Complete Amino Acid Sequence and Location of Omp-28, an Important Immunogenic Protein from Salmonella enterica serovar typhi

Omp-28 isolated from Salmonella enterica serovar typhi presented a subunit molecular mass of 9,632 Da by MALDI-TOF MS. It was denatured, S-alkylated, and 1) directly submitted to Edman sequencing, 2) cleaved with CNBr, and 3) hydrolyzed either with endoproteinase Glu-C or Asp-N. The major CNBr peptide containing the C-terminal portion of Omp-28 was isolated by tricine-SDS-PAGE and electroblotted whereas Omp-28 enzymatic peptides were isolated by C18-RP-HPLC. All peptides were sequenced. This approach allowed the elucidation of the complete primary structure of Omp-28. Its amino acid sequence is identical to that deduced from part of the DNA of the "putative periplasmic transport protein" of either S. enterica serovar typhimurium and a multiple drug resistant S. enterica serovar typhi. Omp-28 homologous protein sequences were also deduced from Escherichia coli and Yersinia pestis genomic DNA. All proteins had their secondary structures predicted. Immunogold cytochemistry indicated that Omp-28 is found on the bacterium outer membrane.