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1997

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A complementary DNA (cDNA) library was constructed from the mRNA of adult worms of Fasciola hepatica in the expression vector gt11, the size of the library contained approximately 2.4 x 105 recombinants and the recombinant efficiency was 85%. The library was directedly screened with a rabbit antisera raised against a excretory-secretory (ES) antigen of Fasciola hepatica. Two positive clones of strong signal were selected from a group of 200 positive clones, named FH3 and FH7. The length of external fragments of two recombinants were 0.85Kb (FH3) and 1.15Kb (FH7). The E.coli 1089 host was infected by recombinants FH3 and FH7 respectively, through SDS - PAGE (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) after induced by isopropyl-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) (final concentration 5mM), the results indicated that the molecular weight of fusion protein expressed (-galactosidase fusion protein) of recombinant FH3 was 138KD, and that of FH7 was 156KD, the rate of fusion proteins expression was approximately 100mg/liter. Western - blot showed that two hybrid proteins corresponded to 26.2KD protein band ((FH3) and 38.8KD protein band (FH7) of Fasciola hepatica ES antigens.

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Genomic Cloning of Fasciola Hepatica Excretory-Secretory Antigenic Genes in E. Coli

A complementary DNA (cDNA) library was constructed from the mRNA of adult worms of Fasciola hepatica in the expression vector gt11, the size of the library contained approximately 2.4 x 105 recombinants and the recombinant efficiency was 85%. The library was directedly screened with a rabbit antisera raised against a excretory-secretory (ES) antigen of Fasciola hepatica. Two positive clones of strong signal were selected from a group of 200 positive clones, named FH3 and FH7. The length of external fragments of two recombinants were 0.85Kb (FH3) and 1.15Kb (FH7). The E.coli 1089 host was infected by recombinants FH3 and FH7 respectively, through SDS - PAGE (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) after induced by isopropyl-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) (final concentration 5mM), the results indicated that the molecular weight of fusion protein expressed (-galactosidase fusion protein) of recombinant FH3 was 138KD, and that of FH7 was 156KD, the rate of fusion proteins expression was approximately 100mg/liter. Western - blot showed that two hybrid proteins corresponded to 26.2KD protein band ((FH3) and 38.8KD protein band (FH7) of Fasciola hepatica ES antigens.