China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (4): 1405-1413.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2021.04.028

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Prokaryotic Expression and Polyclonal Antibody Preparation of Epizootic Haemorrhagic Disease Virus VP7 Protein

LI Zhanhong1, SONG Ziang2, XIAO Lei1, ZHU Jianbo1, YANG Zhenxing1, LI Zhuoran1, LIAO Defang1, LI Huachun1, YANG Heng1   

  1. 1. Yunnan Tropical and Subtropical Animal Viral Disease Laboratory, Yunnan Animal Science and Veterinary Institute, Kunming 650224, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2020-09-18 Online:2021-04-20 Published:2021-04-16

Abstract: To provide basis for diagnostic methods of Epidemic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV),VP7 protein of EHDV was expressed and polyclonal antibody against the protein was prepared in present study.Recombinant VP7 protein expressed in E.coli was purified and renatured through Ni2+-NTA affinity chromatography and dialysis,respectively.Specific polyclonal antibodies against the expressed VP7 protein were obtained by immunized rabbits.The titer and reactogenicity of the prepared antibodies were evaluated through indirect ELISA,Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA),respectively.The results showed that VP7 recombinant protein with molecular weight at approximately 46 ku was efficiently expressed in E.coli as inclusion body when induced at 37 ℃ with the concentration of IPTG at 0.1 mmol/L.After purification and renaturation,the purity of recombinant VP7 protein was 94.52%,which could be recognized by sera of different EHDV serotypes.The titer of the prepared rabbit polyclonal antibody against EHDV VP7 was 1∶24 000 and the VP7 protein expressed in the EHDV infected cells was detected by Western blotting and IFA using the prepared antibody.In summary,VP7 protein of EHDV was successfully expressed in E.coli and rabbit polyclonal antibody against VP7 protein with robust specificity and reactivity was prepared,which provided basic materials for the development of EHDV diagnostic antigen and the establishment of serological detection method.

Key words: Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV); VP7 protein; prokaryotic expression; polyclonal antibody

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