摘要:
The published genomic of Chlamydia pneumoniae reveals over 1000 putative encoded proteins but does not itself indicate which of these might to useful antigens for immunisation and vaccination or for diagnosis. This difficulty is addressed by the invention, which provides a number of C. pneumoniae protein sequences suitable for vaccine production and development and/or for diagnostic purposes.
摘要:
Chlamydia spp. are strictly intracellular pathogens that grow inside a vacuole, called an inclusion. They possess genes encoding proteins homologous to components of type III secretion machineries which, in other bacterial pathogens, are involved in delivery of bacterial proteins within or through the membrane of eukaryotic host cells. Inc proteins are chlamydial proteins that are associated with the membrane of the inclusion and are characterized by the presence of a large hydrophobic domain in their amino acid sequence. To investigate whether some Chlamydia proteins, especially Inc proteins and other proteins exhibiting a similar hydropathic profile, might be secreted, the inventors used an heterologous secretion system, namely a type III system. Chimeras were constructed by fusing the N-terminal part of these proteins with a reporter, the Cya protein of Bordetella pertussis, and expressed in various strains of Shigella flexneri. The inventors demonstrate that these hybrid proteins are secreted by the type III secretion system of S. flexneri. Moreover, the inventors show that three other proteins from C. pneumoniae, all of which have in common the presence of a large hydrophobic domain, are also secreted by S. flexneri type III secretion machinery.
摘要:
The instant invention relates to antigens and nucleic acids encoding such antigens obtainable by screening the Chlamydia psittaci genome. In more specific aspects, the invention relates to methods of isolating such antigens and nucleic acids and to methods of using such isolated antigens for producing immune responses in bovines or other non-human animals. The ability of an antigen to produce an immune response may be employed in vaccination of bovines or antibody preparation techniques.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae, employing a vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding a membrane ATPase of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the membrane ATPase in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
摘要:
The invention discloses the Chlamydia PMPE and PMPI polypeptide, polypeptides derived therefrp, (PMP-derived polypeptides), nucleotide sequences encoding said polypeptides, antibodies that specifically bind the PMP polypeptides and PMP-derived polypeptides and T-cells specific for PMP polypeptides and PMP-derived polypeptides. Also disclosed are prophylactic and therapeutic compositions, including immunogenic compositions, e.g., vaccines, comprising PMP polypeptides or PMP-derived polypeptides or antibodies thereto. The invention additionally discloses methods of inducing in animals an immune response to Chlamydia cells, Chlamydia elementary bodies, and/or cells expressing Chlamydial proteins, e.g., cell infected with Chlamydia.
摘要:
The present invention provides nucleic acids, proteins and vectors for a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae. The method employs a vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding an ATP-binding cassette of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the ATP-binding cassette gene product in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
摘要:
Chlamydia pneumoniae polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding them are disclosed. Said polypeptides are antigenic and therefore useful components for the prophylaxis, diagnosis or therapy of Chlamydial infection in animals. Also disclosed are recombinant methods of producing the protein antigens as well as diagnostic assays for detecting Chlamydia bacterial infection, particularly C. pneumoniae.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae, employing a vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding full-length, 5null-truncated or 3null-truncated 76 kDa protein of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the 76 kDa protein gene in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.
摘要:
Identification of linear amino acid antigenic sequences for the production of both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to defined antigenic domains is described. Also described are antigenic peptides identified by the described methods and antibodies thereto.
摘要:
In summary of this disclosure, the present invention provides a method of nucleic acid, including DNA, immunization of a host, including humans, against disease caused by infection by a strain of Chlamydia, specifically C. pneumoniae, employing a vector, containing a nucleotide sequence encoding a CPN100149 polypeptide of a strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae and a promoter to effect expression of the CPN100149 polypeptide in the host. Modifications are possible within the scope of this invention.