Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,...Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,an exception of this general observation is intermedilysin(ILY)of Streptococcus intermedius,which requires human CD59 as a receptor in addition to cholesterol for its hemolytic activity.A possible explanation of this functional difference is the conformational variation between the C-terminal domains of the two toxins,particularly in the highly conserved undecapeptide termed tryptophan rich motif.Here,we present the crystal structure of suilysin,a CDC toxin from the infectious swine pathogen Streptococcus suis.Like PFO,suilysin does not require a host receptor for hemolytic activity;yet the crystal structure of suilysin exhibits a similar conformation in the tryptophan rich motif to ILY.This observation suggests that the current view of the structure-function relationship between CDC proteins and membrane association is far from complete.展开更多
为了探讨猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis serotype 2,SS2)的Ⅲ型溶血素是否具有溶血活性以及Ⅲ型溶血素在SS2致病过程中的作用,本研究利用同源重组基因敲除法成功构建了SS205ZY的Ⅲ型溶血素(slyrp)基因缺失突变菌株Δslyrp及双基因缺...为了探讨猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis serotype 2,SS2)的Ⅲ型溶血素是否具有溶血活性以及Ⅲ型溶血素在SS2致病过程中的作用,本研究利用同源重组基因敲除法成功构建了SS205ZY的Ⅲ型溶血素(slyrp)基因缺失突变菌株Δslyrp及双基因缺失突变菌株Δsly/Δslyrp,并比较了野生菌株和基因缺失突变菌株的溶血能力以及对小鼠的致病力。结果表明,slyrp基因敲除后可导致SS2裂解红细胞的能力有所下降,而双基因缺失突变菌株Δsly/Δslyrp的溶血能力完全丧失;slyrp基因敲除后对小鼠的致病力没有影响。结果提示猪链球菌2型Ⅲ型溶血素具有一定的溶血能力,该Ⅲ型溶血素在SS2感染过程中,对溶血素(sly)起协同作用,不是SS2主要的毒力相关基因。展开更多
根据猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读 框的引物,对HA9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株,1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株 ATCC35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA9801等6...根据猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读 框的引物,对HA9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株,1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株 ATCC35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA9801等6株江苏分离株及德国株SS2呈阳性,ATCC35246 呈阴性。HA9801株PCR产物纯化后测序,序列分析表明该DNA片段与猪链球菌2型1933株的sly基因同源 性为99%。展开更多
根据猪链球菌2型(strep tococcus su is type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读框的引物,对HA 9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株、1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株ATCC 35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA 9801...根据猪链球菌2型(strep tococcus su is type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读框的引物,对HA 9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株、1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株ATCC 35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA 9801等6株江苏分离株及德国株SS2呈阳性,ATCC 35246呈阴性。HA 9801株PCR产物纯化后测序,序列分析结果表明该DNA片段与猪链球菌2型1933株的sly基因同源性为99%。展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Programs for High Technology Research and Development Program(863 Program)No.2006AA02A322to X.L.,the CAS grant KSCX2-YW-05 to Z.R,the Project of Protein Studies(CAS)grant 2006CB10903National Basic Research Program(973 Program)No.2007CB914304.
文摘Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins(CDC)are pore forming toxins.A prototype of the CDC family members is perfringolysin O(PFO),which directly binds to the cell membrane enriched in cholesterol,causing cell lysis.However,an exception of this general observation is intermedilysin(ILY)of Streptococcus intermedius,which requires human CD59 as a receptor in addition to cholesterol for its hemolytic activity.A possible explanation of this functional difference is the conformational variation between the C-terminal domains of the two toxins,particularly in the highly conserved undecapeptide termed tryptophan rich motif.Here,we present the crystal structure of suilysin,a CDC toxin from the infectious swine pathogen Streptococcus suis.Like PFO,suilysin does not require a host receptor for hemolytic activity;yet the crystal structure of suilysin exhibits a similar conformation in the tryptophan rich motif to ILY.This observation suggests that the current view of the structure-function relationship between CDC proteins and membrane association is far from complete.
文摘为了探讨猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis serotype 2,SS2)的Ⅲ型溶血素是否具有溶血活性以及Ⅲ型溶血素在SS2致病过程中的作用,本研究利用同源重组基因敲除法成功构建了SS205ZY的Ⅲ型溶血素(slyrp)基因缺失突变菌株Δslyrp及双基因缺失突变菌株Δsly/Δslyrp,并比较了野生菌株和基因缺失突变菌株的溶血能力以及对小鼠的致病力。结果表明,slyrp基因敲除后可导致SS2裂解红细胞的能力有所下降,而双基因缺失突变菌株Δsly/Δslyrp的溶血能力完全丧失;slyrp基因敲除后对小鼠的致病力没有影响。结果提示猪链球菌2型Ⅲ型溶血素具有一定的溶血能力,该Ⅲ型溶血素在SS2感染过程中,对溶血素(sly)起协同作用,不是SS2主要的毒力相关基因。
文摘根据猪链球菌2型(Streptococcus suis type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读 框的引物,对HA9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株,1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株 ATCC35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA9801等6株江苏分离株及德国株SS2呈阳性,ATCC35246 呈阴性。HA9801株PCR产物纯化后测序,序列分析表明该DNA片段与猪链球菌2型1933株的sly基因同源 性为99%。
文摘根据猪链球菌2型(strep tococcus su is type 2)溶血素基因(sly)设计和合成了一对可扩增其完整阅读框的引物,对HA 9801等6株猪链球菌2型江苏分离株、1株德国分离株SS2-D及猪链球菌C群参考株ATCC 35246的核酸进行PCR扩增,结果显示HA 9801等6株江苏分离株及德国株SS2呈阳性,ATCC 35246呈阴性。HA 9801株PCR产物纯化后测序,序列分析结果表明该DNA片段与猪链球菌2型1933株的sly基因同源性为99%。