空肠弯曲菌AhpC蛋白B细胞抗原表位预测及抗原性分析

目的利用生物信息学预测分析空肠弯曲菌AhpC的跨膜结构、信号肽及B细胞抗原表位,并分析空肠弯曲菌AhpC优势B细胞抗原表位的抗原性,为后续疫苗研究提供依据。方法使用TMHMM Server V2.0、SignalP 4.1、IEDB等生物信息学分析软件对空肠弯曲菌AhpC进行蛋白跨膜结构预测、信号肽及线性B细胞抗原表位进行预测分析。分别以原核表达的空肠弯曲菌AhpC蛋白和化学合成的表位肽为抗原,空肠弯曲菌AhpC抗体为一抗,通过ELISA及Dot blot对优势线性B细胞抗原表位的抗原性进行分析及筛选。结果生物信息学预测结果表明AhpC定位于空肠弯曲菌外膜,无跨膜结构,无信号肽,同时该蛋白中存在7个的B细胞线性表位。经Dot blot和ELISA检测发现其中AhpC4-16表位具有较强的抗原性,为优势表位。结论空肠弯曲菌AhpC保守存在于细菌表面,存在1个优势的B细胞线性抗原表位(AhpC4-16),可用于后续的疫苗开发研究。

Campylobacter jejuni AhpC protein B cell antigen epitope prediction and antigenic analysis

To provide evidence for Campylobacter jejuni (C.jejuni) vaccine research,the B cell epitope of AhpC protein were predicted,and the antigenicity was analyzed.AhpC was found locating in outer membrane of C.jejuni without transmem brane structure and no signal peptide by bioinformatics software TMHMM Server V2.0,SignalP 4.1.There were seven B-cell linear epitopes in AhpC predicted by IEDB.Then,the AhpC protein and chemically synthesized antigenic epitopes of C.jejuni were used as antigens,and the AhpC antibody of C.jejuni was used as the primary antibody,the antigens of predominant linear B cell epitopes were detected by ELISA and dot blot.Results showed that one epitope of B cell epitopes (AhpC4-16) was able to recognize the antibodies of C.jejuni AhpC and had strong antigenicity,indicating that could be used in the follow-up vaccine research.