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VACCINE
卷 24, 期 5, 页码 613-621出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.08.073
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hydrophobic protein; saponin; Apicomplexa; Babesia divergens; Bd37 protein
Throughout Europe, bovine babesiosis is mainly caused by Babesia divergens, an Apicomplexan parasite transmitted by tick bites. The intra-erythrocytic development of B, divergens merozoites leads to haemolytic anaemia, and bovine babesiosis is responsible for economic losses in the agro-business industry. A totally efficient recombinant vaccine based on the merozoite surface protein Bd37 and saponin QuilA was recently described. In the present study we determined that protective immunity elicited by the Bd37 recombinant protein was related to the presence of hydrophobic residues in the protein. Using polymeric fusion of Bd37 as well Lis cell-free in vitro protein expression, we successfully expressed recombinant proteins containing hydrophobic sequences Without the need of GST fusion. We used different hydrophobic sequences and different recombinant Bd37 proteins to demonstrate that antigen hydrophobicity affects the immune system, turning an inefficient protein into a 100% protective vaccine. Sonic hypotheses about the hydrophobic effect and its potential application to other parasitic protozoa vaccine are also discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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