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An essential role for the baseplate protein Gp45 in phage adsorption to Staphylococcus aureus.

ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of phages in driving horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among pathogenic bacteria, the underlying molecular mechanisms mediating phage adsorption to S. aureus are still unclear. Phage ?11 is a siphovirus with a high transducing efficiency. Here, we show that the tail protein Gp45 localized within the ?11 baseplate. Phage ?11 was efficiently neutralized by anti-Gp45 serum, and its adsorption to host cells was inhibited by recombinant Gp45 in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometry analysis demonstrated that biotin-labelled Gp45 efficiently stained the wild-type S. aureus cell but not the double knockout mutant ?tarM/S, which lacks both ?- and ?-O-GlcNAc residues on its wall teichoic acids (WTAs). Additionally, adsorption assays indicate that GlcNAc residues on WTAs and O-acetyl groups at the 6-position of muramic acid residues in peptidoglycan are essential components of the ?11 receptor. The elucidation of Gp45-involved molecular interactions not only broadens our understanding of siphovirus-mediated HGT, but also lays the groundwork for the development of sensitive affinity-based diagnostics and therapeutics for S. aureus infection.

SUBMITTER: Li X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4876445 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An essential role for the baseplate protein Gp45 in phage adsorption to Staphylococcus aureus.

Li Xuehua X Koç Cengiz C Kühner Petra P Stierhof York-Dieter YD Krismer Bernhard B Enright Mark C MC Penadés José R JR Wolz Christiane C Stehle Thilo T Cambillau Christian C Peschel Andreas A Xia Guoqing G

Scientific reports 20160523

Despite the importance of phages in driving horizontal gene transfer (HGT) among pathogenic bacteria, the underlying molecular mechanisms mediating phage adsorption to S. aureus are still unclear. Phage ϕ11 is a siphovirus with a high transducing efficiency. Here, we show that the tail protein Gp45 localized within the ϕ11 baseplate. Phage ϕ11 was efficiently neutralized by anti-Gp45 serum, and its adsorption to host cells was inhibited by recombinant Gp45 in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytome ...[more]

PMID: 27212064

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An essential role for the baseplate protein Gp45 in phage adsorption to Staphylococcus aureus.

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An essential role for the baseplate protein Gp45 in phage adsorption to Staphylococcus aureus.

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