Helicobacter pylori adhesin HopQ engages in a virulence-enhancing interaction with human CEACAMs

Anahita Javaheri, Tobias Kruse, Kristof Moonens, Raquel Mejías-Luque, Ayla Debraekeleer, Carmen I Asche, Nicole Tegtmeyer, Behnam Kalali, Nina C Bach, Stephan A Sieber, Darryl J Hill, Verena Königer, Christof R Hauck, Roman Moskalenko, Rainer Haas, Dirk H Busch, Esther Klaile, Hortense Slevogt, Alexej Schmidt, Steffen BackertHan Remaut, Bernhard B Singer, Markus Gerhard

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Helicobacter pylori specifically colonizes the human gastric epithelium and is the major causative agent for ulcer disease and gastric cancer development. Here, we identify members of the carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) family as receptors of H. pylori and show that HopQ is the surface-exposed adhesin that specifically binds human CEACAM1, CEACAM3, CEACAM5 and CEACAM6. HopQ-CEACAM binding is glycan-independent and targeted to the N-domain. H. pylori binding induces CEACAM1-mediated signalling, and the HopQ-CEACAM1 interaction enables translocation of the virulence factor CagA into host cells and enhances the release of pro-inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-8. Based on the crystal structure of HopQ, we found that a β-hairpin insertion (HopQ-ID) in HopQ's extracellular 3+4 helix bundle domain is important for CEACAM binding. A peptide derived from this domain competitively inhibits HopQ-mediated activation of the Cag virulence pathway, as genetic or antibody-mediated abrogation of the HopQ function shows. Together, our data suggest the HopQ-CEACAM1 interaction to be a potentially promising novel therapeutic target to combat H. pylori-associated diseases.

Originele taal-2English
Artikelnummer16189
Pagina's (van-tot)1-12
TijdschriftNature Microbiology
Volume1
DOI's
StatusPublished - 2016

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