Topology of Outer Membrane Porins in Pathogenic Neisseria Spp

Overview

Journal Infect Immun

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Allergy & Immunology

Date 1991 Sep 1

PMID 1652557

Citations 98

Authors

P van der Ley

J E Heckels

M Virji

P Hoogerhout

J T Poolman

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Abstract

In Escherichia coli, membrane-spanning amphipathic beta-sheet structures are characteristic of many outer membrane proteins. By applying the principles that have been recognized for them to the four classes of neisserial porins, we have constructed a model for the topology of the porins within the outer membrane. This model predicts eight surface-exposed loops, both in the meningococcal class 1 and 2 proteins and in the gonococcal PIA and PIB proteins. The transmembrane sequences are highly conserved among these porins and are able to form an amphipathic beta-sheet structure. The surface-exposed hydrophilic loops show extensive variation in both length and sequence. Experimental evidence in support of this model has been obtained by using antisera against synthetic peptides which correspond to surface-exposed loops in class 1 and 2 proteins. Thus, binding to the cell surface was observed with antibodies against loops 1, 4, and 5 of class 1 and loops 1 and 5 of class 2. In class 1, these loops are the longest ones and show the highest sequence diversity among strains of different subtypes. Mapping of epitopes recognized by monoclonal antibodies with bactericidal activity has also provided strong support for the model. The epitopes are located in loops 1 and 4 of class 1 protein, loop 5 of PIB, and loop 6 of PIA. A nonbactericidal antibody that binds only weakly to whole cells was shown to recognize loop 3 of PIB. These results suggest that the longest loops are immunodominant, provide the binding sites for bactericidal antibodies, and display the greatest variation among different strains.

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