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Published on: June 26, 2014
[The effects of different PAP domains on hepatitis B virus replication]
Chun-xia Guo1, Yong-wen He, Cheng Peng
1Department of Infectious Disease, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of different PAP domains on hepatitis B virus replication.
Methods:
The full length and two truncated PAP mutants were cloned into a eukaryotic expression plasmid, and were transfected into HepG2.2.15 cells using lipofectamine 2000. 3 days after transfection, the medium and cells were collected. HBsAg and HBeAg were measured using ELISA. The titers of HBV DNA were quantified using fluorogenic quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR). HepG2 cells were used to determine the cytotoxicity of the plasmids transfection by MTT assays.
Results:
The inhibitory effect on HBV replication of the C-terminal 25 amino acids deleted PAP mutant (pXF3H-PAP14) was not significantly different from that of the full length PAP (pXF3H-PAP12) (Chi-square test = 0.5, 2.0, 0.02, probability value more than 0.05), however, the cytotoxicity of pXF3H-PAP14 was lower than that of pXF3H-PAP12 (Chi-square test = 7.7, probability value less than 0.01). Both N-terminal 69 amino acids deleted mutant and C-terminal 25 amino acids deleted mutant had no cytotoxicity and no antiviral activity.
Conclusion:
C-terminal 25 amino acid of PAP is related to cytotoxicity but not related to antiviral activity of PAP. N-terminal 69 amino acid of PAP is related to the anti-HBV effect of PAP.
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