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Protein II, a major outer cell envelope membrane protein, was found together with lipopolysaccharide to stoichiometrically inhibit conjugation in Escherichia coli K12.
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PMID:Action of a major outer cell envelope membrane protein in conjugation of Escherichia coli K-12. 32 38

Outer membrane components of Neisseria gonorrhoeae play an important role in the initial steps of infection. Precise knowledge about the surface antigens is needed for the development of a serotyping system and of a vaccine against local and systemic gonorrhea. Structure, antigenicity, and function of the best-known membrane components, i.e., lipopolysaccharide, protein I, protein II, protein III, and pili, are discussed. Lipopolysaccharide is a strong immunogen and induces bactericidal antibodies, but is unsuitable for use as a vaccine because of its toxicity. Protein I and protein III are stable proteins, not subject to antigenic variation. Antibodies against protein I, which are able to kill N. gonorrhoeae, are detectable in the serum of patients with disseminated gonococcal infection. Protein II and pili are highly variable antigens with constant, very slightly immunogenic regions. To interrupt the pathomechanism of gonococcal infection at different stages, future vaccines should contain more than one surface antigen.
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PMID:[Gonococcal surface antigens and their significance for serotyping and vaccines]. 286 30

Major antigens in Neisseria gonorrhoeae were identified by surface labelling the organisms with 125I and electrophoresing extracts in polyacrylamide with sodium dodecyl sulphate. Horizontal slices of the gels were cut out and tested in individual wells against patients' sera using ELISA. Serum from local gonococcal infections reacted with Protein II and, probably, lipopolysaccharide, but not with Protein I in deoxycholate (DOC) extracts and gave no reaction with Triton X-100 extracts. Serum from disseminated gonococcal infections reacted with Protein I in the DOC extract and with pili and a number of undefined possibly cytoplasmic membrane antigens in the Triton X-100 extract. The significance of the results and the potential of the method are discussed.
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PMID:Analysis of antibodies in local and disseminated Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections by means of gel electrophoresis-derived ELISA. 681 21