Immunoaffinity-based mass spectrometric characterization of immunoreactive proteins of Salmonella Typhi

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Salmonella Typhi, a human-restricted Gram negative enterobacteriaceae, is the causative agent of typhoid fever in human being. The available serodiagnostic tools for the diagnosis of typhoid fever lack sensitivity and/or specificity. This study aimed to identify the immunoreactive proteins of S. Typhi that could help to develop improved diagnostic tools. Here, we performed immunoaffinity-based proteomic approach that uses charged columns to retrieve IgG and IgM antibodies from the plasma of typhoid patients followed by capture of S. Typhi proteins. These proteins were then characterized by mass spectrometry and bioinformatics tools. Using this approach, we identified 28 immunoreactive proteins of S. Typhi, in which 14 proteins were captured by IgG charged column and 4 proteins were captured by IgM column. We also identified 10 proteins (hlyE, rfbH, dapD, argI, glyA, pflB, trxB, groEL, tufA and pepD) captured by both columns. The prediction of antigenicity and immunogenicity resulted that 22 proteins were antigenic while 6 were non-antigenic on the scale of 0.4 threshold value of VaxiJen. These proteins successfully simulated the immune system in silico and in response higher amount of antibodies' titers were recorded in C-IMMSIM, confirming the immunogenic nature of these proteins. The identified proteins are of diverse nature and functions including those involved in virulence and pathogenesis, energy metabolism, cell development, biosynthesis of amino acids, regulatory functions and biosynthesis of cofactors. The findings of this study would be helpful in the development of improved vaccines and diagnostic tools for typhoid fever.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Saudi journal of biological sciences - 30(2023), 1 vom: 29. Jan., Seite 103502

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Safi, Aziz Ur Rehman [VerfasserIn]
Mansour Salih, Magdi [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Hazir [VerfasserIn]
Khattak, Baharullah [VerfasserIn]
El Askary, Ahmad [VerfasserIn]
Hussain Khalifa, Eman [VerfasserIn]
Qasim, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Immunoaffinity
Immunoreactive Proteins
Journal Article
Mass Spectrometry
Plasma
S. Typhi
Serodiagnosis

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Date Revised 03.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.sjbs.2022.103502

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349706840