
To express and purify Hap protein of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) in prokaryotic system, and study its immunogenicity and adhesive activity.Hap protein was expressed in E.coli BL21 with pET32a (+)-Hap and purified by affinity chromatography. The adhesive activity of the recombinant Hap protein was observed in competitive adhesion assay using scanning electron microscope and bacterial counting. BALB/C mice were immunized intranasally with the purified recombinant Hap protein and cholera toxin B subunit (CT-B), and anti-Hap IgA and IgG were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.SDS-PAGE analysis showed a single band of the target protein, whose purity reached 85% according to the result of Gel analysis software. The concentration of the protein was 3.2 g/L after ultrafiltration and condensation. Competitive adhesion assay showed that compared with control group, the recombinant Hap protein significantly inhibited the adhesion of NTHi to ECM (P<0.01). Compared with Hap immunization alone, immunization with Hap combined with CT-B resulted in significantly higher titers of anti-Hap IgG and IgA in mice (P<0.05).Highly purified recombinant Hap protein has been obtained in a prokaryotic system and shows good immunogenic and adhesive activities. These results will establish the basis for further study of NTHi vaccine.
Cholera Toxin, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Haemophilus Infections, Serine Endopeptidases, Adhesiveness, Haemophilus influenzae, Recombinant Proteins, Immunoglobulin A, Mice, Immunoglobulin G, Escherichia coli, Animals, Immunization, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Cholera Toxin, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Haemophilus Infections, Serine Endopeptidases, Adhesiveness, Haemophilus influenzae, Recombinant Proteins, Immunoglobulin A, Mice, Immunoglobulin G, Escherichia coli, Animals, Immunization, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
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