Nanomechanics of CCN1-Mediated <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Phagocytosis.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Phagocytosis is an essential mechanism of the human immune system where pathogens are eliminated by immune cells. The CCN1 protein plays an important role in the phagocytosis of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> by favoring the bridging of the α<sub>V</sub>β<sub>3</sub> integrin to the bacterial peptidoglycan (PG), through mechanical forces that remain unknown. Here, we employ single-molecule experiments to unravel the nanomechanics of the PG-CCN1-α<sub>V</sub>β<sub>3</sub> ternary complex. While CCN1 binds α<sub>V</sub>β<sub>3</sub> integrins with moderate force (∼60 pN), much higher binding strengths (up to ∼800 pN) are observed between CCN1 and PG. Notably, the strength of both CCN1-α<sub>V</sub>β<sub>3</sub> and CCN1-PG bonds is dramatically enhanced by tensile loading, favoring a model in which mechanical stress induces the exposure of cryptic integrin binding sites in CCN1 and multivalent binding between CCN1 lectin sites and monosaccharides along the PG glycan chains.
Medical subject headings
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Phagocytosis
- Cysteine-Rich Protein 61
- Integrin alphaVbeta3