Dissection and localization of the immunostimulating domain of Edwardsiella tarda FliC

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.06.022

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	Dissection and localization of the immunostimulating domain of Edwardsiella tarda FliC
	Jiao, Xu-dong 1,2; Hu, Yong-hua 1; Sun, Li 1
	2010-08-02
发表期刊	VACCINE
ISSN	0264-410X
卷号	28 期号:34 页码:5635-5640
文章类型	Article
摘要	Bacterial flagellin is known to induce potent immune response in vertebrate systems via the toll-like receptor (TLR) 5. As a result, flagellin has been studied extensively as a vaccine adjuvant. In a previous study, we examined the vaccine and adjuvant potentials of the flagellin (FliC) of the fish pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. We found that E. tarda FliC induced low protective immunity by itself but could function as a molecular adjuvant and potentiate the specific immune response induced by the E. tarda antigen Eta6. Since FliC is a large protein and organized into distinct structural domains, we wondered whether the immunostimulating effect observed with the full-length protein could be localized to a certain region. To investigate this question, we in the present study dissected the FliC protein into several segments according to its structural features: (i) N163, which consists of the conserved N-terminal 163 residues of FliC; (ii) M160, which consists of the variable middle 160 residues; (iii) C94, which consists of the conserved C-terminal 94 residues; (iv) NC257, which is an artificial fusion of N163 and C94. To examine the adjuvanticity of the FliC fragments, DNA vaccine plasmids expressing FliC fragments in fusion with Eta6 were constructed and used to immunize Japanese flounder. The results showed that N163 produced the best adjuvant effect, which, in respect to improvement in the relative percent survival of the vaccinated fish, was comparable to that of the full-length FliC. None of the other FliC fragments exhibited apparent immunopotentiating effect. Further analysis showed that N163 enhanced the production of serum specific antibodies and, like full-length FliC, significantly upregulated the expression of the genes that are possibly involved in innate and adaptive immunity. These results indicate that N163 is the immunodominant region of FliC and suggest that E. tarda FliC may induce immune responses in Japanese flounder via mechanisms alternative to that involving TLR5. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.; Bacterial flagellin is known to induce potent immune response in vertebrate systems via the toll-like receptor (TLR) 5. As a result, flagellin has been studied extensively as a vaccine adjuvant. In a previous study, we examined the vaccine and adjuvant potentials of the flagellin (FliC) of the fish pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. We found that E. tarda FliC induced low protective immunity by itself but could function as a molecular adjuvant and potentiate the specific immune response induced by the E. tarda antigen Eta6. Since FliC is a large protein and organized into distinct structural domains, we wondered whether the immunostimulating effect observed with the full-length protein could be localized to a certain region. To investigate this question, we in the present study dissected the FliC protein into several segments according to its structural features: (i) N163, which consists of the conserved N-terminal 163 residues of FliC; (ii) M160, which consists of the variable middle 160 residues; (iii) C94, which consists of the conserved C-terminal 94 residues; (iv) NC257, which is an artificial fusion of N163 and C94. To examine the adjuvanticity of the FliC fragments, DNA vaccine plasmids expressing FliC fragments in fusion with Eta6 were constructed and used to immunize Japanese flounder. The results showed that N163 produced the best adjuvant effect, which, in respect to improvement in the relative percent survival of the vaccinated fish, was comparable to that of the full-length FliC. None of the other FliC fragments exhibited apparent immunopotentiating effect. Further analysis showed that N163 enhanced the production of serum specific antibodies and, like full-length FliC, significantly upregulated the expression of the genes that are possibly involved in innate and adaptive immunity. These results indicate that N163 is the immunodominant region of FliC and suggest that E. tarda FliC may induce immune responses in Japanese flounder via mechanisms alternative to that involving TLR5. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
关键词	Edwardsiella Tarda Flagellin Adjuvant Dna Vaccine
学科领域	Immunology ; Medicine, Research & Experimental
DOI	10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.06.022
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收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000280952300017
引用统计	被引频次：20[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.qdio.ac.cn/handle/337002/5816
专题	实验海洋生物学重点实验室
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
第一作者单位	中国科学院海洋研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Jiao, Xu-dong,Hu, Yong-hua,Sun, Li. Dissection and localization of the immunostimulating domain of Edwardsiella tarda FliC[J]. VACCINE,2010,28(34):5635-5640.
APA	Jiao, Xu-dong,Hu, Yong-hua,&Sun, Li.(2010).Dissection and localization of the immunostimulating domain of Edwardsiella tarda FliC.VACCINE,28(34),5635-5640.
MLA	Jiao, Xu-dong,et al."Dissection and localization of the immunostimulating domain of Edwardsiella tarda FliC".VACCINE 28.34(2010):5635-5640.

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