This invention discloses a β-lactoglobulin
mutant, its preparation method, and its application, relating to the field of
genetic engineering technology. The
amino acid sequence of the β-lactoglobulin
mutant is shown in SEQ ID NO.1. The preparation method is as follows: designing forward primers, reverse primers, forward
mutation primers, and reverse
mutation primers; using wild-type β-Lg
plasmid as a template, obtaining a
mutant DNA fragment using overlap extension PCR technology; ligating the mutant
DNA fragment into an empty vector and transforming it into competent E. coli cells for culture and identification to obtain a recombinant
plasmid; transforming the recombinant
plasmid into competent E. coli cells, culturing, lysing, collecting the
cell supernatant, purifying, and obtaining the β-lactoglobulin mutant. This invention, through structural modification of β-lactoglobulin, improves its binding to specific IgE antibodies, enhances the
immunogenicity of β-lactoglobulin allergens, and improves the sensitivity and specificity of its
allergen-specific IgE
antibody detection results.