The anti-HBV effect and mechanism of C gene truncated mutant in vitro / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the effect and mechanism on HBV replication in C gene truncated mutant.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Protein expression of C gene truncated vector and wild C gene vector were assay by SDS-PAGE Western blot. Constructed C gene truncated expression vector was cotransfected with wild HBV genome; virus load was detected by PCR in the culture medium and the cell. The formation of core particle was assay by Native western blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The recombinant vectors can efficiently express. Virus load of the cotransfected group by pcDNA3-deltaC and adwR9 was lower than that of control group in the culture medium and the cell. Protein band of the co-expressed group by pcDNA3-deltaC and pcDNA3-C showed slightly weaker than that of the co-expressed group by pcDNA3 and pcDNA3-C.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>C gene truncated mutant could interfere with the formation of core particle and reduce of HBV replication</p>

Replication and encapsidation of HBV mutants with the truncated C gene / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the replication and encapsidation of HBV mutants with the truncated C gene.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The HBV mutants with the truncated C gene were constructed by molecular cloning and PCR-based deletion in vitro. The replication and encapsidation of HBV mutants were investigated by Southern blotting, PCR and real-time fluorescence PCR respectively after transfecting the HBV mutants plasmid into HepG2 cells by using liposome.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The C-truncated HBV mutant vectors were constructed successfully and confirmed exactly by clone sequencing and enzymes digestion. The C-truncated HBV mutants were replication defective, however, all types of HBV DNA could be detected positive in the cytoplasm and supernatant after co-transfecting the C-truncated HBV mutants plasmid and the helper constructs into HepG2 cells. The C-truncated HBV mutants were proved to produce 3-40 folds more progeny DNA than that of the wild-type HBV by DNA quantitative assay.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The C-truncated HBV mutants are replication-deficient and could not replicate and encapsulate in the hepatocytes when transfected solely, however, the progeny HBV-variant viruses are encapsidated more effectively to secrete into supernatant when co-transfected with the helper construct which lacks part of 5 prime-proximal HBV RNA packaging signal Epsilon.</p>

Approach to transforming hepatitis B virus as a gene therapeutic vector / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the possibility of hepatitis B virus (HBV) as a vector in liver-targeting gene therapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A fragment containing the small envelope gene of HBV was replaced with the reporter gene green fluorescent protein (GFP) to construct the recombinant HBV vector, which was transfected into HepG2 cells with liposome. The expression of GFP was observed with fluorescence microscope. The HBV cccDNA was testified using semi-nest PCR. The viral particles of the recombinant HBV in culture medium were detected by PCR as well as Southern blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The HBV vector carrying the interesting gene of GFP could express the functional protein in the transfected hepatocytes. However, the recombinant HBV vector was replication-deficient, which could not be packed and replicated in the hepatocytes to secrete mature recombinant HBV particles carrying the interesting gene of GFP when transfected solely but could when cotransfected with the recombinant and helper construct which lacked part of 5'-proximal HBV RNA packaging signal epsilon.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It is possible that HBV is reconstructed as a liver-targeting vector for gene therapy.</p>