title: Nonradiolabeling assay for WaaP, an essential sugar kinase involved in biosynthesis of core lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
abstract: waaP is present in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core gene clusters of a wide range of gram-negative bacteria, and is an essential gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The WaaP protein is a sugar kinase that adds phosphate to heptose I in the core oligosaccharide. This study describes the standardization and utility of a chemiluminescence-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of WaaP kinase activity. Important features of the assay include high sensitivity, the preparation of dephosphorylated LPS as a substrate, and the use of monoclonal antibody 7-4 that specifically recognizes phosphate substituents in the LPS core.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network, Department of Microbiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Cory Q
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)