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- Title
A Simple and Rapid Microscale Method for Isolating Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides.
- Authors
Grumov, Daniil; Kostarnoy, Alexey; Gancheva, Petya; Kondratev, Alexey
- Abstract
Bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)) are important mediators of inflammatory processes induced by Gram-negative microorganisms. LPSs are the key inducers of septic shock due to a Gram-negative bacterial infection; thus, the structure and functions of LPSs are of specific interest. Often, highly purified bacterial endotoxins must be isolated from small amounts of biological material. Each of the currently available methods for LPS extraction has certain limitations. Herein, we describe a rapid and simple microscale method for extracting LPSs. The method consists of the following steps: ultrasonic destruction of the bacterial material, LPS extraction via heating, LPS purification with organic solvents, and treatment with proteinase K. LPSs that were extracted by using this method contained less than 2–3% protein and 1% total nucleic acid. We also demonstrated the structural integrity of the O-antigen and lipid A via the sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI–MS) methods, respectively. We demonstrated the ability of the extracted LPSs to induce typical secretion of cytokines and chemokines by primary macrophages. Overall, this method may be used to isolate purified LPSs with preserved structures of both the O-antigen and lipid A and unchanged functional activity from small amounts of bacterial biomass.
- Subjects
POLYACRYLAMIDE gel electrophoresis; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; DESORPTION ionization mass spectrometry; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; GRAM-negative bacteria; ENDOTOXINS; NUCLEIC acids
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 12, p6345
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25126345