Cloning and expression of nucleocapsid protein gene of TGEV HB06 strain

摘要

The nucleocapsid protein gene of transmissible gastroenteritis virus,1 149 bp in length,was amplified by RT-PCR from isolated strain HB06 and cloned into pMD 18T.Sequence comparison with other transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) strains selected from the Gene Bank revealed that the homology of N gene complete sequence shares more than 97% in nucleotide.N gene was cloned into BamHI and EcoRI multiple cloning sites of the prokaryotic expression vector pET 20 b,and named pETN.After being induced by isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG),the recombinant nucleocapsid protein was expressed.The result of SDS-PAGE and Western-blot showed that the recombinant nucleocapsid protein was 47 kDa and had strong positive reactions with TGEV-specific antibody.