Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (11): 5159-5172.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2024.11.031

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Construction, Expression and Preliminary Functional Analysis of the Eukaryotic Plasmid ET Seven, a 7-valent Multiepitope Chimeric Recombinant Antigen of Chicken Coccidia

Junli NI1,2(), Xinchao LIU1(), Dong SUN1,2, Siyun FANG3, Dingai WANG3, Hanqin SHEN3, Zhuanqiang YAN3, Nanshan QI2, Mingfei SUN2,*(), Youfang GU1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang 233100, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
    3. Wens Foodstuff Group Co. LTD, Xinxing 527400, China
  • Received:2024-01-11 Online:2024-11-23 Published:2024-11-30
  • Contact: Mingfei SUN, Youfang GU E-mail:1565452246@qq.com;304368107@qq.com;smf7810@126.com;youfanggu@163.com

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to construct multi-epitope recombinant plasmids of Eimeria tenella EtAMA1, EtAMA2, EtMIC3, EtMIC4, EtMIC13, EtROP5, and EtSAG1 antigens and verify their expression in DF-1 cells and chickens through various assisted delivery methods, we employed pcDNA3.1(+) as the eukaryotic expression vector. The eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1-ET Seven was constructed through bioinformatics analysis, obtaining seven epitopes and reverse transcriptional amplification of gene fragments of seven antigen epitope regions in E. tenella mRNA templates at different time points. The company synthesized pcDNA3.1(+) as the eukaryotic expression vector, and constructed the eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1-ET seven. Subsequently, the constructed positive plasmid, pcDNA3.1-ET Seven, was transfected into DF-1 cells. RT-PCR and Western blot analysis was employed to detect the expression of the ET Seven recombinant gene in DF-1 cells. The cytokine levels of pcDNA3.1-ET seven in chickens were detected by calcium phosphate nanoparticles as adjuvant plasmid delivery adjuvant, and specific IgG antibody levels were detected by indirect ELISA. The eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1-ET Seven was successfully constructed, and the specific expression of ET Seven was detected through Western blot analysis and RT-PCR. After the plasmid was immunized with calcium phosphate nano-adjuvant, the detected cytokines IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, IFN-γ and CD-40 were all expressed at high levels seven days after three times of immunization, and the expression levels of CD-40 and IL-6 were the highest. The pcDNA3.1-ET Seven recombinant plasmid, when conjugated with calcium phosphate adjuvant, was administered intramuscularly, resulting in a positive detection of specific IgG antibodies through indirect ELISA. The results showed that the pcDNA3.1-ET seven recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed and had good immunogenicity in chickens. This finding provides novel insights and technical support for vaccine prevention and control of chicken coccidiosis.

Key words: Eimeria tenella, multi-epitope recombinant plasmids, eukaryotic expression, DNA vaccine

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