织的表达效率,构建了带有角蛋白(K14)启动子和带有巨细胞病毒（CMV）启动子的E6/E7腺病毒载体（pAd-K14-E6/E7和pAd-CMV-E6/E7）,pAd-K14-E6/E7和pAd-CMV-6/E7、以及作为对照的重组腺病毒空载体pAdtrack- K14和pAd-CMV同源重组后,分别在293细胞中包装,收集重组病毒Ad-K14-E6/E7 、Ad-CMV-E6/E7、Adtrack-K14和Ad-CMV,通过尾缘静脉注射到随机分组的裸鼠体内,并每d向裸鼠腹腔注射0.05 mg雌激素．采用RT-PCR和Western 免疫印迹检测不同实验组E6/E7 mRNA 和蛋白表达水平,免疫组化法检测P53和Bcl-2蛋白表达．结果显示,注射病毒Ad-K14-E6/E7（实验组1）裸鼠子宫体中E6/E7 mRNA、E6蛋白质、P53和Bcl-2蛋白高表达,而其它组织中低表达;注射病毒Ad-CMV-E6/E7（实验组2）裸鼠各组织E6/E7　mRNA、E6蛋白质、P53和Bcl-2蛋白均低表达．研究表明,在裸鼠体内角蛋白K14启动子可以调控E6/E7在子宫体中表达,CMV启动子未能诱导E6/E7在子宫体中表达．     

人乳头瘤病毒l6型E6-E7融合蛋白真核表达载体的构建与鉴定

目的构建人乳头瘤病毒l6型(HPV16)E6-E7融合蛋白真核表达载体,为研究其基因疫苗免疫活性奠定实验基础。方法 PCR扩增HPV16 E6-E7基因片段,将其连接到真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+),构建真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7,双酶切及测序鉴定。将质粒转染HeLa细胞,RT-PCR鉴定E6-E7基因在HeLa细胞中的表达。提取质粒免疫小鼠,利用免疫组化方法检测在其肌肉组织中的表达。结果成功构建了真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7;在转染pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7的细胞中检测到HPV16 E6-E7基因。在免疫该质粒的小鼠肌肉组织中可以检测到该质粒的蛋白表达。结论成功的构建的了真核表达载体pcDNA3.1(+)/HPV16 E6-E7,该载体能在HeLa细胞内以及小鼠骨骼肌细胞内有效表达。     

云南省人乳头状瘤病毒16型E6/E7基因的变异分析

研究人乳头状瘤病毒16型E6和E7基因在云南省的变异情况。采集获得2 000例妇科门诊样品,提取DNA,以MY09/MY11为外引物,GP5+/GP6+为内引物,采用nest-PCR法对样品HPV-DNA高变区L1区的相应基因进行扩增、测序和分型,筛选得到20例HPV-16型病毒DNA,对其进行E6和E7基因特异性扩增,测序。结果显示20例HPV-16型E6基因中有10例在178位核苷酸发生碱基突变,突变频率为50%,E7基因中有10例在647位核苷酸发生碱基突变,突变频率为50%。进化树分析结果表明在云南省流行的HPV-16型中主要为亚洲变异型,没有发现非洲1型,非洲2型。     

人乳头状瘤病毒协同60钴照射促进食管上皮细胞恶性转化

为探明人乳头状瘤病毒(HPV)和促癌剂对食管上皮致癌作用,人胚食管上皮细胞转染HPV协同60钴(60Co)放射观察其恶性转化.用HPV18E6E7AAV转染的人胚食管上皮(SHEE),培养至13代,分为4组,实验组分别用60Co2、4、8Gy照射,每周1次共4周;SHEE未经照射为对照组.细胞形态用相差显微镜观察;细胞DNA合成和定量用3H-TdR掺入和用流式细胞仪分析;染色体众数用常规方法分析;致瘤性用软琼脂培养和裸小鼠接种;HPVDNA用PCR检测.经60Co照射后细胞呈凋亡和坏死(危象期).8周后SHEE 4Gy组细胞增殖,增殖指数(34%)和3H-TdR摄入增高,软琼脂培养和裸鼠接种出现致瘤性.对照组SHEE组细胞增殖指数24%,伴有少数3H-TdR掺入,裸鼠未成瘤.染色体众数:对照组,58～62;4Gy组,63～65;两组HPV18E6E7 PCR呈阳性条带.此结果表明,用HPV18E6E7协同60Coγ射线可以使人胚食管上皮恶性转化,60Co γ射线有加速食管上皮细胞恶性转化作用.     

高转移人肺癌细胞系DNA转移特性的研究

 用高转移肺癌细胞DNA转染NIH/3T3鼠细胞,获得的转化细胞在裸鼠体内表现不同的成瘤潜伏期,鉴定了整合到鼠细胞中入DNA序列,并得到一株在裸鼠体内有转移活性的转化细胞株。     

Identification of human papillomavirus type 18 transforming genes in immortalized and primary cells.

The selective retention and expression of the E6-E7 region of human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in cervical carcinomas suggests that these viral sequences play a role in the development of genital neoplasia. Each of three possible gene products, E6, E6*, and E7, from this region of HPV-18 were examined for transforming properties in several types of rodent cells. We have found that in immortalized fibroblasts, both E6 and E7 (but not E6*) are capable of inducing anchorage-independent growth. In rat embryo cells, the HPV-18 E7 open reading frame was an effective immortalizing agent and complemented an activated ras oncogene for transformation. In both immortalized and primary cells, transformation was observed when the HPV-18 sequences were expressed from either the HPV-18 promoter or a heterologous promoter. The E6-E7 region is not, however, the sole transforming domain of HPV-18, since another portion of the early region, possibly E5, also exhibited transforming capability in immortalized fibroblasts. The development of human cervical carcinomas may therefore involve a series of steps involving multiple viral and cellular gene products.     

Involvement of human papillomavirus type 8 genes E6 and E7 in transformation and replication.

We investigated the transforming activity of human papillomavirus type 8 (HPV8) by expressing all early open reading frames from a heterologous promoter in different rodent fibroblast lines. Morphological transformation was observed only in G418-selected mouse C127 and Rat 1 cells containing an intact E6-coding region. E6 of HPV8 did not transform NIH 3T3 cells as did E6 of bovine papillomavirus type 1. C127 cells transformed by E6 were anchorage independent and had a reduced serum requirement but did not form tumors in nude mice. E7 of HPV8 showed no transforming potential, in contrast to E7 of HPV18 and HPV16. It was, however, able to complement an E7 mutant of bovine papillomavirus type 1 with a defect in high-copy-number DNA maintenance. The data indicate that the expression of the HPV8 E6 open reading frame is sufficient to induce morphological transformation in rodent fibroblasts, whereas E7 is involved in the replication of the viral DNA.     

Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA-induced malignant transformation of NIH 3T3 cells

A biological function for human papillomavirus 16 (HPV 16) DNA was demonstrated by transformation of NIH 3T3 cells. HPV 16 DNA has been found frequently in genital cancer and has been classified as a papillomavirus on the basis of DNA homology. A recombinant HPV 16 DNA (pSHPV16d), which contains a head-to-tail dimer of the full-length HPV 16 genome, induced morphologic transformation; the transformed cells were tumorigenic in nude mice. Expression of transforming activity was unique because of the long latency period (more than 4 weeks) required for induction of morphologic transformation and because the transfected DNA existed primarily in a multimeric form with some rearrangements. Furthermore, virus-specific RNAs were expressed in the transformants. The transformation of NIH 3T3 cells provides a model for analyzing the functions of HPV 16, which is associated with cervical carcinomas.     

Human papillomavirus type 16 DNA cooperates with activated ras in transforming primary cells.

The close association of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA with a majority of cervical carcinomas implies some role for the virus in this type of cancer. To define the transforming properties of HPV-16 DNA in vitro we have now performed transfection experiments on baby rat kidney cells using HPV-16 DNA in conjunction with an activated ras gene. We have demonstrated that a 6.6-kb DNA fragment, containing the early genes of HPV-16 under the control of Moloney murine leukaemia virus long terminal repeats (MoMuLV-LTRs), cooperates with EJ-ras in transforming these cells. Both DNAs are required and neither alone is effective. The cooperating activity appears to reside in a protein or proteins derived from the E6/E7 region of the HPV-16 genome.     

Continued expression of HPV-16 E7 protein is required for maintenance of the transformed phenotype of cells co-transformed by HPV-16 plus EJ-ras.

The close association between HPV-16 and cervical cancer implies some role for the virus in development of this cancer. Recent studies have shown that the HPV-16 E7 gene encodes the major transforming activity of the virus in baby rat kidney (BRK) cell transformation assays. To investigate the requirement for continued E7 expression in BRK cells transformed by HPV-16 E7 plus EJ-ras, we have developed a system for inducible expression of the E7 gene. The studies reported here show that continued expression of the HPV-16 E7 gene is required for maintenance of the transformed phenotype in these cells. The implications these observations bear on the role of the E7 gene in cervical carcinoma are discussed.     

Identification of the HPV-16 E6 protein from transformed mouse cells and human cervical carcinoma cell lines.

Human cervical carcinoma cell lines that harbor human papillomavirus (HPV) have been reported to retain selectively and express HPV sequences which could encode viral E6 and E7 proteins. The potential importance of HPV E6 to tumors is suggested further by the observation that bovine papillomavirus (BPV) E6 can induce morphologic transformation of mouse cells in vitro. To identify HPV E6 protein, a polypeptide encoded by HPV-16 E6 was produced in a bacterial expression vector and used to raise antisera. The antisera specifically immunoprecipitated the predicted 18-kd protein in two human carcinoma cell lines known to express HPV-16 RNA and in mouse cells morphologically transformed by HPV-16 DNA. The 18-kd E6 protein was distinct from a previously identified HPV-16 E7 protein. The HPV-16 E6 antibodies were found to be type specific in that they did not recognize E6 protein in cells containing HPV-18 sequences and reacted weakly, if at all, to BPV E6 protein. The results demonstrate that human tumors containing HPV-16 DNA can express an E6 protein product. They are consistent with the hypothesis that E6 may contribute to the transformed phenotype in human cervical cancers that express this protein.     

Transforming activity of E5a protein of human papillomavirus type 6 in NIH 3T3 and C127 cells.

Human papillomavirus type 6 (HPV-6) is the etiologic agent of genital warts and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. We are investigating the mechanism by which this virus stimulates cell proliferation during infection. In this paper, we report that the E5a gene of HPV-6c, an independent isolate of HPV-11, is capable of transforming NIH 3T3 cells. The E5a open reading frame (ORF) was expressed under the control of the mouse metallothionein promoter in the expression vector pMt.neo.1, which also contains the gene for G418 resistance. Transfected cells were selected for G418 resistance and analyzed for a transformed phenotype. The transformed NIH 3T3 cells overgrew a confluent monolayer, had an accelerated generation time, and were anchorage independent. In contrast, E5a did not induce foci in C127 cells, but C127 cells expressing E5a did form small colonies in suspension. The presence of the 12-kilodalton E5a gene product in the transformed NIH 3T3 cells was shown by immunoprecipitation and was localized predominantly to nuclei by an immunoperoxidase assay. A mutation in the E5a ORF was engineered to terminate translation. This mutant was defective for transformation, demonstrating that translation of the E5a ORF is required for biological activity. This is the first demonstration of a transforming oncogene in HPV-6, and the differential activity of E5a in these two cell lines should facilitate future investigations on the mechanism of transformation.