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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#176 A reference proteomic pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cell wall <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium avium complex<br />

Zhiguo He, Jeroen De Buck,University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Calgary, Canada<br />

All four M. avium subspecies (avium, silvaticum, hominissuis, paratuberculosis) and M. intracellulare are collectively<br />

known as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) and possess a high degree <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> genetic similarity<br />

but can inhabit diverse envir<strong>on</strong>ments and infect a diverse range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> host species. Despite <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir divergent phenotypes<br />

and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> diseases <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y cause, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> genomes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> M. avium subspecies share greater than 97% nucleotide<br />

identity and 91% with M. intracellulare. Therefore, a better understanding <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> host specificity and differences<br />

in pathogenicity within <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAC could come from a thorough proteomic comparis<strong>on</strong>. The cell wall proteins are<br />

particular interesting in this respect. The aim <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this study was to c<strong>on</strong>struct a reference cell wall protein map for<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAC and identify differences between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAC members. Method: A proteomic analysis approach, based<br />

<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>e dimensi<strong>on</strong>al polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and LC-MS/MS, was used to identify and characterize<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cell wall associated proteins <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> all 5 members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAC. An enzymatic cell surface shaving method was<br />

used to determine <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> surface-exposed proteins. Results: Between 300 and 400 cell wall proteins and more<br />

than 40 surface-exposed proteins were identified for each MAC member. The overlap <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> different cell wall<br />

proteomes was determined and mapped against a c<strong>on</strong>sensus reference MAC cell wall protein pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile. Detailed<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> about functi<strong>on</strong>al classificati<strong>on</strong>, signal peptides and number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> transmembrane domains were added<br />

to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reference pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile. C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>: We have generated a comprehensive pr<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ile <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAC cell wall subproteome.<br />

This work will help us focus in <strong>on</strong> proteins in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cell wall that might be involved in Map specific virulence<br />

mechanisms and those <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r MAC members.<br />

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