Protein F2, a novel fibronectin-binding protein from Streptococcus pyogenes, possesses two binding domains

Joseph Jaffe, Shira Natanson-Yaron, Michael G. Caparon, Emanuel Hanski*

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Abstract

Binding of the group A streptococcus (GAS) to respiratory epithelium is mediated by the fibronectin (Fn)-binding adhesin, protein F1. Previous studies have suggested that certain GAS strains express Fn-binding proteins that are different from protein F1. In this study, we have cloned, sequenced, and characterized a gene (prtF2) from GAS strain 100076 encoding a novel Fn-binding protein, termed protein F2. Insertional inactivation of prtF2 in strain 100076 abolishes its high-affinity Fn binding. prtF2- related genes exist in most GAS strains that lack prtF1 (encoding protein F1) but bind Fn with high affinity. These observations suggest that protein F2 is a major Fn-binding protein in GAS. Protein F2 is highly homologous to Fn-binding proteins from Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus equisimilis, particularly in its carboxy-terminal portion. Two domains are responsible for Fn binding by protein F2. One domain (FBRD) consists of three consecutive repeats, whereas the other domain (UFBD) resides on a non- repeated stretch of approximately 100 amino acids and is located 100 amino acids amino-terminal of FBRD. Each of these domains is capable of binding Fn when expressed as a separate protein. In strain 100076, protein F2 activity is regulated in response to alterations in the concentration of atmospheric oxygen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-384
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular Microbiology
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

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