title: Proteomic analysis of a meningococcal outer membrane vesicle vaccine prepared from the group B strain NZ98/254.
abstract: In the absence of a suitable carbohydrate-based vaccine, outer membrane vesicle (OMV) vaccines have been used to disrupt outbreaks of serogroup B meningococcal disease for more than 20 years. Proteomic technology provides physical methods with the potential to assess the composition and consistency of these complex vaccines. 2-DE, combined with MS, were used to generate a proteome map of an OMV vaccine, developed to disrupt a long-running outbreak of group B disease in New Zealand. Seventy four spots from the protein map were identified including the outer membrane protein (OMP) antigens: PorA, PorB, RmpM and OpcA. Protein identification indicates that, in addition to OMPs, OMV vaccines contain periplasmic, membrane-associated and cytoplasmic proteins. 2-D-DIGE technology highlighted differences between preclinical development batches of vaccines from two different manufacturers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, UK. cvipond@nibsc.ac.uk
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vipond
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suker
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Feavers
authors.forename: Jun X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D038541:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / Q000276:immunology*; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D022401:Meningococcal Vaccines