Pneumococcal immune evasion: ZmpC inhibits neutrophil influx

Bas G. J. Surewaard, Krzysztof Trzciński, Shamir R. Jacobino, Ivo S. Hansen, Mignon M. Vughs, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Arie van der Ende, Jos A. G. van Strijp, Carla J. C. de Haas

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Abstract

Neutrophil recruitment is essential in clearing pneumococcal infections. The first step in neutrophil extravasation involves the interaction between P-selectin on activated endothelium and P-Selectin Glycoprotein 1 (PSGL-1) on neutrophils. Here, we identify pneumococcal Zinc metalloproteinase C as a potent inhibitor of PSGL-1. ZmpC degrades the N-terminal domain of PSGL-1, thereby disrupting the initial rolling of neutrophils on activated human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Furthermore, mice infected with wild-type strain in the model of pneumococcal pneumonia showed lower lungs neutrophil infiltration compare to animals infected with ZmpC mutant. In addition, we confirmed the association of zmpC with serotype 8 and 11A and found it to be associated with serotype 33F as well. In conclusion, wereport PSGL-1 as a novel target for ZmpC and show that ZmpC inhibits neutrophil extravasation during pneumococcal pneumonia
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1753-1765
JournalCellular microbiology
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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