Preparation of rAAV/hFⅨ by HSV/AAV hybrid helper virusand evaluation of its safety

Hemophilia B is a hemorrhagic disease resulting from Factor Ⅸ gene (hFⅨ) mutation as an X-linked recessive inherited trait. The incidence of this disease is 1 in 30000. Clinical treatments depend mainly upon blood transfusions or administration of prothrombin complex so that patients are at the risk of infections with the HIV and hepatitis viruses. Gene therapy offers an attractive alternative in the treatment of hemophilia B by eliminating those risks. In 1991, our lab conducted clinica…     

A novel method for purification of recombinant adenoassociated virus vectors on a large scale

A novel method for recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) purification on large scale is described. The method involves three steps, including chloroform treatment, PEG/NaCl precipitation and chloroform extraction. The whole procedure can be performed in four hours. Using this purification method, we can reproducibly obtain, from 4×10⁹ of proviral cells cultured in roller bottles, purified rAAV-GFP stocks with titers of around 5×10¹³ particles/mL and purity greater than 95%. The infectious titers of the vector stocks were up to 2×10 TU/mL, thus particle-to-infectivity rate was about 25. Under an electronic microscope, most rAAV particles appeared full and a few were in intermediate form. Empty particles were rarely seen. The purified rAAV-GFP stocks have been successfully used in in vitro and in vivo transfection experiments. Therefore, this new method offers a simple, rapid and cost-effective way for large-scale rAAV purification.     

Construction of cytopathic PK-15 cell model of classical swine fever virus

No cytopathic effect (CPE) can be observed on classical swine fever virus (CSFV) infected cell culture in vitro. This brings an obstacle to the researches on reciprocity between CSFV and host cells. Based on the construction of full-length genomic infectious cDNA clone of Chinese CSFV standard virulent Shimen strain, partial deletion is introduced into genomic cDNA to obtain a 7.5 kb subgenomic cDNA. A new subgenomic CSFV is derived from transfection with the subgenomic cDNA on PK-15 cells pre-infected by CSFV Shimen virus. Typical CPE induced by this subgenomic virus is observed on PK-15 cells. Coexistence of wildtype and subgenomic virus in cytopathic cell culture is demonstrated by RT-PCR detection in cytopathic cells. For conclusion, the construction of cytopathic cell model exploited a new way for researches on the molecular mechanism of CSFV pathogenesis.     

汉坦病毒CTL多表位重组腺病毒的构建及免疫学分析

目的：构建含汉坦病毒M基因（编码糖蛋白G1）和部分S基因（编码核蛋白主要抗原区段）以及S基因的多个 CTL表位的多种重组腺病毒表达载体,并对这些重组腺病毒的免疫学特性进行研究。方法：构建含目的基因的重组腺病毒载体,并对其表达产物进行鉴定。利用纯化后的重组腺病毒免疫BALB/C小鼠,通过多种免疫学方法检测其免疫反应。结果：成功表达出可被汉坦病毒核蛋白特异性单抗(mAb)及糖蛋白G1 的特异性单抗所识别的融合蛋白;重组的腺病毒可以有效刺激针对汉坦病毒NP及GP的免疫应答;同时结果表明在CTL多表位间加入间隔序列AAY的重组腺病毒免疫小鼠能产生更高的细胞免疫应答。结论： 构建的含CTL多表位的重组腺病毒可以有效的提高嵌合基因刺激细胞免疫应答的能力。间隔序列AAY对于各CTL表位的分隔有效地提高了重组腺病毒的免疫效果。     

Construction and identification of reverse genetics system of Dengue type 2 virus isolated in China

Dengue (DEN) viruses, mosquito-borne pathogens of the Flavivirus genus, Flaviviridae family, are envel- oped RNA viruses that contain a single-stranded, posi- tive-sense, capped RNA genome of approximately 11 kb. Single polypeptide is co-translationlly pr…     

汉滩病毒囊膜糖蛋白g2基因重组腺病毒的构建与表达

获得汉滩病毒G2 基因 ,构建其重组腺病毒并在HEK2 93细胞中包装表达 ,为研究汉滩病毒基因疫苗提供了实验基础。设计引物采用PCR从含汉滩病毒 \|76 1 1 8株M基因的M5 6质粒扩增出糖蛋白G2 基因片段 ,并将其克隆入腺病毒载体Adeno XviralDNA ,筛选获得重组腺病毒DNA ,转染HEK2 93细胞 ,包装、扩增后得到汉滩病毒G2 基因重组腺病毒原种 ;并在感染细胞内初步表达 ,用ELISA检测表达产物。得到了含汉滩病毒G2 基因的重组腺病毒 ,其滴度约为 1 0 10 pfu/mL ,同时在感染的HEK2 93细胞中检测到汉滩病毒糖蛋白G2 的表达。含汉滩病毒糖蛋白G2 基因重组腺病毒的成功构建 ,为研究汉滩病毒基因疫苗提供了实验基础     

Adeno-associated virus-mediated integration and expression of human P-globin gene with the core fragment of locus control region in erythroid cells

To improve the integration stability and expression of the transferred human p-globin gene, the two recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors containing the human [3-globin gene with a single or multiple DNase I hypersensitive site (HS) core fragment of the LCR were constructed. These recombinants were respectively introduced into MEL cells via AAV-mediated gene transfer to investigate their integration and expression. The results suggested that following AAV vector-mediated gene transfer, the human [3-globin gene with the multiple HS core fragment of the LCR could steadily integrate into MEL cells and confer an expression level comparable with endogenous mouse a-globin gene.     

新颖的网络病毒传播SIRC模型

从计算机网络中节点感染和防御病毒的实际过程出发,提出了一种带有修复状态的计算机网络病毒传播模型,将感染后经过处理的节点划分为修复状态和免疫状态,通过微分方程组求解模型的稳态解,然后通过MATLAB仿真模拟分析理论值与仿真值的差别,校正所提出的模型.结果表明:该模型中感染率存在一个阈值,感染率小于阈值时,所有网络节点最终将被治愈,病毒消亡;反之病毒爆发.因此,控制感染率小于临界值将有利于抑制病毒的爆发.论文研究的结果有助于制定更加有利于抵制病毒传播的策略,维护网络的信息安全.     

一种新的产生天然蛋白的不依赖于连接的克隆载体

报道一种新的不依赖于连接的克隆（LIC）载体．该载体被缺刻的内切酶N．BbrCIA和限制性内切酶SwaI作用产生长的粘性末端．靶向基因的PCR片段在4mmol／LdGTP的孵育下被T4DNA聚合酶处理生成互补粘性末端．将处理过的载体和PCR产物共转化到大肠杆菌体内,插入载体的接合能够被宿主酶和给定的重组质粒修复．接着引入到大肠杆菌表达系统,该融合蛋白能够被表达和纯化,再用烟草蚀刻病毒TEV蛋白酶处理将移去靶蛋白的N末端,产生天然蛋白．两个基因,绿色荧光蛋白基因egfp和硫氧环蛋白基因txn已被用于这个系统．结果表明LIC策略对于高通量克隆和表达是高效的,对于天然蛋白的产生也同样高效．     

靶向TTF-1的siRNA腺相关病毒载体组装验证

为了解决靶向TTF-1的siRNA导入肺腺癌细胞的问题,设计了3条靶向NCI-H1975细胞TTF-1基因的siRNA,并将其分别构建到腺相关病毒上.在293细胞中装配病毒,收获病毒原初液后进行超滤浓缩、层析柱纯化,测定病毒滴度.重组病毒感染肺腺癌细胞系NCI-H1975,通过Western-Blot实验检测siRNA效果,利用凋亡实验验证细胞生物学效应.Western-Blot实验测得siRNA有较好的干扰效果,凋亡实验测得肺腺癌细胞NCI-H1975产生了凋亡,从而证明具有感染性的靶向TTF-1的siRNA腺相关病毒载体组装成功.     

Construction and anti-tumor effects of recombinant fowlpox virus expressing Newcastle disease virus hemagglutinin-neuramidinase gene

Hemagglutinin-neuramidinase (HN), a Newcastle disease virus-derived protein, not only mediates receptor recognition but also possesses neuraminidase (NA) activity, the ability to cleave a component of those receptors, N-acetylneuraminic acid (NAcneu, sialic acid). It is known that this protein in mammalian species, including human beings, has interesting anti-neoplastic as well as immune stimulating properties. To explore the use of the HN gene in cancer gene therapy, we constructed a recombi-nant fowlpox virus expressing the HN protein (vFV-HN) and compared the anti-tumor activity of the recombinant virus with that of wild-type fowlpox virus (FPV) in vivo and in vitro. Here we found that although B16 cells were somewhat resistant to the basal cytotoxic effect of wild-type fowlpox virus, infection with vFV-HN caused a pronounced cytotoxic effect and, the survival of tumor-bearing mice immunized with vFV-HN was significantly increased compared with the survival of mice immunized with the FPV alone. Furthermore, the immunization of mice with vFV-HN elicited a B16 tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response and clonal expansion of both CD4 and CD8 T cell populations in vivo. In addition, T cells from lymph nodes of mice vaccinated with vFV-HN secreted high levels of the Th1 cytokine IL-2 and IFN-γ, indicating that the regression of tumor cells is related to a Th1-type dominant immune response. These results demonstrate that vaccination with vFV-HN may be a potential strategy for cancer gene therapy.     

Preparation of a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with a mutation of human factor Ⅸ in large scale and its expression in vitro and in vivo

A series of adeno-associated viral vectors containing a mutation of human factor Ⅸ (hFⅨR338A) with different regulation elements were constructed and used to transduce cell lines. The plasmids and the stable transduction cell clones with high expression level of hFⅨR338A were obtained by selecting and optimizing, and then, the recombinant adeno-associated viral vector with hFⅨR338A was prepared via novel rHSV/AAV hybrid virus packaging system on a large scale, which contained the capsid protein genes. A method for producing rAAV-hFⅨR338A viral stocks on a large scale and higher titer was established, which can be used for industrial purpose. The titer of rAAV-hFⅨR338A was more than 1.25×10¹² particle/mL, and then, a mammalian cell line, C2C12 and the factor Ⅸ knock-out mice were transfected with the rAAV-hFⅨR338A in vitro and in vivo. The results show that the high-level expression of rAAV-hFⅨR338A was achieved in cell line and hemophilia B mice. It reached at (2551.32±92.14) ng·(10⁶ cells)^-1·(24 h)^-1 in C2C12 cell in vitro and had a peak concentration of 463.28 ng/mL in mice treated with rAAV-hFⅨR338A, which was as high as the expression of rAAV-hFⅨ-wt (2565.76±64.36) ng·(10⁶ cells)^-1·(24 h)^-1 in C2C12 and 453.92 ng/mL in the mice treated with rAAV-hFⅨ-wt) in vitro and in vivo, there is no any difference between two groups, but the clotting activity of hFⅨR338A is about 2.46 times higher than that of hFⅨ-wt. It was first reported that a mutation of human factor Ⅸ was used into gene therapy research for hemophilia B, meanwhile, a novel packaging system, rAAV/HSV was used for preparation of rAAV-hFⅨR338A on a large scale, which laid the foundation of industrial production for applying rAAV viral stocks to gene therapy clinical trial for hemophilia B mediated with rAAV-hFⅨ.     

大型网络分布式病毒预警系统的设计与实现

通过分析当前计算机病毒及反病毒技术的特点,提出了在大型网络环境下实现分布式病毒预警的思想. 其核心是通过对网络中报文捕获和协议分析来进行病毒的检测,进而可以对网络中的病毒攻击及其对网络的影响实施监控. 描述了病毒预警系统的结构和主要功能,并讨论了其关键实现技术. 通过对在天津教育科研骨干网上成功实施该系统的分析,证明了分布式病毒预警系统对于提高大型网络的网络安全管理水平是十分有效的.     

Malvastrum yellow vein virus,a new Begomovirus species associated with satellite DNA molecule

Virus isolate Y47 was obtained from Malvastrum coromandelianum showing yellow vein symptom in Honghe, Yunnan Province. The complete nudcotide sequence of DNA-A was determined, it contains 2731 nuclcotides,having typical genomic organiTation of a begomovirns, encoding 6ORFs with 2ORFs [AVI(CP) and AV2] in virionsense DNA and 40RFs (ACl-AC4) in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons show that the total DNA-A of Y47 has the highest sequence identity (77%) with that of Okra yellow vein mosaic virus-[201] (AJ002451), while less than 76% identities are found when compared with other begomoviruses. The molecular data show that virus isolate Y47 is a distinct begomovirns species, for which the name Maivastrum yellow vein vorus is proposed. Satellite DNA molecule (Y47β) was found to be associated with Y47 using the primers (beta01 and beta02) specific for DNAβ Y47β consists of 1348 nuclcotides, with a functional ORF (CI) in complemen-tary-sense DNA.Y47β has 62%--67% sequence identity with DNAβ molecule associated with Cotton leaf curl Muitan virus or Cotton leaf curl Rajasthan virus, while lower than 46% sequence identities are found when compared with other reported DNA[~ molecules. Relationship dendrograms show that DNAβ molecules are co-evolved with their help begomoviruses.     

Combined immunity of DNA vector and recombinant vaccinia virus expressing Gag proteins of equine infectious anemia virus

In order to develop a new vaccine candidate for equine infectious anemia virus (EIAV), gag gene of Chinese donkey leukocyte attenuated strain (EIAV DLV) and its parental virulent strain (EIAV LN) were inserted respectively into the TK region of the Tiantan strain (VV) of vaccinia virus by homologous recombination and the positive clone was confirmed by blue plaque assay. Protein expression was examined by Western blot. Prime and prime-boost procedures were used to immunize mice with two DNA vectors and two recombinant vaccinia viruses expressing EIAV Gag proteins. The results showed that the specific lysis of CTL responses in the DNA rVV groups was stronger than those in the DNA groups, amounting to 31%. Although the levels of specific antibodies were not significantly different, we could conclude that the recombinant vaccinia virus could boost the cellular responses following DNA vector priming. There was no detectable difference between the immune responses induced by DLV and LN Gag proteins. This data demonstrates that the combined immunity of DNA vector and recombinant vaccinia virus expressing EIAV gag proteins, utilizing the prime-boost procedure, can drive immunized mice to produce powerful cellular responses. These results lay an important foundation for the development of a new EIAV genetic engineering vaccine.     

Cloning, sequencing and expression of the coat protein gene of Cocksfoot mottle virus

The coat protein (CP) gene of Cocksfoot mottle virus (CfMV) was amplified by RT-PCR and inserted into expression vector pGEX-4T-1, and the resulting plasmid was designated as pGEXCfMV-JANCP. The fusion protein GST-CP was expressed in BL21 (DE3) pLysS after IPTG induction. The results of SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis showed that the CfMV-CP gene was efficiently expressed in E.coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS through IPTG induction and the 56.0 kD protein was obtained.     

Cloning, sequencing and expression of the coat protein gene of Cocksfoot mottle virus

The coat protein (CP) gene of Cocksfoot mottle virus (CfMV) was amplified by RT-PCR and inserted into expression vector pGEX-4T-1, and the resulting plasmid was designated as pGEXCfMV-JANCP. The fusion protein GST-CP was expressed in BL21 (DE3) pLysS after IPTG induction. The results of SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis showed that the CfMV-CP gene was efficiently expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS through IPTG induction and the 56.0 kD protein was obtained.     

62例肝功能异常学龄儿童输血传播病毒的检测结果

目的：分析血丙氨酸氨基转移酶(ALT)升高的学龄儿童(7—12岁)输血传播病毒(TTV)感染情况，并对其致病性及与其它肝炎病毒感染的关系做初步探讨。方法：应用巢式聚合酶链反应技术(Nested PCR)，对62例体检发现ALT升高和75例ALT正常的学龄儿童血标本进行TTV DNA扩增，通过凝胶电泳分离扩增产物；用ELISA方法同时检测甲、乙和丙型肝炎病毒感染的血清标志。结果：ALT升高中，TTV DNA检出率为12．9％(8／62)，其中3例HBsAg同时阳性(4．8％)，1例与抗—HCV同时阳性(1．6％)；ALT正常中，TTV DNA检出率为2．7％(2/75)，两差异具有显性意义(P＜0．05)。结论：肝功能异常学龄儿童存在较高的TTV感染率且有可能致肝功能损害。TTV与肝炎病毒可重叠感染同一儿童。     

Coat protein gene and 3′ non-coding region of tobacco mosaic virus and tomato mosaic virus are associated with viral pathogenesis in Nicotiana tabacum

The camellia isolate of tomato mosaic virus (ToMV-TL) can induce local necrotic lesions on the inoculated leaves in Nicotiana tabacum, whereas the broad bean isolate of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV-B) produces the mosaic symptom on systemic leaves. To examine viral determinant for differential infection phenotype in N. tabacum, the coat protein gene and the 3′ non-coding region of TMV was replaced with that of ToMV, the chimeric virus induced similar local necrotic lesions to that induced by ToMV. The results indicate that the coat protein gene and the 3′ non-coding region of TMV and ToMV influence the virus-induced pathogenesis in N. tabacum.