Identification of murine T-cell epitopes on the S4 subunit of pertussis toxin.

AUTOR(ES)

Petersen, J W

RESUMO

The aim of the present study was to identify murine T-cell epitopes on pertussis toxin subunit S4. Six mouse strains with five different haplotypes at the H-2 locus were immunized with the pertussis toxin B oligomer. Lymph node lymphocytes were isolated and stimulated in an in vitro proliferation assay with pertussis toxin components and 11 overlapping synthetic peptides synthesized on the basis of the primary sequence of S4. In vitro proliferative responses to the synthetic peptides revealed the presence of four distinct murine T-cell epitopes on subunit S4. The recognition of the peptides was major histocompatibility complex restricted. Immunizing four of the six mouse strains with the synthetic peptides showed that the peptides which were demonstrated to contain T-cell epitopes following immunization with the B oligomer were able to induce proliferative responses to detoxified pertussis toxin and pertussis toxin components containing subunit S4. One of the identified murine T-cell epitopes corresponded to one of the major human T-cell epitopes previously identified on subunit S4. It is hoped that this murine model system will facilitate the development of a synthetic immunogen mimicking the protective properties of pertussis toxin.

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