Isolation of recombinant Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleoprotein and its usage in ELISA

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Isolation of recombinant Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus nucleoprotein and its usage in ELISA

Journal Title: Ege Tıp Dergisi - Year 2016, Vol 55, Issue 4

Abstract

Aim: In this study, we aimed to develop an ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay) kit to determine specific CCHFV (Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus) immunoglobulins in serum samples from patients. Materials and Methods: cDNA has been obtained from total RNA extracted from serum samples of patients diagnosed with CCHF admitted to Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic of Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine. Turkish CCHFV strain-specific primers were designed and amplification of the target region, the nucleoprotein gene, was performed by nested-PCR method. The PCR product has been cloned into the plasmid vector pQE30. To test whether the viral protein was produced, the plasmid DNA carrying the interested gene has been transformed to E.coli M15 strain. After induction with IPTG (Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside), protein expression level has been determined by SDS-PAGE). Protein purification has been carried out using nickel chelate affinity chromatography and gel filtration method. The purified protein concentration has been calculated using Bicinchoninic Acid Protein Assay Kit (Sigma). Purified recombinant protein coated ELISA plates have been used for screening specific antibodies in the sera of the patients. Results: The cloned 363 base-pair CCHFV fragment has been expressed in E.coli M15 cells and the recombinant protein has been purified by gel filtration method. About 2 mg/ml protein has been obtained from one liter E. coli cell culture and has been tested with sera of 30 CCHV RT-PCR (Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) positive patients using indirect ELISA and 24 of them have been determined positive. Conclusion: In our study, the CCHFV recombinant protein has been obtained and could be used in ELISA test.

Authors and Affiliations

Gonca Dönmez, Ergün Pınarbaşı

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EP ID EP340979
DOI 10.19161/etd.344220
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