The bacterial lectin LecA from P. aeruginosa alters membrane organization by dispersing ordered domains

Abstract: The dynamic reorganization of plasma membrane nanodomains (lipid rafts) plays a key role in host cell infection by human pathogens. Bacteria can induce the reorganization of lipid rafts as a result of the interactions between bacterial lectins and lipid raft glycosphingolipids (GSLs). However, it is still unclear how such interactions trigger the initial stage of the infection mechanism. Here, we study the GSL globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), a key receptor involved in the cellular uptake of the Gram-negative bacterium P. aeruginosa. The bacterial surface lectin LecA targets Gb3 and promotes bacterial invasion via a lipid zipper mechanism. We mimic the plasma membrane using supported lipid bilayers (SLBs), containing liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered lipid domains. We observe that the liquid-ordered domains in the SLBs disperse upon interaction with LecA, accompanied by a deformation of SLBs surface. Our results link the membrane reorganization triggered by LecA with the P. aeruginosa infections in host cells

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
ISSN: 2399-3650

Klassifikation
Biowissenschaften, Biologie

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Freiburg
(wer)
Universität
(wann)
2023

DOI
10.1038/s42005-023-01272-3
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2377081
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:52 MEZ

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