丙型肝炎病毒1b DY株ns5a基因的克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

目的克隆和表达丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）1b型地方株DY株ns5a基因。方法运用原核细胞基因工程技术。设计目的基因的特异引物，采用巢式PCR法，从含HCV1bDY株全长eDNA的质粒HCV17中扩增出约480bp的目的片段，将其插入克隆载体pMD18-Tvector中，再亚克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a中；经酶切、PCR及测序鉴定后转化入BL21菌株，在IPTG诱导下进行融合蛋白的表达；采用SDS-PAGE电泳及Western-blot检测NS5A蛋白的表达水平。结果成功构建了含有HCV1b DY株ns5a基因的重组体，并得以表达。结论成功构建和表达了HCV1b DY株ns5a基因，为进一步研究HCVns5a的基因型及探讨该基因编码的Ns5A蛋白的性质和生物学活性创造了条件。

Cloning and expression of ns5a gene of hepatitis C virus 1b strain DY in Escherichia coli

Objective To clone and express the ns5a gene of hepatitis C virus(HCV) 1b strain DY.Methods By using the prokaryotic cell gene engineering,HCV ns5a gene was amplified with nested PCR from the plasmid HCV17 of HCV 1b strain DY full-length gene and inserted into the cloning pMD18-T vector.The cloned HCV ns5a gene was separated and subcloned into expression vector pET-28a and induced by IPTG in E.coli.BL21.The expressed product was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western-blot methods.Results Recombinant expression plasmid pet-28a-ns5a was constructed and expressed successfully.Conclusion HCV ns5a gene was cloned and expressed.This might be helpful for further studies on the nature and biological properties of the ns5a gene.