铜绿假单胞菌LasR基因反义核酸原核表达载体的构建及对该菌毒力的影响

PCR扩增LasR基因,用反向克隆法构建LasR基因反义核酸原核表达载体pUCP18/lasRantisense并转化铜绿假单胞菌,经酶切、PCR及测序鉴定重组载体.RT-PCR检测LasB基因和LasI基因mRNA的表达,NAD法测定外毒素A的活性,紫外分光光度计测定绿脓菌素的产生水平.用转化pUCP18/lasRantisense质粒菌株感染大鼠呼吸道并进行病理组织切片检查.PCR扩增出约720bp片段,与GenBank(No:NC_002516)报道的基因片段大小一致,构建了LasR基因反义核酸原核表达载体pUCP18/lasRantisense,并成功转化铜绿假单胞菌,且有效表达,使转化菌的毒力因子弹性蛋白酶、外毒素A和绿脓菌素表达水平均降低.与标准株感染的大鼠比较,转化pUCP18/lasRantisense质粒菌株感染的大鼠支气管炎症明显减轻.上述结果表明,LasR基因反义核酸原核表达载体pUCP18/lasRantisense可以降低铜绿假单胞菌的毒力.

铜绿假单胞菌lasR基因反义肽核酸序列筛选及其抑制生物被膜形成的研究

目的筛选靶向铜绿假单胞菌lasR基因的反义肽核酸序列,探讨其对铜绿假单胞菌的生物被膜形成能力的影响。方法针对铜绿假单胞菌lasR基因设计4条反义寡核苷酸序列,利用斑点杂交筛选出与lasR基因结合最佳的反义寡核苷酸序列,以此合成与穿膜肽连接的肽-肽核酸序列。分别用不同浓度的肽-肽核酸导入铜绿假单胞菌生物被膜模式菌PAO1中,测定不同时相点细菌生长光密度[D(600)]值并进行菌落计数,观察肽-肽核酸对其生长的抑制作用。利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜观察生物被膜形成情况。q PCR方法检测lasR mRNA表达。结果斑点杂交实验结果显示:4条反义寡核苷酸序列中3条有杂交信号产生,其中第1条序列信号最强,以此为基础合成反义肽核酸。不同浓度的肽-肽核酸对铜绿假单胞菌表现出不同程度的体外抗菌活性,且随着浓度增加,抗菌活性增强。结论有效筛选出高效反义核苷酸序列,经筛选出的靶向铜绿假单胞菌lasR基因的反义肽核酸对铜绿假单胞菌的生长及生物被膜形成能力有明显抑制作用,同时抑制lasR mRNA的表达。

Construction of Prokaryotic Expressing Vector of Antisense Nucleic Acid of lasR and Its Effect on the Virulence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosus

To construct a pUCP18/lasR^antisense plasmid carrying the reversed gene and analyze its effect on the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosus, LasR gene was amplified from the genome of Pseudomonas aeruginosus by PCR and reversely recombined with plasmid pUCP18. The recombinant pUCP18/lasR^antisense was verified by enzyme digestion, PCR and sequencing. The biological effects of pUCP18/lasR^antisense were examined by using RT-PCR, NAD method and the assay of pyocyanin. Our results showed that the expected full length lasR fragment （721 bp） was extended from Pseudomonas aeruginosus gene with PCR. And it is consistent with LasR gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in GenBank （No. NC_002516）. The recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed and transferred into Pseudomonas aeruginosus. The antisense nucleic acid of LasR gene could reduce the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosus and might serve as a new target site for treatment purpose.