Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2020, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (12): 3133-3140.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.12.022

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Establishment and Preliminary Application of Indirect ELISA Based on Recombinant NS4 Protein for Detection of Bluetongue Virus Antibodies

YI Huashan1, ZHAO Yao1, MA Xianping1, LI Huan1, XIA Yu1, ZHU Wenqing1, LIU Qianru1, CHEN Siqian1, CAO Huizhen1, YAO Ting1, GAO Lixu1, ZHANG Jinyang2, YANG Fahui3, WEI Xiaorong4, LI Qianyong1*, XIE Yuanbing5*   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China;
    2. Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China;
    3. Chongqing Rongchang Agricultural Technical Extension Station, Chongqing 402460, China;
    4. Chongqing Nabiweit Testing Technology Service Co. LTD, Chongqing 402460, China;
    5. Yongchuan Center for Animal Disease Prevention and Control, Chongqing 402160, China
  • Received:2020-06-10 Online:2020-12-25 Published:2020-12-23

Abstract: This study was conducted to establish an indirect ELISA method for the detection serological antibody of bluetongue virus (BTV). The purified BTV recombinant NS4 protein obtained from the prokaryotic express system was used as the coated antigen, and then an indirect ELISA antibody detection method of BTV was developed by optimizing the reaction conditions. SDS-PAGE results showed that the recombinant NS4 protein with a size of about 52 kDa was obtained, which mainly existed in the supernatant. Western blot results showed that the purified recombinant NS4 protein had good antigenicity. The ELISA reaction conditions were optimized by the square matrix test. The optimal coating amount of recombinant NS4 protein antigen was determined to be 3.0 μg per well, and the optimal dilution ratio of serum to be tested was 1:200, and the optimal dilution concentration of HRP-labeled rabbit anti-cow IgG secondary antibody was 1:4 000, and the critical values were 0.29 and 0.35, respectively. The detection sensitivity of the BTV antibody was up to 1:1 600. The intra-assay repeatability and the inter-assay repeatability coefficient of variation were less than 10%. The positive coincidence ratio and negative coincidence ratio were 98% and 100% respectively. The indirect ELISA method established in this study laid a foundation for clinical serum antibody detection and serum epidemiological investigation of BTV.

Key words: bluetongue virus, NS4 gene, prokaryotic expression, indirect ELISA

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