Oral vaccination of Macrobrachium rosenbergii with baculovirus-expressed M. rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV) capsid protein induces protective immunity against MrNV challenge

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Citarasu, Thavasimuthu [1 ,3 ]
Lelin, Chinnadurai [1 ]
Babu, Mariavincent Michael [1 ]
Anand, Setty Balakrishnan [2 ]
Nathan, Abel Arul [2 ]
Vakharia, Vikram N. [3 ]
机构
[1] Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univ, CMST, Rajakkamangalam 629502, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Madurai Kamaraj Univ, Sch Biotechnol, Dept Genet Engn, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, IMET, Baltimore, MD 21202 USA
关键词
Baculovirus expression; Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV); Recombinant subunit vaccination; Immune gene expression; VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES; FRESH-WATER PRAWN; EXTRA SMALL VIRUS; WHITE TAIL DISEASE; SHRIMP; HEPATOPANCREAS; RESPONSES; INSECT; XSV;
D O I
10.1016/j.fsi.2018.12.010
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S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
White Tail Disease (WTD) is one of the important viral diseases of fresh water giant prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii, which is caused by Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNV). In the present study, the capsid protein gene of MrNV containing a His-tag was cloned into a baculovirus vector pVL1393 and expressed the recombinant MrNV protein in insect cells, using a baculovirus expression system. A band corresponding to the MrNV protein of 43 kDa was characterized after fractionating the proteins of baculovirus-infected cell lysates by SDS-polyacrylamide gel, and immunostaining with His-tag monoclonal antibody. Furthermore, purified MrNV capsid protein assembled into virus-like particles (VLPs) of similar to 30 nm in diameter, when examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). To vaccinate the larvae by oral route, the recombinant MrNV (r-MrNV) protein was coated with artificial prawn feed and fed to M. rosenbergii larvae (90 +/- 10 mg) for 60 days. After 30 and 60 days of vaccine treatment, group of prawns were challenged with virulent MrNV orally. Samples were collected at different time intervals to evaluate the survival of larvae and to analyze the presence of MrNV by double-step PCR and expression of immune/toll-like receptor (TLR) genes. Non-vaccinated group of M. rosenbergii larvae succumbed to death and had 90% mortality, whereas the r-MrNV protein treated groups exhibited 65 and 80% survival (P <= 0.001) for 30 and 60 days post-vaccination (dpv), respectively. Double-step PCR diagnosis revealed that there was 100% positive signals observed in non-vaccinated prawn group, whereas the infection was reduced significantly (P < 0.001) to 32 and 17% respectively in 30 and 60 dpv. Among the four different immune/TLR genes such as antimicrobial peptide (Mramp), lysozyme (MrLY), proPhenol Oxidase (MrPPO) and Toll-Like Receptor (MrToll) expression screening, Mramp was successfully expressed in the MrNV subunit protein vaccinated prawns, whereas the non-vaccinated prawn had no immune/TLR gene expression. Taken together, our results demonstrate that oral vaccination of M. rosenbergii larvae with baculovirus-expressed MrNV capsid protein confer up to 78% protection against MrNV infection.
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