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Pérez-Ortega J, van Boxtel R, Plisnier M, Ingels D, Devos N, Sijmons S, Tommassen J. Biosynthesis of the Inner Core of Bordetella pertussis Lipopolysaccharides: Effect of Mutations on LPS Structure, Cell Division, and Toll-like Receptor 4 Activation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17313. [PMID: 38139140 PMCID: PMC10743493 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417313] [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: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Previously developed whole-cell vaccines against Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, appeared to be too reactogenic due to their endotoxin content. Reduction in endotoxicity can generally be achieved through structural modifications in the lipid A moiety of lipopolysaccharides (LPS). In this study, we found that dephosphorylation of lipid A in B. pertussis through the heterologous production of the phosphatase LpxE from Francisella novicida did, unexpectedly, not affect Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-stimulating activity. We then focused on the inner core of LPS, whose synthesis has so far not been studied in B. pertussis. The kdtA and kdkA genes, responsible for the incorporation of a single 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) residue in the inner core and its phosphorylation, respectively, appeared to be essential. However, the Kdo-bound phosphate could be replaced by a second Kdo after the heterologous production of Escherichia coli kdtA. This structural change in the inner core affected outer-core and lipid A structures and also bacterial physiology, as reflected in cell filamentation and a switch in virulence phase. Furthermore, the eptB gene responsible for the non-stoichiometric substitution of Kdo-bound phosphate with phosphoethanolamine was identified and inactivated. Interestingly, the constructed inner-core modifications affected TLR4-stimulating activity. Whereas endotoxicity studies generally focus on the lipid A moiety, our data demonstrate that structural changes in the inner core can also affect TLR4-stimulating activity.
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- Jesús Pérez-Ortega
- Section Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands; (J.P.-O.); (R.v.B.)
- Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Section Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands; (J.P.-O.); (R.v.B.)
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- Vaccines Research & Development, GSK, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium; (M.P.); (D.I.); (N.D.); (S.S.)
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- Vaccines Research & Development, GSK, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium; (M.P.); (D.I.); (N.D.); (S.S.)
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- Vaccines Research & Development, GSK, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium; (M.P.); (D.I.); (N.D.); (S.S.)
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- Vaccines Research & Development, GSK, 1330 Rixensart, Belgium; (M.P.); (D.I.); (N.D.); (S.S.)
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- Section Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands; (J.P.-O.); (R.v.B.)
- Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Gorgojo JP, Carrica MDC, Baroli CM, Valdez HA, Alvarez Hayes J, Rodriguez ME. Adenylate cyclase toxin of Bordetella parapertussis disrupts the epithelial barrier granting the bacterial access to the intracellular space of epithelial cells. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0291331. [PMID: 38011105 PMCID: PMC10681170 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
B. parapertussis is one of the etiological agents of whooping cough. Once inhaled, the bacteria bind to the respiratory epithelium and start the infection. Little is known about this first step of host colonization and the role of the human airway epithelial barrier on B. parapertussis infection. We here investigated the outcome of the interaction of B. parapertussis with a polarized monolayer of respiratory epithelial cells. Our results show that B. parapertussis preferentially attaches to the intercellular boundaries, and causes the disruption of the tight junction integrity through the action of adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA). We further found evidence indicating that this disruption enables the bacterial access to components of the basolateral membrane of epithelial cells to which B. parapertussis efficiently attaches and gains access to the intracellular location, where it can survive and eventually spread back into the extracellular environment. Altogether, these results suggest that the adenylate cyclase toxin enables B. parapertussis to overcome the epithelial barrier and eventually establish a niche of persistence within the respiratory epithelial cells.
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- Juan Pablo Gorgojo
- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Wang Z, Fan F, Wang J, Wang L, Hu H, Wang C, Wang X. Engineering Escherichia coli to produce Bordetella pertussis oligosaccharide with multiple trisaccharide units. Metab Eng 2021; 69:147-162. [PMID: 34863939 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2021.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The immunogenicity of the pertussis vaccine can be significantly improved by adding Bordetella pertussis oligosaccharide with multiple trisaccharide units. The more trisaccharide units there are, the better the efficiency of the immune response induction. However, natural B. pertussis oligosaccharides usually contain only a single terminal trisaccharide unit. In addition, B. pertussis is pathogenic, and there are potential safety hazards when preparing oligosaccharides from B. pertussis. In this study, Escherichia coli MG1655 was engineered to produce B. pertussis oligosaccharides containing multiple trisaccharide units. Fifty-nine genes relevant to the biosynthesis of the O-antigen and core oligosaccharide of lipopolysaccharide, enterobacterial common antigen, and colanic acid were deleted in MG1655, resulting in strain MDCO020. Then, 25 genes relevant to the biosynthesis of the oligosaccharide antigen in B. pertussis and 3 genes relevant to the repeating trisaccharide unit in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 were overexpressed in MDCO020, resulting in the recombinant E. coli MDCO020/pWpBpD5. The production of B. pertussis oligosaccharide with multiple trisaccharide units by MDCO020/pWpBpD5 was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and 1H NMR analyses, and its immune response-stimulating activity was confirmed by using rabbit anti-pertussis serum.
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- Zhen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Suzhou Microvac Biotech Co., Ltd., Suzhou, 215021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Suzhou Microvac Biotech Co., Ltd., Suzhou, 215021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; International Joint Laboratory on Food Safety, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China; Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
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MacArthur I, Belcher T, King JD, Ramasamy V, Alhammadi M, Preston A. The evolution of Bordetella pertussis has selected for mutations of acr that lead to sensitivity to hydrophobic molecules and fatty acids. Emerg Microbes Infect 2019; 8:603-612. [PMID: 30966996 PMCID: PMC6461096 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1601502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Whooping cough, or pertussis, is resurgent in numerous countries worldwide. This has renewed interest in Bordetella pertussis biology and vaccinology. The in vitro growth of B. pertussis has been a source of difficulty, both for the study of the organism and the production of pertussis vaccines. It is inhibited by fatty acids and other hydrophobic molecules. The AcrAB efflux system is present in many different bacteria and in combination with an outer membrane factor exports acriflavine and other small hydrophobic molecules from the cell. Here, we identify that the speciation of B. pertussis has selected for an Acr system that is naturally mutated and displays reduced activity compared to B. bronchiseptica, in which the system appears intact. Replacement of the B. pertussis locus with that of B. bronchiseptica conferred higher levels of resistance to growth inhibition by acriflavine and fatty acids. In addition, we identified that the transcription of the locus is repressed by a LysR-type transcriptional regulator. Palmitate de-represses the expression of the acr locus, dependent on the LysR regulator, strongly suggesting that it is a transcriptional repressor that is regulated by palmitate. It is intriguing that the speciation of B. pertussis has selected for a reduction in activity of the Acr efflux system that typically is regarded as protective to bacteria.
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- Iain MacArthur
- a The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath , Bath , UK.,b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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- b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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- b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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- b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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- b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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- a The Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath , Bath , UK.,b Department of Biology and Biochemistry , University of Bath , Bath , UK
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Ectopic Expression of O Antigen in Bordetella pertussis by a Novel Genomic Integration System. mSphere 2018; 3:mSphere00417-17. [PMID: 29404410 PMCID: PMC5784241 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00417-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Some bacterial phenotypes emerge through the cooperative functions of a number of genes residing within a large genetic locus. To transfer the phenotype of one bacterium to another, a means to introduce the large genetic locus into the recipient bacterium is needed. Therefore, we developed a novel system by combining the advantages of a bacterial artificial chromosome vector and phage-derived gene integration machinery. In this study, we succeeded for the first time in introducing a gene locus involved in O antigen biosynthesis of Bordetella bronchiseptica into the chromosome of B. pertussis, which intrinsically lacks O antigen, and using this system we analyzed phenotypic alterations in the resultant mutant strain of B. pertussis. The present results demonstrate that this system successfully accomplished the above-described purpose. We consider this system to be applicable to a number of bacteria other than Bordetella. We describe a novel genome integration system that enables the introduction of DNA fragments as large as 50 kbp into the chromosomes of recipient bacteria. This system, named BPI, comprises a bacterial artificial chromosome vector and phage-derived gene integration machinery. We introduced the wbm locus of Bordetella bronchiseptica, which is required for O antigen biosynthesis, into the chromosome of B. pertussis, which intrinsically lacks O antigen, using the BPI system. After the introduction of the wbm locus, B. pertussis presented an additional substance in the lipooligosaccharide fraction that was specifically recognized by the anti-B. bronchiseptica antibody but not the anti-B. pertussis antibody, indicating that B. pertussis expressed O antigen corresponding to that of B. bronchiseptica. O antigen-expressing B. pertussis was less sensitive to the bactericidal effects of serum and polymyxin B than the isogenic parental strain. In addition, an in vivo competitive infection assay showed that O antigen-expressing B. pertussis dominantly colonized the mouse respiratory tract over the parental strain. These results indicate that the BPI system provides a means to alter the phenotypes of bacteria by introducing large exogenous DNA fragments. IMPORTANCE Some bacterial phenotypes emerge through the cooperative functions of a number of genes residing within a large genetic locus. To transfer the phenotype of one bacterium to another, a means to introduce the large genetic locus into the recipient bacterium is needed. Therefore, we developed a novel system by combining the advantages of a bacterial artificial chromosome vector and phage-derived gene integration machinery. In this study, we succeeded for the first time in introducing a gene locus involved in O antigen biosynthesis of Bordetella bronchiseptica into the chromosome of B. pertussis, which intrinsically lacks O antigen, and using this system we analyzed phenotypic alterations in the resultant mutant strain of B. pertussis. The present results demonstrate that this system successfully accomplished the above-described purpose. We consider this system to be applicable to a number of bacteria other than Bordetella.
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Dewan KK, Taylor-Mulneix DL, Hilburger LJ, Rivera I, Preston A, Harvill ET. An Extracellular Polysaccharide Locus Required for Transmission of Bordetella bronchiseptica. J Infect Dis 2017; 216:899-906. [PMID: 28973366 PMCID: PMC5853889 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The lack of animal models to experimentally study how infectious agents transmit between hosts limits our understanding of what makes some pathogens so contagious. Methods We recently developed a Bordetella bronchiseptica mouse model to study transmission and have used it to assess, for the first time, which of several well-studied "virulence factors" common to classical Bordetella species contribute to transmission. Results Among 13 mutants screened, a mutant lacking an extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) locus consistently failed to transmit. The loss of EPS had no obvious effect on in vitro characteristics of growth, adherence, cytotoxicity, or serum resistance, though it profoundly reduced the ability of the mutant to colonize the lower respiratory tract of mice. While wild-type B. bronchiseptica was shed from colonized mice and efficiently transmitted to cage-mates, the mutant colonized less efficiently, shed at lower numbers, and consequently did not transmit to naive animals. Conclusions These results have important implications for potential roles of polysaccharides in the pathogenesis and transmission of Bordetella species as well as other respiratory pathogens. Cases of pertussis (whooping cough) caused by Bordetella pertussis are on the rise, and understanding factors that contribute to their spread is critical to its control.
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- Kalyan K Dewan
- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens
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- Infectious Disease Graduate Program, University of Georgia, Athens
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- Milner Centre for Evolution and Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, United Kingdom
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens
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Alvarez Hayes J, Oviedo JM, Valdez H, Laborde JM, Maschi F, Ayala M, Shah R, Fernandez Lahore M, Rodriguez ME. A recombinant iron transport protein from Bordetella pertussis confers protection against Bordetella parapertussis. Microbiol Immunol 2017; 61:407-415. [PMID: 28857261 DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Whooping cough, which is caused by Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis, is a reemerging disease. New protective antigens are needed to improve the efficacy of current vaccines against both species. Using proteomic tools, it was here found that B. parapertussis expresses a homolog of AfuA, a previously reported new vaccine candidate against B. pertussis. It was found that this homolog, named AfuABpp , is expressed during B. parapertussis infection, exposed on the surface of the bacteria and recognized by specific antibodies induced by the recombinant AfuA cloned from B. pertussis (rAfuA). Importantly, the presence of the O-antigen, a molecule that has been found to shield surface antigens on B. parapertussis, showed no influence on antibody recognition of AfuABpp on the bacterial surface. The present study further showed that antibodies induced by immunization with the recombinant protein were able to opsonize B. parapertussis and promote bacterial uptake by neutrophils. Finally, it was shown that this antigen confers protection against B. parapertussis infection in a mouse model. Altogether, these results indicate that AfuA is a good vaccine candidate for acellular vaccines protective against both causative agents of whooping cough.
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- Jimena Alvarez Hayes
- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), School of Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), School of Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), School of Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Animals. School of Veterinary Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Animals. School of Veterinary Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Animals. School of Veterinary Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), School of Sciences, University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Gorgojo J, Scharrig E, Gómez RM, Harvill ET, Rodríguez ME. Bordetella parapertussis Circumvents Neutrophil Extracellular Bactericidal Mechanisms. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169936. [PMID: 28095485 PMCID: PMC5240980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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B. parapertussis is a whooping cough etiological agent with the ability to evade the immune response induced by pertussis vaccines. We previously demonstrated that in the absence of opsonic antibodies B. parapertussis hampers phagocytosis by neutrophils and macrophages and, when phagocytosed, blocks intracellular killing by interfering with phagolysosomal fusion. But neutrophils can kill and/or immobilize extracellular bacteria through non-phagocytic mechanisms such as degranulation and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). In this study we demonstrated that B. parapertussis also has the ability to circumvent these two neutrophil extracellular bactericidal activities. The lack of neutrophil degranulation was found dependent on the O antigen that targets the bacteria to cell lipid rafts, eventually avoiding the fusion of nascent phagosomes with specific and azurophilic granules. IgG opsonization overcame this inhibition of neutrophil degranulation. We further observed that B. parapertussis did not induce NETs release in resting neutrophils and inhibited NETs formation in response to phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) stimulation by a mechanism dependent on adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA)-mediated inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Thus, B. parapertussis modulates neutrophil bactericidal activity through two different mechanisms, one related to the lack of proper NETs-inducer stimuli and the other one related to an active inhibitory mechanism. Together with previous results these data suggest that B. parapertussis has the ability to subvert the main neutrophil bactericidal functions, inhibiting efficient clearance in non-immune hosts.
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- Juan Gorgojo
- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, CCT-La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, CCT-La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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- Center for Vaccines and Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- CINDEFI (UNLP CONICET La Plata), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
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Brade H, Brabetz W, Brade L, Hoist O, Löbau S, Lucakova M, Mamat U, Rozalski A, Zych K, Kosma P. Review: Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199700400108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- H. Brade
- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Hoonakker ME, Verhagen LM, Pupo E, de Haan A, Metz B, Hendriksen CFM, Han WGH, Sloots A. Vaccine-Mediated Activation of Human TLR4 Is Affected by Modulation of Culture Conditions during Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccine Preparation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0161428. [PMID: 27548265 PMCID: PMC4993483 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The potency of whole-cell pertussis (wP) vaccines is still determined by an intracerebral mouse protection test. To allow development of suitable in vitro alternatives to this test, insight into relevant parameters to monitor the consistency of vaccine quality is essential. To this end, a panel of experimental wP vaccines of varying quality was prepared by sulfate-mediated suppression of the BvgASR master virulence regulatory system of Bordetella pertussis during cultivation. This system regulates the transcription of a range of virulence proteins, many of which are considered important for the induction of effective host immunity. The protein compositions and in vivo potencies of the vaccines were BvgASR dependent, with the vaccine containing the highest amount of virulence proteins having the highest in vivo potency. Here, the capacities of these vaccines to stimulate human Toll-like receptors (hTLR) 2 and 4 and the role these receptors play in wP vaccine-mediated activation of antigen-presenting cells in vitro were studied. Prolonged BvgASR suppression was associated with a decreased capacity of vaccines to activate hTLR4. In contrast, no significant differences in hTLR2 activation were observed. Similarly, vaccine-induced activation of MonoMac-6 and monocyte-derived dendritic cells was strongest with the highest potency vaccine. Blocking of TLR2 and TLR4 showed that differences in antigen-presenting cell activation could be largely attributed to vaccine-dependent variation in hTLR4 signalling. Interestingly, this BvgASR-dependent decrease in hTLR4 activation coincided with a reduction in GlcN-modified lipopolysaccharides in these vaccines. Accordingly, expression of the lgmA-C genes, required for this glucosamine modification, was significantly reduced in bacteria exposed to sulfate. Together, these findings demonstrate that the BvgASR status of bacteria during wP vaccine preparation is critical for their hTLR4 activation capacity and suggest that including such parameters to assess consistency of newly produced vaccines could bring in vitro testing of vaccine quality a step closer.
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- Marieke E. Hoonakker
- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Animals in Science and Society, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Animals in Science and Society, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Hester SE, Goodfield LL, Park J, Feaga HA, Ivanov YV, Bendor L, Taylor DL, Harvill ET. Host Specificity of Ovine Bordetella parapertussis and the Role of Complement. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130964. [PMID: 26158540 PMCID: PMC4497623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The classical bordetellae are comprised of three subspecies that differ from broad to very limited host specificity. Although several lineages appear to have specialized to particular host species, most retain the ability to colonize and grow in mice, providing a powerful common experimental model to study their differences. One of the subspecies, Bordetella parapertussis, is composed of two distinct clades that have specialized to different hosts: one to humans (Bpphu), and the other to sheep (Bppov). While Bpphu and the other classical bordetellae can efficiently colonize mice, Bppov strains are severely defective in their ability to colonize the murine respiratory tract. Bppov genomic analysis did not reveal the loss of adherence genes, but substantial mutations and deletions of multiple genes involved in the production of O-antigen, which is required to prevent complement deposition on B. bronchiseptica and Bpphu strains. Bppov lacks O-antigen and, like O-antigen mutants of other bordetellae, is highly sensitive to murine complement-mediated killing in vitro. Based on these results, we hypothesized that Bppov failed to colonize mice because of its sensitivity to murine complement. Consistent with this, the Bppov defect in the colonization of wild type mice was not observed in mice lacking the central complement component C3. Furthermore, Bppov strains were highly susceptible to killing by murine complement, but not by sheep complement. These data demonstrate that the failure of Bppov to colonize mice is due to sensitivity to murine, but not sheep, complement, providing a mechanistic example of how specialization that accompanies expansion in one host can limit host range.
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- Sara E. Hester
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Immunology and Infectious Disease, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Bioinformatics and Genomics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Graduate Program in Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Bordetella parapertussis survives inside human macrophages in lipid raft-enriched phagosomes. Infect Immun 2014; 82:5175-84. [PMID: 25267839 DOI: 10.1128/iai.02553-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bordetella parapertussis is a human pathogen that causes whooping cough. The increasing incidence of B. parapertussis has been attributed to the lack of cross protection induced by pertussis vaccines. It was previously shown that B. parapertussis is able to avoid bacterial killing by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) if specific opsonic antibodies are not present at the site of interaction. Here, we evaluated the outcome of B. parapertussis innate interaction with human macrophages, a less aggressive type of cell and a known reservoir of many persistent pathogens. The results showed that in the absence of opsonins, O antigen allows B. parapertussis to inhibit phagolysosomal fusion and to remain alive inside macrophages. The O antigen targets B. parapertussis to lipid rafts that are retained in the membrane of phagosomes that do not undergo lysosomal maturation. Forty-eight hours after infection, wild-type B. parapertussis bacteria but not the O antigen-deficient mutants were found colocalizing with lipid rafts and alive in nonacidic compartments. Taken together, our data suggest that in the absence of opsonic antibodies, B. parapertussis survives inside macrophages by preventing phagolysosomal maturation in a lipid raft- and O antigen-dependent manner. Two days after infection, about 15% of macrophages were found loaded with live bacteria inside flotillin-enriched phagosomes that had access to nutrients provided by the host cell recycling pathway, suggesting the development of an intracellular infection. IgG opsonization drastically changed this interaction, inducing efficient bacterial killing. These results highlight the need for B. parapertussis opsonic antibodies to induce bacterial clearance and prevent the eventual establishment of cellular reservoirs of this pathogen.
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Current methods for determining the potency and toxicity of pertussis vaccines are outdated and require improvement. The intracerebral challenge test is effective for determining the potency of whole-cell vaccines but is objectionable on animal welfare and technical grounds. The same applies to its modification for assaying acellular pertussis vaccines. Respiratory challenge methods offer an interim solution pending establishment of validated in vitro correlates of protection, for example nitric oxide induction. Their evaluation is being promoted by the World Health Organization through the Pertussis Vaccines Working Group. Current toxicity assays based on weight gain and histamine sensitization of mice are imprecise and need replacement. Limits need to be established for specific toxin content of both acellular and whole-cell vaccines and should be supported by specific assays. More precise methods based on determination of ribosyltransferase activity in tandem with receptor-binding assays are under evaluation. Genome sequence data and the use of gene microarrays to screen responses triggered by vaccine components may also provide leads to improved methods for assessing both toxicity and immunogenicity.
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- Michael J Corbel
- Division of Bacteriology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3QG, UK.
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Bordetella parapertussis survives the innate interaction with human neutrophils by impairing bactericidal trafficking inside the cell through a lipid raft-dependent mechanism mediated by the lipopolysaccharide O antigen. Infect Immun 2012; 80:4309-16. [PMID: 23027528 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00662-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Whooping cough is a reemerging disease caused by two closely related pathogens, Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis. The incidence of B. parapertussis in whooping cough cases has been increasing since the introduction of acellular pertussis vaccines containing purified antigens that are common to both strains. Recently published results demonstrated that these vaccines do not protect against B. parapertussis due to the presence of the O antigen on the bacterial surface that impairs antibody access to shared antigens. We have investigated the effect of the lack of opsonization of B. parapertussis on the outcome of its interaction with human neutrophils (polymorphonuclear leukocytes [PMNs]). In the absence of opsonic antibodies, PMN interaction with B. parapertussis resulted in nonbactericidal trafficking upon phagocytosis. A high percentage of nonopsonized B. parapertussis was found in nonacidic lysosome marker (lysosome-associated membrane protein [LAMP])-negative phagosomes with access to the host cell-recycling pathway of external nutrients, allowing bacterial survival as determined by intracellular CFU counts. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) O antigen was found to be involved in directing B. parapertussis to PMN lipid rafts, eventually determining the nonbactericidal fate inside the PMN. IgG opsonization of B. parapertussis drastically changed this interaction by not only inducing efficient PMN phagocytosis but also promoting PMN bacterial killing. These data provide new insights into the immune mechanisms of hosts against B. parapertussis and document the crucial importance of opsonic antibodies in immunity to this pathogen.
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The O antigen is a critical antigen for the development of a protective immune response to Bordetella parapertussis. Infect Immun 2009; 77:5050-8. [PMID: 19737902 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00667-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite excellent vaccine coverage in developed countries, whooping cough is a reemerging disease that can be caused by two closely related pathogens, Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis. The two are antigenically distinct, and current vaccines, containing only B. pertussis-derived antigens, confer efficient protection against B. pertussis but not against B. parapertussis. B. pertussis does not express the O antigen, while B. parapertussis retains it as a dominant surface antigen. Since the O antigen is a protective antigen for many pathogenic bacteria, we examined whether this factor is a potential protective antigen for B. parapertussis. In a mouse model of infection, immunization with wild-type B. parapertussis elicited a strong antibody response to the O antigen and conferred efficient protection against a subsequent B. parapertussis challenge. However, immunization with an isogenic mutant lacking the O antigen, B. parapertussis Deltawbm, induced antibodies that recognized other antigens but did not efficiently mediate opsonophagocytosis of B. parapertussis. The passive transfer of sera raised against B. parapertussis, but not B. parapertussis Deltawbm, reduced B. parapertussis loads in the lower respiratory tracts of mice. The addition of 10 microg of purified B. parapertussis lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which contains the O antigen, but not B. parapertussis Deltawbm LPS drastically improved the efficacy of the acellular vaccine Adacel against B. parapertussis. These data suggest that the O antigen is a critical protective antigen of B. parapertussis and its inclusion can substantially improve whooping cough vaccine efficacy against this pathogen.
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Demendi M, Creuzenet C. Cj1123c (PglD), a multifaceted acetyltransferase from Campylobacter jejuni. Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 87:469-83. [PMID: 19448740 DOI: 10.1139/o09-002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni produces both N- and O-glycosylated proteins. Because protein glycosylation contributes to bacterial virulence, a thorough characterization of the enzymes involved in protein glycosylation is warranted to assess their potential use as therapeutic targets and as glyco-engineering tools. We performed a detailed biochemical analysis of the molecular determinants of the substrate and acyl-donor specificities of Cj1123c (also known as PglD), an acetyltransferase of the HexAT superfamily involved in N-glycosylation of proteins. We show that Cj1123c has acetyl-CoA-dependent N-acetyltransferase activity not only on the UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-GlcNAc intermediate of the N-glycosylation pathway but also on the UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-AltNAc intermediate of the O-glycosylation pathway, implying functional redundancy between both pathways. We further demonstrate that, despite its somewhat relaxed substrate specificity for N-acetylation, Cj1123c cannot acetylate aminoglycosides, indicating a preference for sugar-nucleotide substrates. In addition, we show that Cj1123c can O-acetylate UDP-GlcNAc and that Cj1123c is very versatile in terms of acyl-CoA donors as it can use propionyl- and butyryl-CoA instead of acetyl-CoA. Finally, using structural information available for Cj1123c and related enzymes, we identify three residues (H125, G143, and G173) involved in catalysis and (or) acyl-donor specificity, opening up possibilities of tailoring the specificity of Cj1123c for the synthesis of novel sugars.
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- Melinda Demendi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Infectious Diseases Research Group, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Larkin A, Imperiali B. Biosynthesis of UDP-GlcNAc(3NAc)A by WbpB, WbpE, and WbpD: enzymes in the Wbp pathway responsible for O-antigen assembly in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Biochemistry 2009; 48:5446-55. [PMID: 19348502 DOI: 10.1021/bi900186u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The B-band O-antigen of the lipopolysaccharide found in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (serotype O5) comprises a repeating trisaccharide unit that is critical for virulence and protection from host defense systems. One of the carbohydrates in this repeating unit, the rare diacetylated aminuronic acid derivative 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-beta-d-mannuronic acid (ManNAc(3NAc)A), is thought to be produced by five enzymes (WbpA, WbpB, WbpE, WbpD, and WbpI) in a stepwise manner starting from UDP-GlcNAc. Although the genes responsible for the biosynthesis of this sugar are known, only two of the five encoded proteins (WbpA and WbpI) have been thoroughly investigated. In this report, we describe the cloning, overexpression, purification, and biochemical characterization of the three central enzymes in this pathway, WbpB, WbpE, and WbpD. Using a combination of capillary electrophoresis, RP-HPLC, and NMR spectroscopy, we show that WbpB and WbpE are a dehydrogenase/aminotransferase pair that converts UDP-GlcNAcA to UDP-GlcNAc(3NH(2))A in a coupled reaction via a unique NAD(+) recycling pathway. In addition, we confirm that WbpD catalyzes the acetylation of UDP-GlcNAc(3NH(2))A to give UDP-GlcNAc(3NAc)A. Notably, WbpA, WbpB, WbpE, WbpD, and WbpI can be combined in vitro to generate UDP-ManNAc(3NAc)A in a single reaction vessel, thereby providing supplies of this complex glycosyl donor for future studies of lipopolysaccharide assembly. This work completes the biochemical characterization of the enzymes in this pathway and provides novel targets for potential therapeutics to combat infections with drug resistant P. aeruginosa strains.
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- Angelyn Larkin
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge,Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Geurtsen J, Dzieciatkowska M, Steeghs L, Hamstra HJ, Boleij J, Broen K, Akkerman G, El Hassan H, Li J, Richards JC, Tommassen J, van der Ley P. Identification of a novel lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis gene cluster in Bordetella pertussis, and influence of core structure and lipid A glucosamine substitution on endotoxic activity. Infect Immun 2009; 77:2602-11. [PMID: 19364841 PMCID: PMC2708539 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00033-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Revised: 02/22/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), also known as endotoxin, is one of the main constituents of the gram-negative bacterial outer membrane. Whereas the lipid A portion of LPS is generally considered the main determinant for endotoxic activity, the oligosaccharide moiety plays an important role in immune evasion and the interaction with professional antigen-presenting cells. Here we describe a novel four-gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of the Bordetella pertussis core oligosaccharide. By insertionally inactivating these genes and studying the resulting LPS structures, we show that at least two of the genes encode active glycosyltransferases, while a third gene encodes a deacetylase also required for biosynthesis of full-length oligosaccharide. In addition, we demonstrate that mutations in the locus differentially affect LPS and whole-cell endotoxic activities. Furthermore, while analyzing the mutant LPS structures, we confirmed a novel modification of the lipid A phosphate with glucosamine and found that inactivation of the responsible glycosyltransferase reduces the endotoxic activity of the LPS.
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- Jeroen Geurtsen
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Evidence for horizontal gene transfer of two antigenically distinct O antigens in Bordetella bronchiseptica. Infect Immun 2009; 77:3249-57. [PMID: 19528223 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01448-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Host immunity is a major driving force of antigenic diversity, resulting in pathogens that can evade immunity induced by closely related strains. Here we show that two Bordetella bronchiseptica strains, RB50 and 1289, express two antigenically distinct O-antigen serotypes (O1 and O2, respectively). When 18 additional B. bronchiseptica strains were serotyped, all were found to express either the O1 or O2 serotype. Comparative genomic hybridization and PCR screening showed that the expression of either the O1 or O2 serotype correlated with the strain containing either the classical or alternative O-antigen locus, respectively. Multilocus sequence typing analysis of 49 B. bronchiseptica strains was used to build a phylogenetic tree, which revealed that the two O-antigen loci did not associate with a particular lineage, evidence that these loci are horizontally transferred between B. bronchiseptica strains. From experiments using mice vaccinated with purified lipopolysaccharide from strain RB50 (O1), 1289 (O2), or RB50Deltawbm (O antigen deficient), our data indicate that these O antigens do not confer cross-protection in vivo. The lack of cross-immunity between O-antigen serotypes appears to contribute to inefficient antibody-mediated clearance between strains. Together, these data are consistent with the idea that the O-antigen loci of B. bronchiseptica are horizontally transferred between strains and encode antigenically distinct serotypes, resulting in inefficient cross-immunity.
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Identification of α-d-glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase involved in Ebosin biosynthesis of Streptomyces sp. 139. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:361-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-1950-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2009] [Revised: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rejzek M, Sri Kannathasan V, Wing C, Preston A, Westman EL, Lam JS, Naismith JH, Maskell DJ, Field RA. Chemical synthesis of UDP-Glc-2,3-diNAcA, a key intermediate in cell surface polysaccharide biosynthesis in the human respiratory pathogens B. pertussis and P. aeruginosa. Org Biomol Chem 2009; 7:1203-10. [PMID: 19262941 DOI: 10.1039/b819607a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In connection with studies on lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis in respiratory pathogens we had a need to access potential biosynthetic intermediate sugar nucleotides. Herein we report the chemical synthesis of uridine 5'-diphospho 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucuronic acid (UDP-Glc-2,3-diNAcA) (1) from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in 17 steps and approximately 9% overall yield. This compound has proved invaluable in the elucidation of biosynthetic pathways leading to the formation of 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-mannuronic acid-containing polysaccharides.
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- Martin Rejzek
- School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK NR4 7TJ
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Biosynthesis of a rare di-N-acetylated sugar in the lipopolysaccharides of both Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bordetella pertussis occurs via an identical scheme despite different gene clusters. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:6060-9. [PMID: 18621892 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00579-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bordetella pertussis produce lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that contains 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-D-mannuronic acid (D-ManNAc3NAcA). A five-enzyme biosynthetic pathway that requires WbpA, WbpB, WbpE, WbpD, and WbpI has been proposed for the production of this sugar in P. aeruginosa, based on analysis of genes present in the B-band LPS biosynthesis cluster. In the analogous B. pertussis cluster, homologs of wbpB to wbpI were present, but a putative dehydrogenase gene was missing; therefore, the biosynthetic mechanism for UDP-D-ManNAc3NAcA was unclear. Nonpolar knockout mutants of each P. aeruginosa gene were constructed. Complementation analysis of the mutants demonstrated that B-band LPS production was restored to P. aeruginosa knockout mutants when the relevant B. pertussis genes were supplied in trans. Thus, the genes that encode the putative oxidase, transaminase, N-acetyltransferase, and epimerase enzymes in B. pertussis are functional homologs of those in P. aeruginosa. Two candidate dehydrogenase genes were located by searching the B. pertussis genome; these have 80% identity to P. aeruginosa wbpO (serotype O6) and 32% identity to wbpA (serotype O5). These genes, wbpO(1629) and wbpO(3150), were shown to complement a wbpA knockout of P. aeruginosa. Capillary electrophoresis was used to characterize the enzymatic activities of purified WbpO(1629) and WbpO(3150), and mass spectrometry analysis confirmed that the two enzymes are dehydrogenases capable of converting UDP-D-GlcNAc, UDP-D-GalNAc, to a lesser extent, and UDP-D-Glc, to a much lesser extent. Together, these results suggest that B. pertussis produces UDP-D-ManNAc3NAcA through the same pathway proposed for P. aeruginosa, despite differences in the genomic context of the genes involved.
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Jimenez N, Canals R, Lacasta A, Kondakova AN, Lindner B, Knirel YA, Merino S, Regué M, Tomás JM. Molecular analysis of three Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3 (serotype O34) lipopolysaccharide core biosynthesis gene clusters. J Bacteriol 2008; 190:3176-84. [PMID: 18310345 PMCID: PMC2347379 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01874-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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By the isolation of three different Aeromonas hydrophila strain AH-3 (serotype O34) mutants with an altered lipopolysaccharide (LPS) migration in gels, three genomic regions encompassing LPS core biosynthesis genes were identified and characterized. When possible, mutants were constructed using each gene from the three regions, containing seven, four, and two genes (regions 1 to 3, respectively). The mutant LPS core structures were elucidated by using mass spectrometry, methylation analysis, and comparison with the full core structure of an O-antigen-lacking AH-3 mutant previously established by us. Combining the gene sequence and complementation test data with the structural data and phenotypic characterization of the mutant LPSs enabled a presumptive assignment of all LPS core biosynthesis gene functions in A. hydrophila AH-3. The three regions and the genes contained are in complete agreement with the recently sequenced genome of A. hydrophila ATCC 7966. The functions of the A. hydrophila genes waaC in region 3 and waaF in region 2 were completely established, allowing the genome annotations of the two heptosyl transferase products not previously assigned. Having the functions of all genes involved with the LPS core biosynthesis and most corresponding single-gene mutants now allows experimental work on the role of the LPS core in the virulence of A. hydrophila.
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- Natalia Jimenez
- Departamento Microbiología, Facultad Biología, Universidad Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain
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Bordetella pertussis, a causative agent of whooping cough, expresses BrkA, which confers serum resistance, but the closely related human pathogen that also causes whooping cough, Bordetella parapertussis, does not. Interestingly, B. parapertussis, but not B. pertussis, produces an O antigen, a factor shown in other models to confer serum resistance. Using a murine model of infection, we determined that O antigen contributes to the ability of B. parapertussis to colonize the respiratory tract during the first week of infection, but not thereafter. Interestingly, an O antigen-deficient strain of B. parapertussis was not defective in colonizing mice lacking the complement cascade. O antigen prevented both complement component C3 deposition on the surface and complement-mediated killing of B. parapertussis. In addition, O antigen was required for B. parapertussis to systemically spread in complement-sufficient mice, but not complement-deficient mice. These data indicate that O antigen enables B. parapertussis to efficiently colonize the lower respiratory tract by protecting against complement-mediated control and clearance.
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King JD, Harmer NJ, Preston A, Palmer CM, Rejzek M, Field RA, Blundell TL, Maskell DJ. Predicting protein function from structure--the roles of short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase enzymes in Bordetella O-antigen biosynthesis. J Mol Biol 2007; 374:749-63. [PMID: 17950751 PMCID: PMC2279256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2007] [Revised: 09/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The pathogenic bacteria Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica express a lipopolysaccharide O antigen containing a polymer of 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-l-galacturonic acid. The O-antigen cluster contains three neighbouring genes that encode proteins belonging to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family, wbmF, wbmG and wbmH, and we aimed to elucidate their individual functions. Mutation and complementation implicate each gene in O-antigen expression but, as their putative sugar nucleotide substrates are not currently available, biochemical characterisation of WbmF, WbmG and WbmH is impractical at the present time. SDR family members catalyse a wide range of chemical reactions including oxidation, reduction and epimerisation. Because they typically share low sequence conservation, however, catalytic function cannot be predicted from sequence analysis alone. In this context, structural characterisation of the native proteins, co-crystals and small-molecule soaks enables differentiation of the functions of WbmF, WbmG and WbmH. These proteins exhibit typical SDR architecture and coordinate NAD. In the substrate-binding domain, all three enzymes bind uridyl nucleotides. WbmG contains a typical SDR catalytic TYK triad, which is required for oxidoreductase function, but the active site is devoid of additional acid-base functionality. Similarly, WbmH possesses a TYK triad, but an otherwise feature-poor active site. Consequently, 3,5-epimerase function can probably be ruled out for these enzymes. The WbmF active site contains conserved 3,5-epimerase features, namely, a positionally conserved cysteine (Cys133) and basic side chain (His90 or Asn213), but lacks the serine/threonine component of the SDR triad and therefore may not act as an oxidoreductase. The data suggest a pathway for synthesis of the O-antigen precursor UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-l-galacturonic acid and illustrate the usefulness of structural data in predicting protein function.
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- Jerry D King
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK.
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Westman E, Mcnally D, Rejzek M, Miller W, Kannathasan V, Preston A, Maskell D, Field R, Brisson JR, Lam J. Identification and biochemical characterization of two novel UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucuronic acid 2-epimerases from respiratory pathogens. Biochem J 2007; 405:123-30. [PMID: 17346239 PMCID: PMC1925246 DOI: 10.1042/bj20070017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The heteropolymeric O-antigen of the lipopolysaccharide from Pseudomonas aeruginosa serogroup O5 as well as the band-A trisaccharide from Bordetella pertussis contain the di-N-acetylated mannosaminuronic acid derivative, beta-D-ManNAc3NAcA (2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-beta-D-mannuronic acid). The biosynthesis of the precursor for this sugar is proposed to require five steps, through which UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc (UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine) is converted via four steps into UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAcA (UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucuronic acid), and this intermediate compound is then epimerized by WbpI (P. aeruginosa), or by its orthologue, WlbD (B. pertussis), to form UDP-alpha-D-ManNAc3NAcA (UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-mannuronic acid). UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAcA, the proposed substrate for WbpI and WlbD, was obtained through chemical synthesis. His6-WbpI and His6-WlbD were overexpressed and then purified by affinity chromatography using FPLC. Capillary electrophoresis was used to analyse reactions with each enzyme, and revealed that both enzymes used UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAcA as a substrate, and reacted optimally in sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.0). Neither enzyme utilized UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc, UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAcA (UDP-2-acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucuronic acid) or UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAc (UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucose) as substrates. His6-WbpI or His6-WlbD reactions with UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAcA produce a novel peak with an identical retention time, as shown by capillary electrophoresis. To unambiguously characterize the reaction product, enzyme-substrate reactions were allowed to proceed directly in the NMR tube and conversion of substrate into product was monitored over time through the acquisition of a proton spectrum at regular intervals. Data collected from one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments showed that His6-WbpI catalysed the 2-epimerization of UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc3NAcA, converting it into UDP-alpha-D-ManNAc3NAcA. Collectively, these results provide evidence that WbpI and WlbD are UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-D-glucuronic acid 2-epimerases.
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Key Words
- 2-epimerase
- lipopolysaccharide
- mannosaminuronic acid biosynthesis
- o antigen
- sugar–nucleotide metabolism
- udp-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-glucuronic acid
- ce, capillary electrophoresis
- α-d-glcnac, n-acetyl-α-d-glucosamine
- α-d-glcnaca, 2-acetamido-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-glucuronic acid
- α-d-glcnac3nac, 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-glucose
- α-d-glcnac3naca, 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-glucuronic acid
- hmbc, heteronuclear multiple bond correlation
- hsqc, heteronuclear single-quantum coherence
- iptg, isopropyl-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside
- lb, luria–bertani
- lps, lipopolysaccharide
- α-d-mannac, n-acetyl-α-d-mannosamine
- α-d-mannaca, n-acetyl-d-mannosaminuronic acid
- α-d-mannac3naca, 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-α-d-mannuronic acid
- β-d-mannac3naca, 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-β-d-mannuronic acid
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- Erin L. Westman
- *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- †Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0R6
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- ‡Centre for Carbohydrate Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- §Centre for Carbohydrate Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- ∥Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, U.K
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- ‡Centre for Carbohydrate Chemistry, School of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, U.K
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- †Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1A 0R6
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- *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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Geurtsen J, Steeghs L, Hamstra HJ, Ten Hove J, de Haan A, Kuipers B, Tommassen J, van der Ley P. Expression of the lipopolysaccharide-modifying enzymes PagP and PagL modulates the endotoxic activity of Bordetella pertussis. Infect Immun 2006; 74:5574-85. [PMID: 16988232 PMCID: PMC1594925 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00834-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is one of the major constituents of the gram-negative bacterial cell envelope. Its endotoxic activity causes the relatively high reactogenicity of whole-cell vaccines. Several bacteria harbor LPS-modifying enzymes that modulate the endotoxic activity of the LPS. Here we evaluated whether two such enzymes, i.e., PagP and PagL, could be useful tools for the development of an improved and less reactogenic whole-cell pertussis vaccine. We showed that expression of PagP and PagL in Bordetella pertussis leads to increased and decreased endotoxic activity of the LPS, respectively. As expected, PagP activity also resulted in increased endotoxic activity of whole bacterial cells. However, more unexpectedly, this was also the case for PagL. This paradoxical result may be explained, in part, by an increased release of LPS, which we observed in the PagL-expressing cells.
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- Jeroen Geurtsen
- Netherlands Vaccine Institute, P.O. Box 457, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Sebaihia M, Preston A, Maskell DJ, Kuzmiak H, Connell TD, King ND, Orndorff PE, Miyamoto DM, Thomson NR, Harris D, Goble A, Lord A, Murphy L, Quail MA, Rutter S, Squares R, Squares S, Woodward J, Parkhill J, Temple LM. Comparison of the genome sequence of the poultry pathogen Bordetella avium with those of B. bronchiseptica, B. pertussis, and B. parapertussis reveals extensive diversity in surface structures associated with host interaction. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:6002-15. [PMID: 16885469 PMCID: PMC1540077 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01927-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bordetella avium is a pathogen of poultry and is phylogenetically distinct from Bordetella bronchiseptica, Bordetella pertussis, and Bordetella parapertussis, which are other species in the Bordetella genus that infect mammals. In order to understand the evolutionary relatedness of Bordetella species and further the understanding of pathogenesis, we obtained the complete genome sequence of B. avium strain 197N, a pathogenic strain that has been extensively studied. With 3,732,255 base pairs of DNA and 3,417 predicted coding sequences, it has the smallest genome and gene complement of the sequenced bordetellae. In this study, the presence or absence of previously reported virulence factors from B. avium was confirmed, and the genetic bases for growth characteristics were elucidated. Over 1,100 genes present in B. avium but not in B. bronchiseptica were identified, and most were predicted to encode surface or secreted proteins that are likely to define an organism adapted to the avian rather than the mammalian respiratory tracts. These include genes coding for the synthesis of a polysaccharide capsule, hemagglutinins, a type I secretion system adjacent to two very large genes for secreted proteins, and unique genes for both lipopolysaccharide and fimbrial biogenesis. Three apparently complete prophages are also present. The BvgAS virulence regulatory system appears to have polymorphisms at a poly(C) tract that is involved in phase variation in other bordetellae. A number of putative iron-regulated outer membrane proteins were predicted from the sequence, and this regulation was confirmed experimentally for five of these.
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- Mohammed Sebaihia
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom
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Preston A, Petersen BO, Duus JØ, Kubler-Kielb J, Ben-Menachem G, Li J, Vinogradov E. Complete structures of Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella parapertussis lipopolysaccharides. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18135-44. [PMID: 16632471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m513904200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The structures of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core and O antigen of Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella parapertussis are known, but how these two regions are linked to each other had not been determined. We have studied LPS from several strains of these microorganisms to determine the complete carbohydrate structure of the LPS. LPS was analyzed using different chemical degradations, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. This identified a novel pentasaccharide fragment that links the O chain to the core in all the LPS studied. In addition, although the O chain of these bacteria was reported as a homopolymer of 1,4-linked 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-alpha-galacturonic acid, we discovered that the polymer contains several amidated uronic acids, the number of which varies between strains. These new data describe the complete structure of the LPS carbohydrate backbone for both Bordetella species and help to explain the complex genetics of LPS biosynthesis in these bacteria.
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- Andrew Preston
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A OR6, Canada
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Diavatopoulos DA, Cummings CA, Schouls LM, Brinig MM, Relman DA, Mooi FR. Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, evolved from a distinct, human-associated lineage of B. bronchiseptica. PLoS Pathog 2005; 1:e45. [PMID: 16389302 PMCID: PMC1323478 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bordetella pertussis, B. bronchiseptica, B. parapertussis(hu), and B. parapertussis(ov) are closely related respiratory pathogens that infect mammalian species. B. pertussis and B. parapertussis(hu) are exclusively human pathogens and cause whooping cough, or pertussis, a disease that has resurged despite vaccination. Although it most often infects animals, infrequently B. bronchiseptica is isolated from humans, and these infections are thought to be zoonotic. B. pertussis and B. parapertussis(hu) are assumed to have evolved from a B. bronchiseptica-like ancestor independently. To determine the phylogenetic relationships among these species, housekeeping and virulence genes were sequenced, comparative genomic hybridizations were performed using DNA microarrays, and the distribution of insertion sequence elements was determined, using a collection of 132 strains. This multifaceted approach distinguished four complexes, representing B. pertussis, B. parapertussis(hu), and two distinct B. bronchiseptica subpopulations, designated complexes I and IV. Of the two B. bronchiseptica complexes, complex IV was more closely related to B. pertussis. Of interest, while only 32% of the complex I strains were isolated from humans, 80% of the complex IV strains were human isolates. Comparative genomic hybridization analysis identified the absence of the pertussis toxin locus and dermonecrotic toxin gene, as well as a polymorphic lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis locus, as associated with adaptation of complex IV strains to the human host. Lipopolysaccharide structural diversity among these strains was confirmed by gel electrophoresis. Thus, complex IV strains may comprise a human-associated lineage of B. bronchiseptica from which B. pertussis evolved. These findings will facilitate the study of pathogen host-adaptation. Our results shed light on the origins of the disease pertussis and suggest that the association of B. pertussis with humans may be more ancient than previously assumed.
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- Dimitri A Diavatopoulos
- Laboratory for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Laboratory for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands
- Eijkman Winkler Institute, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Wenzel CQ, Daniels C, Keates RAB, Brewer D, Lam JS. Evidence that WbpD is an N-acetyltransferase belonging to the hexapeptide acyltransferase superfamily and an important protein for O-antigen biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Mol Microbiol 2005; 57:1288-303. [PMID: 16102001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04767.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Di-N-acetylated uronic acid residues are unique sugar moieties observed in the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of respiratory pathogens including several serotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and several species of Bordetella. WbpD of P. aeruginosa PAO1 (serotype O5) is a putative 3-N-acetyltransferase that has been implicated in the biosynthesis of UDP-2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-d-mannuronic acid [UDP-d-Man(2NAc3NAc)A], a precursor for the d-Man(2NAc3NAc)A residues in the B-band O antigen of this bacterium. A chromosomal knockout mutant of wbpD is incapable of producing either long-chain B-band O antigen (> or = 2 repeating units) or semi-rough LPS (lipid A-core + one repeat). Adding wbpD in trans restored LPS production to the wild-type level; this indicates that wbpD is important for biosynthesis of individual B-band O-antigen repeating units. WbpD contains left-handed beta-helical (LbetaH) structure as observed by Conserved Domain analysis and in silico secondary and tertiary structure predictions. This feature suggested that WbpD belongs to the hexapeptide acyltransferase (HexAT) superfamily of enzymes. WbpD was overexpressed as an N-terminally histidine-tagged fusion protein (His6-WbpD) and purified to > 95% purity. The protein was subjected to Far-UV circular dichroism spectroscopy, and the data revealed that WbpD contains left-handed helical structure, which substantiated in silico predictions made earlier. Results from SDS-PAGE, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS), and gel filtration analyses indicated that His6-WbpD has trimeric organization, consistent with the quaternary structure of HexATs. The binding of acetyl-CoA by WbpD was demonstrated by MALDI-TOF MS, suggesting that WbpD is an acetyltransferase that utilizes a direct-transfer reaction mechanism. Incubation of WbpD with acetyl-CoA significantly enhanced the stability of the protein and prevented precipitation over a course of 14 days. As a substrate for studying the enzymatic activity of WbpD is unavailable at present, a structure-based model for the LbetaH domain of WbpD was generated. Comparisons between this model and the LbetaH domains of known HexATs suggested that Lys136 plays a role in acetyl-CoA binding. A K136A site-directed mutant construct could only partially complement the wbpD knockout, and this mutation also reduced the stabilizing effects of acetyl-CoA, while a K136R mutation showed no discernible effect on complementation of the wbpD mutant or the stabilizing effects of acetyl-CoA on the purified mutant protein. A modified pathway was proposed for the biosynthesis of UDP-d-Man(2NAc3NAc)A, in which WbpD is involved in the catalysis of the fourth step by acting as a UDP-2-acetamido-3-amino-2,3-dideoxy-d-glucuronic acid 3-N-acetyltransferase.
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- Cory Q Wenzel
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Schoenhofen IC, McNally DJ, Vinogradov E, Whitfield D, Young NM, Dick S, Wakarchuk WW, Brisson JR, Logan SM. Functional characterization of dehydratase/aminotransferase pairs from Helicobacter and Campylobacter: enzymes distinguishing the pseudaminic acid and bacillosamine biosynthetic pathways. J Biol Chem 2005; 281:723-32. [PMID: 16286454 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511021200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni have been shown to modify their flagellins with pseudaminic acid (Pse), via O-linkage, while C. jejuni also possesses a general protein glycosylation pathway (Pgl) responsible for the N-linked modification of at least 30 proteins with a heptasaccharide containing 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose, a derivative of bacillosamine. To further define the Pse and bacillosamine biosynthetic pathways, we have undertaken functional characterization of UDP-alpha-D-GlcNAc modifying dehydratase/aminotransferase pairs, in particular the H. pylori and C. jejuni flagellar pairs HP0840/HP0366 and Cj1293/Cj1294, as well as the C. jejuni Pgl pair Cj1120c/Cj1121c using His(6)-tagged purified derivatives. The metabolites produced by these enzymes were identified using NMR spectroscopy at 500 and/or 600 MHz with a cryogenically cooled probe for optimal sensitivity. The metabolites of Cj1293 (PseB) and HP0840 (FlaA1) were found to be labile and could only be characterized by NMR analysis directly in aqueous reaction buffer. The Cj1293 and HP0840 enzymes exhibited C6 dehydratase as well as a newly identified C5 epimerase activity that resulted in the production of both UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-arabino-4-hexulose and UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-4-hexulose. In contrast, the Pgl dehydratase Cj1120c (PglF) was found to possess only C6 dehydratase activity generating UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-4-hexulose. Substrate-specificity studies demonstrated that the flagellar aminotransferases HP0366 and Cj1294 utilize only UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-beta-L-arabino-4-hexulose as substrate producing UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-beta-L-AltNAc, a precursor in the Pse biosynthetic pathway. In contrast, the Pgl aminotransferase Cj1121c (PglE) utilizes only UDP-2-acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-xylo-4-hexulose producing UDP-4-amino-4,6-dideoxy-alpha-D-GlcNAc (UDP-2-acetamido-4-amino-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose), a precursor used in the production of the Pgl glycan component 2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranose.
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- Ian C Schoenhofen
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Olczak T, Simpson W, Liu X, Genco CA. Iron and heme utilization in Porphyromonas gingivalis. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2005; 29:119-44. [PMID: 15652979 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2004.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2004] [Revised: 06/18/2004] [Accepted: 09/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium associated with the initiation and progression of adult periodontal disease. Iron is utilized by this pathogen in the form of heme and has been shown to play an essential role in its growth and virulence. Recently, considerable attention has been given to the characterization of various secreted and surface-associated proteins of P. gingivalis and their contribution to virulence. In particular, the properties of proteins involved in the uptake of iron and heme have been extensively studied. Unlike other Gram-negative bacteria, P. gingivalis does not produce siderophores. Instead it employs specific outer membrane receptors, proteases (particularly gingipains), and lipoproteins to acquire iron/heme. In this review, we will focus on the diverse mechanisms of iron and heme acquisition in P. gingivalis. Specific proteins involved in iron and heme capture will be described. In addition, we will discuss new genes for iron/heme utilization identified by nucleotide sequencing of the P. gingivalis W83 genome. Putative iron- and heme-responsive gene regulation in P. gingivalis will be discussed. We will also examine the significance of heme/hemoglobin acquisition for the virulence of this pathogen.
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- Teresa Olczak
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Wroclaw University, Tamka 2, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland.
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Schaeffer LM, McCormack FX, Wu H, Weiss AA. Interactions of pulmonary collectins with Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis lipopolysaccharide elucidate the structural basis of their antimicrobial activities. Infect Immun 2004; 72:7124-30. [PMID: 15557636 PMCID: PMC529120 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.12.7124-7130.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Surfactant proteins A (SP-A) and D (SP-D) play an important role in the innate immune defenses of the respiratory tract. SP-A binds to the lipid A region of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and SP-D binds to the core oligosaccharide region. Both proteins induce aggregation, act as opsonins for neutrophils and macrophages, and have direct antimicrobial activity. Bordetella pertussis LPS has a branched core structure and a nonrepeating terminal trisaccharide. Bordetella bronchiseptica LPS has the same structure, but lipid A is palmitoylated and there is a repeating O-antigen polysaccharide. The ability of SP-A and SP-D to agglutinate and permeabilize wild-type and LPS mutants of B. pertussis and B. bronchiseptica was examined. Previously, wild-type B. pertussis was shown to resist the effects of SP-A; however, LPS mutants lacking the terminal trisaccharide were susceptible to SP-A. In this study, SP-A was found to aggregate and permeabilize a B. bronchiseptica mutant lacking the terminal trisaccharide, while wild-type B. bronchiseptica and mutants lacking only the palmitoyl transferase or O antigen were resistant to SP-A. Wild-type B. pertussis and B. bronchiseptica were both resistant to SP-D; however, LPS mutants of either strain lacking the terminal trisaccharide were aggregated and permeabilized by SP-D. We conclude that the terminal trisaccharide protects Bordetella species from the bactericidal functions of SP-A and SP-D. The O antigen and palmitoylated lipid A of B. bronchiseptica play no role in this resistance.
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- Lyndsay M Schaeffer
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0524, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Hood DW, Randle G, Cox AD, Makepeace K, Li J, Schweda EKH, Richards JC, Moxon ER. Biosynthesis of cryptic lipopolysaccharide glycoforms in Haemophilus influenzae involves a mechanism similar to that required for O-antigen synthesis. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:7429-39. [PMID: 15489455 PMCID: PMC523191 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.21.7429-7439.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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It is generally thought that mucosal bacterial pathogens of the genera Haemophilus, Neisseria, and Moraxella elaborate lipopolysaccharide (LPS) that is fundamentally different from that of enteric organisms that express O-specific polysaccharide side chains. Haemophilus influenzae elaborates short-chain LPS that has a role in the pathogenesis of H. influenzae infections. We show that the synthesis of LPS in this organism can no longer be as clearly distinguished from that in other gram-negative bacteria that express an O antigen. We provide evidence that a region of the H. influenzae genome, the hmg locus, is involved in the synthesis of glycoforms in which tetrasaccharide units are added en bloc, not stepwise, to the normal core glycoforms, similar to the biosynthesis of an O-antigen.
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- Derek W Hood
- Molecular Infectious Diseases Group, University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DS, United Kingdom.
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Schaeffer LM, McCormack FX, Wu H, Weiss AA. Bordetella pertussis lipopolysaccharide resists the bactericidal effects of pulmonary surfactant protein A. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1959-65. [PMID: 15265930 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Surfactant protein A (SP-A) plays an important role in the innate immune defense of the respiratory tract. SP-A binds to lipid A of bacterial LPS, induces aggregation, destabilizes bacterial membranes, and promotes phagocytosis by neutrophils and macrophages. In this study, SP-A interaction with wild-type and mutant LPS of Bordetella pertussis, the causative agent of whooping cough, was examined. B. pertussis LPS has a branched core structure with a nonrepeating trisaccharide, rather than a long-chain repeating O-Ag. SP-A did not bind, aggregate, nor permeabilize wild-type B. pertussis. LPS mutants lacking even one of the sugars in the terminal trisaccharide were bound and aggregated by SP-A. SP-A enhanced phagocytosis by human monocytes of LPS mutants that were able to bind SP-A, but not wild-type bacteria. SP-A enhanced phagocytosis by human neutrophils of LPS-mutant strains, but only in the absence of functional adenylate cyclase toxin, a B. pertussis toxin that has been shown to depress neutrophil activity. We conclude that the LPS of wild-type B. pertussis shields the bacteria from SP-A-mediated clearance, possibly by sterically limiting access to the lipid A region.
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- Lyndsay M Schaeffer
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Samuel G, Reeves P. Biosynthesis of O-antigens: genes and pathways involved in nucleotide sugar precursor synthesis and O-antigen assembly. Carbohydr Res 2004; 338:2503-19. [PMID: 14670712 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 344] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The O-antigen is an important component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. It is a repeat unit polysaccharide and consists of a number of repeats of an oligosaccharide, the O-unit, which generally has between two and six sugar residues. O-Antigens are extremely variable, the variation lying in the nature, order and linkage of the different sugars within the polysaccharide. The genes involved in O-antigen biosynthesis are generally found on the chromosome as an O-antigen gene cluster, and the structural variation of O-antigens is mirrored by genetic variation seen in these clusters. The genes within the cluster fall into three major groups. The first group is involved in nucleotide sugar biosynthesis. These genes are often found together in the cluster and have a high level of identity. The genes coding for a significant number of nucleotide sugar biosynthesis pathways have been identified and these pathways seem to be conserved in different O-antigen clusters and across a wide range of species. The second group, the glycosyl transferases, is involved in sugar transfer. They are often dispersed throughout the cluster and have low levels of similarity. The third group is the O-antigen processing genes. This review is a summary of the current knowledge on these three groups of genes that comprise the O-antigen gene clusters, focusing on the most extensively studied E. coli and S. enterica gene clusters.
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- Gabrielle Samuel
- School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Carbonetti NH, Artamonova GV, Andreasen C, Dudley E, Mays RM, Worthington ZEV. Suppression of serum antibody responses by pertussis toxin after respiratory tract colonization by Bordetella pertussis and identification of an immunodominant lipoprotein. Infect Immun 2004; 72:3350-8. [PMID: 15155640 PMCID: PMC415701 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.6.3350-3358.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pertussis toxin (PT), a virulence factor secreted by Bordetella pertussis, contributes to respiratory tract infection and disease caused by this pathogen. By comparing a wild-type (WT) B. pertussis strain to a mutant strain with an in-frame deletion of the ptx genes encoding PT (DeltaPT), we recently found that the lack of PT confers a significant defect in respiratory tract colonization in mice after intranasal inoculation. In this study, we analyzed serum antibody responses in mice infected with the WT or DeltaPT strain and found that infection with the DeltaPT strain elicited greater responses to several B. pertussis antigens than did infection with the WT, despite the lower colonization level achieved by the DeltaPT strain. The same enhanced antibody response was observed after infection with a strain expressing an enzymatically inactive PT; but this response was not observed after infection with B. pertussis mutant strains lacking filamentous hemagglutinin or adenylate cyclase toxin, nor when purified PT was administered with the DeltaPT inoculum, indicating a specific role for PT activity in this immunosuppressive effect. In particular, there were consistent strong serum antibody responses to one or more low-molecular-weight antigens after infection with the DeltaPT strain. These antigens were Bvg independent, membrane localized, and also expressed by the closely related pathogens Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry were used to identify one of the immunodominant low-molecular-weight antigens as a protein with significant sequence homology to peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein in several other gram-negative bacterial species. However, a serum antibody response to this protein alone did not protect mice against respiratory tract infection by B. pertussis.
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- Nicholas H Carbonetti
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA.
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Merkx-Jacques A, Obhi RK, Bethune G, Creuzenet C. The Helicobacter pylori flaA1 and wbpB genes control lipopolysaccharide and flagellum synthesis and function. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:2253-65. [PMID: 15060026 PMCID: PMC412133 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.8.2253-2265.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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flaA1 and wbpB are conserved genes with unknown biological function in Helicobacter pylori. Since both genes are predicted to be involved in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis, flagellum assembly, or protein glycosylation, they could play an important role in the pathogenesis of H. pylori. To determine their biological role, both genes were disrupted in strain NCTC 11637. Both mutants exhibited altered LPS, with loss of most O-antigen and core modification, and increased sensitivity to sodium dodecyl sulfate compared to wild-type bacteria. These defects could be complemented in a gene-specific manner. Also, flaA1 could complement these defects in the wbpB mutant, suggesting a potential redundancy of the reductase activity encoded by both genes. Both mutants were nonmotile, although the wbpB mutant still produced flagella. The defect in the flagellum functionality of this mutant was not due to a defect in flagellin glycosylation since flagellins from wild-type strain NCTC 11637 were shown not to be glycosylated. The flaA1 mutant produced flagellins but no flagellum. Overall, the similar phenotypes observed for both mutants and the complementation of the wbpB mutant by flaA1 suggest that both genes belong to the same biosynthesis pathway. The data also suggest that flaA1 and wbpB are at the interface between several pathways that govern the expression of different virulence factors. We propose that FlaA1 and WbpB synthesize sugar derivatives dedicated to the glycosylation of proteins which are involved in LPS and flagellum production and that glycosylation regulates the activity of these proteins.
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- A Merkx-Jacques
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Coderch N, Piqué N, Lindner B, Abitiu N, Merino S, Izquierdo L, Jimenez N, Tomás JM, Holst O, Regué M. Genetic and structural characterization of the core region of the lipopolysaccharide from Serratia marcescens N28b (serovar O4). J Bacteriol 2004; 186:978-88. [PMID: 14761992 PMCID: PMC344232 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.4.978-988.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The gene cluster (waa) involved in Serratia marcescens N28b core lipopolysaccharide (LPS) biosynthesis was identified, cloned, and sequenced. Complementation analysis of known waa mutants from Escherichia coli K-12, Salmonella enterica, and Klebsiella pneumoniae led to the identification of five genes coding for products involved in the biosynthesis of a shared inner core structure: [L,D-HeppIIIalpha(1-->7)-L,D-HeppIIalpha(1-->3)-L,D-HeppIalpha(1-->5)-KdopI(4<--2)alphaKdopII] (L,D-Hepp, L-glycero-D-manno-heptopyranose; Kdo, 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid). Complementation and/or chemical analysis of several nonpolar mutants within the S. marcescens waa gene cluster suggested that in addition, three waa genes were shared by S. marcescens and K. pneumoniae, indicating that the core region of the LPS of S. marcescens and K. pneumoniae possesses additional common features. Chemical and structural analysis of the major oligosaccharide from the core region of LPS of an O-antigen-deficient mutant of S. marcescens N28b as well as complementation analysis led to the following proposed structure: beta-Glc-(1-->6)-alpha-Glc-(1-->4))-alpha-D-GlcN-(1-->4)-alpha-D-GalA-[(2<--1)-alpha-D,D-Hep-(2<--1)-alpha-Hep]-(1-->3)-alpha-L,D-Hep[(7<--1)-alpha-L,D-Hep]-(1-->3)-alpha-L,D-Hep-[(4<--1)-beta-D-Glc]-(1-->5)-Kdo. The D configuration of the beta-Glc, alpha-GclN, and alpha-GalA residues was deduced from genetic data and thus is tentative. Furthermore, other oligosaccharides were identified by ion cyclotron resonance-Fourier-transformed electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, which presumably contained in addition one residue of D-glycero-D-talo-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Ko) or of a hexuronic acid. Several ions were identified that differed from others by a mass of +80 Da, suggesting a nonstoichiometric substitution by a monophosphate residue. However, none of these molecular species could be isolated in substantial amounts and structurally analyzed. On the basis of the structure shown above and the analysis of nonpolar mutants, functions are suggested for the genes involved in core biosynthesis.
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- Núria Coderch
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología Sanitarias, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidada de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Pishko EJ, Betting DJ, Hutter CS, Harvill ET. Bordetella pertussis acquires resistance to complement-mediated killing in vivo. Infect Immun 2003; 71:4936-42. [PMID: 12933835 PMCID: PMC187338 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.9.4936-4942.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In order to initially colonize a host, bacteria must avoid various components of the innate immune system, one of which is complement. The genus Bordetella includes three closely related species that differ in their ability to resist complement-mediated killing. Bordetella parapertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica resist killing in naïve serum, a characteristic that may aid in efficient respiratory tract colonization and has been attributed to expression of O antigen. Bordetella pertussis lacks O antigen and is sensitive to naïve serum in vitro, yet it also efficiently colonizes the respiratory tract. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that B. pertussis may have an alternate mechanism to resist complement in vivo. While a number of reports on serum sensitivity of the bordetellae have been published, we show here that serum concentration and growth conditions can greatly alter the observed level of sensitivity to complement and that all but one strain of B. pertussis observed were sensitive to some level of naïve serum in vitro, particularly when there was excess complement. However, B. pertussis rapidly acquires increased resistance in vivo to naïve serum that is specific to the alternative pathway. Resistance is not efficiently acquired by B. parapertussis and B. bronchiseptica mutants lacking O antigen. This B. pertussis-specific mechanism of complement resistance does not appear to be dependent on either brkA or other genes expressed specifically in the Bvg(+) phase. This in vivo acquisition of alternative pathway resistance suggests that there is a novel O antigen-independent method by which B. pertussis evades complement-mediated killing.
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- Elizabeth J Pishko
- Department of Veterinary Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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The Bordetella BvgAS signal transduction system controls the expression of at least three phenotypic phases, the Bvg(+) or virulent phase, the Bvg(-) or avirulent phase, and the Bvg(i) or Bvg intermediate phase, which has been hypothesized to be important for transmission. bipA, the first identified Bvg(i)-phase gene, encodes a protein with similarity to the well-characterized bacterial adhesins intimin and invasin. Proteins encoded by the bipA genes present in Bordetella pertussis Tohama I and Bordetella bronchiseptica RB50 differ in the number of 90-amino-acid repeats which they possess and in the sequence of the C-terminal domain. To investigate the possibility that bipA alleles segregate according to host specificity and to gain insight into the role of BipA and the Bvg(i) phase in the Bordetella infectious cycle, we compared bipA alleles across members of the B. bronchiseptica cluster, which includes both human-infective (B. pertussis and B. parapertussis(hu)) and non-human-infective (B. bronchiseptica and B. parapertussis(ov)) strains. bipA genes were present in most, but not all, strains. All bipA genes present in B. bronchiseptica strains were identical to bipA of RB50 (at least with regard to the DNA sequence of the 3' C-terminal-domain-encoding region, the number of 90-amino-acid repeats encoded, and expression patterns). Although all bipA genes present in the other Bordetella strains were identical in the 3' C-terminal-domain-encoding region to bipA of B. pertussis Tohama I, they varied in the number of 90-amino-acid repeats that they encoded and in expression level. Notably, the genes present in B. parapertussis(hu) strains were pseudogenes, and the genes present in B. parapertussis(ov) strains were expressed at significantly reduced levels compared with the levels in B. pertussis and B. bronchiseptica strains. Our results indicate that there is a correlation between specific bipA alleles and specific hosts. They also support the hypothesis that both horizontal gene transfer and fine-tuning of gene expression patterns contribute to the evolution of host adaptation in lineages of the B. bronchiseptica cluster.
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- Bryna Fuchslocher
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa 93106-9610, USA
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Bordetella pertussis must survive the defenses of the human respiratory tract including the complement system. The BrkA (Bordetella resistance to killing) protein prevents killing by the antibody-dependent classical pathway. In this study, the ability of B. pertussis to activate the human complement cascade by other pathways was examined. B. pertussis was not killed in serum depleted of C2, however serum depleted for factor B killed B. pertussis as efficiently as intact serum, suggesting complement activation occurred exclusively by the classical pathway. B. pertussis was not killed by serum depleted of antibody, suggesting the bacteria fail to activate the antibody-independent branches of the classical pathway, including the mannose binding lectin pathway. Mutants lacking the terminal trisaccharide of lipopolysaccharide retained the complement-resistant phenotype, suggesting this structure does not influence activation of complement.
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- Michael G Barnes
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Sabin Way, ML 0524, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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Burns VC, Pishko EJ, Preston A, Maskell DJ, Harvill ET. Role of Bordetella O antigen in respiratory tract infection. Infect Immun 2003; 71:86-94. [PMID: 12496152 PMCID: PMC143398 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.1.86-94.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as the major surface molecule of gram-negative bacteria, interacts with the host in complex ways, both inducing and protecting against aspects of inflammatory and adaptive immunity. The membrane-distal repeated carbohydrate structure of LPS, the O antigen, can prevent antibody functions and may vary as a mechanism of immune evasion. Genes of the wbm locus are required for the assembly of O antigen on the animal pathogen Bordetella bronchiseptica and the human pathogen B. parapertussis. However, the important human pathogen B. pertussis lacks these genes and a number of in vitro and in vivo characteristics associated with O antigen in other organisms. To determine the specific functions of O antigen in these closely related Bordetella subspecies, we compared wbm deletion (Deltawbm) mutants of B. bronchiseptica and B. parapertussis in a variety of assays relevant to natural respiratory tract infection. Complement was not activated or depleted by wild-type bordetellae expressing O antigen, but both Deltawbm mutants activated complement and were highly sensitive to complement-mediated killing in vitro. Although the O-antigen structures appear to be substantially similar, the two mutants differed strikingly in their defects within the respiratory tract. The B. parapertussis Deltawbm mutant was severely defective in colonization of the tracheas and lungs of mice, while the B. bronchiseptica Deltawbm mutant showed almost no defect. While in vitro characteristics such as serum resistance may be attributable to O antigen directly, the role of O antigen during infection appears to be more complex, possibly involving factors differing among the closely related bordetellae or different interactions between each one and its host.
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- Valorie C Burns
- Department of Veterinary Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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Izquierdo L, Abitiu N, Coderch N, Hita B, Merino S, Gavin R, Tomás JM, Regué M. The inner-core lipopolysaccharide biosynthetic waaE gene: function and genetic distribution among some Enterobacteriaceae. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:3485-3496. [PMID: 12427940 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-11-3485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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To determine the function of the waaE gene in the biosynthesis of the inner-core LPS of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a waaE non-polar mutant has been constructed. Data obtained from the comparative chemical analysis of LPS samples obtained from the wild-type, the mutant strain and the complemented mutant demonstrated that the waaE gene is involved in substitution of alpha-L-glycero-D-manno-heptopyranose I (L,D-HeppI) at the O-4 position by a beta-D-glucopyranose (beta-D-Glcp) residue. In addition, DNA amplification and nucleotide sequence determination studies revealed that waaE homologues located between the waaA and coaD genes are present in clinical isolates of Enterobacteriaceae containing the structure beta-D-Glcp-(1-->4)-alpha-L,D-HeppI (K. pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis and Yersinia enterocolitica), as well as in strains of Serratia marcescens and Enterobacter aerogenes of unknown LPS-core structures. Complementation studies using non-polar waaE mutants prove that all the waaE homologues perform the same function. Furthermore, K. pneumoniae, Ser. marcescens and P. mirabilis non-polar waaE mutants showed reduced adhesion and pathogenicity. In addition, the Ser. marcescens and P. murabilis waaE mutants showed reduced swarming motility and ability to form biofilms in vitro. All these characteristics were rescued by reintroduction of the waaE gene independently of its origin. An easy DNA amplification method to detect this gene was established, which also helps in finding the potential presence of this structural feature [beta-D-Glcp-(1-->4)-alpha-L,D-HeppI] in the inner-core LPS of Enterobacteriaceae members with unknown LPS-core structures.
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- Luis Izquierdo
- Departamento de Microbiologı́a, Facultad de Biologı́a, Universidad de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain2
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a y Parasitologı́a Sanitarias, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain1
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a y Parasitologı́a Sanitarias, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain1
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a y Parasitologı́a Sanitarias, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain1
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a, Facultad de Biologı́a, Universidad de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain2
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a, Facultad de Biologı́a, Universidad de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain2
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a, Facultad de Biologı́a, Universidad de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08071 Barcelona, Spain2
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- Departamento de Microbiologı́a y Parasitologı́a Sanitarias, División de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, Barcelona 08028, Spain1
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Zaretzky FR, Gray MC, Hewlett EL. Mechanism of association of adenylate cyclase toxin with the surface of Bordetella pertussis: a role for toxin-filamentous haemagglutinin interaction. Mol Microbiol 2002; 45:1589-98. [PMID: 12354227 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.03107.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Adenylate cyclase (AC) toxin from Bordetella pertussis is unusual in that, unlike most other members of the repeats-in-toxin family that are released into the extracellular milieu, it remains associated with the bacterial surface. In this study, we investigated the nature of the association of this toxin with the surface of B. pertussis. AC toxin was extracted from crude outer membrane preparations of B. pertussis with 8 M urea, but only partially with alkaline sodium carbonate and not at all with octylglucoside, suggesting that denaturation of the toxin is necessary for its removal from the membrane. B. pertussis mutants lacking filamentous haemagglutinin (FHA) released significantly more AC toxin into the medium, and AC toxin association with the bacterial surface was partially restored by expression of FHA from a plasmid, suggesting a role for FHA in surface retention of AC toxin. AC toxin distribution was unaffected by the absence of pertactin, or full-length lipopolysaccharide, or a defect in secretion of pertussis toxin. Using overlay and immunoprecipitation, we found that a direct physical association can occur between AC toxin and FHA. Combined, these findings suggest that FHA may play a role in AC toxin retention on the surface of B. pertussis and raise the possibility of an involvement of adherence mediated by FHA in delivery of AC toxin from the bacterium to the target cell.
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- Franca R Zaretzky
- University of Virginia School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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Preston A, Thomas R, Maskell DJ. Mutational analysis of the Bordetella pertussis wlb LPS biosynthesis locus. Microb Pathog 2002; 33:91-5. [PMID: 12220985 DOI: 10.1006/mpat.2002.0511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bordetella pertussis wlb is required for band A lipopolysaccharide (LPS) expression. We report the mutational analysis of this locus that supports previous gene function assignments that were made on the basis of sequence similarities.
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- Andrew Preston
- Centre for Veterinary Science, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Rd, Cambridge, CB3 0ES, U.K.
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Creuzenet C, Urbanic RV, Lam JS. Structure-function studies of two novel UDP-GlcNAc C6 dehydratases/C4 reductases. Variation from the SYK dogma. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:26769-78. [PMID: 12004063 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m202882200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Two subfamilies of UDP-GlcNAc C6 dehydratases were recently identified. FlaA1, a short soluble protein that exhibits a typical SYK catalytic triad, characterizes one of these subfamilies, and WbpM, a large membrane protein that harbors an altered SMK triad that was not predicted to sustain activity, represents the other subfamily. This study focuses on investigating the structure and function of these C6 dehydratases and the role of the altered triad as well as additional amino acid residues involved in catalysis. The significant activity retained by the FlaA1 Y141M triad mutant and the low activity of the WbpM M438Y mutant indicated that the methionine residue was involved in catalysis. A Glu(589) residue, which is conserved only within the large homologues, was shown to be essential for activity in WbpM. Introduction of this residue in FlaA1 enhanced the activity of the corresponding V266E mutant. Hence, this glutamate residue might be responsible for the retention of catalytic efficiency in the large homologues despite alteration of their catalytic triad. Mutations of residues specific for the short homologues (Asp(70), Asp(149)-Lys(150), Cys(103)) abolished the activity of FlaA1. Among them, C103M prevented dimerization but did not significantly affect the secondary structure. The fact that we could identify subfamily-specific residues that are essential for catalysis suggested an independent evolution for each subfamily of C6 dehydratases. Finally, the loss of activity of the FlaA1 G20A mutant provided evidence that a cofactor is involved in catalysis, and kinetic study of the FlaA1 H86A mutant revealed that this conserved histidine is involved in substrate binding. None of the mutations investigated altered the substrate, product, and function specificity of these enzymes.
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- Carole Creuzenet
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Sweet CR, Preston A, Toland E, Ramirez SM, Cotter RJ, Maskell DJ, Raetz CRH. Relaxed acyl chain specificity of Bordetella UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferases. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:18281-90. [PMID: 11889134 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m201057200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lipid A (endotoxin) is a major structural component of Gram-negative outer membranes. It also serves as the hydrophobic anchor of lipopolysaccharide and is a potent activator of the innate immune response. Lipid A molecules from the genus Bordetella are reported to exhibit unusual structural asymmetry with respect to the acyl chains at the 3- and 3'-positions. These acyl chains are attached by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase (LpxA). To determine the origin of the acyl variability, the single lpxA ortholog present in each of the genomes of Bordetella bronchiseptica (lpxA(Br)), Bordetella parapertussis (lpxA(Pa)), and Bordetella pertussis (lpxA(Pe)) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. In contrast to all LpxA proteins studied to date, LpxA(Br) and LpxA(Pe) display relaxed acyl chain length specificity in vitro, utilizing C(10)OH-ACP, C(12)OH-ACP, and C(14)OH-ACP at similar rates. Furthermore, hybrid lipid A molecules synthesized at 42 degrees C by an E. coli lpxA mutant complemented with lpxA(Pe) contain C(10)OH, C(12)OH, and C(14)OH at both the 3- and 3'-positions, as determined by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. In contrast, LpxA from B. parapertussis did not display relaxed specificity but was selective for C(10)OH-ACP. This study provides an enzymatic explanation for some of the unusual acyl chain variations found in Bordetella lipid A.
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- Charles R Sweet
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Shoji M, Ratnayake DB, Shi Y, Kadowaki T, Yamamoto K, Yoshimura F, Akamine A, Curtis MA, Nakayama K. Construction and characterization of a nonpigmented mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis: cell surface polysaccharide as an anchorage for gingipains. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:1183-1191. [PMID: 11932462 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-4-1183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
A nonpigmented mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis was constructed by using transposon mutagenesis. The mutant possessed the transposon DNA at the novel gene porR. Gene targeted mutagenesis revealed that porR was responsible for pigmentation. The porR gene shared similarities with genes of the degT family, the products of which are now considered to be transaminases involved in biosynthesis of sugar portions of cell-surface polysaccharides and aminoglycosides. The porR mutant showed a pleiotropic phenotype: delayed maturation of fimbrillin, preferential presence of Rgp and Kgp proteinases in culture supernatants, and no haemagglutination. The porR mutant had altered phenol extractable polysaccharide compared to the porR(+) sibling strain. A mAb, 1B5, that reacts with sugar portions of P. gingivalis cell surface polysaccharide and membrane-type Rgp proteinase showed no reaction with the cell lysates of the porR mutant. These results indicate that porR is involved in biosynthesis of cell surface polysaccharide that may function as an anchorage for Rgp, Kgp, haemagglutinins and the haemoglobin receptor protein.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mikio Shoji
- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya464-8650, Japan4
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- Departments of Oral Infectious Diseases and Immunology1, Endodontology and Operative Dentistry2 and Pharmacology3, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Division of Molecular Pathology Infection and Immunity, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AA, UK5
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8588, Japan6
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