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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Cholera is an enteric disease caused by Vibrio cholerae. Toxin-coregulated pilus (TCP), a type 4 pilus expressed by V. cholerae, is a cholera virulence factor that is required for host colonization. The TCP polymer is composed of subunits of TcpA pilin. Antibodies directed against TcpA are protective in animal models of cholera. While natural or recombinant forms of TcpA are difficult to purify to homogeneity, it is anticipated that synthesized TcpA peptides might serve as immunogens in a subunit vaccine. We wanted to assess the potential for effects of the immune response (Ir) gene that could complicate a peptide-based vaccine. Using a panel of mice congenic at the H-2 locus we tested the immunogenicity of TcpA peptide sequences (peptides 4 to 6) found in the carboxyl termini of both the classical (Cl) and El Tor (ET) biotypes of TCP. Cl peptides have been shown to be immunogenic in CD-1 mice. Our data clearly establish that there are effects of the Ir gene associated with both biotypes of TcpA. These effects are dynamic and dependent on the biotype of TcpA and the haplotypes of the host. In addition to the effects of the classic class II Ir gene, class I (D, L) or nonclassical class I (Qa-2) may also affect immune responses to TcpA peptides. To overcome the effects of the class II Ir gene, multiple TcpA peptides similar to peptides 4, 5, and 6 could be used in a subunit vaccine formulation. Identification of the most protective B-cell epitopes of TcpA within a particular peptide and conjugation to a universal carrier may be the most effective method to eliminate the effects of the class II and class I Ir genes.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0019-9567
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7687-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Animals, Congenic, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Antibody Formation, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Bacterial Typing Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Cholera Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Cross Reactions, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Fimbriae, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Fimbriae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Genes, MHC Class II, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-H-2 Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Injections, Intraperitoneal, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Vaccination, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Vaccines, Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:11705949-Vibrio cholerae
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Immune response genes modulate serologic responses to Vibrio cholerae TcpA pilin peptides.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.