蛋白转导结构域介导乙型肝炎病毒聚合酶末端蛋白重链可变区抗体体外抑制病毒的复制

目的 蛋白转导结构域(TAT)介导HBV聚合酶末端蛋白(TP)重链可变区(VH)抗体,研究特异性TAT-VH抗体体外对HBV复制的影响.方法 将TAT-VH基因克隆入原核表达载体pET28a(+),在大肠埃希菌BL21(DE3)LysS内诱导融合蛋白表达并进行纯化.纯化的TAT-VH加入培养的HepG2.2.15细胞,间接免疫荧光法检测其导入HepG2.2.15细胞的效率,四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)法检测其对细胞生长代谢的影响,将TAT-VH加入培养的HepG2.2.15细胞,定量PCR法检测HBV DNA水平.数据行单因素方差分析和t检验.结果 成功制备了TAT-VH融合蛋白,间接免疫荧光及MTT证实TAT-VH可以跨膜导入HepG2.2.15细胞,且对细胞生长无影响;加入5 000 nmol/L TAT-VH的HepG2.2.15细胞培养上清液内HBV DNA为(1.211±0.132)lg拷贝/mL,对照组为(5.325±0.041)lg拷贝/mL(t=72.91,P＜0.05);细胞内分别为(3.521±0.411)和(8.532±0.132)Ig拷贝/mL(t=28.41,P＜0.05).结论 HBV聚合酶TP区特异性TAT-VH抗体在体外可抑制HBV复制,为应用细胞内抗体治疗HBV感染提供了良好的实验基础.

Variable fragment of heavy chain antibody against the terminal protein region of hepatitis B virus polymerase introduced by Tat protein transduction domain inhibits the replication of hepatitis B virus in vitro

Objective To study a functional variable fragment of heavy chain(VH)antibody against the terminal protein(TP)region of hepatitis B virus(HBV)polymerase introduced by human immunodeficiency virus Tat protein transduction domain(TAT)and the inhibitive activity of TAT-VH on the replication of HBV in vitro.Methods The gene encoding TAT-VH was cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET28a(+).Recombinant plasmid was transduced into E coli BL21(DE3)LysS,then the protein was expressed and purified.The purified TAT-VH fusion protein was added into HepG2.2.15 cell culture.The transduction efficiency was evaluated by indirect fluorescence assay(IFA).The cytotoxicity of TAT-VH was detected by Methabenzthiazuron(MTT)assay.HBV DNA level in HepG2.2.15 cell culture was measured using quantitative polymerase chain reaction(PCR).The data were analyzed by one-factor analysis of variance and t test.Results TAT-VH fusion protein was successfully expressed and purified.It was confirmed by IFA and MTT assay that TAT-VH was introduced into HepG2.2.15 cells and the cell growth was not affected.The level of HBV DNA in supernatant of HeDG2.2.15 cell culture with 5 000 nmol/L TAT-VH was(1.211±0.132)lg copy/mL,which was significantly lower than control group(5.325±0.041)lg copy/mL,t=72.91,P＜0.05].Meanwhile,the level of intracellular HBV DNA was(3.521±0.411)lg copy/mL,which was significantly lower than control group(8.532±0.132)lg copy/mL.t=28.41,P＜0.05].Conclusion The HBV replication is inhibited by anti-TP TAT-VH antibodies in vitro,which provides valuable experimemal basis for developing therapy of HBV infection with intracellular antibody.