RecombinantPseudomonasexoenzyme S and exoenzyme S fromPseudomonas aeruginosaDG1 share the ability to stimulate T lymphocyte proliferation
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (7) , 607-611
- https://doi.org/10.1139/w99-044
Abstract
Exoenzyme S from P. aeruginosa DG1 and recombinant exoenzyme S derived from strain 388 have distinct characteristics, which has led to a controversy about their homology and their pathophysiologic consequences. We have been investigating the ability of exoenzyme S to activate T lymphocytes, and therefore performed studies to determine whether exoenzyme S from P. aeruginosa DG1 and recombinant exoenzyme S derived from strain 388 and expressed in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA103 or in E. coli BL21(DE3), could induce T lymphocyte activation and proliferation. Both preparations were able to activate T cells and induce lymphocyte proliferation at similar levels as measured by flow cytometry of surface-activation markers and DNA synthesis, respectively. Further, a monoclonal antibody raised against exoenzyme S from strain DG1 partially neutralized T cell activation induced by recombinant exoenzyme S and bound to it in an immunoblot suggesting that the epitope responsible for T cell activation is shared by exoenzyme S from strain DG1 and recombinant exoenzyme S. These data suggest that the two different preparations of exoenzyme S, despite biochemical differences, share the characteristic that is responsible for T lymphocyte activation.Key words: exoenzyme S, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, T lymphocyte, cystic fibrosis.Keywords
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