Development of a filter device for the prevention of aquatic bacterial disease using a single-chain variable fragment (scFv)-conjugated affinity silk

Harsha Prakash, Mitsuru Sato, Katsura Kojima, Atsushi Sato, Shinpei Maruyama, Takahiro Nagasawa, Miki Nakao, Tomonori Somamoto

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Abstract

Infectious disease is one of the most serious problems in the aquaculture industry for ornamental or edible fish. This study attempted to develop a new device for preventing an aquatic bacterial disease, ulcer disease, caused by Aeromonas salmonicida (As), using “affinity silk”. Affinity silk is a silk protein-containing fibroin L-chain (FibL) fused to the single-chain variable fragment (scFv). It can be easily processed into different formats such as fibers, gels, sponges, or films. A transgenic silkworm that could express a cDNA construct containing FibL fused to an scFv derived from a monoclonal antibody (MAb) against As was successfully generated. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect As by employing 96-well plates coated with scFv-conjugated affinity silk. As could be captured efficiently by glass wool coated with affinity silk in the column. Furthermore, the air-lift water filter equipped with the affinity silk-coated wool could considerably reduce the concentration of As in water and was estimated to have sufficient ability to trap a lethal dose of As. These findings show that the “affinity silk filter” is a potential device for the prophylaxis of aquatic animal diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9475
JournalScientific reports
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

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