| Streptococcus suis Capsular Polysaccharide Inhibits Phagocytosis through Destabilization of Lipid Microdomains and Prevents Lactosylceramide-Dependent Recognition. | |
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PMID: 22124659 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Streptococcus suis type 2 is a major swine pathogen and a zoonotic agent, causing meningitis both in swine and humans. S. suis infects the host through the respiratory route, reaches the bloodstream and persists until breaching into the central nervous system. The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) of S. suis type 2 is considered a key virulence factor of the bacteria. Though CPS allows S. suis to adhere to the membrane of cells of the immune system, it provides protection against phagocytosis. In fact, non-encapsulated mutants are easily internalized and killed by macrophages and dendritic cells. The objective of this work was to study the molecular mechanisms by which the CPS of S. suis prevents phagocytosis. By using latex beads covalently linked with purified CPS, it was shown that CPS itself was sufficient to inhibit entry of both latex beads and bystander fluorescent beads into macrophages. Upon contact with macrophages, encapsulated S. suis was shown to destabilize lipid microdomains at the cell surface, to block nitric oxide (NO) production during infection, and to prevent lactosylceramide accumulation at the phagocytic cup during infection. In contrast, the non-encapsulated mutant was easily internalized via lipid rafts, in a filipin sensitive manner, leading to lactosylceramide recruitment and strong NO production. This is the first report to identify a role for CPS in lipid microdomain stability and to recognize an interaction between S. suis and lactosylceramide in phagocytes. |
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Mathieu Houde; Marcelo Gottschalk; Fleur Gagnon; Marie-Rose Van Calsteren; Mariela Segura |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-28 |
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Title: Infection and immunity Volume: - ISSN: 1098-5522 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0246127 Medline TA: Infect Immun Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc and Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal. |
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