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Haemophilus Protein F Orthologs of Pathogens Infecting the Airways : Exploiting Host Laminin at Heparin-Binding Sites for Maximal Adherence to Epithelial Cells

Su, Yu Ching LU ; Halang, Petra LU ; Fleury, Christophe LU ; Jalalvand, Farshid LU ; Mörgelin, Matthias LU and Riesbeck, Kristian LU orcid (2017) In The Journal of infectious diseases 216(10). p.1303-1307
Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae protein F (PF) is an important virulence factor interacting with laminin, an extracellular matrix protein ubiquitously expressed in the respiratory tract. Here we defined PF orthologs in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Staphylococcus aureus, bacteria that occasionally colonize and infect the human airways. Despite low sequence homology (48.2%-77.3% similarity), all orthologs (Paf, AfeA, and MntC) interacted with laminin. Interestingly, all proteins bound at the heparin-binding sites of laminin, including the globular domains, and also attached to laminin expressed on respiratory epithelial cells. Laminin is thus a highly important target for PF orthologs of the bacterial species examined.

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Adherence, airway pathogen, epithelial cells, heparin-binding domain, laminin, LG globular domain
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The Journal of infectious diseases
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216
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10
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5 pages
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Oxford University Press
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  • pmid:28968674
  • scopus:85039871727
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1537-6613
DOI
10.1093/infdis/jix467
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English
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  author       = {{Su, Yu Ching and Halang, Petra and Fleury, Christophe and Jalalvand, Farshid and Mörgelin, Matthias and Riesbeck, Kristian}},
  issn         = {{1537-6613}},
  keywords     = {{Adherence; airway pathogen; epithelial cells; heparin-binding domain; laminin; LG globular domain}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1303--1307}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{The Journal of infectious diseases}},
  title        = {{Haemophilus Protein F Orthologs of Pathogens Infecting the Airways : Exploiting Host Laminin at Heparin-Binding Sites for Maximal Adherence to Epithelial Cells}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix467}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/infdis/jix467}},
  volume       = {{216}},
  year         = {{2017}},
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