This study aimed to establish an improved ELISA to detect endosialin. The primers were designed based on TEM 1 gene sequence and multiple cloning sites of prokaryotic expression vector pMAL-p5x by primer 5.0. The targeted gene fragments were amplified from the vector containing the whole TEM 1 gene. The amplified fragments and vector pMAL-p5x were digested by relative restriction enzymes and the targetod gene sequence was inserted into pMAL-p5x after gel extraction. Recombinant plasmid was confirmed by sequencing. TEM 1 protein was prepared with expression and purification. Polyclonal antibodies were generated after multiple immunizations with TEM 1 protein, and then were identified and characterized via ELISA and flow cytometry. Double-antibody sandwich ELISA was constructed with the rabbit and mouse polyclonal antibodies. Detection sensitivity was verified by double dilution method with hCD248 protein. The recombinant expression plasmid pMAL-p5x-hCD248 was constructed successfully, hCD248 protein was obtained after purification and renaturation process, valences of the polyclonal antibodies of the rabbits and mice were 1∶1 024 000 and 1∶512 000 respectively, and the optimum concentrations of capturing antibodies, detection antibodies and goat-anti-mouse secondary antibodies were 1∶500, 1∶16 000 and 1∶20 000, respectively. The detection sensitivity of this method was 18.31 ng/mL. We evaluated TEM 1 levels in serum samples from 50 patients with malignant tumors and 50 healthy control individuals, however, there was no difference in the levels of TEM 1 between the two groups.
DENG Gui-hua, ZHANG Wen-jia, LIANG Shao-cong, et al.
Establishment of an improved double-antibody sandwich ELISA to detect endosialin. Current Immunology. 2017, 37(2): 127-132