Cloning and Prokaryotic Expression of L1 Gene of Bovine Papillomavirus Genotype 13

This experiment was conducted to clone and express L1 gene of bovine papillomavirus genotype 13 (BPV13).Specific primers were designed according to the published sequences of BPV13, and 1 494 bp L1 gene fragment was amplified by PCR.After digestion by BamHⅠand Hind Ⅲ, the fragment was inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector pET28a(+) to construct the recombinant plasmid pET28a-L1.The recombinant plasmid pET28a-L1 was identified by double enzyme digestion and nucleotide sequencing, and was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3).The expression of pET28a-L1 was induced by IPTG after selecting the best concentration and time.The results showed that L1 gene was exactly inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector pET28a(+), after induction, the target protein containing His-tag was successfully expressed by expression bacteria which included recombinant plasmid pET28a-L1;SDS-PAGE result showed that the molecular mass of the protein was 60 ku which was consistent with the expected size;After ultrasonic treatment, SDS-PAGE result showed that the protein existed in the precipitation;The target protein was a fusion protein with His-tag verified by Western blotting.This study laid a solid foundation for the research of function of BPV13 L1 gene and the development of effective DNA vaccine of BPV13.