Reactions of polyclonal and neutralizing anti-p54 monoclonal antibodies with an isolated, species-specific 54-kilodalton protein of Chlamydia pneumoniae.
AUTOR(ES)
Wiedmann-Al-Ahmad, M
RESUMO
A recently described 54-kDa protein has been detected in six type strains and three patient isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae by immunoblotting with sera from patients positive for antibodies to C. pneumoniae by the microimmunofluorescence test. This protein was not found in either C. trachomatis E or C. psittaci Z 432 as an antigen, confirming its species specificity. The 54-kDa protein was isolated by continuous-elution electrophoresis and immunoglobulin G monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against the isolated antigen were produced. MAb 8B11E6 reacted only with the 54-kDa band of C. pneumoniae and not with C. trachomatis E or C. psittaci in a Western immunoblot assay. This antibody was purified and tested for neutralizing activity together with three additional anti-p54-active MAbs (8B11E6, 8B11B4, and 10F1C1). In Buffalo green monkey cells, all of the MAbs significantly reduced the infectivity of C. pneumoniae elementary bodies, whereas no neutralizing activity could be observed with C. trachomatis E or C. psittaci Z 432. These results not only confirm the species specificity of the 54-kDa protein but also indicate that this protein might play an important role in the pathogenesis of C. pneumoniae infection. Furthermore, the results suggest a possible protective role of anti-p54 antibodies in an adaptive immune response.
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