禽流感病毒HSNl血凝素基因和神经氨酸酶基因在真核酵母菌中的表达毒

目的克隆、表达和鉴定禽流感病毒HSNI血凝素基因(hemaggludnin,HA)和神经氨酸酶基因(neuramidinase,NA) 序列,为制备抗体和基因T程疫苗打下基础。方法在成功克隆禽流感病毒H5NI全长HA、NA基因并测序的基础 上。将部分基因序列克隆到表达载体pMET A上,构建了重组表达质粒pMET A／HA(49一l 587 bp)、pMET A／NA (121—1 200 bp),电转化真核酵母菌pMADl6,甲醇诱导表达,利用Ni“亲和层析柱对重组蛋白进行纯化,并用 Western Blotting和ELISA方法检测其抗原性。结果重组蛋白在酵母菌中可以高效表达,SDS—PAGE显示蛋白表 达后形成了二聚体,蛋白纯度占总蛋白的95％以上,ELISA和Western Blotting实验证实,重组蛋白具有良好的抗原 性。结论本研究成功克隆和表达了禽流感病毒H5NI HA、NA基因序列,为禽流感病毒H5N1诊断试剂和疫苗的 开发等进一步的研究提供了依据。     

流感病毒H3N2血凝素基因和神经氨酸酶基因在真核酵母菌中的表达

目的克隆、表达和鉴定流感病毒H3N2血凝素基因(hemagglutinin,HA)和神经氨酸酶基因(neuramidinase,NA)序列,为制备抗体和基因工程疫苗打下基础。方法在成功克隆流感病毒H3N2全长HA、NA基因并测序的基础上,将部分基因序列克隆到表达载体pMET A上,构建了重组表达质粒pMET A/HA(52 bp～1 549 bp)、pMET A/NA(121 bp～1 260 bp),电转化真核酵母菌pMAD16,甲醇诱导表达,利用Ni2+亲和层析柱对重组蛋白进行纯化,并用Western Blotting和ELISA方法检测其抗原性。结果重组蛋白在酵母菌中可以高效表达,SDS-PAGE显示蛋白表达后形成了二聚体,蛋白纯度占总蛋白的95%以上,ELISA和Western Blotting实验证实,重组蛋白具有良好的抗原性。结论本研究成功克隆和表达了流感病毒H3N2 HA、NA基因序列,为流感病毒H3N2诊断试剂和疫苗开发等进一步研究奠定了基础。     

禽流感病毒H5HA基因在马铃薯中的表达

将编码禽流感病毒H5N1亚型HA基因(H5HA)的cDNA片段与CaMV35S启动子融合,通过农杆菌介导法转化马铃薯.分别用PCR,RT-PCR和Western斑点杂交方法对重组H5HA基因在马铃薯植株中的表达情况进行分析.实验结果表明,获得的12株转基因植株中,11株为阳性.Western斑点杂交检测表明H5HA重组蛋白已在马铃薯体内表达.这一结果将为利用马铃薯作为生物反应器生产禽流感口服疫苗提供理论依据.     

H5亚型禽流感病毒HA基因昆虫/杆状病毒系统的表达及对BALB/c小鼠的免疫保护

经RT-PCR扩增了禽流感病毒A/Goose/Guangdong/1／96 H5N1亚型1．7kb HA基因的cDNA,将其克隆到pMD18-T中并测序。亚克隆到杆状病毒转移载体pMelBacA的蜜蜂蜂毒素分泌信号下游中,测序正确后与线性化的杆状病毒DNA(Bac-N-BlueTM DNA)共转染Sf9昆虫细胞。将重组杆状病毒感染HFive细胞,72h左右收获细胞,超声波裂解,SDS—PAGE结果表明HA基因在重组杆状病毒感染的HFive细胞中获得表达。蛋白胶薄层扫描分析显示:表达的HA蛋白占重组杆状病毒感染细胞总蛋白含量的17．1％。Western-blot 及血凝实验结果显示,表达的禽流感H5N1亚型病毒HA蛋白具有生物学活性。表达的H5 HA蛋白定量乳化后,皮下多点注射免疫SPF 级BALB/c雌性小鼠,免疫后产生了H5 HA特异抗体,并在三免前后达到并保持较高水平。用致死剂量的HPAIV H5N1攻击小鼠,免疫组小鼠提供了100％的保护力,而对照组小鼠先后发病且死亡:为研制禽流感H5N1亚型病毒亚单位疫苗,防制禽流感奠定了基础。     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因的克隆及原核表达

克隆、表达和纯化禽流感病毒H5N1 NS1基因序列,为筛选与NS1相互作用的宿主蛋白以及深入研究NS1蛋白的功能打下基础.根据GenBank中收录的H5N1亚型禽流感病毒NS1基因序列,设计并合成一对特异性引物,利用RT-PCR方法扩增AIV NS1基因,将酶切处理后的基因片段定向克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a载体上,经酶切分析及序列测定正确后,鉴定出NS1基因的阳性重组子.阳性质粒转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)感受态细胞,用1 mmol/L IPTG诱导表达,表达产物进行SDS-PAGE检测,获得预期蛋白的表达,通过Ni-NTA树脂蛋白纯化系统对NS1蛋白进行纯化.结果成功克隆H5N1亚型AIV的NSl基因,其核苷酸序列长度为678 bp,重组蛋白在大肠杆菌中可以高效表达,SDS-PAGE显示其相对分子质量与预计大小一致,表达产物在上清及包涵体中均有表达.经纯化,目的蛋白纯度高达90%,成功表达纯化出28KD的NS1融合蛋白并鉴定其免疫学活性.成功克隆和表达了禽流感病毒H5N1 NS1基因序列,为进一步研究NS1蛋白的生物学功能奠定了坚实基础.     

H5N1亚型禽流感病毒血凝素基因的克隆与表达

 根据已知H5N1亚型禽流感病毒血凝素(HA)基因序列设计、合成克隆引物.自灭活的云南地方H5N1亚型病毒阳性临床组织样品中提取总RNA,反转录后采用高可信度DNA聚合酶(Pyobest^TMDNA Polymerase)扩增HA基因,采用Invitrogen定向表达系统(Champion^TMpET directional TOPO expression system)进行克隆表达,纯化获得N末端携带多聚组氨酸标签的重组HA,分子质量约78ku.采用阳性血清经免疫印迹及ELISA分析重组HA的免疫反应性,结果表明重组HA能与H5N1亚型病毒抗血清发生特异性结合,具有良好的免疫反应性.     

A/PR8/34(H1N1)NA基因包装信号对H5N1流感疫苗株NIBRG-14产量的影响

NIBRG-14是采用"6+2"策略制备的一株H5N1灭活疫苗株,其表面抗原HA和NA基因来自于A/Vietnam/1194/2004(H5N1,VN1194),内部基因来自于A/Puerto Rico/8/34(H1N1,PR8),已有研究表明该疫苗株在鸡胚中的产量不佳.本研究发现,在PR8背景下,VN1194NA基因被包装入重组病毒中的效率仅为正常包装量的38%～68%,因此有一部分重组病毒为不含有NAvRNA的缺陷型病毒粒子.本研究通过在VN1194NA基因完整编码区(CDS)的5′和3′两端嵌合PR8NA基因包装信号序列(vRNA3′末端41bp,5′末端67bp)的方法,使重组病毒中NAvRNA的包装效率得到完全恢复,并且病毒在鸡胚的生长滴度提高了10倍,血凝素HA含量提高了约2·7倍,从而为H5N1流感疫苗株的研制提供了新的思考方向.     

H5N1型禽流感病毒HA基因在烟草中的表达

禽流感病毒H5N1是可以直接感染人类的甲型流感病毒,发展植物源口服疫苗是疫苗研究的方向之一.本研究通过农杆菌介导的方法将禽流感病毒H5N1的HA基因转化烟草.共获得38株潮霉素抗性植株,经PCR和Southern-blotting检测,目的基因已整合到转基因植株的基因组中.Western-dotting检测结果表明,目的基因在转基因烟草中得到表达,具有免疫原性,获得了能够表达HA基因的植物口服疫苗候选植株.     

H5N1型禽流感病毒HA基因在烟草中的表达

禽流感病毒H5N1是可以直接感染人类的甲型流感病毒，发展植物源口服疫苗是疫苗研究的方向之一．本研究通过农杆菌介导的方法将禽流感病毒H5N1的HA基因转化烟草．共获得38株潮霉素抗性植株，经PCR和Southern-blotting检测，目的基因已整合到转基因植株的基因组中．Western-dotting检测结果表明，目的基因在转基因烟草中得到表达，具有免疫原性，获得了能够表达HA基因的植物口服疫苗候选植株．     

H5N1的结构与致病机制

以禽流感病毒H5N1的两种基质蛋白HA、NA的结构为基础,分析了H5N1的基因结构,探索其毒力基础和致病的分子机制.     

Antigenic epitope peptides of influenza H3N2 virus neuraminidase gene based on experiments

The neuraminidase (NA) in viral surface is one of the main subtype-specific antigen of influenza type A viruses.Neuraminidase is an enzyme to break the bonds between hemagglutinin (HA) and sialic acid to release newly formed viruses from infected cells.In this study,the H3N2 subtype virus NA genes were sequenced and NA proteins were screened for B-cell epitopes and assessed based on immunoinformatics.Based on this results,four peptides DR6,EY7,VG8 and RE8 (covering amino acid residues 151-156,368-374,398-405 and 428-435,respectively) of the NA protein were synthesized artificially.These peptides were used to immunize New Zealand rabbits subcutaneously to raise antisera.Experimental results showed that these four peptides were capable of eliciting antibodies against H3N2 viruses in a specific and sensitive feature,detected in vitro by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Moreover,hemadsorption anti-releasing effects took place in three three-antisera-mixtures at a dilution of 1:40.Alignment using NA gene database showed that amino acid residues in these four epitope peptides were substituted at specific sites in all the NAs sequenced in this study.It was suggested that these NA epitope peptides might be used in combination with HA proteins as vaccine antigens.     

Enhanced virulence of influenza A viruses with the haemagglutinin of the 1918 pandemic virus

The 'Spanish' influenza pandemic of 1918-19 was the most devastating outbreak of infectious disease in recorded history. At least 20 million people died from their illness, which was characterized by an unusually severe and rapid clinical course. The complete sequencing of several genes of the 1918 influenza virus has made it possible to study the functions of the proteins encoded by these genes in viruses generated by reverse genetics, a technique that permits the generation of infectious viruses entirely from cloned complementary DNA. Thus, to identify properties of the 1918 pandemic influenza A strain that might be related to its extraordinary virulence, viruses were produced containing the viral haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) genes of the 1918 strain. The HA of this strain supports the pathogenicity of a mouse-adapted virus in this animal. Here we demonstrate that the HA of the 1918 virus confers enhanced pathogenicity in mice to recent human viruses that are otherwise non-pathogenic in this host. Moreover, these highly virulent recombinant viruses expressing the 1918 viral HA could infect the entire lung and induce high levels of macrophage-derived chemokines and cytokines, which resulted in infiltration of inflammatory cells and severe haemorrhage, hallmarks of the illness produced during the original pandemic.     

流感分子病毒学研究进展

流感病毒繁殖周期很短,基因结构又非常简单,病毒RNA分成8个独立的片段。每个基因片段编码一个蛋白,有利于宿主发生双重感染后不同毒株之间基因交换重组。流感病毒为了自身生存,适应外界环境,频繁发生变异。每次新亚型出现,都引起世界性大流行。人类与流感病毒将长期共存。     

Molecular characterization of H1N1 influenza A viruses from human cases in North America

Subtypes of H1N1 influenza virus can be found in humans in North America, while they are also associated with the infection of swine. Characterization of the genotypes of viral strains in human populations is important to understand the source and distribution of viral strains. Genomic and protein sequences of 10 isolates of the 2009 outbreak of influenza A （H1N1） virus in North America were obtained from GenBank database. To characterize the genotypes of these viruses, phylogenetic trees of genes PB2, PB1, PA, HA, NP, NA, NS and M were constructed by Phylip3.67 program and N-Linked glycosylation sites of HA, NA, PB2, NS1 and M2 proteins were analyzed online by NetNGlyc1.0 program. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that these isolates are virtually identical but may be recombinant viruses because their genomic fragments come from different viruses. The isolates also contain a characteristic lowly pathogenic amino acid motif at their HA cleavage sites （IPSIQSR↓GL）, and an E residue at position 627 of the PB2 protein which shows its high affinity to humans. The homologous model of M proteins showed that the viruses had obtained the ability of anti-amantadine due to the mutation at the drug-sensitive site, while sequence analysis of NA proteins indicated that the viruses are still susceptible to the neuraminidase inhibitor drug （i.e. oseltamivir and zanamivir） because no mutations have been observed. Our results strongly suggested that the viruses responsible for the 2009 outbreaks of influenza A （H1N1） virus have the ability to cross species barriers to infect human and mammalian animals based on molecular analysis. These findings may further facilitate the therapy and prevention of possible transmission from North America to other countries.     

杨树部分基因起始密码子AUG侧翼序列特征分析

对297条杨树基因序列的起始密码子AUG侧翼区序列(-20位点- 6位点)的碱基分布特性进行了统计学分析,并对高表达基因和低表达基因翻译起始位点侧翼序列碱基的保守性和关联性进行了对比分析。结果表明:紧邻起始密码子5′端的-1、-2、-3、-4、-5和-6位点均强烈偏好A, 4位点强烈偏好G,同时高表达和低表达基因的-20位到 4位中某些位点的保守性存在较大差异,其中高表达基因的-6,-3和 4位可能与其高表达的特性有关;通过关联性分析可以看出,在起始密码子侧翼序列的某些特定区域碱基之间的关联性可能也与翻译起始效率有关系;相关性分析表明低表达基因的AUGCAI主要受到"AUG"侧翼区序列的GC含量的影响,低表达基因在"AUG"侧翼区富集GC对翻译有一定影响。     

Special features of the 2009 pandemic swine-origin influenza A H1N1 hemagglutinin and neuraminidase

Since the 2009 pandemic H1N1 swine-origin influenza A virus (09 S-OIV) has reminded the world about the global threat of the ever changing influenza virus,many questions regarding the detailed re-assortment of influenza viruses yet remain unanswered.Influenza A virus is the causative agent of the pandemic flu and contains 2 major antigenic glycoproteins on its surface:(i) hemagglutinin (HA);and (ii) neuraminidase (NA).The structures of the 09 S-OIV HA and NA proteins (09H1 and 09N1) have recently been resolved in our laboratory and provide some clues as to why the 09 S-OIV re-assortment virus is highly infectious with severe consequences in humans.For example,the 09H1 is highly similar to the HA of the 1918 influenza A pandemic virus in overall structure and especially in regards to its 5 defined antibody binding epitopes.For 09N1,its most distinctive feature is the lack of a 150-loop active site cavity,which was previously predicted to be present in all N1 NAs,and we hypothesize that the 150-loop may play a important role in the substrate specificity (α2,3 or α2,6 linked sialic acid receptors) and enzymatic mechanism of influenza NA.Combination of the HA and NA with special characteristics for the 09 S-OIV might contribute to its high increased transmissibility in humans.