Fibrinogen and Fibronectin Binding Activity and Immunogenic Nature of Choline Binding Protein M

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Title: Fibrinogen and Fibronectin Binding Activity and Immunogenic Nature of Choline Binding Protein M
Authors: Davoud AFSHAR, Mohammad Reza POURMAND, Mahmood JEDDI-TEHRANI, Ali Akbar SABOOR YARAGHI, Mohammad AZARSA, Fazel SHOKRI
Source: Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 45, Iss 12, Pp 1610-1617 (2016)
Publisher Information: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016.
Publication Year: 2016
Collection: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
Subject Terms: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Choline-binding protein M, Fibrinogen, Fibronectin, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
More Details: Background: Choline-binding proteins (CBPs) are a group of surface-exposed proteins, which play crucial and physiological roles in Streptococcus pneumoniae. The novel member of CBPs, choline-binding protein M (CbpM) may have binding activity to plasma proteins. This study aimed to clone and express CbpM and demonstrate its interaction with plasma proteins and patients’ sera.Methods: The total length of cbpM gene was cloned in pET21a vector and expressed in BL21 expression host. Verification of recombinant protein was evaluated by Western blot using anti-His tag monoclonal antibody. Binding ability of the recombinant protein to plasma proteins and the interaction with patients’ sera were assessed by Western blot and ELISA methods.Results: The cbpM gene was successfully cloned into pET21a and expressed in BL21 host. Binding activity to fibronectin and fibrinogen and antibody reaction of CbpM to patients’ sera was demonstrated by Western blot and ELISA methods, respectively.Conclusion: CbpM is one of the pneumococcal surface-exposed proteins, which mediates pneumococcal binding to fibronectin and fibrinogen proteins.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2251-6085
2251-6093
Relation: http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/8636; https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6085; https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6093
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/dfe792788de6475483b87cf2188f8afe
Accession Number: edsdoj.fe792788de6475483b87cf2188f8afe
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22516085
22516093
Published in:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Language:English