CN112574318A

CN112574318A - African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle and preparation method and application thereof

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Publication number: CN112574318A
Application number: CN202011533355.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林坚; 朱新杰; 李紫晨; 郑梦竹; 沈显贵
Original assignee: Beijing Siwei Biotechnology Co ltd
Current assignee: Non Zero Sum Beijing Investment Management Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-23
Filing date: 2020-12-23
Publication date: 2021-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-23
Also published as: CN112574318B

Abstract

The invention relates to an African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle and a preparation method and application thereof, wherein the protein nanoparticle is formed by self-assembly of protein monomers, and the protein monomers are fusion proteins which sequentially comprise metallothionein, glutathione-S-transferase and P22 protein from amino acid to carboxyl terminal. The GSTP1-MT3 protein and the P22 antigen of African swine fever virus are subjected to fusion expression, and the protein nanoparticles can be spontaneously formed in a pichia pastoris expression system through the induction of ferrous ions. Through immunogenicity measurement in mice, the P22 protein nanoparticles can cause strong immune response, and have great potential to be developed into a novel, safe and effective African swine fever virus vaccine.

Description

African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle and preparation method and application thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to an African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle and a preparation method and application thereof.

Background

African Swine Fever (ASF) is an acute, hemorrhagic and highly-contact infectious disease caused by African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) infecting domestic pigs or wild pigs, and is characterized by short course of disease, high fever and hemorrhagic lesions, the death rate of acute infection reaches 100 percent, and the swine industry worldwide is seriously threatened.

In the 60's of the 20 th century, people first tried inactivated vaccines of ASF, but most of them were not protected. In 2014, Blome et al still cannot resist strong toxic attack by using the latest adjuvant in combination with ASF inactivated vaccine for immunization. The subunit vaccines prepared with protective antigens (p72, p54, CD2v, etc.) only provide partial protection in immunized pigs, and combined immunization does not provide protection. Attempts have been made to use DNA vaccines that express protective antigens and viral vector vaccines that utilize viral vectors that provide immunity similar to subunit vaccines, but that provide only partial protection or no protection.

The genome of ASFV is about 170-193kb, contains 150-167 Open Reading Frames (ORFs), encodes 150-200 proteins, of which about 50 are structural proteins of virus. The ASFV virion has an icosahedral structure, has a diameter of about 200nm, and consists of virus genome DNA wrapped by nucleocapsid protein, a virus inner envelope, a virus capsid and an outer envelope. The envelope protein is a main structural protein constituting virus particles, is also an important surface antigen and is closely related to host cell tropism, pathogenicity and immunogenicity. According to the current research, the functional ASFV envelope proteins are mainly CD2v, p54, p12, p30, p17 and p22, however, the proteins can not obtain effective protection after being used as antigens to immunize pigs. For example, Neilan et al use P22 and P30, P54, P72 proteins as antigens for "cocktail" mixed immunization of pigs without effective protection.

By discussing and analyzing the prior art, the protective efficacy of the current African swine fever virus subunit vaccines, nucleic acid vaccines and viral live vector vaccines is low. Therefore, the immunogenicity of the African swine fever virus protein needs to be further researched, and a safe and effective ASF vaccine is constructed by using a new technology and a new method.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle and a preparation method and application thereof. The GSTP1-MT3 protein and the P22 antigen of African swine fever virus are subjected to fusion expression, and the protein nanoparticles can be spontaneously formed in a pichia pastoris expression system through the induction of ferrous ions. Through immunogenicity measurement in mice, the P22 protein nanoparticles can cause strong immune response, and have great potential to be developed into a novel, safe and effective African swine fever virus vaccine.

To this end, in a first aspect, the present invention provides an african swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle, wherein the protein nanoparticle is formed by self-assembly of protein monomers, and the protein monomers are fusion proteins which sequentially comprise metallothionein, glutathione S transferase and P22 protein from amino acid to carboxyl terminal.

Further, the protein nanoparticles are formed by self-assembly of the protein monomers through induction of metal ions, and the metal ions are Fe²⁺。

Metallothionein is a protein with low molecular weight, high metal content, rich cysteine and ubiquitous in biology. Generally, metallothioneins can self-assemble to form fusion proteins induced by metal ions, such as Cd²⁺、Gd³⁺、Cr³ ⁺、Ni²⁺、Fe²⁺、Mn²⁺、Co²⁺And the like, and the prior art has no general guiding principle for whether the self-assembly proteins induced by different metal ions have structural and performance differences or what structural and performance differences exist. In the research process, the invention discovers that the fusion protein provided by the invention is in Fe relative to other metal ions²⁺Protein nanoparticles formed by self-assembly under ion inductionHas remarkably better immunological performance, which is probably related to the structure formed by self-assembly.

Further, the metallothionein is MT3, and the amino acid sequence of the metallothionein is SEQ ID NO: 1 is shown.

Further, the glutathione-S-transferase is GSTP1, and the amino acid sequence thereof is SEQ ID NO: 2, respectively.

Further, an optional first connecting peptide is also included between the metallothionein and the glutathione-S-transferase, and an optional second connecting peptide is also included between the glutathione-S-transferase and the P22 protein.

Further, the first and second linker peptides are each independently selected from a rigid linker peptide or a flexible linker peptide, preferably a flexible linker peptide. In a specific embodiment, the linker peptide is (GGGGS)_nAnd n is an integer of 1 to 4.

According to the sequence information of Chinese epidemic strains of African swine fever virus (African swine fever virus isolate China/2018/AnhuiXCGQ, complete genome, GenBank: MK128995.1), the amino acid sequence of the P22 protein is SEQ ID NO: 3, respectively.

Further, the amino acid sequence of the protein monomer is SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively.

Further, the protein monomer further comprises a signal peptide, thereby facilitating secretory expression of the protein monomer in a host cell. In certain embodiments, a protein monomer of the invention comprises a signal peptide at its amino terminus. Since the present invention has found in the course of research that expression of the protein monomer by a eukaryotic expression system, such as yeast, is more advantageous for its expression, modification, secretion and self-assembly than a prokaryotic expression system, such as E.coli, in a preferred embodiment, the signal peptide may be an alpha-factor secretion signal peptide.

Further, the protein monomer further comprises a protein tag. Such protein tags are well known in the art, e.g., His, Flag, MBP, HA, Myc, etc., and one skilled in the art knows how to select an appropriate protein tag for a desired purpose (e.g., purification, detection, or tracking). In certain embodiments, a protein monomer of the invention comprises a His-tag. In certain embodiments, a protein monomer of the invention comprises a protein tag at its carboxy terminus.

In a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a nucleic acid encoding a protein monomer according to the invention.

Further, the nucleic acid is SEQ ID NO: 5, position 13-1317 of SEQ ID NO: bits 13-1335 of 5.

In a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a vector comprising a nucleic acid according to the invention. In certain embodiments, the vector is a plasmid, cosmid, or phage.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided a host cell comprising a nucleic acid and/or vector according to the invention and/or expressing a protein monomer according to the invention. Such host cells include prokaryotic cells such as E.coli cells, and eukaryotic cells such as yeast cells, insect cells, plant cells, and animal cells (e.g., mammalian cells, e.g., mouse cells, human cells, etc.), and the like. In a preferred embodiment, the host cell is a yeast cell.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for preparing the protein nanoparticle of the present invention, which comprises culturing the host cell of the present invention under conditions allowing the expression of the protein monomer; adding metal ions in the culture process for induction; and carrying out protein purification on the cultured host cell culture to prepare the protein nanoparticles formed by self-assembly of the protein monomers.

Further, the metal ion is Fe²⁺The concentration of the metal ion is 0.01 to 0.5mM, preferably 0.5 mM.

Further, in the course of the cultivation, the pH of the medium used is 6.5 to 8.0, preferably 8.0.

In a sixth aspect of the invention, there is provided an immunogenic composition or vaccine comprising a protein nanoparticle according to the invention, and/or a nucleic acid according to the invention, and/or a vector according to the invention, and/or a host cell according to the invention.

Further, the active ingredient of the immunogenic composition or vaccine is the protein nanoparticle of the present invention, and/or the nucleic acid of the present invention, and/or the vector of the present invention, and/or the host cell of the present invention.

Further, the immunogenic composition or vaccine further comprises one or more of an adjuvant, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

In a seventh aspect of the invention, there is provided a protein nanoparticle according to the invention, a nucleic acid according to the invention, a vector according to the invention, a host cell according to the invention or an immunogenic composition or vaccine according to the invention for use in the manufacture of a product for inducing a specific immune response against african swine fever virus in a subject and/or for preventing and/or treating african swine fever virus in a subject.

Further, the product is a vaccine.

Further, the specific immune response comprises an antibody response.

Further, the subject is a mammal, such as a pig, monkey, rat, human.

Since the GSTP1-MT3 protein is disclosed for the first time, the inventor of the patent finds that the protein has the functions of targeting mitochondria, regulating macrophage function phenotype and resisting virus, particularly single-stranded RNA virus through continuous research. In the latest research published in the present patent, the inventors coupled GSTP1-MT3 protein with protein of ASFV, constructed and expressed nanoparticles of ASFV structural proteins PP220, CD2v, P54, P30, P17, P12, P49, P22, j18L, non-structural protein EP153R and unknown functional protein CP312R, respectively, and analyzed immunogenicity of these nanoparticle antigens through animal experiments. The research result shows that most of the nano-particle proteins do not obtain good effect, and the nano-particle vaccine obtained by fusing GSTP1-MT3 and P22 can generate P22 specific antibody with higher titer after a mouse is immunized.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following remarkable progress:

the GSTP1-MT3 protein and the P22 protein of African swine fever virus are fused, and the protein nanoparticles can be spontaneously formed in a pichia pastoris expression system through the induction of ferrous ions. The protein nanoparticles can cause strong immune response by performing immunogenicity measurement in mice. The protein nanoparticles provided by the invention overcome the defect of low protective efficacy of African swine fever virus subunit vaccines, nucleic acid vaccines and virus live vector vaccines in the prior art, and have great potential to be developed into new safe and effective African swine fever virus vaccines.

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Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a diagram of the spectrum of plasmid pPICZaA-GSTP1-MT 3-P22;

FIG. 2 is a graph showing the results of characterization of GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles; the results of SDS-PAGE identification are shown on the left side, and the results of Western Blot analysis are shown on the right side;

FIG. 3 is the result of particle size analysis of GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles;

FIG. 4 shows the result of detecting the antibody titer specific to GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

According to the sequence information of Chinese epidemic strains of African swine fever virus (African swine fever virus isolate China/2018/AnhuiXCGQ, complete genome, GenBank: MK128995.1), the invention designs and synthesizes the amino acid sequence and the DNA sequence of GSTP1-MT3-P22 fusion protein, MW 49kD, MT3, Linker1, GSTP1, Linker2 and P22 proteins from the N end to the C end. In a specific embodiment, for convenience of purification, a His tag is fused at the C-terminal of GSTP1-MT3-P22, a yeast expression plasmid is constructed, the expression vector is a Pichia pastoris expression vector pPICZ alpha A (Invitrogen), and the map of the constructed plasmid is shown in FIG. 1.

Example 1 plasmid construction

The amino acid sequence of the african swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle (GSTP1-MT3-P22) provided in this example is shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, respectively. The inventor entrusts the Scinidae organism company to synthesize a DNA fragment of GSTP1-MT3-P22 fused with His tag at the C terminal, and the nucleic acid sequence of the DNA fragment is shown as SEQ ID NO: 5 (wherein, the 13 th to 1317 th positions encode the sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, the 1318 th position and the 1335 th position encode His tag), and is constructed into a plasmid vector pPICZaA, the map of the constructed plasmid is shown in figure 1, and the plasmid is named as pPICZaA-GSTP1-MT 3-P22. The plasmid vector pPICZaA contains an alpha-factor secretion signal peptide sequence before the insertion fragment. Culturing a monoclonal strain with correct sequencing, and extracting plasmid pPICZaA-GSTP1-MT3-P22 for later use.

The amino acid sequence of GSTP1-MT3-P22 (SEQ ID NO: 4):

DPETCPCPSGGSCTCADSCKCEGCKCTSCKKSCCSCCPAECEKCAKDCV CKGGEAAEAEAEKCSCCQGGGGSMPPYTVVYFPVRGRCAALRMLLADQGQ SWKEEVVTVETWQEGSLKASCLYGQLPKFQDGDLTLYQSNTILRHLGRTLGL YGKDQQEAALVDMVNDGVEDLRCKYISLIYTNYEAGKDDYVKALPGQLKP FETLLSQNQGGKTFIVGDQISFADYNLLDLLLIHEVLAPGCLDAFPLLSAYVG RLSARPKLKAFLASPEYVNLPINGNGKQGGGGSKKQQPPKKVCKVDKDCGS GEHCVRGSCSSLSCLDAVKMDKRNIKIDSKISSCEFTPNFYRFTDTAADEQQE FGKTRHPIKITPSPSESHSPQEVCEKYCSWGTDDCTGWEYVGDEKEGTCYVY NNPHHPVLKYGKDHIIALPRNHKHA

example 2 induced expression of protein nanoparticles

After linearization, the plasmid prepared in example 1 is transferred to X-33 yeast competent cells for induced expression, and the specific steps are as follows:

(1) plasmid linearization

The plasmid pPICZaA-GSTP1-MT3-P22 prepared in example 1 was digested with the linearized enzyme Sac I as follows:

after mixing, the mixture was centrifuged at 12000rpm for 1min at room temperature to throw the liquid to the bottom of the tube and then washed in water at 37 ℃ for 4 h.

And (3) after the enzyme digestion, taking 2 mu L of the plasmid, carrying out 1% agarose gel electrophoresis on the 2 mu L of the plasmid and the original plasmid to identify a linearization result, identifying that the plasmid is completely digested, and recovering the digested plasmid by using a plasmid kit for subsequent test steps.

(2) Electric transfer (sterile operation)

Adding 10 mu L of the linearized plasmid obtained in the step (1) into 90 mu L X-33 yeast competent cells, mixing uniformly, and adding into an electric cuvette; 2000v, 5ms electric shock, then immediately adding 800 microliter sorbitol, sucking out all sorbitol, transferring into a 15mL centrifuge tube, and carrying out shake culture at 25 ℃ and 200rpm for 2 h; then 3mL of non-resistance YPD medium was added at 25 ℃ and shaking cultured at 200rpm for 2 hours. The resulting culture broth was plated (YPD bleomycin resistant plate) and cultured in an inverted incubator at 28 ℃ for 2 days.

After the culture is finished, selecting monoclone to be marked on a new bleomycin resistant plate, numbering the new bleomycin resistant plate, carrying out inverted culture in an incubator at 28 ℃ for 24 hours, taking out and storing at 4 ℃ for later use.

(3) Inducible expression

Selecting the single colony prepared in the step (2), inoculating the single colony in 2.5mL YPD, and culturing at 28 ℃ and 250rpm until OD600 is 6 for about 16-18 h; then 150 mul of bacterial liquid is taken and transferred to 3mL of BMGY culture medium with pH 8.0, and the BMGY culture medium is cultured at 28 ℃ and 250rpm until OD600 is 1 for about 8-12 h; centrifuging at 1100rpm at room temperature for 5min, removing BMGY medium, resuspending the cells in 3mL BMMY medium with pH 8.0, and adding 0.5% final concentration methanol and 0.1mM ferrous sulfate ion for induction expression. Wherein, methanol is added once every 24h, yeast extract and peptone with the final concentration of 1 percent are supplemented, and metal ions are not required to be added repeatedly. After 72 hours of culture, the culture product was collected, identified by SDS-PAGE in example 3, and then protein was purified according to example 4.

Example 3SDS-PAGE identification

1mL of the culture product prepared in example 2 was aspirated, centrifuged at maximum speed for 2min at room temperature in a centrifuge, and the supernatant was collected and mixed with a Loading buffer to prepare a sample, which was subjected to SDS-PAGE identification and analyzed for expression level. The result of SDS-PAGE is shown in FIG. 2 (left), and the target protein is successfully expressed.

Example 4 protein purification

After SDS-PAGE identification, the culture product prepared in example 2 was subjected to protein purification by the following specific steps:

collecting the culture product, centrifuging at 4000rpm for 20min, collecting supernatant, adding protease inhibitor at a ratio of 1:500, and adjusting pH to 8.0 with 1M Tris; then, the mixture was centrifuged at 12000rpm, the supernatant was collected and subjected to suction filtration with filter paper, and the supernatant after the suction filtration was purified with a Ni column. Collecting the purified GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles, and carrying out Western Blot analysis, wherein the result is shown in FIG. 2 (right); dynamic light scattering particle size measurement of GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles by a Zeta potential analyzer shows that the particle size is 100nm and the particles have good uniformity as shown in FIG. 3.

Example 5 mouse immunization

Mouse immunization experiments were performed using the GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles prepared in example 4.

10 mu g of GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles are taken, 20 mu g of aluminum hydroxide alum adjuvant (Thermo; 77161) is added, and PBS is mixed to the final volume of 100 mu L for mouse immunization. 5 weeks old BALB/C female mice (purchased from Spbefu corporation) were immunized by intramuscular injection; the immune is carried out once every two weeks for 3 times, serum antibodies are detected on 21 days and 35 days respectively, and the specific steps of ELISA for detecting the serum antibodies are as follows:

(1) experimental materials:

PBS：Solarbio；P1020-500

1 × Washing buffer: from ELISPOT kit; 1:50 dilution

ELISA coating solution: solarbio; c1050-100ml

5% bovine serum albumin BSA: jingmei bioengineering, Inc.; RF101-100

HRP-labeled goat anti-mouse IgG: china fir gold bridge; ZB-2305

Soluble monocomponent TMB substrate solution: TIANGEN; PA107-01

ELISA stop solution: solarbio; c1058-100ml

ELISA plate sealing membrane: AXYGEN; platemax CyclerSeal Sealing Film

1×8Flat Bottom，Certified High Binding：Costar；42592

(2) The experimental steps are as follows:

1. antigen pre-coating: p22 antigen was diluted to 1. mu.g/mL with coating solution, coated with 100. mu.L/well and coated overnight at 4 ℃.

2. Washing the plate: discarding the coating solution, patting dry on filter paper, adding 200 μ L of 1 × Washing buffer, standing for 1min, discarding the Washing solution, patting dry, and repeating for 3 times.

3. And (3) sealing: 5% bovine serum albumin BSA (0.5g/10mL, 4 ℃ temporary), 100 u L/hole, 37 ℃ blocking for 1 h.

4. Washing the plate: discard the blocking solution, pat dry on filter paper, add 200. mu.L of 1 × Washing buffer, stand for 1min, discard the Washing solution, pat dry, repeat 3 times.

5. Adding a primary antibody: the serum to be detected was diluted in multiple ratios, 100. mu.L/well and incubated at 37 ℃ for 1 h.

Serum dilution: mu.L of serum and 297 mu.L of PBS are 1:100, 150 mu.L of PBS and 150 mu.L of PBS are taken as 1:200, and the serum and the PBS are sequentially diluted to 1:400, 1:800, 1:1600, 1:3200, 1:6400, 1:12800 and the like in a multiple ratio.

6. Washing the plate: discard primary antibody, pat dry on filter paper, add 200. mu.L of 1 × Washing buffer, stand for 1min, discard Washing solution, pat dry, repeat 3 times.

7. Adding a secondary antibody: goat anti-mouse IgG labeled with HRP was used as a secondary antibody 1:5000, diluted with PBS, 100. mu.L/well, and incubated at 37 ℃ in the dark for 1 h.

8. Washing the plate: discard secondary antibody, pat dry on filter paper, add 200. mu.L of 1 × Washing buffer, stand for 1min, discard Washing solution, pat dry, repeat 3 times.

9. Color development: adding soluble single-component TMB color developing solution, 100 μ L/hole, and developing in dark for 15 min.

10. And (4) terminating: preheating the microplate reader in advance, adding stop solution to stop color development, measuring the value at the wavelength of 450nm of the microplate reader immediately after 100 mu L/hole.

The experimental result shows that after the GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles are used for immunizing a mouse for 35 days, the specific antibody can be stimulated to be generated in the mouse, the average titer is as high as 1:150000 (figure 4), and the GSTP1-MT3-P22 protein nanoparticles are proved to have good immunogenicity.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

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gaatacgttg gtgacgaaaa ggaaggtact tgttacgttt acaacaaccc acaccaccca 1260

gttttgaagt acggtaagga ccacatcatc gctttgccaa gaaaccacaa gcacgctcat 1320

catcatcatc atcattaa 1338

Claims

1. An African swine fever virus P22 protein nanoparticle, which is characterized in that the protein nanoparticle is formed by self-assembly of protein monomers, wherein the protein monomers are fusion proteins sequentially comprising metallothionein, glutathione S-transferase and P22 protein from amino acid to carboxyl terminal.

2. The protein nanoparticle according to claim 1, wherein the protein nanoparticle is formed by self-assembly of the protein monomer induced by a metal ion, wherein the metal ion is Fe²⁺。

3. The protein nanoparticle of claim 1, wherein the metallothionein is MT3 having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is shown in the specification; preferably, the glutathione-s-transferase is GSTP1, having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, respectively.

4. The protein nanoparticle of claim 1, further comprising an optional first linker peptide between the metallothionein and the glutathione-S-transferase; preferably, an optional second connecting peptide is further included between the glutathione S-transferase and the P22 protein;

preferably, the first and second linker peptides are each independently selected from a rigid linker peptide or a flexible linker peptide, preferably a flexible linker peptide.

5. The protein nanoparticle of claim 1, wherein the protein monomer further comprises a signal peptide and/or a protein tag.

6. A biomaterial, wherein the biomaterial is:

(i) nucleic acid encoding the protein monomer of any one of claims 1-5; preferably, the nucleic acid is SEQ ID NO: 5, position 13-1317 of SEQ ID NO: 13-1335 of position 5;

(ii) a vector comprising the nucleic acid of (i); or

(iii) A host cell comprising (i) said nucleic acid and/or (ii) said vector.

7. The method of producing protein nanoparticles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising: culturing the host cell of claim 6 under conditions that allow expression of the protein monomer; adding metal ions in the culture process for induction; and carrying out protein purification on the cultured host cell culture to prepare the protein nanoparticles formed by self-assembly of the protein monomers.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the metal ion is Fe²⁺The concentration of the metal ions is 0.01-0.5 mM;

preferably, the pH of the medium used during the cultivation is 6.5-8.0.

9. An immunogenic composition or vaccine, characterized in that it comprises the protein nanoparticles according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and/or the biomaterial according to claim 6;

preferably, the active ingredient of the immunogenic composition or vaccine is the protein nanoparticle of any one of claims 1-5, and/or the biomaterial of claim 6;

preferably, the immunogenic composition or vaccine further comprises one or more of an adjuvant, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

10. Use of a protein nanoparticle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a biomaterial according to claim 6, or an immunogenic composition or vaccine according to claim 9, in the manufacture of a product for inducing a specific immune response against African swine fever virus in a subject and/or for preventing and/or treating African swine fever virus in a subject;

preferably, the product is a vaccine;

preferably, the specific immune response comprises an antibody response;

preferably, the subject is a mammal.