Andreeva Natalya, Martynova Ekaterina, Elboeva Polina, Mansurova Milana, Salafutdinov Ilnur, Aimaletdinov Aleksandr, Khairullin Rafil, Sharma Diksha, Baranwal Manoj, Chandy Sara, Dalimova Dilbar, Abdullaev Alisher, Yakubov Mirakbar, Rizvanov Albert, Khaiboullina Svetlana, Davidyuk Yuriy, Kabwe Emmanuel
Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia.
Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia.
Vaccines (Basel). 2025 Jul 10;13(7):744. doi: 10.3390/vaccines13070744.
(1) Background: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) remains a prevalent zoonosis in Eurasia. (PUUV), carried by bank voles (), is the principal zoonotic pathogen of HFRS in this region. Despite ongoing efforts to develop effective drugs and vaccines against PUUV, this challenge remains. (2) Aim: In this study, we aimed to express a large quantity of the PUUV recombinant N (rN) protein using We also sought to develop a protocol for extracting the rN protein from pellets, solubilizing, and refolding it to restore its native form. This protocol is crucial for producing a large quantity of rN protein to develop vaccines and diagnostic tools for HFRS. (3) Methods; PUUV S segment open reading frame (ORF) coding for N protein was synthesized and cloned into the plasmid vector pET-28 (A+). The ORF was transformed, expressed and induced in BL21(DE3) pLysS strain. Subsequently, rN protein was purified using immobilized metal affinity and ion chromatography. Immune reactivity of rN protein was tested by employing in house and commercial VektoHanta-IgG kit ELISA methods (both in vitro and in vivo). (4) Results: The best conditions for scaling up the expression of the PUUV rN protein were an incubation temperature of 20 °C during a 20 h incubation period, followed by induction with 0.5 mM IPTG. The most significant protein yield was achieved when the pellets were incubated in denaturing buffer with 8M urea. The highest yield of refolded proteins was attained using non-denaturing buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl) supplemented with arginine. A final 50 μL of PUUV rN protein solution with a concentration of 7 mg/mL was recovered from 1 L of culture. The rN protein elicited an antibody response in vivo and reacted with serum taken from patients with HFRS by ELISA in vitro. (5) Conclusion: Therefore, the orthohantavirus N protein's ability to elicit immune response in vivo suggests that it can be used to develop vaccines against PUUV after conducting in vitro and in vivo studies to ascertain neutralising antibodies.
(1) 背景:肾综合征出血热(HFRS)在欧亚大陆仍是一种普遍的人畜共患病。由棕背鼠平携带的普马拉病毒(PUUV)是该地区HFRS的主要人畜共患病原体。尽管一直在努力开发针对PUUV的有效药物和疫苗,但这一挑战仍然存在。(2) 目的:在本研究中,我们旨在使用[具体方法]大量表达PUUV重组N(rN)蛋白。我们还试图制定一种从沉淀中提取rN蛋白、使其溶解并复性以恢复其天然形式的方案。该方案对于大量生产rN蛋白以开发HFRS疫苗和诊断工具至关重要。(3) 方法:合成编码N蛋白的PUUV S片段开放阅读框(ORF),并将其克隆到质粒载体pET-28(A+)中。将该ORF在BL21(DE3)pLysS菌株中进行转化、表达和诱导。随后,使用固定化金属亲和色谱和离子交换色谱纯化rN蛋白。通过内部和商业VektoHanta-IgG试剂盒ELISA方法(体外和体内)测试rN蛋白的免疫反应性。(4) 结果:扩大PUUV rN蛋白表达的最佳条件是在20℃孵育20小时,然后用0.5 mM IPTG诱导。当沉淀在含8M尿素的变性缓冲液中孵育时,获得了最高的蛋白产量。使用补充有精氨酸的非变性缓冲液(50 mM Tris-HCl)获得了最高的复性蛋白产量。从1 L培养物中最终回收了50 μL浓度为7 mg/mL的PUUV rN蛋白溶液。rN蛋白在体内引发了抗体反应,并通过体外ELISA与HFRS患者的血清发生反应。(5) 结论:因此,正汉坦病毒N蛋白在体内引发免疫反应的能力表明,在进行体外和体内研究以确定中和抗体后,它可用于开发针对PUUV的疫苗。