Moraxella catarrhalis Evades Host Innate Immunity via Targeting Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein.
Författare
Summary, in English
Moraxella catarrhalis is a respiratory tract pathogen commonly causing otitis media in children and acute exacerbations in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) functions as a structural component in cartilage, as well as a regulator of complement activity. Importantly, COMP is detected in resident macrophages and monocytes, alveolar fluid, and the endothelium of blood vessels in lung tissue. We show that the majority of clinical isolates of M. catarrhalis (n = 49), but not other tested bacterial pathogens, bind large amounts of COMP. COMP interacts directly with the ubiquitous surface protein A2 of M. catarrhalis. Binding of COMP correlates with survival of M. catarrhalis in human serum by inhibiting bactericidal activity of the complement membrane attack complex. Moreover, COMP inhibits phagocytic killing of M. catarrhalis by human neutrophils. We further observed that COMP reduces bacterial adhesion and uptake by human lung epithelial cells, thus protecting M. catarrhalis from intracellular killing by epithelial cells. Taken together, our findings uncover a novel mechanism that M. catarrhalis uses to evade host innate immunity.
Avdelning/ar
- Proteinkemi, Malmö
- Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö
- Klinisk patologi, Malmö
- BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
- Patologi, Malmö
- Reumatologi och molekylär skelettbiologi
- Institutionen för translationell medicin
Publiceringsår
2016
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1249-1258
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Immunology
Volym
196
Issue
3
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
American Association of Immunologists
Ämne
- Immunology in the medical area
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Protein Chemistry, Malmö
- Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
- Clinical pathology, Malmö
- Pathology, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1550-6606