AIM: To investigate the biological function of F protein by yeast two-hybrid system. METHODS: We constructed F protein bait plasmid by cloning the gene of F protein into pGBKT7, then recombinant plasmid DNA was tran...AIM: To investigate the biological function of F protein by yeast two-hybrid system. METHODS: We constructed F protein bait plasmid by cloning the gene of F protein into pGBKT7, then recombinant plasmid DNA was transformed into yeast AH109 (a type). The transformed yeast AH109 was mated with yeast Y187 (α type) containing liver cDNA library plasmid in 2×YPDA medium. Diploid yeast was plated on synthetic dropout nutrient medium (SD/-Trp-Leu-HisAde) containing X-α-gal for selection and screening. After extracting and sequencing plasmids from positive (blue) colonies, we underwent sequence analysis by bioinformatics. RESULTS: Thirty-six colonies were selected and sequenced. Among them, 11 colonies were zymogen granule protein, 5 colonies were zinc finger protein, 4 colonies were zinc-α-2-glycoprotein, 1 colony was sialyltransferase, 1 colony was complement control protein factor I, 1 colony was vitronectin, and 2 colonies were new genes with unknown function. CONCLUSION: The yeast two-hybrid system is an effective method for identifying hepatocyte proteins interacting with F protein of hepatitis C virus. F protein may bind to different proteins. 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved展开更多
Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)-related hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major health problem in Asian-Pacific regions.Antiviral therapy reduces,but does not completely prevent,HCC development.Thus,there is a need for accur...Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)-related hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major health problem in Asian-Pacific regions.Antiviral therapy reduces,but does not completely prevent,HCC development.Thus,there is a need for accurate risk prediction to assist prognostication and decisions on the need for antiviral therapy and HCC surveillance.A few risk scores have been developed to predict the occurrence of HCC in CHB patients.Initially,the scores were derived from untreated CHB patients.With the development and extensive clinical application of nucleos(t)ide analog(s)(NA),the number of risk scores based on treated CHB patients has increased gradually.The components included in risk scores may be categorized into host factors and hepatitis B virus factors.Hepatitis activities,hepatitis B virus factors,and even liver fibrosis or cirrhosis are relatively controlled by antiviral therapy.Therefore,variables that are more dynamic during antiviral therapy have since been included in risk scores.However,host factors are more difficult to modify.Most existing scores derived from Asian populations have been confirmed to be accurate in predicting HCC development in CHB patients from Asia,while these scores have not offered excellent predictability in Caucasian patients.These findings support that more relevant variables should be considered to provide individualized predictions that are easily applied to CHB patients of different ethnicities.CHB patients should receive different intensities of HCC surveillance according to their risk category.展开更多
A 50-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis was treated successfully with infliximab,who was also a HBV carrier for about twenty-five years.After injection with infliximab for four times,he developed jaundice and HB...A 50-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis was treated successfully with infliximab,who was also a HBV carrier for about twenty-five years.After injection with infliximab for four times,he developed jaundice and HBV DNA was detectable in serum.Serum aminotransferase and total bilirubin levels were higher than normal.Then he was hospitalized and treated with entacavir and Chinese herb medicine.But his liver damage aggravated and was diagnosed as acute on chronic liver failure.Finally,liver transplantation was carried out and he was cured successfully.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. C03011402 and C30070690 and the Research and Technique Foundation of PLA during the 9~(th)-Five year plan period, No. 98D063 and the Launching Foundation for Student Studying Abroad of PLA, No. 98H038 and the Youth Research and Technique Foundation of PLA during the 10~(th)-Five Year Plan Period, No. 01Q138 and the Research and Technique Foundation of PLA during the 10~(th)-Five Year Plan Period, No. 01MB135
文摘AIM: To investigate the biological function of F protein by yeast two-hybrid system. METHODS: We constructed F protein bait plasmid by cloning the gene of F protein into pGBKT7, then recombinant plasmid DNA was transformed into yeast AH109 (a type). The transformed yeast AH109 was mated with yeast Y187 (α type) containing liver cDNA library plasmid in 2×YPDA medium. Diploid yeast was plated on synthetic dropout nutrient medium (SD/-Trp-Leu-HisAde) containing X-α-gal for selection and screening. After extracting and sequencing plasmids from positive (blue) colonies, we underwent sequence analysis by bioinformatics. RESULTS: Thirty-six colonies were selected and sequenced. Among them, 11 colonies were zymogen granule protein, 5 colonies were zinc finger protein, 4 colonies were zinc-α-2-glycoprotein, 1 colony was sialyltransferase, 1 colony was complement control protein factor I, 1 colony was vitronectin, and 2 colonies were new genes with unknown function. CONCLUSION: The yeast two-hybrid system is an effective method for identifying hepatocyte proteins interacting with F protein of hepatitis C virus. F protein may bind to different proteins. 2005 The WJG Press and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
基金Supported by National Science and Technology Major Project of China,No.2018ZX10715-005-003-002Health Development and Scientific Research in the Capital,No.2018-1-2181.
文摘Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)-related hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a major health problem in Asian-Pacific regions.Antiviral therapy reduces,but does not completely prevent,HCC development.Thus,there is a need for accurate risk prediction to assist prognostication and decisions on the need for antiviral therapy and HCC surveillance.A few risk scores have been developed to predict the occurrence of HCC in CHB patients.Initially,the scores were derived from untreated CHB patients.With the development and extensive clinical application of nucleos(t)ide analog(s)(NA),the number of risk scores based on treated CHB patients has increased gradually.The components included in risk scores may be categorized into host factors and hepatitis B virus factors.Hepatitis activities,hepatitis B virus factors,and even liver fibrosis or cirrhosis are relatively controlled by antiviral therapy.Therefore,variables that are more dynamic during antiviral therapy have since been included in risk scores.However,host factors are more difficult to modify.Most existing scores derived from Asian populations have been confirmed to be accurate in predicting HCC development in CHB patients from Asia,while these scores have not offered excellent predictability in Caucasian patients.These findings support that more relevant variables should be considered to provide individualized predictions that are easily applied to CHB patients of different ethnicities.CHB patients should receive different intensities of HCC surveillance according to their risk category.
文摘A 50-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis was treated successfully with infliximab,who was also a HBV carrier for about twenty-five years.After injection with infliximab for four times,he developed jaundice and HBV DNA was detectable in serum.Serum aminotransferase and total bilirubin levels were higher than normal.Then he was hospitalized and treated with entacavir and Chinese herb medicine.But his liver damage aggravated and was diagnosed as acute on chronic liver failure.Finally,liver transplantation was carried out and he was cured successfully.