抗H5N1禽流感病毒VHH抗体库的构建

摘要

Objective: To construct phage display variable domain of heavy chain antibody library (VHH antibody library) from alpaca immunized with inactivated H5N1 vaccine for the future screening of VHH antibodies against avian H5N1 influenza virus. Methods: The camelid species (alpaca, Lama pacos ) was selected for immunization with inactivated H5N1 vaccine. Hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) assay of serum from immunized alpaca was performed against H5N1 avian influenza virus one week after the fourth inntmization. Peripheral lymphocytes were isolated for the amplification of VHH fragments by RT-PCR. PCR products were then purified and inserted into phagemid vector pCANTAB5E. The VHH antibody gene library was obtained by electroporating recombinant pCANTAB5E-VHH vectors into E. coli TG1 cells.The library capacity and diversity of VHH antibody gene library was determined by sequencing analysis. The HI assay was performed with the culture supernatant of primary phage display VHH antibody library. Results:After four rounds of immunization with inactivated H5N1 vaccine,HI antibody titer of the alpaca serum reached to 1: 2 560, which was higher than those fiom immunized mice. A first set of antibody gene library totalling 3 × l08 members were created after cloning VHH genes into a phagemid vector pCANTAB5E. The sequence of 14 members of the unselected library indicated that the camelid VHH antibody library we constructed possessed high diversity and good capacity. The supematant from the primary phage display library displayed effieient HI effect against avian H5N1 influenza virus. And the titration of our phage display VHH library reached 2.17 × l011. Conclusion: Taken together, phage display VHH antibody library from immunized alpaca is successfully constructed,which provides a platform for VHH antibody preparation against H5N1 virus. This will give light to future study on treatment and diagnosis of avian H5N1 influenza virus.%目的:构建抗H5N1禽流感病毒的小羊驼免疫噬菌体重链可变区抗体库(VHH型抗体库),为抗H5N1的VHH抗体筛选奠定基础.方法:利用H5N1灭活疫苗免疫小羊驼,一定免疫时间后测定小羊驼外周血清中抗体中和活性,分离其外周淋巴细胞,利用RT-PCR方法得到VHH抗体片段.通过优化连接和电转化方法,将足量VHH片段与pCANTAB5E连接后电转入大肠杆菌TG1,获得VHH抗体基因库;检测基因库库容以及多样性,并采用血凝抑制试验对噬菌体抗体库进行初步功能性鉴定.结果:利用H5N1灭活疫苗免疫小羊驼四次后,其外周血清中抗体血清抑制效价可达1∶2 560,构建的VHH抗体基因库库容可达3×108,随机挑选14个抗体基因克隆进行测序鉴定,结果显示均为独立克隆,表明所建抗体库多样性好.上述基因库经辅助噬菌体拯救后,得到抗H5N1的噬菌体VHH型抗体初级库,对初级库进行血凝抑制试验,结果呈阳性,表明初级库中存在具有潜在中和活性的抗H5N1抗体.结论:结果表明,已成功构建抗H5N1禽流感病毒的小羊驼免疫噬菌体重链抗体库,为进一步筛选抗H5N1禽流感的重链抗体打下良好基础,并为H5N1的早期临床诊断和治疗提供新的手段.