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2. Molecular and Genetic Determinants of the Listeria monocytogenes Infectious Process
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Sheehan, B., Kocks, C., Dramsi, S., Gouin, E., Klarsfeld, A. D., Mengaud, J., Cossart, P., and Dangl, Jeffery L., editor
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- 1994
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3. FbpA, a novel multifunctional Listeria monocytogenes virulence factor
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Dramsi, S., Bourdichon, F., Cabanes, D., Lecuit, M., Fsihi, H., and Cossart, P.
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- 2004
4. Molecular and Genetic Determinants of the Listeria monocytogenes Infectious Process
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Sheehan, B., primary, Kocks, C., additional, Dramsi, S., additional, Gouin, E., additional, Klarsfeld, A. D., additional, Mengaud, J., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1994
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5. Serology of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus and its association with colorectal cancer and precursors
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Butt, J., Werner, S., Willhauck-Fleckenstein, M., Michel, A., Waterboer, T., Zornig, I., Boleij, A., Dramsi, S., Brenner, H., Pawlita, M., German Cancer Research Center - Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum [Heidelberg] (DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases - Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum [Heidelberg, Allemagne] (NCT / DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital [Heidelberg], Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen], Biologie des Bactéries pathogènes à Gram-positif - Biology of Gram-Positive Pathogens, Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Institut Pasteur [Paris]-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Adult ,Male ,case-control study ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,MESH: Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus ,colorectal cancer ,MESH: Streptococcal Infections ,Streptococcal Infections ,MESH: Antibodies, Bacterial ,Tumours of the digestive tract Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 14] ,Humans ,antibodies ,Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus ,Aged ,MESH: Aged ,Antigens, Bacterial ,MESH: Adenoma ,MESH: Humans ,MESH: Middle Aged ,bacterial infection ,MESH: Adult ,Middle Aged ,Antibodies, Bacterial ,MESH: Case-Control Studies ,digestive system diseases ,MESH: Male ,MESH: Precancerous Conditions ,Case-Control Studies ,adenoma ,Female ,Colorectal Neoplasms ,Precancerous Conditions ,MESH: Female ,MESH: Colorectal Neoplasms ,MESH: Antigens, Bacterial - Abstract
Item does not contain fulltext Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus (SGG) is potentially associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursors. A previous case-control study measured antibody responses to SGG pilus proteins Gallo2178 and Gallo2179 and identified significant associations with a small fraction of CRC cases. We aimed at replicating and expanding these findings in an independent study including additional SGG antigens and explored the association with precancerous lesions. We applied multiplex serology to measure antibodies to eleven SGG proteins in serum samples of a screening colonoscopy trial (BliTz study) including participants diagnosed with either non-advanced adenoma (NAA, n = 30), advanced adenoma (AA, n = 100), CRC (n = 50) or controls (n = 228). In addition, we analyzed CRC samples (n = 318) from patients recruited in a clinical setting (DACHSplus study). The association of antibody responses to SGG pilus proteins Gallo2178 and Gallo2179 with CRC was replicated with 4% positive DACHSplus cases compared to 0% positive BliTz controls. Positivity to two or more proteins of a newly defined panel of six SGG markers was significantly associated with CRC in the DACHSplus study (OR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.07-3.06). Odds for CRC, AA and NAA in the BliTz study were also increased with antibody responses to SGG, and the association was significant for NAA (OR: 2.98, 95% CI: 1.18-7.57). Antibody responses to SGG are associated with CRC and its precursors. The newly identified SGG six-marker panel and associations found with precancerous lesions should be further explored.
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6. Approccio proteomico per l’analisi comparativa del secretoma di coltura di S. agalactiae, ceppo Nem316
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Papasergi, Salvatore, Galbo, Roberta, Francesco, Cardile, Garibaldi, Manuela, Dramsi, S., Trieu cuot, P., Beninati, Concetta, and Teti, Giuseppe
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- 2011
7. Selective antibody response to Streptococcus gallolyticus pilus proteins in colorectal cancer patients
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Boleij, A., Roelofs, R., Danne, C., Bellais, S., Dramsi, S., Kato, I., Tjalsma, H., Boleij, A., Roelofs, R., Danne, C., Bellais, S., Dramsi, S., Kato, I., and Tjalsma, H.
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Item does not contain fulltext, Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (previously called Streptococcus bovis biotype I) infections have long been associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). This work aimed to investigate the CRC-associated humoral immune response to four pilus proteins of this bacterium by newly developed ELISAs. Pilus proteins are interesting diagnostic targets as they are the building blocks of pilin-like structures that mediate bacterial virulence and are readily exposed to the host immune system upon infection. The presence of serum antibodies against these pilus proteins was evaluated in Dutch and American populations. These analyses showed that an immune response to these antigens was specific for clinical S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus infections, but that increased serum antibody titers to multiple pilus proteins in single individuals were rarely observed. However, a multiplex approach based on antibody titers against any of these four antigens resulted in assay sensitivities between 16% and 43% for the detection of early-stage CRC. Together these findings underscore the potential of a multi-antigen approach to complement diagnosis of S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus-associated CRC.
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8. Lipoproteins are critical TLR2 activating toxins in group B streptococcal sepsis
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Henneke, P., primary, Dramsi, S., additional, Mancuso, G., additional, Chraibi, K., additional, Pellegrini, E., additional, Theilacker, C., additional, Hübner, J., additional, Santos-Sierra, S., additional, Teti, G., additional, Golenbock, D. T., additional, Poyart, C., additional, and Trieu-Cuot, P., additional
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- 2009
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9. Calcium-binding mutant of the internalin B LRR domain
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Marino, M., primary, Copp, J., additional, Dramsi, S., additional, Chapman, T., additional, van der Geer, P., additional, Cossart, P., additional, and Ghosh, P., additional
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- 2004
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10. Cell Wall Teichoic Acid Glycosylation in Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Requires gtcA , a Novel, Serogroup-Specific Gene
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Promadej, N., primary, Fiedler, F., additional, Cossart, P., additional, Dramsi, S., additional, and Kathariou, S., additional
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- 1999
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11. INTRACELLULAR PATHOGENS AND THE ACTIN CYTOSKELETON
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Dramsi, S., primary and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1998
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12. Entry of Listeria monocytogenes into Neurons Occurs by Cell-to-Cell Spread: an In Vitro Study
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Dramsi, S., primary, Lévi, S., additional, Triller, A., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1998
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13. Entry of Listeria monocytogenesinto Neurons Occurs by Cell-to-Cell Spread: an In Vitro Study
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Dramsi, S., primary, Lévi, S., additional, Triller, A., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1998
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14. Identification of four new members of the internalin multigene family of Listeria monocytogenes EGD
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Dramsi, S, primary, Dehoux, P, additional, Lebrun, M, additional, Goossens, P L, additional, and Cossart, P, additional
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- 1997
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15. Evidence that PrfA, the pleiotropic activator of virulence genes in Listeria monocytogenes, can be present but inactive
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Renzoni, A, primary, Klarsfeld, A, additional, Dramsi, S, additional, and Cossart, P, additional
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- 1997
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16. Common features of Gram-positive bacterial proteins involved in cell recognition
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Dramsi, S., primary, Dehoux, P., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1993
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17. Internalin-mediated invasion of epithelial cells by Listeria monocytogenes is regulated by the bacterial growth state, temperature and the pleiotropic activator prfA
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Dramsi, S., primary, Kocks, C., additional, Forestier, C., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1993
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18. Nucleotide sequence of the lecithinase operon of Listeria monocytogenes and possible role of lecithinase in cell-to-cell spread
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Vazquez-Boland, J A, primary, Kocks, C, additional, Dramsi, S, additional, Ohayon, H, additional, Geoffroy, C, additional, Mengaud, J, additional, and Cossart, P, additional
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- 1992
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19. Molecular Characterization of a Streptococcus gallolyticus Genomic Island Encoding a Pilus Involved in Endocarditis.
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Danne C, Entenza JM, Mallet A, Briandet R, Débarbouillé M, Nato F, Glaser P, Jouvion G, Moreillon P, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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CELL metabolism ,TOXIN metabolism ,ENDOCARDITIS ,BIOFILMS ,CELLS ,COLLAGEN ,GENOMES ,MEMBRANE proteins ,RATS ,STREPTOCOCCUS ,TOXINS ,METABOLISM ,PHYSIOLOGY - Abstract
Background. Streptococcus gallolyticus is a causative agent of infective endocarditis associated with colon cancer. Genome sequence of strain UCN34 revealed the existence of 3 pilus loci (pil1, pil2, and pil3). Pili are long filamentous structures playing a key role as adhesive organelles in many pathogens. The pil1 locus encodes 2 LPXTG proteins (Gallo2178 and Gallo2179) and 1 sortase C (Gallo2177). Gallo2179 displaying a functional collagen-binding domain was referred to as the adhesin, whereas Gallo2178 was designated as the major pilin. Methods. S. gallolyticus UCN34, Pil1(+) and Pil1(-), expressing various levels of pil1, and recombinant Lactococcus lactis strains, constitutively expressing pil1, were studied. Polyclonal antibodies raised against the putative pilin subunits Gallo2178 and Gallo2179 were used in immunoblotting and immunogold electron microscopy. The role of pil1 was tested in a rat model of endocarditis. Results. We showed that the pil1 locus (gallo2179-78-77) forms an operon differentially expressed among S. gallolyticus strains. Short pilus appendages were identified both on the surface of S. gallolyticus UCN34 and recombinant L. lactis-expressing pil1. We demonstrated that Pil1 pilus is involved in binding to collagen, biofilm formation, and virulence in experimental endocarditis. Conclusions. This study identifies Pil1 as the first virulence factor characterized in S. gallolyticus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. Pleiotropic control of Listeria monocytogenes virulence factors by a gene that is autoregulated
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Mengaud, J., primary, Dramsi, S., additional, Gouin, E., additional, Vazquez‐Boland, J. A., additional, Milon, G., additional, and Cossart, P., additional
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- 1991
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21. The invasion protein InIB from Listeria monocytogenes activates PLC-y1 downstream from PI 3-kinase
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Helene Bierne, Dramsi, S., Gratacap, M. P., Randriamampita, C., Guy Carpenter, Bernard Payrastre, Pascale Cossart, Unité de recherche Génétique Microbienne (UGM), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), and ProdInra, Migration
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22. The Pil3 pilus of Streptococcus gallolyticus binds to intestinal mucins and to fibrinogen
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Martins M, Porrini C, du Merle L, Camille Danne, Robbe-Masselot C, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
23. Why group A streptococci is strictly pathogen in human? A first answer given by a humanized mouse model | Pourquoi le streptocoque du groupe A est-il un pathogène strictement humain? Une première réponse apportée par un modèle de souris humanisées
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Poyart, C., Dramsi, S., and Patrick TRIEU-CUOT
24. Group B streptococcal haemolysin and pigment, a tale of twins
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Barbara Spellerberg, Shaynoor Dramsi, Manuel Rosa-Fraile, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Biologie des Bactéries pathogènes à Gram-positif, Institut Pasteur [Paris]-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universitätsklinikum Ulm - University Hospital of Ulm, [Rosa-Fraile,M] Service of Microbiology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. [Dramsi,S] Unité de Biologie des Bacteries Pathogenes a Gram positif, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. CNRS ERL 3526, Paris, France. [Spellerberg,B] Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany., and Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Toxins, Biological::Virulence Factors [Medical Subject Headings] ,Operon ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,medicine.disease_cause ,Familia de multigenes ,Hemolysin Proteins ,Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Membrane Proteins::Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins::Hemolysin Proteins [Medical Subject Headings] ,MESH: Streptococcal Infections ,Diseases::Bacterial Infections and Mycoses::Bacterial Infections::Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections::Streptococcal Infections [Medical Subject Headings] ,Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals [Medical Subject Headings] ,MESH: Animals ,Proteínas hemolisinas ,Review Articles ,MESH: Bacterial Proteins ,reproductive and urinary physiology ,0303 health sciences ,Streptococcus ,Hemolysin ,Infecciones estreptocócicas ,3. Good health ,Infectious Diseases ,Pigment ,MESH: Hemolysin Proteins ,Multigene Family ,Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Pigments, Biological [Medical Subject Headings] ,MESH: Pigments, Biological ,MESH: Operon ,Group B streptococcus ,Chemicals and Drugs::Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins::Proteins::Bacterial Proteins [Medical Subject Headings] ,Virulence Factors ,Virulence ,Biology ,GBS ,Microbiology ,Neonatal meningitis ,Streptococcus agalactiae ,03 medical and health sciences ,Operón ,Bacterial Proteins ,pigment ,Streptococcal Infections ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Structures::Genome::Genome Components::Operon [Medical Subject Headings] ,030304 developmental biology ,MESH: Virulence Factors ,MESH: Humans ,030306 microbiology ,Toxin ,Pigments, Biological ,granadaene ,medicine.disease ,bacterial infections and mycoses ,MESH: Streptococcus agalactiae ,hemolysin ,Proteínas bacterianas ,Animales ,Factores de virulencia ,Granadaene ,bacteria ,MESH: Multigene Family ,Pigmentos biológicos ,Cytolysin ,Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Genetic Structures::Genome::Genome Components::Genes::Multigene Family [Medical Subject Headings] - Abstract
Journal Article; Review; Group B streptococcus [(GBS or Streptococcus agalactiae)] is a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and septicaemia. Most clinical isolates express simultaneously a β-haemolysin/cytolysin and a red polyenic pigment, two phenotypic traits important for GBS identification in medical microbiology. The genetic determinants encoding the GBS haemolysin and pigment have been elucidated and the molecular structure of the pigment has been determined. The cyl operon involved in haemolysin and pigment production is regulated by the major two-component system CovS/R, which coordinates the expression of multiple virulence factors of GBS. Genetic analyses indicated strongly that the haemolysin activity was due to a cytolytic toxin encoded by cylE. However, the biochemical nature of the GBS haemolysin has remained elusive for almost a century because of its instability during purification procedures. Recently, it has been suggested that the haemolytic and cytolytic activity of GBS is due to the ornithine rhamnopolyenic pigment and not to the CylE protein. Here we review and summarize our current knowledge of the genetics, regulation and biochemistry of these twin GBS phenotypic traits, including their functions as GBS virulence factors. Yes
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25. Lipid lysination by MprF contributes to hemolytic pigment retention in group B Streptococcus.
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Caliot E, Firon A, Solgadi A, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. A major virulence factor is a pigmented beta-haemolytic/cyto-lysin (β-h/c) toxin with an ornithine rhamnolipid structure. We initially observed that absence of MprF enzyme altered pigmentation and haemolytic activity in GBS. Next, we showed that MprF-dependent lipid lysination contributes to the retention of the ornithine rhamnolipid within GBS membrane. Furthermore, cationic lipidation by MprF altered membrane properties contributing to resistance to the cyclic lipopeptide daptomycin and to acidic pH. This study highlights the importance of cationic lipids in cell envelope homeostasis and in modulating β-h/c activity., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest We declare that there is no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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26. Transcriptome profiling of human col\onic cells exposed to the gut pathobiont Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus.
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Pasquereau-Kotula E, du Merle L, Sismeiro O, Pietrosemoli N, Varet H, Legendre R, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Humans, Streptococcus, Gene Expression Profiling, Streptococcus gallolyticus genetics, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus, Colorectal Neoplasms microbiology, Streptococcal Infections microbiology
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Streptococcus gallolyticus sp. gallolyticus (SGG) is a gut pathobiont involved in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). To decipher SGG contribution in tumor initiation and/or acceleration respectively, a global transcriptome was performed in human normal colonic cells (FHC) and in human tumoral colonic cells (HT29). To identify SGG-specific alterations, we chose the phylogenetically closest relative, Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. macedonicus (SGM) as control bacterium. We show that SGM, a bacterium generally considered as safe, did not induce any transcriptional changes on the two human colonic cells. The transcriptional reprogramming induced by SGG in normal FHC and tumoral HT29 cells was significantly different, although most of the genes up- and down-regulated were associated with cancer disease. Top up-regulated genes related to cancer were: (i) IL-20, CLK1, SORBS2, ERG1, PIM1, SNORD3A for normal FHC cells and (ii) TSLP, BHLHA15, LAMP3, ZNF27B, KRT17, ATF3 for cancerous HT29 cells. The total number of altered genes were much higher in cancerous than in normal colonic cells (2,090 vs 128 genes being affected, respectively). Gene set enrichment analysis reveals that SGG-induced strong ER- (endoplasmic reticulum) stress and UPR- (unfolded protein response) activation in colonic epithelial cells. Our results suggest that SGG induces a pro-tumoral shift in human colonic cells particularly in transformed cells potentially accelerating tumor development in the colon., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2023 Pasquereau-Kotula et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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- 2023
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27. Author Correction: Global proteomic identifies multiple cancer-related signaling pathways altered by a gut pathobiont associated with colorectal cancer.
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Pasquereau-Kotula E, Nigro G, Dingli F, Loew D, Poullet P, Xu Y, Kopetz S, Davis J, Peduto L, Robbe-Masselot C, Sansonetti P, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- 2023
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28. Global proteomic identifies multiple cancer-related signaling pathways altered by a gut pathobiont associated with colorectal cancer.
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Pasquereau-Kotula E, Nigro G, Dingli F, Loew D, Poullet P, Xu Y, Kopetz S, Davis J, Peduto L, Robbe-Masselot C, Sansonetti P, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Humans, Animals, Mice, Disease Models, Animal, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Proteomics, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases, Phosphoproteins, Proteome, Signal Transduction, Colonic Neoplasms, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus
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In this work, we investigated the oncogenic role of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (SGG), a gut bacterium associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). We showed that SGG UCN34 accelerates colon tumor development in a chemically induced CRC murine model. Full proteome and phosphoproteome analysis of murine colons chronically colonized by SGG UCN34 revealed that 164 proteins and 725 phosphorylation sites were differentially regulated. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) indicates a pro-tumoral shift specifically induced by SGG UCN34, as ~ 90% of proteins and phosphoproteins identified were associated with digestive cancer. Comprehensive analysis of the altered phosphoproteins using ROMA software revealed up-regulation of several cancer hallmark pathways such as MAPK, mTOR and integrin/ILK/actin, affecting epithelial and stromal colonic cells. Importantly, an independent analysis of protein arrays of human colon tumors colonized with SGG showed up-regulation of PI3K/Akt/mTOR and MAPK pathways, providing clinical relevance to our findings. To test SGG's capacity to induce pre-cancerous transformation of the murine colonic epithelium, we grew ex vivo organoids which revealed unusual structures with compact morphology. Taken together, our results demonstrate the oncogenic role of SGG UCN34 in a murine model of CRC associated with activation of multiple cancer-related signaling pathways., (© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.)
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29. Characterization of TelE, a T7SS LXG Effector Exhibiting a Conserved C-Terminal Glycine Zipper Motif Required for Toxicity.
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Teh WK, Ding Y, Gubellini F, Filloux A, Poyart C, Givskov M, and Dramsi S
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- Glycine, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus genetics, Amino Acid Motifs, Type VII Secretion Systems
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus ( SGG ) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen strongly associated with colorectal cancer. Here, through comparative genomics analysis, we demonstrated that the genetic locus encoding the type VIIb secretion system (T7SSb) machinery is uniquely present in SGG in two different arrangements. SGG UCN34 carrying the most prevalent T7SSb genetic arrangement was chosen as the reference strain. To identify the effectors secreted by this secretion system, we inactivated the essC gene encoding the motor of this machinery. A comparison of the proteins secreted by UCN34 wild type and its isogenic Δ essC mutant revealed six T7SSb effector proteins, including the expected WXG effector EsxA and three LXG-containing proteins. In this work, we characterized an LXG-family toxin named herein TelE promoting the loss of membrane integrity. Seven homologs of TelE harboring a conserved glycine zipper motif at the C terminus were identified in different SGG isolates. Scanning mutagenesis of this motif showed that the glycine residue at position 470 was crucial for TelE membrane destabilization activity. TelE activity was antagonized by a small protein TipE belonging to the DUF5085 family. Overall, we report herein a unique SGG T7SSb effector exhibiting a toxic activity against nonimmune bacteria. IMPORTANCE In this study, 38 clinical isolates of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus ( SGG ) were sequenced and a genetic locus encoding the type VIIb secretion system (T7SSb) was found conserved and absent from 16 genomes of the closely related S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus ( SGP ). The T7SSb is a bona fide pathogenicity island. Here, we report that the model organism SGG strain UCN34 secretes six T7SSb effectors. One of the six effectors named TelE displayed a strong toxicity when overexpressed in Escherichia coli. Our results indicate that TelE is probably a pore-forming toxin whose activity can be antagonized by a specific immunity protein named TipE. Overall, we report a unique toxin-immunity protein pair and our data expand the range of effectors secreted through T7SSb., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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30. Gallocin A, an Atypical Two-Peptide Bacteriocin with Intramolecular Disulfide Bonds Required for Activity.
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Proutière A, du Merle L, Garcia-Lopez M, Léger C, Voegele A, Chenal A, Harrington A, Tal-Gan Y, Cokelaer T, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus ( SGG ) is an opportunistic gut pathogen associated with colorectal cancer. We previously showed that colonization of the murine colon by SGG in tumoral conditions was strongly enhanced by the production of gallocin A, a two-peptide bacteriocin. Here, we aimed to characterize the mechanisms of its action and resistance. Using a genetic approach, we demonstrated that gallocin A is composed of two peptides, GllA1 and GllA2, which are inactive alone and act together to kill "target" bacteria. We showed that gallocin A can kill phylogenetically close relatives of the pathogen. Importantly, we demonstrated that gallocin A peptides can insert themselves into membranes and permeabilize lipid bilayer vesicles. Next, we showed that the third gene of the gallocin A operon, gip , is necessary and sufficient to confer immunity to gallocin A. Structural modeling of GllA1 and GllA2 mature peptides suggested that both peptides form alpha-helical hairpins stabilized by intramolecular disulfide bridges. The presence of a disulfide bond in GllA1 and GllA2 was confirmed experimentally. Addition of disulfide-reducing agents abrogated gallocin A activity. Likewise, deletion of a gene encoding a surface protein with a thioredoxin-like domain impaired the ability of gallocin A to kill Enterococcus faecalis. Structural modeling of GIP revealed a hairpin-like structure strongly resembling those of the GllA1 and GllA2 mature peptides, suggesting a mechanism of immunity by competition with GllA1/2. Finally, identification of other class IIb bacteriocins exhibiting a similar alpha-helical hairpin fold stabilized with an intramolecular disulfide bridge suggests the existence of a new subclass of class IIb bacteriocins. IMPORTANCE Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus ( SGG ), previously named Streptococcus bovis biotype I, is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for invasive infections (septicemia, endocarditis) in elderly people and is often associated with colon tumors. SGG is one of the first bacteria to be associated with the occurrence of colorectal cancer in humans. Previously, we showed that tumor-associated conditions in the colon provide SGG with an ideal environment to proliferate at the expense of phylogenetically and metabolically closely related commensal bacteria such as enterococci (1). SGG takes advantage of CRC-associated conditions to outcompete and substitute commensal members of the gut microbiota using a specific bacteriocin named gallocin, recently renamed gallocin A following the discovery of gallocin D in a peculiar SGG isolate. Here, we showed that gallocin A is a two-peptide bacteriocin and that both GllA1 and GllA2 peptides are required for antimicrobial activity. Gallocin A was shown to permeabilize bacterial membranes and kill phylogenetically closely related bacteria such as most streptococci, lactococci, and enterococci, probably through membrane pore formation. GllA1 and GllA2 secreted peptides are unusually long (42 and 60 amino acids long) and have very few charged amino acids compared to well-known class IIb bacteriocins. In silico modeling revealed that both GllA1 and GllA2 exhibit a similar hairpin-like conformation stabilized by an intramolecular disulfide bond. We also showed that the GIP immunity peptide forms a hairpin-like structure similar to GllA1/GllA2. Thus, we hypothesize that GIP blocks the formation of the GllA1/GllA2 complex by interacting with GllA1 or GllA2. Gallocin A may constitute the first class IIb bacteriocin which displays disulfide bridges important for its structure and activity and might be the founding member of a subtype of class IIb bacteriocins.
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31. Detection of Streptococcus gallolyticus and Four Other CRC-Associated Bacteria in Patient Stools Reveals a Potential "Driver" Role for Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis .
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Périchon B, Lichtl-Häfele J, Bergsten E, Delage V, Trieu-Cuot P, Sansonetti P, Sobhani I, and Dramsi S
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- Aged, Bacteria, Bacteroides fragilis genetics, Humans, Streptococcus gallolyticus, Bacterial Infections, Carcinoma
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Purpose: Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus ( SGG ) is an opportunistic pathogen causing invasive infections in the elderly often associated with colon neoplasia. The prevalence of SGG in the stools of patients with normal colonoscopy (control) was compared with patients with colorectal adenomas (CRA) or with carcinomas (CRC) from stages I to IV. The presence of the pk s island encoding colibactin as well as other CRC-associated bacteria such as toxicogenic Bacteroides fragilis , Fusobacterium nucleatum , and Parvimonas micra was also investigated., Patients and Methods: Fecal samples collected in France between 2011 and 2016 from patients with normal colonoscopy ( n = 25), adenoma ( n = 23), or colorectal cancer at different stages ( n = 81) were tested by PCR for the presence of SGG , B. fragilis , F. nucleatum , P. micra , and the pks island. Relative quantification of SGG , F. nucleatum , and P. micra in stools was performed by qPCR., Results: SGG prevalence was significantly increased in the CRC group. Our results also revealed i) a strong and significant increase of toxinogenic B. fragilis in patients with early-stage adenoma and of pks island at late-stage CRC and ii) increased levels of F. nucleatum and P. micra in the stools of CRC patients. Furthermore, the simultaneous detection of these five bacterial markers was only found in CRC patients., Conclusions: Our results indicate that the prevalence or relative levels of CRC-associated bacteria vary during CRC development. Among them, B. fragilis ( bft +) was singled out as the sole pathobiont detected at the early adenoma stage., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest, (Copyright © 2022 Périchon, Lichtl-Häfele, Bergsten, Delage, Trieu-Cuot, Sansonetti, Sobhani and Dramsi.)
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32. Secretion, Maturation, and Activity of a Quorum Sensing Peptide (GSP) Inducing Bacteriocin Transcription in Streptococcus gallolyticus.
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Harrington A, Proutière A, Mull RW, du Merle L, Dramsi S, and Tal-Gan Y
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- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Bacteriocins genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Membrane Transport Proteins metabolism, Peptide Hydrolases metabolism, Pheromones metabolism, Signal Transduction, Streptococcus gallolyticus genetics, Transcriptome, Bacteriocins metabolism, Bodily Secretions metabolism, Peptides metabolism, Quorum Sensing physiology, Streptococcus gallolyticus metabolism
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is an emerging opportunistic pathogen responsible for septicemia and endocarditis in the elderly. Invasive infections by S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus are strongly linked to the occurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC). It was previously shown that increased secondary bile salts under CRC conditions enhance the bactericidal activity of gallocin, a bacteriocin produced by S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus , enabling it to colonize the mouse colon by outcompeting resident enterococci (L. Aymeric, F. Donnadieu, C. Mulet, L. du Merle, et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115:E283-E291, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1715112115). In a separate study, we showed that S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus produces and secretes a 21-mer peptide that activates bacteriocin production (A. Proutière, L. du Merle, B. Périchon, H. Varet, et al., mBio 11:e03187-20, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03187-20). This peptide was named CSP because of its sequence similarity with competence-stimulating peptides found in other streptococci. Here, we demonstrate that CSP is a bona fide quorum sensing peptide involved in activation of gallocin gene transcription. We therefore refer to CSP as GSP (gallocin-stimulating peptide). GSP displays some unique features, since its N-terminal amino acid lies three residues after the double glycine leader sequence. Here, we set out to investigate the processing and export pathway that leads to mature GSP. Heterologous expression in Lactococcus lactis of the genes encoding GSP and the BlpAB transporter is sufficient to produce the 21-mer form of GSP in the supernatant, indicating that S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus BlpAB displays an atypical cleavage site. We also conducted the first comprehensive structure-activity relationship (SAR) analysis of S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus GSP to identify its key structural features and found that unlike many other similar streptococci signaling peptides (such as CSPs), nearly half of the mature GSP sequence can be removed (residues 1 to 9) without significantly impacting the peptide activity. IMPORTANCE Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is an opportunistic pathogen associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) and endocarditis. S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus utilizes quorum sensing (QS) to regulate the production of a bacteriocin (gallocin) and gain a selective advantage in colonizing the colon. In this article, we report (i) the first structure-activity relationship study of the S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus QS pheromone that regulates gallocin production, (ii) evidence that the active QS pheromone is processed to its mature form by a unique ABC transporter and not processed by an extracellular protease, and (iii) supporting evidence of interspecies interactions between streptococcal pheromones. Our results revealed the minimal pheromone scaffold needed for gallocin activation and uncovered unique interactions between two streptococcal QS signals that warrant further study., (Copyright © 2021 Harrington et al.)
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33. Characterization of a Four-Component Regulatory System Controlling Bacteriocin Production in Streptococcus gallolyticus.
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Proutière A, du Merle L, Périchon B, Varet H, Gominet M, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Gene Expression Profiling, Genes, Bacterial genetics, Genome, Bacterial, Histidine Kinase genetics, Histidine Kinase metabolism, Quorum Sensing, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Transcriptome, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Bacteriocins genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Streptococcus gallolyticus genetics, Streptococcus gallolyticus metabolism
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Bacteriocins are natural antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria to kill closely related competitors. The opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus was recently shown to outcompete commensal enterococci of the murine microbiota under tumoral conditions thanks to the production of a two-peptide bacteriocin named gallocin. Here, we identified four genes involved in the regulatory control of gallocin in S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus UCN34 that encode a histidine kinase/response regulator two-component system (BlpH/BlpR), a secreted peptide (GSP [gallocin-stimulating peptide]), and a putative regulator of unknown function (BlpS). While BlpR is a typical 243-amino-acid (aa) response regulator possessing a phospho-receiver domain and a LytTR DNA-binding domain, BlpS is a 108-aa protein containing only a LytTR domain. Our results showed that the secreted peptide GSP activates the dedicated two-component system BlpH/BlpR to induce gallocin transcription. A genome-wide transcriptome analysis indicates that this regulatory system (GSP-BlpH/BlpR) is specific for bacteriocin production. Importantly, as opposed to BlpR, BlpS was shown to repress gallocin gene transcription. A conserved operator DNA sequence of 30 bp was found in all promoter regions regulated by BlpR and BlpS. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA) and footprint assays showed direct and specific binding of BlpS and BlpR to various regulated promoter regions in a dose-dependent manner on this conserved sequence. Gallocin expression appears to be tightly controlled in S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus by quorum sensing and antagonistic activity of 2 LytTR-containing proteins. Competition experiments in gut microbiota medium and 5% CO
2 to mimic intestinal conditions demonstrate that gallocin is functional under these in vivo -like conditions. IMPORTANCE Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus , formerly known as Streptococcus bovis biotype I, is an opportunistic pathogen causing septicemia and endocarditis in the elderly often associated with asymptomatic colonic neoplasia. Recent studies indicate that S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus is both a driver and a passenger of colorectal cancer. We previously showed that S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus produces a bacteriocin, termed gallocin, enabling colonization of the colon under tumoral conditions by outcompeting commensal members of the murine microbiota such as Enterococcus faecalis Here, we identified and extensively characterized a four-component system that regulates gallocin production. Gallocin gene transcription is activated by a secreted peptide pheromone (GSP) and a two-component signal transduction system composed of a transmembrane histidine kinase receptor (BlpH) and a cytosolic response regulator (BlpR). Finally, a DNA-binding protein (BlpS) was found to repress gallocin genes transcription, likely by antagonizing BlpR. Understanding gallocin regulation is crucial to prevent S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus colon colonization under tumoral conditions., (Copyright © 2021 Proutière et al.)- Published
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34. An original infection model identifies host lipoprotein import as a route for blood-brain barrier crossing.
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Benmimoun B, Papastefanaki F, Périchon B, Segklia K, Roby N, Miriagou V, Schmitt C, Dramsi S, Matsas R, and Spéder P
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- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Bacteria pathogenicity, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins genetics, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins metabolism, Brain, Drosophila, Drosophila Proteins genetics, Drosophila Proteins metabolism, Endocytosis physiology, Larva, Male, Mice, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Streptococcus agalactiae pathogenicity, Virulence, Blood-Brain Barrier microbiology, Infections metabolism, Lipoproteins metabolism, Virulence Factors metabolism
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Pathogens able to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) induce long-term neurological sequelae and death. Understanding how neurotropic pathogens bypass this strong physiological barrier is a prerequisite to devise therapeutic strategies. Here we propose an innovative model of infection in the developing Drosophila brain, combining whole brain explants with in vivo systemic infection. We find that several mammalian pathogens are able to cross the Drosophila BBB, including Group B Streptococcus (GBS). Amongst GBS surface components, lipoproteins, and in particular the B leucine-rich Blr, are important for BBB crossing and virulence in Drosophila. Further, we identify (V)LDL receptor LpR2, expressed in the BBB, as a host receptor for Blr, allowing GBS translocation through endocytosis. Finally, we show that Blr is required for BBB crossing and pathogenicity in a murine model of infection. Our results demonstrate the potential of Drosophila for studying BBB crossing by pathogens and identify a new mechanism by which pathogens exploit the machinery of host barriers to generate brain infection.
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35. Heterogeneous expression of Pil3 pilus is critical for Streptococcus gallolyticus translocation across polarized colonic epithelial monolayers.
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Martins M, du Merle L, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Bacterial Adhesion, Caco-2 Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Genetic Heterogeneity, Humans, Mutation, Bacterial Translocation, Epithelial Cells microbiology, Fimbriae, Bacterial genetics, Streptococcus gallolyticus physiology
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Streptococcus gallolyticus is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for septicemia and endocarditis. We report that S. gallolyticus UCN34 adheres and crosses epithelial monolayers in a Pil3 dependent manner. Confocal images revealed a paracellular passage. Both the Δpil3 mutant and the Pil3+ overexpressing variant were unable to cross Caco-2 and T84 barriers. However, combining live Δpil3 mutant with fixed Pil3+ variant in a 9:1 ratio allowed efficient translocation of the Δpil3 mutant. These results demonstrate that heterogeneous expression of Pil3 plays a key role for UCN34 translocation across the intestinal barrier. Through this skilful strategy, S. gallolyticus probably evade host immune responses., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest We herein declare that all authors have seen and approved the content of this manuscript and contributed significantly to this work. None of the authors have a financial, personal, or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work., (Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved.)
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36. Insights into Streptococcus agalactiae PI-2b pilus biosynthesis and role in adherence to host cells.
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Périchon B, Guignot J, Szili N, Gao C, Poyart C, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Cell Wall metabolism, Endothelial Cells microbiology, Humans, Macrophages microbiology, Phagocytosis, Streptococcus agalactiae pathogenicity, Streptococcus agalactiae physiology, Adhesins, Bacterial metabolism, Bacterial Adhesion, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Operon genetics, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Streptococcus agalactiae genetics
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The core PI-2b pilus present in "hypervirulent" ST-17 Streptococcus agalactiae strains consists of three pilin subunits (Spb1, Ap1 and Ap2) assembled by sortase SrtC1 and cell-wall anchored by Srt2. Spb1 was shown to be the major pilin and Ap2 the anchor pilin. Ap1 is a putative adhesin. Two additional genes, orf and lep, are part of this operon. The contribution of Lep and Ap1 to the biogenesis of the PI-2b pilus was investigated. Concerning the role of PI-2b, we found that higher PI-2b expression resulted in higher adherence to human brain endothelial cells and higher phagocytosis by human THP1 macrophages., (Copyright © 2018 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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37. Increased Intracellular Cyclic di-AMP Levels Sensitize Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus to Osmotic Stress and Reduce Biofilm Formation and Adherence on Intestinal Cells.
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Teh WK, Dramsi S, Tolker-Nielsen T, Yang L, and Givskov M
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- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases deficiency, 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases metabolism, Animals, Cell Line, Epithelial Cells microbiology, Gene Deletion, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial, Genetic Complementation Test, Humans, Mice, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus chemistry, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus cytology, Bacterial Adhesion, Biofilms growth & development, Cytosol chemistry, Dinucleoside Phosphates analysis, Osmotic Pressure, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus physiology
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Cyclic di-AMP is a recently identified second messenger exploited by a number of Gram-positive bacteria to regulate important biological processes. Here, we studied the phenotypic alterations induced by the increased intracellular c-di-AMP levels in Streptococcus gallolyticus , an opportunistic pathogen responsible for septicemia and endocarditis in the elderly. We report that an S. gallolyticus c-di-AMP phosphodiesterase gdpP knockout mutant, which displays a 1.5-fold higher intracellular c-di-AMP levels than the parental strain UCN34, is more sensitive to osmotic stress and is morphologically smaller than the parental strain. Unexpectedly, we found that a higher level of c-di-AMP reduced biofilm formation of S. gallolyticus on abiotic surfaces and reduced adherence and cell aggregation on human intestinal cells. A genome-wide transcriptomic analysis indicated that c-di-AMP regulates many biological processes in S. gallolyticus , including the expression of various ABC transporters and disease-associated genes encoding bacteriocin and Pil3 pilus. Complementation of the gdpP in-frame deletion mutant with a plasmid carrying gdpP in trans from its native promoter restored bacterial morphology, tolerance to osmotic stress, biofilm formation, adherence to intestinal cells, bacteriocin production, and Pil3 pilus expression. Our results indicate that c-di-AMP is a pleiotropic signaling molecule in S. gallolyticus that may be important for S. gallolyticus pathogenesis. IMPORTANCE Streptococcus gallolyticus is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for septicemia and endocarditis in the elderly and is also strongly associated with colorectal cancer. S. gallolyticus can form biofilms, express specific pili to colonize the host tissues, and produce a specific bacteriocin allowing killing of commensal bacteria in the murine colon. Nevertheless, how the expression of these colonization factors is regulated remains largely unknown. Here, we show that c-di-AMP plays pleiotropic roles in S. gallolyticus , controlling the tolerance to osmotic stress, cell size, biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces, adherence and cell aggregation on human intestinal cells, expression of Pil3 pilus, and production of bacteriocin. This study indicates that c-di-AMP may constitute a key regulatory molecule for S. gallolyticus host colonization and pathogenesis., (Copyright © 2019 Teh et al.)
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38. [Streptococcus gallolyticus: an opportunistic pathogen associated with colorectal cancer].
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Aymeric L and Dramsi S
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- Animals, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic pathology, Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology, Humans, Mice, Precancerous Conditions microbiology, Colonic Neoplasms microbiology, Streptococcal Infections complications, Streptococcus gallolyticus pathogenicity
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- 2018
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39. Significance of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus Association With Colorectal Cancer.
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Pasquereau-Kotula E, Martins M, Aymeric L, and Dramsi S
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus Sgg (formerly known as S. bovis type I) is the main causative agent of septicemia and infective endocarditis (IE) in elderly and immunocompromised persons. It belongs to the few opportunistic bacteria, which have been strongly associated to colorectal cancer (CRC). A literature survey covering a period of 40 years (1970-2010) revealed that 65% of patients diagnosed with an invasive Sgg infection had a concomitant colorectal neoplasia. Sgg is associated mainly with early adenomas and may thus constitute an early marker for CRC screening. Sgg has been described as a normal inhabitant of the rumen of herbivores and in the digestive tract of birds. It is more rarely detected in human intestinal tract (2.5-15%). Recent molecular analyses indicate possible zoonotic transmission of Sgg . Thanks to the development of a genetic toolbox and to comparative genomics, a number of factors that are important for Sgg pathogenicity have been identified. This review will highlight the role of Sgg pili in host colonization and how their phase-variable expression contributes to mitigate the host immune responses and finally their use as serological diagnostic tool. We will then present experimental data addressing the core question whether Sgg is a cause or consequence of CRC. We will discuss a few recent studies examining the etiological versus non-etiological participation of Sgg in colorectal cancer with the underlying mechanisms.
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40. Colorectal cancer specific conditions promote Streptococcus gallolyticus gut colonization.
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Aymeric L, Donnadieu F, Mulet C, du Merle L, Nigro G, Saffarian A, Bérard M, Poyart C, Robine S, Regnault B, Trieu-Cuot P, Sansonetti PJ, and Dramsi S
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- Adenoma, Animals, Bacteriocins genetics, Bacteriocins metabolism, Bile Acids and Salts metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Mice, Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent genetics, Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium-Dependent metabolism, Receptors, Notch genetics, Receptors, Notch metabolism, Symporters genetics, Symporters metabolism, Colorectal Neoplasms metabolism, Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology, Streptococcus gallolyticus physiology
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Colonization by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (SGG) is strongly associated with the occurrence of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the factors leading to its successful colonization are unknown, and whether SGG influences the oncogenic process or benefits from the tumor-prone environment to prevail remains an open question. Here, we elucidate crucial steps that explain how CRC favors SGG colonization. By using mice genetically prone to CRC, we show that SGG colonization is 1,000-fold higher in tumor-bearing mice than in normal mice. This selective advantage occurs at the expense of resident intestinal enterococci. An SGG-specific locus encoding a bacteriocin ("gallocin") is shown to kill enterococci in vitro. Importantly, bile acids strongly enhance this bacteriocin activity in vivo, leading to greater SGG colonization. Constitutive activation of the Wnt pathway, one of the earliest signaling alterations in CRC, and the decreased expression of the bile acid apical transporter gene Slc10A2 , as an effect of the Apc founding mutation, may thereby sustain intestinal colonization by SGG. We conclude that CRC-specific conditions promote SGG colonization of the gut by replacing commensal enterococci in their niche., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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41. Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus endocarditis isolate interferes with coagulation and activates the contact system.
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Isenring J, Köhler J, Nakata M, Frank M, Jans C, Renault P, Danne C, Dramsi S, Kreikemeyer B, and Oehmcke-Hecht S
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- Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Factor XII metabolism, Fimbriae, Bacterial genetics, Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight metabolism, Prekallikrein metabolism, Protein Binding, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus genetics, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus growth & development, Virulence, Virulence Factors genetics, Blood Coagulation, Blood Coagulation Factors metabolism, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Streptococcal Infections metabolism, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus pathogenicity, Virulence Factors metabolism
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus, formerly classified as S. bovis biotype I, is an increasing cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis in the elderly. The physiopathology of infective endocarditis is poorly understood and involves immune and coagulation systems. In this study, we found that S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus activates the human contact system, which in turn has two consequences: cleavage of high-molecular-weight kininogen (HK) resulting in release of the potent pro-inflammatory peptide bradykinin, and initiation of the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus was found to bind and activate factors of the human contact system at its surface, leading to a significant prolongation of the intrinsic coagulation time and to the release of bradykinin. High-affinity binding of factor XII to the bacterial Pil1 collagen binding protein was demonstrated with a K
D of 13 nM. Of note, Pil1 expression was exclusively found in S. gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus, further supporting an essential contribution of this pilus in virulence.- Published
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42. Serology of Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus and its association with colorectal cancer and precursors.
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Butt J, Werner S, Willhauck-Fleckenstein M, Michel A, Waterboer T, Zörnig I, Boleij A, Dramsi S, Brenner H, and Pawlita M
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- Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Antigens, Bacterial immunology, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus immunology, Adenoma microbiology, Colorectal Neoplasms microbiology, Precancerous Conditions microbiology, Streptococcal Infections complications
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies gallolyticus (SGG) is potentially associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) and its precursors. A previous case-control study measured antibody responses to SGG pilus proteins Gallo2178 and Gallo2179 and identified significant associations with a small fraction of CRC cases. We aimed at replicating and expanding these findings in an independent study including additional SGG antigens and explored the association with precancerous lesions. We applied multiplex serology to measure antibodies to eleven SGG proteins in serum samples of a screening colonoscopy trial (BliTz study) including participants diagnosed with either non-advanced adenoma (NAA, n = 30), advanced adenoma (AA, n = 100), CRC (n = 50) or controls (n = 228). In addition, we analyzed CRC samples (n = 318) from patients recruited in a clinical setting (DACHSplus study). The association of antibody responses to SGG pilus proteins Gallo2178 and Gallo2179 with CRC was replicated with 4% positive DACHSplus cases compared to 0% positive BliTz controls. Positivity to two or more proteins of a newly defined panel of six SGG markers was significantly associated with CRC in the DACHSplus study (OR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.07-3.06). Odds for CRC, AA and NAA in the BliTz study were also increased with antibody responses to SGG, and the association was significant for NAA (OR: 2.98, 95% CI: 1.18-7.57). Antibody responses to SGG are associated with CRC and its precursors. The newly identified SGG six-marker panel and associations found with precancerous lesions should be further explored., (© 2017 UICC.)
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43. Regulation of PI-2b Pilus Expression in Hypervirulent Streptococcus agalactiae ST-17 BM110.
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Périchon B, Szili N, du Merle L, Rosinski-Chupin I, Gominet M, Bellais S, Poyart C, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Codon, Initiator, Fimbriae Proteins genetics, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Gene Deletion, Operon, Streptococcus agalactiae pathogenicity, Transcription, Genetic, Genes, Bacterial, Streptococcus agalactiae genetics, Virulence genetics
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The widely spread Streptococcus agalactiae (also known as Group B Streptococcus, GBS) "hypervirulent" ST17 clone is strongly associated with neonatal meningitis. The PI-2b locus is mainly found in ST17 strains but is also present in a few non ST17 human isolates such as the ST-7 prototype strain A909. Here, we analysed the expression of the PI-2b pilus in the ST17 strain BM110 as compared to the non ST17 A909. Comparative genome analyses revealed the presence of a 43-base pair (bp) hairpin-like structure in the upstream region of PI-2b operon in all 26 ST17 genomes, which was absent in the 8 non-ST17 strains carrying the PI-2b locus. Deletion of this 43-bp sequence in strain BM110 resulted in a 3- to 5-fold increased transcription of PI-2b. Characterization of PI-2b promoter region in A909 and BM110 strains was carried out by RNAseq, primer extension, qRT-PCR and transcriptional fusions with gfp as reporter gene. Our results indicate the presence of a single promoter (Ppi2b) with a transcriptional start site (TSS) mapped 37 bases upstream of the start codon of the first PI-2b gene. The large operon of 16 genes located upstream of PI-2b codes for the group B carbohydrate (also known as antigen B), a major constituent of the bacterial cell wall. We showed that the hairpin sequence located between antigen B and PI-2b operons is a transcriptional terminator. In A909, increased expression of PI-2b probably results from read-through transcription from antigen B operon. In addition, we showed that an extended 5' promoter region is required for maximal transcription of gfp as a reporter gene in S. agalactiae from Ppi2b promoter. Gene reporter assays performed in Lactococcus lactis strain NZ9000, a related non-pathogenic Gram-positive species, revealed that GBS-specific regulatory factors are required to drive PI-2b transcription. PI-2b expression is up-regulated in the BM110ΔcovR mutant as compared to the parental BM110 strain, but this effect is probably indirect. Collectively, our results indicate that PI-2b expression is regulated in GBS ST17 strains, which may confer a selective advantage in the human host either by reducing host immune responses and/or increasing their dissemination potential., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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44. Spatial Organization of Cell Wall-Anchored Proteins at the Surface of Gram-Positive Bacteria.
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Dramsi S and Bierne H
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- Amino Acid Motifs, Protein Sorting Signals physiology, Bacterial Proteins analysis, Cell Wall chemistry, Gram-Positive Bacteria chemistry
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Bacterial surface proteins constitute an amazing repertoire of molecules with important functions such as adherence, invasion, signalling and interaction with the host immune system or environment. In Gram-positive bacteria, many surface proteins of the "LPxTG" family are anchored to the peptidoglycan (PG) by an enzyme named sortase. While this anchoring mechanism has been clearly deciphered, less is known about the spatial organization of cell wall-anchored proteins in the bacterial envelope. Here, we review the question of the precise spatial and temporal positioning of LPxTG proteins in subcellular domains in spherical and ellipsoid bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae and Enterococcus faecalis) and in the rod-shaped bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Deposition at specific sites of the cell wall is a dynamic process tightly connected to cell division, secretion, cell morphogenesis and levels of gene expression. Studying spatial occupancy of these cell wall-anchored proteins not only provides information on PG dynamics in responses to environmental changes, but also suggests that pathogenic bacteria control the distribution of virulence factors at specific sites of the surface, including pole, septa or lateral sites, during the infectious process.
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45. The Pil3 pilus of Streptococcus gallolyticus binds to intestinal mucins and to fibrinogen.
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Martins M, Porrini C, du Merle L, Danne C, Robbe-Masselot C, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Animals, Bacterial Adhesion, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Cell Line, Fimbriae Proteins genetics, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Mice, Streptococcus gallolyticus genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Fibrinogen metabolism, Fimbriae Proteins metabolism, Intestines microbiology, Mucins metabolism, Streptococcal Infections metabolism, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Streptococcus gallolyticus metabolism
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Streptococcus gallolyticus is a commensal bacterium responsible for infectious endocarditis in the elderly, which has frequently been associated with colonic carcinoma. Whether this species is a cause or a consequence of colorectal cancer remains unknown. We recently demonstrated that S. gallolyticus Pil3 pilus is required for adhesion to colonic mucus and for colonization of mouse distal colon. We show here that Pil3 pilus binds equally well to human colonic mucins derived from HT29-MTX cells and to human stomach mucins from healthy donors. In addition, we have found that Pil3 also binds to human fibrinogen, which expands the repertoire of Pil3 host ligands.
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46. Streptococcus gallolyticus Pil3 Pilus Is Required for Adhesion to Colonic Mucus and for Colonization of Mouse Distal Colon.
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Martins M, Aymeric L, du Merle L, Danne C, Robbe-Masselot C, Trieu-Cuot P, Sansonetti P, and Dramsi S
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- Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Adhesins, Bacterial metabolism, Animals, Cell Line, Fimbriae Proteins genetics, Fimbriae, Bacterial genetics, Gene Deletion, Gene Expression, Genes, Bacterial, Humans, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mucus metabolism, Operon, Streptococcus genetics, Streptococcus metabolism, Bacterial Adhesion, Colon microbiology, Epithelial Cells microbiology, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Mucus microbiology, Streptococcal Infections microbiology, Streptococcus physiology
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Streptococcus gallolyticus is an increasing cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis in the elderly. Several epidemiological studies have associated the presence of this bacterium with colorectal cancer. We have studied the interaction of S. gallolyticus with human colonic cells. S. gallolyticus strain UCN34, adhered better to mucus-producing cells such as HT-29-MTX than to the parental HT-29 cells. Attachment to colonic mucus is dependent on the pil3 pilus operon, which is heterogeneously expressed in the wild-type UCN34 population. We constructed a pil3 deletion mutant in a Pil3 overexpressing variant (Pil3+) and were able to demonstrate the role of Pil3 pilus in binding to colonic mucus. Importantly, we showed that pil3 deletion mutant was unable to colonize mice colon as compared to the isogenic Pil3+ variant. Our findings establish for the first time a murine model of intestinal colonization by S. gallolyticus., (© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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47. Antigen I/II encoded by integrative and conjugative elements of Streptococcus agalactiae and role in biofilm formation.
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Chuzeville S, Dramsi S, Madec JY, Haenni M, and Payot S
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- Adhesins, Bacterial classification, Antigens, Bacterial classification, Immunoblotting, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Antigens, Bacterial genetics, Biofilms growth & development, Genetic Variation, Interspersed Repetitive Sequences, Streptococcus agalactiae genetics, Streptococcus agalactiae physiology
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Streptococcus agalactiae (i.e. Group B streptococcus, GBS) is a major human and animal pathogen. Genes encoding putative surface proteins and in particular an antigen I/II have been identified on Integrative and Conjugative Elements (ICEs) found in GBS. Antigens I/II are multimodal adhesins promoting colonization of the oral cavity by streptococci such as Streptococcus gordonii and Streptococcus mutans. The prevalence and diversity of antigens I/II in GBS were studied by a bioinformatic analysis. It revealed that antigens I/II, which are acquired by horizontal transfer via ICEs, exhibit diversity and are widespread in GBS, in particular in the serotype Ia/ST23 invasive strains. This study aimed at characterizing the impact on GBS biology of proteins encoded by a previously characterized ICE of S. agalactiae (ICE_515_tRNA(Lys)). The production and surface exposition of the antigen I/II encoded by this ICE was examined using RT-PCR and immunoblotting experiments. Surface proteins of ICE_515_tRNA(Lys) were found to contribute to GBS biofilm formation and to fibrinogen binding. Contribution of antigen I/II encoded by SAL_2056 to biofilm formation was also demonstrated. These results highlight the potential for ICEs to spread microbial adhesins between species., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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48. Evidence for the Sialylation of PilA, the PI-2a Pilus-Associated Adhesin of Streptococcus agalactiae Strain NEM316.
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Morello E, Mallet A, Konto-Ghiorghi Y, Chaze T, Mistou MY, Oliva G, Oliveira L, Di Guilmi AM, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Adhesins, Bacterial chemistry, Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Asparagine chemistry, Asparagine genetics, Asparagine metabolism, Bacterial Adhesion genetics, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Fimbriae Proteins chemistry, Fimbriae Proteins genetics, Fimbriae, Bacterial metabolism, Fimbriae, Bacterial ultrastructure, Glucosyltransferases metabolism, Models, Molecular, Organisms, Genetically Modified, Plant Lectins metabolism, Protein Binding, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Protein Subunits chemistry, Protein Subunits genetics, Protein Subunits metabolism, Ribosome Inactivating Proteins metabolism, Adhesins, Bacterial metabolism, Fimbriae Proteins metabolism, N-Acetylneuraminic Acid metabolism, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Streptococcus agalactiae genetics, Streptococcus agalactiae metabolism
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Streptococcus agalactiae (or Group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a commensal bacterium present in the intestinal and urinary tracts of approximately 30% of humans. We and others previously showed that the PI-2a pilus polymers, made of the backbone pilin PilB, the tip adhesin PilA and the cell wall anchor protein PilC, promote adhesion to host epithelia and biofilm formation. Affinity-purified PI-2a pili from GBS strain NEM316 were recognized by N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuNAc, also known as sialic acid) specific lectins such as Elderberry Bark Lectin (EBL) suggesting that pili are sialylated. Glycan profiling with twenty different lectins combined with monosaccharide composition by HPLC suggested that affinity-purified PI-2a pili are modified by N-glycosylation and decorated with sialic acid attached to terminal galactose. Analysis of various relevant mutants in the PI-2a pilus operon by flow-cytometry and electron microscopy analyses pointed to PilA as the pilus subunit modified by glycosylation. Double labeling using PilB antibody and EBL lectin, which specifically recognizes N-acetylneuraminic acid attached to galactose in α-2, 6, revealed a characteristic binding of EBL at the tip of the pilus structures, highly reminiscent of PilA localization. Expression of a secreted form of PilA using an inducible promoter showed that this recombinant PilA binds specifically to EBL lectin when produced in the native GBS context. In silico search for potentially glycosylated asparagine residues in PilA sequence pointed to N427 and N597, which appear conserved and exposed in the close homolog RrgA from S. pneumoniae, as likely candidates. Conversion of these two asparagyl residues to glutamyl resulted in a higher instability of PilA. Our results provide the first evidence that the tip PilA adhesin can be glycosylated, and suggest that this modification is critical for PilA stability and may potentially influence interactions with the host.
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49. Srr2, a multifaceted adhesin expressed by ST-17 hypervirulent Group B Streptococcus involved in binding to both fibrinogen and plasminogen.
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Six A, Bellais S, Bouaboud A, Fouet A, Gabriel C, Tazi A, Dramsi S, Trieu-Cuot P, and Poyart C
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- Animals, Female, Fibrinolysin metabolism, Glycosyltransferases metabolism, Ligands, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Protein Binding, Virulence, Adhesins, Bacterial metabolism, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Fibrinogen metabolism, Plasminogen metabolism, Streptococcus agalactiae metabolism, Streptococcus agalactiae pathogenicity
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The Group B Streptococcus (GBS) 'hypervirulent' ST-17 clone is strongly associated with invasive neonatal meningitis. Comparative genome analyses revealed that the serine-rich repeat (Srr) glycoprotein Srr2 is a cell wall-anchored protein specific for ST-17 strains, the non-ST-17 isolates expressing Srr1. Here, we unravel the binding capacity of GBS Srr proteins to relevant components of the host fibrinolysis pathway. We demonstrate that: (i) Srr2 binds plasminogen and plasmin whereas Srr1 does not; (ii) the ability of ST-17 strains to bind fibrinogen reflects a high level surface display of Srr2 combined with a higher affinity of Srr2 than Srr1 to bind this ligand; and (iii) Srr2 binding to host plasma proteins results in the formation of bacterial aggregates that are efficiently endocytosed by phagocytes. Importantly, we show that Srr2 increased bacterial survival to phagocytic killing and bacterial persistence in a murine model of meningitis. We conclude that Srr2 is a multifaceted adhesin used by the ST-17 clone to hijack ligands of the host coagulation system, thereby contributing to bacterial dissemination and invasiveness, and ultimately to meningitis., (© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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50. Capsular polysaccharide of Group B Streptococcus mediates biofilm formation in the presence of human plasma.
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Xia FD, Mallet A, Caliot E, Gao C, Trieu-Cuot P, and Dramsi S
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- Culture Media chemistry, Humans, Staphylococcus aureus growth & development, Staphylococcus aureus physiology, Streptococcus agalactiae growth & development, Streptococcus pyogenes growth & development, Streptococcus pyogenes physiology, Biofilms growth & development, Plasma microbiology, Polysaccharides, Bacterial metabolism, Streptococcus agalactiae physiology
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an asymptomatic colonizer of human mucosal surfaces that is responsible for sepsis and meningitis in neonates. Bacterial persistence and pathogenesis often involves biofilm formation. We previously showed that biofilm formation in medium supplemented with glucose is mediated by the PI-2a pilus. Here, biofilm formation was tested in cell culture medium supplemented with human plasma. GBS strains were able to form biofilms in these conditions unlike Group A Streptococcus (GAS) or Staphylococcus aureus. Analysis of mutants impaired for various surface components revealed that the GBS capsule is a key component in this process., (Copyright © 2014 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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