Monoclonal antibody to serum immunoglobulins of Clarias batrachus and its application in immunoassays

Serum immunoglobulins of Clarias batrachus (Cb-Ig) were purified by affinity chromatography using bovine serum albumin as capture ligand. Under reducing conditions in SDS-PAGE, Cb-Ig was composed of a heavy (H) chain (68.7 kDa) and two light (L) chains (27.4 and 26.3 kDa). Purified Cb-Ig was used to produce a monoclonal antibody (MAb) designated E4 MAb that belonged to IgG1 subclass. In Western blotting, this MAb showed binding to H chain of purified Cb-Ig and putative H chains in reduced sera of C. batrachus, Clarias gariepinus and Heteropneustes fossilis. However, no binding was observed with serum protein of Labeo rohita and Channa striata. Cross-reactivity of anti-Cb-Ig MAb was observed with serum of C. batrachus, C. gariepinus and H. fossilis in competitive ELISA. In immunoblotting of non-reduced Cb-Ig with E4 MAb, four bands assumed to be tetrameric, trimeric, dimeric and monomeric form were observed. In flow cytometric analysis of the gated lymphocytes, the number of surface Ig-positive (Ig +) cells in blood, spleen, kidney and thymus of C. batrachus was determined to be 50.1 ± 3.1, 55.1 ± 3.36, 42.4 ± 4.81 and 5.1 ± 0.89%, respectively, using E4 MAb. Ig + cells were also demonstrated in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections of spleen, kidney, thymus and smears of blood mononuclear cells in indirect immunoperoxidase test. The developed MAb was employed to detect pathogen-specific immunoglobulins in the sera of C. batrachus immunized with killed Edwardsiella tarda, by an indirect ELISA. This monoclonal antibody can be useful tool in immunological research and assays.     

蓝舌病病毒vp7基因的表达及其产物在c-ELISA中的应用

获得稳定、高效的具有良好抗原性的蓝舌病毒(Bluetongue virus,BTV)vp7基因重组抗原.将BTV编码群特异性抗原VP7的S7基因片段克隆至pMD18-T质粒载体中,构建S7克隆重组质粒,进行核苷酸序列分析.与已报道的多株BTV编码VP7的基因比较后发现,所测定毒株的核苷酸序列与BTV10型的S7基因同源性高达98.7%,推测的氨基酸同源性为99.3%,证实为BTV的S7基因.然后亚克隆插入pBAD/ThioTOPO表达载体,转化LGM194细胞,经抗性培养、PCR、限制性内切酶分析、测序鉴定,筛选获得BTV S7基因片段正向插入、有正确读码框的阳性克隆,成功构建了BTV群特异性抗原VP7的重组表达载体.经L-araboinose诱导表达,可稳定、高效地表达VP7蛋白抗原.SDS-PAGE、ELISA试验表明,表达蛋白为融合蛋白,具有反应原性,分子量约54.5kD,重组蛋白的获得率为1.52mg/g湿菌,其表达产量约占菌体总蛋白的12%左右,相当于93.5mg/L菌液.融合蛋白中含有BTV VP7特异性蛋白抗原,可作为c-ELISA包被抗原,为蓝舌病的免疫血清学诊断试剂的制备和分子生物学研究打下了坚实基础.     

蓝舌病病毒vp7基因的表达及其产物在c—ELISA中的应用

获得稳定、高效的具有良好抗原性的蓝舌病毒(Bluetongue virus,BTV)vp7基因重组抗原。将BTV编码群特异性抗原VP7的S7基因片段克隆至pMD18-T质粒载体中,构建S7克隆重组质粒,进行核苷酸序列分析。与已报道的多株BTV编码VP7的基因比较后发现,所测定毒株的核苷酸序列与BTV10型的S7基因同源性高达98．7％,推测的氨基酸同源性为99．3％,证实为BTV的S7基因。然后亚克隆插入pBAD/Thio TOPO表达载体,转化LGM194细胞,经抗性培养、PCR、限制性内切酶分析、测序鉴定,筛选获得BTV S7基因片段正向插入、有正确读码框的阳性克隆,成功构建了BTV群特异性抗原VP7的重组表达载体。经L-araboinose诱导表达,可稳定、高效地表达VP7蛋白抗原。SDS-PAGE、ELISA试验表明,表达蛋白为融合蛋白,具有反应原性,分子量约54．5kD,重组蛋白的获得率为1．52mg／g湿菌,其表达产量约占菌体总蛋白的12％左右,相当于93．5mg／L菌液。融合蛋白中含有BTV VP7特异性蛋白抗原,可作为c-ELISA包被抗原,为蓝舌病的免疫血清学诊断试剂的制备和分子生物学研究打下了坚实基础。