[Expression, purification and characterization of Rv3194c protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis].

Abstract

Objective: PDZ[Post-synaptic density-95 (PSD-95), Drosophilia tumor suppressor protein diskslarge-1 (DLG), the tight junction protein zonula occludentes 1 (ZO-1)] signal protein was encoded by Rv3194c gene from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its ability to adhere M. tuberculosis was studied.

Methods: Rv3194c protein was expressed in prokaryotic system. Rv3194c protein was separately incubated with hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate and collagen Ι overnight at different temperature (37, 38, 39, 40℃). Then component changes of culture supernatant were tested by Western blot and ELISA.

Results: Western blot showed that Rv3194c protein expressed in prokaryotic system, with a molecular weight of about 35 kDa, was mainly in soluble form. Western blot showed that His-Rv3194c protein in supernatant of 39℃ experimental group was significantly less than that of other experimental groups (37, 38, 40℃)(***P<0.001). ELISA showed that hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate and collagen Ι in supernatant of 39℃ experimental group was significantly less than that of other experimental groups (37, 38, 40℃)(***P<0.001).

Conclusion: For the first time it was affirmed that Rv3194c protein with detected activity of adhesions in this study will be targeted to the development of the new anti-M. tuberculosis drug.