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Palusiak A. Proteus mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae as pathogens capable of causing co-infections and exhibiting similarities in their virulence factors. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:991657. [PMID: 36339335 PMCID: PMC9630907 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.991657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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The genera Klebsiella and Proteus were independently described in 1885. These Gram-negative rods colonize the human intestinal tract regarded as the main reservoir of these opportunistic pathogens. In favorable conditions they cause infections, often hospital-acquired ones. The activity of K. pneumoniae and P. mirabilis, the leading pathogens within each genus, results in infections of the urinary (UTIs) and respiratory tracts, wounds, bacteremia, affecting mainly immunocompromised patients. P. mirabilis and K. pneumoniae cause polymicrobial UTIs, which are often persistent due to the catheter biofilm formation or increasing resistance of the bacteria to antibiotics. In this situation a need arises to find the antigens with features common to both species. Among many virulence factors produced by both pathogens urease shows some structural similarities but the biggest similarities have been observed in lipids A and the core regions of lipopolysaccharides (LPSs). Both species produce capsular polysaccharides (CPSs) but only in K. pneumoniae these antigens play a crucial role in the serological classification scheme, which in Proteus spp. is based on the structural and serological diversity of LPS O-polysaccharides (OPSs). Structural and serological similarities observed for Klebsiella spp. and Proteus spp. polysaccharides are important in the search for the cross-reacting vaccine antigens.
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- Agata Palusiak
- Laboratory of General Microbiology, Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Palusiak A. The Contribution of Polysaccharide Antigens From Clinical Proteus spp. and Klebsiella spp. Isolates to the Serological Cross-Reactions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:707578. [PMID: 34513729 PMCID: PMC8428971 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.707578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Klebsiella spp. and Proteus spp. cause hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are often related to the use of catheters. To create a vaccine preventing UTI, immunogenic bacterial antigens with common epitopes are still being looked for. In this work, the role of polysaccharide antigens of four Klebsiella spp. and eight Proteus spp. strains in serological cross-reactions with specific antisera was examined. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western blotting, and silver staining by Tsai method were performed. The Klebsiella and Proteus spp. LPSs and cells were used as antigens. Polyclonal rabbit sera specific to Klebsiella oxytoca 0.023 and 0.062 strains and four Klebsiella spp. LPSs were obtained. The ELISA and Western blotting results showed the strongest cross-reactions occurring between lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) from four Klebsiella strains and P. vulgaris O42 antiserum. The silver-staining procedure revealed the patterns typical of both slow- and fast-migrating mass species of the Klebsiella LPSs. The Klebsiella spp. antigens also cross-reacted with four P. penneri antisera, and most of the reactions were observed as low-migrating patterns. From two K. oxytoca antisera obtained in this work, only one, the K. oxytoca 0.062 antiserum, cross-reacted with satisfactory strength with P. penneri LPSs (19, 22, and 60). Obtaining cross-reactions between the antigens of Klebsiella strains and Proteus antisera and in the opposite systems is important for proving the immunogenic role of polysaccharide antigens in triggering the immunological response.
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- Agata Palusiak
- Department of Biology of Bacteria, Laboratory of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha, Poland
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Professor Krystyna Kotełko was working as a microbiologist at the University of Łódź (Poland). Her main object of study was the LPS (endotoxin) of opportunistic urinary pathogens from the genus Proteus. She demonstrated, for the first time, the presence of uronic acids and amino acids, as well as two heptoses (L- glycero-D- manno-heptose and D- glycero-D- manno-heptose) and hexosamines in Proteus LPS, and developed a classification scheme of the Proteus LPS into chemotypes. Prof Kotełko also initiated studies on the chemical structure of Proteus O-specific polysaccharide and investigations on the serological specificity of this part of LPS, as well its core region. She also analysed the virulence factors of these bacteria, such as haemolysin and invasiveness.
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The New Structure of Core Oligosaccharide Presented by Proteus penneri 40A and 41 Lipopolysaccharides. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030676. [PMID: 29495556 PMCID: PMC5877537 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The new type of core oligosaccharide in Proteus penneri 40A and 41 lipopolysaccharides has been investigated by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and chemical methods. Core oligosaccharides of both strains were chosen for structural analysis based on the reactivity of LPSs with serum against P. penneri 40A core oligosaccharide–diphtheria toxoid conjugate. Structural analyses revealed that P. penneri 40A and 41 LPSs possess an identical core oligosaccharide.
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Zabłotni A, Matusiak D, Arbatsky NP, Moryl M, Maciejewska A, Kondakova AN, Shashkov AS, Ługowski C, Knirel YA, Różalski A. Changes in the lipopolysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis 9B-m (O11a) clinical strain in response to planktonic or biofilm type of growth. Med Microbiol Immunol 2018; 207:129-139. [PMID: 29330591 PMCID: PMC5878192 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-018-0534-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The impact of planktonic and biofilm lifestyles of the clinical isolate Proteus mirabilis 9B-m on its lipopolysaccharide (O-polysaccharide, core region, and lipid A) was evaluated. Proteus mirabilis bacteria are able to form biofilm and lipopolysaccharide is one of the factors involved in the biofilm formation. Lipopolysaccharide was isolated from planktonic and biofilm cells of the investigated strain and analyzed by SDS–PAGE with silver staining, Western blotting and ELISA, as well as NMR and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry techniques. Chemical and NMR spectroscopic analyses revealed that the structure of the O-polysaccharide of P. mirabilis 9B-m strain did not depend on the form of cell growth, but the full-length chains of the O-antigen were reduced when bacteria grew in biofilm. The study also revealed structural modifications of the core region in the lipopolysaccharide of biofilm-associated cells—peaks assigned to compounds absent in cells from the planktonic culture and not previously detected in any of the known Proteus core oligosaccharides. No differences in the lipid A structure were observed. In summary, our study demonstrated for the first time that changes in the lifestyle of P. mirabilis bacteria leads to the modifications of their important virulence factor—lipopolysaccharide.
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- Agnieszka Zabłotni
- Laboratory of General Microbiology, Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Łódź, Poland.
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- Laboratory of General Microbiology, Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Łódź, Poland
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 47, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Immunochemistry, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Rudolf Weigl 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 47, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 47, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Immunochemistry, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Rudolf Weigl 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 47, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biology of Bacteria, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Łódź, Poland
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Steffens T, Duda K, Lindner B, Vorhölter FJ, Bednarz H, Niehaus K, Holst O. The lipopolysaccharide of the crop pathogen Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens: chemical characterization and determination of signaling events in plant cells. Glycobiology 2017; 27:264-274. [PMID: 28177490 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cww093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Xanthomonas translucens pv. translucens (Xtt) is a Gram-negative pathogen of crops from the plant family Poaceae. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Xtt was isolated and chemically characterized. The analyses revealed the presence of rhamnose, xylose, mannose, glucose, galacturonic acid, phosphates, 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosonic acid (Kdo) and fatty acids (10:0, 11:0, 11:0(3-OH) i/a, 11:0(3-OH), 12:0(3-OH) i/a, 12:0(3-OH), 12:0, 13:0(3-OH) i, 13:0(3-OH) a, 13:0(3-OH), 14:0(3-OH) i/a, 14:0(3-OH) and 16:0). The rough type of LPS (lipooligosaccharides; LOS) was isolated and its composition determined utilizing mass spectrometry. The structure of core-lipid A backbone was revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy performed on O-deacylated LOS sample, and was shown to be: α-D-Manp-(1→3)-α-D-Manp-(1→3)-β-D-Glcp-(1→4)-α-D-Manp-(1→5)-α-Kdo-(2→6)-β-D-GlcpN-(1→6)-α-D-GlcpN. 4-α-Man and Kdo were further substituted via phosphodiester groups by two galactopyranuronic acids. Xtt LPS elicited a stress response in Nicotiana tabacum suspension cell cultures, namely a transient calcium signal and the generation of H2O2 was observed. Pharmacological studies indicated the involvement of plasma membrane calcium channels, kinases and phospholipase C as key factors in Xtt LPS induced pathogen signaling.
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- Tim Steffens
- Abteilung 27, Proteom- und Metabolomforschung, Fakultät für Biologie & Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) Universität Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Division of Structural Biochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Immunochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Abteilung 27, Proteom- und Metabolomforschung, Fakultät für Biologie & Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) Universität Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Abteilung 27, Proteom- und Metabolomforschung, Fakultät für Biologie & Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) Universität Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Abteilung 27, Proteom- und Metabolomforschung, Fakultät für Biologie & Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) Universität Bielefeld, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Division of Structural Biochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), German Center for Lung Research, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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Reinhardt A, Wehle M, Geissner A, Crouch EC, Kang Y, Yang Y, Anish C, Santer M, Seeberger PH. Structure binding relationship of human surfactant protein D and various lipopolysaccharide inner core structures. J Struct Biol 2016; 195:387-395. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Palusiak A. Classification of Proteus penneri lipopolysaccharides into core region serotypes. Med Microbiol Immunol 2016; 205:615-624. [PMID: 27469376 PMCID: PMC5093214 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-016-0468-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The frequency of P. penneri isolation from hospital patients, mostly from urine and wounds, keeps on growing, and numerous isolates are multi-drug resistant. P. penneri rods produce lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which may lead to the septic shock. Until now, O-specific polysaccharide has been the best structurally and serologically characterized region of P. penneri LPS. It is worth having an insight into the serological specificity of both poly- and oligosaccharide parts of P. penneri LPS. The P. penneri core region is less structurally diverse than OPS, but still, among other enterobacterial LPS core regions, it is characterized by structural variability. In the present study, the serological reactivity of 25 P. penneri LPS core regions was analyzed by ELISA, passive immunohemolysis and Western blot technique using five polyclonal P. penneri antisera after or without their adsorption with the respective LPSs. The results allowed the assignment of the tested strains to five new core serotypes, which together with published serological studies led to the creation of the first serotyping scheme based on LPS core reactivities of 35 P. penneri and three P. mirabilis strains. Together with the O types scheme, it will facilitate assigning Proteus LPSs of clinical isolates into appropriate O and R serotypes.
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- Agata Palusiak
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237, Lodz, Poland.
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Vinogradov E, Nash JHE, Foote S, Young NM. The structure of the Morganella morganii lipopolysaccharide core region and identification of its genomic loci. Carbohydr Res 2015; 402:232-5. [PMID: 25498024 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2014.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2014] [Revised: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The core region of the lipopolysaccharide of Morganella morganii serotype O:1ab was obtained by hydrolysis of the LPS and studied by 2D NMR, ESI MS, and chemical methods. Its structure was highly homologous to those from the two major members of the same Proteeae tribe, Proteus mirabilis and Providencia alcalifaciens, and analysis of the M. morganii genome disclosed that the loci for its outer core, lipid A and Ara4N moieties are similarly conserved.
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- Evgeny Vinogradov
- Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada.
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- Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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Palusiak A. The antigens contributing to the serological cross-reactions of Proteus antisera with Klebsiella representatives. Mol Immunol 2014; 64:228-34. [PMID: 25510650 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Proteus sp. and Klebsiella sp. mainly cause infections of the urinary and respiratory tracts or wounds in humans. The representatives of both genera produce virulence factors like lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or outer membrane proteins (OMPs) having much in common in the structures and/or functions. To check how far this similarity is revealed in the serological cross-reactivity, the bacterial masses of 24 tested Klebsiella sp. strains were tested in ELISA with polyclonal rabbit antisera specific to the representatives of 79 Proteus O serogroups. The strongest reacting systems were selected to Western blot, where the majority of Klebsiella masses reacted in a way characteristic for electrophoretic patterns of proteins. The strongest reactions were obtained for proteins of near 67 and 40 kDa and 12.5 kDa. Mass spectrometry analysis of the proteins samples of one Proteus sp. and one Klebsiella sp. strain showed the GroEL like protein of a sequence GI number 2980926 to be similar for both strains. In Western blot some Klebsiella sp. masses reacted similarly to the homologous Proteus LPSs. The LPS contribution in the observed reactions of the high molecular-mass LPS species was confirmed for Klebsiella oxytoca 0.062.
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- Agata Palusiak
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland.
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Functional identification of Proteus mirabilis eptC gene encoding a core lipopolysaccharide phosphoethanolamine transferase. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:6689-702. [PMID: 24756091 PMCID: PMC4013655 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15046689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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By comparison of the Proteus mirabilis HI4320 genome with known lipopolysaccharide (LPS) phosphoethanolamine transferases, three putative candidates (PMI3040, PMI3576, and PMI3104) were identified. One of them, eptC (PMI3104) was able to modify the LPS of two defined non-polar core LPS mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae that we use as surrogate substrates. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance showed that eptC directs the incorporation of phosphoethanolamine to the O-6 of l-glycero-d-mano-heptose II. The eptC gene is found in all the P. mirabilis strains analyzed in this study. Putative eptC homologues were found for only two additional genera of the Enterobacteriaceae family, Photobacterium and Providencia. The data obtained in this work supports the role of the eptC (PMI3104) product in the transfer of PEtN to the O-6 of l,d-HepII in P. mirabilis strains.
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Immunochemical properties of Proteus penneri lipopolysaccharides—one of the major Proteus sp. virulence factors. Carbohydr Res 2013; 380:16-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2013.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yang Y, Oishi S, Martin CE, Seeberger PH. Diversity-oriented synthesis of inner core oligosaccharides of the lipopolysaccharide of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:6262-71. [PMID: 23521711 DOI: 10.1021/ja401164s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potent virulence factor of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. To better understand the role of LPS in host-pathogen interactions and to elucidate the antigenic and immunogenic properties of LPS inner core region, a collection of well-defined L-glycero-D-manno-heptose (Hep) and 3-deoxy-α-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo)-containing inner core oligosaccharides is required. To address this need, we developed a diversity-oriented approach based on a common orthogonal protected disaccharide Hep-Kdo. Utilizing this new approach, we synthesized a range of LPS inner core oligosaccharides from a variety of pathogenic bacteria including Y. pestis, H. influenzae, and Proteus that cause plague, meningitis, and severe wound infections, respectively. Rapid access to these highly branched core oligosaccharides relied on elaboration of the disaccharide Hep-Kdo core as basis for the elongation with various flexible modules including unique Hep and 4-amino-4-deoxy-β-L-arabinose (Ara4N) monosaccharides and branched Hep-Hep disaccharides. A regio- and stereoselective glycosylation of Kdo 7,8-diol was key to selective installation of the Ara4N moiety at the 8-hydroxyl group of Kdo moiety of the Hep-Kdo disaccharide. The structure of the LPS inner core oligosaccharides was confirmed by comparison of (1)H NMR spectra of synthetic antigens and isolated fragments. These synthetic LPS core oligosaccharides can be covalently bound to carrier proteins via the reducing end pentyl amine linker, to explore their antigenic and immunogenic properties as well as potential applications such as diagnostic tools and vaccines.
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- You Yang
- Department of Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Proteus sp. – an opportunistic bacterial pathogen – classification, swarming growth, clinical significance and virulence factors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/fobio-2013-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The genus Proteus belongs to the Enterobacteriaceae family, where it is placed in the tribe Proteeae, together with the genera Morganella and Providencia. Currently, the genus Proteus consists of five species: P. mirabilis, P. vulgaris, P. penneri, P. hauseri and P. myxofaciens, as well as three unnamed Proteus genomospecies. The most defining characteristic of Proteus bacteria is a swarming phenomenon, a multicellular differentiation process of short rods to elongated swarmer cells. It allows population of bacteria to migrate on solid surface. Proteus bacteria inhabit the environment and are also present in the intestines of humans and animals. These microorganisms under favorable conditions cause a number of infections including urinary tract infections (UTIs), wound infections, meningitis in neonates or infants and rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, Proteus is known as a bacterial opportunistic pathogen. It causes complicated UTIs with a higher frequency, compared to other uropathogens. Proteus infections are accompanied by a formation of urinary stones, containing struvite and carbonate apatite. The virulence of Proteus rods has been related to several factors including fimbriae, flagella, enzymes (urease - hydrolyzing urea to CO2 and NH3, proteases degrading antibodies, tissue matrix proteins and proteins of the complement system), iron acqusition systems and toxins: hemolysins, Proteus toxin agglutinin (Pta), as well as an endotoxin - lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Proteus rods form biofilm, particularly on the surface of urinary catheters, which can lead to serious consequences for patients. In this review we present factors involved in the regulation of swarming phenomenon, discuss the role of particular pathogenic features of Proteus spp., and characterize biofilm formation by these bacteria.
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Vinogradov E. Structure of the core part of the lipopolysaccharide from Proteus mirabilis genomic strain HI4320. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2011; 76:803-7. [PMID: 21999542 DOI: 10.1134/s000629791107011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The structure of the core part of the lipopolysaccharide from Proteus mirabilis genomic strain HI4320 was studied. Core oligosaccharide was isolated by mild acid hydrolysis of the lipopolysaccharide and analyzed by NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry as well as chemical methods. The structure of the oligosaccharide was established.
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- E Vinogradov
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada.
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Aquilini E, Azevedo J, Merino S, Jimenez N, Tomás JM, Regué M. Three enzymatic steps required for the galactosamine incorporation into core lipopolysaccharide. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:39739-49. [PMID: 20959463 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.168385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The core lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Proteus mirabilis as well as those of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Serratia marcescens are characterized by the presence of a hexosamine-galacturonic acid disaccharide (αHexN-(1,4)-αGalA) attached by an α1,3 linkage to L-glycero-D-manno-heptopyranose II (L-glycero-α-D-manno-heptosepyranose II). In K. pneumoniae, S. marcescens, and some P. mirabilis strains, HexN is D-glucosamine, whereas in other P. mirabilis strains, it corresponds to D-galactosamine. Previously, we have shown that two enzymes are required for the incorporation of D-glucosamine into the core LPS of K. pneumoniae; the WabH enzyme catalyzes the incorporation of GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to outer core LPS, and WabN catalyzes the deacetylation of the incorporated GlcNAc. Here we report the presence of two different HexNAc transferases depending on the nature of the HexN in P. mirabilis core LPS. In vivo and in vitro assays using LPS truncated at the level of galacturonic acid as acceptor show that these two enzymes differ in their specificity for the transfer of GlcNAc or GalNAc. By contrast, only one WabN homologue was found in the studied P. mirabilis strains. Similar assays suggest that the P. mirabilis WabN homologue is able to deacetylate both GlcNAc and GalNAc. We conclude that incorporation of d-galactosamine requires three enzymes: Gne epimerase for the generation of UDP-GalNAc from UDP-GlcNAc, N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (WabP), and LPS:HexNAc deacetylase.
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- Eleonora Aquilini
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología Sanitarias, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Functional identification of the Proteus mirabilis core lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:4413-24. [PMID: 20622068 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00494-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In this study, we report the identification of genes required for the biosynthesis of the core lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) of two strains of Proteus mirabilis. Since P. mirabilis and Klebsiella pneumoniae share a core LPS carbohydrate backbone extending up to the second outer-core residue, the functions of the common P. mirabilis genes was elucidated by genetic complementation studies using well-defined mutants of K. pneumoniae. The functions of strain-specific outer-core genes were identified by using as surrogate acceptors LPSs from two well-defined K. pneumoniae core LPS mutants. This approach allowed the identification of two new heptosyltransferases (WamA and WamC), a galactosyltransferase (WamB), and an N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (WamD). In both strains, most of these genes were found in the so-called waa gene cluster, although one common core biosynthetic gene (wabO) was found outside this cluster.
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Knirel YA, Perepelov AV, Kondakova AN, Senchenkova SN, Sidorczyk Z, Rozalski A, Kaca W. Structure and serology of O-antigens as the basis for classification of Proteus strains. Innate Immun 2010; 17:70-96. [DOI: 10.1177/1753425909360668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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This review is devoted to structural and serological characteristics of the O-antigens (O-polysaccharides) of the lipopolysaccharides of various Proteus species, which provide the basis for classifying Proteus strains to Oserogroups. The antigenic relationships of Proteus strains within and beyond the genus as well as their O-antigenrelated bioactivities are also discussed.
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- Yuriy A. Knirel
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia,
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Immunology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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Cipolla L, Gabrielli L, Bini D, Russo L, Shaikh N. Kdo: a critical monosaccharide for bacteria viability. Nat Prod Rep 2010; 27:1618-29. [DOI: 10.1039/c004750n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Gronow S, Xia G, Brade H. Glycosyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of the inner core region of different lipopolysaccharides. Eur J Cell Biol 2009; 89:3-10. [PMID: 19900730 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The inner core of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) structures in Gram-negative bacteria is considered a highly conserved region. The sugar connecting the membrane-associated lipid A moiety with the hydrophilic saccharide moiety, 3-deoxy-alpha-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Kdo) is present in every LPS molecule investigated but it may be partially replaced by d-glycero-alpha-d-talo-oct-2-ulosonic acid (Ko). l-Glycero-alpha-d-manno-heptose (Hep) and phosphate residues are part of most but not all LPS structures and additionally, modifications with 4-amino-4-deoxy-beta-l-arabinose (Ara4N) residues occur in some. A number of different glycosyltransferases is involved in the biosynthesis of the inner core region of different lipopolysaccharides. Here, we report the characterization of Kdo transferases, heptosyltransferases and Ara4N transferases from a variety of bacteria.
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- Sabine Gronow
- Division of Medical and Biochemical Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany.
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Kondakova AN, Vinogradov E, Katzenellenbogen E, Kocharova NA, Lindner B, Knirel YA. Structural Studies on the Lipopolysaccharide Core of Bacteria of the Genus Citrobacter: Two Different Core Structures in Citrobacter O14 Serogroup. J Carbohydr Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/07328300902999337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Anna N. Kondakova
- a N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia
- b Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences , Borstel, Germany
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- c Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council , Ottawa, Canada
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- d L. Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy , Wroclaw, Poland
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- a N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia
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- b Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Center for Medicine and Biosciences , Borstel, Germany
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- a N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences , Moscow, Russia
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Palusiak A, Sidorczyk Z. Serological characterization of the core region of lipopolysaccharides of rough Proteus sp. strains. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2009; 57:303-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s00005-009-0034-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kocharova N, Kondakova A, Vinogradov E, Ovchinnikova O, Lindner B, Shashkov A, Rozalski A, Knirel Y. Full Structure of the Carbohydrate Chain of the Lipopolysaccharide ofProvidencia rustigianii O34. Chemistry 2008; 14:6184-91. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.200702039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Palusiak A, Dzieciatkowska M, Sidorczyk Z. Application of two different kinds of sera against the Proteus penneri lipopolysaccharide core region in search of epitopes determining cross-reactions with antibodies. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2008; 56:135-40. [PMID: 18373243 PMCID: PMC2766494 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-008-0012-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction: Proteus penneri lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core regions are characterized by a greater structural variability than that observed in other Enterobacteriaceae. This fact and the small amount of published data concerning the serological activity of this part of P. penneri LPS prompted an examination of which fragment might determine cross-reactions with antibodies. To date, such epitopes have been found in the LPS core regions of P. mirabilis and P. vulgaris strains. Materials and Methods: Proteus sp. LPSs were tested with unabsorbed rabbit antisera by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and Western blot, and once again by ELISA or passive immunohemolysis after the absorption of these antisera with selected LPSs. Results: The serological studies of P. penneri 8 LPS demonstrated antibodies in the tested antisera recognizing a common epitope located in the core regions of six of the LPSs, i.e. P. penneri 8, 34, 133, 7, 14, and 15. Additionally, another type of antibody directed against some fragment of P. penneri 13 and the core regions of other LPSs investigated was observed in one antiserum. Conclusions: A distal, trisaccharide fragment of the P. penneri 8 LPS core region is suggested to determine the cross-reactions of the tested antisera with the six P. penneri LPSs.
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- Agata Palusiak
- Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland.
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Holst O. The structures of core regions from enterobacterial lipopolysaccharides â an update. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007; 271:3-11. [PMID: 17403049 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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To the major virulence factors of Gram-negative bacteria belong the lipopolysaccharides (endotoxins), which are very well characterized for their immunological, pharmacological and pathophysiological effects displayed in eucaryotic cells and organisms. In general, these amphiphilic lipopolysaccharides comprise three regions, which can be differentiated by their structures, function, genetics and biosynthesis: lipid A, the core region and a polysaccharide portion, which may be the O-specific polysaccharide, Enterobacterial Common Antigen (ECA) or a capsular polysaccharide. In the past, much emphasis has been laid on the elucidation of the structure-function relation. The lipid A was proven to represent the toxic principle of endotoxic active lipopolysaccharides, however, its toxicity depends not only on its structure but also on that of the core region, which is covalently linked to lipid A. Thus, and since the core region possesses immunogenic properties, complete structural analyses of lipopolysaccharides core regions and of structure-function relation are highly important for a better understanding of lipopolysaccharides action. To date, quite a number of core structures from lipopolysaccharides of various Gram-negative bacteria have been published and summarized in several overviews. This short review adds to this knowledge those structures of enterobacterial lipopolysaccharides that were published between January 2002 and October 2006.
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- Otto Holst
- Division of Structural Biochemistry, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany.
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Vinogradov E, Lindner B, Seltmann G, Radziejewska-Lebrecht J, Holst O. Lipopolysaccharides fromSerratia marcescens Possess One or Two 4-Amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinopyranose 1-Phosphate Residues in the Lipid A andD-glycero-D-talo-Oct-2-ulopyranosonic Acid in the Inner Core Region. Chemistry 2006; 12:6692-700. [PMID: 16807947 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The carbohydrate backbones of the core-lipid A region were characterized from the lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) of Serratia marcescens strains 111R (a rough mutant strain of serotype O29) and IFO 3735 (a smooth strain not serologically characterized but possessing the O-chain structure of serotype O19). The LPSs were degraded either by mild hydrazinolysis (de-O-acylation) and hot 4 M KOH (de-N-acylation), or by hydrolysis in 2 % aqueous acetic acid, or by deamination. Oligosaccharide phosphates were isolated by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography. Through the use of compositional analysis, electrospray ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry, and 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy applying various one- and two-dimensional experiments, we identified the structures of the carbohydrate backbones that contained D-glycero-D-talo-oct-2-ulopyranosonic acid and 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose 1-phosphate residues. We also identified some truncated structures for both strains. All sugars were D-configured pyranoses and alpha-linked, except where stated otherwise.
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- Evgeny Vinogradov
- Institute for Biological Sciences, NRC Canada, Ottawa, ON K1 A 0R6, Canada
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Kondakova AN, Vinogradov E, Lindner B, Kocharova NA, Rozalski A, Knirel YA. Elucidation of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Structures of Bacteria of the GenusProvidencia. J Carbohydr Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/07328300600860161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Regué M, Izquierdo L, Fresno S, Jimenez N, Piqué N, Corsaro MM, Parrilli M, Naldi T, Merino S, Tomás JM. The Incorporation of Glucosamine into Enterobacterial Core Lipopolysaccharide. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:36648-56. [PMID: 16131489 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506278200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The core lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Klebsiella pneumoniae is characterized by the presence of disaccharide alphaGlcN-(1,4)-alphaGalA attached by an alpha1,3 linkage to l-glycero-d-manno-heptopyranose II (ld-HeppII). Previously it has been shown that the WabH enzyme catalyzes the incorporation of GlcNAc from UDP-GlcNAc to outer core LPS. The presence of GlcNAc instead of GlcN and the lack of UDP-GlcN in bacteria indicate that an additional enzymatic step is required. In this work we identified a new gene (wabN) in the K. pneumoniae core LPS biosynthetic cluster. Chemical and structural analysis of K. pneumoniae non-polar wabN mutants showed truncated core LPS with GlcNAc instead of GlcN. In vitro assays using LPS truncated at the level of d-galacturonic acid (GalA) and cell-free extract containing WabH and WabN together led to the incorporation of GlcN, whereas none of them alone were able to do it. This result suggests that the later enzyme (WabN) catalyzes the deacetylation of the core LPS containing the GlcNAc residue. Thus, the incorporation of the GlcN residue to core LPS in K. pneumoniae requires two distinct enzymatic steps. WabN homologues are found in Serratia marcescens and some Proteus strains that show the same disaccharide alphaGlcN-(1,4)-alphaGalA attached by an alpha1,3 linkage to ld-HeppII.
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- Miguel Regué
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología Sanitarias, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Knirel YA, Vinogradov E, Jimenez N, Merino S, Tomás JM. Structural studies on the R-type lipopolysaccharide of Aeromonas hydrophila. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:787-93. [PMID: 14980820 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2003] [Accepted: 12/08/2003] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A rough strain of Aeromonas hydrophila, AH-901, has an R-type lipopolysaccharide with the complete core. The following core structure was established by chemical degradations followed by sugar and methylation analyses along with ESIMS and NMR spectroscopy: [formula: see text] where D-alpha-D-Hep and l-alpha-D-Hep stand for D-glycero- and l-glycero-alpha-D-manno-heptose, respectively; Kdo stands for 3-deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid; all monosaccharides are in the pyranose form; the degree of substitution with beta-D-Gal is approximately 50%. Lipid A of the lipopolysaccharide has a 1,4(')-bisphosphorylated beta-D-GlcN-(1-->6)-alpha-D-GlcN disaccharide backbone with both phosphate groups substituted with 4-amino-4-deoxyarabinose residues.
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- Yuriy A Knirel
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Kondakova AN, Fudala R, Bednarska K, Senchenkova SN, Knirel YA, Kaca W. Structure of the neutral O-polysaccharide and biological activities of the lipopolysaccharide of Proteus mirabilis O20. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:623-8. [PMID: 15013399 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2003] [Accepted: 11/13/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mild acid degradation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Proteus mirabilis O20 resulted in depolymerisation of the O-polysaccharide to give a repeating-unit pentasaccharide. A polysaccharide was obtained by O-deacylation of the LPS followed by nitrous acid deamination. The derived pentasaccharide and polysaccharide were studied by NMR spectroscopy, including 2D 1H,1H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, 1H,13C HMQC and HMQC-TOSCY experiments, along with chemical methods, and the following structure of the repeating unit of the O-polysaccharide was established: [Carbohydrate structure: see text]. As opposite to most other P. mirabilis O-polysaccharides studied, that of P. mirabilis O20 is neutral. A week serological cross-reactivity was observed between anti-P. mirabilis O20 serum and LPS of a number of Proteus serogroups with known O-polysaccharide structure. The ability of LPS of P. mirabilis O20 to activate the serine protease cascade was tested in Limulus amoebocyte lysate and in human blood plasma and compared with that of P. mirabilis O14a,14c having an acidic O-polysaccharide. The LPS of P. mirabilis O20 was found to be less active in both assays than the LPS of P. mirabilis O14a,14c and, therefore, the structurally variable O-polysaccharide may influenced the biological activity of the conserved lipid A moiety of the LPS.
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- Anna N Kondakova
- ND Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Vinogradov E, Korenevsky A, Beveridge TJ. The structure of the core region of the lipopolysaccharide from Shewanella algae BrY, containing 8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid. Carbohydr Res 2004; 339:737-40. [PMID: 15013415 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2003] [Accepted: 12/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The structure of the carbohydrate backbone of the lipid A-core region of the LPS from Shewanella algae strain BrY was analysed. The LPS was N,O-deacylated to give three products, which were isolated and studied by chemical methods, NMR and mass spectrometry: [Carbohydrate structures: see text]. All monosaccharides except L-rhamnose had the D-configuration. This LPS presents a second example (after S. oneidensis) of the structure with a novel linking unit between the core and lipid A moieties, 8-amino-3,8-dideoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid (8-amino-Kdo).
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- Evgeny Vinogradov
- Institute for Biological Sciences, NRC, 100 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0R6.
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Bacterial lipopolysaccharides are the major components of the outer surface of Gram-negative bacteria They are often of interest in medicine for their immunomodulatory properties. In small amounts they can be beneficial, but in larger amounts they may cause endotoxic shock. Although they share a common architecture, their structural details exert a strong influence on their activity. These molecules comprise: a lipid moiety, called lipid A, which is considered to be the endotoxic component, a glycosidic part consisting of a core of approximately 10 monosaccharides and, in "smooth-type" lipopolysaccharides, a third region, named O-chain, consisting of repetitive subunits of one to eight monosaccharides responsible for much of the immunospecificity of the bacterial cell.
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- Martine Caroff
- Equipe Endotoxines, UMR 8619 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, IBBMC, Université de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay, France.
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Kondakova AN, Vinogradov E, Lindner B, Knirel YA, Amano KI. Structural studies on the lipopolysaccharide core of Proteus OX strains used in Weil–Felix test: a mass spectrometric approach. Carbohydr Res 2003; 338:2697-709. [PMID: 14670728 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(03)00383-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The core region of the lipopolysaccharides of Proteus group OX bacteria, which are used as antigens in Weil-Felix test for serodiagnosis of rickettsiosis, were studied by chemical degradations in combination with ESI FTMS, including infrared multi-photon dissociation (IRMPD) MS/MS and capillary skimmer dissociation. Structural variants of the inner core region were found to be the same as in Proteus non-OX strains that have been studied earlier. The outer core region has essentially the same structure in Proteus vulgaris OX19 (serogroup O1) and OX2 (serogroup O2) and a different structure in Proteus mirabilis OXK (serogroup O3). A fragmentation due to the rupture of the linkage between GlcN or GalN and GalA was observed in IRMPD-MS/MS of core oligosaccharides and found to be useful for screening of Proteus strains to assign structures of the relatively conserved inner core region and to select for further studies strains with distinct structures of a more variable outer core region.
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- Anna N Kondakova
- N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 47, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation
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Fudala R, Kondakova AN, Bednarska K, Senchenkova SN, Shashkov AS, Knirel YA, Zähringer U, Kaca W. Structure and serological characterization of the O-antigen of Proteus mirabilis O18 with a phosphocholine-containing oligosaccharide phosphate repeating unit. Carbohydr Res 2003; 338:1835-42. [PMID: 12932366 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(03)00274-x] [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: 11/29/2022]
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A phosphorylated, choline-containing polysaccharide was obtained by O-deacylation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Proteus mirabilis O18 by treatment with aqueous 12% ammonia, whereas hydrolysis with dilute acetic acid resulted in depolymerisation of the polysaccharide chain by the glycosyl phosphate linkage. Treatment of the O-deacylated LPS with aqueous 48% hydrofluoric acid cleaved the glycosyl phosphate group but, unexpectedly, did not affect the choline phosphate group. The polysaccharide and the derived oligosaccharides were studied by NMR spectroscopy, including 2D 1H,1H COSY, TOCSY, ROESY, 1H,13C HMQC and HMQC-TOSCY experiments, along with chemical methods, and the following structure of the pentasaccharide phosphate repeating unit was established: [carbohydrate structure in text] Where ChoP=Phosphocoline Immunochemical studies of the LPS, O-deacylated LPS and partially dephosphorylated pentasaccharide using rabbit polyclonal anti-P. mirabilis O18 serum showed the importance of the glycosyl phosphate group in manifesting the serological specificity of the O18-antigen.
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- Rafal Fudala
- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Lodz, 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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