title: [Construction and expression of a recombinant adenovirus with LZP3].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore a new immunocontraceptive vaccine and construct an attenuated recombinant adenoviral vaccine against Lagurus lagurus zona pellucida 3(LZP3).
  
  
  METHODS
  LZP3 gene was subcloned into the shuttle vector pShuttle-CMV, and then a two-step transformation procedure was employed to construct a recombinant adenoviral plasmid with LZP3, which was digested with Pac I and transfected into HEK293 cells to package recombinant adenovirus particles. Finally, HeLa cells were infected by the recombinant adenovirus. LZP3 gene was detected from the recombinant virus by PCR, and its transcription and expression were analyzed by RT-PCR and Western blot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Recombinant adenovirus vector pAd-LZP3 with LZP3 gene was constructed by homologous recombination in E.coli, and a recombinant adenovirus was obtained by transfecting HEK293 cells with pAd-LZP3. PCR test indicated that LZP3 gene was successfully integrated into the adenoviral genome, and the titer of the recombinant adenovirus reached 1.2x10(10) pfu/L. The transcription and expression of LZP3 gene in the infected HeLa cells were confirmed by RT-PCR and Western blot.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The recombinant adenovirus RAd-LZP3 can be successfully expressed in the infected HeLa cells, which lays the foundation for further researches into immunizing animals with RAd-LZP3.
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China.
authors.forename: Bang-dang
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fu-chun
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mei-yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yi-jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zheng-hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015044:Zona Pellucida / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072216:Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins
chemical_list: D004527:Egg Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000072216:Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins