丙肝病毒NS5A蛋白对NS5B的RdRP活性影响的研究

丙型肝炎病毒 (Hepatitis C virus,HCV )非结构蛋白 (Nonstructural,NS) 5 A在 HCV基因组复制中的作用目前尚不清楚。本文研究 His- NS5 A对 NS5 B的 RNA依赖性 RNA酶 (Rd RP)活性的影响 ,以了解 NS5 A在HCV RNA复制中的作用。采用变性 -复性方法 ,纯化大肠杆菌表达的重组组氨酸 NS5 A融合蛋白。 GST结合洗脱实验 (GST pull- down assay)研究 NS5 A和 NS5 B是否结合。以不同的摩尔浓度比 ,将纯化的 NS5 B和 NS5 A蛋白混合 ,检测 NS5 A对 NS5 B的 Rd RP活性的影响。获得高得率的纯化 His- NS5 A蛋白。重组 NS5 A蛋白可在体外与NS5 B结合并抑制后者的 Rd RP活性。本研究报道了纯化重组 His- NS5 A蛋白的变性 -复性方法 ,结果显示纯化的重组 NS5 A在体外可与 NS5 B相互结合 ,并明显抑制 NS5 B Rd RP活性。提示了 HCV NS5 A在病毒复制中的可能作用。

Purification and Partial Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Non-structural Protein 5A(NS5A) Expressed in Escherichia Coli

It has been suggested that non-structural protein 5A ( NS5A) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) may have a regulatory role similar to other RNA viruses in RNA replication. In order to investigate the replication function of NS5A, we tried to purify recombinant His (6) tagged NS5A expressed in Escherichia coli by a denature-renaturing method. The native lysis buffer was used to remove most of the soluble non-specific proteins. His-NS5A protein was solublized with the denaturing lysis buffer containing 8 mol/L Urea, and then bound to Ni 2 -NTA resin. The protein bound resin was successively washed with buffer containing reducing concentrations of Urea in the presence of NaCl and DTT to renature the protein. The renatured His-NS5A protein was eluted from the resin and it was capable of interacting with glutathione S-transferase fused form NS5Bt (GST-NS5Bt). The purified His-NS5A exhibited an inhibitory effect on RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase (RdRP) activity of GST-NS5Bt in vitro. Conclusively, in this study, we have established a purification method of bacterial recombinant HCV NS5A, and the results support the notion that NS5A may involve in the regulation of HCV replication through direct interaction with NS5B.