title: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to outer membrane proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown in iron-depleted media.
abstract: The iron uptake systems of pathogenic bacteria provide potential targets for immunological intervention. We have partially purified the high molecular mass, iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (IROMPs) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and used them to prepare a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Five mAbs reacted with an 85 kDa IROMP separated by SDS-PAGE, but gave only low-level binding to whole cells by immunogold electron microscopy. However, iodination of whole cells indicated that the 85 kDa IROMP is surface-exposed. The mAbs were only cross-reactive with clinical isolates representing eight of the 17 International Antigenic Typing Scheme serotypes of P. aeruginosa, suggesting significant heterogeneity with respect to this IROMP.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Research Group, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilton
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alpar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melling
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D033902:Periplasmic Binding Proteins; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D033862:Iron-Binding Proteins; D033902:Periplasmic Binding Proteins; D007501:Iron