227 results about "Antigenicity" patented technology

The invention belongs to the technical field of biology, and discloses a stable protective agent, a cell antigen dry sheet and a preparation method and application of the dry sheet, the stable protective agent comprises glycerin with the volume fraction being 0.4%, gelatin with the mass volume fraction being 0.1%, EDTA with the mass volume fraction being 0.1 mM, trehalose with the mass volume fraction being 0.03% and resveratrol with the mass volume fraction being 100 [mu] M. The stable protective agent is adopted for preparing the cell antigen dry sheet, and the cell antigen dry sheet is applied to CBA detection. The stable protective agent has good permeability, can penetrate through cell membranes to enter cells, provides a protection effect inside and outside the cells, has moisture retention and oxidation resistance, can prevent cell deformation and cell fixing layer shedding, and can well maintain the stability and reliability of antigen proteins, and the prepared cell antigen dry sheet can be stored for a long time, and has a good application prospect. The antigenicity of a membrane signal index is not damaged. When a positive sample is detected, obvious green fluorescence cells can be seen, red fluorescence quenching is avoided, and co-localization of red fluorescence and green fluorescence can be observed conveniently.

This disclosure relates to fusion proteins comprising one or more EBV polypeptides and a ferritin protein, and their use in eliciting antibodies against EBV.

The invention provides an antigen epitope peptide related to connexin and application of the antigen epitope peptide. The connexin antigen epitope peptide disclosed by the invention is selected from (1) a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 14; and (2) a polypeptide which is derived from (1) by substituting, deleting or adding 1-2 amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 and retains the binding capacity with a connexin antibody. According to the present invention, the new connexin antigenic peptide fragment sequence is identified for the first time, such that the existing autoantigen epitope map is expanded, and more importantly, the molecular basis is provided for the development of the clinical detection method with high diagnosis sensitivity and high specificity, such that the pathological mechanism of MG can be further improved, and the application prospect is broad. And new auxiliary diagnosis means and treatment targets are provided for antibody negative MG patients.

The present disclosure provides lipid nanoparticle compositions comprising a nucleic acid encoding an RSV antigenic polypeptide. The invention also provides novel antigenic RSV-F polypeptides as well as nucleic acids encoding the antigenic RSV-F polypeptides.

The invention relates to a vaccine for preventing and treating sheep echinococcosis infection and a preparation method thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that echinococcosis Eg95 full-length gene antigen epitopes are screened through bioinformatics software, screened fragments with high antigenicity are optimized and then subjected to double-copy connection through a flexible linker, His tag sequences are added to the two ends of a tandem sequence, the sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO.2, and the vaccine for preventing and treating sheep echinococcosis infection is obtained; and the pEE12.4-double Eg95 plasmid is connected with a CHO eukaryotic cell expression vector, so that the pEE12.4-double Eg95 plasmid is obtained. The plasmid is integrated into a CHO eukaryotic cell expression system, the expression quantity of the purified Eg95 protein reaches 10g / L, and a stable and high-yield veterinary vaccine is provided for large-scale production.

The invention discloses an H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus, the H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus is A / chick / Guangxi / C1228 / 2015 (H9N2), and the preservation number of the H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus is CGMCC (China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center) No.45222; or the H9N2 subtype avian influenza virus is A / quil / Guangxi / 210Q33 / 2015 (H9N2), and the preservation number is CGMCC (China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center) No. 46091. The bivalent inactivated vaccine of CK / GX / C1228 / 15 with better antigenicity and the strain QL / GX / 210Q33 / 15 which has better antigenicity and is separated from quails in the live poultry market has a better protection effect on two different branches of H9N2 subtype avian influenza viruses, the lowest immune dose (0.3 mL) can reach the protection rate of 80% or above, and the generated effective protection antibody can last to 24W.

The invention discloses a surface antigen gene StSAG1 of Sarcocystis tenella, the nucleotide sequence of the surface antigen gene StSAG1 is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and according to the analysis result of protein antigenicity and antigen epitope, the 686 bp-1175 bp segment of the StSAG1 gene is selected to construct a recombinant protein expression vector and engineering bacteria; the antigen disclosed by the invention has very strong antigenicity and specificity, and can be subjected to effective antigen-antibody reaction with an antibody generated in serum after sheep (Ovis aries) is infected with sarcosporidium tenella, so that diagnosis is realized; low-titer antibodies can be detected two weeks after infection, and the detection window period is obviously advanced; by adopting the ELISA detection method, a visual result can be directly obtained. The method breaks through the limitation of an infection window period, has the advantages of low cost, high sensitivity, simplicity and convenience in operation, no need of expensive instruments and analysis and the like, is suitable for field detection in primary laboratories and pastures, and is beneficial to industrial production and market popularization and application.

The invention is applicable to the technical field of biology, and provides an L7 / L12-PADRE sequence-multi-linked B cell epitope recombinant protein and a kit for detecting an anti-Brucella antibody. The recombinant protein is a multi-epitope tandem recombinant protein composed of Brucella ribosome L7 / L12 protein, a PADRE polypeptide sequence and multiple B cell epitopes, the amino acid sequence of the recombinant protein is as shown in SEQ ID No.1, and the recombinant protein is good in antigenicity. The anti-brucella antibody indirect ELISA (iELISA) detection method and kit established by taking the recombinant protein as the coating antigen have the characteristics of high sensitivity, strong specificity and good repeatability, are suitable for detecting the condition of generating the anti-brucella antibody by an organism, can clarify the immune background of brucella infection or brucellosis vaccine, and can be used for detecting the brucella infection or brucellosis vaccine. Basic data is provided for prevention and control of the Brucella disease of humans and animals, and meanwhile, the kit is conveniently applied to large-scale sample detection and epidemiological monitoring.

The present invention relates to a recombinant chimeric antigen targeting poxvirus (particularly monkeypox virus), a subunit vaccine thereof, and its application. The recombinant chimeric antigen of the present invention comprises two immunogens arranged in a specific manner: monkeypox virus A35 protein or its antigenic fragment (or its derivative peptide segment) and monkeypox virus M1 protein or its antigenic fragment (or its derivative peptide segment), which can stimulate immune responses against two infectious virus particles: intracellular mature virus particles (IMV) and extracellular enveloped virus particles (EEV), thereby efficiently stimulating specific immune protection against monkeypox virus. In addition, the poxvirus vaccine of the present invention also has good safety, rapid responsiveness and production capacity support, and has excellent clinical application prospects.

The invention discloses a multi-epitope peptide of novel coronavirus, a vaccine as well as a preparation method and application of the multi-epitope peptide, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of polypeptide vaccines. The multi-epitope peptide of the novel coronavirus not only contains T cell epitopes, but also contains B cell epitopes, and can induce humoral immunity and cellular immunity responses of an organism at the same time; the vaccine comprises epitopes from four antigenic proteins of novel coronavirus, and can induce comprehensive immune response. According to the multi-epitope peptide vaccine based on the novel coronavirus, the nano-carrier KFE8 serves as a delivery carrier, different antigen epitopes of the same pathogen or antigen epitopes of different pathogens can be presented in a mixed mode, safety is good, large-scale rapid preparation is achieved in an emergency state, and the vaccine is suitable for large-scale popularization and application. The coronavirus vaccine is a novel coronavirus universal vaccine which can cover various pathogen subtypes and induce broad-spectrum and long-term immune effects.

The invention belongs to the field of gene engineering, and provides a mycoplasma ovipneumoniae multi-epitope fusion protein and preparation and application thereof.The inventor firstly successfully predicts antigen epitopes of three virulence genes and performs tandem expression on the predicated antigen epitopes to prepare a fusion protein antigen, and the fusion protein antigen is used for preparing the mycoplasma ovipneumoniae multi-epitope fusion protein. A secondary structure, a tertiary structure, physicochemical properties (including hydrophilicity, stability, PI value and the like), antigenicity, sensitization and the like of the fusion protein are predicted through biological online software, and the success rate of a test is increased; meanwhile, the fusion protein connected in series with the three virulence genes of the mycoplasma ovipneumoniae is prepared into a subunit vaccine, and a good immune protection effect is also achieved. The recombinant mycoplasma ovipneumoniae multi-epitope fusion protein prokaryotic expression plasmid pET28a < + >-EHP is successfully constructed, tandem expression of mycoplasma ovipneumoniae on an escherichia coli prokaryotic system is achieved, and an expression product can obtain a good immune protection effect.

The invention discloses a carrier protein with an adjuvant function and application thereof. The carrier protein with the adjuvant function has a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. According to the carrier protein with the adjuvant function, a part of sequence is intercepted from the flagellin FliC of Burkholderia cepacia, so that the adjuvant activity of the flagellin is reserved, and the immunogenicity and antigenicity of the flagellin are reduced; when being applied to a fusion protein or a small-molecule drug, the fusion protein or the small-molecule drug can enhance the immunogenicity, so that the fusion protein or the small-molecule drug has important significance on subunit vaccines, polypeptide vaccines or small-molecule drug carriers.

The invention relates to a recombinant chimeric antigen aiming at bovine nodular skin disease virus, an immunogenic composition containing the recombinant chimeric antigen and application of the recombinant chimeric antigen. The bovine nodular skin disease virus recombinant chimeric antigen comprises two immunogens which are connected in series and fused according to a specific sequence: bovine nodular skin disease virus ORF122 and ORF060 proteins or antigenic fragments thereof, and can excite immune response aiming at two infectious virus particles, namely, intracellular mature virus particles (IMV) and cell outer enveloped virus particles (EEV); therefore, the specific immune protection effect on the bovine nodular skin disease virus is efficiently excited; in addition, the bovine nodular skin disease virus vaccine disclosed by the invention also has good safety, quick responsiveness and productivity support, and has an extremely good clinical application prospect.

The invention provides a double-layer collagen scaffold repair membrane as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: extracting collagen from animal fur, and emulsifying to obtain a collagen emulsion; adding a cross-linking agent into the collagen emulsion, and emulsifying to obtain a cross-linked protein emulsion; pouring the cross-linked protein emulsion into a mold, and freeze-drying to obtain a cross-linked protein layer; and pouring the collagen emulsion on the cross-linked protein layer, and freeze-drying to obtain the double-layer collagen scaffold repair membrane. The repairing membrane is excellent in structure, the cross-linked protein layer provides mechanical strength and supporting performance, the collagen layer can be rapidly dissolved and attached to the contact surface, and oxygen exchange and metabolite discharge of the wound surface are facilitated; the collagen is high in purity, low in antigenicity and high in safety, any toxic and harmful chemical reagents and preservatives are not added, allergy or inflammatory reaction is avoided, and the collagen has good application prospects in the fields of medical treatment, medical beauty, beauty, skin care and the like.

The invention, in some aspects, relates to compositions comprising modified viral nucleocapsid (N) proteins and their encoding polynucleotides and methods of using such compositions and preparations to increase viral N protein dimerization and / or increase antigenicity of viral immunization preparations.

The invention provides a medical absorbable collagen antibacterial suture line and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, sequentially carrying out pretreatment, homogenization, digestion, sterilization, salting-out and purification on animal skin to obtain collagen; s2, performing solution blending on collagen and a chitosan derivative to prepare a spinning solution; s3, performing wet spinning on the spinning solution to obtain a wire rod; and S4, crosslinking or weaving the wire rod to prepare the medical antibacterial suture line capable of absorbing collagen. The suture line is high in collagen purity, in a special fiber bundle shape, low in antigenicity, good in spinnability, smooth in surface, soft and smooth in line body and easy to knot, does not need to be soaked before being used, can reduce scar hyperplasia and avoid centipede-shaped suture traces during suture, has antibacterial and hemostatic functions, and is suitable for clinical application. A physical hemostasis barrier can be quickly generated in the suturing process, and an excellent suturing effect is achieved.

The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying a subject with high or low Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI), wherein the subject is known to have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), and wherein a subject with a high SLEDAI can be treated and a subject with a low SLEDAI can reduce treatment relative to that before the low SLEDAI determination. The methods herein involve detecting the presence of an antibody binding at least one biomarker selected from Ro52Ex4, Ro52Ex3-4, Ro52γCT, and / or Ro52Nt in a sample using routine techniques known in the art.

This invention belongs to the field of biotechnology and discloses a dry film stabilizer, cytoplasmic antigen dry films, their preparation methods, and applications. The dry film stabilizer includes polyethylene glycol, trehalose, BSA, melatonin, and Tween-20. Cytoplasmic antigen dry films are prepared using this stabilizer and applied in CBA detection. This dry film stabilizer has good permeability, penetrating the cell membrane to enter the cell interior, providing protection both inside and outside the cell. It also possesses moisturizing and antioxidant properties, preventing cell deformation and shedding of the cell fixation layer, effectively maintaining the stability and reliability of intracellular antigen proteins. The prepared cytoplasmic antigen dry films can be stored long-term without damaging the antigenicity of cytoplasmic signal indicators. When detecting positive samples, strong and numerous green filamentous fluorescence signals are observed in the cytoplasm, with consistent green and red fluorescence intensities. Software synthesis reveals co-localization of green and red antigen fluorescence.

The application discloses a Mycoplasma bovum adhesion protein FtsZ and application thereof. The nucleic acid sequence of the Mycoplasma bovum adhesion protein FtsZ is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. The application also discloses a recombinant plasmid pET-30a-ftsZ and an E. coli containing the recombinant plasmid pET-30a-ftsZ. ftsZ The recombinant protein rFtsZ has the advantages of being capable of specifically combining with EBL cell membrane protein, being capable of combining with extracellular matrix components (fibronectin, fibronectin, laminin and type IV collagen), having the direct adhesion host cell effect, having good antigenicity, being capable of producing high-level antibodies, being capable of providing good immune protection effect, and providing a new target and thought for elucidating the pathogenic mechanism of the Mycoplasma bovum and developing a new vaccine and medicine.

Methods for targeting a tumor antigen for immunotherapy based on HLA allele type and the mutations present in the tumor antigen are presented. A patient's HLA allele type and a tumor antigen derived from a mutation in cancer driver gene can be matched with a majority allele type having a minimum affinity to the same tumor antigen or with those of a plurality of patients with a history of cancer treatment. Upon matching, a cancer treatment against the tumor antigen can be selected and administered to the patient to achieve a desired effect.

Immunogens include an immunogenic carrier and an antigenic apoptosis-related spot-like protein containing a caspase activation and recruitment domain (ASC) peptide linked to the immunogenic carrier. In one or more embodiments, the immunogenic vector is a Q [beta] virus-like particle (VLP). The immunogen may be formulated as a composition useful in the treatment of inflammatory medical conditions.

The invention relates to chimeric Plasmodium antigenic polypeptides derived from pre-erythrocytic (PE) antigens and associated in a fusion polypeptide. In particular, the invention relates to antigenic fusion polypeptides of malaria parasites wherein said antigenic polypeptides exhibit a protective effect, especially that of eliciting a protective immune response in a host against challenge by Plasmodium sporozoites or a sterile response. Such identified antigenic fusion polypeptides may thus constitute active ingredients suitable for the design of a vaccine candidate, in particular a vaccine suitable for a human host.

The invention belongs to the technical field of bioengineering, and relates to a gamma-interferon dimer fusion protein as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The fusion protein has an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. According to the gamma-interferon dimer fusion protein and the preparation method and application thereof, when the prepared fusion protein is used for detecting an IFN-gamma antibody in a sample, especially a blood sample, the antigenicity is high, and the specificity and the sensitivity are high.

The present invention relates to a platform concept for presenting antigenic polypeptides as part of a virus like particle (VLP) construct, which comprises a Gag (group-specific antigen) protein of a beta-retrovirus, for instance of a human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) or of IAPE. Surprisingly it was found that antigenic polypeptide expression in a VLP comprising a Gag protein of HERV-K or of murine endogenous retrovirus IAPE (Intracisternal A-type Particles elements with an Envelope) promotes antigenic polypeptide display and immunogenicity.

Described herein are compositions including a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., mRNA) encoding an infection agent antigenic polypeptide and a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., mRNA) encoding at least one universal T-cell epitope (UTE), as well as compositions including a nucleic acid sequence (e.g., mRNA) encoding an infection agent antigenic polypeptide and at least one universal T-cell epitope, and methods for using the compositions.

The application provides a monoclonal antibody for specifically detecting rotavirus and an application thereof, and is directed to epidemic strains of porcine rotavirus, and refers to the gene sequence of VP6 protein published in GenBank, further optimizes an antigen epitope, obtains a purified recombinant VP6 protein with antigenicity, and performs animal immunization, and successfully screens the monoclonal antibody capable of specifically recognizing the porcine rotavirus. The monoclonal antibody screened can effectively recognize the epidemic strains, has the broad-spectrum recognition, is superior to the commercially available antibody, has high antigen recognition target specificity, is low in non-specificity, and has clear sequence background, can be scaled up and produced, and has good commercial value.

Provided herein are engineered Coronavirus S proteins, such as engineered SARS-CoV-2 S proteins. In some aspects, the engineered S proteins exhibit enhanced conformational stability and / or antigenicity. Methods are also provided for use of engineered proteins as diagnostics, in screening platforms and / or in vaccine compositions.

The present invention relates to the definition of a pool of antigenic sperm peptides with high species specificity for regulating populations of water vole (Arvicola terrestris scherman) using a vaccine approach.

This disclosure relates to fusion proteins comprising one or more EBV polypeptides and a ferritin protein, and their use in eliciting antibodies against EBV.

This invention belongs to the field of RNA biocontrol technology, specifically relating to the application of dsRNA targeting genes encoding antigenic sweet proteins. This invention provides the application of dsRNA targeting genes encoding antigenic sweet proteins in the control of crop anthracnose, wherein the dsRNA is encoded by a gene encoding an antigenic sweet protein. CsATLP1 The dsRNA was obtained by partial sequence transcription. By loading the above-mentioned dsRNA onto the nanomaterial layered double hydroxide, the pathogenicity of *Anthracnose rubrum* and *Anthracnose mango* can be significantly reduced, showing promising application prospects for efficient and targeted control of crop anthracnose.