Sheppard Carmen L, Pichon Bruno, George Robert C, Hall Lucinda M C
Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ, United Kingdom.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2010 Nov;17(11):1820-2. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00335-10. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
Four Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates expressing both 6A and 6B capsular serotypes were detected by a multiplex immunoassay. The sequence of WciP, a GT2-family glycosyltransferase, indicates that point mutation has compromised linkage specificity, allowing two alternative oligosaccharides to be synthesized. This finding highlights that mutation as well as recombination can mediate serotype change.
通过多重免疫测定法检测到4株同时表达6A和6B荚膜血清型的肺炎链球菌分离株。GT2家族糖基转移酶WciP的序列表明,点突变损害了连接特异性,从而允许合成两种不同的寡糖。这一发现突出表明,突变以及重组均可介导血清型变化。