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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.87.2013.tde-14052014-110200
Document
Author
Full name
Caio Raony Farina Silveira
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2013
Supervisor
Committee
Piazza, Roxane Maria Fontes (President)
Magalhães, Geraldo Santana
Silva, Rosa Maria
Title in Portuguese
Uma nova ferramenta para o diagnóstico de Escherichia coli enterotoxigênica: obtenção de anticorpos recombinantes contra a toxina termoestável.
Keywords in Portuguese
Escherichia coli (diagnóstico)
Anticorpos
ELISA
Imunofluorescência
Toxinas
Abstract in Portuguese
Anticorpos recombinantes vêm sendo utilizados como ferramenta diagnóstica por serem produzidos com baixo custo e em larga escala. Partiu-se de um gene sintético que codifica um fragmento de anticorpo (scFv) específico contra a toxina termoestável, com otimização de códons para expressão em Escherichia coli. Esse gene foi amplificado no vetor de clonagem e subclonado em vetor de expressão pET28a. Células E. coli BL21(DE3) foram transformadas com o plasmídeo recombinante e induzidas em meio de expressão. O fragmento de anticorpo obtido estava contido na fração insolúvel, portanto foi submetido a purificado por cromatografia de afinidade ao níquel na presença de ureia, seguido de renaturação. A molécula se apresentou funcional e sem reatividade com inespecífica por ensaios de imunofluorescência e ELISA. Além disso, mostrou-se estável quando armazenada a 4ºC, sendo assim uma ferramenta promissora para ser utilizada no diagnóstico de ETEC para detecção da toxina ST.
Title in English
A new tool of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diagnosis: recombinant antibodies against heat-stable toxin.
Keywords in English
Escherichia coli (diagnosis)
Antibodies
ELISA
Immunofluorescence
Toxins
Abstract in English
Recombinant antibodies have been used as diagnostic tools since they can be produced at low cost and on a large scale. A synthetic gene encoding an antibody fragment (scFv) specific for the heat-stable toxin (ST) with optimized codon for Escherichia coli expression was employed. This gene was amplified in the cloning vector and subcloned into pET28a expression vector. E. coli BL21(DE3) cells were transformed with the recombinant plasmid and induced. Large amounts of antibody fragment were found in the insoluble fraction. Thus it is submitted to nickel-affinity chromatography in urea presence, followed by refolding step. By immunofluorescence assay and ELISA, the obtained antibody showed to be functional with no cross-reaction to the negative controls. Furthermore, it was stable when stored at 4 °C, therefore a promising tool for ETEC diagnosis detecting the ST toxin.
 
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2014-05-21
 
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