基于位点特异性打分矩阵的卷积神经网络预测SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白的蛋白质二级结构

新型冠状病毒(SARS-CoV-2)有4种关键的结构蛋白,而核衣壳蛋白就是其中的1种.本实验从公开数据库NCBI上选取的SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白质序列数据,分析SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白与SARS-CoV核衣壳蛋白的序列相似性,对SARS-CoV-2核衣壳蛋白的理化性质和疏水性进行分析;在此基础上提出基于位点...     

人类乙型肝炎样病毒核心蛋白中第7位疏水性氨基酸重复肚段区域的突变可以抑制病毒核衣壳的组装

人类乙型肝炎病毒的核衣壳由核心蛋白的二聚体所组成．但是,核心蛋白亚单位与亚单位之间相互作用的机制至今尚不清楚．研究发现,在人类乙型肝炎样病毒──土拨鼠肝炎病毒（WHV）核心蛋白的氨基端,存在着4个保守的疏水氨基酸残基（氨基酸位置101～102）．它们分别是亮氨酸101,亮氨酸108,缬氨酸115和苯丙氨酸122．这4个疏水氨基酸残基以每隔6个氨基酸残基而重复出现1次．它们被称为“第7位疏水性氨基酸重复肽段（hhr）”．由于蛋白质中的疏水键往往在蛋白质的相互作用中起重要作用,因此就在培养细胞系统中研究WHV核心蛋白的hhr区域在…     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒N基因原核表达产物的检测应用

利用猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒核衣壳蛋白基因的原核表达产物,分别建立了检测猪繁殖与呼吸综合征抗体的间接ELISA方法及乳胶凝集试验．对200份血清样品分别应用建立的间接ELISA方法和乳胶凝集试验,及由IDEXX公司生产的EUSA检测试剂盒进行抗体检测,结果显示,乳胶凝集试验及间接ELISA方法与IDEXX公司试剂盒相比,检出符合率分别达78％和91％．建立的乳胶凝集试验还需改进,而N蛋白-ELISA方法具有良好的特异性和敏感性,是一种有应用前景的检测方法．     

猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒N蛋白的表达与纯化

根据GenBank报道的PRRSV VR2332基因序列设计引物,经RT - PCR扩增,得到大小约为390 bp的阳性产物;利用Bam H Ⅰ,EcoR Ⅰ位点将N蛋白基因片段克隆到pET-28a载体,构建原核重组表达质粒pET-N,转化BL21(DE3)并进行SDS-PAGE,Western blot分析.结果表明:克隆的N蛋白基因与GenBank报道的VR2332基因同源性为93.83％;重组菌株经IPTG诱导后,N蛋白基因得到了高效表达;经筛选得到最佳诱导条件,即1 mmol/L IPTG诱导6h,蛋白表达量可达菌体蛋白总量的52.635％,SDS-PAGE后切胶回收可得到纯化的N蛋白,为进一步制备免疫胶体金试纸条或ELISA试剂盒提供基础.     

Reconstruction of HaSNPV with helicoverpa hormone receptor 3

In order to develop a more efficient virus for controlling the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa hormone receptor 3 （HHR3）, which is involved in the ecdysteroid regulatory pathway, was used to genetically modify wild HaSNPV. HaSNPV-HHR3 budded virus and occlusion body virus were constructed in three steps： preparation of pFastBacHaPhpP10-HHR3 donor plasmid, transposition of HHR3 into the HaBacHZ8 bacmid, and transfection of HzAM1 cells to get HaSNPV-HHR3 virus.HHR3 was proved to be expressed in the HaSNPV-HHR3 virus infected HzAM1 cells by immunoblotting. Results of bioassay indicated that the body weight of the HaSNPV-HHR3 infected larvae was lower than the larvae infected with wild virus and uninfected normal larvae, which suggests that HaSNPV-HHR3 delayed larval growth.     

含果蝇肌动蛋白基因的重组棉铃虫核型多角体病毒的构建

本实验利用昆虫杆状病毒表达载体，将果蝇肌动蛋白基因5Cactin克隆入杆状病毒表达载体，以棉铃虫单核衣壳核多角体病毒为亲本病毒，在脂质体介导下共转染棉铃虫细胞，空斑纯化得到重组病毒，以深入研究棉铃虫病毒在入侵、复制及装配过程中，宿主肌动蛋白的动态变化对病毒复制的作用与影响。     

Analysis of proteins that interact with nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV using 1 5-mer phage-displayed library

Analysis of proteins that interact with N protein of SARS-CoV using 15-mer phage-displayed library will help to explore the virus pathogenesis and to develop new drugs and vaccines against SARS. In this study, we cloned, expressed and purified N protein of SARS-CoV. This 46-kD N protein was verified by SDS-PAGE and Western-blot. Then, the peptides binding-specific to N protein were identified using 15-mer phage-displayed library. Surprisingly, all of the 89 clones from monoclonal ELISA were positive （S/N〉2.1） and the result was further confirmed experimentally once again. Six N protein-binding peptides, designated separately as SNA1, SNA2, SNA4, SNA5, SNA9 and SNG11, were selected for sequencing. Sequence analysis suggested that SNA5 shared approximatively 100% sequence identity to SNA4, SNA2, SNA9 and SNA1. In addition, the binding specificity of the 15-mer peptides with the SARS-CoV N protein was further demonstrated by blocking ELISA using the synthetical 15-mer peptide according to the deduced amino acid sequence of SNA5. Also, the deduced amino sequence of SNA5 was compared with proteins in translated database using the tblastx program, and the results showed that the proteins with the highest homology were Ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase iron-sulfur subunits （UCRI or UQCR）, otherwise known as the Rieske iron-sulfur proteins （RISP）. Notablely, in the [2Fe-2S] redox centre of UCRI, there were 6 residues [GGW（Y）F（Y）CP] compatible to the residues （position 2→7, GGWFCP7） of the NH2-terminal of the 15-mer peptide, which indicated higher binding specificity between the N protein of SARS-CoV and the redox centre of UCRI to some extent. Here, the possible molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV N protein in the pathogenesis of SARS are discussed.     

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein: Importance in viral infection

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused millions of deaths worldwide. Therefore, it is critical to understand the biological basis of SARS-CoV-2 to develop novel approaches to control its spread. The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) protein is an important diagnostic and potent therapeutic target of the disease, as it is involved in numerous important functions in the viral life cycle. Several studies have explained the structural and functional aspects of the SARS-CoV-2 N protein. This review summarizes the currently available data on the evolutionarily conserved N protein of SARS-CoV-2 by providing detailed information on the structural and multifunctional characteristics of the N protein.     

新城疫病毒HB92株NP基因序列测定和分析

对NDV HB92株NP基因进行了序列测定和分析．结果显示，NDV HB92株NP基因全长1744个核苷酸，开放阅读框共1470个核苷酸，编码489个氨基酸；与其他10株NDV NP基因核苷酸同源性为88．3％～99．1％，氨基酸同源性为91．0％～98．9％；但HB92株与其亲本株QV4的核苷酸和氨基酸同源性只有90．3％和95．0％，不如与弱毒和中毒株的高；系统进化分析表明，HB92株与弱毒和中毒株的进化关系更近．以上结果表明，HB92株NP基因在序列上已远离无毒株而趋于向弱毒和中毒株进化．