ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2013, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (9): 1432-1437.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2013.09.014

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Expression of M Gene and sM Gene of Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus by Baculovirus Expression System and VLPs Assmbly of TGEV

LENG Yong1, SONG Zhen-hui1,2*, QING Jia-chao1, ZHAI Shao-hua2, MAIMAITI-Aizizi2   

  1. (1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rongchang Campus, Southwest University, Chongqing402460, China; 2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, China)
  • Received:2013-01-10 Online:2013-09-23 Published:2013-09-23

Abstract:

Recombinant baculovirus containing M and sM gene of transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) were constructed using Bac-To-Bac Baculovirus expression system, and recombinant M, sM proteins were expressed by infecting the sf9 cell with recombinant baculovirus. Firstly, M gene and sM gene of TGEV were amplified, then were cloned and inserted into donor plasmid pFastBacTMDual to obtain recombinant donor plamid, pFastBacTMDual-M and pFastBacTMDual-M-sM. Plasmid pFastBacTMDual-M and pFastBacTMDual-M-sM were transformed into E. coli DH10Bac respectively. Recombinant baculovirus rBac-M and rBac-M-sM were obtained by transfection of the sf9 cells with Bacmid-M and Bacmid-M-sM. Western blot and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) were conducted, and the results showed that recombinant M protein and sM protein was expressed successfully, two proteins had a positive reaction with antiserum. In vitro experiments of virus-like particles (VLP) assembly of TGEV was performed by infection of insect cell with rBac-M and rBac-M-sM. It is showed that the expressed M proteins alone and co-expression of M and sM proteins in insect cell Sf9 infected by recombinant baculovirus could form VLPs morphologically similar to virion of TGEV. Diameter of VLP is variable from 61 nm to 101 nm. This study provides the foundation for researching the VLP assembly of TGEV.

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