China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (11): 4383-4391.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2022.11.029

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Prokaryotic Expression of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus S Protein and Preparation and Identification of Its Polyclonal Antibody

ZHANG Tianai, LI Tingting, TAO Xiaoli, LI Tengfei, LIN Jiafeng, HU Siman, LIU Wenxiu, TONG Wei, LI Yonggang   

  1. School of Basic Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China
  • Received:2022-05-18 Online:2022-11-05 Published:2022-11-04

Abstract: 【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to explore the structure and function of S protein of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), so as to provide a theoretical basis for promoting the diagnosis of PEDV infection and vaccine development.【Method】 The classic CV777 strain of PEDV was used as the template, the S and the S1 genes fragments were amplified by PCR.The PCR amplification products were cloned into pET-30a (+) prokaryotic expression vector and pFLAG-CMV-3 eukaryotic expression vector respectively, and the prokaryotic expression plasmid pET-30a-PEDV-S and eukaryotic expression plasmid pFLAG-CMV-3-PEDV-S1 were constructed. pET-30a-pEDV-S was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3) competent cells, and expressed PEDV-S recombinant protein induced by IPTG.The recombinant protein was purified by denaturation and renaturation, and then detected by Western blotting.The recombinant protein PEDV-S was immunized in C57BL mice to prepare polyclonal antibodies.The obtained polyclonal antibody specificity was detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and polyclonal antibody titer was detected by indirect ELISA. pFLAG-CMV-3-PEDV-S1 was transfected into HEK293T cells, and the prepared polyclonal antibody was used as the primary antibody to detect the antigenicity of PEDV-S1 protein and the reactivity of polyclonal antibody by IFA.【Result】 The PEDV S and S1 genes were successfully cloned, and a prokaryotic expression vector capable of expressing recombinant protein PEDV-S and a eukaryotic expression vector capable of efficiently expressing S1 protein in HEK293T cells were constructed.The highest expression of PEDV-S recombinant protein was obtained when IPTG was 0.5 mmol/L and induced at 16 ℃ for 8 h, mainly in the form of inclusion bodies.Western blotting showed that the recombinant protein of PEDV-S was successfully expressed.ELISA results showed that the titer of the polyclonal antibody was 1:3 280 500.IFA results showed that the polyclonal antibody had good specificity and could specifically recognize PEDV-S and PEDV-S1 proteins.【Conclusion】 In this study, PEDV-S recombinant protein and S1 protein were obtained, and polyclonal antibody against PEDV S protein was successfully prepared, which provided conditions for studying the structure and function of S protein and laid a foundation for revealing the pathogenic mechanism of PEDV.

Key words: Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); S protein; protein purification; prokaryotic expression; polyclonal antibody

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