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ArticleVirulence2018

Haemophilus parasuis α-2,3-sialyltransferase-mediated lipooligosaccharide sialylation contributes to bacterial pathogenicity.

Huan Wang, Lu Liu, Qi Cao, Weiting Mao, Yage Zhang, Xinyi Qu, Xuwang Cai, Yujin Lv, Huanchun Chen, Xiaojuan Xu and 1 more

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Article in Virulence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huan Wanga State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Lu Liua State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Qi Caoa State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Weiting Maoa State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Yage Zhanga State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Xinyi Qua State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Xuwang Caia State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Yujin Lva State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Huanchun Chena State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Xiaojuan Xua State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Xiangru Wanga State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Huazhong Agricultural University , Wuhan , China.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNCenter of Hubei Cooperative Innovation for Emissions Trading System · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial lipooligosaccharide (LOS) is an important virulence-associated factor, and its sialylation largely confers its ability to mediate cell adhesion, invasion, inflammation, and immune evasion. Here, we investigated the function of the Haemophilus parasuis α-2,3-sialyltransferase gene, lsgB, which determines the terminal sialylation of LOS, by generating a lsgB deletion mutant as well as a complementation strain. Our data indicate a direct effect of lsgB on LOS sialylation and reveal important roles of lsgB in promoting the pathogenicity of H. parasuis, including adhesion to and invasion of porcine cells in vitro, bacterial load and survival in vivo, as well as a contribution to serum resistance. These observations highlight the function of lsgB in mediating LOS sialylation and more importantly its role in H. parasuis infection. These findings provide a more profound understanding of the pathogenic mechanism of this disease-causing bacterium.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsCells, CulturedGene DeletionGenetic Complementation TestHaemophilus parasuisLipopolysaccharidesMutationSialyltransferasesSwineVirulenceVirulence Factorslipid-linked oligosaccharidesLipopolysaccharidesSialyltransferasesVirulence Factors3-sialyltransferaseadhesion and invasionLOS sialylationlsgBpathogenicityserum resistanceα-2

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PMID30036124
PMCPMC6104685
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