Role of NADase in virulence in experimental invasive group A streptococcal infection
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Role of NADase in virulence in experimental invasive group A streptococcal infection
Abstract
Group A streptococci (GAS) produce several exoproteins that are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of human infection. Two such proteins, streptolysin O (SLO) and NAD(+)-glycohydrolase (NADase), have been shown to interact functionally as a compound signaling toxin. When GAS are bound to the surface of epithelial cells in vitro, SLO forms pores in the cell membrane and delivers NADase to the epithelial cell cytoplasm. In vitro, intoxication of keratinocytes with NADase is associated with cytotoxic effects and induction of apoptosis; however, the importance of NADase during infection of an animal host has not been established. We employed isogenic GAS mutants to assess the contribution of NADase activity to GAS virulence in vivo using mouse models of invasive soft-tissue infection and septicemia. In both models, mutant GAS that lacked NADase activity were significantly attenuated for virulence compared with the isogenic wild-type parent, confirming an important role for NADase in the infection of a host animal. A double mutant lacking SLO and NADase activity had an intermediate virulence phenotype, consistent with the hypothesis that SLO evokes a protective innate immune response. We conclude that NADase and SLO together enhance GAS virulence in vivo.
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