ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2018, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (1): 173-180.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2018.01.020

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Identification of Heparin Binding Domains in CbpA of Trueperella pyogenes Chongqing Isolate from Goat

SHEN Ke-fei1, XU Guo-yang1, HU Rui-si2, XU Deng-feng1, YANG Rui1, FU Li-zhi1, ZHANG Su-hui1*   

  1. 1. Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing 402460, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China
  • Received:2017-06-30 Online:2018-01-23 Published:2018-01-23

Abstract:

This study was aimed to analyze the sequences of collagen-binding protein A (CbpA) of Trueperella pyogenes Chongqing isolate from goat (CbpA-CQ) and identify the two potential heparin binding domains of NRB and B1. The sequences of CbpA-CQ gene and its coding product were analyzed by bioinformatics software. NRB and B1 genes were amplified by PCR and cloned into prokaryotic expression vector (pGEX-4T-1). The fusion proteins (GST-NRB and GST-B1) were induced in Escherichia coli strain DE3 and purified using Gluthathione-Sepharose 4 B beads. The adhesion of fusion proteins (GST-NRB and GST-B1) to HeLa cells and the adhesion inhibition of heparin were detected by Western blot. The results showed that the CbpA-CQ had 7 collagen-binding B domains covering 55% in the whole sequence of CbpA, and the domains had homology with those of bacteria, such as T. pyogenes, Staphylococcus. CbpA-CQ and those of other T. pyogenes strains were clustered into a clade in the phylogenetic tree. Fusion proteins (GST-NRB and GST-B1) were purified by affinity purification from supernatant of induced bacteria lysate. The 2 proteins adhered to HeLa cells in a dose dependent manner, but the adhesion was inhibited by heparin in a dose dependent manner. The results suggest that although CbpA-CQ has large variability, it has common sequence characteristics compared with the published CbpA sequences. Besides, the NRB and B1 regions of CbpA-CQ are heparin binding domains.

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