以本实验室分离的猪胸膜肺炎放线杆菌血清2型(Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype2,APP-2)菌株HB08的基因组为模板,扩增了2871bp的APP毒素Ⅱ的结构基因apxⅡA,并克隆到pET-28a原核表达载体中构建重组表达质粒pET28aⅡA,转化到大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)BL21(DE3),经SDS—PAGE和Western blot分析表明,表达的重组蛋白具有良好的反应活性。将表达的蛋白经或不经复性处理,与纯化的天然毒素Ⅱ分别免疫昆明小鼠,同时设PBS空白对照组,每组12只.间隔2周免疫2次,采血检测其抗体效价,二免后2周用致死剂量的APP血清7型(APP-7)菌株(1.08×10^8CFU(菌落形成单位,colony form unit)/只)腹腔攻击。结果显示,复性蛋白组的保护率为83.3%,非复性蛋白组的保护率为58.3%,天然毒素蛋白对照组保护率为91.7%,空白对照组小鼠全部死亡,说明复性的重组毒素Ⅱ具有良好的免疫原性。
The structural gene encoding Apx Ⅱ toxin (apxHA) was amplified from the genomic DNA of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 2 (APP-2) strain HB08 and cloned into the prokaryotic expression vector pET-28a. SDS-PAGE and Western blotting analysis showed that the apx/L4 gene was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the expression products could react with Apx Ⅱ antibodies. The recombinant Apx Ⅱ was purified from the inclusion bodies. Kunming mice were intraperitoneally vaccinated twice with an interval of two weeks using unfolded and refolded recombinant proteins, the native Apx Ⅱ extracted from the cultural supernatant of APP strain of serotype 7 (APP-7) and PBS, respectively. Serum antibody was examined by Apx Ⅱ -specific ELISA two weeks post every vaccination. Two weeks after the second vaccination, mice were challenged intraperitoneally with a lethal dose of APP-7 (1.08× 10^8CFU (colony form unit) per mouse). The protection rate reached 91.7% in the native Apx Ⅱ group, 83.3 % in the refolded recombinant protein group and 58.3 % in the misfolded recombinant protein group, while all the mice in the PBS group died in 36 h post challenge. The data revealed that the refolded recombinant Apx Ⅱ had excellent immunogenicity and could elicit protection from the lethal challenge of APP.