China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (8): 3877-3887.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2025.08.036

• Preventive Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Prokaryotic Expression of Schmallenberg Virus N Protein and Establishment of Indirect ELISA Antibody Detection Method

LI Yang, SUN Ruixue, CHEN Tianjie, LIU Sitong, CAO Jiahui, ZHAO Jianjun   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163000, China
  • Received:2024-11-08 Published:2025-08-02

Abstract: 【Objective】 The objective of this study was to establish an indirect ELISA (iELISA) method with good specificity and sensitivity for detecting antibodies against Schmallenberg virus (SBV). 【Method】 The full-length sequence of the SBV N protein-coding gene was cloned into pET-28a(+) plasmid to construct recombinant plasmid pET-28a-SBV.The target protein was expressed using the Escherichia coli expression system and purified using a His-tagged nickel column.After identification by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting,the purified SBV N protein was used as the detection antigen for coating to establish an iELISA method.The coating conditions,sealing fluid,sealing time,and incubation time of serum were optimized.The negative and positive critical value,specificity,sensitivity,and repeatability of the method were evaluated. 【Result】 SDS-PAGE results showed that the molecular weight of SBV N protein was 30 ku.Western blotting results demonstrated that the purified SBV N protein specifically reacted with SBV positive serum.The optimal conditions for the established SBV iELISA method were as follows:SBV N antigen coating concentration of 4 μg/mL,coating at 4 ℃ for 12 h,sealing with 1% gelatin at 37 ℃ for 1 h,serum dilution of 1∶200,incubation at 37 ℃ for 1 h,and enzyme-labeled secondary antibody dilution of 1∶6 000 with incubation at 37 ℃ for 1 h.The negative and positive critical value was 0.371.The iELISA method specifically reacted with SBV positive serum and showed no cross-reactivity with positive sera against BPIV3,BRV,BCoV,IBRV,BVDV and AKAV.The method exhibited high sensitivity,with a clear reaction observed even at a serum dilution of 1∶1 280.The coefficient of variation of inter-batch and intra-batch repeated tests was less than 10%.Compared with the commercial kit,the total concordance rate was 94.57%. 【Conclusion】 This study established an SBV iELISA method using SBV N protein as the detection antigen.The method demonstrated good specificity and sensitivity and could be applied for serological detection of SBV,providing an additional option for rapid diagnosis of SBV.

Key words: Schmallenberg virus(SBV); N protein; indirect ELISA(iELISA); prokaryotic expression

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