background: the purpose of this study was to clone, express, and purify a novel multidomain fusion protein of micobacterium tuberculosis (mtb) in a prokaryotic system. methods: an hspx/esxs gene construct was synthesized and ligated into a pgh plasmid, e. coli top10 cells were transformed, and the vector was purified. the vector containing the construct and pet-21b (+) plasmid were digested wit...

A rapid method for the analysis of carbohydrate-protein interactions by using fluorescent labeling and SDS-PAGE was developed. The N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine-WGA complex and alpha-D-mannose-Con A complex were labeled with 8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (ANTS). The protein band displaying fluorescence with ultraviolet illumination was seen after SDS-PAGE.

background and objective: neisseria meningitidis is a leading cause of meningitis and sepsis worldwide. the factor h binding protein (fhbp) is a key virulence factor of neisseria meningitidis that is able to selectively bind to human factor h, the key regulator of the alternative complement pathway, which it has important implications for meningococcal pathogene- sis and vaccine design. the aim...

objective: angiogenesis a process that results in neo-vascularization is an essential stage in growth of solid tumors and the formation of metastases. vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) and its receptors, vegfr1 (flt-1) and vegfr2 (kdr/flk-1), are the major regulators for tumor angiogenesis. recent studies showed that second domain of vegfr-1is a key factor for vegf/vegfr-1 interaction. ...

Objective(s) Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of mortality among the infectious diseases, especially in developing countries. One of the main goals in tuberculosis research is to identify antigens which have the ability of inducing cellular and/or humoral immunity in order to use them in diagnostic reagents or vaccine design. The aim of this study was to clone and express the TB'0.4 prot...

Crystalline arrays of proteinaceous subunits forming surface layers (S-layers) are now recognized as one of the most common outermost cell envelope components of prokaryotic organisms. The surface layer protein of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC4356 is composed of a single species of protein of apparent molecular weight of 43-46 KDa. Considering the Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC4356 having the ...

background: herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) is highly prevalent and major cause of genital herpes in humans. the life-long nature of infection and the increasing prevalence of genital herpes imply that vaccination is the best strategy for controlling the spread of infection and limiting hsv disease. hsv glycoprotein d (gd) is one of the most important viral immunogen which has an essential ...

background: dense granule antigens (gra antigens) of toxoplasma gondii induce strong antibody response in humans and are considered as useful diagnostic antigens. previous studies reported expression of amino terminal gra8 protein in fusion with large tags such as glutathione-s-transferase. the present study aimed to produce soluble full length immunogenic gra8 in bacteria. methods: gra8 comple...

background: it is believed that bovine neutrophils contain several peptides and protein which exhibit antimicrobial activity against microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. objectives: the purpose of this study was to isolate and purify a potential antibacterial protein from bovine neutrophil and test its anti bacterial activity. methods: neutrophils were isolated from bovine blood using dex...