梅毒螺旋体Tp0751黏附蛋白的表达、纯化及免疫活性研究

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Objective To express Tp0751 laminin-binding adhesion of Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum) ,and assess the immunocompetence. Methods The Tp0751 ORF without upstream non-cod-ing region was ligated into the expression vector pET-28a( + ), and expressed in E. coli R2566. Its immuno-gen was analyzed by Western blot and ELISA. Results A fusion protein with molecular weight about 26×103 was attained after expression and purification. Western blot proved that the recombinant protein can specifically react with T. palliclum IgG positive sera. Specific humoral response were elicited after introducing recombinant protein in Zealand rabbit and the specific antibody titer was above 1:10 2400 detected by indi-rect ELISA. Conclusion The expressed recombinant protein showed excellent immunoeompetence, and the results lay the foundation for the research on its function to T. paUidum infection.%目的 表达梅毒螺旋体黏附蛋白Tp0751,纯化表达产物并进行免疫活性分析,为探索Tp0751重组蛋白在梅毒致病过程中的作用奠定基础.方法 通过生物信息学分析,去除Tp0751信号肽序列,构建原核表达体进行诱导表达;Ni亲和层析柱纯化重组蛋白,Western blot检测其免疫反应性,用重组蛋白免疫新西兰家兔,评价其免疫原性.结果 成功构建了pET-28a(+)-0751原核表达载体,经表达、纯化后获得了相对分子质量约为26×103的融合蛋白;Western blot检测其能与梅毒患者阳性血清发生特异性反应;利用纯化的Tp0751重组蛋白免疫新西兰家兔,能诱导家兔产生特异性免疫应答,ELISA法测定免疫血清中特异性抗体滴度在1∶10 240以上.结论 重组表达的Tp0751黏附蛋白具有良好的免疫活性,为进一步研究其在梅毒致病过程中的作用和生物学功能奠定了基础.