title: Cloning, expression and characterization of recombinant exotoxin A-flagellin fusion protein as a new vaccine candidate against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
abstract: Infections due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who suffer from impaired immune responses and chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. At present, aggressive antibiotic therapy is the only choice for management of P. aeruginosa infections, but emergence of highly resistant strains necessitated the development of novel alternative therapeutics including an effective vaccine. Several P. aeruginosa antigens have been tested for vaccine development, including lipopolysaccharide alone, polysaccharides alginate, extracellular proteins, exotoxin A (exo A) and killed whole cell. However, none of them are currently available clinically.
  
  
  
  In this research, recombinant exoA-flagellin (fliC) fusion protein as a cocktail antigen was expressed and purified and its antigenic characteristics were evaluated.
  
  
  
  Expression of recombinant fusion protein by E. coli using pET22b vector resulted in production of exoA-fliC fusion protein in high concentration. Based on Western-blotting results, recombinant fusion protein showed a good antigenic interaction with sera from patients with various P. aeruginosa infections.
  
  
  
  These results suggested that recombinant exoA-fliC fusion protein can be produced in the laboratory, and tested as a candidate vaccine in P. aeruginosa infections.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Bacteriology Faculty of Medical sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Asghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanomand
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Safar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Farajnia
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Bacteriology Faculty of Medical sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Najar Peerayeh
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Immunology and Immunology Research Center, 
  Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Jafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Majidi
mesh_terms: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005408:Flagellin / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
chemical_list: D036002:ADP Ribose Transferases; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D005098:Exotoxins; D005408:Flagellin; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000097668:Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin A
keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Exotoxin A; Flagellin; Vaccines