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  • 标题:Staphylococcus aureus secretes a unique class of neutrophil serine protease inhibitors
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  • 作者:Daphne A. C. Stapels ; Kasra X. Ramyar ; Markus Bischoff
  • 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:2014
  • 卷号:111
  • 期号:36
  • 页码:13187-13192
  • DOI:10.1073/pnas.1407616111
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
  • 摘要:SignificanceNeutrophils are among the first immune cells to migrate to the site of infection and clear invading bacteria. They store large amounts of neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs) that play key roles in immune defense. Unfortunately, NSPs also contribute to tissue destruction in a variety of inflammatory disorders. In this study we discover that the pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus secretes a family of highly potent and specific NSP inhibitors that promote the pathogenicity of this bacterium in vivo. From crystallography experiments, we conclude that these proteins constitute a unique class of NSP inhibitors, which can be used to design novel treatment strategies against excessive NSP activity. Furthermore, this study significantly increases our understanding of the complex nature of S. aureus infections. Neutrophils are indispensable for clearing infections with the prominent human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Here, we report that S. aureus secretes a family of proteins that potently inhibits the activity of neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs): neutrophil elastase (NE), proteinase 3, and cathepsin G. The NSPs, but not related serine proteases, are specifically blocked by the extracellular adherence protein (Eap) and the functionally orphan Eap homologs EapH1 and EapH2, with inhibitory-constant values in the low-nanomolar range. Eap proteins are together essential for NSP inhibition by S. aureus in vitro and promote staphylococcal infection in vivo. The crystal structure of the EapH1/NE complex showed that Eap molecules constitute a unique class of noncovalent protease inhibitors that occlude the catalytic cleft of NSPs. These findings increase our insights into the complex pathogenesis of S. aureus infections and create opportunities to design novel treatment strategies for inflammatory conditions related to excessive NSP activity.
  • 关键词:immune evasion ; bacteria ; phagocytes
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