罗氏沼虾野田村病毒中国株RT-LAMP-LFD快速检测方法的研究北大核心CSCD

罗氏沼虾白尾病(White tail disease,WTD)是流行于罗氏沼虾苗种阶段的重要疾病,该病病原被确定为罗氏沼虾野田村病毒(Macrobrachium rosenbergii Nodavirus,MrNV),为了建立罗氏沼虾野田村病毒中国分离株(MrNV-chin)的便捷、灵敏、特异的分子诊断方法,本研究根据罗氏沼虾野田村病毒RNA2基因保守序列的6个区域设计了4条特异性引物和1条检测探针,将环介导等温扩增技术与侧向流层析试纸(Lateral flow dipstick,LFD)相结合,建立了MrNV的RT-LAMP-LFD检测方法。结果表明,该方法的灵敏度是常规琼脂糖凝胶电泳的10倍;从核酸提取到检测结果判定仅需45min;反应特异性强,对其他虾类病毒WSSV、IHHNV、IMNV、TSV和YHV扩增结果均为阴性;操作简单,不需要复杂的仪器,在61℃水浴反应即可;利用LFD试纸显示结果,肉眼可直接观察判定。作为一种快速灵敏实用的分子诊断技术,该方法有利于罗氏沼虾白尾病的诊断与预防。     

罗氏沼虾野田村病毒中国株RT-LAMP-LFD快速检测方法的研究

罗氏沼虾白尾病(White tail disease,WTD)是流行于罗氏沼虾苗种阶段的重要疾病,该病病原被确定为罗氏沼虾野田村病毒(Macrobrachium rosenbergii Nodavirus,MrNV),为了建立罗氏沼虾野田村病毒中国分离株(MrNV-chin)的便捷、灵敏、特异的分子诊断方法,本研究根据罗氏沼虾野田村病毒RNA2基因保守序列的6个区域设计了4条特异性引物和1条检测探针,将环介导等温扩增技术与侧向流层析试纸(Lateral flow dipstick,LFD)相结合,建立了MrNV的RT-LAMP-LFD检测方法。结果表明,该方法的灵敏度是常规琼脂糖凝胶电泳的10倍;从核酸提取到检测结果判定仅需45min;反应特异性强,对其他虾类病毒WSSV、IHHNV、IMNV、TSV和YHV扩增结果均为阴性;操作简单,不需要复杂的仪器,在61℃水浴反应即可;利用LFD试纸显示结果,肉眼可直接观察判定。作为一种快速灵敏实用的分子诊断技术,该方法有利于罗氏沼虾白尾病的诊断与预防。     

肠道病毒ECHO25河南分离株基因特征分析

首次对ECHO25病毒进行分子生物学分析,阐明ECHO25(Entric Cytopathic Human Orphanviruses Type25)病毒河南分离株的分子生物学特征及其与世界其它分离株的基因关系。逆转录-聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增出VP1蛋白编码基因并进行序列测定,将所测4株ECHO25病毒的VP1序列与GenBank上已发表的ECH-O25病毒VP1区进行同源性比较及遗传进化分析发现:河南省4株ECHO25与标准株JV-4核苷酸同源性为79.2%～80.1%,氨基酸同源性为89.0%～92.4%;河南省4株ECHO25核苷酸同源性为93.0%～99.0%,氨基酸同源性为92.4%～97.5%;HN-01分离株与HN-26分离株高度同源,其核苷酸同源性达99.0%;河南省4株ECHO25同属B1基因亚型。     

辽宁发现库蚊黄病毒

2011年从辽宁省丹东地区蚊虫样品中分离到6株病毒,采用逆转录-聚合酶链式扩增(RT-PCR)检测方法,结果黄病毒属通用引物和库蚊黄病毒特异性引物均为阳性。6株病毒核苷酸序列经基因库(GenBank)比对后,证实6株病毒为库蚊黄病毒,为我国首次报道。将病毒NS5基因和E基因核苷酸序列与GenBank中10株库蚊黄病毒参考毒株核苷酸序列进行比较,并构建遗传进化树,结果显示本次分离的6株病毒与美国和日本的毒株亲缘关系较近。     

中国分离巴泰病毒基因组全编码区序列测定和分析

采用RT-PCR和TAIL-PCR方法,首次对我国分离的巴泰病毒(YN92-4株)基因组的全编码区进行序列测定和分析。结果显示,YN92-4株病毒基因组由S、M、L三个片段组成,长度分别为947、4 371、6 860个核苷酸。其中,S片段基因编码由234个氨基酸残基组成的核衣壳蛋白和由102个氨基酸残基组成的非结构蛋白,M片段基因编码由1 435个氨基酸残基组成的前体蛋白,L片段基因编码由2 239个氨基酸残基组成的RNA聚合酶。与国外其它地区的巴泰病毒分离株进行基因组全编码区序列比较后发现,YN92-4株与日本牛血清分离株(ON-7/B/01株)在S、M片段核苷酸(氨基酸)的同源性最高,分别为97.7%(100%)和95.7%(98%);由于本研究首次开展对巴泰病毒L基因片段核苷酸序列的研究,因此国际基因库尚无可参考的序列信息,本研究比较了我国分离的巴泰病毒与同一血清组的代表病毒Bunyamwera病毒L片段的核苷酸和氨基酸序列同源性,分别为73.5%和81.6%。系统进化分析显示,YN92-4株基因组与其它巴泰病毒分离株在各自分支下形成独立分支。本研究提示我国分离的巴泰病毒YN92-4株未发生基因重配(...     

汉坦病毒东方田鼠分离株ZT10的M基因序列的特性分析

分析东方田鼠分离汉坦病毒ZT10株M基因分子特征.提取汉坦病毒ZT10株感染细胞的总RNA,应用逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)扩增ZT10株M片段全基因,克隆于T载体并测序,对其进行序列分析.结果显示汉坦病毒ZT10株的基因组M片段长度为3651个核苷酸,编码1133个氨基酸.序列分析表明其为Seoul型汉坦病毒.与八株Seoul型汉坦病毒的M片段同源性为84.0%～96.3%,而与HTN型汉坦病毒的同源性则较低,与从田鼠分离的汉坦病毒(Prospect Hill virus, Tula virus, Khabarovsk virus, Isla vista virus)核苷酸同源性仅为57.5%～60.9%,且与浙江省Seoul型分离株Guo3同源性较低,表明浙江省可能存在着另一Seoul亚型的汉坦病毒.     

三种沼虾的COI基因序列变异及其分类地位探讨(英文)

罗氏沼虾(Macrobrachium rosenbergii)和日本沼虾(M.nipponense)经在我国得到广泛的养殖,产生巨大的经济效益.祁连沼虾(M. qilianensis)是自然分布在我国甘肃省的土著虾种,因其外部形态符合沼虾属的特征,而被前人归入沼虾属.为了从分子生物学的角度理解罗氏沼虾、日本沼虾与祁连沼虾的遗传差异,为合理开发和利用沼虾资源提供理论基础,作者对这3种沼虾的线粒体COI基因序列进行研究.从甘肃、浙江等地分别采集这三种沼虾的样本各10尾,共30尾,其中祁连沼虾是野生样本,而罗氏沼虾和日本沼虾都是养殖样本.通过PCR方法扩增线粒体COI基因,并测序.通过比对,获得一致序列649 bp.在30个样本中共检测到169个变异位点,占总变异的26.04%;共检测到7种单倍型.3种沼虾的核苷酸多态性分别为:罗氏沼虾0.411%、日本沼虾0.092%、祁连沼虾0.031%.野生的祁连沼虾遗传多样性远远低于养殖的罗氏沼虾和日本沼虾.三种沼虾单倍型之间的Kimura双参数遗传距离在19.87%～23.84%,三者之间的遗传距离较大,提示三者均为有效种.为进一步确定这三种沼虾在长臂虾科的分类地位, 我们从NCBI数据库中下载了长臂虾科的其它种类的COI序列进行系统发生分析.用NJ法构建的分子系统树显示:日本沼虾和罗氏沼虾与沼虾属的其它种类聚成一枝,而祁连沼虾与同亚科的脊尾白虾(Exopalaemon carinicauda)和长角长臂虾(Palaemon debilis)较沼虾属另10种虾的遗传距离近,即祁连沼虾与白虾属及长臂虾属聚成另一枝.凶此,COI序列的结果不支持祁连沼虾归入沼虾属.但其分类地位应该综合多方面证据重新进行分析确定.     

鸭肝炎病毒基因组3'末端序列的克隆和分析

用3'RACE和RT-PCR扩增并克隆鸭肝炎病毒(Duck hepatitis virus,DHV)Ⅰ型毒株C80和Ⅰ型变异株E63的3'末端序列.分析结果显示,C80株和E63株基因组3'末端均包含1 359 nt的3D、终止密码子TGA、长314nt的3'UTR,而poly(A)尾分别含18个A和19个A.由2株DHV 3D核苷酸序列所推导的3D蛋白均含453个氨基酸,均包含KDELR、DxxxxD、GxxCSGxxxTxxxNS、YGDD和FLKR等小RNA病毒RNA聚合酶的特征基序,该结果进一步证实Ⅰ型DHV属于小RNA病毒科的成员.两株DHV与小RNA病毒科9个已知属之间3D蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性为16%～37%,介于属间3D蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性范围(18%～60%)之内;此外,Ⅰ型DHV的3'UTR在小RNA病毒科是最长的.用3D蛋白进行进化分析的结果表明,Ⅰ型DHV可能属于小RNA病毒科的一个独立的病毒属.     

中国国内首次发现Nam Dinh病毒

2009～2011年,课题组在深圳市龙岗区的致倦库蚊标本中检测到我国首株Nam Dinh病毒(Nam DinhVirus,NDiV)。本研究通过细胞培养、SYBR Green I实时定量荧光RT-PCR和RT-PCR方法对深圳NDiV的细胞易感性和分子进化特征进行分析。结果发现4批致倦库蚊标本可以引起C6/36细胞病变。4株深圳分离株的SYBR Green I实时定量荧光RT-PCR检测结果均出现"S"型扩增曲线与特异性的熔解曲线。对分离株的RNA依赖的RNA聚合酶(RNA-dependent RNA polymerase,RdRp)基因与部分ZmHel1(Zn module+Superfamily 1 Helicase)基因进行扩增均可以在2%琼脂糖电泳显示到目的条带。4株深圳分离毒株的RdRp基因核苷酸和氨基酸序列与越南代表株NDiV(02VN178)的同源性均达99%以上。系统进化树分析表明,4株深圳NDiV株与越南NDiV代表株的亲缘性最近,属于同一个进化分支上。据文献检索表明,本文发现的NDiV为国内首次报道。     

Ultrastructural and sequence characterization of Penaeus vannamei nodavirus (PvNV) from Belize

The Penaeus vannamei nodavirus (PvNV), which causes muscle necrosis in Penaeus vannamei from Belize, was identified in 2005. Infected shrimp show clinical signs of white, opaque lesions in the tail muscle. Under transmission electron microscopy, the infected cells exhibit increases in various organelles, including mitochondria, Golgi stacks, and rough endoplasmic reticulum. Cytoplasmic inclusions containing para-crystalline arrays of virions were visualized. The viral particle is spherical in shape and 19 to 27 nm in diameter. A cDNA library was constructed from total RNA extracted from infected shrimp. Through nucleotide sequencing from the cDNA clones and northern blot hybridization, the PvNV genome was shown to consist of 2 segments: RNA1 (3111 bp) and RNA2 (1183 bp). RNA1 contains 2 overlapped open reading frames (ORF A and B), which may encode a RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and a B2 protein, respectively. RNA2 contains a single ORF that may encode the viral capsid protein. Sequence analyses showed the presence of 4 RdRp characteristic motifs and 2 conserved domains (RNA-binding B2 protein and viral coat protein) in the PvNV genome. Phylogenetic analysis based on the translated amino acid sequence of the RdRp reveals that PvNV is a member of the genus Alphanodavirus and closely related to Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV). In a study investigating potential PvNV vectors, we monitored the presence of PvNV by RT-PCR in seabird feces and various aquatic organisms collected around a shrimp farm in Belize. PvNV was detected in mosquitofish, seabird feces, barnacles, and zooplankton, suggesting that PvNV can be spread via these carriers.     

Quantitative relationship of two viruses (MrNV and XSV) in white-tail disease of Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV) were purified from diseased freshwater prawns M. rosenbergii and used to infect healthy post-larvae (PL) by an immersion method. Three groups of prawns were challenged with various combined doses of MrNV and XSV. Signs of white-tail disease (WTD) were observed in Groups 1 and 2, which had been challenged with combinations containing relatively high proportions of MrNV and low proportions of XSV. By contrast there was little sign of WTD in Group 3, which had been challenged with a higher proportion of XSV than MrNV. A 2-step Taqman real-time RT-PCR was developed and applied to quantify viral copy numbers in each challenged PL. Results showed that genomic copies of both viruses were much higher in Groups 1 and 2 than they were in Group 3, indicating that MrNV plays a key role in WTD of M. rosenbergii. The linear correlation between MrNV and XSV genome copies in infected prawns demonstrated that XSV is a satellite virus, dependent on MrNV, but its role in pathogenicity of WTD remains unclear.     

Dot-blot hybridization and RT-PCR detection of extra small virus (XSV) associated with white tail disease of prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

The availability of specific and reliable detection methods is essential for monitoring the health status of farmed species, particularly for viral diseases. Extra small virus (XSV), a virus-like particle, is associated with Macrobrachium rosenbergii Noda virus (MrNV) in white tail disease (WTD) of M. rosenbergii. We developed 2 genome-based detection methods for the identification of XSV, namely dot-blot hybridization and a single-step RT-PCR. Detection limits were established and are ca. 2.5 pg and 5 fg of viral RNA for dot-blot hybridization and RT-PCR, respectively. Application of the methods to field samples indicated that some animals positively diagnosed with MrNV did not contain XSV, at least within the detection limit of the methodology. This raises the question of the actual role of XSV and its interactions with MrNV in WTD of M. rosenbergii.     

Artemia as a possible vector for Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus transmission (XSV) to Macrobrachium rosenbergii post-larvae

Five developmental stages of Artemia were exposed to Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and extra small virus (XSV) by immersion and oral routes in order to investigate the possibility of Artemia acting as a reservoir or carrier of these viruses. The second objective was to determine if virus-exposed Artemia were capable of transmitting the disease to post-larvae (PL) of M. rosenbergii. There was no significant difference in percent mortality between Artemia control groups and groups challenged with these viruses. On the other hand, all the developmental stages of Artemia were positive for both viruses by nested RT-PCR, regardless of the challenge route. In horizontal transmission experiments, 100% mortality was observed in M. rosenbergii PL fed with Artemia nauplii exposed to MrNV and XSV by either challenge route. However, no mortality was observed in PL fed with virus-free Artemia. RT-PCR analysis of the M. rosenbergii PL confirmed the presence of MrNV and XSV in the challenge group and absence in the control group.     

Expression and Assembly Mechanism of the Capsid Proteins of a Satellite Virus (XSV) Associated with Macrobrachium rosenbergii Nodavirus

The extra small virus (XSV) is a satellite virus associated with Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and its genome consists of two overlapping ORFs, CP17 and CP16. Here we demonstrate that CP16 is expressed from the second AUG of the CP17 gene and is not a proteinase cleavage result of CP17. We further expressed CP17 and several truncated CP17s (in which the N- or C-terminus or both was deleted), respectively, in Escherichia coli. Except for the recombinant plasmid CP17ΔC10, all recombinant plasmids expressed soluble protein which assembled into virus-like particles (VLPs), suggesting that the C-terminus is important for VLP formation.     

Production of monoclonal antibodies specific to Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus using recombinant capsid protein

The gene encoding the capsid protein of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) was cloned into pGEX-6P-1 expression vector and then transformed into the Escherichia coli strain BL21. After induction, capsid protein-glutathione-S-transferase (GST-MrNV; 64 kDa) was produced. The recombinant protein was separated using SDS-PAGE, excised from the gel, electro-eluted and then used for immunization for monoclonal antibody (MAb) production. Four MAbs specific to the capsid protein were selected and could be used to detect natural MrNV infections in M. rosenbergii by dot blotting, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry without cross-reaction with uninfected shrimp tissues or other common shrimp viruses. The detection sensitivity of the MAbs was 10 fmol μl-1 of the GST-MrNV, as determined using dot blotting. However, the sensitivity of the MAb on dot blotting with homogenate from naturally infected M. rosenbergii was approximately 200-fold lower than that of 1-step RT-PCR. Immunohistochemical analysis using these MAbs with infected shrimp tissues demonstrated staining in the muscles, nerve cord, gill, heart, loose connective tissue and inter-tubular tissue of the hepatopancreas. Although the positive reactions occurred in small focal areas, the immunoreactivity was clearly demonstrated. The MAbs targeted different epitopes of the capsid protein and will be used to develop a simple immunoassay strip test for rapid detection of MrNV.     

Shrimp laminin receptor binds with capsid proteins of two additional shrimp RNA viruses YHV and IMNV

Laminin receptor (Lamr) in shrimp was previously proposed to be a potential receptor protein for Taura syndrome virus (TSV) based on yeast two-hybrid assays. Since shrimp Lamr bound to the VP1 capsid protein of TSV, we were interested to know whether capsid/envelope proteins from other shrimp viruses would also bind to Lamr. Thus, capsid/envelope encoding genes from 5 additional shrimp viruses were examined. These were Penaeus stylirostris densovirus (PstDNV), white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV), Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV), and yellow head virus (YHV). Protein interaction analysis using yeast two-hybrid assay revealed that Lamr specifically interacted with capsid/envelope proteins of RNA viruses IMNV and YHV but not MrNV and not with the capsid/envelope proteins of DNA viruses PstDNV and WSSV. In vitro pull-down assay also confirmed the interaction between Lamr and YHV gp116 envelope protein, and injection of recombinant Lamr (rLamr) protein produced in yeast cells protected shrimp against YHV in laboratory challenge tests.     

Experimental transmission and tissue tropism of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and its associated extra small virus (XSV)

White tail disease (WTD) was found to be a serious problem in hatcheries and nursery ponds of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in India. The causative organisms have been identified as M. rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) and its associated extra small virus (XSV). Experimentally transmitted to healthy animals, they caused 100% mortality in post-larvae but failed to cause mortality in adult prawns. The RT-PCR assay revealed the presence of both viruses in moribund post-larvae and in gill tissue, head muscle, stomach, intestine, heart, hemolymph, pleopods, ovaries and tail muscle, but not in eyestalks or the hepatopancreas of experimentally infected adult prawns. The presence of these viruses in ovarian tissue indicates the possibility of vertical transmission. Pleopods have been found to be a suitable organ for detecting these viruses in brooders using the RT-PCR technique.