China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (10): 4522-4530.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2024.10.032

• Preventive Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Prokaryotic Expression of N Protein of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Preparation of Polyclonal Antibodies

WU Jie2, DU Jing2, FAN Fan2, REN Jinyang2, LU Huipeng1, ZHANG Li1, LEI Xinnuo1, CAO Shinuo1, WU Zhi1, ZHU Rui1, ZHU Shanyuan1   

  1. 1. Engineering Technology Research Center for Modern Animal Science and Novel Veterinary Pharmaceutic Development, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China;
    2. Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China
  • Received:2024-02-07 Published:2024-09-30

Abstract: 【Objective】 The purpose of this study was to express the N protein of Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) using a prokaryotic expression system,and prepare polyclonal antibody with high efficiency and specificity.【Method】 Bioinformatics tools were used to analyze the amino acid sequence of PEDV N protein and predict its antigenicity. Recombinant N protein was induced by prokaryotic expression vector pColdⅠ,and the recombinant protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. New Zealand White rabbits were immunized with the preparation adjuvant of rabbit polyclonal antibody mixed with purified recombinant N protein,and serum was collected to prepare polyclonal antibody. The titer of recombinant N protein polyclonal antibody was determined by indirect ELISA,and the polyclonal antibody was verified by Western blotting and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA).【Result】 The results of bioinformatics prediction show that N protein didn’t contain signal peptide and transmembrane structure,and had good antigenicity and solubility. SDS-PAGE results showed that the recombinant N protein approximately 58 ku in size,existed primarily in a soluble form. Western blotting revealed that the protein specifically react with anti-His labeled mouse monoclonal antibodies . Indirect ELISA results demonstrated that the titer of polyclonal antibody could reach 1∶ 204 800. Western blotting results showed that recombinant N protein and N protein in PEDV infected Vero cell samples could be specifically identified when the antibody dilution was 1∶5 000. IFA results showed that when the dilution was 1∶1 000,the antibody could effectively identify N protein in PEDV-infected cell samples.【Conclusion】 The rabbit anti-N protein polyclonal antibody with high efficiency and good specificity was successfully prepared,providing experimental materials for further study of PEDV N protein function,understanding PEDV replication mechanism and virus-host cell interaction,and laying a foundation for the development of PEDV diagnosis and detection methods.

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

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