期刊
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS
卷 1830, 期 3, 页码 2804-2812出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.11.006
关键词
Bacillus anthracis; Monoclonal antibody; Modeling; Lethal toxin; Poly-gamma-D-glutamic acid capsule
资金
- Korea National Institute of Health [4840-300-210]
Background: The poly-gamma-D-glutamic acid (PGA) capsule, a major virulence factor of Bacillus anthracis, protects bacilli from immune surveillance and allows its unimpeded growth in the host. Recently, the importance of the PGA in the pathogenesis of anthrax infection has been reported. The PGA capsule is associated with lethal toxin (LT) in the blood of experimentally infected animals and enhances the cytotoxicity of LT. Methods: To investigate the role of anti-PGA Abs on progression of anthrax infection, two mouse anti-PGA rnAbs with K-d values of 0.8 mu M and 2.6 mu M respectively were produced and in silico three dimensional (3D) models of mAbs with their cognitive PGA antigen complex were analyzed. Results: Anti-PGA mAbs specifically bound encapsulated B. anthracis H9401 and showed opsonophagocytosis activity against the bacteria with complement. The enhancement effect of PGA on LT-mediated cytotoxicity was confirmed ex vivo using mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages and was effectively inhibited by anti-PGA mAb. Passive immunization of mAb completely protected mice from PGA-enhanced LT toxicity and partially rescued mice from anthrax spore challenges. 3D structure models of these mAbs and PGA complex support specific interactions between CDR and cognitive PGA. These results indicate that mouse mAb against PGA capsule prevents the progress of anthrax disease not only by eliminating the vegetative form of encapsulated B. anthracis but also by inhibiting the enhanced cytotoxic activity of LT by PGA through specific binding with PGA capsule antigen. General significance: Our results suggest a potential role for PGA antibodies in preventing and treating anthrax infection. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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