以家蚕核型多角体病毒为载体高效表达天花粉蛋白基因

本文报道以家蚕核型多角体病毒为载体,在家蚕体内高效表达天花粉蛋白基因的结果。天花粉蛋白基因是用ＰＣＲ技术从栝楼基因组中分离的,该基因被插入到家蚕核型多角体病毒转移载体质粒ｐＢｍ-１的多角体蛋白基因启动子下游,构建成重组质粒ｐＢｍＴＣＳ。将重组质粒ＤＮＡ和野生型ＢｍＮＰＶＤＮＡ共转染家蚕培养细胞,通过在家蚕培养细胞中进行同源重组和筛选,获得了无多角体的重组病毒ＢｍＴＣＳ。采用ＰＣＲ技术对重组病毒进行了鉴定,证实重组病毒合天花粉蛋白基因。重组病毒对家蚕的感染性不及野生病毒,提示表达产物对病毒的增殖有抑制作用。对重组病毒感染的家蚕血淋巴进行了ＳＤＳ-ＰＡＧＥ和免疫印迹分析,结果显示在蚕体血淋巴中的表达产物天花粉蛋白占总蛋白的５％。本实验为利用基因工程方法大量生产天花粉蛋白提供了又一条新的途径。     

拯救细胞系恢复重组家蚕核型多角体病毒包涵体实现外源蛋白在家蚕中产业化生产

构建家蚕Bombyx mori肌动蛋白（BmA3）启动子驱动的家蚕核型多角体病毒（BmNPV）多角体基因（ph）和OpNPV极早期启动子（IE1）驱动的zeocin抗性筛选基因转座供体载体,与鳞翅目辅助转座质粒pie2piggyBac共转染家蚕卵巢细胞BmN,经200μg/ml zeocin抗生素筛选一个月,成功获得持续表达BmNPV多角体蛋白的稳定细胞系BmN-A3ph。多角体缺陷型重组病毒BmBac-GF P感染拯救细胞系BmN- A3ph, 细胞成功装配出病毒包涵体颗粒,其包装效率约为野生型病毒感染正常BmN细胞的8%。用拯救型包涵体病毒颗粒喂食家蚕幼虫进行复感染,结果表明稳定细胞系所包装的包涵体病毒与野生型病毒一样能够通过口服途径感染宿主,却并不在宿主体内形成包涵体,从而保证外源基因高效表达。拯救型包涵体病毒可望解决传统注射感染效率较低问题,通过喂食感染可促进杆状病毒介导的家蚕生物反应器产业化进程。     

用构建的新型BmNPV载体在家蚕高效表达人β-干扰素

构建了家蚕核多角体病毒(Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus,BmNPV)新型载体pBm92,该载体将多角体蛋白基因的起始密码ATG改变为ATT,然后在多角体蛋白基因的+12位后连接有5个外源基因的克隆位点。将HulFN-β基因克隆在多角体蛋白基因的+12位后,构建了pBmIFN+12;同时构建了HuIFN－β克隆在－3位后的转移载体pB．mIFN－3。将两种转移载体DNA分别与BmNPV基因组DNA共转染Bm—N细胞。利用重组病毒不产生多角体蛋白的特征,筛选重组病毒。用HuIFN－β基因探针与重组病毒DNA进行杂交鉴定。重组病毒BmIFN+12感染Bm-N细胞,其上清IFN活性为2．0×10⁶Iu／ml,将BmIFN+12注射5龄家蚕虫体,表达水平为5．O×10⁷Iu／ml,是HulFN-β基因克隆在多角体蛋白基因的-3位后获得的重组病毒表达量的2—4倍。构建的新型BmNPv载体能够在家蚕高效地表达HuIFN-β。家蚕虫体生产的rHulFN-β蛋白具有天然HuIFN-β的抗原性。     

转座子介导的多角体基因表达及提高病毒粒子的感染效率

现行的杆状病毒表达外源基因的方法是将外源基因取代病毒中的多角体基因,因而得到的重组杆状病毒感染活体时不能经口感染,只能进行针刺注射,效率低且易引起活体感染其他疾病。将家蚕核型多角体病毒(Bombyx mor inucleopolyhedrovirus,BmNPV)中的多角体基因(polyhedrin,poly)及其启动子片段克隆到转座子载体pigA3GFP中,将其与辅助质粒pHA3PIG利用脂质体介导法导入家蚕细胞中,经过多次筛选获得稳定的转基因家蚕细胞。之后先将BmPAK6(含LacZ)及BmGFP(含GFP)重组病毒分别感染转基因细胞,再将得到的重组病毒经口感染5龄家蚕幼虫。结果显示,重组杆状病毒可以经口感染家蚕幼虫。这些研究表明来自于转基因家蚕细胞的poly基因表达产物可以提高重组杆状病毒经口感染家蚕率,为解决杆状病毒表达系统中重组病毒不能经口感染家蚕幼虫的问题提供新思路。     

猫ω-like干扰素在家蚕中的表达和生物活性检测

干扰素在畜牧养殖业和宠物治疗中可以用于治疗病毒性传染病和提高疫苗免疫效力。用杆状病毒表达系统在家蚕中表达猫ω-like干扰素,将猫ω-like干扰素基因进行优化后合成,克隆到杆状病毒转移载体p VL1393上,与病毒复制基因失活拯救型Bm Bacmid病毒DNA共转染Bm N细胞系,获得重组Bm NPV病毒,猫ω-like干扰素基因位于多角体基因启动子下游,用重组病毒感染家蚕收获表达产物。采用细胞病变法利用干扰素抑制VSV-GFP感染猫肾细胞的方法来测定干扰素活性,结果显示干扰素效价可以达到4.53×106IU/m L以上。研究结果有望为研制新型动物干扰素疫苗提供参考。     

抗品胚抗原单链抗休基因在家蚕细胞和幼虫中的表达

将抗癌胚抗原（ＣＥＡ）单链抗体基因插入家蚕杆状病毒转移载体ｐＢａｃＰＡＫ－Ｈｉｓ,与修饰的家蚕核型多角体病毒Ｂｍ－ＢａｃＰＡＫ ＤＮＡ共转染家蚕细胞,经同源重组得到含有在多角体蛋白基因启动子控制下的抗ＣＥＡ ＳｃＦｖ基因的重组病毒Ｂｍ－ＢａｃＳｃＦｖ。用重组病毒分别感染家蚕细胞和幼虫,在两者中均得到了高效表达,产物分子量为２８ｋＤ,前者占细胞总蛋白的６％,后者为０．３ｍｇ／蚕。目的基因在家蚕细胞和     

重组家蚕病毒表达系统转移载体的构建和β─半乳糖苷酶的表达

本文从中国农科院蚕业研究所提供的我国家蚕核多角体病毒镇江株中获得了多角体蛋白的强启动子,用此启动子构建了家蚕病毒表达系统的转移载体。外源基因能在此启动子控制下在家蚕细胞和虫体中进行高效表达。用此载体我们首先成功地在家蚕虫体中高效表达了β－半乳糖苷酶,表达量达到５８０μｇ／条蚕,从而证实我们构建的载体是可靠的、有效的,可用于家蚕重组病毒表达外源基因的研究。     

利用优化改造的家蚕杆状病毒表达系统提高NS1表达产量

为优化家蚕杆状病毒表达系统,提高外源基因的表达产量。文中通过同源重组技术,用串联的氯霉素基因(Cm)表达盒和绿色荧光蛋白基因(egfp)表达盒将其替换,从而获得Chitinase和Cystein Protease两个基因缺失的家蚕杆状病毒载体。通过转座,将多角体启动子控制的家蚕二分浓核病毒(Bm BDV)ns1基因表达盒,定点插入到改造后的该分子载体中。将重组载体转染Bm N细胞,获得能表达家蚕二分浓核病毒(Bm BDV)NS1的缺失型重组病毒;另外,将多角体启动子控制的ns1基因转座到野生型Bm-bacmid中,获得能表达Bm BDV NS1的野生型重组病毒。将这两种病毒分别皮下注射家蚕,对感染后的家蚕血液中NS1表达水平进行比较,发现缺失Chitinase和Cystein Protease重组病毒感染的家蚕血液中,NS1的表达量是对照组的3倍,从而建立了一种高效表达可溶性NS1蛋白的方法,为靶蛋白的结构与功能研究奠定基础。     

异源多角体蛋白对家蚕核型多角体病毒粒子的包装

利用PCR方法从AcMNPV基因组DNA中分离出多角体蛋白基因 ,将该扩增片段克隆到转移载体pBacPAK8中 ,得到重组转移载体pOAc。将该质粒DNA与线性化的Bm BacPAK6病毒基因组DNA共传染BmN细胞 ,得到了能形成多角体且不产生蓝色空斑的重组病毒hp BmNPV。纯化该重组病毒的多角体颗粒 ,并对多角体蛋白、病毒核酸及多角体病毒颗粒进行分析 ,发现AcMNPV的多角体蛋白能在家蚕细胞中大量表达且能在细胞内识别家蚕核型多角体病毒并组装成多角体颗粒 ;病毒基因组DNA因部分交换 ,其酶切行为发生了相应的变化 ;电镜观察发现经AcMNPV多角体蛋白包装的家蚕核型多角体病毒的多角体颗粒大小为1 2 μm～ 2 9μm ,明显小于野生型家蚕核型多角体病毒的多角体颗粒     

用构建的新型BmNPV载体在家蚕高效表达人β-干扰素

家蚕核多角体病毒(Bombyx mori Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus.BmNPV)和家蚕细胞已成功地用来大量生产具有生物活性的重组蛋白。但是BmNPV的通用载体的类型较少。因此,本实验构建了BmNPV新型载体pBm92,该载体将多角体蛋白基因的起始密码ATG改变为ATT,然后在多角体蛋白基因的 12位外连接有5个外源基因的克隆位点。将HuIFN-β基因克隆在多角体蛋白基因的 12位后,构建了pBmIFN 12;同时构建HuIFN-β克隆在-3位后的转移栽体pBmIFN-3。将两种转移载体DNA分别与BmNPV基因组DNA共转染Bm-N细胞。利用重组病毒不产生多角体蛋白的特征,筛选重组病毒。用HuIFN-β基因探针与重组病毒DNA进行杂交鉴定。重组病毒BmIFN 12感染Bm-N细胞,其上清IFN活性最高时可达2.0×10~6IU/ml,将BmIFN 12注射5龄家蚕虫体,表达水平为50×10~7IU/ml,是HuIFN-β基因克隆在多角体蛋白基因的-3位后获得的重组病毒的表达量的2～4倍。家蚕体生产的rHulFN-β为糖基化蛋白具有天然HuIFN-β的抗原性。     

Expression of foreign gene by cysteine proteinase null recombinant baculovirus

The baculovirus expression vector systems (BEVS) are broadly used for producing foreign proteins in lepidopteran larvae. Most commercial BEVS are engineered to insert foreign genes into the polyhedrin (polh) locus and lack the polh gene. These viruses cannot produce occlusion bodies and are inconvenient for per os inoculation of larvae. Current knowledge in baculovirus genomics makes it possible to engineer BEVS into other parts of the virus genome. In our work, we have expressed recombinant M-HBsAg (middle surface antigen of human hepatitis B) in the baculovirus construct, rBmNPV-Deltav-cath-M-HBsAg, inserting foreign gene into the v-cath locus of the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) such that the v-cath gene is deleted and the native polh gene is retained. Silkworm larvae were infected per os and M-HBsAg was observed to be abundantly produced at a very late stage of infection.     

Hepatocyte-specific gene expression by baculovirus pseudotyped with vesicular stomatitis virus envelope glycoprotein.

We have developed the recombinant baculovirus pseudotyped with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) G protein. The VSV-G gene was under the control of the polyhedrin promoter so that it was expressed at high levels in infected insect cells but not in mammalian cells. The presence of VSV-G protein in purified baculovirus preparations was confirmed by Western analysis. This recombinant baculovirus also carried human AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) promoter for hepatocyte-specific gene expression. After an in vitro infection by a recombinant baculovirus carrying the luciferase gene under the control of human AFP promoter/enhancer (BacG-AFP-Luc(+)), the luciferase gene was expressed in AFP-producing Huh7, Hep3B, and HepG2 cell lines, but not in AFP-nonproducing cell lines. BacG-AFP-Luc(+) transduced with human hepatoma cells in vitro at an efficiency about fivefold greater than the recombinant baculovirus lacking VSV-G (the virus Bac-AFP-Luc(+)). The utilization of the AFP promoter/enhancer in a baculovirus vector could provide benefits in gene therapy applications.     

PCR method for detecting recombinant baculoviruses with the insertion of a large gene

A PCR strategy was developed using primers specific to an infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) gene as well as primers flanking the polyhedrin region of baculovirus to verify the presence of IBDV gene in the recombinant baculovirus and confirm the absence of wild-type baculovirus contamination. This method can be applied to detect the presence of large genes in the recombinant baculovirus with greater sensitivity and avoid the need of modifying the typical PCR procedure provided by the manufacturer. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998     

Insecticidal activity of the chitinase from the Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus

Baculovirus chitinase gene (chiA) is a late gene essential for liquefying the host insect at a late stage of infection for its hydrolyzing chitin function. In a previous report, baculovirus ChiA has been shown to offer many interesting new opportunities for pest control. Recently, a putative chiA gene was identified in the Korean isolate of the Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedorvirus (SpliMNPV‐K1) genome. The open reading frame (ORF) contains 1692 nucelotides and encodes a protein of 563 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of about 62.6 kDa. To study the insecticidal activity of ChiA from SpliMNPV‐K1, we constructed a recombinant AcMNPV, Ap‐SlChiA, which is designed to express the ChiA under the control of a polyhedrin promoter. Western blot analysis indicated that ChiA was successfully expressed by this recombinant virus. Chitinase assay revealed that the chitobiosidase and endochitinase activity of the recombinant virus was 2.5‐ and 3.9‐flods higher than those of wild‐type AcMNPV, respectively. In addition, the recombinant virus showed higher evident insecticidal activity against 3rd instar larvae of Spodotera exigua than that of the AcMNPV. These results suggest that the chiA gene from SpliMNPV‐K1 could be successfully applied to improve pathogenicity of baculoviruses.     

家蚕BmNPV多角体蛋白与外源蛋白共包埋入多角体的研究

为了探索家蚕核型多角体病毒多角体的包装特性,构建了一种不形成多角体但能大量表达绿色荧光蛋白(EGFP)的重组病毒vBmBac(polh-)-5B-EGFP,将其与野生型BmNPV共同感染BmN细胞,于荧光显微镜下观察到EGFP与多角体可以在同一细胞中同时表达。从感染的BmN细胞中收集纯化多角体,观察到多角体能被激发出绿色荧光,进一步利用Western blot证实多角体中含有EGFP。上述结果表明,多角体可以将自身病毒粒子以外的其他病毒粒子的成分包装进入多角体,表明多角体的包装机制中存在非特异性识别机制。     

Isolation of p10 gene fromBombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus and study of its promoter activity in recombinant baculovirus vector system

A homologue ofAutographa californica NPV (AcNPV) p10 gene was identified and cloned fromBombyx mori NPV (BmNPV). BmNPV p10 gene encodes truncated protein of 70 amino acid residues that lacks carboxyl terminus comparing with the p10 protein encoded by AcNPV. The putative TATA box sequence and the ATAAG motif which is the consensus sequence of baculovirus very late promoter were conserved. A transfer vector, pBNT1, which includes the p10 promoter region of BmNPV for foreign gene expression was constructed. By using pBNT1, a recombinant BmNPV, Bmp10-Luc, in which the p10 gene was replaced by the firefly luciferase gene, was obtained. We also obtained another recombinant virus, BmPH-Luc, in which the polyhedrin gene was replaced by the luciferase gene. The luciferase activity detected in BoMo-15AIIc insect cells infected with Bmp10-Luc was approximately 50% of that infected with BmPH-Luc, suggesting that although both the p10 and polyhedrin promoters of BrnNPV are effective in high-level expression of foreign gene, the p10 promoter is not so strong as the polyhedrin promoter.