Correlation between Helicobacter pylori OipA protein expression and oipA gene switch status

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 May;42(5):2279-81. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2279-2281.2004.

Abstract

Polyclonal antisera to either a synthetic OipA peptide or a recombinant OipA protein detected OipA expression in Helicobacter pylori and correlated with functional oipA status determined by PCR sequence (sensitivity and specificity of >94%). Immunoblotting is a simple and accurate method for detecting expression of the important virulence factor OipA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / immunology
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Gene Expression
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Helicobacter pylori / genetics*
  • Helicobacter pylori / immunology
  • Helicobacter pylori / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Immunoblotting / methods
  • Immunoblotting / statistics & numerical data
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Virulence / genetics

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Recombinant Proteins