›› 2018, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 2996-3002.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2018.11.003

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Cloning, Prokaryotic Expression and Glycosylation of P39 Gene from Brucella

HU Xiangkun, LU Tiancheng, LIU Siyang, FU Yuqin, WANG Mingyu, ZHENG Hanxu, WANG Yan, WANG Xiuran   

  1. Engineering Research Center for Bioreactor and Pharmaceutical Development, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
  • Received:2018-01-10 Online:2018-11-20 Published:2018-11-20

Abstract:

In order to investigate the effect of glycosylation modification on the immunogenicity of Brucella P39 protein,the expression and purification of Brucella P39 protein were carried out in this experiment,and the expressed protein was modified with mannose hexasaccharide.The primers were designed according to the Brucella P39 gene sequence published in GenBank,and the P39 gene fragment was cloned from the Brucella 16M genome and ligated into pMD19-T vector to transform E.coli DH5α competent cells.The positive strain plasmid was extracted and identified by enzyme digestion.After correct identification,the recombinant plasmid pGEX-6P-1-P39 was constructed,and the induction expression and optimization of recombinant protein were analyzed.The target protein induced was analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting,and the correct protein was purified by GST affinity chromatography.The purified P39 protein was modified by mannose hexasaccharide using EDC/NHS method to study the effect of the target protein on the phagocytosis of macrophages after modification of mannose hexose.The results showed that the target gene with a fragment size of 1 206 bp was successfully cloned,and the prokaryotic expression vector pGEX-6P-1-P39 was constructed.The P39 protein was successfully expressed in E.coli,and the protein was mainly soluble.Western blotting results showed a specific band at approximately 65 ku.After purification,the target protein size was 43 ku,the target protein P39 was successfully glycosylated,and the molar ratio of the modified product to the protein was 2.3:1.In addition,glycosylation modification could significantly advance the phagocytosis time of mouse macrophages by protein activation.This study could provide a reference for research the mechanism of mannose hexose modification affecting the immunogenicity of P39 protein.

Key words: Brucella; P39 gene; prokaryotic expression; purification; glycosylation; phagocytosis

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