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Determination of the expression of three fimbrial subunit proteins in cultured Trueperella pyogenes
Mengcheng Liu1,2, Bing Wang1,2, Hongmin Liang1,2
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Changjiang Road 600, Harbin, 150030, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China.
Background:
Trueperella pyogenes is a commensal and a significant opportunistic pathogen in animals. A variety of identified or putative virulence factors are considered to significantly contribute to the occurrence of T. pyogenes infection in different species. However, these virulence factors are not fully understood.
Results:
In the current study, the genes encoding putative fimbrial proteins, i.e. Fim A, Fim C, and Fim E, were cloned. Recombinant Fim A (rFim A), Fim C (rFim C), and Fim E (rFim E) were prepared and used to generate rabbit anti-rFim A, anti-rFim C, and anti-rFim E serum, respectively. Using these sera, we found that only Fim E was constitutively expressed in T. pyogenes. The expression level of Fim E in T. pyogenes peaked within 6-10 h of culture period in pH 7.5. Fim E protein expression was unaffected by anaerobic condition, but was inhibited by the microaerophilic condition. Tube agglutination tests indicated that Fim E was exhibited on the surface of T. pyogenes cells because anti-rFim E serum caused strong agglutination. Additionally, the blots for Fim A detection showed nonspecific reactions. Furthermore, the tube agglutination tests showed that anti-Fim A serum failed to cause agglutination of T. pyogenes cells, which indicated that Fim A was not, or poorly, expressed in cultured T. pyogenes. Anti-rFim C serum caused strong agglutination. However, the blots for Fim C detection showed a strong nonspecific reaction. Thus, the expression of Fim C was difficult to be determined using the current method.
Conclusions:
Fim E was expressed in cultured T. pyogenes. However, Fim A was either not or poorly expressed in cultured T. pyogenes. Moreover, Fim C expression was not determined using the current strategy.
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