Mutual exclusivity of hyaluronan and hyaluronidase in invasive group A Streptococcus
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Article Title | Mutual exclusivity of hyaluronan and hyaluronidase in invasive group A Streptococcus |
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ERA Journal ID | 2230 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Henningham, Anna (Author), Yamaguchi, Masaya (Author), Aziz, Ramy K. (Author), Kuipers, Kirsten (Author), Buffalo, Cosmo Z. (Author), Dahesh, Samira (Author), Choudhury, Biswa (Author), Van Vleet, Jeremy (Author), Yamaguchi, Yuka (Author), Seymour, Lisa M. (Author), Ben Zakour, Nouri L. (Author), He, Lingjun (Author), Smith, Helen V. (Author), Grimwood, Keith (Author), Beatson, Scott A. (Author), Ghosh, Partho (Author), Walker, Mark J. (Author), Nizet, Victor (Author) and Cole, Jason N. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Journal Citation | 289 (46), pp. 32303-32315 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Rockville, MD. United States |
ISSN | 0021-9258 |
1083-351X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M114.602847 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.jbc.org/content/289/46/32303.full.pdf+html |
Abstract | A recent analysis of group A Streptococcus (GAS) invasive infections in Australia has shown a predominance of M4 GAS, a serotype recently reported to lack the antiphagocytic hyaluronic acid (HA) capsule. Here, we use molecular genetics and bioinformatics techniques to characterize 17 clinical M4 isolates associated with invasive disease in children during this recent epidemiology. All M4 isolates lacked HA capsule, and whole genome sequence analysis of two isolates revealed the complete absence of the hasABC capsule biosynthesis operon. Conversely, M4 isolates possess a functional HA-degrading hyaluronate lyase (HylA) enzyme that is rendered nonfunctional in other GAS through a point mutation. Transformation with a plasmid expressing hasABC restored partial encapsulation in wild-type (WT) M4 GAS, and full encapsulation in an isogenic M4 mutant lacking HylA. However, partial encapsulation reduced binding to human complement regulatory protein C4BP, did not enhance survival in whole human blood, and did not increase virulence of WT M4 GAS in a mouse model of systemic infection. Bioinformatics analysis found no hasABC homologs in closely related species, suggesting that this operon was a recent acquisition. These data showcase a mutually exclusive interaction of HA capsule and active HylA among strains of this leading human pathogen. |
Keywords | bacterial pathogenesis; group A Streptococcus; hyaluronan; hyaluronate; hyaluronate lyase; hyaluronic acid capsule; infectious disease; invasive disease; nonencapsulated; Streptococcus Pyogenes (S. Pyogenes) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 320202. Clinical chemistry (incl. diagnostics) |
320702. Medical infection agents (incl. prions) | |
310702. Infectious agents | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Osaka University, Japan | |
Cairo University, Egypt | |
Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands | |
University of California, United States | |
San Diego State University, United States | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2y15/mutual-exclusivity-of-hyaluronan-and-hyaluronidase-in-invasive-group-a-streptococcus
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