Eureka lemon zinc finger protein ClDOF3.4 interacts with citrus yellow vein clearing virus coat protein to inhibit viral infection

Citrus yellow vein clearing virus(CYVCV)is a new citrus virus that has become an important factor restricting the development of China’s citrus industry,and the CYVCV coat protein(CP)is associated with viral pathogenicity.In this study,the Eureka lemon zinc finger protein(ZFP)ClDOF3.4 was shown to interact with CYVCV CP in vivo and in vitro.Transient expression of ClDOF3.4 in Eureka lemon induced the expression of salicylic acid(SA)-related and hypersensitive response marker genes,and triggered a reactive oxygen species burst,ion leakage necrosis,and the accumulation of free SA.Furthermore,the CYVCV titer in ClDOF3.4 transgenic Eureka lemon plants was approximately 69.4%that in control plants 6 mon after inoculation,with only mild leaf chlorotic spots observed in those transgenic plants.Taken together,the results indicate that ClDOF3.4 not only interacts with CP but also induces an immune response in Eureka lemon by inducing the SA pathways.This is the first report that ZFP is involved in the immune response of a citrus viral disease,which provides a basis for further study of the molecular mechanism of CYVCV infection.

线虫surface coat proteins提取方法的建立与双向电泳分析

目的:建立一套适用于蛋白质双向电泳体系的线虫surface coat proteins(SCPs)样品制备技术,为今后研究线虫surfacecoat蛋白质组学及线虫病理生理学奠定基础。方法:以秀丽隐杆线虫(Caenorhabditis elegans)为研究材料,对比和分析不同的蛋白提取沉淀方法,进而采用SDS-PAGE电泳技术和双向电泳技术对所提蛋白进行评价。结果:通过35%乙醇结合TCA-丙酮沉淀法获得的质量较好的线虫SCPs,在12%的SDS-PAGE分析中该法提取的蛋白背景浅,蛋白条带多且清晰尖锐,含有丰富的蛋白信息量。通过双向电泳分析,可从提取的蛋白中鉴定出清晰蛋白点400多个。随机选择5个蛋白斑点,进行基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱鉴定,鉴定得到高度匹配的已知线虫蛋白质2个。结论:所建立的方法可为今后研究线虫surface coat蛋白质组学及线虫病理生理学提供重要工具。

Capillary Zone Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins in Polymer Coated Capillaries

Fused-silica capillaries used in capillary zone electrophoresis were statically coated with γ- glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane and epoxy polymer in order to suppress wall adsorption in the separation of proteins. It has been shown that a significant decrease in adsorption was obtained and eletroosmotic flow was the diminished in the pH range 3-5. However with higher pH values, appreciable peak deformation and decreases in the resolving power were observed. Under pH 5, the epoxy polymer coating was shown to be quite stable and exhibited reproducible separations from run-to-run and day-to-day over a period of time.

P1 of strawberry vein banding virus, a multilocalized protein, functions as a movement protein and interacts with the coat protein

Although the complete nucleotide sequence of strawberry vein banding virus(SVBV) has been determined and bioinformatic analysis has revealed that the SVBV genome could encode seven proteins, the precise function of each protein is unclear. This study provided evidence that the P1 protein of SVBV(SVBV-P1) possesses the following features. Bioinformatic and subcellular localization analyses showed that SVBV-P1 is localized in the cytoplasm and cell walls of epidermal cells in Nicotiana benthamiana, and it forms inclusion bodies associated with microtubules and the endoplasmic reticulum. Dilution experiments demonstrated that SVBV-P1 could move from the original agro-infiltrated cells to adjacent cells in N. benthamiana leaves. Further trans-complementation experiments demonstrated that SVBV-P1 could facilitate the intercellular movement of a movement-deficient potato virus X mutant in N. benthamiana leaves. Finally, yeast twohybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays revealed that SVBV-P1 could interact with the SVBV coat protein, which is a major component of Caulimovirus virions. Results of the electrophoretic mobility shift assay indicated that SVBV-P1 lacks DNA-binding capability. In summary, the results suggest that SVBV-P1 is probably a movement protein of SVBV, providing new insights into the function of movement proteins of the Caulimovirus genus.

Transformation of Coat Protein Encoding Gene from Soil-Borne Mosaic Virus into Wheat

CWMV-CP1 target gene and bar selection gene were co-transferred into commercial wheat variety of Yangmai158 by particle bombardment. In total, 145 resistant plants to 3 -5 mg L-1 Bialaphos were obtained, 21 plants were identified to be positive in T0 generation by PCR-Southern test, and the transformation frequency had 0.99%. T1 plants were further tested by PCR and Southern hybridization. Results demonstrated that the alien resistance gene had been integrated into the wheat genome. The segregation ratio of CP1+ to CP1- in T1 generation was 1.0 to 1. 3, and didn't agree with Mendelian rule. RT-PCR result from T2 plants showed that the alien gene CWMV-CP1 had stable expression in wheat genetic background.

Mapping subgenomic promoter of coat protein gene of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus

Many plant viruses utilize subgenomic RNA as gene expression strategy, therefore mapping subgenomic promoter(SGP) is extremely important for constructing viral vectors. Although Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus(CGMMV)-based virus vectors have been constructed, SGP of the coat protein(CP) has not yet mapped. To this end, we firstly presumed 13 nucleotides upstream of the start codon as the transcription starting site(TSS) as previous study identified by random amplification of c DNA ends(RACE). Secondly, the region from nucleotides –110 to +175 is the putative CP SGP, as predicted, a long stem loop structure by the secondary structure of RNA covering movement protein(MP) and CP. To map the CGMMV CP SGP, we further constructed a series of deletion mutants according to RNA secondary structure prediction. The deletion of TSS upstream significantly enhanced CP transcription when 105 nucleotides were retained before the CP TSS. For the downstream of CP TSS, we analyzed the expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein(EGFP) in a series of vectors with partial deletion of the CGMMV CP and found that the nucleotides from +71 to +91 played a key role in the EGFP expression at the transcription level, while EGFP showed the highest expression level when 160 nucleotides were retained downstream of the CP TSS. To confirm these results, we applied online software MEME to predict the motifs and cis-acting elements in the 466 nucleotides covering the sequences of deletion analysis. Conserved motifs and relative acting elements were in regions in which transcription levels were the highest or enhanced. To our best knowledge, this is the first mapping of CGMMV SGP.

Sweet Potato Leaf Curl Virus: Coat Protein Gene Expression in <i>Escherichia coli</i>and Product Identification by Mass Spectrometry

Sweet potato is one of the first natural GMOs, genetically modified 8000 years ago by Agrobacterium rhizogenes as reported recently by Kyndt et al. A section of 10 kbp long DNA (Transferred- DNA or T-DNA) of the Ri (Root-inducing) plasmid was transferred to the plant genome by A. rhizo-genes and has been maintained in all 291 hexaploid sweet potato cultivars of the world. The maintenance in the sweet potato genome and expression of two T-DNA genes for tryptophan-2-monooxygenease (iaaM) and for indole-3-acetamide hydrolase (iaaH) are likely to be physiologically significant since these enzymes convert tryptophan to indole-3-acetic acid, a major plant growth hormone auxin. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is ranked the third most important root crop after potato and cassava, and the seventh in global food crop production with more than 126 million metric tons. Although sweet potato originated in Central or South America, China currently produces over 86% of world production with 109 million metric tons. In the United States, North Carolina is the leading producer with 38.5% of the 2007 sweet potato production, followed by California, Mississippi, and Louisiana with 23%, 19%, and 15.9%, respectively. Leaf curl virus diseases have been reported in sweet potato throughout the world. One of the causal agents is Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) belonging to the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae). Although SPLCV does not cause symptoms on Beauregard, one of the most predominant sweet potato cultivars in the US, it can reduce the yield up to 26%. Serological detection of SPLCV is not currently available due to the difficulties in obtaining purified virions that can be used as antigen for antiserum production. In attempts to obtain the coat protein (CP) of SPLCV for antibody production, primers were designed to amplify the CP gene. This gene was cloned into the expression vector pMAL-c2E as a fusion protein with maltose-binding protein, and transformed into Escherichia coli strain XL1-Blue. After gene induction, a fusion protein of 72 kDa was purified by amylose affinity chromatography. The yield of the purified fusion protein was approximately 200 μg/liter of bacterial culture. Digestion with enterokinase cleaved the fusion protein into a 42.5 kDa maltosebinding protein and a 29.4 kDa protein. The latter protein was identified by mass spectrometry analysis as the coat protein of SPLCV based on the fact that the mass spectrometry elucidated the sequences corresponding to 37% of amino acid positions of the SPLCV coat protein.

Transgenic Tobacco Lines Expressing Yam Mosaic Virus Coat Protein-Derived dsRNA Are Resistant to Yam Mosaic Virus

Yam mosaic virus (YMV), a Potyvirus, is a highly destructive pathogen of yam accounting for yield losses up to 40%. Apart from causing significant reduction in tuber size and quality, it restricts international exchange of germplasms. It thus becomes crucial to get resistant or at least virus-free planting materials for farmers. This study was aimed at inducing resistance to YMV in tobacco by RNA silencing. An RNAi construct containing 161 bp fragment of YMV-coat protein (CP) gene was developed and used to produce transgenic tobacco lines expressing YMV-coat protein (CP) derived double stranded RNA (dsRNA) via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Of the eight T1 transgenic lines inoculated with YMV, six (L1, L2, L3, L5, L7 and L8) showed immunity to YMV as no symptoms were detected, whereas two (L4 and L10) exhibited high resistance with mild symptoms limited to inoculation portions. No virus could be detected in uninoculated new leaves of the transgenic lines after RT-PCR and qPCR analyses of YMV-coat protein (CP). The presence of small interfering RNAs in transgenic lines after virus challenge indicates that the resistance was acquired through RNA silencing.

Application of M13 Phage Coat Proteins

M13 phage＇is a filamentous bacteriophage containing a circular single-stranded DNA molecular, which is surrounded by approximately 2 800 copies of protein PVIII. In addition, there are five copies of each of proteins PVII and PXI in one end, and five copies of each of proteins PVI and PUI on the other. These coat proteins have play an important role in the infection and assembly of M13 phage. With the development of phage display technology, these five coat proteins all can be used in phage display, which plays an increasingly important role in molecular detection and treatment.

Genetic Characteristics of <i>Citrus Tristeza Virus</i>Isolates from Cultivated Citrus in China Based on Coat Protein Gene

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is an important citrus pathogen causing considerable economic loss to citrus production. Knowledge on genetic evolutionary of the CTV population in China remains limited. In this study, 1439 samples were collected from nine citrus-producing areas of China. The coat protein (CP) genes of CTV were amplified by RT-PCR, and sequenced to analyze the genetic evolution. Analysis of the base composition showed an AU preference pattern, with the GC content was lower than AU content. Nine CTV populations were clustered into one clade in neighbor-joining (NJ) tree, indicative of a close phylogenetic relationship among the populations in China. Analysis of molecular variation (AMOVA) revealed that 77.72% genetic variations of CTV populations were observed among populations, with an FST value of 0.223. The values of dN/dS and neutrality test of CP gene were ranged from 0.016 to 0.082 and -1.377 to 1.456, respectively, the results suggesting that all of nine CTV populations were relatively constantly maintained under purifying selection. Our study demonstrated the genetic characteristics and molecular evolution relationship of CTV populations in China, and provided a theoretical basis for scientific control of CTV.

Expression of Rice Gall Dwarf Virus Outer Coat Protein Gene (S8) in Insect Cells

To obtain the P8 protein of Rice gall dwarf virus (RGDV) with biological activity,its outer coat protein gene S8 was expressed in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) insect cells using the baculovirus expression system.The S8 gene was subcloned into the pFastBacTM1 vector,to produce the recombinant baculovirus transfer vector pFB-S8.After transformation,pFB-S8 was introduced into the competent cells (E.coli DH10Bac) containing a shuttle vector,Bacmid,generating the recombinant bacmid rbpFB-S8.After being infected by recombinant baculovirus rvpFB-S8 at different multiplicities of infection,Sf9 cells were collected at different times and analyzed by SDS-PAGE,Western blotting and immunofluorescence microscopy.The expression level of the P8 protein was highest between 48-72 h after transfection of Sf9 cells.Immunofluorescence microscopy showed that P8 protein of RGDV formed punctate structures in the cytoplasm of Sf9 cells.

Capillary Zone Electrophoretic Separation of Basic Proteins with Coated Columns Prepared by Sol-Gel Technology

Coated capillary columns were prepared by sol-gel technology and used in the separation of basic proteins with capillary zone electrophoresis. The results indicated that a significant decrease in protein adsorption was obtained and EOF was also diminished to zero in the pH range of 3-10.

Hydrophilic Silica/Copolymer Nanoparticles and Protein-Resistance Coatings

Hydrophilic silica/copolymer nanoparticles of SiO2-g-P(PEGMA)-b-P(PEG) are prepared by silica surface-initiating atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) of poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (PEG), by using Three molar ratios of SiO2-Br/PEGMA/PEG as 1/42.46/19.44, 1/42.46/38.88 and 1/42.46/77.76. Their temperature sensitive behaviour, pH response and surface properties as protein-resistance coatings are characterized. 220 nm core-shell nanoparticles as P(PEGMA)-b-P(PEG) shell grafted on SiO2 core are formed in water solution, which gained LCST at 60。C - 77。C and good dispersion in water when pH > 5.0. The water-casted films by SiO2-g-P(PEGMA)-b-P(PEG) obtain a little rough surface (Ra = 26.8 - 29.7 nm). While, the introduction of P(PEG) segments could slight increase the protein-repelling adsorption of SiO2-g-P(PEGMA)-b-P(PEG) films (△f = ?6.96 Hz ~ ?7.25 Hz) compared with SiO2-g-P(PEGMA) films (△f = ?9.5 Hz). Therefore, SiO2-g-P(PEGMA)-b-P(PEG) could be used as protein-resistance coatings.

苹果坏死花叶病毒CP基因原核表达及其抗血清制备

苹果坏死花叶病毒(Apple necrotic mosaic virus,ApNMV)是近年新发现的病原物,并且是与我国苹果花叶病症状高度相关的重要病毒,进行ApNMV外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因原核表达、制备多克隆抗血清,以建立快速、灵敏、准确的ApNMV常规检测方法尤为必要.通过设计特异性引物,以RT-PCR方法成功获得ApNMV CP基因序列,插入到原核表达载体pET-28a(+)中构建重组质粒,转化至大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),利用IPTG进行重组蛋白(含His-tag)诱导表达.SDS-PAGE和Western blot分析结果表明,CP基因在大肠杆菌中获得了高效表达,用Ni Sepharose 6 Fast Flow进行蛋白纯化,回收共得到重组蛋白2.4 mg.在屏障环境下免疫2只SPF级新西兰兔,制备出多克隆抗血清,稀释400倍后仍能与ApNMV阳性苹果叶片样品发生免疫反应.由此证明,本研究建立的ApNMV间接ELISA检测方法具有较好的灵敏性,检测效率高,能够用于田间大量样品ApNMV的诊断.

用蛋白Ⅷ在噬菌体表面展示抗体分子效果的观察

目的 观察抗体分子通过丝状噬菌体主要外壳蛋白Ⅷ（ｃｐⅧ）和次要外壳蛋白Ⅲ（ｃｐⅧ）在噬菌体表面呈现效果的差异。方法 分别构建通过ｃｐⅧ或ｃｐⅧ展示抗乙肝表面抗原（ＨＢｓ）Ｆａｂ、ＳｃＦＶ和抗角蛋白（Ｋｅｒ）Ｆａｂ的表达载体，制备噬菌体抗体，比较其抗原结合活性和Ｆａｂ呈现水平。用多种方法尝试提高ｃｐⅧ 介导的噬菌体展示效果。结果ｃｐⅧ对不同特异性抗体Ｆａｂ段和不同形式的小分子抗体（Ｆａｂ和ＳｃＦｖ）的展示效果均低于ｃｐⅧ的展示，增加 ｃｐⅧ-Ｆａｂ对野生型 ｃｐⅧ的表达比例、试用不同菌株、在Ｆａｂ和ｃｐⅧ之间插入间隔序列及换用控制更为严密的启动子等措施，均未能改善ｃｐⅧ介导的噬菌体展示。结论 以前所报道的通过ｃｐⅧ多价展示Ｆａｂ段不是普遍存在的现象，对有些抗体基因不能达到多价展示。

蛋白C、抗凝血酶及凝血因子Ⅷ活性变化与肺癌合并肺栓塞后治疗的关系

目的探讨蛋白C（PC）、抗凝血酶（AT）及凝血因子Ⅷ（FⅧ）活性变化与肺癌合并肺血栓栓塞[简称肺栓塞（PE）]后治疗的关系.方法选择肺癌合并PE患者（肺癌＋PE组）98例及肺癌患者（肺癌组）100例.记录两组性别、年龄并检测脂蛋白（a）[Lp（a）]、总胆固醇（TC）、甘油三酯（TG）、C反应蛋白（CRP）、凝血酶时间（TT）、血小板数量（PLT）、纤维蛋白原（Fbg）等指标.检测肺癌＋PE组治疗5～7d及肺癌组入院时的PC、AT、FⅧ、D-二聚体水平.应用Logistic回归分析肺癌合并PE后治疗5～7d凝血纤溶状态的影响因素,并采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线分析影响因素的诊断效能.结果肺癌＋PE组Lp（a）、TC、TG、TT均明显高于肺癌组（P〈0.05）.肺癌＋PE组PC、AT、FⅧ、D-二聚体水平明显高于肺癌组（P〈0.01）.Logistic逐步回归及ROC曲线分析显示,PC、AT、FⅧ是肺癌合并PE后治疗5～7d凝血纤溶状态的影响因素,ROC曲线下面积均〉0.90.结论肺癌合并PE中期治疗需关注PC、AT、FⅧ对凝血纤溶系统的影响,其活性水平可用来评估-定时期内的治疗效果和治疗方案.

超大孔离子交换制备色谱分离纯化高活性凝血因子Ⅷ

建立了一条从人血浆中分离高活性凝血因子Ⅷ(FⅧ)的纯化工艺。基于FⅧ和介质孔径的尺度比及其对蛋白质活性影响的分析,设计了以超大孔离子交换制备色谱为核心步骤的新型分离纯化工艺。分别进行超大孔离子交换色谱与传统离子交换色谱的条件优化,并对优化工艺所得产品进行了活性检测(底物显色法)和纯度检测(高效凝胶过滤和凝胶电泳)。结果表明,超大孔介质结构不但可以有效地保护蛋白质大分子结构,而且能够大幅度地提高制备色谱的传质速率,从而得到具有高凝血活性的FⅧ产品。FⅧ在超大孔制备色谱过程中的回收率(85%)比传统离子交换制备色谱高4～5倍,产品比活高达154 IU/mg。此外,还研究了超大孔介质的再生程序,采用5个柱体积的1 mol/L NaOH低流速清洗色谱柱,保证了色谱工艺的稳定性。本纯化工艺步骤简单,重现性好,易于放大生产。

瓜类褪绿黄化病毒外壳蛋白的亚细胞定位及致病作用浅析

瓜类褪绿黄化病毒(cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus,CCYV)是近些年来出现的一种烟粉虱Bemisia tabaci传播的植物病毒,在瓜类生产中造成了严重损失。为了解该病毒外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)在病毒侵染寄主过程中的亚细胞定位和致病作用,本研究以CCYV山东黄瓜分离物为研究对象,构建了荧光表达载体CP-YFP和异源表达载体pGR-CP。浸润荧光表达载体48 h后的本氏烟Nicotiana benthamiana叶片在激光共聚焦显微镜下可以观察到荧光信号在细胞质和细胞核内均有分布;浸润异源表达载体的本氏烟植株7 d后上部叶片开始显现花叶症状,13 d后顶部新叶出现严重皱缩和坏死斑点。以上结果表明CCYV CP蛋白参与了病毒对寄主的侵染过程,可能是症状形成的致病相关因子。本研究为进一步解析该病毒的致病机理提供了初步的理论支持。

凝血因子Ⅷ分子生物学研究进展

凝血因子 在机体内源性及外源性凝血途径中起着重要作用。 1984年其基因克隆成功 ,并在哺乳动物细胞中得到表达 ,使其基因及蛋白质分子结构的研究取得很大成就 。

白菜种子cDNA酵母文库的构建及BrTTG1互作蛋白的筛选及分析

【目的】通过构建白菜种子的cDNA文库,筛选WDR 40蛋白TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA 1(TTG1)的互作蛋白,探究TTG1参与MBW三元复合体调控种皮原花青素形成的分子机制。【方法】以棕籽白菜自交系‘B147’的种子为材料,提取总RNA并建立cDNA文库,通过gateway技术构建诱饵载体pGBKT7-TTG1并进行酵母双杂交筛库。【结果】酵母文库库容为1.2×10^(7)CFU,文库滴度是5.0×10^(7)CFU/mL,插入片段平均长度大于1000 bp,诱饵载体在酵母中无自激活活性。通过构建的诱饵载体pGBKT7-TTG1与构建的cDNA文库杂交,共获得了38个阳性互作蛋白,功能预测显示其中一个蛋白注释为MYB转录因子,注释为MYB73,序列分析结果显示该基因含有R2R3-MYB型抑制子保守基序C1和C2,推测该基因为白菜中参与种皮颜色形成的R2R3-MYB型抑制子,暗示着白菜中可能存在不同MYB转录因子参与的调控网络,影响着原花青素的形成。【结论】本研究构建了白菜种子组织的酵母双杂交cDNA文库,获得了38个TTG1阳性互作蛋白,首次挖掘到了可能影响白菜种皮颜色原花青素形成的R2R3-MYB型抑制子MYB73,为后期探究白菜种皮原花青素的调控网络奠定良好的基础。