title: Cloning of Schistosoma japonicum Chinese strain 22.6kD membrane-associated protein (Sj-22.6) gene and its overproduction on Escherichia coli.
abstract: A 567bp DNA fragment was amplified from Schistosoma japonicum adult worm mRNA by RT-PCR. Sequence analysis revealed that this fragment contained S. Japonicum Chinese strain membrane-associated protein (Sj-22.6) gene. Then this gene was cloned into the expression vector pGEX-4T, and subsequently expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant GST-fusion protein was purified by glutathione agarose affinity chromatography. Its molecular weight was about 48 kD. The yield of expression was around 40 mg/L E.coli culture. The immunological test suggested that the recombinant protein had good antigenity which could make a good basis for the research of its immunological function in Schistosomiasis.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Animal Parasitology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012549:Schistosoma japonicum / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C087430:22.6-kDa antigen, Schistosoma japonicum; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins