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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Isogenic populations of Mycoplasma hyorhinis undergo in vitro high-frequency phase variation in the expression of surface lipoproteins; these products also vary markedly in size through changes in periodic protein structure (R. Rosengarten and K.S. Wise, Science 247:315-318, 1990). In this report, we rigorously define three distinct translation products comprising the Vlp (variable lipoprotein) system of M. hyorhinis SK76 and establish parameters of Vlp structural diversity and expression that distinguish the Vlp system from previously described examples of antigenic variation. VlpA, VlpB, and VlpC are prominent amphiphilic membrane lipoproteins characterized by detergent-phase fractionation and metabolic labeling with [35S]cysteine and [3H]palmitate. VlpA is distinguished from VlpB and VlpC by its selective labeling with [35S]methionine; VlpB and VlpC are distinguished by specific epitopes defined by surface-binding monoclonal antibodies (MAbs); a third MAb defines a surface epitope shared by VlpB and VlpC (but absent from VlpA). Each Vlp displays 12 to 30 spontaneous size variant forms comprising a periodic ladder that could also be generated by partial trypsin digestion of individual Vlp size variants. Different periodic intervals within VlpB and VlpC further distinguish these two products structurally. Mycoplasma colony opacity correlates inversely with Vlp size. Each Vlp undergoes independent, oscillating high-frequency phase variation in isogenic populations and can be expressed individually or concomitantly with other Vlps in a noncoordinate manner. All seven possible combinations of these three products were observed; however, no variants were found that lacked a Vlp. High-frequency size variation of each Vlp superimposed on combinatorial diversity in Vlp expression yields greater than 10(4) possible structurally distinct Vlp mosaics, of which 104 were documented along with 24 of 42 possible transitions among the seven Vlp combinations. In addition to these features, VlpA, VlpB, and VlpC were specifically recognized by serum antibodies from swine with experimental M. hyorhinis SK76-induced arthritis, indicating expression and immunogenicity of Vlps in the natural host. The structure and variation of Vlps and their known involvement in MAb-mediated modulation of mycoplasma-infected host cell properties and mycoplasma killing are discussed in relation to the surface architecture and adaptive potential of the wall-less mycoplasmas.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
173
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4782-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The Vlp system of Mycoplasma hyorhinis: combinatorial expression of distinct size variant lipoproteins generating high-frequency surface antigenic variation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia 65212.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't