Generation of transgenic corn-derived Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae ApxIIA fused with the cholera toxin B subunit as a vaccine candidate

J Vet Sci. 2011 Dec;12(4):401-3. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2011.12.4.401.

Abstract

Corn, one of the most important forage crops worldwide, has proven to be a useful expression vehicle due to the availability of established transformation procedures for this well-studied plant. The exotoxin Apx, a major virulence factor, is recognized as a common antigen of Actinobacillus (A.) pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. In this study, a cholera toxin B (CTB)-ApxIIA#5 fusion protein and full-size ApxIIA expressed in corn seed, as a subunit vaccine candidate, were observed to induce Apx-specific immune responses in mice. These results suggest that transgenic corn-derived ApxIIA and CTB-ApxIIA#5 proteins are potential vaccine candidates against A. pleuropneumoniae infection.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacillus Infections / microbiology
  • Actinobacillus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology*
  • Bacterial Vaccines / immunology*
  • Cholera Toxin / chemistry*
  • Female
  • Hemolysin Proteins / immunology*
  • Immunization, Secondary
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred ICR
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Zea mays / genetics*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • ApxII toxin, bacteria
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Hemolysin Proteins
  • Cholera Toxin