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Moraxella-Dependent {alpha}1-Antichymotrypsin Neutralization - A Unique Virulence Mechanism.

Manolov, Taras LU ; Tan, Thuan Tong LU ; Forsgren, Arne LU and Riesbeck, Kristian LU orcid (2008) In American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 38(5). p.609-617
Abstract
The acute phase reactant and protease inhibitor alpha1-antichymotrypsin is considered to play a protective role in the airways, but it is not known. Objectives: We analyzed whether the common respiratory pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis interact with antichymotrypsin. Methods: We compared a series of clinical isolates in addition to wild type and ubiquitous surface protein-deficient Moraxella to study the nature of antichymotrypsin binding by the bacteria. Measurements and Main Results: M. catarrhalis was the only species that bound antichymotrypsin among 25 bacterial species tested by flow cytometry and a direct binding assay. Experiments with Moraxella mutants revealed that ubiquitous... (More)
The acute phase reactant and protease inhibitor alpha1-antichymotrypsin is considered to play a protective role in the airways, but it is not known. Objectives: We analyzed whether the common respiratory pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis interact with antichymotrypsin. Methods: We compared a series of clinical isolates in addition to wild type and ubiquitous surface protein-deficient Moraxella to study the nature of antichymotrypsin binding by the bacteria. Measurements and Main Results: M. catarrhalis was the only species that bound antichymotrypsin among 25 bacterial species tested by flow cytometry and a direct binding assay. Experiments with Moraxella mutants revealed that ubiquitous surface proteins A1 and A2 were responsible for the interaction, and using recombinant fragments, a consensus sequence within ubiquitous surface proteins A1 and A2 was defined. Binding of iodine labeled antichymotrypsin was dose dependent and strong (d (Less)
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10.1165/rcmb.2007-0289OC
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  author       = {{Manolov, Taras and Tan, Thuan Tong and Forsgren, Arne and Riesbeck, Kristian}},
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  publisher    = {{American Thoracic Society}},
  series       = {{American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology}},
  title        = {{Moraxella-Dependent {alpha}1-Antichymotrypsin Neutralization - A Unique Virulence Mechanism.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2007-0289OC}},
  doi          = {{10.1165/rcmb.2007-0289OC}},
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