China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 4139-4149.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2022.11.004

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Screening and Identification of the Host Proteins Interacting with African Swine Fever Virus E120R Protein Using Yeast Two-hybrid

CUI Shuai1, WANG Yang1, GUO Xiaoyu1, CHEN Shiyu1, JIANG Yajun1, PANG Zhongbao1, HUANG Jianxin2, MENG Fanfeng3, JIANG Yitong1, ZHU Hongfei1, JIA Hong1   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. Dali Vocational and Technical College of Agriculture and Forestry, Dali 671003, China;
    3. Beijing Dafaun Poultry Breeding Co., Ltd., Beijing 100193, China
  • Received:2022-05-11 Online:2022-11-05 Published:2022-11-04

Abstract: 【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of African swine fever virus (ASFV) capsid E120R protein in virus infection, and identify the host proteins that could interact with E120R protein.【Method】 The E120R gene was synthesized according to ASFV CADC_HN09 isolate.The bait plasmid pGBKT7-E120R, truncated plasmids pGBKT7-E120R-1 (amino acids 1 to 61) and pGBKT7-E120R-2 (amino acids 62 to 122) of E120R gene were constructed.After toxicity and auto-activation detected, yeast two-hybrid BMDMs cDNA library was applied to screen the host proteins with E120R protein.Then the host proteins sequences were aligned via NCBI database and verified by co-immunoprecipitation assay.The candidate host proteins were preliminarily analyzed by GO function and KEGG pathway analysis by webgenstal online analysis website, so as to determine the biological process and signal pathway of the screened host proteins.【Result】 The bait plasmid pGBKT7-E120R-2 was non-toxic and not auto-activation, so it was available for cDNA library screening.A total of 46 initial positive clones were screened from the yeast two-hybrid BMDMs cDNA library and verified.After sequence alignment in NCBI database, a total of 29 potential interacting proteins were obtained.Both poly(C) binding protein 2 (PCBP2) and interferon-stimulated gene product 15 (ISG15) were identified to interact with E120R protein by co-immunoprecipitation assay.GO function enrichment analysis showed that these host proteins could participate in metabolic process, biological regulation, response to stimulus and other biological processes.KEGG pathway enrichment analysis indicated that these host proteins could be involved in antigen processing and presentation, ferroptosis, necroptosis and other pathways.【Conclusion】 ASFV capsid protein E120R could interact with a variety of host proteins involved in the host immune response and cell death, which would provide an important theoretical basis for further research on the role of ASFV E120R protein in the process of virus infection.

Key words: African swine fever virus (ASFV); yeast two-hybrid; E120R protein; interacting protein

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