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Predominant outer membrane antigens of Bartonella henselae.

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:A hallmark of Bartonella henselae is persistent bacteremia in cats despite the presence of a vigorous host immune response. To understand better the long-term survival of B. henselae in cats, we examined the feline humoral immune response to B. henselae outer membrane (OM) proteins in naturally and experimentally infected cats. Initially, a panel of sera (n = 42) collected throughout North America from naturally infected cats was used to probe B. henselae total membranes to detect commonly recognized antigens. Twelve antigens reacted with sera from at least 85% of cats, and five were recognized by sera from all cats. To localize these antigens further, OMs were purified on discontinuous sucrose density step gradients. Each membrane fraction (OM, hybrid or inner membrane [IM]) contained less than 1% of the total malate dehydrogenase activity (soluble marker), indicating very little contamination by cytoplasmic proteins. FtsI, an integral IM cell division protein, was used to identify the low-density fraction (rho = 1.13 g/cm3) as putative IM (<5% of the total FtsI localized to the high-density fraction) while lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Pap31, a homolog of the Bartonella quintana heme-binding protein A (HbpA), defined the high-density fraction (rho = 1.20 g/cm3) as putative OM. Additionally, little evidence of cross-contamination between the IM and OM was evident by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. When purified OMs were probed with feline sera, antigenic proteins profiles were very similar to those observed with total membranes, indicating that many, but not all, of the immunoreactive proteins detected in the initial immunoblots were OM components. Interestingly, two-dimensional immunoblots indicated that B. henselae LPS and members of the Hbp family of proteins did not appear to stimulate an humoral response in any infected cats. Seven proteins were recognized by at least 70% of sera tested, but only three were recognized by all sera. Nanospray-tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify OM components, including the immunodominant OM proteins. Recognition of the nonimmunogenic nature of the major OM components, such as LPS, and identification of the predominant immunogens should elucidate the mechanisms by which B. henselae establishes persistent bacteremic infections within cats. Additionally, the common antigens may serve as potential feline vaccine candidates to eliminate the pathogen from its animal reservoir.

journal_name

Infect Immun

journal_title

Infection and immunity

authors

Chenoweth MR,Greene CE,Krause DC,Gherardini FC

doi

10.1128/IAI.72.6.3097-3105.2004

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pub_date

2004-06-01 00:00:00

pages

3097-105

issue

eissn

0019-9567

issn

1098-5522

pii

72/6/3097

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Predominant outer membrane antigens of Bartonella henselae.