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Palande A, Patil S, Veeram A, Sahoo SS, Lodhiya T, Maurya P, Muralikrishnan B, Chugh J, Mukherjee R. Proteomic Analysis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Outer Membrane for Potential Implications in Uptake of Small Molecules. ACS Infect Dis 2024; 10:890-906. [PMID: 38400924 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Increased resistance to current antimycobacterial agents and a potential bias toward relatively hydrophobic chemical entities highlight an urgent need to understand how current anti-TB drugs enter the tubercle bacilli. While inner membrane proteins are well-studied, how small molecules cross the impenetrable outer membrane remains unknown. Here, we employed mass spectrometry-based proteomics to show that octyl-β-d-glucopyranoside selectively extracts the outer membrane proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Differentially expressed proteins between nutrient-replete and nutrient-depleted conditions were enriched to identify proteins involved in nutrient uptake. We demonstrate cell surface localization of seven new proteins using immunofluorescence and show that overexpression of the proteins LpqY and ProX leads to hypersensitivity toward streptomycin, while overexpression of SubI, SpmT, and Rv2041 exhibited higher membrane permeability, assessed through an EtBr accumulation assay. Further, proton NMR metabolomics suggests the role of six outer membrane proteins in glycerol uptake. This study identifies several outer membrane proteins that are involved in the permeation of small hydrophilic molecules and are potential targets for enhancing the uptake and efficacy of anti-TB drugs.
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- Aseem Palande
- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune 411008, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune 411008, India
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- Department of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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Morreale DP, Porsch EA, Kern BK, St Geme JW, Planet PJ. Acquisition, co-option, and duplication of the rtx toxin system and the emergence of virulence in Kingella. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4281. [PMID: 37460464 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39939-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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The bacterial genus Kingella includes two pathogenic species, namely Kingella kingae and Kingella negevensis, as well as strictly commensal species. Both K. kingae and K. negevensis secrete a toxin called RtxA that is absent in the commensal species. Here we present a phylogenomic study of the genus Kingella, including new genomic sequences for 88 clinical isolates, genotyping of another 131 global isolates, and analysis of 52 available genomes. The phylogenetic evidence supports that the toxin-encoding operon rtxCA was acquired by a common ancestor of the pathogenic Kingella species, and that a preexisting type-I secretion system was co-opted for toxin export. Subsequent genomic reorganization distributed the toxin machinery across two loci, with 30-35% of K. kingae strains containing two copies of the rtxA toxin gene. The rtxA duplication is largely clonal and is associated with invasive disease. Assays with isogenic strains show that a single copy of rtxA is associated with reduced cytotoxicity in vitro. Thus, our study identifies key steps in the evolutionary transition from commensal to pathogen, including horizontal gene transfer, co-option of an existing secretion system, and gene duplication.
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- Daniel P Morreale
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA.
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Liu LM, Li DL, Deng B, Wang XW, Jiang HB. Special roles for efflux systems in iron homeostasis of non-siderophore-producing cyanobacteria. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:551-565. [PMID: 33817959 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In oligotrophic oceans, low bioavailability of Fe is a key factor limiting primary productivity. However, excessive Fe in cells leads to the Fenton reaction, which is toxic to cells. Cyanobacteria must strictly maintain intracellular Fe homeostasis. Here, we knocked out a series of genes encoding efflux systems in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, and found eight genes that are required for high Fe detoxification. Unexpectedly, the HlyBD-TolC efflux system plays an important role in the adaptation of Synechocystis under Fe-deficient conditions. Mutants of HlyD and TolC grew worse than the wild-type strain under low-Fe conditions and showed significantly lower intracellular Fe contents than the wild-type strain. We excluded the possibility that the low Fe sensitivity of the HlyBD-TolC mutants was caused by a loss of the S-layer, the main extracellular protein secreted via this efflux system. Inactivation of the HlyD protein influenced type IV pili formation and direct inactivation of type IV pili related genes affected the adaptation to low-Fe conditions. HlyBD-TolC system is likely involved in the formation of type IV pili and indirectly influenced Fe acquisition. Our findings suggest that efflux system in non-siderophore-producing cyanobacteria can facilitate Fe uptake and help cells adapt to Fe-deficient conditions via novel pathways.
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- Ling-Mei Liu
- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519080, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519080, China.,School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519080, China.,School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, China
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Cole GB, Bateman TJ, Moraes TF. The surface lipoproteins of gram-negative bacteria: Protectors and foragers in harsh environments. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100147. [PMID: 33277359 PMCID: PMC7857515 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.008745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gram-negative pathogens are enveloped by an outer membrane that serves as a double-edged sword: On the one hand, it provides a layer of protection for the bacterium from environmental insults, including other bacteria and the host immune system. On the other hand, it restricts movement of vital nutrients into the cell and provides a plethora of antigens that can be detected by host immune systems. One strategy used to overcome these limitations is the decoration of the outer surface of gram-negative bacteria with proteins tethered to the outer membrane through a lipid anchor. These surface lipoproteins (SLPs) fulfill critical roles in immune evasion and nutrient acquisition, but as more bacterial genomes are sequenced, we are beginning to discover their prevalence and their different roles and mechanisms and importantly how we can exploit them as antimicrobial targets. This review will focus on representative SLPs that gram-negative bacteria use to overcome host innate immunity, specifically the areas of nutritional immunity and complement system evasion. We elaborate on the structures of some notable SLPs required for binding target molecules in hosts and how this information can be used alongside bioinformatics to understand mechanisms of binding and in the discovery of new SLPs. This information provides a foundation for the development of therapeutics and the design of vaccine antigens.
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- Gregory B Cole
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity of large repeat-in-toxin (RTX) proteins is an exceptional posttranslational process in which an internal domain called a self-processing module (SPM) mediates Ca2+-dependent processing of a highly specific aspartate-proline (Asp-Pro) peptide bond and covalent linkage of the released aspartyl to an adjacent lysine residue through an isopeptide bond. Here, we report the solution structures of the Ca2+-loaded SPM (Ca-SPM) defining the mechanism of the autocatalytic cleavage of the Asp414-Pro415 peptide bond of the Neisseria meningitidis FrpC exoprotein. Moreover, deletion of the SPM domain in the ApxIVA protein, the FrpC homolog of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, resulted in attenuation of virulence of the bacterium in a pig infection model, indicating that the Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity plays a role in the virulence of Gram-negative pathogens. The posttranslational Ca2+-dependent “clip-and-link” activity of large repeat-in-toxin (RTX) proteins starts by Ca2+-dependent structural rearrangement of a highly conserved self-processing module (SPM). Subsequently, an internal aspartate-proline (Asp-Pro) peptide bond at the N-terminal end of SPM breaks, and the liberated C-terminal aspartyl residue can react with a free ε-amino group of an adjacent lysine residue to form a new isopeptide bond. Here, we report a solution structure of the calcium-loaded SPM (Ca-SPM) derived from the FrpC protein of Neisseria meningitidis. The Ca-SPM structure defines a unique protein architecture and provides structural insight into the autocatalytic cleavage of the Asp-Pro peptide bond through a “twisted-amide” activation. Furthermore, in-frame deletion of the SPM domain from the ApxIVA protein of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae attenuated the virulence of this porcine pathogen in a pig respiratory challenge model. We hypothesize that the Ca2+-dependent clip-and-link activity represents an unconventional strategy for Gram-negative pathogens to adhere to the host target cell surface.
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Bayer-Santos E, Cenens W, Matsuyama BY, Oka GU, Di Sessa G, Mininel IDV, Alves TL, Farah CS. The opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia utilizes a type IV secretion system for interbacterial killing. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007651. [PMID: 31513674 PMCID: PMC6759196 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are a highly diversified but evolutionarily related family of macromolecule transporters that can secrete proteins and DNA into the extracellular medium or into target cells. It was recently shown that a subtype of T4SS harboured by the plant pathogen Xanthomonas citri transfers toxins into target cells. Here, we show that a similar T4SS from the multi-drug-resistant opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is proficient in killing competitor bacterial species. T4SS-dependent duelling between S. maltophilia and X. citri was observed by time-lapse fluorescence microscopy. A bioinformatic search of the S. maltophilia K279a genome for proteins containing a C-terminal domain conserved in X. citri T4SS effectors (XVIPCD) identified twelve putative effectors and their cognate immunity proteins. We selected a putative S. maltophilia effector with unknown function (Smlt3024) for further characterization and confirmed that it is indeed secreted in a T4SS-dependent manner. Expression of Smlt3024 in the periplasm of E. coli or its contact-dependent delivery via T4SS into E. coli by X. citri resulted in reduced growth rates, which could be counteracted by expression of its cognate inhibitor Smlt3025 in the target cell. Furthermore, expression of the VirD4 coupling protein of X. citri can restore the function of S. maltophilia ΔvirD4, demonstrating that effectors from one species can be recognized for transfer by T4SSs from another species. Interestingly, Smlt3024 is homologous to the N-terminal domain of large Ca2+-binding RTX proteins and the crystal structure of Smlt3025 revealed a topology similar to the iron-regulated protein FrpD from Neisseria meningitidis which has been shown to interact with the RTX protein FrpC. This work expands our current knowledge about the function of bacteria-killing T4SSs and increases the panel of effectors known to be involved in T4SS-mediated interbacterial competition, which possibly contribute to the establishment of S. maltophilia in clinical and environmental settings.
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- Ethel Bayer-Santos
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Falke S, Dierks K, Blanchet C, Graewert M, Cipriani F, Meijers R, Svergun D, Betzel C. Multi-channel in situ dynamic light scattering instrumentation enhancing biological small-angle X-ray scattering experiments at the PETRA III beamline P12. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2018; 25:361-372. [PMID: 29488914 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577517017568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis of biomolecules is increasingly common with a constantly high demand for comprehensive and efficient sample quality control prior to SAXS experiments. As monodisperse sample suspensions are desirable for SAXS experiments, latest dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques are most suited to obtain non-invasive and rapid information about the particle size distribution of molecules in solution. A multi-receiver four-channel DLS system was designed and adapted at the BioSAXS endstation of the EMBL beamline P12 at PETRA III (DESY, Hamburg, Germany). The system allows the collection of DLS data within round-shaped sample capillaries used at beamline P12. Data obtained provide information about the hydrodynamic radius of biological particles in solution and dispersity of the solution. DLS data can be collected directly prior to and during an X-ray exposure. To match the short X-ray exposure times of around 1 s for 20 exposures at P12, the DLS data collection periods that have been used up to now of 20 s or commonly more were substantially reduced, using a novel multi-channel approach collecting DLS data sets in the SAXS sample capillary at four different neighbouring sample volume positions in parallel. The setup allows online scoring of sample solutions applied for SAXS experiments, supports SAXS data evaluation and for example indicates local inhomogeneities in a sample solution in a time-efficient manner. Biological macromolecules with different molecular weights were applied to test the system and obtain information about the performance. All measured hydrodynamic radii are in good agreement with DLS results obtained by employing a standard cuvette instrument. Moreover, applying the new multi-channel DLS setup, a reliable radius determination of sample solutions in flow, at flow rates normally used for size-exclusion chromatography-SAXS experiments, and at higher flow rates, was verified as well. This study also shows and confirms that the newly designed sample compartment with attached DLS instrumentation does not disturb SAXS measurements.
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- Sven Falke
- Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University Hamburg, c/o DESY, Building 22a, Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22603, Germany
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- Xtal Concepts GmbH, Marlowring 19, Hamburg 22525, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation, c/o Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation, c/o Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38042, France
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation, c/o Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Hamburg Outstation, c/o Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Laboratory for Structural Biology of Infection and Inflammation, University Hamburg, c/o DESY, Building 22a, Notkestrasse 85, Hamburg 22603, Germany
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Tommassen J, Arenas J. Biological Functions of the Secretome of Neisseria meningitidis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:256. [PMID: 28670572 PMCID: PMC5472700 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neisseria meningitidis is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that normally resides as a commensal in the human nasopharynx but occasionally causes disease with high mortality and morbidity. To interact with its environment, it transports many proteins across the outer membrane to the bacterial cell surface and into the extracellular medium for which it deploys the common and well-characterized autotransporter, two-partner and type I secretion mechanisms, as well as a recently discovered pathway for the surface exposure of lipoproteins. The surface-exposed and secreted proteins serve roles in host-pathogen interactions, including adhesion to host cells and extracellular matrix proteins, evasion of nutritional immunity imposed by iron-binding proteins of the host, prevention of complement activation, neutralization of antimicrobial peptides, degradation of immunoglobulins, and permeabilization of epithelial layers. Furthermore, they have roles in interbacterial interactions, including the formation and dispersal of biofilms and the suppression of the growth of bacteria competing for the same niche. Here, we will review the protein secretion systems of N. meningitidis and focus on the functions of the secreted proteins.
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- Jan Tommassen
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands
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