Trehalose-6-phosphate Phosphatase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces humoral and cellular immune responses

Min Zhang, Yanping Yang, Ying Xu, Yaqing Qie, Jiuling Wang, Bingdong Zhu, Qingzhong Wang, Ruiliang Jin, Shengfeng Xu, Honghai Wang

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

9 Scopus citations

Abstract

Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase is an enzyme strictly essential for the growth of mycobacteria. Subcellular fractionation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) located the trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase in the cell wall and membrane fractions. Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase induced an increased Th1-type immune response in mice, characterized by an elevated level of interferon-γ in antigen-stimulated splenocyte culture and a strong IgG2a antibody response. The trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase was recognized by the sera of tuberculosis patients and BCG-vaccinated donors. The mycobacterial trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase is an immunodominant antigen, and it may be a candidate for vaccine development for the control of tuberculosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)68-74
Number of pages7
JournalFEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2007

Keywords

  • Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Trehalose-6-phosphate Phosphatase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces humoral and cellular immune responses'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this