乙脑/登革2型嵌合病毒的构建

Construcion of a Chimeric Japanese Encephalits Virus/Dengue Virus-2

在乙脑病毒SA14-14-2株复制子载体pPartial△prM/E中克隆入DV2(Dengue virus serotype 2)的prM/E基因,构建乙脑/登革2型嵌合体克隆。将嵌合体克隆线性化后体外转录,获得的RNA转染BHK-21细胞,5～7d可观察到CPE。收获病毒上清液分别感染BHK-21细胞及C6/36细胞。接种于C6/36细胞中的嵌合病毒可使细胞出现CPE,RT-PCR、间接免疫荧光和Western blot检测显示:获得的嵌合病毒具有预期嵌合性核酸并能表达DV2的包膜蛋白,但不能在BHK-21细胞中传代培养。成功构建的乙脑/登革2型感染性克隆为进一步研究登革病毒疫苗奠定了基础。

The prM/E gene of DV2 was cloned into the JEV （SA14-14-2 strain） replicon vector which had been constructed previously, and the resulting recombinant plasmid was named pPartial△prM/E. The constructed chimeric clone was linearized and then was transcripted into RNA in vitro. The produced RNA was transfected into BHK-21 cells. Five to seven days later, CPE could be observed on the transfected BHK-21eells, and then the supernatant containing the chimeric virus was collected. The Supernatant was inoculated to BHK-1 cells and C6/36 cells, respectively. CPE could be observed about 4 days post the infection of C6/36cell with the chimeric virus. The results from RT-PCR, IFA, Western blot showed that the virus contained the chimeric RNA and the envelop protein of DV2. However, the chimeric virus could not be passaged in BHK-21 cell. The successful construction of the infectious clone JE/DEN-2 laid the basis for the further research of the DV vaccine.