(二)基因的轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)
目前已有多種基因轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)的方式,其基本原則是將外源基因運(yùn)到細(xì)胞內(nèi)。已使用的有病毒載體和非病毒載體兩大類。
病毒載體:病毒具有一些獨(dú)特的性質(zhì)如多數(shù)病毒可感染特異的細(xì)胞,在細(xì)胞內(nèi)不易降解;RNA病毒能整合到染色體以及基因水平較高等。因此病毒載體是良好的基因轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)載體。目前已被用作載體的病毒有逆轉(zhuǎn)錄病毒、腺病毒、腺相關(guān)的病毒。皰疹病毒和肝炎病毒等。逆轉(zhuǎn)錄病毒用作載體時(shí)需進(jìn)行幾步改造:(1)將天然的野生型RNA前病毒轉(zhuǎn)變成DNA載體,并插入欲轉(zhuǎn)移的相關(guān)外源基因。其基本原則是用標(biāo)記基因和外源基因替代病毒的編碼基因,如圖23-2所示。(2)制備輔助細(xì)胞為載體DNA提供其喪失的功能,如圖23-3所示。(3)將載體DNA導(dǎo)入輔助以產(chǎn)生病毒載體。如圖23-4。(4)病毒載體感染靶細(xì)胞,外源基因在細(xì)胞內(nèi)得以表達(dá),如圖23-5所示。
STEP 1
INSERTING FOREIGN DNA INTO THE RETROVIRAL PROVIRUS
Wild-Type Provirus
圖23-2 Scientists use recombinant DNA techniques to replace the gag,pol,and env genes with one or more foreign genes.The foreign genes can be inserted in several different patterns.in this example,a selectable marker gene(neo)replaces the viral gag and pol genes and a human gene replaces the env gene.
STEP 2
MAKING THE HELPER CELL
Desiging the Helper Vius
圖 23-3 The helper cell should meet two basic requirements:(1)it should provide functions missing from the the vector virus,and(2)it should not be capable of producing viable virus particles. The crucial element in the development of a successful helper cell is the design of the helper virus.Researchers use recombinant DNA techniques to disable the helper virus in the test tube-one of the most common measures is removal of the Psi fragment.The Psi-deficient helper virus produces all of the normal viral proteins, but cannot package its own RNA because it lacks the appropriate packaging signal. Helper virus DNA is inserted into the genome of the helper cell using chemical techniques.
STEP 3
PRODUCING THE VECTOR
圖23-4 Scientists use chemical measures or an infection technique to insert recombinant vector DNA (including a human gene) into helper cells.Because the vector provirus contains the Psi sequence, the vector RNA genome is automatically encapsulated by viral proteins produced by helper virus DNA in the helper cell. The resulting viral particles are released by budding from the helper cell membrane. The vector virus is capable of only one infection because it lacks the information needed to make viral proteins.
STEP 4
INFECTING THE TARGET ELL
圖23-5 Researchers infect target cells (such as human bone marrow cells)with the vector virus in two different ways: they mix them with helper cells producing the virus, or they bathe them in fluid harvested from the helper cell culture.When the vector provirus is integrated into the target cell DNA ,enzymes from the target cell treat it as an integral part of the genome. Cellular enzymes do the work necessary to make proteins from the foreign genes located between the two viral L TRs.
非病毒載體:這類載體的發(fā)展較快,目前主要是脂質(zhì)體,一些具有受體功能的載體也呈現(xiàn)出誘人的前景,關(guān)于常見(jiàn)載體的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)列于表2。
表23-2 常見(jiàn)基因轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)載體的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)
載體 | 優(yōu)點(diǎn) | 缺點(diǎn) |
逆轉(zhuǎn)錄病素毒 | 基因組小并且簡(jiǎn)單
可穩(wěn)定整合于宿主基因組 生物學(xué)特性清楚 可高效轉(zhuǎn)入復(fù)制中的細(xì)胞 對(duì)宿主細(xì)胞無(wú)害 |
僅感染分裂細(xì)胞
隨機(jī)整合(可能導(dǎo)致突變) 常常只有短暫表達(dá) 病毒滴度低(107pfu/ml) 可能會(huì)與有復(fù)制能務(wù)的病毒重組插入容量有限(10kb) |
腺相關(guān)病毒 | 基因組小(5kb)
可特異整合于人19號(hào)染色體 以人細(xì)胞作為宿主 無(wú)毒、無(wú)致病性 |
尚未研究清楚
需腺病毒輔助復(fù)制 攜帶外源基因能力有限(4kb) 難得到高滴度病毒 |
腺病毒 | 適于原位使用,尤其是肺
(在不分裂細(xì)胞中可進(jìn)行高效率的體內(nèi)感染) 病毒滴度高(1010pfu/ml) 生物學(xué)特性清楚 |
不與宿主基因組整合(只有短暫表達(dá))
載本基因組復(fù)雜 病毒蛋白可能引起免疫反應(yīng)及炎癥反應(yīng) 插入外源基因能力有限(7-8kb) |
脂質(zhì)體 | 無(wú)感染能力
理論上無(wú)DNA大小限制 毒性低 |
無(wú)特異性靶細(xì)胞
轉(zhuǎn)染效率低 僅有短暫表達(dá) 體內(nèi)應(yīng)用困難 |
受體介導(dǎo)的轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn) | 無(wú)感染能力
特異性轉(zhuǎn)染靶細(xì)胞 理論上無(wú)DNA大小限制 構(gòu)建靈活 |
轉(zhuǎn)染效率低
體內(nèi)應(yīng)用困難 可能有免疫原性 只有短暫表達(dá) |