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The moonlighting protein fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase of Neisseria meningitidis: surface localization and role in host cell adhesion

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Fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolases (FBA) are cytoplasmic glycolytic enzymes, which despite lacking identifiable secretion signals, have also been found localized to the surface of several bacteria where they bind host molecules and exhibit non-glycolytic functions. Neisseria meningitidis is an obligate human nasopharyngeal commensal, which has the capacity to cause life-threatening meningitis and septicemia. Recombinant native N. meningitidis FBA was purified and used in a coupled enzymic assay confirming that it has fructose bisphosphate aldolase activity. Cell fractionation experiments showed that meningococcal FBA is localized both to the cytoplasm and the outer membrane. Flow cytometry demonstrated that outer membrane-localized FBA was surface-accessible to FBA-specific antibodies. Mutational analysis and functional complementation was used to identify additional functions of FBA. An FBA-deficient mutant was not affected in its ability to grow in vitro, but showed a significant reduction in adhesion to HBME and HEp-2 cells compared to its isogenic parent and its complemented derivative. In summary, FBA is a highly conserved, surface exposed protein that is required for optimal adhesion of meningococci to human cells.

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hal-00552627 , version 1 (06-01-2011)

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Sarfraz A Tunio, Neil James Oldfield, Alan Berry, Dlawer Aa Ala'Aldeen, Karl G Wooldridge, et al.. The moonlighting protein fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase of Neisseria meningitidis: surface localization and role in host cell adhesion. Molecular Microbiology, 2010, 76 (3), pp.605. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07098.x⟩. ⟨hal-00552627⟩

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