A negative effect of Campylobacter capsule on bacterial interaction with an analogue of a host cell receptor

BMC Microbiology

Andrey V Karlyshev¹  Alan M Seddon¹  Sona Rubinchik¹ 

[1] School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, Penrhyn Road, Kingston-upon Thames KT1 2EE, UK

关键词: Lectins;    C-type receptor;    MGL receptor;    Glycosylation;    Glycoproteins;    Receptors;    Adhesins;    Attachment;    Adhesion;    Campylobacter;   

Others  :  1140991
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2180-14-141

 received in 2013-11-14, accepted in 2014-05-06,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is the leading causative agent of bacterial gastrointestinal infections. The rise of antibiotic resistant forms of this pathogen necessitates the development of novel intervention strategies. One approach is the design of drugs preventing bacterial attachment to host cells. Although some putative C. jejuni adhesins have been identified, the molecular mechanisms of their interaction with host cells and their role in pathogenesis remain to be elucidated. C. jejuni adhesion may also be modulated by a bacterial capsule. However, the role of this structure in adhesion was not clear due to conflicting results published by different research groups. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of capsule in bacterial interaction with host cells by using an in vitro model of adhesion and an analogue of a host cell receptor.

Results

In this study, we developed an in vitro bacterial adhesion assay, which was validated using various tests, including competitive inhibition studies, exoglycosydase treatment and site-directed mutagenesis. We demonstrate that PEB3 is one of the cell surface glycoproteins required for bacterial interaction with an analogue of a host cell receptor. In contrast, JlpA glycoprotein adhesin is not required for such interaction. We demonstrate that the production of capsule reduces bacterial attachment, and that the genes involved in capsule and PEB3 adhesin biosynthesis are differentially regulated.

Conclusions

In this study we report an in vitro model for the investigation of bacterial interaction with analogs of host cell receptors. The results suggest an interfering effect of capsule on bacterial attachment. In addition, using a liquid culture, we demonstrate differential expression of a gene involved in capsule production (kpsM) and a gene encoding a glycoprotein adhesin (peb3). Further studies are required in order to establish if these genes are also differentially regulated during the infection process. The results will assist in better understanding of the mechanism of pathogenesis of C. jejuni in general and the role of capsule in the process in particular.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Rubinchik et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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