Ying Yu Chen;Bao Shuang;Ya Xia Tan;Min Jie Meng;Pu Han;Xiao Ning Mo;Quan Sheng Song;Xiao Yan Qiu;新 罗;Qi Ni Gan;Xin Zhang;Ying Zheng;Shun Ai Liu;Xiao Ning Wang;南山 钟;大龙 马
Peking University;Guangzhou Medical College;Southern Medical University;China Association for Science and Technology;Ctr. for Dis. Control/Prevention;Capital Medical University
发表时间:2005-2-20
期 刊:Chinese Medical Journal
语 言:English
U R L: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=20044392658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
Background: The genome of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) includes sequences encoding the putative protein X4 (ORF8, ORF7a), consisting of 122 amino acids. The deduced sequence contains a probable cleaved signal peptide sequence and a C-terminal transmembrane helix, indicating that protein X4 is likely to be a type I membrane protein. This study was conducted to demonstrate whether the protein X4 was expressed and its essential function in the process of SARS-CoV infection. Methods: The prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein X4-expressing plasmids were constructed. Recombinant soluble protein X4 was purified from E. coli using ion exchange chromatography, and the preparation was injected into chicken for rising specific polyclonal antibodies. The expression of protein X4 in SARS-CoV-infected Vero E6 cells and lung tissues from patients with SARS was performed using immunofluorescence assay and immunohistochemistry technique. The preliminary function of protein X4 was evaluated by treatment with and over-expression of protein X4 in cell lines. Western blot was employed to evaluate the expression of protein X4 in SARS-CoV particles. Results: We expressed and purified soluble recombinant protein X4 from E. coli, and generated specific antibodies against protein X4. Western blot proved that the protein X4 was not assembled in the SARS-CoV particles. Indirect immunofluorescence assays revealed that the expression of protein X4 was detected at 8 hours after infection in SARS-CoV-infected Vero E6 cells. It was also detected in the lung tissues from patients with SARS. Treatment with and overexpression of protein X4 inhibited the growth of Balb/c 3T3 cells as determined by cell counting and MTT assays. Conclusion: The results provide the evidence of protein X4 expression following SARS-CoV infection, and may facilitate further investigation of the immunopathological mechanism of SARS.
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1999 | 0.129 | 0.158 | |
2000 | 0.143 | 0.167 | |
2001 | 0.127 | 0.111 | |
2002 | 0.143 | 0.15 | |
2003 | 0.208 | 0.364 | |
2004 | 0.249 | 0.339 | |
2005 | 0.305 | 0.423 | |
2006 | 0.301 | 0.38 | |
2007 | 0.329 | 0.4 | |
2008 | 0.356 | 0.484 | |
2009 | 0.393 | 0.568 | |
2010 | 0.388 | 0.653 | |
2011 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.594 |
2012 | 1.6 | 0.376 | 0.584 |
2013 | 1.7 | 0.446 | 0.677 |
2014 | 1.9 | 0.486 | 0.628 |
2015 | 2 | 0.443 | 0.55 |
2016 | 2.1 | 0.422 | 0.518 |
2017 | 2.3 | 0.52 | 0.631 |
2018 | 2.6 | 0.504 | 0.66 |
2019 | 2.5 | 0.452 | 0.636 |
2020 | 2.8 |
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