Characterization of fimN, a new Bordetella bronchiseptica major fimbrial subunit gene. 2000

S A Kania, and S Rajeev, and E H Burns, and T F Odom, and S M Holloway, and D A Bemis
University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. skania@utk.edu

Fimbrial proteins play an important role in the binding of Bordetella bronchiseptica to mammalian cells, an event that is key to the pathogenesis of this organism. The fimbrial phenotype of B. bronchiseptica isolates is usually defined serologically by Fim2 and Fim3 antigens. In this study, a previously unidentified fimbrial gene, fimN, was cloned and sequenced. The identity of fimN is based on several observations. The predicted FimN protein has 59.4 and 52. 2% homology with B. bronchiseptica Fim2 and Fim3, respectively, and is similar in size to these fimbriae. fimN, expressed as a recombinant protein, is recognized by mAb prepared against Fim2 from Bordetella pertussis. The fimN promoter region contains a stretch of cytosine residues similar in length to those of other fimbrial genes expressed by Bordetella species. It also has an activator binding region, upstream from the C-stretch, that closely resembles a corresponding bvg regulated region in fim2, fim3, and fimX. The fimN gene was isolated from a cosmid prepared with B. bronchiseptica genomic DNA that restored normal properties of cellular adhesion to an adhesion deficient strain of B. bronchiseptica. As such, FimN may be a previously overlooked fimbrial antigen and may play an important role in the pathogenicity of B. bronchiseptica.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D010566 Virulence Factors, Bordetella A set of BACTERIAL ADHESINS and TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL produced by BORDETELLA organisms that determine the pathogenesis of BORDETELLA INFECTIONS, such as WHOOPING COUGH. They include filamentous hemagglutinin; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; pertactin; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; ADENYLATE CYCLASE TOXIN; dermonecrotic toxin; tracheal cytotoxin; Bordetella LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; and tracheal colonization factor. Bordetella Virulence Factors,Agglutinogen 2, Bordetella Pertussis,Bordetella Virulence Determinant,LFP-Hemagglutinin,LP-HA,Leukocytosis-Promoting Factor Hemagglutinin,Lymphocytosis-Promoting Factor-Hemagglutinin,Pertussis Agglutinins,Agglutinins, Pertussis,Determinant, Bordetella Virulence,Factor Hemagglutinin, Leukocytosis-Promoting,Factor-Hemagglutinin, Lymphocytosis-Promoting,Factors, Bordetella Virulence,Hemagglutinin, Leukocytosis-Promoting Factor,LFP Hemagglutinin,LP HA,Leukocytosis Promoting Factor Hemagglutinin,Lymphocytosis Promoting Factor Hemagglutinin,Virulence Determinant, Bordetella
D010861 Fimbriae, Bacterial Thin, hairlike appendages, 1 to 20 microns in length and often occurring in large numbers, present on the cells of gram-negative bacteria, particularly Enterobacteriaceae and Neisseria. Unlike flagella, they do not possess motility, but being protein (pilin) in nature, they possess antigenic and hemagglutinating properties. They are of medical importance because some fimbriae mediate the attachment of bacteria to cells via adhesins (ADHESINS, BACTERIAL). Bacterial fimbriae refer to common pili, to be distinguished from the preferred use of "pili", which is confined to sex pili (PILI, SEX). Bacterial Fimbriae,Bacterial Pili,Common Fimbriae,Common Pili,Pili, Bacterial,Pili, Common,Bacterial Fimbria,Bacterial Pilus,Common Fimbria,Common Pilus,Fimbria, Bacterial,Pilus, Bacterial,Fimbria, Common,Fimbriae, Common,Pilus, Common
D002522 Chlorocebus aethiops A species of CERCOPITHECUS containing three subspecies: C. tantalus, C. pygerythrus, and C. sabeus. They are found in the forests and savannah of Africa. The African green monkey is the natural host of SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS and is used in AIDS research. African Green Monkey,Cercopithecus aethiops,Cercopithecus griseoviridis,Cercopithecus griseus,Cercopithecus pygerythrus,Cercopithecus sabeus,Cercopithecus tantalus,Chlorocebus cynosuros,Chlorocebus cynosurus,Chlorocebus pygerythrus,Green Monkey,Grivet Monkey,Lasiopyga weidholzi,Malbrouck,Malbrouck Monkey,Monkey, African Green,Monkey, Green,Monkey, Grivet,Monkey, Vervet,Savanah Monkey,Vervet Monkey,Savannah Monkey,African Green Monkey,Chlorocebus cynosuro,Green Monkey, African,Green Monkeys,Grivet Monkeys,Malbrouck Monkeys,Malbroucks,Monkey, Malbrouck,Monkey, Savanah,Monkey, Savannah,Savannah Monkeys,Vervet Monkeys
D004269 DNA, Bacterial Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria. Bacterial DNA
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000942 Antigens, Bacterial Substances elaborated by bacteria that have antigenic activity. Bacterial Antigen,Bacterial Antigens,Antigen, Bacterial
D001422 Bacterial Adhesion Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attaching to cells, tissue, and nonbiological surfaces. It is a factor in bacterial colonization and pathogenicity. Adhesion, Bacterial,Adhesions, Bacterial,Bacterial Adhesions
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA

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