摘要
将丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)核心蛋白(Core)基因的全长序列插入到真核表达载体pCDNA3 CMV启动子下游,构建真核表达载体pCDNA3-Core,用脂质体LipoVec^(TM)转染Cos-7细胞系进行瞬时表达;DNA转染24h后用免疫斑点试验检测在细胞中表达的Core蛋白;转染72h后用Hoechst染色和DNA Ladder检测Cos-7细胞的凋亡情况;荧光染色观察到了细胞凋亡核碎裂,琼脂糖凝胶电泳也呈现出180-200bp整数倍的梯形带,呈现典型的细胞凋亡特征。这些结果表明HCV Core蛋白的表达能引起Cos-7细胞凋亡,Core蛋白的这种功能可能在HCV的持续感染过程中起着一定的作用。
Recombinant plasmid pCDNA3-Core was constructed by inserting Hepatitis C virus(HCV-1) core gene into the site between EcoR Ⅰ and Xba Ⅰ of eukaryotic expression vector pCDNA3. The recombinant plasmid pCDNA3-Core was transfected to Cos-7 cell line by LipoVec^(TM). Expression of core protein was detected by immunology Dot blot 24h after transfection. The nuclear cracks in transfected cell was observed by Hoechst 33258 staining and the 180-200bp DNA ladders also was detected 72h after transfection. These results reveal that HCV Core protein can induce apoptosis of Cos-7 cell and its function may play an important role in HCV chronic and persistant infection.
出处
《中国病毒学》
CSCD
2003年第4期326-329,T002,共5页
Virologica Sinica
基金
国家自然科学基金(30070175)