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Antibodies Directed to the Gram-Negative Bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae Cross-React with the 60 kDa Heat Shock Protein and Lead to Impaired Neurite Outgrowth in NTera2/D1 Cells

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Children of mothers with prenatal gonococcal infections are of increased risk to develop schizophrenic psychosis in later life. The present study hypothesizes an autoimmune mechanism for this, investigating interactions of a commercial rabbit antiserum directed to Neisseria gonorrhoeae (α-NG) with human NTera2/D1 cells, an established in vitro model for human neuronal differentiation. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated α-NG to label antigens on an intracellular organelle, which by Western blot analysis showed a molecular weight shortly below 72 kDa. An antiserum directed to Neisseria meningitidis (α-NM) reacts with an antigen shortly below 95 kDa, confirming antibody specificity of these interactions. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and partial Western transfer, allowed to localize an α-NG reactive protein spot which was identified by LC–Q-TOF MS/MS analysis as mitochondrial heat shock protein Hsp60. This was confirmed by Western blot analysis of α-NG immunoreactivity with a commercial Hsp60 protein sample, with which α-NM failed to interact. Finally, analysis of neurite outgrowth in retinoic acid-stimulated differentiating NTera2-D1 cells, demonstrates that α-NG but not α-NM treatment reduces neurite length. These results demonstrate that α-NG can interact with Hsp60 in vitro, whereas pathogenetic relevance of this interaction for psychotic symptomatology remains to be clarified.

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We would like to thank the Medical Faculty of the University of Göttingen (UMG) for persistent and reliable support of our work.

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Reuss, B., Asif, A.R. Antibodies Directed to the Gram-Negative Bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae Cross-React with the 60 kDa Heat Shock Protein and Lead to Impaired Neurite Outgrowth in NTera2/D1 Cells. J Mol Neurosci 54, 125–136 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-014-0258-y

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