title: Analysis and expression of the Borrelia burgdorferi P/Gau fla gene: identification of heterogeneity with the B31 strain.
abstract: The flagellin gene from the P/Gau strain of Borrelia burgdorferi was cloned and sequenced. The translated P/Gau flagellin protein differed from the flagellin of the B31 strain at 13 of 336 amino acids. This includes seven differences between amino acids 190-234, an immunodominant and specific region for B. burgdorferi. The entire flagellin molecule, as well as peptides of the internal portion of the protein which is more specific for B. burgdorferi, has been expressed in Escherichia coli using a pET7HIS.2 expression system. These peptides may be of great value for the development of sensitive and specific recombinant-based serological assays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, SUNY, Stony Brook.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Luft
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pawagi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fiseene
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gorevic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005408:Flagellin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D005408:Flagellin