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Title: Cloning and expression of soluble truncated variants of Borrelia OspA, OspB and Vmp7

Abstract

A method is provided herein for preparing soluble recombinant variations of Borrelia lipoproteins such as Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A (OspA) and outer surface protein B (OspB), and B. hermsii variable major protein 7 (Vmp7). The method includes synthesizing a set of oligonucleotide primers, amplifying the template DNA utilizing the PCR, purifying the amplification products, cloning the amplification products into a suitable expression vector, transforming a suitable host utilizing the cloned expression vector, cultivating the transformed host for protein production and subsequently isolating and purifying the resulting protein. Also provided are soluble, recombinant variations of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A (OspA), outer surface protein B (OspB), and B. hermsii variable major protein 7 (Vmp7). The expression vectors harboring DNA encoding the recombinant variations, pET9-OspA, pET9-OspB and pET9-Vmp7, as well as the E. coli host BL21(DE3)/pLysS transformed with each of these vectors, are also disclosed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Bellport, NY
  2. San Antonio, TX
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870674
Patent Number(s):
5571718
Application Number:
07/941,523
Assignee:
Associated Universities, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61K - PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07K - PEPTIDES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
cloning; expression; soluble; truncated; variants; borrelia; ospa; ospb; vmp7; method; provided; preparing; recombinant; variations; lipoproteins; burgdorferi; outer; surface; protein; hermsii; variable; major; synthesizing; set; oligonucleotide; primers; amplifying; template; dna; utilizing; pcr; purifying; amplification; products; suitable; vector; transforming; host; cloned; cultivating; transformed; production; subsequently; isolating; resulting; vectors; harboring; encoding; pet9-ospa; pet9-ospb; pet9-vmp7; coli; bl21; de3; plyss; disclosed; suitable host; outer surface; dna encoding; transformed host; expression vectors; oligonucleotide primers; expression vector; oligonucleotide primer; dna utilizing; /435/530/999/

Citation Formats

Dunn, John J, and Barbour, Alan G. Cloning and expression of soluble truncated variants of Borrelia OspA, OspB and Vmp7. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Dunn, John J, & Barbour, Alan G. Cloning and expression of soluble truncated variants of Borrelia OspA, OspB and Vmp7. United States.
Dunn, John J, and Barbour, Alan G. Tue . "Cloning and expression of soluble truncated variants of Borrelia OspA, OspB and Vmp7". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870674.
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abstractNote = {A method is provided herein for preparing soluble recombinant variations of Borrelia lipoproteins such as Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A (OspA) and outer surface protein B (OspB), and B. hermsii variable major protein 7 (Vmp7). The method includes synthesizing a set of oligonucleotide primers, amplifying the template DNA utilizing the PCR, purifying the amplification products, cloning the amplification products into a suitable expression vector, transforming a suitable host utilizing the cloned expression vector, cultivating the transformed host for protein production and subsequently isolating and purifying the resulting protein. Also provided are soluble, recombinant variations of Borrelia burgdorferi outer surface protein A (OspA), outer surface protein B (OspB), and B. hermsii variable major protein 7 (Vmp7). The expression vectors harboring DNA encoding the recombinant variations, pET9-OspA, pET9-OspB and pET9-Vmp7, as well as the E. coli host BL21(DE3)/pLysS transformed with each of these vectors, are also disclosed.},
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year = {1996},
month = {11}
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Immunogenic integral membrane proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi are lipoproteins
journal, April 1990


Protection of mice against the Lyme disease agent by immunizing with recombinant OspA
journal, October 1990


Juxtaposition of expressed variable antigen genes with a conserved telomere in the bacterium Borrelia hermsii.
journal, August 1990