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Construction of ELISA System for the Detection of Indian citrus ringspot virus

Indian citrus ringspot virus의 ELISA 진단 시스템 구축

  • Shin, Myeung-Ju (Department of Microbiology and Research Institute for Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kwon, Young-Chul (Department of Microbiology and Research Institute for Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ro, Hyeon-Su (Department of Microbiology and Research Institute for Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyun-Sook (Department of Microbiology and Research Institute for Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2012.03.12
  • Accepted : 2012.06.30
  • Published : 2012.09.30

Abstract

Indian citrus ring spot virus (ICRSV) is known to cause a serious disease to citrus, especially to Kinnow mandarin, the popular cultivated citrus species in India. In this study, we developed diagnostic systems based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In order to generate antibodies against ICRSV coat protein, we overexpressed the coat protein in Escherichia coli using the pET15b expression vector containing an optimized ICRSV coat protein gene. The recombinant ICRSV coat protein was overexpressed as soluble form at $37^{\circ}C$ upon IPTG induction. The protein was purified to 95% in purity by Ni-NTA column chromatography. The purified protein was immunized to rabbit for the generation of polyclonal antibody (PAb). The PAb showed a specific immunoreaction to recombinant ICRSV coat protein in western blot analysis and ELISA. Diluted rabbit antisera (10,000 fold) could detect less than 10 ng and 5 ng of the target protein in western blot and ELISA analysis, respectively.

본 연구는 citrus에 심각한 피해를 초래하는 바이러스인 ICRSV가 국내로 유입되는 것을 차단하여 그로 인한 피해를 방지하기 위해 이를 진단하는 시스템을 구축하고자 하였다. ICRSV가 감염된 시료를 구할 수 없어 외피단백질 유전자를 E. coli의 codon usage를 고려하여 optimization한 뒤 E. coli에서 수용성 단백질로 과발현된 재조합 ICRSV 외피단백질을 정제하였다. 정제한 재조합 단백질을 이용해 제작한 복클론 항체는 $1{\times}10^{-4}$으로 희석하였을 때 western blot과 ELISA를 통해서 각각 10 ng, 5 ng의 재조합 ICRSV 외피단백질을 검출할 수 있었다. 이로써 제작된 항체를 이용하여 소량의 바이러스 입자만으로도 ICRSV를 검출할 수 있을 것이다.

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