ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (9): 1572-1578.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.09.002

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Progress on Secretory Proteins of Mycoplasma

HU Gu-yue1,2, ZHAO Gang1,2, CHEN Ying-yu1,2, GUO Ai-zhen1,2*   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
  • Received:2017-04-10 Online:2017-09-23 Published:2017-09-23

Abstract:

Mycoplasma is a critical pathogen of humans and animals. Due to lacking of highly effective drugs and vaccines, these diseases cause serious economic losses. The unknown pathogenesis and immunologic response restrict the development of novel drugs and vaccines. Secretory proteins are involved in direct communication between pathogens and hosts and usually considered as the key factors of virulence and immunity. Therefore they are potential targets of novel drugs and vaccines. But the study of secretory proteins of Mycoplasma has just started and only a few of Mycoplasma secretory proteins have been identified. In addition, the functions of secretory proteins in pathogenesis and immunity are mostly unknown. This paper reviewed the identified secretory proteins of Mycoplasma, their secretion pattern, and the methods used in related research, in order to provide some support to future study of Mycoplasma secretory proteins.

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