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Iron-Regulated Surface Determinant (Isd) Proteins of Staphylococcus lugdunensis

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Zapotoczna, Marta, Heilbronner, Simon, Speziale, Pietro, Foster, Timothy J.·2012·Journal of Bacteriology

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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is the only coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species with a locus encoding iron-regulated surface determinant (Isd) proteins. In Staphylococcus aureus , the Isd proteins capture heme from hemoglobin and transfer it across the wall to a membrane-bound transporter, which delivers it into the cytoplasm, where heme oxygenases release iron. The Isd proteins of S. lugdunensis are expressed under iron-restricted conditions. We propose that S. lugdunensis IsdB and IsdC proteins perform the same functions as those of S. aureus . S. lugdunensis IsdB is the only hemoglobin receptor within the isd locus. It specifically binds human hemoglobin with a dissociation constant ( K d ) of 23 nM and transfers heme on IsdC. IsdB expression promotes bacterial growth in an iron-limited medium containing human hemoglobin but not mouse hemoglobin. This correlates with weak binding of IsdB to mouse hemoglobin in vitro . Unlike IsdB and IsdC, the proteins IsdJ and IsdK are not sorted to the cell wall in S. lugdunensis . In contrast, IsdJ expressed in S. aureus and Lactococcus lactis is anchored to peptidoglycan, suggesting that S. lugdunensis sortases may differ in signal recognition or could be defective. IsdJ and IsdK are present in the culture supernatant, suggesting that they could acquire heme from the external milieu. The IsdA protein of S. aureus protects bacteria from bactericidal lipids due to its hydrophilic C-terminal domain. IsdJ has a similar region and protected S. aureus and L. lactis as efficiently as IsdA but, possibly due to its location, was less effective in its natural host.

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Authors
Zapotoczna, M., Heilbronner, S., Speziale, P., & Foster, T. J.
Affiliations
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • University of Pavia (IT)
Venue
Journal of Bacteriology
Published
2012-12
Volume
194
Issue
23
Pages
6453-6467
ISSN
  • 0021-9193 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5530
OpenAlex
W2108095276
Cited by
56
References
78
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FWCI
3.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Bacteriology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Structural Characterization
Keywords
Staphylococcus lugdunensis, ISDB, IsdC, ISDA, heme acquisition, hemoglobin binding, iron limitation, sortase, coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus
MeSH terms
Animals, Bacterial Proteins, Culture Media, Hemoglobins, Humans, Iron, Membrane Proteins, Protein Binding, Staphylococcus aureus, Lactococcus lactis, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Mice, Staphylococcus lugdunensis

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