[High expression of rabbit sperm membrane protein rSP10 in Escherichia coli and preparation of its specific antisera]

Sheng Wu Gong Cheng Xue Bao. 2001 May;17(3):314-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

To study the position and immunogenicity of rSP10, the rabbit rsp10 gene which did not include sequences coding for signal peptides was inserted into expression vector pET30a. An in-frame fusion protein was made such that a His6 stretch was produced at the N terminus of re-rSP10. High expression was obtained, the amount of re-rSP10 up to 67% in the total bacterial protein. The re-rSP10 was purified by DEAE chromatography and the yield of purified re-rSP10 was approximately 50 micrograms/mL of culture. Western blotting analysis of re-rSP10 with rabbit polyclonal sera raised against rabbit sperm membrane protein showed that the synthesized antigen possessed immunogenicity of rSP10. Specific antisera against re-rSP10 was induced using purified re-rSP10 as an antigen. The motility of capacitated sperms were affected but no aggregation was observed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Surface*
  • Escherichia coli / genetics*
  • Female
  • Immune Sera / immunology*
  • Male
  • Membrane Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Membrane Proteins / immunology
  • Plasmids
  • Rabbits
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, Surface
  • Immune Sera
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • rSMP-B protein, human