Preparation of MAGE-A3 polyclonal antibody and its application in detection of human gastric cancer cell
CAI Yiqi1, CHENG Kai1, CHEN Xudong1, CHEN Xiaodong1, CEN Danwei2, ZHANG Chanqiong2, SONG Yiling2, MAO Shanshan2, YE Xiaoxian2, ZHANG Lifang2, ZHU Guanbao1.
1.Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325015; 2.Instiute of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035
CAI Yiqi,CHENG Kai,CHEN Xudong, et al. Preparation of MAGE-A3 polyclonal antibody and its application in detection of human gastric cancer cell[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2017, 47(5): 318-324.
Abstract:Objective: To prepare Human MAGE-A3 (MAGE-A3) protein by prokaryotic expression system. At the same time, a polyclonal antibody was prepared to against it, after preliminary identification and application. Methods: The MAGE-A3 full-length nucleic acid sequences were synthetized and cloned into pET21a (+) plasmid to construct pET21a (+)/MAGE-A3 restructuring plasmids. After sequencing, the recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21 (DE3). The MAGE-A3 protein was expressed through Isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) inducing. Then the recombinant protein of MAGE-A3 was purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis, the rabbits were immunized with the purified protein MAGE-A3 in order to prepare the polyclonal antibody. The titers of specific antibodies were detected by ELISA. The specificity activity was further detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence technique analysis. Its preliminary application was detected in human gastric cancer cells by immunohistochemical techniques. Results: The recombinant plasmids pET21a(+)/MAGE-A3 (full-length) were successfully constructed. The MAGE-A3 recombinant protein could be expressed and purified in the prokaryotic expression system. SDS-PAGE showed the size of the protein about 48 kDa was consistent with the expected size of the protein and identified by Western blot. The polyclonal antibodies were produced in the rabbits immunized with the MAGE-A3 recombinant protein. The Antigen-antibody reactions reached a peak in the eighth week. Western blot analysis indicated that the polyclonal antibody could specifically recognize the MAGE-A3 recombinant protein. The immunofluorescence showed that fluorescent clumps appeared in intracytoplasm of MAGE-A3 positive cells A-375 (melanoma cell line) and SGC-7901 cells (gastric cancer cell line). It confirmed that polyclonal antibody could specifically recognizes natural MAGE-A3 protein. ELISA analysis indicated the titer of the polyclonal IgG was up to 1:40 000 in the eighth week; Immunohistochemistry display appeared in the cytoplasm A-375 and SGC-7901 tumor tissue lumpy brown granular precipitate, while a negative in BGC-823 tumor tissues, suggesting that the preparation of the MAGE-A3 rabbit polyclonal antibody was capable identifing MAGE-A3 protein specifically in tumor tissue. Conclusion: MAGE-A3 recombinant protein is expressed by the prokaryotic expression system and its polyclonal antibody is prepared successfully. And the polyclonal antibody can specifically recognize MAGE-A3 protein in human gastric cancer cells.
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