Identification of Antigenic Proteins in Trichomonas vaginalis
- Title
- Identification of Antigenic Proteins in Trichomonas vaginalis
- Author
- 류재숙
- Keywords
- Trichomonas vaginalis; antigenic protein; membrane protein; immunoscreening
- Issue Date
- 2011-03
- Publisher
- Korean SOC Parasitology
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2011, 49(1), P.79-83
- Abstract
- Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease due to infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, and it can cause serious consequences for women's health. To study the virulence factors of this pathogen, T vaginalis surface proteins were investigated using polyclonal antibodies specific to the membrane fractions of T vaginalis. The T vaginalis expression library was constructed by cloning the cDNA derived from mRNA of T vaginalis into a phage lambda Uni-ZAP XR vector, and then used for immunoscreening with the anti-membrane proteins of T. vaginalis antibodies. The immunoreactive proteins identified included adhesion protein AP65-1, alpha-actinin, kinesin-associated protein, teneurin, and 2 independent hypothetical proteins. Immunofluorescence assays showed that AP65-1, one of the identified immunogenic clones, is prevalent in the whole body of T vaginalis. This study led us to identify T vaginalis proteins which may stimulate immune responses by human cells.
- URI
- http://parasitol.kr/journal/view.php?doi=10.3347/kjp.2011.49.1.79
- ISSN
- 0023-4001; 1738-0006
- DOI
- 10.3347/kjp.2011.49.1.79
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