【摘要】 目的:利用毕赤酵母表达系统表达两种融合形式的乙肝病毒表面抗原(HBsAg-s和s-HBsAg),并对融合蛋白的免疫原性进行研究。方法:用毕赤酵母分泌型表达质粒pPIC9k为载体,通过PCR方法引入(Gly4Ser)3连接肽的编码基因将GM-CSF融合到HBsAg基因的3′端或5′端进行分泌表达,表达产物以SDS-PAGE及Western blot进行分析并通过DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow离子交换柱进行蛋白纯化。将纯化的两种融合蛋白与单纯的HBsAg蛋白分别免疫小鼠,ELISA方法检测HBsAg特异的抗体反应水平。结果:两种HBsAg/GM-CSF融合蛋白均可在毕赤酵母菌株GS115中获得了分泌表达,Western blot分析表明表达产物能够与抗GM-CSF抗体及抗HBsAg抗体发生特异性结合。免疫后的血清ELISA结果显示,相比单纯的HBsAg蛋白,两种融合蛋白可以诱导出更高的抗体水平(P<0.05),其中将GM-CSF蛋白融合在HBsAg蛋白的C端效果要好于融合在N端。结论:通过与GM-CSF蛋白的融合可以显著增强HBsAg的免疫原性,这为提高乙肝疫苗的免疫效果提供了新的思路与方法。更多还原

【Abstract】 AIM: To express two fusion forms of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg-s and s-HBsAg) in the Pichia pastoris expression system, and compare immunogenicity of the two fusion proteins. METHODS: Was fused GM-CSF to 5′ or 3′ terminal of HBsAg by inserting the gene fragment of connecting peptid (Gly4Ser)3 to linker gene of GM-CSF and HBsAg. The two fusion proteins were expressed by secreting type expression plasmid pPIC9K in the Pichia pastoris, then the expressed products were detected by SDS-PAGE, Western blot and purified by DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow ion exchang columns. Mice were inoculated with the two purified HBsAg/GM-CSF fusion proteins and HBsAg respecfively in each, and the levels of anti-HBsAg in mice sera were tested by ELISA. RESULTS: Two HBsAg/GM-CSF fusion proteins were successfully expressed in the form of secretion in Pichia pastoris strain GS115, and exhibited specific reaction with both anti-HBsAg and anti-GM-CSF antibodies in Western blot. ELISA results showed after the inoculation the levels of anti-HBsAg induced by the two HBsAg/GM-CSF fusion proteins was higher than by HBsAg alone (P<0.05). Furthermore, the effect by fusing GM-CSF to C terminal of HBsAg was better than by fusing GM-CSF to N terminal of HBsAg. CONCLUSION: The immunogenicity of HBsAg could be enhanced by fusing GM-CSF.更多还原