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Eneva RT, Engibarov SA, Gocheva YG, Mitova SL, Petrova PM. Novel sialidase from non-pathogenic bacterium Oerskovia paurometabola strain O129. Z NATURFORSCH C 2023; 78:49-55. [PMID: 36351238 DOI: 10.1515/znc-2022-0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bacterial sialidases are enzymes that are involved in a number of vital processes in microorganisms and in their interaction with the host or the environment. Their wide application for scientific and applied purposes requires the search for highly effective and non-pathogenic producers. Here, we report the first description of sialidase from Oerskovia paurometabola. The extracellular enzyme preparation was partially purified. The presence of sialidase was confirmed in native PAGE treated with the fluorogenic substrate 4MU-Neu5Ac. Maximum enzyme activity was registered at 37 °C and in the pH range of 4.0-5.5. The influence of metal ions and EDTA was examined. It was demonstrated that EDTA, Mn2+ and Ba2+ ions inhibit the sialidase activity to different extent, while Cd2+, Fe2+ and Fe3+ have stimulating effect on it. These features are studied for the first time concerning sialidase of Oerskovia representative. Cell bound sialidase and sialate aldolase were also established.
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- Rumyana T Eneva
- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Lipničanová S, Chmelová D, Ondrejovič M, Frecer V, Miertuš S. Diversity of sialidases found in the human body - A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 148:857-868. [PMID: 31945439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sialidases are enzymes essential for numerous organisms including humans. Hydrolytic sialidases (EC 3.2.1.18), trans-sialidases and anhydrosialidases (intramolecular trans-sialidases, EC 4.2.2.15) are glycoside hydrolase enzymes that cleave the glycosidic linkage and release sialic acid residues from sialyl substrates. The paper summarizes diverse sialidases present in the human body and their potential impact on development of antiviral compounds - inhibitors of viral neuraminidases. It includes a brief overview of catalytic mechanisms of action of sialidases and describes the origin of sialidases in the human body. This is followed by description of the structure and function of sialidase families with a special focus on the GH33 and GH34 families. Various effects of sialidases on human body are also briefly described. Modulation of sialidase activity may be considered a useful tool for effective treatment of various diseases. In some cases, it is desired to completely suppress the activity of sialidases by suitable inhibitors. Specific sialidase inhibitors are useful for the treatment of influenza, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, different types of cancer, or heart defects. Challenges and future directions are shortly depicted in the final part of the paper.
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- Sabina Lipničanová
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia.
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- Department of Physical Chemistry of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University in Bratislava, Odbojárov 10, SK-83232 Bratislava, Slovakia; ICARST n.o., Jamnického 19, SK-84101, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-91701 Trnava, Slovakia; ICARST n.o., Jamnického 19, SK-84101, Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Steady state kinetic analysis of O-linked GalNAc glycan release catalyzed by endo-α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase. Carbohydr Res 2019; 480:54-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cornick S, Tawiah A, Chadee K. Roles and regulation of the mucus barrier in the gut. Tissue Barriers 2015; 3:e982426. [PMID: 25838985 PMCID: PMC4372027 DOI: 10.4161/21688370.2014.982426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The gastrointestinal tract is coated by a thick layer of mucus that forms the front line of innate host defense. Mucus consists of high molecular weight glycoproteins called mucins that are synthesized and secreted by goblet cells and functions primarily to lubricate the epithelium and protect it from damage by noxious substances. Recent studies have also suggested the involvement of goblet cells and mucins in complex immune functions such as antigen presentation and tolerance. Under normal physiological conditions, goblet cells continually produce mucins to replenish and maintain the mucus barrier; however, goblet cell function can be disrupted by various factors that can affect the integrity of the mucus barrier. Some of these factors such as microbes, microbial toxins and cytokines can stimulate or inhibit mucin production and secretion, alter the chemical composition of mucins or degrade the mucus layer. This can lead to a compromised mucus barrier and subsequently to various pathological conditions like chronic inflammatory diseases. Insight into how these factors modulate the mucus barrier in the gut is necessary in order to develop strategies to combat these disorders.
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Key Words
- Barrier function
- CD, Crohns disease
- ER stress
- ERAD, ER-associated protein degradation
- EhCP5, Entamoeba histolytica cysteine protease 5
- FAS, fatty acid synthase
- GI, gastrointestinal
- GalNAc, N-Acetylgalactosamine
- Goblet cell
- IBD
- IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease
- Innate defense
- LLO, Listeriolysin O
- LPS, Lipopolysaccharide
- MUC2
- MucBP, Mucin binding proteins
- Mucin
- SCFA, short chain fatty acids
- Secretory response
- UC, Ulcerative colitis
- UPR, unfolded protein response
- Unfolded protein response
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- Steve Cornick
- Department of Microbiology; Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases; Gastrointestinal Research Group; University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology; Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases; Gastrointestinal Research Group; University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology; Immunology and Infectious Diseases; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases; Gastrointestinal Research Group; University of Calgary; Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ghazaei C, Ahmadi M, Hosseini Jazani N. Optimization and comparative characterization of neuraminidase activities from Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Klebsiella pneumoniae, Hep-2 cell, sheep kidney and rat liver lysosome. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2010; 2:30-7. [PMID: 22347548 PMCID: PMC3279765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The properties of neuraminidase produced by P. aeruginosa strain PAO1 during growth in a defined medium (BHI) was examined and compared with some neuraminidase features of K. pneumoniae in this investigation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The enzyme was isolated from concentrated culture supernatants of P. aeruginosa which was used in a sensitive fluorometric assay by using 2'-(4-methylumbelliferyl) α-D-N acetylneuraminic acid as substrate. RESULTS Neuraminidase production in P. aeruginosa PAO1 paralleled bacterial growth in defined medium (BHI) and was maximal in the late logarithmic phase of growth but decreased during the stationary phase, probably owing to protease production or thermal instability. Highest production of P. aeruginosa PAO1 neuraminidase was in BHI culture media. The neuraminidase of P. aeruginosa PAO1 possessed an optimum temperature of activity at 56°C and the activity was maximal at pH 5. Heating the enzyme to 56°C for 45 min., in the presence of bovine serum albumin destroyed 33.1% of it's activity and addition of Ca(+2), EDTA and NANA also decreased activity markedly. CONCLUSION The results revealed that the highest specific activity is for p. aeruginosa PAO1.
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- C Ghazaei
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran,Corresponding author: Ciamak Ghazaei Ph.D. Address: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Urmia Urmia, Iran, P.O. Box 57153-1177. Tel: +98-441-2770508. Fax: +98-441-2771926. E-mail:
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Derrien M, van Passel MWJ, van de Bovenkamp JHB, Schipper RG, de Vos WM, Dekker J. Mucin-bacterial interactions in the human oral cavity and digestive tract. Gut Microbes 2010; 1:254-268. [PMID: 21327032 PMCID: PMC3023607 DOI: 10.4161/gmic.1.4.12778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Revised: 06/20/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Mucins are a family of heavily glycosylated proteins that are the major organic components of the mucus layer, the protective layer covering the epithelial cells in many human and animal organs, including the entire gastro-intestinal tract. Microbes that can associate with mucins benefit from this interaction since they can get available nutrients, experience physico-chemical protection and adhere, resulting in increased residence time. Mucin-degrading microorganisms, which often are found in consortia, have not been extensively characterized as mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins that are hard to study because of their size, complexity and heterogeneity. The purpose of this review is to discuss how advances in mucus and mucin research, and insight in the microbial ecology promoted our understanding of mucin degradation. Recent insight is presented in mucin structure and organization, the microorganisms known to use mucin as growth substrate, with a specific attention on Akkermansia muciniphila, and the molecular basis of microbial mucin degradation owing to availability of genome sequences.
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- Muriel Derrien
- TI Food and Nutrition; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands,Laboratory of Microbiology; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TI Food and Nutrition; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands,Laboratory of Food Chemistry; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TI Food and Nutrition; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands,Laboratory of Food Chemistry; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Microbiology; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands,Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences; University of Helsinki; Helsinki, Finland
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- TI Food and Nutrition; Wageningen University and Research Centre; Wageningen, The Netherlands
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SUMMARY Bacteroides species are significant clinical pathogens and are found in most anaerobic infections, with an associated mortality of more than 19%. The bacteria maintain a complex and generally beneficial relationship with the host when retained in the gut, but when they escape this environment they can cause significant pathology, including bacteremia and abscess formation in multiple body sites. Genomic and proteomic analyses have vastly added to our understanding of the manner in which Bacteroides species adapt to, and thrive in, the human gut. A few examples are (i) complex systems to sense and adapt to nutrient availability, (ii) multiple pump systems to expel toxic substances, and (iii) the ability to influence the host immune system so that it controls other (competing) pathogens. B. fragilis, which accounts for only 0.5% of the human colonic flora, is the most commonly isolated anaerobic pathogen due, in part, to its potent virulence factors. Species of the genus Bacteroides have the most antibiotic resistance mechanisms and the highest resistance rates of all anaerobic pathogens. Clinically, Bacteroides species have exhibited increasing resistance to many antibiotics, including cefoxitin, clindamycin, metronidazole, carbapenems, and fluoroquinolones (e.g., gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, and moxifloxacin).
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Pumbwe L, Skilbeck CA, Wexler HM. The Bacteroides fragilis cell envelope: quarterback, linebacker, coach-or all three? Anaerobe 2006; 12:211-20. [PMID: 17045496 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2006.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2006] [Accepted: 09/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bacteroides fragilis is an anaerobic commensal constituting only 1-2% of the micro-flora of the human gastrointestinal tract, yet it is the predominant anaerobic isolate in cases of intraabdominal sepsis and bacteremia. B. fragilis can play two roles in the host: in its role as friendly commensal, it must be able to establish itself in the host intestinal mucosa, to utilize and process polysaccharides for use by the host, and to resist the noxious effects of bile salts. In its role as pathogen, it must be able to attach itself to the site of infection, evade killing mechanisms by host defense, withstand antimicrobial treatment and produce factors that damage host tissue. The cell envelope of B. fragilis, likewise, must be able to function in the roles of aggressor, defender and strategist in allowing the organism to establish itself in the host--whether as friend or foe. Recent studies of the genomes and proteomes of the genus Bacteroides suggest that these organisms have evolved strategies to survive and dominate in the overcrowded gastrointestinal neighborhood. Analysis of the proteomes of B. fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron demonstrates both a tremendous capacity to use a wide range of dietary polysaccharides, and the capacity to create variable surface antigenicities by multiple DNA inversion systems. The latter characteristic is particularly pronounced in the species B. fragilis, which is more frequently found at the mucosal surface (i.e., often the site of attack by host defenses). The B. fragilis cell envelope undergoes major protein expression and ultrastructural changes in response to stressors such as bile or antimicrobial agents. These agents may also act as signals for attachment and colonization. Thus the bacterium manages its surface characteristics to enable it to bind to its target, to use the available nutrients, and to avoid or evade hostile forces (host-derived or external) in its multiple roles.
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- Lilian Pumbwe
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare Systems and Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA
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Wiggins R, Hicks SJ, Soothill PW, Millar MR, Corfield AP. Mucinases and sialidases: their role in the pathogenesis of sexually transmitted infections in the female genital tract. Sex Transm Infect 2001; 77:402-8. [PMID: 11714935 PMCID: PMC1744407 DOI: 10.1136/sti.77.6.402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mucinases and sialidases contribute to the process of invasion and colonisation in many conditions and infections of the female reproductive tract by degrading the protective cervical mucus. The role of hydrolytic enzymes in the pathogenesis of sexually transmitted diseases and their effect on cervical mucus are discussed in this review. METHODS Articles were searched for using the keywords "sialidase," "mucinase," "protease," and "sexually transmitted infections." As well as review and other articles held by our group, searches were conducted using PubMed, Grateful Med, and the University of Bath search engine, BIDS. RESULTS Numerous publications were found describing the production of hydrolytic enzymes in sexually transmitted diseases. Because the number of publications exceeded the restrictions imposed on the size of the review, the authors selected and discussed those which they considered of the most relevance to sexually transmitted infections.
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- R Wiggins
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Laboratories, University Division of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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Tanaka H, Ito F, Iwasaki T. Purification and characterization of a sialidase from Bacteroides fragilis SBT3182. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1992; 189:524-9. [PMID: 1333198 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)91589-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A sialidase from Bacteroides fragilis SBT3182 was purified 2,240-fold to apparent homogeneity by ammonium sulfate precipitation and sequential chromatographies on DEAE-Toyopearl 650M, Hydroxyapatite, MonoS and Superose6 columns. The N-terminal amino acid sequence of this sialidase, Ala-Asp-X-Ile-Phe-Val-Arg-Glu-Thr-Arg-Ile-Pro-, was determined. Substrate specificity of this enzyme using a variety of sialoglycoconjugates showed a 1.5- and 2.2-fold preference for sialyl alpha 2-8 linkages when compared with alpha 2-3 and alpha 2-6 bound sialic acids, respectively. The native sialidase had a molecular weight of 165kDa, as determined by Superose6 gel filtration chromatography and consisted of three subunits each of 55kDa by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This enzyme had optimal activity at pH6.1 with colominic acid as substrate.
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- H Tanaka
- Technical Research Institute, Snow Brand Milk Products Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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Heuermann D, Roggentin P, Kleineidam RG, Schauer R. Purification and characterization of a sialidase from Clostridium chauvoei NC08596. Glycoconj J 1991; 8:95-101. [PMID: 1823619 DOI: 10.1007/bf00731018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The sialidase secreted by Clostridium chauvoei NC08596 was purified to apparent homogeneity by ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration, hydrophobic interaction-chromatography, FPLC ion-exchange chromatography, and FPLC gel filtration. The enzyme was enriched about 10,200-fold, reaching a final specific activity of 24.4 U mg-1. It has a relatively high molecular mass of 300 kDa and consists of two subunits each of 150 kDa. The cations Mn2+, Mg2+, and Ca2+ and bovine serum albumin have a positive effect on the sialidase activity, while Hg2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+, chelating agents and salt decrease enzyme activity. The substrate specificity, kinetic data, and pH optimum of the enzyme are similar to those of other bacterial sialidases.
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- D Heuermann
- Biochemisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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Russo TA, Thompson JS, Godoy VG, Malamy MH. Cloning and expression of the Bacteroides fragilis TAL2480 neuraminidase gene, nanH, in Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 1990; 172:2594-600. [PMID: 2158974 PMCID: PMC208902 DOI: 10.1128/jb.172.5.2594-2600.1990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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We have cloned the Bacteroides fragilis TAL2480 neuraminidase (NANase) structural gene, nanH, in Escherichia coli. This was accomplished by using the cloning shuttle vector pJST61 and a partial Sau3A library of TAL2480 chromosomal inserts created in E. coli. The library was mobilized into the NANase-deficient B. fragilis TM4000 derivative TC2. NANase-producing colonies were enriched by taking advantage of the inability of TC2, but not the wild-type of NANase+ revertant, to grow in vitro in fluid aspirated from the rat granuloma pouch. Plasmids pJST61-TCN1 and pJST61-TCN3, containing inserts of 9.1 and 4.5 kilobases (kb), respectively, were found in the TC2 derivatives that grew in the rat pouch medium. In B. fragilis, NANase production from the two plasmids was inducible by free N-acetylneuraminic acid or sialic acid-containing substrates, just as in the parental TAL2480 strain. However, when these plasmids were transferred back to E. coli, NANase activity was barely detectable. A 3.5-kb portion of the insert in pJST61-TCN3 was subcloned in pJST61 to give plasmid pJST61-SC3C; NANase was produced from this plasmid both in E. coli and in B. fragilis. In E. coli, NANase expression was under the control of the vector promoter lambda pR and was therefore completely abolished by the presence of a lambda prophage. In B. fragilis, NANase production was inducible by free N-acetylneuraminic acid or sialic acid-containing substrates. By using deletion analysis and Tn1000 mutagenesis, the NANase structural gene and control region that functions in B. fragilis were localized to a 1.5- to 2.0-kb region of the insert. A partial nucleotide sequence of the NANase-deficient Tn1000 insertion mutants allowed us to identify the nanH gene and deduce the amino acid sequence of a portion of the NANase protein. We identified five regions showing great similarity to the Asp boxes, -Ser-X-Asp-X-Gly-X-Thr-Trp-, of other bacterial and viral NANase proteins.
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- T A Russo
- Department of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Oliver JD, Wear JE, Thomas MB, Warner M, Linder K. Production of extracellular enzymes and cytotoxicity by Vibrio vulnificus. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1986; 5:99-111. [PMID: 3522090 DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(86)90112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Thirty-three strains of Vibrio vulnificus of clinical and environmental origin were examined for production of 12 extracellular enzymes of potential importance to the virulence of this bacterium. Strains of Vibrio vulnificus were consistent in their production of protease, mucinase, lipase, chondroitinase, hyaluronidase, DNase, sulfatase, and hemolysin. No differences between clinical and environmental isolates were noted. Although none of the enzymes appeared to correlate with the ability of these strains to produce lethality in mice, the production of hemolysin and of a protease with activity against native serum albumin may be significant in the pathogenesis of the potentially fatal infections produced by this organism. The production of several of these exoenzymes also appeared to correlate with pathogenicity in the seven other Vibrio species examined. Culture filtrates of all virulent strains of Vibrio vulnificus were cytotoxic for Chinese hamster ovary cells, whereas those of the strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus examined lacked this activity.
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Popoff MR, Dodin A. Survey of neuraminidase production by Clostridium butyricum, Clostridium beijerinckii, and Clostridium difficile strains from clinical and nonclinical sources. J Clin Microbiol 1985; 22:873-6. [PMID: 4056013 PMCID: PMC268550 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.22.5.873-876.1985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Neuraminidase production was investigated in 57 Clostridium butyricum strains, 16 Clostridium beijerinckii strains, and 25 Clostridium difficile strains. Neuraminidase activity was found only in C. butyricum strains originating from one human newborn with neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis, two newborns with hemorrhagic colitis, one infected placenta, and one adult with peritonitis, It was concluded that neuraminidase was not a major virulence factor in C. butyricum strains.
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