Serine protease RAYM_01812 (SspA) inhibits complement-mediated killing and monocyte chemotaxis and contributes to virulence of Riemerella anatipestifer in ducks
Rongkun Yang, Sen Li, Jie Guo, Yanhua Wang, Zeyuan Dong, Qing Wang, Hongying Bai, Congran Ning, Xiaotong Zhu, Jiao Bai, Sishun Hu, Yuncai Xiao, Zili Li, Zutao Zhou · 2024
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Rongkun Yang and co-authors uncover how a bacterial enzyme helps a duck pathogen dodge the immune system, in a 2024 study. Riemerella anatipestifer causes acute blood infection and inflammation in ducks. It is a major loss maker for poultry farms. One of its enzymes, a serine protease, breaks down gelatin. Its role in disease was unknown.
The team deleted the enzyme's gene and compared the mutant with normal bacteria. The protease blocked complement, a blood defense that kills bacteria. It also slowed the chemical signals that call in immune cells. Mutants lacking it proved less virulent. The enzyme's own starter segment acts as a built-in brake. Vaccine and drug designers gain a new target in this farm pathogen.
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| CREATOR | Rongkun Yang, Sen Li, Jie Guo, Yanhua Wang, Zeyuan Dong, Qing Wang, Hongying Bai, Congran Ning, Xiaotong Zhu, Jiao Bai, Sishun Hu, Yuncai Xiao, Zili Li, Zutao Zhou |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |