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[Purification and immunological characterization of hepatitis E virus recombinant chimeric antigen encoded by ORF2
1Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Medical Biology, CAMS and PUMC, Kunming 650118, China.
Objective:
To study immunological characteristics of recombinant chimeric HEV antigen.
Methods:
Constructed recombinant plasmids pThioHisORF(2.1 + 2.2 + 3), which contains three HEV antigen gene fragments (ORF2.1:6287-6403nt, ORF2.2:6743-7126nt, ORF3), was transformed into E. coli and induced with IPTG. Expressed product P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3) existed in inclusion bodies, was purified by denature SP Sepharose FF cation exchange chromatography. Rabbits and rats were immunized with renatured P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3). The level of IgG in sera from experimental animals and clinical patients were examined with P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3) by ELISA. The characteristics of IgG of immunized animals interacted with recombinant antigen expressed by baculovirus system as well as recombinant chimeric antigen interacted with clinical patients sera were evaluated by Western-blotting.
Results:
High titer of IgG antibodies, 1:25,600 in rabbits and 1:12,800 in rats, were detected after immunized with P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3). Furthermore, recombinant antigen expressed by baculovirus system was specifically recognized by IgG of experimental animal immunized with P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3), and the purified recombinant chimeric antigen P(2.1 + 2.2 + 3) was specifically reacted with the IgG of clinical patients.
Conclusions:
Recombinant chimeric antigen appears a promising strategy for detection of and prevention from HEV infection.
