Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the non-structural 3A and 3B protein-coding regions of foot-and-mouth disease virus subtype A Iran 05

The A Iran 05 foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) subtype was detected in Iran during 2005 and has proven to be highly virulent. This study was undertaken to focus on molecular and phylogenetic analysis of 3A and 3B coding-regions in the A Iran 05 field isolate. To assess the genetic relatedness of A Iran 05 isolate the nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequences of the 3AB region of type A FMDV isolates were compared with twenty previously described type A FMDV isolates. The phylogenetic tree based on the 672 bp 3AB gene sequences of type A FMDV from thirteen different locations clustered them into five distinct lineages. The A Iran 05 isolate clustered in lineage A along with four type A variants and was closely matched with viruses isolated in Turkey and Pakistan during 2005~2006. The number of protein sequence differences exhibited by each of the isolates revealed that A Iran 05 isolate contains three amino acid substitutions at positions 47 and 119 of 3A and 27 of the 3B coding region. The nucleotide identity between A Iran 05 and the other four isolates of lineage A was estimated to be 98%.     

猪感染口蹄疫亚洲Ⅰ型病毒分离及其VP1基因的变异比较

对口蹄疫病毒的分子流行病学的研究通常是以VP1基因序列分析为依据的。本试验分离到1株猪源口蹄疫亚洲Ⅰ型毒株,对其主要抗原基因VP1进行了扩增和测序,并与国内外报道序列进行比对,发现与国内报道珠同源性在83.3%~86.4%之间,与国外报道株的同源性在81.4%~98.4%之间。比较发现本次分离株与国内外报道株的差异的较大,只有2株报道株与其同源性在90%以上。     

猪O型口蹄疫病毒样颗粒的构建及鉴定

为开发猪O型口蹄疫病毒（FMDV）病毒样颗粒（VLPs）基因工程亚单位疫苗,试验参考GenBank中登录的FMDV毒株基因序列（登录号：JN998085）,设计针对VP1、VP2、VP3和VP4 4个基因片段的特异性引物,以O型FMDV O/MYA98/XJ/2010毒株的cDNA序列为模板,对目的基因进行PCR扩增;将获得的VP3、VP1和VP4、VP2基因片段分别插入2个杆状病毒供体质粒（pFastBacDual）的p10和pH双元启动子中,构建pFBD-VP3-VP1和pFBD-VP4-VP2 2个重组转座质粒;将验证正确的2个重组转座质粒分别转化含有穿梭载体（Bacmid）的大肠杆菌DH10Bac感受态细胞,获得2个重组杆粒rBacmid-VP3-VP1和rBacmid-VP4-VP2,经验证正确后,对其进行扩增和提取,将其分别转染Sf9贴壁昆虫细胞,构建2个重组杆状病毒rvAc-VP3-VP1和rvAc-VP4-VP2;2个重组杆状病毒共同感染悬浮培养的Sf9昆虫细胞,利用杆状病毒表达系统在昆虫细胞内对4个基因进行表达,目的蛋白通过间接免疫荧光试验（IFA）、SDS-PAGE、Western blotting及透射电镜（EM）进行检测。结果显示,本研究成功构建2株分别表达FMDV VP1、VP2、VP3和VP4 4个结构蛋白的重组杆状病毒;特异性抗体检测发现,4个蛋白VP1~VP4均成功表达,且具有良好的特异性反应;4个蛋白在Sf9昆虫细胞内能够完成自我组装,形成与天然病毒结构相似的VLPs,直径大小在25~30 nm。本研究利用共感染表达方式在Sf9昆虫细胞内成功制备出FMDV病毒颗粒,为开发高效安全的FMDV基因工程亚单位疫苗开辟了一条新思路。     

Induction of protective immune response against both PPRV and FMDV by a novel recombinant PPRV expressing FMDV VP1

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are both highly contagious diseases of small domestic and wild ruminants caused by the PPR virus (PPRV) and the FMD virus (FMDV). In this study, a recombinant PPRV expressing the FMDV VP1 gene (rPPRV/VP1) was generated and FMDV VP1 expression did not impair replication of the recombinant virus in vitro and immunogenicity in inducing neutralizing antibody against PPR in goats. Vaccination with one dose of rPPRV/VP1 induced FMDV neutralizing antibody in goats and protected them from challenge with virulent FMDV. Our results suggest that the recombinant PPRV expressing the FMDV VP1 protein is a potential dual live vectored vaccine against PPRV and FMDV.     

Sequence analysis of the non-structural 3A and 3C protein-coding regions of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype Asia1 field isolates from an endemic country

A total of 18 foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotype Asia1 field isolates belonging to two different lineages (including the divergent group) as delineated earlier in VP1-based phylogeny were sequenced in the non-structural 3A and 3C protein-coding regions. The phylogenetic trees representing the regions coding for the non-structural proteins were very similar to that of the structural VP1 protein-coding region. Phylogenetic comparison at 3C region revealed clustering of Asia1 viruses with the isolates of serotypes O, A and C in the previously identified clade. Comparison of amino acid sequences identified lineage-specific signature residues in both the non-structural proteins. Overall analysis of the amino acid substitutions revealed that the 3A coding region was more prone to amino acid alterations than 3C region.     

Immunization of chickens with VP2 protein of infectious bursal disease virus expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana

Transgenic plants represent a safe, effective, and inexpensive way to produce vaccines. The immunogenicity of VP2 protein of an infectious bursal disease (IBD) virus variant E isolate expressed in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana was compared with a commercial vaccine in specific-pathogen-free broiler chickens. The VP2 coding sequence was isolated and integrated into A. thaliana genome by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. Soluble VP2 expressed in transgenic plants was used to immunize chickens. Chickens receiving oral immunization with plant-derived VP2 at 1 and 3 wk of age had an antibody response using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and 80% protection against challenge infection at 4 wk. Chickens primed with a commercial vaccine at 1 wk followed by an oral booster with VP2 expressed in plants at 3 wk of age showed 90% protection. Chickens immunized with a commercial vaccine at 1 and 3 wk showed 78% protection. Results supported the efficacy of plant-produced VP2 as a vaccine against IBD.     

Attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis-mediated RNAi targeted to conserved regions against foot-and-mouth disease virus in guinea pigs and swine

In this study, specific sequences within three genes (3D, VP4 and 2B) of the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) genome were determined to be effective RNAi targets. These sequences are highly conserved among different serotype viruses based on sequence analysis. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-expressing plasmids (p3D-NT19, p3D-NT56, pVP4-NT19, pVP4-NT65 and p2B-NT25) were constructed to express siRNA targeting 3D, VP4 and 2B, respectively. The antiviral potential of these siRNA for various FMDV isolates was investigated in baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells and suckling mice. The results show that these siRNA inhibited virus yield 10- to 300-fold for different FMDV isolates of serotype O and serotype Asia I at 48 h post infection in BHK-21 cells compared to control cells. In suckling mice, p3D-NT56 and p2B-NT25 delayed the death of mice. Twenty percent to 40% of the animals that received a single siRNA dose survived 5 days post infection with serotype O or serotype Asia I. We used an attenuated Salmonella choleraesuis (C500) vaccine strain, to carry the plasmid that expresses siRNA directed against the polymerase gene 3D (p3D-NT56) of FMDV. We used guinea pigs to evaluate the inhibitory effects of recombinant S. cho (p3D-NT56/S. cho) on FMDV infection. The results show that 80% of guinea pigs inoculated with 10⁹ CFU of p3D-NT56/S. cho and challenged 36 h later with 50 ID₅₀ of homologous FMDV were protected. We also measured the antiviral activity of p3D-NT56/S. cho in swine. The results indicate that 100% of the animals treated with 5 × 10⁹ CFU of p3D-NT56/S. cho were protected in 9 days.     

Screening and identification of B cell epitopes of structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype Asia1

The objective of this study was to screen and identify the B cell epitopes of structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotype Asia1. The complete amino acid sequence of all the four structural proteins (P1 region) was analyzed using the DNAStar Protean system. Seventeen peptides were predicted and selected as potential B cell epitopes. The potential B cell epitope genes were cloned into the pGEX-6P-1 plasmid, then expressed and purified. The resulting 17 glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion peptides were detected by Western blot and ELISA for evaluation of their antigenicity. Six of the 17 fusion peptides were identified successfully by sera from rabbits immunized with the purified P1 polyprotein of FMDV type Asia1. The six fusion proteins were epi1-1 (VP1:₁TTTTGESADPVT₁₂), epi1-2 (VP1:₁₇NYGGETQTARRLH₂₉), epi1-6 (VP1:₁₉₄TTQDRRKQEIIAPEKQTL₂₁₁), epi2-2 (VP2:₄₀EDAVSGPNTSG₅₀), epi3-1 (VP3:₂₆YGKVSNPPRTSFPG₃₉), and epi4-2 (VP4:₃₀YQNSMDTQLGDN₄₁). The results of this study lay a foundation for further study of the structure and function of the structural proteins and may aid in the design of an epitope vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) type Asia1. This study has also shown that the bioinformatics method, in combination with molecular biology methods can be used to map the B cell epitopes on viral proteins.     

重组伪狂犬病病毒TK-/FMDV VP1的构建

以伪狂犬病病毒(PRV)为载体表达其他病原体抗原蛋白是伪狂犬病疫苗研究的一个重要方向.本文以广东地方分离株(以下简称YA)为亲本株,用PCR方法得到同源左右臂,然后将重组转移载体和PRV YA的基因组共转染,用BUDR筛选出了表达口蹄疫病毒(Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus,FMDV)结构蛋白VP1的TK-重组病毒,用PCR和SDS-PAGE的方法对VP1蛋白进行了初步鉴定,并且对重组病毒的某些生物学特性进行了研究.     

O型口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白VP1的原核表达与抗原性分析

研究分析了O型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)结构蛋白VP1与当前猪FMDV疫苗血清的免疫反应性.将VP1基因克隆至原核表达载体pET32c,并在大肠埃希菌BL21中得到了表达,Western blot分析表明该重组蛋白与豚鼠O型FMDV标准阳性血清具有良好免疫反应性.目的蛋白经纯化后用ELISA分析其与猪疫苗血清的免疫反应性,结果显示该重组VP1蛋白(rVP1)只能与部分O型FMDV疫苗血清反应.推测当前使用的不同O型FMDV疫苗毒株在VP1重要中和抗原位点G-H环(134 aa～158 aa)与C末端(200 aa～213 aa)存在较大差异.     

口蹄疫病毒VP1基因研究进展

口蹄疫病毒VP1基因是参与构成病毒粒子的主要中和抗原基因,其表达蛋白可以诱导动物机体产生中和抗体。对VP1基因进行分析,不仅对口蹄疫病毒遗传变异的研究具有指导作用,而且对口蹄疫的流行病学调查、疫源追踪、毒株型和亚型的分析,甚至对新型疫苗的研制也具有重要意义。因此,VP1基因一直是口蹄疫病毒分子生物学研究领域中的热点。文章就口蹄疫病毒VP1基因的特性及其在基因分型、诊断和疫苗研究中的应用进行了综述。     

Foot-and-mouth disease virus-like particles produced by a SUMO fusion protein system in Escherichia coli induce potent protective immune responses in guinea pigs,swine and cattle

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) causes a highly contagious infection in cloven-hoofed animals. The format of FMD virus-like particles (VLP) as a non-replicating particulate vaccine candidate is a promising alternative to conventional inactivated FMDV vaccines. In this study, we explored a prokaryotic system to express and assemble the FMD VLP and validated the potential of VLP as an FMDV vaccine candidate. VLP composed entirely of FMDV (Asia1/Jiangsu/China/2005) capsid proteins (VP0, VP1 and VP3) were simultaneously produced as SUMO fusion proteins by an improved SUMO fusion protein system in E. coli. Proteolytic removal of the SUMO moiety from the fusion proteins resulted in the assembly of VLP with size and shape resembling the authentic FMDV. Immunization of guinea pigs, swine and cattle with FMD VLP by intramuscular inoculation stimulated the FMDV-specific antibody response, neutralizing antibody response, T-cell proliferation response and secretion of cytokine IFN-γ. In addition, immunization with one dose of the VLP resulted in complete protection of these animals from homologous FMDV challenge. The 50% protection dose (PD₅₀) of FMD VLP in cattle is up to 6.34. These results suggest that FMD VLP expressed in E. coli are an effective vaccine in guinea pigs, swine and cattle and support further development of these VLP as a vaccine candidate for protection against FMDV.     

口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白基因vp1的表达与应用研究

体外克隆口蹄疫病毒vp1基因，构建重组表达载体pET28a-vp1。将此重组质粒转化到受体菌BL21（DE3）中，进行诱导表达，SDS-PAGE和蛋白质印迹分析表明，诱导5h后表达量达到最高，表达产物大小约为33Ku-40Ku，表达蛋白能与口蹄疫病毒阳性血清产生特异性免疫反应。经HPLC纯化后，以重组蛋白为抗原，建立检测VP1蛋白抗体的ELISA方法，检测猪牛血清样品，免疫抗体检测结果与口蹄疫液相阻断ELISA检测结果呈正相关，能反映出免疫抗体动态变化，对临床样品口蹄疫病毒血清抗体检测，两种方法有一定相关性，但不显著。所以以重组VP1蛋白为检测抗原的ELISA方法有望用于口蹄疫免疫抗体监测。     

AsiaⅠ型口蹄疫病毒灭活疫苗毒株不同宿主系传代中VP1基因的遗传变异研究

口蹄疫病毒结构蛋白VP1参与构成病毒粒子的主要中和抗原位点,是4种结构蛋白中最易发生变异的。在病毒传代过程中,对VP1基因进行遗传变异分析是口蹄疫疫苗研制中不可或缺的环节。为此,作者扩增了经不同宿主系（乳鼠、BHK₂₁细胞）连传不同代次的AsiaⅠ型毒株的VP1基因,并对其进行遗传变异分析,毒株间核苷酸同源性为99.4%~99.8%,推导氨基酸序列同源性为98.6%~100%;制苗毒株经过不同宿主系有限传代后,与传代前的原毒(MF1)相比,VP1基因未发生大的变异,主要抗原位点较稳定,说明以此种方式获得的制苗毒株制备的灭活疫苗是稳定的,适用于该毒株流行区域内相关家畜的免疫预防。     

表达A型口蹄疫病毒衣壳蛋白重组腺病毒的构建

为构建表达A型口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)衣壳蛋白的重组腺病毒,本研究通过人工合成A型FMDVP1-2A、2B和3C融合基因,将其克隆到腺病毒穿梭载体pShuttle-CMV中,利用E.coli BJ5183内同源重组将目的基因插入腺病毒骨架质粒pAdEasy-1中,获得携带A型FMDV P1-2A-2B-3C基因的重组AdEasy-1。该重组质粒经PacⅠ线性化后转染AD-293细胞,获得重组腺病毒rAd-A09。经PCR检测,该重组腺病毒在传代过程中目的基因稳定存在,病毒滴度在第8代时可达到108.5TCID50/mL。间接免疫荧光检测和western blot分析表明,rAd-A09在AD-293细胞中产生FMDV的结构蛋白VP0、VP1和VP3。该重组腺病毒的构建为口蹄疫新型疫苗的研究奠定了基础。     

Sequence analysis of the protein-coding regions of foot-and-mouth disease virus O/HK/2001

The nucleotide sequence of the protein-coding region of foot-mouth-disease virus (FMDV) strain O/HK/2001 was determined and compared with the sequences of other FMDVs that were registered in GenBank. The protein-coding region was 6966 nucleotides in length and encoded a protein of 2322 amino acid residues. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence and its deduced amino acid sequence with those of other isolates indicated that O/HK/2001 belonged to the Cathay topotype. A genomic coding region nucleotide sequence phylogenetic tree of several FMDV-O isolates showed that O/HK/2001 was most closely related to FMDV isolates found in Taiwan during 1997, and especially shared significant similarity to HKN/2002, suggesting that the virus causing outbreaks in Hong Kong was genetically most-closely related to that causing an outbreak of type O in Taiwan. Mutations in O/HK/2001 were revealed, including frequent substitutions in the VP1 and L proteins, and deletions involving 10 amino acid residues in the 3A protein. This study was undertaken to assess the regional variation of prevalent FMDV type O viruses and to establish a sequence database for FMDV molecular epidemiological investigation.     

鸭甲肝病毒GX株全基因组序列测定及VP1蛋白生物信息学分析

为探讨鸭甲肝病毒(DHAV)GX株基因分型特点及主要衣壳蛋白(VP1)的生物学特性,本试验对其进行全基因组序列测定,并应用分子生物学软件将DHAV GX株与DHAV 3个血清型参考毒株进行序列比对分析。结果显示,其基因组全长7 800 bp,由5'和3'非编码区(UTR)和一个大开放阅读框(ORF)组成。其中,5'UTR和3'UTR的长度分别为652和369 bp;ORF长度为6 756 bp,编码2 251个氨基酸长的多聚蛋白,其编码产物至少有12个(VP0/VP3/VP1/2A1/2A2/2A3/2B/2C/3A/3B/3C/3D);在分类地位上DHAV GX株属于DHAV-3,其与DHAV-3参考株核苷酸、氨基酸同源性最高;与DHAV-3 FS株亲缘关系最近,在同一较小分支上。DHAV GX株结构蛋白VP1以第195—201、211—221位氨基酸区段为B细胞优势表位的可能性较大。提示,VP1基因可作为研制DHAV基因工程疫苗的优势候选基因。     

Determination of the Complete Genome of DHAV GX Strain and Bioinformatics Analysis of VP1 Protein

In order to investigate the genotypic characteristics and biological characteristics of major capsid protein (VP1) of duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) GX strain, the whole genome of GX strain was sequenced and compared with 3 serotypes reference strains of DHAV by the molecular biology software.The results showed that the full-length genome of DHAV GX strain was 7 800 bp, including 5'UTR (652 bp), 3'UTR (369 bp) and ORF (6 756 bp) encoding 2 251 aa and its coding products were 12 (VP0/VP3/VP1/2A1/2A2/2A3/2B/2C/3A/3B/3C/3D) at least.Sequence analysis showed that DHAV GX strain could be ranked DHAV 3 style.This strain shared the highest homology with DHAV-3 reference strains; Furthermore, GX strain and DHAV-3 FS strain were in the same cluster, might come from the same ancestor.Amino acid segments locating in 195 to 201 and 211 to 221 aa could be larvaceous dominant B-cell linear epitopes.It suggested that VP1 gene could be used as a candidate gene for the development of genetic engineering vaccine of DHAV.     

传染性法氏囊病病毒VP2-4-3 cDNA的分子克隆和序列分析

从法氏囊组织分离IBDV超强毒株HK46并提取基因组RNA。以RNA为模板进行反转录合成cDNA第一链。采用长PCR扩增技术获得VP2－4－3 cDNA全长片段。将PCR产物克隆到pcDNA3.1( )载体，得到重组质粒pPP1。对pPP1插入片段全长序列进行了测序并对其序列进行了分析。结果表明，VP2－4－3 cDNA阅读框架由3039bp组成，可编码1012个氨基酸组成的前体多聚蛋白。经比较得知，HK46超强毒株VP2－4－3氨基酸序列与经典毒株间存在19－28个氨基酸的差异；与Harbin强毒株相差32个氨基酸；而与超强毒株OKYM和UK661分别相差2和6个氨基酸，且它们的VP2序列完全相同。在HK46超强毒株所特有的9个氨基酸中，3个位于VP2可变区，显示超强毒株其抗原性存在着变异。     

Construction of a multiple targeting RNAi plasmid that inhibits target gene expression and FMDV replication in BHK-21 cells and suckling mice

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease that afflicts cloven-hoofed animals. The etiological agent of FMD is foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). The VP1 gene of FMDV is essential during the life cycle of the virus and plays a key role in the attachment of the virus to susceptible cells. We constructed a plasmid, pCWN11, that expresses siRNAs multiple-targeting the VP1 genes of FMDV. We evaluated the gene silencing efficiency of the plasmid using an enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) reporter system in BHK-21 cells. The antiviral potential of the plasmid in BHK-21 cells and suckling mice were investigated. The results indicate that cotransfection of pCWN11 with any one of three serotypes VP1-EGFP plasmids resulted in a reduction in the EGFP signal relative to the control. Moreover, the antiviral potential induced by pCWN11 was evident during challenge with one FMDV isolate of either serotype O (HKN/2002) or serotype Asia I (YNBS/58), and the inhibition extended to almost 40 h. Furthermore, subcutaneous injection of pCWN11 in the neck made suckling mice significantly less susceptible to FMDV serotype O and Asia I.