Although much progress has been made in the identification and characterization of adhesins borne by pathogenic bacteria, the molecular details underlying their interaction with host receptors remain largely unknown owing to the lack of appropriate probing techniques. Here we report a method, based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) with tips bearing biologically active molecules, for measuring the specific binding forces of individual adhesins and for mapping their distribution on the surface of living bacteria. First, we determined the adhesion forces between the heparin-binding haemagglutinin adhesin (HBHA) produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and heparin, used as a model sulphated glycoconjugate receptor. Both the adhesion frequency and adhesion force increased with contact time, indicating that the HBHA-heparin complex is formed via multiple intermolecular bridges. We then mapped the distribution of single HBHA molecules on the surface of living mycobacteria and found that the adhesin is not randomly distributed over the mycobacterial surface, but concentrated into nanodomains.
Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche – Evaluation Studies, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Validation Studies
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2005
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Anglais
Journal information
"Nature methods" - Vol. 2, no. 7, p. 515-20 (2005)
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Bibliographic reference
Dupres, Vincent ; Menozzi, Franco D ; Locht, Camille ; Clare, Brian H ; Abbott, Nicholas L ; et. al. Nanoscale mapping and functional analysis of individual adhesins on living bacteria.. In: Nature methods, Vol. 2, no. 7, p. 515-20 (2005)