title: Expression and purification of a Tuber borchii fruitbody-specific protein, TBF-1, from Escherichia coli: generation of polyclonal antibodies.
abstract: TBF-1 is a fruitbody-specific protein present in the white truffle species Tuber borchii Vittad. A similar protein has been found only in the closely related species Tuber dryophilum (TDF-1), but not in other truffles. The protein from T. borchii was overexpressed as fusion protein in E. coli and was purified to homogeneity by affinity chromatography. Recombinant protein was used for generating polyclonal antibodies. The antiserum strongly reacted with TBF-1, weakly recognized TDF-1, and did not detect correlate band in the other white truffle species. The high level of expression of this protein in the fruitbody and the specificity of the antibody anti-TBF-1 make it possible to set up a diagnostic tool for detecting these species in natural samples and foodstuffs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica Giorgio Fornaini, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Urbino (PU), Italy. fr.palma@uniurb.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agostini
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cerigini
authors.forename: Emanuela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polidori
authors.forename: Vilberto
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stocchi
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000276:immunology*; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C117850:TBF-1 protein, Tuber borchii