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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2016

Expression of Surface Protein LapB by a Wide Spectrum of Listeria monocytogenes Serotypes as Demonstrated with Anti-LapB Monoclonal Antibodies.

Teela Boivin, Cathie Elmgren, Brian W Brooks, Hongsheng Huang, Franco Pagotto, Min Lin

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Teela BoivinOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Cathie ElmgrenOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Brian W BrooksOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Hongsheng HuangOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Franco PagottoDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Listeriosis Reference Service, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Min LinOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Min.Lin@inspection.gc.ca.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency · CAHealth Canada · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein antigens expressed on the surface of all strains of Listeria monocytogenes and absent from nonpathogenic Listeria spp. are presumably useful targets for pathogen identification, detection, and isolation using specific antibodies (Abs). To seek such surface proteins expressed in various strains of L. monocytogenes for diagnostic applications, we focused on a set of surface proteins known to be involved or putatively involved in L. monocytogenes virulence and identified Listeria adhesion protein B (LapB) as a candidate based on the bioinformatics analysis of whole-genome sequences showing that the gene coding for LapB was present in L. monocytogenes strains and absent from strains of other Listeria spp. Immunofluorescence microscopy (IFM), performed with rabbit polyclonal antibodies against the recombinant LapB protein (rLapB) of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b strain L10521, confirmed expression of LapB on the surface. A panel of 48 mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to rLaB was generated, and 7 of them bound strongly to the surface of L. monocytogenes cells as demonstrated using IFM. Further characterization of these 7 anti-LapB MAbs, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), revealed that 6 anti-LapB MAbs (M3484, M3495, M3500, M3509, M3517, and M3519) reacted strongly with 46 (86.8%) of 53 strains representing 10 of the 12 serotypes tested (1/2a, 1/2b, 1/2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4ab, 4b, 4d, and 4e). These results indicate that LapB, together with companion anti-LapB MAbs, can be targeted as a biomarker for the detection and isolation of various L. monocytogenes strains from contaminated foods. IMPORTANCE: Strains of L. monocytogenes are traditionally grouped into serotypes. Identification of a surface protein expressed in all or the majority of at least 12 serotypes would aid in the development of surface-binding monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) for detection and isolation of L. monocytogenes from foods. Bioinformatics analysis revealed that the gene coding for Listeria adhesion protein B (LapB), a surface protein involved in L. monocytogenes virulence, was present in L. monocytogenes strains and absent from other Listeria spp. Polyclonal antibodies against recombinant LapB (rLapB) detected the exposed epitopes on the surface of L. monocytogenes Production and extensive assessment of 48 MAbs to rLapB showed that 6 anti-LapB MAbs (M3484, M3495, M3500, M3509, M3517, and M3519) detected the expression of LapB in a wide range of L. monocytogenes isolates representing 10 of 12 serotypes tested, suggesting that LapB, together with specific MAbs, can be targeted as a biomarker for pathogen detection and isolation.

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AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody SpecificityAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBiomarkersComputational BiologyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpitopesGenome, BacterialHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingListeria monocytogenesMembrane ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBiomarkersEpitopesMembrane Proteins

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