利用噬菌體重組基因體庫製造 SARS-CoV 核殼蛋白抗原之
雞抗體片段
嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 (severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS) 在 2003 年在世
界各地造成重大傷亡,目前已知為新型冠狀病毒 SARS-CoV 所引起,而研究顯
示病毒顆粒中的核殼蛋白 (nucleocapsid; N protein) 可以幫助病毒入侵宿主細胞
,造成感染。所以快速檢驗出以及有效的治療方法是必須的。本篇研究目標是
利用重組表現五個不同長度片斷的核殼蛋白來免疫雞隻,並藉由噬菌體展現技
術 (phage display technique) 來建立重組抗體基因庫 (antibody library) 篩選對
於核殼蛋白具有特異性結合力的單株抗體片段 (scFv, single-chain variable frag
ment) 。此實驗使用 pGEX 質體,分別在大腸桿菌 BL-21 細胞中表現五個病毒
核殼蛋白 (nucleocapsid protein) 的 DNA 片段。利用 GST SepharoseTM 4B 做純
化後,可以利用 coomassie blue 染色的聚丙醯氨膠體電泳分析以及西方墨點法
(western blot) 來辨認蛋白。而之後將進一步將純化後的 GST- nucleocapsid 片段
蛋白與佐劑混合均勻,以皮下注射方式注入實驗雞隻大腿部位,每週一次、連
續四週。純化雞蛋內的多株抗體 (poly-IgY) ,並利用酵素連結免疫吸附分析法
( enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA )以及西方墨點法來確認免疫過
後雞隻所誘發出的抗體可辨認 GST-nucleocaspsid 片段蛋白。並以嗜菌體展現
( phage display )技術,找尋出對於核殼蛋白可辨認具有特異性結合力的單株
抗體片段 (scFv, single-chain variable fragment) 。未來希望能進一步運用這些 s
cFv 抗體片段應用到臨床及實驗研究上,並成為專一性的診斷試劑。
Chicken single chain variable fragment recognizing SARS-
CoV Nucleocapsid protein antigen using phage display anti
body technology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has led to serious casualties worldwide i
n year 2003, which can be attributed to a SARS-associated coronavirus or SARS-C
oV. Research revealed that nucleocapsid protein (N protein) in the virus particles al
lows it to invade the host cells and cause infection. An effective and rapid diagnosis
or treatment of SARS should be developed. In this study, 5 truncated SARS-CoV n
ucleocapsid DNA fragment were cloned into pGEX vector and expressed as GST-n
ucleocapsid in the E. coli BL-21 cells. We used GST Sepharose 4B to purify GST-n
ucleocapsid protein and then use coomassie blue stain and western blot for the dete
ction of purified GST-nucleocapsid fusion protein. The purified GST-nucleocapsid
fusion protein was then mixed with adjuvant and injected intramuscularly into Legh
orn chicken. Polyclonal IgY antibodies were purified from the immunized chicken
and examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blot a
nalysis. Our study aims to use a recombinant 5 nucleocapsid protein of different len
gth fragment to immunize chicken and constructed an antibody library by phage dis
play technology. By screening of a scFv (single-chain variable fragment) phage libr
ary, the nucleocapsid protein specific scFv antibodies was isolated. This will genera
te specific binding scFv that can identify N protein by phage display. These scFv an
tibody molecules can be further applied clinically and experimentally for future stu
dies.