title: Prokaryotic expression and purification of HA1 and HA2 polypeptides for serological analysis of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
abstract: Hemagglutinin (HA) is an important influenza virus surface antigen that is highly topical in influenza research. In the present study, the genes encoding the HA1 and HA2 proteins from the 2009 pandemic influenza virus H1N1 (A/California/04/2009(H1N1)) were cloned into a prokaryotic expression plasmid pCold-TF, and soluble fusion proteins containing H1N1 HA1 and HA2 were produced by transformed Escherichia coli. Western blot assays were used to examine the immunoreactivity of the recombinant proteins using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies derived against the whole virus A/California/04/2009(H1N1). Recombinant protein immunoreactivity was also analyzed qualitatively by ELISA and hemagglutination inhibition using human serum samples. These results will aid future immunological and serological studies of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus HA.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Dabin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bingyin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: Cun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Chengfeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yigang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D023061:Gene Order; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012703:Serotyping / Q000379:methods; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; C543345:H1N1 virus hemagglutinin; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D010455:Peptides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins