title: Isolation and characterization of monoclonal antibodies directed against different epitopes of type-1-like fimbriae from a multifimbriated E. coli strain.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were raised against purified fimbriae isolated from the uropathogenic E. coli strain WF96 (O7:K1:H6:F11rel,F10). This strain expresses at least four different types of fimbriae. 11 MAbs were selected for further characterization. They are directed against epitopes of a fimbrial type which is composed of 19.5 kDa subunits. It resembles type 1 fimbriae with regard to its high resistance to disruption by SDS. The MAbs were tested for crossreactivity to type 1 fimbriae and other fimbriae with known F-serotypes by ELISA. Two of these MAbs, Pili III 2F7 and Pili III 68C5, were directed against an epitope which was also found on MS fimbriae (type 1). Thus type 1 like fimbriae of E. coli WF96 share at least one epitope with MS fimbriae. Nevertheless, the antigenic properties of these two fimbrial types were found not to be completely identical, since all the other 9 MAbs were not crossreactive. The MAbs were not able to inhibit haemagglutination of erythrocytes of different species and thus not directed against adhesive sites of the fimbriae. All the epitopes detected by MAbs were accessible on native fimbriae; some of them were also detectable on denatured fimbrial subunits. Electron micrographs revealed that these epitopes were evenly distributed on the fimbrial organelle.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biggemann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bunse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachsenweger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Opferkuch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006825:Hybridomas; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D011233:Precipitin Tests
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes