α-Enolase, an adhesion-related factor of Mycoplasma bovis.
Mycoplasma bovis is the causative agent of Mycoplasma bovis-associated disease (MbAD). Although the mechanisms underlying M. bovis adherence to host cells is not clear, recent studies have shown that the cell surface protein α-enolase facilitates bacterial invasion and dissemination in the infected host. In this study, we cloned, expressed and purified recombinant M. bovis α-enolase and induced polyclonal anti-α-enolase antibodies in rabbits. M. bovis α-enolase was detected in the cytoplasmic and membrane protein fractions by these antibodies. Triple immunofluorescence labeling combined with confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) revealed that the plasminogen (Plg) enhanced the adherence of M. bovis to embryonic bovine lung (EBL) cells; the values obtained for adherence and inhibition are consistent with this finding. Interestingly, we found that trace amounts of trypsin acted as a more effective enhancer of cell adherence than Plg. Hence, our data indicate that surface-associated M. bovis α-enolase is an adhesion-related factor of M. bovis that contributes to adherence by binding Plg.
National Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia Reference Laboratory, Division of Bacterial Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, CAAS, Harbin, China.
Zhiqiang
Z
Song
Yuan
Y
Li
Yang
Y
Liu
Jiuqing
J
Xin
Xiaohui
X
Zou
Wenjing
W
Sun
D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002417:Cattle; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D045682:Mycoplasma bovis / Q000378:metabolism*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000378:metabolism
D010958:Plasminogen; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase