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ArticleMicrobes and infection2012

Molecular basis of antibody mediated immunity against Ehrlichia chaffeensis involves species-specific linear epitopes in tandem repeat proteins.

Jeeba A Kuriakose, Xiaofeng Zhang, Tian Luo, Jere W McBride

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Article in Microbes and infection, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeeba A KuriakoseDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, United States.
Xiaofeng Zhang
Tian Luo
Jere W McBride
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

Biodefense Training ProgramT32AI060549 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI ASHOK K CHOPRA, Janice J Endsley · 2004 to 2026
$3.0M
Protective Glycopeptide Immunodeterminants of Ehrlichia chaffeensisR01AI071145 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI MCBRIDE, JERE W · 2006 to 2010
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI 071145NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI071145NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI060549
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Humoral immune mechanisms are an important component of protective immunity to Ehrlichia species. However, the molecular basis of antibody mediated immunity is not completely defined, and the role of most molecularly characterized major immunoreactive proteins is unknown. In previous studies, we mapped major species-specific continuous epitopes in three surface exposed and secreted tandem repeat proteins (TRP32, TRP47 and TRP120). In this study, we report that protection is provided by antibodies against these molecularly defined TRP epitopes using in vitro and in vivo models. Protection was demonstrated in vitro after prophylactic and therapeutic administration of epitope-specific anti-TRP antibodies, suggesting that the protective mechanisms involve extracellular and intracellular antibody-mediated effects. In vivo passive transfer of individual epitope-specific TRP sera significantly reduced the ehrlichial load and splenomegaly, and protected mice against lethal infection. Moreover, the combination of antibodies to all three TRPs provided enhanced reduction in ehrlichial load similar to that of Ehrlichia chaffeensis immune sera. IgG1 was the predominant antibody isotype in the epitope-specific TRP mouse sera. These results demonstrate that antibodies against linear epitopes in TRP32, TRP47 and TRP120 are protective during E. chaffeensis infection and involves extracellular and intracellular antibody-mediated mechanisms.

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AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBacterial LoadBacterial ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalEhrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichiosisEpitopes, B-LymphocyteFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidAntibodies, BacterialBacterial ProteinsEpitopes, B-LymphocyteImmunoglobulins, Intravenous

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PMID22658957
PMCPMC3445803
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