Identification of a conservative site in the African swine fever virus p54 protein and its preliminary application in a serological assay

BackgroundASF was first reported in Kenya in 1910 in 1921. In China, ASF spread to 31 provinces including Henan and Jiangsu within six months after it was first reported on August 3, 2018. The epidemic almost affected the whole China, causing direct economic losses of tens of billions of yuan. Cause great loss to our pig industry. As ELISA is cheap and easy to operate, OIE regards it as the preferred serological method for ASF detection. P54 protein has good antigenicity and is an ideal antigen for detection.ObjectiveTo identify a conservative site in the African swine fever virus (ASFV) p54 protein and perform a Cloth-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting the ASFV antibody in order to reduce risks posed by using the live virus in diagnostic assays.MethodWe used bioinformatics methods to predict the antigen epitope of the ASFV p54 protein in combination with the antigenic index and artificially synthesized the predicted antigen epitope peptides. Using ASFV-positive serum and specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), we performed indirect ELISA and blocking ELISA to verify the immunological properties of the predicted epitope polypeptide.ResultsThe results of our prediction revealed that the possible antigen epitope regions were A23–29, A36–45, A72–94, A114–120, A124–130, and A137–150. The indirect ELISA showed that the peptides A23–29, A36–45, A72–94, A114–120, and A137–150 have good antigenicity. Moreover, the A36–45 polypeptide can react specifically with the mAb secreted by hybridoma cells, and its binding site contains a minimum number of essential amino acids in the sequence 37DIQFINPY44.ConclusionsOur study confirmed a conservative antigenic site in the ASFV p54 protein and its amino acid sequence. A competitive ELISA method for detecting ASFV antibodies was established based on recombinant p54 and matching mAb. Moreover, testing the protein sequence alignment verified that the method can theoretically detect antibodies produced by pigs affected by nearly all ASFVs worldwide.     

植物源杀菌剂大黄素甲醚对烟草病毒病的防治效果

为明确大黄素甲醚对烟草病毒病的防治效果,最佳施药时期及施用量。以0.1%大黄素甲醚水剂为试验药剂,8%宁南霉素水剂和20%盐酸吗啉胍可湿性粉剂为对照,开展田间小区试验。结果表明,0.1%大黄素甲醚水剂于移栽定植期施药防效最好,高浓度达62.81%,中、高浓度即制剂量80克/亩、100克/亩的防效与对照药剂均无显著性差异。田间观察发现大黄素甲醚对烟草有一定促生长作用。     

鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒RT-LAMP可视化检测方法的建立

为建立一种快速检测鸭Ⅰ型肝炎病毒(DHV I)的方法,本研究根据基因库中DHV Ⅰ基因的保守序列,设计特异性环介导等温扩增(LAMP)引物,建立了DHV I的RT-LAMP可视化检测方法。该方法的敏感性可达10fg,高于常规PCR方法 100倍;全部反应可在1 h内完成;可以通过肉眼观察颜色直接判定结果;对其它鸭常见病原体的检测结果均为阴性。实验结果表明建立的RT-LAMP方法简便、快速、灵敏、特异,可用于DHV Ⅰ感染的快速检测。     

河南省樱桃谷鸭乙型肝炎病毒全基因组克隆与序列分析

对河南省樱桃谷鸭主产区信阳、新郑、焦作三地628份樱桃谷鸭血清样本应用PCR技术进行鸭乙型肝炎病毒（DHBV）检测,并将三地DHBV阳性样本各挑选1份进行DHBV全基因的扩增、克隆、测序及序列分析。结果显示,信阳、新郑、焦作三地樱桃谷鸭DHBV自然携带率分别为10.5%、8.9%、17.6%;3株DHBV基因组全长分别为3 021、3 027、3 024bp,均含有编码P、S和C蛋白的3个开放阅读框,各开放阅读框氨基酸同源性比较显示差异显著的区域位于P蛋白。序列分析显示,3株DHBV河南株核苷酸同源性为89.8%~93.9%,与参考株为89.4%~99.5%。遗传进化分析及P蛋白关键位点分析结果表明,信阳分离株为西方基因型,其余2株为中国基因型。本试验掌握了河南省樱桃谷鸭主产区DHBV自然感染情况,并成功克隆了3株樱桃谷鸭DHBV全基因序列,为该病毒的进一步研究提供了有益信息。     

鸡传染性支气管炎病毒（IBV）的血清学分型研究

本文动用气管环血清中和试验对１２个ＩＢＶ毒株进行了血清研究。以气管环纤毛运动为指示系统，以能中和２．０ｌｏｇ１０ＣＤ５０同源病毒血清效价为１个抗体单位，含２０个抗体单位的血清与等量病毒作用测定血清对纤毛运动保护百分率，以欧氏距离数字分类分型，并用ＳＰＳＳ软件聚类分型分析。     

Identification of domestic cat hepadnavirus from a cat blood sample in Japan

The hepatitis B virus (Hepadnaviridae) induces chronic hepatitis and hepatic cancer in humans. A novel domestic cat hepadnavirus (DCH) was recently identified in several countries, however, the DCH infection status of cats in Japan is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the DCH infection rate of 139 cat samples collected in Japan. We identified one positive blood sample (0.78%) from a 17-year-old female cat with chronically elevated alanine aminotransferase. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the DCH strain identified in this study is genetically different from strains in other countries. Further investigations are required to elucidate the evolution of DCH and the impact of DCH infection on hepatic diseases in domestic cats.     

Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Carrying Aphrocallistes vastus Lectin (oncoVV-AVL) Enhances Inflammatory Response in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Aphrocallistes vastus lectin (AVL) is a C-type marine lectin derived from sponges. Our previous study demonstrated that oncolytic vaccinia virus carrying AVL (oncoVV-AVL) significantly enhanced the cytotoxicity of oncoVV in cervical cancer, colorectal cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma through the activation of Ras/ERK, MAPK/ERK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. In this study, the inflammatory response induced by oncoVV-AVL in a hepatocellular carcinoma cell (HCC) model was investigated. The results showed that oncoVV-AVL increased the levels of inflammatory cytokines including IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α through activating the AP-1 signaling pathway in HCC. This study provides novel insights into the utilization of lectin AVL in the field of cancer therapy.     

Comparison Analysis of Immune Related Gene of Orf Virus in Sheep and Camels

The purpose of this study was to investigate the variation of Orf virus (ORFV) immune related genes after infection with different species.The ORFV genomes of sheep and camel were extracted and named ORFV-Y and ORFV-LT,respectively.Based on ORFV genome sequence published in GenBank (accession No.:KF234407.1),three pairs of specific primers were designed and synthesized to amplify the B2L,F1L and VIR gene fragments of ORFV-Y and ORFV-LT,respectively,and the amplified fragments were cloned into pMD19-T vector,transformed into E.coli DH5α competent cells.The recombinant plasmid was identified,and positive clones were selected for sequencing,DNAStar software was used to analyze the homology,amino acid sequence and phylogenetic tree of 13 ORFV genome sequences published on NCBI.The results showed that the nucleotide homology of B2L,F1L and VIR genes were 92.8% to 99.2%,95.7% to 99.5% and 77.6% to 100%,respectively.After comparing the amino acid sequence between the two genomes and the reference sequence,it was found that there were obvious differences in the immune related genes between the two genomes,and F1L gene had some rules to follow.The phylogenetic analysis of B2L,F1L and VIR genes showed that ORFV-Y was closely related to the Chinese Fujian goat strain,while ORFV-LT was far from the reference strains,and was a separate branch.The results showed that ORFV had obvious difference in immune related genes between sheep and camels,it provided a reference basis for further research on the changes of ORFV gene sequences in different species and the development of vaccines for different species in the future.