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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2008

Production of a monoclonal antibody specific for the major outer membrane protein of Campylobacter jejuni and characterization of the epitope.

Hongliang Qian, Ervinna Pang, Qingyun Du, Jason Chang, Jin Dong, Say Ling Toh, Fook Kheong Ng, Ai Ling Tan, Jimmy Kwang

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hongliang QianAnimal Health Biotechnology Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Republic of Singapore.
Ervinna Pang
Qingyun Du
Jason Chang
Jin Dong
Say Ling Toh
Fook Kheong Ng
Ai Ling Tan
Jimmy Kwang
National University of Singapore · SGAgri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore · SGSingapore General Hospital · SGTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Campylobacter species are important enteric pathogens causing disease in humans and animals. There is a lack of a good immunological test that can be used routinely to separate Campylobacter jejuni from other Campylobacter species. We produced monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against the major outer membrane protein (MOMP) of C. jejuni using recombinant MOMP as the antigen. One MAb, designated MAb5C4 and of the immunoglobulin G1 isotype, was found to be potentially specific for C. jejuni. Dot blots demonstrated that MAb5C4 reacted with all 29 isolates of C. jejuni tested but did not react with 2 C. jejuni isolates, 26 other Campylobacter spp. isolates, and 19 non-Campylobacter isolates. Western blotting showed that MAb5C4 bound to a single protein band approximately 43 kDa in size, corresponding to the expected size of C. jejuni MOMP. The detection limit of MAb5C4 in a dot blot assay was determined to be about 5 x 10(3) bacteria. The epitope on the MOMP was mapped to a region six amino acids in length with the sequence 216GGQFNP221, which is 97% conserved among C. jejuni strains but divergent in other Campylobacter spp.; a GenBank search indicated that 95% of C. jejuni isolates will be able to be detected from non-Campylobacter spp. based on the highly specific and conserved region of the GGQFNP polypeptide. The epitope is predicted to be located in a region that is exposed to the periplasm. MAb5C4 is a potentially specific and sensitive MAb that can be used for the specific detection and identification of C. jejuni.

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Antibody SpecificityAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBacterial ProteinsCampylobacter jejuniEpitope MappingEpitopesHumansHybridomasImmunizationImmunoblottingMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataPorinsAntibodies, MonoclonalBacterial ProteinsEpitopesmajor outer membrane protein, Campylobacter jejuniPorinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID18065632
PMCPMC2227716
OpenAlexW2158606411

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