PMID- 14501197 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20031211 LR - 20200324 IS - 0920-8569 (Print) IS - 1572-994X (Electronic) IS - 0920-8569 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 2 DP - 2003 Oct TI - High-level expression of the ORF6 gene of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in Pichia pastoris. PG - 189-96 AB - High-level expression of the ORF6 gene of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has been proved very difficult. In this work, we cloned and sequenced the ORF6 gene of PRRSV and found that it could not be expressed in Pichia pastoris strain GS115. Then, the ORF6 gene was modified and synthesized based on the codon bias, poly (A) signal of yeast expression system and secondary structure of 5'-end mRNA of foreign gene. The modified gene was inserted into the yeast expression vector pPICZalphaA, induced and expressed by the same methods. The recombinant protein with a molecular mass of approximately 23 kDa was screened by SDS-PAGE and identified by Western blot with convalescent sera of animals infected with CH-1a strain of PRRSV. The results indicated that it was similar to the native protein. The expression level of the recombinant protein could attain 2.0 g/L. In the meanwhile, the optimal conditions for expression were determined. It provides an additional means for studying the structural and functional characteristics of PRRSV ORF6 gene. FAU - Qian, Ping AU - Qian P AD - Laboratory of Animal Virology, College of Vet. Med. Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P.R. China. FAU - Li, Xiangmin AU - Li X FAU - Tong, Guangzhi AU - Tong G FAU - Chen, Huanchun AU - Chen H LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Virus Genes JT - Virus genes JID - 8803967 RN - 0 (3' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (5' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (Codon) RN - 0 (RNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Matrix Proteins) RN - Y4S76JWI15 (Methanol) SB - IM MH - 3' Untranslated Regions/genetics MH - 5' Untranslated Regions/genetics MH - Animals MH - Base Sequence MH - Blotting, Western MH - *Cloning, Molecular MH - Codon/genetics MH - Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel MH - *Gene Expression MH - Genetic Vectors MH - Methanol/metabolism MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Open Reading Frames/*genetics MH - Pichia/*genetics/growth & development/metabolism MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*genetics MH - RNA, Viral/genetics/isolation & purification MH - Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis MH - Transcription, Genetic MH - Transformation, Genetic MH - Viral Matrix Proteins/biosynthesis/*genetics PMC - PMC7089132 EDAT- 2003/09/23 05:00 MHDA- 2003/12/12 05:00 PMCR- 2020/03/23 CRDT- 2003/09/23 05:00 PHST- 2003/09/23 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/12/12 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/09/23 05:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/03/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 5142901 [pii] AID - 10.1023/a:1025784712265 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Virus Genes. 2003 Oct;27(2):189-96. doi: 10.1023/a:1025784712265.