OmpA-like proteins of Porphyromonas gingivalis contribute to serum resistance and prevent Toll-like receptor 4-mediated host cell activation

PloS One
Megumi InomataTakeshi Into

Abstract

Porphyromonas gingivalis possesses various abilities to evade and disrupt host immune responses, by which it acts as an important periodontal pathogen. P. gingivalis produces outer membrane protein A (OmpA)-like proteins (OmpALPs), Pgm6 and Pgm7, as major O-linked glycoproteins, but their pathological roles in P. gingivalis infection are largely unknown. Here, we report that OmpALP-deficient strains of P. gingivalis show an enhanced stimulatory activity in coculture with host cells. Such an altered ability of the OmpALP-deficient strains was found to be due to their impaired survival in coculture and the release of LPS from dead bacterial cells to stimulate Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Further analyses revealed that the OmpALP-deficient strains were inviable in serum-containing media although they grew normally in the bacterial medium. The wild-type strain was able to grow in 90% normal human serum, while the OmpALP-deficient strains did not survive even at 5%. The OmpALP-deficient strains did not survive in heat-inactivated serum, but they gained the ability to survive and grow in proteinase K-treated serum. Of note, the sensitivity of the OmpALP-deficient strains to the bactericidal activity of human β-defensin 3 was increase...Continue Reading

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