Construction,identification and expression of Enterococcus faecalis based recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 vaccine of Schistosoma japonicum
Objective To construct an Enterococcus faecalis(Efs)based recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 vaccine of Schistosoma japonicum(Sj)and observe its expression efficiency.Methods The recombinant plasmid pGEX-Sj14-3-3 and competent cells of Enterococcus faecalis ATCC47077 strain were preparated;pGEX-Sj14-3-3 was electroporated into Enterococcus faecalis competent cells to construct recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 vaccine;the plasmid was extracted from recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 for PCR identification.The recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 vaccine was expressed through isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside(IPTG)induction,and the recombinant protein was verified by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE)and Western blotting.Results PCR showed that 399 bp Sj14-3-3 gene was amplified when the extracted plasmid from recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 as template;the expressed GST-Sj14-3-3 fusion protein was approximately 40×103 Mr by SDS-PAGE;the amount of the expressed protein was 18%of the total bacterial proteins.Western blotting showed that the expressed protein could be recognized by sera from patients infected with Schistosoma japonicum.Conclusion The recombinant Efs-Sj14-3-3 vaccine of Schistosoma japonicum was successfully constructed,and the expressed fusion protein shows specific antigenicity.