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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 115, 期 26, 页码 E6000-E6009出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1802188115
关键词
sexually transmitted diseases; galectin-1; glycosylation; host-pathogen interactions; Chlamydia trachomatis
资金
- National Argentinean Agency for Promotion of Science and Technology Grants [PICT 2012-2116, PICT 2012-2440]
- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Grant SECTyP
- Fundaciones Sales and Bunge Born
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) constitutes the most prevalent sexually transmitted bacterium worldwide. Chlamydial infections can lead to severe clinical sequelae including pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and tuba! infertility. As an obligate intracellular pathogen, Ct has evolved multiple strategies to promote adhesion and invasion of host cells, including those involving both bacterial and host glycans. Here, we show that galectin-1 (Gall), an endogenous lectin widely expressed in female and male genital tracts, promotes Ct infection. Through glycosylation-dependent mechanisms involving recognition of bacterial glycoproteins and N-glycosylated host cell receptors, Gall enhanced Ct attachment to cervical epithelial cells. Exposure to Gall, mainly in its dimeric form, facilitated bacterial entry and increased the number of infected cells by favoring Ct-Ct and Ct-host cell interactions. These effects were substantiated in vivo in mice lacking Gall or complex 01-6-branched Nglycans. Thus, disrupting Gall-N-glycan interactions may limit the severity of chlamydial infection by inhibiting bacterial invasion of host cells.
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