The nucleocapsid (N) protein of the Toscana (TOS) virus was expressed in Escherichia coli by using a pET15b vector. The recombinant protein was purified by affinity chromatography and was characterized by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, and enzyme immunoassay (EIA), The recombinant antigen was reactive with positive human sera, and the reactivity correlated very well (r = 0.9) with that of a whole-virus antigen when tested by EIA with 30 TOS virus-positive and 30 TOS virus-negative serum samples. The results demonstrate that the recombinant N protein can be easily produced in a procaryotic system and used for diagnostic assays for TOS virus immunity.
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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Bashir, Nemat Sokhandan
Koolivand, Davood
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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Koolivand, Davood
Behjatnia, Seyed Ali Akbar
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Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Univ Siena, Dept Biotechnol, Policlin S Maria delle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, ItalyUniv Siena, Dept Biotechnol, Policlin S Maria delle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, Italy
Cusi, Maria Grazia
Savellini, Gianni Gori
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Univ Siena, Dept Biotechnol, Policlin S Maria delle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, ItalyUniv Siena, Dept Biotechnol, Policlin S Maria delle Scotte, I-53100 Siena, Italy