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ArticleBMC microbiology2016

Recombinant expression of Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein in E. Coli outer membrane as a substrate for vaccine research.

Zhiyun Wen, Melissa A Boddicker, Robin M Kaufhold, Puneet Khandelwal, Eberhard Durr, Ping Qiu, Bob J Lucas, Debbie D Nahas, James C Cook, Sinoeun Touch and 4 more

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhiyun WenInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Melissa A BoddickerInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Robin M KaufholdInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Puneet KhandelwalInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Eberhard DurrInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Ping QiuTranslational Molecular Biomarkers (Rahway, NJ), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Bob J LucasInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Debbie D NahasInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
James C CookInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Sinoeun TouchInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Julie M SkinnerInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Amy S EspesethInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Craig T PrzysieckiInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Lan ZhangInfectious Diseases and Vaccines Discovery (West Point, PA), MRL, Merck & Co., Inc, Kenilworth, NJ, USA. lan_zhang2@merck.com.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChlamydia trachomatis is a human pathogen which causes a number of pathologies, including genital tract infections in women that can result in tubal infertility. Prevention of infection and disease control might be achieved through vaccination; however, a safe, efficacious and cost-effective vaccine against C. trachomatis infection remains an unmet medical need. C. trachomatis major outer membrane protein (MOMP), a β-barrel integral outer membrane protein, is the most abundant antigen in the outer membrane of the bacterium and has been evaluated as a subunit vaccine candidate. Recombinant MOMP (rMOMP) expressed in E. coli cytoplasm forms inclusion bodies and rMOMP extracted from inclusion bodies results in a reduced level of protection compared to the native MOMP in a mouse challenge model.

resultsWe sought to target the recombinant expression of MOMP to the E. coli outer membrane (OM). Successful surface expression was achieved with codon harmonization, utilization of low copy number vectors and promoters with moderate strength, suitable leader sequences and optimization of cell culture conditions. rMOMP was extracted from E. coli outer membrane, purified, and characterized biophysically. The OM expressed and purified rMOMP is immunogenic in mice and elicits antibodies that react to the native antigen, Chlamydia elementary body (EB).

conclusionsC. trachomatis MOMP was functionally expressed on the surface of E. coli outer membrane. The OM expressed and purified rMOMP elicits antibodies that react to the native antigen, Chlamydia EB, in a mouse immunogenicity model. Surface expression of MOMP could provide useful reagents for vaccine research, and the methodology could serve as a platform to produce other outer membrane proteins recombinantly.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesCells, CulturedChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia trachomatisCloning, MolecularDNA, BacterialEscherichia coliFemaleImmunogenicity, VaccineMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, AnimalAntibodies, BacterialAntigens, BacterialBacterial Outer Membrane ProteinsBacterial VaccinesDNA, BacterialVaccines, SubunitVaccines, SyntheticChlamydia trachomatisImmunogenicityMOMPOuter membrane expression

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PMID27464881
PMCPMC4963994
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