Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) causes disease in cattle and it is related to human T lymphotrofic viruses HTLV-1 and HTLV-2. The objective of this study was to express and purify deleted and stable forms of the gp51 envelope glycoprotein of BLV using a baculovirus system. Two forms of the gp51 were synthesised: one comprised the gp51 N-terminal 174 amino acids and a single 6xHis tag (Delta(175-268)gp51-His) and the second form contained the same amino acid sequence and a C-terminal Strep-tag II in addition to the 6xHis tag (Delta(175-268)gp51-STH). The two proteins were expressed and purified by immobilized metal-affinity chromatography (IMAC) or by Strep-Tactin column. The Strep-Tactin technology was more efficient than IMAC method and achieved a high pure recombinant deleted gp51. In addition the Delta(175-268)gp51-STH protein was further concentrated by IMAC. This purified antigen could be used for the isolation of immunoreactive molecules and to develop a competitive ELISA test.
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Grupo GINVER, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Corporación Universitaria Remington, Medellín, 050010.
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Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Türkiye.
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