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17038831

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
The development and evaluation of outer membrane vesicles as vaccines against meningococcal disease has been carried out for more than two decades. Although such vaccines have limitations and are not widely licensed, they continue to be used to disrupt clonal outbreaks caused by group B meningococci and a wealth of information is now available from large-scale clinical studies. One dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and semi-quantitative measurement of the major proteins is one method used to evaluate and control these products. However, it is often difficult to determine exactly which bands on a one dimensional gel correspond to the key antigens whose presence must be demonstrated for control and lot release. We have therefore carried out mass spectrometric analyses of outer membrane vesicle vaccine samples to definitively identify the bands containing seven key antigens: Omp85, FetA, PorA, PorB, RmpM, OpcA and NspA. An additional 33 proteins present in the vaccine were also identified and this information will be useful both for future quality control and for the interpretation of data from vaccine trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1554-8600
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the protein content of a meningococcal outer membrane vesicle vaccine by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Bacteriology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article