title: Binding of mouse mannan-binding lectins to different bacterial pathogens of mice.
abstract: Humans have one mannan-binding lectin (MBL) in circulation but rodents, pigs, rabbits and rhesus monkeys have two, MBL-A and MBL-C. Plasma forms of these proteins have similar mannan-binding activity in vitro, but might differ in their ability to bind other microbial targets. In these studies, we compared carbohydrate-dependent binding of mouse plasma MBL-A and MBL-C to mannan-sepharose beads and to intact bacteria isolated as pathogens from mice. After incubation of mouse plasma with intact bacteria, MBL-A and MBL-C were eluted with N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and identified in nonreducing SDS-PAGE using Western blot analysis and MBL-A or MBL-C specific monoclonal antibodies. GlcNAc eluates of plasma incubated with mannan-sepharose beads, Klebsiella oxytoca and Staphylococcus aureus contained similar bands (mainly approximately 50kDa) that were immunoreactive with MBL-C antibody. Furthermore, a smaller form of MBL-C (approximately 45kDa) was detected bound to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. By comparison, immunoreactive MBL-A (a ladder of approximately 175kDa and larger bands) was identified in these GlcNAc eluates from mannan-sepharose beads, S. aureus and K. oxytoca but not P. aeruginosa. These studies demonstrate that mouse MBL-A and MBL-C in plasma are not equivalent in their ability to recognize bacteria that are pathogens for mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lise R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Phaneuf
authors.forename: Brandon N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Lillie
authors.forename: M Anthony
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Patricia V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D011485:Protein Binding; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D037601:Mannose-Binding Lectin