Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 198-202.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.01.030

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Construction and Identification of Bait Vectors with VP1 Gene of Encephalomyocarditis Virus in Yeast Two-hybrid System

Xie Jingying1,3, Feng Ruofei1,2, Xu Lei3, Zhang Haixia2, Li Xiangrong2, Hou Lanxin3, Ma Zhongren2   

  1. (1. Key Bio-engineering and Technology Laboratory of the Northwest University for Nationalities,Lanzhou 730030;2.Gansu Engineering Research Center for Animal Cell,Lanzhou 730030;3. Life Science and Engineering College of Northwest University for Nationalities,Lanzhou 730030)
  • Received:2014-09-26 Online:2015-01-09 Published:2015-01-10

Abstract: Bait vector pDHB1-VP1 was constructed for screening cellular proteins interacting with VP1 protein of encephalomyocarditis virus from yeast two-hybrid cDNA library of target cells in this study. VP1 gene was amplified and cloned into pMD18-T vector. After being verified by sequencing, it was directional cloning into bait vector pDHB1 of yeast two-hybrid system. Then the recombinant plasmid was identified by enzyme digestion and sequencing and transformed into yeast cells NMY51.The bait vectors’ expression and self-activation to reporter genes were tested.The results showed that the bait plasmid pDHB1-VP1 could express in yeast cells, and product size was 66 kD. It was specific binding with rabbit anti EMCV serum, which showed better immunogenicity. Bait plasmid pDHB1-VP1 was successfully constructed, could express in yeast cells and proved to be no self-activation to reporter genes.It could be used in the yeast two-hybrid system screening test.

Key words: encephalomyocarditis virus, vp1 protein, yeast two-hybrid, bait