title: Serological response of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli type III secreted proteins in sera from vaccinated rabbits, naturally infected cattle, and humans.
abstract: Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an important zoonotic pathogen, causing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The colonization of cattle and human hosts is mediated through the action of effectors secreted via a type III secretion system (T3SS). The structural genes for the T3SS and many of the secreted effectors are located on a pathogenicity island called the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). We cloned and expressed the genes coding for 66 effectors and purified each to measure the cross-reactivity of type III secreted proteins from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serotypes. These included 37 LEE-encoded proteins and 29 non-LEE effectors. The serological response against each protein was measured by Western blot analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using sera from rabbits immunized with type III secreted proteins (T3SPs) from four STEC serotypes, experimentally infected cattle, and human sera from six HUS patients. Twenty proteins were recognized by at least one of the STEC T3SP-vaccinated rabbits by Western blotting. Several structural proteins (EspA, EspB, and EspD) and a number of effectors (Tir, NleA, and TccP) were recognized by O26-, O103-, O111-, and O157-specific sera. Sera from experimentally infected cattle and HUS patients were tested using an ELISA against each of the proteins. Tir, EspB, EspD, EspA, and NleA were recognized by the majority of the samples tested. A number of other proteins also were recognized by individual serum samples. Overall, proteins such as Tir, EspB, EspD, NleA, and EspA were highly immunogenic in vaccinated and naturally infected subjects and could be candidates for a cross-protective STEC vaccine.
authors: Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5E3.
authors: David J
authors: DJ
authors: Asper
authors: Mohamed A
authors: MA
authors: Karmali
authors: Hugh
authors: H
authors: Townsend
authors: Dragan
authors: D
authors: Rogan
authors: Andrew A
authors: AA
authors: Potter
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