Reduction of fertility in male mice immunised with pSG.SS.C3d3.YL.Bin1b recombinant vaccine

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception
Bo ZhouZhong-yi Sun

Abstract

To study the anti-fertility effect of a DNA vaccine using Bin1b as the target antigen in male mice. A novel recombinant eukaryotic vector containing a fusion gene sequence of mouse Bin1b in tandem with three copies of C3d fragment (C3d3) was used to construct pSG.SS.C3d3.YL.Bin1b. The correct expression of the Bin1b-C3d3 protein was confirmed in transfected HEK293 cells by indirect immunofluorescence and western blot analysis. The fertility of immunised mice was determined by a mating experiment and sperm motility test. Anti-Bin1b antibody titres in sera were examined by ELISA assays. Binding activity of C3d3 fragment of the fusion protein was verified in C3d receptor-expressing Raji cells and flow cytometric analysis. Immunisation of pSG.SS.C3d3.YL.Bin1b recombinant DNA vaccine significantly decreased sperm motility and compromised fertility in male mice. ELISA results showed that the titres of anti-Bin1b IgG in sera of immunised mice increased markedly with the immunisation process. Further, the anti-fertility effect of pSG.SS.C3d3.YL.Bin1b was significantly better than that of pSG.SS.YL.Bin1b DNA vaccine and generated higher titres of anti-Bin1b antibody. Our results show that recombinant DNA vaccine targeting Bin1b can mark...Continue Reading

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