scholarly journals Cloning and Expression of N-CFTX-1 Antigen from Chironex fleckeri in Escherichia coli and Determination of Immunogenicity in Mice

Author(s):  
Hossein JAFARI ◽  
Saeid TAMADONI JAHROMI ◽  
Jamil ZARGAN ◽  
Ehsan ZAMANI ◽  
Reza RANJBAR ◽  
...  

Background: Most jellyfish species are poisonous. Human victims of jellyfish sting each year are 120 million. Chironex fleckeri is a venomous box jellyfish that inflicts painful and potentially fatal stings to humans. The CfTX1 is one of the antigenic proteins of venom that is suggested to stimulate the immune system for treatment and vaccine. This study aimed to clone and express the CfTX-1 antigen in E. coli and then to determine the synthesis of related antibody in the mice. Methods: The study was performed in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecology Research Center, Bandar Abbas, Iran in autumn 2016. The synthetic CfTX-1 gene in PUC57 plasmid was purchased from Nedaye Fan Company. The 723 bp fragment of N-CfTX-1 was amplified by PCR, PUC57 plasmid containing CfTX-1 with BamHI SalI restriction enzyme sites were subcloned in pET28a [+] expression vector and transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). The CfTX-1 gene expression was induced by IPTG. Then antibody produced from the mice serum were isolated and confirmed by ELISA. After protein purification, resulted antigen was injected to mice in 4 repeats and then evaluated the rate of antibody in mice serum. Mice were challenged by the Carybdea alata. Results: The 726 bp of N-CfTX-1 were cloned in a vector of expression pET28a [+] and confirmed by PCR, sequencing and enzymatic analysis. Moreover, the recombinant protein was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Then the antibody was isolated from mice serum and confirmed by ELISA test. The results showed that immunized mice tolerated 50x LD501 of jellyfish venom. Conclusion: The CfTX-1 recombinant protein was able to protect the BALB/c mice against jellyfish venom. The produced protein can be used as a candidate for vaccine against jellyfish venom.

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Author(s):  
Do Minh Trung ◽  
Do Hai Quynh ◽  
Nguyen Thuy Duong

Prodigiosin (Pg), a secondary metabolite with anticancer and antimicrobial activities, can be produced in Serratia marcescens bacteria through the condensation reaction of 4-methoxy-2, 2’-bipyrrole-5-carboxyaldehyde (MBC) and 2-methyl-3-amylpyrrole (MAP). Among these, the MBC synthetic pathway is started by the conversion of L-proline to L-proline-AMP before this complex is covalently attached to PigG. This reaction is catalyzed by an L-prolyl-AMP ligase named PigI. Therefore, PigI protein plays an important role in the prodigiosin biosynthetic pathway. However, studies related to PigI protein have not been carried out in Vietnam yet. In this work, the pigI gene was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli DH10B and BL21 (DE3), respectively. Sequence alignment results revealed that the obtained pigI gene is 99.7% identical to the four strains, CP027798, CP027796, CP021984 and CP003959. This recombinant vector pJET1.2/pigI was used to reamplify pigI, and the acquired amplicon was inserted into pET22b vector at the site of HindIII and XhoI. The clone E. coli BL21 (DE3) containing the recombinant vector pET22b/pigI was expressed in an auto-induced medium. The presence of PigI protein in the lysate was identified due to a 53 kDa band through Western Blot analysis using an anti-his-tag antibody. The results of our study provide a potential method for producing prodigiosin from recombinant protein in Vietnam.


2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 28-31
Author(s):  
A V Chernysheva ◽  
V V Tyutyaeva ◽  
A V Pivovarova ◽  
I V Andreev ◽  
M N Sankov ◽  
...  

Aim of investigation. Production of immunologically active recombinant protein of Bet v 2 allergen ofbirch pollen. Materials and methods. mRNA was isolated from a sample ofbirch pollen. cDNA library was derived using SMART technology. Gene Bet v 2 was amplified by means of PCR with primers from the cDNA. The resulting PCR fragment of the gene was cloned into the vector pET29b(+). The recombinant protein Bet v 2 was expressed in cells E. coli, transformed with a plasmid. The recombinant protein was purified using NiNTA agarose. Immunological activity of the recombinant protein Bet v 2 was measured by ELISA and immunoblot methods. Results. The production system of the recombinant allergen Bet v 2 preparation suitable for immunological tests was developed during the research project. In the first phase allergen Bet v 2 gene was cloned from birch pollen collected in Russia. The gene was inserted into the vector pET29(+) for expression in bacterial cells. The expression cell strain E. coli was obtained with this plasmid. The synthesis of the recombinant protein that accumulates in inclusion bodies was activated in bacterial cells. The procedure of recombinant protein Bet v 2 isolation from inclusion bodies was developed by one round of chromatography purification. The recombinant protein isolation was carried out by chromatography on Niagarose. The highly purified preparation of the recombinant allergen was obtained as a result. The recognition of the recombinant protein Bet v 2 by sera varied in ELISA, indicating a different degree of patients sensitization to this allergen. In the immunoblot test the preparation was active only in 15% of cases. Apparently, reactive epitopes of the allergen are mainly conformational ones and are active in ELISA test, whereas linear epitopes, that are active in immunoblot, are in the minority. Conclusion.The system for production of recombinant allergen Bet v 2 preparation suitable for immunological tests has been developed.


Author(s):  
Nguyen Quang Linh ◽  
Khanh Van Nguyen ◽  
Dung Quoc Tran ◽  
Van Khanh Tran Quang

Background: Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), is a bacterial disease of whiteleg shrimp, which has a high mortality rate (100%) and incurs economic losses. Our objective was to identify the genes which lead to cell and organ damage and investigate bioproducts to prevent and treat. Methods: Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam were collected from an infected pond and analysed at the Institute of Biotechnology, Hue University. The PirA gene of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain K5 was isolated and analyzed for nucleotide sequence and paired with the expression vector pQE30. The expression vector was transformed into E. coli strain M15, the PirA recombinant protein was expressed in the form of 6xHis-PirA fusion protein of about 15 kDa. PirA recombinant protein was purified and determined the PirAvp binding ratio, cloning and sequencing of PirA gene from Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain K5 causing AHPND by PCR method with specific primers and molecular weights of PirAvp and the PirAvp complex. Results: PirA gene from Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain K5 was cloned into pGEM-T easy vector (Promega, USA) and screened E. coli TOP10 colonies containing pGEM T easy/PirA recombinant plasmid on LB agar/ampicillin/IPTG/X-Gal medium. PCR showing a band of about 347 bp, matching the size of PirA gene and two nucleotide sequences (BamHI and HindIII). The results showed that PirA gene has a length of 336 bp and similar to PirA gene on GenBank (Code: KU556825.1). The results of protein extracted from E. coli M15 recombinant cells and 6xHis-PirA target protein was collected in elution fractions from EF2 to EF6, showed that the concentration of 6xHis-PirA protein and EF3 elution fraction collected a highest protein concentration (1,586.54 µg/ml). Conclusions: The purified PirA recombinant protein will provide materials for development research to create biological products to prevent and treat AHPND.


2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 5225-5231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Frachon ◽  
Vincent Bondet ◽  
Hélène Munier-Lehmann ◽  
Jacques Bellalou

ABSTRACT A multiple microfermentor battery was designed for high-throughput recombinant protein production in Escherichia coli. This novel system comprises eight aerated glass reactors with a working volume of 80 ml and a moving external optical sensor for measuring optical densities at 600 nm (OD600) ranging from 0.05 to 100 online. Each reactor can be fitted with miniature probes to monitor temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), and pH. Independent temperature regulation for each vessel is obtained with heating/cooling Peltier devices. Data from pH, DO, and turbidity sensors are collected on a FieldPoint (National Instruments) I/O interface and are processed and recorded by a LabVIEW program on a personal computer, which enables feedback control of the culture parameters. A high-density medium formulation was designed, which enabled us to grow E. coli to OD600 up to 100 in batch cultures with oxygen-enriched aeration. Accordingly, the biomass and the amount of recombinant protein produced in a 70-ml culture were at least equivalent to the biomass and the amount of recombinant protein obtained in a Fernbach flask with 1 liter of conventional medium. Thus, the microfermentor battery appears to be well suited for automated parallel cultures and process optimization, such as that needed for structural genomics projects.


2014 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. S70
Author(s):  
Boguslaw Lupa ◽  
Krzysztof Stawujak ◽  
Igor Rozanski ◽  
Justyna Stec-Niemczyk

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
MZ Alam ◽  
L Regioneiri ◽  
MAS Santos

The synthesis of protein according to genetic code of a gene determines the basis of life and a stable proteome is necessary for cell homeostatis. However, errors occur naturally during translation of protein from its mRNA, which varies from 10-3 to 10-4 per codon. These errors are more frequent in recombinant protein overexpressed in heterologous hosts and affect protein functionality. The increasing amount of nonfunctional protein is often related to mistranslation of a gene under stress. In the present study, Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a host organism to overexpress E. coli lacZ gene fusion with GST to quantify misincorporation of amino acid in GST-? galactosidase recombinant protein. The yeast was treated with various stressors such as ethanol, chromium (CrO3), and aminoglycoside antibiotic - geneticin (G418) to induce protein aggregation. The misincorporation of amino acids was studied in soluble protein fractions by mass-spectrometry to determine how much misincorporation occur. We found that under experimental stress conditions the misincorporation of amino acids ranges from 5.6 ×10-3 to 8 × 10-3, which represents 60-80 fold higher than reported level. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v42i1.15760 Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2013. 42 (1): 11-19


1985 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 611-618
Author(s):  
Naomi Datta

SUMMARYThe study of Escherichia coli and its plasmids and bacteriophages has provided a vast body of genetical information, much of it relevant to the whole of biology. This was true even before the development of the new techniques, for cloning and analysing DNA, that have revolutionized biological research during the past decade. Thousands of millions of dollars are now invested in industrial uses of these techniques, which all depend on discoveries made in the course of academic research on E. coli. Much of the background of knowledge necessary for the cloning and expression of genetically engineered information, as well as the techniques themselves, came from work with this organism.


1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. Goodwin

Xylella fastidiosa DNA, partially digested with Sau3A, was ligated into the cosmid vector, pUCD615. Approximately 4500 ampicillin-resistant Escherichia coli colonies were obtained. The frequency of complementation of leucine auxotrophy in transfected E. coli indicated that the cosmid gene bank was representative of X. fastidiosa genomic DNA. Colonies were lysed directly onto nitrocellulose membranes using a thermo-inducible λ lysogen and screened for expression of X. fastidiosa antigens. Approximately 16.5% of a random sample of clones were found to express X. fastidiosa antigens as determined by Western blots. These proteins comigrated with proteins of X. fastidiosa and ranged in molecular weight from 10 000 to 160 000. Conjugation of several of the plasmids into Erwinia stewartii resulted in expression of the similar molecular weight cloned proteins with similar levels of expression as in E. coli.Key words: Xylella fastidiosa, Pierce's disease, immunological clone screening, thermo-inducible lysogeny.


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