Renshaw Philip S, Lightbody Kirsty L, Veverka Vaclav, Muskett Fred W, Kelly Geoff, Frenkiel Thomas A, Gordon Stephen V, Hewinson R Glyn, Burke Bernard, Norman Jim, Williamson Richard A, Carr Mark D
Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
EMBO J. 2005 Jul 20;24(14):2491-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600732. Epub 2005 Jun 23.
The secreted Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex proteins CFP-10 and ESAT-6 have recently been shown to play an essential role in tuberculosis pathogenesis. We have determined the solution structure of the tight, 1:1 complex formed by CFP-10 and ESAT-6, and employed fluorescence microscopy to demonstrate specific binding of the complex to the surface of macrophage and monocyte cells. A striking feature of the complex is the long flexible arm formed by the C-terminus of CFP-10, which was found to be essential for binding to the surface of cells. The surface features of the CFP-10.ESAT-6 complex, together with observed binding to specific host cells, strongly suggest a key signalling role for the complex, in which binding to cell surface receptors leads to modulation of host cell behaviour to the advantage of the pathogen.
最近研究表明,分泌型结核分枝杆菌复合蛋白CFP-10和ESAT-6在结核病发病机制中起着至关重要的作用。我们已经确定了CFP-10和ESAT-6形成的紧密1:1复合物的溶液结构,并利用荧光显微镜证明该复合物与巨噬细胞和单核细胞表面的特异性结合。该复合物的一个显著特征是由CFP-10的C末端形成的长柔性臂,发现它对于与细胞表面结合至关重要。CFP-10.ESAT-6复合物的表面特征,以及观察到的与特定宿主细胞的结合,强烈表明该复合物具有关键的信号传导作用,其中与细胞表面受体的结合导致宿主细胞行为的调节,从而有利于病原体。