African swine fever virus(ASFV)is a lethal pathogen that causes severe threats to the global swine industry and it has already had catastrophic socio-economic effects.To date,no licensed prophylactic vaccine exists.Li...African swine fever virus(ASFV)is a lethal pathogen that causes severe threats to the global swine industry and it has already had catastrophic socio-economic effects.To date,no licensed prophylactic vaccine exists.Limited knowledge exists about the major immunogens of ASFV and the epitope mapping of the key antigens.As such,there is a considerable requirement to understand the functional monoclonal antibodies(mAbs)and the epitope mapping may be of utmost importance in our understanding of immune responses and designing improved vaccines,therapeutics,and diagnostics.In this study,we generated an ASFV antibody phage-display library from ASFV convalescent swine PBMCs,further screened a specific ASFV major capsid protein(p72)single-chain antibody and fused with an IgG Fc fragment(scFv-83-Fc),which is a specific recognition antibody against ASFV Pig/HLJ/2018 strain.Using the scFv-83-Fc mAb,we selected a conserved epitope peptide(221MTGYKH226)of p72 retrieved from a phage-displayed random peptide library.Moreover,flow cytometry and cell uptake experiments demonstrated that the epitope peptide can significantly promote BMDCs maturation in vitro and could be effectively uptaken by DCs,which indicated its potential application in vaccine and diagnostic reagent development.Overall,this study provided a valuable platform for identifying targets for ASFV vaccine development,as well as to facilitate the optimization design of subunit vaccine and diagnostic reagents.展开更多
本研究旨在通过在Bac to Bac系统中表达非洲猪瘟病毒(ASFV)的P72基因,为进一步研究P72基因的结构、功能和免疫学特性奠定基础。本研究从含P72全长基因的菌株pGEX-6p-1-P72中扩增出P72基因全序列1941bp,将扩增的基因连接于pFastBac HTa...本研究旨在通过在Bac to Bac系统中表达非洲猪瘟病毒(ASFV)的P72基因,为进一步研究P72基因的结构、功能和免疫学特性奠定基础。本研究从含P72全长基因的菌株pGEX-6p-1-P72中扩增出P72基因全序列1941bp,将扩增的基因连接于pFastBac HTa杆状病毒载体中,构建重组质粒pFastBac HTa-P72,转化至感受态DH10Bac中,获得重组杆粒rBac-mid-P72,再将其转染至Sf9昆虫细胞,获得重组杆状病毒。经Western blotting和夹心ELISA分析,结果表明,P72在昆虫细胞Sf9中获得正确表达,重组P72蛋白可被特异性兔抗ASFV P72血清、P72单抗识别。结果提示,Bac to Bac系统表达的P72重组蛋白特异性强、活性稳定,具有良好的抗原性,为快速诊断ASF提供良好的候选抗原。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31941001 and 32002292)the Major Science and Technology Project of Henan Province,China(221100110600)the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(202300410199).
文摘African swine fever virus(ASFV)is a lethal pathogen that causes severe threats to the global swine industry and it has already had catastrophic socio-economic effects.To date,no licensed prophylactic vaccine exists.Limited knowledge exists about the major immunogens of ASFV and the epitope mapping of the key antigens.As such,there is a considerable requirement to understand the functional monoclonal antibodies(mAbs)and the epitope mapping may be of utmost importance in our understanding of immune responses and designing improved vaccines,therapeutics,and diagnostics.In this study,we generated an ASFV antibody phage-display library from ASFV convalescent swine PBMCs,further screened a specific ASFV major capsid protein(p72)single-chain antibody and fused with an IgG Fc fragment(scFv-83-Fc),which is a specific recognition antibody against ASFV Pig/HLJ/2018 strain.Using the scFv-83-Fc mAb,we selected a conserved epitope peptide(221MTGYKH226)of p72 retrieved from a phage-displayed random peptide library.Moreover,flow cytometry and cell uptake experiments demonstrated that the epitope peptide can significantly promote BMDCs maturation in vitro and could be effectively uptaken by DCs,which indicated its potential application in vaccine and diagnostic reagent development.Overall,this study provided a valuable platform for identifying targets for ASFV vaccine development,as well as to facilitate the optimization design of subunit vaccine and diagnostic reagents.
文摘本研究旨在通过在Bac to Bac系统中表达非洲猪瘟病毒(ASFV)的P72基因,为进一步研究P72基因的结构、功能和免疫学特性奠定基础。本研究从含P72全长基因的菌株pGEX-6p-1-P72中扩增出P72基因全序列1941bp,将扩增的基因连接于pFastBac HTa杆状病毒载体中,构建重组质粒pFastBac HTa-P72,转化至感受态DH10Bac中,获得重组杆粒rBac-mid-P72,再将其转染至Sf9昆虫细胞,获得重组杆状病毒。经Western blotting和夹心ELISA分析,结果表明,P72在昆虫细胞Sf9中获得正确表达,重组P72蛋白可被特异性兔抗ASFV P72血清、P72单抗识别。结果提示,Bac to Bac系统表达的P72重组蛋白特异性强、活性稳定,具有良好的抗原性,为快速诊断ASF提供良好的候选抗原。
