检测小鼠肝炎病毒的SNaPshot分型技术及其应用

建立一种能对MHV_1、MHV_3、JHM、A_(59) 4种常见小鼠肝炎病毒(Murine Hepatitis Virus,MHV)进行分型检测的SNaPshot新方法。根据MHV 4种常见毒株基因序列比对结果,设计内外两对PCR通用引物和4个单碱基延伸引物,提取MHV 4种常见毒株RNA,逆转录后进行PCR扩增,纯化扩增产物,用SNaPshot方法进行单碱基延伸,将产物进行毛细管凝胶电泳,根据电泳结果分析毒株基因型。优化SNaPshot分析条件,进行灵敏度、特异性分析。用ELISA法和SNaPshot方法检测41例小鼠(Mus musculus)血清样本,将阳性样本进行克隆测序检测。当T1~T4引物修饰的poly T的数量分别为0、3、10和15,其浓度比为4︰6︰5︰10,引物大小分别为16 bp、19 bp、26 bp和31 bp时,SNa Phot分型检测MHV c DNA的最低浓度为1.25 mg/L,特异性为100%,与ELISA和T-克隆测序比较,其准确性为100%(41/41),阳性样本均为JHM毒株。实验结果说明,所建立的SNaPshot检测方法能对MHV_1、MHV_3、JHM、A_(59)进行分型检测,并且具有灵敏、特异、准确的优点。     

Protein composition of 6K2‐induced membrane structures formed during Potato virus A infection

The definition of the precise molecular composition of membranous replication compartments is a key to understanding the mechanisms of virus multiplication. Here, we set out to investigate the protein composition of the potyviral replication complexes. We purified the potyviral 6K2 protein‐induced membranous structures from Potato virus A (PVA)‐infected Nicotiana benthamiana plants. For this purpose, the 6K2 protein, which is the main inducer of potyviral membrane rearrangements, was expressed in fusion with an N‐terminal Twin‐Strep‐tag and Cerulean fluorescent protein (SC6K) from the infectious PVA cDNA. A non‐tagged Cerulean‐6K2 (C6K) virus and the SC6K protein alone in the absence of infection were used as controls. A purification scheme exploiting discontinuous sucrose gradient centrifugation followed by Strep‐tag‐based affinity chromatography was developed. Both (+)‐ and (–)‐strand PVA RNA and viral protein VPg were co‐purified specifically with the affinity tagged PVA‐SC6K. The purified samples, which contained individual vesicles and membrane clusters, were subjected to mass spectrometry analysis. Data analysis revealed that many of the detected viral and host proteins were either significantly enriched or fully specifically present in PVA‐SC6K samples when compared with the controls. Eight of eleven potyviral proteins were identified with high confidence from the purified membrane structures formed during PVA infection. Ribosomal proteins were identified from the 6K2‐induced membranes only in the presence of a replicating virus, reinforcing the tight coupling between replication and translation. A substantial number of proteins associating with chloroplasts and several host proteins previously linked with potyvirus replication complexes were co‐purified with PVA‐derived SC6K, supporting the conclusion that the host proteins identified in this study may have relevance in PVA replication.     

Begomoviruses Infecting Tomato Crops in Panama

The key regions in Panama involved in open field‐ and greenhouse‐grown commercial tomato production, including the Chiriquí, Veraguas, Herrera, Los Santos, Coclé and Panama Oeste provinces, were surveyed for the incidence and distribution of begomoviruses in the growing seasons of 2011 and 2012. The surveys took place in 14 of the 51 districts of the above‐mentioned provinces and comprised all relevant tomato production areas of the provinces. A total of 28 tomato plots were surveyed. The exact location of each plot was geo‐referenced using a hand‐held Global Positioning System unit. In total, 319 individual tomato plants (181 in 2011 and 138 in 2012) were sampled. Plants displayed diverse combinations of virus‐like symptoms of different severity, including necrosis, yellowing, mosaic, mottling, rolling, curling, distortion and puckering of leaves, reduced leaf size, and stunted growth. DNA was extracted from each plant for a subsequent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, using two sets of degenerate primers able to detect members of the genus Begomovirus. The samples displaying a positive reaction were subsequently analysed with specific primer pairs to identify the affecting begomoviruses. A total of 42.3% of all collected samples showed a positive signal to PCRs. Three begomovirus species were detected with the species‐specific set of primers; in particular, in the samples obtained in 2011, Potato yellow mosaic Panama virus (PYMPV), Tomato leaf curl Sinaloa virus (ToLCSiV) and Tomato yellow mottle virus (TYMoV) were detected, while in the 2012 samples, only PYMPV and ToLCSiV were found. To our knowledge, this is the first reported incidence of ToLCSiV and TYMoV in Panamanian tomato crops.     

microRNA-222 Attenuates Mitochondrial Dysfunction During Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus Infection

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Highlights

• •microRNA-222 attenuates TGEV-induced mitochondrial dysfunction.
• •microRNA-222 downregulates THBS1 and CD47.
• •THBS1 is the target of microRNA-222 during TGEV infection.
• •THBS1 and CD47 increase mitochondrial Ca²⁺ level and reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP).

     

A potential gene delivery strategy using BK virus

Recombinant BK virus (rBKV) is able to express polypeptides under control of its native BKV late promoter. This ability helps to use this construct as a good reporter since it can infect human cells. In this study, we generate a BKV construct containing Renilla luciferase (Rluc) sequences under control of the BKV late promoter. The activity of Rluc was strongly detected in Vero-76 and Cos-1 cells transfected with rBKV-Rluc-myc-2A-VP2 construct, indicating the production of a functional enzyme driven by the native late promoter. Furthermore, a construct made of rBKV-IL2SP-Rluc-myc-2A-VP2 by introducing human IL2 secretion peptide (IL2 SP) caused secretion of IL2SP-Rluc-myc into the culture medium. As a concluding remark, a potential infectious rBKV that can express foreign antigens such as Rluc was generated successfully. The proposed strategy would be useful to engineer recombinant forms of rBKV with many potential applications including development of antiviral assay for new drugs, human vaccines and gene delivery systems for immunotherapeutic or cell transduction.     

Enhancement of tomogram interpretability using the locked self-rotation function

The interpretation of cryo-electron tomograms of macromolecular complexes can be difficult because of the large amount of noise and because of the missing wedge effect. Here it is shown how the presence of rotational symmetry in a sample can be utilized to enhance the quality of a tomographic analysis. The orientation of symmetry axes in a sub-tomogram can be determined using a locked self-rotation function. Given this knowledge, the sub-tomogram density can then be averaged to improve its interpretability. Sub-tomograms of the icosahedral bacteriophage phiX174 are used to demonstrate the procedure.     

有机溶剂/去污剂病毒灭活处理对破伤风抗毒素质量的影响

目的 探索用有机溶剂/去污剂(solvent/detergent, S/D)病毒灭活处理对破伤风抗毒素质量的影响。方法 3批破伤风抗毒素样品,每批样品取3等份,向其中2份中分别加入磷酸三丁酯(tri- n -butylphosphate, TNBP)和吐温-80(Tween 80)至终质量分数为0.3%和1%;一份放置在(25±1)℃水浴中振摇6 h后取样,另一份放置在(30±1)℃水浴中振摇4 h后取样;向第3份破伤风抗毒素原液中加入等量的生理盐水混匀后室温放置作为对照。各样品经超滤后检测其效价和蛋白质含量,同时用SDS-PAGE电泳和凝胶过滤色谱柱测定。结果 破伤风抗毒素原液样品经过S/D病毒灭活处理后,其动物效价与对照相比差异无统计学意义( P >0.05),蛋白质含量、分子大小分布无明显变化,多聚体、二聚体及F(ab′) 2含量也无明显变化。结论 S/D病毒灭活处理对破伤风抗毒素的效价,蛋白质含量,分子大小分布,多聚体、二聚体及F(ab′) 2含量均无明显影响,可以作为破伤风抗毒素病毒灭活的候选方法。