Bacteroides forsythus hemagglutinin is inhibited by N-acetylneuraminyllactose
Bacteroides forsythus hemagglutinin is inhibited by N-acetylneuraminyllactose
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DOI:
10.1046/j.0902-0055.2001.00093.x
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发表时间:
2002-04-01
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通讯作者:
Oppenheim, FG
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作者:
Murakami, Y;Higuchi, N;Oppenheim, FG
Bacteroides forsythus, which has been recognized as a pathogen associated with periodontitis, produces a hemagglutinin. The hemagglutinin was localized in the envelope of B. forsythus. The hemagglutinating activity was inhibited by lactose at concentrations as low as 1 mM, and by L-arginine and L-lysine at concentrations of 100 mM. N-Acetylneuraminyllactose (NeuAc-lactose) was at least 100 times more potent an inhibitor than lactose, as it completely inhibited the hemagglutination at concentrations below 10 muM. This is similar to the Helicobacter pylorl hemagglutinin. The hemagglutinin was heat-labile, and resistant to treatment with proteases such as trypsin. A specific antibody raised against one of the S-layer proteins that are major species-specific proteins had no inhibitory effect on the hemmaglutination. These results suggest that the NeuAc-lactose-sensitive adhesin of B. forsythus may play an important role in colonization in the oral cavity.