RAD51调控REV1参与DNA双链断裂修复

REV1是跨损伤聚合酶Y家族的重要成员之一,它不仅作为支架蛋白介导Y家族聚合酶招募至损伤位点完成跨损伤DNA合成(translesion DNA synthesis, TLS),还可利用自身的dCMP转移酶活性在一些损伤位点对侧整合dCMP参与TLS。此外,REV1也被报导参与调控同源重组修复。为进一步探讨REV1互作蛋白RAD51和RAD51C在其参与的同源重组修复通路中的调控作用,本研究采用脉冲氮激光微辐射实验,发现RAD51可调控REV1到双链断裂位点的募集。同时,免疫荧光实验结果证明REV1也反过来影响RAD51应答CPT损伤。然而敲低RAD51C并不影响REV1到DNA双链断裂位点的招募。结果表明,REV1和RAD51在HR通路中存在彼此相互调控的关系。     

鸭群中REV感染的流行病学调查

[目的]了解网状内皮组织增生病病毒(REV)在鸭群中的感染状态.[方法]从山东省不同地区送检的病(死)鸭中,随机采集法氏囊、脾脏和肝脏等220份样品.细胞培养分离病毒,以提取的组织DNA为模板进行特异性斑点杂交、PCR和nest-PCR检测.从不同地区阳性样品中任选一个进行克隆测序、同源性比较和进化树分析.[结果]从35/39份法氏囊、54/84份脾脏和32/97份肝脏DNA样品中检出REV(121/220).其中法氏囊的检出率最高,显著高于肝脏、脾脏(P<0.01),但用细胞培养分离病毒、常规PCR、组织DNA直接点杂交检测时,均未检出REV.YN-1和BZ-1株env基因片段与美国分离的鸭源SNV株同源性高达99.8%,LQ-1株env基因片段与美国鸡源分离株的同源性为100%,均高于近几年中国鸡源分离株.[结论]在检测REV感染时,应加强对法氏囊的检测,但由于REV在感染鸭的组织中含量很低,应采用更为敏感的nest-PCR.同源性和进化树分析表明,我国鸭源REV很可能是在引进未经对REV检疫的种鸭时引入的.     

Interaction with DNA polymerase η is required for nuclear accumulation of REV1 and suppression of spontaneous mutations in human cells

Defects in the gene encoding human Polη result in xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V), an inherited cancer-prone syndrome. Polη catalyzes efficient and accurate translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) past UV-induced lesions. In addition to Polη, human cells have multiple TLS polymerases such as Polι, Polκ, Polζ and REV1. REV1 physically interacts with other TLS polymerases, but the physiological relevance of the interaction remains unclear. Here we developed an antibody that detects the endogenous REV1 protein and found that human cells contain about 60,000 of REV1 molecules per cell as well as Polη. In un-irradiated cells, formation of nuclear foci by ectopically expressed REV1 was enhanced by the co-expression of Polη. Importantly, the endogenous REV1 protein accumulated at the UV-irradiated areas of nuclei in Polη-expressing cells but not in Polη-deficient XP-V cells. UV-irradiation induced nuclear foci of REV1 and Polη proteins in both S-phase and G1 cells, suggesting that these proteins may function both during and outside S phase. We reconstituted XP-V cells with wild-type Polη or with Polη mutants harboring substitutions in phenylalanine residues critical for interaction with REV1. The REV1-interaction-deficient Polη mutant failed to promote REV1 accumulation at sites of UV-irradiation, yet (similar to wild-type Polη) corrected the UV sensitivity of XP-V cells and suppressed UV-induced mutations. Interestingly however, spontaneous mutations of XP-V cells were only partially suppressed by the REV1-interaction deficient mutant of Polη. Thus, Polη–REV1 interactions prevent spontaneous mutations, probably by promoting accurate TLS past endogenous DNA lesions, while the interaction is dispensable for accurate Polη-mediated TLS of UV-induced lesions.     

The vital role of polymerase ζ and REV1 in mutagenic, but not correct, DNA synthesis across benzo[a]pyrene-dG and recruitment of polymerase ζ by REV1 to replication-stalled site

The DNA synthesis across DNA lesions, termed translesion synthesis (TLS), is a complex process influenced by various factors. To investigate this process in mammalian cells, we examined TLS across a benzo[a]pyrene dihydrodiol epoxide-derived dG adduct (BPDE-dG) using a plasmid bearing a single BPDE-dG and genetically engineered mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). In wild-type MEFs, TLS was extremely miscoding (>90%) with G → T transversions being predominant. Knockout of the Rev1 gene decreased both the TLS efficiency and the miscoding frequency. Knockout of the Rev3L gene, coding for the catalytic subunit of pol ζ, caused even greater decreases in these two TLS parameters; almost all residual TLS were error-free. Thus, REV1 and pol ζ are critical to mutagenic, but not accurate, TLS across BPDE-dG. The introduction of human REV1 cDNA into Rev1(-/-) MEFs restored the mutagenic TLS, but a REV1 mutant lacking the C terminus did not. Yeast and mammalian three-hybrid assays revealed that the REV7 subunit of pol ζ mediated the interaction between REV3 and the REV1 C terminus. These results support the hypothesis that REV1 recruits pol ζ through the interaction with REV7. Our results also predict the existence of a minor REV1-independent pol ζ recruitment pathway. Finally, although mutagenic TLS across BPDE-dG largely depends on RAD18, experiments using Polk(-/-) Polh(-/-) Poli(-/-) triple-gene knockout MEFs unexpectedly revealed that another polymerase(s) could insert a nucleotide opposite BPDE-dG. This indicates that a non-Y family polymerase(s) can insert a nucleotide opposite BPDE-dG, but the subsequent extension from miscoding termini depends on REV1-polζ in a RAD18-dependent manner.     

REV1 and polymerase ζ facilitate homologous recombination repair

REV1 and DNA Polymerase ζ (REV3 and REV7) play important roles in translesion DNA synthesis (TLS) in which DNA replication bypasses blocking lesions. REV1 and Polζ have also been implicated in promoting repair of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). However, the mechanism by which these two TLS polymerases increase tolerance to DSBs is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that full-length human REV1, REV3 and REV7 interact in vivo (as determined by co-immunoprecipitation studies) and together, promote homologous recombination repair. Cells lacking REV3 were hypersensitive to agents that cause DSBs including the PARP inhibitor, olaparib. REV1, REV3 or REV7-depleted cells displayed increased chromosomal aberrations, residual DSBs and sites of HR repair following exposure to ionizing radiation. Notably, cells depleted of DNA polymerase η (Polη) or the E3 ubiquitin ligase RAD18 were proficient in DSB repair following exposure to IR indicating that Polη-dependent lesion bypass or RAD18-dependent monoubiquitination of PCNA are not necessary to promote REV1 and Polζ-dependent DNA repair. Thus, the REV1/Polζ complex maintains genomic stability by directly participating in DSB repair in addition to the canonical TLS pathway.     

REV感染DF-1细胞分泌外体的生物信息学分析

该研究探讨了REV感染DF-1细胞分泌外体携带表达差异的蛋白质和微RNA(micro RNA,mi RNA),及其基因功能和参与的信号通路,为病毒致病机制研究提供了基础。通过蛋白组学和转录组学检测技术,筛选病毒感染组与对照组DF-1细胞分泌外体的差异蛋白质和mi RNA,并利用在线软件数据库对其进行GO功能富集和KEGG信号通路分析。结果筛选到101个差异表达蛋白质,其中56个表达上调,45个表达下调,共参与155条信号通路,参与蛋白质最多的是肿瘤相关通路;并筛选到3个表达上调的mi RNA,其中mi RNA-155、mi RNA-146a-3p编码的靶蛋白(整合蛋白)与差异蛋白质肌动蛋白相关2/3复合体(actinrelated 2/3 complexs,Arp2/3)共同参与肌动蛋白细胞骨架信号通路;差异蛋白质及mi RNA编码靶基因均含有病毒成分,并参与细胞信号转导、免疫、黏附、运动、生物调节等过程。该研究结果表明,REV感染DF-1细胞来源外体表达差异的蛋白质和mi RNA及其参与的生物学过程和信号通路与肿瘤形成密切相关,外体途径可能在REV致瘤机制中具有重要作用。     

REV3基因对结肠癌细胞遗传信息表达的影响

利用RNA干扰技术降低REV3基因在人类结肠癌细胞(SW480)中的表达, 以荧光实时定量PCR检测REV3表达量的降低情况, 选择低表达效率具有统计学意义的细胞作为实验组细胞。运用细胞生长曲线、MTT、微核和姐妹染色单体交换等方法, 对实验组和对照组细胞进行细胞生长周期、增殖变化情况和遗传信息表达等指标的检测。结果显示: REV3低表达的结肠癌实验组细胞在细胞增殖以及细胞的微核和姐妹染色单体交换等遗传信息表达均明显低于结肠癌对照组细胞, 实验结果具有统计学意义(P＜0.05); 结肠癌的两对照组间(阴性和空白)的结果虽然有一定的差异, 但没有统计学意义。研究结果提示, REV3低表达时, 可能对结肠癌细胞(SW480)的生长与增殖产生影响, 并对微核和姐妹染色单体交换等遗传不稳定现象的产生有一定的抑制作用。     

Structures of REV1 UBM2 Domain Complex with Ubiquitin and with a Small-Molecule that Inhibits the REV1 UBM2–Ubiquitin Interaction

REV1 is a DNA damage tolerance protein and encodes two ubiquitin-binding motifs (UBM1 and UBM2) that are essential for REV1 functions in cell survival under DNA-damaging stress. Here we report the first solution and X-ray crystal structures of REV1 UBM2 and its complex with ubiquitin, respectively. Furthermore, we have identified the first small-molecule compound, MLAF50, that directly binds to REV1 UBM2. In the heteronuclear single quantum coherence NMR experiments, peaks of UBM2 but not of UBM1 are significantly shifted by the addition of ubiquitin, which agrees to the observation that REV1 UBM2 but not UBM1 is required for DNA damage tolerance. REV1 UBM2 interacts with hydrophobic residues of ubiquitin such as L8 and L73. NMR data suggest that MLAF50 binds to the same residues of REV1 UBM2 that interact with ubiquitin, indicating that MLAF50 can compete with the REV1 UBM2–ubiquitin interaction orthosterically. Indeed, MLAF50 inhibited the interaction of REV1 UBM2 with ubiquitin and prevented chromatin localization of REV1 induced by cisplatin in U2OS cells. Our results structurally validate REV1 UBM2 as a target of a small-molecule inhibitor and demonstrate a new avenue to targeting ubiquitination-mediated protein interactions with a chemical tool.     

Translesion synthesis across abasic lesions by human B-family and Y-family DNA polymerases α, δ, η, ι, κ, and REV1

Abasic (apurinic/apyrimidinic, AP) sites are the most common DNA lesions formed in cells, induce severe blocks to DNA replication, and are highly mutagenic. Human Y-family translesion DNA polymerases (pols) such as pols η, ι, κ, and REV1 have been suggested to play roles in replicative bypass across many DNA lesions where B-family replicative pols stall, but their individual catalytic functions in AP site bypass are not well understood. In this study, oligonucleotides containing a synthetic abasic lesion (tetrahydrofuran analogue) were compared for catalytic efficiency and base selectivity with human Y-family pols η, ι, κ, and REV1 and B-family pols α and δ. Pol η and pol δ/proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) copied past AP sites quite effectively and generated products ranging from one-base to full-length extension. Pol ι and REV1 readily incorporated one base opposite AP sites but then stopped. Pols κ and α were severely blocked at AP sites. Pol η preferentially inserted T and A; pol ι inserted T, G, and A; pol κ inserted C and A; REV1 preferentially inserted C opposite AP sites. The B-family pols α and δ/PCNA preferentially inserted A (85% and 58%, respectively) consonant with the A-rule hypothesis. Pols η and δ/PCNA were much more efficient in next-base extension, preferably from A positioned opposite an AP site, than pol κ. These results suggest that AP sites might be bypassed with moderate efficiency by single B- and Y-family pols or combinations, possibly by REV1 and pols ι, η, and δ/PCNA at the insertion step opposite the lesion and by pols η and δ/PCNA at the subsequent extension step. The patterns of the base preferences of human B-family and Y-family pols in both insertion and extension are pertinent to some of the mutagenesis events induced by AP lesions in human cells.     

我国自然发病鸡群中MDV、REV和CAV共感染的检测

从山东、河南、河北、北京、江苏、广东、广西、四川、吉林、辽宁、台湾11省42个不同鸡群收集临床有发病表现的828只病、死鸡的病理组织样品,用点杂交方法检测各个样品中马立克氏病病(Marek's disease virus,MDV)、网状内皮细胞增生病病毒(Reticuloendotheliosis virus,REV) 、鸡传染性贫血病病毒(Chicken anemia virus,CAV)的感染情况.结果表明828只病鸡中这三种病毒的检出率均相当高,分别为83.94%(MDV)、61.0%(CAV)和57.25%(REV),并且存在非常严重的双重感染(31.16%)和三重感染(44.69%),单重感染和阴性个体仅占15.34%和8.82%;在42个鸡群中的29个存在三重感染,占鸡群总数的69.05%,5个鸡群存在MDV和CAV的共感染,3个鸡群存在MDV和REV的共感染,二重感染占鸡群总数的19.05%,仅有2个鸡群未检测到这三种病毒;在地域分布上,11个省份均检测到了MDV、CAV和REV,表明了这三种病毒在我国的广泛分布及其在生产鸡群中的混合感染是导致当前我国养禽业生产性能下降、条件致病性疾病发生严重、临床腺胃肿大症状发生的重要原因.     

线粒体DNA与DNA甲基化

线粒体是除细胞核之外唯一携带遗传物质的细胞器,其线粒体DNA（mitochondrial DNA,mtDNA）控制着线粒体一些最基本的性质,对细胞功能有着重要影响.DNA甲基化是调节基因表达的重要方式之一.研究表明mtDNA存在CpG位点的低甲基化,并且mtDNA基因的表达受核DNA（nuclear DNA,nDNA）及线粒体自身DNA甲基化的调控,mtDNA和nDNA协同作用参与机体代谢调节和疾病发生发展过程.就近年来mtDNA与DNA甲基化的关系作一综述.     

我国自然发病鸡群中MDV、REV和CAV共感染的检测

从山东、河南、河北、北京、江苏、广东、广西、四川、吉林、辽宁、台湾11 省42 个不同鸡群收集临床有发病表现的828只病、死鸡的病理组织样品,用点杂交方法检测各个样品中马立克氏病病(Marek′s disease virus,MDV)、网状内皮细胞增生病病毒(Reticuloendotheliosis virus,REV) 、鸡传染性贫血病病毒(Chicken anemia virus,CAV)的感染情况。结果表明:828 只病鸡中这三种病毒的检出率均相当高,分别为83. 94% (MDV)、61. 0% (CAV)和57.25%(REV),并且存在非常严重的双重感染(31. 16%)和三重感染(44. 69%),单重感染和阴性个体仅占15.34%和8.82%;在42个鸡群中的29个存在三重感染,占鸡群总数的69.05%,5个鸡群存在MDV和CAV的共感染,3个鸡群存在MDV和REV的共感染,二重感染占鸡群总数的19.05%,仅有2个鸡群未检测到这三种病毒;在地域分布上,11个省份均检测到了MDV、CAV和REV,表明了这三种病毒在我国的广泛分布及其在生产鸡群中的混合感染是导致当前我国养禽业生产性能下降、条件致病性疾病发生严重、临床腺胃肿大症状发生的重要原因。     

齐多夫定和单克隆抗体联合应用去除疫苗毒种中REV的污染

禽网状内皮组织增生症病毒(REV)在禽弱毒疫苗中的污染被认为是REV感染的途径之一,去除疫苗毒种中REV的污染是生产合格疫苗的前提,此前我们研究证实了某IBDV疫苗毒种存在REV的污染,本研究试图通过核苷类逆转录酶抑制剂类药物齐多夫定(Azidothymidine,AZT)和针对REV的单克隆抗体(McAb)单独或联合应用来去除疫苗毒种中REV的污染。将污染REV的IBDV疫苗毒种接种DF-1细胞后,分别经5μg/mL的AZT,5%的McAb或两者联合应用干预后,毒种中污染的REV复制受到了明显的干扰,特别是经过AZT与McAb联合应用两次干预后,检测REV为完全阴性,毒种经检验合格。本研究通过AZT与McAb联合应用成功净化了IBDV疫苗毒种中REV的污染,为解决类似问题提供了新的思路。     

miRNA-155在ALV-J与REV共感染中对肌动蛋白细胞骨架通路的影响

该研究探讨了miRNA-155的表达在J亚群禽白血病病毒(subgroup J avian leucosis virus, ALV-J)和网状内皮组织增生症病毒(reticuloendotheliosis virus, REV)共感染中对肌动蛋白细胞骨架通路的影响。通过蛋白质组学和转录组学检测技术对ALV-J、REV和ALV-J+REV感染DF-1细胞分泌的外泌体进行蛋白质和miRNA定量差异表达综合分析,筛选共感染组与单独感染组相比共同变化的因子及其参与的信号通路。结果显示, ALV-J和REV的共感染对彼此具有协同效应, REV对ALV-J的协同起主导作用; GTP结合蛋白J(GTP-binding protein J, RhoJ)、NCK相关蛋白1(NCKassociation protein 1, NCKAP1)、肌动蛋白相关2/3复合体亚基5(actin-related 2/3 complex subunit5, ARPC5)和miRNA-155的靶蛋白整合蛋白(integrin, ITG)共同参与肌动蛋白细胞骨架通路。体外转染促进或抑制miRNA-155表达,采用RT-PCR检测其对病毒复制以及ITG、RhoJ、NCKAP1和ARPC5表达的影响。结果显示,促进miRNA-155的表达时,有利于病毒的复制, RhoJ和NCKAP1的表达上升,而ITG和ARPC5表达下降;抑制mi RNA-155的表达时,则抑制病毒复制, RhoJ和NCKAP1的表达下降, ITG和ARPC5表达上升;且共感染组中变化更为显著,这与前期病毒感染引起的相关蛋白变化结果相吻合。该研究结果表明, ALV-J与REV共感染时的协同促进作用可能与miRNA-155调节肌动蛋白细胞骨架通路中4种蛋白的表达变化密切相关, miRNA-155是两种病毒协同作用的关键调节因子。     

DNA杂交与DNA指纹技术

Southern印迹杂交和DNA指纹技术在分子生物学研究以及疾病的诊断、亲缘关系鉴定、犯罪分子确认等过程中发挥了重要作用。回顾了2种技术的发明、发展历程和在生命科学研究中的作用,并探讨了可能的发展方向,从中可以从一个侧面了解分子生物学的发展历程和体会科学家的智慧在科学技术发展中所起的重要作用。     

植物细胞核DNA,叶绿体DNA和线粒体DNA的比较

植物一般有细胞核,叶绿体和线粒体三套遗传体系,本文结合近年来植物分子生物学研究的最新进展,系统比较了细胞核ＤＮＡ,叶绿体ＤＮＡ和线粒体ＤＮＡ在组织结构,遗传方式,基因表达（转录,翻译,ＲＮＡ加工）等方面的差异。     

整合REV LTR序列的MDV弱毒株的分离鉴定与生物学特性

【目的】从非免疫健康三黄鸡中分离到一株马立克氏病病毒(MDV),命名为MDV GD06株,本工作系统研究了其生物学特性。【方法】PCR扩增GD06株Meq基因及短末端重复区(RS)序列,进行序列分析,并用间接免疫荧光试验进行血清型特异性鉴定;通过接种SPF鸡和鸡胚成纤维细胞(CEF)来判定GD06株体内外的增殖能力;为确定GD06株的致病性,用1日龄SPF鸡进行攻毒试验。【结果】GD06株为MDV血清I型病毒,其基因组中自然整合禽网状内皮增殖症病毒(REV)的长末端重复序列(LTR),Meq基因富含脯氨酸的结构域比参考强毒株Md5多59个氨基酸,与MD商品化疫苗CVI988/Rispens和814株相符,具有弱毒株的特征。在接种CEF细胞96、120、144、168、192 h,GD06株病毒滴度分别为1.9×105、3.9×105、6.1×105、6.5×105、5.8×105PFU,明显比CVI988/Rispens(病毒滴度分别为1.3×105、3.5×105、5.0×105、5.7×105、4.7×105PFU)高(P0.05);接种SPF鸡21、28天,GD06株在鸡体内的病毒滴度分别为740和350 PFU,明显比CVI988/Rispens株(病毒滴度分别为460、216 PFU)高(P0.05),结果表明,GD06株在CEF细胞和鸡体内具有比CVI988/Rispens更快的增殖能力。人工接种攻毒实验表明,GD06株对SPF鸡没有致病性,不引免疫抑制。【结论】研究结果表明,MDV GD06株为国内首次分离的自然整合有REV LTR序列的重组MDV弱毒株。