China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (11): 4154-4161.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2021.11.025

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Prokaryotic Expression of African Swine Fever Virus pS273R Protein and Preparation of Its Polyclonal Antibody

ZHAO Gaihong, LI Tingting, ZHANG Taoqing, CHEN Xin, WANG Xiao, LI Changyao, ZHANG Zhaoxia, ZHENG Jun, WENG Changjiang   

  1. Division of Fundamental Immunology, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
  • Received:2021-04-07 Online:2021-11-20 Published:2021-11-01

Abstract: To provide the material for the functional study of ASFV pS273R, ASFV pS273R protein was expressed and polyclonal antibody against pS273R protein was prepared in present study. The recombinant pS273R protein expressed in E. coli expression system was purified by Ni-affinity column and molecular sieve, respectively. Specific polyclonal antibodies against the pS273R protein were obtained by the immunized BALB/c mice, and the anti-pS273R polyclonal antibody (pAb) was purified from the mouse serum by using a Protein G affinity chromatography column. The reactivity and specificity of polyclonal antibodies were evaluated by Western blotting, IFA and IP. The results showed recombinant pS273R protein was efficiently expressed in E. coli as when induced with 16 ℃ and the concentration of IPTG at 0.1 mmol/L. The Flag-tagged pS273R protein in HEK293T cells and the ASFV-encoded pS273R in porcine alveolar macrophage (PAMs) were detected by Western blotting, IFA and IP using the mouse anti-pS273R pAb. In summary, ASFV pS273R was successfully expressed in E. coli, preparation and purification of mouse anti-S273R pAb had good specificity and reactivity. The availability of anti-pS273R pAb laid an important foundation for further research studying the biological function of pS273R protein.

Key words: African swine fever virus (ASFV); pS273R protein; polyclonal antibody

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