乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)编码的X蛋白(hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)对HBV感染的启始和维持至关重要。HBx可能作为病毒来源的接头分子,介导Cullin-RING E3泛素连接酶4(CullinRING ubiquitin E3ligase 4,CRL4)复合物对...乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)编码的X蛋白(hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)对HBV感染的启始和维持至关重要。HBx可能作为病毒来源的接头分子,介导Cullin-RING E3泛素连接酶4(CullinRING ubiquitin E3ligase 4,CRL4)复合物对染色体外DNA限制因子SMC5/6的降解。最近研究发现,CRL4接头分子DNA损伤结合蛋白1(DNA damage-binding protein 1,DDB1)可不依赖与HBx的相互作用而直接上调病毒的表达和复制。本研究基于HBx基因删除(X-null)的HBV重组共价闭合环状DNA(recombinant covalently closed circular DNA,rcccDNA)模型系统,在多种体外培养肝细胞系中证实上述发现。有意思的是,CRL4刺激rcccDNAX-null转染细胞抗原分泌表达的效应能被血清饥饿实验抵消。应用尾静脉高压注射小鼠模型,同样发现CRL4并不上调rcccDNAX-null在非增殖小鼠肝脏细胞中的表达。以上结果提示,细胞增殖特征与CRL4不依赖HBx上调病毒抗原分泌表达的效应密切相关,有助于HBx生物学意义的准确分析和理解。展开更多
4-Coumarate ： coenzyme A Ilgase （4CL） Is one of the key enzymes In phenylpropanoid metabolism leading to series of phenollcs, Including water-soluble phenolic acids, which are important compounds determining the me...4-Coumarate ： coenzyme A Ilgase （4CL） Is one of the key enzymes In phenylpropanoid metabolism leading to series of phenollcs, Including water-soluble phenolic acids, which are important compounds determining the medicinal quality of Danshen （Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge）, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. To Investigate the function of 4CL in the biosynthesis of water-soluble phenolic acid in Danshen, we have cloned two cDNAs （Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2） encoding divergent 4CL members by applying nested reverse transcrlptlon-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） with degenerate primers followed by 5′/3′rapid amplification of cDNA ends （RACE） （Note, these sequence data have been submitted to the GenBank database under accession numbers AY237163 and AY237164）. Either of the coding regions was inserted into a pRSET vector and a kinetic assay was performed with purified recombinant proteins. The substrate utilization profile of Sm4CL1 was distinct from that of Sm4CL2. The Km values of Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2 to 4-coumarlc acid were （72.20±4.10） and （6.50±1.45） μmol/L, respectively. These results, In conjunction with Northern blotting and other information, imply that Sm4CL2 may play an Important role in the biosynthesis of watersoluble phenolic compounds, whereas Sm4CL1 may play a minor role in the pathway. Southern blotting analysis suggested that both Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2 genes are present as a single copy and are located at different sites In the genome.展开更多
基金Foundation item:The National Basic Research Program of China(grant numbers 2010CB126306&2012CB944504)the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars of NSFC(grant number 31222052)the FEBL grant 2011FBZ23
文摘乙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis B virus,HBV)编码的X蛋白(hepatitis B virus X protein,HBx)对HBV感染的启始和维持至关重要。HBx可能作为病毒来源的接头分子,介导Cullin-RING E3泛素连接酶4(CullinRING ubiquitin E3ligase 4,CRL4)复合物对染色体外DNA限制因子SMC5/6的降解。最近研究发现,CRL4接头分子DNA损伤结合蛋白1(DNA damage-binding protein 1,DDB1)可不依赖与HBx的相互作用而直接上调病毒的表达和复制。本研究基于HBx基因删除(X-null)的HBV重组共价闭合环状DNA(recombinant covalently closed circular DNA,rcccDNA)模型系统,在多种体外培养肝细胞系中证实上述发现。有意思的是,CRL4刺激rcccDNAX-null转染细胞抗原分泌表达的效应能被血清饥饿实验抵消。应用尾静脉高压注射小鼠模型,同样发现CRL4并不上调rcccDNAX-null在非增殖小鼠肝脏细胞中的表达。以上结果提示,细胞增殖特征与CRL4不依赖HBx上调病毒抗原分泌表达的效应密切相关,有助于HBx生物学意义的准确分析和理解。
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （30300447）.The authors thank Dr Chen Yongning （China Innovation Centre for Drug Development, HK） for useful suggestions and support. The authors also thank to Dr Fanya Zeng and Miss Charis Chan （Department of Zoology, University of Hong Kong） for technical assistance.
文摘4-Coumarate ： coenzyme A Ilgase （4CL） Is one of the key enzymes In phenylpropanoid metabolism leading to series of phenollcs, Including water-soluble phenolic acids, which are important compounds determining the medicinal quality of Danshen （Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge）, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. To Investigate the function of 4CL in the biosynthesis of water-soluble phenolic acid in Danshen, we have cloned two cDNAs （Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2） encoding divergent 4CL members by applying nested reverse transcrlptlon-polymerase chain reaction （RT-PCR） with degenerate primers followed by 5′/3′rapid amplification of cDNA ends （RACE） （Note, these sequence data have been submitted to the GenBank database under accession numbers AY237163 and AY237164）. Either of the coding regions was inserted into a pRSET vector and a kinetic assay was performed with purified recombinant proteins. The substrate utilization profile of Sm4CL1 was distinct from that of Sm4CL2. The Km values of Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2 to 4-coumarlc acid were （72.20±4.10） and （6.50±1.45） μmol/L, respectively. These results, In conjunction with Northern blotting and other information, imply that Sm4CL2 may play an Important role in the biosynthesis of watersoluble phenolic compounds, whereas Sm4CL1 may play a minor role in the pathway. Southern blotting analysis suggested that both Sm4CL1 and Sm4CL2 genes are present as a single copy and are located at different sites In the genome.
