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Cloning, Expression and Purification of Truncated Chlamydia Trachomatis Outer Membrane Protein 2 (Omp2) and its Application in an ELISA Assay | ||
Iranian Journal of Immunology | ||
مقاله 2، دوره 5، شماره 3، آذر 2008، صفحه 148-155 اصل مقاله (560.18 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Bahram Kazemi* 1، 2؛ Negar Seyed1؛ Mojgan Bandehpour1؛ Zarrin Sharifnia1؛ Parviz Pakzad3 | ||
1Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center | ||
2Department of Parasitology | ||
3Department of Immunology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Although a simple and direct method does not exist for the detection of chlamydial infections, there are situations in which reliable serological tests, with sensi-tivity related to a specific antigen, could be helpful. Objective: The aim of this study was to clone the first 1100 bp of the C. trachomatis outer membrane protein 2 (omp2) gene in order to prepare a recombinant protein for use in an ELISA system designed to recognize the anti- C. trachomatis antibody in patient sera. Methods: The PCR product of the chlamydial omp2 gene was cloned in pBluescript and its first 1100 bp was sub-cloned in the pQE-30 expression vector and induced by IPTG. The recombinant protein was purified by affinity chromatography and its purity was confirmed by SDS-PAGE, gel diffusion and western blot analyses. The purified protein was coated onto a polysty-rene microplate and tested by ELISA using patient serum. Results: We have cloned, over-expressed and purified biologically functional recombinant truncated Omp2 from C. trachomatis for use, as a species-specific recognition antigen, in an ELISA system. In this study we determined a cut-off value of 0.345 for this ELISA system using 55 negative sera and measured six positive sera at dilutions of 1:20-1:2560. Conclusion: As a species-specific recognition antigen, the over-expressed and purified recombinant truncated Omp2 from C. trachomatis performed well in an ELISA system. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Chlamydia trachomatis؛ Omp2؛ Recombinant protein؛ ELISA | ||
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