Production of hemadsorption-negative areas by serums containing Australia antigen

Exposure of human Wi-38 cells to human serums containing Australia antigen, and presumably serum hepatitis virus, renders the cells refractory to infection by Newcastle disease virus as detected by the hemadsorption-negative plaque test for intrinsic interference. Induction of the Newcastle disease virus refractory state could be passed in cell culture with up to a 1 : 100,000 dilution of material obtained from cells "infected" with serums containing Australia antigen after filtration (0.45-microm pores) and heating to 60 degrees C for 1 hour. Human antiserums to the Australia antigen prevented induction of the Newcastle disease virus refractory state.     

Expanded HIV-1 cellular tropism by phenotypic mixing with murine endogenous retroviruses

In view of the current interest in in vivo murine models for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the interaction between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and endogenous murine leukemia virus (MuLV)-related retroviruses was investigated with a human leukemic T cell line (PF-382x) that acquired xenotropic MuLV (X-MuLV) after in vivo passage in immunosuppressed mice. Despite similar levels of membrane CD4 expression and HIV-1 125I-labeled gp 120 binding, a dramatic acceleration in the time course of HIV-1 infection was observed in PF-382x compared to its X-MuLV-negative counterpart (PF-382). Moreover, PF-382 cells coinfected by X-MuLV and HIV-1 generated a progeny of phenotypically mixed viral particles, enabling HIV-1 to productively infect a panel of CD4- human cells, including B lymphoid cells and purified normal peripheral blood CD4-/CD8+ T lymphocytes. Mixed viral phenotypes were also produced by human CD4+ T cells coinfected with an amphotropic MuLV-related retrovirus (A-MuLV) and HIV-1. These data show that endogenous MuLV acquired by human cells transplanted into mice can significantly interact with HIV-1, thereby inducing important alterations of HIV-1 biological properties.     

Enhancement of SIV infection with soluble receptor molecules

The CD4 receptor on human T cells has been shown to play an integral part in the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection process. Recombinant soluble human CD4 (rCD4) was tested for its ability to inhibit SIVagm, an HIV-like virus that naturally infects African green monkeys, in order to define T cell surface receptors critical for SIVagm infection. The rCD4 was found to enhance SIVagm infection of a human T cell line by as much as 18-fold, whereas HIV-1 infection was blocked by rCD4. Induction of syncytium formation and de novo protein synthesis were observed within the first 24 hours after SIVagm infection, whereas this process took 4 to 6 days in the absence of rCD4. This enhancing effect could be inhibited by monoclonal antibodies directed to rCD4. The enhancing effect could be abrogated with antibodies from naturally infected African green monkeys with inhibitory titers of from 1:2,000 to 1:10,000; these antibodies did not neutralize SIVagm infection in the absence of rCD4. Viral enhancement of SIVagm infection by rCD4 may result from the modulation of the viral membrane through gp120-CD4 binding, thus facilitating secondary events involved in viral fusion and penetration.     

Endogenous MHC class II processing of a viral nuclear antigen after autophagy

CD4+ T cells classically recognize antigens that are endocytosed and processed in lysosomes for presentation on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules. Here, endogenous Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA1) was found to gain access to this pathway by autophagy. On inhibition of lysosomal acidification, EBNA1, the dominant CD4+ T cell antigen of latent Epstein-Barr virus infection, slowly accumulated in cytosolic autophagosomes. In addition, inhibition of autophagy decreased recognition by EBNA1-specific CD4+ T cell clones. Thus, lysosomal processing after autophagy may contribute to MHC class II-restricted surveillance of long-lived endogenous antigens including nuclear proteins relevant to disease.     

Hemadsorption-negative plaque test: new assay for rubella virus revealing a unique interference

A simple and rapid plaque procedure has been developed for detecting and accurately assaying rubella virus in a noncytopathic virus-cell relationship. Plaque-formation is based on the development, in individual cells infected with rubella virus, of a unique type of intrinsic interference to infection with Newcastle disease virus. Rubella virus-infected cells challenged with Newcastle disease virus and tested for hemadsorption 15 hours later stand out as hemadsorption-negative areas. Individual living cells infected with rubella virus can be resolved under conditions allowing standard cloning procedures. In principle, the hemadsorption-negative plaque test can be used to search for a new class of noncytopathic, non-hemadsorbing viruses-those that induce an intrinsic interference to infection by any hemadsorbing virus.     

Location and chemical synthesis of a binding site for HIV-1 on the CD4 protein

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) uses the CD4 protein as a receptor for infection of susceptible cells. A candidate structure for the HIV-1 binding site on the CD4 protein was identified by epitope mapping with a family of eight functionally distinct CD4-specific monoclonal antibodies in conjunction with a panel of large CD4-derived synthetic peptides. All of the seven epitopes that were located reside within two immunoglobulin-like disulfide loops situated between residues 1 and 168 of the CD4 protein. The CD4-specific monoclonal antibody OKT4A, a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 binding, recognized a site between residues 32 and 47 on the CD4 protein. By analogy to other members of the immunoglobulin superfamily of proteins, this particular region has been predicted to exist as a protruding loop. A synthetic analog of this loop (residues 25 to 58) showed a concentration-dependent inhibition of HIV-1-induced cell fusion. It is proposed that a loop extending from residues 37 to 53 of the CD4 protein is a binding site for the AIDS virus.     

1998-2021年我国人感染H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的遗传演化规律

【目的】通过分析1998—2021年间我国人感染H9N2亚型禽流感病例的发病时间、所在省份、年龄和性别等信息,明确H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的流行病学特征;通过分析人源H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的基因特征,阐明人源H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的遗传演化规律;为H9N2亚型禽流感病毒跨种间传播的预警和防控提供数据支撑。【方法】基于流感基因数据库、病例报道和文献资料,获得1998—2021年我国人感染H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的病例信息和毒株序列数据。从时间、空间、性别和年龄的分布对感染病例进行分析,明确人源H9N2亚型禽流感病毒感染的流行病学特征。通过DNASTAR中的MegAlign软件对人源H9N2病毒的各基因片段的核苷酸序列进行同源性分析,利用MEGA7.0软件构建系统进化树和分析病毒蛋白关键位点,揭示遗传演化趋势和病毒蛋白关键氨基酸位点的变异情况。通过GISAID网站下载2019—2021年间我国H9N2亚型禽流感病毒的核苷酸序列,利用mafft比对后在MEGA7.0中查看人源与禽源H9N2病毒关键氨基酸位点的突变差异,揭示当前人源和禽源H9N2病毒可能引起的风险。【结果】1998—2021年我国...     

A novel gene of HIV-1, vpu, and its 16-kilodalton product

A 16-kilodalton protein expressed in cells producing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) was identified as the gene product of the vpu open reading frame. When expressed in vitro, the 81-amino acid vpu protein reacted with about one-third of the serum samples from AIDS patients that were tested, indicating that the vpu open reading frame is expressed in vivo as well. Introduction of a frame-shift mutation into the vpu open reading frame did not significantly interfere with expression of the major viral proteins in a transient expression system. However, a five- to tenfold reduction in progeny virions was observed after the infection of T lymphocytes with the mutant virus. These data suggest that the vpu gene product is required for efficient virus replication and may have a role in assembly or maturation of progeny virions.     

NMRAL1对流感病毒复制的调控机制

【目的】流感病毒是一种人兽共患病原,常引起大流行,给人类健康造成巨大威胁,且流感病毒易发生变异,能不断逃逸宿主细胞的免疫反应,对现有抗流感药物产生耐药性,因此寻找抵抗流感的新方法迫在眉睫。研究通过探索NMRAL1(NmrA-like family domain-containing protein 1)对流感病毒复制的影响,并揭示其发挥作用的分子机制,为抗流感药物研发提供潜在靶点。【方法】采用siRNA干扰技术在A549细胞中下调表达NMRAL1,并通过Western Blot检测siRNA干扰后NMRAL1的表达水平;在下调表达NMRAL1的细胞中,分别感染A/Anhui/2/2005 (AH05) (H5N1)和A/WSN/33 (H1N1) 两株不同亚型流感病毒,利用蚀斑试验检测感染病毒后24和48 h细胞上清中的病毒滴度。为确定NMRAL1影响流感病毒复制的具体阶段,在HEK293T细胞中瞬时转染NMRAL1-Myc-pCAGGS质粒过表达NMRAL1,通过双荧光素酶报告系统检测过表达NMRAL1对流感病毒聚合酶活性的影响;使用免疫荧光技术对流感病毒NP蛋白进行染色,通过激光共聚焦试验观察下调表达NMRAL1对感染病毒后3、4、5、6和8 h NP蛋白在被感染细胞中的定位情况的影响,判断下调表达NMRAL1是否影响流感病毒的入核和出核过程;利用Western Blot检测下调表达NMRAL1对流感病毒各病毒蛋白表达的影响和对流感病毒激活I型干扰素通路下游IFN刺激基因（ISGs）表达的影响,利用间接免疫荧光试验进一步研究NMRAL1对流感病毒复制的影响。【结果】Western Blot检测发现NMRAL1 siRNA能显著下调NMRAL1表达,在下调表达NMRAL1的A549细胞中分别感染H5N1和H1N1病毒,并通过蚀斑试验检测感染病毒后细胞上清中的病毒滴度,结果显示在下调表达NMRAL1的细胞中,感染流感病毒后24和48 h收取的细胞上清中病毒滴度显著下降,表明NMRAL1能促进不同亚型流感病毒的复制;为进一步探索NMRAL1调控流感病毒复制的具体机制,利用双荧光素酶报告系统检测流感病毒聚合酶活性,发现过表达NMRAL1对流感病毒聚合酶活性无明显影响;激光共聚焦试验结果显示下调NMRAL1表达不影响NP蛋白的入核和出核过程,同时Western Blot检测表明下调NMRAL1表达不影响各病毒蛋白的表达;但荧光定量PCR试验结果显示下调NMRAL1表达能够促进流感病毒感染诱导的IFN-β mRNA水平上升,且Western Blot检测发现下调表达NMRAL1促进I型干扰素通路下游的MxA和IFITM3抗病毒蛋白的表达,与此同时,间接免疫荧光试验结果显示下调NMRAL1表达可显著抑制流感病毒复制。【结论】在流感病毒感染过程中,NMRAL1不影响流感病毒的入侵以及转录翻译过程,而是通过抑制I型干扰素通路激活从而抑制MxA、IFITM3等抗病毒因子的表达,最终促进流感病毒复制。研究证实宿主因子NMRAL1正调控流感病毒的复制,丰富了参与流感病毒复制的宿主因子网络。     

Prevention of HIV-1 infection and preservation of CD4 function by the binding of CPFs to gp120

Infection by human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) is initiated when its envelope protein, gp120, binds to its receptor, the cell surface glycoprotein CD4. Small molecules, termed N-carbomethoxycarbonyl-prolyl-phenylalanyl benzyl esters (CPFs), blocked this binding. CPFs interacted with gp120 and did not interfere with the binding of CD4 to class II major histocompatibility complex molecules. One CPF isomer, CPF(DD), preserved CD4-dependent T cell function while inhibiting HIV-1 infection of H9 tumor cells and human T cells. Although the production of viral proteins in infected T cells is unaltered by CPF(DD), this compound prevents the spread of infection in an in vitro model system.     

PB2蛋白E627V突变可增强H7N9病毒对小鼠的致病力

【背景】低致病性H7N9病毒自2013年在我国首次出现以来,研究发现其对家禽均呈现低致病力,对哺乳动物模型小鼠也不表现任何的致病力。但是,2015年在湖南分离的1株低致病性H7N9病毒(简称HuN/S40726),却对哺乳动物小鼠表现为高致病力。分析、推测导致该病毒对哺乳动物致病力改变的原因可能在于该病毒PB2蛋白E627V的改变。【目的】为了揭示该病毒致病力的变化原因以及对哺乳动物致病性增强的机制,提供人类H7N9病毒感染、危害增强风险预警,展开该研究。【方法】选取2013年低致病性H7N9病毒代表株(简称SH/S1053)和上述湖南HuN/S40726病毒,开展了哺乳动物致病力对比试验以及可能导致病毒发生致病力变化的相关基因位点对比分析。然后以HuN/S40726病毒为模式毒株,利用反向遗传学技术,成功建立了病毒的反向遗传操作系统;利用基因点突变技术定点突变了HuN/S40726病毒PB2蛋白的627位氨基酸,救获了重组病毒r HuN/S40726、r HuN/S40726-PB2/627E和r HuN/S40726-PB2/627K。通过小鼠感染模型评估了以上3株重组突变病毒对哺乳动物的致病力,分析了PB2蛋白627位氨基酸的突变对小鼠致病力的差异。然后通过构建HuN/S40726病毒及其突变病毒的聚合酶复合表达质粒系统,以SH/S1053病毒为背景毒株构建聚合酶复合表达质粒系统作为对照,使用双荧光素酶法检测了PB2蛋白627位氨基酸的不同突变体在293T细胞中的聚合酶活性,进一步分析PB2蛋白627位氨基酸影响病毒毒力的内在机制。【结果】通过哺乳动物致病力对比试验以及可能导致病毒发生致病力变化的相关基因位点对比分析,推测导致HuN/S40726病毒对哺乳动物致病力改变的原因可能在于该病毒PB2蛋白E627V的改变。重组救获病毒和突变株对小鼠致病性试验结果显示,PB2蛋白E627V的改变显著的增强了HuN/S40726病毒对小鼠的致病力,使得病毒MLD50由≥6.5 log10EID50变化为3.5 log10EID50,病毒毒力增强了至少1 000倍以上。聚合酶活性试验结果表明,无论是在33℃还是37℃下,PB2蛋白E627V的改变,显著提高了HuN/S40726病毒在哺乳动物细胞中的聚合酶活性,与病毒对小鼠的致病性增强呈正相关性。【结论】PB2蛋白627位氨基酸(V)决定了HuN/S40726病毒对小鼠的高致病力。PB2蛋白E627V的改变能够显著增强HuN/S40726病毒在哺乳动物细胞中的聚合酶活性,是引起HuN/S40726病毒对哺乳动物致病力的重要因素。     

苋色藜NDR1基因抗病毒特性初步研究

以抗病毒植物苋色藜为材料,克隆拟南芥NDR1的同源基因,确定其亚细胞定位及该基因表达和抗病毒特性分析,为转基因抗病育种奠定技术基础。根据苋色藜转录组测序分析结果,采用RT\|PCR克隆获得两个与拟南芥同源的NDR1基因,分别命名为CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b,并通过实时定量PCR分析病毒侵染后基因的表达情况;构建植物瞬时表达载体,发现CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b定位于细胞膜;构建CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b植物表达载体,遗传转化获得转基因烟草,经酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）分析T1代植株对烟草花叶病毒（TMV）和黄瓜花叶病毒（CMV）的抗性。生物信息学分析揭示CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b是NDR1的同源基因。CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b在苋色藜接种TMV和CMV后显著上调表达。CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b定位于细胞膜上,并且病毒对CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b的胞内定位没有影响。ELISA结果显示部分转基因株系对TMV和CMV的抗性增加。初步表明CaNDR1a和CaNDR1b是拟南芥NDR1的功能性同源基因,参与植物对病毒的内源免疫反应。     

Airborne transmission of influenza A/H5N1 virus between ferrets

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 virus can cause morbidity and mortality in humans but thus far has not acquired the ability to be transmitted by aerosol or respiratory droplet ("airborne transmission") between humans. To address the concern that the virus could acquire this ability under natural conditions, we genetically modified A/H5N1 virus by site-directed mutagenesis and subsequent serial passage in ferrets. The genetically modified A/H5N1 virus acquired mutations during passage in ferrets, ultimately becoming airborne transmissible in ferrets. None of the recipient ferrets died after airborne infection with the mutant A/H5N1 viruses. Four amino acid substitutions in the host receptor-binding protein hemagglutinin, and one in the polymerase complex protein basic polymerase 2, were consistently present in airborne-transmitted viruses. The transmissible viruses were sensitive to the antiviral drug oseltamivir and reacted well with antisera raised against H5 influenza vaccine strains. Thus, avian A/H5N1 influenza viruses can acquire the capacity for airborne transmission between mammals without recombination in an intermediate host and therefore constitute a risk for human pandemic influenza.     

Antibody-enhanced infection by HIV-1 via Fc receptor-mediated entry

Monocytes and macrophages, which may play a central role in the pathogenesis of infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), express the CD4 molecule and Fc receptors (FcR) for immunoglobulin G (IgG). To explore the possibility that FcR mediate HIV-1 infection of monocytes, studies were conducted with the human monocytic cell line U937. These cells were exposed to HIV-1 complexed with various concentrations of serum from HIV-1 antibody-positive individuals and monitored for HIV-1 replication. Serum samples from antibody-negative normal individuals did not affect virus yields. High concentrations of antibody-positive sera showed virus-neutralizing activity; however, cells infected with HIV-1 in the presence of antibody-positive sera at subneutralizing concentrations significantly enhanced virus replication. This infection enhancement was blocked by heat-aggregated gamma-globulin. Moreover, the IgG fraction from an HIV-1 antibody-positive serum enhanced HIV-1 infection at the same serum dilution equivalents. In contrast, IgG-F(ab')2 did not enhance HIV-1 infection but showed neutralizing activity with HIV-1. These results are compatible with the concept of FcR-mediated infection enhancement and suggest that this immunological response to HIV-1, instead of protecting the host, potentially facilitates the infection.     

The Fc and not CD4 receptor mediates antibody enhancement of HIV infection in human cells

Antibodies that enhance human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectivity have been found in the blood of infected individuals and in infected or immunized animals. These findings raise serious concern for the development of a safe vaccine against acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. To address the in vivo relevance and mechanism of this phenomenon, antibody-dependent enhancement of HIV infectivity in peripheral blood macrophages, lymphocytes, and human fibroblastoid cells was studied. Neither Leu3a, a monoclonal antibody directed against the CD4 receptor, nor soluble recombinant CD4 even at high concentrations prevented this enhancement. The addition of monoclonal antibody to the Fc receptor III (anti-FcRIII), but not of antibodies that react with FcRI or FcRII, inhibited HIV type 1 and HIV type 2 enhancement in peripheral blood macrophages. Although enhancement of HIV infection in CD4+ lymphocytes could not be blocked by anti-FcRIII, it was inhibited by the addition of human immunoglobulin G aggregates. The results indicate that the FcRIII receptor on human macrophages and possibly another Fc receptor on human CD4+ lymphocytes mediate antibody-dependent enhancement of HIV infectivity and that this phenomenon proceeds through a mechanism independent of the CD4 protein.     

Cytokine-induced expression of HIV-1 in a chronically infected promonocyte cell line

A model system for cytokine-induced up-regulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) expression in chronically infected promonocyte clones was established. The parent promonocyte cell line U937 was chronically infected with HIV-1 and from this line a clone, U1, was derived. U1 showed minimal constitutive expression of HIV-1, but virus expression was markedly up-regulated by a phytohemagglutinin-induced supernatant containing multiple cytokines and by recombinant granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor alone. Recombinant interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2, interferon-gamma, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha did not up-regulate virus expression. Concomitant with the cytokine-induced up-regulation of HIV-1, expression of membrane-bound IL-1 beta was selectively induced in U1 in the absence of induction of other surface membrane proteins. This cytokine up-regulation of IL-1 beta was not seen in the uninfected parent U937 cell line. These studies have implications for the understanding of the mechanism of progression from a latent or low-level HIV-1 infection to a productive infection with resulting immunosuppression. In addition, this model can be used to delineate the potential mechanisms whereby HIV-1 infection regulates cellular gene expression.     

Risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection among laboratory workers

In a prospective cohort study of 265 laboratory and affiliated workers, one individual with no recognized risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection was HIV-1 seropositive at the time of entry into the study. Molecular analyses of two HIV-1 isolates derived in two independent laboratories from a blood sample from this worker showed that the isolates were indistinguishable from a genotypic form of HIV-1 present in the H9/HTLV-IIIB cell line. Exposure to this strain of virus most probably occurred during work with concentrated virus or culture fluids from virus-producing cell lines under standard Biosafety Level 3 containment. Although no specific incident leading to this infection has been identified, undetected skin contact with virus culture supernatant might have occurred. This worker was the only one found to be positive among the subgroup of 99 workers who shared a work environment involving exposure to concentrated virus. The incidence rate of 0.48 per 100 person-years exposure indicates that prolonged laboratory exposure to concentrated virus is associated with some risk of HIV-1 infection, which is comparable to the risk for health care workers experiencing a needle stick exposure. While none of the ten workers with parenteral exposure to HIV-1 in this cohort became infected, a worker in another laboratory did seroconvert following an injury with a potentially contaminated needle. Strict Biosafety Level 3 containment and practices should be followed when working with concentrated HIV-1 preparations, and further refinement of the procedures may be necessary.     

流感病毒PA蛋白与宿主蛋白PCBP1的相互作用

【背景】PA蛋白是流感病毒RNA聚合酶复合体的重要组成部分,在流感病毒基因组的转录和复制过程中发挥重要作用。前期利用酵母双杂交技术(Y2H)筛选与流感病毒PA蛋白相互作用的宿主蛋白,获得多聚胞嘧啶结合蛋白1(poly(r C)-binding protein 1,PCBP1)。【目的】探索PCBP1蛋白与流感病毒PA蛋白的互作关系及其对流感病毒复制的影响,为深入理解流感病毒在宿主体内的复制调控机制提供数据。【方法】将诱饵质粒pGBKT7-PA与筛选到的重组质粒p GADT7-PCBP1以及阴性对照组和阳性对照组按照醋酸锂法分别共转化酵母感受态细胞,并涂布在3种营养缺陷型培养基上,30℃倒置培养5—7 d,观察酵母菌落生长情况和菌落颜色,回交验证PA蛋白与PCBP1蛋白在酵母系统中的相互作用。参照GenBank中录入的PA蛋白和人源PCBP1蛋白的序列,分别设计特异性扩增引物,构建真核重组表达质粒pCAGGS-Flag-PA和pCAGGS-Myc-PCBP1,将这两种真核表达质粒分别单独转染或共同转染HEK293T细胞,于转染48 h后裂解细胞,收获上清,留取少部分作对照,余下的样品逐步加入FLAG单抗和Protein G琼脂糖珠子进行免疫共沉淀(Co-IP),经SDS-PAGE和Western blot检测PA蛋白与PCBP1蛋白在哺乳动物细胞中的相互作用。利用慢病毒包装系统pLVX-IRES-Zs Green1在HEK293T细胞中包装假病毒,将假病毒侵染A549细胞后经超速流式分选构建PCBP1蛋白过表达细胞系,Western blot检测PCBP1过表达情况,然后用流感病毒WSN以0.01 MOI感染该过表达细胞系,于感染后24和48 h收获上清,对上清中的流感病毒进行蚀斑计数。合成PCBP1蛋白的si RNA,转染A549细胞下调PCBP1蛋白的表达,干扰后48 h通过Western blot检测PCBP1蛋白表达下调情况,并以MOI=0.01感染流感病毒WSN,收获感染后24和48 h的上清,进行蚀斑滴定计数。【结果】通过酵母回交验证发现诱饵质粒pGBKT7-PA与重组阳性质粒p GADT7-PCBP1的共转酵母菌落可以在SD/-2、SD/-4、SD/-4/X/A等3种营养缺陷型平板上正常生长,并且能分解底物X-α-Gal,使菌落呈现蓝色,与阳性对照组一致,表明PA蛋白与PCBP1蛋白在酵母系统中存在相互作用。免疫共沉淀试验发现PA蛋白可以将PCBP1蛋白沉淀下来,说明PA蛋白与PCBP1蛋白在哺乳动物细胞中存在相互作用。在PCBP1过表达细胞系中,PCBP1蛋白表达水平显著提高,流感病毒的复制滴度下降;而通过si RNA干扰后,PCBP1表达水平显著下降,流感病毒的复制滴度升高,表明PCBP1对流感病毒复制具有负调控作用。【结论】通过研究发现流感病毒PA蛋白与宿主蛋白PCBP1在酵母细胞和哺乳动物细胞中均存在相互作用,且宿主蛋白PCBP1对流感病毒的复制具有负调控作用。     

Use of chemokine receptors by poxviruses

Chemokine receptors serve as portals of entry for certain intracellular pathogens, most notably human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Myxoma virus is a member of the poxvirus family that induces a lethal systemic disease in rabbits, but no poxvirus receptor has ever been defined. Rodent fibroblasts (3T3) that cannot be infected with myxoma virus could be made fully permissive for myxoma virus infection by expression of any one of several human chemokine receptors, including CCR1, CCR5, and CXCR4. Conversely, infection of 3T3-CCR5 cells can be inhibited by RANTES, anti-CCR5 polyclonal antibody, or herbimycin A but not by monoclonal antibodies that block HIV-1 infection or by pertussis toxin. These findings suggest that poxviruses, like HIV, are able to use chemokine receptors to infect specific cell subtypes, notably migratory leukocytes, but that their mechanisms of receptor interactions are distinct.