Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins.
Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Although the cell surface proteins are recognized to be important in clostridial pathogenesis, biological functions of only a few are known. Also, apart from the toxins, proteins exported by C. difficile into the extracellular...
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oai:doaj.org-article:e50033621e1b4a3f838d828e1dd5730f2021-11-18T08:44:35ZIdentification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0081306https://doaj.org/article/e50033621e1b4a3f838d828e1dd5730f2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24303041/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Although the cell surface proteins are recognized to be important in clostridial pathogenesis, biological functions of only a few are known. Also, apart from the toxins, proteins exported by C. difficile into the extracellular milieu have been poorly studied. In order to identify novel extracellular factors of C. difficile, we analyzed bacterial culture supernatants prepared from clinical isolates, 630 and R20291, using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The majority of the proteins identified were non-canonical extracellular proteins. These could be largely classified into proteins associated to the cell wall (including CWPs and extracellular hydrolases), transporters and flagellar proteins. Seven unknown hypothetical proteins were also identified. One of these proteins, CD630_28300, shared sequence similarity with the anthrax lethal factor, a known zinc metallopeptidase. We demonstrated that CD630_28300 (named Zmp1) binds zinc and is able to cleave fibronectin and fibrinogen in vitro in a zinc-dependent manner. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we identified residues important in zinc binding and enzymatic activity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Zmp1 destabilizes the fibronectin network produced by human fibroblasts. Thus, by analyzing the exoproteome of C. difficile, we identified a novel extracellular metalloprotease that may be important in key steps of clostridial pathogenesis.Valeria CafardiMassimiliano BiaginiManuele MartinelliRosanna LeuzziJeffrey T RubinoFrancesca CantiniNathalie NoraisMaria ScarselliDavide SerrutoMeera UnnikrishnanPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 11, p e81306 (2013) |
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Medicine R Science Q Valeria Cafardi Massimiliano Biagini Manuele Martinelli Rosanna Leuzzi Jeffrey T Rubino Francesca Cantini Nathalie Norais Maria Scarselli Davide Serruto Meera Unnikrishnan Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Clostridium difficile is a major cause of infectious diarrhea worldwide. Although the cell surface proteins are recognized to be important in clostridial pathogenesis, biological functions of only a few are known. Also, apart from the toxins, proteins exported by C. difficile into the extracellular milieu have been poorly studied. In order to identify novel extracellular factors of C. difficile, we analyzed bacterial culture supernatants prepared from clinical isolates, 630 and R20291, using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The majority of the proteins identified were non-canonical extracellular proteins. These could be largely classified into proteins associated to the cell wall (including CWPs and extracellular hydrolases), transporters and flagellar proteins. Seven unknown hypothetical proteins were also identified. One of these proteins, CD630_28300, shared sequence similarity with the anthrax lethal factor, a known zinc metallopeptidase. We demonstrated that CD630_28300 (named Zmp1) binds zinc and is able to cleave fibronectin and fibrinogen in vitro in a zinc-dependent manner. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we identified residues important in zinc binding and enzymatic activity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that Zmp1 destabilizes the fibronectin network produced by human fibroblasts. Thus, by analyzing the exoproteome of C. difficile, we identified a novel extracellular metalloprotease that may be important in key steps of clostridial pathogenesis. |
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Valeria Cafardi Massimiliano Biagini Manuele Martinelli Rosanna Leuzzi Jeffrey T Rubino Francesca Cantini Nathalie Norais Maria Scarselli Davide Serruto Meera Unnikrishnan |
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Valeria Cafardi Massimiliano Biagini Manuele Martinelli Rosanna Leuzzi Jeffrey T Rubino Francesca Cantini Nathalie Norais Maria Scarselli Davide Serruto Meera Unnikrishnan |
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Valeria Cafardi |
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of Clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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identification of a novel zinc metalloprotease through a global analysis of clostridium difficile extracellular proteins. |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
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