title: Group B Streptococcus suppression of phagocyte functions by protein-mediated engagement of human Siglec-5.
abstract: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns. A key GBS virulence factor is its capsular polysaccharide (CPS), displaying terminal sialic acid (Sia) residues which block deposition and activation of complement on the bacterial surface. We recently demonstrated that GBS Sia can bind human CD33-related Sia-recognizing immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily lectins (hCD33rSiglecs), a family of inhibitory receptors expressed on the surface of leukocytes. We report the unexpected discovery that certain GBS strains may bind one such receptor, hSiglec-5, in a Sia-independent manner, via the cell wall-anchored beta protein, resulting in recruitment of SHP protein tyrosine phosphatases. Using a panel of WT and mutant GBS strains together with Siglec-expressing cells and soluble Siglec-Fc chimeras, we show that GBS beta protein binding to Siglec-5 functions to impair human leukocyte phagocytosis, oxidative burst, and extracellular trap production, promoting bacterial survival. We conclude that protein-mediated functional engagement of an inhibitory host lectin receptor promotes bacterial innate immune evasion.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors: Aaron F
authors: AF
authors: Carlin
authors: Yung-Chi
authors: YC
authors: Chang
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Areschoug
authors: Gunnar
authors: G
authors: Lindahl
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Hurtado-Ziola
authors: Charles C
authors: CC
authors: King
authors: Ajit
authors: A
authors: Varki
authors: Victor
authors: V
authors: Nizet
mesh_terms: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology*; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000276:immunology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D037102:Lectins / Q000276:immunology*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D009154:Mutation; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D016897:Respiratory Burst; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D037102:Lectins; C114531:SIGLEC5 protein, human; C082525:beta protein, Streptococcus; C070010:streptococcal beta antigen; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D019158:N-Acetylneuraminic Acid