牙龈卟啉单胞菌菌毛相关外膜蛋白pgmA基因的克隆和表达

目的:克隆牙龈卟啉单胞菌(Porphyromonas gingivalis,Pg)pgmA基因,构建pgmA基因表达载体,鉴定其表达产物的免疫性.方法:采用高保真PCR分别从牙龈卟啉菌ATCC 33277和47A-1菌株中扩增pgmA基因,T-A克隆后测定核苷酸序列,构建pET32a的pgmA表达载体,在E.coli BL21DE3宿主菌中用不同浓度的IPTG诱导表达,采用兔抗融合蛋白血清的Western blot鉴定其免疫反应性和免疫原性,采用ELISA 检测65株临床分离牙龈卟啉单胞菌与PgmA融合蛋白抗血清的反应情况.结果:所克隆的牙龈卟啉单胞菌ATCC 33277与47A-1菌株pgmA基因的核苷酸序列同源性为100%,与报道的相应核苷酸序列同源性为98.98%,氨基酸序列同源性高达99.18%.pET32a-pgmA-BL21DE3系统的PgmA融合蛋白表达量为细菌总蛋白的50%左右.PgmA融合蛋白免疫家兔能获得相应抗体并与PgmA蛋白发生结合反应.ELISA结果证实92.3%的牙龈卟啉菌临床菌株(60/65)能与PgmA融合蛋白抗血清发生结合反应.结论:本研究成功地构建了Pg pgmA高效表达系统,所表达的PgmA融合蛋白有良好的免疫原性和免疫反应性,可作为Pg检测试剂盒和Pg疫苗的候选抗原.

Cloning and expression of Porphyromonas gingivalis pgmA gene encoding outer membrane protein associated with fimbria

Objective: To clone pgmA gene of Porphyromonas gingivalis,to construct the expression vector of the gene and to identify immunity of the fusion protein. Methods: The pgmA genes from ATCC 33277 and 47A-1 strains of P.gingivalis were amplified by high fidelity PCR. The nucleotide of the target DNA amplification fragments were sequenced after T-A cloning. The pET32a expression vectors inserted with pgmA gene fragments were constructed. PgmA fusion protein was expressed in E.coli strain BL21DE3 induced by IPTG with different dosages. Western blot test by using rabbit antiserum against the fusion protein was applied to determine immunity of the fusion protein. ELISA was applied to determine the immunoreaction of antibody against PgmA fusion protein and 65 strains of P.gingivalis isolates. Results: The nucleotide sequence homology of the cloned pgmA gene fragments from ATCC 33277 and 47A-1 strains was 100%. In comparison with the reported corresponding sequences,the homologies of the nucleotide sequences of the cloned pgmA gene fragments were 98.98%,while the homologies of their putative amino acid sequences were 99.18%. The expression output of PgmA fusion protein in pET32a-pgmA-BL21DE3 system was approximately 50% of the total bacterial proteins. PgmA fusion protein was able to induce rabbit to produce specific antibody that could combine with PgmA protein. 92.3% of P. gingivalis isolates (60/65) were able to react with the antibody against PgmA fusion protein. Conclusion: An expression system of P.gingivalis pgmA gene with high efficiency was established successfully. The expressed PgmA fusion protein possesse satisfied immunogenicity and immunoreactivity,which can be used as a candidate antigen in detection of P.gingivalis and possible development of corresponding vaccine.