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KMID : 1094720190240060954
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2019 Volume.24 No. 6 p.954 ~ p.963
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Immunogenicity of Fusion Protein of Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Porphyromonas gingivalis 53-kDa Minor Fimbrial Protein Produced in Nicotiana benthamiana
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Kim Tae-Geum
Lan Tran Thuy
Lee Jin-Yong
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Abstract
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Porphyromonas gingivalis induces destruction of periodontal tissues that surround and support the teeth, contributing to the development of periodontitis, which eventually results in tooth loss in adults. A 53-kDa protein of P. gingivalis is a major subunit variant protein of minor fimbriae (Mfa1), and is reported to be highly immunogenic and considered as a potential vaccine candidate. The gene encoding 53-kDa protein, was divided into three segments, and each DNA segment was fused to the gene coding for cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) to improve gut mucosal immune responses. The ctb-mfal fusion genes were expressed in the leaf tissues of Nicotiana benthamiana using agroinfiltration. Immunoblot analysis revealed that CTB-Mfa1 fusion proteins were produced in the agroinfiltrated leaves. The interaction of the plant-produced CTB-Mfa1 fusion proteins with GM1-ganglioside, which acts as the binding site for native CTB, was confirmed by GM1-ELISA. Mice immunized orally with the agroinfiltrated leaf powder containing the CTB-Mfa1 fusion proteins elicited serum IgG and fecal IgA antibodies to CTB and Mfa1. These results suggest that CTB-Mfa1 fusion proteins produced in plants can be used as an oral vaccine to control P. gingivalis infection-associated periodontitis.
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KEYWORD
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Porphyromonas gingivalis, 53-kDa minor fimbrial protein, periodontitis, agroinfiltration, plant-based vaccine
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