HBx-GFP DN突变子长期稳定表达抑制2.2.15细胞乙型肝炎病毒基因的表达

目的　探索和寻找更有效的乙型肝炎治疗新的靶点和新的治疗方法 ,研究其抗病毒基因表达作用。方法　运用基因工程技术 ,建立了HBx GFP及其作对照的表达野生X蛋白、绿色荧光蛋白 (GFP)的长期稳定表达细胞克隆 ,Northernblot检测细胞内的乙型肝炎病毒相关基因RNA转录 ,应用RIA检测细胞上清液中HBsAg和HBeAg表达 ,观察对乙型肝炎病毒基因表达的影响。 结果所构建的X GFP突变子 ,Xwt,GFP质粒均能在 2 .2 .15细胞株中稳定高效表达并使细胞上清液中HBsAgHBeAg表达水平分别较 2 .2 .15组的 ( 10 1± 5.5)ng/ml、 ( 12 1± 8.6)ng/ml显著降低为平均( 7.6± 11.5)ng/ml、 ( 3 5± 3 .5)ng/ml (P <0 .0 1) ,细胞内的病毒 3 .5kb ,2 .1kb及 2 .4kb的RNA与各对照组比较均有显著降低 ,以 2 .1kb及 2 .4kb的mRNA下降最为显著。结论　乙型肝炎X基因DN突变子X GFP能显著抑制乙型肝炎病毒基因转录和S ,C基因的表达。提示 ,X基因亦是乙型肝炎治疗的一个靶基因

The inhibitory effects on hepatitis B virus gene expression in stable expression of DN mutants of hepatitis B virus X gene

Objective The newly developing gene therapy method and dominant negative mutants were bein g used as new promising HBV therapy method, and a dominant negative mutant of HB V X g ene we have reported in our previous report has some effects both on HBV replica tion and expression in transient expression, but the effects were interfered by persistent secretion of HBV in HepG 2 2.2.15 cell line in the experiment. To mak e sure the effects of dominant negative mutant of HBx gene, we established a HBx DN stably expressing cell clone, and evaluated the effects of HBx dominant negat ive mutant on HBV gene expression. Methods The prev HBx-GFP dominant mutant and the plasmids pRev Xwt, pRev GFP which contain the wild type X gene or GFP gene then transfected into HepG 2 2.2.15 cells by liposome. The HBsAg, HBeAg by in media were as sayed by RIA and HBV-related RNA were assayed by Northern blot. Results The pRev HBx-GFP, GFP and wild type X constructs can be effectively expressed in HepG 2 2.2.15 cells. The stable expressed HBx -GFP can significantly reduce HBeAg, HBeAg in media and the HBV-related RNA in HepG 2 2.2.15 cells, but not for pRev Xwt and pRev GFP. Conclusions The dominant negative mutant pRev HBx-GFP can significantly inhibit the HBV gen e expression. It also suggested that X gene may be one promising target for HBV gene therapy.