Targeting of the BclA and BclB proteins to the Bacillus anthracis spore surface.

Abstract:

:The exosporium is the outermost layer of the Bacillus anthracis spore. The predominant protein on the exosporium surface is BclA, a collagen-like glycoprotein. BclA is incorporated on the spore surface late in the B. anthracis sporulation pathway. A second collagen-like protein, BclB, has been shown to be surface-exposed on B. anthracis spores. We have identified sequences near the N-terminus of the BclA and BclB glycoproteins responsible for the incorporation of these proteins into the exosporium layer of the spore and used these targeting domains to incorporate reporter fluorescent proteins onto the spore surface. The BclA and BclB proteins are expressed in the mother cell cytoplasm and become spore-associated in a two-step process involving first association of the protein with the spore surface followed by attachment of the protein in a process that involves a proteolytic cleavage event. Protein domains associated with each of these events have been identified. This novel targeting system can be exploited to incorporate foreign proteins into the exosporium of inactivated, spores resulting in the surface display of recombinant immunogens for use as a potential vaccine delivery system.

journal_name

Mol Microbiol

journal_title

Molecular microbiology

authors

Thompson BM,Stewart GC

doi

10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06420.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-10-01 00:00:00

pages

421-34

issue

2

eissn

0950-382X

issn

1365-2958

pii

MMI6420

journal_volume

70

pub_type

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