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        Identification of Conserved Surface Proteins as Novel Antigenic Vaccine Candidates of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

        Xiabing Chen,Zhuofei Xu,Lu Li,Huanchun Chen,Rui Zhou 한국미생물학회 2012 The journal of microbiology Vol.50 No.6

        Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is an important swine respiratory pathogen causing great economic losses worldwide. Identification of conserved surface antigenic proteins is helpful for developing effective vaccines. In this study, a genome-wide strategy combined with bioinformatic and experimental approaches, was applied to discover and characterize surface-associated immunogenic proteins of A. pleuropneumoniae. Thirty nine genes encoding outer membrane proteins (OMPs) and lipoproteins were identified by comparative genomics and gene expression profiling as beinghighly conserved and stably transcribed in the different serotypes of A. pleuropneumoniae reference strains. Twelve of these conserved proteins were successfully expressed in Escherichia coli and their immunogenicity was estimated by homologous challenge in the mouse model, and then three of these proteins (APJL_0126, HbpA and OmpW) were further tested in the natural host (swine) by homologous and heterologous challenges. The results showed that these proteins could induce high titers of antibodies, but vaccination with each protein individually elicited low protective immunity against A. pleuropneumoniae. This study gives novel insights into immunogenicity of the conserved OMPs and lipoproteins of A. pleuropneumoniae. Although none of the surface proteins characterized in this study could individually induce effective protective immunity against A. pleuropneumoniae, they are potential candidates for subunit vaccines in combination with Apx toxins.

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        In silico identification of potential drug targets in swine pathogen Haemophilus parasuis

        Zhuofei Xu,Lifang Ma,Huanchun Chen,Rui Zhou 한국유전학회 2012 Genes & Genomics Vol.34 No.2

        Gram-negative bacterium Haemophilus parasuis has recently become one of the most important etiological agents causing serious systemic disease (Glässer’s disease) in pigs. Antibiotic therapy has played a crucial role in the treatment of this disease. Antibiotic resistance observed from the clinical isolates of this pathogen urges us to discover novel drug targets for antimicrobial agents. In this study, we used a combined strategy including exploration of the gene essentiality and comparison of metabolic pathways to infer drug targets of H. parasuis. We identified 931 gene products essential for bacterial growth according to the DEG database. One hundred and ninety-nine enzyme-coding genes were found in the genome of H. parasuis but were absent in that of the swine host. Lastly,we determined 117 enzymes exhibiting essentiality and specificity to H. parasuis as a candidate set of drug targets. Comparison of metabolic pathways between the pathogen and host showed that 25 targeting enzymes belonged to nine unique pathways of the pathogen. The profile of promising targets identified in our study will provide a useful basis for developing more effective antibiotics against the severe swine disease caused by H. parasuis.

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