Differentiation of Two Abortive Mechanisms by Using Monoclonal Antibodies Directed toward Lactococcal Bacteriophage Capsid Proteins †

AUTOR(ES)

Moineau, Sylvain

RESUMO

Monoclonal antibodies were used to monitor the accumulation of the major capsid protein of the lactococcal small isometric bacteriophage u136 (P335 species) over the course of a one-step growth curve. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was then used to distinguish two abortive phage resistance mechanisms, Hsp and Prf. Capsid protein production of u136 was almost totally inhibited by the Hsp-induced abortive mechanism, supporting previous data that this mechanism blocks phage DNA replication. Prf-induced abortive infection only partially (50%) inhibited capsid protein production, suggesting that this mechanism targets some other point, perhaps within transcription or translation processes. The results confirmed that Hsp and Prf act at different targets in the phage lytic cycle. Use of monoclonal antibodies also demonstrated that production of the major capsid protein is a nonlimiting step in the lytic cycle of lactococcal phage u136.

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