禽流感病毒M2、NP融合蛋白与多种佐剂的联合运用及对免疫原性影响

以禽流感病毒保守的基质蛋白2胞外区(M2e) 基因与核蛋白的两个T细胞表位(NP1、NP2)基因为基础构建原核表达载pET-3M2e-NP1-NP2。利用IPTG诱导,目的蛋白以可溶性形式获得高效表达,Western-Blot分析表明重组蛋白能够与抗AIV M2e蛋白的抗体发生反应。将纯化的融合蛋白分别与弗氏佐剂、白油、壳聚糖三种佐剂进行混合以及适量诱导后的菌体与白油混合制成疫苗,肌肉注射免疫20日龄非免鸡,首免3周后加强免疫一次。免疫后每周定期采血, 用ELISA方法检测抗M2e抗体水平;并在MDCK细胞上检测血清与病毒的结合能力;在鸡胚上检测血清的中和能力;利用流式细胞计数技术测定CD4+、CD8+T淋巴细胞数量的变化。结果表明,原核表达的融合蛋白能够刺激机体产生免疫反应,抗血清能够跟H9N2亚型禽流感病毒特异性结合,血清不能中和病毒但在低病毒含量感染时候抑制病毒的复制。流式细胞仪检测显示外周血CD4+、CD8+T淋巴细胞数量在免疫后明显升高(P<0.05),具有细胞免疫的特征。佐剂对于免疫反应影响明显,其中弗氏佐剂组产生抗体最高,白油佐剂组次之,壳聚糖组抗体水平最低,菌体白油组产生抗体水平与白油佐剂组相当但维持时间较长。构建的融合蛋白可用于禽流感的预防,而选择高效的佐剂增强亚单位苗的免疫效果也是目前急需解决的问题。     

猪流感病毒抗原表位基因表达载体构建与免疫原性分析

根据猪流感病毒血凝素蛋白基因(Heamuglutinine, HA)的核苷酸序列, 设计、筛选HA蛋白氨基酸序列的主要表位多肽4个, 将4个片段以柔性连接串联成模拟蛋白, 核苷酸约为300 bp, 体外扩增该模拟蛋白基因, 插入到原核表达载体pET30a(+)中, 转染宿主菌诱导表达, 结果获得分子量为20 kD的表达蛋白, 该蛋白可与抗His-tag抗体、抗猪流感病毒H1N1、H3N2亚型高免血清发生免疫学反应。纯化后免疫小鼠, ELISA及血凝抑制(Heamuglutinine inhibitor, HI)试验检测, 小鼠产生针对多肽抗原的血清抗体, 同时还可检测到H1N1、H3N2亚型SIV血凝抗体。流氏细胞仪检测免疫组外周血淋巴细胞高于对照组, 说明该模拟蛋白具有与H1N1、H3N2亚型猪流感病毒相似的免疫原性及反应原性, 为H1N1、H3N2血清亚型猪流感病毒疫苗研制提供了新手段。     

猪流感病毒抗原表位基因表达载体构建与免疫原性分析

根据猪流感病毒血凝素蛋白基因(Heamuglutinine, HA)的核苷酸序列, 设计、筛选HA蛋白氨基酸序列的主要表位多肽4个, 将4个片段以柔性连接串联成模拟蛋白, 核苷酸约为300 bp, 体外扩增该模拟蛋白基因, 插入到原核表达载体pET30a(+)中, 转染宿主菌诱导表达, 结果获得分子量为20 kD的表达蛋白, 该蛋白可与抗His-tag抗体、抗猪流感病毒H1N1、H3N2亚型高免血清发生免疫学反应。纯化后免疫小鼠, ELISA及血凝抑制(Heamuglutinine inhibitor, HI)试验检测, 小鼠产生针对多肽抗原的血清抗体, 同时还可检测到H1N1、H3N2亚型SIV血凝抗体。流氏细胞仪检测免疫组外周血淋巴细胞高于对照组, 说明该模拟蛋白具有与H1N1、H3N2亚型猪流感病毒相似的免疫原性及反应原性, 为H1N1、H3N2血清亚型猪流感病毒疫苗研制提供了新手段。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒多表位模拟肽串联基因的表达与免疫原性分析

用5株传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)单克隆抗体(mAb)从噬菌体随机肽库中得到了5个含有不同IBDV抗原表位的模拟肽序列。在此基础上,将5个抗原表位用GGGS四肽连接构建多表位基因5epis。将该基因合成、克隆后,构建原核表达质粒pET-5epis,在大肠杆菌中表达重组多表位蛋白r5EPIS,经SDS-PAGE分析,r5EPIS占菌体总蛋白的15%、分子量10kDa。用IBDV单克隆抗体和多克隆抗体对r5EPIS进行免疫印迹对比分析,结果表明,r5EPIS具有IBDV特异性和免疫反应性。将r5EPIS经皮下注射免疫兔,400μg/只/次,免疫2次,间隔7d,用IBDV间接ELISA检测血清抗体,第一次免疫7d后抗体效价为1∶4000,第二次免疫14d后抗体效价升高到1∶256000,说明r5EPIS可诱导机体产生IBDV特异性抗体。用r5EPIS加免疫佐剂经肌肉注射免疫鸡,50μg/只/次,免疫2次后,血清抗体效价可达到1∶12800,用200个ELD50IBDV超强毒株GX8/99攻击实验鸡,r5EPIS免疫组全部存活,而单用佐剂对照组的死亡率为86.7%(13/15),证明r5EPIS可诱导机体产生抗IBDV感染的保护性免疫应答,预示构建的5epis可作为IBD多表位疫苗研究的候选基因。     

水貂阿留申病毒VP2蛋白主要抗原表位基因原核表达及其检测应用

将构建好的重组质粒pMD-VP2a、pMD-VP2b分别经双酶切获得基因片段VP2a、VP2b,分别将其定向插入到原核表达载体pMAL-c2中,构建原核表达载体pMAL-VPa和pMAL-VPb。阳性重组质粒转化宿主菌TB1,经IPTG诱导,两段基因均获得表达;Westernblot分析表明表达蛋白具有良好的抗原性。用KCI染色后,切胶回收的方法对表达蛋白进行纯化,以纯化的目的蛋白作为诊断抗原初步建立了水貂阿留申的VP2-CIEP诊断方法。结果表明该方法具有较高的灵敏性和特异性,与传统的CIEP方法的检出符合率达94.3%。     

抗禽流感病毒多表位DNA疫苗的构建及其免疫效力研究

多表位DNA疫苗是建立在常规DNA疫苗基础上的一种新型疫苗。它是用表位作免疫原,这样就比较容易在一个表达载体上克隆病原体的多个抗原基因中具有免疫活性的部分。本试验以H5N1亚型禽流感病毒的HA和NP基因及其表位为基础构建了4个重组质粒：1 pIRES/HA（表达全长的HA基因）;2 pIRES/tHA（只表达HA基因的主要抗原表位区）;3 pIRES/tHANpep（融合表达HA基因的抗原表位区和NP基因的3个CTL表位）;4 pIRES/tHANpep-IFN-γ（用鸡的IFN-γ基因取代质粒pIRES/tHANpep中的neo基因）。分别用这4个重组质粒和空载体质粒pIRES1neo肌注免疫30日龄SPF鸡。免疫3次,间隔为2周,每次每只鸡的剂量为200μg。第3次免疫后两周以高致病性禽流感病毒H5N1强毒攻击,免疫及攻毒前后均采血检测HI抗体效价和外周血CD4⁺、CD8⁺T细胞的变化。结果发现,攻毒前各质粒免疫组均检测不到HI抗体,攻毒后1周存活鸡HI抗体效价迅速升高到64～256。流式细胞仪检测显示外周血CD4⁺、CD8⁺T细胞在疫苗免疫后都有不同程度的升高。空载体质粒对照组鸡（10只）在攻毒后3～8 d内全部死亡,其他各重组质粒免疫组鸡都获得了部分保护,保护率分别是：pIRES/HA组为545%（6/11）,pIRES/tHA组为30%（3/10）,pIRES/tHANPep组为36.3%（4/11）, pIRES/tHANPepIFNγ组为50%（5/10）。这些结果表明我们构建的多表位DNA疫苗能够诱导机体产生特异性免疫应答,并在同型禽流感强毒攻击时对鸡只提供了一定的保护。     

HCV复合多表位抗原基因表达及免疫原性的研究

分类号Ｑ７８１文献标识码Ａ文章编号０００１６２０９（１９９９）０３０２６８７１丙型肝炎是常见的传染病之一,易于慢性化及发展为肝硬化,且与肝癌的发生关系密切,目前尚无理想的防治手段。国内外对丙型肝炎疫苗的研究仍处于克隆表达ＨＣＶ部分基因产物或合成…     

汉滩病毒核蛋白的分段表达及抗原表位分析

在大肠杆菌中对汉滩病毒Ｓ基因４种不同长度片段的重组表达质粒进行诱导表达。结果表明表达的４种ＧＳＴ－ＮＰ融合蛋白均以不溶性包含体形式存在于茵体细胞内,表达量分别占菌体蛋白总量的２９－３６％,分子量分别约为７２ｋＤ、６６ｋＤ、５４ｋＤ和４４ｋＤＤ。Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｂｌｏｔ显示５４ｋＤ和７２ｋＤ融合蛋白用酶标记汉滩病毒ＮＰＭｃＡｂｌＡ８和抗ＧＳＴ ＭｃＡｂ ３Ｃ１１染色呈阳反应。６６ｋＤ和４４ｋＤ融合蛋     

含禽流感病毒M2e 氨基端抗原表位的重组传染性法氏囊病毒VP2 蛋白的免疫原性鉴定

【目的】构建传染性法氏囊病毒VP2蛋白展示禽流感M2e抗原表位的重组蛋白,研发预防H5或H9亚型禽流感和传染性法氏囊的基因工程疫苗。【方法】根据现有禽流感疫苗株M2e的氨基端12个氨基酸多肽序列(nM2e)序列,结合GenBank中H5和H9亚型禽流感病毒nM2e的比对结果,确定nM2e序列。用融合PCR分别将1拷贝H5或H9的nM2e序列插入IBD B87株VP2基因的PBC区,获得VP2BCnM2e重组基因。将重组基因克隆至杆状病毒表达系统,转染Sf9细胞进行表达。经间接免疫荧光和Western blotting检测Sf9细胞表达重组基因后,扩繁重组病毒,制备疫苗,间隔4周对非免鸡作2次重复免疫,用间接ELISA和鸡胚成纤维细胞中的病毒血清中和试验检测血清中VP2和nM2e的抗体效价。【结果】成功构建含H5或H9 nM2e的VP2BCnM2e重组基因,该重组基因在Sf9细胞中得到表达。经免疫鸡,两重组蛋白均能激发针对VP2和nM2e的抗体,VP2BCnM2eH5组抗体效价高于VP2BCnM2eH9组。【结论】两重组蛋白均具有免疫原性,VP2BCnM2eH5免疫原性更佳。     

人巨细胞病毒M抗原表位保守氨基酸突变的分析

为确定人巨细胞病毒M抗原表位MAD的关键氨基酸残基, 以MAD多肽序列为基础, 分别将保守氨基酸残基单一突变为甘氨酸残基, 构建各自突变体, 然后与人源Fc的N端融合, 通过原核表达载体pET32-Fc表达融合蛋白MAD-Fc, 经protein A柱亲和纯化得到各突变体纯品。通过ELISA及Western blotting方法验证各突变体特异结合羊抗HCMV多抗间的差异, 从而确定表位关键氨基酸残基。结果显示, 将MAD中的谷氨酰胺残基单突变为甘氨酸残基后, MADQ-G结合羊抗HCMV多抗活性大大降低, 差异显著; 而其他氨基酸残基单突变时, 对MAD活性影响程度很小。由此得出结论: MAD结合羊抗HCMV多抗的活性与谷氨酰胺残基有关。     

Self-assembly polymerization enhances the immunogenicity of influenza M2e peptide

The extracellular domain of Influenza M2 protein (M2e) was considered as a promising target for universal influenza vaccine development. Several M2e-based influenza vaccines have been developed and many of them used a mutant M2e peptide, in which the two conserved cysteine residues were substituted by serine residues. In this paper, we compared the antigenicity and immunogenicity of wild type and cysteine-mutant M2e peptides. We found that the cysteine substitution slightly affected the antigenicity of M2e epitope, but greatly reduced the immunogenicity of M2e peptide. The cysteine substitution also disabled the M2e peptide from inducing protection against influenza virus challenge in mice. Further analysis revealed that the immunogenicity of M2e peptide was enhanced by the self-assembly of the peptide through inter-peptide disulfide bonds. These results provide new information to improve the design of M2e-based vaccines against potential influenza pandemics.     

EB病毒早期蛋白P54的原核表达及其免疫原性的研究

PCR法获得编码EB病毒早期蛋白P54的基因BMRFl,序列分析后亚克隆入原核表达载体pET30a。表达质粒pET30a-BMRF1在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株中经IPTG诱导后表达了P54抗原,SDS—PAGE表明其相对分子质量为51000;采用镍离子亲和柱纯化重组蛋白。Western印迹结果表明纯化蛋白免疫BALB／c小鼠后产生了P54特异性抗体。间接免疫荧光表明免疫血清可以识别激活的Raji细胞中表达的P54蛋白。以上结果表明构建了原核表达质粒pET30a-BMRF1并在大肠杆菌细胞中成功表达EB病毒早期蛋白P54,表达蛋白具有很好的抗原性和免疫原性。     

混合感染的多种亚型禽流感病毒的纯化与鉴定

【目的】研究混合感染的多种亚型禽流感病毒的纯化和鉴定方法。【方法】用鸡胚终点稀释法和鸡胚终点稀释法结合特异性血清中和法分别对2-3种已知亚型禽流感病毒的混合感染样品进行纯化,并对纯化结果用RT-PCR和血凝抑制试验进行鉴定。用建立的方法对214份禽流感病毒阳性样品进行了纯化和鉴定。【结果】用鸡胚终点稀释法对样品稀释、传代6-7次可使病毒达到纯化,但用鸡胚终点稀释法结合特异性血清中和法对样品稀释、传代4-5次即可达到病毒纯化。用RT-PCR和血凝抑制试验两种方法同时鉴定病毒的纯化效果,可明显提高准确性。用本方法从214份样品中纯化出涵盖13种亚型的禽流感病毒233株。【结论】鸡胚终点稀释法及其结合特异性血清中和法均能对禽流感病毒进行纯化,但是鸡胚终点稀释法结合特异性血清中和法更具有针对性,也更有效。另外,对纯化结果的鉴定需采取多种手段。     

Expression of the nucleotide sequence for the M2e peptide of avian influenza virus in transgenic tobacco plants

The M2e peptide of the H5N1 A/Chicken/Kurgan/05/2005 avian influenza virus was successfully synthesized in transgenic tobacco plants. The amino-terminal segment of the M2 protein, comprised of 22, 30, or 43 amino acids, including the M2e peptide (M122, M130, and M143 variants, respectively), was translationally fused with the N-terminus of β-glucuronidase in the pBI121 plant expression vector. The nucleotide sequence of the target fragment was synthesized by ligation from synthetic oligonucleotides; its codon composition was adapted for expression in plants. Tobacco plants were successfully transformed with the obtained vectors (pBIM122, pBIM130, and pBIM143, respectively). In the plants transformed with pBIM143, the Ml43-β-glucuronidase fusion protein was not produced, probably due to the presence of the M2 protein transmembrane domain (25–43 aa of M2) in this construct. In the pBIM122- and pBIMl30-transformed plants, the target M2e peptide was expressed as a component of the Ml22-β-glucuronidase and M130-β-glucuronidase fusion proteins, respectively, as was detected by Western blot analysis. These proteins were detected as bands of the expected size without apparent degradation. As a result, the M2e peptide of the H5N1 avian influenza virus was successfully synthesized for the first time in nuclear-transformed transgenic plants. The results obtained in this study will be used for developing a transgenic plant-based edible antiinfluenza vaccine.     

The influenza virus ion channel and maturation cofactor M2 is a cholesterol-binding protein

The influenza-virus M2 protein has proton channel activity required for virus uncoating and maturation of hemagglutinin (HA) through low-pH compartments. The proton channel is cytotoxic in heterologous expression systems and can be blocked with rimantadine. In an independent, rimantadine-resistant function, M2, interacting with the M1 protein, controls the shape of virus particles. These bud from cholesterol-rich membrane rafts where viral glycoproteins and matrix (M1)/RNP complexes assemble. We demonstrate that M2 preparations from influenza virus-infected cells and from a baculovirus expression system contain 0.5–0.9 molecules of cholesterol per monomer. Sequence analyses of the membrane-proximal M2 endodomain reveal interfacial hydrophobicity, a cholesterol-binding motif first identified in peripheral benzodiazepine receptor and human immunodeficiency virus gp41, and an overlapping phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-binding motif. M2 induced rimantadine-reversible cytotoxicity in intrinsically cholesterol-free E. coli, and purified E. coli-expressed M2 functionally reconstituted into cholesterol-free liposomes supported rimantadine-sensitive proton translocation. Therefore, cholesterol was nonessential for M2 ion-channel function and cytotoxicity and for the effect of rimantadine. Only about 5–8% of both M2 preparations, regardless of cholesterol content, associated with detergent-resistant membranes. Cholesterol affinity and palmitoylation, in combination with a short transmembrane segment suggest M2 is a peripheral raft protein. Preference for the raft/non-raft interface may determine colocalization with HA during apical transport, the low level of M2 incorporated into the viral envelope and its undisclosed role in virus budding for which a model is presented. M2 may promote clustering and merger of rafts and the pinching-off (fission) of virus particles.Abbreviations CRAC Cholesterol recognition/interaction amino acid consensus - DMPC l--dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine - DRM Detergent-resistant membrane - HA Hemagglutinin - HDL High-density lipoprotein - KPS Potassium phosphate buffer with K₂SO₄ - LDL Low-density lipoprotein - MDCK Madin-Darby canine kidney - NA Neuraminidase - NaPS Sodium phosphate buffer with Na₂SO₄ - Ni-NTA Nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid - OG N-octyl--d-glucopyranoside - PM Plasma membrane - PS Phosphatidylserine - RNP Ribonucleoprotein - Sf9 Spodoptera frugiperda - TDC Taurodeoxycholate - TGN trans-Golgi network - TM Transmembrane - T. ni Trichoplusia ni - TX-100 Triton X-100 - Hydrophobic amino acid     

共表达甲型流感病毒M1和HA抗原的重组杆状病毒的构建

为构建同时表达流感病毒M1和HA抗原的重组杆状病毒,采用PCR扩增流感病毒A/PR/8/34株的M1基因和去除信号肽的HA基因,将两基因克隆到杆状病毒转座载体pFastBac Dual的两个启动子下游的多克隆位点,筛选出阳性重组转座载体pFastBac Dual-M1-HA。将其转化含有杆状病毒穿梭载体(Bacmid)的DH10Bac感受态细胞,通过抗生素、蓝白斑筛选和PCR鉴定获得重组杆状病毒穿梭载体rBacmid-M1-HA,在脂质体介导下转染Sf9昆虫细胞,获得重组杆状病毒rBac-M1-HA。提取重组病毒基因组,通过PCR鉴定外源基因插入成功。间接免疫荧光和Western-blot检测表明,该重组杆状病毒在Sf9昆虫细胞中成功地表达了M1和HA。应用杆状病毒/昆虫细胞系统成功共表达流感病毒M1和HA抗原,为研究流感病毒VLP的形成机制和开发新型流感疫苗奠定了基础。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒血凝素基因的原核表达及间接ELISA方法的初步建立

根据GenBank公布的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)血凝素(HA)基因序列设计引物,用PCR方法扩增H5N1亚型禽流感病毒HA1基因, 将该片段定向插入到原核表达载体pET_32a(+)中,构建原核表达载体pET_HA1。阳性质粒转化宿主菌BL21(DE3), 经IPTG诱导, HA1基因获得表达, 重组蛋白以包涵体的形式存在。通过改变IPTG的浓度和诱导时间 , 确定了表达HA1基因的最佳诱导条件: IPTG终浓度为0.8mmol/L,诱导时间为3h。Western blot分析表明表达产物具有良好的免疫学活性。以纯化的表达产物作为诊断抗原建立了检测H5亚型AIV抗体的iHA_ELISA方法。结果表明,抗原的最佳包被浓度为4μg/mL,血清的最佳稀释度为1∶200, 阳性标准初步定为：OD待检血清＞05,且 OD待检血清/OD阴性血清＞2。