鲍曼不动杆菌OmpA蛋白的生物学特性分析

目的提取临床分离的鲍曼不动杆菌外膜蛋白A(OmpA)的基因,并进行生物学预测和分析。方法查询鲍曼不动杆菌OmpA基因序列,设计特异性PCR引物,以提取的鲍曼不动杆菌基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增OmpA片段。回收目的片段,采用生物信息学软件分析OmpA蛋白的生物学特性。结果12株鲍曼不动杆菌多位点序列分型(MLST)序列分析有6个ST分型,分别是ST 208、ST 229、ST 191、ST 195、ST540、ST 1145,鲍曼不动杆菌OmpA基因序列全长为1070 bp的,单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点较少,预测蛋白为跨膜蛋白,具有6种三级结构,均由β-桶状结构组成的保守结构域。结论临床分离的不同鲍曼不动杆菌株OmpA蛋白为结构相对保守的跨膜蛋白,具有维持细胞的形状和稳定性,参与细菌耐药机制及免疫原性作用。

Development and Evaluation of a MAb-Based ELISA for Detection of Chlamy- dophila pneumoniae Infection with Variable Domain 2 and 3 of the Major Outer Membrane protein

Objective This paper aims to develop a monoclonal antibodies （MAbs）- based ELISA for detecting Chlamydophila pneumoniae （C. pneumonioe） antigens in humans with the variable domains （VD） 2 and 3 of the major outer membrane protein （MOMPvD2-VD~） and to assess its sensitivity and specificity by comparing with a widely used MAb that is able to recognize the elementary bodies of C. pneumoniae. Methods MOMPvo2-vo3were overexpressed in Escherichia coil and purified by affinity chromatography. Mice were immunized with the recombinant antigen, and hybridomas secreting MAbs were screened. Three stable hybridomas clones were selected and named 5D6, 7G3, and 8C9. The MAbs-based ELISA was scrutinized for species-specific recognition with a number of human throat swab samples from Group I （156 patients with typical respiratory illness clinically confirmed before） and Group II （57 healthy donors）. Results In Group I, 55 positive cases were detected by anti-EB MAb-based ELISA, 51 cases were positive by MAbs 5D6-based ELISA, and 33 and 38 cases were positive by MAb 8C9 and 7G3-based ELISA respectively. Of the 57 samples from Group II ＂healthy donors＂, 5 were positive and 52 were negative with both anti-EB and 5D6-based tests, while 2 and 3 positive cases were identified by the other two MAb-based ELISAs respectively. Conclusion The novel MOMPvD2.VD3 MAb-based assay may have higher specificity than the anti-EB MAb, which may possibly be used as an alternative tool for the diagnosis of C. pneumoniae infection.

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Characterization of Outer Membrane Proteins of Aeromonas hydrophila Isolated in China

Aeromonas hydrophila isolates from clinical cases （n=43） were tested against 8 antimicrobial agents and typed by outer membrane protein （OMP） pattern by using sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis. All isolates were resistant to ampicillin （MICs, ≥16 μg mL-1） and sulfamonomethoxine （MICs≥64 μg mLl）, but susceptible to norfloxacin （MICs,≤0.5 μg mL-1）. There was a high incidence of resistance to erythromycin （90.70%） and tylosin （93.02%）, while a low incidences of resistance to ciprofloxacin （2.33%）, enrofloxacin （2.33%） and florfenicol （4.65%）. Six different outer membrane protein patterns were found among 34 isolates by analyzing proteins in the range of 22 to 50 kDa, other than 9 isolates with their respective profiles. The strains with the similar OMP profiles had similar resistances. Compared with the other strains from the same OMP patterns, NB-1, A.Pun and MR-1 had lacked the proteins in the range of 30 to 45 kDa and their resistance to florfenicol substantially increased. It is speculated that the outer membrane protein changes might correlate with decreased susceptibility to florfenicol in the three strains. Some strains which showed completely identical OMP types had a little difference in their resistance to fluoroquinolones, indicating that there might be other factors that were involved in the antimicrobial resistance of A. hydrophila.

钩端螺旋体OmpR家族相关TCS 鉴定及功能初探

目的建立钩端螺旋体(钩体)OmpR家族双组分系统(TCS)的鉴定方法,初步探讨OmpR家族TCS在钩体感染人巨噬细胞过程中对钩体主要外膜蛋白(OMPs)表达水平的调控作用。方法采用生物信息学技术预测致病性钩体赖株TCS的组氨酸激酶(HK)和应答调节蛋白(RR)OmpR功能结构域。采用激酶活性检测试剂盒和细菌双杂交技术进一步验证各HK激酶活性以及各HK与RR的相互作用。采用qRT-PCR法检测HK抗血清封闭前后钩体主要OMPs基因mRNA水平的变化。结果钩体56601株中LA2828、LA1710含有HATPase_c激酶催化结构域,LA2827、LA1709含有Response_reg与OmpR功能结构域,提示其分别可构成HK/OmpR-TCS。体外重组HK-2828和HK-1710蛋白均具有激酶活性,且分别与OmpR-2827和OmpR-1709存在直接的相互作用。HK-2828抗体封闭处理可使感染过程中显著下降的外膜蛋白编码基因lipL32、lipL41和ompL1的mRNA水平明显回升。结论成功构建钩体OmpR家族-TCS鉴定及功能探究体系,为阐明感染过程中问号钩体OMPs表达改变调控机制,以及制定基因工程疫苗OMPs抗原筛选新策略提供依据。

Determination of the genus-specific antigens in outer membrane proteins from the strains of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira biflexa with different virulence

Objective:To determine the existence of genus-specific antigens in outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of leptospira with different virulence. Methods: Microscope agglutination test (MAT) was applied to detect the agglutination between commercial rabbit antiserum against leptospiral genus-specific TR/Patoc I antigen and 17 strains of Leptospira interrongans belonging to 15 serogroups and 2 strains of Leptospira biflexa belonging to 2 serogroups.The outer envelopes (OEs) of L.interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae serovar lai strain lai (56601) with strong virulence and serogroup Pomona serovar pomona strain Luo (56608) with low virulence,and L.biflexa serogroup Semaranga serovar patoc strain Patoc I without virulence were prepared by using the method reported in Auran et al.(1972).OMPs in the OEs were obtained by treatment with sodium deoxycholate. SDS-PAGE and western blot were used for analyzing the features of the OMPs on electrophoretic pattern and the immunoreactivity to the antiserum against TR/Patoc I antigen, respectively. Results:All the tested strains belonging to different leptospiral serogroups agglutinated to the antiserum against leptospiral genus-specific TR/Patoc I antigen with agglutination titers ranging from 1:256-1:512. A similar SDS-PAGE pattern of the OMPs from the three strains of leptospira with different virulence was shown and the molecular weight of a major protein fragment in the OMPs was found to be approximately 60 KDa.A positive protein fragment with approximately 32 KDa confirmed by Western blot,was able to react with the antiserum against leptospiral genus-specific TR/Patoc I antigen, and was found in each the OMPs of the three stains of leptospira.Conclusion: There are genus-specific antigens on the surface of L.interrogans and L.biflexa. The OMP with molecular weight of 32 KDa may be one of the genus-specific protein antigens of leptospira.

Immunogenicity and protective role of antigenic regions from five outer membrane proteins of Flavobacterium columnare in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella

Flavobacterium columnare causes columnaris disease in freshwater fi sh. In the present study, the antigenic regions of fi ve outer membrane proteins(OMPs), including zinc metalloprotease, prolyl oligopeptidase, thermolysin, collagenase and chondroitin AC lyase, were bioinformatically analyzed, fused together, and then expressed as a recombinant fusion protein in Escherichia coli. The expressed protein of 95.6 k Da, as estimated by 10% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, was consistent with the molecular weight deduced from the amino acid sequence. The purifi ed recombinant protein was used to vaccinate the grass carp, C tenopharyngodon idella. Following vaccination of the fi sh their Ig M antibody levels were examined, as was the expression of I g M, Ig D and Ig Z immunoglobulin genes and other genes such as MHC Iα and MHC I I β, which are also involved in adaptive immunity. Interleukin genes( IL), including I L- 1β, IL- 8 and I L- 10, and type I and type II interferon(I FN) genes were also examined. At 3 and 4 weeks post-vaccination(wpv), signifi cant increases in Ig M antibody levels were observed in the fi sh vaccinated with the recombinant fusion protein, and an increase in the expression levels of I g M, Ig D and Ig Z genes was also detected following the vaccinations, thus indicating that an adaptive immune response was induced by the vaccinations. Early increases in the expression levels of IL and IFN genes were also observed in the vaccinated fi sh. At four wpv, the fi sh were challenged with F. column a re, and the vaccinated fi sh showed a good level of protection against this pathogen, with 39% relative percent survival(RPS) compared with the control group. It can be concluded, therefore, that the fi ve OMPs, in the form of a recombinant fusion protein vaccine, induced an immune response in fi sh and protection against F. columnare.

Immunoproteomic Analysis of Bordetella bronchiseptica Outer Membrane Proteins and Identification of New Immunogenic Proteins

Bordetella bronchiseptica is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes acute and chronic respiratory infection in a variety of animals. To identify useful antigen candidates for diagnosis and subunit vaccine of B. bronchiseptica, immunoproteomic analysis was adopted to analyse outer membrane proteins of it. The outer membrane proteins extracted from B. bronchiseptica were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and analyzed by Western blotting for their reactivity with the convalescent serum against two strains. Immunogenic proteins were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight-mass spectrometry（MALDI-TOF-MS）, a total of 14 proteins are common immunoreactive proteins, of which 1 was known antigen and 13 were novel immunogenic proteins for B. bronchiseptica. Putative lipoprotein gene was cloned and recombinantly expressed. The recombinant protein induced high titer antibody, but showed low protective indices against challenges with HB（B. bronchiseptica strain isolated from a infected rabbit）. The mortality of mice was 80% compared to 100% of positive controls. The identification of these novel antigenic proteins is an important resource for further development of a new diagnostic test and vaccine for B. bronchiseptica.

外膜蛋白OmpA在蛙源米尔伊丽莎白菌致病性中的功能

为探究外膜蛋白A(outer membrane protein A,OmpA)对米尔伊丽莎白菌致病作用的影响,以蛙源米尔伊丽莎白菌FL160902为研究对象,通过同源重组法构建OmpA缺失株△ompA,比较缺失株和野生株的生长特性、生物膜形成能力、抗血清杀伤能力、对细胞的黏附能力以及对蛙的致病性差异。结果显示:△ompA的生长能力和抗血清杀伤能力与野生株无显著差异;但与野生株相比,△ompA的生物膜形成能力增加了66%,△ompA对bEnd.3细胞的黏附能力降低了61%;黑斑蛙感染试验显示,△ompA在黑斑蛙血液、脾和脑组织中的载菌量分别为(3.15×10^(8)±0.09×10^(8))、(2.11×10^(8)±0.07×10^(8))和(6.61×10^(8)±0.16×10^(8))copies/g,均显著低于野生株,且△ompA对黑斑蛙的致死率为37%,显著低于野生株的致死率(75%)。上述结果表明,ompA基因缺失不改变米尔伊丽莎白菌的抗血清杀伤能力,但增加了菌株的生物膜形成能力,减弱了菌株的黏附能力,从而降低了该菌对蛙的致病性。

Recombinant outer membrane protein F-B subunit of LT protein as a prophylactic measure against Pseudomonas aeruginosa burn infection in mice

AIM: To study immunogenicity of outer membrane protein F(Opr F) fused with B subunit of LT(LTB), against Pseudomonas aeruginosa(P. aeruginosa). METHODS: The Opr F, a major surface exposed outer membrane protein that is antigenically conserved in various strains of P. aeruginosa, is a promising immunogen against P. aeruginosa. In the present study recombinant Opr F and Opr F-LTB fusion gene was cloned, expressed and purified. BALB/c mice and rabbits were immunized using recombinant Opr F and Opr F-LTB and challenged at the burn site with P. aeruginosa lethal dose of 104 CFU. The protective efficacy of rabbit anti Opr F Ig G against P. aeruginosa burn infection was investigated by passive immunization. RESULTS: It has been well established that the LTB is a powerful immunomodulator with strong adjuvant activity. LTB as a bacterial adjuvant enhanced immunogenicity of Opr F and anti Opr F Ig G titer in serum was increased. Experimental findings showed significantly higher average survival rate in burned mice immunized with Opr F-LTB than immunized with Opr F or the control group. Rabbits anti Opr F Ig G brought about 75% survival of mice following challenge with P. aeruginosa. Post challenge hepatic and splenic tissues of mice group immunized with Opr F-LTB had significantly lower bacterial load than those immunized with Opr F or the control groups. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that LTBfused Opr F might be a potential candidate protein for a prophylactic measure against P. aeruginosa in burn infection.

Gene cloning and prokaryotic expression of recombinant outer membrane protein from Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Gram-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a common pathogen in humans and marine animals. The outer membrane protein of bacteria plays an important role in the infection and pathogenicity to the host. Thus, the outer membrane proteins are an ideal target for vaccines. We amplified a complete outer membrane protein gene (ompW) from V. parahaemolyticus ATCC 17802. We then cloned and expressed the gene into Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) cells. The gene coded for a protein that was 42.78 kDa. We purified the protein using Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and Anti-His antibody Western blotting, respectively. Our results provide a basis for future application of the OmpW protein as a vaccine candidate against infection by V. parahaemolyticus. In addition, the purified OmpW protein can be used for further functional and structural studies.

Research progress on Helicobacter pyloriouter membrane protein

Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), one of the most common bacterial pathogens on human beings, colonizes the gastric mucosa. In its 95 paralogous gene families, there is a large outer membrane protein (OMP) family. It includes 32 members. These OMP are important for the diagnosis, protective immunity, pathogenicity of H pylori and so on. They are significantly associated with high H pylori density,the damage of gastric mucosa, high mucosal IL-8 levels and severe neutrophil infiltration. We introduce their research progress on pathogenicity.

30 and 32 kDa outer membrane proteins of Bordetella pertussis as a modulator on promoting degranulation of mast cells

The correlation between the activities of the outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of Bordetella pertussis and the IgE-mediated asthma was investigated in the present study, in which the OMPs of B.pertussis and their components were prepared by detergent treatment and chromatography, and the molecular weights of the OMPs components were determined by SDS-PAGE. The amounts of total as well as the ovalbumin (OVA)-specific IgE induced by dead B.pertussis whole bacterial vaccine on guinea pigs were detected by ELISA. Meanwhile, the effect of the OMPs and their components to promote the degranulation of guinea pig mast cells was observed by using the mast cell degranulation test, and ELISA assay was used to measure the histamine levels in the supernatants from the mast cell cultures. Histamine sensitive test was used to demonstrate the effects of the OMPs and their components to increase the histamine lethal sensitivity in mice. It was found that four components with molecular weights of 30, 32, 38 and 69 kDa could be obtained from the OMPs of B.pertussis, and the dead whole bacteria vaccine of B.pertussis had the ability to increase the levels of the total as well as the OVA-specific IgE in sera of guinea pigs. The OMPs and their 30 and 32 kDa components demonstrated significantly enhancing effect on the degranulation of guinea pig mast cells, and the histamine levels in the supernatants from the mast cell culture treated with OMPs and their 30 and 32 kDa components were also significantly increased. It is evident that the strong adjuvant activity and the enhancing effect to degranulation of mast cells and the release of histamine of certain outer membrane components of B.pertussis could be demonstrated as revealed by the results of the present study, suggesting the possibility of a close relationship between the infection of vaccination with B.pertussis and the IgE-mediated asthma.

A Sensitive and Specific IgM-ELISA for the Serological Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis Using a rLipL32/1-LipL21-OmpL1/2 Fusion Protein

Objective To construct a lipL32//1-1ipL21-OmpL1//2 fusion gene and its prokaryotic expression system, and to establish an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） using the rLipL32/1-LipL21-OmpL1/2 fusion antigen of Leptospira interrogans for sensitive and specific detection of IgM in the serum of patients with leptospirosis. Methods lipL32/1-1ipL21-OmpL1/2 fusion genes were constructed using a primer-linking PCFI. The target recombinant protein antigens, rLipL32/1, rLipL21, rOmpL1/2 and rLipL32/1-LipL21-OmpL1/2, were expressed and the purified antigens were then immobilized to the surface of microplate wells for ELISA-based detection of IgM in the sera of leptospirosis patients; Results Of 493 acute leptospirosis patients, 95.7% and 97.8% were positive by rLipL32/1-LipL21- OmpL1/2-1gM-ELISA using different serum dilutions, which was higher than the rLipL32/1-1gM-ELISA （93.1% and 90.3%）, rLipL21-1gM-ELISA （90.3% and 87.0%）, and rOmpLI-lgM-ELISA （85.6% and 81.1%） （P〈0.01）. All IgM-ELISAs tested negative against 56 non-leptospirosis patients with typhoid fever, hemorrhagic fever or dengue fever. Conclusion Trigeminal fusion antigen increases ELISA sensitivity and the rLipL32/1-LipL21-OmpL1/2- IgM-ELISA is a sensitive and specific serological diagnostic method for clinical leptospirosis.

SDS-PAGE analysis of whole cell protein and outer memrbane protein patterns of clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Objective:To investigate the banding patterns of whole cell protein(WCP) and outer membrane protein (OMP) of Burkholderia pseudomallei(B.pseudomallei) in clinical isolates from patients with melioidosis. Methods:WCP and OMP of of B.pseudomallei in 50 clinical isolates,from 47 patients with melioidosis were prepared and separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis(SDS-PAGE) using 10%gels and stained with Coomassie brilliant blue.The banding patterns were compared by using a laser densitometer and dendrogram. Results:There were 6 different banding patterns of WCP and 2 types of OMP.Type 1 -5 WCP had 8 common protein bands at 19.0 - 45.0 kDa with identical OMP pattern.The banding patterns of WCP in type 6 were distinct from the others and also its OMP profile.The majority of clinical isolates(37/50,74%) were in type 1 WCP.Of the remaining isolates,8 were in type 2,2 in type 3,and one each was in type 4 to 6.There was no significant association between the WCP typing and the demographic or clinical features of the investigated patients.Conclusion:Despite the wide variation of clinical features of melioidosis,the results of this study show that B.pseudomallei had a few differences in the WCP and OMP profiles.Therefore typing of WCP and OMP,using SDS-PAGE analysis,could be an alternative method for phenotypic differentiation in clinical isolates of B.pseudomallei.

布鲁氏菌外膜蛋白OMP10间接ELISA检测方法的建立及免疫原性评估

目的建立布鲁氏菌外膜蛋白OMP10间接ELISA检测方法,评价OMP10在小鼠体内的免疫效果。方法本研究表达和纯化了布鲁氏菌外膜蛋白OMP10,通过Western Blot进行验证,建立了OMP10间接ELISA检测方法,然后将OMP10与弗氏佐剂和LDH佐剂配伍成2种亚单位疫苗,免疫小鼠后检测抗体水平、脾脏淋巴细胞的增殖水平、CD4^(+)和CD8^(+)T细胞比值以及细胞因子分泌,最后通过攻毒试验评估OMP10的免疫保护效果。结果OMP10作为诊断抗原的特异性和符合率均高于70%;免疫小鼠后2种亚单位疫苗均能产生高滴度的IgG抗体,CD4^(+)/CD8^(+)T的比值均高于PBS对照组,IFN-γ高于PBS对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.01),但IL-4未发生明显变化,表明OMP10能够诱导很好的体液免疫及Th1型免疫应答。免疫保护结果显示,2种亚单位疫苗免疫组小鼠脾脏指数和脾脏载菌量低于布鲁氏菌M5感染组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.01),表明OMP10蛋白配伍的亚单位疫苗对布鲁氏菌M5感染小鼠具有高度的保护作用。结论外膜蛋白OMP10在布鲁氏菌诊断和疫苗方面具有一定的应用价值。

Comparison of Lipopolysaccharide and Protein Immunogens from Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica Bio-serotype 1B/O:8 and 2/O:9 using SDS-PAGE

Objective Yersinia enterocolitica is an extracellular pathogen and its related antigens interact with the host immune system. We investigated the difference in immunological characteristics between a highly pathogenic and poorly pathogenic strain of Y. enterocolitico. Methods We used SDS-PAGE and western blotting to characterize lipopolysaccharide （LPS）, Yersinio outer membrane proteins （Yops）, membrane proteins, and whole-cell proteins from poorly pathogenic Y. enterocolitico bio-serotype 2/0：9, isolated from China, and highly pathogenic bio-serotype 1B/O：8, isolated from Japan. Results These two strains of Y. enterocolitica had different LPS immune response patterns. Comparison of their Yops also showed differences that could have accounted for their differences in pathogenicity. The membrane and whole-cell proteins of both strains were similar; immunoblottting showed that the 35 kD and perhaps the 10 kD proteins were immunogens in both strains. Conclusion The major antigens of the two strains e and membrane proteins, as shown by comparing preparations. citing the host immune protein samples with response were the LPS reference and purified

外膜蛋白OmpU对副溶血弧菌耐药性的影响

为了研究外膜蛋白OmpU对副溶血弧菌耐药性的影响,作者构建了副溶血弧菌中高丰度外膜蛋白OmpU缺失的突变株ΔompU。通过最小抑菌浓度(MIC)检测发现ΔompU对12种抗生素的耐药性发生变化,其中对氨苄青霉素的耐药性增加幅度最高。定量反转录PCR显示,在氨苄青霉素刺激下,野生型副溶血弧菌与ΔompU中肽聚糖合成基因转录水平普遍下调,而编码β内酰胺酶的基因VP_RS17515在野生型中转录水平高于ΔompU。结果表明,副溶血弧菌通过表达β内酰胺酶并降低肽聚糖合成速度的方式应对氨苄青霉素刺激,而OmpU通过改变细胞膜通透性来影响氨苄青霉素的渗入。

大黄鱼变形假单胞菌外膜蛋白OMPH和OMPW的原核表达及其多克隆抗体制备

为获取变形假单胞菌外膜蛋白OMPH和OMPW的重组蛋白,研究克隆了ompH和ompW的基因序列,构建重组表达载体并转化宿主菌,成功实现了外膜蛋白的原核表达.结果显示,ompH和ompW基因全长分别为603和690bp,对应编码200和229个氨基酸;变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳显示,OMPH和OMPW重组蛋白相对分子质量分别为25.0和28.5ku,通过Ni+亲和层析纯化后的重组蛋白条带单一.以纯化后的重组蛋白OMPH和OMPW分别免疫小鼠制备其多克隆抗体,酶联免疫吸附试验测得鼠源OMPH和OMPW多克隆抗体的效价分别为40000和50000;免疫印迹显示了抗血清与重组蛋白结合活性良好.

E型沙眼衣原体MOMP基因重组腺病毒的构建及免疫原性研究

目的:构建E型沙眼衣原体(Ct)主要外膜蛋白(MOMP)基因重组腺病毒,为沙眼衣原体腺病毒疫苗的研究奠定基础。方法:根据Genebank中E型Ct MOMP基因序列设计引物,用高保真PCR方法从E型Ct基因组DNA中扩增得到MOMP基因片段,克隆至pcDNAII载体,测序后连接入腺病毒穿梭载体pDC316。穿梭载体pDC316-MOMP与含腺病毒基因组的辅助质粒PBHGlox△E1,3Cre共转染至HEK293细胞,在Cre-loxP重组酶作用下进行重组,包装成重组腺病毒颗粒,用PCR和RT-PCR方法进行鉴定。并用动物免疫试验检测重组腺病毒的免疫原性。结果:从E型Ct基因组DNA中扩增出约1.1 kb的特异MOMP基因片段,酶切鉴定及DNA序列测定证实穿梭载体pDC316-MOMP构建正确。穿梭载体pDC316-MOMP与含腺病毒基因组的辅助质粒PBHGlox△E1,3Cre共转染至293细胞,出现明显细胞病变效应。收集重组腺病毒,PCR法证实重组腺病毒含有MOMP基因,RT-PCR证实重组腺病毒在293细胞能表达MOMP基因。重组腺病毒免疫小鼠可诱导特异性抗体产生,证明重组腺病毒具有良好免疫原性。结论:成功构建了E型沙眼衣原体MOMP基因重组腺病毒,该重组腺病毒可诱导小鼠产生特异性抗体。

嗜水气单胞菌外膜蛋白基因ompTS的克隆与序列分析

根据已发表的外膜蛋白基因ompII的核苷酸序列设计引物 ,从分离自患红底板病的中华鳖的嗜水气单胞菌中扩增得到了ompTS基因。对ompTS基因进行序列分析 ,发现其与ompII基因的核苷酸序列有 83.5 %的同源性。ompTS基因最长的开放阅读框 (ORF)为 10 6 8nt,编码由 35 5个氨基酸组成 ,分子量为 38.9kDa的蛋白质OmpTS ,其氨基酸序列的前 2 0个氨基酸残基可能组成信号肽。由ompTS基因推导的编码氨基酸序列与其它细菌外膜蛋白的氨基酸序列的比较结果 ,进一步证实细菌外膜蛋白氨基酸序列的N端存在高度保守区。根据序列分析结果推测 ,ompTS基因很可能是一个新的基因 ,编码 38.9kDa的嗜水气单胞菌外膜蛋白OmpTS ,该蛋白质在膜中极有可能形成孔道 。