舞毒蛾核型多角体病毒多角体蛋白基因的克隆、测序和表达

从东北林业大学实验林场采集并纯化了舞毒蛾核型多角体病毒（LdMNPV-NEFU)。用蛋白酶K消化,提取了病毒基因组DNA。用PCR方法,克隆出了该病毒的多角体蛋白（polyhedrin)基因,并对该基因进行了序列测定。结果显示,该基因序列是一个含有735个碱基对的开放阅读框（ORF）,该阅读框编码245个氨基酸。有5对碱基与加拿大病毒株LdMNPV-G的多角体蛋白基因序列存在差异。LdMNPV-NEFU分离株的多角体蛋白基因的第54,109,379,508和701位（从起始密码子中的A开始）分别是C,G,T,C和G,而LdMNPV-G分离株的多角体蛋白基因（ORF）相应位置上的碱基分别是G,C,C,T和T,两个ORF编码的对应位置的氨基酸绝大多数相同,只有一对不同,即由LdMNPV-NEFU编码的天冬氨酸和由LdMNPV-G编码的对应位置的组氨酸。以质粒pT-7-7为载体,多角体蛋白基因在大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）菌株中进行了原核表达。     

THE CLONING, SEQUENCING AND EXPRESSION OF THE LdMNPV POLYHEDRIN GENE

Abstract  LdMNPV - NEFU isolate collected from the forestry farm of Northeast Forestry University was purified and the genomic DNA of MMNPV was extracted. The LdMNPV polyhedrin gene was cloned by PCR. The results showed that the sequence was an open reading frame (ORF) of 735bp capable of encoding 245 amino acids. The polyhedrin gene sequences of the MMNPV-NEFU isolate and a Canada strain, MMNPV-G differed in 5 bases. The polyhedrin gene of the LdMNPV-NEFU isolate contained C, G, T, C and G at 54, 109,379, 508 and 701 sites from the start codon, but the LdMNPV-G isolate contained G, C, C, T and T at the corresponding sites respectively. The same amino acids were encoded by the two ORF sequences, with the exception that Asp and His are encoded by GAC on the polyhedrin gene sequence of the LdMNPV-NEFU isolate and by CAC in the MMNPV-G isolate. The MMNPV polyhedrin gene was expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) by the pT7–7 plasmid vector.     

茶尺蠖核型多角体病毒多角体蛋白基因核苷酸序列及其在Baculoviridae中的地位(英文)

茶尺蠖核型多角体病毒（ＥｏＳＮＰＶ）基因组的ｐｏｌｈ和ｅｇｔ基因区约１４．２ｋｂ的酶切图谱被构建．ｅｇｔ基因位于ｐｏｌｈ基因上游约４．８ｋｂ处,但转录方向与ｐｏｌｈ基因相反．ＥｃｏＲⅤ－Ｌ片段ｐｏｌｈ基因及其旁侧的１１２５核苷酸序列被测定．ｐｏｌｈ基因编码区长７３８核苷酸,可编码２４６氨基酸的多肽．起始密码子ＡＴＧ上游是一个富含ＡＴ（ＡＴ占７１．２％）的启动子区,在－５２核苷酸处有杆状病毒晚期基因启动子转录起始基序ＡＴＡＡＧ．在终止密码子下游２０８核苷酸有一个ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）信号,ＡＡＴＡＡＡ．但ＥｏＳＮＰＶｐｏｌｈ基因起始密码子ＡＴＧ相邻核苷酸序列为ＧＴＡＡＴＧＴ,其－３是个Ｇ,这与已知的１６种其它杆状病毒ｐｏｌｈ基因－３位置均是Ａ不相同．在分析了ＥｏＳＮＰＶ和ＨａＳＮＰＶ多角体蛋白基因核苷酸序列的基础上,通过ＭＡＬＩＧＮ程序,比较了目前已发表的２６种杆状病毒包涵体蛋白的序列,ＥｏＳＮＰＶ与黄杉毒蛾核型多角体病毒（ＯｐＳＮＰＶ）的同源性为最高,核苷酸序列的同源性为８３．０％,氨基酸序列达９４．７％;与其它２０种鳞翅目ＮＰＶ的同源性也很高,核苷酸序列同源性为７２．６％～８１．９％,氨基酸序列为８３．７％～９３     

Characterization and polyhedrin gene cloning of Lymantria xylina multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus

A baculovirus has been isolated from infected larvae of the casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina Swinehoe (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Taiwan. Ultrastructural observation revealed that this virus is a multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (MNPV), and the name L. xylina MNPV (LyxyMNPV) was proposed. Restriction endonuclease (BamHI, EcoRI, and EcoRV) profiles of LyxyMNPV genome differed from those of other known NPVs. The size of the LyxyMNPV genome was estimated to be 154+/-1.26 kbp (mean+/-SE). The polyhedrin gene is located in the BamHI-D, EcoRI-C, and EcoRV-K fragments of LyxyMNPV genome. The gene organization of the LyxyMNPV EcoRV-K fragment and the phylogenetic analysis based on the polyhedrin gene sequences showed that LyxyMNPV is closely related to the L. dispar MNPV (LdMNPV). Furthermore, a rapid assay method was developed to distinguish LyxyMNPV from LdMNPV based on PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism) analysis of polyhedrin genes.     

Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus homologous regions: characterization of their ability to function as replication origins.

Homologous regions (hrs) were identified in the Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus (LdMNPV) genome. A 1.58-kb region surrounding hr4 was sequenced and found to have two distinct domains. Domain I (about 600 bp) is composed of seven repeats of about 80 bp including a series of palindromes containing MluI sites and overlapping XhoI and SacI sites. Domain II (about 700 bp) is composed of eight partially repeated sequences of 60 to 100 bp containing a 15- to 25-bp sequence that is 80 to 100% A+T in addition to a 6- to 10-bp palindrome containing an NruI site. Hybridization of a domain I sequence to cosmids containing the LdMNPV genome indicated its presence at eight positions (hr1 to -8) on the genome. In contrast, hybridization of domain II indicated that it was present only at the hr4 locus. A DpnI-based transient-replication assay was used to determine if subclones of hr4 transfected into LdMNPV-infected L. dispar cells functioned as replication origins. Subclones of hr4 containing either domain I or domain II replicated at very low or moderate levels, respectively. However, when domain I and domain II were linked on the same plasmid, high levels of replication were observed. A 1.4-kb region containing hr1 was also sequenced. It lies immediately upstream of the polyhedrin gene and contains six domain I-type repeats. Four-hundred-base-pair regions of domain I repeats from hr1 and hr4 showed 89% sequence identity. Plasmids containing the hr1 domain I replicated at low levels. However, hybrid plasmids in which the AT-rich hr4 domain II was inserted adjacent to hr1 domain I replicated to high levels, indicating that the AT-rich domain II greatly enhances replication. The orientation and position of domains I and II relative to each other did not have major effects on the levels of replication.     

柞蚕核型多角体病毒多角体蛋白基因上游5''''端核苷酸序列分析

核型多角体病毒(Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus,简称NPV)的核多角体蛋白(Polyhedrin)基因具有一个非常强的启动子和基因调控序列。目前利用这一基因的上述序列已组建了多种表达载体,高效地表达了十几种外源基因产物,成为当前最有前途的新的表达系统。但是,在组建这一病毒载体过程中,为了使插入的外源基因靠近病毒启动子序列,各     

A new nucleopolyhedrovirus strain (LdMNPV-like virus) with a defective fp25 gene from Lymantria xylina (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Taiwan

A new multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus strain was isolated from casuarina moth, Lymantria xylina Swinhoe, (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in Taiwan. This Lymantria-derived virus can be propagated in IPLB-LD-652Y and NTU-LY cell lines and showed a few polyhedra (occlusion bodies) CPE in the infected cells. The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) profiles of whole genome indicated that this virus is distinct from LyxyMNPV and the virus genome size was approximately 139 kbps, which was smaller than that of LyxyMNPV. The molecular phylogenetic analyses of three important genes (polyhedrin, lef-8 and lef-9) were performed. Polyhedrin, LEF-8 and LEF-9 putative amino acid analyses of this virus revealed that this virus belongs to Group II NPV and closely related to LdMNPV than to LyxyMNPV. The phylogenetic distance analysis was further clarified the relationship to LdMNPV and this virus provisionally named LdMNPV-like virus. A significant deletion of a 44 bp sequence found in LdMNPV-like virus was noted in the fp25k sequences of LdMNPV and LyxyMNPV and may play an important role in the few polyhedra CPE. In ultrastructural observations, the nuclei of the infected LD host cells contained large occlusion bodies (OBs), and few OBs, which presented as one or two OBs in a nucleus that was otherwise filled with free nuclocapsids and virions. We concluded that this LdMNPV-like virus is a new LdMNPV strain from L. xylina.     

Sequence analysis of a Staphylococcus aureus gene encoding a peptidoglycan hydrolase activity.

The nucleotide (nt) sequence of a 2.0-kb NheI-XbaI DNA fragment containing a peptidoglycan hydrolase-encoding gene, lytA, tentatively identified as encoding an N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase, from Staphylococcus aureus, was determined. The nt sequencing revealed an open reading frame (ORF) of 1443 bp with a consensus ribosome-binding site located 7 nt upstream from the ATG start codon. The primary amino acid (aa) sequence deduced from the nt sequence revealed a putative protein of 481 aa residues with an Mr of 53815. Comparison of the aa sequence of the ORF with aa sequences in the GenBank data base (version 63, March 1990) revealed that the C-terminal sequence showed significant homology to the C-terminal sequence of lysostaphin from Staphylococcus simulans biovar staphylolyticus.     

Synthethic peptide used to develop antibodies for detection of polyhedrin from monodon baculovirus (MBV)

The use of previously published primers to amplify the monodon baculovirus (MBV) polyhedrin gene sequence by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from post larvae (PL) of Thai Penaeus monodon resulted in failure. As a result, the putative polyhedrin protein of MBV was isolated from infected PL by homogenization, differential centrifugation and density gradient centrifugation with verification by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). By SDS-PAGE, a single major protein band at 58 kDa was obtained from the putative polyhedrin fraction and this corresponded to a previous report of the molecular weight of polyhedrin from MBV. When used for N-terminal sequence analysis, the putative polyhedrin protein yielded a sequence of 25 amino acids (M F D D S M M M E N M D D L S G D Q K M V L T L A) that did not correspond to the deduced amino acid sequence derived from a previous report of a putative MBV polyhedrin gene amplicon. Despite this, a synthetic peptide of our 25 amino acid sequence (25Pmbv) was conjugated with bovine serum albumin and used as an antigen for antiserum production in mice. Using immunohistochemistry with tissue sections of PL infected with MBV or other viruses, the mouse anti-25Pmbv antiserum showed strong immunoreactivity to occlusion bodies of MBV only. It also showed strong reactivity to the 58 kDa putative polyhedrin protein in Western blots. Altogether, the results suggest that the 58 kDa protein is Thai MBV polyhedrin and that a previously reported MBV polyhedrin gene sequence may represent another protein or polyhedrin from a different variety of MBV.     

Polyhedrin gene of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus.

A portion of the genome of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Bombyx mori has been cloned. This part of the viral genome contains the gene encoding the viral occlusion body protein, polyhedrin. The polyhedrin gene has been sequenced in its entirety together with some of its 5' and 3' flanking sequences. The primary structure of polyhedrin predicted from the nucleotide sequence of the gene was found to be somewhat different from the one reported previously for the authentic protein (E. A. Kozlov, T. L. Levitina, N. M. Gusak, and S. B. Serebryani, Bioorg. Khim., 7:1008-1015, 1981; S. B. Serebryani, T. L. Levitina, M. L. Kautsman, Y. L. Radavski, N. M. Gusak, M. N. Ovander, N. V. Sucharenko, and E. A. Kozlov, J. Invertebr. Pathol., 30:442-443, 1977). Comparison of the primary structures of the polyhedrin of the nuclear polyhedrosis virus of B. mori with that of Autographa californica suggests that considerable selective pressure has been exercised at the protein level during evolution. Nucleotide sequence comparisons of the two structural genes reveal that the coding sequences have diverged significantly through the accumulation of silent and replacement substitutions. In contrast, a remarkable degree of sequence conservation was found to exist in the domains corresponding to the 5' and 3' noncoding regions of the polyhedrin mRNAs.     

Diagnosis of Penaeus monodon-type baculovirus by PCR and by ELISA of occlusion bodies

The black tiger prawn Penaeus monodon is a valuable aquaculture product in Taiwan. Two specific diagnostic methods were established for P. monodon-type baculovirus, one using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology and the other enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Monodon-type baculovirus (MBV) was purified by sucrose gradient centrifugation from occlusion bodies of MBV-infected postlarvae of P. monodon. MBV DNA was subsequently purified from the occlusion bodies and its presence was confirmed by PCR using primers of the polyhedrin gene. Based on conserved sequences of the DNA polymerase genes of Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) and Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus (LdMNPV), primers were designed and synthesized to yield a 714 bp PCR fragment from MBV. However, the sequence of this fragment revealed low homology with that of LdMNPV and AcMNPV. From the DNA sequence of this fragment, a second set of primers was designed, and using these primers, a 511 bp DNA fragment was amplified only when MBV DNA was the template. DNA templates from AcMNPV, white spot syndrome diseased shrimp, or PMO cells (a cell line derived from the Oka organ of Penaeus monodon) did not give any amplified DNA fragment. Therefore, this primer pair was specific for the diagnosis of MBV. By using intraspleenic immunization of rabbits with purified MBV occlusion bodies, a polyclonal rabbit antiserum against MBV was obtained. This antiserum could detect nanogram levels of MBV, but did not cross react with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), homogenates of PMO cells, postlarvae, hepatopancreatic tissue or intestinal tissue of black tiger prawns by competitive ELISA. This sensitive method could detect MBV even in tissue homogenates.     

柞蚕核型多角体病毒(ApNPV)转移载体质粒pAp M2614的组建

自从美国科学家G.Smith等首次建立苜蓿尺蠖核型多角体病毒(AcNPV)转移载体表达系统以来,已被广泛用于外源基因的表达,成为世界上一新的具有巨大潜力的载体表达系统。为了进一步提高表达产量,降低成本,日本科学家前田进建立了家蚕核型多角体病毒(BmNPV)载体表达系统,并获得了高效表达。柞蚕是我国特产,以蛹滞育越冬,保存时间长,个体大,可工厂化生产。因此,组建柞蚕NPV转移载体,进而建立该载体表达系统,是目前利用昆虫活体为宿主进行外源基因表达较理想的昆虫杆状病毒载体表达系统。     

Transfer vectors for maximal expression of passenger genes in the Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus expression system

A series of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (Bm-NPV) transfer vectors has been developed containing various lengths of the polyhedrin promoter, including sequences 3' of the initiation codon. The ATG initiation codon was mutated in some of these vectors to allow for the production of authentic nonfusion proteins. The ability of the various polyhedrin promoter constructs to direct expression of foreign gene sequences was assessed using two test genes, chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (cat), and human metallothionein II. Accumulation of cat mRNA and nonfused protein was low when only polyhedrin promoter sequences to -8 (relative to the translational start site of polyhedrin mRNA) were included in the transfer vector, but cat expression was comparable with that of the wild-type polyhedrin gene when promoter sequences to +5 were present. Further addition of polyhedrin gene sequences to +26 or +94 resulted in no further increase in expression. Similar results were obtained for expression of human metallothionein II, where constructs encoding polyhedrin-metallothionein fusion proteins containing polyhedrin sequences to at least +5 resulted in high levels of mRNA and protein accumulation. The expression vectors containing the +5, +26, or +94 BmNPV polyhedrin promoter can thus be used to direct maximal levels of production of nonfused proteins (when the polyedrin ATG has been mutated) or of fusion proteins, depending on which is more suitable for a particular application. These new vectors are a useful addition to those presently available and should increase the utility of the BmNPV expression system for large-scale protein production. (c) 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.