Table 1 Immunogenic proteins determined by LC-MS/MS of excised spots found by immunoblotting on 2DE gels.

From: Virulence factors of Moraxella catarrhalis outer membrane vesicles are major targets for cross-reactive antibodies and have adapted during evolution

Protein description and name

Functional category1

MW

(kDa)2

Strain

Accession number

Sequence coverage (%)

Score3

Outer membrane protein CD (OMP CD)

Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane1, cell binding, serum resistance

48.3

Mc6

SQ01_01315

23–56

328–1213

Mc8

SQ02_01320

25–44

464–1064

Outer membrane protein E (OMP E)

Lipid metabolism1, fatty acid transport,

serum resistance

49.3

Mc6

SQ01_04940

69–71

1473–1720

Mc8

SQ02_04980

45–67

1105–1995

Outer membrane protein (CopB), TonB-dependent siderophore receptor

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism1, serum resistance

82.8

Mc6

SQ01_06490

30–58

1115–2204

Mc8

SQ02_06550

33–50

1260–2019

Ubiquitous surface protein A (UspA1)

Cell division and chromosome partitioning1, cell binding, serum resistance

93.3

Mc6

SQ01_03435

24–41

596–1011

Mc8

SQ02_03470

22–23

787–782

Outer membrane porin (OMP M35)

Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane1, transport and binding proteins

38.0

Mc6

SQ01_03260

38

533

Mc8

SQ02_03275

78

1286

Transferrin binding protein B (TbpB)

transport and binding proteins

76.2

Mc6

SQ01_05710

22–38

884–1140

Mc8

SQ02_05755

21

710

Lactoferrin binding protein (LbpB)

Transport and binding proteins

100.1

Mc6

SQ01_07800

10

353

Mc8

SQ02_07885

13

558

Haemoglobin-utilization protein, TonB-dependent receptor, (MhuA)

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism1, transport and binding proteins

107.6

Mc6

SQ01_05485

37–40

1422–1460

Mc8

SQ02_05535

ND

ND

Structural protein (MipA)

Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane1

28.6

Mc6

SQ01_04155

53–60

498–577

Mc8

SQ02_04180

75

799

Fe(3+) ABC transporter substrate-binding protein (FbpA)

Inorganic ion transport and metabolism1

35.7

Mc6

SQ01_07425

ND

ND

Mc8

SQ02_07515

58–73

849–1080

Molecular chaperone (GroEL)

Posttranslational modification, protein turnover, chaperones1

57.4

Mc6

SQ01_02125

ND

ND

Mc8

SQ02_02135

60

1721

Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (Lpd)

Energy production and conversion1

51.1

Mc6

SQ01_00050

29

737

Mc8

SQ02_00050

46

1204

Hypothetical protein with TPR domain (HP Mc4)

General function prediction only1

30.1

Mc6

SQ01_03330

46

554

Mc8

SQ02_03345

62

758

Outer membrane beta-barrel protein OMPJ)

Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane1

18.9

Mc6

SQ01_07075

ND

ND

Mc8

SQ02_07135

34

246

Polyisoprenoid-binding periplasmic protein (YceI)

General function prediction only1

21.2

Mc6

SQ01_05855

ND

ND

Mc8

SQ02_05915

63

528

Membrane protein (OMP G1b)

Cell envelope

26.9

Mc6

SQ01_02650

29

448

Mc8

SQ02_02660

ND

ND

Membrane protein, Opa-like protein A (OlpA)

Cell envelope biogenesis, outer membrane1

23.3

Mc6

SQ01_01010

50

296

Mc8

SQ02_01010

ND

ND

  1. 1Functional category according to search results of Cluster of Orthologous Groups (COGs); other descriptions were taken from various references;
  2. 2Theoretical molecular mass was determined by Mascot;
  3. 3Score ranges represent MS/MS ion scores determined by peptide mass fingerprinting. Only scores deemed to be significant by Mascot (p < 0.05) were presented.
  4. ND - not done as there was no reactivity observed on blots.