chondroitin-sulfates and Tuberculosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with mutation and abnormal function of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) that affects cellular chloride transport. Clinically, CF of the lung is associated with excessive accumulation of secretions, including the sulfated glycosaminoglycans, chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate (DS), both of which contain sulfated N-acetylgalactosamine residues. The sulfatase enzymes, which are a highly conserved group of enzymes with high specificity for designated sulfate groups, include arylsulfatase B, a lysosomal enzyme. Arylsulfatase B, also known as N-acetyl galactosamine 4-sulfatase, can degrade DS and chondroitin-4 sulfate. Previously reported data demonstrated diminished activity of arylsulfatase B in lymphoid cell lines of patients with CF compared to normal control subjects. Frequent infections with Pseudomonas, a sulfatase-producing organism, occur in patients with CF, whereas infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which lacks sulfatase activity, are infrequent. Additional investigation to determine if diminished function of arylsulfatase B is a consistent finding in cells of patients with CF may be informative, and may help to correlate the molecular, biochemical, and clinical characteristics of CF.

Topics: Bacterial Infections; Chondroitin Sulfates; Cystic Fibrosis; Dermatan Sulfate; Glycosaminoglycans; Humans; Ion Exchange; Lung; Mucopolysaccharidosis VI; N-Acetylgalactosamine-4-Sulfatase; Pseudomonas Infections; Sodium; Sulfates; Tuberculosis

PDZ[Post-synaptic density-95 (PSD-95), Drosophilia tumor suppressor protein diskslarge-1 (DLG), the tight junction protein zonula occludentes 1 (ZO-1)] signal protein was encoded by Rv3194c gene from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its ability to adhere M. tuberculosis was studied.. Rv3194c protein was expressed in prokaryotic system. Rv3194c protein was separately incubated with hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate and collagen Ι overnight at different temperature (37, 38, 39, 40℃). Then component changes of culture supernatant were tested by Western blot and ELISA.. Western blot showed that Rv3194c protein expressed in prokaryotic system, with a molecular weight of about 35 kDa, was mainly in soluble form. Western blot showed that His-Rv3194c protein in supernatant of 39℃ experimental group was significantly less than that of other experimental groups (37, 38, 40℃)(***P<0.001). ELISA showed that hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate and collagen Ι in supernatant of 39℃ experimental group was significantly less than that of other experimental groups (37, 38, 40℃)(***P<0.001).. For the first time it was affirmed that Rv3194c protein with detected activity of adhesions in this study will be targeted to the development of the new anti-M. tuberculosis drug.

Topics: Bacterial Proteins; Chondroitin Sulfates; Collagen; Gene Expression; Humans; Hyaluronic Acid; Molecular Weight; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Protein Binding; Protein Stability; Tuberculosis