AIM: To study HCV polyprotein processing is important forthe understanding of the natural history of HCV and thedesign of vaccines against HCV. The purpose of this studyis to investigate the affection of context seque...AIM: To study HCV polyprotein processing is important forthe understanding of the natural history of HCV and thedesign of vaccines against HCV. The purpose of this studyis to investigate the affection of context sequences onhepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 processingMETHODS: HCV genes of different lengths were expressedand compared in vaccinia virus/T7 system with homologouspatient serum S94 and mouse anti-serum ME2116 raisedagainst E. coli-derived E2 peptide, respectively.Deglycosylation analysis and GNA (Galanthus nivalus )lectin binding assay were performed to study the post-translational processing of the expressed products.RESULTS: E2 glycoproteins with different molecular weights( ～ 75kDa end ～ 60kDa) were detected using S94 and ME2116,respectively. Deglycosylation analysis showed that thisdifference was mainly due to different glycosylation. Endo Hresistance and its failure to bind to GNA lectin demonstratedthat the higher molecular weight form (75kDa) of E2 wascomplex-type glycosylated, which was readily recognized byhomologous patient serum S94. Expression of complex-typeglycosylated E2 could not be detected in all of the core-truncated constructs tested, but readily detected inconstructs encoding full-length core sequences.CONCLUSION: The upstream conserved full-length corecoding sequence was required for the production of E2glycoproteins carrying complex-type N-glycans whichreacted strongly with homologous patient serum andtherefore possibly represented more mature forms of E2. Ascomplex-type N-glycans indicated modification by Golgienzymes, the results suggest that the presence of full-lengthcore might be critical for E1/E2 complex to leave ER. Ourdata may contribute to a better understanding of theprocessing of HCV structural proteins as well as HCVmorphogenesis.展开更多
基金the National 863 High Technology Foundation of China,No.863-102-07-02-02,No.2001AA215171the project CHN 98/112 (WTZ-Internationales Buro des BMBF).
文摘AIM: To study HCV polyprotein processing is important forthe understanding of the natural history of HCV and thedesign of vaccines against HCV. The purpose of this studyis to investigate the affection of context sequences onhepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 processingMETHODS: HCV genes of different lengths were expressedand compared in vaccinia virus/T7 system with homologouspatient serum S94 and mouse anti-serum ME2116 raisedagainst E. coli-derived E2 peptide, respectively.Deglycosylation analysis and GNA (Galanthus nivalus )lectin binding assay were performed to study the post-translational processing of the expressed products.RESULTS: E2 glycoproteins with different molecular weights( ～ 75kDa end ～ 60kDa) were detected using S94 and ME2116,respectively. Deglycosylation analysis showed that thisdifference was mainly due to different glycosylation. Endo Hresistance and its failure to bind to GNA lectin demonstratedthat the higher molecular weight form (75kDa) of E2 wascomplex-type glycosylated, which was readily recognized byhomologous patient serum S94. Expression of complex-typeglycosylated E2 could not be detected in all of the core-truncated constructs tested, but readily detected inconstructs encoding full-length core sequences.CONCLUSION: The upstream conserved full-length corecoding sequence was required for the production of E2glycoproteins carrying complex-type N-glycans whichreacted strongly with homologous patient serum andtherefore possibly represented more mature forms of E2. Ascomplex-type N-glycans indicated modification by Golgienzymes, the results suggest that the presence of full-lengthcore might be critical for E1/E2 complex to leave ER. Ourdata may contribute to a better understanding of theprocessing of HCV structural proteins as well as HCVmorphogenesis.
