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- Title
Human CEACAM1 is targeted by a Streptococcus pyogenes adhesin implicated in puerperal sepsis pathogenesis.
- Authors
Catton, Erin A.; Bonsor, Daniel A.; Herrera, Carolina; Stålhammar-Carlemalm, Margaretha; Lyndin, Mykola; Turner, Claire E.; Soden, Jo; van Strijp, Jos A. G.; Singer, Bernhard B.; van Sorge, Nina M.; Lindahl, Gunnar; McCarthy, Alex J.
- Abstract
Life-threatening bacterial infections in women after childbirth, known as puerperal sepsis, resulted in classical epidemics and remain a global health problem. While outbreaks of puerperal sepsis have been ascribed to Streptococcus pyogenes, little is known about disease mechanisms. Here, we show that the bacterial R28 protein, which is epidemiologically associated with outbreaks of puerperal sepsis, specifically targets the human receptor CEACAM1. This interaction triggers events that would favor the development of puerperal sepsis, including adhesion to cervical cells, suppression of epithelial wound repair and subversion of innate immune responses. High-resolution structural analysis showed that an R28 domain with IgI3-like fold binds to the N-terminal domain of CEACAM1. Together, these findings demonstrate that a single adhesin-receptor interaction can drive the pathogenesis of bacterial sepsis and provide molecular insights into the pathogenesis of one of the most important infectious diseases in medical history. Infection with Streptococcus pyogenes after childbirth can have life threatening consequences. Here, Catton et al. show that the epidemiologically associated bacterial R28 protein targets the human CEACAM1 receptor to facilitate the pathogenesis of bacterial sepsis.
- Subjects
STREPTOCOCCUS pyogenes; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; BACTERIAL diseases; BACTERIAL proteins; STREPTOCOCCUS
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-37732-1