Chlamydia abortus OmcB protein is essential for adhesion to host cells

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第一作者： Liang, Lin

作者： Liang, Lin;Tong, Dewen;Liang, Lin;Liu, Donghui;Li, Zhaocai;Zhou, Jizhang;Liang, Lin

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关键词： adhesion; C; abortus; infection; OmcB protein

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY （ 影响因子：2.281； 五年影响因子：2.516 ）

ISSN： 0233-111X

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摘要： Chlamydia abortus (C. abortus) is one of the most important zoonotic pathogens, causing a number of serious diseases. The adhesion of C. abortus to host cells is the first and crucial step in the process of infection. Outer membrane protein 2 (OmcB) is the second most abundant outer membrane protein. It has been shown to be an important adhesin of Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae. In the present study, the OmcB gene of C. abortus was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the recombinant OmcB protein with His-tag was used to prepare polyclonal antibodies. Infectivity inhibition assays carried out with C. abortus in the presence of recombinant OmcB showed a considerable reduction (similar to 50%) in infectivity. Using anti-OmcB serum in infectivity inhibition assays resulted in a 30% reduction in infectivity. Anti-OmcB serum and recombinant OmcB protein in infection inhibition assays showed that OmcB is a surface-exposed protein that functions as an adhesin. The constructed deletion variant of the OmcB motif for infection inhibition assays showed that the first XBBXBX motif of the C. abortus OmcB protein is essential for binding to host cells.

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