EspA expressed in lettuce stimulated high immunisation and had a protective effect on HeLa cells
Authors: Luan, J. J.1; Chen, M.1; Li, Z. F.2; Wang, P. G.3
Source: Food and Agricultural Immunology, Volume 20, Number 3, September 2009 , pp. 207-219(13)
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd
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Abstract:
EspA proteins are virulence factors which are expressed by attaching and effacing Escherichia coli. In this study, BALB/C mice were immunised by a lettuce-derived EspA, and mice sera were assayed for the disruption of E. coli O157:H7 interaction with the host cell. BALB/C mice which were immunised with lettuce-derived EspA produced specific antibody titres with the highest immunoglobulin A titre of 3200 and IgG titre of 12,000. The polyclonal mice antisera blocked E. coli O157:H7-induced host cell actin re-arrangement and could label E. coli O157:H7 EspA filaments in vitro. Our present findings suggest that lettuce may be a good candidate to produce plant-derived proteins, and thus signifies the possibility of developing EspA-lettuce vaccine in defence of E. coli O157:H7 infection.Keywords: immunisation; antibody; plants; polyclonal; sera; vaccine; mice
Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/09540100903029524
Affiliations: 1: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. China 2: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA 3: State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. China,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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