ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (6): 997-1003.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.06.019

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cDNA Cloning,Expression and Antibacterial Activity Analysis of Chicken β-defensin Gal-9

FENG Pei-xiang1,ZHU Mei-sheng1,YANG Li1,TAN Xue-jin2,PAN Fu-xing1,QI Juan3,GUO Yan-yan3,ZHANG Yi4,YIN Yan-bo1,3 *   

  1. (1.College of Animal Science and Technology,Qingdao Agricultural University,Qingdao 266109, China;2.Institute of Aanimal Husbandry and Veterinary,Qingdao 266100, China;3.Qingdao Oland-Better Bioengineering Co.,Ltd,Qingdao 266101, China;4.China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center,Qingdao 266032, China)
  • Received:2013-11-20 Online:2014-06-23 Published:2014-06-23

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to clone and express the chicken β-defensin Gal-9 gene,and detect the antibacterial activity of the expressed product.The Gal-9 gene was amplified from chicken’s esophagus by RT-PCR,with primers based on the chicken Gal-9 (NM_001001611.2) sequence in GeneBank,then it was cloned into pET-32a(+) vector using the restriction sites of EcoRⅠ/XhoⅠ.The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21 (DE3) and induced at 37 ℃.The length of Gal-9 cDNA was 204 bp,and encoding 42 amino acid mature peptide.The product was confirmed to be about 25 kD in size by SDS-PAGE.It was mainly expressed in the form of inclusion body.The recombinant chicken Gal-9 protein showed bacteriostatic action on Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923),Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922),and yeast (GS115).The minimum inhibitory concentration was 62.50,31.75,125.00,31.75 mg•L-1.The results presented here demonstrate that the Gal-9 mature peptide gene,chicken β-defensin,was successfully expressed.The expressed protein showed broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity,which indicated the recombinant chicken Gal-9 protein could be potentially used for prevention and treatment.

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