Open AccessHuman α- and β-Defensins Bind to Immobilized Adhesins from Porphyromonas gingivalis
Author(s) -
Deborah E. Dietrich,
Xiangjun Xiao,
Deborah V. Dawson,
Myriam Bélanger,
Hua Xie,
Ann ProgulskeFox,
Kim A. Brogden
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
infection and immunity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.508
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1070-6313
pISSN - 0019-9567
DOI - 10.1128/iai.00997-08
Subject(s) - bacterial adhesin , beta defensin , porphyromonas gingivalis , defensin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , innate immune system , immune system , antimicrobial , bacteria , immunology , biochemistry , virulence , gene , genetics
Human neutrophil peptide α-defensins (HNPs) and human β-defensins (HBDs) are small well-characterized peptides with broad antimicrobial activities and a diversity of innate immune functions. Although the interactions of defensins with bacteria and their membranes have been well characterized, the interactions of defensins with bacterial adhesins have not. Here we determine if HNPs and HBDs bind to the immobilized adhesins ofPorphyromonas gingivalis strain 381, recombinant hemagglutinin B (rHagB) and recombinant fimbrillin A (rFimA), by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy. Association of HNPs and HBDs with rHagB or rFimA was dose dependent and defensin specific. HBD3, HNP-2, and HNP-1 bound more readily to immobilized rHagB than HBD2 and HBD1 did. HNP-2, HNP-1, and HBD3 bound more readily to immobilized rFimA than HBD1 and HBD2 did. Binding of defensins to adhesins may serve to prevent microbial adherence to tissues, attenuate proinflammatory cytokine responses, and facilitate delivery of bound antigen to antigen-presenting cells with defensin receptors.