China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (6): 2576-2584.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2024.06.032

• Preventive Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Prokaryotic Expression of VP27 Protein of Goose Astrovirus Genotype 1 and Preparation and Identification of Its Polyclonal Antibody

XIANG Yong1, LI Linlin1, ZHANG Junqin1, DONG Jiawen1, HUANG Yunzhen1, ZHAI Qi1, XU Zhihong1, LIAO Ming1,2, SUN Minhua1   

  1. 1. Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Scientific Observation and Experiment Station of Veterinary Drugs and Diagnostic Techniques of Guangdong Province, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    2. College of Animal Science & Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
  • Received:2023-11-29 Published:2024-06-01

Abstract: 【Objective】 The aim of this study was to obtain a polyclonal antibody that could specifically recognize Goose astrovirus genotype 1 (GAstV-1) and did not cross-react with GAstV-2,so as to provide a material for the subsequent establishment of GAstV-1 immunoassay.【Method】 By comparing the amino acid sequences of GAstV-1 and GAstV-2 capsid proteins,the regions with large differences were found as target genes.According to VP27 gene sequence of GAstV-1 GDYJ-21-01,the gene codons were optimized and synthesized,the prokaryotic expression plasmid pCZN1-GAstV-1 VP27 was constructed and transformed into Escherichia coli Top10 competent cells to induce VP27 protein expression.The purified VP27 protein was used to immunize New Zealand White rabbits,and the antiserum was harvested to prepare GAstV-1 VP27 polyclonal antibody.The titer and purity of the purified antibody were analyzed by indirect ELISA and SDS-PAGE,and the specificity of the polyclonal antibody was evaluated by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA).【Result】 The recombinant plasmid pCZN1-GAstV-1 VP27 was successfully constructed.SDS-PAGE results showed that the molecular weight of the recombinant protein was about 35 ku,which mainly existed in the form of inclusion bodies.The results of indirect ELISA showed that the titer of purified GAstV-1 VP27 polyclonal antibody was 1∶9 841 500,and the purity was higher than 85%.IFA results showed that GAstV-1 VP27 polyclonal antibody could specifically recognize GAstV-1 and had no cross-reaction with GAstV-2.The detection results of clinical samples showed that the tissues with GAstV-1 nucleic acid positive exhibited specific fluorescence,while the tissues with GAstV-2 nucleic acid positive but GAstV-1 nucleic acid negative did not show fluorescence.【Conclusion】 In this study,a high titer of VP27 polyclonal antibody was obtained,which could specifically recognize GAstV-1 and had no cross-reaction with GAstV-2,laying a foundation for the establishment of antigen immunoassay for the differential diagnosis of GAstV-1.

Key words: Goose astrovirus genotype 1 (GAstV-1); VP27; prokaryotic expression; polyclonal antibody

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