Comparative proteomics of uropathogenic Escherichia coli during growth in human urine identify UCA-like (UCL) fimbriae as an adherence factor involved in biofilm formation and binding to uroepithelial cells
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Journal Article
Abstract
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) are the primary cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) in humans. For the successful colonisation of the human urinary tract, UPEC employ a diverse collection of secreted or surface-exposed virulence factors including toxins, iron acquisition systems and adhesins. In this study, a comparative proteomic approach was utilised to define the UPEC pan and core surface proteome following growth in pooled human urine. Identified proteins were investigated for subcellular origin, prevalence and homology to characterised virulence factors. Fourteen core surface proteins were identified, as well as eleven iron uptake receptor proteins and four distinct fimbrial types, including type 1, P, F1C/S and a previously uncharacterised fimbrial type, designated UCA-like (UCL) fimbriae in this study. These pathogenicity island (PAI)-associated fimbriae are related to UCA fimbriae of Proteus mirabilis, associated with UPEC and exclusively found in members of the E. coli B2 and D phylogroup. We further demonstrated that UCL fimbriae promote significant biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces and mediate specific attachment to exfoliated human uroepithelial cells. Combined, this study has defined the surface proteomic profiles and core surface proteome of UPEC during growth in human urine and identified a new type of fimbriae that may contribute to UTI.
Date Issued
2015-11-03
Date Acceptance
2015-11-02
Citation
Journal of Proteomics, 2015, 131, pp.177-189
ISSN
1874-3919
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
177
End Page
189
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Proteomics
Volume
131
Copyright Statement
© 2015 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biochemical Research Methods
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
F17-like
Chaperone-usher
Pili
Proteome
Outer membrane
Vesicles
UPEC
Adhesion
OUTER-MEMBRANE VESICLES
COMPARATIVE GENOMIC ANALYSIS
BLADDER EPITHELIAL-CELLS
TRACT-INFECTION
PROTEUS-MIRABILIS
TYPE-1 FIMBRIAE
ALPHA-HEMOLYSIN
S-FIMBRIAE
CROSS-TALK
ADHESIN
Urothelium
Fimbriae, Bacterial
Epithelial Cells
Urine
Humans
Biofilms
Fimbriae Proteins
Escherichia coli Proteins
Cell Adhesion Molecules
Bacterial Adhesion
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
0601 Biochemistry And Cell Biology
Publication Status
Published