中国农业科学 ›› 2015, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (2): 352-361.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2015.02.15

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猪传染性胃肠炎病毒非结构蛋白3a和3b融合表达及对细胞周期的影响

梁亚冰,张琪,常嵘,童德文,许信刚   

  1. 西北农林科技大学动物医学院,陕西杨凌 712100
  • 收稿日期:2014-03-04 出版日期:2015-01-16 发布日期:2015-01-16
  • 通讯作者: 许信刚;童德文
  • 作者简介:梁亚冰,E-mail:573345851@qq.com
  • 基金资助:
    西北农林科技大学基本科研业务费专项资金项目资助计划(QN2012017)

Fusion Expression of Non-Structural Proteins 3a and 3b of Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus and Influence on Cell Cycle

LIANG Ya-bing, ZHANG Qi, CHANG Rong, TONG De-wen, XU Xin-gang   

  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi 712100, Yangling
  • Received:2014-03-04 Online:2015-01-16 Published:2015-01-16

摘要: 【目的】克隆及真核表达猪传染性胃肠炎病毒(transmissible gastroenteritis virus ,TGEV)陕西分离株的3a和3b基因,研究表达蛋白在细胞中的分布及其对细胞周期的影响。【方法】利用软件Primer 5.0参照Genbank公布的序列设计两对分别针对TGEV非结构蛋白基因3a和3b的特异性引物。采用RT-PCR方法TGEV 陕西分离株克隆3a和3b基因,再将其与真核表达载体pEGFP-N1连接,构建真核表达质粒p3a-EGFP-N1和p3b-EGFP-N1。利用脂质体转染法将重组质粒转染猪小肠黏膜上皮细胞(intestinal epithelial cells,IEC),采用激光共聚焦显微镜检测转染细胞内融合蛋白的表达分布情况。通过RT-PCR检测细胞中目的基因的转录情况,Western blotting检测细胞中融合蛋白的表达情况。利用流式细胞仪检测表达蛋白对细胞周期的影响,采用实时荧光定量PCR检测融合蛋白的表达对内质网应激蛋白标志性分子GRP78和细胞周期蛋白Cyclin A的表达的影响,通过Western blotting试验检测细胞中蛋白表达后GRP78、Cyclin A和Cyclin B1表达量的变化情况。【结果】成功克隆出完整的TGEV陕西分离株的3a及3b基因,经过测序鉴定,3a基因的大小为213bp,3b基因的大小为732bp;经过与不同来源的TGEV毒株进行对比分析,3a基因的核苷酸序列与其他毒株同源性为97.4%—100%,氨基酸同源性为98.6%—100%;3b基因的核苷酸序列与其他毒株同源性为98.3%—99.9%,氨基酸同源性为100%。重组表达载体转染IEC细胞后,经Western blotting分析IEC分别表达出分子质量约为35kD的3a-GFP和54kD的3b-GFP的融合蛋白,与预期结果相一致。激光共聚焦显微镜观察到融合蛋白3a-GFP和3b-GFP在IEC细胞的细胞核和细胞质中均有表达,流式细胞仪分析TGEV非结构蛋白3b的表达能够使G2/M期的细胞增多,实时荧光定量PCR分析显示细胞周期蛋白Cyclin A的mRNA水平高于对照组细胞(IEC和IEC-GFP),同时Western blotting分析结果显示表达3b蛋白的细胞中Cyclin A 蛋白水平表达量高于对照组,并且Cyclin B1的表达量低于对照组细胞,差异显著;TGEV非结构蛋白3a对细胞周期没有影响。实时荧光定量PCR分析结果显示,表达TGEV非结构蛋白3a的细胞中GRP78的mRNA水平高于对照组, Western blotting分析GRP78的蛋白水平高于对照组,差异显著,说明非结构蛋白3a可以使GRP78表达水平的上调;TGEV非结构蛋白3b对GRP78的表达没有影响。【结论】TGEV陕西株的非结构蛋白3a和3b在IEC细胞中成功表达,3a蛋白可以引起细胞内质网应激反应,3b蛋白通过使细胞周期蛋白Cyclin A表达上调并且使Cyclin B1表达下调引起细胞周期阻滞于G2/M期。

关键词: 猪传染性胃肠炎病毒, 非结构蛋白3a, 非结构蛋白3b, 真核表达, 细胞周期

Abstract: 【Objective】 Non structural protein (nsp) 3a and 3b genes of porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) were cloned and expressed in eukaryotic cell. Expression of nsp 3a and 3b proteins and their influence on cell cycle were studied.【Method】 Two pairs of primers used to amplify TGEV SX strain’s nsp 3a and 3b genes were designed according to the archived TGEV strain nucleotide by Primer 5.0. TGEV SX strain’s nsp 3a and 3b genes were cloned by RT-PCR, and ligated into eukaryotic expression vector pEGFP-N1, respectively. The recombinant plasmids were named as p3a-EGFP-N1 and p3b-EGFP-N1. The recombinant plasmids p3a-EGFP-N1 and p3b-EGFP-N1 were transfected into swine intestinal epithelial cells (IEC) using lipofectamine 2000. Expression of nsps 3a and 3b were confirmed by confocal microscopy. Transcription of TGEV 3a and 3b genes were analyzed by RT-PCR and the expression of nsp 3a and 3b was analyzed by Western blotting assay. The effects of proteins on cell cycle were investigated by flow cytometry assay. Transcription level of cyclin A and GRP78 were analyzed by qRT-PCR assay, and the expression level of GRP78, Cyclin A and Cyclin B1 were analyzed by Western blotting assay. 【Result】 The DNA fragments of 3a gene (213bp) and 3b gene (732bp) of TGEV SX strain were cloned successfully. The 3a gene of SX strain shared 97.4%—100% homology of nucleotide sequences and 98.6%—100% homology of amino acid. 3b gene shared 98.3%-99.9% homology of nucleotide sequences and 100% homology of amino acid with those of TGEV strains. Western blotting assay showed that 3a-GFP and 3b-GFP fusion proteins were in agreement with the predicted MW of 35kD and 54kD, respectively. The confocal microscopy analysis showed that 3a-GFP and 3b-GFP fusion proteins were distributed in the whole cell. Flow cytometry assay showed that the percentage of cells in G2/M phase was more than the control cells (IEC and IEC-GFP) in TGEV nsp 3b expression cells. The transcription level of Cyclin A was higher in 3b-GFP-expressing cells compared with the control cells by qRT-PCR assay. At the same time, the protein level of Cyclin A was significantly increased and Cyclin B1 level was down-regulated in TGEV 3b-GFP expressing cells by western blot assay. TGEV nsp 3a had no influence on cell cycle. The mRNA level of GRP78 was higher in 3a-GFP expressing cells than the control cells by qRT-PCR assay, and the expression level of GRP78 was up-regulated by TGEV nsp 3a compared with the control cells by western blot assay. Moreover, TGEV nsp 3b had no influence on GRP78 expression in IEC. 【Conclusion】The expressed nsp 3a and 3b of TGEV distributed in the whole transfected cells. Nsp 3a induced ER stress by up-regulated GRP78. Nsp 3b caused cell cycle arrested at G2/M phase by up-regulated Cyclin A and down-regulated Cyclin B1.

Key words: transmissible gastroenteritis virus, nsp 3a, nsp 3b, eukaryotic expression, cell cycle