Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010412
Keywords
streptococcal cysteine protease; SCP; streptopain; protease degradomics; HUNTER; N-terminomics; positional proteomics; sequence specificity; sequence logo; IgG subclasses
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This study re-evaluates the proteolytic properties of Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SpeB) and identifies potential host substrates involved in streptococcal infection. The research provides insights into the activation and specificity of SpeB and contributes to understanding its role in infection.
Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin B (SpeB) is a cysteine protease expressed during group A streptococcal infection that represents a major virulence factor. Although subject to several studies, its role during infection is still under debate, and its proteolytic properties remain insufficiently characterized. Here, we revisited this protease through a set of complementary approaches relying on state of-the-art HPLC-MS methods. After conceiving an efficient protocol to recombinantly express SpeB, the zymogen of the protease and its activation were characterized. Employing proteome-derived peptide libraries, a strong preference for hydrophobic and aromatic residues at P2 alongside negatively charged amino acids at P3 ' to P6 ' was revealed. To identify relevant in vivo substrates, native proteins were obtained from monocytic secretome and plasma to assess their cleavage under physiological conditions. Besides corroborating our findings concerning specificity, more than 200 cleaved proteins were identified, including proteins of the extracellular matrix, proteins of the immune system, and proteins involved in inflammation. Finally, the cleavage of IgG subclasses was studied in detail. This study precisely depicts the proteolytic properties of SpeB and provides a library of potential host substrates, including their exact cleavage positions, as a valuable source for further research to unravel the role of SpeB during streptococcal infection.
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