Phosphorylcholine−Carbohydrate− Protein Conjugates Efficiently Induce Hapten-Specific Antibodies Which Recognize Both Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis: A Potential Multitarget Vaccine against Respiratory Infections
摘要:
Phosphoryleholine (ChoP) is commonly expressed at the surface of pathogens of the respiratory tract, including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. We designed a synthetic hapten comprising ChoP and part of its native carrier structure in S. pneumoniae, i.e. N-acetyl-D-galactosamine (GalNAc). Protein conjugates of this hapten induced GaINAc-ChoP-specific antibodies which recognized Chol? on both S. pneumoniae and N. meningitidis. GalNAc-ChoP could therefore lead to the rational design of a novel multipurpose vaccine against respiratory infections.