Prokaryotic expression, purification, and antiserum preparation of GAG and ENV proteins of human foamy virus
LU Fei1, SUN Yan1, LI Jing2, LI Zhi1*
(1 College of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi′an 710062, Shaanxi, China; 2 Department of Infection Disease, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Xiangyang 441021, Hubei, China)
Abstract:
In order to detect the efficiency of human foamy virus infection on protein expression level, the recombinant prokaryotic expression vectors pET32aGAG and pET32aENV were constructed successfully and transformed into E.coli BL21 Star (DE3), and the GAG, ENV fusion proteins were induced by IPTG and expressed at high level. Subsequently, the New Zealand rabbits were immunized with the fusion proteins for preparing the antiserums. Western Blot analysis showed that the antiserum could interact with GAG and ENV fusion proteins specifically. Based on the results from Western Blot and indirect immunofluotesent method, it is concluded that the antiserums were verified to interact with the natural GAG and ENV expressed from the viruses.
KeyWords:
human foamy virus; GAG protein; ENV protein; prokaryotic expression; antiserum