Ratchanu Tongphung. Cloning expression and purification of the dengue virus NS3 helicase domain and analysis of the catalytic properties. Master's Degree(Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering). Mahidol University. Mahidol University Library and Knowledge Center. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Cloning expression and purification of the dengue virus NS3 helicase domain and analysis of the catalytic properties
Abstract:
Nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) of dengue virus type 2 (DEN-2) is a
multifunctional protein composed of two domains, a serine protease in the N-terminal
domain (NS3pro) and RNA-stimulated nucleoside triphosphatase (NTPase)/RNA
helicase at the C-terminus (NS3h). NS3 plays an important role in viral replication and
represents coordinated regulation of all the catalytic activities in the full-length NS3
protein, However, it still remains unclear whether enzyme activities of NS3 are
functionally interdependent or modulated by interplay of the domain elements. In this
study, plasmid harboring NS3 helicase domain and the NS2B hydrophilic domain
linked to the NS3 full-length gene , NS2B(H)NS3FL, were constructed by PCR and
restriction enzyme digestion. The two recombinant proteins were expressed in
Escherichia coli. The degraded products of protein were observed under the 79.1 kDa
of NS2B(H)NS3FL at both 30º C and 37º C incubation condition. The 56.5 kDa NS3h
was purified by metal chelate affinity chromatography followed by renaturation of
precursors, mediated by artificial chaperone-assisted refolding which yielded the
active helicase. NTPase assay based on colorimetric method with malachite reagent
was performed NTPase activity of NS3 helicase in the presence of ATP showed a
higher turnover and Km value than the reaction without ATP. The activity increased
approximately 3-fold in the presence of polynucleotides. This indicates that NTPase
activity of dengue NS3 can be stimulated by polynucleotide. For helicase function of
NS3h, helicase assay was conducted using short internally quenched DNA
oligonucleotides for the helicase. The assay was based on fluorescence release, in the
presence and absence of polynucleotides. Significant fluorescence signaling increase
was observed in the presence of polynucleotides. No unwinding activity was observed
with addition of poly U. This indicates effect of polynucleotides on helicase activity.
These results suggest the same or overlapping bingding site of polynucleotide and
RNA duplex on NS3 protein