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Objective: To construct a recombinant fusion protein with pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) of Stretococcus pneumonia (SPIN) family [clade 1 and 2, and to analyze the immunogenici-Iv of the fusion protein. Methods: The gene fragments encoding the α-helix of PspA of the two clades were amplified by PCR and then inserted into the expression vector pET-27b(+) to construct the recombinant expression plasrnid. The transformed Escherichia coli BL21 strains carrying expression plasmid were induced by IPTC to express the recombinant protein. The titers and affinity of antibodies against PspA protein were measured by EIJSA. An opsonophagocytic assay and an animal experiment were performed to evaluate the immunogenicity of the recombinant protein. Results: Double enzyme cutting and gene sequencing confirmed the two purpose gene fragments were correctly expressed in the expression vector pET-27b(+). The titers of anti-PspA antibody in the serum of Kunming (KM) mice immunized with the fusion protein were 1 × 104. The affinity of anti-PspA antibody reached to 2 × 105. The rates of recombinant PspA6B-PspA05 protein mediated phagocytosis for SPN6B, SPN05 and SPN01 strains were 20%, 15% and 8.8%, respectively. No SPIN23K strain was engulfed by macrophages upon the stimulation with PspA6B-PspA05 protein. The survival tales of mice injected with SPN05, SPN6B, SPN01 and SPN23F strains were respectively 75%, 92%, 75% and 33% upon the immunization of PspA6B-PspA05 protein. Conclusion: The recombinant fusion protein PspA6B-PspA05, constructed with the PspA proteins of Stretococcus pneumonia family I clade 1 and 2, was successfully expressed in the E. coli prokaryotic system with the advantage of high immunogenicity. High titers of anti-PspA antibodies with high specificity were induced in KM mice upon the stimulation with Ps-pA6B-PspA05 protein. Moreover, a cross-protective immunity was induced in KM mice upon the immunization with PspA6B-PspA05 protein. Copyright © 2015 by the Chinese Medical Association.
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Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology (China)
ISSN: 0254-5101
CN: 11-2309/R
Year: 2015
Issue: 5
Volume: 35
Page: 377-381
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