A Recombinant Multiepitope Protein for Hepatitis B Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Álvares, Alice Cunha Morales
Torres, Fernando Araripe Gonçalves
de Souza, Marilen Queiroz
Galdino, Alexsandro Sobreira
dos Santos, José Carlos
Soares, Marcus Vinicius
Nóbrega, Yanna C. de
de Freitas, Sonia Maria
Felipe, Maria Sueli Soares
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hepatitis B is a liver inflammation caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) and can be diagnosed in clinical stage by hepatitis B core antibody from IgM class (anti-HBcIgM).
Hepatitis B core antibody from IgG class (Anti-HBcIgG) appears quickly after IgM, reaching high titers in chronic hepatitis, and remains even after cure.
Since hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) is the first antibody identified and sometimes the only marker detected during the course of infection, it can be used both to indicate HBV acute infection (anti-HBc-IgM) and to identify individuals who have come into contact with the virus (anti-HBc-IgG).
In this work we propose a recombinant hepatitis B core multiepitope antigen (rMEHB) to be used for diagnosis of hepatitis B.
For this purpose, a synthetic gene coding for rMEHB was designed and cloned into vector pET21a with a 6xHis tag at the C-terminal.
Time course induction in E.
coli showed an induced protein with an apparent molecular mass of ~21 kDa.
Protein purification was performed by a single step with affinity chromatography Ni-NTA.
Circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated rMEHB as a thermal stable protein at pH 7.0 and 8.0.
In these conditions rMEHB was successfully used to perform an enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA) with positive and negative sera.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Souza, Marilen Queiroz& Galdino, Alexsandro Sobreira& dos Santos, José Carlos& Soares, Marcus Vinicius& Nóbrega, Yanna C. de& Álvares, Alice Cunha Morales…[et al.]. 2013. A Recombinant Multiepitope Protein for Hepatitis B Diagnosis. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030117
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Souza, Marilen Queiroz…[et al.]. A Recombinant Multiepitope Protein for Hepatitis B Diagnosis. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030117
American Medical Association (AMA)
de Souza, Marilen Queiroz& Galdino, Alexsandro Sobreira& dos Santos, José Carlos& Soares, Marcus Vinicius& Nóbrega, Yanna C. de& Álvares, Alice Cunha Morales…[et al.]. A Recombinant Multiepitope Protein for Hepatitis B Diagnosis. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1030117
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1030117