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Mapping the Neutralizing Epitopes of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli K88 (F4) Fimbrial Adhesin and Major Subunit FaeG. Appl Environ Microbiol 2019; 85:AEM.00329-19. [PMID: 30926730 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00329-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains that produce immunologically heterogeneous fimbriae and enterotoxins are the primary cause of neonatal diarrhea and postweaning diarrhea in young pigs. A multivalent vaccine inducing protective immunity against ideally all ETEC fimbriae and enterotoxins could be effective against diarrhea in young pigs. However, developing a vaccine to broadly protect against various ETEC virulence determinants has proven challenging. Recently developed structure- and epitope-based multiepitope fusion antigen (MEFA) technology that presents neutralizing epitopes of various virulence determinants at a backbone immunogen and that mimics epitope native immunogenicity suggests the feasibility of developing multivalent vaccines. With neutralizing epitopes from ETEC fimbria F18 and enterotoxins being identified, it becomes urgent to identify protective epitopes of K88 (F4) fimbriae, which play a major role in pig neonatal and postweaning diarrhea. In this study, we identified B-cell immunodominant epitopes in silico from the K88ac fimbrial major subunit (also adhesin) FaeG and embedded each epitope in a heterogeneous carrier for epitope fusions. We then immunized mice with each epitope fusion protein and examined epitope antigenicity and also neutralizing activities of epitope-induced antibodies. Data showed that while all nine FaeG epitope fusions induced antibodies to K88ac fimbria, anti-K88 IgG antibodies derived from epitopes MTGDFNGSVD (ep1), LNDLTNGGTK (ep2), GRTKEAFATP (ep3), ELRKPDGGTN (ep4), PMKNAGGTKVGAVKVN (ep5), and RENMEYTDGT (ep8) significantly inhibited adherence of K88ac fimbrial bacteria to porcine intestinal cell line IPEC-J2, indicating that these peptides were the neutralizing epitopes of K88ac fimbrial major subunit FaeG and suggesting the future application of FaeG epitopes in ETEC vaccine development.IMPORTANCE Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains producing K88ac fimbriae and enterotoxins are a major cause of porcine neonatal diarrhea and postweaning diarrhea in the United States. Currently, there is no vaccine to induce broadly protective antiadhesin and antitoxin immunity against ETEC-associated diarrhea. To develop a broadly effective ETEC vaccine, we need to target the most important if not all ETEC virulence determinants. While conventional vaccinology approaches encounter difficulties at integrating or including heterogeneous ETEC fimbria and toxin antigens into a vaccine product, multiepitope fusion antigen (MEFA) structural vaccinology provides a new platform to combine neutralizing antigenic elements or epitopes from various heterogeneous virulence factors for broad immunity and protection. Identification of the neutralizing epitopes of K88ac fimbria from this study added the last antigens to an MEFA-based multivalent vaccine against ETEC-associated diarrhea in pigs. An effective vaccine against pig diarrhea can significantly improve swine health and well-being and reduce economic losses to the swine industry worldwide.
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Jiang X, Xia S, He X, Ma H, Feng Y, Liu Z, Wang W, Tian M, Chen H, Peng F, Wang L, Zhao P, Ge J, Liu D. Targeting peptide‐enhanced antibody and CD11c+dendritic cells to inclusion bodies expressing protective antigen against ETEC in mice. FASEB J 2018; 33:2836-2847. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201800289rrr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Xinpeng Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
- Postdoctoral WorkstationHeilongjiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesHarbinChina
- Department of Preventive Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
- Postdoctoral WorkstationHeilongjiang Academy of Agricultural SciencesHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary MedicineCollege of Veterinary MedicineNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- Key Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal HusbandryMinistry of AgricultureAnimal Husbandry Research InstituteHarbinChina
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Binding determinants in the interplay between porcine aminopeptidase N and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4 fimbriae. Vet Res 2018; 49:23. [PMID: 29482635 PMCID: PMC5828407 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-018-0519-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The binding of F4+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and the specific receptor on porcine intestinal epithelial cells is the initial step in F4+ ETEC infection. Porcine aminopeptidase N (APN) is a newly discovered receptor for F4 fimbriae that binds directly to FaeG adhesin, which is the major subunit of the F4 fimbriae variants F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad. We used overlapping peptide assays to map the APN-FaeG binding sites, which has facilitated in the identifying the APN-binding amino acids that are located in the same region of FaeG variants, thereby limiting the major binding regions of APN to 13 peptides. To determine the core sequence motif, a panel of FaeG peptides with point mutations and FaeG mutants were constructed. Pull-down and binding reactivity assays using piglet intestines determined that the amino acids G159 of F4ab, N209 and L212 of F4ac, and A200 of F4ad were the critical residues for APN binding of FaeG. We further show using ELISA and confocal microscopy assay that amino acids 553–568, and 652–670 of the APN comprise the linear epitope for FaeG binding in all three F4 fimbriae variants.
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Molecular simulations of lactose-bound and unbound forms of the FaeG adhesin reveal critical amino acids involved in sugar binding. J Mol Graph Model 2016; 70:100-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Dubreuil JD, Isaacson RE, Schifferli DM. Animal Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. EcoSal Plus 2016; 7:10.1128/ecosalplus.ESP-0006-2016. [PMID: 27735786 PMCID: PMC5123703 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0006-2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors: adhesins that promote binding to specific enterocyte receptors for intestinal colonization and enterotoxins responsible for fluid secretion. The best-characterized adhesins are expressed in the context of fimbriae, such as the F4 (also designated K88), F5 (K99), F6 (987P), F17, and F18 fimbriae. Once established in the animal small intestine, ETEC produce enterotoxin(s) that lead to diarrhea. The enterotoxins belong to two major classes: heat-labile toxins that consist of one active and five binding subunits (LT), and heat-stable toxins that are small polypeptides (STa, STb, and EAST1). This review describes the disease and pathogenesis of animal ETEC, the corresponding virulence genes and protein products of these bacteria, their regulation and targets in animal hosts, as well as mechanisms of action. Furthermore, vaccines, inhibitors, probiotics, and the identification of potential new targets by genomics are presented in the context of animal ETEC.
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- J Daniel Dubreuil
- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Québec J2S 7C6, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Xia P, Wang Y, Zhu C, Zou Y, Yang Y, Liu W, Hardwidge PR, Zhu G. Porcine aminopeptidase N binds to F4+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli fimbriae. Vet Res 2016; 47:24. [PMID: 26857562 PMCID: PMC4746772 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-016-0313-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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F4+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains cause diarrheal disease in neonatal and post-weaned piglets. Several different host receptors for F4 fimbriae have been described, with porcine aminopeptidase N (APN) reported most recently. The FaeG subunit is essential for the binding of the three F4 variants to host cells. Here we show in both yeast two-hybrid and pulldown assays that APN binds directly to FaeG, the major subunit of F4 fimbriae, from three serotypes of F4+ ETEC. Modulating APN gene expression in IPEC-J2 cells affected ETEC adherence. Antibodies raised against APN or F4 fimbriae both reduced ETEC adherence. Thus, APN mediates the attachment of F4+E. coli to intestinal epithelial cells.
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- Pengpeng Xia
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Animal Medicine, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Xia P, Zou Y, Wang Y, Song Y, Liu W, Francis DH, Zhu G. Receptor for the F4 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 99:4953-9. [PMID: 25967654 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6643-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2015] [Revised: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Infection with F4(+) enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) responsible for diarrhea in neonatal and post-weaned piglets leads to great economic losses in the swine industry. These pathogenic bacteria express either of three fimbrial variants F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad, which have long been known for their importance in host infection and initiating protective immune responses. The initial step in infection for the bacterium is to adhere to host enterocytes through fimbriae-mediated recognition of receptors on the host cell surface. A number of receptors for ETEC F4 have now been described and characterized, but their functions are still poorly understood. The current review summarizes the latest research addressing the characteristics of F4 fimbriae receptors and the interactions of F4 fimbriae and their receptors on host cells. These include observations that as follows: (1) FaeG mediates the binding activities of F4 and is an essential component of the F4 fimbriae, (2) the F4 fimbrial receptor gene is located in a region of chromosome 13, (3) the biochemical properties of F4 fimbrial receptors that form the binding site of the bacterium are now recognized, and (4) specific receptors confer susceptibility/resistance to ETEC F4 infection in pigs. Characterizing the host-pathogen interaction will be crucial to understand the pathogenicity of the bacteria, provide insights into receptor activation of the innate immune system, and develop therapeutic strategies to prevent this illness.
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- Pengpeng Xia
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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Xia P, Song Y, Zou Y, Yang Y, Zhu G. F4+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) adhesion mediated by the major fimbrial subunit FaeG. J Basic Microbiol 2015; 55:1118-24. [PMID: 25847483 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201400901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The FaeG subunit is the major constituent of F4(+) fimbriae, associated with glycoprotein and/or glycolipid receptor recognition and majorly contributes to the pathogen attachment to the host cells. To investigate the key factor involved in the fimbrial binding of F4(+) Escherichia coli, both the recombinant E. coli SE5000 strains carrying the fae operon gene clusters that express the different types of fimbriae in vitro, named as rF4ab, rF4ac, and rF4ad, respectively, corresponding to the fimbrial types F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad, and the three isogenic in-frame faeG gene deletion mutants were constructed. The adhesion assays and adhesion inhibition assays showed that ΔfaeG mutants had a significant reduction in the binding to porcine brush border as well as the intestinal epithelial cell lines, while the complemented strain ΔfaeG/pfaeG restored the adhesion function. The recombinant bacterial strains rF4ab, rF4ac, and rF4ad have the same binding property as wild-type F4(+) E. coli strains do and improvement in terms of binding to porcine brush border and the intestinal epithelial cells, and the adherence was blocked by the monoclonal antibody anti-F4 fimbriae. These data demonstrate that the fimbrial binding of F4(+) E. coli is directly mediated by the major FaeG subunit.
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- Pengpeng Xia
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China
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Structural insight in the inhibition of adherence of F4 fimbriae producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by llama single domain antibodies. Vet Res 2015; 46:14. [PMID: 25828907 PMCID: PMC4337312 DOI: 10.1186/s13567-015-0151-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli that cause neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea in piglets express F4 fimbriae to mediate attachment towards host receptors. Recently we described how llama single domain antibodies (VHHs) fused to IgA, produced in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds and fed to piglets resulted in a progressive decline in shedding of F4 positive ETEC bacteria. Here we present the structures of these inhibiting VHHs in complex with the major adhesive subunit FaeG. A conserved surface, distant from the lactose binding pocket, is targeted by these VHHs, highlighting the possibility of targeting epitopes on single-domain adhesins that are non-involved in receptor binding.
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Moonens K, Van den Broeck I, De Kerpel M, Deboeck F, Raymaekers H, Remaut H, De Greve H. Structural and functional insight into the carbohydrate receptor binding of F4 fimbriae-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:8409-19. [PMID: 25631050 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.618595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are important causes of intestinal disease in humans and lead to severe production losses in animal farming. A range of fimbrial adhesins in ETEC strains determines host and tissue tropism. ETEC strains expressing F4 fimbriae are associated with neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea in piglets. Three naturally occurring variants of F4 fimbriae (F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad) exist that differ in the primary sequence of their major adhesive subunit FaeG, and each features a related yet distinct receptor binding profile. Here the x-ray structure of FaeGad bound to lactose provides the first structural insight into the receptor specificity and mode of binding by the poly-adhesive F4 fimbriae. A small D'-D″-α1-α2 subdomain grafted on the immunoglobulin-like core of FaeG hosts the carbohydrate binding site. Two short amino acid stretches Phe(150)-Glu(152) and Val(166)-Glu(170) of FaeGad bind the terminal galactose in the lactosyl unit and provide affinity and specificity to the interaction. A hemagglutination-based assay with E. coli expressing mutant F4ad fimbriae confirmed the elucidated co-complex structure. Interestingly, the crucial D'-α1 loop that borders the FaeGad binding site adopts a different conformation in the two other FaeG variants and hints at a heterogeneous binding pocket among the FaeG serotypes.
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- Kristof Moonens
- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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- the Viral Genetics Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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- From the Structural and Molecular Microbiology, VIB Structural Biology Research Center, 1050 Brussels, the Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, and
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Adhesion of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains to neoglycans synthesised with prebiotic galactooligosaccharides. Food Chem 2013; 141:2727-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Zhou M, Duan Q, Zhu X, Guo Z, Li Y, Hardwidge PR, Zhu G. Both flagella and F4 fimbriae from F4ac+ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli contribute to attachment to IPEC-J2 cells in vitro. Vet Res 2013; 44:30. [PMID: 23668601 PMCID: PMC3655849 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The role of flagella in the pathogenesis of F4ac+ Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) mediated neonatal and post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) is not currently understood. We targeted the reference C83902 ETEC strain (O8:H19:F4ac+ LT+ STa+ STb+), to construct isogenic mutants in the fliC (encoding the major flagellin protein), motA (encoding the flagella motor), and faeG (encoding the major subunit of F4 fimbriae) genes. Both the ΔfliC and ΔfaeG mutants had a reduced ability to adhere to porcine intestinal epithelial IPEC-J2 cells. F4 fimbriae expression was significantly down-regulated after deleting fliC, which revealed that co-regulation exists between flagella and F4 fimbriae. However, there was no difference in adhesion between the ΔmotA mutant and its parent strain. These data demonstrate that both flagella and F4 fimbriae are required for efficient F4ac+ ETEC adhesion in vitro.
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- Mingxu Zhou
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Liu S, Li Y, Xu Z, Wang Y. Subcutaneous or oral immunization of mice with Lactococcus lactis expressing F4 fimbrial adhesin FaeG. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 75:779-84. [PMID: 23386358 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is one of the most common causes of diarrhea in neonatal and postweaning piglets. Fimbrial adhesion of ETEC has been considered an important colonization factor with antigenicity. To safely and effectively deliver the F4 (K88) fimbrial adhesin FaeG to the immune system, we have previously constructed the secretory expression vector pNZ8112-faeG, and FaeG was produced in cytoplasmic form in Lactococcus lactis. In this work, BALB/c mice were immunized with recombinant L. lactis to further determine the immunogenicity of recombinant FaeG (rFaeG) via the subcutaneous or oral route. Subcutaneous immunization in mice with recombinant L. lactis induced a significant increase in the F4-specific serum IgG titer and the number of antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) in the spleen. Oral immunization of mice with recombinant L. lactis induced mucosal and systemic F4-specific immune responses and increased the number of ASCs in the spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes and Peyer's patches. High-dose (2.8 × 10(11) CFU) recombinant strains and adjuvant cholera toxin B subunit enhanced specific mucosal immune responses. The results suggest the feasibility of delivering rFaeG expressed in L. lactis to the immune system in order to induce an F4-specific immune response.
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- Shujie Liu
- Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 145 Shiqiao Road, Hangzhou 310021, Zhejiang, China
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Hur J, Stein BD, Lee JH. A vaccine candidate for post-weaning diarrhea in swine constructed with a live attenuated Salmonella delivering Escherichia coli K88ab, K88ac, FedA, and FedF fimbrial antigens and its immune responses in a murine model. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE VETERINAIRE 2012; 76:186-94. [PMID: 23277697 PMCID: PMC3384281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/26/2011] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In order to construct a novel vaccine candidate for preventing post-weaning diarrhea in swine, the individual genes for Escherichia coli K88ab, K88ac, FedA, and FedF fimbriae were inserted into a secretion plasmid pBP244 containing asd, lepB, secA, and secB. These were transformed into Salmonella Typhimurium Δlon ΔcpxR Δasd. Secretion of the individual recombinant fimbrial antigens was confirmed by immunoblot analysis. Groups 1 and 2 mice received a single oral dose of the vaccine mixture and S. Typhimurium carrying pBP244 only as a control, respectively. In groups 3 and 4, mice were primed and boosted with the vaccine mixture and S. Typhimurium carrying pBP244 only as a control, respectively. In general, all immunized mice had significantly increased serum immunoglobulin (Ig)G (P < 0.05) and intestinal secretory IgA against the individual fimbrial antigens compared with those mice in the control group. In the IgG2a and IgG1 titer assay, only IgG2a titer was increased in group 1, while both IgG2a and IgG1 titers were increased in group 3. Furthermore, the vaccine strains were not detected in the excreted feces of any immunized mice. Thus, the vaccine candidate can be highly immunogenic and be safe to the environment.
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- Jin Hur
- Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea (Hur, Lee); Indiana Molecular Biology Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA (Stein)
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- Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea (Hur, Lee); Indiana Molecular Biology Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA (Stein)
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- Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea (Hur, Lee); Indiana Molecular Biology Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA (Stein)
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Identification of Coli Surface Antigen 23, a novel adhesin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Infect Immun 2012; 80:2791-801. [PMID: 22645287 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00263-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an important cause of diarrhea, mainly in developing countries. Although there are 25 different ETEC adhesins described in strains affecting humans, between 15% and 50% of the clinical isolates from different geographical regions are negative for these adhesins, suggesting that additional unidentified adhesion determinants might be present. Here, we report the discovery of Coli Surface Antigen 23 (CS23), a novel adhesin expressed by an ETEC serogroup O4 strain (ETEC 1766a), which was negative for the previously known ETEC adhesins, albeit it has the ability to adhere to Caco-2 cells. CS23 is encoded by an 8.8-kb locus which contains 9 open reading frames (ORFs), 7 of them sharing significant identity with genes required for assembly of K88-related fimbriae. This gene locus, named aal (adhesion-associated locus), is required for the adhesion ability of ETEC 1766a and was able to confer this adhesive phenotype to a nonadherent E. coli HB101 strain. The CS23 major structural subunit, AalE, shares limited identity with known pilin proteins, and it is more closely related to the CS13 pilin protein CshE, carried by human ETEC strains. Our data indicate that CS23 is a new member of the diverse adhesin repertoire used by ETEC strains.
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Hur J, Lee K, Lee J. Age-dependent competition of porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) with different fimbria genes - short communication. Acta Vet Hung 2011; 59:411-7. [PMID: 22079701 DOI: 10.1556/avet.2011.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To investigate the association of pathogenic Escherichia coli fimbrial adhesins with the development of diarrhoea in piglets of different age groups and to test their relative competitiveness, piglets were orally inoculated with a mixture of E. coli strains harbouring F4, F5, F6, F18 and F41 fimbrial genes. A total of 537 E. coli strains with haemolytic activity were isolated from 36 diarrhoeic piglets. The F4 fimbrial gene was observed in 98.5%, 97.6% and 80.6% strains carrying fimbrial genes isolated from diarrhoeic piglets that were infected at 1, 3 and 5 weeks of age, respectively. These data demonstrate that F4 fimbriae are highly associated with diarrhoea in piglets of all age groups. Interestingly, the F18 fimbrial gene was observed in 2.4% and 25.4% strains carrying fimbrial genes isolated from the 3- and 5-week-old groups, respectively, which confirms that F18 fimbriae are associated with diarrhoea in piglets from late stages of suckling to post-weaning, and are more related to diarrhoea in weaned than in unweaned piglets.
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- Jin Hur
- 1 Chonbuk National University Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute Jeonju 561-756 Republic of Korea
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- 1 Chonbuk National University Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute Jeonju 561-756 Republic of Korea
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- 1 Chonbuk National University Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute Jeonju 561-756 Republic of Korea
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Coddens A, Valis E, Benktander J, Ångström J, Breimer ME, Cox E, Teneberg S. Erythrocyte and porcine intestinal glycosphingolipids recognized by F4 fimbriae of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23309. [PMID: 21949679 PMCID: PMC3174951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Enterotoxigenic F4-fimbriated Escherichia coli is associated with diarrheal disease in neonatal and postweaning pigs. The F4 fimbriae mediate attachment of the bacteria to the pig intestinal epithelium, enabling an efficient delivery of diarrhea-inducing enterotoxins to the target epithelial cells. There are three variants of F4 fimbriae designated F4ab, F4ac and F4ad, respectively, having different antigenic and adhesive properties. In the present study, the binding of isolated F4ab, F4ac and F4ad fimbriae, and F4ab/ac/ad-fimbriated E. coli, to glycosphingolipids from erythrocytes and from porcine small intestinal epithelium was examined, in order to get a comprehensive view of the F4-binding glycosphingolipids involved in F4-mediated hemagglutination and adhesion to the epithelial cells of porcine intestine. Specific interactions between the F4ab, F4ac and F4ad fimbriae and both acid and non-acid glycosphingolipids were obtained, and after isolation of binding-active glycosphingolipids and characterization by mass spectrometry and proton NMR, distinct carbohydrate binding patterns were defined for each fimbrial subtype. Two novel glycosphingolipids were isolated from chicken erythrocytes, and characterized as GalNAcα3GalNAcß3Galß4Glcß1Cer and GalNAcα3GalNAcß3Galß4GlcNAcß3Galß4Glcß1Cer. These two compounds, and lactosylceramide (Galß4Glcß1Cer) with phytosphingosine and hydroxy fatty acid, were recognized by all three variants of F4 fimbriae. No binding of the F4ad fimbriae or F4ad-fimbriated E. coli to the porcine intestinal glycosphingolipids occurred. However, for F4ab and F4ac two distinct binding patterns were observed. The F4ac fimbriae and the F4ac-expressing E. coli selectively bound to galactosylceramide (Galß1Cer) with sphingosine and hydroxy 24:0 fatty acid, while the porcine intestinal glycosphingolipids recognized by F4ab fimbriae and the F4ab-fimbriated bacteria were characterized as galactosylceramide, sulfatide (SO(3)-3Galß1Cer), sulf-lactosylceramide (SO(3)-3Galß4Glcß1Cer), and globotriaosylceramide (Galα4Galß4Glcß1Cer) with phytosphingosine and hydroxy 24:0 fatty acid. Finally, the F4ad fimbriae and the F4ad-fimbriated E. coli, but not the F4ab or F4ac subtypes, bound to reference gangliotriaosylceramide (GalNAcß4Galß4Glcß1Cer), gangliotetraosylceramide (Galß3GalNAcß4Galß4Glcß1Cer), isoglobotriaosylceramide (Galα3Galß4Glcß1Cer), and neolactotetraosylceramide (Galß4GlcNAcß3Galß4Glcß1Cer).
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- Annelies Coddens
- Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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HUR J, LEE JH. Immune Responses to New Vaccine Candidates Constructed by a Live Attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium Delivery System Expressing Escherichia coli F4, F5, F6, F41 and Intimin Adhesin Antigens in a Murine Model. J Vet Med Sci 2011; 73:1265-73. [DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Jin HUR
- Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University
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- Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University
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Escherichia coli K88ac fimbriae expressing heat-labile and heat-stable (STa) toxin epitopes elicit antibodies that neutralize cholera toxin and STa toxin and inhibit adherence of K88ac fimbrial E. coli. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2010; 17:1859-67. [PMID: 20980482 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00251-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are a major cause of diarrheal disease in humans and animals. Bacterial adhesins and heat-labile (LT) and heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins are the virulence determinants in ETEC diarrhea. It is believed that vaccines inducing anti-adhesin immunity to inhibit bacterial adherence and anti-toxin immunity to eliminate toxin activity would provide broad-spectrum protection against ETEC. In this study, an ETEC fimbrial adhesin was used as a platform to express LT and STa for adhesin-toxin fusion antigens to induce anti-toxin and anti-adhesin immunity. An epitope from the B subunit of LT toxin (LTP1, (8)LCSEYRNTQIYTIN(21)) and an STa toxoid epitope ((5)CCELCCNPQCAGCY(18)) were embedded in the FaeG major subunit of E. coli K88ac fimbriae. Constructed K88ac-toxin chimeric fimbriae were harvested and used for rabbit immunization. Immunized rabbits developed anti-K88ac, anti-LT, and anti-STa antibodies. Moreover, induced antibodies not only inhibited adherence of K88ac fimbrial E. coli to porcine small intestinal enterocytes but also neutralized cholera toxin and STa toxin. Data from this study demonstrated that K88ac fimbriae expressing LT and STa epitope antigens elicited neutralizing anti-toxin antibodies and anti-adhesin antibodies and suggested that E. coli fimbriae could serve as a platform for the development of broad-spectrum vaccines against ETEC.
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