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Objective: To clone and express the full length of D-like aspartic protease gene (AsAP) of the third stage larvae of Anisakis simplex.
Methods: According to the partial information of D-like aspartic protease encoding gene of A. simplex from GenBank, specific primers were designed to amplify 3'end and 5' end of AsAP gene using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), and the full length of the D-like aspartic protease gene was obtained. Using total RNA of the third-stage larvae of A. simplex, coding sequence of the AsAP gene was amplified by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). The PCR product was digested by EcoR I and Sal I, and cloned into pET32 vector. The recombinant plasmid was checked by double enzyme digestion and sequencing, and the positive recombinant plasmid was transformed into E. coli BL21 (DE3). Expression of the protein induced by IPTG under gradient concentration and different time was conducted.
Result: A 1 753 bp full length of AsAP was obtained, which contained 30 bp 5'UTR, 361 bp 3'UTR and a 1 362 bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding 453 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of M(r) 50 726. It showed 65% identity with the D-like aspartic protease of Ancylostoma ceylanicum. The predicted amino acid sequence contains two conserved catalytic motif, an active site flap, an S2 subsite and an S3 subsite. A 20 amino acids signal peptide was found in the N-terminus, with significant hydrophobic property. Different concentration of the IPTG (0.2-1.6 mmol/L) showed little effect on the expression, and the production of the protein was up to maximum after 2 hours induction.
Conclusion: The AsAP gene has been cloned and expressed.
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