Rapid Surface Shaving for Proteomic Identification of Novel Surface Antigens for Vaccine Development.

Publisher:
Springer Nature
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Methods Mol Biol, 2022, 2414, pp. 47-62
Issue Date:
2022
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The bacterial cell surface (surfaceome) is the first site encountered by immune cells and is thus an important site for immune recognition. As such, the characterization of bacterial surface proteins can lead to the discovery of novel antigens for potential vaccine development. In this chapter, we describe a rapid 5-min surface shaving proteomics protocol where live bacterial cells are incubated with trypsin and surface peptides are "shaved" off. The shaved peptides are subsequently identified with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Several checkpoints, including colony forming unit (CFU) counts, flow cytometry, and a false positive unshaved control, are introduced to ensure cell viability/membrane integrity are maintained and that proteins identified are true surface proteins. The protein topology of shaved peptides can be bioinformatically confirmed for surface location. Surface shaving facilitates identification of surface proteins expressed under different conditions, by different strains as well as highly abundant essential and immunogenic bacterial surface antigens for potential vaccine development.
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