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Madhurantakam S, Karnam JB, Dhamu VN, Seetaraman S, Gates-Hollingsworth MA, AuCoin DP, Clark DV, Schully KL, Muthukumar S, Prasad S. Electrochemical Immunoassay for Capturing Capsular Polysaccharide of Burkholderia pseudomallei: Early Onsite Detection of Melioidosis. ACS Infect Dis 2024. [PMID: 38712884 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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This study presented the detection and quantification of capsular polysaccharide (CPS) as a biomarker for the diagnosis of melioidosis. After successfully screening four monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) previously determined to bind CPS molecules, the team developed a portable electrochemical immunosensor based on antibody-antigen interactions. The biosensor was able to detect CPS with a wide detection range from 0.1pg/mL to 1 μg/mL. The developed biosensor achieved high sensitivity for the detection of CPS spiked into both urine and serum. The developed assay platform was successfully programmed into a Windows app, and the sensor performance was evaluated with different spiked concentrations. The rapid electro-analytical device (READ) sensor showed great unprecedented sensitivity for the detection of CPS molecules in both serum and urine, and results were cross-validated with ELISA methods.
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- Sasya Madhurantakam
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Austere environments Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes (ACESO), Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement for Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland 20817, United States
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- Austere environments Consortium for Enhanced Sepsis Outcomes (ACESO), Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick, Ft. Detrick, Maryland 21702, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75083, United States
- EnLiSense LLC, Allen, Texas 75013, United States
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Badten AJ, Torres AG. Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex Subunit and Glycoconjugate Vaccines and Their Potential to Elicit Cross-Protection to Burkholderia cepacia Complex. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:313. [PMID: 38543947 PMCID: PMC10975474 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12030313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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Burkholderia are a group of Gram-negative bacteria that can cause a variety of diseases in at-risk populations. B. pseudomallei and B. mallei, the etiological agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively, are the two clinically relevant members of the B. pseudomallei complex (Bpc). The development of vaccines against Bpc species has been accelerated in recent years, resulting in numerous promising subunits and glycoconjugate vaccines incorporating a variety of antigens. However, a second group of pathogenic Burkholderia species exists known as the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), a group of opportunistic bacteria which tend to affect individuals with weakened immunity or cystic fibrosis. To date, there have been few attempts to develop vaccines to Bcc species. Therefore, the primary goal of this review is to provide a broad overview of the various subunit antigens that have been tested in Bpc species, their protective efficacy, study limitations, and known or suspected mechanisms of protection. Then, we assess the reviewed Bpc antigens for their amino acid sequence conservation to homologous proteins found in Bcc species. We propose that protective Bpc antigens with a high degree of Bpc-to-Bcc sequence conservation could serve as components of a pan-Burkholderia vaccine capable of protecting against both disease-causing groups.
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- Alexander J. Badten
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA;
- Institute for Translational Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA;
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Rohokale R, Guo Z. Development in the Concept of Bacterial Polysaccharide Repeating Unit-Based Antibacterial Conjugate Vaccines. ACS Infect Dis 2023; 9:178-212. [PMID: 36706246 PMCID: PMC9930202 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The surface of cells is coated with a dense layer of glycans, known as the cell glycocalyx. The complex glycans in the glycocalyx are involved in various biological events, such as bacterial pathogenesis, protection of bacteria from environmental stresses, etc. Polysaccharides on the bacterial cell surface are highly conserved and accessible molecules, and thus they are excellent immunological targets. Consequently, bacterial polysaccharides and their repeating units have been extensively studied as antigens for the development of antibacterial vaccines. This Review surveys the recent developments in the synthetic and immunological investigations of bacterial polysaccharide repeating unit-based conjugate vaccines against several human pathogenic bacteria. The major challenges associated with the development of functional carbohydrate-based antibacterial conjugate vaccines are also considered.
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Newman KE, Tindall SN, Mader SL, Khalid S, Thomas GH, Van Der Woude MW. A novel fold for acyltransferase-3 (AT3) proteins provides a framework for transmembrane acyl-group transfer. eLife 2023; 12:e81547. [PMID: 36630168 PMCID: PMC9833829 DOI: 10.7554/elife.81547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Acylation of diverse carbohydrates occurs across all domains of life and can be catalysed by proteins with a membrane bound acyltransferase-3 (AT3) domain (PF01757). In bacteria, these proteins are essential in processes including symbiosis, resistance to viruses and antimicrobials, and biosynthesis of antibiotics, yet their structure and mechanism are largely unknown. In this study, evolutionary co-variance analysis was used to build a computational model of the structure of a bacterial O-antigen modifying acetyltransferase, OafB. The resulting structure exhibited a novel fold for the AT3 domain, which molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated is stable in the membrane. The AT3 domain contains 10 transmembrane helices arranged to form a large cytoplasmic cavity lined by residues known to be essential for function. Further molecular dynamics simulations support a model where the acyl-coA donor spans the membrane through accessing a pore created by movement of an important loop capping the inner cavity, enabling OafB to present the acetyl group close to the likely catalytic resides on the extracytoplasmic surface. Limited but important interactions with the fused SGNH domain in OafB are identified, and modelling suggests this domain is mobile and can both accept acyl-groups from the AT3 and then reach beyond the membrane to reach acceptor substrates. Together this new general model of AT3 function provides a framework for the development of inhibitors that could abrogate critical functions of bacterial pathogens.
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- Kahlan E Newman
- School of Chemistry, University of SouthamptonSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biology and the York Biomedical Research Institute, University of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biology and the York Biomedical Research Institute, University of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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- Hull York Medical School and the York Biomedical Research Institute, University of YorkYorkUnited Kingdom
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Functional Activities of O-Polysaccharide and Hemolysin Coregulated Protein 1 Specific Antibodies Isolated from Melioidosis Patients. Infect Immun 2022; 90:e0021422. [PMID: 36226942 PMCID: PMC9670879 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00214-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Melioidosis is a fatal tropical disease caused by the environmental Gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. This bacterium is intrinsically resistant to several antibiotics and treatment of melioidosis requires prolonged antibiotic administration. To date, there are no vaccines available for melioidosis. Previous studies have shown that humoral immunity is critical for surviving melioidosis and that O-polysaccharide (OPS) and hemolysin coregulated protein 1 (Hcp1) are important protective antigens in animal models of melioidosis. Our previous studies revealed that melioidosis patients had high levels of OPS- and Hcp1-specific antibodies and that IgG against OPS (IgG-OPS) and Hcp1 (IgG-Hcp1) were associated with patient survival. In this study, we characterized the potential function(s) of IgG-OPS and IgG-Hcp1 from melioidosis patients. IgG-OPS and IgG-Hcp1 were purified from pooled serum obtained from melioidosis patients using immuno-affinity chromatography. Antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis assays were performed with pooled serum from melioidosis patients and compared with serum obtained from healthy controls. Serum from melioidosis patients significantly enhanced B. pseudomallei uptake into the human monocytic cell line THP-1 compared with pooled serum from healthy donors. Enhanced opsonization was observed with IgG-OPS and IgG-Hcp1 in a dose-dependent manner. Antibody-dependent complement deposition assays were performed with IgG-OPS and IgG-Hcp1 using flow cytometry and showed that there was enhanced C3b deposition on the surface of B. pseudomallei treated with IgG-OPS but to a lesser degree with IgG-Hcp1. This study provides insight into the function of IgG-OPS and IgG-Hcp1 in human melioidosis and supports that OPS and Hcp1 are potential vaccine antigens for immunization against melioidosis.
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Structure Characterization, Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Polysaccharide from Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn. Foods 2022; 11:foods11131834. [PMID: 35804650 PMCID: PMC9265270 DOI: 10.3390/foods11131834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Pteridaceae family) has been widely used as a food and medicine in China and Korea. Previous studies indicate that P. aquilinum contains a variety of bioactive chemical components such as flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, polysaccharides, and so on. In the present study, a novel polysaccharide (named as PAP-3) with average molecular weight of 2.14 × 105 Da was obtained from P. aquilinum. The structure was studied through physicochemical and spectroscopic analysis. The results indicated that PAP-3 consists of arabinose, rhamnose, fucose, galactose, mannose, and xylose in a molar ratio of 1.58:1.00:3.26:4.57:4.81:3.33. The polysaccharide is mainly composed of (1→2)-linked xylose and (1→3,6)-linked mannose on the main chain, with (1→2)-linked xylose, (1→6)-linked mannose, and (1→6)- and (1→3,6)-linked galactose as side chains. Galactose, fucose, and xylose are located at the end of the side chains. The in vitro immunomodulatory and antioxidant activities were assayed. PAP-3 has strong free-radical scavenging activity on DPPH and ABTS radicals and significant immunomodulatory activity on RAW264.7 cells. These data provide useful information for further study on the polysaccharides of P. aquilinum and their applications in the food and medical industries.
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Zhang M, Li X, Yang W, Rao C, Xia Y, Wang S, Mao X, Li Q, Yan J. Structural characterization of a novel pentasaccharide repeating unit from Burkholderia pseudomallei strain BPC006 and its role in diagnosis and immunogenicity. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 205:114340. [PMID: 34474230 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei causes melioidosis - an infectious disease with high mortality. Its varied clinical manifestations and resistance to many antibiotics make it a potential biothreat agent and calls for a robust diagnostic assay and effective vaccines. Bacterial cell surface polysaccharides are considered a valuable target for diagnostics and as protective antigen candidates. This study characterized the structure of polysaccharides of B. pseudomallei clinical strain from Hainan, China. A novel structural domain [→3-(α-D-Manp-1→3-α-D-Manp)2-2Me-α-L-6dTalp-1→] was identified by chemical analysis, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and 1D/2D nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the serum antibodies against the purified polysaccharide antigen could recognize and bind specifically to B. pseudomallei strains. Additionally, the assays revealed cross-reactivity with polysaccharides from different clinical strains. The polysaccharide antigen also exhibited a strong reaction with the sera from melioidosis patients. Thus, the pentasaccharide repeating unit residue could be a potential candidate antigen for the melioidosis serodiagnosis and vaccine development.
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- Meijuan Zhang
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing 400038, PR China.
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Muru K, Gauthier C. Glycosylation and Protecting Group Strategies Towards the Synthesis of Saponins and Bacterial Oligosaccharides: A Personal Account. CHEM REC 2021; 21:2990-3004. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202000181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Kevin Muru
- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) 531, boulevard des Prairies Laval Québec Canada H7V 1B7
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) 531, boulevard des Prairies Laval Québec Canada H7V 1B7
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Chomkatekaew C, Boonklang P, Sangphukieo A, Chewapreecha C. An Evolutionary Arms Race Between Burkholderia pseudomallei and Host Immune System: What Do We Know? Front Microbiol 2021; 11:612568. [PMID: 33552023 PMCID: PMC7858667 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.612568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A better understanding of co-evolution between pathogens and hosts holds promise for better prevention and control strategies. This review will explore the interactions between Burkholderia pseudomallei, an environmental and opportunistic pathogen, and the human host immune system. B. pseudomallei causes "Melioidosis," a rapidly fatal tropical infectious disease predicted to affect 165,000 cases annually worldwide, of which 89,000 are fatal. Genetic heterogeneities were reported in both B. pseudomallei and human host population, some of which may, at least in part, contribute to inter-individual differences in disease susceptibility. Here, we review (i) a multi-host-pathogen characteristic of the interaction; (ii) selection pressures acting on B. pseudomallei and human genomes with the former being driven by bacterial adaptation across ranges of ecological niches while the latter are driven by human encounter of broad ranges of pathogens; (iii) the mechanisms that generate genetic diversity in bacterial and host population particularly in sequences encoding proteins functioning in host-pathogen interaction; (iv) reported genetic and structural variations of proteins or molecules observed in B. pseudomallei-human host interactions and their implications in infection outcomes. Together, these predict bacterial and host evolutionary trajectory which continues to generate genetic diversity in bacterium and operates host immune selection at the molecular level.
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresource and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Bangkok, Thailand
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Program, School of Bioresource and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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Mann E, Kimber MS, Whitfield C. Bioinformatics analysis of diversity in bacterial glycan chain-termination chemistry and organization of carbohydrate-binding modules linked to ABC transporters. Glycobiology 2020; 29:822-838. [PMID: 31504498 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwz066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The structures of bacterial cell surface glycans are remarkably diverse. In spite of this diversity, the general strategies used for their assembly are limited. In one of the major processes, found in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, the glycan is polymerized in the cytoplasm on a polyprenol lipid carrier and exported from the cytoplasm by an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter. The ABC transporter actively participates in determining the chain length of the glycan substrate, which impacts functional properties of the glycoconjugate products. A subset of these systems employs an additional elaborate glycan capping strategy that dictates the size distribution of the products. The hallmarks of prototypical capped glycan systems are a chain-terminating enzyme possessing a coiled-coil molecular ruler and an ABC transporter possessing a carbohydrate-binding module, which recognizes the glycan cap. To date, detailed investigations are limited to a small number of prototypes, and here, we used our current understanding of these processes for a bioinformatics census of other examples in available genome sequences. This study not only revealed additional instances of existing terminators but also predicted new chemistries as well as systems that diverge from the established prototypes. These analyses enable some new functional hypotheses and offer a roadmap for future research.
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- Evan Mann
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd. East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Pumpuang A, Phunpang R, Ekchariyawat P, Dulsuk A, Loupha S, Kwawong K, Charoensawat Y, Thiansukhon E, Day NPJ, Burtnick MN, Brett PJ, West TE, Chantratita N. Distinct classes and subclasses of antibodies to hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 and O-polysaccharide and correlation with clinical characteristics of melioidosis patients. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13972. [PMID: 31562344 PMCID: PMC6764960 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48828-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei that results in high mortality. Hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 (Hcp1) and O-polysaccharide (OPS) are vaccine candidates and potential diagnostic antigens. The correlation of classes/subclasses of antibodies against these antigens with clinical characteristics of melioidosis patients is unknown. Antibodies in plasma samples from melioidosis patients and healthy donors were quantified by ELISA and compared with clinical features. In melioidosis patients, Hcp1 induced high IgG levels. OPS induced high IgG and IgA levels. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROCC) to discriminate melioidosis cases from healthy donors was highest for anti-Hcp1 IgG (0.92) compared to anti-Hcp1 IgA or IgM. In contrast, AUROCC for anti-OPS for IgG (0.91) and IgA (0.92) were comparable. Anti-Hcp1 IgG1 and anti-OPS IgG2 had the greatest AUROCCs (0.87 and 0.95, respectively) compared to other IgG subclasses for each antigen. Survivors had significantly higher anti-Hcp1 IgG3 levels than non-survivors. Male melioidosis patients with diabetes had higher anti-OPS IgA levels than males without diabetes. Thus, diverse and specific antibody responses are associated with distinct clinical characteristics in melioidosis, confirming the diagnostic utility of these responses and providing new insights into immune mechanisms.
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- Apinya Pumpuang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Public health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Center for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, and International Respiratory and Severe Illness Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cloutier M, Muru K, Ravicoularamin G, Gauthier C. Polysaccharides from Burkholderia species as targets for vaccine development, immunomodulation and chemical synthesis. Nat Prod Rep 2019; 35:1251-1293. [PMID: 30023998 DOI: 10.1039/c8np00046h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Covering: up to 2018 Burkholderia species are a vast group of human pathogenic, phytopathogenic, and plant- or environment-associated bacteria. B. pseudomallei, B. mallei, and B. cepacia complex are the causative agents of melioidosis, glanders, and cystic fibrosis-related infections, respectively, which are fatal diseases in humans and animals. Due to their high resistance to antibiotics, high mortality rates, and increased infectivity via the respiratory tract, B. pseudomallei and B. mallei have been listed as potential bioterrorism agents by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Burkholderia species are able to produce a large network of surface-exposed polysaccharides, i.e., lipopolysaccharides, capsular polysaccharides, and exopolysaccharides, which are virulence factors, immunomodulators, major biofilm components, and protective antigens, and have crucial implications in the pathogenicity of Burkholderia-associated diseases. This review provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account regarding the structural elucidation and biological activities of surface polysaccharides produced by Burkholderia species. The chemical synthesis of oligosaccharides mimicking Burkholderia polysaccharides is described in detail. Emphasis is placed on the recent research efforts toward the development of glycoconjugate vaccines against melioidosis and glanders based on synthetic or native Burkholderia oligo/polysaccharides.
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- Maude Cloutier
- INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531, boul. des Prairies, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada.
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Cloutier M, Delar E, Muru K, Ndong S, Hoyeck RR, Kaewarpai T, Chantratita N, Burtnick MN, Brett PJ, Gauthier C. Melioidosis patient serum-reactive synthetic tetrasaccharides bearing the predominant epitopes ofBurkholderia pseudomalleiandBurkholderia malleiO-antigens. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8878-8901. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01711a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tetrasaccharides mimickingBurkholderia pseudomalleiandBurkholderia malleilipopolysaccharide O-antigens were synthesized and found to be highly reactive with Thai melioidosis patient serum, highlighting their potential as vaccine candidates.
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- Maude Cloutier
- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine
- Mahidol University
- Bangkok 10400
- Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- Faculty of Tropical Medicine
- Mahidol University
- Bangkok 10400
- Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- University of Nevada
- Reno School of Medicine
- Reno
- USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
- University of Nevada
- Reno School of Medicine
- Reno
- USA
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- Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
- Laval (Québec)
- Canada
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Micoli F, Costantino P, Adamo R. Potential targets for next generation antimicrobial glycoconjugate vaccines. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2018; 42:388-423. [PMID: 29547971 PMCID: PMC5995208 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuy011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cell surface carbohydrates have been proven optimal targets for vaccine development. Conjugation of polysaccharides to a carrier protein triggers a T-cell-dependent immune response to the glycan moiety. Licensed glycoconjugate vaccines are produced by chemical conjugation of capsular polysaccharides to prevent meningitis caused by meningococcus, pneumococcus and Haemophilus influenzae type b. However, other classes of carbohydrates (O-antigens, exopolysaccharides, wall/teichoic acids) represent attractive targets for developing vaccines. Recent analysis from WHO/CHO underpins alarming concern toward antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as the so called ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter spp.) and additional pathogens such as Clostridium difficile and Group A Streptococcus. Fungal infections are also becoming increasingly invasive for immunocompromised patients or hospitalized individuals. Other emergencies could derive from bacteria which spread during environmental calamities (Vibrio cholerae) or with potential as bioterrorism weapons (Burkholderia pseudomallei and mallei, Francisella tularensis). Vaccination could aid reducing the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and provide protection by herd immunity also to individuals who are not vaccinated. This review analyzes structural and functional differences of the polysaccharides exposed on the surface of emerging pathogenic bacteria, combined with medical need and technological feasibility of corresponding glycoconjugate vaccines.
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- Francesca Micoli
- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health (GVGH), Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena
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Use of Reverse Vaccinology in the Design and Construction of Nanoglycoconjugate Vaccines against Burkholderia pseudomallei. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2017; 24:CVI.00206-17. [PMID: 28903988 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00206-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative, facultative intracellular pathogen that causes the disease melioidosis in humans and other mammals. Respiratory infection with B. pseudomallei leads to a fulminant and often fatal disease. It has previously been shown that glycoconjugate vaccines can provide significant protection against lethal challenge; however, the limited number of known Burkholderia antigens has slowed progress toward vaccine development. The objective of this study was to identify novel antigens and evaluate their protective capacity when incorporated into a nanoglycoconjugate vaccine platform. First, an in silico approach to identify antigens with strong predicted immunogenicity was developed. Protein candidates were screened and ranked according to predicted subcellular localization, transmembrane domains, adhesive properties, and ability to interact with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and class II. From these in silico predictions, we identified seven "high priority" proteins that demonstrated seroreactivity with anti-B. pseudomallei murine sera and convalescent human melioidosis sera, providing validation of our methods. Two novel proteins, together with Hcp1, were linked to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and incorporated with the surface of a gold nanoparticle (AuNP). Animals receiving AuNP glycoconjugate vaccines generated high protein- and polysaccharide-specific antibody titers. Importantly, immunized animals receiving the AuNP-FlgL-LPS alone or as a combination demonstrated up to 100% survival and reduced lung colonization following a lethal challenge with B. pseudomallei Together, this study provides a rational approach to vaccine design that can be adapted for other complex pathogens and provides a rationale for further preclinical testing of AuNP glycoconjugate in animal models of infection.
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Titball RW, Burtnick MN, Bancroft GJ, Brett P. Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei vaccines: Are we close to clinical trials? Vaccine 2017; 35:5981-5989. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mangalea MR, Borlee GI, Borlee BR. The Current Status of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Produced by Burkholderia pseudomallei. CURRENT TROPICAL MEDICINE REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40475-017-0118-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Tamigney Kenfack M, Mazur M, Nualnoi T, Shaffer TL, Ngassimou A, Blériot Y, Marrot J, Marchetti R, Sintiprungrat K, Chantratita N, Silipo A, Molinaro A, AuCoin DP, Burtnick MN, Brett PJ, Gauthier C. Deciphering minimal antigenic epitopes associated with Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei lipopolysaccharide O-antigens. Nat Commun 2017; 8:115. [PMID: 28740137 PMCID: PMC5524647 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00173-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bp) and Burkholderia mallei (Bm), the etiologic agents of melioidosis and glanders, respectively, cause severe disease in both humans and animals. Studies have highlighted the importance of Bp and Bm lipopolysaccharides (LPS) as vaccine candidates. Here we describe the synthesis of seven oligosaccharides as the minimal structures featuring all of the reported acetylation/methylation patterns associated with Bp and Bm LPS O-antigens (OAgs). Our approach is based on the conversion of an l-rhamnose into a 6-deoxy-l-talose residue at a late stage of the synthetic sequence. Using biochemical and biophysical methods, we demonstrate the binding of several Bp and Bm LPS-specific monoclonal antibodies with terminal OAg residues. Mice immunized with terminal disaccharide–CRM197 constructs produced high-titer antibody responses that crossreacted with Bm-like OAgs. Collectively, these studies serve as foundation for the development of novel therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccine candidates to combat diseases caused by Bp and Bm. Melioidosis and glanders are multifaceted infections caused by gram-negative bacteria. Here, the authors synthesize a series of oligosaccharides that mimic the lipopolysaccharides present on the pathogens’ surface and use them to develop novel glycoconjugates for vaccine development.
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- Marielle Tamigney Kenfack
- Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, Groupe Glycochimie, Université de Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers, 86073, France
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- Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, Groupe Glycochimie, Université de Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers, 86073, France.,Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, C. K. Norwida 25, Wroclaw, 50-375, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1664, N. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, 15, Kanjanavanit Road, 90112, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, 610, Clinic Drive, Mobile, Alabama, 36688, USA
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- Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, Groupe Glycochimie, Université de Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers, 86073, France
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- Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, Groupe Glycochimie, Université de Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers, 86073, France
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- Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, CNRS-UMR 8180, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Université Paris-Saclay, 45, Avenue des États-Unis, Versailles, 78035, France
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, Naples, I-80126, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.,Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, Naples, I-80126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, Naples, I-80126, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, 1664, N. Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, 89557, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, 610, Clinic Drive, Mobile, Alabama, 36688, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, 610, Clinic Drive, Mobile, Alabama, 36688, USA.
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- Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, Groupe Glycochimie, Université de Poitiers, 4, rue Michel Brunet, Poitiers, 86073, France. .,INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier, Université du Québec, 531, Boulevard des Prairies, Laval (Québec), Canada, H7V 1B7.
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Pumpuang A, Dunachie SJ, Phokrai P, Jenjaroen K, Sintiprungrat K, Boonsilp S, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN, Chantratita N. Comparison of O-polysaccharide and hemolysin co-regulated protein as target antigens for serodiagnosis of melioidosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0005499. [PMID: 28358816 PMCID: PMC5395236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Melioidosis is a severe disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Clinical manifestations are diverse and acute infections require immediate treatment with effective antibiotics. While culture is the current diagnostic standard, it is time-consuming and has low sensitivity. In endemic areas, inaccessibility to biosafety level 3 facilities and a lack of good serodiagnostic tools can impede diagnosis and disease surveillance. Recent studies have suggested that O-polysaccharide (OPS) and hemolysin co-regulated protein 1 (Hcp1) are promising target antigens for serodiagnosis of melioidosis. Methodology/Principle findings We evaluated rapid ELISAs using crude antigens, purified OPS and Hcp1 to measure antibody levels in three sets of sera: (i) 419 serum samples from melioidosis patients, Thai and U.S. healthy donors, (ii) 120 serum samples from patients with other bacterial infections, and (iii) 423 serum samples from 200 melioidosis patients obtained upon admission and at 12 and 52 weeks post-recovery. We observed significantly higher antibody levels using the crude antigen prepared from wild type B. pseudomallei K96243 compared to that of an OPS-mutant. The areas under receiver operator characteristics (AUROCCs) for diagnosis were compared for individual Hcp1-ELISA or OPS-ELISA or combined Hcp1/OPS-ELISA. For Thai donors, AUROCCs were highest and comparable between the Hcp1-ELISA and the combined Hcp1/OPS-ELISA (0.95 versus 0.94). For U.S. donors, the AUROCC was highest for the combined Hcp1/OPS-ELISA (0.96). Significantly higher seropositivity was observed in diabetic patients compared to those without diabetes for both the Hcp1-ELISA (87.3% versus 69.7%) and OPS-ELISA (88.1% versus 60.6%). Although antibody levels for Hcp1 were highest upon admission, the titers declined by week 52 post-recovery. Conclusions/Significance Hcp1 and OPS are promising candidates for serodiagnosis of melioidosis in different groups of patients. The Hcp1-ELISA performed better than the OPS-ELISA in endemic areas, thus, Hcp1 represents a promising target antigen for the development of POC tests for acute melioidosis. Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is a life-threatening infection endemic in tropical countries. Definitive diagnosis of melioidosis relies upon bacterial culture which requires suitable laboratory facilities and reliable antibody testing. To obtain an effective target antigen for use in a simple point-of-care (POC) test, rapid ELISAs using crude B. pseudomallei antigen preparations or purified O-polysaccharide (OPS) and hemolysin co-regulated protein (Hcp1) were compared using serum samples from three large collections obtained from melioidosis patients and patients with other bacterial infections. We detected high levels of antibodies to Hcp1 and OPS in serum from melioidosis patients upon admission and showed that anti-Hcp1 levels declined post-recovery. When serum samples from endemic areas were tested, the performance of the Hcp1-ELISA and combined Hcp1/OPS-ELISA were higher than the OPS-ELISA. When serum from non-endemic areas was tested, the combined Hcp1/OPS-ELISA gave the highest performance. Both the OPS- and Hcp1-based ELISAs were useful for detection of antibodies in various groups of patients including diabetics. Since anti-Hcp1 titers in melioidosis patient serum were higher than anti-OPS titers, Hcp1 is an attractive candidate for further development of a rapid POC test for use in endemic areas.
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- Apinya Pumpuang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Nualnoi T, Norris MH, Tuanyok A, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN, Keim PS, Settles EW, Allender CJ, AuCoin DP. Development of Immunoassays for Burkholderia pseudomallei Typical and Atypical Lipopolysaccharide Strain Typing. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 96:358-367. [PMID: 27994103 PMCID: PMC5303037 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a severe infection endemic to many tropical regions. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is recognized as an important virulence factor used by B. pseudomallei. Isolates of B. pseudomallei have been shown to express one of four different types of LPS (typical LPS, atypical LPS types B and B2, and rough LPS) and in vitro studies have demonstrated that LPS types may impact disease severity. The association between LPS types and clinical manifestations, however, is still unknown, in part because an effective method for LPS type identification is not available. Thus, we developed antigen capture immunoassays capable of distinguishing between the LPS types. Mice were injected with B or B2 LPS for atypical LPS–specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) isolation; only two mAbs (3A2 and 5B4) were isolated from mice immunized with B2 LPS. Immunoblot analysis and surface plasmon resonance demonstrated that 3A2 and 5B4 are reactive with both B2 and B LPS where 3A2 was shown to possess higher affinity. Assays were then developed using capsular polysaccharide–specific mAb 4C4 for bacterial capture and 4C7 (previously shown to bind typical LPS) or 3A2 mAbs for typical or atypical LPS strain detection, respectively. The evaluations performed with 197 strains of Burkholderia and non-Burkholderia species showed that the assays are reactive to B. pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei strains and have an accuracy of 98.8% (zero false positives and two false negatives) for LPS typing. The results suggest that the assays are effective and applicable for B. pseudomallei LPS typing.
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- Teerapat Nualnoi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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Suttisunhakul V, Wuthiekanun V, Brett PJ, Khusmith S, Day NPJ, Burtnick MN, Limmathurotsakul D, Chantratita N. Development of Rapid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 54:1259-68. [PMID: 26912754 PMCID: PMC4844749 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02856-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is an environmental bacillus found in northeast Thailand. The mortality rate of melioidosis is ∼40%. An indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) is used as a reference serodiagnostic test; however, it has low specificity in areas where the background seropositivity of healthy people is high. To improve assay specificity and reduce the time for diagnosis, four rapid enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed using two purified polysaccharide antigens (O-polysaccharide [OPS] and 6-deoxyheptan capsular polysaccharide [CPS]) and two crude antigens (whole-cell [WC] antigen and culture filtrate [CF] antigen) of B. pseudomallei The ELISAs were evaluated using serum samples from 141 culture-confirmed melioidosis patients from Thailand along with 188 healthy donors from Thailand and 90 healthy donors from the United States as controls. The areas under receiver operator characteristic curves (AUROCC) using Thai controls were high for the OPS-ELISA (0.91), CF-ELISA (0.91), and WC-ELISA (0.90), while those of CPS-ELISA (0.84) and IHA (0.72) were lower. AUROCC values using U.S. controls were comparable to those of the Thai controls for all ELISAs except IHA (0.93). Using a cutoff optical density (OD) of 0.87, the OPS-ELISA had a sensitivity of 71.6% and a specificity of 95.7% for Thai controls; for U.S. controls, specificity was 96.7%. An additional 120 serum samples from tuberculosis, scrub typhus, or leptospirosis patients were evaluated in all ELISAs and resulted in comparable or higher specificities than using Thai healthy donors. Our findings suggest that antigen-specific ELISAs, particularly the OPS-ELISA, may be useful for serodiagnosis of melioidosis in areas where it is endemic and nonendemic.
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- Vichaya Suttisunhakul
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Center for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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- Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Department of Tropical Hygiene, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Assessing Bacterial Interactions Using Carbohydrate-Based Microarrays. MICROARRAYS 2015; 4:690-713. [PMID: 27600247 PMCID: PMC4996414 DOI: 10.3390/microarrays4040690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Carbohydrates play a crucial role in host-microorganism interactions and many host glycoconjugates are receptors or co-receptors for microbial binding. Host glycosylation varies with species and location in the body, and this contributes to species specificity and tropism of commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Additionally, bacterial glycosylation is often the first bacterial molecular species encountered and responded to by the host system. Accordingly, characterising and identifying the exact structures involved in these critical interactions is an important priority in deciphering microbial pathogenesis. Carbohydrate-based microarray platforms have been an underused tool for screening bacterial interactions with specific carbohydrate structures, but they are growing in popularity in recent years. In this review, we discuss carbohydrate-based microarrays that have been profiled with whole bacteria, recombinantly expressed adhesins or serum antibodies. Three main types of carbohydrate-based microarray platform are considered; (i) conventional carbohydrate or glycan microarrays; (ii) whole mucin microarrays; and (iii) microarrays constructed from bacterial polysaccharides or their components. Determining the nature of the interactions between bacteria and host can help clarify the molecular mechanisms of carbohydrate-mediated interactions in microbial pathogenesis, infectious disease and host immune response and may lead to new strategies to boost therapeutic treatments.
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Korneev KV, Arbatsky NP, Molinaro A, Palmigiano A, Shaikhutdinova RZ, Shneider MM, Pier GB, Kondakova AN, Sviriaeva EN, Sturiale L, Garozzo D, Kruglov AA, Nedospasov SA, Drutskaya MS, Knirel YA, Kuprash DV. Structural Relationship of the Lipid A Acyl Groups to Activation of Murine Toll-Like Receptor 4 by Lipopolysaccharides from Pathogenic Strains of Burkholderia mallei, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Immunol 2015; 6:595. [PMID: 26635809 PMCID: PMC4655328 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is required for activation of innate immunity upon recognition of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria. The ability of TLR4 to respond to a particular LPS species is important since insufficient activation may not prevent bacterial growth while excessive immune reaction may lead to immunopathology associated with sepsis. Here, we investigated the biological activity of LPS from Burkholderia mallei that causes glanders, and from the two well-known opportunistic pathogens Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (causative agents of nosocomial infections). For each bacterial strain, R-form LPS preparations were purified by hydrophobic chromatography and the chemical structure of lipid A, an LPS structural component, was elucidated by HR-MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The biological activity of LPS samples was evaluated by their ability to induce production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 and TNF, by bone marrow-derived macrophages. Our results demonstrate direct correlation between the biological activity of LPS from these pathogenic bacteria and the extent of their lipid A acylation.
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- Kirill V Korneev
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia ; Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II , Naples , Italy
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- CNR Institute for Polymers Composites and Biomaterials , Catania , Italy
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- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA , USA
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia ; Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia
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- CNR Institute for Polymers Composites and Biomaterials , Catania , Italy
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- CNR Institute for Polymers Composites and Biomaterials , Catania , Italy
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia ; Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia ; Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia ; Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow , Russia ; Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University , Moscow , Russia
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Marchetti R, Dillon MJ, Burtnick MN, Hubbard MA, Kenfack MT, Blériot Y, Gauthier C, Brett PJ, AuCoin DP, Lanzetta R, Silipo A, Molinaro A. Burkholderia pseudomallei Capsular Polysaccharide Recognition by a Monoclonal Antibody Reveals Key Details toward a Biodefense Vaccine and Diagnostics against Melioidosis. ACS Chem Biol 2015. [PMID: 26198038 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the bacterium responsible for melioidosis, an infectious disease with high mortality rates. Since melioidosis is a significant public health concern in endemic regions and the organism is currently classified as a potential biothreat agent, the development of effective vaccines and rapid diagnostics is a priority. The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) expressed by B. pseudomallei is a highly conserved virulence factor and a protective antigen. Because of this, CPS is considered an attractive antigen for use in the development of both vaccines and diagnostics. In the present study, we describe the interactions of CPS with the murine monoclonal antibody (mAb) 4C4 using a multidisciplinary approach including organic synthesis, molecular biology techniques, surface plasmon resonance, and nuclear magnetic spectroscopy. Using these methods, we determined the mode of binding between mAb 4C4 and native CPS or ad hoc synthesized capsular polysaccharide fragments. Interestingly, we demonstrated that the O-acetyl moiety of CPS is essential for the interaction of the CPS epitope with mAb 4C4. Collectively, our results provide important insights into the structural features of B. pseudomallei CPS that enable antibody recognition that may help the rational design of CPS-based vaccine candidates. In addition, our findings confirm that the mAb 4C4 is suitable for use in an antibody-based detection assay for diagnosis of B. pseudomallei infections.
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- Roberta Marchetti
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Université de Poitiers, Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86073 Poitiers Cedex-9, France
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- Université de Poitiers, Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86073 Poitiers Cedex-9, France
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- Université de Poitiers, Institut de Chimie IC2MP, CNRS-UMR 7285, Équipe Synthèse Organique, 4 rue Michel Brunet, 86073 Poitiers Cedex-9, France
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, United States
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- Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126, Naples, Italy
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Suttisunhakul V, Chantratita N, Wikraiphat C, Wuthiekanun V, Douglas Z, Day NPJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN. Evaluation of Polysaccharide-Based Latex Agglutination Assays for the Rapid Detection of Antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015; 93:542-546. [PMID: 26123956 PMCID: PMC4559694 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Melioidosis is a severe disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Diagnosis of melioidosis currently relies on the isolation of B. pseudomallei from clinical samples, which can take several days. An indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) is widely used for serodiagnosis, but it has a short shelf life, is poorly standardized, and requires a viable bacteria culture performed in a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. To improve the diagnostic methods, we have developed two rapid latex agglutination tests based on purified B. pseudomallei O-polysaccharide (OPS) and capsular polysaccharide (CPS) antigens. The immunodiagnostic potential of these tests was evaluated using serum from culture-confirmed melioidosis patients (N = 143) and healthy donors from either endemic (N = 199) or non-endemic areas (N = 90). The sensitivity of the OPS-based latex agglutination assay (OPS-latex; 84.4%) was significantly higher than both the CPS-latex (69.5%) (P < 0.001) and IHA (69.5%) (P = 0.001). When evaluated with Thai donor serum, the OPS-latex had comparable specificity (56.9%) to the CPS-latex (63.8%) (P = 0.053), but was significantly lower than the IHA (67.6%) (P = 0.002). In contrast, all tests with U.S. donor serum were highly specific (≥ 97.8%). These results suggest that polysaccharide-based latex agglutination assays may be useful for serodiagnosis of melioidosis in non-endemic areas.
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- *Address correspondence to Narisara Chantratita, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. E-mail:
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Colony morphology variation of Burkholderia pseudomallei is associated with antigenic variation and O-polysaccharide modification. Infect Immun 2015; 83:2127-38. [PMID: 25776750 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02785-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a CDC tier 1 select agent that causes melioidosis, a severe disease in humans and animals. Persistent infections are common, and there is currently no vaccine available. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potential vaccine candidate. B. pseudomallei expresses three serologically distinct LPS types. The predominant O-polysaccharide (OPS) is an unbranched heteropolymer with repeating d-glucose and 6-deoxy-l-talose residues in which the 6-deoxy-l-talose residues are variably replaced with O-acetyl and O-methyl modifications. We observed that primary clinical B. pseudomallei isolates with mucoid and nonmucoid colony morphologies from the same sample expressed different antigenic types distinguishable using an LPS-specific monoclonal antibody (MAb). MAb-reactive (nonmucoid) and nonreactive (mucoid) strains from the same patient exhibited identical LPS banding patterns by silver staining and indistinguishable genotypes. We hypothesized that LPS antigenic variation reflected modification of the OPS moieties. Mutagenesis of three genes involved in LPS synthesis was performed in B. pseudomallei K96243. Loss of MAb reactivity was observed in both wbiA (encoding a 2-O-acetyltransferase) and wbiD (putative methyl transferase) mutants. The structural characteristics of the OPS moieties from isogenic nonmucoid strain 4095a and mucoid strain 4095c were further investigated. Utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, we found that B. pseudomallei 4095a and 4095c OPS antigens exhibited substitution patterns that differed from the prototypic OPS structure. Specifically, 4095a lacked 4-O-acetylation, while 4095c lacked both 4-O-acetylation and 2-O-methylation. Our studies indicate that B. pseudomallei OPS undergoes antigenic variation and suggest that the 9D5 MAb recognizes a conformational epitope that is influenced by both O-acetyl and O-methyl substitution patterns.
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Stone JK, DeShazer D, Brett PJ, Burtnick MN. Melioidosis: molecular aspects of pathogenesis. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2014; 12:1487-99. [PMID: 25312349 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2014.970634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a gram-negative bacterium that causes melioidosis, a multifaceted disease that is highly endemic in southeast Asia and northern Australia. This facultative intracellular pathogen possesses a large genome that encodes a wide array of virulence factors that promote survival in vivo by manipulating host cell processes and disarming elements of the host immune system. Antigens and systems that play key roles in B. pseudomallei virulence include capsular polysaccharide, lipopolysaccharide, adhesins, specialized secretion systems, actin-based motility and various secreted factors. This review provides an overview of the current and steadily expanding knowledge regarding the molecular mechanisms used by this organism to survive within a host and their contribution to the pathogenesis of melioidosis.
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- Joshua K Stone
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Alabama, 610 Clinic Drive, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
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Burkholderia pseudomallei capsular polysaccharide conjugates provide protection against acute melioidosis. Infect Immun 2014; 82:3206-13. [PMID: 24866807 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01847-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, the etiologic agent of melioidosis, is a CDC tier 1 select agent that causes severe disease in both humans and animals. Diagnosis and treatment of melioidosis can be challenging, and in the absence of optimal chemotherapeutic intervention, acute disease is frequently fatal. Melioidosis is an emerging infectious disease for which there are currently no licensed vaccines. Due to the potential malicious use of B. pseudomallei as well as its impact on public health in regions where the disease is endemic, there is significant interest in developing vaccines for immunization against this disease. In the present study, type A O-polysaccharide (OPS) and manno-heptose capsular polysaccharide (CPS) antigens were isolated from nonpathogenic, select-agent-excluded strains of B. pseudomallei and covalently linked to carrier proteins. By using these conjugates (OPS2B1 and CPS2B1, respectively), it was shown that although high-titer IgG responses against the OPS or CPS component of the glycoconjugates could be raised in BALB/c mice, only those animals immunized with CPS2B1 were protected against intraperitoneal challenge with B. pseudomallei. Extending upon these studies, it was also demonstrated that when the mice were immunized with a combination of CPS2B1 and recombinant B. pseudomallei LolC, rather than with CPS2B1 or LolC individually, they exhibited higher survival rates when challenged with a lethal dose of B. pseudomallei. Collectively, these results suggest that CPS-based glycoconjugates are promising candidates for the development of subunit vaccines for immunization against melioidosis.
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Protection against experimental melioidosis following immunisation with a lipopolysaccharide-protein conjugate. J Immunol Res 2014; 2014:392170. [PMID: 24892035 PMCID: PMC4033506 DOI: 10.1155/2014/392170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Melioidosis is a severe infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is refractory to antibiotic treatment and there is currently no licensed vaccine. In this report we detail the construction and protective efficacy of a polysaccharide-protein conjugate composed of B. pseudomallei lipopolysaccharide and the Hc fragment of tetanus toxin. Immunisation of mice with the lipopolysaccharide-conjugate led to significantly reduced bacterial burdens in the spleen 48 hours after challenge and afforded significant protection against a lethal challenge with B. pseudomallei. The conjugate generated significantly higher levels of antigen-specific IgG1 and IgG2a than in lipopolysaccharide-immunised mice. Immunisation with the conjugate also demonstrated a bias towards Th1 type responses, evidenced by high levels of IgG2a. In contrast, immunisation with unconjugated lipopolysaccharide evoked almost no IgG2a demonstrating a bias towards Th2 type responses. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach in the development of an efficacious and protective vaccine against melioidosis.
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