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The A domain of clonal complex 1-type fibronectin binding protein B promotes adherence and biofilm formation in Open Access

This article is part of the Bacterial Cell Envelopes collection.

Abstract

Adhesive interactions between and the host rely on cell-wall-anchored proteins such as fibronectin-binding protein B (FnBPB). Recently we showed that the FnBPB protein expressed by clonal complex (CC) 1 isolates of mediates bacterial adhesion to corneodesmosin. The proposed ligand-binding region of CC1-type FnBPB shares just 60 % amino acid identity with the archetypal FnBPB protein from CC8. Here we investigated ligand binding and biofilm formation by CC1-type FnBPB. We found that the A domain of FnBPB binds to fibrinogen and corneodesmosin and identified residues within the hydrophobic ligand trench in the A domain that are essential for the binding of CC1-type FnBPB to ligands and during biofilm formation. We further investigated the interplay between different ligands and the influence of ligand binding on biofilm formation. Overall, our study provides new insights into the requirements for CC1-type FnBPB-mediated adhesion to host proteins and FnBPB-mediated biofilm formation in .

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Keyword(s): Bacterial adhesion , biofilm formation , corneodesmosin and fibrinogen
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • Royal Society (Award 193002)
    • Principle Award Recipient: JoanA Geoghegan
© 2023 The Authors
  • This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. This article was made open access via a Publish and Read agreement between the Microbiology Society and the corresponding author’s institution.
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The A domain of clonal complex 1-type fibronectin binding protein B promotes adherence and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus
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