scholarly journals Entamoeba histolytica Cell Surface Calreticulin Binds Human C1q and Functions in Amebic Phagocytosis of Host Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 2008-2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Vaithilingam ◽  
Jose E. Teixeira ◽  
Peter J. Miller ◽  
Bradley T. Heron ◽  
Christopher D. Huston
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Calcium Ionophore ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Amebic Dysentery ◽  
Host Cell Apoptosis ◽  
Phagocytic Cups

ABSTRACTPhagocytosis of host cells is characteristic of tissue invasion by the intestinal amebaEntamoeba histolytica, which causes amebic dysentery and liver abscesses.Entamoeba histolyticainduces host cell apoptosis and uses ligands, including C1q, on apoptotic cells to engulf them. Two mass spectrometry analyses identified calreticulin in amebic phagosome preparations, and, in addition to its function as an endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, calreticulin is believed to be the macrophage receptor for C1q. The purpose of this study was to determine if calreticulin functions as anE. histolyticaC1q receptor during phagocytosis of host cells. Calreticulin was localized to the surface ofE. histolyticaduring interaction with both Jurkat lymphocytes and erythrocytes and was present in over 75% of phagocytic cups during amebic erythrophagocytosis. Presence of calreticulin on the cell surface was further demonstrated using a method that selectively biotinylated cell surface proteins and by flow cytometry using trophozoites overexpressing epitope-tagged calreticulin. Regulated overexpression of calreticulin increasedE. histolytica's ability to phagocytose apoptotic lymphocytes and calcium ionophore-treated erythrocytes but had no effect on amebic adherence to or destruction of cell monolayers or surface expression of the GalNAc lectin and serine-richE. histolyticaprotein (SREHP) receptors. Finally,E. histolyticacalreticulin bound specifically to apoptotic lymphocytes and to human C1q. Collectively, these data implicate cell surface calreticulin as a receptor for C1q duringE. histolyticaphagocytosis of host cells.

scholarly journals Biotinylated Surfome Profiling Identifies Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Therapy of Aspergillus fumigatus Infection

mSphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei-Jie Jia ◽  
Thomas Krüger ◽  
Matthew G. Blango ◽  
Ferdinand von Eggeling ◽  
Olaf Kniemeyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Responses ◽  
Aspergillus Fumigatus ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Human Immune System ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACT Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most common airborne molds capable of causing mycoses and allergies in humans. During infection, fungal surface proteins mediate the first contact with the human immune system to evade immune responses or to induce hypersensitivity. Several methods have been established for surface proteomics (surfomics). Biotinylation coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) identification of peptides is a particularly efficient method to identify the surface-exposed regions of proteins that potentially mediate interaction with the host. After biotinylation of surface proteins during spore germination, we detected 231 different biotinylated surface proteins (including several well-known proteins such as RodA, CcpA, and DppV; allergens; and heat shock proteins [HSPs]), as well as some previously undescribed surface proteins. The dynamic change of the surface proteome was illustrated by detection of a relatively high number of proteins exclusively at one developmental stage. Using immunofluorescence microscopy, we confirmed the surface localization of several HSPs of the HSP70 family, which may have moonlighting functions. Collectively, by comparing our data with data representative of previously published A. fumigatus surface proteomes, our study generated a comprehensive data set corresponding to the A. fumigatus surfome and uncovered the surface-exposed regions of many proteins on the surface of conidia or hyphae. These surface-exposed regions are candidates for direct interaction with host cells and may represent antigenic epitopes that either induce protective immune responses or mediate immune evasion. Thus, our data sets provided and compiled here represent reasonable immunotherapy and diagnostic targets for future investigations. IMPORTANCE Aspergillus fumigatus is the most important airborne human-pathogenic mold, capable of causing both life-threatening invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients and allergy-inducing infections in individuals with atopic allergy. Despite its obvious medical relevance, timely diagnosis and efficient antifungal treatment of A. fumigatus infection remain major challenges. Proteins on the surface of conidia (asexually produced spores) and mycelium directly mediate host-pathogen interaction and also may serve as targets for diagnosis and immunotherapy. However, the similarity of protein sequences between A. fumigatus and other organisms, sometimes even including the human host, makes selection of targets for immunological-based studies difficult. Here, using surface protein biotinylation coupled with LC-MS/MS analysis, we identified hundreds of A. fumigatus surface proteins with exposed regions, further defining putative targets for possible diagnostic and immunotherapeutic design.

scholarly journals The Level of CD81 Cell Surface Expression Is a Key Determinant for Productive Entry of Hepatitis C Virus into Host Cells

2006 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 588-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Koutsoudakis ◽  
Eva Herrmann ◽  
Stephanie Kallis ◽  
Ralf Bartenschlager ◽  
Thomas Pietschmann
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Productive Infection ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Type I ◽  
Cell Clones

ABSTRACT Recently a cell culture model supporting the complete life cycle of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) was developed. Searching for host cell determinants involved in the HCV replication cycle, we evaluated the efficiency of virus propagation in different Huh-7-derived cell clones. We found that Huh-7.5 cells and Huh7-Lunet cells, two former replicon cell clones that had been generated by removal of an HCV replicon by inhibitor treatment, supported comparable levels of RNA replication and particle production, whereas virus spread was severely impaired in the latter cells. Analysis of cell surface expression of CD81 and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), two molecules previously implicated in HCV entry, revealed similar expression levels for SR-BI, while CD81 surface expression was much higher on Huh-7.5 cells than on Huh7-Lunet cells. Ectopic expression of CD81 in Huh7-Lunet cells conferred permissiveness for HCV infection to a level comparable to that for Huh-7.5 cells. Modulation of CD81 cell surface density in Huh-7.5 cells by RNA interference indicated that a certain amount of this molecule (∼7 × 104 molecules per cell) is required for productive infection with a low dose of HCV. Consistent with this, we show that susceptibility to HCV infection depends on a critical quantity of CD81 molecules. While infection is restricted in cells expressing very small amounts of CD81, susceptibility rapidly rises within a narrow range of CD81 levels, reaching a plateau where higher expression does not further increase the efficiency of infection. Together these data indicate that a high density of cell surface-exposed CD81 is a key determinant for productive HCV entry into host cells.

scholarly journals Mammalian PIG-L and its yeast homologue Gpi12p are N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol de-N-acetylases essential in glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis

1999 ◽  
Vol 339 (1) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reika WATANABE ◽  
Kazuhito OHISHI ◽  
Yusuke MAEDA ◽  
Nobuo NAKAMURA ◽  
Taroh KINOSHITA
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Chinese Hamster ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Amino Acid Identity ◽  
Eukaryotic Cell ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Ovary Cell ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Expression Cloning

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) is used as a membrane anchor by many eukaryotic cell-surface proteins. The second step of GPI biosynthesis is de-N-acetylation of N-acetylglucosaminylphosphatidylinositol (GlcNAc-PI). We have previously cloned the rat PIG-L gene by expression cloning that complemented a mutant Chinese hamster ovary cell line defective in this step. Here we show that recombinant rat PIG-L protein purified from Escherichia coli as a complex with GroEL has GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylase activity in vitro. The activity was not enhanced by GTP, which is known to enhance the de-N-acetylase activity of mammalian cell microsomes. As with other de-N-acetylases that act on the GlcNAc moiety, metal ions, in particular Mn2+ and Ni2+, enhanced the enzyme activity of PIG-L. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae YMR281W open reading frame encodes a protein (termed Gpi12p) with 24% amino acid identity with rat PIG-L. On transfection into mammalian PIG-L-deficient cells, this gene, GPI12, restored the cell-surface expression of GPI-anchored proteins and GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylase activity. The disruption of the gene caused lethality in S. cerevisiae. These results indicate that GlcNAc-PI de-N-acetylase is conserved between mammals and yeasts and that the de-N-acetylation step is also indispensable in yeasts.

scholarly journals Knockdown of Five Genes Encoding Uncharacterized Proteins Inhibits Entamoeba histolytica Phagocytosis of Dead Host Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1045-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sateriale ◽  
Peter Miller ◽  
Christopher D. Huston
Keyword(s):  
Host Cell ◽  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Protozoan Parasite ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Feed Forward ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Relative Specificity ◽  
Cell Engulfment

Entamoeba histolyticais the protozoan parasite that causes invasive amebiasis, which is endemic to many developing countries and characterized by dysentery and liver abscesses. The virulence ofE. histolyticacorrelates with the degree of host cell engulfment, or phagocytosis, andE. histolyticaphagocytosis alters amebic gene expression in a feed-forward manner that results in an increased phagocytic ability. Here, we used a streamlined RNA interference screen to silence the expression of 15 genes whose expression was upregulated in phagocyticE. histolyticatrophozoites to determine whether these genes actually function in the phagocytic process. When five of these genes were silenced, amebic strains with significant decreases in the ability to phagocytose apoptotic host cells were produced. Phagocytosis of live host cells, however, was largely unchanged, and the defects were surprisingly specific for phagocytosis. Two of the five encoded proteins, which we namedE. histolyticaILWEQ (EhILWEQ) andE. histolyticaBAR (EhBAR), were chosen for localization via SNAP tag labeling and localized to the site of partially formed phagosomes. Therefore, both EhILWEQ and EhBAR appear to contribute toE. histolyticavirulence through their function in phagocytosis, and the large proportion (5/15 [33%]) of gene-silenced strains with a reduced ability to phagocytose host cells validates the previously published microarray data set demonstrating feed-forward control ofE. histolyticaphagocytosis. Finally, although only limited conclusions can be drawn from studies using the virulence-deficient G3Entamoebastrain, the relative specificity of the defects induced for phagocytosis of apoptotic cells but not healthy cells suggests that cell killing may play a rate-limiting role in the process ofEntamoeba histolyticahost cell engulfment.

scholarly journals The Distinct Immune-Stimulatory Capacities of Porphyromonas gingivalis Strains 381 and ATCC 33277 Are Determined by the fimB Allele and Gingipain Activity

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Coats ◽  
Nutthapong Kantrong ◽  
Thao T. To ◽  
Sumita Jain ◽  
Caroline A. Genco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Host Cell ◽  
Porphyromonas Gingivalis ◽  
Stop Codon ◽  
Premature Stop Codon ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Innate Immune Responses ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACT The Porphyromonas gingivalis strain ATCC 33277 (33277) and 381 genomes are nearly identical. However, strain 33277 displays a significantly diminished capacity to stimulate host cell Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-dependent signaling and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production relative to 381, suggesting that there are strain-specific differences in one or more bacterial immune-modulatory factors. Genomic sequencing identified a single nucleotide polymorphism in the 33277 fimB allele (A→T), creating a premature stop codon in the 33277 fimB open reading frame relative to the 381 fimB allele. Gene exchange experiments established that the 33277 fimB allele reduces the immune-stimulatory capacity of this strain. Transcriptome comparisons revealed that multiple genes related to carboxy-terminal domain (CTD) family proteins, including the gingipains, were upregulated in 33277 relative to 381. A gingipain substrate degradation assay demonstrated that cell surface gingipain activity is higher in 33277, and an isogenic mutant strain deficient for the gingipains exhibited an increased ability to induce TLR2 signaling and IL-1β production. Furthermore, 33277 and 381 mutant strains lacking CTD cell surface proteins were more immune-stimulatory than the parental wild-type strains, consistent with an immune-suppressive role for the gingipains. Our data show that the combination of an intact fimB allele and limited cell surface gingipain activity in P. gingivalis 381 renders this strain more immune-stimulatory. Conversely, a defective fimB allele and high-level cell surface gingipain activity reduce the capacity of P. gingivalis 33277 to stimulate host cell innate immune responses. In summary, genomic and transcriptomic comparisons identified key virulence characteristics that confer divergent host cell innate immune responses to these highly related P. gingivalis strains.

Apical membrane and intracellular distribution of endogenous alpha 2A-adrenergic receptors in MDCK cells

1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. F347-F353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Okusa ◽  
K. R. Lynch ◽  
D. L. Rosin ◽  
L. Huang ◽  
Y. Y. Wei
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Mdck Cells ◽  
Specific Binding ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Surface Binding ◽  
Binding Studies ◽  
Apical Domain

The purpose of the current studies was to characterize the endogenous alpha 2-adrenergic receptor (AR) subtypes present in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells and to determine their level of expression and pattern of distribution. By saturation binding analysis with [3H]MK-912, MDCK cells expressed high levels of alpha 2-ARs with a maximum receptor density (Bmax) of 798 +/- 55 fmol/mg protein and an equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) of 0.98 +/- 0.32 nM. Competitive binding studies using prazosin, oxymetazoline, phentolamine, and epinephrine to displace [3H]MK-912 demonstrated inhibition constant (Ki) values of 1,270 +/- 250, 5.0 +/- 0.4, 5.5 +/- 0.3, and 392 +/- 150 nM (n = 3), respectively. In Northern blot analysis we found that MDCK cells expressed transcripts encoding alpha 2A-AR and not alpha 2B-AR or alpha 2C-AR. Surface binding experiments suggested that approximately 60% of alpha 2A-ARs are distributed at the cell surface domain. Specific binding of [3H]MK-912 to soluble apical and basolateral surface proteins isolated by surface biotinylation indicated the expression of surface alpha 2A-ARs was limited to the apical domain of MDCK cells. No alpha 2A-ARs were detected on the basolateral surface. We conclude that endogenous alpha 2A-ARs are targeted to the apical domain of MDCK cells and that the intracellular compartment may contain ARs as a reservoir for de novo cell surface expression or, alternatively, may represent internalized receptors.

scholarly journals SssP1, aStreptococcus suisFimbria-Like Protein Transported by the SecY2/A2 System, Contributes to Bacterial Virulence

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Pengpeng Lu ◽  
Zihao Pan ◽  
Yinchu Zhu ◽  
Jiale Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Streptococcus Suis ◽  
Secretory Protein ◽  
Genomic Islands ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Genome Comparison ◽  
Immunogold Electron Microscopy ◽  
Infection Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Zoonotic Pathogen

ABSTRACTStreptococcus suisis an important Gram-positive pathogen in the swine industry and is an emerging zoonotic pathogen for humans. In our previous work, we found a virulentS. suisstrain, CZ130302, belonging to a novel serotype, Chz, to be associated with acute meningitis in piglets. However, its underlying mechanisms of pathogenesis remain poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of three Chz serotype strains, including strain CZ130302 and two avirulent strains, HN136 and AH681. By genome comparison, we found two putative genomic islands (GIs) uniquely encoded in strain CZ130302 and designated them 50K GI and 58K GI. In mouse infection model, the deletion of 50K and 58K GIs caused 270-fold and 3-fold attenuation of virulence, respectively. Notably, we identified a complete SecY2/A2 system, coupled with its secretory protein SssP1 encoded in the 50K GI, which contributed to the pathogenicity of strain CZ130302. Immunogold electron microscopy and immunofluorescence analyses indicated that SssP1 could form fimbria-like structures that extend outward from the bacterial cell surface. ThesssP1mutation also attenuated bacterial adherence in human laryngeal epithelial (HEp-2) cells and human brain microvessel endothelial cells (HBMECs) compared with the wild type. Furthermore, we showed that two analogous Ig-like subdomains of SssP1 have sialic acid binding capacities. In conclusion, our results revealed that the 50K GI and the inside SecY2/A2 system gene cluster are related to the virulence of strain CZ130302, and we clarified a newS. suispathogenesis mechanism mediated by the secretion protein SssP1.IMPORTANCEStreptococcus suisis an important zoonotic pathogen. Here, we managed to identify key factors to clarify the virulence ofS. suisstrain CZ130302 from a novel serotype, Chz. Notably, it was shown that a fimbria-like structure was significantly connected to the pathogenicity of the CZ130302 strain by comparative genomics analysis and animal infection assays. The mechanisms of how the CZ130302 strain constructs these fimbria-like structures in the cell surface by genes encoding and production transport were subsequently elucidated. Biosynthesis of the fimbria-like structure was achieved by the production of SssP1 glycoproteins, and its construction was dependent on the SecA2/Y2 secretion system. This study identified a visible fimbria-like protein, SssP1, participating in adhesion to host cells and contributing to the virulence inS. suis. These findings will promote a better understanding of the pathogenesis ofS. suis.

scholarly journals Staphylococcus aureus Fibronectin-Binding Protein A Mediates Cell-Cell Adhesion through Low-Affinity Homophilic Bonds

mBio ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Herman-Bausier ◽  
Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel ◽  
Timothy J. Foster ◽  
Joan A. Geoghegan ◽  
Yves F. Dufrêne
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fibronectin Binding ◽  
A Domains ◽  
Cell Cell

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is an important opportunistic pathogen which is a leading cause of biofilm-associated infections on indwelling medical devices. The cell surface-located fibronectin-binding protein A (FnBPA) plays an important role in the accumulation phase of biofilm formation by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), but the underlying molecular interactions are not yet established. Here, we use single-cell and single-molecule atomic force microscopy to unravel the mechanism by which FnBPA mediates intercellular adhesion. We show that FnBPA is responsible for specific cell-cell interactions that involve the FnBPA A domain and cause microscale cell aggregation. We demonstrate that the strength of FnBPA-mediated adhesion originates from multiple low-affinity homophilic interactions between FnBPA A domains on neighboring cells. Low-affinity binding by means of FnBPA may be important for biofilm dynamics. These results provide a molecular basis for the ability of FnBPA to promote cell accumulation during S. aureus biofilm formation. We speculate that homophilic interactions may represent a generic strategy among staphylococcal cell surface proteins for guiding intercellular adhesion. As biofilm formation by MRSA strains depends on proteins rather than polysaccharides, our approach offers exciting prospects for the design of drugs or vaccines to inhibit protein-dependent intercellular interactions in MRSA biofilms. IMPORTANCE Staphylococcus aureus is a human pathogen that forms biofilms on indwelling medical devices, such as central venous catheters and prosthetic joints. This leads to biofilm infections that are difficult to treat with antibiotics because many cells within the biofilm matrix are dormant. The fibronectin-binding proteins (FnBPs) FnBPA and FnBPB promote biofilm formation by clinically relevant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains, but the molecular mechanisms involved remain poorly understood. We used atomic force microscopy techniques to demonstrate that FnBPA mediates cell-cell adhesion via multiple, low-affinity homophilic bonds between FnBPA A domains on adjacent cells. Therefore, FnBP-mediated homophilic interactions represent an interesting target to prevent MRSA biofilms. We propose that such homophilic mechanisms may be widespread among staphylococcal cell surface proteins, providing a means to guide intercellular adhesion and biofilm accumulation.

scholarly journals Molecular pathogenesis of human CD59 deficiency

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. e280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Netanel Karbian ◽  
Yael Eshed-Eisenbach ◽  
Adi Tabib ◽  
Hila Hoizman ◽  
B. Paul Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Membrane ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy ◽  
Membrane Attack Complex ◽  
Surface Expression ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Cell Surface Expression ◽  
Congenital Deficiency ◽  
Recurrent Strokes ◽  
And Function

ObjectiveTo characterize all 4 mutations described for CD59 congenital deficiency.MethodsThe 4 mutations, p.Cys64Tyr, p.Asp24Val, p.Asp24Valfs*, and p.Ala16Alafs*, were described in 13 individuals with CD59 malfunction. All 13 presented with recurrent Guillain-Barré syndrome or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, recurrent strokes, and chronic hemolysis. Here, we track the molecular consequences of the 4 mutations and their effects on CD59 expression, localization, glycosylation, degradation, secretion, and function. Mutants were cloned and inserted into plasmids to analyze their expression, localization, and functionality.ResultsImmunolabeling of myc-tagged wild-type (WT) and mutant CD59 proteins revealed cell surface expression of p.Cys64Tyr and p.Asp24Val detected with the myc antibody, but no labeling by anti-CD59 antibodies. In contrast, frameshift mutants p.Asp24Valfs* and p.Ala16Alafs* were detected only intracellularly and did not reach the cell surface. Western blot analysis showed normal glycosylation but mutant-specific secretion patterns. All mutants significantly increased MAC-dependent cell lysis compared with WT. In contrast to CD59 knockout mice previously used to characterize phenotypic effects of CD59 perturbation, all 4 hCD59 mutations generate CD59 proteins that are expressed and may function intracellularly (4) or on the cell membrane (2). None of the 4 CD59 mutants are detected by known anti-CD59 antibodies, including the 2 variants present on the cell membrane. None of the 4 inhibits membrane attack complex (MAC) formation.ConclusionsAll 4 mutants generate nonfunctional CD59, 2 are expressed as cell surface proteins that may function in non–MAC-related interactions and 2 are expressed only intracellularly. Distinct secretion of soluble CD59 may have also a role in disease pathogenesis.

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