Molecular pathogenesis of the hyaluronic acid capsule of Pasteurella multocida

2020 ◽  
Vol 149 ◽  
pp. 104380
Author(s):  
Lijun Guan ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Yun Xue ◽  
Jinqian Yang ◽  
Zhanqin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Pasteurella Multocida ◽  
Molecular Pathogenesis ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule

scholarly journals The RNA-Binding Chaperone Hfq Is an Important Global Regulator of Gene Expression in Pasteurella multocida and Plays a Crucial Role in Production of a Number of Virulence Factors, Including Hyaluronic Acid Capsule

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 1361-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Mégroz ◽  
Oded Kleifeld ◽  
Amy Wright ◽  
David Powell ◽  
Paul Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Virulence Factors ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Pasteurella Multocida ◽  
Rna Binding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Filamentous Hemagglutinin ◽  
Proteomic Analyses ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule

The Gram-negative bacteriumPasteurella multocidais the causative agent of a number of economically important animal diseases, including avian fowl cholera. NumerousP. multocidavirulence factors have been identified, including capsule, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and filamentous hemagglutinin, but little is known about how the expression of these virulence factors is regulated. Hfq is an RNA-binding protein that facilitates riboregulation via interaction with small noncoding RNA (sRNA) molecules and their mRNA targets. Here, we show that aP. multocidahfqmutant produces significantly less hyaluronic acid capsule during all growth phases and displays reducedin vivofitness. Transcriptional and proteomic analyses of thehfqmutant during mid-exponential-phase growth revealed altered transcript levels for 128 genes and altered protein levels for 78 proteins. Further proteomic analyses of thehfqmutant during the early exponential growth phase identified 106 proteins that were produced at altered levels. Both the transcript and protein levels for genes/proteins involved in capsule biosynthesis were reduced in thehfqmutant, as were the levels of the filamentous hemagglutinin protein PfhB2 and its secretion partner LspB2. In contrast, there were increased expression levels of three LPS biosynthesis genes, encoding proteins involved in phosphocholine and phosphoethanolamine addition to LPS, suggesting that these genes are negatively regulated by Hfq-dependent mechanisms. Taken together, these data provide the first evidence that Hfq plays a crucial role in regulating the global expression ofP. multocidagenes, including the regulation of keyP. multocidavirulence factors, capsule, LPS, and filamentous hemagglutinin.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON BACTERIOPHAGES OF HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI

1957 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Receptor Site ◽  
Surface Proteins ◽  
Phage Antibody ◽  
Group A ◽  
Phage Receptor ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule ◽  
Isolated Cell

The host ranges of bacteriophages for group A, types 1, 6, 12, and 25 and group C streptococci have been determined. The findings indicate that the susceptibility to these phages is primarily a group-specific phenomenon, although it is modified by several factors such as the hyaluronic acid capsule, lysogeny, and possibly the presence of surface proteins. Phage antibody studies indicate that while the group A phages are antigenically related, they are distinct from the group C phage. This is in agreement with the observation that group A phages are not specific for their homologous streptococcal types. The purified group C carbohydrate inactivates group C phage but not the group A phages, thus suggesting that the carbohydrate, a component of the cell wall, may serve as the phage receptor site. It has not been possible to inactivate the group A phages with group A carbohydrate. Phage lysis of groups A and C streptococci is accompanied by fragmentation of the cell wall since the C carbohydrate has been identified serologically and chemically in the supernate of centrifuged lysates. The immediate lysis of groups A and C hemolytic streptococci and their isolated cell walls by an accesory heat-labile lytic factor in fresh group C lysates is also described.

scholarly journals Hyaluronic acid capsule is a virulence factor for mucoid group A streptococci.

1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (19) ◽  
pp. 8317-8321 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Wessels ◽  
A. E. Moses ◽  
J. B. Goldberg ◽  
T. J. DiCesare
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Virulence Factor ◽  
Group A Streptococci ◽  
Group A ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule

scholarly journals One More Disguise in the Stealth Behavior of Streptococcus pyogenes

mBio ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent A. Fischetti ◽  
James B. Dale
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Treated Patient ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
The Body ◽  
Eukaryotic Cells ◽  
Animal Kingdom ◽  
Human Joints ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule ◽  
Acid Lining

ABSTRACT The ability to hide in the animal kingdom is essential for survival; the same is true for bacteria . Streptococcus pyogenes is considered one of the more successful stealth bacteria in its production of a hyaluronic acid capsule that is chemically identical to the hyaluronic acid lining human joints. It has also acquired the capacity to enter eukaryotic cells to avoid the onslaught of the host’s immune defenses, as well as drugs. From this intracellular vantage point, it may remain dormant from days to weeks, only to cause disease again at a later time, perhaps causing a relapse in a drug-treated patient. We now learn that it is able to enter macrophages as well, enabling the Streptococcus to use this “Trojan horse” approach to be transported to distant sites in the body.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON THE PATHOGENICITY OF GROUP A STREPTOCOCCI

1959 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Judith Foley ◽  
W. Barry Wood
Keyword(s):  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Virulent Strain ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
M Protein ◽  
Group A Streptococci ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
Full Complement ◽  
Group A ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid Capsule

A quantitative study of the combined antiphagocytic effects of the M protein and the hyaluronic acid capsules of four strains of Group A streptococci revealed the following facts relating to their intraperitoneal virulence in mice and rats: 1. The most virulent strain, S23M (matt), produced both a large hyaluronic acid capsule and a full complement of M protein, the combined effects of which rendered the organism highly resistant to surface phagocytosis. 2. The slightly less virulent strain, T14/46 (matt virulent) was somewhat more susceptible to surface phagocytosis owing to the fact that its smaller capsule was less antiphagocytic than that of the S23M organism. 3. The glossy variant of the S23 strain (S23G), which ranked third in virulence, was still more susceptible to surface phagocytosis because of its lack of detectable M substance. Its large hyaluronic acid capsule, however, was capable of protecting it against phagocytosis on glass. 4. The least virulent strain, T14 (matt avirulent), was the most susceptible of all to phagocytosis. Though it possessed both M substance and capsule, which together prevented its phagocytosis on glass, each of them was shown to be quantitatively and functionally deficient as compared to Strain S23M. The differences in phagocytability, which appear to be directly related to the pathogenicity of the organisms, could be adequately demonstrated in vitro only by phagocytic tests designed to measure surface phagocytosis in the absence of opsonins. This fact is in keeping with the observation, previously reported, that surface phagocytosis plays a critical role in the defense of the host, particularly during the earliest stages of experimental streptococcal infections. Its possible relation to suppuration during the later stages of infection is also discussed.

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