The HMW2 adhesin of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae is a human-adapted lectin that mediates high-affinity binding to 2–6 linked N-acetylneuraminic acid glycans
- Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4222 (Australia)
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, 43205 (United States)
- Department of Pediatrics, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, The Pediatric Research Institute, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, 63104 (United States)
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is a human-adapted bacterial pathogen, responsible for infections of the human respiratory tract. This pathogen expresses a range of adhesins that mediate binding to host cells. Most NTHi strains can express the related adhesins HMW1 and HMW2. Expression of HMW proteins is phase-variable: changes in the length of simple-sequence repeats located in the encoding genes promoter regions results in changes in expression levels of these adhesins. HMW expression is also controlled by epigenetic regulation. HMW1 has been previously demonstrated to bind α 2–3 sialyl-lactosamine, but affinity of this interaction has not been investigated. The host receptor(s) for HMW2 is currently unknown. We hypothesized that host glycans may act as receptors for HMW2-mediated adherence. We examined the glycan-binding activity of HMW2 using glycan arrays and Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). These studies demonstrate that HMW2 binds 2–6 linked N-acetylneuraminic acid with high affinity. HMW2 did not bind glycan structures containing the non-human form of sialic acid, N-glycolylneuraminic acid. Thus, the specificity of HMW1 and HMW2 have complementary lectin activities that may allow NTHi distinct niches in the human host.
- OSTI ID:
- 23136895
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 503, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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