牛病毒性腹泻病毒E^rns-E2融合蛋白在果蝇S2细胞中的表达与鉴定

目的：利用果蝇S2细胞表达牛病毒性腹泻病毒（BVDV）Erns-E2融合蛋白,并对其抗体结合能力进行鉴定。方法：用RT-PCR方法扩增BVDV NADL株Erns和E2蛋白的编码基因,利用（G4-S）3柔性15肽基因将扩增的2个基因连接,再与昆虫表达载体pMT/BiP/V5-His连接构建重组表达载体pMT/BiP/V5-His-Erns-E2,将后者与筛选质粒pCoBlast共转染果蝇S2细胞后表达Erns-E2融合蛋白,并对表达产物进行鉴定。结果：SDS-PAGE结果表明,融合蛋白相对分子质量为76800;Western blotting检测表明,该融合蛋白具有与BVDV抗体良好的结合能力。结论：BVDV的Erns-E2融合蛋白能在果蝇S2细胞中进行表达;经鉴定,表达产物具有良好的抗体结合能力,可用于抗原检测。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒E2蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及初步鉴定

为制备牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV)糖蛋白E2单克隆抗体(MAb),利用原核表达并且纯化的重组糖蛋白E2(rE2)免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫后小鼠脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞SP2/0融合.采用以BVDV为检测抗原的间接ELISA筛选阳性细胞克隆,经3次克隆纯化后获得2株稳定分泌抗E2特异性MAb的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为4E3与1G11.用4E3与1G11杂交瘤细胞株接种BALB/c小鼠制备腹水,采用rE2及BVDV包被的ELISA测得的效价分别是6.21×106和6.83×105及6.83×105和7.5×104.间接ELISA、Western blot、IFA试验表明两株杂交瘤细胞所分泌的MAb具有良好的反应性和特异性.经抗体亚类鉴定4E3与1G11均为IgM/K.特异性试验表明4E3与1G11这2株MAb均不与牛传染性鼻气管炎病毒、牛副流感病毒3型、牛腺病毒3型反应;其中4E3不与猪瘟病毒反应,而1G11则可与猪瘟病毒发生交叉反应,这种反应特性可试用于BVDV与猪瘟病毒的鉴别诊断.所制备的4E3与1G11 MAb可以用于BVDV抗原的检测,为建立检测BVDV E2蛋白血清抗体的ELISA奠定了基础.     

牦牛病毒性腹泻病毒E2基因的克隆鉴定及原核表达

运用聚合酶链式反应,以牦牛BVDV基因组DNA为模板扩增出牦牛BVDV E2基因.为研究E2蛋白的抗原性,将E2基因插入到pET-32a原核表达载体,构建重组表达质粒pET-32a-E2,并转化至BL21(DE3)宿主菌中,利用IPTG诱导表达.经SDS-PAGE检测,pET-32a-E2在宿主菌BL21(DE3)中表...     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒Erns蛋白的中华仓鼠卵巢细胞表达及免疫原性分析

本研究利用中华仓鼠卵巢(Chinese hamster ovary,CHO)细胞表达系统制备牛病毒性腹泻病毒(bovine viral diarrhea virus,BVDV) E^rns蛋白,并分析其免疫原性。以BVDV-1 NADL标准毒株基因序列为基础,构建BVDV E^rns蛋白重组真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1-BVDV-E^rns,转染悬浮培养的CHO细胞,进行上清分泌表达。SDS-PAGE分析E^rns蛋白的表达和纯化,并用抗His单克隆抗体和BVDV阳性血清进行Western blotting鉴定纯化蛋白;进一步使用纯化的E^rns蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔,通过间接酶联免疫吸附试验(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)和细胞间接免疫荧光(indirect immunofluorescence,IFA)实验检测血清抗体水平及其免疫反应活性,用病毒中和实验测定免疫兔血清的中和抗体滴度。BCA蛋白定量试剂盒检测纯化的E^rns     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒结构蛋白功能研究进展

牛病毒性腹泻病毒(Bovine viral diarrhea virus,BVDV)基因组为单股正链RNA,编码4种结构蛋白(C、E^rns、E1和E2)和8种非结构蛋白(N^pro、p7、NS2、NS3、NS4A、NS4B、NS5A和NS5B)。牛感染BVDV后可出现腹泻、流产、繁殖障碍、持续感染等症状,该病死亡率较高,对我国乃至世界养牛业均造成了严重影响。因此,本文就BVDV已确定的4种结构蛋白的功能进行了概括性总结,以期为BVDV的深入研究提供理论依据和参考。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒Erns蛋白激活NOD样受体热蛋白结构域相关蛋白3炎症小体诱发细胞焦亡的研究

【目的】牛病毒性腹泻病毒(bovine viral diarrhea virus, BVDV)是引起牛病毒性腹泻-黏膜病的关键病毒。BVDV的结构蛋白Erns可在病毒感染的初期削弱宿主的免疫防御,引发牛群炎症反应。核苷酸寡聚化结构域样受体(nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, NOD)热蛋白结构域相关蛋白3 (NLRP3)炎症小体是NOD样受体(NOD-like receptor, NLRs)家族重要成员,调控炎症性疾病的发生发展,同时激活的NLRP3炎症小体能够引起宿主细胞焦亡,进而诱发级联放大的炎症反应。但BVDV Erns蛋白在BVDV感染诱发炎症反应的分子机制尚不清楚。【方法】为进一步探索Erns蛋白对BVDV感染激活NLRP3炎症小体诱发细胞焦亡的影响,构建了BVDV Erns蛋白的真核表达质粒pCMV-HA-Erns,过表达BVDV Erns蛋白,检测BVDV感染细胞中NLRP3炎症小体组分[半胱氨酸蛋白酶(caspase-1)、凋亡相关斑点样蛋白(apoptosis-associated speck-like protein, ASC)和NLRP3]、IL-1β的mRNA转录水平和蛋白表达水平,以及细胞死亡调节蛋白(gasdermin D, GSDMD)的基因表达和蛋白剪切情况,并通过扫描电镜观察牛睾丸(bovine testis, BT)细胞膜成孔及BT细胞内容物释放情况,以分析Erns蛋白诱导BT细胞产生细胞焦亡。【结果】Erns蛋白能够显著引起NLRP3炎症小体活化进而激活caspase-1,活化的caspase-1一方面切割GSDMD,形成有活性的GSDMD-N端并在BT细胞膜形成孔洞,释放内容物,诱导BT细胞发生细胞焦亡;另一方面活化的caspase-1切割pro-IL-1β,形成有活性的IL-1β,并释放到BT细胞外,引起BT细胞上清中IL-1β水平上升。【结论】系统解析了BVDV Erns蛋白激活NLRP3炎症小体介导细胞焦亡的产生,对疫苗及治疗药物的研制具有重要指导意义。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒单克隆抗体的研究

牛病毒性腹泻——粘膜病是世界性广泛流行的奶牛和肉牛的传染病。其病原为牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDV),属于披膜病毒科的瘟病毒属,它的许多生物学特性至今还不很清楚。本试验建立了12株分泌抗BVDV的单克隆抗体(McAb)杂交瘤细胞株,并结合免疫转移电泳法和放射免疫沉淀法,初步研究了BVDV的多肽。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒的成熟和释放

试验中用电镜观察了牛病毒性腹泻病毒ＯｒｅｇｏｎＣ２４Ｖ株在感染新生牛睾丸细胞中的形态发生。成熟的病毒颗粒是直径约为５０ｎｍ的球形颗粒,内含直径约为３０ｎｍ的核心。病毒在宿主细胞的胞质内复制,通过糙面内质网膜出芽成熟。病毒可以通过外排或在细胞死亡后含有病毒颗粒的空泡崩溃而释放到胞外。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒NS3基因的序列分析、表达与抗原性鉴定

本研究应用套式RT-PCR方法扩增出牛病毒性腹泻病毒VEDEVAC株编码NS3蛋白的基因,克隆至表达载体pET-30a(+),并进行测序。对瘟病毒属病毒NS3基因进行氨基酸差异性分析,显示平均P-distance为0.07,系统进化树分析表明VEDEVAC株隶属于BVDV1型。将构建成功的重组质粒转化大肠埃希氏菌Rosetta(DE3),在IPTG诱导下表达NS3重组蛋白,经Ni-NTA亲和层析纯化和尿素梯度透析后进行反应原性鉴定。Western blotting结果显示表达的重组蛋白可以与牛病毒性腹泻病毒阳性血清反应,并与猪瘟阳性血清有交叉反应,ELISA结果显示该重组蛋白具有良好的反应原性。所获得的蛋白为建立针对NS3抗体的ELISA检测方法奠定了基础。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒（BVDV）对牛免疫缺陷病毒（BIV）的激活作用

通过合胞体分析和反转录酶活力测定,首次证明牛病毒性腹泻病毒能激活牛免疫缺陷病毒的复制与表达,并进一步通过转染实验和凝胶电泳漂移分析证明,当ＢＩＶ ＬＴＲ的ＮＦ－ｋ Ｂ区缺失时,ＢＶＤＶ则不能实现其激活作用,ＢＶＤＶ直接或间接诱导牛ＮＦ－ｋＢ因子作用于ＢＩＶ ＬＴＲ的ＮＦ－ｋＢ区实现其激活作用。     

Functional Characterization of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A by Reverse Genetic Analysis and Live Cell Imaging

Nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a hydrophilic phosphoprotein with RNA binding activity and a critical component of the viral replicase. In silico analysis suggests that NS5A encompasses three domains interconnected by two low-complexity sequences (LCSs). While domain I harbors two functional determinants, an N-terminal amphipathic helix important for membrane association, and a Zn-binding site essential for RNA replication, the structure and function of the C-terminal half of NS5A are still ill defined. In this study, we introduced a panel of 10 amino acid deletions covering the C-terminal half of NS5A. In the context of a highly efficient monocistronic replicon, deletions in LCS I and the N-terminal part of domain II, as well as in domain III, were tolerated with regard to RNA replication. When introduced into a bicistronic replicon, only deletions in LCS I and the N-terminal part of domain II were tolerated. In the context of the viral full-length genome, these mutations allowed residual virion morphogenesis. Based on these data, a functional monocistronic BVDV replicon coding for an NS5A variant with an insertion of the fluorescent protein mCherry was constructed. Live cell imaging demonstrated that a fraction of NS5A-mCherry localizes to the surface of lipid droplets. Taken together, this study provides novel insights into the functions of BVDV NS5A. Moreover, we established the first pestiviral replicon expressing fluorescent NS5A-mCherry to directly visualize functional viral replication complexes by live cell imaging.     

A Single Point Mutation in Nonstructural Protein NS2 of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Results in Temperature-Sensitive Attenuation of Viral Cytopathogenicity

For Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), the type species of the genus Pestivirus in the family Flaviviridae, cytopathogenic (cp) and noncytopathogenic (ncp) viruses are distinguished according to their effect on cultured cells. It has been established that cytopathogenicity of BVDV correlates with efficient production of viral nonstructural protein NS3 and with enhanced viral RNA synthesis. Here, we describe generation and characterization of a temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant of cp BVDV strain CP7, termed TS2.7. Infection of bovine cells with TS2.7 and the parent CP7 at 33°C resulted in efficient viral replication and a cytopathic effect. In contrast, the ability of TS2.7 to cause cytopathogenicity at 39.5°C was drastically reduced despite production of high titers of infectious virus. Further experiments, including nucleotide sequencing of the TS2.7 genome and reverse genetics, showed that a Y1338H substitution at residue 193 of NS2 resulted in the temperature-dependent attenuation of cytopathogenicity despite high levels of infectious virus production. Interestingly, TS2.7 and the reconstructed mutant CP7-Y1338H produced NS3 in addition to NS2-3 throughout infection. Compared to the parent CP7, NS2-3 processing was slightly decreased at both temperatures. Quantification of viral RNAs that were accumulated at 10 h postinfection demonstrated that attenuation of the cytopathogenicity of the ts mutants at 39.5°C correlated with reduced amounts of viral RNA, while the efficiency of viral RNA synthesis at 33°C was not affected. Taken together, the results of this study show that a mutation in BVDV NS2 attenuates viral RNA replication and suppresses viral cytopathogenicity at high temperature without altering NS3 expression and infectious virus production in a temperature-dependent manner.The pestiviruses Bovine viral diarrhea virus-1 (BVDV-1), BVDV-2, Classical swine fever virus (CSFV), and Border disease virus (BDV) are causative agents of economically important livestock diseases. Together with the genera Flavivirus, including several important human pathogens like Dengue fever virus, West Nile virus, Yellow fever virus, and Tick-borne encephalitis virus, and Hepacivirus (human Hepatitis C virus [HCV]), the genus Pestivirus constitutes the family Flaviviridae (8, 20). All members of this family are enveloped viruses with a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome encompassing one large open reading frame (ORF) flanked by 5′ and 3′ nontranslated regions (NTR) (see references 8 and 28 for reviews). The ORF encodes a polyprotein which is co- and posttranslationally processed into the mature viral proteins by viral and cellular proteases. For BVDV, the RNA genome is about 12.3 kb in length and encodes a polyprotein of about 3,900 amino acids. The first third of the ORF encodes a nonstructural (NS) autoprotease and four structural proteins, while the remaining part of the genome encodes NS proteins which share many common characteristics and functions with the corresponding NS proteins encoded by the HCV genome (8, 28). NS2 of BVDV represents a cysteine autoprotease which is distantly related to the HCV NS2-3 protease (26). NS3, NS4A, NS4B, NS5A, and NS5B are essential components of the pestivirus replicase (7, 10, 49). NS3 possesses multiple enzymatic activities, namely serine protease (48, 52, 53), NTPase (46), and helicase activity (51). NS4A acts as an essential cofactor for the NS3 proteinase. NS5B represents the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) (22, 56). The functions of NS4B and NS5A remain to be determined. NS5A has been shown to be a phosphorylated protein that is associated with cellular serine/threonine kinases (44).According to their effects in tissue culture, two biotypes of pestiviruses are distinguished: cytopathogenic (cp) and noncytopathogenic (ncp) viruses (17, 27). The occurrence of cp BVDV in cattle persistently infected with ncp BVDV is directly linked to the induction of lethal mucosal disease in cattle (12, 13). Previous studies have shown that cp BVDV strains evolved from ncp BVDV strains by different kinds of mutations. These include RNA recombination with various cellular mRNAs, resulting in insertions of cellular protein-coding sequences into the viral genome, as well as insertions, duplications, and deletions of viral sequences, and point mutations (1, 2, 9, 24, 33, 36, 37, 42). A common consequence of all these genetic changes in cp BVDV genomes is the efficient production of NS3 at early and late phases of infection. In contrast, NS3 cannot be detected in cells at late time points after infection with ncp BVDV. An additional major difference is that the cp viruses produce amounts of viral RNA significantly larger than those of their ncp counterparts (7, 32, 50). While there is clear evidence that cell death induced by cp BVDV is mediated by apoptosis, the molecular mechanisms involved in pestiviral cytopathogenicity are poorly understood. In particular, the role of NS3 in triggering apoptosis remains unclear. It has been hypothesized that the NS3 serine proteinase might be involved in activation of the apoptotic proteolytic cascade (21, 55). Furthermore, it has been suggested that the NS3-mediated, enhanced viral RNA synthesis of cp BVDV and subsequently larger amounts of viral double-stranded RNAs may play a crucial role in triggering apoptosis (31, 54).In this study, we describe generation and characterization of a temperature-sensitive (ts) cp BVDV mutant whose ability to cause viral cytopathogenicity at high temperature is strongly attenuated. Our results demonstrate that a single amino acid substitution in NS2 attenuates BVDV cytopathogenicity at high temperature without affecting production of infectious viruses and expression of NS3 in a temperature-dependent manner.     

Identification and Characterization of an RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Activity within the Nonstructural Protein 5B Region of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus

Nonstructural protein 5B (NS5B) of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) contains sequence motifs that are predictive of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity. We describe the expression and purification of the BVDV NS5B protein derived from an infectious cDNA clone of BVDV (NADL strain). BVDV NS5B protein was active in an in vitro RNA polymerase assay using homopolymeric RNA or BVDV minigenomic RNA templates. The major product was a covalently linked double-stranded molecule generated by a “copy-back” mechanism from the input template RNA. In addition, a nucleotide-nonspecific and template-independent terminal nucleotidyl transferase activity was observed with the BVDV NS5B preparation.     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒基因组cDNA文库的构建

以牛病毒性腹泻病毒（ＢＶＤＶ）┥ｎＬ株的基因组ＲＮＡ为模板,经逆向转录酶作用,合成第一链ｃＤＮＡ,再以ＲＮａｄｓｅ／Ｈ与ＤＮＡ聚合酶Ｉ联合作用合成ｄｓｃＤＮＡ,并以ｄＣ同聚物尾化。ｐＵＣ８ＤＮＡ在Ｐｓｔ Ｉ酶解后,以ｄＧ同聚物尾化,两者退火构成重组质粒,转化到Ｅ．ｃｏｌｉ ＪＭ１０１受体菌中,另以γ－＾３２Ｐ－ＡＴＰ标记ＢＶＤＶ ＲＮＡ制备探针,通过菌落原位杂交筛选重组子。酶切分配表明重组质粒插入     

融合铁蛋白的猪瘟病毒囊膜蛋白E2的表达及鉴定

目前,传统的灭活猪瘟疫苗及弱毒（减毒）猪瘟疫苗存在免疫保护期短、毒力返强等缺点,而蛋白源性亚单位疫苗可以很好的解决上述问题。铁蛋白24个亚基可以自组装成稳定的多聚体纳米颗粒,成为理想的抗原呈递载体和疫苗开发平台。基于此,将铁蛋白与具有较强免疫原性的猪瘟病毒囊膜蛋白E2（具有高保守性的保护性抗原）结合,构建融合基因E2-Fe,将该基因克隆到pET28a原核表达载体中,转化至大肠杆菌（Escherichia coli）BL21（DE3）感受态细胞中进行诱导条件的探索及其高效表达,再将表达的融合蛋白进行镍柱纯化、质谱分析、Western-blotting验证及电镜检测。结果显示,融合基因E2-Fe已成功克隆到pET-28a载体上,0.50%乳糖诱导6 h为融合蛋白E2-Fe表达的最优条件;质谱分析与Western-blotting均显示融合蛋白的大小约为51 kD,与理论值相符;电镜观察到的纳米颗粒直径约为20 nm。结果表明,融合铁蛋白的猪瘟病毒囊膜蛋白E2在大肠杆菌中得到高效表达,经镍柱纯化后可获得数量可观的自组装纳米颗粒抗原,为研究新的猪瘟疫苗拓宽了研究思路。     

牛病毒性腹泻病毒RT-LAMP检测方法的建立

目的:建立牛病毒性腹泻病毒(BVDv)的环介导体外等温扩增(LAMP)快速检测方法。方法:根据BVDv的5'端非编码区序列,在保守区的8个位点设计LAMP特异性引物(2对特异性引物和1对环引物),对反应条件和试剂浓度进行优化,建立恒温(63.5℃)、快速(65min)的检测方法。结果:建立的方法特异性好,检测其他对照病毒均为阴性;灵敏度高,最低可检测到1个拷贝的阳性质粒,可通过观察浑浊度或加入染料后直接判定扩增结果。结论:建立了用于检测BVDv的LAMP方法,该方法简便、快速、特异性好、灵敏度高,适合基层和现场检测。     

炭疽受体CMG2-Fc融合蛋白在CHO细胞中的表达、纯化与鉴定

目的：构建炭疽受体CMG2和人IgGl Fc片段融合基因载体,转染CHO细胞并通过毒素中和试验检测CMG2-Fc拮抗炭疽毒素（PA＋LF）的能力。方法-将含有CMG2胞外区1-217AA片度基因和人IgGl的Fc片段基因共同连接入pcDNA3．1载体转染CHO细胞并筛选高表达CMG2-Fc的CHO细胞系,通过小鼠RAW264．7巨噬细胞保护试验检测CMG2-Fc拮抗炭疽毒素的能力。结果：获得了表达CMG2-Fc的细胞株,毒素中和实验显示该蛋白可以有效抑制炭疽毒素引起的细胞损伤。结论：CMG2-Fc能够保护小鼠巨噬细胞免受炭疽毒素攻击,提示其可以作为抗毒素治疗炭疽感染。