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Crossman L, Sims L, Dean R, Felgate H, Calvo TD, Hill C, McNamara I, Webber MA, Wain J. Sticking together: independent evolution of biofilm formation in different species of staphylococci has occurred multiple times via different pathways. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:812. [PMID: 39198733 PMCID: PMC11350952 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10719-y] [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] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococci cause a wide range of infections, including implant-associated infections which are difficult to treat due to the presence of biofilms. Whilst some proteins involved in biofilm formation are known, the differences in biofilm production between staphylococcal species remains understudied. Currently biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus is better understood than other members of the genus as more research has focused on this species. RESULTS We assembled a panel of 385 non-aureus Staphylococcus isolates of 19 species from a combination of clinical sources and reference strains. We used a high-throughput crystal violet assay to assess the biofilm forming ability of all strains and assign distinct biofilm formation categories. We compared the prevalence of Pfam domains between the categories and used machine learning to identify amino acid 20-mers linked to biofilm formation. This identified some domains within proteins already linked to biofilm formation and important domains not previously linked to biofilm formation in staphylococci. RT-qPCR confirmed the expression of selected genes predicted to encode important domains within biofilms in Staphylococcus epidermidis. The prevalence and distribution of biofilm associated domains showed a link to phylogeny, suggesting different Staphylococcus species have independently evolved different mechanisms of biofilm production. CONCLUSIONS This work has identified different routes to biofilm formation in diverse species of Staphylococcus and suggests independent evolution of biofilm has occurred multiple times across the genus. Understanding the mechanisms of biofilm formation in any given species is likely to require detailed study of relevant strains and the ability to generalise across the genus may be limited.
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- Lisa Crossman
- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
- SequenceAnalysis.Co.Uk, Norwich, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
- School of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK.
- School of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK
- School of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Xu Z, Li Y, Xu A, Soteyome T, Yuan L, Ma Q, Seneviratne G, Li X, Liu J. Cell-wall-anchored proteins affect invasive host colonization and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Res 2024; 285:127782. [PMID: 38833832 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127782] [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] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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As a major human and animal pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus can attach to medical implants (abiotic surface) or host tissues (biotic surface), and further establish robust biofilms which enhances resistance and persistence to host immune system and antibiotics. Cell-wall-anchored proteins (CWAPs) covalently link to peptidoglycan, and largely facilitate the colonization of S. aureus on various surfaces (including adhesion and biofilm formation) and invasion into host cells (including adhesion, immune evasion, iron acquisition and biofilm formation). During biofilm formation, CWAPs function in adhesion, aggregation, collagen-like fiber network formation, and consortia formation. In this review, we firstly focus on the structural features of CWAPs, including their intracellular function and interactions with host cells, as well as the functions and ligand binding of CWAPs in different stages of S. aureus biofilm formation. Then, the roles of CWAPs in different biofilm processes with regards in development of therapeutic approaches are clarified, followed by the association between CWAPs genes and clonal lineages. By touching upon these aspects, we hope to provide comprehensive knowledge and clearer understanding on the CWAPs of S. aureus and their roles in biofilm formation, which may further aid in prevention and treatment infection and vaccine development.
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- Zhenbo Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Hybribio Medical Laboratory, Guangzhou 510730, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture /Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, China
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- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lingnan Specialty Food Science and Technology, Academy of Contemporary Agricultural Engineering Innovations, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China; Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510225, China.
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Shaikh S, Saleem AN, Ymele-Leki P. Simulation and Modeling of the Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus onto Inert Surfaces under Fluid Shear Stress. Pathogens 2024; 13:551. [PMID: 39057778 PMCID: PMC11280353 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13070551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Bacterial adhesion to biotic and abiotic surfaces under fluid shear stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of infections linked to medical implants and tissues. This study employed an automated BioFlux 200 microfluidic system and video microscopy to conduct real-time adhesion assays, examining the influence of shear stress on adhesion kinetics and spatial distribution of Staphylococcus aureus on glass surfaces. The adhesion rate exhibited a non-linear relationship with shear stress, with notable variations at intermediate levels. Empirical adhesion events were simulated with COMSOL Multiphysics® and Python. Overall, COMSOL accurately predicted the experimental trend of higher rates of bacterial adhesion with decreasing shear stress but poorly characterized the plateauing phenomena observed over time. Python provided a robust mathematical representation of the non-linear relationship between cell concentration, shear stress, and time but its polynomial regression approach was not grounded on theoretical physical concepts. These insights, combined with advancements in AI and machine learning, underscore the potential for synergistic computational techniques to enhance our understanding of bacterial adhesion to surfaces, offering a promising avenue for developing novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Sarees Shaikh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA;
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA;
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McGalliard R, Muhamadali H, AlMasoud N, Haldenby S, Romero-Soriano V, Allman E, Xu Y, Roberts AP, Paterson S, Carrol ED, Goodacre R. Bacterial discrimination by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, MALDI-mass spectrometry and whole-genome sequencing. Future Microbiol 2024; 19:795-810. [PMID: 38652264 PMCID: PMC11290759 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2024-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Aim: Proof-of-concept study, highlighting the clinical diagnostic ability of FT-IR compared with MALDI-TOF MS, combined with WGS. Materials & methods: 104 pathogenic isolates of Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus were analyzed. Results: Overall prediction accuracy was 99.6% in FT-IR and 95.8% in MALDI-TOF-MS. Analysis of N. meningitidis serogroups was superior in FT-IR compared with MALDI-TOF-MS. Phylogenetic relationship of S. pyogenes was similar by FT-IR and WGS, but not S. aureus or S. pneumoniae. Clinical severity was associated with the zinc ABC transporter and DNA repair genes in S. pneumoniae and cell wall proteins (biofilm formation, antibiotic and complement permeability) in S. aureus via WGS. Conclusion: FT-IR warrants further clinical evaluation as a promising diagnostic tool.
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- Rachel McGalliard
- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Liverpool Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, Ronald Ross Building, 8 West Derby Street, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- center for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell & Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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- College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Department of Chemistry, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- center for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Mersey Bio Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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- center for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Mersey Bio Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- center for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell & Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- center for Genomic Research, University of Liverpool, Mersey Bio Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology & Immunology, University of Liverpool Institute of Infection, Veterinary & Ecological Sciences, Ronald Ross Building, 8 West Derby Street, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Eaton Road, Liverpool, UK
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- center for Metabolomics Research, Department of Biochemistry, Cell & Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
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Cinar MS, Niyas A, Avci FY. Serine-rich repeat proteins: well-known yet little-understood bacterial adhesins. J Bacteriol 2024; 206:e0024123. [PMID: 37975670 PMCID: PMC10810200 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00241-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Serine-rich-repeat proteins (SRRPs) are large mucin-like glycoprotein adhesins expressed by a plethora of pathogenic and symbiotic Gram-positive bacteria. SRRPs play major functional roles in bacterial-host interactions, like adhesion, aggregation, biofilm formation, virulence, and pathogenesis. Through their functional roles, SRRPs aid in the development of host microbiomes but also diseases like infective endocarditis, otitis media, meningitis, and pneumonia. SRRPs comprise shared domains across different species, including two or more heavily O-glycosylated long stretches of serine-rich repeat regions. With loci that can be as large as ~40 kb and can encode up to 10 distinct glycosyltransferases that specifically facilitate SRRP glycosylation, the SRRP loci makes up a significant portion of the bacterial genome. The significance of SRRPs and their glycans in host-microbe communications is becoming increasingly evident. Studies are beginning to reveal the glycosylation pathways and mature O-glycans presented by SRRPs. Here we review the glycosylation machinery of SRRPs across species and discuss the functional roles and clinical manifestations of SRRP glycosylation.
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- Mukaddes S. Cinar
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Silchenko AS, Taran IV, Usoltseva RV, Zvyagintsev NV, Zueva AO, Rubtsov NK, Lembikova DE, Nedashkovskaya OI, Kusaykin MI, Isaeva MP, Ermakova SP. The Discovery of the Fucoidan-Active Endo-1→4-α-L-Fucanase of the GH168 Family, Which Produces Fucoidan Derivatives with Regular Sulfation and Anticoagulant Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:218. [PMID: 38203394 PMCID: PMC10778895 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Sulfated polysaccharides of brown algae, fucoidans, are known for their anticoagulant properties, similar to animal heparin. Their complex and irregular structure is the main bottleneck in standardization and in defining the relationship between their structure and bioactivity. Fucoidan-active enzymes can be effective tools to overcome these problems. In the present work, we identified the gene fwf5 encoding the fucoidan-active endo-fucanase of the GH168 family in the marine bacterium Wenyingzhuangia fucanilytica CZ1127T. The biochemical characteristics of the recombinant fucanase FWf5 were investigated. Fucanase FWf5 was shown to catalyze the endo-type cleavage of the 1→4-O-glycosidic linkages between 2-O-sulfated α-L-fucose residues in fucoidans composed of the alternating 1→3- and 1→4-linked residues of sulfated α-L-fucose. This is the first report on the endo-1→4-α-L-fucanases (EC 3.2.1.212) of the GH168 family. The endo-fucanase FWf5 was used to selectively produce high- and low-molecular-weight fucoidan derivatives containing either regular alternating 2-O- and 2,4-di-O-sulfation or regular 2-O-sulfation. The polymeric 2,4-di-O-sulfated fucoidan derivative was shown to have significantly greater in vitro anticoagulant properties than 2-O-sulfated derivatives. The results have demonstrated a new type specificity among fucanases of the GH168 family and the prospects of using such enzymes to obtain standard fucoidan preparations with regular sulfation and high anticoagulant properties.
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- Artem S. Silchenko
- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Physical and Chemical Research Methods, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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- Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Enzyme Chemistry, G.B. Elyakov Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 159, Prospect 100-Let Vladivostoku, 690022 Vladivostok, Russia (R.V.U.); (A.O.Z.); (N.K.R.); (D.E.L.); (M.I.K.)
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Hachani A, Giulieri SG, Guérillot R, Walsh CJ, Herisse M, Soe YM, Baines SL, Thomas DR, Cheung SD, Hayes AS, Cho E, Newton HJ, Pidot S, Massey RC, Howden BP, Stinear TP. A high-throughput cytotoxicity screening platform reveals agr-independent mutations in bacteraemia-associated Staphylococcus aureus that promote intracellular persistence. eLife 2023; 12:84778. [PMID: 37289634 DOI: 10.7554/elife.84778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus infections are associated with high mortality rates. Often considered an extracellular pathogen, S. aureus can persist and replicate within host cells, evading immune responses, and causing host cell death. Classical methods for assessing S. aureus cytotoxicity are limited by testing culture supernatants and endpoint measurements that do not capture the phenotypic diversity of intracellular bacteria. Using a well-established epithelial cell line model, we have developed a platform called InToxSa (intracellular toxicity of S. aureus) to quantify intracellular cytotoxic S. aureus phenotypes. Studying a panel of 387 S. aureus bacteraemia isolates, and combined with comparative, statistical, and functional genomics, our platform identified mutations in S. aureus clinical isolates that reduced bacterial cytotoxicity and promoted intracellular persistence. In addition to numerous convergent mutations in the Agr quorum sensing system, our approach detected mutations in other loci that also impacted cytotoxicity and intracellular persistence. We discovered that clinical mutations in ausA, encoding the aureusimine non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, reduced S. aureus cytotoxicity, and increased intracellular persistence. InToxSa is a versatile, high-throughput cell-based phenomics platform and we showcase its utility by identifying clinically relevant S. aureus pathoadaptive mutations that promote intracellular residency.
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- Abderrahman Hachani
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Infection and Immunity Program, Department of Microbiology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Biological Optical Microscopy Platform, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Biological Optical Microscopy Platform, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Infection and Immunity Program, Department of Microbiology and Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- School of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- APC Microbiome Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Yadav R, Shaikh T, Tikole S, Herr AB, Fitzkee NC. 1H, 15N, and 13C chemical shift backbone resonance NMR assignment of the accumulation-associated protein (Aap) lectin domain from Staphylococcus epidermidis. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2023; 17:95-99. [PMID: 37022616 PMCID: PMC10247473 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-023-10126-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Staphylococcus epidermidis is the leading causative agent for hospital-acquired infections, especially device-related infections, due to its ability to form biofilms. The accumulation-associated protein (Aap) of S. epidermidis is primarily responsible for biofilm formation and consists of two domains, A and B. It was found that the A domain is responsible for the attachment to the abiotic/biotic surface, whereas the B domain is responsible for the accumulation of bacteria during biofilm formation. One of the parts of the A domain is the Aap lectin, which is a carbohydrate-binding domain having 222 amino acids in its structure. Here we report the near complete backbone chemical shift assignments for the lectin domain, as well as its predicted secondary structure. This data will provide a platform for future NMR studies to explore the role of lectin in biofilm formation.
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- Rahul Yadav
- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA
- Physical Sciences Department, University of Arkansas, Ft. Smith, AR, 72913, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, USA.
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Khan F, Kaza S. Crystal structure of an L-type lectin domain from archaea. Proteins 2023; 91:456-465. [PMID: 36301308 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The crystal structures of an L-type lectin domain from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii in apo and mannose-bound forms have been determined. A thorough investigation of L-type lectin domains from several organisms provides insight into the differences in these domains from different kingdoms of life. While the overall fold of the L-type lectin domain is conserved, differences in the lengths of the carbohydrate-binding loops and significant variations in the Mn2+ -binding site compared to the Ca2+ -binding site are observed. Furthermore, the sequence and phylogenetic analyses suggest that the archaeal L-type lectin domain is evolutionarily closer to the plant legume lectins than to its bacterial or animal counterparts. This is the first report of the biochemical, structural, sequence, and phylogenetic analyses of an L-type lectin domain from archaea and serves to enhance our understanding of the species-specific differences and evolution of L-type lectin domains.
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- Farha Khan
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Clark LC, Atkin KE, Whelan F, Brentnall AS, Harris G, Towell AM, Turkenburg JP, Liu Y, Feizi T, Griffiths SC, Geoghegan JA, Potts JR. Staphylococcal Periscope proteins Aap, SasG, and Pls project noncanonical legume-like lectin adhesin domains from the bacterial surface. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:102936. [PMID: 36702253 PMCID: PMC9999234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are frequently associated with medical device infections that involve establishment of a bacterial biofilm on the device surface. Staphylococcal surface proteins Aap, SasG, and Pls are members of the Periscope Protein class and have been implicated in biofilm formation and host colonization; they comprise a repetitive region ("B region") and an N-terminal host colonization domain within the "A region," predicted to be a lectin domain. Repetitive E-G5 domains (as found in Aap, SasG, and Pls) form elongated "stalks" that would vary in length with repeat number, resulting in projection of the N-terminal A domain variable distances from the bacterial cell surface. Here, we present the structures of the lectin domains within A regions of SasG, Aap, and Pls and a structure of the Aap lectin domain attached to contiguous E-G5 repeats, suggesting the lectin domains will sit at the tip of the variable length rod. We demonstrate that these isolated domains (Aap, SasG) are sufficient to bind to human host desquamated nasal epithelial cells. Previously, proteolytic cleavage or a deletion within the A domain had been reported to induce biofilm formation; the structures suggest a potential link between these observations. Intriguingly, while the Aap, SasG, and Pls lectin domains bind a metal ion, they lack the nonproline cis peptide bond thought to be key for carbohydrate binding by the lectin fold. This suggestion of noncanonical ligand binding should be a key consideration when investigating the host cell interactions of these bacterial surface proteins.
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- Laura C Clark
- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom; Department of Molecular and Biomedical Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Glycosciences Laboratory, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, School of Genetics and Microbiology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Maciag JJ, Chantraine C, Mills KB, Yadav R, Yarawsky AE, Chaton CT, Vinod D, Fitzkee NC, Mathelié-Guinlet M, Dufrêne YF, Fey PD, Horswill AR, Herr AB. Mechanistic basis of staphylococcal interspecies competition for skin colonization. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.26.525635. [PMID: 36747832 PMCID: PMC9900903 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.26.525635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Staphylococci, whether beneficial commensals or pathogens, often colonize human skin, potentially leading to competition for the same niche. In this multidisciplinary study we investigate the structure, binding specificity, and mechanism of adhesion of the Aap lectin domain required for Staphylococcus epidermidis skin colonization and compare its characteristics to the lectin domain from the orthologous Staphylococcus aureus adhesin SasG. The Aap structure reveals a legume lectin-like fold with atypical architecture, showing specificity for N-acetyllactosamine and sialyllactosamine. Bacterial adhesion assays using human corneocytes confirmed the biological relevance of these Aap-glycan interactions. Single-cell force spectroscopy experiments measured individual binding events between Aap and corneocytes, revealing an extraordinarily tight adhesion force of nearly 900 nN and a high density of receptors at the corneocyte surface. The SasG lectin domain shares similar structural features, glycan specificity, and corneocyte adhesion behavior. We observe cross-inhibition of Aap-and SasG-mediated staphylococcal adhesion to corneocytes. Together, these data provide insights into staphylococcal interspecies competition for skin colonization and suggest potential avenues for inhibition of S. aureus colonization.
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- Joseph J. Maciag
- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Medical Sciences Undergraduate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
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- Institut de Chimie et Biologie des Membranes et des Nano-Objets, CNRS UMR 5248, University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
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Yarawsky AE, Ori AL, English LR, Whitten ST, Herr AB. Convergent behavior of extended stalk regions from staphylococcal surface proteins with widely divergent sequence patterns. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.06.523059. [PMID: 36711672 PMCID: PMC9881980 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.06.523059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. aureus are highly problematic bacteria in hospital settings. This stems, at least in part, from strong abilities to form biofilms on abiotic or biotic surfaces. Biofilms are well-organized multicellular aggregates of bacteria, which, when formed on indwelling medical devices, lead to infections that are difficult to treat. Cell wall-anchored (CWA) proteins are known to be important players in biofilm formation and infection. Many of these proteins have putative stalk-like regions or regions of low complexity near the cell wall-anchoring motif. Recent work demonstrated the strong propensity of the stalk region of the S. epidermidis accumulation-associated protein (Aap) to remain highly extended under solution conditions that typically induce compaction or other significant conformational changes. This behavior is consistent with the expected function of a stalk-like region that is covalently attached to the cell wall peptidoglycan and projects the adhesive domains of Aap away from the cell surface. In this study, we evaluate whether the ability to resist compaction is a common theme among stalk regions from various staphylococcal CWA proteins. Circular dichroism spectroscopy was used to examine secondary structure changes as a function of temperature and cosolvents along with sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation and SAXS to characterize structural characteristics in solution. All stalk regions tested are intrinsically disordered, lacking secondary structure beyond random coil and polyproline type II helix, and they all sample highly extended conformations. Remarkably, the Ser-Asp dipeptide repeat region of SdrC exhibited nearly identical behavior in solution when compared to the Aap Pro/Gly-rich region, despite highly divergent sequence patterns, indicating conservation of function by various distinct staphylococcal CWA protein stalk regions.
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- Alexander E. Yarawsky
- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA,Medical Sciences Baccalaureate Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
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- Division of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA,Division of Infectious Diseases, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Cell-surface protein YwfG of Lactococcus lactis binds to α-1,2-linked mannose. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0273955. [PMID: 36602978 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Lactococcus lactis strains are used as starter cultures in the production of fermented dairy and vegetable foods, but the species also occurs in other niches such as plant material. Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis G50 (G50) is a plant-derived strain and potential candidate probiotics. Western blotting of cell-wall proteins using antibodies generated against whole G50 cells detected a 120-kDa protein. MALDI-TOF MS analysis identified it as YwfG, a Leu-Pro-any-Thr-Gly cell-wall-anchor-domain-containing protein. Based on a predicted domain structure, a recombinant YwfG variant covering the N-terminal half (aa 28-511) of YwfG (YwfG28-511) was crystallized and the crystal structure was determined. The structure consisted of an L-type lectin domain, a mucin-binding protein domain, and a mucus-binding protein repeat. Recombinant YwfG variants containing combinations of these domains (YwfG28-270, YwfG28-336, YwfG28-511, MubR4) were prepared and their interactions with monosaccharides were examined by isothermal titration calorimetry; the only interaction observed was between YwfG28-270, which contained the L-type lectin domain, and d-mannose. Among four mannobioses, α-1,2-mannobiose had the highest affinity for YwfG28-270 (dissociation constant = 34 μM). YwfG28-270 also interacted with yeast mannoproteins and yeast mannan. Soaking of the crystals of YwfG28-511 with mannose or α-1,2-mannobiose revealed that both sugars bound to the L-type lectin domain in a similar manner, although the presence of the mucin-binding protein domain and the mucus-binding protein repeat within the recombinant protein inhibited the interaction between the L-type lectin domain and mannose residues. Three of the YwfG variants (except MubR4) induced aggregation of yeast cells. Strain G50 also induced aggregation of yeast cells, which was abolished by deletion of ywfG from G50, suggesting that surface YwfG contributes to the interaction with yeast cells. These findings provide new structural and functional insights into the interaction between L. lactis and its ecological niche via binding of the cell-surface protein YwfG with mannose.
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Hariprasad S, Sreenatha N, Suchithra B, Nageshbabu R, Suman G, Lakshminarayana B, Chakravarthy ASJ. Synthesis, Structural and Computational Studies of a novel anionic synthon and its derivatives. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The long and the short of Periscope Proteins. Biochem Soc Trans 2022; 50:1293-1302. [PMID: 36196877 DOI: 10.1042/bst20220194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bacteria sense, interact with, and modify their environmental niche by deploying a molecular ensemble at the cell surface. The changeability of this exposed interface, combined with extreme changes in the functional repertoire associated with lifestyle switches from planktonic to adherent and biofilm states necessitate dynamic variability. Dynamic surface changes include chemical modifications to the cell wall; export of diverse extracellular biofilm components; and modulation of expression of cell surface proteins for adhesion, co-aggregation and virulence. Local enrichment for highly repetitive proteins with high tandem repeat identity has been an enigmatic phenomenon observed in diverse bacterial species. Preliminary observations over decades of research suggested these repeat regions were hypervariable, as highly related strains appeared to express homologues with diverse molecular mass. Long-read sequencing data have been interrogated to reveal variation in repeat number; in combination with structural, biophysical and molecular dynamics approaches, the Periscope Protein class has been defined for cell surface attached proteins that dynamically expand and contract tandem repeat tracts at the population level. Here, I review the diverse high-stability protein folds and coherent interdomain linkages culminating in the formation of highly anisotropic linear repeat arrays, so-called rod-like protein 'stalks', supporting roles in bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, cell surface spatial competition, and immune system modulation. An understanding of the functional impacts of dynamic changes in repeat arrays and broader characterisation of the unusual protein folds underpinning this variability will help with the design of immunisation strategies, and contribute to synthetic biology approaches including protein engineering and microbial consortia construction.
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Berry KA, Verhoef MTA, Leonard AC, Cox G. Staphylococcus aureus adhesion to the host. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2022; 1515:75-96. [PMID: 35705378 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a pathobiont capable of colonizing and infecting most tissues within the human body, resulting in a multitude of different clinical outcomes. Adhesion of S. aureus to the host is crucial for both host colonization and the establishment of infections. Underlying the pathogen's success is a complex and diverse arsenal of adhesins. In this review, we discuss the different classes of adhesins, including a consideration of the various adhesion sites throughout the body and the clinical outcomes of each infection type. The development of therapeutics targeting the S. aureus host-pathogen interaction is a relatively understudied area. Due to the increasing global threat of antimicrobial resistance, it is crucial that innovative and alternative approaches are considered. Neutralizing virulence factors, through the development of antivirulence agents, could reduce bacterial pathogenicity and the ever-increasing burden of S. aureus infections. This review provides insight into potentially efficacious adhesion-associated targets for the development of novel decolonizing and antivirulence strategies.
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- Kirsten A Berry
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Lin J, Mou C, Zhang S, Zhu L, Li Y, Yang Q. Immune Responses Induced by Recombinant Bacillus subtilis Expressing the PEDV Spike Protein Targeted at Microfold Cells. Vet Sci 2022; 9:vetsci9050211. [PMID: 35622739 PMCID: PMC9143571 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9050211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), a probiotic bacterium and feeding additive, is widely used for heterologous antigen expression and protective immunisation. Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) invades swine via mucosal tissue. To enhance the mucosal immune response to PEDV, we modified B. subtilis to express a PEDV antigen and used it as a mucosal vaccine delivery system. Initially, we constructed a recombinant B. subtilis strain (B.s-RCL) that expressed the PEDV spike protein and L-Lectin-β-GF, with the goal of inducing mucosal secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and anti-PEDV serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) production, as well as to increase the number of microfold cells (M cells). Following the oral administration of B.s-RCL to mice, the small intestinal PEDV-specific sIgA expression levels significantly increased, as well as the increased number of B.s-RCL adhered to M cells. Moreover, we found that mice administered B.s-RCL exhibited markedly higher percentages of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in the mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen compared to the control mice. Furthermore, we found that intestinal mucosa sIgA and serum anti-PEDV IgG levels were higher in mice orally immunised with B.s-RCL, suggesting that the mice could be more resistant to PEDV. In this study, we developed a novel oral vaccine to prevent porcine diarrhoea epidemics.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-025-84395817; Fax: +86-025-84398669
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Marmion M, Macori G, Ferone M, Whyte P, Scannell A. Survive and thrive: Control mechanisms that facilitate bacterial adaptation to survive manufacturing-related stress. Int J Food Microbiol 2022; 368:109612. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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In Silico Approach Gives Insights into Ig-like Fold Containing Proteins in Vibrio parahaemolyticus: A Focus on the Fibrillar Adhesins. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14020133. [PMID: 35202160 PMCID: PMC8877628 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14020133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Immunoglobulin-like (Ig-like) fold domains are abundant on the surface of bacteria, where they are required for cell-to-cell recognition, adhesion, biofilm formation, and conjugative transfer. Fibrillar adhesins are proteins with Ig-like fold(s) that have filamentous structures at the cell surface, being thinner and more flexible than pili. While the roles of fibrillar adhesins have been proposed in bacteria overall, their characterization in Vibrio parahaemolyticus has not been established and, therefore, understanding about fibrillar adhesins remain limited in V. parahaemolyticus. This in silico analysis can aid in the systematic identification of Ig-like-folded and fibrillar adhesin-like proteins in V. parahaemolyticus, opening new avenues for disease prevention by interfering in microbial interaction between V. parahaemolyticus and the host.
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Kember M, Grandy S, Raudonis R, Cheng Z. Non-Canonical Host Intracellular Niche Links to New Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanism. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11020220. [PMID: 35215166 PMCID: PMC8876822 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11020220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Globally, infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death among people of all ages. The development of antimicrobials to treat infectious diseases has been one of the most significant advances in medical history. Alarmingly, antimicrobial resistance is a widespread phenomenon that will, without intervention, make currently treatable infections once again deadly. In an era of widespread antimicrobial resistance, there is a constant and pressing need to develop new antibacterial drugs. Unraveling the underlying resistance mechanisms is critical to fight this crisis. In this review, we summarize some emerging evidence of the non-canonical intracellular life cycle of two priority antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. The bacterial factors that modulate this unique intracellular niche and its implications in contributing to resistance are discussed. We then briefly discuss some recent research that focused on the promises of boosting host immunity as a combination therapy with antimicrobials to eradicate these two particular pathogens. Finally, we summarize the importance of various strategies, including surveillance and vaccines, in mitigating the impacts of antimicrobial resistance in general.
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OUP accepted manuscript. J Antimicrob Chemother 2022; 77:1617-1624. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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van Leeuwen HC, Roelofs D, Corver J, Hensbergen P. Phylogenetic analysis of the bacterial Pro-Pro-endopeptidase domain reveals a diverse family including secreted and membrane anchored proteins. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2021; 2:100024. [PMID: 34841315 PMCID: PMC8610288 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bacterial Pro-Pro-endopeptidase (PPEP) is the latest member of the metalloendopeptidase class (E.C. 3.4.24.89). PPEP homologs are found in two firmicutes orders, clostridiales and bacillales spread over 9 genera and more than 130 species. Some PPEP homologs have acquired additional anchor domains that bind noncovalently to various elements of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. Prototype family members, PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, target bacterial surface adhesion proteins, but homologs could target other extracellular proteins.
Pro-Pro-endopeptidases (PPEP, EC 3.4.24.89) are secreted, zinc metalloproteases that have the unusual capacity to cleave a peptide bond between two prolines, a bond that is generally less sensitive to proteolytic cleavage. Two well studied members of the family are PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, produced by Clostridioides difficile, a human pathogen, and Paenibacillus alvei, a bee secondary invader, respectively. Both proteases seem to be involved in mediating bacterial adhesion by cleaving cell surface anchor proteins on the bacterium itself. By using basic alignment and phylogenetic profiling analysis, this work shows that the complete family of proteins that contain a PPEP domain includes proteins from more than 130 species spread over 9 genera. These analyses also suggest that the PPEP domain spread through horizontal gene transfer events between species within the Firmicutes’ classes Bacilli and Clostridia. Bacterial species containing PPEP homologs are found in diverse habitats, varying from human pathogens and gut microbiota to free-living bacteria, which were isolated from various environments, including extreme conditions such as hot springs, desert soil and salt lakes. The phylogenetic tree reveals the relationships between family members and suggests that smaller subgroups could share cleavage specificity, substrates and functional similarity. Except for PPEP-1 and PPEP-2, no cleavage specificity, specific physiological target, or function has been assigned for any of the other PPEP-family members. Some PPEP proteins have acquired additional domains that recognize and bind noncovalently to various elements of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell-wall, anchoring these PPEPs. Secreted or anchored to the cell-wall surface PPEP proteins seem to perform various functions.
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- Hans C van Leeuwen
- Department of CBRN Protection, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Lange Kleiweg 137, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, the Netherlands
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- KeyGene, Agro Business Park 90, 6708 PW Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands
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Glycoprotein 340's scavenger receptor cysteine-rich domain promotes adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to contact lens polymers. Infect Immun 2021; 90:e0033921. [PMID: 34662210 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00339-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Contact lenses are biomaterials worn on the eye to correct refractive errors. Bacterial adhesion and colonization of these lenses results in adverse events such as microbial keratitis. The adsorption of tear proteins to contact lens materials enhances bacterial adhesion. Glycoprotein 340 (Gp340), a tear component, is known to promote microbial colonization in the oral cavity, however, it has not been investigated in any contact lens-related adverse event. Therefore, this study examined the adsorption of Gp340 and its recombinantly expressed scavenger receptor cysteine rich (iSRCR1Gp340) domain on two common contact lens materials, etafilcon A and lotrafilcon B, and the concomitant effects on the adherence of clinical isolates of microbial keratitis causative agents, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA6206, PA6294), and Staphylococcus aureus (SA38, USA300). Across all strains and materials, iSRCR1Gp340 enhanced adherence of bacteria in a dose-dependent manner. However, iSRCR1Gp340 did not modulate lysozyme's and lactoferrin's effects on bacterial adhesion to the contact lens. The Gp340 binding surface protein SraP significantly enhanced USA300 binding to iSRCR1Gp340-coated lenses. In addition, iSRCR1Gp340-coated surfaces had significantly diminished biofilms with the SraP mutant (ΔSraP), and with the Sortase A mutant (ΔSrtA), there was a further reduction in biofilms, indicating the likely involvement of additional surface proteins. Finally, the binding affinities between iSRCR1Gp340 and SraP were determined using surface plasmon resonance (SPR), where the complete SraP binding region displayed nanomolar affinity, whereas its smaller fragments adhered with micromolar affinities. This study concludes that Gp340 and its SRCR domains play an important role in bacterial adhesion to the contact lens.
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Monzon V, Lafita A, Bateman A. Discovery of fibrillar adhesins across bacterial species. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:550. [PMID: 34275445 PMCID: PMC8286594 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07586-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fibrillar adhesins are long multidomain proteins that form filamentous structures at the cell surface of bacteria. They are an important yet understudied class of proteins composed of adhesive and stalk domains that mediate interactions of bacteria with their environment. This study aims to characterize fibrillar adhesins in a wide range of bacterial phyla and to identify new fibrillar adhesin-like proteins to improve our understanding of host-bacteria interactions. RESULTS Through careful literature and computational searches, we identified 82 stalk and 27 adhesive domain families in fibrillar adhesins. Based on the presence of these domains in the UniProt Reference Proteomes database, we identified and analysed 3,542 fibrillar adhesin-like proteins across species of the most common bacterial phyla. We further enumerate the adhesive and stalk domain combinations found in nature and demonstrate that fibrillar adhesins have complex and variable domain architectures, which differ across species. By analysing the domain architecture of fibrillar adhesins, we show that in Gram positive bacteria, adhesive domains are mostly positioned at the N-terminus and cell surface anchors at the C-terminus of the protein, while their positions are more variable in Gram negative bacteria. We provide an open repository of fibrillar adhesin-like proteins and domains to enable further studies of this class of bacterial surface proteins. CONCLUSION This study provides a domain-based characterization of fibrillar adhesins and demonstrates that they are widely found in species across the main bacterial phyla. We have discovered numerous novel fibrillar adhesins and improved our understanding of pathogenic adhesion and invasion mechanisms.
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- Vivian Monzon
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK.
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1SD, UK
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Cockburn DW, Kibler R, Brown HA, Duvall R, Moraïs S, Bayer E, Koropatkin NM. Structure and substrate recognition by the Ruminococcus bromii amylosome pullulanases. J Struct Biol 2021; 213:107765. [PMID: 34186214 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Pullulanases are glycoside hydrolase family 13 (GH13) enzymes that target α1,6 glucosidic linkages within starch and aid in the degradation of the α1,4- and α1,6- linked glucans pullulan, glycogen and amylopectin. The human gut bacterium Ruminococcus bromii synthesizes two extracellular pullulanases, Amy10 and Amy12, that are incorporated into the multiprotein amylosome complex that enables the digestion of granular resistant starch from the diet. Here we provide a comparative biochemical analysis of these pullulanases and the x-ray crystal structures of the wild type and the nucleophile mutant D392A of Amy12 complexed with maltoheptaose and 63-α-D glucosyl-maltotriose. While Amy10 displays higher catalytic efficiency on pullulan and cleaves only α1,6 linkages, Amy12 has some activity on α1,4 linkages suggesting that these enzymes are not redundant within the amylosome. Our structures of Amy12 include a mucin-binding protein (MucBP) domain that follows the C-domain of the GH13 fold, an atypical feature of these enzymes. The wild type Amy12 structure with maltoheptaose captured two oligosaccharides in the active site arranged as expected following catalysis of an α1,6 branch point in amylopectin. The nucleophile mutant D392A complexed with maltoheptaose or 63-α-D glucosyl-maltotriose captured β-glucose at the reducing end in the -1 subsite, facilitated by the truncation of the active site aspartate and stabilized by stacking with Y279. The core interface between the co-crystallized ligands and Amy12 occurs within the -2 through + 1 subsites, which may allow for flexible recognition of α1,6 linkages within a variety of starch structures.
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- Darrell W Cockburn
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
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Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Surface-Exposed and Secreted Proteins from Staphylococci. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9050459. [PMID: 34064471 PMCID: PMC8147999 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9050459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Staphylococci (specifically Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis) are the causative agents of diseases ranging from superficial skin and soft tissue infections to severe conditions such as fatal pneumonia, bacteremia, sepsis and endocarditis. The widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to serious problems of resistance to staphylococcal disease and has generated a renewed interest in alternative therapeutic agents such as vaccines and antibodies. Staphylococci express a large repertoire of surface and secreted virulence factors, which provide mechanisms (adhesion, invasion and biofilm development among others) for both bacterial survival in the host and evasion from innate and adaptive immunity. Consequently, the development of antibodies that target specific antigens would provide an effective protective strategy against staphylococcal infections. In this review, we report an update on efforts to develop anti-staphylococci monoclonal antibodies (and their derivatives: minibodies, antibody–antibiotic conjugates) and the mechanism by which such antibodies can help fight infections. We also provide an overview of mAbs used in clinical trials and highlight their therapeutic potential in various infectious contexts.
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Punovuori K, Malaguti M, Lowell S. Cadherins in early neural development. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:4435-4450. [PMID: 33796894 PMCID: PMC8164589 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03815-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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During early neural development, changes in signalling inform the expression of transcription factors that in turn instruct changes in cell identity. At the same time, switches in adhesion molecule expression result in cellular rearrangements that define the morphology of the emerging neural tube. It is becoming increasingly clear that these two processes influence each other; adhesion molecules do not simply operate downstream of or in parallel with changes in cell identity but rather actively feed into cell fate decisions. Why are differentiation and adhesion so tightly linked? It is now over 60 years since Conrad Waddington noted the remarkable "Constancy of the Wild Type" (Waddington in Nature 183: 1654-1655, 1959) yet we still do not fully understand the mechanisms that make development so reproducible. Conversely, we do not understand why directed differentiation of cells in a dish is sometimes unpredictable and difficult to control. It has long been suggested that cells make decisions as 'local cooperatives' rather than as individuals (Gurdon in Nature 336: 772-774, 1988; Lander in Cell 144: 955-969, 2011). Given that the cadherin family of adhesion molecules can simultaneously influence morphogenesis and signalling, it is tempting to speculate that they may help coordinate cell fate decisions between neighbouring cells in the embryo to ensure fidelity of patterning, and that the uncoupling of these processes in a culture dish might underlie some of the problems with controlling cell fate decisions ex-vivo. Here we review the expression and function of cadherins during early neural development and discuss how and why they might modulate signalling and differentiation as neural tissues are formed.
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- Karolina Punovuori
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science, Biomedicum Helsinki, University of Helsinki, 00290, Helsinki, Finland
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00290, Helsinki, Finland
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Little France Drive, Edinburgh, EH16 4UU, UK.
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Staphylococcus aureus Tet38 Efflux Pump Structural Modeling and Roles of Essential Residues in Drug Efflux and Host Cell Internalization. Infect Immun 2021; 89:IAI.00811-20. [PMID: 33619028 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00811-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The Staphylococcus aureus Tet38 membrane protein has distinct functions, including drug efflux and host cell attachment and internalization mediated by interaction with host cell CD36. Using structural modeling and site-directed mutagenesis, we identified key amino acids involved in different functions. Tet38, a member of the major facilitator superfamily, is predicted to have 14 transmembrane segments (TMS), 6 cytoplasmic loops, and 7 external loops. Cysteine substitutions of arginine 106 situated at the junction of TMS 4 and external loop L2, and glycine 151 of motif C on TMS 5, resulted in complete or near-complete (8- to 16-fold) reductions in Tet38-mediated resistance to tetracycline, with minimal to no effect on A549 host cell internalization. In contrast, a three-amino-acid deletion, F411P412G413, in external loop L7 situated between TMS 13 and 14 led to a decrease of 4-fold in S. aureus internalization by A549 cells and a partial effect on tetracycline resistance (4-fold reduction). A three-amino-acid deletion, D38D39L40, in external loop L1 situated between TMS-1 and TMS-2, had a similar partial effect on tetracycline resistance but did not affect cell internalization. Using an Ni column retention assay, we showed further that the L7, but not the L1, deletion impaired binding to CD36. Thus, the L7 domain of Tet38 is key for interaction with CD36 and host cell internalization, and amino acids R106 and G151 (TMSs 4 and 5) are particularly important for tetracycline resistance without affecting internalization.
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Bartoszewicz JM, Seidel A, Renard BY. Interpretable detection of novel human viruses from genome sequencing data. NAR Genom Bioinform 2021; 3:lqab004. [PMID: 33554119 PMCID: PMC7849996 DOI: 10.1093/nargab/lqab004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Viruses evolve extremely quickly, so reliable methods for viral host prediction are necessary to safeguard biosecurity and biosafety alike. Novel human-infecting viruses are difficult to detect with standard bioinformatics workflows. Here, we predict whether a virus can infect humans directly from next-generation sequencing reads. We show that deep neural architectures significantly outperform both shallow machine learning and standard, homology-based algorithms, cutting the error rates in half and generalizing to taxonomic units distant from those presented during training. Further, we develop a suite of interpretability tools and show that it can be applied also to other models beyond the host prediction task. We propose a new approach for convolutional filter visualization to disentangle the information content of each nucleotide from its contribution to the final classification decision. Nucleotide-resolution maps of the learned associations between pathogen genomes and the infectious phenotype can be used to detect regions of interest in novel agents, for example, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, unknown before it caused a COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. All methods presented here are implemented as easy-to-install packages not only enabling analysis of NGS datasets without requiring any deep learning skills, but also allowing advanced users to easily train and explain new models for genomics.
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- Jakub M Bartoszewicz
- Bioinformatics (MF1), Department of Methodology and Research Infrastructure, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Free University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Data Analytics and Computational Statistics, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, 14482 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Digital Engineering Faculty, University of Postdam, 14482 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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- Bioinformatics (MF1), Department of Methodology and Research Infrastructure, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Free University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Bioinformatics (MF1), Department of Methodology and Research Infrastructure, Robert Koch Institute, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Data Analytics and Computational Statistics, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, 14482 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
- Digital Engineering Faculty, University of Postdam, 14482 Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
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Wang J, Zhang M, Wang M, Zang J, Zhang X, Hang T. Structural insights into the intermolecular interaction of the adhesin SdrC in the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION F-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS 2021; 77:47-53. [PMID: 33620037 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x21000741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic disease-causing pathogen that is widely found in the community and on medical equipment. A series of virulence factors secreted by S. aureus can trigger severe diseases such as sepsis, endocarditis and toxic shock, and thus have a great impact on human health. The transformation of S. aureus from a colonization state to a pathogenic state during its life cycle is intimately associated with the initiation of bacterial aggregation and biofilm accumulation. SdrC, an S. aureus surface protein, can act as an adhesin to promote cell attachment and aggregation by an unknown mechanism. Here, structural studies demonstrate that SdrC forms a unique dimer through intermolecular interaction. It is proposed that the dimerization of SdrC enhances the efficiency of bacteria-host attachment and therefore contributes to the pathogenicity of S. aureus.
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- Junchao Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Health Sciences and Technology, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, 111 Jiulong Road, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People's Republic of China
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Seepersaud R, Anderson AC, Bensing BA, Choudhury BP, Clarke AJ, Sullam PM. O-acetylation controls the glycosylation of bacterial serine-rich repeat glycoproteins. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100249. [PMID: 33384382 PMCID: PMC7948813 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.016116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The serine-rich repeat (SRR) glycoproteins of gram-positive bacteria are a family of adhesins that bind to a wide range of host ligands, and expression of SRR glycoproteins is linked with enhanced bacterial virulence. The biogenesis of these surface glycoproteins involves their intracellular glycosylation and export via the accessory Sec system. Although all accessory Sec components are required for SRR glycoprotein export, Asp2 of Streptococcus gordonii also functions as an O-acetyltransferase that modifies GlcNAc residues on the SRR adhesin gordonii surface protein B (GspB). Because these GlcNAc residues can also be modified by the glycosyltransferases Nss and Gly, it has been unclear whether the post-translational modification of GspB is coordinated. We now report that acetylation modulates the glycosylation of exported GspB. Loss of O-acetylation due to aps2 mutagenesis led to the export of GspB glycoforms with increased glucosylation of the GlcNAc moieties. Linkage analysis of the GspB glycan revealed that both O-acetylation and glucosylation occurred at the same C6 position on GlcNAc residues and that O-acetylation prevented Glc deposition. Whereas streptococci expressing nonacetylated GspB with increased glucosylation were significantly reduced in their ability to bind human platelets in vitro, deletion of the glycosyltransferases nss and gly in the asp2 mutant restored platelet binding to WT levels. These findings demonstrate that GlcNAc O-acetylation controls GspB glycosylation, such that binding via this adhesin is optimized. Moreover, because O-acetylation has comparable effects on the glycosylation of other SRR adhesins, acetylation may represent a conserved regulatory mechanism for the post-translational modification of the SRR glycoprotein family.
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- Ravin Seepersaud
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- GlycoAnalytics Core, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Lu Y, Yang Y, Liu L, Yu T, Zhao J, Liu L, Li C. Anti‐adhesive effects of sialic acid and
Lactobacillus plantarum
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Staphylococcus aureus
in vitro. J Food Saf 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jfs.12875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Yingying Lu
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Sciences, College of Food Sciences Northeast Agricultural University Harbin China
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- Dairy Center Heilongjiang Green Food Research Institute Harbin China
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- Institute of Animal Science (IAS) Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Sciences, College of Food Sciences Northeast Agricultural University Harbin China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Sciences, College of Food Sciences Northeast Agricultural University Harbin China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Sciences, College of Food Sciences Northeast Agricultural University Harbin China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Sciences, College of Food Sciences Northeast Agricultural University Harbin China
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Watkins KE, Unnikrishnan M. Evasion of host defenses by intracellular Staphylococcus aureus. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2020; 112:105-141. [PMID: 32762866 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causes of hospital and community-acquired infections worldwide. The increasing occurrence of antibiotic resistant strains and the high rates of recurrent staphylococcal infections have placed several treatment challenges on healthcare systems. In recent years, it has become evident that S. aureus is a facultative intracellular pathogen, able to invade and survive in a range of cell types. The ability to survive intracellularly provides this pathogen with yet another way to evade antibiotics and immune responses during infection. Intracellular S. aureus have been strongly linked to several recurrent infections, including severe bone infections and septicemias. S. aureus is armed with an array of virulence factors as well as an intricate network of regulators that enable it to survive, replicate and escape from a number of immune and nonimmune host cells. It is able to successfully manipulate host cell pathways and use it as a niche to multiply, disseminate, as well as persist during an infection. This bacterium is also known to adapt to the intracellular environment by forming small colony variants, which are metabolically inactive. In this review we will discuss the clinical evidence, the molecular pathways involved in S. aureus intracellular persistence, and new treatment strategies for targeting intracellular S. aureus.
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Host-Targeted Therapeutics against Multidrug Resistant Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics (Basel) 2019; 8:antibiotics8040241. [PMID: 31795127 PMCID: PMC6963206 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics8040241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative intracellular pathogen that invades and replicates within many types of human cells. S. aureus has shown to rapidly overcome traditional antibiotherapy by developing multidrug resistance. Furthermore, intracellular S. aureus is protected from the last-resort antibiotics—vancomycin, daptomycin, and linezolid—as they are unable to achieve plasma concentrations sufficient for intracellular killing. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel anti-infective therapies against S. aureus infections. Here, we review the current state of the field and highlight the exploitation of host-directed approaches as a promising strategy going forward.
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Monoclonal antibody against l-lectin module of SraP blocks adhesion and protects mice against Staphylococcus aureus challenge. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2019; 54:420-428. [PMID: 31706823 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2019.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE SraP is a serine-rich repeat protein (SRRP) from Staphylococcus aureus that binds to sialylated receptors to promote bacterial adhesion to and invasion into host epithelial cells, mediated by the l-lectin module of its ligand-binding region. METHODS The sequence encoding the L-lectin module of SraP was inserted into pET28a plasmid, and the recombinant protein was purified by His label affinity chromatography. A monoclonal antibody (mAb) against the l-lectin module was obtained and confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blotting. The effect of the mAb on S. aureus adhesion and invasion was assessed in A549 cells and mice subjected to S. aureus challenge. RESULTS We successfully obtained a mAb against the l-lectin module of SraP. Pre-incubation with the mAb dramatically inhibited the bacteria's ability to adhere to and invade A549 cells. Moreover, mice administered mAb through tail vein injection had significantly fewer bacteria in the blood. CONCLUSION The anti-SraPL-Lectin mAb significantly reduced the adherence and invasion of S. aureus to host cells. This study lays the foundation for the future development of the l-lectin module of SraP as a target for the prevention and treatment of S. aureus infection. Our findings suggest that specific subdomains of SRRPs may represent potential antibacterial drug targets for intervention.
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Hüttener M, Prieto A, Aznar S, Bernabeu M, Glaría E, Valledor AF, Paytubi S, Merino S, Tomás J, Juárez A. Expression of a novel class of bacterial Ig-like proteins is required for IncHI plasmid conjugation. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008399. [PMID: 31527905 PMCID: PMC6764697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is currently one of the most important challenges to the treatment of bacterial infections. A critical issue to combat AMR is to restrict its spread. In several instances, bacterial plasmids are involved in the global spread of AMR. Plasmids belonging to the incompatibility group (Inc)HI are widespread in Enterobacteriaceae and most of them express multiple antibiotic resistance determinants. They play a relevant role in the recent spread of colistin resistance. We present in this report novel findings regarding IncHI plasmid conjugation. Conjugative transfer in liquid medium of an IncHI plasmid requires expression of a plasmid-encoded, large-molecular-mass protein that contains an Ig-like domain. The protein, termed RSP, is encoded by a gene (ORF R0009) that maps in the Tra2 region of the IncHI1 R27 plasmid. The RSP protein is exported outside the cell by using the plasmid-encoded type IV secretion system that is also used for its transmission to new cells. Expression of the protein reduces cell motility and enables plasmid conjugation. Flagella are one of the cellular targets of the RSP protein. The RSP protein is required for a high rate of plasmid transfer in both flagellated and nonflagellated Salmonella cells. This effect suggests that RSP interacts with other cellular structures as well as with flagella. These unidentified interactions must facilitate mating pair formation and, hence, facilitate IncHI plasmid conjugation. Due to its location on the outer surfaces of the bacterial cell, targeting the RSP protein could be a means of controlling IncHI plasmid conjugation in natural environments or of combatting infections caused by AMR enterobacteria that harbor IncHI plasmids. Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among different bacterial populations occurs due to mainly the presence of plasmids that encode AMR determinants. IncHI plasmids are one of the groups of bacterial plasmids that confer AMR to several enterobacteria. Recently, resistance to one of the last-resort antibiotics (colistin) for some multidrug-resistant infections has spread very rapidly. IncHI plasmids represent 20% of all plasmids transmitting colistin resistance worldwide and 40% in Europe. When analyzing the interactions of the IncHI1 plasmid R27 with Salmonella, we identified a large-molecular-mass protein that is encoded by this plasmid and is exported to the external medium. The R27 plasmid gene coding for that protein (R0009) is widespread among IncHI plasmids. In this report, we characterize the protein, termed RSP. The presented data show that RSP plays a relevant role in IncHI plasmid conjugation and suggest that the protein is retained on the outer surface of the bacterial cells and facilitates cell-to-cell contact before plasmid DNA transfer. Considering that IncHI plasmids significantly contribute to AMR dissemination within enterobacteria, the findings reported in this paper suggest that the identified protein can be a target to control both IncHI-mediated AMR dissemination and infections caused by AMR enterobacteria that harbor these plasmids.
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- Mário Hüttener
- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
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Tribelli PM, Luqman A, Nguyen MT, Madlung J, Fan SH, Macek B, Sass P, Bitschar K, Schittek B, Kretschmer D, Götz F. Staphylococcus aureus Lpl protein triggers human host cell invasion via activation of Hsp90 receptor. Cell Microbiol 2019; 22:e13111. [PMID: 31515903 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative intracellular pathogen. Recently, it has been shown that the protein part of the lipoprotein-like lipoproteins (Lpls), encoded by the lpl cluster comprising of 10 lpls paralogue genes, increases pathogenicity, delays the G2/M phase transition, and also triggers host cell invasion. Here, we show that a recombinant Lpl1 protein without the lipid moiety binds directly to the isoforms of the human heat shock proteins Hsp90α and Hsp90ß. Synthetic peptides covering the Lpl1 sequence caused a twofold to fivefold increase of S. aureus invasion in HaCaT cells. Antibodies against Hsp90 decrease S. aureus invasion in HaCaT cells and in primary human keratinocytes. Additionally, inhibition of ATPase function of Hsp90 or silencing Hsp90α expression by siRNA also decreased the S. aureus invasion in HaCaT cells. Although the Hsp90ß is constitutively expressed, the Hsp90α isoform is heat-inducible and appears to play a major role in Lpl1 interaction. Pre-incubation of HaCaT cells at 39°C increased both the Hsp90α expression and S. aureus invasion. Lpl1-Hsp90 interaction induces F-actin formation, thus, triggering an endocytosis-like internalisation. Here, we uncovered a new host cell invasion principle on the basis of Lpl-Hsp90 interaction.
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- Paula M Tribelli
- Microbial Genetics, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Departamento de Química Biológica, FCEyN-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Microbial Genetics, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Biology Department, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Microbial Genetics, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Division of Microbiology, Paul-Ehrlich Institute, Langen, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Genetics, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Proteome Center Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Infection Biology, Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Genetics, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine Tübingen (IMIT), University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Pain M, Hjerde E, Klingenberg C, Cavanagh JP. Comparative Genomic Analysis of Staphylococcus haemolyticus Reveals Key to Hospital Adaptation and Pathogenicity. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2096. [PMID: 31552006 PMCID: PMC6747052 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus haemolyticus is a skin commensal gaining increased attention as an emerging pathogen of nosocomial infections. However, knowledge about the transition from a commensal to an invasive lifestyle remains sparse and there is a paucity of studies comparing pathogenicity traits between commensal and clinical isolates. In this study, we used a pan-genomic approach to identify factors important for infection and hospital adaptation by exploring the genomic variability of 123 clinical isolates and 46 commensal S. haemolyticus isolates. Phylogenetic reconstruction grouped the 169 isolates into six clades with a distinct distribution of clinical and commensal isolates in the different clades. Phenotypically, multi-drug antibiotic resistance was detected in 108/123 (88%) of the clinical isolates and 5/46 (11%) of the commensal isolates (p < 0.05). In the clinical isolates, we commonly identified a homolog of the serine-rich repeat glycoproteins sraP. Additionally, three novel capsular polysaccharide operons were detected, with a potential role in S. haemolyticus virulence. Clinical S. haemolyticus isolates showed specific signatures associated with successful hospital adaption. Biofilm forming S. haemolyticus isolates that are resistant to oxacillin (mecA) and aminoglycosides (aacA-aphD) are most likely invasive isolates whereas absence of these traits strongly indicates a commensal isolate. We conclude that our data show a clear segregation of isolates of commensal origin, and specific genetic signatures distinguishing the clinical isolates from the commensal isolates. The widespread use of antimicrobial agents has probably promoted the development of successful hospital adapted clones of S. haemolyticus clones through acquisition of mobile genetic elements or beneficial point mutations and rearrangements in surface associated genes.
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- Maria Pain
- Pediatric Infections Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Norstruct, UiT The Arcic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Pediatric Infections Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Pediatric Infections Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.,Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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The MSCRAMM Family of Cell-Wall-Anchored Surface Proteins of Gram-Positive Cocci. Trends Microbiol 2019; 27:927-941. [PMID: 31375310 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMMs) are a family of proteins that are defined by the presence of two adjacent IgG-like folded subdomains. These promote binding to ligands by mechanisms that involve major conformational changes exemplified by the binding to fibrinogen by the 'dock-lock-latch' mechanism or to collagen by the 'collagen hug'. Clumping factors A and B are two such MSCRAMMs that have several important roles in the pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus infections. MSCRAMM architecture, ligand binding, and roles in infection and colonization are examined with a focus on recent developments with clumping factors.
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Foster TJ. Surface Proteins of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Spectr 2019; 7:10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0046-2018. [PMID: 31267926 PMCID: PMC10957221 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0046-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The surface of Staphylococcus aureus is decorated with over 20 proteins that are covalently anchored to peptidoglycan by the action of sortase A. These cell wall-anchored (CWA) proteins can be classified into several structural and functional groups. The largest is the MSCRAMM family, which is characterized by tandemly repeated IgG-like folded domains that bind peptide ligands by the dock lock latch mechanism or the collagen triple helix by the collagen hug. Several CWA proteins comprise modules that have different functions, and some individual domains can bind different ligands, sometimes by different mechanisms. For example, the N-terminus of the fibronectin binding proteins comprises an MSCRAMM domain which binds several ligands, while the C-terminus is composed of tandem fibronectin binding repeats. Surface proteins promote adhesion to host cells and tissue, including components of the extracellular matrix, contribute to biofilm formation by stimulating attachment to the host or indwelling medical devices followed by cell-cell accumulation via homophilic interactions between proteins on neighboring cells, help bacteria evade host innate immune responses, participate in iron acquisition from host hemoglobin, and trigger invasion of bacteria into cells that are not normally phagocytic. The study of genetically manipulated strains using animal infection models has shown that many CWA proteins contribute to pathogenesis. Fragments of CWA proteins have the potential to be used in multicomponent vaccines to prevent S. aureus infections.
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Kwiecinski JM, Crosby HA, Valotteau C, Hippensteel JA, Nayak MK, Chauhan AK, Schmidt EP, Dufrêne YF, Horswill AR. Staphylococcus aureus adhesion in endovascular infections is controlled by the ArlRS-MgrA signaling cascade. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007800. [PMID: 31116795 PMCID: PMC6548404 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of endovascular infections. This bacterial pathogen uses a diverse array of surface adhesins to clump in blood and adhere to vessel walls, leading to endothelial damage, development of intravascular vegetations and secondary infectious foci, and overall disease progression. In this work, we describe a novel strategy used by S. aureus to control adhesion and clumping through activity of the ArlRS two-component regulatory system, and its downstream effector MgrA. Utilizing a combination of in vitro cellular assays, and single-cell atomic force microscopy, we demonstrated that inactivation of this ArlRS—MgrA cascade inhibits S. aureus adhesion to a vast array of relevant host molecules (fibrinogen, fibronectin, von Willebrand factor, collagen), its clumping with fibrinogen, and its attachment to human endothelial cells and vascular structures. This impact on S. aureus adhesion was apparent in low shear environments, and in physiological levels of shear stress, as well as in vivo in mouse models. These effects were likely mediated by the de-repression of giant surface proteins Ebh, SraP, and SasG, caused by inactivation of the ArlRS—MgrA cascade. In our in vitro assays, these giant proteins collectively shielded the function of other surface adhesins and impaired their binding to cognate ligands. Finally, we demonstrated that the ArlRS—MgrA regulatory cascade is a druggable target through the identification of a small-molecule inhibitor of ArlRS signaling. Our findings suggest a novel approach for the pharmacological treatment and prevention of S. aureus endovascular infections through targeting the ArlRS—MgrA regulatory system. Adhesion is central to the success of Staphylococcus aureus as a bacterial pathogen. We describe a novel mechanism through which S. aureus alters adhesion to ligands by regulating expression of giant inhibitory surface proteins. These giant proteins shield normal surface adhesins, preventing binding to ligands commonly found in the bloodstream and vessel walls. Using this unique regulatory scheme, S. aureus can bypass the need for individualized regulation of numerous adhesins to control overall adhesive properties. Our study establishes the importance of these giant proteins for S. aureus pathogenesis and demonstrates that a single regulatory cascade can be targeted for treating infections.
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- Jakub M. Kwiecinski
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO), Wallonia, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Latousakis D, MacKenzie DA, Telatin A, Juge N. Serine-rich repeat proteins from gut microbes. Gut Microbes 2019; 11:102-117. [PMID: 31035824 PMCID: PMC6973325 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2019.1602428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Serine-rich repeat proteins (SRRPs) have emerged as an important group of cell surface adhesins found in a growing number of Gram-positive bacteria. Studies focused on SRRPs from streptococci and staphylococci demonstrated that these proteins are O-glycosylated on serine or threonine residues and exported via an accessory secretion (aSec) system. In pathogens, these adhesins contribute to disease pathogenesis and represent therapeutic targets. Recently, the non-canonical aSec system has been identified in the genomes of gut microbes and characterization of their associated SRRPs is beginning to unfold, showing their role in mediating attachment and biofilm formation. Here we provide an update of the occurrence, structure, and function of SRRPs across bacteria, with emphasis on the molecular and biochemical properties of SRRPs from gut symbionts, particularly Lactobacilli. These emerging studies underscore the range of ligands recognized by these adhesins and the importance of SRRP glycosylation in the interaction of gut microbes with the host.
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- Dimitrios Latousakis
- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- The Gut Microbes and Health Institute Strategic Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Khan F, Suguna K. Crystal structure of the legume lectin-like domain of an ERGIC-53-like protein from Entamoeba histolytica. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun 2019; 75:197-204. [PMID: 30839295 PMCID: PMC6404861 DOI: 10.1107/s2053230x19000499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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ERGIC-53-like proteins are type I membrane proteins that belong to the class of intracellular cargo receptors and are known to be indispensable for the intracellular transport of glycoproteins. They are implicated in transporting glycoproteins between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi body. The crystal structure of the legume lectin-like domain of an ERGIC-53-like protein from Entamoeba histolytica has been determined at 2.4 Å resolution. Although the overall structure of the domain resembles those of its mammalian and yeast orthologs (ERGIC-53 and Emp46, respectively), there are significant changes in the carbohydrate-binding site. A sequence-based search revealed the presence of several homologs of ERGIC-53 in different species of Entamoeba. This is the first report of the structural characterization of a member of this class of proteins from a protozoan and serves to further knowledge and understanding regarding the species-specific differences.
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- Farha Khan
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India
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ABO blood group antigens may be associated with increased susceptibility to schistosomiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Helminthol 2018; 94:e21. [PMID: 30526698 DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x18001116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Schistosomiasis or bilharzia is a widespread parasitic disease caused by blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma. Some factors have been investigated previously regarding their effect on the pathophysiological mechanism of human schistosomiasis, but the possible influence of the ABO blood group on the severity of Schistosoma infection has been the most promising. Hence, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to further investigate the association of the ABO blood group with schistosomiasis susceptibility. Selected publications were retrieved from PubMed up to 21 August 2018, for related studies written in English. Number of cases (with schistosomiasis) and controls (without schistosomiasis) were extracted across all ABO blood types. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed, pooled and interpreted. Subgroup analysis by the species of Schistosoma infecting the population and the participants' ethnicity was also performed. The overall analysis revealed heterogeneity in the outcomes, which warranted the identification of the cause using the Galbraith plot. Post-outlier outcomes of the pooled ORs show that individuals who are not blood type O are more susceptible (OR: 1.40; 95% CI: 1.17-1.67; PA < 0.001) to schistosomiasis than those who are blood type O (OR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.60-0.85; PA < 0.001). Subgroup analysis yielded the same observations regardless of the species of schistosome and the ethnicity of the participants. Results of this meta-analysis suggest that individuals who are blood type B and A are more susceptible to schistosomiasis than those who are blood type O. However, more studies are needed to confirm our claims.
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Vickers C, Liu F, Abe K, Salama-Alber O, Jenkins M, Springate CMK, Burke JE, Withers SG, Boraston AB. Endo-fucoidan hydrolases from glycoside hydrolase family 107 (GH107) display structural and mechanistic similarities to α-l-fucosidases from GH29. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:18296-18308. [PMID: 30282808 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Fucoidans are chemically complex and highly heterogeneous sulfated marine fucans from brown macro algae. Possessing a variety of physicochemical and biological activities, fucoidans are used as gelling and thickening agents in the food industry and have anticoagulant, antiviral, antitumor, antibacterial, and immune activities. Although fucoidan-depolymerizing enzymes have been identified, the molecular basis of their activity on these chemically complex polysaccharides remains largely uninvestigated. In this study, we focused on three glycoside hydrolase family 107 (GH107) enzymes: MfFcnA and two newly identified members, P5AFcnA and P19DFcnA, from a bacterial species of the genus Psychromonas Using carbohydrate-PAGE, we show that P5AFcnA and P19DFcnA are active on fucoidans that differ from those depolymerized by MfFcnA, revealing differential substrate specificity within the GH107 family. Using a combination of X-ray crystallography and NMR analyses, we further show that GH107 family enzymes share features of their structures and catalytic mechanisms with GH29 α-l-fucosidases. However, we found that GH107 enzymes have the distinction of utilizing a histidine side chain as the proposed acid/base catalyst in its retaining mechanism. Further interpretation of the structural data indicated that the active-site architectures within this family are highly variable, likely reflecting the specificity of GH107 enzymes for different fucoidan substructures. Together, these findings begin to illuminate the molecular details underpinning the biological processing of fucoidans.
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- Chelsea Vickers
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada, and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada
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- the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada, and
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia 8W 3P6, Canada,.
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SssP1, a Streptococcus suis Fimbria-Like Protein Transported by the SecY2/A2 System, Contributes to Bacterial Virulence. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:AEM.01385-18. [PMID: 30030221 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01385-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Streptococcus suis is an important Gram-positive pathogen in the swine industry and is an emerging zoonotic pathogen for humans. In our previous work, we found a virulent S. suis strain, CZ130302, belonging to a novel serotype, Chz, to be associated with acute meningitis in piglets. However, its underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of three Chz serotype strains, including strain CZ130302 and two avirulent strains, HN136 and AH681. By genome comparison, we found two putative genomic islands (GIs) uniquely encoded in strain CZ130302 and designated them 50K GI and 58K GI. In mouse infection model, the deletion of 50K and 58K GIs caused 270-fold and 3-fold attenuation of virulence, respectively. Notably, we identified a complete SecY2/A2 system, coupled with its secretory protein SssP1 encoded in the 50K GI, which contributed to the pathogenicity of strain CZ130302. Immunogold electron microscopy and immunofluorescence analyses indicated that SssP1 could form fimbria-like structures that extend outward from the bacterial cell surface. The sssP1 mutation also attenuated bacterial adherence in human laryngeal epithelial (HEp-2) cells and human brain microvessel endothelial cells (HBMECs) compared with the wild type. Furthermore, we showed that two analogous Ig-like subdomains of SssP1 have sialic acid binding capacities. In conclusion, our results revealed that the 50K GI and the inside SecY2/A2 system gene cluster are related to the virulence of strain CZ130302, and we clarified a new S. suis pathogenesis mechanism mediated by the secretion protein SssP1.IMPORTANCE Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen. Here, we managed to identify key factors to clarify the virulence of S. suis strain CZ130302 from a novel serotype, Chz. Notably, it was shown that a fimbria-like structure was significantly connected to the pathogenicity of the CZ130302 strain by comparative genomics analysis and animal infection assays. The mechanisms of how the CZ130302 strain constructs these fimbria-like structures in the cell surface by genes encoding and production transport were subsequently elucidated. Biosynthesis of the fimbria-like structure was achieved by the production of SssP1 glycoproteins, and its construction was dependent on the SecA2/Y2 secretion system. This study identified a visible fimbria-like protein, SssP1, participating in adhesion to host cells and contributing to the virulence in S. suis These findings will promote a better understanding of the pathogenesis of S. suis.
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Bensing BA, Li Q, Park D, Lebrilla CB, Sullam PM. Streptococcal Siglec-like adhesins recognize different subsets of human plasma glycoproteins: implications for infective endocarditis. Glycobiology 2018; 28:601-611. [PMID: 29796594 PMCID: PMC6054165 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwy052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus sanguinis are typically found among the normal oral microbiota but can also cause infective endocarditis. These organisms express cell surface serine-rich repeat adhesins containing "Siglec-like" binding regions (SLBRs) that mediate attachment to α2-3-linked sialic acids on human glycoproteins. Two known receptors for the Siglec-like adhesins are the salivary mucin MG2/MUC7 and platelet GPIbα, and the interaction of streptococci with these targets may contribute to oral colonization and endocarditis, respectively. The SLBRs display a surprising diversity of preferences for defined glycans, ranging from highly selective to broader specificity. In this report, we characterize the glycoproteins in human plasma recognized by four SLBRs that prefer different α2-3 sialoglycan structures. We found that the SLBRs recognize a surprisingly small subset of plasma proteins that are extensively O-glycosylated. The preferred plasma protein ligands for a sialyl-T antigen-selective SLBR are proteoglycan 4 (lubricin) and inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4. Conversely, the preferred ligand for a 3'sialyllactosamine-selective SLBR is glycocalicin (the extracellular portion of platelet GPIbα). All four SLBRs recognize C1 inhibitor but detect distinctly different glycoforms of this key regulator of the complement and kallikrein protease cascades. The four plasma ligands have potential roles in thrombosis and inflammation, and each has been cited as a biomarker for one or more vascular or other diseases. The combined results suggest that the interaction of Siglec-like adhesins with different subsets of plasma glycoproteins could have a significant impact on the propensity of streptococci to establish endocardial infections.
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- Barbara A Bensing
- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Klychnikov OI, Shamorkina TM, Weeks SD, van Leeuwen HC, Corver J, Drijfhout JW, van Veelen PA, Sluchanko NN, Strelkov SV, Hensbergen PJ. Discovery of a new Pro-Pro endopeptidase, PPEP-2, provides mechanistic insights into the differences in substrate specificity within the PPEP family. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:11154-11165. [PMID: 29794027 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.003244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pro-Pro endopeptidases (PPEPs) belong to a recently discovered family of proteases capable of hydrolyzing a Pro-Pro bond. The first member from the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile (PPEP-1) cleaves two C. difficile cell-surface proteins involved in adhesion, one of which is encoded by the gene adjacent to the ppep-1 gene. However, related PPEPs may exist in other bacteria and may shed light on substrate specificity in this enzyme family. Here, we report on the homolog of PPEP-1 in Paenibacillus alvei, which we denoted PPEP-2. We found that PPEP-2 is a secreted metalloprotease, which likewise cleaved a cell-surface protein encoded by an adjacent gene. However, the cleavage motif of PPEP-2, PLP↓PVP, is distinct from that of PPEP-1 (VNP↓PVP). As a result, an optimal substrate peptide for PPEP-2 was not cleaved by PPEP-1 and vice versa. To gain insight into the specificity mechanism of PPEP-2, we determined its crystal structure at 1.75 Å resolution and further confirmed the structure in solution using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). We show that a four-amino-acid loop, which is distinct in PPEP-1 and -2 (GGST in PPEP-1 and SERV in PPEP-2), plays a crucial role in substrate specificity. A PPEP-2 variant, in which the four loop residues had been swapped for those from PPEP-1, displayed a shift in substrate specificity toward PPEP-1 substrates. Our results provide detailed insights into the PPEP-2 structure and the structural determinants of substrate specificity in this new family of PPEP proteases.
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- Oleg I Klychnikov
- From the Laboratory for Biocrystallography, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- From the Laboratory for Biocrystallography, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 Leiden, The Netherlands
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- the A. N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071 Moscow, Russia, and.,the Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- From the Laboratory for Biocrystallography, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Wang Q, Chen H, Yang Y, Wang B. Expression of Neu5Acα2,3Gal and Neu5Acα2,6Gal on the nasal mucosa of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and its possible effect on bacterial biofilm formation. Microb Pathog 2018; 123:24-27. [PMID: 29906542 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adherence of pathogen to nasal mucosa and colonization is the first step of bacterial biofilm(BBF) formation in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).Terminal sialic acids presenting on cell surface are potential targets for bacterial binding, thus may partly contribute to the pathogenesis of CRS. However, little has been published in this respect, the purpose of our study aimed to investigate the expression of sialic acids on the nasal mucosa in CRS patients and its possible effect on BBF formation. METHODS Sinus mucosa were harvested from CRS patients undergoing endoscopic surgery. The positive of BBF formation were detected by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and the expression of Neu5Acα2,3Gal(α2,3-linked sialic acid) and Neu5Acα2,6Gal(α2,6-linked sialic acid) on nasal mucosa were determined by fluorescent-immunohistochemical staining (F-IHC) with MAL-II and SNA respectively. A semi-quantitative scoring system was used to assess their different expression between CRS group and the control, as well as BBF positive and negative group. RESULTS Expression of Neu5Acα2,3Gal and Neu5Acα2,6Gal were both detected in the epithelium and submucosal glands of all 40 CRS patients and 23 controls, they were significantly up-regulated in CRS group(p < 0.05). Among 24 CRS patients, typical BBF formation were identified in 13 cases while the other 11 were regarded as negative, Between the subgroup of BBF(+) and BBF(-), both of Neu5Acα2,3Gal and Neu5Acα2,6Gal had a trend of increasing in BBF(+) group, however, the increased expression of Neu5Acα2,3Gal was statistical significance (4.77 ± 0.90 versus 3.45 ± 1.40; p = 0.0282), whereas the difference of Neu5Acα2,6Gal was insignificant(4.15 ± 1.27 versus 3.55 ± 1.59; p = 0.4281). CONCLUSION Expression of MAL-II binding (most probable Neu5Acα2,3Gal) and SNA binding (Neu5Acα2,6Gal) were up-regulated in inflamed nasal mucosa, and the increased expression of them may contribute to bacterial biofilm formation which deserved a further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qinying Wang
- Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- Department of Head-neck Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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Blanchette KA, Wenke JC. Current therapies in treatment and prevention of fracture wound biofilms: why a multifaceted approach is essential for resolving persistent infections. J Bone Jt Infect 2018; 3:50-67. [PMID: 29761067 PMCID: PMC5949568 DOI: 10.7150/jbji.23423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Traumatic orthopedic injuries, particularly extremity wounds, are a significant cause of morbidity. Despite prophylactic antibiotic treatment and surgical intervention, persistent infectious complications can and do occur. Persistent bacterial infections are often caused by biofilms, communities of antibiotic tolerant bacteria encased within a matrix. The structural and metabolic differences in this mode of growth make treatment difficult. Herein, we describe both established and novel, experimental treatments targeted at various stages of wound healing that are specifically aimed at reducing and eliminating biofilm bacteria. Importantly, the highly tolerant nature of these bacterial communities suggests that most singular approaches could be circumvented and a multifaceted, combinatorial approach will be the most effective strategy for treating these complicated infections.
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- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft Sam Houston, TX
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