{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["22(4)"],"submitter":["Solgi R"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Dirofilaria immitis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic, vector-borne parasite of carnivorous animals causing dirofilariasis in human beings. Common commercial serodiagnostic tests for canine dirofilariasis usually lead to different results in their sensitivity and specificity. The present study reports development of recombinant DgK (rDgK) antigen of D. immitis for accurate immunodiagnosis of D. Immitis-infected dogs using indirect ELISA test.<h4>Methods</h4>The rDgK coding sequence was successfully sequenced, codon optimized and cloned into pET-24a(+) expression vector and then expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant DgK was affinity purified using Ni²+-charged HiTrap chelating column, followed by testing in Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) wi"],"journal":["Iranian biomedical journal"],"pagination":["283-9"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5949131"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Development of New Recombinant DgK Antigen for Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis Infections in Dogs Using ELISA Technique"],"pmcid":["PMC5949131"],"pubmed_authors":["Golkar M","Solgi R","Zarei Z","Sadjjadi SM","Raz A","Mohebali M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Development of New Recombinant DgK Antigen for Diagnosis of Dirofilaria immitis Infections in Dogs Using ELISA Technique","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Dirofilaria immitis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic, vector-borne parasite of carnivorous animals causing dirofilariasis in human beings. Common commercial serodiagnostic tests for canine dirofilariasis usually lead to different results in their sensitivity and specificity. The present study reports development of recombinant DgK (rDgK) antigen of D. immitis for accurate immunodiagnosis of D. Immitis-infected dogs using indirect ELISA test.<h4>Methods</h4>The rDgK coding sequence was successfully sequenced, codon optimized and cloned into pET-24a(+) expression vector and then expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant DgK was affinity purified using Ni²+-charged HiTrap chelating column, followed by testing in Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) wi","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Jul","modification":"2025-04-04T20:33:07.784Z","creation":"2024-11-11T23:55:00.737Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5949131","cross_references":{"pubmed":["29031244"],"doi":["10.22034/ibj.22.4.283"]}}