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Streptococcus co-opts a conformational lock in human plasminogen to facilitate streptokinase cleavage and bacterial virulence.

ABSTRACT: Virulent strains of Streptococcus pyogenes (gram-positive group A Streptococcus pyogenes [GAS]) recruit host single-chain human plasminogen (hPg) to the cell surface-where in the case of Pattern D strains of GAS, hPg binds directly to the cells through a surface receptor, plasminogen-binding group A streptococcal M-protein (PAM). The coinherited Pattern D GAS-secreted streptokinase (SK2b) then accelerates cleavage of hPg at the R⁵⁶¹-V⁵⁶² peptide bond, resulting in the disulfide-linked two-chain protease, human plasmin (hPm). hPm localizes on the bacterial surface, assisting bacterial dissemination via proteolysis of host defense proteins. Studies using isolated domains from PAM and hPg revealed that the A-domain of PAM binds to the hPg kringle-2 module (K2_hPg), but how this relates to the function of the full-length proteins is unclear. Herein, we use intact proteins to show that the lysine-binding site of K2_hPg is a major determinant of the activation-resistant T-conformation of hPg. The binding of PAM to the lysine-binding site of K2_hPg relaxes the conformation of hPg, leading to a greatly enhanced activation rate of hPg by SK2b. Domain swapping between hPg and mouse Pg emphasizes the importance of the Pg latent heavy chain (residues 1-561) in PAM binding and shows that while SK2b binds to both hPg and mouse Pg, the activation properties of streptokinase are strictly attributed to the serine protease domain (residues 562-791) of hPg. Overall, these data show that native hPg is locked in an activation-resistant conformation that is relaxed upon its direct binding to PAM, allowing hPm to form and provide GAS cells with a proteolytic surface.

SUBMITTER: Ayinuola YA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7948469 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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