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Liu C, Angius F, Pol A, Mesman RA, Versantvoort W, Op den Camp HJM. Identification and characterization of an abundant lipoprotein from Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:261. [PMID: 37306788 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03603-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Bacterial lipoproteins are characterized by the presence of a conserved N-terminal lipid-modified cysteine residue that allows the hydrophilic protein to anchor into bacterial cell membranes. These lipoproteins play essential roles in a wide variety of physiological processes. Based on transcriptome analysis of the verrucomicrobial methanotroph Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum SolV, we identified a highly expressed lipoprotein, WP_009060351 (139 amino acids), in its genome. The first 86 amino acids are specific for the methanotrophic genera Methylacidiphilum and Methylacidmicrobium, while the last 53 amino acids are present only in lipoproteins of members from the phylum Verrucomicrobiota (Hedlund). Heterologous expression of WP_009060351 in Escherichia coli revealed a 25-kDa dimeric protein and a 60-kDa tetrameric protein. Immunoblotting showed that WP_009060351 was present in the total membrane protein and peptidoglycan fractions of M. fumariolicum SolV. The results suggest an involvement of lipoprotein WP_009060351 in the linkage between the outer membrane and the peptidoglycan.
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- Changqing Liu
- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Anggraeni SR, Ansorge-Schumacher MB. Characterization and Modeling of Thermostable GH50 Agarases from Microbulbifer elongatus PORT2. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 23:809-820. [PMID: 34595592 PMCID: PMC8551122 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-021-10065-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Viewing the considerable potential of marine agar as a source for the sustainable production of energy as well as nature-derived pharmaceutics, this work investigated the catalytic activity of three novel GH50 agarases from the mesophilic marine bacterium Microbulbifer elongatus PORT2 isolated from Indonesian coastal seawaters. The GH50 agarases AgaA50, AgaB50, and AgaC50 were identified through genome analysis; the corresponding genes were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). All recombinant agarases hydrolyzed β-p-nitrophenyl galactopyranoside, indicating β-glycosidase characteristics. AgaA50 and AgaB50 were able to cleave diverse natural agar species derived from Indonesian agarophytes, indicating a promising tolerance of these enzymes for substrate modifications. All three GH50 agarases degraded agarose, albeit with remarkable diversity in their catalytic activity and mode of action. AgaA50 and AgaC50 exerted exolytic activity releasing differently sized neoagarobioses, while AgaB50 showed additional endolytic activity in dependence on the substrate size. Surprisingly, AgaA50 and AgaB50 revealed considerable thermostability, retaining over 75% activity after 1-h incubation at 50 °C. Considering the thermal properties of agar, this makes these enzymes promising candidates for industrial processing.
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- Santi Rukminita Anggraeni
- Professur Für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, 01062, Germany.
- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 45363, Indonesia.
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Shoji M, Shibata S, Sueyoshi T, Naito M, Nakayama K. Biogenesis of Type V pili. Microbiol Immunol 2020; 64:643-656. [DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Mikio Shoji
- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan
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- Molecular Cryo‐Electron Microscopy Unit Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Onna Okinawa Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Oral Infection, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Nagasaki University Nagasaki Nagasaki Japan
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Lee IC, van Swam II, Boeren S, Vervoort J, Meijerink M, Taverne N, Starrenburg M, Bron PA, Kleerebezem M. Lipoproteins Contribute to the Anti-inflammatory Capacity of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1822. [PMID: 32849426 PMCID: PMC7403179 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Bacterial lipoproteins are well-recognized microorganism-associated molecular patterns, which interact with Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2, an important pattern recognition receptor of the host innate immune system. Lipoproteins are conjugated with two- or three-acyl chains (di- or tri-acyl), which is essential for appropriate anchoring in the cell membrane as well as for the interaction with TLR2. Lipoproteins have mostly been studied in pathogens and have established roles in various biological processes, such as nutrient import, cell wall cross-linking and remodeling, and host-cell interaction. By contrast, information on the role of lipoproteins in the physiology and host interaction of probiotic bacteria is scarce. By deletion of lgt, encoding prolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase, responsible for lipidation of lipoprotein precursors, we investigated the roles of the collective group of lipoproteins in the physiology of the probiotic model strain Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 using proteomic analysis of secreted proteins. To investigate the consequences of the lgt mutation in host-cell interaction, the capacity of mutant and wild-type bacteria to stimulate TLR2 signaling and inflammatory responses was compared using (reporter-) cell-based models. These experiments exemplified the critical contribution of the acyl chains of lipoproteins in immunomodulation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that investigated collective lipoprotein functions in a model strain for probiotic lactobacilli, and we show that the lipoproteins in L. plantarum WCFS1 are critical drivers of anti-inflammatory host responses toward this strain.
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- I-Chiao Lee
- Host-Microbe Interactomics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,TiFN Food & Nutrition, Wageningen, Netherlands.,NIZO Food Research, Ede, Netherlands
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- TiFN Food & Nutrition, Wageningen, Netherlands.,NIZO Food Research, Ede, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Host-Microbe Interactomics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Host-Microbe Interactomics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,TiFN Food & Nutrition, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- TiFN Food & Nutrition, Wageningen, Netherlands.,NIZO Food Research, Ede, Netherlands
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- Host-Microbe Interactomics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherlands.,TiFN Food & Nutrition, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Geiger C, Korn SM, Häsler M, Peetz O, Martin J, Kötter P, Morgner N, Entian KD. LanI-Mediated Lantibiotic Immunity in Bacillus subtilis: Functional Analysis. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:e00534-19. [PMID: 30952662 PMCID: PMC6532034 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00534-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Lantibiotics subtilin and nisin are produced by Bacillus subtilis and Lactococcus lactis, respectively. To prevent toxicity of their own lantibiotic, both bacteria express specific immunity proteins, called SpaI and NisI. In addition, ABC transporters SpaFEG and NisFEG prevent lantibiotic toxicity by transporting the respective peptides to the extracellular space. Although the three-dimensional structures of SpaI and NisI have been solved, very little is known about the molecular function of either lipoprotein. Using laser-induced liquid bead ion desorption (LILBID)-mass spectrometry, we show here that subtilin interacts with SpaI monomers. The expression of either SpaI or NisI in a subtilin-nonproducing B. subtilis strain resulted in the respective strain being more resistant against either subtilin or nisin. Furthermore, pore formation provided by subtilin and nisin was prevented specifically upon the expression of either SpaI or NisI. As shown with a nisin-subtilin hybrid molecule, the C-terminal part of subtilin but not any particular lanthionine ring was needed for SpaI-mediated immunity. With respect to growth, SpaI provided less immunity against subtilin than is provided by the ABC transporter SpaFEG. However, SpaI prevented pore formation much more efficiently than SpaFEG. Taken together, our data show the physiological function of SpaI as a fast immune response to protect the cellular membrane.IMPORTANCE The two lantibiotics nisin and subtilin are produced by Lactococcus lactis and Bacillus subtilis, respectively. Both peptides have strong antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria, and therefore, appropriate protection mechanisms are required for the producing strains. To prevent toxicity of their own lantibiotic, both bacteria express immunity proteins, called SpaI and NisI, and in addition, ABC transporters SpaFEG and NisFEG. Whereas it has been shown that the ABC transporters protect the producing strains by transporting the toxic peptides to the extracellular space, the exact mode of action and the physiological function of the lipoproteins during immunity are still unknown. Understanding the exact role of lantibiotic immunity proteins is of major importance for improving production rates and for the design of newly engineered peptide antibiotics. Here, we show (i) the specificity of each lipoprotein for its own lantibiotic, (ii) the specific physical interaction of subtilin with its lipoprotein SpaI, (iii) the physiological function of SpaI in protecting the cellular membrane, and (iv) the importance of the C-terminal part of subtilin for its interaction with SpaI.
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- Christoph Geiger
- Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics and Cellular Microbiology, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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The Lpp lipoprotein of Escherichia coli is the first identified protein with a covalently linked lipid. It is chemically bound by its C-terminus to murein (peptidoglycan) and inserts by the lipid at the N-terminus into the outer membrane. As the most abundant protein in E. coli (106 molecules per cell) it plays an important role for the integrity of the cell envelope. Lpp represents the type protein of a large variety of lipoproteins found in Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and in archaea that have in common the lipid structure for anchoring the proteins to membranes but otherwise strongly vary in sequence, structure, and function. Predicted lipoproteins in known prokaryotic genomes comprise 2.7% of all proteins. Lipoproteins are modified by a unique phospholipid pathway and transferred from the cytoplasmic membrane into the outer membrane by a special system. They are involved in protein incorporation into the outer membrane, protein secretion across the cytoplasmic membrane, periplasm and outer membrane, signal transduction, conjugation, cell wall metabolism, antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation, and adhesion to host tissues. They are only found in bacteria and function as signal molecules for the innate immune system of vertebrates, where they cause inflammation and elicit innate and adaptive immune response through Toll-like receptors. This review discusses various aspects of Lpp and other lipoproteins of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and archaea.
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- Volkmar Braun
- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Max Planck Ring 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- IMIT, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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Braun V. The Outer Membrane Took Center Stage. Annu Rev Microbiol 2018; 72:1-24. [PMID: 30200853 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-090817-062156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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My interest in membranes was piqued during a lecture series given by one of the founders of molecular biology, Max Delbrück, at Caltech, where I spent a postdoctoral year to learn more about protein chemistry. That general interest was further refined to my ultimate research focal point-the outer membrane of Escherichia coli-through the influence of the work of Wolfhard Weidel, who discovered the murein (peptidoglycan) layer and biochemically characterized the first phage receptors of this bacterium. The discovery of lipoprotein bound to murein was completely unexpected and demonstrated that the protein composition of the outer membrane and the structure and function of proteins could be unraveled at a time when nothing was known about outer membrane proteins. The research of my laboratory over the years covered energy-dependent import of proteinaceous toxins and iron chelates across the outer membrane, which does not contain an energy source, and gene regulation by iron, including transmembrane transcriptional regulation.
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- Volkmar Braun
- Department of Protein Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany;
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Zhang YJ, Lin H, Wang P, Chen C, Chen S. Subcellular localisation of lipoproteins of Vibrio vulnificus by the identification of outer membrane vesicles components. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1985-1997. [PMID: 29721710 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-018-1092-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Vibrio vulnificus, a Gram-negative halophilic bacterium, is an opportunistic human pathogen that is responsible for the majority of seafood-associated deaths worldwide. Lipoproteins are important components of the bacterial cell envelope and have been shown to be involved in a wide variety of cellular processes. Little is known about the localisation or transport mechanism of lipoproteins in V. vulnificus. To assess the localisation of lipoproteins in V. vulnificus, we tested two established techniques for the rapid separation of membrane-associated proteins: detergent extraction with Sarkosyl and outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) preparation. The results showed that Sarkosyl extraction was not useful for the separation of lipoproteins from the different membranes of V. vulnificus. On the other hand, we confirmed that OMVs produced by V. vulnificus contained lipoproteins from the outer but not the inner membrane. Analysis of the OMVs components confirmed the localisation of several well-known lipoproteins to membranes that were different from expected, based on their predicted functions. Using this technique, we found that Asp at position +2 of mature lipoproteins can function as an inner membrane retention signal in V. vulnificus. Interestingly, the Escherichia coli "+2 rule" does not apply to the V. vulnificus lipoprotein IlpA (G2D) mutant, as a Ser to Asp mutation at position +2 of IlpA did not affect its outer membrane localisation. Furthermore, an IlpA tether-mRFP chimeric lipoprotein and its G2D mutant also behaved like IlpA. Together, these results suggest that the sorting rule of lipoproteins in V. vulnificus might be different from that in E. coli.
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- Yan-Jiao Zhang
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, 266109, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, 266109, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Applied Mycology, School of Life Sciences, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, 266109, China.
- Shandong Engineering Research Center for Aquatic Animal Immune Preparation, Marine Science and Engineering College, Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong, 266109, China.
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China.
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Bacteria of the phylum Bacteroidetes, including commensal organisms and opportunistic pathogens, harbor abundant surface-exposed multiprotein membrane complexes (Sus-like systems) involved in carbohydrate acquisition. These complexes have been mostly linked to commensalism, and in some instances, they have also been shown to play a role in pathogenesis. Sus-like systems are mainly composed of lipoproteins anchored to the outer membrane and facing the external milieu. This lipoprotein localization is uncommon in most studied Gram-negative bacteria, while it is widespread in Bacteroidetes. Little is known about how these complexes assemble and particularly about how lipoproteins reach the bacterial surface. Here, by bioinformatic analyses, we identify a lipoprotein export signal (LES) at the N termini of surface-exposed lipoproteins of the human pathogen Capnocytophaga canimorsus corresponding to K-(D/E)2 or Q-A-(D/E)2. We show that, when introduced in sialidase SiaC, an intracellular lipoprotein, this signal is sufficient to target the protein to the cell surface. Mutational analysis of the LES in this reporter system showed that the amino acid composition, position of the signal sequence, and global charge are critical for lipoprotein surface transport. These findings were further confirmed by the analysis of the LES of mucinase MucG, a naturally surface-exposed C. canimorsus lipoprotein. Furthermore, we identify a LES in Bacteroides fragilis and Flavobacterium johnsoniae surface lipoproteins that allow C. canimorsus surface protein exposure, thus suggesting that Bacteroidetes share a new bacterial lipoprotein export pathway that flips lipoproteins across the outer membrane. Bacteria of the phylum Bacteroidetes are important human commensals and pathogens. Understanding their biology is therefore a key question for human health. A main feature of these bacteria is the presence of abundant lipoproteins at their surface that play a role in nutrient acquisition. To date, the underlying mechanism of lipoprotein transport is unknown. We show for the first time that Bacteroidetes surface lipoproteins share an N-terminal signal that drives surface localization. The localization and overall negative charge of the lipoprotein export signal (LES) are crucial for its role. Overall, our findings provide the first evidence that Bacteroidetes are endowed with a new bacterial lipoprotein export pathway that flips lipoproteins across the outer membrane.
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Arnaouteli S, Giastas P, Andreou A, Tzanodaskalaki M, Aldridge C, Tzartos SJ, Vollmer W, Eliopoulos E, Bouriotis V. Two Putative Polysaccharide Deacetylases Are Required for Osmotic Stability and Cell Shape Maintenance in Bacillus anthracis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:13465-78. [PMID: 25825488 PMCID: PMC4505593 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.640029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Membrane-anchored lipoproteins have a broad range of functions and play key roles in several cellular processes in Gram-positive bacteria. BA0330 and BA0331 are the only lipoproteins among the 11 known or putative polysaccharide deacetylases of Bacillus anthracis. We found that both lipoproteins exhibit unique characteristics. BA0330 and BA0331 interact with peptidoglycan, and BA0330 is important for the adaptation of the bacterium to grow in the presence of a high concentration of salt, whereas BA0331 contributes to the maintenance of a uniform cell shape. They appear not to alter the peptidoglycan structure and do not contribute to lysozyme resistance. The high resolution x-ray structure of BA0330 revealed a C-terminal domain with the typical fold of a carbohydrate esterase 4 and an N-terminal domain unique for this family, composed of a two-layered (4 + 3) β-sandwich with structural similarity to fibronectin type 3 domains. Our data suggest that BA0330 and BA0331 have a structural role in stabilizing the cell wall of B. anthracis.
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- Sofia Arnaouteli
- From the Department of Biology, Enzyme Biotechnology Group, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- the Department of Neurobiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Vasilissis Sofias 127, 11521 Athens, Greece
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- the Department of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Genetics, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University, NE2 4AX Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, and
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- the Department of Neurobiology, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Vasilissis Sofias 127, 11521 Athens, Greece, the Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Centre for Bacterial Cell Biology, Newcastle University, NE2 4AX Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, and
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- the Department of Biotechnology, Laboratory of Genetics, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
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- From the Department of Biology, Enzyme Biotechnology Group, University of Crete, Vasilika Vouton, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece, the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece,
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Scuotto A, Djorie S, Colavizza M, Romond PC, Romond MB. Bifidobacterium breve C50 secretes lipoprotein with CHAP domain recognized in aggregated form by TLR2. Biochimie 2014; 107 Pt B:367-75. [PMID: 25457102 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Extracellular components secreted by Bifidobacterium breve C50 can induce maturation, high IL-10 production and prolonged survival of dendritic cells via a TLR2 pathway. In this study, the components were isolated from the supernatant by gel filtration chromatography. Antibodies raised against the major compounds with molecular weight above 600 kDa (Bb C50BC) also recognized compounds of lower molecular weight (200–600 kDa). TLR2 and TLR6 bound to the components already recognized by the antibodies. Trypsin digestion of Bb C50BC released three major peptides whose sequences displayed close similarities to a putative secreted protein with a CHAP amidase domain from B. breve. The 1300-bp genomic region corresponding to the hypothetical protein was amplified by PCR. The deduced polypeptide started with an N-terminal signal sequence of 45 amino acids, containing the lipobox motif (LAAC) with the cysteine in position 25, and 2 positively charged residues within the first 14 residues of the signal sequence. Lipid detection in Bb C50BC by GC/MS further supported the implication of a lipoprotein. Sugars were also detected in Bb C50BC. Close similarity with the glucan-binding protein B from Bifidobacterium animalis of two released peptides from Bb C50BC protein suggested that glucose moieties, possibly in glucan form, could be bound to the lipoprotein. Finally, heating at 100 °C for 5 min led to the breakdown of Bb C50BC in compounds of molecular weight below 67 kDa, which suggested that Bb C50BC was an aggregate. One might assume that a basic unit was formed by the lipoprotein bound putatively to glucan. Besides the other sugars and hexosamines recognized by galectin 1 were localized at the surface of the Bb C50BC aggregate. In conclusion, the extracellular components secreted by B. breve C50 were constituted of a lipoprotein putatively associated with glucose moieties and acting in an aggregating form as an agonist of TLR2/TLR6.
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Homogeneity of VacJ outer membrane lipoproteins among Pasteurella multocida strains and heterogeneity among members of Pasteurellaceae. Res Vet Sci 2014; 96:415-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2014.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Immunogenicity of highly conserved recombinant VacJ outer membrane lipoprotein of Pasteurella multocida. Vaccine 2014; 32:290-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.10.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2013] [Revised: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Patten DA, Collett A. Exploring the immunomodulatory potential of microbial-associated molecular patterns derived from the enteric bacterial microbiota. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2013; 159:1535-1544. [PMID: 23851280 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.064717-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The human intestinal lumen represents one of the most densely populated microbial niches in the biological world and, as a result, the intestinal innate immune system exists in a constant state of stimulation. A key component in the innate defence system is the intestinal epithelial layer, which acts not only as a physical barrier, but also as an immune sensor. The expression of pattern recognition receptors, such as Toll-like receptors, in epithelial cells allows innate recognition of a wide range of highly conserved bacterial moieties, termed microbial-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), from both pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria. To date, studies of epithelial immunity have largely concentrated on inflammatory pathogenic antigens; however, this review discusses the major types of MAMPs likely to be produced by the enteric bacterial microbiota and, using data from in vitro studies, animal model systems and clinical observations, speculates on their immunomodulatory potential.
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- Daniel A Patten
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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Protein export by the mycobacterial SecA2 system is determined by the preprotein mature domain. J Bacteriol 2012. [PMID: 23204463 DOI: 10.1128/jb.02032-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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At the core of the bacterial general secretion (Sec) pathway is the SecA ATPase, which powers translocation of unfolded preproteins containing Sec signal sequences through the SecYEG membrane channel. Mycobacteria have two nonredundant SecA homologs: SecA1 and SecA2. While the essential SecA1 handles "housekeeping" export, the nonessential SecA2 exports a subset of proteins and is required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence. Currently, it is not understood how SecA2 contributes to Sec export in mycobacteria. In this study, we focused on identifying the features of two SecA2 substrates that target them to SecA2 for export, the Ms1704 and Ms1712 lipoproteins of the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis. We found that the mature domains of Ms1704 and Ms1712, not the N-terminal signal sequences, confer SecA2-dependent export. We also demonstrated that the lipid modification and the extreme N terminus of the mature protein do not impart the requirement for SecA2 in export. We further showed that the Ms1704 mature domain can be efficiently exported by the twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway. Because the Tat system exports only folded proteins, this result implies that SecA2 substrates can fold in the cytoplasm and suggests a putative role of SecA2 in enabling export of such proteins. Thus, the mycobacterial SecA2 system may represent another way that bacteria solve the problem of exporting proteins that can fold in the cytoplasm.
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Prat L, Maillard J, Rohrbach-Brandt E, Holliger C. An unusual tandem-domain rhodanese harbouring two active sites identified in Desulfitobacterium hafniense. FEBS J 2012; 279:2754-67. [PMID: 22686689 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08660.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The rhodanese protein domain is common throughout all kingdoms of life and is characterized by an active site cysteine residue that is able to bind sulfane sulfur and catalyse sulfur transfer. No unique function has been attributed to rhodanese-domain-containing proteins, most probably because of their diversity at both the level of sequence and protein domain architecture. In this study, we investigated the biochemical properties of an unusual rhodanese protein, PhsE, from Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain TCE1 which we have previously shown to be massively expressed under anaerobic respiration with tetrachloroethene. The peculiarity of the PhsE protein is its domain architecture which is constituted of two rhodanese domains each with an active site cysteine. The N-terminal rhodanese domain is preceded by a lipoprotein signal peptide anchoring PhsE on the outside of the cytoplasmic membrane. In vitro sulfur-transferase activity of recombinant PhsE variants was measured for both domains contrasting with other tandem-domain rhodaneses in which usually only the C-terminal domain has been found to be active. The genetic context of phsE shows that it is part of a six-gene operon displaying homology with gene clusters encoding respiratory molybdoenzymes of the PhsA/PsrA family, possibly involved in the reduction of sulfur compounds. Our data suggest, however, that the presence of sulfide in the medium is responsible for the high expression of PhsE in Desulfitobacterium, where it could play a role in the sulfur homeostasis of the cell.
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- Laure Prat
- Laboratory for Environmental Biotechnology, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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A phylum level analysis reveals lipoprotein biosynthesis to be a fundamental property of bacteria. Protein Cell 2012; 3:163-70. [PMID: 22410786 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-012-2023-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Bacterial lipoproteins are proteins that are post-translationally modified with a diacylglyceride at an N-terminal cysteine, which serves to tether these proteins to the outer face of the plasma membrane or to the outer membrane. This paper reviews recent insights into the enzymology of bacterial lipoprotein biosynthesis and localization. Moreover, we use bioinformatic analyses of bacterial lipoprotein signal peptide features and of the key biosynthetic enzymes to consider the distribution of lipoprotein biosynthesis at the phylum level. These analyses support the important conclusion that lipoprotein biosynthesis is a fundamental pathway utilized across the domain bacteria. Moreover, with the exception of a small number of sequences likely to derive from endosymbiont genomes, the enzymes of bacterial lipoprotein biosynthesis appear unique to bacteria, making this pathway an attractive target for the development of novel antimicrobials. Whilst lipoproteins with comparable signal peptide features are encoded in the genomes of Archaea, it is clear that these lipoproteins have a distinctive biosynthetic pathway that has yet to be characterized.
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Reffuveille F, Leneveu C, Chevalier S, Auffray Y, Rincé A. Lipoproteins of Enterococcus faecalis: bioinformatic identification, expression analysis and relation to virulence. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:3001-3013. [PMID: 21903750 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.053314-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Enterococcus faecalis is a ubiquitous bacterium that is capable of surviving in a broad range of natural environments, including the human host, as either a natural commensal or an opportunistic pathogen involved in severe hospital-acquired infections. How such opportunistic pathogens cause fatal infections is largely unknown but it is likely that they are equipped with sophisticated systems to perceive external signals and interact with eukaryotic cells. Accordingly, being partially exposed at the cell exterior, some surface-associated proteins are involved in several steps of the infection process. Among them are lipoproteins, representing about 25 % of the surface-associated proteins, which could play a major role in bacterial virulence processes. This review focuses on the identification of 90 lipoprotein-encoding genes in the genome of the E. faecalis V583 clinical strain and their putative roles, and provides a transcriptional comparison of microarray data performed in environmental conditions including blood and urine. Taken together, these data suggest a potential involvement of lipoproteins in E. faecalis virulence, making them serious candidates for vaccine production.
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- Fany Reffuveille
- USC INRA 2017, Microbiologie de l'Environnement, EA 956, Université de Caen, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie du Froid Signaux et Micro-Environnement (LMDF-SME), UPRES EA4312, Université de Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire de Microbiologie du Froid Signaux et Micro-Environnement (LMDF-SME), UPRES EA4312, Université de Rouen, France
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- USC INRA 2017, Microbiologie de l'Environnement, EA 956, Université de Caen, France
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- USC INRA 2017, Microbiologie de l'Environnement, EA 956, Université de Caen, France
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Insight into the interaction of metal ions with TroA from Streptococcus suis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e19510. [PMID: 21611125 PMCID: PMC3097204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The scavenging ability of sufficient divalent metal ions is pivotal for pathogenic bacteria to survive in the host. ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-type metal transporters provide a considerable amount of different transition metals for bacterial growth. TroA is a substrate binding protein for uptake of multiple metal ions. However, the function and structure of the TroA homologue from the epidemic Streptococcus suis isolates (SsTroA) have not been characterized. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we determined the crystal structure of SsTroA from a highly pathogenic streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS)-causing Streptococcus suis in complex with zinc. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis revealed that apo-SsTroA binds Zn(2+) and Mn(2+). Both metals bind to SsTroA with nanomolar affinity and stabilize the protein against thermal unfolding. Zn(2+) and Mn(2+) induce distinct conformational changes in SsTroA compared with the apo form as confirmed by both circular dichroism (CD) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra. NMR data also revealed that Zn(2+)/Mn(2+) bind to SsTroA in either the same site or an adjacent region. Finally, we found that the folding of the metal-bound protein is more compact than the corresponding apoprotein. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our findings reveal a mechanism for uptake of metal ions in S. suis and this mechanism provides a reasonable explanation as to how SsTroA operates in metal transport.
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Feltcher ME, Sullivan JT, Braunstein M. Protein export systems of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: novel targets for drug development? Future Microbiol 2011; 5:1581-97. [PMID: 21073315 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.10.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Protein export is essential in all bacteria and many bacterial pathogens depend on specialized protein export systems for virulence. In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of the disease tuberculosis, the conserved general secretion (Sec) and twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathways perform the bulk of protein export and are both essential. M. tuberculosis also has specialized export pathways that transport specific subsets of proteins. One such pathway is the accessory SecA2 system, which is important for M. tuberculosis virulence. There are also specialized ESX export systems that function in virulence (ESX-1) or essential physiologic processes (ESX-3). The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains makes the development of novel drugs for tuberculosis an urgent priority. In this article, we discuss our current understanding of the protein export systems of M. tuberculosis and consider the potential of these pathways to be novel targets for tuberculosis drugs.
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- Meghan E Feltcher
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB # 7290, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Zou L, Wang J, Huang B, Xie M, Li A. A solute-binding protein for iron transport in Streptococcus iniae. BMC Microbiol 2010; 10:309. [PMID: 21122131 PMCID: PMC3014919 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Streptococcus iniae (S. iniae) is a major pathogen that causes considerable morbidity and mortality in cultured fish worldwide. The pathogen's ability to adapt to the host affects the extent of infection, hence understanding the mechanisms by which S. iniae overcomes physiological stresses during infection will help to identify potential virulence determinants of streptococcal infection. Grow S. iniae under iron-restricted conditions is one approach for identifying host-specific protein expression. Iron plays an important role in many biological processes but it has low solubility under physiological condition. Many microorganisms have been shown to be able to circumvent this nutritional limitation by forming direct contacts with iron-containing proteins through ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. The ABC transporter superfamilies constitute many different systems that are widespread among living organisms with different functions, such as ligands translocation, mRNA translation, and DNA repair. Results An ABC transporter system, named as mtsABC (metal transport system) was cloned from S. iniae HD-1, and was found to be involved in heme utilization. mtsABC is cotranscribed by three downstream genes, i.e., mtsA, mtsB, and mtsC. In this study, we cloned the first gene of the mtsABC transporter system (mtsA), and purified the corresponding recombinant protein MtsA. The analysis indicated that MtsA is a putative lipoprotein which binds to heme that can serve as an iron source for the microorganism, and is expressed in vivo during Kunming mice infection by S. iniae HD-1. Conclusions This is believed to be the first report on the cloning the ABC transporter lipoprotein from S. iniae genomic DNA. Together, our data suggested that MtsA is associated with heme, and is expressed in vivo during Kunming mice infection by S. iniae HD-1 which indicated that it can be a potential candidate for S. iniae subunit vaccine.
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- Lili Zou
- Key Laboratory for Aquatic Products Safety of Ministry of Education/State Key Laboratory of Bio-control, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Naka H, López CS, Crosa JH. Role of the pJM1 plasmid-encoded transport proteins FatB, C and D in ferric anguibactin uptake in the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2010; 2:104-111. [PMID: 21304833 PMCID: PMC3034151 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Vibrio anguillarum serotype O1 is part of the natural flora in the aquatic habitat, but under certain circumstances it can cause terminal haemorrhagic septicemia in marine and fresh water fish due to the action of the anguibactin iron uptake system encoded by the virulence plasmid pJM1. This plasmid harbours the genes for the biosynthesis of the siderophore anguibactin and the ferric anguibactin transport proteins FatD, C, B and A encoded in the iron transport operon. The FatA protein is the outer membrane receptor for the ferric siderophore complex and the FatB lipoprotein provides the periplasmic domain for its internalization, whereas the FatC and D proteins are located in the cytoplasmic membrane and might play a role as part of the ABC transporter for internalization of the ferric siderophore. In this work we demonstrate the essential role of these two inner membrane proteins in ferric anguibactin transport and that the lipo-protein nature of FatB is not necessary for ferric anguibactin transport.
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- For correspondence. ; Tel. (+1) 503 494 7583; Fax (+1) 503 494 6862
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Takeda K, Kuwahara A, Ohmori K, Takeuchi T. Molecularly Imprinted Tunable Binding Sites Based on Conjugated Prosthetic Groups and Ion-Paired Cofactors. J Am Chem Soc 2009; 131:8833-8. [DOI: 10.1021/ja9004317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kohei Takeda
- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Bray BA, Sutcliffe IC, Harrington DJ. Impact of lgt mutation on lipoprotein biosynthesis and in vitro phenotypes of Streptococcus agalactiae. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2009; 155:1451-1458. [PMID: 19383708 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.025213-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Although Streptococcus agalactiae, the group B Streptococcus, is a leading cause of invasive neonatal disease worldwide the molecular basis of its virulence is still poorly understood. To investigate the role of lipoproteins in the physiology and interaction of this pathogen with host cells, we generated a mutant S. agalactiae strain (A909DeltaLgt) deficient in the Lgt enzyme and thus unable to lipidate lipoprotein precursors (pro-lipoproteins). The loss of pro-lipoprotein lipidation did not affect the viability of S. agalactiae or its growth in several different media, including cation-depleted media. The processing of two well-characterized lipoproteins, but not a non-lipoprotein, was clearly shown to be aberrant in A909DeltaLgt. The mutant strain was shown to be more sensitive to oxidative stress in vitro although the molecular basis of this increased sensitivity was not apparent. The inactivation of Lgt also resulted in changes to the bacterial cell envelope, as demonstrated by reduced retention of both the group B carbohydrate and the polysaccharide capsule and a statistically significant reduction (P=0.0079) in A909DeltaLgt adherence to human endothelial cells of fetal origin. These data confirm that failure to process lipoproteins correctly has pleiotropic effects that may be of significance to S. agalactiae colonization and pathogenesis.
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Hutchings MI, Palmer T, Harrington DJ, Sutcliffe IC. Lipoprotein biogenesis in Gram-positive bacteria: knowing when to hold 'em, knowing when to fold 'em. Trends Microbiol 2008; 17:13-21. [PMID: 19059780 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 10/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gram-positive bacterial lipoproteins are a functionally diverse and important class of peripheral membrane proteins. Recent advances in molecular biology and the availability of whole genome sequence data have overturned many long-held assumptions about the export and processing of these proteins, most notably the recent discovery that not all lipoproteins are exported as unfolded substrates through the general secretion pathway. Here, we review recent discoveries concerning the export and processing of these proteins, their role in virulence in Gram-positive bacteria and their potential as vaccine candidates or targets for new antimicrobials.
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- Matthew I Hutchings
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
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Rahman O, Cummings SP, Harrington DJ, Sutcliffe IC. Methods for the bioinformatic identification of bacterial lipoproteins encoded in the genomes of Gram-positive bacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9795-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A method for analyzing lipid-modified proteins with mass spectrometry. Anal Biochem 2008; 374:429-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2007] [Revised: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shibata KI. [Immunobiological activities of microbial lipoproteins/lipopeptides and their recognition by the innate immune system]. Nihon Saikingaku Zasshi 2007; 62:363-74. [PMID: 17892000 DOI: 10.3412/jsb.62.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Ken-ichiro Shibata
- Laboratory of Oral Molecular Microbiology, Department of Oral Pathobiological Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine
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Sutcliffe IC, Hutchings MI. Putative lipoproteins identified by bioinformatic genome analysis of Leifsonia xyli ssp. xyli, the causative agent of sugarcane ratoon stunting disease. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:121-128. [PMID: 20507484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2006.00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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SUMMARY Leifsonia xyli ssp. xyli is the causative agent of ratoon stunting disease, a major cause of economic loss in sugarcane crops. Understanding of the biology of this pathogen has been hampered by its fastidious growth characteristics in vitro. However, the recent release of a genome sequence for this organism has allowed significant novel insights. Further to this, we have performed a bioinformatic analysis of the lipoproteins encoded in the L. xyli genome. These analyses suggest that lipoproteins represent c. 2.0% of the L. xyli predicted proteome. Functional analyses suggest that lipoproteins make an important contribution to the physiology of the pathogen and may influence its ability to cause disease in planta.
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- Iain C Sutcliffe
- Biomolecular and Biomedical Research Centre, School of Applied Sciences, Ellison Building, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UK
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Hamilton A, Robinson C, Sutcliffe IC, Slater J, Maskell DJ, Davis-Poynter N, Smith K, Waller A, Harrington DJ. Mutation of the maturase lipoprotein attenuates the virulence of Streptococcus equi to a greater extent than does loss of general lipoprotein lipidation. Infect Immun 2006; 74:6907-19. [PMID: 17015455 PMCID: PMC1698103 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01116-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus equi is the causative agent of strangles, a prevalent and highly contagious disease of horses. Despite the animal suffering and economic burden associated with strangles, little is known about the molecular basis of S. equi virulence. Here we have investigated the contributions of a specific lipoprotein and the general lipoprotein processing pathway to the abilities of S. equi to colonize equine epithelial tissues in vitro and to cause disease in both a mouse model and the natural host in vivo. Colonization of air interface organ cultures after they were inoculated with a mutant strain deficient in the maturase lipoprotein (DeltaprtM(138-213), with a deletion of nucleotides 138 to 213) was significantly less than that for cultures infected with wild-type S. equi strain 4047 or a mutant strain that was unable to lipidate preprolipoproteins (Deltalgt(190-685)). Moreover, mucus production was significantly greater in both wild-type-infected and Deltalgt(190-685)-infected organ cultures. Both mutants were significantly attenuated compared with the wild-type strain in a mouse model of strangles, although 2 of 30 mice infected with the Deltalgt(190-685) mutant did still exhibit signs of disease. In contrast, only the DeltaprtM(138-213) mutant was significantly attenuated in a pony infection study, with 0 of 5 infected ponies exhibiting pathological signs of strangles compared with 4 of 4 infected with the wild-type and 3 of 5 infected with the Deltalgt(190-685) mutant. We believe that this is the first study to evaluate the contribution of lipoproteins to the virulence of a gram-positive pathogen in its natural host. These data suggest that the PrtM lipoprotein is a potential vaccine candidate, and further investigation of its activity and its substrate(s) are warranted.
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- Andrea Hamilton
- University of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR1 3SD, United Kingdom
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Reutter F, Jung G, Baier W, Treyer B, Bessler WG, Wiesmüller KH. Immunostimulants and Toll-like receptor ligands obtained by screening combinatorial lipopeptide collections*. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 65:375-83. [PMID: 15787968 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2005.00242.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Synthetic lipopeptides carrying the head group of bacterial lipoproteins are specific ligands of Toll-like receptors (TLR). The three fatty acids containing lipopeptides with the tripalmitoyl-S-glyceryl-cysteinyl N-terminus (Pam(3)Cys) are agonists of TLR2. The structurally related lipopeptides with a head group lacking the fatty acyl residue at the amino-terminus (Pam(2)Cys) stimulate TLR2 and 6. To investigate the influence of the peptide chain of lipohexapeptides with a free N-terminus with regard to their ability to enhance B-cell proliferation, a randomized S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)-(2RS)-propyl]-(R)-cysteinyl-pentapeptide amide collection Pam(2)CysXXXXX and 5 x 19 subcollections (Pam(2)CysOXXXX, Pam(2)CysXOXXX, Pam(2)CysXXOXX, Pam(2)CysXXXOX, Pam(2)CysXXXXO, O: all protein amino acids except Cys) were prepared by parallel solid-phase synthesis. The collection represents synthetic lipopeptide analogues of the numerous bacterial lipoproteins and of mycoplasma lipoprotein. Each of the 95 subcollections is characterized by one defined and four degenerated amino acid positions thus comprising 19(4) individual lipopeptides with free N-terminal amino groups. High-performance liquid chromatography electrospray mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS) was applied for the analytical characterization of the lipohexapeptide amide subcollections and for the individual lipohexapeptide amides. The subcollections were tested for polyclonal activation of murine spleen cells, deconvolution led to highly active single S-[2,3-bis(palmitoyloxy)-(2RS)-propyl]-(R)-cysteinyl-pentapeptide amides.
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- F Reutter
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Sutcliffe IC, Harrington DJ. Lipoproteins ofMycobacterium tuberculosis: an abundant and functionally diverse class of cell envelope components. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2004; 28:645-59. [PMID: 15539077 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2003] [Revised: 03/16/2004] [Accepted: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the predominant bacterial scourge of mankind. Understanding of its biology and pathogenicity has been greatly advanced by the determination of whole genome sequences for this organism. Bacterial lipoproteins are a functionally diverse class of membrane-anchored proteins. The signal peptides of these proteins direct their export and post-translational lipid modification. These signal peptides are amenable to bioinformatic analysis, allowing the lipoproteins encoded in whole genomes to be catalogued. This review applies bioinformatic methods to the identification and functional characterisation of the lipoproteins encoded in the M. tuberculosis genomes. Ninety nine putative lipoproteins were identified and so this family of proteins represents ca. 2.5% of the M. tuberculosis predicted proteome. Thus, lipoproteins represent an important class of cell envelope proteins that may contribute to the virulence of this major pathogen.
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Narita SI, Matsuyama SI, Tokuda H. Lipoprotein trafficking in Escherichia coli. Arch Microbiol 2004; 182:1-6. [PMID: 15221203 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-004-0682-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bacterial lipoproteins comprise a subset of membrane proteins that are covalently modified with lipids at the amino-terminal Cys. Lipoproteins are involved in a wide variety of functions in bacterial envelopes. Escherichia coli has more than 90 species of lipoproteins, most of which are located on the periplasmic surface of the outer membrane, while others are located on that of the inner membrane. In order to elucidate the mechanisms by which outer-membrane-specific lipoproteins are sorted to the outer membrane, biochemical, molecular biological and crystallographic approaches have been taken. Localization of lipoproteins on the outer membrane was found to require a lipoprotein-specific sorting machinery, the Lol system, which is composed of five proteins (LolABCDE). The crystal structures of LolA and LolB, the periplasmic chaperone and outer-membrane receptor for lipoproteins, respectively, were determined. On the basis of the data, we discuss here the mechanism underlying lipoprotein transfer from the inner to the outer membrane through Lol proteins. We also discuss why inner membrane-specific lipoproteins remain on the inner membrane.
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- Shin-Ichiro Narita
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, 113-0032, Tokyo, Japan
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Artiushin S, Timoney JF, Nally J, Verma A. Host-inducible immunogenic sphingomyelinase-like protein, Lk73.5, of Leptospira interrogans. Infect Immun 2004; 72:742-9. [PMID: 14742516 PMCID: PMC321616 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.2.742-749.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leptospira interrogans causes a variety of clinical syndromes in animals and humans. Although much information has accumulated on the importance of leptospiral lipopolysaccharide in protective antibody responses, relatively little is known about proteins that participate in immune responses. Identification of those proteins induced only in the host is particularly difficult. Using a novel double-antibody screen designed to identify clones in a gene library of L. interrogans serovar Pomona expressing host-inducible proteins, we have characterized a gene (lk75.3) encoding a sphingomyelinase-like preprotein of 648 amino acids with cytotoxic activity for equine pulmonary endothelial cells and weak hemolytic activity for equine and rabbit erythrocytes. lk73.5 was found as a single gene copy in all serovars of L. interrogans but not in other Leptospira spp. except L. inadai. The open reading frame (ORF) for Lk73.5 is followed by another partially homologous sequence containing an ORF (sph-like 2) for a 28.7-kDa peptide. Lk73.5 and Sph-like 2 share 95.1 and 97.7% amino acid identity with putative sphingomyelinases Sph2 and Sph1 (N terminus) from L. interrogans serovar Lai (S.-X. Ren, G. Fu, X.-G. Jiangk, R. Zeng, Y.-G. Miao, H. Xu, Y.-X. Zhang, H. Xiong, G. Lu, L.-F. Lu, H.-Q. Jiang, J. Jia, Y.-F. Tu, J.-X. Jiang, W.-Y. Gu, Y.-Q. Zhang, Z. Cai, H.-H. Sheng, H.-F. Yin, Y. Zhang, G.-F. Zhu, M. Wank, H.-L. Huangk, Z. Qian, S.-Y. Wang, Wei Ma, Z.-J. Yao, Y. Shen, B.-Q. Qiang, Q.-C. Xia, X.-K. Guo, A. Danchinq, I. S. Girons, R. L. Somerville, Y.-M. Wen, M.-H. Shik, Z. Chen, J.-G. Xuk, and G.-P. Zhao, Nature 422:88-893, 2003). Substantial homologies to sphingomyelinases from other leptospiras and other bacteria are also present. Lk73.5 was not detected in leptospiras cultured at 30 or 37 degrees C. The recombinant protein reacted strongly with sera from recently infected mares but not with sera from horses vaccinated with commercial pentavalent bacterin. The host-inducible immunogenic Lk73.5 should have value in distinguishing vaccine from infection immune response.
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- S Artiushin
- Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
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Juncker AS, Willenbrock H, Von Heijne G, Brunak S, Nielsen H, Krogh A. Prediction of lipoprotein signal peptides in Gram-negative bacteria. Protein Sci 2003; 12:1652-62. [PMID: 12876315 PMCID: PMC2323952 DOI: 10.1110/ps.0303703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 879] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2003] [Revised: 05/15/2003] [Accepted: 05/19/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A method to predict lipoprotein signal peptides in Gram-negative Eubacteria, LipoP, has been developed. The hidden Markov model (HMM) was able to distinguish between lipoproteins (SPaseII-cleaved proteins), SPaseI-cleaved proteins, cytoplasmic proteins, and transmembrane proteins. This predictor was able to predict 96.8% of the lipoproteins correctly with only 0.3% false positives in a set of SPaseI-cleaved, cytoplasmic, and transmembrane proteins. The results obtained were significantly better than those of previously developed methods. Even though Gram-positive lipoprotein signal peptides differ from Gram-negatives, the HMM was able to identify 92.9% of the lipoproteins included in a Gram-positive test set. A genome search was carried out for 12 Gram-negative genomes and one Gram-positive genome. The results for Escherichia coli K12 were compared with new experimental data, and the predictions by the HMM agree well with the experimentally verified lipoproteins. A neural network-based predictor was developed for comparison, and it gave very similar results. LipoP is available as a Web server at www.cbs.dtu.dk/services/LipoP/.
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- Agnieszka S Juncker
- Center for Biological Sequence Analysis, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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Nakamura JI, Shibata KI, Hasebe A, Into T, Watanabe T, Ohata N. Signaling pathways induced by lipoproteins derived from Mycoplasma salivarium and a synthetic lipopeptide (FSL-1) in normal human gingival fibroblasts. Microbiol Immunol 2002; 46:151-8. [PMID: 12008923 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2002.tb02680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Lipoproteins derived from Mycoplasma salivarium and a synthetic lipopeptide (FSL-1) activate human gingival fibroblasts to induce IL-6 production and ICAM-1 expression. Human gingival fibroblasts were treated with lipoproteins or FSL-1 and then examined for the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), ERK1/2, p38, and SAPK/JNK, and transcription factors, AP-1 and NF-kappaB. Western blotting indicated that p38 and SAPK/JNK were activated in response to the stimulators, but the activation of ERK1/2 could not be discriminated because ERK1/2 was activated in the absence of stimulators. The p38 inhibitor SB 203580 also suppressed their IL-6 production-inducing activities, whereas the ERK1/2-activating MAPK kinase (MEK1) inhibitor PD 98059 did not suppress their activities. Moreover, they were capable of inducing the activation of AP-1 and NF-KB. NF-kappaB activation was also confirmed by the phosphorylation of IkappaB-alpha. On the basis of these results, it was concluded that lipoproteins of M. salivarium and FSL-1 are capable of activating the MAPKs p38 and SAPK/JNK and the transcriptional factors AP-1 and NF-kappaB in human gingival fibroblasts.
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- Jun-ichiro Nakamura
- Department of Oral Pathobiological Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Persson A, Jacobsson K, Frykberg L, Johansson KE, Poumarat F. Variable surface protein Vmm of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony type. J Bacteriol 2002; 184:3712-22. [PMID: 12057968 PMCID: PMC135138 DOI: 10.1128/jb.184.13.3712-3722.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A variable surface protein, Vmm, of the bovine pathogen Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides small colony type (M. mycoides SC) has been identified and characterized. Vmm was specific for the SC biotype and was expressed by 68 of 69 analyzed M. mycoides SC strains. The protein was found to undergo reversible phase variation at a frequency of 9 x 10(-4) to 5 x 10(-5) per cell per generation. The vmm gene was present in all of the 69 tested M. mycoides SC strains and encodes a lipoprotein precursor of 59 amino acids (aa), where the mature protein was predicted to be 36 aa and was anchored to the membrane by only the lipid moiety, as no transmembrane region could be identified. DNA sequencing of the vmm gene region from ON and OFF clones showed that the expression of Vmm was regulated at the transcriptional level by dinucleotide insertions or deletions in a repetitive region of the promoter spacer. Vmm-like genes were also found in four closely related mycoplasmas, Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capricolum, M. capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, Mycoplasma sp. bovine serogroup 7, and Mycoplasma putrefaciens. However, Vmm could not be detected in whole-cell lysates of these species, suggesting that the proteins encoded by the vmm-like genes lack the binding epitope for the monoclonal antibody used in this study or, alternatively, that the Vmm-like proteins were not expressed.
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- Anja Persson
- Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary Institute, SE-751 89 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Sutcliffe IC, Harrington DJ. Pattern searches for the identification of putative lipoprotein genes in Gram-positive bacterial genomes. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:2065-2077. [PMID: 12101295 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-7-2065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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N-terminal lipidation is a major mechanism by which bacteria can tether proteins to membranes and one which is of particular importance to Gram-positive bacteria due to the absence of a retentive outer membrane. Lipidation is directed by the presence of a cysteine-containing 'lipobox' within the lipoprotein signal peptide sequence and this feature has greatly facilitated the identification of putative lipoproteins by gene sequence analysis. The properties of lipoprotein signal peptides have been described previously by the Prosite pattern PS00013. Here, a dataset of 33 experimentally verified Gram-positive bacterial lipoproteins (excluding those from Mollicutes) has been identified by an extensive literature review. The signal peptide features of these lipoproteins have been analysed to create a refined pattern, G+LPP, which is more specific for the identification of Gram-positive bacterial lipoproteins. The ability of this pattern to identify probable lipoprotein sequences is demonstrated by a search of the genome of Streptococcus pyogenes, in comparison with sequences identified using PS00013. Greater discrimination against likely false-positives was evident from the use of G+LPP compared with PS00013. These data confirm the likely abundance of lipoproteins in Gram-positive bacterial genomes, with at least 25 probable lipoproteins identified in S. pyogenes
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- Iain C Sutcliffe
- Fleming Building, Institute of Pharmacy, Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, University of Sunderland, Sunderland SR2 3SD, UK1
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Neilsen PO, Zimmerman GA, McIntyre TM. Escherichia coli Braun lipoprotein induces a lipopolysaccharide-like endotoxic response from primary human endothelial cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:5231-9. [PMID: 11673537 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.9.5231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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All bacteria contain proteins in which their amino-terminal cysteine residue is modified with N-acyl S-diacylglycerol functions, and peptides and proteins bearing this modification are immunomodulatory. The major outer membrane lipoprotein of Escherichia coli, the Braun lipoprotein (BLP), is the prototypical triacylated cysteinyl-modified protein. We find it is as active as LPS in stimulating human endothelial cells to an inflammatory phenotype, and a BLP-negative mutant of E. coli was less inflammatory than its parental strain. While the lipid modification was essential, the lipidated protein was more potent than a lipid-modified peptide. BLP associates with CD14, but this interaction, unlike that with LPS, was not required to elicit endothelial cell activation. BLP stimulated endothelial cell E-selectin surface expression, IL-6 secretion, and up-regulation of the same battery of cytokine mRNAs induced by LPS. Quantitative microarray analysis of 4400 genes showed the same 30 genes were induced by BLP and LPS, and that there was near complete concordance in the level of gene induction. We conclude that the lipid modification of at least one abundant Gram-negative protein is essential for endotoxic activity, but that the protein component also influences activity. The equivalent potency of BLP and LPS, and their complete concordance in the nature and extent of endothelial cell activation show that E. coli endotoxic activity is not due to just LPS. The major outer membrane protein of E. coli is a fully active endotoxic agonist for endothelial cells.
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- P O Neilsen
- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Borremans B, Hobman JL, Provoost A, Brown NL, van Der Lelie D. Cloning and functional analysis of the pbr lead resistance determinant of Ralstonia metallidurans CH34. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:5651-8. [PMID: 11544228 PMCID: PMC95457 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.19.5651-5658.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The lead resistance operon, pbr, of Ralstonia metallidurans (formerly Alcaligenes eutrophus) strain CH34 is unique, as it combines functions involved in uptake, efflux, and accumulation of Pb(II). The pbr lead resistance locus contains the following structural resistance genes: (i) pbrT, which encodes a Pb(II) uptake protein; (ii) pbrA, which encodes a P-type Pb(II) efflux ATPase; (iii) pbrB, which encodes a predicted integral membrane protein of unknown function; and (iv) pbrC, which encodes a predicted prolipoprotein signal peptidase. Downstream of pbrC, the pbrD gene, encoding a Pb(II)-binding protein, was identified in a region of DNA, which was essential for functional lead sequestration. Pb(II)-dependent inducible transcription of pbrABCD from the PpbrA promoter is regulated by PbrR, which belongs to the MerR family of metal ion-sensing regulatory proteins. This is the first report of a mechanism for specific lead resistance in any bacterial genus.
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- B Borremans
- VITO, Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, Environmental Technology Centre, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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Sebulsky MT, Heinrichs DE. Identification and characterization of fhuD1 and fhuD2, two genes involved in iron-hydroxamate uptake in Staphylococcus aureus. J Bacteriol 2001; 183:4994-5000. [PMID: 11489851 PMCID: PMC95374 DOI: 10.1128/jb.183.17.4994-5000.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2001] [Accepted: 06/15/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus can utilize several hydroxamate siderophores for growth under iron-restricted conditions. Previous findings have shown that S. aureus possesses a cytoplasmic membrane-associated traffic ATPase that is involved in the specific transport of iron(III)-hydroxamate complexes. In this study, we have identified two additional genes, termed fhuD1 and fhuD2, whose products are involved in this transport process in S. aureus. We have shown that fhuD2 codes for a posttranslationally modified lipoprotein that is anchored in the cytoplasmic membrane, while the deduced amino acid sequence predicts the same for fhuD1. The predicted FhuD1 and FhuD2 proteins share 41.0% identity and 56.4% total similarity with each other, 45.9 and 49.1% total similarity with the FhuD homolog in Bacillus subtilis, and 29.3 and 24.6% total similarity with the periplasmic FhuD protein from Escherichia coli. Insertional inactivation and gene replacement of both genes showed that while FhuD2 is involved in the transport of iron(III) in complex with ferrichrome, ferrioxamine B, aerobactin, and coprogen, FhuD1 shows a more limited substrate range, capable of only iron(III)-ferrichrome and iron(III)-ferrioxamine B transport in S. aureus. Nucleotide sequences present upstream of both fhuD1 and fhuD2 predict the presence of consensus Fur binding sequences. In agreement, transcription of both genes was negatively regulated by exogenous iron levels through the activity of the S. aureus Fur protein.
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- M T Sebulsky
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Tola S, Crobeddu S, Chessa G, Uzzau S, Idini G, Ibba B, Rocca S. Sequence, cloning, expression and characterisation of the 81-kDa surface membrane protein (P80) of Mycoplasma agalactiae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 202:45-50. [PMID: 11506906 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma agalactiae, the causative agent of contagious agalactia in small ruminants, produces a protein, named P80, that is detectable in all wild-type isolates examined to date and that appears expressed during the early phase of infection. We describe here the identification, cloning and expression of the gene encoding P80 (ma-mp81). The deduced amino acid sequence is consistent with a hydrophobic and basic protein that possesses a lipoprotein signal peptide. Sequence analysis of gene ma-mp81 suggests that P80 is a membrane lipoprotein that shows significant homology with other putative lipoproteins of M. pneumoniae. An internal 1-kb fragment of ma-mp81 was expressed in Escherichia coli as a 6xHis-tagged protein. The purified recombinant protein greatly reacted with polyclonal anti-P80 sera raised in lamb.
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- S Tola
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna "G. Pegreffi", Sassari, Italy.
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Petit CM, Brown JR, Ingraham K, Bryant AP, Holmes DJ. Lipid modification of prelipoproteins is dispensable for growth in vitro but essential for virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2001; 200:229-33. [PMID: 11425480 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10720.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A Deltalgt (Lgt, lipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase) isogenic mutant was obtained which indicates that lgt is not essential for cell growth in vitro, like in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis, but unlike in the proteobacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. The mutation was transduced to a virulent strain. A 5 log attenuation was observed in a respiratory tract model of infection. Metabolic labeling by [U-14C]palmitate revealed the presence of eight to ten lipoproteins in the wild-type strain only, with molecular masses between 15 and 80 kDa. Our findings suggest a major difference in the role of lipoproteins in Gram-positive bacteria versus the proteobacteria.
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- C M Petit
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Anti-Microbial and Host Defense, Collegeville, PA 19426-0989, USA.
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Adamou JE, Heinrichs JH, Erwin AL, Walsh W, Gayle T, Dormitzer M, Dagan R, Brewah YA, Barren P, Lathigra R, Langermann S, Koenig S, Johnson S. Identification and characterization of a novel family of pneumococcal proteins that are protective against sepsis. Infect Immun 2001; 69:949-58. [PMID: 11159990 PMCID: PMC97974 DOI: 10.1128/iai.69.2.949-958.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Four pneumococcal genes (phtA, phtB, phtD, and phtE) encoding a novel family of homologous proteins (32 to 87% identity) were identified from the Streptococcus pneumoniae genomic sequence. These open reading frames were selected as potential vaccine candidates based upon their possession of hydrophobic leader sequences which presumably target these proteins to the bacterial cell surface. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequences of these gene products revealed the presence of a histidine triad motif (HxxHxH), termed Pht (pneumococcal histidine triad) that is conserved and repeated several times in each of the four proteins. The four pht genes (phtA, phtB, phtD, and a truncated version of phtE) were expressed in Escherichia coli. A flow cytometry-based assay confirmed that PhtA, PhtB, PhtD and, to a lesser extent, PhtE were detectable on the surface of intact bacteria. Recombinant PhtA, PhtB, and PhtD elicited protection against certain pneumococcal capsular types in a mouse model of systemic disease. These novel pneumococcal antigens may serve as effective vaccines against the most prevalent pneumococcal serotypes.
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- J E Adamou
- MedImmune, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, USA.
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Outer membrane proteins (OMPs) of gram-negative bacteria can be used as carrier proteins to present foreign peptide epitopes on the bacterial cell surface. They all have a common structural motif of a beta-barrel that is composed of a variable number of transmembrane beta-strands connected at the periplasmic side with short turns and at the outside with long surface-accessible loops. Outer membrane proteins occur as monomers like OmpA, or assemble into trimers like the porins. Foreign gene products have been fused to surface-accessible regions of several outer membrane proteins including the porins OmpC, PhoE and LamB, lipoproteins as well as the OmpA protein. Short epitopes that are inserted into outer membrane proteins induce epitope-specific antibody responses, and are thus appealing candidates for live recombinant vaccines. Also large insertions, of more than 100 amino acids, are in some cases tolerated and do not affect the overall conformation of the carrier protein. The possible applications for outer membrane display include recombinant vaccines, peptide library screening, development of biocatalysts or whole-cell adsorbents, and adhesin-receptor interaction studies. It is expected that in the near future, development of new display systems will still increase the utilization of this emerging exciting technology.
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- H Lång
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Bryl K, Kedzierska S, Laskowska M, Taylor A. Membrane fusion by proline-rich Rz1 lipoprotein, the bacteriophage lambda Rz1 gene product. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:794-9. [PMID: 10651816 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01051.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The fusogenic properties of Rz1, the proline-rich lipoprotein that is the bacteriophage lambda Rz1 gene product, were studied. Light scattering was used to monitor Rz1-induced aggregation of artificial neutral (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol) and negatively charged (dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine/cholesterol/dioleoylphosphatidylserin e) liposomes. Fluorescence assays [the resonance energy transfer between N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)phosphatidylethanolamine and N-(lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl)dihexadecanol-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine lipid fluorescent probes, as well as fluorescent complex formation between terbium ions and dipicolinic acid encapsulated in two liposome populations and calcein fluorescence] were used to monitor Rz1-induced lipid mixing, contents mixing and leakage of neutral and negatively charged liposomes. The results demonstrated that Rz1 caused adhesion of neutral and negatively charged liposomes with concomitant lipid mixing; membrane distortion, leading to the fusion of liposomes and hence their internal content mixing; and local destruction of the membrane accompanied by leakage of the liposome contents. The use of artificial membranes showed that Rz1 induced the fusion of membranes devoid of any proteins. This might mean that the proline stretch of Rz1 allowed interaction with membrane lipids. It is suggested that Rz1-induced liposome fusion was mediated primarily by the generation of local perturbation in the bilayer lipid membrane and to a lesser extent by electrostatic forces.
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- K Bryl
- Department of Physics and Biophysics, Warmia and Masurian University in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
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Reilly TJ, Smith AL. Purification and characterization of a recombinant Haemophilus influenzae outer membrane phosphomonoesterase e (P4). Protein Expr Purif 1999; 17:401-9. [PMID: 10600458 DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Haemophilus influenzae is a common inhabitant of the upper respiratory tract and can cause serious infections of mucosal surfaces. Results from recent studies indicate that this pathogen possesses copious amounts of surface-localized phosphomonoesterase activity mediated by the bacterial lipoprotein e (P4). While the enzyme has previously been purified to apparent homogeneity, purification of large amounts of protein has been prevented by presence of N-terminal lipid modification. Recombinant DNA technology was employed to simultaneously replace the N-terminal lipid modification signal sequence with one for protein secretion without such modification and to place expression of the protein under the control of the T7-inducible promoter. Results from this work show that high levels of phosphomonoesterase activity were achieved after IPTG induction and purified to apparent homogeneity after two chromatography steps. Consistent with loss of the N-terminal lipid modification, the recombinant enzyme was easily extracted from the bacterial membrane and partitioned within the matrix of gel filtration chromatography resin while retaining a denatured molecular weight similar to that of wild-type e (P4). Results from physicochemical characterization suggest that the recombinant protein was similar to wild-type protein in SDS-PAGE-derived molecular weight, primary structure, substrate specificity, pH optimum, and sensitivity or resistance to various inhibitors. Acquisition of sufficient amounts of recombinant P4 was a prelude for studies to elucidate the structure and function of this unusual phosphomonoesterase.
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- T J Reilly
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Chambaud I, Wróblewski H, Blanchard A. Interactions between mycoplasma lipoproteins and the host immune system. Trends Microbiol 1999; 7:493-9. [PMID: 10603485 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(99)01641-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mycoplasmas typically have a number of distinct lipoproteins anchored on the outer face of the plasma membrane. These surface antigens have a potent modulin activity and are preferential targets of the host immune response. However, the variation of some of these lipoproteins provides mycoplasmas with an effective means of evading the host immune defence system.
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- I Chambaud
- Institut Pasteur, Unité d'Oncologie Virale, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Reilly TJ, Chance DL, Smith AL. Outer membrane lipoprotein e (P4) of Haemophilus influenzae is a novel phosphomonoesterase. J Bacteriol 1999; 181:6797-805. [PMID: 10542183 PMCID: PMC94146 DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.21.6797-6805.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/1999] [Accepted: 08/10/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Haemophilus influenzae exists as a commensal of the upper respiratory tract of humans but also causes infections of contiguous structures. We describe the identification, localization, purification, and characterization of a novel, surface-localized phosphomonoesterase from a nontypeable H. influenzae strain, R2866. Sequences obtained from two CNBr-derived fragments of this protein matched lipoprotein e (P4) within the H. influenzae sequence database. Escherichia coli DH5alpha transformed with plasmids containing the H. influenzae hel gene, which encodes lipoprotein e (P4), produced high levels of a membrane-associated phosphomonoesterase. The isolated approximately 28-kDa enzyme was tartrate resistant and displayed narrow substrate specificity with the highest activity for arylphosphates, excluding 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolylphosphate. Optimum enzymatic activity was observed at pH 5.0 and only in the presence of divalent copper. The enzyme was inhibited by vanadate, molybdate, and EDTA but was resistant to inorganic phosphate. The association of phosphomonoesterase activity with a protein that has also been recognized as a heme transporter suggests a unique role for this unusual phosphohydrolase.
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- T J Reilly
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri Medical School, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA
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Ghuysen JM, Goffin C. Lack of cell wall peptidoglycan versus penicillin sensitivity: new insights into the chlamydial anomaly. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1999; 43:2339-44. [PMID: 10508003 PMCID: PMC89479 DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.10.2339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- J M Ghuysen
- Centre d'Ingénierie des Protéines, Institut de Chimie, B6, Université de Liège, B-4000 Sart Tilman (Liège), Belgium.
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