title: Antibody response to B cell epitopes of Chlamydia trachomatis 60-kDa heat-shock protein and corresponding mycobacterial and human peptides in infants with chlamydial pneumonitis.
abstract: To study antibody response to the hypersensitivity protein B of Chlamydia trachomatis, also known as the 60-kDa heat-shock protein (hsp60), epitope scanning was done over the entire protein. Human sera with antibodies to C. trachomatis identified 5 major antigenic regions (peptides 2, 5, 9, 17, and 21) and several minor regions (peptides 34-37, 39, 50, and 59-62). Clear-cut IgG antibody responses to chlamydial peptide 2 (YNEEARKKIQKGVKT) and a corresponding mycobacterial peptide (YDEEARRGLERGLNA) were found in 8 of 16 infants with chlamydial pneumonitis and in 1 of 18 controls. Peptide 50 (RLAKLSGGVAVIRVG) showed an 80% identity with its human counterpart (RLAKLSDGVAVLKVG), which was derived from human mitochondrial protein P1, but specific antipeptide antibody responses were found in 3 of 16 cases only. In summary, both IgG antibody response to C. trachomatis hsp60 and occasional autoantibody formation in infants with chlamydial pneumonitis were found.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Science, University of Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paavonen
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lähdeaho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puolakkainen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mäki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parkkonen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehtinen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007223:Infant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D018834:Chaperonin 60; D000939:Epitopes; D006360:Heat-Shock Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010455:Peptides