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ArticleJournal of biomedical science2009

EEVD motif of heat shock cognate protein 70 contributes to bacterial uptake by trophoblast giant cells.

Kenta Watanabe, Masato Tachibana, Suk Kim, Masahisa Watarai

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Article in Journal of biomedical science, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenta WatanabeDepartment of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 753-8515, Japan. kentaw@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
Masato Tachibana
Suk Kim
Masahisa Watarai
Yamaguchi University · JPGyeongsang National University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe uptake of abortion-inducing pathogens by trophoblast giant (TG) cells is a key event in infectious abortion. However, little is known about phagocytic functions of TG cells against the pathogens. Here we show that heat shock cognate protein 70 (Hsc70) contributes to bacterial uptake by TG cells and the EEVD motif of Hsc70 plays an important role in this.

methodsBrucella abortus and Listeria monocytogenes were used as the bacterial antigen in this study. Recombinant proteins containing tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domains were constructed and confirmation of the binding capacity to Hsc70 was assessed by ELISA. The recombinant TPR proteins were used for investigation of the effect of TPR proteins on bacterial uptake by TG cells and on pregnancy in mice.

resultsThe monoclonal antibody that inhibits bacterial uptake by TG cells reacted with the EEVD motif of Hsc70. Bacterial TPR proteins bound to the C-terminal of Hsc70 through its EEVD motif and this binding inhibited bacterial uptake by TG cells. Infectious abortion was also prevented by blocking the EEVD motif of Hsc70.

conclusionsOur results demonstrate that surface located Hsc70 on TG cells mediates the uptake of pathogenic bacteria and proteins containing the TPR domain inhibit the function of Hsc70 by binding to its EEVD motif. These molecules may be useful in the development of methods for preventing infectious abortion.

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Amino Acid MotifsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBrucella abortusCell MembraneGiant CellsHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansListeria monocytogenesMiceProtein BindingProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsTrophoblastsAntibodies, MonoclonalHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsRecombinant Proteins

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PMID20003465
PMCPMC2800845
OpenAlexW2156709288

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