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Molecular cloning of a gene encoding the immunogenic 21 kDa protein of Free

Abstract

Major immunogenic polypeptides (21, 32, 40, 46, 58, 85 and 160 kDa) of were identified by immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting. A pUC13 library of genomic DNA was screened with hyperimmune sheep serum to identify colonies which expressed genes encoding these immunogenic proteins. A recombinant colony, F5.2, was identified containing plasmid insert DNA of 2773 bp. The cloned DNA insert contained two long open reading frames (ORFs) of 627 bp (complete) and 831 bp (incomplete), both potentially encoding proteins containing an N-terminal signal peptide. Deletion experiments suggested that the hyperimmune sheep serum recognized a protein that was encoded by the 627 bp ORF. The 627 bp ORF was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), subcloned and expressed to a high level in A sheep antiserum made to the expressed recombinant fusion protein recognized a 21 kDa protein of all strains of tested, confirming that the 627 bp ORF encodes a native 21 kDa protein in Similarly, the recombinant protein was recognized by all sera tested from heartwater-infected animals. The antigenic conservation of the 21 kDa protein and its immunogenic nature are reasons for further testing of this recombinant protein in subunit diagnostic tests.

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Keyword(s): Cowdria ruminantium , heartwater , immunogenic proteins , rickettsia and serodiagnosis
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Molecular cloning of a gene encoding the immunogenic 21 kDa protein of Cowdria ruminantium
Microbiology 140, 2135 (1994); https://doi.org/10.1099/13500872-140-8-2135
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