Expression and identification of recombinant adenovirus type 5-Norovirus GⅡ.4-VP1 virus-like particles / 中国生物制品学杂志

@#Objective To express and identify recombinant adenovirus type 5-Norovirus(NoV)GⅡ.4-VP1 virus-like particles(VLPs)in 293T cells. Methods The recombinant adenovirus plasmids pAd5-eGFP and pAd5-NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 were transfected into 293T cells respectively,and the recombinant adenovirus rAd5-eGFP and rAd5-NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 were rescued. The rAd5-eGFP was subcultured in 293T cells to verify the function of the vector. The rAd5-NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 was subcultured in293T cells,expressed and purified,and then NoV-GⅡ.4-VLP was formed by self-assembly,which was detected by Western blot,ELISA and observed by transmission electron microscope. Results The green fluorescence of the recombinant adenovirus rAd5-eGFP of various generations was observed under microscope,and the brightness increased with the increase of generations. NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 protein was expressed in the harvested solution of recombinant adenovirus rAd5-NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 of various generations,with a relative molecular mass of about 58 900. NoV-GⅡ.4-VLP showed specific binding to the rabbit anti-NoV-GⅡ.4-VP1 serum;it had similar conformation to natural NoV virus particles and can effectively identify NoV receptors in volunteer saliva samples;microscopic observation showed that the morphology was complete and spherical,with a diameter of 43. 5 — 58. 3 nm,while there were a few protrusions on the surface of the particles,which might be the P domain exposedon the particle surface during self-assembly of VP1. Conclusion The expressed recombinant adenovirus NoV-GⅡ. 4-VLP has complete VLP structure and good specificity,and is expected to be used in the related research of NoV adenovirus vector vaccine.

Production of CCHF Virus-Like Particle by a Baculovirus-Insect Cell Expression System / 中国病毒学·英文版

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Virus(CCHFV)is a tick-born virus of the Nairovirus genus within the Bunyaviridae family,which is widespread and causes,high fatality. The nucleocapsid of CCHFV is comprised of N proteins that are encoded by the S segment. In this research,the N protein of CCHFV was expressed in insect cells using a recombinant baculovirus. Under an electron microscope,Virus-Like Particles (VLPs)with various size and morphology were observed in cytoplasmic vesicles in the infected cells.Sucrose-gradient purification of the cell lysate indicated that the VLPs were mainly located in the upper fraction after ultracentrifugation,which was confirmed by Western blot analysis and immuno-electron microscopy(IEM).