Preparation of a bio-immunoreagent between ZZ affibody and enhanced green fluorescent protein for immunofluorescence applications

World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2012 Mar;28(3):1281-5. doi: 10.1007/s11274-011-0761-z. Epub 2011 May 3.

Abstract

In the present study, we constructed plasmid pUC-ZZ-EGFP to express Pro-ZZ-EGFP using ZZ peptide (a synthetic artificial IgG-Fc-fragment-binding protein derived from the B domain of staphylococcal protein A) and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). Without induction with isopropyl-β-D: -thiogalactopyranoside, the chimeric protein was effectively expressed in Escherichia coli HB101. Its affinity constant binding IgG was 2.6 × 10(8) M(-1) obtained by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, indicating that the ZZ peptide retains the native structure in Pro-ZZ-EGFP. The application of immunofluorescence assay for detecting the Mycoplasma pneumoniae IgG antibody, Pro-ZZ-EGFP, exhibited a good signal comparable in brightness and fluorescence pattern with the signal generated using the fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled anti-human IgG. The result indicates that Pro-ZZ-EGFP possesses great potential for clinical immunofluorescence IgG test as an alternative versatile fluorescent antibody.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
  • Antibody Affinity
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique / methods*
  • Gene Expression
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / genetics
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins / metabolism
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments / metabolism
  • Immunoglobulin G / genetics
  • Immunoglobulin G / metabolism
  • Mycoplasma pneumoniae / immunology
  • Plasmids
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / metabolism
  • Staining and Labeling / methods*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins