The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification

Vibrio anguillarum, an opportunistic pathogen of aquatic animals, moves using a filament comprised of polymerised flagellin proteins. Flagellins are essential virulence factors for V. anguillarum infection. Herein, we investigated the effects of flagellins (flaA, flaB, flaC, flaD and flaE) on cell a...

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Autores principales: Quanxin Gao, Shaokui Yi, Yang Li, Jinping Luo, Qianqian Xing, Xia Yang, Ming Zhao, Minghua Min, Qian Wang, Yabing Wang, Lingbo Ma, Shiming Peng
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b4f3e2f1a05a4e02b095020b767efe552021-12-01T13:58:36ZThe Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification1664-322410.3389/fimmu.2021.774233https://doaj.org/article/b4f3e2f1a05a4e02b095020b767efe552021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.774233/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224Vibrio anguillarum, an opportunistic pathogen of aquatic animals, moves using a filament comprised of polymerised flagellin proteins. Flagellins are essential virulence factors for V. anguillarum infection. Herein, we investigated the effects of flagellins (flaA, flaB, flaC, flaD and flaE) on cell apoptosis, TLR5 expression, and production of IL-8 and TNF-α. FlaB exhibited the strongest immunostimulation effects. To explore the functions of flaB in infection, we constructed a flaB deletion mutant using a two-step recombination method, and in vitro experiments showed a significant decrease in the expression of TLR5 and inflammatory cytokines compared with wild-type cells. However in the in vivo study, expression of inflammatory cytokines and intestinal mucosal structure showed no significant differences between groups. Additionally, flaB induced a significant increase in TLR5 expression based on microscopy analysis of fluorescently labelled TLR5, indicating interactions between the two proteins, which was confirmed by native PAGE and yeast two-hybrid assay. Molecular simulation of interactions between flaB and TLR5 was performed to identify the residues involved in binding, revealing two binding sites. Then, based on molecular dynamics simulations, we carried out thirteen site-directed mutations occurring at the amino acid sites of Q57, N83, N87, R91, D94, E122, D152, N312, R313, N320, L97, H316, I324 in binding regions of flaB protein by TLR5, respectively. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was employed to compare the affinities of flaB mutants for TLR5, and D152, D94, I324, N87, R313, N320 and H316 were found to mediate interactions between flaB and TLR5. Our comprehensive and systematic analysis of V. anguillarum flagellins establishes the groundwork for future design of flagellin-based vaccines.Quanxin GaoShaokui YiYang LiJinping LuoQianqian XingXia YangMing ZhaoMinghua MinQian WangYabing WangLingbo MaShiming PengFrontiers Media S.A.articleVibrio anguillarumflagellinflaBTLR5structure-activity relationshipprotein-protein interactionImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607ENFrontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Vibrio anguillarum
flagellin
flaB
TLR5
structure-activity relationship
protein-protein interaction
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
spellingShingle Vibrio anguillarum
flagellin
flaB
TLR5
structure-activity relationship
protein-protein interaction
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Quanxin Gao
Shaokui Yi
Yang Li
Jinping Luo
Qianqian Xing
Xia Yang
Ming Zhao
Minghua Min
Qian Wang
Yabing Wang
Lingbo Ma
Shiming Peng
The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
description Vibrio anguillarum, an opportunistic pathogen of aquatic animals, moves using a filament comprised of polymerised flagellin proteins. Flagellins are essential virulence factors for V. anguillarum infection. Herein, we investigated the effects of flagellins (flaA, flaB, flaC, flaD and flaE) on cell apoptosis, TLR5 expression, and production of IL-8 and TNF-α. FlaB exhibited the strongest immunostimulation effects. To explore the functions of flaB in infection, we constructed a flaB deletion mutant using a two-step recombination method, and in vitro experiments showed a significant decrease in the expression of TLR5 and inflammatory cytokines compared with wild-type cells. However in the in vivo study, expression of inflammatory cytokines and intestinal mucosal structure showed no significant differences between groups. Additionally, flaB induced a significant increase in TLR5 expression based on microscopy analysis of fluorescently labelled TLR5, indicating interactions between the two proteins, which was confirmed by native PAGE and yeast two-hybrid assay. Molecular simulation of interactions between flaB and TLR5 was performed to identify the residues involved in binding, revealing two binding sites. Then, based on molecular dynamics simulations, we carried out thirteen site-directed mutations occurring at the amino acid sites of Q57, N83, N87, R91, D94, E122, D152, N312, R313, N320, L97, H316, I324 in binding regions of flaB protein by TLR5, respectively. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) was employed to compare the affinities of flaB mutants for TLR5, and D152, D94, I324, N87, R313, N320 and H316 were found to mediate interactions between flaB and TLR5. Our comprehensive and systematic analysis of V. anguillarum flagellins establishes the groundwork for future design of flagellin-based vaccines.
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author Quanxin Gao
Shaokui Yi
Yang Li
Jinping Luo
Qianqian Xing
Xia Yang
Ming Zhao
Minghua Min
Qian Wang
Yabing Wang
Lingbo Ma
Shiming Peng
author_facet Quanxin Gao
Shaokui Yi
Yang Li
Jinping Luo
Qianqian Xing
Xia Yang
Ming Zhao
Minghua Min
Qian Wang
Yabing Wang
Lingbo Ma
Shiming Peng
author_sort Quanxin Gao
title The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
title_short The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
title_full The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
title_fullStr The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Flagellin B in Vibrio anguillarum-Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification
title_sort role of flagellin b in vibrio anguillarum-induced intestinal immunity and functional domain identification
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b4f3e2f1a05a4e02b095020b767efe55
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