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Grey B, Upton M, Joshi LT. Urinary tract infections: a review of the current diagnostics landscape. J Med Microbiol 2023; 72. [PMID: 37966174 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Urinary tract infections are the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Infections can range from mild, recurrent (rUTI) to complicated (cUTIs), and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). Antibiotic therapy is important to tackle infection; however, with the continued emergence of antibiotic resistance there is an urgent need to monitor the use of effective antibiotics through better stewardship measures. Currently, clinical diagnosis of UTIs relies on empiric methods supported by laboratory testing including cellular analysis (of both human and bacterial cells), dipstick analysis and phenotypic culture. Therefore, development of novel, sensitive and specific diagnostics is an important means to rationalise antibiotic therapy in patients. This review discusses the current diagnostic landscape and highlights promising novel diagnostic technologies in development that could aid in treatment and management of antibiotic-resistant UTIs.
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- Braith Grey
- Peninsula Dental School, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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- Peninsula Dental School, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UK
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Blood group antigens represent polymorphic traits inherited among individuals and populations. At present, there are 34 recognized human blood groups and hundreds of individual blood group antigens and alleles. Differences in blood group antigen expression can increase or decrease host susceptibility to many infections. Blood groups can play a direct role in infection by serving as receptors and/or coreceptors for microorganisms, parasites, and viruses. In addition, many blood group antigens facilitate intracellular uptake, signal transduction, or adhesion through the organization of membrane microdomains. Several blood groups can modify the innate immune response to infection. Several distinct phenotypes associated with increased host resistance to malaria are overrepresented in populations living in areas where malaria is endemic, as a result of evolutionary pressures. Microorganisms can also stimulate antibodies against blood group antigens, including ABO, T, and Kell. Finally, there is a symbiotic relationship between blood group expression and maturation of the gastrointestinal microbiome.
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- Laura Cooling
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Pathogenesis of human diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing Afa/Dr adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC): current insights and future challenges. Clin Microbiol Rev 2015; 27:823-69. [PMID: 25278576 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00036-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The pathogenicity and clinical pertinence of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing the Afa/Dr adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC) in urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pregnancy complications are well established. In contrast, the implication of intestinal Afa/Dr DAEC in diarrhea is still under debate. These strains are age dependently involved in diarrhea in children, are apparently not involved in diarrhea in adults, and can also be asymptomatic intestinal microbiota strains in children and adult. This comprehensive review analyzes the epidemiology and diagnosis and highlights recent progress which has improved the understanding of Afa/Dr DAEC pathogenesis. Here, I summarize the roles of Afa/Dr DAEC virulence factors, including Afa/Dr adhesins, flagella, Sat toxin, and pks island products, in the development of specific mechanisms of pathogenicity. In intestinal epithelial polarized cells, the Afa/Dr adhesins trigger cell membrane receptor clustering and activation of the linked cell signaling pathways, promote structural and functional cell lesions and injuries in intestinal barrier, induce proinflammatory responses, create angiogenesis, instigate epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like events, and lead to pks-dependent DNA damage. UTI-associated Afa/Dr DAEC strains, following adhesin-membrane receptor cell interactions and activation of associated lipid raft-dependent cell signaling pathways, internalize in a microtubule-dependent manner within urinary tract epithelial cells, develop a particular intracellular lifestyle, and trigger a toxin-dependent cell detachment. In response to Afa/Dr DAEC infection, the host epithelial cells generate antibacterial defense responses. Finally, I discuss a hypothetical role of intestinal Afa/Dr DAEC strains that can act as "silent pathogens" with the capacity to emerge as "pathobionts" for the development of inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal carcinogenesis.
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Merle NS, Church SE, Fremeaux-Bacchi V, Roumenina LT. Complement System Part I - Molecular Mechanisms of Activation and Regulation. Front Immunol 2015; 6:262. [PMID: 26082779 PMCID: PMC4451739 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 996] [Impact Index Per Article: 110.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Complement is a complex innate immune surveillance system, playing a key role in defense against pathogens and in host homeostasis. The complement system is initiated by conformational changes in recognition molecular complexes upon sensing danger signals. The subsequent cascade of enzymatic reactions is tightly regulated to assure that complement is activated only at specific locations requiring defense against pathogens, thus avoiding host tissue damage. Here, we discuss the recent advances describing the molecular and structural basis of activation and regulation of the complement pathways and their implication on physiology and pathology. This article will review the mechanisms of activation of alternative, classical, and lectin pathways, the formation of C3 and C5 convertases, the action of anaphylatoxins, and the membrane-attack-complex. We will also discuss the importance of structure-function relationships using the example of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. Lastly, we will discuss the development and benefits of therapies using complement inhibitors.
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- Nicolas S Merle
- UMR_S 1138, Cordeliers Research Center, Complement and Diseases Team, INSERM , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris , Paris , France
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- UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Cordeliers Research Center, Integrative Cancer Immunology Team, INSERM , Paris , France
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- UMR_S 1138, Cordeliers Research Center, Complement and Diseases Team, INSERM , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris , Paris , France ; Service d'Immunologie Biologique, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou , Paris , France
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- UMR_S 1138, Cordeliers Research Center, Complement and Diseases Team, INSERM , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Descartes , Paris , France ; UMR_S 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris , Paris , France
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Rana T, Hasan RJ, Nowicki S, Venkatarajan MS, Singh R, Urvil PT, Popov V, Braun WA, Popik W, Goodwin JS, Nowicki BJ. Complement protective epitopes and CD55-microtubule complexes facilitate the invasion and intracellular persistence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Infect Dis 2013; 209:1066-76. [PMID: 24259524 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Escherichia coli-bearing Dr-adhesins (Dr+ E. coli) cause chronic pyelonephritis in pregnant women and animal models. This chronic renal infection correlates with the capacity of bacteria to invade epithelial cells expressing CD55. The mechanism of infection remains unknown. METHODS CD55 amino acids in the vicinity of binding pocket-Ser155 for Dr-adhesin were mutated to alanine and subjected to temporal gentamicin-invasion/gentamicin-survival assay in Chinese hamster ovary cells. CD55/microtubule (MT) responses were studied using confocal/electron microscopy, and 3-dimensional structure analysis. RESULTS Mutant analysis revealed that complement-protective CD55-Ser165 and CD55-Phe154 epitopes control E. coli invasion by coregulating CD55-MT complex expression. Single-point CD55 mutations changed E. coli to either a minimally invasive (Ser165Ala) or a hypervirulent pathogen (Phe154Ala). Thus, single amino acid modifications with no impact on CD55 structure and bacterial attachment can have a profound impact on E. coli virulence. While CD55-Ser165Ala decreased E. coli invasion and led to dormant intracellular persistence, intracellular E. coli in CD55-Phe154Ala developed elongated forms (multiplying within vacuoles), upregulated CD55-MT complexes, acquired CD55 coat, and escaped phagolysosomal fusion. CONCLUSIONS E. coli target complement-protective CD55 epitopes for invasion and exploit CD55-MT complexes to escape phagolysosomal fusion, leading to a nondestructive parasitism that allows bacteria to persist intracellularly.
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- Tanu Rana
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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Role of Src kinases in mobilization of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored decay-accelerating factor by Dr fimbria-positive adhering bacteria. Infect Immun 2011; 79:2519-34. [PMID: 21518786 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01052-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Afa/Dr fimbriae constitute the major virulence factor of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (Afa/Dr DAEC). After recognizing membrane-bound signaling receptors, they trigger cell responses. One of these receptors is the human decay-accelerating factor (hDAF). It has previously been reported that the binding of Afa/Dr fimbriae to hDAF quickly induces recruitment of hDAF around adhering bacteria. The aim of our study is to analyze the role of Src kinases in the Dr fimbria-induced recruitment of hDAF. Using biochemical methods and confocal microscopy followed by 3-dimensional (3D) analysis, we have shown that the activation and cell membrane targeting of Src kinases are necessary for the recruitment and organization of hDAF around adhering bacteria. We identified c-Src to be the specific kinase involved in this process. Using a set of Src-green fluorescent protein mutants, we showed that the catalytic activity and the Src homology 2 (SH2) and SH3 domains of the Src kinases are necessary for Dr fimbria-induced hDAF mobilization to occur. In addition, using mutated Dr fimbriae and a set of mutated hDAFs in which each of the complement control protein (CCP) domains had successively been deleted, we found that the aspartic acids at position 54 in the Dr fimbriae and in CCP domain 4 of hDAF played pivotal roles in the mobilization of the Src kinases and hDAF, respectively.
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Zav'yalov V, Zavialov A, Zav'yalova G, Korpela T. Adhesive organelles of Gram-negative pathogens assembled with the classical chaperone/usher machinery: structure and function from a clinical standpoint. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2009; 34:317-78. [PMID: 20070375 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00201.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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This review summarizes current knowledge on the structure, function, assembly and biomedical applications of the superfamily of adhesive fimbrial organelles exposed on the surface of Gram-negative pathogens with the classical chaperone/usher machinery. High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) structure studies of the minifibers assembling with the FGL (having a long F1-G1 loop) and FGS (having a short F1-G1 loop) chaperones show that they exploit the same principle of donor-strand complementation for polymerization of subunits. The 3D structure of adhesive subunits bound to host-cell receptors and the final architecture of adhesive fimbrial organelles reveal two functional families of the organelles, respectively, possessing polyadhesive and monoadhesive binding. The FGL and FGS chaperone-assembled polyadhesins are encoded exclusively by the gene clusters of the γ3- and κ-monophyletic groups, respectively, while gene clusters belonging to the γ1-, γ2-, γ4-, and π-fimbrial clades exclusively encode FGS chaperone-assembled monoadhesins. Novel approaches are suggested for a rational design of antimicrobials inhibiting the organelle assembly or inhibiting their binding to host-cell receptors. Vaccines are currently under development based on the recombinant subunits of adhesins.
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Nowicki S, Izban MG, Pawelczyk E, Agboto VK, Pratap S, Olson G, Nowicki B. Preterm labor: CD55 in maternal blood leukocytes. Am J Reprod Immunol 2009; 61:360-7. [PMID: 19341386 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00702.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Intrauterine inflammation is a frequent and significant factor associated with the pathogenesis of preterm labor/birth (PTL/PTB). However, it remains unclear whether the intrauterine inflammatory responses activate the maternal peripheral circulation. We explored the association between PTL/PTB and the 'activation' of the peripheral circulatory system by determining whether CD55 mRNA expression within peripheral WBCs differed between PTL and control patients not in labor. METHOD OF STUDY RNA was purified from white blood cells collected from pregnant women with preterm labor (n = 45), and from pregnant (n = 30) control women. CD55 gene expression was evaluated by quantitative PCR. RESULTS The mean CD55 mRNA level within the PTL group (0.77 +/- 0.03) was 1.48-fold higher than that observed (0.52 +/- 0.02) within the control group (P < 0.0001); 71% of PTL patients and only 6.7% of control subjects expressed elevated CD55 mRNA. The receiver operating characteristics (with 95% CI) of CD55 as a marker for PTL were as follows: Sensitivity, 69% (53-82%); Specificity, 93% (78-99%); Positive Predictive Value, 94% (80-99%); and Negative Predictive Value, 67% (51-80%). In the patient population that delivered prematurely (before 37 weeks), 81% expressed elevated CD55 mRNA levels with a mean of 0.78 +/- 0.03 and 95% CI of 0.71-0.84. The receiver operating characteristics were as follows: Sensitivity, 73% (54-88%); Specificity, 86% (71-95%); Positive Predictive Value, 81.5% (62-94%); and Negative Predictive Value, 80% (64-91%). CONCLUSION Here we report for the first time that CD55 mRNA expression was elevated in the peripheral WBCs of subjects with preterm labor compared with control gestationally-matched pregnant woman and that elevated leukocyte CD55 may be a useful predictor of subsequent PTB.
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- Stella Nowicki
- Departments of Obstrics and Gynocology, and Microbial Pathogenesis and Immune Response, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr. Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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Human decay-accelerating factor and CEACAM receptor-mediated internalization and intracellular lifestyle of Afa/Dr diffusely adhering Escherichia coli in epithelial cells. Infect Immun 2008; 77:517-31. [PMID: 19015254 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00695-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We used transfected epithelial CHO-B2 cells as a model to identify the mechanism mediating internalization of Afa/Dr diffusely adhering Escherichia coli. We provide evidence that neither the alpha5 or beta1 integrin subunits nor alpha5beta1 integrin functioned as a receptor mediating the adhesion and/or internalization of Dr or Afa-III fimbria-positive bacteria. We also demonstrated that (i) whether or not the AfaD or DraD invasin subunits were present, there was no difference in the cell association and entry of bacteria and that (ii) DraE or AfaE-III adhesin subunits are necessary and sufficient to promote the receptor-mediated bacterial internalization into epithelial cells expressing human decay-accelerating factor (DAF), CEACAM1, CEA, or CEACAM6. Internalization of Dr fimbria-positive E. coli within CHO-DAF, CHO-CEACAM1, CHO-CEA, or CHO-CEACAM6 cells occurs through a microfilament-independent, microtubule-dependent, and lipid raft-dependent mechanism. Wild-type Dr fimbria-positive bacteria survived better within cells expressing DAF than bacteria internalized within CHO-CEACAM1, CHO-CEA, or CHO-CEACAM6 cells. In DAF-positive cells, internalized Dr fimbria-positive bacteria were located in vacuoles that contained more than one bacterium, displaying some of the features of late endosomes, including the presence of Lamp-1 and Lamp-2, and some of the features of CD63 proteins, but not of cathepsin D, and were acidic. No interaction between Dr fimbria-positive-bacterium-containing vacuoles and the autophagic pathway was observed.
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Dhakal BK, Kulesus RR, Mulvey MA. Mechanisms and consequences of bladder cell invasion by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Eur J Clin Invest 2008; 38 Suppl 2:2-11. [PMID: 18616559 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.01986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Strains of uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the major cause of urinary tract infections worldwide. Multiple studies over the past decade have called into question the dogmatic view that UPEC strains act as strictly extracellular pathogens. Rather, bacterial expression of filamentous adhesive organelles known as type 1 pili and Afa/Dr fibrils enable UPEC to invade host epithelial cells within the urinary tract. Entry into bladder epithelial cells provides UPEC with a protected niche where the bacteria can persist quiescently for long periods, unperturbed by host defences and protected from many antibiotic treatments. Alternately, internalized UPEC can rapidly multiply, forming large intracellular inclusions that can contain several thousand bacteria. Initial work aimed at defining the host and bacterial factors that modulate the entry, intracellular trafficking, and eventual resurgence of UPEC suggests a high degree of host-pathogen crosstalk. Targeted disruption of these processes may provide a novel means to prevent and treat recurrent, relapsing and chronic infections within the urinary tract.
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- B K Dhakal
- Division of Cell Biology and Immunology, Pathology Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0565, USA
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Cane G, Moal VLL, Pagès G, Servin AL, Hofman P, Vouret-Craviari V. Up-regulation of intestinal vascular endothelial growth factor by Afa/Dr diffusely adhering Escherichia coli. PLoS One 2007; 2:e1359. [PMID: 18159242 PMCID: PMC2147078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2007] [Accepted: 11/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis has been recently described as a novel component of inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. The level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been found increased in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis mucosa. To question whether a pro-inflammatory Escherichia coli could regulate the expression of VEGF in human intestinal epithelial cells, we examine the response of cultured human colonic T84 cells to infection by E. coli strain C1845 that belongs to the typical Afa/Dr diffusely adhering E. coli family (Afa/Dr DAEC). METHODOLOGY VEGF mRNA expression was examined by Northern blotting and q-PCR. VEGF protein levels were assayed by ELISA and its bioactivity was analysed in endothelial cells. The bacterial factor involved in VEGF induction was identified using recombinant E. coli expressing Dr adhesin, purified Dr adhesin and lipopolysaccharide. The signaling pathway activated for the up-regulation of VEGF was identified using a blocking monoclonal anti-DAF antibody, Western blot analysis and specific pharmacological inhibitors. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS C1845 bacteria induce the production of VEGF protein which is bioactive. VEGF is induced by adhering C1845 in both a time- and bacteria concentration-dependent manner. This phenomenon is not cell line dependent since we reproduced this observation in intestinal LS174, Caco2/TC7 and INT407 cells. Up-regulation of VEGF production requires: (1) the interaction of the bacterial F1845 adhesin with the brush border-associated decay accelerating factor (DAF, CD55) acting as a bacterial receptor, and (2) the activation of a Src protein kinase upstream of the activation of the Erk and Akt signaling pathways. CONCLUSIONS Results demonstrate that a Afa/Dr DAEC strain induces an adhesin-dependent activation of DAF signaling that leads to the up-regulation of bioactive VEGF in cultured human intestinal cells. Thus, these results suggest a link between an entero-adherent, pro-inflammatory E. coli strain and angiogenesis which appeared recently as a novel component of IBD pathogenesis.
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- Gaëlle Cane
- CNRS UMR 6543, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Inserm, Unité 756
- Université Paris-Sud 11, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- CNRS UMR 6543, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Inserm, Unité 756
- Université Paris-Sud 11, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Inserm, ERI-21, Faculté de Médecine de Nice, Nice, France
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- CNRS UMR 6543, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Rougeaux C, Berger CN, Servin AL. hCEACAM1-4L downregulates hDAF-associated signalling after being recognized by the Dr adhesin of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli. Cell Microbiol 2007; 10:632-54. [PMID: 17979980 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.01072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human decay accelerating factor (hDAF, CD55) and members of the carcinoembryonic-antigen-related cell-adhesion molecules (hCEACAMs) family are recognized as receptors by Gram-negative, diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) strains expressing Afa/Dr adhesins. We report here that hCEACAM1-4L has a key function in downregulating the protein tyrosine Src kinase associated with hDAF signalling. After infecting HeLa epithelial cells stably transfected with hCEACAM1-4L cDNA with Dr adhesin-positive E. coli, the amount of the pTyr(416)-active form of the Src protein decreased, whereas that of the pTyr(527)-inactive form of Src protein did not increase. This downregulation of the Src protein implies that part of the hCEACAM1-4L protein had been translocated into lipid rafts, the protein was phosphorylated at Tyr residues in the cytoplasmic domain, and it was physically associated with the protein tyrosine phosphatase, SHP-2. Finally, we found that the hCEACAM1-4L-associated SHP-2 was not phosphorylated and lacked phosphatase activity, suggesting that the downregulation of Src protein associated with hDAF signalling results from the absence of dephosphorylation of the pTyr(527)-inactive form necessary for Src kinase activation.
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- Clémence Rougeaux
- INSERM, UMR756 Signalisation et Physiopathologie des Cellules Epithéliales, Châtenay-Malabry, France, and Université Paris-Sud XI, Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Zavialov A, Zav'yalova G, Korpela T, Zav'yalov V. FGL chaperone-assembled fimbrial polyadhesins: anti-immune armament of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2007; 31:478-514. [PMID: 17576202 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2007.00075.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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This review summarizes the current knowledge on the structure, function, assembly, and biomedical applications of the family of adhesive fimbrial organelles assembled on the surface of Gram-negative pathogens via the FGL chaperone/usher pathway. Recent studies revealed the unique structural and functional properties of these organelles, distinguishing them from a related family, FGS chaperone-assembled adhesive pili. The FGL chaperone-assembled organelles consist of linear polymers of one or two types of protein subunits, each possessing one or two independent adhesive sites specific to different host cell receptors. This structural organization enables these fimbrial organelles to function as polyadhesins. Fimbrial polyadhesins may ensure polyvalent fastening of bacteria to the host cells, aggregating their receptors and triggering subversive signals that allow pathogens to evade immune defense. The FGL chaperone-assembled fimbrial polyadhesins are attractive targets for vaccine and drug design.
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- Anton Zavialov
- Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Korotkova N, Le Trong I, Samudrala R, Korotkov K, Van Loy CP, Bui AL, Moseley SL, Stenkamp RE. Crystal structure and mutational analysis of the DaaE adhesin of Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:22367-22377. [PMID: 16751628 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m604646200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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DaaE is a member of the Dr adhesin family of Escherichia coli, members of which are associated with diarrhea and urinary tract infections. A receptor for Dr adhesins is the cell surface protein, decay-accelerating factor (DAF). We have carried out a functional analysis of Dr adhesins, as well as mutagenesis and crystallographic studies of DaaE, to obtain detailed molecular information about interactions of Dr adhesins with their receptors. The crystal structure of DaaE has been solved at 1.48 A resolution. Trimers of the protein are found in the crystal, as has been the case for other Dr adhesins. Naturally occurring variants and directed mutations in DaaE have been generated and analyzed for their ability to bind DAF. Mapping of the mutation sites onto the DaaE molecular structure shows that several of them contribute to a contiguous surface that is likely the primary DAF-binding site. The DAF-binding properties of purified fimbriae and adhesin proteins from mutants and variants correlated with the ability of bacteria expressing these proteins to bind to human epithelial cells in culture. DaaE, DraE, AfaE-III, and AfaE-V interact with complement control protein (CCP) domains 2-4 of DAF, and analysis of the ionic strength dependence of their binding indicates that the intermolecular interactions are highly electrostatic in nature. The adhesins AfaE-I and NfaE-2 bind to CCP-3 and CCP-4 of DAF, and electrostatic interactions contribute significantly less to these interactions. These observations are consistent with structural predictions for these Dr variants and also suggest a role for the positively charged region linking CCP-2 and CCP-3 of DAF in electrostatic Dr adhesin-DAF interactions.
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- Natalia Korotkova
- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Biomolecular Structure Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Biomolecular Structure Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195; Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195.
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O'Brien DP, Israel DA, Krishna U, Romero-Gallo J, Nedrud J, Medof ME, Lin F, Redline R, Lublin DM, Nowicki BJ, Franco AT, Ogden S, Williams AD, Polk DB, Peek RM. The role of decay-accelerating factor as a receptor for Helicobacter pylori and a mediator of gastric inflammation. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:13317-13323. [PMID: 16543227 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m601805200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Persistent gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori is the strongest known risk factor for peptic ulcer disease and distal gastric adenocarcinoma, a process for which adherence of H. pylori to gastric epithelial cells is critical. Decay-accelerating factor (DAF), a protein that protects epithelial cells from complement-mediated lysis, also functions as a receptor for several microbial pathogens. In this study, we investigated whether H. pylori utilizes DAF as a receptor and the role of DAF within H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa. In vitro studies showed that H. pylori adhered avidly to Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing human DAF but not to vector controls. In H. pylori, disruption of the virulence factors vacA, cagA, and cagE did not alter adherence, but deletion of DAF complement control protein (CCP) domains 1-4 or the heavily O-glycosylated serine-threonine-rich COOH-terminal domain reduced binding. In cultured gastric epithelial cells, H. pylori induced transcriptional up-regulation of DAF, and genetic deficiency of DAF attenuated the development of inflammation among H. pylori-infected mice. These results indicate that DAF may regulate H. pylori-epithelial cell interactions relevant to pathogenesis.
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- Daniel P O'Brien
- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Biomedical Sciences and Division of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immune Response, Meharry Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37208
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2279; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37212.
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Adhesins of Diffusely Adherent and Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli. EcoSal Plus 2005; 1. [PMID: 26443512 DOI: 10.1128/ecosalplus.8.3.2.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have implicated enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) strains in acute and persistent diarrhea in children, in food-borne diarrhea outbreaks, and in traveler's diarrhea, and this group is recognized as an emerging pathotype of enteric disease. Diffusely adherent E. coli (DAEC) have been implicated as a cause of diarrhea, especially in children more than 2 years old, in both developing and developed countries. Although EAEC and DAEC strains appear to have different molecular equipment for attachment to host cell surfaces, identification and characterization of the gene clusters encoding adherence evidenced close relatedness between those determinants most frequently detected in isolates belonging to these two pathotypes of diarrheagenic E. coli. DAEC strains are a heterogeneous group of E. coli isolates, many of which express the related so-called Dr adhesins. The single designation is based on the identification of one similar cellular receptor for all these proteins. Although structurally different, they all recognize the Dr human blood group antigen on the decay-accelerating factor (DAF or CD55). These adhesins are encoded by a family of closely related operons, the first characterized and sequenced being the afa operon. Consequently, it has been suggested that this group of DAEC strains producing such adhesins be named the Afa/Dr DAEC family. Three distinct but closely related gene clusters coding for phenotypically and morphologically distinct aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF) have been characterized. In each case, electron microscopy revealed that bacterial surfaces were surrounded by long, relatively flexible fimbrial structures.
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Das M, Hart-Van Tassell A, Urvil PT, Lea S, Pettigrew D, Anderson KL, Samet A, Kur J, Matthews S, Nowicki S, Popov V, Goluszko P, Nowicki BJ. Hydrophilic domain II of Escherichia coli Dr fimbriae facilitates cell invasion. Infect Immun 2005; 73:6119-26. [PMID: 16113333 PMCID: PMC1231115 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.9.6119-6126.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Revised: 09/07/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Uropathogenic and diarrheal Escherichia coli strains expressing adhesins of the Dr family bind to decay-accelerating factor, invade epithelial cells, preferentially infect children and pregnant women, and may be associated with chronic or recurrent infections. Thus far, no fimbrial domain(s) that facilitates cell invasion has been identified. We used alanine scanning mutagenesis to replace selected amino acids in hydrophilic domain II of the structural fimbrial subunit DraE and evaluated recombinant mutant DraE for attachment, invasion, and intracellular compartmentalization. The mutation of amino acids V28, T31, G33, Q34, T36, and P40 of DraE reduced or abolished HeLa cell invasion but did not affect attachment. Electron micrographs showed a stepwise entry and fusion of vacuoles containing Escherichia coli mutants T36A and Q34A or corresponding beads with lysosomes, whereas vacuoles with wild-type Dr adhesin showed no fusion. Mutants T31A and Q34A, which were deficient in invasion, appeared to display a reduced capacity for clustering decay-accelerating factor. Our findings suggest that hydrophilic domain II may be involved in cell entry. These data are consistent with the interpretation that in HeLa cells the binding and invasion phenotypes of Dr fimbriae may be separated.
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- Margaret Das
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-1062, USA
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Mathura VS, Paris D, Ait-Ghezala G, Quadros A, Patel NS, Kolippakkam DN, Volmar CH, Mullan MJ. Model of Alzheimer's disease amyloid-beta peptide based on a RNA binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 332:585-92. [PMID: 15896718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.04.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although Alzheimer's Abeta peptide has been shown to form beta-sheet structure, a high-resolution molecular structure is still unavailable to date. A search for a sequence neighbor using Abeta(10-42) as the query in the Protein Data-Bank (PDB) revealed that an RNA binding protein, AF-Sm1 from Archaeoglobus fulgidus (PDB entry: 1i4k chain Z), shared 36% identical residues. Using AF-Sm1 as a template, we built a molecular model of Abeta(10-42) by applying comparative modeling methods. The model of Abeta(10-42) contains an antiparallel beta-sheet formed by residues 16-23 and 32-41. Hydrophobic surface constituted by residues 17-20 (LVFF) separates distinctly charged regions. Residues that interact with RNA in the AF-Sm1 crystal structure were found to be conserved in Abeta. Using a native gel we demonstrate for the first time that RNA can interact with Abeta and selectively retard the formation of fibrils or higher-order oligomers. We hypothesize that in a similar fashion to AF-Sm1, RNA interacts with Abeta in the beta-hairpin (beta-turn-beta) structure and prevents fibril formation.
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Over the last few years, dramatic increases in our knowledge about diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) pathogenesis have taken place. The typical class of DAEC includes E. coli strains harboring AfaE-I, AfaE-II, AfaE-III, AfaE-V, Dr, Dr-II, F1845, and NFA-I adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC); these strains (i) have an identical genetic organization and (ii) allow binding to human decay-accelerating factor (DAF) (Afa/Dr(DAF) subclass) or carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (Afa/Dr(CEA) subclass). The atypical class of DAEC includes two subclasses of strains; the atypical subclass 1 includes E. coli strains that express AfaE-VII, AfaE-VIII, AAF-I, AAF-II, and AAF-III adhesins, which (i) have an identical genetic organization and (ii) do not bind to human DAF, and the atypical subclass 2 includes E. coli strains that harbor Afa/Dr adhesins or others adhesins promoting diffuse adhesion, together with pathogenicity islands such as the LEE pathogenicity island (DA-EPEC). In this review, the focus is on Afa/Dr DAEC strains that have been found to be associated with urinary tract infections and with enteric infection. The review aims to provide a broad overview and update of the virulence aspects of these intriguing pathogens. Epidemiological studies, diagnostic techniques, characteristic molecular features of Afa/Dr operons, and the respective role of Afa/Dr adhesins and invasins in pathogenesis are described. Following the recognition of membrane-bound receptors, including type IV collagen, DAF, CEACAM1, CEA, and CEACAM6, by Afa/Dr adhesins, activation of signal transduction pathways leads to structural and functional injuries at brush border and junctional domains and to proinflammatory responses in polarized intestinal cells. In addition, uropathogenic Afa/Dr DAEC strains, following recognition of beta(1) integrin as a receptor, enter epithelial cells by a zipper-like, raft- and microtubule-dependent mechanism. Finally, the presence of other, unknown virulence factors and the way that an Afa/Dr DAEC strain emerges from the human intestinal microbiota as a "silent pathogen" are discussed.
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- Alain L Servin
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 510, Faculté de Pharmacie Paris XI, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
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Das A, Rajagopalan L, Mathura VS, Rigby SJ, Mitra S, Hazra TK. Identification of a zinc finger domain in the human NEIL2 (Nei-like-2) protein. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:47132-8. [PMID: 15339932 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m406224200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The recently identified human NEIL2 (Nei-like-2) protein, a DNA glycosylase/AP lyase specific for oxidatively damaged bases, shares structural features and reaction mechanism with the Escherichia coli DNA glycosylases, Nei and Fpg. Amino acid sequence analysis of NEIL2 suggested it to have a zinc finger-like Nei/Fpg. However, the Cys-X2-His-X16-Cys-X2-Cys (CHCC) motif present near the C terminus of NEIL2 is distinct from the zinc finger motifs of Nei/Fpg, which are of the C4 type. Here we show the presence of an equimolar amount of zinc in NEIL2 by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Individual mutations of Cys-291, His-295, Cys-315, and Cys-318, candidate residues for coordinating zinc, inactivated the enzyme by abolishing its DNA binding activity. H295A and C318S mutants were also shown to lack bound zinc, and a significant change in their secondary structure was revealed by CD spectra analysis. Molecular modeling revealed Arg-310 of NEIL2 to be a critical residue in its zinc binding pocket, which is highly conserved throughout the Fpg/Nei family. A R310Q mutation significantly reduced the activity of NEIL2. We thereby conclude that the zinc finger motif in NEIL2 is essential for its structural integrity and enzyme activity.
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- Aditi Das
- Sealy Center for Molecular Science and Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1079, USA
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Anderson KL, Billington J, Pettigrew D, Cota E, Simpson P, Roversi P, Chen HA, Urvil P, du Merle L, Barlow PN, Medof ME, Smith RAG, Nowicki B, Le Bouguénec C, Lea SM, Matthews S. An Atomic Resolution Model for Assembly, Architecture, and Function of the Dr Adhesins. Mol Cell 2004; 15:647-57. [PMID: 15327779 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2004] [Revised: 06/04/2004] [Accepted: 06/09/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pathogenic bacteria possess adhesion protein complexes that play essential roles in targeting host cells and in propagating infection. Although each family of adhesion proteins is generally associated with a specific human disease, the Dr family from Escherichia coli is a notable exception, as its members are associated with both diarrheal and urinary tract infections. These proteins are reported to form both fimbrial and afimbrial structures at the bacterial cell surface and target a common host cell receptor, the decay-accelerating factor (DAF or CD55). Using the newly solved three-dimensional structure of AfaE, we have constructed a robust atomic resolution model that reveals the structural basis for assembly by donor strand complementation and for the architecture of capped surface fibers.
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- Kirstine L Anderson
- Department of Biological Sciences, Wolfson Laboratories, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Hudault S, Spiller OB, Morgan BP, Servin AL. Human diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing Afa/Dr adhesins that use human CD55 (decay-accelerating factor) as a receptor does not bind the rodent and pig analogues of CD55. Infect Immun 2004; 72:4859-63. [PMID: 15271948 PMCID: PMC470588 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.8.4859-4863.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2004] [Revised: 03/17/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Afa/Dr diffusely adhering Escherichia coli (DAEC) bacteria that are responsible for recurrent urinary tract and gastrointestinal infections recognized as a receptor the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored protein decay-accelerating factor (DAF; CD55) at the brush border of cultured human intestinal cells. Results show that Afa/Dr DAEC C1845 bacteria were poorly associated with the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract of infected mice. We conducted experiments with Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells stably transfected with mouse (GPI or transmembrane forms), pig, or human CD55 or mouse Crry cDNAs or transfected with empty vector pDR2EF1 alpha. Recombinant E. coli AAEC185 bacteria expressing Dr or F1845 adhesins bound strongly to CHO cells expressing human CD55 but not to the CHO cells expressing mouse (transmembrane and GPI anchored), rat, or pig CD55 or mouse Crry. Positive clustering of CD55 around Dr-positive bacteria was observed in human CD55-expressing CHO cells but not around the rarely adhering Dr-positive bacteria randomly distributed at the cell surface of CHO cells expressing mouse, rat, or pig CD55.
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- Sylvie Hudault
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 510, Faculté de Pharmacie Paris XI, F-92296 ChAtenay-Malabry, France
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Williams DT, Chaudhry Y, Goodfellow IG, Lea S, Evans DJ. Interactions of decay-accelerating factor (DAF) with haemagglutinating human enteroviruses: utilizing variation in primate DAF to map virus binding sites. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:731-738. [PMID: 14993659 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19674-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A cellular receptor for the haemagglutinating enteroviruses (HEV), and the protein that mediates haemagglutination, is the membrane complement regulatory protein decay accelerating factor (DAF; CD55). Although primate DAF is highly conserved, significant differences exist to enable cell lines derived from primates to be utilized for the characterization of the DAF binding phenotype of human enteroviruses. Thus, several distinct DAF-binding phenotypes of a selection of HEVs (viz. coxsackievirus A21 and echoviruses 6, 7, 11-13, 29) were identified from binding and infection assays using a panel of primate cells derived from human, orang-utan, African Green monkey and baboon tissues. These studies complement our recent determination of the crystal structure of SCR(34) of human DAF [Williams, P., Chaudhry, Y., Goodfellow, I. G., Billington, J., Powell, R., Spiller, O. B., Evans, D. J. & Lea, S. (2003). J Biol Chem 278, 10691-10696] and have enabled us to better map the regions of DAF with which enteroviruses interact and, in certain cases, predict specific virus-receptor contacts.
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- David T Williams
- Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Division of Virology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK
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- Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Division of Virology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK
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- Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Division of Virology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Division of Virology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 5JR, UK
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Few microorganisms are as versatile as Escherichia coli. An important member of the normal intestinal microflora of humans and other mammals, E. coli has also been widely exploited as a cloning host in recombinant DNA technology. But E. coli is more than just a laboratory workhorse or harmless intestinal inhabitant; it can also be a highly versatile, and frequently deadly, pathogen. Several different E. coli strains cause diverse intestinal and extraintestinal diseases by means of virulence factors that affect a wide range of cellular processes.
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- James B Kaper
- Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
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Vongpunsawad S, Oezgun N, Braun W, Cattaneo R. Selectively receptor-blind measles viruses: Identification of residues necessary for SLAM- or CD46-induced fusion and their localization on a new hemagglutinin structural model. J Virol 2004; 78:302-13. [PMID: 14671112 PMCID: PMC303414 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.1.302-313.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Measles virus (MV) enters cells either through the signaling lymphocyte activation molecule SLAM (CD150) expressed only in immune cells or through the ubiquitously expressed regulator of complement activation, CD46. To identify residues on the attachment protein hemagglutinin (H) essential for fusion support through either receptor, we devised a strategy based on analysis of morbillivirus H-protein sequences, iterative cycles of mutant protein production followed by receptor-based functional assays, and a novel MV H three-dimensional model. This model uses the Newcastle disease virus hemagglutinin-neuraminidase protein structure as a template. We identified seven amino acids important for SLAM- and nine for CD46 (Vero cell receptor)-induced fusion. The MV H three-dimensional model suggests (i) that SLAM- and CD46-relevant residues are located in contiguous areas in propeller beta-sheets 5 and 4, respectively; (ii) that two clusters of SLAM-relevant residues exist and that they are accessible for receptor contact; and (iii) that several CD46-relevant amino acids may be shielded from direct receptor contacts. It appears likely that certain residues support receptor-specific H-protein conformational changes. To verify the importance of the H residues identified with the cell-cell fusion assays for virus entry into cells, we transferred the relevant mutations into genomic MV cDNAs. Indeed, we were able to recover recombinant viruses, and we showed that these replicate selectively in cells expressing SLAM or CD46. Selectively receptor-blind viruses will be used to study MV pathogenesis and may have applications for the production of novel vaccines and therapeutics.
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- Sompong Vongpunsawad
- Molecular Medicine Program, Mayo Clinic, and Virology and Gene Therapy, Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, Minnesota 55095, USA
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Zalewska B, Piatek R, Konopa G, Nowicki B, Nowicki S, Kur J. Chimeric Dr fimbriae with a herpes simplex virus type 1 epitope as a model for a recombinant vaccine. Infect Immun 2003; 71:5505-13. [PMID: 14500468 PMCID: PMC201076 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.10.5505-5513.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2003] [Revised: 06/03/2003] [Accepted: 07/13/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The potential of the major structural protein DraE of Escherichia coli Dr fimbriae has been used to display an 11-amino-acid peptide of glycoprotein D derived from herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1. The heterologous sequence mimicking an epitope from glycoprotein D was inserted in one copy into the draE gene in place of a predicted 11-amino-acid sequence in the N-terminal region of surface-exposed domain 2 within the conserved disulfide loop (from Cys21 to Cys53). The inserted epitope was displayed on the surface of the chimeric DraE protein as evidenced by immunofluorescence and was recognized by monoclonal antibodies to the target HSV glycoprotein D antigen. Conversely, immunization of rabbits with purified chimeric Dr-HSV fimbriae resulted in a serum that specifically recognized the 11-amino-acid epitope of HSV glycoprotein D, indicating the utility of the strategy employed.
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MESH Headings
- Adhesins, Bacterial/genetics
- Adhesins, Bacterial/immunology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, Viral/genetics
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Recombinant/genetics
- Epitopes/genetics
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Escherichia coli/immunology
- Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics
- Escherichia coli Proteins/immunology
- Fimbriae, Bacterial/genetics
- Fimbriae, Bacterial/immunology
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 1, Human/immunology
- Herpesvirus Vaccines/genetics
- Herpesvirus Vaccines/immunology
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Models, Immunological
- Peptide Library
- Rabbits
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
- Viral Envelope Proteins/immunology
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- Beata Zalewska
- Department of Microbiology, Gdańsk University of Technology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland
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Nowicki B. Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnant Women: Old Dogmas and Current Concepts Regarding Pathogenesis. Curr Infect Dis Rep 2002; 4:529-535. [PMID: 12433330 DOI: 10.1007/s11908-002-0041-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The dogma is that the higher risk of pyelonephritis in pregnant women is explained entirely by anatomic/obstructive changes. If so, gestational pyelonephritis should be caused by random, nonpathogenic bacteria. Instead, gestational pyelonephritis is associated with a narrow group of genetically related Escherichia coli and virulence factors, implicating a more complex pathophysiology. Current concepts in the pathogenesis of nongestational urinary tract infections propose receptor-mediated ascending infection. A pathogen with capacity to recognize various receptors may use receptors in the lower, rather than upper urinary tract, and ascend even the lumen of renal tubules. The immune system of a pregnant mother is modified to accommodate a semiallogeneic fetus. Gestational physiologic/immune adaptations may become additional risk factors, increasing sensitivity to urogenital infection. One could argue that it is not primarily the so-called "obstruction," but rather specific changes in the immune system and host receptors that act in concert with--or become exploited by--bacterial virulence that allow for infection in pregnancy to occur.
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- Bogdan Nowicki
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 301 University Boulevard, Route 1062, Galveston, TX 77555-1062, USA.
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