Evaluation of the carbohydrate recognition domain of the bacterial adhesin FimH: design, synthesis and binding properties of mannoside ligands
作者:Oliver Sperling、Andreas Fuchs、Thisbe K. Lindhorst
DOI:10.1039/b610745a
日期:——
Fimbriae are proteinogeneous appendages on the surface of bacteria, which mediate bacterial adhesion to the host cell glycocalyx. The so-called type 1 fimbriae exhibit specificity for α-D-mannosides and, therefore, they are assumed to mediate bacterial adhesion via the interaction of a fimbrial lectin and α-D-mannosyl residues exposed on the host cell surface. This carbohydrate-specific adhesive protein subunit of type 1 fimbriae has been identified as a protein called FimH. The crystal structure of this lectin is known and, based on this information, the molecular details of the interaction of mannoside ligands and FimH are addressed in this paper. Computer-based docking methods were used to evaluate known ligands as well as to design new ones. Then, a series of new mannosides with extended aglycon was synthesized and tested as inhibitors of type 1 fimbriae-mediated bacterial adhesion in an ELISA. The results obtained were compared to the predictions and findings as delivered by molecular modeling. This study led to an improved understanding of the ligand–receptor interactions under investigation.
菌毛是细菌表面的一种蛋白质衍生附属物,介导细菌与宿主细胞糖萼的粘附。所谓的一型菌毛对α-D-甘露糖苷具有特异性,因此假设它们通过菌毛凝集素与宿主细胞表面暴露的α-D-甘露糖基残基的相互作用来介导细菌粘附。这种一型菌毛的糖类特异性粘附蛋白亚单位已被鉴定为一种称为FimH的蛋白质。这种凝集素的晶体结构是已知的,基于这些信息,本文详细讨论了甘露糖苷配体与FimH相互作用的分子细节。使用基于计算机的对接方法来评估已知配体并设计新的配体。然后,合成了一系列具有扩展配基的新型甘露糖苷,并作为一型菌毛介导细菌粘附的抑制剂在ELISA中进行了测试。获得的实验结果与分子建模提供的预测和发现进行了比较。这项研究提高了对所研究配体-受体相互作用的理解。