Immunogenicity of the Spike Glycoprotein of Bat SARS-like Coronavirus

A group of SARS-like coronaviruses(SL-CoV)have been identified in horseshoe bats.Despite SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV share identical genome structure and high-level sequence similarity,SL-CoV does not bind to the same cellular receptor as for SARS-CoV and the N-terminus of the S proteins only share 64%amino acid identity,suggesting there are fundamental differences between these two groups of coronaviruses.To gain insight into the basis of this difference,we established a recombinant adenovirus system expressing t...     

Daily Rhythms of P‐glycoprotein Expression in Mice

Recent studies have shown the gene expression of several transporters to be circadian rhythmic. However, it remains to be elucidated whether the expression of P‐glycoprotein, which is involved in the transport of many medications, undergoes 24 h rhythmicity. To address this issue, we investigated daily profiles of P‐glycoprotein mRNA and protein levels in peripheral mouse tissues. In the liver and intestine, but not in the kidney, Abcb1a mRNA expression showed clear 24 h rhythmicity. On the other hand, Abcb1b and Abcb4, the other P‐glycoprotein genes, did not exhibit significant rhythmic expression in the studied tissues. In the intestine, levels of whole P‐glycoprotein also exhibited a daily rhythm, with a peak occurring in the latter half of the light phase and a trough at the onset of the light phase. Consistent with the day‐night change of P‐glycoprotein level, the ex vivo accumulation of digoxin, an Abcb1a P‐glycoprotein substrate, into the intestinal segments at the onset of dark phase was significantly lower than it was at the onset of the light phase. Thus, Abcb1a P‐glycoprotein expression, and apparently its function, are 24 h rhythmic at least in mouse intestine tissue. This circadian variation might be involved in various chronopharmacological phenomena.     

抗埃博拉病毒药物研究近期动态

对抗埃博拉病毒新药的近期研究成果以及业界提出或可用于治疗埃博拉出血热的已上市药物进行总结归纳,旨在为抗埃博拉病毒药物的进一步开发及埃博拉出血热治疗方案的探索提供参考。     

猪传染性胃肠炎病毒纤突糖蛋白在毕赤酵母中的分泌表达

目的:利用巴斯德毕赤酵母表达系统表达猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(TGEV)纤突糖蛋白S。方法:根据GenBank中猪TGEV纤突糖蛋白S全基因设计一对引物,并在5'引物和3'引物中引入EcoRⅠ、NotⅠ酶切位点,2.2kb的目的基因S经PCR扩增后克隆于pBS-T载体,再将S基因经双酶切从T载体切下并与穿梭质粒pPIC9k连接,SalⅠ线性化重组穿梭质粒pPIC9k-S,电转化于毕赤酵母GS115感受态细胞,G418筛选鉴定阳性重组子,经甲醇诱导,SDS-PAGE检测诱导后上清。结果:对pPIC9k-S重组酵母表达载体的测序证实已成功克隆了猪TGEVS基因;重组酵母菌诱导表达后,SDS-PAGE检测结果显示表达产物的相对分子质量约为82×103,且S蛋白以可溶性形式分泌表达于胞外。结论:利用巴斯德毕赤酵母真核表达系统成功表达了猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(河北分离株)纤突糖蛋白S。     

三重融合PCR法构建感染性辛德毕斯嵌合病毒cDNA克隆

利用三重融合PCR法,即将3个DNA片段放在同一个反应里进行长片段PCR扩增法,融合得到了包含辛德毕斯病毒XJ-160株结构基因E3、E2、6K、3′UTR和辛德毕斯病毒YN87448株结构基因E1的融合DNA片段E3E26KE13′UTR。通过此融合片段两端引入的XbaI和XhoI酶切位点将其连接到XJ-160株的感染性全基因组cDNA克隆骨架上,成功构建了辛德毕斯病毒株XJ-160与YN87448外膜糖蛋白基因E1相互替换的嵌合病毒cD-NA克隆,命名为pBR-XJ160YE1。该克隆线性化后经体外转录,RNA转录体脂质体法转染BHK-21细胞,36h后细胞发生病变。间接免疫荧光检测到病毒蛋白的表达。提取5次传代后细胞上清中病毒RNA,RT-PCR法检测证明病毒来源于嵌合病毒cDNA克隆。此感染性辛德毕斯嵌合病毒cDNA克隆可以作为研究辛德毕斯病毒E1糖蛋白基因相关功能及XJ-160病毒和YN87448病毒存在单方向血清学反应的分子机理的分子生物学工具。     

昆虫细胞表达的网状内皮组织增殖症病毒囊膜糖蛋白及其免疫性

利用Bac-to-BacBaculovirusExpressionSystems构建了能表达禽网状内皮组织增殖症病毒(REV)囊膜糖蛋白基因(env)的重组杆状病毒。用REV特异性单克隆抗体分别做间接免疫荧光抗体试验(IFA)和免疫转印试验,均可从感染的Sf9昆虫细胞中检出REVenv。重组杆状病毒感染的Sf9细胞裂解后制备成油乳疫苗免疫SPF鸡后,可以诱发维持45d以上的特异性抗REV抗体,并可抵抗REV病毒感染。     

Chemical cross-linking with thiol-cleavable reagents combined with differential mass spectrometric peptide mapping--a novel approach to assess intermolecular protein contacts

The intermolecular contact regions between monomers of the homodimeric DNA binding protein ParR and the interaction between the glycoproteins CD28 and CD80 were investigated using a strategy that combined chemical cross-linking with differential MALDI-MS analyses. ParR dimers were modified in vitro with the thiol-cleavable cross-linker 3,3'-dithio-bis(succinimidylproprionate) (DTSSP), proteolytically digested with trypsin and analyzed by MALDI-MS peptide mapping. Comparison of the peptide maps obtained from digested cross-linked ParR dimers in the presence and absence of a thiol reagent strongly supported a "head-to-tail" arrangement of the monomers in the dimeric complex. Glycoprotein fusion constructs CD28-IgG and CD80-Fab were cross-linked in vitro by DTSSP, characterized by nonreducing SDS-PAGE, digested in situ with trypsin and analyzed by MALDI-MS peptide mapping (+/- thiol reagent). The data revealed the presence of an intermolecular cross-link between the receptor regions of the glycoprotein constructs, as well as a number of unexpected but nonetheless specific interactions between the fusion domains of CD28-IgG and the receptor domain of CD80-Fab. The strategy of chemical cross-linking combined with differential MALDI-MS peptide mapping (+ thiol reagent) enabled localization of the interface region(s) of the complexes studied and clearly demonstrates the utility of such an approach to obtain structural information on interacting noncovalent complexes.     

The O-Hyp glycosylation code in tobacco and Arabidopsis and a proposed role of Hyp-glycans in secretion

Most aspects of plant growth involve cell surface hydroxyproline (Hyp)-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) whose properties depend on arabinogalactan polysaccharides and arabinosides that define the molecular surface. Potential glycosylation sites are defined by an O-Hyp glycosylation code: contiguous Hyp directs arabinosylation. Clustered non-contiguous Hyp directs arabinogalactosylation. Elucidation of this code involved a single species, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) BY-2 cells. However, recent work suggests species variation, perhaps tissue specific Hyp glycosylation. Thus, the extent to which the Hyp glycosylation code is 'global' needs testing. We compared the ability of distantly related Arabidopsis cell cultures to process putative HRGP glycosylation motifs encoded by synthetic genes. The genes included: repetitive Ser-Pro, Ser-Pro2, Ser-Pro4 and an analog of the tomato arabinogalactan-protein, LeAGP-1DeltaGPI. All were expressed as enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusion glycoproteins, designated: AtSO-EGFP (O=Hyp), AtSO2-EGFP, AtSO4-EGFP and AtEGFP-LeAGP-1DeltaGPI, respectively. The Arabidopsis glycosylation patterns were essentially similar to those observed in Nicotiana: non-contiguous Hyp residues in AtSO-EGFP were glycosylated exclusively with arabinogalactan polysaccharides while contiguous Hyp in AtSO2-EGFP and AtSO4-EGFP was exclusively arabinosylated. Mixed contiguous and non-contiguous Hyp residues in AtEGFP-LeAGP-1DeltaGPI were also arabinosylated and arabinogalactosylated consistent with the code. However, slightly more arabinogalactosylated Hyp and less non-glycosylated Hyp in AtEGFP-LeAGP-1DeltaGPI than tobacco NtEGFP-LeAGP-1DeltaGPI suggested Arabidopsis prolyl hydroxylases have a slightly broader specificity. Arabidopsis Hyp-arabinogalactans differed from tobacco in decreased glucuronic acid content and lack of rhamnose. Yields of the EGFP fusion glycoproteins were dramatically higher than targeted EGFP lacking Hyp-glycomodules. This validates earlier suggestions that the glycosylation of proteins facilitates their secretion.     

肺炎克雷伯菌荚膜糖蛋白ELISA检测方法的研究

以肺炎克雷伯菌荚膜糖蛋白为免疫原,获得了兔抗肺炎克雷伯菌荚膜糖蛋白抗血清,通过硫酸铵分级沉淀与吸附法相结合的方法对抗血清进行纯化,并在此基础上建立了肺炎克雷伯菌荚膜糖蛋白间接ELISA检测方法.该检测方法的检测灵敏度为0.031 mg/L,线性检测范围为2.5～30.0 mg/L,批内误差为1.04％～3.22％,批间误差为2.61％～8.35％.     

埃博拉病毒来源miRNA的研究综述

近年来,随着对microRNA（miRNA）的广泛研究,人们发现,不仅有细胞结构的生物具有产生miRNA的能力,无细胞结构的病毒同样具有产生miRNA从而影响自身复制及调控宿主基因表达和信号通路的能力。埃博拉病毒（Ebola virus,EBOV）已经多次导致一定规模的流行,病毒的高致死率和复杂的致病机制引起了人们的高度重视,多项研究指出EBOV具有产生miRNA的能力,且在其感染过程中发挥一定的作用。本文对埃博拉病毒来源miRNA的预测、证实及检测相关研究进行综述,以期为全面了解EBOV来源的miRNA提供参考。