title: Surface proteins of Propionibacterium freudenreichii are involved in its anti-inflammatory properties.
abstract: Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a beneficial bacterium used in the food industry as a vitamin producer, as a bio-preservative, as a cheese ripening starter and as a probiotic. It is known to adhere to intestinal epithelial cells and mucus and to modulate important functions of the gut mucosa, including cell proliferation and immune response. Adhesion of probiotics and cross-talk with the host rely on the presence of key surface proteins, still poorly identified. Identification of the determinants of adhesion and of immunomodulation by P. freudenreichii remains a bottleneck in the elucidation of its probiotic properties. In this report, three complementary proteomic methods are used to identify surface-exposed proteins in a strain, previously selected for its probiotic properties. The role of these proteins in the reported immunomodulatory properties of P. freudenreichii is evidenced. This work constitutes a basis for further studies aimed at the elucidation of mechanisms responsible for its probiotic effects, in a post-genomic context.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dairy propionibacteria, mainly the species Propionibacterium freudenreichii, are consumed in high amounts within Swiss type cheeses. These peculiar bacteria are considered both as dairy starters and as probiotics. Their consumption modulates the gut microbiota, which makes them both probiotic and prebiotic. Promising immunomodulatory properties have been identified in these bacteria, in vitro, in animals and in humans. However, the mechanisms responsible for such anti-inflammatory properties are still unknown. In this work, we identify surface proteins involved in adhesion and immunostimulation by P. freudenreichii. This opens new perspectives for its utilization in new functional fermented food products, in clinical trials, and in understanding modulation of gut inflammation by products containing propionibacteria.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Maréchal
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peton
authors.affiliation: Lactic Acid Bacteria & Mucosal Immunity, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019, UMR8204 Université Lille Nord de France, 1 rue du Pr Calmette, BP 245, F-59019 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Coline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Plé
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vroland
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jardin
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Briard-Bion
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Gaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durant
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France; INRA, UMR1253 STLO, CIRM-BIA, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chuat
authors.affiliation: INRA, UR MIG, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Loux
authors.affiliation: Lactic Acid Bacteria & Mucosal Immunity, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U 1019, UMR8204 Université Lille Nord de France, 1 rue du Pr Calmette, BP 245, F-59019 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Foligné
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Stéphanie-Marie
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Deutsch
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Falentin
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR1253 STLO, Science et Technologie du Lait et de l'Œuf, F-35042 Rennes, France; AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253 STLO, F-35042 Rennes, France. Electronic address: gwenael.jan@rennes.inra.fr.
authors.forename: Gwénaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jan
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D040901:Proteomics
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007155:Immunologic Factors
keywords: Cell wall; Fluorescent labeling; Probiotic; Proteome; Shaving; Surfaceome