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A Comparative Analysis of the Mechanism of Toll-Like Receptor-Disruption by TIR-Containing Protein C from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

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Author

  • Anna Waldhuber
  • Greg A Snyder
  • Franziska Römmler
  • Christine Cirl
  • Tina Müller
  • Tsan Sam Xiao
  • Catharina Svanborg
  • Thomas Miethke

Summary, in English

The TIR-containing protein C (TcpC) of uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains is a powerful virulence factor by impairing the signaling cascade of Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Several other bacterial pathogens like Salmonella, Yersinia, Staphylococcus aureus but also non-pathogens express similar proteins. We discuss here the pathogenic potential of TcpC and its interaction with TLRs and TLR-adapter proteins on the molecular level and compare its activity with the activity of other bacterial TIR-containing proteins. Finally, we analyze and compare the structure of bacterial TIR-domains with the TIR-domains of TLRs and TLR-adapters.

Publishing year

2016

Language

English

Pages

1-8

Publication/Series

Pathogens

Volume

5

Issue

25

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

MDPI AG

Topic

  • Microbiology in the medical area

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2076-0817