猪链球菌谷氨酰胺tRNA合成酶的原核表达产物的小鼠免疫试验

【目的】猪链球菌谷氨酰tRNA合成酶(Glutamyl tRNA Synthetase,GtS)是一种催化谷氨酰胺与对应的tRNA发生酯化反应形成谷氨酰tRNA的蛋白酶。本研究通过小鼠免疫保护力实验来评价Gts的免疫原性。【方法与结果】使用clustalX对GenBank中链球菌属的GtS进行同源性分析,结果显示GtS的氨基酸序列在链球菌属内同源性达到95%以上。利用原核表达系统在大肠杆菌BL21中表达(His)6-GtS融合蛋白。SDS-PAGE和Western blot结果表明该融合蛋白在BL21菌株中高效表达,并且具有良好的免疫原性。融合蛋白经过组氨酸标签纯化试剂盒(Novagen)纯化后获得纯度为93.3%、浓度为433μg/mL的重组蛋白rGtS。在小鼠免疫保护试验中,使用rGtS混合弗氏佐剂免疫Balb/c小鼠。免疫过后用4倍LD50剂量的SC19菌株(1.2×109CFU)攻毒,rGtS免疫组小鼠的存活率达50%(4/8),高于空载体对照(1/8)。【结论】本研究证实rGtS融合蛋白具有良好免疫原性,能够提供部分的保护,是一种非常有潜力的亚单位疫苗候选蛋白。     

马链球菌马亚种IgG结合蛋白的原核表达和免疫原性

为研究马链球菌马亚种IgG结合蛋白(EAG)免疫原性和保护力,评价其作为马链球菌疫苗抗原的价值。采用PCR法扩增马链球菌马亚种EAG基因,将测序正确的EAG扩增产物与原核表达载体pET-28a(+)连接构建重组质粒,对转化后的大肠杆菌进行诱导表达,用诱导纯化后的重组蛋白作免疫原免疫小鼠,分析重组蛋白免疫小鼠后的抗体水平及对小鼠的免疫保护力。结果表明,诱导后可得到26 kDa的EAG重组蛋白,且该蛋白可与该菌阳性血清发生特异性反应。间接ELISA检测免疫小鼠的抗体效价可达1∶8 100,重组蛋白免疫后对小鼠保护力可达90%。该结果表明,表达的EAG蛋白具有良好的抗原性,可有效提高小鼠的体液免疫水平及免疫保护力。     

牛乳源金黄色葡萄球菌EsxA蛋白的表达及免疫原性分析

为分析牛乳源金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)EsxA蛋白的免疫原性,构建EsxA-p ET-28a重组表达质粒,重组质粒经诱导表达后进行SDS-PAGE和Western blotting鉴定。用纯化后重组EsxA蛋白免疫小鼠,用间接ELISA检测免疫小鼠血清中的IgG、IgG1和IgG2a水平;免疫小鼠经S.aureus菌株攻击后,检测小鼠肝、脾、肾组织荷菌数和免疫保护率,观察S.aureus菌株攻击后小鼠肝、脾、肾病理组织学变化。结果表明,成功诱导表达了EsxA重组蛋白,该重组蛋白免疫小鼠后血清抗体效价可达1∶900,与对照相比,重组蛋白免疫后可减少小鼠肝、脾、肾组织的荷菌数,减轻这些脏器的病理损伤,对免疫小鼠保护率达75%。上述结果表明,该重组Esx A蛋白具有良好的免疫原性。     

吉富罗非鱼源无乳链球菌Sip-GAPDH融合基因的构建及其原核表达

利用重叠延伸(SOEing)PCR技术,将吉富罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)源无乳链球菌(Streptococcus agalactiae)ZQ0910株表面免疫原性蛋白(Surface immunogenic protein,Sip)基因与甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶(GAPDH)基因通过Linker序列融合,构建成为Sip-GAPDH融合基因。将其定向克隆至原核表达载体pET-32a(+)中,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中进行诱导表达。结果表明,重组质粒pET-32a-Sip-GAPDH在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达后所获得的融合蛋白Sip-GAPDH分子量为102.01 kD,表达最佳条件为37℃,IPTG浓度0.1 mmol/L,诱导5 h。Western blot鉴定结果表明融合基因得到了成功表达。     

金黄色葡萄球菌isdb基因的克隆表达及其小鼠免疫试验

为了研究金黄色葡萄球菌表面Isdb蛋白的免疫原性,应用PCR方法扩增出金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46株的isdb 基因并进行序列分析,再将isdb 基因插入到pET32-a(+) 载体上,构建了pET32-a(+)-isdb重组质粒,将重组质粒转化到宿主菌大肠埃希菌BL21中并诱导表达和纯化Isdb蛋白。用纯化的Isdb蛋白免疫小鼠,检测小鼠血清中抗体水平;在二次免疫之后的第2周,用金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46、HLJ23-1株对小鼠攻毒,每组8只小鼠。研究结果发现：isdb基因在不同菌株中高度保守;Isdb蛋     

大肠杆菌肠毒素ST1、LTB基因融合及其免疫原性研究

目的:构建大肠杆菌肠毒素ST1-LTB融合基因,并研究其表达产物的免疫原性。方法:采用PCR和基因突变技术,从大肠杆菌C83902质粒中扩增ST1突变基因和LTB基因,通过基因分离、纯化、内切酶酶切、连接和转化,构建含ST1-LTB融合基因表达载体的重组菌株,并用酶切和DNA序列分析鉴定重组质粒,同时用ST1-LTB融合蛋白粗提物免疫小鼠,观察免疫攻毒保护效果。结果:构建了含ST1-LTB融合基因表达载体的重组菌株BL21(DE3)(pXSL1),ST1-LTB融合基因的序列和阅读框架均正确,其表达的ST1-LTB融合蛋白能够被ST1单抗和LTB抗体识别,且该融合蛋白已丧失天然ST1肠毒素的活性。ST1-LTB融合蛋白能够诱发小鼠产生抗体,该抗体具有中和天然ST1肠毒素的毒性作用。结论:构建的重组菌株BL21(DE3)(pXSL1)可以高效表达ST1-LTB融合蛋白,其表达产物ST1-LTB融合蛋白具有良好的免疫原性,为更有效地预防仔猪黄痢提供了一种新型基因工程菌苗候选菌株。     

埃博拉病毒重组膜蛋白Gp-Fc表达及免疫原性研究

本研究利用HEK293F细胞表达了埃博拉病毒重组膜蛋白,并通过免疫小鼠初步研究了其免疫原性。按照人密码子使用频度优化编码埃博拉病毒膜蛋白胞外区基因,合成后将其插入到真核表达载体pXG-Fc中,构建埃博拉病毒糖蛋白和人IgG Fc片段融合蛋白表达质粒pXG-modGP-Fc。利用瞬时转染技术,将融合蛋白表达质粒转染到高密度培养的悬浮HEK293F细胞中,实现了分泌表达。通过Protein A亲和层析,得到了纯化的重组蛋白。将纯化的融合蛋白免疫小鼠,并通过间接ELISA对小鼠抗体效价进行评价。蛋白纯化及分析结果表明,本研究构建的真核表达系统能够有效表达埃博拉重组蛋白GP-Fc,细胞培养上清中重组蛋白以二聚体形式存在。通过间接ELISA分析,纯化的重组蛋白免疫实验动物后,可以在血清中检出高滴度的抗原特异性IgG,显示该重组蛋白具有良好的免疫原性。通过该研究,我们得到了具有良好免疫原性的重组蛋白,同时,该工作为研制基于重组蛋白的埃博拉疫苗以及筛选单克隆抗体打下基础。     

金黄色葡萄球菌凝集因子A的免疫原性

为研究金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)凝集因子A(ClfA)免疫原性及免疫保护作用,应用PCR方法扩增出金黄色葡萄球菌Newman、Wood46和HLJ23-1株的clfa基因并进行序列分析,再将Newman株的clfa基因插入到pQE-30载体上,导入宿主菌Escherichia coli M15(pREP4)并诱导表达和纯化ClfA重组蛋白。用纯化的ClfA免疫小鼠,检测血清中抗体和细胞因子水平,首次免疫后35 d时用金黄色葡萄球菌Wood46、HLJ23-1、Newman株对小鼠攻毒。结果发现:clfa基因序列高度保守;ClfA重组蛋白在E.coli M15中获得表达;在首次免疫后35 d时血清抗体效价和细胞因子浓度与对照组相比,均显著升高(P<0.05);攻毒结果为蛋白免疫组小鼠获得一定的免疫保护。由此表明,ClfA重组蛋白有较好的免疫原性和免疫保护力。     

副溶血弧菌SH112株OmpA蛋白的高效表达及免疫学特性

【目的】我们前期研究表明副溶血弧菌SH112株的OmpA蛋白在该菌的致病过程中发挥重要作用,是亚单位疫苗研制的潜在靶标抗原。本研究进一步对ompA(VPA1186)基因进行克隆表达,并研究其免疫学特性。【方法】扩增去除信号肽序列的成熟外膜蛋白OmpA的基因片段,定向克隆至表达载体,基因测序后对其编码蛋白质进行生物信息学分析。重组蛋白His-OmpA经纯化后,免疫ICR小鼠制备鼠多抗血清。Western blotting检测该蛋白的免疫原性及鼠多抗血清的特异性。动物实验验证其免疫保护率。【结果】成功表达分子量约为40.0 kDa的重组蛋白His-OmpA。制备的鼠多抗血清ELISA效价可达1∶50000以上。Westernblotting检测结果显示,该血清可与His-OmpA蛋白、总外膜蛋白和全菌蛋白发生特异性反应,说明所表达的目的蛋白保持原蛋白的免疫原性。此外,该高免血清可与其他主要血清型的副溶血弧菌发生特异性交叉反应,而与其他非副溶血弧菌菌株无交叉反应,表明该血清特异性较高,且提示OmpA蛋白可能是副溶血弧菌属的共同保护性抗原。小鼠免疫保护实验结果表明,该蛋白可提供约35%的免疫保护率。【结论】OmpA蛋白可作为诊断副溶血弧菌感染和亚单位疫苗研制的靶蛋白,为进一步开展该蛋白的功能研究提供了参考。     

奥利亚罗非鱼促性腺激素释放激素cDNA的原核表达及其免疫原性研究

促性腺激素释放激素(gonadotropin-releasinghormone,GnRH)是下丘脑分泌产生的神经激素,对脊椎动物生殖的调控起重要作用。为研究GnRH对奥利亚罗非鱼性腺发育的作用,构建了GnRHcDNA的原核表达载体并进行融合表达。利用RT-PCR方法从丘脑中扩增出长约400bp的目的序列GnRH基因,克隆至T载体中,经酶切鉴定和序列测定分析确认序列的正确性后将此片段克隆到表达载体pMAL-c2x中构建重组表达质粒pMAL-GnRH,并在大肠杆菌TB1中获得了高表达,目的蛋白约占菌体总蛋白的41.6%。菌体经溶菌酶裂解,制备无细胞抽提液,Amylose-sepharose柱层析后得到分子量为56kD单一条带的目的蛋白。目的蛋白经FactorXa酶切裂解,Amylose-sepharose过柱纯化后得到纯化的GnRH前体蛋白。以80μg/只的剂量4次免疫ICR小鼠,免疫小鼠可以检测到特异性针对GnRH前体蛋白的血清抗体应答,免疫组抗体水平显著高于空白组(P<0.05),且加强免疫第5周后抗体效价为0.707±0.320,达到高峰值,说明表达产物具有免疫原性,可以刺激机体产生免疫应答。     

Immune response of heterologous recombinant antigenic protein of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) in mice

Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is an important infectious disease in fish worldwide caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV). VHSV is the causative agent of serious systemic diseases in fish, affecting a number of teleost fish species. In this study, VHSV glycoprotein (G), including its epitope, as a subunit vaccine candidate, was expressed in tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum). The recombinant gene, VHSVG, was fused to the immunoglobulin Fc fragment and extended with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal (KDEL) to generate VHSVG-FcK. The recombinant expression vector for VHSVG-FcK was transferred into Agrobacterium tumefaciens (LBA4404), and plant transformation was conducted N. tabacum. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to confirm gene insertion and VHSVG-FcK protein expression was confirmed by immunoblot analysis. VHSVG-FcK protein was successfully purified from tobacco plant leaves. Furthermore, ELISA analysis showed that mice serum immunized with the plant-derived VHSVG-FcK (VHSVGP-FcK) had a high absorbance against VHSVG-FcK, indicating that the plant-derived recombinant subunit vaccine protein VHSVG-FcK can induce immune response. Taken together, this recombinant vaccine protein can be expressed in plant expression systems and can be appropriately assembled to be functional in immunogenicity.     

致病性鸡大肠杆菌pilA基因和外膜蛋白C基因的克隆、表达及其免疫原性

根据GenBank公布的致病性鸡大肠杆菌的Ⅰ型菌毛pilA基因和外膜蛋白C基因序列,分别设计了两对引物,并以分离的致病性鸡大肠杆菌基因组为模板,经PCR特异性扩增出pilA基因和ompC基因,基因产物大小为别为549 bp和1104 bp,与GenBank报道的参考菌株的两个基因序列的同源性为高达98.18%和97.28%.将扩增得到的两个基因分别定向克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a中,得到两个重组质粒pETpilA和pETompC.转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中,得到重组菌株BL21(pETpilA)和BL21(pETompC),经IPTG诱导后,SDS-PAGE分析分别可见表达的20 kD和40.9 kD的特异条带;Western blotting结果表明,两种蛋白可与抗体发生特异性结合,说明其具有良好的免疫原性.将表达的菌毛蛋白和外膜蛋白的菌株分别制成基因工程疫苗,免疫小鼠后,具有很好的保护能力.表明这两株基因工程菌株有望作为鸡致病性大肠杆菌基因工程疫苗的候选生产菌株.     

Immunogenicity of a recombinant infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus glycoprotein produced in insect cells.

A recombinant infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) glycoprotein (G protein), produced in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells following infection with a baculovirus vector containing the full-length (1.6 kb) glycoprotein gene, provided very limited protection in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss challenged with IHNV. Fish were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with Sf9 cells grown at 20 degrees C (RecGlow) or 27 degrees C (RecGhigh) expressing the glycoprotein gene. Various antigen (Ag) preparations were administered to adult rainbow trout or rainbow trout fry. Sera collected from adult fish were evaluated for IHNV neutralization activity by a complement-dependent neutralization assay. Anti-IHNV neutralizing activity was observed in sera, but the percent of fish responding was significantly lower (p < 0.05) in comparison to fish immunized with a low virulence strain of IHNV (LV-IHNV). A small number of fish immunized with RecGlow or RecGhigh possessed IHNV G protein specific antibodies (Abs) in their serum. Cumulative mortality (CM) of rainbow trout fry (mean weight, 1 g) vaccinated by i.p. injection of freeze/thawed Sf9 cells producing RecGlow was 18% in initial trials following IHNV challenge. This level of protection was significant (p < 0.05) but was not long lasting, and neutralizing Abs were not detected in pooled serum samples. When trout fry (mean weight, 0.6 g) were vaccinated with supernatant collected from sonicated Sf9 cells, Sf9 cells producing RecGlow, or Sf9 cells producing RecGhigh, CM averaged 46%. Protection was enhanced over negative controls, but not the positive controls (2% CM), suggesting that in the first trial soluble cellular proteins may have provided some level of non-specific protection, regardless of recombinant protein expression. Although some immunity was elicited in fish, and RecGlow provided short-term protection from IHNV, Ab-mediated protection could not be demonstrated. The results suggest that recombinant G proteins produced in insect cells lack the immunogenicity associated with vaccination of fish with an attenuated strain of IHNV.     

金黄色葡萄球菌重组GapC蛋白的GAPDH活性及免疫原性分析

为研究金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)表面GapC蛋白的GAPDH活性、免疫原性及免疫保护作用, 应用PCR方法扩增出S. aureus的gapC基因, 插入到pQE-30载体相应位点, 构建重组质粒pQE/gapC。将其导入宿主菌E.coli M15(pREP4)后, IPTG诱导表达。重组蛋白纯化后进行GAPDH活性检测, 并与灭活全菌体分别免疫健康家兔。然后, 应用ELISA方法检测血清中IgG抗体水平及IFN-g、IL-4细胞因子浓度, 并用1.0×108CFU/mL S. aureus菌株Wood46对免疫家兔攻毒。SDS-PAGE结果显示, GapC蛋白在E. coli M15(pREP4)中获得表达; 经GAPDH活性检测及Western Blot检测, 重组蛋白具有较高的GAPDH活性和抗原特异性; 经ELISA检测, GapC蛋白及全菌体组兔血清中IgG抗体水平迅速升高, 并在加强免疫后第28天达到最高(1:64 000), 加强免疫后第14 d, 血清中细胞因子IFN-g和IL-4浓度与对照组相比, 显著升高(P<0.05), 而全菌体免疫组升高不明显(P>0.05); 攻毒结果为蛋白免疫组家兔获得一定的免疫保护(4/5)。以上结果表明, 表达的重组GapC蛋白具有GAPDH活性、较好的免疫原性及免疫保护力, 可作为深入研究S. aureus基因工程疫苗的良好靶向。     

金黄色葡萄球菌重组GapC蛋白的GAPDH活性及免疫原性分析

为研究金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)表面GapC蛋白的GAPDH活性、免疫原性及免疫保护作用, 应用PCR方法扩增出S. aureus的gapC基因, 插入到pQE-30载体相应位点, 构建重组质粒pQE/gapC。将其导入宿主菌E.coli M15(pREP4)后, IPTG诱导表达。重组蛋白纯化后进行GAPDH活性检测, 并与灭活全菌体分别免疫健康家兔。然后, 应用ELISA方法检测血清中IgG抗体水平及IFN-g、IL-4细胞因子浓度, 并用1.0×108CFU/mL S. aureus菌株Wood46对免疫家兔攻毒。SDS-PAGE结果显示, GapC蛋白在E. coli M15(pREP4)中获得表达; 经GAPDH活性检测及Western Blot检测, 重组蛋白具有较高的GAPDH活性和抗原特异性; 经ELISA检测, GapC蛋白及全菌体组兔血清中IgG抗体水平迅速升高, 并在加强免疫后第28天达到最高(1:64 000), 加强免疫后第14 d, 血清中细胞因子IFN-g和IL-4浓度与对照组相比, 显著升高(P<0.05), 而全菌体免疫组升高不明显(P>0.05); 攻毒结果为蛋白免疫组家兔获得一定的免疫保护(4/5)。以上结果表明, 表达的重组GapC蛋白具有GAPDH活性、较好的免疫原性及免疫保护力, 可作为深入研究S. aureus基因工程疫苗的良好靶向。     

Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of GroEL (hsp60) of Streptococcus pneumoniae against lethal infection in mice

The present study was carried out to evaluate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of GroEL (hsp60) of Streptococcus pneumoniae , by expressing full length GroEL in heterologous host Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). PCR-amplified groEL was ligated in pQE 30 expression vector and subsequently transformed in E. coli DH5α strains. Cloning of groEL was confirmed by double digestion, followed by DNA sequencing. The His-tag containing recombinant GroEL was purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. To determine the immunogenicity of GroEL, the mice were immunized by injecting 40 μg GroEL protein per mouse intraperitoneally. The results showed a significant increase in antibody titre and lymphocyte proliferation in animals immunized with GroEL as compared with control. Further, there was an appreciable increase in interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 production in lymphocytes isolated from immunized mice as compared with control. To determine the efficacy of GroEL in eliciting protection, the mice were challenged with the lethal dose of S. pneumoniae A66 type 3 capsular strain intranasally after the seventh day of the last immunization. In the GroEL-immunized mice the onset of death was insignificantly delayed and all the mice died by the seventh day postinfection.     

嗜水气单胞菌TPS-30株丝氨酸蛋白酶基因与溶血素基因在大肠杆菌中的融合表达

嗜水气单胞菌丝氨酸蛋白酶和溶血素是该菌重要的致病因子与保护性抗原。致病性嗜水气单胞菌TPS-30株为江浙一带鱼类暴发病病原主要血清型O:9的代表株。研究利用PCR方法扩增嗜水气单胞菌TPS-30株的丝氨酸蛋白酶基因(Spe)和溶血素基因(Hly),将基因Spe和Hly通过柔性片段进行融合,并将融合片段插入pET32a的多克隆位点,构建成重组融合表达载体pET32a-Spe-Hly。将重组载体转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经异丙醛-β-D-硫代半乳糖苷(IPTG)诱导表达,获得融合蛋白Spe-Hly。表达产物经SDS-PAGE检测,显示与预期大小约130kD相吻合的融合蛋白带。纯化融合蛋白并对鲫鱼进行免疫攻毒试验。结果表明,丝氨酸蛋白酶基因和溶血素基因融合表达载体构建成功,并成功获得了融合蛋白Spe-Hly,对鲫鱼的免疫保护率达81.4%。这为基因工程亚单位多价疫苗的开发提供基础。       

Sip1Ab gene from a native Bacillus thuringiensis strain QZL38 and its insecticidal activity against Colaphellus bowringi Baly

In this study, we collected 540 soil samples from northeast China and isolated the wild-type strain of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) by identifying and cloning 9 Bt strains that expressed the secreted insecticidal protein (Sip) gene. We selected the strain QZL38 for further study. The sip gene was identified from the Bt strain QZL38 using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We sequenced a 1095-base pair fragment of DNA that encodes 364 amino acid residues of a 41.18?kDa pro-toxin and compared it with the registered Sip1Ab protein amino acid residue sequence. The sequence was submitted to GenBank with the accession no. KP231523, and the gene was named sip1Ab. The Sip1Ab protein expressed in Escherichia coli showed insecticidal activity against Colaphellus bowringi Baly, with an LC50 of 1.051?μg?mL^?1. To identify the active fragment of the Sip1Ab toxin, four pairs of primers with different truncation positions were designed, and the recombinant proteins were expressed in E. coli. The truncated Sip protein expressed in E. coli showed insecticidal activity against C. bowringi Baly. The insecticidal activity of the recombinant proteins against C. bowringi Baly from the Sip1Ab signal peptide after removal of 30 amino acid residues showed an LC50 of 1.078?μg?mL^?1. Sip proteins may play an important role in the prevention and control of the C. bowringi Baly.