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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2019

Construction of a replication-competent hepatitis B virus vector carrying secreted luciferase transgene and establishment of new hepatitis B virus replication and expression cell lines.

Jie Ruan, Cai-Yan Ping, Shuo Sun, Xin Cheng, Peng-Yu Han, Yin-Ge Zhang, Dian-Xing Sun

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie RuanThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Cai-Yan PingThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Shuo SunThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Xin ChengThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Peng-Yu HanThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Yin-Ge ZhangThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China.
Dian-Xing SunThe Liver Disease Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, the 980th Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang 050082, Hebei Province, China. sundianxing@hotmail.com.
People's Liberation Army 401 Hospital · CNChinese People’s Liberation Army 263 hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreviously, we have successfully constructed replication-competent hepatitis B virus (HBV) vectors by uncoupling the P open reading frame (ORF) from the preC/C ORF to carefully design the transgene insertion site to overcome the compact organization of the HBV genome and maintain HBV replication competence. Consequently, the replication-competent HBV vectors carrying foreign genes, including pCH-BsdR, carrying blasticidin resistance gene (399 bp), and pCH-hrGFP, carrying humanized renilla green fluorescent protein gene (720 bp), were successfully obtained. However, the replication efficiency of the former is higher but it is tedious to use, while that of the latter is poor and cannot be quantified. Hence, we need to search for a new reporter gene that is convenient and quantifiable for further research.

aimTo establish a helpful tool for intracellular HBV replication and anti-viral drugs screening studies.

methodsWe utilized the replication-competent HBV viral vectors constructed by our laboratory, combined with the secreted luciferase reporter gene, to construct replication-competent HBV vectors expressing the reporter gene secretory Nanoluc Luciferase (SecNluc). HepG2.TA2-7 cells were transfected with this vector to obtain cell lines with stably secreted HBV particles carrying secNluc reporter gene.

resultsThe replication-competent HBV vector carrying the SecNluc reporter gene pCH-sNLuc could produce all major viral RNAs and a full set of envelope proteins and achieve high-level secreted luciferase expression. HBV replication intermediates could be produced from this vector. Via transfection with pTRE-sNLuc and selection by hygromycin, we obtained isolated cell clones, named HBV-NLuc-35 cells, which could secrete secNLuc recombinant viruses, and were sensitive to existing anti-HBV drugs. Using differentiated HepaRG cells, it was verified that recombinant HBV possessed infectivity.

conclusionOur research demonstrated that a replication-competent HBV vector carrying a secreted luciferase transgene possesses replication and expression ability, and the established HBV replication and expression cell lines could stably secrete viral particles carrying secNluc reporter gene. More importantly, the cell line and the secreted recombinant viral particles could be used to trace HBV replication or infection.

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Antiviral AgentsCell LineGenes, ReporterGenetic VectorsHepatitis B virusHep G2 CellsHumansLamivudineLuciferasesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlasmidsRNARNA, ViralTransfectionTransgenesVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsLamivudineLuciferasesRNARNA, recombinantRNA, ViralHepatitis B virusHepatitis B virus cell lineReplication-competent hepatitis B virus vectorSecreted luciferase gene

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PMID31660033
PMCPMC6815792
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