Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (11): 5864-5874.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.11.042

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Expression and Biological Activity Analysis of Porcine CCL25 Recombinant Protein

CAO Qiuxia1,2(), YAN Kexin2, CHENG Zhenkong2, BIAN Xianyu2, WANG Chuanhong2, LI Sufen2, ZHANG Xuehan2, FAN Baochao2, GUO Rongli2, YANG Shanshan2,*(), WANG Xiaodu1,*(), LI Bin1,2,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    2. Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2025-01-21 Online:2025-11-23 Published:2025-11-27
  • Contact: YANG Shanshan, WANG Xiaodu, LI Bin E-mail:1161824097@qq.com;yangshanshan@caas.cn;xdwang@zafu.edu.cn;libinana@126.com

Abstract:

The objective of this research is to investigate the function of recombinant porcine chemokine CCL25 protein and develop polyclonal antibodies targeting CCL25 from rabbits. The amino acid sequence of truncated CCL25 without the transmembrane region was obtained, a recombinant vector was constructed, and the protein was expressed in Escherichia coli expression system. Protein expression was confirmed by SDS-PAGE, western blot, and ELISA after nickel column purification. The biological activity of the protein was validated through cell proliferation assays, scratch tests and Transwell cultures using flow cytometry and real-time fluorescence quantification. New Zealand white rabbits were immunized subcutaneously with the protein to produce polyclonal antibodies. The functionality and titer of the polyclonal antibodies were confirmed using indirect ELISA, confocal microscopy, and western blot. The soluble expression of the protein was verified by SDS-PAGE and western blot, and the target protein was obtained after purification. Experimental results demonstrated that CCL25 promoted the growth and migration of IPEC-J2 cells, upregulated cell AKT and p-AKT473 expression, and significantly enhanced chemotaxis of porcine peripheral blood lymphocytes. Additionally, CCL25 inhibited LPS-induced IL-8 and caspase-3 expression, as well as 7-AAD+ cell death ratio. In addition, this study successfully prepared polyclonal antibodies with high titer and good specificity. The CCL25 protein was obtained by prokaryotic expression and purification. It was preliminarily identified that CCL25 protein had biological functions such as promoting cell proliferation, migration, chemotaxis, anti-inflammation and anti-apoptosis, which provided an effective experimental tool and basic data for the subsequent functional study of CCL25.

Key words: CCL25, prokaryotic expression, protein purification, functional identification, polyclonal antibody

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