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ArticleJournal of bacteriology2015

Carbohydrate-dependent binding of langerin to SodC, a cell wall glycoprotein of Mycobacterium leprae.

Hee Jin Kim, Patrick J Brennan, Darragh Heaslip, Mark C Udey, Robert L Modlin, John T Belisle

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Article in Journal of bacteriology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hee Jin KimMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Patrick J BrennanMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Darragh HeaslipMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Mark C UdeyCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Robert L ModlinDivision of Dermatology and Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John T BelisleMycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA john.belisle@colostate.edu.
Colorado State University · USNational Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Molecular Analysis of the Host Immune Response in LeprosyR01AI022553 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ROBERT L MODLIN · 1989 to 2026
$15.7M
TCR GAMMA/DELTA LYMPHOCYTES IN HUMAN SKIN LESIONSR01AR040312 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI MODLIN, ROBERT L · 1990 to 2025
$10.4M
Vitamin D Metabolism in LeprosyP50AR063020 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MODLIN, ROBERT L · 2012 to 2016
$7.8M
Divergence of Phagocytic and Antimicrobial Programs in LeprosyR01AI047868 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MODLIN, ROBERT L · 2010 to 2014
$2.4M
Regulation of Cutaneous Accessory Cell Activity in Health and DiseaseZIASC003669 · NCI · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI UDEY, MARK · 2009 to 2017
$2.2M
Application of Novel Antigens and Integrated Microfluidics for Leprosy DiagnosisR01AI082575 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI MODLIN, ROBERT L · 2009 to 2013
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI022553NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI022553NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047868NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI047868NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI082575NIAID NIH HHS R01-AI082575NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR063020NIAMS NIH HHS P50-AR063020NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR040312NIAMS NIH HHS R01-AR040312
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Langerhans cells participate in the immune response in leprosy by their ability to activate T cells that recognize the pathogen, Mycobacterium leprae, in a langerin-dependent manner. We hypothesized that langerin, the distinguishing C-type lectin of Langerhans cells, would recognize the highly mannosylated structures in pathogenic Mycobacterium spp. The coding region for the extracellular and neck domain of human langerin was cloned and expressed to produce a recombinant active trimeric form of human langerin (r-langerin). Binding assays performed in microtiter plates, by two-dimensional (2D) Western blotting, and by surface plasmon resonance demonstrated that r-langerin possessed carbohydrate-dependent affinity to glycoproteins in the cell wall of M. leprae. This lectin, however, yielded less binding to mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM) and even lower levels of binding to phosphatidylinositol mannosides. However, the superoxide dismutase C (SodC) protein of the M. leprae cell wall was identified as a langerin-reactive ligand. Tandem mass spectrometry verified the glycosylation of a recombinant form of M. leprae SodC (rSodC) produced in Mycobacterium smegmatis. Analysis of r-langerin affinity by surface plasmon resonance revealed a carbohydrate-dependent affinity of rSodC (equilibrium dissociation constant [KD] = 0.862 μM) that was 20-fold greater than for M. leprae ManLAM (KD = 18.69 μM). These data strongly suggest that a subset of the presumptively mannosylated M. leprae glycoproteins act as ligands for langerin and may facilitate the interaction of M. leprae with Langerhans cells.

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Antigens, CDBacterial ProteinsBlotting, WesternCell WallGlycoproteinsHumansLectins, C-TypeMannose-Binding LectinsMycobacterium lepraeProtein BindingSuperoxide DismutaseSurface Plasmon ResonanceAntigens, CDBacterial ProteinsCD207 protein, humanGlycoproteinsLectins, C-TypeMannose-Binding LectinsSuperoxide Dismutase

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PMID25422308
PMCPMC4285976
OpenAlexW2172091663

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