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Surface-exposed epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein of Chlamydia trachomatis defined with peptide antisera

Surface-exposed epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein of Chlamydia trachomatis defined with peptide antisera
Surface-exposed epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein of Chlamydia trachomatis defined with peptide antisera
The surface exposure of computer-predicted, linear B-cell epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein (MOMP) of Chlamydia trachomatis serovar B was assessed using antibodies raised against synthetic peptides in conjunction with immunogold transmission electron microscopy. Several of the chosen peptides elicited antibodies which reacted with both denatured and native MOMP. The majority of the exposed epitopes were found within the variable segments of MOMP. For each of the epitopes identified, the extent of their surface accessibility varied both among individual organisms and different developmental forms. Evidence for two distinct subspecies-specific epitopes within VS4 is presented.
0022-1287
3219-3228
Conlan, J.W.
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Ferris, S.
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Clarke, I.N.
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Ward, M.E.
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Conlan, J.W.
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Ferris, S.
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Clarke, I.N.
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Ward, M.E.
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Conlan, J.W., Ferris, S., Clarke, I.N. and Ward, M.E. (1989) Surface-exposed epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein of Chlamydia trachomatis defined with peptide antisera. Journal of General Microbiology, 135 (12), 3219-3228. (PMID:2483992)

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Abstract

The surface exposure of computer-predicted, linear B-cell epitopes on the major outer-membrane protein (MOMP) of Chlamydia trachomatis serovar B was assessed using antibodies raised against synthetic peptides in conjunction with immunogold transmission electron microscopy. Several of the chosen peptides elicited antibodies which reacted with both denatured and native MOMP. The majority of the exposed epitopes were found within the variable segments of MOMP. For each of the epitopes identified, the extent of their surface accessibility varied both among individual organisms and different developmental forms. Evidence for two distinct subspecies-specific epitopes within VS4 is presented.

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Published date: December 1989
Organisations: Faculty of Medicine

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Local EPrints ID: 352626
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/352626
ISSN: 0022-1287
PURE UUID: 1e4cdf2e-eaa9-4596-b01d-a4e1f3ccc002
ORCID for I.N. Clarke: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4938-1620

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Last modified: 23 Jul 2022 01:32

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Author: J.W. Conlan
Author: S. Ferris
Author: I.N. Clarke ORCID iD
Author: M.E. Ward

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