No information to date is available to elucidate the structure of swine leukocyte antigen class I (SLA-I) molecule which is comprised by a heavy chain of SLA-I non-covalently associated with a light chain, beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)m) proteins. Presently, one of SLA-I gene SLA-2 and beta(2)m gene were expressed as soluble maltose binding proteins (MBP-proteins) in a pMAL-p2X/Escherichia coli TB1 system and identified by western blotting with anti-MBP polyclonal antibodies. The expressed proteins MBP-SLA-2 and MBP-beta(2)m were purified on amylose affinity columns followed by DEAE-Sepharose. The purified products were cleaved by Factor Xa, respectively, and the interest of proteins SLA-2 and beta(2)m were purified on amylose affinity columns followed by separation from MBP on DEAE-Sepharose. The secondary structures of SLA-2 and beta(2)m were analyzed by circular dichroism (CD) spectrophotometry. The three-dimensional (3D) structure of their peptide-binding domain (PBD) was modeled-based sequence homology. The content of the alpha-helix, beta-sheet, turn, and random coil in the SLA-2 protein were 76, 95, 36, and 67aa, respectively. In the 98aa of beta(2)m, the contents of the alpha-helix, beta-sheet, turn, and random coil were 0, 45, 8, and 45aa, respectively. The SLA-2 protein displayed a typical alpha-helix structure while beta(2)m protein displayed a typical beta-sheet structure. Homology modeling of the SLA-2 and beta(2)m proteins demonstrated similarities with the structure of human and mouse MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class I proteins.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2008.11.001 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Identification of potential SLA-I-restricted CTL epitopes within the M protein of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
Vet Microbiol
August 2021
School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China. Electronic address:
CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), are essential for clearance of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection and regulation of host immune responses. Identification of SLA I-restricted CD8+ CTL epitopes would facilitate PRRSV vaccine development. Here, cells isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of PRRSV-immunized Large White pigs (JXA1-R strain) were screened for immunodominant PRRSV-2 M protein T cell epitopes via ELISPOT assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConstruction of multiple recombinant SLA-I proteins by linking heavy chains and light chains in vitro and analyzing their secondary and 3-dimensional structures.
Gene
July 2012
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning 116622, PR China.
Six breeds of swine were used to study the structure of swine leukocyte antigen class I (SLA-I). SLA-I complexes were produced by linking SLA-2 genes and β(2)m genes via a linker encoding a 15 amino acid glycine-rich sequence, (G4S)3, using splicing overlap extension (SOE)-PCR in vitro. The six recombinant SLA-2-linker-β(2)m genes were each inserted into p2X vectors and their expression induced in Escherichia coli TB1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecondary structure and 3D homology modeling of swine leukocyte antigen class 2 (SLA-2) molecules.
Immunobiology
July 2009
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Bioengineering, Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning 116622, China.
No information to date is available to elucidate the structure of swine leukocyte antigen class I (SLA-I) molecule which is comprised by a heavy chain of SLA-I non-covalently associated with a light chain, beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)m) proteins. Presently, one of SLA-I gene SLA-2 and beta(2)m gene were expressed as soluble maltose binding proteins (MBP-proteins) in a pMAL-p2X/Escherichia coli TB1 system and identified by western blotting with anti-MBP polyclonal antibodies. The expressed proteins MBP-SLA-2 and MBP-beta(2)m were purified on amylose affinity columns followed by DEAE-Sepharose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUterine MHC class I molecules and beta 2-microglobulin are regulated by progesterone and conceptus interferons during pig pregnancy.
J Immunol
August 2008
Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4458, USA.
MHC class I molecules and beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)m) are membrane glycoproteins that present peptide Ags to TCRs, and bind to inhibitory and activating receptors on NK cells and other leukocytes. They are involved in the discrimination of self from non-self. Modification of these molecules in the placenta benefits pregnancy, but little is known about their genes in the uterus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReconstruction of a swine SLA-I protein complex and determination of binding nonameric peptides derived from the foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol
October 2006
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China.
No experimental system to date is available to identify viral T-cell epitopes in swine. In order to reconstruct the system for identification of short antigenic peptides, the swine SLA-2 gene was linked to the beta(2)m gene via (G4S)3, a linker encoding a 15-amino acid glycine-rich sequence (G4S)3, using splicing overlap extension-PCR (SOE-PCR). The maltose binding protein (MBP)-SLA-2-(G4S)3-beta(2)m fusion protein was expressed and purified in a pMAL-p2X/Escherichia coli TB1 system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!