重组鹦鹉热衣原体主要外膜蛋白的抗原性研究

构建了鹦鹉热衣原体主要外膜蛋白的原核表达载体,并对其进行了诱导表达,经过纯化,复性,获得了重组蛋白。用Westen-blotting和胶体金方法检测,此蛋白具有衣原体的免疫原性。经兔免疫接种实验,获得了多抗血清,用ELISA方法检测,其抗体滴度为1：2000。     

衣原体主要外膜蛋白的研究现状

衣原体主要外膜蛋白作为外膜复合物中的主要成分,与衣原体致病密切相关。该蛋白是一种跨膜蛋白,为衣原体引起机体免疫应答的重要免疫原,并为衣原体菌株进化及分类提供相关依据。因此,探讨衣原体主要外膜蛋白的结构与功能将有助于对衣原体致病机制及其诊断和预防等方面的研究。     

衣原体主要外膜蛋白的研究进展

衣原体感染与多种慢性疾病密切相关,其主要外膜蛋白(MOMP)是一种多功能蛋白,分别与外膜结构的稳定性、生长代谢调节、抗原性和毒力密切相关。随着沙眼衣原体和肺炎衣原体基因组测序的完成,人们得以揭示其重要的生物合成、代谢途径,确定调控机制及其与致病的相关性。利用分子生物学技术在分子水平分析衣原体主要外膜蛋白的结构、抗原表位,对于免疫防御、免疫病理和免疫诊断均有重要意义。本文综述了衣原体主要外膜蛋白的分子结构、基因特性、抗原表位与应用前景。     

鹦鹉热衣原体B细胞表位的表达及抗原鉴定

利用噬菌体PⅢ蛋白为载体对鹦鹉热衣原体单抗17筛选得到的B细胞抗原表位进行了研究,利用改构后的原核表达载体pQE30,构建含有B细胞表位基因的重组表达质粒,表达的蛋白经ELISA及Western Blot实验证实能够与单抗C17发生特异反应,蛋白免疫动物后得到了抗鹦鹉热衣原体的抗体,验证了所筛选表位的真实性。     

肺炎嗜衣原体主要外膜蛋白的克隆表达与抗原性研究

肺炎嗜衣原体主要外膜蛋白是其特征抗原之一。实验中通过PCR方法从肺炎嗜衣原体基因组中扩增主要外膜蛋白基因,插入pET32a(+)表达载体,转化BL21(DE3)感受态细胞,得到表达56kD融合蛋白的工程菌株。该菌株的表达量可达53%,提纯后的主要外膜蛋白纯度可达90%以上,在Western Blotting试验和胶体金免疫层析试验中显示了良好的抗原性。     

鹦鹉热衣原体的B598_0590基因编码包涵体膜蛋白

目的:鹦鹉热衣原体的B598_0590基因与沙眼衣原体的毒力基因CT135同源,本研究旨在分析该基因的表达和定位。方法:生物信息学方法分析B598_0590基因的进化地位,比较B598_0590蛋白和沙眼衣原体毒力蛋白CT135的氨基酸疏水特征;重组表达、纯化鹦鹉热衣原体的B598_0590蛋白,免疫小鼠制备抗血清;共聚焦免疫荧光观察鹦鹉衣原体在正常培养条件和使用Lpx C抑制剂时B598_0590基因的表达和定位。结果:衣原体属内12个种的基因组均含有CT135同源基因,它们编码的蛋白质有相似的疏水特征;B598_0590与CT135的氨基酸同源性为21%;B598_0590的免疫荧光染色特征与包涵体膜蛋白Inc A相似,浓染包涵体膜;Lpx C抑制剂可抑制网状体的分裂、包涵体的生长及网状体向原体转化,包涵体膜蛋白的染色呈现典型的空泡结构。结论:Lpx C抑制剂可用于鉴定未知的鹦鹉热衣原体包涵体膜蛋白;鹦鹉热衣原体的B598_0590基因编码此前尚未鉴定的包涵体膜蛋白。     

衣原体感染的免疫机制的新观点

衣原体感染能诱发机体免疫系统产生抗体和细胞因子而发挥免疫保护作用,本文简述了衣原体主要外膜蛋白在体液免疫中的重要性,补体的协同作用以及细胞免疫中Ｔ细胞的作用机制。     

人畜共患的衣原体病

由衣原体引起的衣原体病是人畜共患疾病 ,危害牛、羊、马、猪、狗、猫及禽类 ,也危害人类。通常把引起鹦鹉类的衣原体病称为鹦鹉热 ,把引起其它鸟类的衣原体病称为鸟疫。人也能感染 2种衣原体 ,即沙眼 -生殖器衣原体和鹦鹉热衣原体。1　流行病学1.1　动物衣原体病的流行病学我国于 1980年在甘肃等主要养羊区发现了羊衣原体流产。英国 1980～ 1981年有 130 6个牧场发生了鹦鹉热引起的羊流产。美、德、法、日、以色列、西班牙等国都发现了衣原体流产。 10个目 130种以上的禽可感染衣原体。 2 4个国家 50个研究所 ,检测了 16539只鸽 ,4 4 58只 …     

鹦鹉热衣原体感染致复视1例

鹦鹉热衣原体是一种胞内寄生的革兰阴性菌,可引发人畜共患病。鹦鹉热衣原体感染多表现为呼吸道症状,在中枢神经系统受累时通常表现为脑膜炎、颅神经麻痹、吉兰巴雷综合征以及癫痫。本文介绍了1例鹦鹉热衣原体致重症肺炎且合并颅神经损害的病例,经过多西环素抗感染治疗后肺部感染及颅神经病变好转。该病例报告不仅帮助临床医师进一步熟悉鹦鹉热衣原体感染累及中枢神经系统的临床表现,更有助于其了解鹦鹉热病原体目前的诊断手段。     

肺炎衣原体研究进展

肺炎衣原体为１９８９年命名的衣原体属内的一个新种。近年来,有关肺炎衣原体的分子生物学研究取得了许多进展,特别是它的脂多糖（ＬＰＳ）和外膜蛋白、热休克蛋白的组成及其抗原性,基因的克隆与表达及其序列分析等研究已逐步深入;多聚酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）技术的应用也为肺炎衣原体实验室诊断开辟了快速而准确的途径。     

Role of protein F in maintaining structural integrity of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane.

To investigate the functional role of protein F of the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we isolated mutants devoid of protein F, and the defective gene was transferred to a wild-type strain by plasmid FP5-mediated conjugation. Chemical analyses of the protein F-deficient outer membrane revealed that the amount of outer membrane protein was reduced to 72 to 74% of that of the protein F-sufficient strain and that lipopolysaccharides and phospholipids increased to 117 to 123% and 135 to 136%, respectively. The mutants and the transconjugant showed the following characteristics: (i) growth rates of protein F-deficient strains in low-osmolarity medium (e.g., L broth containing 0.1% NaCl) were less than 1/10 the rate of the protein F-sufficient strain; (ii) protein F-deficient cells were rounded, and the outer membrane formed large protruded blebs; and (iii) the outer membrane became physically fragile, since a significant amount of periplasmic proteins leaked out and the cells became highly sensitive to osmotic shock. The results suggested that protein F plays an important role in morphogenesis and in maintaining the integrity of the outer membrane. Determination of the diffusion rates of saccharides and beta-lactam antibiotics showed that the protein F-deficient outer membrane had no detectable transport defect compared with the protein F-sufficient outer membrane. The MICs of antibiotics for the protein F-deficient strains were nearly identical to those for the protein F-sufficient strain.     

Lipid fluidity-dependent biosynthesis and assembly of the outer membrane proteins of E. coli.

The reduction of the membrane lipids of E. coli to a nonfluid state resulted in the accumulation in the cell envelope of a high molecular weight precursor of the protoIG protein, a major outer membrane protein. The protoIG protein was as sensitive to trypsin as the mature toIG protein assembled in the outer membrane. In contrast to the toIG protein, however, the accumulated protoIG protein was easily released from the envelope fraction by both sodium lauryl sarcosinate extraction and sonication. This indicated that the precursor protein was loosely associated with the cell membrane. When a fluid lipid state was restored, the protoIG protein was processed to the mature form which was then correctly assembled in the outer membrane. These results suggest that the protoIG protein produced under nonfluid lipid conditions was properly translocated across the cytoplasmic membrane, but could not be assembled in the outer membrane due either to the reversible inhibition of the processing of the ProtoIG to the toIG protein or to the lack of interaction with a specific outer membrane component(s). Reduced lipid fluidity also caused various alterations in the biosynthesis and assembly of other membrane proteins. In addition to the toIG protein, a large number of new proteins were accumulated in the membrane. Alternatively, the matrix protein as well as the promatrix protein were not detected in the cell envelope. On the other hand, the lipoprotein was normally produced, processed, modified and assembled in the outer membrane. These results indicate that the outer membrane proteins are synthesized and assembled according to several different mechanisms, on which the physical state of the membrane has various effects.     

The identification of outer membrane proteins and flagella of Campylobacter jejuni

The outer membrane proteins of five clinical isolates of Campylobacter jejuni were identified by 125I-surface labelling and SDS-PAGE of outer membrane preparations. All isolates expressed a major outer membrane protein of variable molecular weight (43 000-46 000: 43K-46K). Several constant surface proteins were also identified including a 27K protein which was surface-exposed and acid-extractable but was not present in the outer membrane preparations. Isolated flagella comprised a major 62K protein and a minor 87K protein. Both proteins were absent in an aflagellate variant. The 62K protein was immunoblotted and immunoprecipitated by rabbit anti-flagella antisera.     

Alterations in the Outer Membrane of the Cell Envelope of Heptose-Deficient Mutants of Escherichia coli

The composition of the cell envelope of a heptose-deficient lipopolysaccharide mutant of Escherichia coli, GR467, was studied after fractionation into its outer and cytoplasmic membrane components by means of sucrose density gradient centrifugation. The outer membrane of GR467 had a lower density than that of its parent strain, CR34. Analysis of the fractionated membranes of GR467 indicated that the phospholipid-to-protein ratio had increased 2.4-fold in the outer membrane. The ratio in the mutant cytoplasmic membrane was also increased, although to a lesser extent. By employing a third parameter, the lipid A content of the outer membrane, it was found that the observed phospholipid-to-protein change in the outer membrane was due predominantly to a decrease in the relative amount of protein. This decrease in protein was particularly significant, since it was concomitant with a 68% decrease in the lipid A recovered in the outer membrane of GR467 relative to the lipid A recovered in the outer membrane of CR34. Similar findings were observed in a second heptose-deficient mutant of E. coli, RC-59. The apparent protein deficiency in GR467 was further studied by subjecting solubilized envelope proteins to sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It was found that major envelope proteins which were localized in the outer membrane were greatly diminished in GR467. Two revertants of GR467 with the wild-type amounts of heptose had wild-type relative levels of protein in their outer membranes. A partial heptose revertant had a relative level of protein in its outer membrane between those of the mutant and wild type.     

A major outer membrane protein of Serratia marcescens which was easily solubilized and had a capacity to bind to calcium

Easily solubilized major outer membrane protein was found in Serratia marcescens. The protein was originally obtained as a membrane-associated, insoluble protein in the outer membrane when the cells were slightly disrupted. However, the amount of this protein in the outer membrane gradually decreased with the time of sonication. The decrease was not due to decomposition of the protein but to solubilization into a soluble fraction after a long period of disruption. The molecular weight of this protein was 47 kDa and it bound calcium. Another 40 kDa calcium binding protein was also found in the outer membrane of S. marcescens.     

Insertion of newly synthesized proteins into the outer membrane of Escherichia coli.

The insertion of newly synthesized proteins into the outer membrane of Escherichia coli has been examined. The results show that there is no precurser pool of outer membrane proteins in the cytoplasmic membrane because first, the incorporation of a [35S]methionine pulse into outer membrane proteins completely parallels its incorporation into cytoplasmic membrane proteins, and second, under optimal isolation conditions, no outer membrane proteins are found in the cytoplasmic membrane, even when the membranes are analysed after being labeled for only 15 s. The [35S]methionine present in the outer membrane after a pulse of 15 s was found in protein fragments of varying sizes rather than in specific outer membrane proteins. This label could however be chased into specific proteins within 30--120 s, depending on the size of the protein, indicating that although unfinished protein fragments were present in the outer membrane, they were completed by subsequent chain elongation. Thus, outer membrane proteins are inserted into the outer membrane while still attached to ribosomes. Since ribosomes which are linked to the cell envelope by nascent polypeptide chains are stationary, the mRNA which is being translated by these ribosomes moves along the inner cell surface.     

Appearance of elongation factor Tu in the outer membrane of sucrose-dependent spectinomycin-resistant mutants of Escherichia coli

When sucrose-dependent spectinomycin-resistant (Sucd-Spcr) mutants of Escherichia coli were grown in the absence of sucrose, a new protein appeared in the membrane fraction insoluble in Triton X-100. The protein had a hydrophobic nature. However, unlike other outer membrane proteins the new protein was extracted with sodium dodecyl sarcosinate. The new protein was found to be identical with elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu), as judged from the electrophoretic mobility in three different gel systems, coprecipitation with the antiserum against EF-Tu, the profiles of peptide fragments produced with three different proteases and analyses of N-terminal and C-terminal amino acids. This membrane EF-Tu accounted for 5-10% of total cell EF-Tu. When spheroplasts were pretreated with trypsin, EF-Tu in the outer membrane disappeared. Incubation of cytosol EF-Tu with the outer membrane did not result in the binding of EF-Tu to the membrane. These results indicate that the appearance of EF-Tu in the outer membrane is not due to artificial binding during membrane preparation. It is suggested that the ribosomal alteration resulted in dislocation of the cytosol protein into the outer membrane.     

Translocation and insertion of precursor proteins into isolated outer membranes of mitochondria

Nuclear-encoded proteins destined for mitochondria must cross the outer or both outer and inner membranes to reach their final sub- mitochondrial locations. While the inner membrane can translocate preproteins by itself, it is not known whether the outer membrane also contains an endogenous protein translocation activity which can function independently of the inner membrane. To selectively study the protein transport into and across the outer membrane of Neurospora crassa mitochondria, outer membrane vesicles were isolated which were sealed, in a right-side-out orientation, and virtually free of inner membranes. The vesicles were functional in the insertion and assembly of various outer membrane proteins such as porin, MOM19, and MOM22. Like with intact mitochondria, import into isolated outer membranes was dependent on protease-sensitive surface receptors and led to correct folding and membrane integration. The vesicles were also capable of importing a peripheral component of the inner membrane, cytochrome c heme lyase (CCHL), in a receptor-dependent fashion. Thus, the protein translocation machinery of the outer mitochondrial membrane can function as an independent entity which recognizes, inserts, and translocates mitochondrial preproteins of the outer membrane and the intermembrane space. In contrast, proteins which have to be translocated into or across the inner membrane were only specifically bound to the vesicles, but not imported. This suggests that transport of such proteins involves the participation of components of the intermembrane space and/or the inner membrane, and that in these cases the outer membrane translocation machinery has to act in concert with that of the inner membrane.     

Structural and polypeptide differences between envelopes of infective and reproductive life cycle forms of Chlamydia spp

Significant differences in cysteine-containing proteins and detergent-related solubility properties were observed between outer membrane protein complexes of reproductive (reticulate body) and infective (elementary body) forms of Chlamydia psittaci (6BC). Elementary bodies harvested at 48 h postinfection possessed a 40-kilodalton major outer membrane protein and three extraordinarily cysteine-rich outer membrane proteins of 62, 59, and 12 kilodaltons, all of which were not solubilized by sodium dodecyl sulfate in the absence of thiol reagents. Intracellularly dividing reticulate bodies harvested at 21 h postinfection were severely deficient in the cysteine-rich proteins but possessed almost as much major outer membrane protein as did the elementary bodies. Most of the major outer membrane protein of reticulate bodies was solubilized by sodium dodecyl sulfate and was present in envelopes as monomers, although a proportion formed disulfide-cross-linked oligomers. By 21 to 24 h postinfection, reticulate bodies commenced synthesis of the cysteine-rich proteins which were found in outer membranes as disulfide-cross-linked complexes. The outer membranes of reticulate bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis (LGV434) also were found to be deficient in cysteine-rich proteins and to be more susceptible to dissociation in sodium dodecyl sulfate than were outer membranes of elementary bodies.     

Acquisition of Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins by Bdellovibrio sp. strain 109D

The ability of Bdellovibrio sp. to acquire the OmpF major outer membrane protein from its Escherichia coli prey was examined to determine if there were other outer membrane proteins which could or could not be acquired. Growth of bdellovibrios on mutant prey which were defective in the expression of outer membrane proteins revealed that Bdellovibrio sp. could acquire the OmpC protein in the absence of the OmpF protein. However, the OmpA, LamB, and protein 2 proteins could not be found in the Bdellovibrio Triton-insoluble outer membrane. The disappearance of the OmpF and OmpC proteins from the bdelloplast surface was measured, and it was determined that Bdellovibrio sp. exhibited a kinetic and temporal preference for the OmpF protein. Bdellovibrios could be grown on porin-deficient prey, and the progeny bdellovibrios possessed outer membranes with a protein mass deficiency.