目的:从生物信息学角度了解空肠弯曲菌主要外膜蛋白OM P18的跨膜结构、B细胞抗原表位及其抗原性、基因序列保守性等特征,并鉴定空肠弯曲菌主要外膜蛋白优势B细胞抗原表位,为后续抗体检测和疫苗研究提供实验依据。方法使用NCBI/Blast ,TMHMM Server V2.0,DNA Star等生物信息学分析软件对空肠弯曲菌主要外膜蛋白OMP18进行蛋白跨膜结构预测、线性B细胞抗原表位及其抗原性分析、并对不同空肠弯曲菌OM P18蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性进行比较。采用空肠弯曲菌全菌抗体IgG为一抗,基于ELISA技术对优势线性B细胞抗原表位进行筛选鉴定。结果生物信息学预测结果表明外膜蛋白OM P18定位于空肠弯曲菌外膜且不存在跨膜结构。蛋白序列保守存在于各空肠弯曲菌株中,序列同源性达95%以上。同时,我们发现该外膜蛋白中存在3个明显的B细胞线性表位,且具有很强的抗原性。ELISA检测鉴定结果表明3个B细胞抗原表位都能有效识别空肠弯曲菌全菌抗体。结论空肠弯曲菌主要外膜蛋白OMP18保守存在于细菌表面,存在3个重要的B细胞线性抗原表位,可用于后续的抗体检测和疫苗开发研究。
In this study ,we aimed to understand the sequence characteristics ,transmembrane structures ,line B cell epitopes present in the OMP18 from Campylobacter jejuni ,and provide candidate antigens for the antibody detection and vaccine development .NCBI/Blast ,TMHMM Server V2 and DNA Star softwares were used for the OMP18 sequence analysis . Based on the ELISA ,the whole bacterial antibody IgG of Campylobacter jejuni was used for the identification of the predicted line B cell epitopes .The OMP18 gene was found conserved in different Campylobacter jejuni strains .The OMP18 was predicted to be located on the outer surface of the bacteria .And three line B cell epitopes were determined to be present in the OMP18 protein .As a conclusion ,the OMP18 protein was confirmed to be an important outer membrane protein ;three line B cell epitopes were identified in the OMP18 ,which could be further used for Campylobacter jejuni antibody detection and vaccine development .