Determination of Surface-Exposed, Functional Domains of Gonococcal Transferrin-Binding Protein A
| Autor: | Cynthia Nau Cornelissen, Mary Kate Yost-Daljev |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Sexually transmitted disease
DNA Bacterial Models Molecular Protein Conformation Recombinant Fusion Proteins Immunology Mutant Mutagenesis (molecular biology technique) Transferrin receptor Biology In Vitro Techniques Microbiology Epitope Transferrin-Binding Protein B Epitopes Amino Acid Sequence chemistry.chemical_classification Antigens Bacterial Binding Sites Base Sequence Binding protein Transferrin Molecular Pathogenesis Neisseria gonorrhoeae Cell biology Protein Structure Tertiary Transferrin-Binding Protein A Kinetics Mutagenesis Insertional Infectious Diseases chemistry Biochemistry Genes Bacterial Parasitology Bacterial outer membrane Protein Binding |
| Popis: | The gonococcal transferrin receptor is composed of two distinct proteins, TbpA and TbpB. TbpA is a member of the TonB-dependent family of integral outer membrane transporters, while TbpB is lipid modified and thought to be peripherally surface exposed. We previously proposed a hypothetical topology model for gonococcal TbpA that was based upon computer predictions and similarity with other TonB-dependent transporters for which crystal structures have been determined. In the present study, the hemagglutinin epitope was inserted into TbpA to probe the surface topology of this protein and secondarily to test the functional impacts of site-specific mutagenesis. Twelve epitope insertion mutants were constructed, five of which allowed us to confirm the surface exposure of loops 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10. In contrast to the predictions set forth by the hypothetical model, insertion into the plug region resulted in an epitope that was surface accessible, while epitope insertions into two putative loops (9 and 11) were not surface accessible. Insertions into putative loop 3 and β strand 9 abolished transferrin binding and utilization, and the plug insertion mutant exhibited decreased transferrin-binding affinity concomitant with an inability to utilize it. Insertion into putative β strand 16 generated a mutant that was able to bind transferrin normally but that was unable to mediate utilization. Mutants with insertions into putative loops 2, 9, and 11 maintained wild-type binding affinity but could utilize only transferrin in the presence of TbpB. This is the first demonstration of the ability of TbpB to compensate for a mutation in TbpA. |
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