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  • 标题:Interplay of a secreted protein with type IVb pilus for efficient enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli colonization
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  • 作者:Hiroya Oki ; Kazuki Kawahara ; Takahiro Maruno
  • 期刊名称:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 印刷版ISSN:0027-8424
  • 电子版ISSN:1091-6490
  • 出版年度:2018
  • 卷号:115
  • 期号:28
  • 页码:7422-7427
  • DOI:10.1073/pnas.1805671115
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
  • 摘要:Initial attachment and subsequent colonization of the intestinal epithelium comprise critical events allowing enteric pathogens to survive and express their pathogenesis. In enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), these are mediated by a long proteinaceous fiber termed type IVb pilus (T4bP). We have reported that the colonization factor antigen/III (CFA/III), an operon-encoded T4bP of ETEC, possesses a minor pilin, CofB, that carries an H-type lectin domain at its tip. Although CofB is critical for pilus assembly by forming a trimeric initiator complex, its importance for bacterial attachment remains undefined. Here, we show that T4bP is not sufficient for bacterial attachment, which also requires a secreted protein CofJ, encoded within the same CFA/III operon. The crystal structure of CofB complexed with a peptide encompassing the binding region of CofJ showed that CofJ interacts with CofB by anchoring its flexible N-terminal extension to be embedded deeply into the expected carbohydrate recognition site of the CofB H-type lectin domain. By combining this structure and physicochemical data in solution, we built a plausible model of the CofJ–CFA/III pilus complex, which suggested that CofJ acts as a molecular bridge by binding both T4bP and the host cell membrane. The Fab fragments of a polyclonal antibody against CofJ significantly inhibited bacterial attachment by preventing the adherence of secreted CofJ proteins. These findings signify the interplay between T4bP and a secreted protein for attaching to and colonizing the host cell surface, potentially constituting a therapeutic target against ETEC infection.
  • 关键词:ETEC ; type IV pili ; minor pilin ; pilus assembly ; protein crystallography
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