A Comparison of Two Methods for the Extraction of Lactoferrin-binding Proteins from Streptococcus uberis

Streptococcus uberis의 락토페린 결합단백질 추출을 위한 두 가지 방법의 비교

  • Published : 2007.09.30

Abstract

Lactoferrin-binding proteins (LBP) has not been well characterized in Streptococcus uberis isolated from milk of bovine mastitis and to date this protein is considered to be an important virulence factor in Streptococcal mastitis. To determine the more efficient extraction method of LBP from four S. uberis strains, we used two different extraction methods (mutanolysin and sodium dodecyl sulfate) in this study. Bacterial proteins extracted were electrophoresed by 10% polyacrylamide gels in the presence of sodium deodecyl sulfate and gels were transferred onto nitrocellulose membrane. Rabbit anti-bovine lactoferrin antibody and HRP-conjugated donkey anti-rabbit IgG antibody were used to detect LBP. This Western blotting analysis demonstrates that extraction method with SDS extracted 110 kDa and 112 kDa LBPs more efficiently compared to the mutanolysin extraction method.

락토페린 결합단백질(Lactoferrin-binding proteins, LBP)은 젖소유방염 원인균인 Streptococcus uberis의 막단백질로서 그 특성에 관해서는 잘 규명되어 있지 않지만, 특히 최근에는 스트렙토코커스성 유방염의 독성인자로서 중요시되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 S. uberis 네 가지 균주를 대상으로 LBP를 보다 효율적으로 추출하기 위하여 mutanolysin 및 sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)를 이용한 두 가지 다른 추출 방법을 사용하였다. 추출된 세균단백질을 SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoreis(SDS-PAGE)로 전기영동을 하였고, 겔을 니트로셀룰로스 막으로 이동시켰다. Rabbit anti-bovine lactoferrin 항체와 HRP-conjugated donkey anti-rabbit IgG 항체를 사용하여 LBP를 검출하였다. 이러한 웨스턴 블롯팅 분석을 통해 SDS 추출법이 mutanolysin 추출법에 비해 보다 효율적으로 110 kDa 및 112 kDa의 LBP를 추출할 수 있음을 증명하였다.

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