Expression and purification of dengue virus type 2 envelope protein as a fusion with Hepatitis B surface Antigen in Pichia pastoris

Bisht, Himani ; Chugh, Dipti A. ; Swaminathan, Sathyamangalam ; Khanna, Navin (2001) Expression and purification of dengue virus type 2 envelope protein as a fusion with Hepatitis B surface Antigen in Pichia pastoris Protein Expression and Purification, 23 (1). pp. 84-96. ISSN 1046-5928

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/prep.2001.1474

Abstract

The methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris, has been used as a host to express the envelope protein (Den2E) of dengue type 2 virus (NGC strain) as a chimera with Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg): a protein known to self assemble into Virus-like Particles (VLPs) and to be efficiently expressed in P. pastoris. The Den2E gene used in this study is a truncated version encoding the first 395 amino acid (aa) residues of the mature Den2E protein; the HBsAg gene encodes the full length 226 aa HBsAg protein. Two in-frame gene fusions were constructed for intracellular expression in P. pastoris. The first one contains the HBsAg gene as the 5′ partner and the Den2E gene as the 3′partner (HBsAg-Den2E). In the second one, the relative positions of the two partners of the gene fusion were reversed to create the hybrid Den2E-HBsAg gene. These fusion genes were integrated into the genome of P. pastoris under the control of the methanol-inducible alcohol oxidase (AOX1) promoter. Of the two fusions, the Den2E-HBsAg gene was expressed at higher levels in P. pastoris based on Northern analysis. The hybrid protein (∼68 kDa) expressed by this clone was purified to near homogeneity using a combination of acid precipitation, hydrophobic interaction and immunoaffinity chromatographic steps. Final purification achieved was ∼1400-fold with a yield of ∼26%. The chimeric protein was found to possess the ability to assemble into high molecular weight aggregates (akin to HBsAg particles). The recombinant fusion protein eluted close to the void volume of a Sepharose CL-4B column indicating its macromolecular nature. On a CsCl density gradient the recombinant fusion protein sedimented to a position very similar to that of HBsAg VLPs. The hybrid protein is recognized by the two neutralizing monoclonals against the two components of the chimeric protein.

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Keywords:Dengue Envelope Protein; Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; Pichia Pastoris
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