title: A 38-kDa protein from Babesia gibsoni and its antibody response in an experimentally infected dog.
abstract: A cDNA encoding the Babesia bovis 12D3 antigen homologue was obtained by immunoscreening the expression library prepared from Babesia gibsoni merozoite mRNA. The complete nucleotide sequence of the gene was 1406 bp. Computer analysis suggested that the sequence contains an open reading frame of 1052 bp encoding an expected protein with a molecular weight of 36kDa. Based on homology analysis, this putative protein was designated as the B. gibsoni 12D3 antigen (Bg12D3). The Bg12D3 gene was expressed in the Escherichia coli BL21 strain, and the chronically infected dog serum reacted with the recombinant protein. The antiserum against the recombinant Bg12D3 protein can recognize a 38-kDa native protein, which is consistent with its expected size. Moreover, the purified recombinant proteins were used as the antigen to detect the antibody response in an experimentally infected dog by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Our results indicated that the Bg12D3 protein was recognized by the host immune system and that it induced an antibody response in chronic B. gibsoni infection. These results allowed us to identify a new member of the 12D3 antigens and its characteristic immune response in canine B. gibsoni infection.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Jinlin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Guohong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujisaki
authors.forename: Xuenan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xuan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D001403:Babesia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger