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Decoration of outer membrane vesicles with multiple antigens by using an autotransporter approach. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:5854-65. [PMID: 25038093 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01941-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are spherical nanoparticles that naturally shed from Gram-negative bacteria. They are rich in immunostimulatory proteins and lipopolysaccharide but do not replicate, which increases their safety profile and renders them attractive vaccine vectors. By packaging foreign polypeptides in OMVs, specific immune responses can be raised toward heterologous antigens in the context of an intrinsic adjuvant. Antigens exposed at the vesicle surface have been suggested to elicit protection superior to that from antigens concealed inside OMVs, but hitherto robust methods for targeting heterologous proteins to the OMV surface have been lacking. We have exploited our previously developed hemoglobin protease (Hbp) autotransporter platform for display of heterologous polypeptides at the OMV surface. One, two, or three of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens ESAT6, Ag85B, and Rv2660c were targeted to the surface of Escherichia coli OMVs upon fusion to Hbp. Furthermore, a hypervesiculating ΔtolR ΔtolA derivative of attenuated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium SL3261 was generated, enabling efficient release and purification of OMVs decorated with multiple heterologous antigens, exemplified by the M. tuberculosis antigens and epitopes from Chlamydia trachomatis major outer membrane protein (MOMP). Also, we showed that delivery of Salmonella OMVs displaying Ag85B to antigen-presenting cells in vitro results in processing and presentation of an epitope that is functionally recognized by Ag85B-specific T cell hybridomas. In conclusion, the Hbp platform mediates efficient display of (multiple) heterologous antigens, individually or combined within one molecule, at the surface of OMVs. Detection of antigen-specific immune responses upon vesicle-mediated delivery demonstrated the potential of our system for vaccine development.
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Park M, Sun Q, Liu F, DeLisa MP, Chen W. Positional assembly of enzymes on bacterial outer membrane vesicles for cascade reactions. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97103. [PMID: 24820175 PMCID: PMC4018249 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The systematic organization of enzymes is a key feature for the efficient operation of cascade reactions in nature. Here, we demonstrate a facile method to create nanoscale enzyme cascades by using engineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) that are spheroid nanoparticles (roughly 50 nm in diameter) produced by Gram-negative bacteria during all phases of growth. By taking advantage of the fact that OMVs naturally contain proteins found in the outer cell membrane, we displayed a trivalent protein scaffold containing three divergent cohesin domains for the position-specific presentation of a three-enzyme cascade on OMVs through a truncated ice nucleation protein anchoring motif (INP). The positional assembly of three enzymes for cellulose hydrolysis was demonstrated. The enzyme-decorated OMVs provided synergistic cellulose hydrolysis resulting in 23-fold enhancement in glucose production than free enzymes.
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- Miso Park
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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Gujrati VB, Jon S. Bioengineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles: what is their potential in cancer therapy? Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:933-5. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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- Vipul B Gujrati
- KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Baker JL, Chen L, Rosenthal JA, Putnam D, DeLisa MP. Microbial biosynthesis of designer outer membrane vesicles. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 29:76-84. [PMID: 24667098 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoscale proteoliposomes that are ubiquitously secreted by Gram-negative bacteria. Interest in these bioparticles has escalated over the years, leading to discoveries regarding their composition, production, and vaccine potential. Given that many steps in vesicle biogenesis are 'engineerable,' it is now possible to tailor OMVs for specific applications. Such tailoring involves modifying the OMV-producing bacterium through protein, pathway, or genome engineering in a manner that specifically alters the final OMV product. For example, targeted deletion or upregulation of genes associated with the cell envelope can modulate vesicle production or remodel the composition of vesicle components such as lipopolysaccharide. Likewise, bacteria can be reprogrammed to incorporate heterologously expressed proteins into either the membrane or lumenal compartment of OMVs. We anticipate that further research in the field of OMV engineering will enable continued design and biosynthesis of specialized vesicles for numerous biotechnological purposes ranging from the delivery of vaccines to the deconstruction of cellulosic substrates.
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- Jenny L Baker
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Gujrati V, Kim S, Kim SH, Min JJ, Choy HE, Kim SC, Jon S. Bioengineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles as cell-specific drug-delivery vehicles for cancer therapy. ACS NANO 2014; 8:1525-37. [PMID: 24410085 DOI: 10.1021/nn405724x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Advances in genetic engineering tools have contributed to the development of strategies for utilizing biologically derived vesicles as nanomedicines for achieving cell-specific drug delivery. Here, we describe bioengineered bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) with low immunogenicity that can target and kill cancer cells in a cell-specific manner by delivering small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting kinesin spindle protein (KSP). A mutant Escherichia coli strain that exhibits reduced endotoxicity toward human cells was engineered to generate OMVs displaying a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-specific affibody in the membrane as a targeting ligand. Systemic injection of siRNA-packaged OMVs caused targeted gene silencing and induced highly significant tumor growth regression in an animal model. Importantly, the modified OMVs were well tolerated and showed no evidence of nonspecific side effects. We propose that bioengineered OMVs have great potential as cell-specific drug-delivery vehicles for treating various cancers.
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- Vipul Gujrati
- KAIST Institute for the BioCentury, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) , 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Over the past three decades, a powerful array of techniques has been developed for expressing heterologous proteins and saccharides on the surface of bacteria. Surface-engineered bacteria, in turn, have proven useful in a variety of settings, including high-throughput screening, biofuel production, and vaccinology. In this chapter, we provide a comprehensive review of methods for displaying polypeptides and sugars on the bacterial cell surface, and discuss the many innovative applications these methods have found to date. While already an important biotechnological tool, we believe bacterial surface display may be further improved through integration with emerging methodology in other fields, such as protein engineering and synthetic chemistry. Ultimately, we envision bacterial display becoming a multidisciplinary platform with the potential to transform basic and applied research in bacteriology, biotechnology, and biomedicine.
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Jang KS, Sweredoski MJ, Graham RLJ, Hess S, Clemons WM. Comprehensive proteomic profiling of outer membrane vesicles from Campylobacter jejuni. J Proteomics 2013; 98:90-8. [PMID: 24382552 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Gram-negative bacteria constitutively release outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) during cell growth that play significant roles in bacterial survival, virulence and pathogenesis. In this study, comprehensive proteomic analysis of OMVs from a human gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni NCTC11168 was performed using high-resolution mass spectrometry. The OMVs of C. jejuni NCTC11168 were isolated from culture supernatants then characterized using electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering revealing spherical OMVs of an average diameter of 50nm. We then identified 134 vesicular proteins using high-resolution LTQ-Orbitrap mass spectrometry. Subsequent functional analysis of the genes revealed the relationships of the vesicular proteins. Furthermore, known N-glycoproteins were identified from the list of the vesicular proteome, implying the potential role of the OMVs as a delivery means for biologically relevant bacterial glycoproteins. These results enabled us to elucidate the overall proteome profile of pathogenic bacterium C. jejuni and to speculate on the function of OMVs in bacterial infections and communication. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE This work demonstrates the importance of understanding vesicular proteomes from a human pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. From the secreted outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) of C. jejuni NCTC11168, we found a variety of virulence factors and essential proteins for bacterial survival. Bioinformatics analysis of these proteins predicted functional enrichment and localization. The most highly enriched were redox enzymes, which are considered to be essential for survival in oxygen-limiting environments and are predicted to be on the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway suggesting a role for this pathway in the biogenesis of OMVs. This study additionally implicates a biological role for N-linked glycoproteins in OMVs. These approaches allow for a better understanding of the physiology of this important human pathogen.
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- Kyoung-Soon Jang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
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Liposomes are a class of well-established drug carriers that have found numerous therapeutic applications. The success of liposomes, together with recent advancements in nanotechnology, has motivated the development of various novel liposome-like nanostructures with improved drug delivery performance. These nanostructures can be categorized into five major varieties, namely: (1) polymer-stabilized liposomes, (2) nanoparticle-stabilized liposomes, (3) core-shell lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles, (4) natural membrane-derived vesicles, and (5) natural membrane coated nanoparticles. They have received significant attention and have become popular drug delivery platforms. Herein, we discuss the unique strengths of these liposome-like platforms in drug delivery, with a particular emphasis on how liposome-inspired novel designs have led to improved therapeutic efficacy, and review recent progress made by each platform in advancing healthcare.
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- Weiwei Gao
- Department of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering and Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Rosenthal JA, Chen L, Baker JL, Putnam D, DeLisa MP. Pathogen-like particles: biomimetic vaccine carriers engineered at the nanoscale. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2013; 28:51-8. [PMID: 24832075 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Vaccine adjuvants are an essential component of vaccine design, helping to generate immunity to pathogen antigens in the absence of infection. Recent advances in nanoscale engineering have created a new class of particulate bionanotechnology that uses biomimicry to better integrate adjuvant and antigen. These pathogen-like particles, or PLPs, can come from a variety of sources, ranging from fully synthetic platforms to biologically derived, self-assembling systems. By employing molecularly engineered targeting and stimulation of key immune cells, recent studies utilizing PLPs as vaccine delivery platforms have shown great promise against high-impact, unsolved vaccine targets ranging from bacterial and viral pathogens to cancer and addiction.
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- Joseph A Rosenthal
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Evans AGL, Davey HM, Cookson A, Currinn H, Cooke-Fox G, Stanczyk PJ, Whitworth DE. Predatory activity of Myxococcus xanthus outer-membrane vesicles and properties of their hydrolase cargo. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2012; 158:2742-2752. [PMID: 22977088 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.060343-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The deltaproteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus predates upon members of the soil microbial community by secreting digestive factors and lysing prey cells. Like other Gram-negative bacteria, M. xanthus produces outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), and we show here that M. xanthus OMVs are able to kill Escherichia coli cells. The OMVs of M. xanthus were found to contain active proteases, phosphatases, other hydrolases and secondary metabolites. Alkaline phosphatase activity was found to be almost exclusively associated with OMVs, implying that there is active targeting of phosphatases into OMVs, while other OMV components appear to be packaged passively. The kinetic properties of OMV alkaline phosphatase suggest that there may have been evolutionary adaptation of OMV enzymes to a relatively indiscriminate mode of action, consistent with a role in predation. In addition, the observed regulation of production, and fragility of OMV activity, may protect OMV-producing cells from exploitation by M. xanthus cheating genotypes and/or other competitors. Killing of E. coli by M. xanthus OMVs was enhanced by the addition of a fusogenic enzyme (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; GAPDH), which triggers fusion of vesicles with target membranes within eukaryotic cells. This suggests that the mechanism of prey killing involves OMV fusion with the E. coli outer membrane. M. xanthus secretes GAPDH, which could potentially modulate the fusion of co-secreted OMVs with prey organisms in nature, enhancing their predatory activity.
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- Alun G L Evans
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DD, UK
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Basto AP, Piedade J, Ramalho R, Alves S, Soares H, Cornelis P, Martins C, Leitão A. A new cloning system based on the OprI lipoprotein for the production of recombinant bacterial cell wall-derived immunogenic formulations. J Biotechnol 2011; 157:50-63. [PMID: 22115954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The conjugation of antigens with ligands of pattern recognition receptors (PRR) is emerging as a promising strategy for the modulation of specific immunity. Here, we describe a new Escherichia coli system for the cloning and expression of heterologous antigens in fusion with the OprI lipoprotein, a TLR ligand from the Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane (OM). Analysis of the OprI expressed by this system reveals a triacylated lipid moiety mainly composed by palmitic acid residues. By offering a tight regulation of expression and allowing for antigen purification by metal affinity chromatography, the new system circumvents the major drawbacks of former versions. In addition, the anchoring of OprI to the OM of the host cell is further explored for the production of novel recombinant bacterial cell wall-derived formulations (OM fragments and OM vesicles) with distinct potential for PRR activation. As an example, the African swine fever virus ORF A104R was cloned and the recombinant antigen was obtained in the three formulations. Overall, our results validate a new system suitable for the production of immunogenic formulations that can be used for the development of experimental vaccines and for studies on the modulation of acquired immunity.
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- Afonso P Basto
- Laboratório de Doenças Infecciosas, CIISA, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal
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A Chlamydia trachomatis OmcB C-terminal fragment is released into the host cell cytoplasm and is immunogenic in humans. Infect Immun 2011; 79:2193-203. [PMID: 21422182 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00003-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Chlamydia trachomatis outer membrane complex protein B (OmcB) is an antigen with diagnostic and vaccine relevance. To further characterize OmcB, we generated antibodies against OmcB C-terminal (OmcBc) and N-terminal (OmcBn) fragments. Surprisingly, the anti-OmcBc antibody detected dominant signals in the host cell cytosol, while the anti-OmcBn antibody exclusively labeled intrainclusion signals in C. trachomatis-infected cells permeabilized with saponin. Western blot analyses revealed that OmcB was partially processed into OmcBc and OmcBn fragments. The processed OmcBc was released into host cell cytosol, while the OmcBn and remaining full-length OmcB were retained within the chlamydial inclusions. The organism-associated OmcB epitopes became detectable only after the C. trachomatis-infected cells were permeabilized with strong detergents such as SDS. However, the harsh permeabilization conditions also led to the leakage of the already secreted OmcBc and chlamydia-secreted protease (CPAF) out of the host cells. The OmcBc processing and release occurred in all biovars of C. trachomatis. Moreover, the released OmcBc but not the retained OmcBn was highly immunogenic in C. trachomatis-infected women, which is consistent with the concept that exposure of chlamydial proteins to host cell cytosol is accompanied by increased immunogenicity. These observations have provided important information for further exploring/optimizing OmcB as a target for the development of diagnosis methods and vaccines.
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Perez-Rodriguez R, Haitjema C, Huang Q, Nam KH, Bernardis S, Ke A, DeLisa MP. Envelope stress is a trigger of CRISPR RNA-mediated DNA silencing in Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol 2011; 79:584-99. [PMID: 21255106 PMCID: PMC3040579 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A widespread feature in the genomes of most bacteria and archaea is an array of clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs) that, together with a group of CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins, mediate immunity against invasive nucleic acids such as plasmids and viruses. Here, the CRISPR-Cas system was activated in cells expressing a plasmid-encoded protein that was targeted to the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway. Expression of this Tat substrate resulted in upregulation of the Cas enzymes and subsequent silencing of the encoding plasmid in a manner that required the BaeSR two-component regulatory system, which is known to respond to extracytoplasmic stress. Furthermore, we confirm that the CasCDE enzymes form a stable ternary complex and appear to function as the catalytic core of the Cas system to process CRISPR RNA into its mature form. Taken together, our results indicate that the CRISPR-Cas system targets DNA directly as part of a defence mechanism in bacteria that is overlapping with but not limited to phage infection.
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Macromolecular Diffraction Facility at CHESS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853 USA
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Macromolecular Diffraction Facility at CHESS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853 USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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Gong S, Lei L, Chang X, Belland R, Zhong G. Chlamydia trachomatis secretion of hypothetical protein CT622 into host cell cytoplasm via a secretion pathway that can be inhibited by the type III secretion system inhibitor compound 1. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:1134-1144. [PMID: 21233161 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.047746-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Using antibodies raised with C. trachomatis fusion proteins, we localized a hypothetical protein encoded by the ORF ct622 in the cytoplasm of C. trachomatis-infected mammalian cells. The detection was specific since the antibody labelling of CT622 protein was removed by preabsorption with CT622 but not other fusion proteins. We similarly confirmed that CT621, a known secretion protein encoded by a hypothetical ORF downstream of ct622, was secreted into host cell cytosol. Proteins CT622 and CT621 displayed a similar secretion pattern, with both intra-inclusion and host cell cytosol localization, that was distinct from that of CPAF (chlamydial protease/proteasome-like activity factor). However, the expression and secretion kinetics differed significantly between CT622 and CT621: CT622 mRNA was detected at 2 h, protein at 6 h and secretion of protein into host cell cytoplasm at 36 h post-infection, while CT621 mRNA was detected at 8 h, protein at 16 h and secretion at 24 h. The secretion of both CT622 and CT621 was blocked by N'-(3,5-dibromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-nitrobenzohydrazide (compound 1), an inhibitor known to target the type III secretion system of bacteria. These results suggest that CT621 and CT622 may fulfil different functions during chlamydial intracellular growth. Further characterization of these proteins may generate important information for understanding chlamydial pathogenesis.
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- Siqi Gong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Production of secretory and extracellular N-linked glycoproteins in Escherichia coli. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 77:871-81. [PMID: 21131519 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01901-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The Campylobacter jejuni pgl gene cluster encodes a complete N-linked protein glycosylation pathway that can be functionally transferred into Escherichia coli. In this system, we analyzed the interplay between N-linked glycosylation, membrane translocation and folding of acceptor proteins in bacteria. We developed a recombinant N-glycan acceptor peptide tag that permits N-linked glycosylation of diverse recombinant proteins expressed in the periplasm of glycosylation-competent E. coli cells. With this "glycosylation tag," a clear difference was observed in the glycosylation patterns found on periplasmic proteins depending on their mode of inner membrane translocation (i.e., Sec, signal recognition particle [SRP], or twin-arginine translocation [Tat] export), indicating that the mode of protein export can influence N-glycosylation efficiency. We also established that engineered substrate proteins targeted to environments beyond the periplasm, such as the outer membrane, the membrane vesicles, and the extracellular medium, could serve as substrates for N-linked glycosylation. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the C. jejuni N-glycosylation machinery is compatible with distinct secretory mechanisms in E. coli, effectively expanding the N-linked glycome of recombinant E. coli. Moreover, this simple glycosylation tag strategy expands the glycoengineering toolbox and opens the door to bacterial synthesis of a wide array of recombinant glycoprotein conjugates.
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Immunization with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium-derived outer membrane vesicles delivering the pneumococcal protein PspA confers protection against challenge with Streptococcus pneumoniae. Infect Immun 2010; 79:887-94. [PMID: 21115718 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00950-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Gram-negative bacteria produce outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) that serve a variety of functions related to survival and pathogenicity. Periplasmic and outer membrane proteins are naturally captured during vesicle formation. This property has been exploited as a method to derive immunogenic vesicle preparations for use as vaccines. In this work, we constructed a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain that synthesized a derivative of the pneumococcal protein PspA engineered to be secreted into the periplasmic space. Vesicles isolated from this strain contained PspA in the lumen. Mice intranasally immunized with the vesicle preparation developed serum antibody responses against vesicle components that included PspA and Salmonella-derived lipopolysaccharide and outer membrane proteins, while no detectable responses developed in mice immunized with an equivalent dose of purified PspA. Mucosal IgA responses developed against the Salmonella components, while the response to PspA was less apparent in most mice. Mice immunized with the vesicle preparation were completely protected against a 10× 50% lethal dose (LD₅₀) challenge of Streptococcus pneumoniae and significantly protected against a 200× LD₅₀ challenge, while control mice immunized with purified PspA or empty vesicles were not protected. These results establish that vesicles can be used to mucosally deliver an antigen from a Gram-positive organism and induce a protective immune response.
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Mansell TJ, Linderman SW, Fisher AC, DeLisa MP. A rapid protein folding assay for the bacterial periplasm. Protein Sci 2010; 19:1079-90. [PMID: 20440843 DOI: 10.1002/pro.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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An array of genetic screens and selections has been developed for reporting protein folding and solubility in the cytoplasm of living cells. However, there are currently no analogous folding assays for the bacterial periplasm, despite the significance of this compartment for the expression of recombinant proteins, especially those requiring important posttranslational modifications (e.g., disulfide bond formation). Here, we describe an engineered genetic selection for monitoring protein folding in the periplasmic compartment of Escherichia coli cells. In this approach, target proteins are sandwiched between an N-terminal signal recognition particle (SRP)-dependent signal peptide and a C-terminal selectable marker, TEM-1 beta-lactamase. The resulting chimeras are localized to the periplasmic space via the cotranslational SRP pathway. Using a panel of native and heterologous proteins, we demonstrate that the folding efficiency of various target proteins correlates directly with in vivo beta-lactamase activity and thus resistance to ampicillin. We also show that this reporter is useful for the discovery of extrinsic periplasmic factors (e.g., chaperones) that affect protein folding and for obtaining folding-enhanced proteins via directed evolution. Collectively, these data demonstrate that our periplasmic folding reporter is a powerful tool for screening and engineering protein folding in a manner that does not require any structural or functional information about the target protein.
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- Thomas J Mansell
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Lim HK, Mansell TJ, Linderman SW, Fisher AC, Dyson MR, DeLisa MP. Mining mammalian genomes for folding competent proteins using Tat-dependent genetic selection in Escherichia coli. Protein Sci 2010; 18:2537-49. [PMID: 19830686 DOI: 10.1002/pro.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Recombinant expression of eukaryotic proteins in Escherichia coli is often limited by poor folding and solubility. To address this problem, we employed a recently developed genetic selection for protein folding and solubility based on the bacterial twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway to rapidly identify properly folded recombinant proteins or soluble protein domains of mammalian origin. The coding sequences for 29 different mammalian polypeptides were cloned as sandwich fusions between an N-terminal Tat export signal and a C-terminal selectable marker, namely beta-lactamase. Hence, expression of the selectable marker and survival on selective media was linked to Tat export of the target mammalian protein. Since the folding quality control feature of the Tat pathway prevents export of misfolded proteins, only correctly folded fusion proteins reached the periplasm and conferred cell survival. In general, the ability to confer growth was found to relate closely to the solubility profile and molecular weight of the protein, although other features such as number of contiguous hydrophobic amino acids and cysteine content may also be important. These results highlight the capacity of Tat selection to reveal the folding potential of mammalian proteins and protein domains without the need for structural or functional information about the target protein.
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- Hyung-Kwon Lim
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Delivery of foreign antigens by engineered outer membrane vesicle vaccines. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:3099-104. [PMID: 20133740 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805532107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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As new disease threats arise and existing pathogens grow resistant to conventional interventions, attention increasingly focuses on the development of vaccines to induce protective immune responses. Given their admirable safety records, protein subunit vaccines are attractive for widespread immunization, but their disadvantages include poor immunogenicity and expensive manufacture. We show here that engineered Escherichia coli outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are an easily purified vaccine-delivery system capable of greatly enhancing the immunogenicity of a low-immunogenicity protein antigen without added adjuvants. Using green-fluorescent protein (GFP) as the model subunit antigen, genetic fusion of GFP with the bacterial hemolysin ClyA resulted in a chimeric protein that elicited strong anti-GFP antibody titers in immunized mice, whereas immunization with GFP alone did not elicit such titers. Harnessing the specific secretion of ClyA to OMVs, the ClyA-GFP fusion was found localized in OMVs, resulting in engineered recombinant OMVs. The anti-GFP humoral response in mice immunized with the engineered OMV formulations was indistinguishable from the response to the purified ClyA-GFP fusion protein alone and equal to purified proteins absorbed to aluminum hydroxide, a standard adjuvant. In a major improvement over current practice, engineered OMVs containing ClyA-GFP were easily isolated by ultracentrifugation, effectively eliminating the need for laborious antigen purification from cell-culture expression systems. With the diverse collection of heterologous proteins that can be functionally localized with OMVs when fused with ClyA, this work signals the possibility of OMVs as a robust and tunable technology platform for a new generation of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines.
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Hunt S, Green J, Artymiuk PJ. Hemolysin E (HlyE, ClyA, SheA) and Related Toxins. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 677:116-26. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6327-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Eriksson HM, Wessman P, Ge C, Edwards K, Wieslander Å. Massive formation of intracellular membrane vesicles in Escherichia coli by a monotopic membrane-bound lipid glycosyltransferase. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:33904-14. [PMID: 19767390 PMCID: PMC2797161 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.021618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The morphology and curvature of biological bilayers are determined by the packing shapes and interactions of their participant molecules. Bacteria, except photosynthetic groups, usually lack intracellular membrane organelles. Strong overexpression in Escherichia coli of a foreign monotopic glycosyltransferase (named monoglycosyldiacylglycerol synthase), synthesizing a nonbilayer-prone glucolipid, induced massive formation of membrane vesicles in the cytoplasm. Vesicle assemblies were visualized in cytoplasmic zones by fluorescence microscopy. These have a very low buoyant density, substantially different from inner membranes, with a lipid content of > or = 60% (w/w). Cryo-transmission electron microscopy revealed cells to be filled with membrane vesicles of various sizes and shapes, which when released were mostly spherical (diameter approximately 100 nm). The protein repertoire was similar in vesicle and inner membranes and dominated by the glycosyltransferase. Membrane polar lipid composition was similar too, including the foreign glucolipid. A related glycosyltransferase and an inactive monoglycosyldiacylglycerol synthase mutant also yielded membrane vesicles, but without glucolipid synthesis, strongly indicating that vesiculation is induced by the protein itself. The high capacity for membrane vesicle formation seems inherent in the glycosyltransferase structure, and it depends on the following: (i) lateral expansion of the inner monolayer by interface binding of many molecules; (ii) membrane expansion through stimulation of phospholipid synthesis, by electrostatic binding and sequestration of anionic lipids; (iii) bilayer bending by the packing shape of excess nonbilayer-prone phospholipid or glucolipid; and (iv) potentially also the shape or penetration profile of the glycosyltransferase binding surface. These features seem to apply to several other proteins able to achieve an analogous membrane expansion.
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- Hanna M. Eriksson
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Biomembrane Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm and
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- the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Biomembrane Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm and
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- the Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Uppsala University, SE-75123 Uppsala, Sweden
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for Biomembrane Research, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm and
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Schroeder J, Aebischer T. Recombinant outer membrane vesicles to augment antigen-specific live vaccine responses. Vaccine 2009; 27:6748-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.08.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 08/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Rocco MA, Kim JY, Burns A, Kostecki J, Doody A, Wiesner U, DeLisa MP. Site-Specific Labeling of Surface Proteins on Living Cells Using Genetically Encoded Peptides that Bind Fluorescent Nanoparticle Probes. Bioconjug Chem 2009; 20:1482-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bc9000118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mark A. Rocco
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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Characterization of Vibrio cholerae outer membrane vesicles as a candidate vaccine for cholera. Infect Immun 2008; 77:472-84. [PMID: 19001078 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01139-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) offer a new approach for an effective cholera vaccine. We recently demonstrated that immunization of female mice with OMVs induces a long-lasting immune response and results in protection of their neonatal offspring from Vibrio cholerae intestinal colonization. This study investigates the induced protective immunity observed after immunization with OMVs in more detail. Analysis of the stomach contents and sera of the neonates revealed significant amounts of anti-OMV immunoglobulins (Igs). Swapping of litters born to immunized and nonvaccinated control mice allowed us to distinguish between prenatal and neonatal uptakes of Igs. Transfer of Igs to neonates via milk was sufficient for complete protection of the neonates from colonization with V. cholerae, while prenatal transfer alone reduced colonization only. Detection of IgA and IgG1 in the fecal pellets of intranasally immunized adult mice indicates an induced immune response at the mucosal surface in the gastrointestinal tract, which is the site of colonization by V. cholerae. When a protocol with three intranasal immunizations 14 days apart was used, the OMVs proved to be efficacious at doses as low as 0.025 microg per immunization. This is almost equivalent to OMV concentrations found naturally in the supernatants of LB-grown cultures of V. cholerae. Heterologous expression of the periplasmic alkaline phosphatase (PhoA) of Escherichia coli resulted in the incorporation of PhoA into OMVs derived from V. cholerae. Intranasal immunization with OMVs loaded with PhoA induced a specific immune response against this heterologous antigen in mice. The detection of an immune response against this heterologously expressed protein is a promising step toward the potential use of OMVs as antigen delivery vehicles in vaccine design.
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