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Infect Immun. 1992 January; 60(1): 189-195

Mechanism of YadA-mediated serum resistance of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O3.

D Pilz, T Vocke, J Heesemann and V Brade

Institut für Klinische Mikrobiologie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

ABSTRACT

Complement activation via the alternative pathway was analyzed with isogenic strains of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O3 differing in plasmid content (p- or p+ strains) or selective lack of YadA expression (YadA- strain). The p+ strain was serum resistant, even after antibody-enhanced complement activation. Serum sensitivity was observed with the p- and YadA- strains but was more pronounced in the p- strain. The p+ strain deposited less C5b-9(m) complexes on its surface than the p- and YadA- strains. No size difference, however, was detected with solubilized C5b-9(m) complexes obtained from resistant and sensitive strains. At the C3 level, it became evident that surface-bound C3b was degraded faster into iC3b on the p+ strain than on the p- and YadA- strains. Our results demonstrate that YadA inhibits complement activation at the C3 and C9 level. As a result, reduced amounts of C5b-9(m) are generated on the surface of YadA-bearing bacteria. In addition, YadA seems to protect against the lytic action of those C5b-9(m) complexes whose deposition could not be prevented.

Infect Immun. 1992 January; 60(1): 189-195




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