Purification of the inlB Gene Product of Listeria monocytogenes and Demonstration of Its Biological Activity

AUTOR(ES)

Müller, Simone

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Entry of Listeria monocytogenes into nonphagocytic cells requires the inlAB gene products. InlA and InlB are bacterial cell wall-associated polypeptides that can be released by sodium dodecyl sulfate treatment. By applying more gentle extraction methods, we have purified InlB in its native form. Treatment of bacteria with various nondenaturating agents including mutanolysin, thiol reagents, sodium chloride, and detergents like Triton X-100 or 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)-dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate did not release substantial amounts of InlB from the bacterial cell wall. Instead, InlB was nearly quantitatively extracted in a solubilized form by treatment of bacteria with 1 M Tris-Cl or other protonated amines at pH 7.5. However, the reduced solubility of the extracted InlB in low-salt buffers hampered further biochemical purification. A panel of monoclonal antibodies against listerial Tris-Cl extracts containing InlB was therefore produced to generate reagents for use in affinity chromatography. One of the monoclonal antibodies enabled purification of the InlB protein to homogeneity with relatively high yields. When added externally, purified InlB associated with the surface of noninvasive bacteria such as Listeria innocua or an L. monocytogenes inlB2 mutant, where it promoted entry of these strains into Vero cells >300- and 17-fold, respectively. This effect was even more dramatic for HeLa cells, where the observed invasion was increased about 9,000- and 4,000-fold, respectively. The availability of purified native, invasion-competent InlB will allow analysis of the molecular basis of InlB-mediated entry into tissue culture cell lines in greater detail.

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