Immunoproteomic assay of secreted proteins of Streptococcus suis serotype 9 with convalescent sera from pigs

Folia Microbiol (Praha). 2011 Sep;56(5):423-30. doi: 10.1007/s12223-011-0065-6. Epub 2011 Sep 11.

Abstract

Streptococcus suis is an important pathogen of pigs. In China, in addition to S. suis serotype 2, S. suis serotype 9 (SS9) is also a prevalent serotype. There is no vaccine available for SS9. An immunoproteome-based approach was developed to identify SS9 immunogenic proteins for vaccine development. Secreted proteins extracted from SS9 strain GZ0565 were screened by two-dimensional Western blotting using convalescent sera from pigs. Protein spots were excised from preparative gels and were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which led to the identification of ten immunogenic proteins (sortases, ABC transporter substrate-binding protein-maltose/maltodextrin, ABC transporter periplasmic protein, CHAP domain containing protein, peptidoglycan-binding LysM, elongation factor Tu, elongation factor G, thymidine kinase, molecular chaperone DnaK, hypothetical protein SSU98_2184). These novel immunogenic proteins, which are encoded by genes that are reasonably conserved among SS9 strains, may be developed as antigens for further study of SS9 vaccine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Bacterial / chemistry
  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology*
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Blotting, Western
  • China
  • Convalescence
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Proteomics / methods
  • Serum / chemistry
  • Serum / immunology*
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Streptococcal Infections / immunology
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control*
  • Streptococcal Infections / veterinary*
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / biosynthesis
  • Streptococcal Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Streptococcus suis / genetics
  • Streptococcus suis / immunology*
  • Streptococcus suis / metabolism
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / immunology
  • Swine Diseases / microbiology
  • Swine Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Vaccination*

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Streptococcal Vaccines