Title
CLONING, EXPRESSION AND SEROREACTIVITY OF THE RECOMBINANT LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ASSEMBLY PROTEIN – D (LptD) FROM Bartonella bacilliformis
Other title
CLONAMIENTO, EXPRESIÓN Y SEROREACTIVIDAD DE LA PROTEÍNA RECOMBINANTE DE ENSAMBLAJE DE LIPOPOLISACÁRIDOS – D (LptD) DE Bartonella bacilliformis
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Flores-Nuñez A.
Ventura G.
Marcelo A.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Objective. To evaluate in silico and at the serological level the antigenic potential of the recombinant extracellular do-main of the lipopolysaccharide assembly protein-D (LptD) of Bartonella bacilliformis, hereinafter abbreviated as dexr_ LptD. Materials and Methods. Through in silico analysis, a B. bacilliformis protein with antigenic and immunogenic potential was selected. The selected protein gene was cloned into Escherichia coli TOP10 and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS. Recombinant protein was expressed using isopropyl-β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) and induction conditions were optimized. Finally, it was purified with Ni-IDA resin (His60 Ni Superflow) and a Western Blot assay was performed. Results. In silico, the selected protein was LptD because it is located in the outer membrane and is antigenic and immunogenic. Optimized conditions for dexr_LptD induction were 0.5 mM IPTG, 16 hours, TB (Terrific Broth) medium, 3% (v/v) ethanol, 28 ºC, OD600: 1-1.5 and 200 rpm. Purification was performed under denaturating conditions on a small scale and 2.6 µg/mL of partially purified dexr_LptD was obtained. The Western Blot assay showed a positive reaction between the sera from patients with Carrión's Disease and dexr_LptD, which shows the antigenicity of dexr_LptD. Conclusions. The dexr_LptD shows antigenicity both in silico and at the serological level, these results are the basis for further studies on vaccine candidates against Carrion's Disease.
Start page
15
End page
23
Volume
39
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85128389887
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sponsor(s)
Los autores agradecen a las biólogas Cleidy Osorio Mogollón y Lisbet Inga Angulo por su apoyo y orientación en los ensayos de laboratorio. Además, agradecemos a los técnicos en laboratorio David García Neyra y Juana Choque Portilla por su colaboración en los aspectos técnicos. Asimismo, agradecemos al Programa Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividad y Productividad (Innóvate Perú) por el financiamiento otorgado para la ejecución de esta investigación de acuerdo al convenio 306-PNICP-PIAP-2015, y al financiamiento parcial del Programa de Promoción de Tesis de Pregrado y Posgrado 2017 – II del Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Posgrado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (código: B17100214b).
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