石斑鱼虹彩病毒ORF050的分子特征和功能初步分析

新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒(Singapore grouper iridovirus,SGIV)是导致石斑鱼养殖产业严重经济损失的主要病毒病原之一。SGIV 是大分子DNA病毒,包含162个基因开放阅读框,其中ORF050是一个肿瘤坏死因子受体类似物,可能在SGIV的免疫逃避中发挥作用。本研究克隆了SGIV ORF050基因,并构建了全长基因的真核表达重组质粒和四个半胱氨酸富集结构域(CRD)分别缺失的突变体。RT-PCR和药物抑制实验结果表明,SGIV ORF050是病毒的一个立即早期基因。亚细胞定位结果表明,该基因在细胞质内均匀地弥散性分布,并在细胞核周围聚集;第一个CRD缺失后,基因的定位发生明显的变化,即呈点状分布在胞质中,推测第一个CRD对其功能有影响。在过表达SGIV ORF050的鱼类细胞中观察SGIV感染引起的CPE,发现与对照相比没有明显区别;荧光定量PCR检测SGIV 主要衣壳蛋白MCP的转录表达水平,也没有明显变化,提示该基因对SGIV在宿主细胞内的复制增殖可能没有影响。荧光定量PCR检测过表达ORF050的细胞在SGIV感染后宿主TNF/TNFR的转录水平,结果显示在感染10 h后TNF1、TNF2和TNFR2的表达量升高了2～3倍,而TNFR1的表达量没有明显变化,说明SGIV可能通过ORF050来调节细胞TNF和TNFR的表达,从而逃避宿主的免疫攻击。     

大鲵虹彩病毒的形态结构及其包涵体特征

运用电镜和免疫荧光技术,对纯化的大鲵(Andrias davidianus)虹彩病毒粒子、感染病毒的EPC细胞以及确诊感染病毒的病鲵组织样品进行观察和分析。结果表明,纯化的大鲵虹彩病毒负染后电镜下显示球形结构,具囊膜,直径约150 nm;感染EPC细胞中的病毒颗粒呈典型的正二十面体结构,由核衣壳和核心构成,核衣壳呈正六边形,对角直径为(150±5)nm(N=30),核衣壳厚度约5 nm,核心直径为(98±18)nm(N=27)。在病鲵病变的肺和肾组织中发现存在大量聚集或分散的病毒颗粒,其形态特征和感染EPC细胞超薄切片观察的结果一致。免疫荧光电镜观察结果显示,感染病毒的细胞可观察到明显的红色荧光信号,且呈斑块状分布,大小不等。综合大鲵虹彩病毒初步的形态发生和免疫荧光观察结果,认为病毒感染细胞后在不同的发生时期会形成不同类型的病毒包涵体。     

新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒 ICP46核输出信号序列的定位与功能鉴定

新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒(SGIV)是一种重要的鱼类传染性病毒, 可导致石斑鱼死亡率达90%以上, 给石斑鱼的养殖造成巨大的经济损失。SGIV ICP46(infected cell polypeptides 46)是一个立即早期基因, 可能参与细胞的生长调控, 并对病毒复制有重要作用。在SGIV ICP46序列中存在一段富含亮氨酸(Leucine, L)的潜在核输出信号(nuclear export signal, NES)。为了深入研究该段NES序列在SGIV ICP46核转运过程中的作用, 实验构建了3个NES缺失的突变体: 仅含NES之前片段的突变体(ΔNESa)、仅含NES之后片段的突变体(ΔNESb)和不含NES的全长片段(ΔNESc), 并在真核细胞中表达, 观察这些突变体在细胞内的定位情况。转染细胞实验结果表明, 野生型EGFP-ICP46重组蛋白可以有效地被输出细胞核, 荧光信号主要分布在胞质区; 相反, NES缺失的EGFP-ICP46-ΔNES重组蛋白不能被有效地输出细胞核, 呈现与EGFP对照相同的泛细胞分布特征。突变实验证明, NES对SGIV ICP46输出细胞核具有决定性作用。     

一株大黄鱼虹彩病毒的分离鉴定及多克隆抗体的制备

2021年7月,浙江省象山某养殖场养殖的大黄鱼（Larimichthys crocea）出现类似大黄鱼虹彩病毒引起的疾病。采用鲤上皮瘤细胞培养和病毒主要衣壳蛋白测序分析的方法,从患病的大黄鱼中分离到一株病毒。该病毒接种到鲤上皮瘤细胞（EPC）后出现空斑、脱落的细胞病变症状。根据虹彩病毒MCP和ATPase基因保守序列设计特异性引物对病毒组织样本进行PCR扩增,得到分别为1 367 bp和740 bp的目的基因片段。将MCP基因扩增片段测序,经BLAST对比及系统发育树聚类分析,确定该分离的病毒属虹彩病毒科细胞肿大病毒属。通过蔗糖密度梯度离心纯化,用透射电镜观察该病毒粒子呈正六边形,直径为120～150 nm。用纯化病毒作为抗原免疫小鼠获得抗大黄鱼虹彩病毒的多克隆抗体,效价为1∶7 000;通过SDS-PAGE和Western blotting初步确定3个免疫蛋白。本研究为大黄鱼虹彩病毒纯化提供一种新方法,并初步分离出免疫蛋白,为该病毒相关分子生物学研究、蛋白研究以及疫苗制备等提供理论依据。     

闽南地区斜带石斑鱼(Epinephelus coioides)神经坏死病毒的基因型与分子进化研究

本研究以闽南地区具有典型神经坏死病症状的斜带石斑鱼为材料,采用RT-PCR法对其进行病毒检测,对检测到的阳性序列进行双向测序和构建系统发育树,对病毒颗粒进行分离纯化,并通过分子进化模型分析病毒衣壳蛋白基因所受的选择压力。结果显示,采集到的6个石斑鱼样品均呈NNV阳性,系统树分析发现6个样品的PCR扩增片段均为RGNNV基因型序列,表明闽南地区感染石斑鱼的神经坏死病毒主要为RGNNV基因型病毒;通过PEG法对病毒进行分离提纯,获得直径为25~28 nm、呈二十面立体对称结构的无囊膜病毒颗粒;分子进化分析显示NNV外壳蛋白基因经历了纯化选择,表明病毒在进化过程中没有出现遗传变异并以相对恒定保守的速率进化。     

真鲷虹彩病毒自然感染杂交石斑鱼“褐龙斑”的组织病理分析

褐龙斑是雌性褐石斑鱼(Epinephelus bruneus)和雄性鞍带石斑鱼(E. lanceolatus)杂交产生的子代。作为杂交石斑鱼的新品种，国内外尚没有褐龙斑疾病的报道。2017年7月，某养殖场褐龙斑出现急性死亡，10 d内累积死亡率高达80%。现场调查发现，病鱼外观无明显异常，但反应迟钝，伏底死亡。临床检查和剖检可见脾和肾严重肿大、易碎。组织病理切片观察发现，各组织中存在数量不等的嗜碱性、细胞质均一、直径为10~15 µm的肿大细胞。超薄组织切片中发现，肿大细胞胞质内存在大量直径为130~150 nm的虹彩病毒样颗粒。使用特异性的PCR引物，从病鱼脾、头肾等组织中均检测到真鲷虹彩病毒(Red seabream iridovirus, RSIV)的高强度感染。测定了该病毒主要衣壳蛋白(Major capsid protein, MCP)基因1362 bp的全长编码区，构建了19种(株)虹彩病毒系统发育树，结果显示，该病毒属于虹彩病毒科肿大细胞病毒属RSIV类群。本研究首次描述了褐龙斑虹彩病毒病的组织病理特征，揭示了褐龙斑是RSIV新的敏感宿主，为杂交石斑鱼病毒病的诊断与防治提供了重要的参考依据。     

RNA干扰技术抑制新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒感染细胞多肽ICP46与绿色荧光蛋白融合基因的表达

新加坡石斑鱼虹彩病毒(singapore grouper iridovirus,SGIV)是一种严重的能引起全身性疾病的病原体,对石斑鱼养殖造成了重大的经济损失。将含有SGIV感染细胞多肽ICP46(infected cell polypeptides 46)基因的真核表达载体pEGFP-ICP46转染到胖头鲤细胞(fathead minnow cells,FHM)中进行融合表达,用荧光显微镜观察到ICP46-GFP融合蛋白主要分布于FHM细胞的细胞质中。根据SGIVICP46的序列,设计并体外化学合成了特异性干扰SGIVICP46的siRNA(siRNA-ICP46),与pEGFP-ICP46共转染到FHM细胞中,通过荧光显微镜观察不同时间点荧光强度的变化。转染后24～48h,实验细胞(共转染siRNA-ICP46和pEGFP-ICP46)和阳性对照细胞(共转染siRNA-GFP和pEGFP-ICP46)中的荧光微弱,发荧光的细胞数量较阴性对照(共转染siRNA-Negative和pEGFP-ICP46)少70%左右,但其后实验细胞和阳性对照细胞的荧光强度开始增强,在转染后72h其与阴性对照组已差别不大。说...     

大口黑鲈肝脾肿大病病原研究

为了查明2009年10月广东省佛山地区养殖大口黑鲈(Micropterus salmoides)中暴发的传染性疾病的病原,对病鱼的肝脏、脾脏和腹隔膜进行切片电镜观察,发现细胞质中有大量病毒颗粒,切面为六角形,直径约145～150 nm,病毒为二十面体对称结构、无囊膜、似虹彩病毒的病毒粒子.用除菌的病鱼组织滤液感染健康大口黑鲈,被感染鱼死亡率达90%以上.根据已知虹彩病毒主要衣壳蛋白(MCP)基因序列设计特异引物,提取人工感染发病鱼的肝脏、脾脏、肾脏组织的DNA进行PCR扩增,将扩增片段进行序列测定与分析,结果表明该序列与已报道的鳜(Siniperca chuatsi)传染性脾肾坏死病毒(Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus,ISKNV)MCP基因同源性为98%.电镜观察和MCP基因测序分析结果显示,该病毒的分类地位为虹彩病毒科(Iridoviridae)细胞肿大病毒属(Megalocytivirus).     

栉孔扇贝急性病毒性坏死症(AVND)病理学观察与分析

2000~2002年,应用光镜和电子显微技术对AVND发生期间栉孔扇贝(Chlamys farreri)各主要组织器官病理变化进行了连续观察。光镜观察显示,除生殖腺、闭壳肌外,濒死栉孔扇贝的外套膜、鳃、肾、消化腺和肠组织都有不同程度的组织病理变化。病灶主要出现在上述各器官的结缔组织以及上皮组织,病理变化表现为细胞核肿大、固缩、破裂,核染色质边缘化或空泡化,受感染细胞崩解、脱落,留下大片均质无结构的空白区域,形成凝固性坏死,结缔组织细胞质中有嗜碱性包涵体样颗粒存在。电镜观察显示,在病灶出现的组织细胞内,细胞核染色质异常凝集和边缘化、核膜周隙扩张或溶解。细胞器病理变化明显,内质网扩张,核糖体脱落,有髓鞘样小体出现;线粒体肿大、嵴融解,整个细胞出现解体现象。病变的结缔组织细胞与间质细胞细胞质中有大量直径为130~170nm、具有囊膜的球形病毒粒子存在,负染电镜观察表明,病毒囊膜表面覆有长20nm放射状纤突。病毒的发生基质在细胞质内,并被一膜性结构所包围。病毒在宿主细胞中的繁殖分为3个阶段,即病毒发生期、病毒装配期和病毒释放期。病理学观察证明,病毒感染与病理变化具有明显的相关性。     

鲈脾肿大症的病原及细胞病理学的初步研究

首次报道了鲈脾肿大症的发病情况。病鱼以脾脏肿大为主要症状，死亡率高达50％以上。对病鱼进行显微镜检查和细菌分离培养，未见寄生虫和病原菌。经电镜检查，在脾、肝等组织中发现大量病毒颗粒。该病毒颗粒为六边形，没有囊膜，衣壳直径180-220nm，认为该病毒屑虹彩病毒(Iridoviridae)。细胞病理变化表现为感染细胞肿胀，细胞超微结构破坏，细胞质出现大面积空泡。血细胞中出现大量异形淋巴细胞，占淋巴细胞总数的50％以上。     

Establishment and characterization of a new cell line derived from kidney of grouper, Epinephelus akaara (Temminck & Schlegel), susceptible to Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV)

A marine fish cell line derived from the kidney of red-spotted grouper, Epinephelus akaara, designated as EAGK was established and characterized. The EAGK cells multiplied well in Leibovitz's L-15 medium containing 10% foetal bovine serum at 25 °C and have been subcultured for more than 90 passages. Karyotyping, chromosomal typing and ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genotyping analysis revealed that EAGK had a modal diploid chromosome number of 82 and was a fibroblast cell line originated from grouper. A severe cytopathic effect was observed in EAGK cells incubated with Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV), but not with soft-shelled turtle iridovirus, viral nervous necrosis virus or spring viraemia of carp virus. SGIV replication was further confirmed by immunofluorescence, electron microscopy and virus titre determination. Bright fluorescence was observed after transfection with fluorescent protein reporter plasmids, indicating that EAGK cells can be used to identify gene functions in vitro. In addition, the cell organelles including mitochondria and endoplasm reticulum changed and aggregated around virus factories after SGIV infection, suggested that the EAGK cell line could be an important tool for investigation of iridovirus-host interactions.     

动物病毒受体阻断剂的研究进展

病毒进入宿主机体后,病毒粘附蛋白(VAP)首先与宿主靶细胞膜特异受体结合,被吸附到宿主敏感细胞上,然后通过膜融合等方式侵入细胞中,完成脱囊膜或脱壳并进行复制、转录及装配等增殖过程。许多研究通过不同的途径试图寻找可以阻断病毒吸附的抑制剂,已取得了重要进展。近年来国内外文献表明,硫酸乙酰肝素(HS)是细胞膜上许多病毒的特异受体或者辅助受体,用一些可溶性的肝素,如肝素钠、硫酸软骨素可以特异阻断病毒的吸附和侵入。另外,具有糖结合活性的植物凝集素及一些糖类衍生物可以与细胞膜上的某些病毒特异受体糖蛋白结合,从而不同程度地抑制病毒和宿主细胞的结合。本文对该领域研究成果作一综述,旨在为今后对水产动物病毒阻断剂的研究提供参考。     

WSSV envelope protein VP51B links structural protein complexes and may mediate virus infection

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV), an enveloped double‐stranded DNA virus, is the causative agent of a disease that has led to severe mortalities of cultured shrimps in Taiwan and many other countries. In the previous study, Penaeus monodon chitin‐binding protein (CBP) and glucose transporter 1 (Glut1), two cell membrane proteins, were found to at least interact with other 10 WSSV envelope proteins including VP51B. These envelope proteins might form a protein complex. According to the known information, VP51B was used to identify its role in the protein complex. Western blotting of the intact viral particles and fractionation of the viral components confirmed that VP51B is one of WSSV envelope proteins. In this study, the protein–protein interaction between VP51B and other WSSV envelope proteins was identified by far‐western blot experiment and VP51B was found to interact with VP24, VP31, VP32, VP39B and VP41A. Furthermore, the in vivo neutralization experiment using recombinant VP51B plus with VP39B showed the best inhibition. These data indicate that VP51B participates in the WSSV protein complex and plays an important role in WSSV infection.     

牙鲆淋巴囊肿病毒一抗原蛋白的确认及定位

以牙鲆淋巴囊肿病毒（LCDV）为抗原免疫Balb/c小鼠，而后将小鼠脾细胞与P3U1骨髓瘤细胞融合，以囊肿组织冰冻切片的免疫荧光染色筛选杂交瘤细胞，阳性结果显示特异性块状荧光信号集中在囊肿细胞的细胞质边缘部分，且多个荧光信号相连呈现链圈状，有限稀释 法克隆阳性杂交瘤细胞，三次克隆后获得4株稳定产生抗LCDV抗体的单克隆杂交瘤细胞株（1A8、1D7、2B6、2D11）。应用Western-blotting法分析单抗识别蛋白的分子量，结果显示，单抗1D7 和2B6均能特异性结合一条分子量116 kD病毒多肽；应用免疫电镜技术定位单抗识别的抗原决定簇，结果发现胶体金颗粒集中吸附在病毒粒子衣壳周围，且背景清洁，无散在的金颗粒或其他污染物。实验结果说明分子量约为116 kD的蛋白多肽为LCDV病毒衣壳蛋白，且具有线性抗原决定簇。     

Establishment of a new cell line from the heart of giant grouper,Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch), and its application in toxicology and virus susceptibility

A new marine fish cell line, derived from the heart of giant grouper, Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch), was established and characterized. The cell line was designated as ELGH and subcultured with more than 60 passages. The ELGH cells were mainly composed of fibroblast-like cells and multiplied well in Leibovitz's L-15 medium supplemented with 10% foetal bovine serum (FBS) at 28 °C. Chromosome analysis indicated that the modal chromosome number was 48. The fluorescent signals were detected in ELGH when transfected with green fluorescent protein reporter plasmids. The 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC₅₀) of the extracellular products (ECPs) from Streptococcus iniae and Vibrio alginolyticus E333 on ELGH cells was 60.02 and 12.49 μg mL⁻¹, respectively. Moreover, the ELGH cells showed susceptibility to Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV), but not to soft-shelled turtle iridovirus (STIV), red-spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) and spring viremia of carp virus (SVCV), which was demonstrated by the presence of a severe cytopathic effect (CPE) and increased viral titres. In addition, electron microscopy observation showed that abundant virus particles were present in the infected cells. Taken together, our data above provided the potential utility of ELGH cells for transgenic and genetic manipulation, as well as cytotoxicity testing and virus pathogenesis.     

Establishment and characterization of a kidney cell line from kelp grouper <Emphasis Type="Italic">Epinephelus moara</Emphasis>

A novel cell line, Epinephelus moara kidney cell line (EMK), was established from kidneys of kelp grouper E. moara. Cells were cultured at 24 °C in Leibovitz’s L-15 medium (L15) supplemented with antibiotics, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), foetal bovine serum (FBS) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME). EMK cells, fibroblastic in morphology, proliferated to 100% confluency in 3–4 days and were subcultured for over 50 passages. The cells could grow from 18 to 30 °C, with optimal growth at 24 °C. Chromosome analysis indicated that the modal chromosome number was 48 in the cells at passage 42. Green fluorescent signals could be observed in EMK cells when the cells were transfected with pEGFP-N3 plasmid. Moreover, a significant cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed in the cells after infection with Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) or nervous necrosis virus (NNV), and viral replication was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). These results suggested the potential of the EMK cell line for studies of transgene and pathogenesis of SGIV and NNV.     

Presence of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) in tissues of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., collected during three separate outbreaks of the disease

Abstract. Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is a viral disease of farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Norway. The enveloped virus particles (100nm) believed to be the causative agent of the disease have been observed budding from endothelial cells in heart blood vessels. However, it is not known if the virus propagates in endothelial cells in all tissues/organs, if other target cells exist or if material collected from different salmon farms with natural outbreaks of ISA contain the same virus particles. Salmon smolts from three hatcheries with no history of disease were taken into the laboratory and experimentally challenged with ISA collected from Atlantic salmon during natural outbreaks of the disease in three different fish farms outside Bergen. Norway. Tissues for TEM studies were Collected from: (1) organs that showed clinical signs of ISA (i.e. used in the diagnosis of the disease); (2) tissues believed to be important in transmission of the virus (integument, kidney, urinary bladder, gut and somatic muscle); and (3) hormone-producing tissues (pituitary gland, saccus vasculosus, thymus, thyroid, ultimobranehial gland, gonad, head kidney, heart and ventral aorta). The same virus as that believed to be the causative agent of ISA was found in all tissues examined from the challenged fish, i.e. a multiorgan infection with the same virus present in salmon from all three fish farms. The virus particles are about 100 nm in diameter, consisting of a slightly pleomorphic unit membrane envelope within which are a number of granules about 10–12nm in diameter. The granules seemed to be arranged in two concentric circles (spheres). The virus was seen budding from the surface of endothelial cells in blood vessels/sinus only. However, the virus was found intracellularly in both endothelial cells and in leucocytes.     

白斑综合征病毒(WSSV)提取物中43 kDa蛋白来源的MALDI-TOF分析

将纯化的WSSV粒子蛋白经SDS-PAGE分离后,对图谱中出现的43kDa蛋白进行质谱分析,发现该蛋白不是WSSV基因组编码,是来自其宿主的蛋白成分,与肌动蛋白有很高的同源性。提示该蛋白的有无及含量多少与纯化病毒粒子的状态有很大关系,可以作为纯化WSSV完整性的参考指标。