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Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

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#219 Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis PPE protein MAP1152 and c<strong>on</strong>served<br />

protein MAP1156 are antigenic in experimentally and naturally infected cattle<br />

Avery Lee Pauls<strong>on</strong> 1 , John P Bannantine 2 , Ofelia Chac<strong>on</strong> 1 , Robert J Fent<strong>on</strong>, Denise K Zinniel 1 , D. Scott McVey,<br />

David R Smith, Charles J Czuprynski 3 , Raul G Barletta 1,1 Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences,<br />

University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nebraska, Lincoln, USA; 2 Nati<strong>on</strong>al Animal Disease Center, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa, USA; 3 School <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Veterinary Medicine, University <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Wisc<strong>on</strong>sin-Madis<strong>on</strong>, USA<br />

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causes Johne’s Disease (JD) in ruminants. A transpos<strong>on</strong><br />

inserti<strong>on</strong> upstream from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP1152-MAP1156 genomic regi<strong>on</strong> causes a change in col<strong>on</strong>y morphotype and<br />

results in an attenuated phenotype in bovine macrophages. Bioinformatic analysis indicates that MAP1152<br />

encodes a PPE protein, while MAP1156 is a member <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> uncharacterized protein family UPF0089. Transcripti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

analysis suggests that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> corresp<strong>on</strong>ding genes are organized in two overlapping oper<strong>on</strong>s. Maltosebinding<br />

protein tagged recombinant proteins were overproduced and purified from E. coli. The antigenicity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

MAP1152 and MAP1156 was examined against sera <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> experimentally infected mice, rabbits; and experimentally<br />

and naturally infected cattle. MAP1156 yielded a str<strong>on</strong>ger positive Western blot signal than MAP1152<br />

against sera from cattle with JD. Four positive and four negative sera, previously classified by culture and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

ELISA Idexx R assay, were re-tested in triplicate by ELISA using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Idexx R reference antigen and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recombinant<br />

proteins. MAP1152 displayed 2- to 3-fold greater reactivity (optical density values) against positive sera<br />

as compared to negative c<strong>on</strong>trols (p < 0.001). Likewise, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reactivity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> MAP1156 was 2 to 4-fold greater for<br />

positive sera (p < 0.05.). In c<strong>on</strong>trast, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Idexx R antigen reacted 5 to 12-fold greater with positive than negative<br />

sera (p < 0.0001). Classificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> positive and negative status was determined by cut<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>f value determined<br />

as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> average OD <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> negative sera ± 3 SD. Positive/negative classificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sera with MAP1152 was in<br />

exact agreement with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IdexxR antigen (k= 0.96). However, reacti<strong>on</strong> with MAP1156 resulted in a disagreement<br />

with 1 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 4 presumed negative sera testing positive (k= 0.68). The data presented suggest that MAP1152<br />

and MAP1156 are antigenic and hold str<strong>on</strong>g potential as vaccine candidates or differential diagnostic antigens<br />

if used in c<strong>on</strong>juncti<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> corresp<strong>on</strong>ding attenuated mutants.<br />

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