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ArticlePLoS pathogens2025

A surface lipoprotein on Pasteurella multocida binds complement factor I to promote immune evasion.

Quynh Huong Nguyen, Chun Heng Royce Lai, Michael J Norris, Dixon Ng, Megha Shah, Christine Chieh-Lin Lai, David E Isenman, Trevor F Moraes

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors.

Quynh Huong NguyenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chun Heng Royce LaiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Michael J NorrisDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dixon NgDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Megha ShahDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Christine Chieh-Lin LaiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David E IsenmanDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Trevor F MoraesDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9883-6145

Funding

Pacific Northwest Center for Cryo-EM - Screening supplementU24GM129547 · NIGMS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI EVANS, JAMES E, GOUAUX, JAMES E · 2018 to 2023
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NIGMS NIH HHS U24 GM129547
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pasteurella multocida is the leading cause of wound infections in humans following animals' bites or scratches. This bacterium is also commonly found in the respiratory tract of many mammals and can cause serious diseases resulting in the rapid death of infected animals, especially cattle. To prevent these infections in cattle, a subunit-based vaccine utilizing the surface lipoprotein PmSLP was developed and showed remarkable protection with a single dose administration. Here, we report that PmSLP binds host complement factor I (FI) and facilitates cleavage of complement components C3b and C4b independently of any cofactors (e.g., FH, C4BP), thereby allowing the pathogen to evade host defence. Cryo-EM structure of PmSLP bound to FI reveals that PmSLP stimulates FI enzymatic activity by stabilizing the catalytic domain. This is the first time that a bacterial protein has been shown to directly activate FI independent of complement cofactors and target all arms of the complement cascade.

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Bacterial ProteinsComplement Factor IImmune EvasionLipoproteinsPasteurella InfectionsPasteurella multocidaAnimalsCattleComplement C3bCryoelectron MicroscopyHumansBacterial ProteinsComplement C3bComplement Factor ILipoproteins

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PMID40327719
PMCPMC12080921

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