alpha2-Macroglobulin-proteinase complexes protect Streptococcus pyogenes from killing by the antimicrobial peptide LL-37 - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2004 Dec 17;279(51):52820-3.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.C400485200. Epub 2004 Nov 1.

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alpha2-Macroglobulin-proteinase complexes protect Streptococcus pyogenes from killing by the antimicrobial peptide LL-37

Patrik Nyberg et al. J Biol Chem. 2004.

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Abstract

The significant human bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes expresses GRAB, a surface protein that binds alpha(2)-macroglobulin (alpha(2)M), a major proteinase inhibitor of human plasma. alpha(2)M inhibits proteolysis by trapping the proteinase, which, however, still remains proteolytically active against smaller peptides that can penetrate the alpha(2)M-proteinase complex. Here we report that SpeB, a cysteine proteinase secreted by S. pyogenes, is trapped by alpha(2)M bound to protein GRAB. As a consequence, SpeB is retained at the bacterial surface and protects S. pyogenes against killing by the antibacterial peptide LL-37.

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