Structural and functional insight into the interaction of Clostridioides difficile toxin B and FZD7.
Cell Rep
; 43(2): 113727, 2024 Feb 27.
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| ID: mdl-38308843
ABSTRACT
The G protein-coupled receptors of the Frizzled (FZD) family, in particular FZD1,2,7, are receptors that are exploited by Clostridioides difficile toxin B (TcdB), the major virulence factor responsible for pathogenesis associated with Clostridioides difficile infection. We employ a live-cell assay examining the affinity between full-length FZDs and TcdB. Moreover, we present cryoelectron microscopy structures of TcdB alone and in complex with full-length FZD7, which reveal that large structural rearrangements of the combined repetitive polypeptide domain are required for interaction with FZDs and other TcdB receptors, constituting a first step for receptor recognition. Furthermore, we show that bezlotoxumab, an FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat Clostridioides difficile infection, favors the apo-TcdB structure and thus disrupts binding with FZD7. The dynamic transition between the two conformations of TcdB also governs the stability of the pore-forming region. Thus, our work provides structural and functional insight into how conformational dynamics of TcdB determine receptor binding.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Toxinas Bacterianas
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Compuestos de Boro
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Clostridioides difficile
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Infecciones por Clostridium
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Cell Rep
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Suecia
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos