Int J Med Sci
2013; 10(5):539-547.
doi:10.7150/ijms.5516 This issueCite
Research Paper
Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis
Suat Moi Puah1, SD Puthucheary2, Kek Heng Chua1 ✉
1. Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. 2. Department of Medical Education, Research & Evaluation, DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, 8 College Road, Singapore 169857.
✉ Corresponding author: Kek Heng Chua, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 603-79676607 Fax: 603-79676600 E-mail: khchuaedu.my.
Citation:
Puah SM, Puthucheary SD, Chua KH. Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(5):539-547. doi:10.7150/ijms.5516. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0539.htm
The search for novel immunogenic polypeptides to improve the accuracy and reliability of serologic diagnostic methods for Burkholderia pseudomallei infection is ongoing. We employed a rapid and efficient approach to identify such polypeptides with sera from melioidosis patients using a small insert genomic expression library created from clinically confirmed local virulent isolates of B. pseudomallei. After 2 rounds of immunoscreening, 6 sero-positive clones expressing immunogenic peptides were sequenced and their identities were: benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase beta subunit, a putative 200 kDa antigen p200, phosphotransferase enzyme family protein, short chain dehydrogenase and 2 hypothetical proteins. These immunogens were then transferred to an ELISA platform for further large scale screening. By combining shotgun expression library and ELISA assays, we identified 2 polypeptides BPSS1904 (benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase beta subunit) and BPSL3130 (hypothetical protein), which had sensitivities of 78.9% and 79.4% and specificities of 88.1% and 94.8%, respectively in ELISA test, thus suggesting that both are potential candidate antigens for the serodiagnosis of infections caused by B. pseudomallei.
Puah, S.M., Puthucheary, SD., Chua, K.H. (2013). Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(5), 539-547. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.5516.
ACS
Puah, S.M.; Puthucheary, SD.; Chua, K.H. Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013, 10 (5), 539-547. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5516.
NLM
Puah SM, Puthucheary SD, Chua KH. Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(5):539-547. doi:10.7150/ijms.5516. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0539.htm
CSE
Puah SM, Puthucheary SD, Chua KH. 2013. Potential Immunogenic Polypeptides of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identified by Shotgun Expression Library and Evaluation of Their Efficacy for Serodiagnosis of Melioidosis. Int J Med Sci. 10(5):539-547.