title: The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin protein and human fibronectin bind to mutually exclusive sites on the alpha 5 beta 1 integrin receptor.
abstract: The Yersinia pseudotuberculosis invasin protein promotes bacterial penetration into mammalian cells by binding to several beta 1 chain integrins. We show here that proteins containing the cell-binding domain of invasin bind to the fibronectin receptor alpha 5 beta 1 isolated from human placenta and immobilized on a filter membrane. Two forms of the receptor, each having a molecular weight of about 290,000, were immunodepleted by monoclonal antibodies specific for the beta 1 subunit or the alpha 5 beta 1 heterodimer. The binding of invasin to the receptor immobolized on the filter, or to whole JAR cells, reaches saturation after 90 min and has an apparent dissociation constant (Kd) of 5.0 x 10(-9) M. Invasin binding to alpha 5 beta 1 is inhibited by the 120-kDa chymotryptic fragment of fibronectin in a competitive manner with an inhibition constant (Ki) of 7.5 x 10(-7) M. Furthermore, invasin-receptor binding is also inhibited by the hexapeptide GRGDSP, and monoclonal antibodies that block cell attachment to invasin-coated surfaces also block cell attachment to fibronectin-coated surfaces. These results indicate that invasin and fibronectin bind to the same, or closely located sites on alpha 5 beta 1, although invasin binds with a much higher affinity than does fibronectin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Tufts University, School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Van Nhieu
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Isberg
mesh_terms: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D017469:Receptors, Fibronectin; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015011:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018829:Adhesins, Bacterial; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005353:Fibronectins; D017469:Receptors, Fibronectin; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; C053476:invasin, Yersinia