The amino acid sequence of rMBP
PfCox11Ct was used to identify immunogenic epitopes with Predict7 software [40 (
link)]. The peptide sequence KIQF(Abu)F(Abu)EEQMLNAKEEM where internal cysteines were replaced with alpha aminobutyric acid (Abu), was synthesized by GeneScript, USA. The C-terminal cysteine residue was added for
m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (MBS) coupling to rabbit serum albumin [41 (
link)]. Two Hy-line brown laying hens were immunized with the peptide-carrier conjugate equivalent to 200 µg peptide or 50 µg affinity purified rMBP
PfCox11Ct per immunization, emulsified with Freund’s complete adjuvant for the first immunization and Freund’s incomplete adjuvant for three subsequent immunizations at 2-week intervals. Chicken IgY from the yolks of eggs collected 4–16 weeks after the first immunization, was isolated using the PEG6000 precipitation method [42 (
link)]. The anti-peptide IgY and anti-rMBP
PfCox11Ct IgY was affinity purified using a peptide or rMBP
PfCox11Ct affinity column prepared by coupling the respective molecules to a Sulfolink
™ or Aminolink
™ resin according to the manufacturer’s instructions (Thermo Fisher Scientific).
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