HIV P66蛋白的表达、纯化及活性检测

此研究的目的是体外表达HIV-1逆转录酶P66亚单位蛋白,并得到纯度较高且具有活性的重组蛋白。首先通过PCR方法从含HIV-1 HXB2标准株全基因的质粒中扩增出全长p66基因,插入表达载体pTWIN1,构建pTWIN-p66质粒。再将该质粒转化到表达菌BL21,在IPTG诱导下表达P66蛋白。表达产物经几丁质柱一步纯化后得到P66蛋白纯品。纯化的P66蛋白分别催化B95-8细胞总RNA、RT试剂盒中对照RNA进行逆转录;同时以试剂盒中的M-MLV RT为对照进行相同的逆转录,PCR后电泳比较活性。结果显示我们构建的pTWIN-p66质粒在IPTG诱导下在原核细胞中P66亚单位蛋白表达量较高,经一步纯化后蛋白凝胶扫描纯度达88%,并具有较好的逆转录活性。与M-MLV RT体外活性比较,两者活性相当。该研究为进一步开发国产HIV确证诊断试剂及抗AIDS药物的研究打下了初步基础。     

人类免疫缺陷病毒Ⅰ型核心蛋白(p24)在大肠杆菌中的表达、纯化及鉴定

在大肠杆菌中,利用新构建的含T7g-10L RBS以及λ-PR启动子的新型原核表达载体,通过表达gag-pol基因片段,获得了具有天然序列的人类免疫缺陷病毒1型(HIV-1)核心蛋白p24的高效表达。克隆的gag-pol基因片段在其阅读框架移位区域插入了4bp碱基,其表达的病毒蛋白酶在阅读框架上与gag一致,从而实现了对gag-pol融合蛋白的有效加工,产生成熟的核心蛋白p24及其它产物。重组p24以可溶形式存在,可以被抗p24的单克隆抗体特异识别。测定的N端8个氨基酸序列与从病毒纯化的p24完全一致。在使用硫酸铵沉淀后,采用两步离子柱层析,可将重组蛋白纯化到95％以上的纯度。结果表明,纯化的p24可以作为特异性很强的试剂而用于HIV感染的诊断及病情的预后,并可用于p24的生化及结构分析。     

Bacterial expression and characterization of nine polypeptides encoded by segments of the envelope gene of human immunodeficiency virus

Nine envelope (Env) polypeptides, encoding different regions of HIV gp120 and gp41 Env proteins, and accounting for approx. 96% of the entire Env precursor glycoprotein complex (gp160) were expressed in Escherichia coli at levels ranging from approx. 2 to 20% of total cellular protein. The recombinant polypeptides were produced either as hybrid products fused to the cII gene fragment of the lambda vector or in an unfused form without interfering cII products. Partially purified protein fractions of each polypeptide were characterized serologically by Western-blot analysis against a panel of well characterized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive human reference sera. Most of the Env polypeptides were highly immunoreactive with anti-gp120/gp41 antibodies present in the sera of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and AIDS-related diseases, but the patterns of reactivity were different. These results demonstrate that some of the antigenic determinants residing on the viral gp160 complex are retained on the surfaces of the recombinant Env polypeptides, and suggest that these sites are differentially immunogenic. These results are therefore interpreted in the context of an ongoing process towards using bacterially expressed HIV Env polypeptides to help define biological and structural epitopes to aid in the development of more sensitive diagnostic and therapeutic reagents in the fight against AIDS.     

HIV-1整合酶蛋白的可溶性表达及功能研究

HIV 1整合酶是HIV病毒复制中一个重要的酶,也是治疗艾滋病药物的一个重要靶点。为了开展以整合酶蛋白为靶点的抑制剂筛选,构建HIV 1整合酶重组质粒,在原核细胞中进行可溶性表达和功能研究。通过重叠PCR技术引入F185K和C280S突变于HIV 1 B亚型标准株的整合酶cDNA片段中,PCR扩增片段克隆到pET 28a(+)表达载体中,构建重组质粒,在E. coli中进行整合酶基因表达,SDS PAGE鉴定表达产物,亲和层析纯化蛋白,酶联免疫吸附实验方法测定整合酶的生物学活性。结果构建的重组质粒获得高效稳定的可溶性表达,ELISA实验证实该蛋白具有整合酶的3′切割DNA和5′链转移的活性。HIV 1整合酶蛋白的可溶性表达和活性研究为建立以整合酶为靶点的抗HIV药物筛选平台打下了基础。