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Miragoli F, Patrone V, Romaniello F, Rebecchi A, Callegari ML. Development of an S-layer gene-based PCR-DGGE assay for monitoring dominant Lactobacillus helveticus strains in natural whey starters of Grana Padano cheese. Food Microbiol 2020; 89:103457. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2020.103457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kobatake E, Kabuki T. S-Layer Protein of Lactobacillus helveticus SBT2171 Promotes Human β-Defensin 2 Expression via TLR2-JNK Signaling. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2414. [PMID: 31681252 PMCID: PMC6813279 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial peptides that contribute to innate immunity are among the most important protective measures against infection in many organisms. Several substances are known to regulate the expression of antimicrobial peptides. In this study, we investigated the factors in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that induce antimicrobial peptide expression in the host. We found that Lactobacillus helveticus SBT2171 (LH2171) induced the expression of human β-defensin (hBD)2 in Caco-2 human colonic epithelial cells. Specifically, surface layer protein (SLP) of LH2171 stimulated hBD2 expression by activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling via Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 in Caco-2 cells. SLPs extracted from other lactobacilli similarly increased hBD2 expression, suggesting that this stimulatory effect is common feature of Lactobacillus SLPs. Interestingly, Lactobacillus strains that strongly induced hBD2 expression also potently activated JNK signaling. Thus, upregulation of hBD2 induced by TLR2–JNK signaling contributes to protection of the host against infection.
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- Eiji Kobatake
- Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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- Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan
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Yadav AK, Tyagi A, Kumar A, Panwar S, Grover S, Saklani AC, Hemalatha R, Batish VK. Adhesion of Lactobacilli and their anti-infectivity potential. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:2042-2056. [PMID: 25879917 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.918533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria primarily point toward colonizing ability of Lactobacilli as the most important attribute for endowing all the known beneficial effects in a host. Lactobacillus species exert health-promoting function in the gastrointestinal tract through various mechanisms such as pathogen exclusion, maintenance of microbial balance, immunomodulation, and other crucial functions. It has been seen that many surface layer proteins are involved in host adhesion, and play significant role in the modification of some signaling pathways within the host cells. Interaction between different bacterial cell surface proteins and host receptor has been imperative for a better understanding of the mechanism through which Lactobacilli exert their health-promoting functions.
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- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- a Department of Microbiology , National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad , India.,b Centre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu , Samba , Jammu & Kashmir , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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- d Department of Biotechnology , Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology , Radaur , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana , India.,e Department of Nutrition Biology , Central University of Haryana , Mahendergarh , Haryana , India
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- d Department of Biotechnology , Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology , Radaur , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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- a Department of Microbiology , National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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Moser A, Wüthrich D, Bruggmann R, Eugster-Meier E, Meile L, Irmler S. Amplicon Sequencing of the slpH Locus Permits Culture-Independent Strain Typing of Lactobacillus helveticus in Dairy Products. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1380. [PMID: 28775722 PMCID: PMC5517455 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The advent of massive parallel sequencing technologies has opened up possibilities for the study of the bacterial diversity of ecosystems without the need for enrichment or single strain isolation. By exploiting 78 genome data-sets from Lactobacillus helveticus strains, we found that the slpH locus that encodes a putative surface layer protein displays sufficient genetic heterogeneity to be a suitable target for strain typing. Based on high-throughput slpH gene sequencing and the detection of single-base DNA sequence variations, we established a culture-independent method to assess the biodiversity of the L. helveticus strains present in fermented dairy food. When we applied the method to study the L. helveticus strain composition in 15 natural whey cultures (NWCs) that were collected at different Gruyère, a protected designation of origin (PDO) production facilities, we detected a total of 10 sequence types (STs). In addition, we monitored the development of a three-strain mix in raclette cheese for 17 weeks.
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- Aline Moser
- AgroscopeBern, Switzerland.,Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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- Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern and Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsBern, Switzerland
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- Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, University of Bern and Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsBern, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Bern University of Applied SciencesZollikofen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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Waśko A, Polak-Berecka M, Kuzdraliński A, Skrzypek T. Variability of S-layer proteins in Lactobacillus helveticus strains. Anaerobe 2013; 25:53-60. [PMID: 24269654 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The presence of S-layer proteins in the cell envelope of Lactobacillus helveticus may be technologically important. S-layer proteins are the adhesion site for cell envelope proteinase, which forms the proteolytic pathway in bacteria. Eleven strains of L. helveticus were examined for the presence of S-layer proteins and slpH genes. S-layer proteins from six strains were identified and sequenced. Multiple alignments of the deduced amino acid sequences demonstrated a strong sequence conservation of all Slp studied. Transmission Electron Microscopy analysis of the cells revealed the typical cell wall architecture of the S-layer. This is the first report on characterisation of glycosylated S-layer proteins from different strains of L. helveticus. The amino acid composition, the secondary structure, and the physical properties of these proteins were found to be quite similar to those of S-layer proteins from other lactobacilli. However, PCR analysis revealed that five of the examined strains of L. helveticus did not have slpH genes. This finding suggests that S-layer protein genes cannot be considered as housekeeping genes and cannot be used as molecular markers for L. helveticus.
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- Adam Waśko
- Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Science of Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Skromna 8, 20-704 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Science of Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Skromna 8, 20-704 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Human Nutrition and Science of Food Commodities, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Skromna 8, 20-704 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Ecology of Invertebrates, Institute of Environmental Protection, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Kraśnicka Ave 102, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
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The role of ferulic acid esterase in the growth of Lactobacillus helveticus in the presence of phenolic acids and their derivatives. Eur Food Res Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-013-2107-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hynönen U, Palva A. Lactobacillus surface layer proteins: structure, function and applications. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:5225-43. [PMID: 23677442 PMCID: PMC3666127 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4962-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Bacterial surface (S) layers are the outermost proteinaceous cell envelope structures found on members of nearly all taxonomic groups of bacteria and Archaea. They are composed of numerous identical subunits forming a symmetric, porous, lattice-like layer that completely covers the cell surface. The subunits are held together and attached to cell wall carbohydrates by non-covalent interactions, and they spontaneously reassemble in vitro by an entropy-driven process. Due to the low amino acid sequence similarity among S-layer proteins in general, verification of the presence of an S-layer on the bacterial cell surface usually requires electron microscopy. In lactobacilli, S-layer proteins have been detected on many but not all species. Lactobacillus S-layer proteins differ from those of other bacteria in their smaller size and high predicted pI. The positive charge in Lactobacillus S-layer proteins is concentrated in the more conserved cell wall binding domain, which can be either N- or C-terminal depending on the species. The more variable domain is responsible for the self-assembly of the monomers to a periodic structure. The biological functions of Lactobacillus S-layer proteins are poorly understood, but in some species S-layer proteins mediate bacterial adherence to host cells or extracellular matrix proteins or have protective or enzymatic functions. Lactobacillus S-layer proteins show potential for use as antigen carriers in live oral vaccine design because of their adhesive and immunomodulatory properties and the general non-pathogenicity of the species.
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- Ulla Hynönen
- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Division of Microbiology and Epidemiology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Original features of cell-envelope proteinases of Lactobacillus helveticus. A review. Int J Food Microbiol 2011; 146:1-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.01.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 01/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Deepika G, Charalampopoulos D. Surface and adhesion properties of lactobacilli. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2010; 70:127-52. [PMID: 20359456 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2164(10)70004-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The surface properties of lactobacilli are of significant technological importance as they determine the interaction of the bacterial cells with the gastrointestinal mucosa, and therefore influence their location in the gut and their functionality. Studying the surface of the bacteria is critical for understanding the adhesion process better. This review compiles the knowledge from studies on the characterization Lactobacillus surfaces and evaluates the potential relationship between the cells' physicochemical characteristics and their adhesive abilities. It also discusses the effect that the production processes, such as fermentation and drying, can exert on the surface properties and adhesion abilities of lactobacilli.
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- G Deepika
- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AP, UK
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Crucial role for insertion sequence elements in Lactobacillus helveticus evolution as revealed by interstrain genomic comparison. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 76:212-20. [PMID: 19880644 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01845-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus helveticus is a versatile dairy bacterium found to possess heterogeneous genotypes depending on the ecosystem from which it was isolated. The recently published genome sequence showed the remarkable flexibility of its structure, demonstrated by a substantial level of insertion sequence (IS) element expansion in association with massive gene decay. To assess this diversity and examine the level of genome plasticity within the L. helveticus species, an array-based comparative genome hybridization (aCGH) experiment was designed in which 10 strains were analyzed. The aCGH experiment revealed 16 clusters of open reading frames (ORFs) flanked by IS elements. Four of these ORFs are associated with restriction/modification which may have played a role in accelerated evolution of strains in a commercially intensive ecosystem undoubtedly challenged through successive phage attack. Furthermore, analysis of the IS-flanked clusters demonstrated that the most frequently encountered ISs were also those most abundant in the genome (IS1201, ISL2, ISLhe1, ISLhe2, ISLhe65, and ISLhe63). These findings contribute to the overall viewpoint of the versatile character of IS elements and the role they may play in bacterial genome plasticity.
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Deepika G, Green R, Frazier R, Charalampopoulos D. Effect of growth time on the surface and adhesion properties of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 107:1230-40. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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