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Rocha CM, Kawamoto D, Martins FH, Bueno MR, Ishikawa KH, Ando-Suguimoto ES, Carlucci AR, Arroteia LS, Casarin RV, Saraiva L, Simionato MRL, Mayer MPA. Experimental Inoculation of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Streptococcus gordonii and Its Impact on Alveolar Bone Loss and Oral and Gut Microbiomes. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8090. [PMID: 39125663 PMCID: PMC11312116 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25158090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Oral bacteria are implicated not only in oral diseases but also in gut dysbiosis and inflammatory conditions throughout the body. The periodontal pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa) often occurs in complex oral biofilms with Streptococcus gordonii (Sg), and this interaction might influence the pathogenic potential of this pathogen. This study aims to assess the impact of oral inoculation with Aa, Sg, and their association (Aa+Sg) on alveolar bone loss, oral microbiome, and their potential effects on intestinal health in a murine model. Sg and/or Aa were orally administered to C57Bl/6 mice, three times per week, for 4 weeks. Aa was also injected into the gingiva three times during the initial experimental week. After 30 days, alveolar bone loss, expression of genes related to inflammation and mucosal permeability in the intestine, serum LPS levels, and the composition of oral and intestinal microbiomes were determined. Alveolar bone resorption was detected in Aa, Sg, and Aa+Sg groups, although Aa bone levels did not differ from that of the SHAM-inoculated group. Il-1β expression was upregulated in the Aa group relative to the other infected groups, while Il-6 expression was downregulated in infected groups. Aa or Sg downregulated the expression of tight junction genes Cldn 1, Cldn 2, Ocdn, and Zo-1 whereas infection with Aa+Sg led to their upregulation, except for Cldn 1. Aa was detected in the oral biofilm of the Aa+Sg group but not in the gut. Infections altered oral and gut microbiomes. The oral biofilm of the Aa group showed increased abundance of Gammaproteobacteria, Enterobacterales, and Alloprevotella, while Sg administration enhanced the abundance of Alloprevotella and Rothia. The gut microbiome of infected groups showed reduced abundance of Erysipelotrichaceae. Infection with Aa or Sg disrupts both oral and gut microbiomes, impacting oral and gut homeostasis. While the combination of Aa with Sg promotes Aa survival in the oral cavity, it mitigates the adverse effects of Aa in the gut, suggesting a beneficial role of Sg associations in gut health.
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Affiliation(s)
- Catarina Medeiros Rocha
- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
- Division of Periodontics, Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic, São Leopoldo Mandic Research Institute, Campinas 13045-755, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
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- Department of Prosthesis and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, SP, Brazil; (L.S.A.); (R.V.C.)
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- Department of Prosthesis and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, SP, Brazil; (L.S.A.); (R.V.C.)
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- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil; (C.M.R.); (D.K.); (F.H.M.); (M.R.B.); (K.H.I.); (E.S.A.-S.); (A.R.C.); (M.R.L.S.)
- Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil
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Di Carluccio C, Cerofolini L, Moreira M, Rosu F, Padilla-Cortés L, Gheorghita GR, Xu Z, Santra A, Yu H, Yokoyama S, Gray TE, St. Laurent CD, Manabe Y, Chen X, Fukase K, Macauley MS, Molinaro A, Li T, Bensing BA, Marchetti R, Gabelica V, Fragai M, Silipo A. Molecular Insights into O-Linked Sialoglycans Recognition by the Siglec-Like SLBR-N (SLBR UB10712) of Streptococcus gordonii. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2024; 10:447-459. [PMID: 38435526 PMCID: PMC10906241 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c01598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Streptococcus gordonii is a Gram-positive bacterial species that typically colonizes the human oral cavity, but can also cause local or systemic diseases. Serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins exposed on the S. gordonii bacterial surface bind to sialylated glycans on human salivary, plasma, and platelet glycoproteins, which may contribute to oral colonization as well as endocardial infections. Despite a conserved overall domain organization of SRR adhesins, the Siglec-like binding regions (SLBRs) are highly variable, affecting the recognition of a wide range of sialoglycans. SLBR-N from the SRR glycoprotein of S. gordonii UB10712 possesses the remarkable ability to recognize complex core 2 O-glycans. We here employed a multidisciplinary approach, including flow cytometry, native mass spectrometry, isothermal titration calorimetry, NMR spectroscopy from both protein and ligand perspectives, and computational methods, to investigate the ligand specificity and binding preferences of SLBR-N when interacting with mono- and disialylated core 2 O-glycans. We determined the means by which SLBR-N preferentially binds branched α2,3-disialylated core 2 O-glycans: a selected conformation of the 3'SLn branch is accommodated into the main binding site, driving the sTa branch to further interact with the protein. At the same time, SLBR-N assumes an open conformation of the CD loop of the glycan-binding pocket, allowing one to accommodate the entire complex core 2 O-glycan. These findings establish the basis for the generation of novel tools for the detection of specific complex O-glycan structures and pave the way for the design and development of potential therapeutics against streptococcal infections.
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- Cristina Di Carluccio
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Centre (CERM), CIRMMP, and Department of Chemistry “Ugo
Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
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- IECB
Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Pessac 33600, France
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- Magnetic
Resonance Centre (CERM), CIRMMP, and Department of Chemistry “Ugo
Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Magnetic
Resonance Centre (CERM), CIRMMP, and Department of Chemistry “Ugo
Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
- Giotto
Biotech s.r.l., Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Graduate
School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Graduate
School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California,
Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Graduate
School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada
- Department
of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R3, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
- Graduate
School of Science, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Shanghai
Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- San
Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California 94121, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
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- IECB
Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Pessac 33600, France
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- Magnetic
Resonance Centre (CERM), CIRMMP, and Department of Chemistry “Ugo
Schiff”, University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino 50019, Italy
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- Department
of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples
Federico II, Naples 80138, Italy
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Bloch S, Hager-Mair FF, Andrukhov O, Schäffer C. Oral streptococci: modulators of health and disease. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2024; 14:1357631. [PMID: 38456080 PMCID: PMC10917908 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1357631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Streptococci are primary colonizers of the oral cavity where they are ubiquitously present and an integral part of the commensal oral biofilm microflora. The role oral streptococci play in the interaction with the host is ambivalent. On the one hand, they function as gatekeepers of homeostasis and are a prerequisite for the maintenance of oral health - they shape the oral microbiota, modulate the immune system to enable bacterial survival, and antagonize pathogenic species. On the other hand, also recognized pathogens, such as oral Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, which trigger the onset of dental caries belong to the genus Streptococcus. In the context of periodontitis, oral streptococci as excellent initial biofilm formers have an accessory function, enabling late biofilm colonizers to inhabit gingival pockets and cause disease. The pathogenic potential of oral streptococci fully unfolds when their dissemination into the bloodstream occurs; streptococcal infection can cause extra-oral diseases, such as infective endocarditis and hemorrhagic stroke. In this review, the taxonomic diversity of oral streptococci, their role and prevalence in the oral cavity and their contribution to oral health and disease will be discussed, focusing on the virulence factors these species employ for interactions at the host interface.
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- Susanne Bloch
- Competence Center for Periodontal Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, NanoGlycobiology Research Group, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, NanoGlycobiology Research Group, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Competence Center for Periodontal Research, University Clinic of Dentistry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, NanoGlycobiology Research Group, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Vienna, Austria
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Okahashi N, Nakata M, Kuwata H, Kawabata S. Oral mitis group streptococci: A silent majority in our oral cavity. Microbiol Immunol 2022; 66:539-551. [PMID: 36114681 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.13028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Members of the oral mitis group streptococci including Streptococcus oralis, Streptococcus sanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii are the most abundant inhabitants of human oral cavity and dental plaque, and have been implicated in infectious complications such as bacteremia and infective endocarditis. Oral mitis group streptococci are genetically close to Streptococcus pneumoniae; however, they do not produce cytolysin (pneumolysin), which is a key virulence factor of S. pneumoniae. Similar to S. pneumoniae, oral mitis group streptococci possess several cell surface proteins that bind to the cell surface components of host mammalian cells. S. sanguinis expresses long filamentous pili that bind to the matrix proteins of host cells. The cell wall-anchored nuclease of S. sanguinis contributes to the evasion of the neutrophil extracellular trap by digesting its web-like extracellular DNA. Oral mitis group streptococci produce glucosyltransferases, which synthesize glucan (glucose polymer) from sucrose of dietary origin. Neuraminidase (NA) is a virulent factor in oral mitis group streptococci. Influenza type A virus (IAV) relies on viral NA activity to release progeny viruses from infected cells and spread the infection, and NA-producing oral streptococci elevate the risk of IAV infection. Moreover, oral mitis group streptococci produce hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) as a by-product of sugar metabolism. Although the concentrations of streptococcal H2 O2 are low (1-2 mM), they play important roles in bacterial competition in the oral cavity and evasion of phagocytosis by host macrophages and neutrophils. In this review, we intended to describe the diverse pathogenicity of oral mitis group streptococci.
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- Nobuo Okahashi
- Department of Oral and Molecular Microbiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Center for Frontier Oral Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Molecular Microbiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Srivastava S, Verhagen A, Sasmal A, Wasik BR, Diaz S, Yu H, Bensing BA, Khan N, Khedri Z, Secrest P, Sullam P, Varki N, Chen X, Parrish CR, Varki A. Development and applications of sialoglycan-recognizing probes (SGRPs) with defined specificities: exploring the dynamic mammalian sialoglycome. Glycobiology 2022; 32:1116-1136. [PMID: 35926090 PMCID: PMC9680117 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwac050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Glycans that are abundantly displayed on vertebrate cell surface and secreted molecules are often capped with terminal sialic acids (Sias). These diverse 9-carbon-backbone monosaccharides are involved in numerous intrinsic biological processes. They also interact with commensals and pathogens, while undergoing dynamic changes in time and space, often influenced by environmental conditions. However, most of this sialoglycan complexity and variation remains poorly characterized by conventional techniques, which often tend to destroy or overlook crucial aspects of Sia diversity and/or fail to elucidate native structures in biological systems, i.e. in the intact sialome. To date, in situ detection and analysis of sialoglycans has largely relied on the use of plant lectins, sialidases, or antibodies, whose preferences (with certain exceptions) are limited and/or uncertain. We took advantage of naturally evolved microbial molecules (bacterial adhesins, toxin subunits, and viral hemagglutinin-esterases) that recognize sialoglycans with defined specificity to delineate 9 classes of sialoglycan recognizing probes (SGRPs: SGRP1-SGRP9) that can be used to explore mammalian sialome changes in a simple and systematic manner, using techniques common in most laboratories. SGRP candidates with specificity defined by sialoglycan microarray studies were engineered as tagged probes, each with a corresponding nonbinding mutant probe as a simple and reliable negative control. The optimized panel of SGRPs can be used in methods commonly available in most bioscience labs, such as ELISA, western blot, flow cytometry, and histochemistry. To demonstrate the utility of this approach, we provide examples of sialoglycome differences in tissues from C57BL/6 wild-type mice and human-like Cmah-/- mice.
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- Saurabh Srivastava
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA,VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA,Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Corresponding author: UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0687, USA.
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SssP1, a Fimbria-like component of Streptococcus suis, binds to the vimentin of host cells and contributes to bacterial meningitis. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010710. [PMID: 35853077 PMCID: PMC9337661 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is one of the important pathogens that cause bacterial meningitis in pigs and humans. Evading host immune defences and penetrating the blood-brain barrier (BBB) are the preconditions for S. suis to cause meningitis, while the underlying mechanisms during these pathogenic processes are not fully understood. By detecting the red blood and white blood cells counts, IL-8 expression, and the pathological injury of brain in a mouse infection model, a serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoprotein, designated as SssP1, was identified as a critical facilitator in the process of causing meningitis in this study. SssP1 was exported to assemble a fimbria-like component, thus contributed to the bacterial adhesion to and invasion into human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs), and activates the host inflammatory response during meningitis but is not involved in the actin cytoskeleton rearrangement and the disruption of tight junctions. Furthermore, the deletion of sssP1 significantly attenuates the ability of S. suis to traverse the BBB in vivo and in vitro. A pull-down analysis identified vimentin as the potential receptors of SssP1 during meningitis and following Far-Western blot results confirmed this ligand-receptor binding mediated by the NR2 (the second nonrepeat region) region of SssP1. The co-localisation of vimentin and S. suis observed by laser scanning confocal microscopy with multiplex fluorescence indicated that vimentin significantly enhances the interaction between SssP1 and BBB. Further study identified that the NR216-781 and NR1711-2214 fragments of SssP1 play critical roles to bind to the BBB depending on the sialylation of vimentin, and this binding is significantly attenuated when the antiserum of NR216-781 or NR1711-2214 blocked the bacterial cells, or the vimentin antibody blocked the BBB. Similar binding attenuations are observed when the bacterial cells were preincubated with the vimentin, or the BBB was preincubated with the recombinant protein NR216-781, NR1711-2214 or sialidase. In conclusion, these results reveal a novel receptor-ligand interaction that enhances adhesion to and penetration of the BBB to cause bacterial meningitis in the S. suis infection and highlight the importance of vimentin in host-pathogen interactions. Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is considered an important zoonotic pathogen capable of causing meningitis in humans. Penetrating the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is one of the preconditions for S. suis to cause meningitis, while its underlying mechanism is incompletely understood. Here we identified a previously uncharacterised pathogenic mechanism associated with S. suis meningitis mediated by the interaction between bacterial SRR glycoproteins and a host cytoskeletal component. During the bacterial infection, SRR protein SssP1 is exported to assemble a fimbria-like component, which drives a strong binding effect with the BBB depending on the sialylation of vimentin. This interaction contributes to the bacterial adhesion to and penetration of the BBB and induces a robust inflammatory response during meningitis. This overall observation underscores the significance of host cell surface vimentin interactions in microbial pathogenesis and markedly improves our understanding of host barrier penetration during meningitis.
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Bensing BA, Stubbs HE, Agarwal R, Yamakawa I, Luong K, Solakyildirim K, Yu H, Hadadianpour A, Castro MA, Fialkowski KP, Morrison KM, Wawrzak Z, Chen X, Lebrilla CB, Baudry J, Smith JC, Sullam PM, Iverson TM. Origins of glycan selectivity in streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins suggest mechanisms of receptor adaptation. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2753. [PMID: 35585145 PMCID: PMC9117288 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30509-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacterial binding to host receptors underlies both commensalism and pathogenesis. Many streptococci adhere to protein-attached carbohydrates expressed on cell surfaces using Siglec-like binding regions (SLBRs). The precise glycan repertoire recognized may dictate whether the organism is a strict commensal versus a pathogen. However, it is currently not clear what drives receptor selectivity. Here, we use five representative SLBRs and identify regions of the receptor binding site that are hypervariable in sequence and structure. We show that these regions control the identity of the preferred carbohydrate ligand using chimeragenesis and single amino acid substitutions. We further evaluate how the identity of the preferred ligand affects the interaction with glycoprotein receptors in human saliva and plasma samples. As point mutations can change the preferred human receptor, these studies suggest how streptococci may adapt to changes in the environmental glycan repertoire.
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- Barbara A Bensing
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Graduate Program in Chemical and Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6309, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- School of Nursing, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, 24100, Turkey
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
- College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, 37208, USA
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- LS-CAT Synchrotron Research Center, Northwestern University, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, 35899, USA
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- University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Center for Molecular Biophysics, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831-6309, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
- the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
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Urano-Tashiro Y, Saiki K, Yamanaka Y, Ishikawa Y, Takahashi Y. Streptococcus gordonii DL1 evades polymorphonuclear leukocyte-mediated killing via resistance to lysozyme. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261568. [PMID: 34928970 PMCID: PMC8687581 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus gordonii is an etiological bacterial agent of infective endocarditis. Although the pathogenesis mechanisms are not well understood, the interaction between streptococci and phagocytes is considered important for the development of infective endocarditis. Previous studies show that some S. gordonii strains, including DL1, survive in polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), whereas other strains such as SK12 are sensitive to PMN-dependent killing. In this study, we assessed the differences between the sensitivity of S. gordonii DL1 and S. gordonii SK12 to PMN-dependent killing. S. gordonii DL1 showed a higher survival when treated with PMNs than SK12. Both S. gordonii DL1 and S. gordonii SK12 showed high resistance to low pH condition. Compared to S. gordonii SK12, S. gordonii DL1 was sensitive to hydrogen peroxide. However, the resistance of S. gordonii DL1 to the tested bactericidal agents, especially lysozyme, was higher than that of SK12. Furthermore, we performed a bactericidal assay by treating a mixture of S. gordonii DL1 and SK12 with PMNs. S. gordonii DL1 did not enhance the survival of S. gordonii SK12 exposed to PMNs. These results indicated that S. gordonii DL1 is resistant to bactericidal agents that degrade bacteria in phagolysosomes. In addition, there was no secretory factor involved in the resistance to bactericidal agents. The findings of this study may help develop treatments for infective endocarditis caused by S. gordonii.
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- Yumiko Urano-Tashiro
- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Di Carluccio C, Forgione RE, Bosso A, Yokoyama S, Manabe Y, Pizzo E, Molinaro A, Fukase K, Fragai M, Bensing BA, Marchetti R, Silipo A. Molecular recognition of sialoglycans by streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins: toward the shape of specific inhibitors. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1618-1630. [PMID: 34977577 PMCID: PMC8637897 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00173f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis, commensal bacteria present in the oral cavity of healthy individuals, upon entry into the bloodstream can become pathogenic, causing infective endocarditis (IE). Sialic acid-binding serine-rich repeat adhesins on the microbial surface represent an important factor of successful infection to cause IE. They contain Siglec-like binding regions (SLBRs) that variously recognize different repertoires of O-glycans, with some strains displaying high selectivity and others broader specificity. We here dissect at an atomic level the mechanism of interaction of SLBR-B and SLBR-H from S. gordonii with a multivarious approach that combines NMR spectroscopy and computational and biophysical studies. The binding pockets of both SLBRs are broad enough to accommodate extensive interactions with sialoglycans although with key differences related to strain specificity. Furthermore, and significantly, the pattern of interactions established by the SLBRs are mechanistically very different from those reported for mammalian Siglecs despite them having a similar fold. Thus, our detailed description of the binding modes of streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins sparks the development of tailored synthetic inhibitors and therapeutics specific for Streptococcal adhesins to counteract IE, without impairing the interplay between Siglecs and glycans. We here present a detailed molecular description of sialoglycans recognition by Siglec-like adhesins from S. gordonii opening the venue for the design of specific inhibitors to influence the propensity of streptococci to cause infective endocarditis.![]()
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- Cristina Di Carluccio
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy .,Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University 1-1 Machikaneyama Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Japan
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, and Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP) Via L. Sacconi 6 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy.,Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence Via della Lastruccia 3-13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco California 94121 USA.,Northern California Institute for Research and Education San Francisco California 94121 USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II Via Cinthia 4 80126 Naples Italy
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Solakyildirim K, Li Y, Bayer AS, Sullam PM, Xiong YQ, Lebrilla CB, Bensing BA. Proteoglycan 4 (lubricin) is a highly sialylated glycoprotein associated with cardiac valve damage in animal models of infective endocarditis. Glycobiology 2021; 31:1582-1595. [PMID: 34459483 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
S. gordonii and S. sanguinis are primary colonizers of tooth surfaces, and are generally associated with oral health, but can also cause infective endocarditis (IE). These species express "Siglec-like" adhesins that bind sialylated glycans on host glycoproteins, which can aid the formation of infected platelet-fibrin thrombi (vegetations) on cardiac valve surfaces. We previously determined that the ability of S. gordonii to bind sialyl T-antigen (sTa) increased pathogenicity, relative to recognition of sialylated core 2 O-glycan structures, in an animal model of IE. However, it is unclear when and where the sTa structure is displayed, and which sTa-modified host factors promote valve colonization. In this study, we identified sialylated glycoproteins in the aortic valve vegetations and plasma of rat and rabbit models of this disease. Glycoproteins that display sTa versus core 2 O-glycan structures were identified by using recombinant forms of the streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins for lectin blotting and affinity capture, and the O-linked glycans were profiled by mass spectrometry. Proteoglycan 4 (PRG4), also known as lubricin, was a major carrier of sTa in the infected vegetations. Moreover, plasma PRG4 levels were significantly higher in animals with damaged or infected valves, as compared with healthy animals. The combined results demonstrate that, in addition to platelet GPIbα, PRG4 is a highly sialylated mucin-like glycoprotein found in aortic valve vegetations and may contribute to the persistence of oral streptococci in this protected endovascular niche. Moreover, plasma PRG4 could serve as a biomarker for endocardial injury and infection.
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- Kemal Solakyildirim
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America.,Department of Chemistry, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, 24100, Turkey
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America.,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America.,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Gaytán MO, Singh AK, Woodiga SA, Patel SA, An SS, Vera-Ponce de León A, McGrath S, Miller AR, Bush JM, van der Linden M, Magrini V, Wilson RK, Kitten T, King SJ. A novel sialic acid-binding adhesin present in multiple species contributes to the pathogenesis of Infective endocarditis. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009222. [PMID: 33465168 PMCID: PMC7846122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Bacterial binding to platelets is a key step in the development of infective endocarditis (IE). Sialic acid, a common terminal carbohydrate on host glycans, is the major receptor for streptococci on platelets. So far, all defined interactions between streptococci and sialic acid on platelets are mediated by serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs). However, we identified Streptococcus oralis subsp. oralis IE-isolates that bind sialic acid but lack SRRPs. In addition to binding sialic acid, some SRRP- isolates also bind the cryptic receptor β-1,4-linked galactose through a yet unknown mechanism. Using comparative genomics, we identified a novel sialic acid-binding adhesin, here named AsaA (associated with sialic acid adhesion A), present in IE-isolates lacking SRRPs. We demonstrated that S. oralis subsp. oralis AsaA is required for binding to platelets in a sialic acid-dependent manner. AsaA comprises a non-repeat region (NRR), consisting of a FIVAR/CBM and two Siglec-like and Unique domains, followed by 31 DUF1542 domains. When recombinantly expressed, Siglec-like and Unique domains competitively inhibited binding of S. oralis subsp. oralis and directly interacted with sialic acid on platelets. We further demonstrated that AsaA impacts the pathogenesis of S. oralis subsp. oralis in a rabbit model of IE. Additionally, we found AsaA orthologues in other IE-causing species and demonstrated that the NRR of AsaA from Gemella haemolysans blocked binding of S. oralis subsp. oralis, suggesting that AsaA contributes to the pathogenesis of multiple IE-causing species. Finally, our findings provide evidence that sialic acid is a key factor for bacterial-platelets interactions in a broader range of species than previously appreciated, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target. Infective endocarditis (IE) is typically a bacterial infection of the heart valves that causes high mortality. Infective endocarditis can affect people with preexisting lesions on their heart valves (Subacute IE). These lesions contain platelets and other host factors to which bacteria can bind. Growth of bacteria and accumulation of host factors results in heart failure. Therefore, the ability of bacteria to bind platelets is key to the development of IE. Here, we identified a novel bacterial protein, AsaA, which helps bacteria bind to platelets and contributes to the development of disease. Although this virulence factor was characterized in Streptococcus oralis, a leading cause of IE, we demonstrated that AsaA is also present in several other IE-causing bacterial species and is likely relevant to their ability to cause disease. We showed that AsaA binds to sialic acid, a terminal sugar present on platelets, thereby demonstrating that sialic acid serves as a receptor for a wider range of IE-causing bacteria than previously appreciated, highlighting its potential as a therapeutic target.
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- Meztlli O. Gaytán
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, German National Reference Center for Streptococci, University Hospital (RWTH), Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Seepersaud R, Anderson AC, Bensing BA, Choudhury BP, Clarke AJ, Sullam PM. O-acetylation controls the glycosylation of bacterial serine-rich repeat glycoproteins. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100249. [PMID: 33384382 PMCID: PMC7948813 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.016116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
The serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins of gram-positive bacteria are a family of adhesins that bind to a wide range of host ligands, and expression of SRR glycoproteins is linked with enhanced bacterial virulence. The biogenesis of these surface glycoproteins involves their intracellular glycosylation and export via the accessory Sec system. Although all accessory Sec components are required for SRR glycoprotein export, Asp2 of Streptococcus gordonii also functions as an O-acetyltransferase that modifies GlcNAc residues on the SRR adhesin gordonii surface protein B (GspB). Because these GlcNAc residues can also be modified by the glycosyltransferases Nss and Gly, it has been unclear whether the post-translational modification of GspB is coordinated. We now report that acetylation modulates the glycosylation of exported GspB. Loss of O-acetylation due to aps2 mutagenesis led to the export of GspB glycoforms with increased glucosylation of the GlcNAc moieties. Linkage analysis of the GspB glycan revealed that both O-acetylation and glucosylation occurred at the same C6 position on GlcNAc residues and that O-acetylation prevented Glc deposition. Whereas streptococci expressing nonacetylated GspB with increased glucosylation were significantly reduced in their ability to bind human platelets in vitro, deletion of the glycosyltransferases nss and gly in the asp2 mutant restored platelet binding to WT levels. These findings demonstrate that GlcNAc O-acetylation controls GspB glycosylation, such that binding via this adhesin is optimized. Moreover, because O-acetylation has comparable effects on the glycosylation of other SRR adhesins, acetylation may represent a conserved regulatory mechanism for the post-translational modification of the SRR glycoprotein family.
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- Ravin Seepersaud
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- GlycoAnalytics Core, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Park OJ, Kwon Y, Park C, So YJ, Park TH, Jeong S, Im J, Yun CH, Han SH. Streptococcus gordonii: Pathogenesis and Host Response to Its Cell Wall Components. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8121852. [PMID: 33255499 PMCID: PMC7761167 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus gordonii, a Gram-positive bacterium, is a commensal bacterium that is commonly found in the skin, oral cavity, and intestine. It is also known as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause local or systemic diseases, such as apical periodontitis and infective endocarditis. S. gordonii, an early colonizer, easily attaches to host tissues, including tooth surfaces and heart valves, forming biofilms. S. gordonii penetrates into root canals and blood streams, subsequently interacting with various host immune and non-immune cells. The cell wall components of S. gordonii, which include lipoteichoic acids, lipoproteins, serine-rich repeat adhesins, peptidoglycans, and cell wall proteins, are recognizable by individual host receptors. They are involved in virulence and immunoregulatory processes causing host inflammatory responses. Therefore, S.gordonii cell wall components act as virulence factors that often progressively develop diseases through overwhelming host responses. This review provides an overview of S. gordonii, and how its cell wall components could contribute to the pathogenesis and development of therapeutic strategies.
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- Ok-Jin Park
- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Institute of Green Bio Science Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang 25354, Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea; (O.-J.P.); (Y.K.); (C.P.); (Y.J.S.); (T.H.P.); (S.J.); (J.I.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-880-2310
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Stubbs HE, Bensing BA, Yamakawa I, Sharma P, Yu H, Chen X, Sullam PM, Iverson TM. Tandem sialoglycan-binding modules in a Streptococcus sanguinis serine-rich repeat adhesin create target dependent avidity effects. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:14737-14749. [PMID: 32820052 PMCID: PMC7586212 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.014177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglec)-like domains of streptococcal serine-rich repeat (SRR) adhesins recognize sialylated glycans on human salivary, platelet, and plasma glycoproteins via a YTRY sequence motif. The SRR adhesin from Streptococcus sanguinis strain SK1 has tandem sialoglycan-binding domains and has previously been shown to bind sialoglycans with high affinity. However, both domains contain substitutions within the canonical YTRY motif, making it unclear how they interact with host receptors. To identify how the S. sanguinis strain SK1 SRR adhesin affects interactions with sialylated glycans and glycoproteins, we determined high-resolution crystal structures of the binding domains alone and with purified trisaccharides. These structural studies determined that the ligands still bind at the noncanonical binding motif, but with fewer hydrogen-bonding interactions to the protein than is observed in structures of other Siglec-like adhesins. Complementary biochemical studies identified that each of the two binding domains has a different selectivity profile. Interestingly, the binding of SK1 to platelets and plasma glycoproteins identified that the interaction to some host targets is dominated by the contribution of one binding domain, whereas the binding to other host receptors is mediated by both binding domains. These results provide insight into outstanding questions concerning the roles of tandem domains in targeting host receptors and suggest mechanisms for how pathogens can adapt to the availability of a range of related but nonidentical host receptors. They further suggest that the definition of the YTRY motif should be changed to ϕTRX, a more rigorous description of this sialic acid-recognition motif given recent findings.
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- Haley E. Stubbs
- Graduate Program in Chemical and Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA,Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA,For correspondence: T. M. Iverson,
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Structure based virtual screening identifies small molecule effectors for the sialoglycan binding protein Hsa. Biochem J 2020; 477:3695-3707. [PMID: 32910185 PMCID: PMC9204803 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a cardiovascular disease often caused by bacteria of the viridans group of streptococci, which includes Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis. Previous research has found that serine-rich repeat (SRR) proteins on the S. gordonii bacterial surface play a critical role in pathogenesis by facilitating bacterial attachment to sialylated glycans displayed on human platelets. Despite their important role in disease progression, there are currently no anti-adhesive drugs available on the market. Here, we performed structure-based virtual screening using an ensemble docking approach followed by consensus scoring to identify novel small molecule effectors against the sialoglycan binding domain of the SRR adhesin protein Hsa from the S. gordonii strain DL1. The screening successfully predicted nine compounds which were able to displace the native ligand (sialyl-T antigen) in an in vitro assay and bind competitively to Hsa. Furthermore, hierarchical clustering based on the MACCS fingerprints showed that eight of these small molecules do not share a common scaffold with the native ligand. This study indicates that SRR family of adhesin proteins can be inhibited by diverse small molecules and thus prevent the interaction of the protein with the sialoglycans. This opens new avenues for discovering potential drugs against IE.
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Page MJ, Pretorius E. A Champion of Host Defense: A Generic Large-Scale Cause for Platelet Dysfunction and Depletion in Infection. Semin Thromb Hemost 2020; 46:302-319. [PMID: 32279287 PMCID: PMC7339151 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Thrombocytopenia is commonly associated with sepsis and infections, which in turn are characterized by a profound immune reaction to the invading pathogen. Platelets are one of the cellular entities that exert considerable immune, antibacterial, and antiviral actions, and are therefore active participants in the host response. Platelets are sensitive to surrounding inflammatory stimuli and contribute to the immune response by multiple mechanisms, including endowing the endothelium with a proinflammatory phenotype, enhancing and amplifying leukocyte recruitment and inflammation, promoting the effector functions of immune cells, and ensuring an optimal adaptive immune response. During infection, pathogens and their products influence the platelet response and can even be toxic. However, platelets are able to sense and engage bacteria and viruses to assist in their removal and destruction. Platelets greatly contribute to host defense by multiple mechanisms, including forming immune complexes and aggregates, shedding their granular content, and internalizing pathogens and subsequently being marked for removal. These processes, and the nature of platelet function in general, cause the platelet to be irreversibly consumed in the execution of its duty. An exaggerated systemic inflammatory response to infection can drive platelet dysfunction, where platelets are inappropriately activated and face immunological destruction. While thrombocytopenia may arise by condition-specific mechanisms that cause an imbalance between platelet production and removal, this review evaluates a generic large-scale mechanism for platelet depletion as a repercussion of its involvement at the nexus of responses to infection.
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- Martin J Page
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Yadav VK, Singh PK, Agarwal V, Singh SK. Crosstalk between Platelet and Bacteria: A Therapeutic Prospect. Curr Pharm Des 2019; 25:4041-4052. [PMID: 31553286 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666190925163347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Platelets are typically recognized for their roles in the maintenance of hemostasis and vascular wall repair to reduce blood loss. Beyond hemostasis, platelets also play a critical role in pathophysiological conditions like atherosclerosis, stroke, thrombosis, and infections. During infection, platelets interact directly and indirectly with bacteria through a wide range of cellular and molecular mechanisms. Platelet surface receptors such as GPIbα, FcγRIIA, GPIIbIIIa, and TLRs, etc. facilitate direct interaction with bacterial cells. Besides, the indirect interaction between platelet and bacteria involves host plasma proteins such as von Willebrand Factor (vWF), fibronectin, IgG, and fibrinogen. Bacterial cells induce platelet activation, aggregation, and thrombus formation in the microvasculature. The activated platelets induce the Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) formation, which further contribute to thrombosis. Thus, platelets are extensively anticipated as vital immune modulator cells during infection, which may further lead to cardiovascular complications. In this review, we cover the interaction mechanisms between platelets and bacteria that may lead to the development of thrombotic disorders. Platelet receptors and other host molecules involved in such interactions can be used to develop new therapeutic strategies to combat against infection-induced cardiovascular complications. In addition, we highlight other receptor and enzyme targets that may further reduce infection-induced platelet activation and various pathological conditions.
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- Vivek K Yadav
- Department of Biotechnology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani Produces Monolateral Serine-Rich Repeat Protein Fibrils, One of Which Contributes to Saliva Binding via Sialic Acid. Infect Immun 2019; 87:IAI.00406-19. [PMID: 31308084 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00406-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Our studies reveal that the oral colonizer and cause of infective endocarditis Streptococcus oralis subsp. dentisani displays a striking monolateral distribution of surface fibrils. Furthermore, our data suggest that these fibrils impact the structure of adherent bacterial chains. Mutagenesis studies indicate that these fibrils are dependent on three serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs), here named fibril-associated protein A (FapA), FapB, and FapC, and that each SRRP forms a different fibril with a distinct distribution. SRRPs are a family of bacterial adhesins that have diverse roles in adhesion and that can bind to different receptors through modular nonrepeat region domains. Amino acid sequence and predicted structural similarity searches using the nonrepeat regions suggested that FapA may contribute to interspecies interactions, that FapA and FapB may contribute to intraspecies interactions, and that FapC may contribute to sialic acid binding. We demonstrate that a fapC mutant was significantly reduced in binding to saliva. We confirmed a role for FapC in sialic acid binding by demonstrating that the parental strain was significantly reduced in adhesion upon addition of a recombinantly expressed, sialic acid-specific, carbohydrate binding module, while the fapC mutant was not reduced. However, mutation of a residue previously shown to be essential for sialic acid binding did not decrease bacterial adhesion, leaving the precise mechanism of FapC-mediated adhesion to sialic acid to be defined. We also demonstrate that the presence of any one of the SRRPs is sufficient for efficient biofilm formation. Similar structures were observed on all infective endocarditis isolates examined, suggesting that this distribution is a conserved feature of this S. oralis subspecies.
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Kerrigan SW, Devine T, Fitzpatrick G, Thachil J, Cox D. Early Host Interactions That Drive the Dysregulated Response in Sepsis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1748. [PMID: 31447831 PMCID: PMC6691039 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. While many individual cells and systems in the body are involved in driving the excessive and sometimes sustained host response, pathogen engagement with endothelial cells and platelets early in sepsis progression, are believed to be key. Significant progress has been made in establishing key molecular interactions between platelets and pathogens and endothelial cells and pathogens. This review will explore the growing number of compensatory connections between bacteria and viruses with platelets and endothelial cells and how a better understanding of these interactions are informing the field of potential novel ways to treat the dysregulated host response during sepsis.
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- Steven W Kerrigan
- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Haematology, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Bensing BA, Li L, Yakovenko O, Wong M, Barnard KN, Iverson TM, Lebrilla CB, Parrish CR, Thomas WE, Xiong Y, Sullam PM. Recognition of specific sialoglycan structures by oral streptococci impacts the severity of endocardial infection. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007896. [PMID: 31233555 PMCID: PMC6611644 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are primary colonizers of the tooth surface. Although generally non-pathogenic in the oral environment, they are a frequent cause of infective endocarditis. Both streptococcal species express a serine-rich repeat surface adhesin that mediates attachment to sialylated glycans on mucin-like glycoproteins, but the specific sialoglycan structures recognized can vary from strain to strain. Previous studies have shown that sialoglycan binding is clearly important for aortic valve infections caused by some S. gordonii, but this process did not contribute to the virulence of a strain of S. sanguinis. However, these streptococci can bind to different subsets of sialoglycan structures. Here we generated isogenic strains of S. gordonii that differ only in the type and range of sialoglycan structures to which they adhere and examined whether this rendered them more or less virulent in a rat model of endocarditis. The findings indicate that the recognition of specific sialoglycans can either enhance or diminish pathogenicity. Binding to sialyllactosamine reduces the initial colonization of mechanically-damaged aortic valves, whereas binding to the closely-related trisaccharide sialyl T-antigen promotes higher bacterial densities in valve tissue 72 hours later. A surprising finding was that the initial attachment of streptococci to aortic valves was inversely proportional to the affinity of each strain for platelets, suggesting that binding to platelets circulating in the blood may divert bacteria away from the endocardial surface. Importantly, we found that human and rat platelet GPIbα (the major receptor for S. gordonii and S. sanguinis on platelets) display similar O-glycan structures, comprised mainly of a di-sialylated core 2 hexasaccharide, although the rat GPIbα has a more heterogenous composition of modified sialic acids. The combined results suggest that streptococcal interaction with a minor O-glycan on GPIbα may be more important than the over-all affinity for GPIbα for pathogenic effects. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infection of heart valves, and streptococci that normally reside in the mouth are a leading cause of this disease. Some oral streptococcal species express a protein on their surface that enables attachment to glycan (sugar) modifications on saliva proteins, an interaction that may be important for colonization of the tooth and other oral surfaces. These "Siglec-like adhesins" are hypervariable in the type and number of glycan structures they bind, ranging from just one to more than six of the structures displayed on the saliva proteins. If streptococci enter into the bloodstream, the Siglec-like adhesin can mediate attachment to similar glycans that decorate platelet or plasma proteins, which can impact the overall virulence of the organism. This study highlights how recognition of a specific type of glycan structure can cause a generally beneficial or neutral microbe to create damage to specific tissues—in this case the heart valves, illustrating one means by which commensal bacteria can become opportunistic or accidental pathogens. The findings further indicate that certain glycan-binding streptococci among the oral microbiota may be predisposed to produce infective endocarditis.
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- Barbara A. Bensing
- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States of America
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Latousakis D, MacKenzie DA, Telatin A, Juge N. Serine-rich repeat proteins from gut microbes. Gut Microbes 2019; 11:102-117. [PMID: 31035824 PMCID: PMC6973325 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2019.1602428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs) have emerged as an important group of cell surface adhesins found in a growing number of Gram-positive bacteria. Studies focused on SRRPs from streptococci and staphylococci demonstrated that these proteins are O-glycosylated on serine or threonine residues and exported via an accessory secretion (aSec) system. In pathogens, these adhesins contribute to disease pathogenesis and represent therapeutic targets. Recently, the non-canonical aSec system has been identified in the genomes of gut microbes and characterization of their associated SRRPs is beginning to unfold, showing their role in mediating attachment and biofilm formation. Here we provide an update of the occurrence, structure, and function of SRRPs across bacteria, with emphasis on the molecular and biochemical properties of SRRPs from gut symbionts, particularly Lactobacilli. These emerging studies underscore the range of ligands recognized by these adhesins and the importance of SRRP glycosylation in the interaction of gut microbes with the host.
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- Dimitrios Latousakis
- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Alves LA, de Carli TR, Harth-Chu EN, Mariano FS, Höfling JF, Stipp RN, Mattos-Graner RO. Oral streptococci show diversity in resistance to complement immunity. J Med Microbiol 2019; 68:600-608. [PMID: 30843785 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Mechanisms underlying systemic infections by oral species of Mitis (Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis) and Sanguinis (Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus sanguinis) commensal streptococci are poorly understood. This study investigates profiles of susceptibility to complement-mediated host immunity in representative strains of these four species, which were isolated from oral sites or from the bloodstream. METHODOLOGY Deposition of complement opsonins (C3b/iC3b), and surface binding to C-reactive protein (CRP) and to IgG antibodies were quantified by flow cytometry in 34 strains treated with human serum (HS), and compared to rates of opsonophagocytosis by human PMN mediated by complement (CR1/3) and/or IgG Fc (FcγRII/III) receptors. RESULTS S. sanguinis strains showed reduced susceptibility to complement opsonization and low binding to CRP and to IgG compared to other species. Surface levels of C3b/iC3b in S. sanguinis strains were 4.5- and 7.8-fold lower than that observed in S. gordonii and Mitis strains, respectively. Diversity in C3b/iC3b deposition was evident among Mitis species, in which C3b/iC3b deposition was significantly associated with CR/FcγR-dependent opsonophagocytosis by PMN (P<0.05). Importantly, S. gordonii and Mitis group strains isolated from systemic infections showed resistance to complement opsonization when compared to oral isolates of the respective species (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS This study establishes species-specific profiles of susceptibility to complement immunity in Mitis and Sanguinis streptococci, and indicates that strains associated with systemic infections have increased capacity to evade complement immunity. These findings highlight the need for studies identifying molecular functions involved in complement evasion in oral streptococci.
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- Lívia A Alves
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School - State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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A sialo-oligosaccharide-rich mucin-like molecule specifically detected in the submandibular glands of aged mice. Arch Oral Biol 2019; 97:52-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SssP1, a Streptococcus suis Fimbria-Like Protein Transported by the SecY2/A2 System, Contributes to Bacterial Virulence. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01385-18. [PMID: 30030221 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01385-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis is an important Gram-positive pathogen in the swine industry and is an emerging zoonotic pathogen for humans. In our previous work, we found a virulent S. suis strain, CZ130302, belonging to a novel serotype, Chz, to be associated with acute meningitis in piglets. However, its underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of three Chz serotype strains, including strain CZ130302 and two avirulent strains, HN136 and AH681. By genome comparison, we found two putative genomic islands (GIs) uniquely encoded in strain CZ130302 and designated them 50K GI and 58K GI. In mouse infection model, the deletion of 50K and 58K GIs caused 270-fold and 3-fold attenuation of virulence, respectively. Notably, we identified a complete SecY2/A2 system, coupled with its secretory protein SssP1 encoded in the 50K GI, which contributed to the pathogenicity of strain CZ130302. Immunogold electron microscopy and immunofluorescence analyses indicated that SssP1 could form fimbria-like structures that extend outward from the bacterial cell surface. The sssP1 mutation also attenuated bacterial adherence in human laryngeal epithelial (HEp-2) cells and human brain microvessel endothelial cells (HBMECs) compared with the wild type. Furthermore, we showed that two analogous Ig-like subdomains of SssP1 have sialic acid binding capacities. In conclusion, our results revealed that the 50K GI and the inside SecY2/A2 system gene cluster are related to the virulence of strain CZ130302, and we clarified a new S. suis pathogenesis mechanism mediated by the secretion protein SssP1.IMPORTANCE Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen. Here, we managed to identify key factors to clarify the virulence of S. suis strain CZ130302 from a novel serotype, Chz. Notably, it was shown that a fimbria-like structure was significantly connected to the pathogenicity of the CZ130302 strain by comparative genomics analysis and animal infection assays. The mechanisms of how the CZ130302 strain constructs these fimbria-like structures in the cell surface by genes encoding and production transport were subsequently elucidated. Biosynthesis of the fimbria-like structure was achieved by the production of SssP1 glycoproteins, and its construction was dependent on the SecA2/Y2 secretion system. This study identified a visible fimbria-like protein, SssP1, participating in adhesion to host cells and contributing to the virulence in S. suis These findings will promote a better understanding of the pathogenesis of S. suis.
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Cross BW, Ruhl S. Glycan recognition at the saliva - oral microbiome interface. Cell Immunol 2018; 333:19-33. [PMID: 30274839 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The mouth is a first critical interface where most potentially harmful substances or pathogens contact the host environment. Adaptive and innate immune defense mechanisms are established there to inactivate or eliminate pathogenic microbes that traverse the oral environment on the way to their target organs and tissues. Protein and glycoprotein components of saliva play a particularly important role in modulating the oral microbiota and helping with the clearance of pathogens. It has long been acknowledged that glycobiological and glycoimmunological aspects play a pivotal role in oral host-microbe, microbe-host, and microbe-microbe interactions in the mouth. In this review, we aim to delineate how glycan-mediated host defense mechanisms in the oral cavity support human health. We will describe the role of glycans attached to large molecular size salivary glycoproteins which act as a first line of primordial host defense in the human mouth. We will further discuss how glycan recognition contributes to both colonization and clearance of oral microbes.
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- Benjamin W Cross
- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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Song JY, Lim JH, Lim S, Yong Z, Seo HS. Progress toward a group B streptococcal vaccine. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2018; 14:2669-2681. [PMID: 29995578 PMCID: PMC6314413 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1493326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a leading cause of severe invasive disease in neonate, elderly, and immunocompromised patients worldwide. Despite recent advances in the diagnosis and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) of GBS infections, it remains one of the most common causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality, causing serious infections. Furthermore, recent studies reported an increasing number of GBS infections in pregnant women and elderly. Although IAP is effective, it has several limitations, including increasing antimicrobial resistance and late GBS infection after negative antenatal screening. Maternal immunization is the most promising and effective countermeasure against GBS infection in neonates. However, no vaccine is available to date, but two types of vaccines, protein subunit and capsular polysaccharide conjugate vaccines, were investigated in clinical trials. Here, we provide an overview of the GBS vaccine development status and recent advances in the development of immunoassays to evaluate the GBS vaccine clinical efficacy.
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- Joon Young Song
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
- Department of Radiation Biotechnology and Applied Radioisotope Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
- Department of Radiation Biotechnology and Applied Radioisotope Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
- Department of Radiation Biotechnology and Applied Radioisotope Science, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Role of Neuraminidase-Producing Bacteria in Exposing Cryptic Carbohydrate Receptors for Streptococcus gordonii Adherence. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00068-18. [PMID: 29661931 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00068-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Streptococcus gordonii is an early colonizer of the oral cavity. Although a variety of S. gordonii adherence mechanisms have been described, current dogma is that the major receptor for S. gordonii is sialic acid. However, as many bacterial species in the oral cavity produce neuraminidase that can cleave terminal sialic acid, it is unclear whether S. gordonii relies on sialic acid for adherence to oral surfaces or if this species has developed alternative binding strategies. Previous studies have examined adherence to immobilized glycoconjugates and identified binding to additional glycans, but no prior studies have defined the contribution of these different glycan structures in adherence to oral epithelial cells. We determined that the majority of S. gordonii strains tested did not rely on sialic acid for efficient adherence. In fact, adherence of some strains was significantly increased following neuraminidase treatment. Further investigation of representative strains that do not rely on sialic acid for adherence revealed binding not only to sialic acid via the serine-rich repeat protein GspB but also to β-1,4-linked galactose. Adherence to this carbohydrate occurs via an unknown adhesin distinct from those utilized by Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus pneumoniae Demonstrating the potential biological relevance of binding to this cryptic receptor, we established that S. oralis increases S. gordonii adherence in a neuraminidase-dependent manner. These data suggest that S. gordonii has evolved to simultaneously utilize both terminal and cryptic receptors in response to the production of neuraminidase by other species in the oral environment.
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Serine-Rich Repeat Adhesins Mediate Shear-Enhanced Streptococcal Binding to Platelets. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00160-18. [PMID: 29581195 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00160-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The binding of bacteria to platelets is thought to be a central event in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis. The serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins of viridans group streptococci have been shown to mediate platelet binding in vitro and to contribute to virulence in animal models. However, it is not known whether SRR adhesins can mediate streptococcal binding under the high fluidic shear stress conditions present on the endocardial surface. We found that three streptococcal SRR adhesins (GspB, Hsa, and SrpA) with differing structures and sialoglycan binding specificities nevertheless exhibited similar biomechanical properties. All three adhesins mediated shear-enhanced streptococcal binding to immobilized platelets through the platelet receptor GPIbα. Shear-enhanced adhesion was manifested in three ways. First, the number of circulating streptococci binding via SRR adhesins to immobilized platelet receptors peaked at 1 dyn/cm2 Second, bound streptococci switched from weak rolling to strong stationary adhesion as shear stress increased to 10 dyn/cm2 Third, while a few streptococci detached each time the flow was increased, the majority of streptococci bound to platelets remained firmly attached through 20 to 80 dyn/cm2 (shear levels typical of arteries and the endocardium). Thus, all three adhesins mediated shear-enhanced streptococcal binding to platelets under the flow conditions found in heart valves. The ability of the SRR adhesins to mediate shear-enhanced binding strongly suggests that they form catch bonds that are activated by tensile force and provides a mechanism for the selective targeting of bacteria to platelet receptors immobilized on the endocardial surface.
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Structural basis for the role of serine-rich repeat proteins from Lactobacillus reuteri in gut microbe-host interactions. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E2706-E2715. [PMID: 29507249 PMCID: PMC5866549 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1715016115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Gut bacteria play a key role in health and disease, but the molecular mechanisms underpinning their interaction with the host remain elusive. The serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs) are a family of adhesins identified in many Gram-positive pathogenic bacteria. We previously showed that beneficial bacterial species found in the gut also express SRRPs and that SRRP was required for the ability of Lactobacillus reuteri strain to colonize mice. Here, our structural and biochemical data reveal that L. reuteri SRRP adopts a β-solenoid fold not observed in other structurally characterized SRRPs and functions as an adhesin via a pH-dependent mechanism, providing structural insights into the role of these adhesins in biofilm formation of gut symbionts. Lactobacillus reuteri, a Gram-positive bacterial species inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract of vertebrates, displays remarkable host adaptation. Previous mutational analyses of rodent strain L. reuteri 100-23C identified a gene encoding a predicted surface-exposed serine-rich repeat protein (SRRP100-23) that was vital for L. reuteri biofilm formation in mice. SRRPs have emerged as an important group of surface proteins on many pathogens, but no structural information is available in commensal bacteria. Here we report the 2.00-Å and 1.92-Å crystal structures of the binding regions (BRs) of SRRP100-23 and SRRP53608 from L. reuteri ATCC 53608, revealing a unique β-solenoid fold in this important adhesin family. SRRP53608-BR bound to host epithelial cells and DNA at neutral pH and recognized polygalacturonic acid (PGA), rhamnogalacturonan I, or chondroitin sulfate A at acidic pH. Mutagenesis confirmed the role of the BR putative binding site in the interaction of SRRP53608-BR with PGA. Long molecular dynamics simulations showed that SRRP53608-BR undergoes a pH-dependent conformational change. Together, these findings provide mechanistic insights into the role of SRRPs in host–microbe interactions and open avenues of research into the use of biofilm-forming probiotics against clinically important pathogens.
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Seepersaud R, Sychantha D, Bensing BA, Clarke AJ, Sullam PM. O-acetylation of the serine-rich repeat glycoprotein GspB is coordinated with accessory Sec transport. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006558. [PMID: 28827841 PMCID: PMC5578698 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins are a family of adhesins found in many Gram-positive bacteria. Expression of the SRR adhesins has been linked to virulence for a variety of infections, including streptococcal endocarditis. The SRR preproteins undergo intracellular glycosylation, followed by export via the accessory Sec (aSec) system. This specialized transporter is comprised of SecA2, SecY2 and three to five accessory Sec proteins (Asps) that are required for export. Although the post-translational modification and transport of the SRR adhesins have been viewed as distinct processes, we found that Asp2 of Streptococcus gordonii also has an important role in modifying the SRR adhesin GspB. Biochemical analysis and mass spectrometry indicate that Asp2 is an acetyltransferase that modifies N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) moieties on the SRR domains of GspB. Targeted mutations of the predicted Asp2 catalytic domain had no effect on transport, but abolished acetylation. Acetylated forms of GspB were only detected when the protein was exported via the aSec system, but not when transport was abolished by secA2 deletion. In addition, GspB variants rerouted to export via the canonical Sec pathway also lacked O-acetylation, demonstrating that this modification is specific to export via the aSec system. Streptococci expressing GspB lacking O-acetylated GlcNAc were significantly reduced in their ability bind to human platelets in vitro, an interaction that has been strongly linked to virulence in the setting of endocarditis. These results demonstrate that Asp2 is a bifunctional protein involved in both the post-translational modification and transport of SRR glycoproteins. In addition, these findings indicate that these processes are coordinated during the biogenesis of SRR glycoproteins, such that the adhesin is optimally modified for binding. This requirement for the coupling of modification and export may explain the co-evolution of the SRR glycoproteins with their specialized glycan modifying and export systems.
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- Ravin Seepersaud
- San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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Jang AY, Seo HS, Lin S, Chung GH, Kim HW, Lim S, Zhao L, Park IH, Lim JH, Kim KH. Molecular characterization of pneumococcal surface protein K, a potential pneumococcal vaccine antigen. Virulence 2017; 8:875-890. [PMID: 28059611 PMCID: PMC5626202 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1278334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The pneumococcal capsule is indispensable for pathogenesis in systemic infections; however, many pneumococcal diseases, including conjunctivitis, otitis media, and some systemic infections in immunocompromised patients, are caused by nonencapsulated Streptococcus pneumoniae (NESp). Null capsule clade 1 (NCC1), found in group 2 NESp, expresses pneumococcal surface protein K (PspK) and is becoming prevalent among pneumococcal organisms owing to the widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Despite its clinical importance, the molecular mechanisms underlying the prevalence of NCC1 have not been fully elucidated. Here, we investigated the role of the R3 domain of PspK in the epithelial cell adherence of NCC1. We found that the R3 domain of PspK mediated NCC1 adherence via its direct interaction with the epithelial surface protein annexin A2. Additionally, neutralization with purified recombinant PspK-R3 or rabbit anti-UD:R3 IgG inhibited binding of NESp to lung epithelial cells in vitro. Immunization with the 'repeat' domain of PspK-R3 or PspK-UD:R3 effectively elicited mucosal and systemic immune responses against PspK-R3 and provided protection against nasopharyngeal, lung, and middle ear colonization of NESp in mice. Additionally, we found that rabbit anti-UD:R3 IgG bound to PspC-R1 of the encapsulated TIGR4 strain and that UD:R3 immunization provided protection against nasopharyngeal and lung colonization of TIGR4 and deaths by TIGR4 and D39 in mice. Further studies using 68 pneumococcal clinical isolates showed that 79% of clinical isolates showed cross-reactivity to rabbit anti-UD:R3 IgG. About 87% of serotypes in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and 68% of non-vaccine serotypes were positive for cross-reactivity with rabbit anti-UD:R3 IgG. Thus, the R3 domain of PspK may be an effective vaccine candidate for both NESp and encapsulated Sp.
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- A-Yeung Jang
- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Vaccine Evaluation and Study, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Biotechnology Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Vaccine Evaluation and Study, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Vaccine Evaluation and Study, Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ko EB, Kim SK, Seo HS, Yun CH, Han SH. Serine-Rich Repeat Adhesins Contribute to Streptococcus gordonii-Induced Maturation of Human Dendritic Cells. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:523. [PMID: 28408901 PMCID: PMC5374164 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in the induction of immunity by recognition, capture, process, and presentation of antigens from infectious microbes. Streptococcus gordonii is able to cause life-threatening systemic diseases such as infective endocarditis. Serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins of S. gordonii are sialic acid-binding adhesins mediating the bacterial adherence to the host and the development of infective endocarditis. Thus, the SRR adhesins are potentially involved in the bacterial adherence to DCs and the maturation and activation of DCs required for the induction of immunity to S. gordonii. Here, we investigated the phenotypic and functional changes of human monocyte-derived DCs treated with wild-type S. gordonii or the SRR adhesin-deficient mutant. The mutant poorly bound to DCs and only weakly increased the expression of CD83, CD86, MHC class II, and PD-L1 on DCs compared with the wild-type. In addition, the mutant induced lower levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-12 than the wild-type in DCs. When DCs sensitized with the mutant were co-cultured with autologous T cells, they induced weaker proliferation and activation of T cells than DCs stimulated with the wild-type. Blockade of SRR adhesin with 3′-sialyllactose markedly reduced S. gordonii binding and internalization, causing attenuation of the bacterial immunostimulatory potency in DC maturation. Collectively, our results suggest that SRR adhesins of S. gordonii are important for maturation and activation of DCs.
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- Eun Byeol Ko
- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea
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- Biotechnology Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research InstituteJeongeup, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea
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- Department of Oral Microbiology and Immunology, DRI, and BK21 Plus Program, School of Dentistry, Seoul National UniversitySeoul, South Korea
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Streptococcus oralis Neuraminidase Modulates Adherence to Multiple Carbohydrates on Platelets. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00774-16. [PMID: 27993975 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00774-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Adherence to host surfaces is often mediated by bacterial binding to surface carbohydrates. Although it is widely appreciated that some bacterial species express glycosidases, previous studies have not considered whether bacteria bind to multiple carbohydrates within host glycans as they are modified by bacterial glycosidases. Streptococcus oralis is a leading cause of subacute infective endocarditis. Binding to platelets is a critical step in disease; however, the mechanisms utilized by S. oralis remain largely undefined. Studies revealed that S. oralis, like Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis, binds platelets via terminal sialic acid. However, unlike those organisms, S. oralis produces a neuraminidase, NanA, which cleaves terminal sialic acid. Further studies revealed that following NanA-dependent removal of terminal sialic acid, S. oralis bound exposed β-1,4-linked galactose. Adherence to both these carbohydrates required Fap1, the S. oralis member of the serine-rich repeat protein (SRRP) family of adhesins. Mutation of a conserved residue required for sialic acid binding by other SRRPs significantly reduced platelet binding, supporting the hypothesis that Fap1 binds this carbohydrate. The mechanism by which Fap1 contributes to β-1,4-linked galactose binding remains to be defined; however, binding may occur via additional domains of unknown function within the nonrepeat region, one of which shares some similarity with a carbohydrate binding module. This study is the first demonstration that an SRRP is required to bind β-1,4-linked galactose and the first time that one of these adhesins has been shown to be required for binding of multiple glycan receptors.
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Bleiziffer I, Eikmeier J, Pohlentz G, McAulay K, Xia G, Hussain M, Peschel A, Foster S, Peters G, Heilmann C. The Plasmin-Sensitive Protein Pls in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Is a Glycoprotein. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006110. [PMID: 28081265 PMCID: PMC5230774 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Most bacterial glycoproteins identified to date are virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria, i.e. adhesins and invasins. However, the impact of protein glycosylation on the major human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus remains incompletely understood. To study protein glycosylation in staphylococci, we analyzed lysostaphin lysates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains by SDS-PAGE and subsequent periodic acid-Schiff’s staining. We detected four (>300, ∼250, ∼165, and ∼120 kDa) and two (>300 and ∼175 kDa) glycosylated surface proteins with strain COL and strain 1061, respectively. The ∼250, ∼165, and ∼175 kDa proteins were identified as plasmin-sensitive protein (Pls) by mass spectrometry. Previously, Pls has been demonstrated to be a virulence factor in a mouse septic arthritis model. The pls gene is encoded by the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCC)mec type I in MRSA that also encodes the methicillin resistance-conferring mecA and further genes. In a search for glycosyltransferases, we identified two open reading frames encoded downstream of pls on the SCCmec element, which we termed gtfC and gtfD. Expression and deletion analysis revealed that both gtfC and gtfD mediate glycosylation of Pls. Additionally, the recently reported glycosyltransferases SdgA and SdgB are involved in Pls glycosylation. Glycosylation occurs at serine residues in the Pls SD-repeat region and modifying carbohydrates are N-acetylhexosaminyl residues. Functional characterization revealed that Pls can confer increased biofilm formation, which seems to involve two distinct mechanisms. The first mechanism depends on glycosylation of the SD-repeat region by GtfC/GtfD and probably also involves eDNA, while the second seems to be independent of glycosylation as well as eDNA and may involve the centrally located G5 domains. Other previously known Pls properties are not related to the sugar modifications. In conclusion, Pls is a glycoprotein and Pls glycosyl residues can stimulate biofilm formation. Thus, sugar modifications may represent promising new targets for novel therapeutic or prophylactic measures against life-threatening S. aureus infections. Staphylococcus aureus is a serious pathogen that causes life-threatening infections due to its ability to attach to surfaces, form biofilms, and persist inside the host. One of previously identified virulence factors in S. aureus pathogenesis is the plasmin-sensitive surface protein Pls. We here identified Pls as a posttranslationally modified glycoprotein and characterized the domain within Pls that becomes glycosylated as well as the modifying sugars. Moreover, we found that the glycosyltransferases GtfC and GtfD carry out the glycosylation reactions. In a search for a role for the modifying sugars, we found that Pls can stimulate biofilm formation apparently via two distinct mechanisms, one being dependent on glycosylation by GtfC and GtfD the other being independent of glycosylation as well as eDNA. Moreover, we found that none of the already known Pls functions is mediated by the sugar moieties. Thus, we conclude that GtfC/GtfD-glycosylated Pls may contribute to MRSA pathogenicity via stimulation of biofilm formation and may serve as future target to combat or prevent infections with this serious pathogen.
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- Isabelle Bleiziffer
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence EXC 1003, Cells in Motion, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Haworth JA, Jenkinson HF, Petersen HJ, Back CR, Brittan JL, Kerrigan SW, Nobbs AH. Concerted functions of Streptococcus gordonii surface proteins PadA and Hsa mediate activation of human platelets and interactions with extracellular matrix. Cell Microbiol 2017; 19:e12667. [PMID: 27616700 PMCID: PMC5574023 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A range of Streptococcus bacteria are able to interact with blood platelets to form a thrombus (clot). Streptococcus gordonii is ubiquitous within the human oral cavity and amongst the common pathogens isolated from subjects with infective endocarditis. Two cell surface proteins, Hsa and Platelet adherence protein A (PadA), in S. gordonii mediate adherence and activation of platelets. In this study, we demonstrate that PadA binds activated platelets and that an NGR (Asparagine-Glycine-Arginine) motif within a 657 amino acid residue N-terminal fragment of PadA is responsible for this, together with two other integrin-like recognition motifs RGT and AGD. PadA also acts in concert with Hsa to mediate binding of S. gordonii to cellular fibronectin and vitronectin, and to promote formation of biofilms. Evidence is presented that PadA and Hsa are each reliant on the other's active presentation on the bacterial cell surface, suggesting cooperativity in functions impacting both colonization and pathogenesis.
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- School of Oral and Dental SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- Cardiovascular Infection GroupRoyal College of Surgeons in IrelandDublin 2Ireland
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- School of Oral and Dental SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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Loukachevitch LV, Bensing BA, Yu H, Zeng J, Chen X, Sullam PM, Iverson TM. Structures of the Streptococcus sanguinis SrpA Binding Region with Human Sialoglycans Suggest Features of the Physiological Ligand. Biochemistry 2016; 55:5927-5937. [PMID: 27685666 PMCID: PMC5388602 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Streptococcus sanguinis is a leading cause of bacterial infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of heart valves. S. sanguinis binds to human platelets with high avidity, and this adherence is likely to enhance virulence. Previous studies suggest that a serine-rich repeat adhesin termed SrpA mediates the binding of S. sanguinis to human platelets via its interaction with sialoglycans on the receptor GPIbα. However, in vitro binding assays with SrpA and defined sialoglycans failed to identify specific high-affinity ligands. To improve our understanding of the interaction between SrpA and human platelets, we determined cocrystal structures of the SrpA sialoglycan binding region (SrpABR) with five low-affinity ligands: three sialylated trisaccharides (sialyl-T antigen, 3'-sialyllactose, and 3'-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine), a sialylated tetrasaccharide (sialyl-LewisX), and a sialyl galactose disaccharide component common to these sialoglyans. We then combined structural analysis with mutagenesis to further determine whether our observed interactions between SrpABR and glycans are important for binding to platelets and to better map the binding site for the physiological receptor. We found that the sialoglycan binding site of SrpABR is significantly larger than the sialoglycans cocrystallized in this study, which suggests that binding of SrpA to platelets either is multivalent or occurs via a larger, disialylated glycan.
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA,School of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California 94121, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA,Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA,Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA,Corresponding Author To whom correspondence should be addressed:
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Urano-Tashiro Y, Takahashi Y, Oguchi R, Konishi K. Two Arginine Residues of Streptococcus gordonii Sialic Acid-Binding Adhesin Hsa Are Essential for Interaction to Host Cell Receptors. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154098. [PMID: 27101147 PMCID: PMC4839618 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hsa is a large, serine-rich protein of Streptococcus gordonii DL1 that mediates binding to α2-3-linked sialic acid termini of glycoproteins, including platelet glycoprotein Ibα, and erythrocyte membrane protein glycophorin A, and band 3. The binding of Hsa to platelet glycoprotein Ibα contributes to the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis. This interaction appears to be mediated by a second non-repetitive region (NR2) of Hsa. However, the molecular details of the interaction between the Hsa NR2 region and these glycoproteins are not well understood. In the present study, we identified the amino acid residues of the Hsa NR2 region that are involved in sialic acid recognition. To identify the sialic acid-binding site of Hsa NR2 region, we prepared various mutants of Hsa NR2 fused with glutathione transferase. Fusion proteins harboring Arg340 to Asn (R340N) or Arg365 to Asn (R365N) substitutions in the NR2 domain exhibited significantly reduced binding to human erythrocytes and platelets. A sugar-binding assay showed that these mutant proteins abolished binding to α2-3-linked sialic acid. Furthermore, we established S. gordonii DL1 derivatives that encoded the corresponding Hsa mutant protein. In whole-cell assays, these mutant strains showed significant reductions in hemagglutination, in platelet aggregation, and in adhesion to human leukocytes. These results indicate that the Arg340 and Arg365 residues of Hsa play an important role in the binding of Hsa to α2-3-linked sialic acid-containing glycoproteins.
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- Yumiko Urano-Tashiro
- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Bensing BA, Khedri Z, Deng L, Yu H, Prakobphol A, Fisher SJ, Chen X, Iverson TM, Varki A, Sullam PM. Novel aspects of sialoglycan recognition by the Siglec-like domains of streptococcal SRR glycoproteins. Glycobiology 2016; 26:1222-1234. [PMID: 27037304 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cww042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Serine-rich repeat glycoproteins are adhesins expressed by commensal and pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria. A subset of these adhesins, expressed by oral streptococci, binds sialylated glycans decorating human salivary mucin MG2/MUC7, and platelet glycoprotein GPIb. Specific sialoglycan targets were previously identified for the ligand-binding regions (BRs) of GspB and Hsa, two serine-rich repeat glycoproteins expressed by Streptococcus gordonii While GspB selectively binds sialyl-T antigen, Hsa displays broader specificity. Here we examine the binding properties of four additional BRs from Streptococcus sanguinis or Streptococcus mitis and characterize the molecular determinants of ligand selectivity and affinity. Each BR has two domains that are essential for sialoglycan binding by GspB. One domain is structurally similar to the glycan-binding module of mammalian Siglecs (sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins), including an arginine residue that is critical for glycan recognition, and that resides within a novel, conserved YTRY motif. Despite low sequence similarity to GspB, one of the BRs selectively binds sialyl-T antigen. Although the other three BRs are highly similar to Hsa, each displayed a unique ligand repertoire, including differential recognition of sialyl Lewis antigens and sulfated glycans. These differences in glycan selectivity were closely associated with differential binding to salivary and platelet glycoproteins. Specificity of sialoglycan adherence is likely an evolving trait that may influence the propensity of streptococci expressing Siglec-like adhesins to cause infective endocarditis.
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- Barbara A Bensing
- Department of Medicine, The San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- The Glycobiology Research and Training Center, and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- The Glycobiology Research and Training Center, and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 27232, USA
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- The Glycobiology Research and Training Center, and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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Thamadilok S, Roche-Håkansson H, Håkansson AP, Ruhl S. Absence of capsule reveals glycan-mediated binding and recognition of salivary mucin MUC7 by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Mol Oral Microbiol 2016; 31:175-88. [PMID: 26172471 PMCID: PMC4713356 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Salivary proteins modulate bacterial colonization in the oral cavity and interact with systemic pathogens that pass through the oropharynx. An interesting example is the opportunistic respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae that normally resides in the nasopharynx, but belongs to the greater Mitis group of streptococci, most of which colonize the oral cavity. Streptococcus pneumoniae also expresses a serine-rich repeat (SRR) adhesin, PsrP, which is a homologue to oral Mitis group SRR adhesins, such as Hsa of Streptococcus gordonii and SrpA of Streptococcus sanguinis. As the latter bind to salivary glycoproteins through recognition of terminal sialic acids, we wanted to determine whether S. pneumoniae also binds to salivary proteins through possibly the same mechanism. We found that only a capsule-free mutant of S. pneumoniae TIGR4 binds to salivary proteins, most prominently to mucin MUC7, but that this binding was not mediated through PsrP or recognition of sialic acid. We also found, however, that PsrP is involved in agglutination of human red blood cells (RBCs). After removal of PsrP, an additional previously masked lectin-like adhesin activity mediating agglutination of sialidase-treated RBCs becomes revealed. Using a custom-spotted glycoprotein and neoglycoprotein dot blot array, we identify candidate glycan motifs recognized by PsrP and by the putative S. pneumoniae adhesin that could perhaps be responsible for pneumococcal binding to salivary MUC7 and glycoproteins on RBCs.
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- Supaporn Thamadilok
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214
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Bensing BA, Loukachevitch LV, McCulloch KM, Yu H, Vann KR, Wawrzak Z, Anderson S, Chen X, Sullam PM, Iverson TM. Structural Basis for Sialoglycan Binding by the Streptococcus sanguinis SrpA Adhesin. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:7230-40. [PMID: 26833566 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.701425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Streptococcus sanguinisis a leading cause of infective endocarditis, a life-threatening infection of the cardiovascular system. An important interaction in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis is attachment of the organisms to host platelets.S. sanguinisexpresses a serine-rich repeat adhesin, SrpA, similar in sequence to platelet-binding adhesins associated with increased virulence in this disease. In this study, we determined the first crystal structure of the putative binding region of SrpA (SrpABR) both unliganded and in complex with a synthetic disaccharide ligand at 1.8 and 2.0 Å resolution, respectively. We identified a conserved Thr-Arg motif that orients the sialic acid moiety and is required for binding to platelet monolayers. Furthermore, we propose that sequence insertions in closely related family members contribute to the modulation of structural and functional properties, including the quaternary structure, the tertiary structure, and the ligand-binding site.
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- Barbara A Bensing
- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California 94121
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, and
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- Life Sciences Collaborative Access Team, Synchrotron Research Center, Northwestern University, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- Life Sciences Collaborative Access Team, Synchrotron Research Center, Northwestern University, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, and
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- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California 94121
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- the Departments of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Center for Structural Biology, and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232,
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The Sialic Acid Binding Protein, Hsa, in Streptococcus gordonii DL1 also Mediates Intergeneric Coaggregation with Veillonella Species. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143898. [PMID: 26606595 PMCID: PMC4659562 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Dental biofilm development involves initial colonization of the tooth’s surface by pioneer colonizers, followed by cell-cell coaggregation between the pioneer and later colonizers. Streptococcus gordonii is one of the pioneer colonizers. In addition to its role in oral biofilm development, S. gordonii also is a pathogen in infective endocarditis in susceptible humans. A surface adhesin, Hsa, has been shown to play a critical role in colonization of S. gordonii on the heart tissue; however, its role in oral biofilm development has not been reported. In this study we demonstrate that Hsa is essential for coaggregation between S. gordonii and Veillonella sp., which are bridging species connecting the pioneer colonizers to the late colonizers. Interestingly, the same domains shown to be required for Hsa binding to sialic acid on the human cell surface are also required for coaggregation with Veillonella sp. However, sialic acid appeared not to be required for this intergeneric coaggregation. This result suggests that although the same domains of Hsa are involved in binding to eukaryotic as well as Veillonella cells, the binding mechanism is different. The gene expression pattern of hsa was also studied and shown not to be induced by coaggregation with Veillonella sp.
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Generic determinants of Streptococcus colonization and infection. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2015; 33:361-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The sweet tooth of bacteria: common themes in bacterial glycoconjugates. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2015; 78:372-417. [PMID: 25184559 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00007-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Humans have been increasingly recognized as being superorganisms, living in close contact with a microbiota on all their mucosal surfaces. However, most studies on the human microbiota have focused on gaining comprehensive insights into the composition of the microbiota under different health conditions (e.g., enterotypes), while there is also a need for detailed knowledge of the different molecules that mediate interactions with the host. Glycoconjugates are an interesting class of molecules for detailed studies, as they form a strain-specific barcode on the surface of bacteria, mediating specific interactions with the host. Strikingly, most glycoconjugates are synthesized by similar biosynthesis mechanisms. Bacteria can produce their major glycoconjugates by using a sequential or an en bloc mechanism, with both mechanistic options coexisting in many species for different macromolecules. In this review, these common themes are conceptualized and illustrated for all major classes of known bacterial glycoconjugates, with a special focus on the rather recently emergent field of glycosylated proteins. We describe the biosynthesis and importance of glycoconjugates in both pathogenic and beneficial bacteria and in both Gram-positive and -negative organisms. The focus lies on microorganisms important for human physiology. In addition, the potential for a better knowledge of bacterial glycoconjugates in the emerging field of glycoengineering and other perspectives is discussed.
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Given their small size, platelets are emerging as being one of the most important entities in the bloodstream. Not only do they play a key role in maintaining thrombosis and haemostasis, platelets also play a critical role in orchestrating the immune response. Being the first cell at the site of injury, they are perfectly placed to assess the extent of the damage and recruit immune cells as is necessary. As a first line of defence, platelets can act as primitive immune cells themselves by interacting with invading pathogens. A number of platelet receptors have been shown to interact with bacteria either directly or indirectly, involving a plasma protein bridge. This review will discuss the molecular mechanisms that exist between platelets and bacteria and the functional response to the interaction. We will also discuss the importance of considering animal models of disease and the use of physiological shear when studying platelet-bacterial interactions.
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- Steven W Kerrigan
- School of Pharmacy & Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland , Dublin , Ireland
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Zhou P, Liu J, Merritt J, Qi F. A YadA-like autotransporter, Hag1 in Veillonella atypica is a multivalent hemagglutinin involved in adherence to oral streptococci, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and human oral buccal cells. Mol Oral Microbiol 2015; 30:269-279. [PMID: 25440509 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dental biofilm development is a sequential process, and adherence between microbes and the salivary pellicle (adhesion) as well as among different microbes (co-adhesion or coaggregation) plays a critical role in building a biofilm community. The Veillonella species are among the most predominant species in the oral cavity and coaggregate with many initial, early, middle, and late colonizers. Similar to oral fusobacteria, they are also considered bridging species in biofilm development. However, the mechanism of this ability has yet to be reported, due to the previous lack of a genetic transformation system in the entire genus. In this study, we used our recently discovered transformable Veillonella strain, Veillonella atypica OK5, to probe the mechanism of coaggregation between Veillonella species and other oral bacteria. By insertional inactivation of all eight putative hemagglutinin genes, we identified one gene, hag1, which is involved in V. atypica coaggregation with the initial colonizers Streptococcus gordonii, Streptococcus oralis and Streptococcus cristatus, and the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. The hag1 mutant also abolished adherence to human buccal cells. Inhibition assays using various chemical or physiological treatments suggest different mechanisms being involved in coaggregation with different partners. The entire hag1 gene was sequenced and shown to be the largest known bacterial hemagglutinin gene.
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- Peng Zhou
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.,Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.,Division of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
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Oral streptococci utilize a Siglec-like domain of serine-rich repeat adhesins to preferentially target platelet sialoglycans in human blood. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004540. [PMID: 25474103 PMCID: PMC4256463 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Damaged cardiac valves attract blood-borne bacteria, and infective endocarditis is often caused by viridans group streptococci. While such bacteria use multiple adhesins to maintain their normal oral commensal state, recognition of platelet sialoglycans provides an intermediary for binding to damaged valvular endocardium. We use a customized sialoglycan microarray to explore the varied binding properties of phylogenetically related serine-rich repeat adhesins, the GspB, Hsa, and SrpA homologs from Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis species, which belong to a highly conserved family of glycoproteins that contribute to virulence for a broad range of Gram-positive pathogens. Binding profiles of recombinant soluble homologs containing novel sialic acid-recognizing Siglec-like domains correlate well with binding of corresponding whole bacteria to arrays. These bacteria show multiple modes of glycan, protein, or divalent cation-dependent binding to synthetic glycoconjugates and isolated glycoproteins in vitro. However, endogenous asialoglycan-recognizing clearance receptors are known to ensure that only fully sialylated glycans dominate in the endovascular system, wherein we find these particular streptococci become primarily dependent on their Siglec-like adhesins for glycan-mediated recognition events. Remarkably, despite an excess of alternate sialoglycan ligands in cellular and soluble blood components, these adhesins selectively target intact bacteria to sialylated ligands on platelets, within human whole blood. These preferred interactions are inhibited by corresponding recombinant soluble adhesins, which also preferentially recognize platelets. Our data indicate that circulating platelets may act as inadvertent Trojan horse carriers of oral streptococci to the site of damaged endocardium, and provide an explanation why it is that among innumerable microbes that gain occasional access to the bloodstream, certain viridans group streptococci have a selective advantage in colonizing damaged cardiac valves and cause infective endocarditis. Bacterial infective endocarditis remains a disease with considerable morbidity and mortality. Of the numerous bacteria that can enter the bloodstream, certain oral commensal viridans group streptococci are among the major causative organisms of endocarditis. However, mechanisms underlying this selectivity are incompletely understood. Interactions between adhesins of such bacteria and human platelet sialoglycans are believed to play an important role in this selectivity, by facilitating bacterial adherence to damaged heart valves. Nevertheless, the molecular requirements for these interactions are not fully explored. Particularly, it is unclear whether selective targeting of platelets by these bacteria actually occurs in fluid human whole blood, an environment where numerous potential sialoglycan competitors exist. In the present work, we have addressed these important issues. We characterize in detail the glycan-binding spectra of a series of serine-rich repeat adhesins of oral streptococci. For the first time, we demonstrate that oral streptococci can indeed selectively target platelets in whole human blood. As a proof of concept, we also show that soluble recombinant bacterial adhesin binding region proteins can block the preferred platelet-bacterial interactions in whole blood. The knowledge gained from this study may help the development of novel preventive or therapeutic approaches against infective endocarditis.
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Chaze T, Guillot A, Valot B, Langella O, Chamot-Rooke J, Di Guilmi AM, Trieu-Cuot P, Dramsi S, Mistou MY. O-Glycosylation of the N-terminal region of the serine-rich adhesin Srr1 of Streptococcus agalactiae explored by mass spectrometry. Mol Cell Proteomics 2014; 13:2168-82. [PMID: 24797265 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m114.038075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Serine-rich (Srr) proteins exposed at the surface of Gram-positive bacteria are a family of adhesins that contribute to the virulence of pathogenic staphylococci and streptococci. Lectin-binding experiments have previously shown that Srr proteins are heavily glycosylated. We report here the first mass-spectrometry analysis of the glycosylation of Streptococcus agalactiae Srr1. After Srr1 enrichment and trypsin digestion, potential glycopeptides were identified in collision induced dissociation spectra using X! Tandem. The approach was then refined using higher energy collisional dissociation fragmentation which led to the simultaneous loss of sugar residues, production of diagnostic oxonium ions and backbone fragmentation for glycopeptides. This feature was exploited in a new open source software tool (SpectrumFinder) developed for this work. By combining these approaches, 27 glycopeptides corresponding to six different segments of the N-terminal region of Srr1 [93-639] were identified. Our data unambiguously indicate that the same protein residue can be modified with different glycan combinations including N-acetylhexosamine, hexose, and a novel modification that was identified as O-acetylated-N-acetylhexosamine. Lectin binding and monosaccharide composition analysis strongly suggested that HexNAc and Hex correspond to N-acetylglucosamine and glucose, respectively. The same protein segment can be modified with a variety of glycans generating a wide structural diversity of Srr1. Electron transfer dissociation was used to assign glycosylation sites leading to the unambiguous identification of six serines and one threonine residues. Analysis of purified Srr1 produced in mutant strains lacking accessory glycosyltransferase encoding genes demonstrates that O-GlcNAcylation is an initial step in Srr1 glycosylation that is likely required for subsequent decoration with Hex. In summary, our data obtained by a combination of fragmentation mass spectrometry techniques associated to a new software tool, demonstrate glycosylation heterogeneity of Srr1, characterize a new protein modification, and identify six glycosylation sites located in the N-terminal region of the protein.
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- Thibault Chaze
- From the ‡INRA, MICALIS UMR-1319, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas cedex, France; §AgroParisTech, MICALIS UMR-1319, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas cedex, France; ¶¶Institut Pasteur, Unité de Spectrométrie de Masse Structurale et Protéomique, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- ¶INRA, PAPPSO, MICALIS UMR-1319, 78352 Jouy en Josas cedex, France
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- ‖INRA, PAPPSO, Génétique végétale UMR-320, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- ‖INRA, PAPPSO, Génétique végétale UMR-320, Ferme du Moulon, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- ¶¶Institut Pasteur, Unité de Spectrométrie de Masse Structurale et Protéomique, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France; ‖‖CNRS UMR 3528, Institut Pasteur, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- **CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, F-38027 Grenoble, France
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- ‡‡Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Pathogènes à Gram+, 28, rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France; §§Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS ERL3526, Paris, France
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- ‡‡Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Pathogènes à Gram+, 28, rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France; §§Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS ERL3526, Paris, France
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- From the ‡INRA, MICALIS UMR-1319, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas cedex, France; §AgroParisTech, MICALIS UMR-1319, 78352 Jouy-en-Josas cedex, France;
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Bensing BA, Seepersaud R, Yen YT, Sullam PM. Selective transport by SecA2: an expanding family of customized motor proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1843:1674-86. [PMID: 24184206 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Revised: 10/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The SecA2 proteins are a special class of transport-associated ATPases that are related to the SecA component of the general Sec system, and are found in an increasingly large number of Gram-positive bacterial species. The SecA2 substrates are typically linked to the cell wall, but may be lipid-linked, peptidoglycan-linked, or non-covalently associated S-layer proteins. These substrates can have a significant impact on virulence of pathogenic organisms, but may also aid colonization by commensals. The SecA2 orthologues range from being highly similar to their SecA paralogues, to being distinctly different in apparent structure and function. Two broad classes of SecA2 are evident. One transports multiple substrates, and may interact with the general Sec system, or with an as yet unidentified transmembrane channel. The second type transports a single substrate, and is a component of the accessory Sec system, which includes the SecY paralogue SecY2 along with the accessory Sec proteins Asp1-3. Recent studies indicate that the latter three proteins may have a unique role in coordinating post-translational modification of the substrate with transport by SecA2. Comparative functional and phylogenetic analyses suggest that each SecA2 may be uniquely adapted for a specific type of substrate. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Protein trafficking and secretion in bacteria. Guest Editors: Anastassios Economou and Ross Dalbey.
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- Barbara A Bensing
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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Seo HS, Minasov G, Seepersaud R, Doran KS, Dubrovska I, Shuvalova L, Anderson WF, Iverson TM, Sullam PM. Characterization of fibrinogen binding by glycoproteins Srr1 and Srr2 of Streptococcus agalactiae. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:35982-96. [PMID: 24165132 PMCID: PMC3861647 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.513358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The serine-rich repeat glycoproteins of Gram-positive bacteria comprise a large family of cell wall proteins. Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus, GBS) expresses either Srr1 or Srr2 on its surface, depending on the strain. Srr1 has recently been shown to bind fibrinogen, and this interaction contributes to the pathogenesis of GBS meningitis. Although strains expressing Srr2 appear to be hypervirulent, no ligand for this adhesin has been described. We now demonstrate that Srr2 also binds human fibrinogen and that this interaction promotes GBS attachment to endothelial cells. Recombinant Srr1 and Srr2 bound fibrinogen in vitro, with affinities of KD = 2.1 × 10−5 and 3.7 × 10−6m, respectively, as measured by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. The binding site for Srr1 and Srr2 was localized to tandem repeats 6–8 of the fibrinogen Aα chain. The structures of both the Srr1 and Srr2 binding regions were determined and, in combination with mutagenesis studies, suggest that both Srr1 and Srr2 interact with a segment of these repeats via a “dock, lock, and latch” mechanism. Moreover, properties of the latch region may account for the increased affinity between Srr2 and fibrinogen. Together, these studies identify how greater affinity of Srr2 for fibrinogen may contribute to the increased virulence associated with Srr2-expressing strains.
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- Ho Seong Seo
- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California at San Francisco and the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, California 94121
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Garnett JA, Matthews S. Interactions in bacterial biofilm development: a structural perspective. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2013; 13:739-55. [PMID: 23305361 PMCID: PMC3601411 DOI: 10.2174/138920312804871166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A community-based life style is the normal mode of growth and survival for many bacterial species. These cellular accretions or biofilms are initiated upon recognition of solid phases by cell surface exposed adhesive moieties. Further cell-cell interactions, cell signalling and bacterial replication leads to the establishment of dense populations encapsulated in a mainly self-produced extracellular matrix; this comprises a complex mixture of macromolecules. These fascinating architectures protect the inhabitants from radiation damage, dehydration, pH fluctuations and antimicrobial compounds. As such they can cause bacterial persistence in disease and problems in industrial applications. In this review we discuss the current understandings of these initial biofilm-forming processes based on structural data. We also briefly describe latter biofilm maturation and dispersal events, which although lack high-resolution insights, are the present focus for many structural biologists working in this field. Finally we give an overview of modern techniques aimed at preventing and disrupting problem biofilms.
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- James A Garnett
- Centre for Structural Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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