猪肺炎支原体(Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae,Mhp)是引起猪支原体肺炎(Mycoplasma pneumoniae of Swine,MPS)的病原,给养猪业造成巨大的经济损失。由于对具有良好免疫原性的Mhp特异性蛋白缺少深入研究,使得Mhp在致病机制、血清学检测方法和...猪肺炎支原体(Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae,Mhp)是引起猪支原体肺炎(Mycoplasma pneumoniae of Swine,MPS)的病原,给养猪业造成巨大的经济损失。由于对具有良好免疫原性的Mhp特异性蛋白缺少深入研究,使得Mhp在致病机制、血清学检测方法和新型疫苗的研究发展上受到一定限制,从而影响了对MPS的控制。本研究综合Mhp主要粘附因子、膜蛋白及细胞质蛋白等主要抗原蛋白的研究进展,为该病原致病机理研究、建立特异性诊断方法和推动基因工程疫苗发展提供一定的理论基础,对MPS的正确诊断、检测、免疫预防和控制也有重要意义。展开更多
Analysis of the frequency of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) ex vivo is largely dependent on the use of MHC/peptide tetramers. However, the latter reagents have not been widely available, most likely b...Analysis of the frequency of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) ex vivo is largely dependent on the use of MHC/peptide tetramers. However, the latter reagents have not been widely available, most likely because of their costly and time-consuming production. In this report we utilized an economic strategy to construct HLA/peptide tetramers with recombinant peptide-linked β2 microglobulin (β2m). The HLA-A2-restricted, melanoma antigen MARTI-derived pep- tide MART127-35( AAGIGILTV) was fused to the N terminus of human β2m through a 15-amino acid (aa)-long linker before being refolded with the recombinant biotinylated HLA-A2 heavy chain ectodomain. The resulted 2-component (2C) monomer was then tetramerized with phycoerythin-labeled streptavidin. The experimental result showed that the 2C HLA-A2/ MART127-35 monomer was shown to bind to the HLA class complex-specific monoclonal antibody W6/32 and the HLA-A2/ MART127-35 complex-specific single chain antibody fragment (scFv) 8.3, suggesting the correctness of its specificity. Fur- thermore, the 2C HLA-A2/MART127-35 tetramer detected a specific CD8+ T cell population in HLA-A2-restricted melanoma infiltrating lymphocytes as the conventional 3C HLA-A2/MART127-35 tetramer. The yield of 2C HLA-A2/MART127-35 monomer was 2. 5 times more than that of the conventional 3C monomer. Taken together, these data indicate that the HLA-A2/ MART127-35 tetramer can be generated conveniently through the use of MART127-35 peptide-β2 m fusion proteins, which can fa- cilitate the monitoring of HLA-A2-restricted, MART1-specific CTL responses in patients with melanoma.展开更多
文摘猪肺炎支原体(Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae,Mhp)是引起猪支原体肺炎(Mycoplasma pneumoniae of Swine,MPS)的病原,给养猪业造成巨大的经济损失。由于对具有良好免疫原性的Mhp特异性蛋白缺少深入研究,使得Mhp在致病机制、血清学检测方法和新型疫苗的研究发展上受到一定限制,从而影响了对MPS的控制。本研究综合Mhp主要粘附因子、膜蛋白及细胞质蛋白等主要抗原蛋白的研究进展,为该病原致病机理研究、建立特异性诊断方法和推动基因工程疫苗发展提供一定的理论基础,对MPS的正确诊断、检测、免疫预防和控制也有重要意义。
文摘Analysis of the frequency of antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) ex vivo is largely dependent on the use of MHC/peptide tetramers. However, the latter reagents have not been widely available, most likely because of their costly and time-consuming production. In this report we utilized an economic strategy to construct HLA/peptide tetramers with recombinant peptide-linked β2 microglobulin (β2m). The HLA-A2-restricted, melanoma antigen MARTI-derived pep- tide MART127-35( AAGIGILTV) was fused to the N terminus of human β2m through a 15-amino acid (aa)-long linker before being refolded with the recombinant biotinylated HLA-A2 heavy chain ectodomain. The resulted 2-component (2C) monomer was then tetramerized with phycoerythin-labeled streptavidin. The experimental result showed that the 2C HLA-A2/ MART127-35 monomer was shown to bind to the HLA class complex-specific monoclonal antibody W6/32 and the HLA-A2/ MART127-35 complex-specific single chain antibody fragment (scFv) 8.3, suggesting the correctness of its specificity. Fur- thermore, the 2C HLA-A2/MART127-35 tetramer detected a specific CD8+ T cell population in HLA-A2-restricted melanoma infiltrating lymphocytes as the conventional 3C HLA-A2/MART127-35 tetramer. The yield of 2C HLA-A2/MART127-35 monomer was 2. 5 times more than that of the conventional 3C monomer. Taken together, these data indicate that the HLA-A2/ MART127-35 tetramer can be generated conveniently through the use of MART127-35 peptide-β2 m fusion proteins, which can fa- cilitate the monitoring of HLA-A2-restricted, MART1-specific CTL responses in patients with melanoma.
