Interaction between nucleophosmin and HBV core protein increases HBV capsid assembly

Host factors are involved in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome replication and capsid formation during the viral life cycle. A host factor, nucleophosmin (B23), was found to bind to HBV core protein dimers, but its functional role has not been studied. This interaction promoted HBV capsid assembly and decreased the degree of capsid dissociation when subjected to denaturant treatments in vitro. In addition, inhibition of B23 reduced intracellular capsid formation resulting in a decrease of HBV production in HepG2.2.15 cells. These results provide important evidence that B23 acts on core capsid assembly via its interaction with HBV core dimers.     

HBV DNA环化结构在体外的复制表达水平优于HBV线性结构的表达质粒

为了研究乙型肝炎病毒（hepatitis B virus, HBV）DNA环化结构与HBV线性结构的表达质粒在体外复制表达水平的差异,采用3种含有HBV全长DNA的表达质粒与自连环化的HBV DNA分别转染Huh7细胞. 5 d后收集转染处理过的Huh7细胞和细胞上清,从感染细胞中抽提纯化HBV复制中间体进行Southern印迹分析,并将细胞培养上清进行ELISA分析.结果显示,HBV DNA通过环化后转染Huh7细胞,可高效地进行转录和复制表达,且优于质粒转染的效果.证明在细胞中,HBV DNA环状结构的复制表达能力优于HBV线性结构的表达质粒.     

高复制型慢性乙型肝炎血清HBV复制指标与肝脏病变关系的探讨

本文报道５５例高复制型慢性乙型肝炎患者血清ＨＢＶ复制指标与肝脏病变的关系。５５例均为血清ＨＢｓＡｇ、ＨＢｅＡｇ及抗－ＨＢｃ阳性,部分病例血清ＨＢｃＡｇ、ＤＮＡＰ、ＨＢＶ－ＤＮＡ阳性,均作肝穿活检,病理报告ＣＡＨ５例、ＣＬＨ９例、ＣＰＨ４１例,前二者组成Ａ组,代表病变活动组;ＣＰＨ称Ｂ组,代表病变稳定组。结果显示Ａ组各项肝脏病变在ＨＢＶ复制情况下检出率普遍高于Ｂ组;ＡＬＴ异常时肝脏各项病变检出率达８０％以上者Ａ组也多于Ｂ组,而且Ａ组出现４例碎片状坏死、Ｂ组则无,显示乙肝病毒复制程度与肝脏病变活动性、广泛程度、肝功能受损等情况密切相关,因而提示抗病毒治疗的必要性。     

SIRT3激动剂对乙肝病毒转录和复制的影响

该文探讨了SIRT3激动剂(Honokiol,HKL)对乙肝病毒(Hepatitis B virus,HBV)转录和复制的影响。培养HepG2-NTCP和人原代肝细胞(primary human hepatocytes,PHH),感染HBV颗粒后,用Honokiol(5μmol/L、10μmol/L、20μmol/L)处理细胞后继续培养10天,通过荧光定量PCR检测细胞内HBV DNA、cccDNA和HBV RNAs水平,Southern blot实验进一步检测胞内HBV DNA水平。构建SIRT3-KO细胞,检测敲除SIRT3后,Honokiol对细胞内HBV DNA、cccDNA和HBV RNAs的影响。通过小鼠尾静脉高压注射pCMV-KRAB-Cre质粒和precccDNA质粒构建持续感染小鼠模型,一周后腹腔注射Honokiol持续20天。荧光定量PCR检测小鼠血清中HBV DNA拷贝数,肝组织内HBV DNA、cccDNA和HBV RNAs水平。结果表明,Honokiol浓度依赖性地抑制HepG2-NTCP和PHH细胞内HBV DNA以及HBV RNAs水平,此外,Honokiol可以降低cccDNA的转录活性;敲除SIRT3后,Honokiol不能发挥抗病毒作用;小鼠模型中,Honokiol能够降低血清中HBV DNA和肝组织内HBV DNA拷贝数,以及能够显著抑制肝组织内HBV RNAs水平和cccDNA的转录活性。该研究结果表明,Honokiol能够抑制乙肝病毒转录和复制。     

两种前S蛋白与HBV复制关系的初步研究

乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)前S基因及其产物的发现有助于认识HBV复制规律。一些研究提示:前S_1蛋白是完整病毒颗粒表面的必要成分,其存在与HBV复制密切相关,前S_1检测能敏感和特异地反映HBV复制状态。另一些研究则认为:前S_2蛋白含有人多聚白蛋白的结合位点,并提出前S_2蛋白为HBV复制的新标志。为探讨HBV复制与两种前S蛋白之间的联系,本研究应用原位分子杂交分析一组慢性肝炎患者肝细胞内HBV DNA,同时检测肝细胞内HBsAg、HBcAg与两种前S蛋白,综合分析两种前S蛋白在HBV复制中的地位和作用。     

mTOR Signaling: The Interface Linking Cellular Metabolism and Hepatitis B Virus Replication

Virologica Sinica - Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a conserved Ser/Thr kinase that includes mTOR complex (mTORC) 1 and mTORC2. The mTOR pathway is activated in viral hepatitis, including...     

人NIRF蛋白与HBV核心蛋白相互作用的初步研究

人NIRF蛋白在细胞内是否能与HBV核心蛋白发生相互结合,目前尚不清楚.构建pcDNA3-HBC质粒,采用基因共转染和共表达技术,在真核细胞内进行NIRF与HBc的免疫荧光共定位实验,并通过免疫共沉淀实验进一步验证两种蛋白是否发生相互结合.结果表明在细胞内,NIRF能与HBc发生相互结合.     

脆性组氨酸三联体与复制蛋白A相互作用的鉴定

目的：研究脆性组氨酸三联体（Fhit）对ATR／CHKl通路的影响,确定Fhit与复制蛋白A（RPA）存在相互作用,为进一步研究Fhit特异的信号通路奠定基础。方法：将Fhit全长基因插入含GST基因的原核表达载体中,在大肠杆菌中表达纯化GST-Fhit融合蛋白,并用GST沉降技术研究Fhit与RPA是否在体外存在相互作用;在表达Fhit的人细胞中用免疫共沉淀技术分析Fhit与RPA是否在体内存在相互作用,同时用免疫荧光染色方法研究Fhit与RPA在细胞内是否可以共定位。结果：通过免疫共沉淀、免疫荧光染色及GST沉降技术,确定了Fhit与RPA在体内及体外均可以相互作用。结论：确定了Fhit与RPA之间存在相互作用,为阐明Fhit在维持基因组完整性方面的机理提供了线索。     

应用RNAi文库筛选HBV复制相关基因

深入研究HBV复制机理,筛选参与HBV复制的基因,可能为开发抗乙肝病毒新药提供新 的靶点．本文拟建立一种筛选HBV复制相关基因的方法: RNAi文库感染HepG2.2.15细胞后,利用免疫磁珠收集HBsAg表达降低的细胞,提取DNA,PCR扩增siRNA编码序列,将PCR产物克隆入T-easy载体,随机挑选克隆测序,发现DDB1基因可能参与HBV复制．本试验建立了一种筛选HBV复制相关基因的方法,为大规模全基因组筛选参与HBV复制的基因奠定了基础．     

Interaction of Replication Protein A with Photoreactive DNA Structures

A new photoreactive oligonucleotide derivative was synthesized with a perfluoroarylazido group attached to the 2'-position of the ribose fragment of the 5'-terminal nucleotide. Using this conjugate, photoreactive DNA duplexes were produced which contained single-stranded regions of different length, single-stranded breaks (nicks), and also ds duplex with a photoreactive group inside one of the chains. These structures imitate DNA intermediates generated at different stages of DNA replication and repair. The interaction of replication protein A (RPA) with the resulting DNA structures was studied using photoaffinity modification and gel retardation assay. Independently of the DNA structure, only the large subunit of RPA (p70) was crosslinked to photoreactive DNAs, and the intensity of its labeling increased with decrease in the size of the single-stranded region and was maximal in the case of the nick-containing DNA structure. By gel retardation, the most effective binding of RPA to this structure was shown, whereas the complexing of RPA with DNA containing the unmodified nick and also with the full duplex containing the photoreactive group inside the chain was significantly less effective. The data suggest that RPA should be sensitive to such damages in the double-stranded DNA structure.     

细胞基质蛋白3的功能及其参与病毒复制的分子机制

基质蛋白3(matrin 3, MATR3)是细胞核基质蛋白重要成员之一,它与细胞的基因转录调节、mRNA前体剪接和稳定性、DNA损伤修复以及细胞增殖等活动密切相关。近年来的研究表明, MATR3在逆转录病毒的复制过程中也有着重要作用。鉴于MATR3参与病毒复制的作用机制研究少有报道,该文主要从MATR3的结构特征、在细胞核中的功能、参与病毒复制的作用机制等方面进行综述,以期为深入研究MATR3在病毒生活史中的作用提供参考。     

Heritable Loss of Replication Control of a Minichromosome Derived from the B Chromosome of Maize

During an accumulation regime of a small telomere-truncated B chromosome, a derivative with large variations in size and multiple punctate centromere loci exhibiting amplified copy numbers was discovered. Multiple centromere satellite loci or transgene signals were documented in amplified chromosomes, suggesting over-replication. Immunolocalization studies revealed multiple foci of biochemical markers characteristic of active centromeres such as CENP-C and phosphorylation of histones H3S10 and H2AThr133. The amplified chromosomes exhibit an absence of chromosome disjunction in meiosis I and an infrequent chromosome disjunction in meiosis II. Despite their unusual structure and behavior these chromosomes were observed in the lineage for seven generations during the course of this study. While severely truncated relative to a normal B chromosome, the progenitor minichromosome is estimated to be at least several megabases in size. Given that the centromere and transgene signals at opposite ends of the chromosome generally match in copy number, the replication control is apparently lost over several megabases.     

Biochemical Basis of the Interaction between Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator and Immunoglobulin-like Repeats of Filamin

Mutations in the chloride channel cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) cause cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder characterized by defects in CFTR biosynthesis, localization to the cell surface, or activation by regulatory factors. It was discovered recently that surface localization of CFTR is stabilized by an interaction between the CFTR N terminus and the multidomain cytoskeletal protein filamin. The details of the CFTR-filamin interaction, however, are unclear. Using x-ray crystallography, we show how the CFTR N terminus binds to immunoglobulin-like repeat 21 of filamin A (FlnA-Ig21). CFTR binds to β-strands C and D of FlnA-Ig21 using backbone-backbone hydrogen bonds, a linchpin serine residue, and hydrophobic side-chain packing. We use NMR to determine that the CFTR N terminus also binds to several other immunoglobulin-like repeats from filamin A in vitro. Our structural data explain why the cystic fibrosis-causing S13F mutation disrupts CFTR-filamin interaction. We show that FlnA-Ig repeats transfected into cultured Calu-3 cells disrupt CFTR-filamin interaction and reduce surface levels of CFTR. Our findings suggest that filamin A stabilizes surface CFTR by anchoring it to the actin cytoskeleton through interactions with multiple filamin Ig repeats. Such an interaction mode may allow filamins to cluster multiple CFTR molecules and to promote colocalization of CFTR and other filamin-binding proteins in the apical plasma membrane of epithelial cells.     

真核细胞染色体DNA复制起始及复制叉稳定性维持的机制

在真核生物中,DNA复制在染色体上特定的多位点起始．当细胞处在晚M及G1期,多个复制起始蛋白依次结合到DNA复制源,组装形成复制前复合体．pre．RC在Gl-S的转折期得到激活,随后,多个直接参与DNA复制又形成的蛋白结合到DNA复制源,启动DNA的复制,形成两个双向的DNA复制又．在染色体上,移动的DNA复制又经常会碰到复制障碍（二级DNA结构、一些蛋白的结合位点、损伤的碱基等）而暂停下来,此时,需要细胞周期检验点的调控来稳定复制叉,否则,会导致复制又垮塌及基因组不稳定．本文就真核细胞染色体DNA复制起始的机制,以及复制又稳定性的维持机制进行简要综述．     

慢性乙型肝炎患者血清HBV基因分型

为了解长春市慢性乙型肝炎患者血清中的乙型肝炎病毒(HBV)基因型情况及其与临床特点的相关性,应用型特异性引物进行巢式PCR方法对长春市69例慢性乙型肝炎患者血清HBV进行基因分型检测。在69例血清标本中,B型10例(占14.5%);C型41例(占59.4%);B C混合型8例(占11.6%);未分型的患者共10例(占14.5%)。C基因型患者的HBV-DNA定量、HBeAg阳性率明显高于B基因型患者(HBV-DNA:P<0.01;HBeAg:χ2=3.98,P<0.05),C基因型患者肝功检查指标谷丙转氨酶(ALT)和总胆红素(TB IL)均较B基因型患者高(P<0.01)。长春地区存在HBV B基因型、C基因型、B C混合基因型及未分型,C基因型为优势基因,引起的肝脏活动性炎症较B基因型明显。     

丙型肝炎病毒F蛋白缺失对病毒复制及感染性的影响

探索了F蛋白缺失及核心蛋白(Core)二级结构改变对丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)复制和感染性的影响．利用定点突变方法,将J6JFH1的核心基因引进5个终止密码子以中断F蛋白的表达,从而获得F蛋白缺失的病毒复制子J6JFH1/ΔF．体外制备RNA转录体,并电穿孔转染Huh7.5.1细胞,采用免疫荧光、实时荧光定量PCR方法以及病毒感染等方法,观察F蛋白缺失对病毒复制、蛋白质表达及转染细胞上清感染性病毒颗粒产生的影响．在此基础上,构建5个单一突变病毒体,对HCV核心蛋白进行二级结构分析,观察核心蛋白二级结构对HCV复制和翻译的影响．结果显示,转染48 h后,J6JFH1/ΔF与野生型J6JFH1相比,J6JFH1/ΔF转染阳性细胞数明显降低,细胞内HCV RNA 水平降低约95%,J6JFH1/ΔF转染后不同时间点细胞上清中HCV RNA拷贝数和病毒颗粒也明显降低．5个单一突变体不影响核心基因二级结构,病毒在细胞内复制和感染性与野生型水平一致．J6JFH1/ΔF所产生的改变可能是由于5处突变导致核心基因二级结构改变而造成的．结果说明,HCV F蛋白缺失不影响病毒的复制翻译及病毒颗粒的包装释放,核心蛋白二级结构的改变对病毒复制和翻译则产生较大影响．     

PDGF受体结合域与乙肝病毒核心抗原的融合表达

化学合成血小板源性生长因子受体结合域１３肽基因,并与乙肝病毒核心抗原基因５′端融合,序列分析表明化学合成的１３肽基因及融合后基因的阅读框架正确．将融合基因亚克隆于ｔａｃ启动子控制的ｐＥＴ３ａ表达质粒中并于大肠杆菌中表达．表达产物经ＥＬＩＳＡ、ＷｅｓｔｒｅｎＢｌｏｔ鉴定表明,融合蛋白已被表达,其单位分子量与推算值一致．电镜观察证明所表达的融合蛋白能形成颗粒．     

乙型肝炎病毒的核心启动子各区段功能的研究

将一系列核心启动子区的缺失突变引入乙肝病毒（ＨＢＶ）线性转录单元,从病毒的抗原,ＲＮＡ以及子代ＤＮＡ等各个水平,分析了各缺失突变对前基因组ＲＮＡ和前核心ＲＮＡ转录的影响,对核心启动子各片段的功能进行了深入的研究。Ｃ片段缺失后检测不到ｅ抗原和前核心ＲＮＡ,却仍有核心抗原和前基因组ＲＮＡ的合成以及病毒子代ＤＮＡ的复制;而Ｂ３片段缺失后ｅ抗原和核心抗原均有显著下降,但仍能检测到两种ｍＲＮＡ的合成和病毒子