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Camejo A, Buchrieser C, Couvé E, Carvalho F, Reis O, Ferreira P, Sousa S, Cossart P, Cabanes D. In vivo transcriptional profiling of Listeria monocytogenes and mutagenesis identify new virulence factors involved in infection. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000449. [PMID: 19478867 PMCID: PMC2679221 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a human intracellular pathogen able to colonize host tissues after ingestion of contaminated food, causing severe invasive infections. In order to gain a better understanding of the nature of host-pathogen interactions, we studied the L. monocytogenes genome expression during mouse infection. In the spleen of infected mice, approximately 20% of the Listeria genome is differentially expressed, essentially through gene activation, as compared to exponential growth in rich broth medium. Data presented here show that, during infection, Listeria is in an active multiplication phase, as revealed by the high expression of genes involved in replication, cell division and multiplication. In vivo bacterial growth requires increased expression of genes involved in adaptation of the bacterial metabolism and stress responses, in particular to oxidative stress. Listeria interaction with its host induces cell wall metabolism and surface expression of virulence factors. During infection, L. monocytogenes also activates subversion mechanisms of host defenses, including resistance to cationic peptides, peptidoglycan modifications and release of muramyl peptides. We show that the in vivo differential expression of the Listeria genome is coordinated by a complex regulatory network, with a central role for the PrfA-SigB interplay. In particular, L. monocytogenes up regulates in vivo the two major virulence regulators, PrfA and VirR, and their downstream effectors. Mutagenesis of in vivo induced genes allowed the identification of novel L. monocytogenes virulence factors, including an LPXTG surface protein, suggesting a role for S-layer glycoproteins and for cadmium efflux system in Listeria virulence.
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- Ana Camejo
- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institut Pasteur, UP Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS URA 2171, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Génétique des Génomes Bactériens CNRS URA 2171, Paris, France
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Paris, France
- Inserm U604, Paris, France
- INRA USC2020, Paris, France
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- IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Group of Molecular Microbiology, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Comparative proteomic analysis of Listeria monocytogenes strains F2365 and EGD. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 75:366-73. [PMID: 19028911 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01847-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, food-borne pathogen that causes disease in both humans and animals. There are three major genetic lineages of L. monocytogenes and 13 serovars. To further our understanding of the differences that exist between different genetic lineages/serovars of L. monocytogenes, we analyzed the global protein expression of the serotype 1/2a strain EGD and the serotype 4b strain F2365 during early-stationary-phase growth at 37 degrees C. Using multidimensional protein identification technology with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry, we identified 1,754 proteins from EGD and 1,427 proteins from F2365, of which 1,077 were common to both. Analysis of proteins that had significantly altered expression between strains revealed potential biological differences between these two L. monocytogenes strains. In particular, the strains differed in expression of proteins involved in cell wall physiology and flagellar biosynthesis, as well as DNA repair proteins and stress response proteins.
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McGann P, Raengpradub S, Ivanek R, Wiedmann M, Boor KJ. Differential regulation of Listeria monocytogenes internalin and internalin-like genes by sigmaB and PrfA as revealed by subgenomic microarray analyses. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:417-35. [PMID: 18713061 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The Listeria monocytogenes genome contains more than 20 genes that encode cell surface-associated internalins. To determine the contributions of the alternative sigma factor sigma(B) and the virulence gene regulator PrfA to internalin gene expression, a subgenomic microarray was designed to contain two probes for each of 24 internalin-like genes identified in the L. monocytogenes 10403S genome. Competitive microarray hybridization was performed on RNA extracted from (i) the 10403S parent strain and an isogenic Delta sigB strain; (ii) 10403S and an isogenic Delta prfA strain; (iii) a (G155S) 10403S derivative that expresses the constitutively active PrfA (PrfA*) and the Delta prfA strain; and (iv) 10403S and an isogenic Delta sigB Delta prfA strain. Sigma(B)- and PrfA-dependent transcription of selected genes was further confirmed by quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. For the 24 internalin-like genes examined, (i) both sigma(B) and PrfA contributed to transcription of inlA and inlB, (ii) only sigma(B) contributed to transcription of inlC2, inlD, lmo0331, and lmo0610; (iii) only PrfA contributed to transcription of inlC and lmo2445; and (iv) neither sigma(B) nor PrfA contributed to transcription of the remaining 16 internalin-like genes under the conditions tested.
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- Patrick McGann
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Tong Y, Guo M. Bacterial heme-transport proteins and their heme-coordination modes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 481:1-15. [PMID: 18977196 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Efficient iron acquisition is critical for an invading microbe's survival and virulence. Most of the iron in mammals is incorporated into heme, which can be plundered by certain bacterial pathogens as a nutritional iron source. Utilization of exogenous heme by bacteria involves the binding of heme or hemoproteins to the cell surface receptors, followed by the transport of heme into cells. Once taken into the cytosol, heme is presented to heme oxygenases where the tetrapyrrole ring is cleaved in order to release the iron. Some Gram-negative bacteria also secrete extracellular heme-binding proteins called hemophores, which function to sequester heme from the environment. The heme-transport genes are often genetically linked as gene clusters under Fur (ferric uptake regulator) regulation. This review discusses the gene clusters and proteins involved in bacterial heme acquisition, transport and processing processes, with special focus on the heme-coordination, protein structures and mechanisms underlying heme-transport.
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- Yong Tong
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, USA
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Wang L, Lin M. A novel cell wall-anchored peptidoglycan hydrolase (autolysin), IspC, essential for Listeria monocytogenes virulence: genetic and proteomic analysis. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2008; 154:1900-1913. [PMID: 18599819 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/015172-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We have recently concluded that a Listeria monocytogenes 86 kDa immunogenic surface protein, IspC, is a cell wall-anchored peptidoglycan hydrolase (autolysin), capable of degrading the cell wall peptidoglycan of the bacterium itself. To determine if this enzyme has any biological functions and/or plays a role in virulence, we in-frame-deleted the ispC gene from the L. monocytogenes chromosome. This DeltaispC mutant exhibited complete abrogation of expression of IspC and displayed no defects in in vitro growth, colony and microscopic morphologies, or biochemical characteristics. Lack of IspC led to attenuated virulence in mice, evidenced by a significant reduction in bacterial counts in livers and brains and no mortality compared with the wild-type. Furthermore, the data from assays using various eukaryotic cells for adhesion, invasion, actin tail formation, plaque formation and intracellular growth indicated that the mutant was severely attenuated in virulence in a cell culture model in a cell type-dependent manner. The findings that (i) the mutant was impaired for adhesion to certain eukaryotic cells, and (ii) both purified IspC and its C-terminal cell wall-binding domain were capable of binding sheep choroid plexus (SCP) epithelial cells and Vero cells, supported the role of IspC as an adhesin in virulence. The DeltaispC mutant exhibited a marked defect in adhesion to and invasion of SCP cells but not human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC), suggesting that IspC is necessary for crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier. Proteomic and immunological analysis showed a reduced surface expression of some known or putative virulence factors (e.g. ActA, InlC2 and a flagellin homologue, FlaA) due to IspC deficiency. Altogether, this study demonstrates that IspC, expressed as a minor autolysin in vitro, is not important for cell division or separation but is essential for full virulence of L. monocytogenes in vivo.
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- Linru Wang
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.,Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.,Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
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Litou ZI, Bagos PG, Tsirigos KD, Liakopoulos TD, Hamodrakas SJ. Prediction of cell wall sorting signals in gram-positive bacteria with a hidden markov model: application to complete genomes. J Bioinform Comput Biol 2008; 6:387-401. [PMID: 18464329 DOI: 10.1142/s0219720008003382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 09/25/2007] [Accepted: 12/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Surface proteins in Gram-positive bacteria are frequently implicated in virulence. We have focused on a group of extracellular cell wall-attached proteins (CWPs), containing an LPXTG motif for cleavage and covalent coupling to peptidoglycan by sortase enzymes. A hidden Markov model (HMM) approach for predicting the LPXTG-anchored cell wall proteins of Gram-positive bacteria was developed and compared against existing methods. The HMM model is parsimonious in terms of the number of freely estimated parameters, and it has proved to be very sensitive and specific in a training set of 55 experimentally verified LPXTG-anchored cell wall proteins as well as in reliable data sets of globular and transmembrane proteins. In order to identify such proteins in Gram-positive bacteria, a comprehensive analysis of 94 completely sequenced genomes has been performed. We identified, in total, 860 LPXTG-anchored cell wall proteins, a number that is significantly higher compared to those obtained by other available methods. Of these proteins, 237 are hypothetical proteins according to the annotation of SwissProt, and 88 had no homologs in the SwissProt database--this might be evidence that they are members of newly identified families of CWPs. The prediction tool, the database with the proteins identified in the genomes, and supplementary material are available online at http://bioinformatics.biol.uoa.gr/CW-PRED/.
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- Zoi I Litou
- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Athens 15701, Greece.
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Barbuddhe S, Chakraborty T. Biotechnological applications of Listeria's sophisticated infection strategies. Microb Biotechnol 2008; 1:361-72. [PMID: 21261856 PMCID: PMC3815243 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram‐positive bacterium that is able to survive both in the environment and to invade and multiply within eukaryotic cells. Currently L. monocytogenes represents one of the most well‐studied and characterized microorganisms in bacterial pathogenesis. A hallmark of L. monocytogenes virulence is its ability to breach bodily barriers such as the intestinal epithelium, the blood–brain barrier as well as the placental barrier to cause severe systemic disease. Curiously, this theme is repeated at the level of the interaction between the individual cell and the bacterium where its virulence factors contribute to the ability of the bacteria to breach cellular barriers. L. monocytogenes is a model to study metabolic requirements of bacteria growing in an intracellular environment, modulation of signalling pathways in the infected cell and interactions with cellular defences involving innate and adaptive immunity. Technical advances such as the creation of LISTERIA‐susceptible mouse strains, had added interest in the study of the natural pathogenesis of the disease via oral infection. The use of attenuated strains of L. monocytogenes as vaccines has gained considerable interest because they can be used to express heterologous antigens as well as to somatically deliver recombinant DNA to eukaryotic cells. A novel vaccine concept, the use of non‐viable but metabolically active bacteria to induced immunoprotective responses, has been developed with L. monocytogenes. In this mini‐review, we review the strategies used by L. monocytogenes to subvert the cellular functions at different stages of the infection cycle in the host and examine how these properties are being exploited in biotechnological and clinical applications.
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- Sukhadeo Barbuddhe
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Frankfurter strasse 107, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Tang JB, Yang HM, Song SL, Zhu P, Ji AG. Effect of Glycine and Triton X-100 on secretion and expression of ZZ–EGFP fusion protein. Food Chem 2008; 108:657-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Revised: 11/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/15/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhou M, Boekhorst J, Francke C, Siezen RJ. LocateP: genome-scale subcellular-location predictor for bacterial proteins. BMC Bioinformatics 2008; 9:173. [PMID: 18371216 PMCID: PMC2375117 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-9-173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In the past decades, various protein subcellular-location (SCL) predictors have been developed. Most of these predictors, like TMHMM 2.0, SignalP 3.0, PrediSi and Phobius, aim at the identification of one or a few SCLs, whereas others such as CELLO and Psortb.v.2.0 aim at a broader classification. Although these tools and pipelines can achieve a high precision in the accurate prediction of signal peptides and transmembrane helices, they have a much lower accuracy when other sequence characteristics are concerned. For instance, it proved notoriously difficult to identify the fate of proteins carrying a putative type I signal peptidase (SPIase) cleavage site, as many of those proteins are retained in the cell membrane as N-terminally anchored membrane proteins. Moreover, most of the SCL classifiers are based on the classification of the Swiss-Prot database and consequently inherited the inconsistency of that SCL classification. As accurate and detailed SCL prediction on a genome scale is highly desired by experimental researchers, we decided to construct a new SCL prediction pipeline: LocateP. Results LocateP combines many of the existing high-precision SCL identifiers with our own newly developed identifiers for specific SCLs. The LocateP pipeline was designed such that it mimics protein targeting and secretion processes. It distinguishes 7 different SCLs within Gram-positive bacteria: intracellular, multi-transmembrane, N-terminally membrane anchored, C-terminally membrane anchored, lipid-anchored, LPxTG-type cell-wall anchored, and secreted/released proteins. Moreover, it distinguishes pathways for Sec- or Tat-dependent secretion and alternative secretion of bacteriocin-like proteins. The pipeline was tested on data sets extracted from literature, including experimental proteomics studies. The tests showed that LocateP performs as well as, or even slightly better than other SCL predictors for some locations and outperforms current tools especially where the N-terminally anchored and the SPIase-cleaved secreted proteins are concerned. Overall, the accuracy of LocateP was always higher than 90%. LocateP was then used to predict the SCLs of all proteins encoded by completed Gram-positive bacterial genomes. The results are stored in the database LocateP-DB [1]. Conclusion LocateP is by far the most accurate and detailed protein SCL predictor for Gram-positive bacteria currently available.
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- Miaomiao Zhou
- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Bublitz M, Holland C, Sabet C, Reichelt J, Cossart P, Heinz DW, Bierne H, Schubert WD. Crystal structure and standardized geometric analysis of InlJ, a listerial virulence factor and leucine-rich repeat protein with a novel cysteine ladder. J Mol Biol 2008; 378:87-96. [PMID: 18343406 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.01.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Revised: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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We report on the crystal structure of the internalin domain of InlJ, a virulence-associated surface protein of Listeria monocytogenes, at 2.7-A resolution. InlJ is a member of the internalin family of listerial cell surface proteins characterized by a common N-terminal domain. InlJ bears 15 leucine-rich repeats (LRRs), the same number as in InlA, the prototypical internalin family member. The LRRs of InlJ differ from those of other internalins by having 21, rather than 22, residues and by replacing 1 LRR-defining hydrophobic residue with a conserved cysteine. These cysteines stack to form an intramolecular ladder and regular hydrophobic interactions in consecutive repeats. Analyzing the curvature, twist, and lateral bending angles of InlJ and comparing these with several other LRR proteins, we provide a systematic geometric comparison of LRR protein structures (http://bragi2.helmholtz-hzi.de/Angulator/). These indicate that both cysteine and asparagine ladders stabilize the LRR fold, whereas substitutions in some repeat positions are more likely than others to induce changes in LRR geometry.
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- Maike Bublitz
- Molecular Host Pathogen Interactions, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Schoen C, Loeffler DI, Frentzen A, Pilgrim S, Goebel W, Stritzker J. Listeria monocytogenes as novel carrier system for the development of live vaccines. Int J Med Microbiol 2008; 298:45-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2007.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Dussurget O. Chapter 1 New Insights into Determinants of Listeria Monocytogenes Virulence. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 270:1-38. [DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)01401-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Feng Y, Zheng F, Pan X, Sun W, Wang C, Dong Y, Ju AP, Ge J, Liu D, Liu C, Yan J, Tang J, Gao GF. Existence and characterization of allelic variants of Sao, a newly identified surface protein from Streptococcus suis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007; 275:80-8. [PMID: 17854470 PMCID: PMC7110054 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00859.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Surface antigen one (Sao) is a newly identified protein from the major zoonotic pathogen, Streptococcus suis. In search of functional proteins related to the pathogenesis of Chinese S. suis 2 (SS2), unexpectedly, a variant of Sao protein was obtained. To test its prevalence in S. suis, PCR assay was adopted to address the coding genes systematically. It was found that there are three allelic variants of sao gene, namely sao-S, sao-M, and sao-L based on the different lengths of the genes (approximately 1.5, approximately 1.7, and approximately 2.0 kb, respectively). These differences were determined to be caused by heterogeneity within the number of C-terminal repeat sequences (R), which had been seen as a pathogenicity-related domain in the plant pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae. Two variants (sao-M and sao-L) were only found in SS2. All three variant proteins were prepared in vitro and their biochemical and biophysical properties were characterized. A soluble form of Sao-M protein was then used as a capture antigen to develop an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method to detect antibodies against SS2 in convalescent pig sera. Taken together, the results exhibit the properties of Sao proteins and provide an efficient Sao-M-based method for monitoring SS2 infection.
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- Youjun Feng
- Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command, Nanjing, China
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- Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Correspondence: George F. Gao, Center for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. Tel.: +86 10 62552530; fax: +86 10 62521882; e-mail:
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Neumann K, Eppler E, Filgueira L, Groscurth P, Gasal E, Schaffner A, Schoedon G, Schneemann M. Listeria species escape from the phagosomes of interleukin-4-deactivated human macrophages independent of listeriolysin. Immunol Cell Biol 2007; 81:431-9. [PMID: 14636240 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2003.01196.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Listeria monocytogenes is the causative agent of infections like sepsis and meningitis, especially in immunocompromised hosts. Human macrophages are able to phagocytose and digest L. monocytogenes but IL-4 prevents human macrophages from killing the bacteria, the mechanisms of which are unknown. In the present study, we examined various listeria species and strains including wild-type and deletion mutants in human macrophages pretreated with IL-4. To analyse the IL-4-mediated deactivation process, we combined quantitative infection assays with various morphologic methods. IL-4 facilitates survival and escape of the pathogenic L. monocytogenes wild-type strain 10403S from the macrophage phagosomes. In untreated macrophages, the isogenic listeriolysin deletion mutant strain DP-L2161 was killed and did not escape from the phagolysosomes. However, after macrophage deactivation with IL-4 DP-L2161 survived and escaped from the phagosomes. This was also the case, but to a lesser extent, even for the naturally avirulent L. innocua. As detected by confocal laser-scanning fluorescence microscopy and electron microscopy, IL-4 permitted the escape of all listeria species tested, including DP-L2161 and L. innocua from the phagosomal compartment of the macrophages. We conclude that escape from the phagosome and survival of the listeria species tested in IL-4-deactivated human macrophages is independent of the virulence factor listeriolysin.
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- Katja Neumann
- Medical Clinic B Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Division of Cell Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Ammendolia MG, Superti F, Bertuccini L, Chiarini F, Conte MP, Cipriani D, Seganti L, Longhi C. Invasive pathway of Listeria ivanovii in human amnion-derived WISH cells. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2007; 20:509-18. [PMID: 17880764 DOI: 10.1177/039463200702000309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Among Listeria genus, only two species, Listeria ivanovii and Listeria monocytogenes, are pathogenic. L. ivanovii is almost only associated with infections in animals, mainly sheep and cattle, and has rarely been associated with human infections, whereas L. monocytogenes causes severe illnesses in both humans and animals. To further investigate the pathogenetic features of L. ivanovii in humans, we undertook a study in which the intracellular behaviour of this pathogen was analysed in WISH cells, a cell line derived from human amniotic tissue, and compared to that of L. monocytogenes. Using microbiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural approaches, we demonstrate that L. ivanovii can adhere to and invade human amniotic cells, lyse the phagosomal membrane, polymerize host cell actin, and spread from cell to cell more efficiently than L. monocytogenes. However, although L. ivanovii is capable of specifically infecting and replicating in human amnion cells, its survival in cytoplasm is limited compared to that of L. monocytogenes.
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- M G Ammendolia
- Department of Technology and Health, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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Mujahid S, Pechan T, Wang C. Improved solubilization of surface proteins fromListeria monocytogenes for 2-DE. Electrophoresis 2007; 28:3998-4007. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Sánchez B, Champomier-Vergès MC, Anglade P, Baraige F, de los Reyes-Gavilán CG, Margolles A, Zagorec M. A Preliminary Analysis of Bifidobacterium longum Exported Proteins by Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 2007; 14:74-9. [DOI: 10.1159/000106085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Yu WL, Dan H, Lin M. Novel protein targets of the humoral immune response to Listeria monocytogenes infection in rabbits. J Med Microbiol 2007; 56:888-895. [PMID: 17577052 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The role of the humoral immune response in protective immunity against listerial infection has been overlooked and is essentially unknown. This study aimed to discover the protein targets of Listeria monocytogenes that elicit an antibody response following infection in a rabbit model. A genomic expression library for L. monocytogenes was constructed and differentially screened to identify genes encoding proteins that reacted with antiserum from rabbits infected with live L. monocytogenes serotype 4b (RalphaL), but not with that from animals immunized with heat-killed bacteria (RalphaK). Thirty-one clones expressing proteins that reacted exclusively with RalphaL were identified and sequenced. Sequence analysis, together with Western blot analysis of the proteins expressed from positive clones, led to the identification of eight L. monocytogenes proteins as targets of humoral immune responses during listerial infection: three internalin members (InlA, InlD and InlC2) and five novel proteins of unknown function (designated IspA, IspB, IspC, IspD and IspE, respectively). Exhibition of humoral immune responses to these proteins in actively infected rabbits but not in animals receiving heat-killed L. monocytogenes suggested that they were induced or significantly upregulated in vivo during infection and thus are important in Listeria pathogenesis. With the exception of antibodies to InlA, this is the first demonstration of antibodies to the other seven proteins in infected hosts. These immunogenic proteins may be useful candidates for elucidation of the role of antibodies in protective immunity in the context of listerial infection, as well as potential targets for serodiagnostic reagents and vaccine and drug development.
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- Wei Ling Yu
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
- Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
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- Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
- Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K2H 8P9, Canada
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Bierne H, Cossart P. Listeria monocytogenes surface proteins: from genome predictions to function. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2007; 71:377-97. [PMID: 17554049 PMCID: PMC1899877 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00039-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The genome of the human food-borne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes is predicted to encode a high number of surface proteins. This abundance likely reflects the ability of this bacterium to survive in diverse environments, including soil, food, and the human host. This review focuses on the various mechanisms by which listerial proteins are attached at the bacterial surface and their many functions, including peptidoglycan metabolism, protein processing, adhesion to host cells, and invasion of host tissues. Extensive in silico analysis of the domains or motifs present in these mosaic proteins reveals that diverse structural features allow the surface proteome to interact with diverse bacterial or host components. This diversity offers new clues about the molecular bases of Listeria pathogenesis.
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- Hélène Bierne
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries Cellules, Paris F-75015, France.
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Bierne H, Sabet C, Personnic N, Cossart P. Internalins: a complex family of leucine-rich repeat-containing proteins in Listeria monocytogenes. Microbes Infect 2007; 9:1156-66. [PMID: 17764999 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Listeria monocytogenes genome includes a large family of proteins harbouring leucine-rich repeats known as internalins (Inl). The generation of novel mutants and comparative analysis of Inl variability among Listeria and other bacterial genomes suggest that beyond the extensively-studied invasins, InlA and InlB, additional internalins also play important functions in the infectious process.
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- H Bierne
- Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, INSERM U604, INRA USC2020, Institut Pasteur, F-75015 Paris, France.
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Fedtke I, Mader D, Kohler T, Moll H, Nicholson G, Biswas R, Henseler K, Götz F, Zähringer U, Peschel A. A Staphylococcus aureus ypfP mutant with strongly reduced lipoteichoic acid (LTA) content: LTA governs bacterial surface properties and autolysin activity. Mol Microbiol 2007; 65:1078-91. [PMID: 17640274 PMCID: PMC2169524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2007.05854.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Many Gram-positive bacteria produce lipoteichoic acid (LTA) polymers whose physiological roles have remained a matter of debate because of the lack of LTA-deficient mutants. The ypfP gene responsible for biosynthesis of a glycolipid found in LTA was deleted in Staphylococcus aureus SA113, causing 87% reduction of the LTA content. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy revealed that the mutant LTA contained a diacylglycerol anchor instead of the glycolipid, whereas the remaining part was similar to the wild-type polymer except that it was shorter. The LTA mutant strain revealed no major changes in patterns of cell wall proteins or autolytic enzymes compared with the parental strain indicating that LTA may be less important in S. aureus protein attachment than previously thought. However, the autolytic activity of the mutant was strongly reduced demonstrating a role of LTA in controlling autolysin activity. Moreover, the hydrophobicity of the LTA mutant was altered and its ability to form biofilms on plastic was completely abrogated indicating a profound impact of LTA on physicochemical properties of bacterial surfaces. We propose to consider LTA and its biosynthetic enzymes as targets for new antibiofilm strategies.
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- Iris Fedtke
- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, University of Tübingen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, University of Tübingen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, University of Tübingen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Immunochemistry and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel-Center for Medicine and Biosciences23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry, University of Tübingen72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Genetics, University of Tübingen72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, University of Tübingen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Genetics, University of Tübingen72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Immunochemistry and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel-Center for Medicine and Biosciences23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, University of Tübingen, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene72076 Tübingen, Germany
- E-mail ; Tel. (+49) 7071 2981515; Fax (+49) 7071 293435
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Seveau S, Pizarro-Cerda J, Cossart P. Molecular mechanisms exploited by Listeria monocytogenes during host cell invasion. Microbes Infect 2007; 9:1167-75. [PMID: 17761447 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has evolved multiple strategies to invade a large panel of mammalian cells. Host cell invasion is critical for several stages of listeriosis pathology such as the initial crossing of the host intestinal barrier and the successive colonization of diverse target organs including the placenta. In this review, we address the main molecular mechanisms known to be used by L. monocytogenes during invasion of nonphagocytic cells and host tissues.
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- Stéphanie Seveau
- Departments of Microbiology and Internal Medicine, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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This review describes the Listeria monocytogenes genome sequences available today and their comparison with that of Listeria innocua and Listeria welshimeri by highlighting their characteristic features and common traits. The diversity present among them is analysed with emphasis on putative virulence and host-pathogen interaction related functions. Then large-scale studies comparing gene content of Listeria and how these studies contributed to typing applications will be discussed. Finally, evolutionary conclusions and future perspectives in Listeria genomics are presented.
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- Carmen Buchrieser
- Unité de Génomique des Microorganismes Pathogènes and CNRS URA 2171, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris, France.
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Faith NG, Kathariou S, Neudeck BL, Luchansky JB, Czuprynski CJ. A P60 mutant of Listeria monocytogenes is impaired in its ability to cause infection in intragastrically inoculated mice. Microb Pathog 2007; 42:237-41. [PMID: 17336491 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A spontaneous P60 mutant of Listeria monocytogenes was less able to cause systemic infection in A/J mice, following intragastric inoculation, than the parental wild type strain (SLCC 5764, serotype 1/2a). Significantly fewer CFU were recovered from internal organs (spleen, liver, gall bladder) and from the cecum of mice inoculated intragastrically with the P60 mutant than mice inoculated with wild type L. monocytogenes. The P60 mutant also exhibited a diminished ability to invade and multiply within Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. These findings indicate that P60 is required for maximal virulence of L. monocytogenes in the gastrointestinal tract of mice.
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- Nancy G Faith
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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AbstractListeria monocytogenesis amongst the most intriguing and well studied of the pathogenic bacteria. However, the understanding and perspective one has ofL. monocytogenesdepends to a large extent on the microbiological issues with which one is faced as a part of your professional duties. The focus of the veterinary clinician or investigator is likely to be foremost on the neurologic (circling disease) and reproductive diseasesL. monocytogenescauses. To the food microbiologist, the principal concern is to prevent introduction ofL. monocytogenesinto food products, or to identify its presence and prevent its multiplication to numbers of organisms that are likely to pose a substantial risk to humans who ingest the product. To the cellular immunologist, listeriosis represents a robust murine model that helped to elucidate many important concepts in innate and adaptive immunity, andL. monocytogenesis a potential vector for delivery of novel vaccines. To the student of molecular pathogenesis,L. monocytogenesis a powerful and well-characterized model organism for studying the cellular microbiology of an intracellular pathogen. In this brief overview, I will attempt to highlight some of the classical observations, and contemporary insights, onL. monocytogenesand listeriosis, and integrate these perspectives into a common framework. By so doing, I hope to provide those with one perspective on listeriosis with an appreciation of the broad array of problems and issues faced by those who focus on some other aspect ofL. monocytogenesand its pathogenesis.
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- Charles J Czuprynski
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences and the Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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McGann P, Ivanek R, Wiedmann M, Boor KJ. Temperature-dependent expression of Listeria monocytogenes internalin and internalin-like genes suggests functional diversity of these proteins among the listeriae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:2806-14. [PMID: 17337561 PMCID: PMC1892884 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02923-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Listeria monocytogenes genome contains genes encoding several internalins and internalin-like proteins. As L. monocytogenes is present in many environments and can infect numerous, diverse host species, the environmental temperature was hypothesized to be a signal that might affect internalin gene transcription. A subgenomic microarray was used to investigate temperature-dependent transcription of 24 members of the internalin gene family in L. monocytogenes 10403S. The levels of internalin gene transcripts for cells grown at 37 degrees C were compared to the levels of transcripts for cells grown at 16, 30, and 42 degrees C using competitive microarray hybridization, and the results were confirmed by performing quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR for 14 internalin genes. Based on these studies, the internalin genes can be grouped into the following five temperature-dependent categories: (i) four sigma(B)-dependent internalin genes (inlC2, inlD, lmo0331, and lmo0610) with the highest levels of transcripts at 16 degrees C and generally the lowest levels of transcripts at 37 degrees C; (ii) three partially PrfA-dependent internalin genes (inlA, inlB, and inlC) with the lowest levels of transcripts at 16 degrees C and the highest levels of transcripts at 37 and 42 degrees C; (iii) four genes (inlG, inlJ, lmo0514, and lmo1290) with the lowest levels of transcripts at 16 degrees C and the highest levels of transcripts at 30 and/or 37 degrees C; (iv) one gene (lmo0327) with the highest levels of transcripts at 16 degrees C and low levels of transcripts at higher temperatures; and (v) 12 internalin genes with no differences in the levels of transcripts at the temperatures used in this study. The temperature-dependent transcription patterns suggest that the relative importance of different internalins varies by environment, which may provide insight into the specific functions of these proteins.
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- Patrick McGann
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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McGann P, Wiedmann M, Boor KJ. The alternative sigma factor sigma B and the virulence gene regulator PrfA both regulate transcription of Listeria monocytogenes internalins. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:2919-30. [PMID: 17337550 PMCID: PMC1892873 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02664-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Some Listeria monocytogenes internalins are recognized as contributing to invasion of mammalian tissue culture cells. While PrfA is well established as a positive regulator of L. monocytogenes virulence gene expression, the stress-responsive sigma(B) has been recognized only recently as contributing to expression of virulence genes, including some that encode internalins. To measure the relative contributions of PrfA and sigma(B) to internalin gene transcription, we used reverse transcription-PCR to quantify transcript levels for eight internalin genes (inlA, inlB, inlC, inlC2, inlD, inlE, inlF, and inlG) in L. monocytogenes 10403S and in isogenic Delta prfA, Delta sigB, and Delta sigB Delta prfA strains. Strains were grown under defined conditions to produce (i) active PrfA, (ii) active sigma(B) and active PrfA, (iii) inactive PrfA, and (iv) active sigma(B) and inactive PrfA. Under the conditions tested, sigma(B) and PrfA contributed differentially to the expression of the various internalins such that (i) both sigma(B) and PrfA contributed to inlA and inlB transcription, (ii) only PrfA contributed to inlC transcription, (iii) only sigma(B) contributed to inlC2 and inlD transcription, and (iv) neither sigma(B) nor PrfA contributed to inlF and inlG transcription. inlE transcript levels were undetectable. The important role for sigma(B) in regulating expression of L. monocytogenes internalins suggests that exposure of this organism to environmental stress conditions, such as those encountered in the gastrointestinal tract, may activate internalin transcription. Interplay between sigma(B) and PrfA also appears to be critical for regulating transcription of some virulence genes, including inlA, inlB, and prfA.
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- Patrick McGann
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Volokhov DV, Duperrier S, Neverov AA, George J, Buchrieser C, Hitchins AD. The presence of the internalin gene in natural atypically hemolytic Listeria innocua strains suggests descent from L. monocytogenes. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:1928-39. [PMID: 17220266 PMCID: PMC1828802 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01796-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The atypical hemolytic Listeria innocua strains PRL/NW 15B95 and J1-023 were previously shown to contain gene clusters analogous to the pathogenicity island (LIPI-1) present in the related foodborne gram-positive facultative intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes, which causes listeriosis. LIPI-1 includes the hemolysin gene, thus explaining the hemolytic activity of the atypical L. innocua strains. No other L. monocytogenes-specific virulence genes were found to be present. In order to investigate whether any other specific L. monocytogenes genes could be identified, a global approach using a Listeria biodiversity DNA array was applied. According to the hybridization results, the isolates were defined as L. innocua strains containing LIPI-1. Surprisingly, evidence for the presence of the L. monocytogenes-specific inlA gene, previously thought to be absent, was obtained. The inlA gene codes for the InlA protein which enables bacterial entry into some nonprofessional phagocytic cells. PCR and sequence analysis of this region revealed that the flanking genes of the inlA gene at the upstream, 5'-end region were similar to genes found in L. monocytogenes serotype 4b isolates, whereas the organization of the downstream, 3'-end region was similar to that typical of L. innocua. Sequencing of the inlA region identified a small stretch reminiscent of the inlB gene of L. monocytogenes. The presence of two clusters of L. monocytogenes-specific genes makes it unlikely that PRL/NW 15B95 and J1-023 are L. innocua strains altered by horizontal transfer. It is more likely that they are distinct relics of the evolution of L. innocua from an ancestral L. monocytogenes, as postulated by others.
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Chen Y, Zhang W, Knabel SJ. Multi-virulence-locus sequence typing identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms which differentiate epidemic clones and outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:835-46. [PMID: 17215339 PMCID: PMC1829094 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01575-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A recently developed multi-virulence-locus sequence typing (MVLST) method showed improved discriminatory power for subtyping genetically diverse Listeria monocytogenes isolates and identified epidemic clone II isolates associated with two recent U.S. multistate listeriosis outbreaks. To evaluate the ability of MVLST to distinguish other epidemic clones and outbreak strains of L. monocytogenes, 58 outbreak-related isolates from 14 outbreaks and 49 unrelated isolates were analyzed. Results showed that MVLST provided very high discriminatory power (0.99), epidemiological concordance (1.0), stability, and typeability. MVLST accurately identified three previously known epidemic clones (epidemic clones I, II, and III) and redefined another epidemic clone (epidemic clone IV) in serotype 4b of L. monocytogenes. A set of 28 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) differentiated all epidemiologically unrelated isolates. A subset of 16 SNPs differentiated all epidemic clones and outbreak strains. Phylogenetic analysis showed congruence between MVLST clusters, serotypes, and previously defined genetic lineages of L. monocytogenes. SNPs in virulence genes appear to be excellent molecular markers for the epidemiological investigation of epidemics and outbreaks caused by L. monocytogenes.
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- Yi Chen
- Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Boekhorst J, Wels M, Kleerebezem M, Siezen RJ. The predicted secretome of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 sheds light on interactions with its environment. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2007; 152:3175-3183. [PMID: 17074889 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.29217-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The predicted extracellular proteins of the bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum were analysed to gain insight into the mechanisms underlying interactions of this bacterium with its environment. Extracellular proteins play important roles in processes ranging from probiotic effects in the gastrointestinal tract to degradation of complex extracellular carbon sources such as those found in plant materials, and they have a primary role in the adaptation of a bacterium to changing environmental conditions. The functional annotation of extracellular proteins was improved using a wide variety of bioinformatics methods, including domain analysis and phylogenetic profiling. At least 12 proteins are predicted to be directly involved in adherence to host components such as collagen and mucin, and about 30 extracellular enzymes, mainly hydrolases and transglycosylases, might play a role in the degradation of substrates by L. plantarum to sustain its growth in different environmental niches. A comprehensive overview of all predicted extracellular proteins, their domains composition and their predicted function is provided through a database at http://www.cmbi.ru.nl/secretome which could serve as a basis for targeted experimental studies into the function of extracellular proteins.
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- Jos Boekhorst
- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Center for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jiang L, Ke C, Xu J, Chen J, Chen X, Chen N, Shuai J, Fang W. Listeria monocytogenes mutants carrying Newcastle disease virus F gene fused to its actA and plcB: in vitro expression and immunogenicity in chickens. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2007; 39:57-66. [PMID: 17213959 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2007.00248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Recombinant Listeria monocytogenes mutants carrying Newcastle disease virus (NDV) fusion protein gene F were constructed by homologous recombination. NDV F or its truncated fragment Fa was used as the model heterologous gene to be integrated into actA or plcB downstream of their signal sequences. Correct orientation of the inserted genes was verified by polymerase chain reaction amplification of F or Fa. The inserted F and Fa were expressed in the two recombinants Lm-DeltaactA-F and Lm-DeltaplcB-Fa as shown by sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and western blot. Both recombinants exhibited reduced virulence to embryonated eggs and mice by about 1.5-2.5 logs as compared with the parent wild strain 10403S. They were also less invasive than strain 10403S (P<0.05). Chickens receiving the recombinant strains orally or intraperitoneally were partially protected from virulent NDV challenge possibly due to enhancement of non-specific immunity because the antibody titers against the homologous virus strain or the recombinant truncated fusion protein were marginal. Further research is needed in other animal models to see if the low antibody response results from insufficient expression of the heterologous genes as a result of failure of L. monocytogenes or its recombinants to persist or replicate in chickens.
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- Lingli Jiang
- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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Wang L, Lin M. Identification of IspC, an 86-kilodalton protein target of humoral immune response to infection with Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b, as a novel surface autolysin. J Bacteriol 2006; 189:2046-54. [PMID: 17172332 PMCID: PMC1855743 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01375-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We identified and biochemically characterized a novel surface-localized autolysin from Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b, an 86-kDa protein consisting of 774 amino acids and known from our previous studies as the target (designated IspC) of the humoral immune response to listerial infection. Recombinant IspC, expressed in Escherichia coli, was purified and used to raise specific rabbit polyclonal antibodies for protein characterization. The native IspC was detected in all growth phases at a relatively stable low level during a 22-h in vitro culture, although its gene was transiently transcribed only in the early exponential growth phase. This and our previous findings suggest that IspC is upregulated in vivo during infection. The protein was unevenly distributed in clusters on the cell surface, as shown by immunofluorescence and immunogold electron microscopy. The recombinant IspC was capable of hydrolyzing not only the cell walls of the gram-positive bacterium Micrococcus lysodeikticus and the gram-negative bacterium E. coli but also that of the IspC-producing strain of L. monocytogenes serotype 4b, indicating that it was an autolysin. The IspC autolysin exhibited peptidoglycan hydrolase activity over a broad pH range of between 3 and 9, with a pH optimum of 7.5 to 9. Analysis of various truncated forms of IspC for cell wall-hydrolyzing or -binding activity has defined two separate functional domains: the N-terminal catalytic domain (amino acids [aa] 1 to 197) responsible for the hydrolytic activity and the C-terminal domain (aa 198 to 774) made up of seven GW modules responsible for anchoring the protein to the cell wall. In contrast to the full-length IspC, the N-terminal catalytic domain showed hydrolytic activity at acidic pHs, with a pH optimum of between 4 and 6 and negligible activity at alkaline pHs. This suggests that the cell wall binding domain may be of importance in modulating the activity of the N-terminal hydrolase domain. Elucidation of the biochemical properties of IspC may have provided new insights into its biological function(s) and its role in pathogenesis.
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- Linru Wang
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Animal Diseases Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 8P9
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Desvaux M, Hébraud M. The protein secretion systems in Listeria: inside out bacterial virulence. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2006; 30:774-805. [PMID: 16911044 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes, the etiologic agent of listeriosis, remains a serious public health concern with its frequent occurrence in food coupled with a high mortality rate. The capacity of a bacterium to secrete proteins to or beyond the bacterial cell surface is of crucial importance in the understanding of biofilm formation and bacterial pathogenesis to further develop defensive strategies. Recent findings in protein secretion in Listeria together with the availability of complete genome sequences of several pathogenic L. monocytogenes strains, as well as nonpathogenic Listeria innocua Clip11262, prompted us to summarize the listerial protein secretion systems. Protein secretion would rely essentially on the Sec (Secretion) pathway. The twin-arginine translocation pathway seems encoded in all but one sequenced Listeria. In addition, a functional flagella export apparatus, a fimbrilin-protein exporter, some holins and a WXG100 secretion system are encoded in listerial genomes. This critical review brings new insights into the physiology and virulence of Listeria species.
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- Mickaël Desvaux
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre de Recherche Clermont-Ferrand-Theix-Lyon, UR 454 Microbiologie, Equipe Qualité et Sécurité des Aliments (QuaSA), Saint-Genès Champanelle, France.
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Baumgärtner M, Kärst U, Gerstel B, Loessner M, Wehland J, Jänsch L. Inactivation of Lgt allows systematic characterization of lipoproteins from Listeria monocytogenes. J Bacteriol 2006; 189:313-24. [PMID: 17041050 PMCID: PMC1797373 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00976-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipoprotein anchoring in bacteria is mediated by the prolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase (Lgt), which catalyzes the transfer of a diacylglyceryl moiety to the prospective N-terminal cysteine of the mature lipoprotein. Deletion of the lgt gene in the gram-positive pathogen Listeria monocytogenes (i) impairs intracellular growth of the bacterium in different eukaryotic cell lines and (ii) leads to increased release of lipoproteins into the culture supernatant. Comparative extracellular proteome analyses of the EGDe wild-type strain and the Delta lgt mutant provided systematic insight into the relative expression of lipoproteins. Twenty-six of the 68 predicted lipoproteins were specifically released into the extracellular proteome of the Delta lgt strain, and this proved that deletion of lgt is an excellent approach for experimental verification of listerial lipoproteins. Consequently, we generated Delta lgt Delta prfA double mutants to detect lipoproteins belonging to the main virulence regulon that is controlled by PrfA. Overall, we identified three lipoproteins whose extracellular levels are regulated and one lipoprotein that is posttranslationally modified depending on PrfA. It is noteworthy that in contrast to previous studies of Escherichia coli, we unambiguously demonstrated that lipidation by Lgt is not a prerequisite for activity of the lipoprotein-specific signal peptidase II (Lsp) in Listeria.
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- Maja Baumgärtner
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Dubail I, Bigot A, Lazarevic V, Soldo B, Euphrasie D, Dupuis M, Charbit A. Identification of an essential gene of Listeria monocytogenes involved in teichoic acid biogenesis. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:6580-91. [PMID: 16952950 PMCID: PMC1595501 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00771-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is a facultative intracellular gram-positive bacterium responsible for severe opportunistic infections in humans and animals. We had previously identified a gene encoding a putative UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase, a precursor of the teichoic acid linkage unit, in the genome of L monocytogenes strain EGD-e. This gene, now designated lmo2537, encodes a protein that shares 62% identity with the cognate epimerase MnaA of Bacillus subtilis and 55% identity with Cap5P of Staphylococcus aureus. Here, we addressed the role of lmo2537 in L. monocytogenes pathogenesis by constructing a conditional knockout mutant. The data presented here demonstrate that lmo2537 is an essential gene of L. monocytogenes that is involved in teichoic acid biogenesis. In vivo, the conditional mutant is very rapidly eliminated from the target organs of infected mice and thus is totally avirulent.
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- Iharilalao Dubail
- Faculté de Médecine Necker, 156, Rue de Vaugirard, 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Surface proteins are critical in determining the identifying characteristics of individual bacteria and their interaction with the environment. Because the structure of the cell surface is the major characteristic that distinguishes gram-positive from gram-negative bacteria, the processes used to transport and attach these proteins show significant differences between these bacterial classes. This review is intended to highlight these differences and to focus attention on areas that are ripe for further investigation.
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- June R Scott
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
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Neuenhahn M, Kerksiek KM, Nauerth M, Suhre MH, Schiemann M, Gebhardt FE, Stemberger C, Panthel K, Schröder S, Chakraborty T, Jung S, Hochrein H, Rüssmann H, Brocker T, Busch DH. CD8α+ Dendritic Cells Are Required for Efficient Entry of Listeria monocytogenes into the Spleen. Immunity 2006; 25:619-30. [PMID: 17027298 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2006.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2006] [Revised: 05/29/2006] [Accepted: 07/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In addition to their bridging function between innate and adaptive immunity, dendritic cells (DCs) may also contribute to primary resistance against infection. Here we analyzed the role of DCs during infection with Listeria monocytogenes by performing systemic in vivo depletion of these cells. We showed that CD8alpha(+) DCs were crucial for L. monocytogenes spreading and proliferation in the spleen. Efficient and rapid uptake of L. monocytogenes by CD8alpha(+) DCs required the small GTPase Rac1 and is a general characteristic of this DC subpopulation in filtering particles out of the blood. Thus, CD8alpha(+) DCs appear to play an important role for efficient bacterial entry into the spleen, which is of relevance for subsequent immune responses.
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- Michael Neuenhahn
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Hygiene, Technical University Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany
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Tresse O, Lebret V, Benezech T, Faille C. Comparative evaluation of adhesion, surface properties, and surface protein composition of Listeria monocytogenes strains after cultivation at constant pH of 5 and 7. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 101:53-62. [PMID: 16834591 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS To analyse the cellular mechanisms that influence Listeria monocytogenes adhesion onto inert surfaces under acidic growth conditions. METHODS AND RESULTS The adhesion capability of all the strains was significantly reduced after cultivation at constant pH 5 than at constant pH 7 and the cell surface was significantly less hydrophobic at pH 5 than at 7. At pH 5, the analyses of surface protein composition revealed that the flagellin was downregulated for all strains, which was confirmed by the absence of flagella and the P60 protein was upregulated for L. monocytogenes EGD-e, X-Li-mo 500 and 111. The use of L. monocytogenes EGD mutants revealed that flagellin could be involved in the adhesion process, but not P60 protein. It was also observed that the hydrophobic character was not linked to the presence or the absence of flagellin or P60 protein at the cell surface of L. monocytogenes. CONCLUSIONS The decrease of L. monocytogenes adhesion at pH 5 could be attributed to the downregulation of the flagellin synthesis under the acidic conditions. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Conservation of food product at pH 5 will delay bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation during food processing on inert surfaces when the product is contaminated with L. monocytogenes.
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- O Tresse
- UR638 LGPTA/INRA, 369 rue Jules Guesde, 59651 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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Billion A, Ghai R, Chakraborty T, Hain T. Augur—a computational pipeline for whole genome microbial surface protein prediction and classification. Bioinformatics 2006; 22:2819-20. [PMID: 16966358 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btl466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED The analysis of protein function is a challenge and a major bottleneck towards well-annotated and analysed microbial genomes. In particular, bacterial surface proteins present an opportunity for pharmacological intervention and vaccine development. We present Augur, an automatic prediction pipeline that integrates major surface prediction algorithms and enables comparative analysis, classification and visualization for gram-positive bacteria on a genomic scale. AVAILABILITY http://bioinfo.mikrobio.med.uni-giessen.de/augur
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- A Billion
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University Frankfurter Strasse 107, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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Brinster S, Furlan S, Serror P. C-terminal WxL domain mediates cell wall binding in Enterococcus faecalis and other gram-positive bacteria. J Bacteriol 2006; 189:1244-53. [PMID: 16963569 PMCID: PMC1797349 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00773-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Analysis of the genome sequence of Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolate V583 revealed novel genes encoding surface proteins. Twenty-seven of these proteins, annotated as having unknown functions, possess a putative N-terminal signal peptide and a conserved C-terminal region characterized by a novel conserved domain designated WxL. Proteins having similar characteristics were also detected in other low-G+C-content gram-positive bacteria. We hypothesized that the WxL region might be a determinant of bacterial cell location. This hypothesis was tested by generating protein fusions between the C-terminal regions of two WxL proteins in E. faecalis and a nuclease reporter protein. We demonstrated that the C-terminal regions of both proteins conferred a cell surface localization to the reporter fusions in E. faecalis. This localization was eliminated by introducing specific deletions into the domains. Interestingly, exogenously added protein fusions displayed binding to whole cells of various gram-positive bacteria. We also showed that the peptidoglycan was a binding ligand for WxL domain attachment to the cell surface and that neither proteins nor carbohydrates were necessary for binding. Based on our findings, we propose that the WxL region is a novel cell wall binding domain in E. faecalis and other gram-positive bacteria.
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- Sophie Brinster
- Unité des Bactéries Lactiques et Pathogènes Opportunistes, INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Tsai YHL, Orsi RH, Nightingale KK, Wiedmann M. Listeria monocytogenes internalins are highly diverse and evolved by recombination and positive selection. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2006; 6:378-89. [PMID: 16473049 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2006.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Revised: 01/04/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To probe the evolution of internalins with confirmed or suspected roles in Listeria monocytogenes virulence we sequenced the full inlB, inlC2, inlC, inlD, inlE, inlF, inlG, and inlH ORFs from 40 L. monocytogenes isolated from human (n=10) and animal (n=10) clinical cases, foods (n=10), and the natural environment (n=10). inlB and inlE were present in all isolates, representing 26 and 20 alleles, respectively. inlC was found in all lineage I and II isolates and represented 21 alleles. inlC2 and inlD represented 22 and 24 alleles, respectively, and were found in all L. monocytogenes isolates, with the exception of three lineage II isolates, which carried inlH, an apparent fusion of the 5' end of inlC2 with the 3' end of inlD. inlF and inlG were absent from lineage I isolates and represented 16 and 11 alleles, respectively. Average pairwise nucleotide differences per site (pi) ranged from 0.00849 (inlF) to 0.07020 (inlE). Phylogenetic trees generally showed clustering of internalin genes into two major evolutionary lineages consistent with lineages I and II previously assigned by ribotyping. In addition to detection of recombination events within each internalin gene, inlB, inlC, inlC2, and inlF showed significant evidence for positive selection (i.e., selection for an advantageous mutant allele). Overall, our data indicated that (i) internalin genes are highly diverse, (ii) internalin gene sequences cluster consistent with the phylogenetic lineages of L. monocytogenes, (iii) both intragenic recombination and positive selection have contributed to the evolution of L. monocytogenes internalins, and (iv) L. monocytogenes internalins show distinct evolutionary histories.
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- Yeu-Harn L Tsai
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Hain T, Steinweg C, Kuenne CT, Billion A, Ghai R, Chatterjee SS, Domann E, Kärst U, Goesmann A, Bekel T, Bartels D, Kaiser O, Meyer F, Pühler A, Weisshaar B, Wehland J, Liang C, Dandekar T, Lampidis R, Kreft J, Goebel W, Chakraborty T. Whole-genome sequence of Listeria welshimeri reveals common steps in genome reduction with Listeria innocua as compared to Listeria monocytogenes. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:7405-15. [PMID: 16936040 PMCID: PMC1636279 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00758-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We present the complete genome sequence of Listeria welshimeri, a nonpathogenic member of the genus Listeria. Listeria welshimeri harbors a circular chromosome of 2,814,130 bp with 2,780 open reading frames. Comparative genomic analysis of chromosomal regions between L. welshimeri, Listeria innocua, and Listeria monocytogenes shows strong overall conservation of synteny, with the exception of the translocation of an F(o)F(1) ATP synthase. The smaller size of the L. welshimeri genome is the result of deletions in all of the genes involved in virulence and of "fitness" genes required for intracellular survival, transcription factors, and LPXTG- and LRR-containing proteins as well as 55 genes involved in carbohydrate transport and metabolism. In total, 482 genes are absent from L. welshimeri relative to L. monocytogenes. Of these, 249 deletions are commonly absent in both L. welshimeri and L. innocua, suggesting similar genome evolutionary paths from an ancestor. We also identified 311 genes specific to L. welshimeri that are absent in the other two species, indicating gene expansion in L. welshimeri, including horizontal gene transfer. The species L. welshimeri appears to have been derived from early evolutionary events and an ancestor more compact than L. monocytogenes that led to the emergence of nonpathogenic Listeria spp.
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- Torsten Hain
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Justus-Liebig-University, Frankfurter Strasse 107, D-35392 Giessen, Germany
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Gat O, Grosfeld H, Ariel N, Inbar I, Zaide G, Broder Y, Zvi A, Chitlaru T, Altboum Z, Stein D, Cohen S, Shafferman A. Search for Bacillus anthracis potential vaccine candidates by a functional genomic-serologic screen. Infect Immun 2006; 74:3987-4001. [PMID: 16790772 PMCID: PMC1489694 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00174-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 03/17/2006] [Accepted: 03/30/2006] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Bacillus anthracis proteins that possess antigenic properties and are able to evoke an immune response were identified by a reductive genomic-serologic screen of a set of in silico-preselected open reading frames (ORFs). The screen included in vitro expression of the selected ORFs by coupled transcription and translation of linear PCR-generated DNA fragments, followed by immunoprecipitation with antisera from B. anthracis-infected animals. Of the 197 selected ORFs, 161 were chromosomal and 36 were on plasmids pXO1 and pXO2, and 138 of the 197 ORFs had putative functional annotations (known ORFs) and 59 had no assigned functions (unknown ORFs). A total of 129 of the known ORFs (93%) could be expressed, whereas only 38 (64%) of the unknown ORFs were successfully expressed. All 167 expressed polypeptides were subjected to immunoprecipitation with the anti-B. anthracis antisera, which revealed 52 seroreactive immunogens, only 1 of which was encoded by an unknown ORF. The high percentage of seroreactive ORFs among the functionally annotated ORFs (37%; 51/129) attests to the predictive value of the bioinformatic strategy used for vaccine candidate selection. Furthermore, the experimental findings suggest that surface-anchored proteins and adhesins or transporters, such as cell wall hydrolases, proteins involved in iron acquisition, and amino acid and oligopeptide transporters, have great potential to be immunogenic. Most of the seroreactive ORFs that were tested as DNA vaccines indeed appeared to induce a humoral response in mice. We list more than 30 novel B. anthracis immunoreactive virulence-related proteins which could be useful in diagnosis, pathogenesis studies, and future anthrax vaccine development.
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- Orit Gat
- Israel Institute for Biological Research, P.O. Box 19, Ness Ziona 74100, Israel.
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Kayal S, Charbit A. Listeriolysin O: a key protein ofListeria monocytogeneswith multiple functions. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2006; 30:514-29. [PMID: 16774585 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2006.00021.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are produced by a large number of pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria. Most of these single-chain proteins are secreted in the extracellular medium. Among the species producing CDCs, only two species belonging to the genus Listeria (Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii) are able to multiply intracellularly and release their toxins in the phagosomal compartment of the infected host cell. This review provides an updated overview on the importance of listeriolysin O (LLO) in the pathogenicity of L. monocytogenes, focusing mainly on two aspects: (1) the structure-function relationship of LLO and (2) its role in intra- and extracellular signalling. We first examine the specific sequence determinants, or protein domains, that make this cytolysin so well adapted to the intracellular lifestyle of L. monocytogenes. The roles that LLO has in cellular signalling events in the context of relations to pathogenesis are also discussed.
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- Samer Kayal
- Faculté de Médecine, Université René Descartes-Paris 5, INSERM U-570, Paris, France
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The opportunistic intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has become a paradigm for the study of host-pathogen interactions and bacterial adaptation to mammalian hosts. Analysis of L. monocytogenes infection has provided considerable insight into how bacteria invade cells, move intracellularly, and disseminate in tissues, as well as tools to address fundamental processes in cell biology. Moreover, the vast amount of knowledge that has been gathered through in-depth comparative genomic analyses and in vivo studies makes L. monocytogenes one of the most well-studied bacterial pathogens.
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- Mélanie Hamon
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des interactions Bactéries cellules, Paris 75015, France
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Popowska M, Markiewicz Z. Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes protein Lmo0327 with murein hydrolase activity. Arch Microbiol 2006; 186:69-86. [PMID: 16763838 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0122-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2006] [Revised: 04/24/2006] [Accepted: 05/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Listeria monocytogenes is an ubiquitous gram-positive, opportunistic food-borne human and animal pathogen. To date, five L. monocytogenes autolysins have been characterized: p60, p45, Ami, MurA and Auto and the preliminary results of our studies show that FlaA, a flagellar protein of L. monocytogenes, also has murein-degrading activity. In this study, a gene coding a 144 kDa protein (Lmo0327) with murein hydrolase activity was identified from a lambda Zap expression library of L. monocytogenes EGD genomic DNA, using a direct screening protocol involving the plating of infected Escherichia coli XL1-blue MRF' cells onto medium containing Bacillus subtilis murein, a substrate for autolytic proteins. Protein Lmo0327 has a signal sequence, a N-terminal LRR domain and a C-terminal wall-anchoring LPXTG motif. In order to examine the roles of this enzyme and the putative transcription regulator coded by gene lmo0326 located upstream of lmo0327, both structural genes were insertionally inactivated by site-specific integration of a temperature-sensitive plasmid. We show that Lmo0327 is a surface protein covalently linked to murein and that the putative transcription regulator Lmo0326 can be assumed to positively regulate the expression of gene lmo0327. The enzyme, which we have shown to have murein-hydrolysing activity, plays a role in cell separation and murein turnover.
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- Magdalena Popowska
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Warsaw University, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland.
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Gao LY, Pak M, Kish R, Kajihara K, Brown EJ. A mycobacterial operon essential for virulence in vivo and invasion and intracellular persistence in macrophages. Infect Immun 2006; 74:1757-67. [PMID: 16495549 PMCID: PMC1418628 DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.3.1757-1767.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ability to invade and grow in macrophages is necessary for Mycobacterium tuberculosis to cause disease. We have found a Mycobacterium marinum locus of two genes that is required for both invasion and intracellular survival in macrophages. The genes were designated iipA (mycobacterial invasion and intracellular persistence) and iipB. The iip mutant, which was created by insertion of a kanamycin resistance gene cassette at the 5' region of iipA, was completely avirulent to zebra fish. Expression of the M. tuberculosis orthologue of iipA, Rv1477, fully complemented the iip mutant for infectivity in vivo, as well as for invasion and intracellular persistence in macrophages. In contrast, the iipB orthologue, Rv1478, only partially complemented the iip mutant in vivo and restored invasion but not intracellular growth in macrophages. While IipA and IipB differ at their N termini, they are highly similar throughout their C-terminal NLPC_p60 domains. The p60 domain of Rv1478 is fully functional to replace that of Rv1477, suggesting that the N-terminal sequence of Rv1477 is required for full virulence in vivo and in macrophages. Further mutations demonstrated that both Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) and Asp-Cys-Ser-Gly (DCSG) sequences in the p60 domain are required for function. The iip mutant exhibited increased susceptibility to antibiotics and lysozyme and failed to fully separate daughter cells in liquid culture, suggesting a role for iip genes in cell wall structure and function. Altogether, these studies demonstrate an essential role for a p60-containing protein, IipA, in the pathogenesis of M. marinum infection.
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- Lian-Yong Gao
- Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th St., Campus Box 2140, San Francisco, CA 94143-2140, USA
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Siezen R, Boekhorst J, Muscariello L, Molenaar D, Renckens B, Kleerebezem M. Lactobacillus plantarum gene clusters encoding putative cell-surface protein complexes for carbohydrate utilization are conserved in specific gram-positive bacteria. BMC Genomics 2006; 7:126. [PMID: 16723015 PMCID: PMC1534035 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-7-126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Genomes of gram-positive bacteria encode many putative cell-surface proteins, of which the majority has no known function. From the rapidly increasing number of available genome sequences it has become apparent that many cell-surface proteins are conserved, and frequently encoded in gene clusters or operons, suggesting common functions, and interactions of multiple components. RESULTS A novel gene cluster encoding exclusively cell-surface proteins was identified, which is conserved in a subgroup of gram-positive bacteria. Each gene cluster generally has one copy of four new gene families called cscA, cscB, cscC and cscD. Clusters encoding these cell-surface proteins were found only in complete genomes of Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus sakei, Enterococcus faecalis, Listeria innocua, Listeria monocytogenes, Lactococcus lactis ssp lactis and Bacillus cereus and in incomplete genomes of L. lactis ssp cremoris, Lactobacillus casei, Enterococcus faecium, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillius brevis, Oenococcus oeni, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, and Bacillus thuringiensis. These genes are neither present in the genomes of streptococci, staphylococci and clostridia, nor in the Lactobacillus acidophilus group, suggesting a niche-specific distribution, possibly relating to association with plants. All encoded proteins have a signal peptide for secretion by the Sec-dependent pathway, while some have cell-surface anchors, novel WxL domains, and putative domains for sugar binding and degradation. Transcriptome analysis in L. plantarum shows that the cscA-D genes are co-expressed, supporting their operon organization. Many gene clusters are significantly up-regulated in a glucose-grown, ccpA-mutant derivative of L. plantarum, suggesting catabolite control. This is supported by the presence of predicted CRE-sites upstream or inside the up-regulated cscA-D gene clusters. CONCLUSION We propose that the CscA, CscB, CscC and CscD proteins form cell-surface protein complexes and play a role in carbon source acquisition. Primary occurrence in plant-associated gram-positive bacteria suggests a possible role in degradation and utilization of plant oligo- or poly-saccharides.
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- Roland Siezen
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS), Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS), Wageningen, The Netherlands
- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS), Wageningen, The Netherlands
- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Informatics (CMBI), Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS), Wageningen, The Netherlands
- NIZO food research, Ede, The Netherlands
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Capestany CA, Kuboniwa M, Jung IY, Park Y, Tribble GD, Lamont RJ. Role of the Porphyromonas gingivalis InlJ protein in homotypic and heterotypic biofilm development. Infect Immun 2006; 74:3002-5. [PMID: 16622239 PMCID: PMC1459709 DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.5.3002-3005.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses a homolog of the internalin family protein InlJ. Inactivation of inlJ reduced monospecies biofilm formation by P. gingivalis. In contrast, heterotypic P. gingivalis-Streptococcus gordonii biofilm formation was enhanced in the InlJ-deficient mutant. The results indicate a nuanced role for InlJ in regulating biofilm accumulations of P. gingivalis.
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- Cindy A Capestany
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0424, USA
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Ulett GC, Adderson EE. Regulation of Apoptosis by Gram-Positive Bacteria: Mechanistic Diversity and Consequences for Immunity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 2:119-141. [PMID: 19081777 DOI: 10.2174/157339506776843033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Apoptosis, or programmed cell death (PCD), is an important physiological mechanism, through which the human immune system regulates homeostasis and responds to diverse forms of cellular damage. PCD may also be involved in immune counteraction to microbial infection. Over the past decade, the amount of research on bacteria-induced PCD has grown tremendously, and the implications of this mechanism on immunity are being elucidated. Some pathogenic bacteria actively trigger the suicide response in critical lineages of leukocytes that orchestrate both the innate and adaptive immune responses; other bacteria proactively prevent PCD to benefit their own survival and persistence. Currently, the microbial virulence factors, which represent the keys to unlocking the suicide response in host cells, are a primary focus of this field. In this review, we discuss these bacterial "apoptosis regulatory molecules" and the apoptotic events they either trigger or prevent, the host target cells of this regulatory activity, and the possible ramifications for immunity to infection. Gram-positive pathogens including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Listeria, and Clostridia species are discussed as important agents of human infection that modulate PCD pathways in eukaryotic cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Glen C Ulett
- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA
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