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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2011

Enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase and antigen 85B of Mycobacterium habana are specifically recognized by antibodies in sera from leprosy patients.

J Serafín-López, M Talavera-Paulin, J C Amador-Molina, M Alvarado-Riverón, M M Vilchis-Landeros, P Méndez-Ortega, M Fafutis-Morris, V Paredes-Cervantes, R López-Santiago, C I León and 6 more

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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J Serafín-LópezDepartamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México, D.F., México.
M Talavera-Paulin
J C Amador-Molina
M Alvarado-Riverón
M M Vilchis-Landeros
P Méndez-Ortega
M Fafutis-Morris
V Paredes-Cervantes
R López-Santiago
C I León
M I Guerrero
R M Ribas-Aparicio
G Mendoza-Hernández
C Carreño-Martínez
S Estrada-Parra
I Estrada-García
Instituto Politécnico Nacional · MXInstituto Nacional de Salud · COUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXSecretaria de Salud · MXUniversidad de Guadalajara · MX

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Abstract

Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a noncultivable bacterium. One of the principal goals of leprosy research is to develop serological tests that will allow identification and early treatment of leprosy patients. M. habana is a cultivable nonpathogenic mycobacterium and candidate vaccine for leprosy, and several antigens that cross-react between M. leprae and M. habana have been discovered. The aim of the present study was to extend the identification of cross-reactive antigens by identifying M. habana proteins that reacted by immunoblotting with antibodies in serum samples from leprosy patients but not with antibodies in sera from tuberculosis (TB) patients or healthy donors (HDs). A 28-kDa antigen that specifically reacted with sera from leprosy patients was identified. To further characterize this antigen, protein spots were aligned in two-dimensional polyacrylamide gels and Western blots. Spots cut out from the gels were then analyzed by mass spectrometry. Two proteins were identified: enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase (lipid metabolism; ML2498) and antigen 85B (Ag85B; mycolyltransferase; ML2028). These proteins represent promising candidates for the design of a reliable tool for the serodiagnosis of lepromatous leprosy, which is the most frequent form in Mexico.

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Antibodies, ViralAntigen-Antibody ReactionsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsCross ReactionsEnoyl-CoA HydrataseHumansLeprosyMycobacteriumMycobacterium lepraeAntibodies, ViralAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsEnoyl-CoA Hydratase

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PMID21613461
PMCPMC3147323
OpenAlexW2108627054

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