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Identification and sequence analysis of a Macaca fascicularis homologous gene to human hepatitis B viruse antigen binding protein E-19
Yu Wu, Jun Cheng, Yin-Ying Lu, Lin Wang, Yan Liu, Jian Zhang, Ke Li
Yu Wu, Jun Cheng, Yin-Ying Lu, Lin Wang, Yan Liu, Jian Zhang, Ke Li, Gene Therapy Research Center, Institute of Infectious Diseases, The 302 Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100039, China
Supported by: Grants from the National Natural Scientific Foundation, No. C03011402, No. C30070689, No. C39970674, No. C30371288; and the 9.5 Research and Technique Foundation of PLA, No. 98D063; and the Launching Foundation for Student Studying Abroad of PLA, No. 98H038; and the 10.5 Youth Research and Technique Foundation of PLA, No. 01Q138; and the 10.5 Research and Technique Foundation of PLA, No. 01MB135.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jun Cheng, Gene Therapy Research Center, Institute of Infectious Diseases, The 302 Hospital of PLA, 100 Xisihuanzhong Road, Beijing 100039, China. cj@genetherapy.com.cn
Received: November 13, 2003 Revised: December 1, 2003 Accepted: December 16, 2003 Published online: April 15, 2004
AIM: To explore the biological and immunoregulatory functions of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) which is a secreted nonparticulate version of the viral nucleocapsid hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg), yeast-two hybrid technique was performed to seek proteins in hepatocytes interacting with HBeAg and a novel gene named as E-19 was identified. To clone E-19 homologous gene from different species, a Macaca fascicularis homologous gene E-19 was identified by bioinformatics.
METHODS: HBeAg bait plasmid was constructed and transformed into yeast AH109 (a type). AH109 was mated with yeast cells Y187 (type) containing liver cDNA library plasmid pCAT2 in 2×YPDA medium. Plasmid of true positive blue colonies were extracted and analyzed by DNA sequencing and a new human gene E-19 was identified. A Macaca fascicularis homologous gene E-19 was identified by bioinformatics methods.
RESULTS: A Macaca fascicularis homologous gene E-19 was identified by bioinformatics. The Macaca fascicularis homologous gene E-19 was consisted of 378 nt and encoded a protein of 125 aa.
CONCLUSION: Human gene E-19, a HBeAg interacting proteins in hepatocytes, is successfully cloned by yeast-two hybrid technique and a Macaca fascicularis homologous gene E-19 is identified by bioinformatics.
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Citation: Wu Y, Cheng J, Lu YY, Wang L, Liu Y, Zhang J, Li K. Identification and sequence analysis of a Macaca fascicularis homologous gene to human hepatitis B viruse antigen binding protein E-19. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12(4): 805-808
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