Rioux S, Martin D, Ackermann H W, Dumont J, Hamel J, Brodeur B R
Unité de Recherche en Vaccinologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec et Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2.
Infect Immun. 2001 Aug;69(8):5162-5. doi: 10.1128/IAI.69.8.5162-5165.2001.
The localization and accessibility of the group B streptococcus (GBS) surface immunogenic protein (Sip) at the surface of intact GBS cells were studied by flow cytometric assay and immunogold electron microscopy. Antibodies present in pooled sera collected from mice after immunization with purified recombinant Sip efficiently recognized native Sip at the surfaces of the different GBS strains tested, which included representatives of all nine serotypes. Examination of GBS cells by immunogold electron microscopy revealed that the Sip-specific antibodies attached preferentially to polar sites and the septal region. This result confirmed that Sip is exposed at the intact-cell surface, but it also suggests that its distribution is restricted to certain regions of the cell.
通过流式细胞术检测和免疫金电子显微镜技术,研究了B族链球菌(GBS)表面免疫原性蛋白(Sip)在完整GBS细胞表面的定位及可及性。用纯化的重组Sip免疫小鼠后,从其收集的混合血清中的抗体能有效识别所检测的不同GBS菌株表面的天然Sip,这些菌株包括所有九种血清型的代表菌株。通过免疫金电子显微镜检查GBS细胞发现,Sip特异性抗体优先附着于极性位点和隔膜区域。这一结果证实Sip暴露于完整细胞表面,但也表明其分布局限于细胞的某些区域。