RESUMO
Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive anaerobic pathogen that causes gas gangrene and food poisoning in humans and animals. Genomic analysis of C. perfringens strain 13 revealed that this bacterium contains two genes (CPE0737 and CPE1847) that encode putative fibronectin (Fn)-binding proteins (Fbps). These genes, named fbpA and fbpB, were found to be constitutively expressed in all three strains (13, NCTC8237, CPN50) of C. perfringens, isolated from gas gangrene of human, that were tested. Both fbpA and fbpB were cloned and His-tagged, recombinant FbpA (rFbpA) and recombinant FbpB (rFbpB) were purified by Ni(2+)-Sepharose column chromatography from transformed Escherichia coli. These recombinant Fbps were shown to bind to Fn, purified from human serum, in a ligand blotting assay. Additionally, Fn bound to these rFbps in a dose-dependent manner in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Furthermore, it was found that pre-incubation of Fn with either rFbpA or rFbpB inhibited the binding of Fn to C. perfringens cells.
Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Clostridium perfringens/metabolismo , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Clonagem Molecular , Clostridium perfringens/genética , Clostridium perfringens/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Clostridium perfringens/isolamento & purificação , Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática , Gangrena Gasosa/microbiologia , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Ligação Proteica , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/metabolismoRESUMO
Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic spore-forming pathogen of humans and animals. C. perfringens type A strains, 13, CPN50, and NCTC8237, isolated from human gas gangrene, bound specifically to human fi bronectin (Fn). The trypsin-treatment of the bacterial cells significantly reduced the Fn-binding. A ligand blotting analysis of all three C. perfringens strains revealed that 5 protein bands of 34 kDa, 29 kDa, 26 kDa, 17 kDa, and 12 kDa specifically bound to biotinylated Fn. These results suggest that C. perfringens possesses certain Fn-binding proteins on the cell surface.