1.Preparation and primary analysis of monoclonal antibodies against VP5 protein of chicken infectious bursal disease virus.
Ning ZHANG ; Hong-Lei GAO ; Yu-Long GAO ; Jun-Shan LI ; Xiao-Yan WANG ; Duo-Liang RAN ; Xiao-Mei WANG
Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2007;23(4):719-723
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), the causative agent of a highly contagious disease in chickens, carries a small nonstructural protein (NS). In this study, vvIBDV Gx-VP5 genes were cloned into plasmid pET30a( + ) and expressed in E. coli with IPTG inducing. BALB/c mice were immunized with the purified recombinant fusion protein. SP2/0 myeloma cells and spleen cells of BALB/c mice were fused by PEG(MW1500), three hybridoma cell lines were examined by indirect ELISA and clone for three times by limited dilution, and were named as 4B4, 6D12, 3E8. The subtype of the monoclonal antibodies were IgG1 with a subtype identified ELISA kit, and light chains were kappa. The ascites titers of monoclonal antibodies were 5 x 10(4), 3.5 x 10(4), 3 x 10(4) by indirect ELISA, respectively. Indirect ELISA and Western blot results showed that the monoclonal antibodies only acted with VP5 protein, IF analysis indicated that three monoclonal antibodies acted with IBDV Gt. There were specific fluorescence in detected Vero E6 cells which transient expressed VP5 protein by IFA. Therefore, monoclonal antibodies specific to IBDV VP5 proteins are specific method for detected VP5 proteins, and base on establish stabilize expressed VP5 protein Vero cell lines to research IBDV VP5 protein function.
Animals
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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biosynthesis
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immunology
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Antibodies, Viral
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biosynthesis
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immunology
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Chickens
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Escherichia coli
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genetics
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metabolism
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Female
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Hybridomas
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secretion
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Immunization
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Infectious bursal disease virus
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immunology
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Viral Nonstructural Proteins
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immunology
2.Tung Tree (Vernicia fordii) Genome ProvidesA Resource for Understanding Genome Evolution and Improved Oil Production
Zhang LIN ; Liu MEILAN ; Long HONGXU ; Dong WEI ; Pasha ASHER ; Esteban EDDI ; Li WENYING ; Yang XIAOMING ; Li ZE ; Song AIXIA ; Ran DUO ; Zhao GUANG ; Zeng YANLING ; Chen HAO ; Zou MING ; Li JINGJING ; Liang FAN ; Xie MEILI ; Hu JIANG ; Wang DEPENG ; Cao HEPING ; Provart J. NICHOLAS ; Zhang LIANGSHENG ; Tan XIAOFENG
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics 2019;17(6):558-575
Tung tree (Vernicia fordii) is an economically important woody oil plant that produces tung oil rich in eleostearic acid. Here, we report a high-quality chromosome-scale genome sequence of tung tree. The genome sequence was assembled by combining Illumina short reads, Pacific Bio-sciences single-molecule real-time long reads, and Hi-C sequencing data. The size of tung tree gen-ome is 1.12 Gb, with 28,422 predicted genes and over 73% repeat sequences. The V. fordii underwent an ancient genome triplication event shared by core eudicots but no further whole-genome duplication in the subsequent ca. 34.55 million years of evolutionary history of the tung tree lineage. Insertion time analysis revealed that repeat-driven genome expansion might have arisen as a result of long-standing long terminal repeat retrotransposon bursts and lack of efficient DNA deletion mechanisms. The genome harbors 88 resistance genes encoding nucleotide-binding sites;17 of these genes may be involved in early-infection stage of Fusarium wilt resistance. Further, 651 oil-related genes were identified, 88 of which are predicted to be directly involved in tung oil biosynthesis. Relatively few phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase genes, and synergistic effectsbetween transcription factors and oil biosynthesis-related genes might contribute to the high oil content of tung seed. The tung tree genome constitutes a valuable resource for understanding genome evolution, as well as for molecular breeding and genetic improvements for oil production.