猪源马链球菌兽疫亚种表达的类M蛋白黏附抑制性单抗的获得

Development and characterization of monoclonal Antibody against M-like Protein of Streptococcus equi subsp.zooepidemicus from pig

摘要:

根据马链球菌兽疫亚种(Streptococcus equi subsp.zooepidemicus)猪源株ATCC35246株的类M蛋白基因序列,通过PCR技术,扩增出无信号肽的类M蛋白基因并定向克隆至表达载体pET-32a(+)中。重组质粒经酶切鉴定和测序后,在大肠杆菌BL21中表达,获得60kDa产物,Western blot显示,其与ATCC35246株多克隆抗血清反应,抗原性良好。以His亲和层析柱纯化重组类M蛋白作为抗原免疫8周龄的BALB/c小鼠,采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术制备了12株稳定分泌抗类M蛋白单抗的细胞株,特异性检测显示其与A群链球菌、猪链球菌2型以及马链球菌马亚种等没有交叉反应。单抗亚类鉴定显示,其中6株为IgG1,3株为IgG2,另外3株为IgM。从腹水中纯化的单抗效价为2.56×10⁴~1.01×10⁵。黏附抑制实验显示,其中一株单抗能阻断类M蛋白黏附HEp-2细胞。

Abstract:

Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus belongs to lancefield group C streptococcus, which can cause disease both in animals and humans. It has been associated with a wide variety of serious infections, including meningitis, pneumonia, septic arthritis and mastitis. The M like proteins on the surface of S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus have an antiphagocytic role analogous to that of group A streptococcal M proteins that are essential in establishing infection. In the present study, the M-like gene without partial signal peptide sequence was amplified from genomic DNA of S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus ATCC35246 strain isolated from pig by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Then the amplified fragment was cloned in the proper orientation into the site between EcoRⅠ and XhoⅠof pET32-a(+) via restriction endonuclease EcoRⅠ and XhoⅠ. The recombinant plasmid was verified by restriction endonuclease analysis and nucleotide sequencing, then transformed into E. coli BL21. An fusion protein was expressed in BL21 after induced by IPTG, SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the recombinant protein had a molecular weight of 60 kD, Western blotting showed a positive reaction with the antiserum against ATCC35246. To prepare the monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) against the M-like protein, 6～8 weeks old BABL/c mice were immunized endermicly with purified recombinant M-like protein by Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography. Splenocytes from the immuniszed mice were fused with SP2/0 and indirect ELISA was used to screen hybridoma cells. 12 hybridoma cell lines secreting McAbs against M-like protein of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus were generated, and indirect ELISA confirmed that these McAbs only reacted with M-like protein, but not reacted with other bacteria such as group A Streptococci, Streptococcus suis type 2, Streptococcus equi. The indirect ELISA titers of these 12 ascites McAbs were about 2.56×10⁴ to 1.01×10⁵,and the subtype of these McAbs belong to IgG2b、IgG1、IgM. The results of adhersion inhibition showed McAbs 2C8 could inhibit the adhersion of M-like protein to HEp-2 cell.