[Expression of human IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) fusion protein in CHO/DG44 cells].
We constructed the eukaryotic expression vector of human IL-35-IgG4 (Fc)-pOptiVEC-TOPO by gene recombination technique and expressed the fusion protein human IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) in CHO/DG44 cells. The two components of the newly discovered cytokine human IL-35, EBI3 and IL-12p35, were amplified by PCR from the cDNA library derived from the KG-I cells after LPS induction. The two PCR-amplified cDNA fragments of human IL-35 were linked by over-lapping PCR and then cloned into the IgG4 (Fc)-pOptiVEC-TOPO vector. The constructed plasmid with the recombinant cDNA IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) was verified by restriction enzyme digestion analysis, PCR and DNA sequencing. The verified plasmid with the recombinant cDNA was transfected into CHO/DG44 cells using Lipofectamine 2000. The success of the transfection was examined and confirmed by RT-PCR. After selection in alpha-MEM (-) medium, the IL-35-Ig G4 (Fc) positive CHO/DG44 clones were chosen and the media from these positive clones were collected to be used to purify the fusion protein. The positive CHO/DG44 clones were further cultured in increasing concentrations of MTX and the expression levels of the fusion protein IL-35-Ig G4 (Fc) were repetitively induced by MTX-induced gene amplification. The IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) fusion protein was purified from the media collected from the positive CHO/DG44 clones by protein G affinity chromatography and then identified by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The results showed that one protein band was found to match well with the predicted relative molecular mass of human IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) and this protein could specifically bind to anti-human IgG4 (Fc) monoclonal antibody. In conclusion, our study successfully established an IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) positive DG44 cell line which could stably express IL-35-IgG4 (Fc) fusion protein.
College of Life Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Jing
J
Tang
Wenda
W
Gao
Qing
Q
Zhang
Dawei
D
Zhang
Yang
Y
Chen
Bo
B
He
Quansheng
Q
Liu
D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D050939:Gene Fusion / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D007378:Interleukins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection
D007141:Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007378:Interleukins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C532417:interleukin-35, human