丙型肝炎病毒NS5A对p53活性调控机制研究

目的 研究HCV NS5A对抑癌蛋白p53活性的抑制作用及其作用机制。 方法 采用荧光素酶报告基因系统观察pwwp-luc,pwwp-mut-luc,pc53-NS3及pCNS5A分别转染或共同转染HepG2、Huh7细胞的荧光素酶活性。应用凝胶滞留试验观察HCV NS5A是否影响p53与其特异DNA序列的结合。 结果 内源性p53能激活p21启动子转录功能,使荧光素酶活性明显增加(3.49×10~5与0.60×10~5,t=5.92,P<0.01)。外源性p53也能激活p21启动子转录功能,荧光素酶活性为5.63×10~5,与对照组(0.47×10~5)比较差异具有显著性(t=10.12,P<0.01)。HCV NS5A能抑制内源性和外源性p53对p21启动子的激活作用,并呈剂量依赖性(F≥20.71,P<0.01)。凝胶滞留试验显示HCV NS5A能阻碍p53与其特异DNA序列的结合。 结论 HCV NS5A能抑制p53的反式激活功能使其目的基因p21启动子的转录功能下降,其机制是HCV NS5A能阻碍p53与其特异DNA序列的结合。

Regulation mechanism of HCV NSSA on p53 protein transactivity

OBJECTIVE: To study the inhibition effect of HCV NS5A on p53 protein transactivity and its possible mechanism. METHODS: Luciferase reporter gene system was used for the study of p53 transactivity on p21 promoter and electrophorectic mobility-shift assay (EMSA) was applied to observe whether HCV NS5A could suppress the binding ability of p53 protein to its specific DNA sequence. RESULTS: Endogenous p53 protein could stimulate p21 promoter activity, and the relative luciferase activity increased significantly (3.49 x 10(5) vs 0.60 x 10(5), t = 5.92, P<0.01). Exogenous p53 protein also up-regulated p21 promoter driving luciferase expression, comparing to the control group (0.47 x 10(5)), the relative luciferase activity increased (5.63 x 10(5)) obviously (t = 10.12, P<0.01). HCV NS5A protein inhibited both endogenous and exogenous p53 transactivity on p21 promoter in a dose-dependent manner (F > or = 20.71, P<0.01). In the experiment of EMSA, p53 could bind to its specific DNA sequence, but when co-transfected with HCV NS5A expressing vector, the p53 binding affinity to its DNA decreased. CONCLUSION: HCV NS5A can inhibit p53 protein transactivity on p21 promoter through its inhibiting of p53 binding ability to the specific DNA sequence.