TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Leukocyte Hydrolases on Bacteria. XI. Lysis by Leukocyte Extracts and by Myeloperoxidase of a Staphylococcus aureus Mutant Which is Deficient in Teichoic Acid, and the Inhibition of Bacteriolysis by Lipoteichoic Acid
AU - Sela, M. N.
AU - Ofek, I.
AU - Lahav, M.
AU - Ginsburg, I.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Research Grants obtained from The Carol and Ella Reisfeld Fund; The Chief Scientist, the Ministry of Health; and by the Max Bogen Research Fund obtained through the Friends of the Hebrew University in the United States of America.
PY - 1978/10
Y1 - 1978/10
N2 - A Staph, aureus mutant (52A5) which is deficient in wall teichoic acid (TA) was found to be highly susceptible to lysis by leukocyte extracts (ENZ) and by myeloperoxidase (MPO) when harvested from the stationary phase of growth, On the other hand, a staphylococcus mutant, which is deficient in N-acetyl glucosamine in its TA (52A2), the parent strain SH and a protein A rich strain Cowen I, could be lysed by the leukocyte factors only when harvested from the logarithmic phase of growth. The lysis of all the bacterial strains by ENZ or by MPO was strongly inhibited by lipoteichoic acid (LTA) derived either from staphylococci or from streptococci. On the other hand, deacylated LTA, TA, LPS, cytoplasmic or cell wall components derived from streptococci had no inhibitory effect on bacteriolysis. It is concluded that TA may be important in the protection of old bacterial cells against degradation by leukocyte factors, and that LTA may be involved in the control of autolytic enzymes in staphylococci. The role of MPO in bacteriolysis is also discussed.
AB - A Staph, aureus mutant (52A5) which is deficient in wall teichoic acid (TA) was found to be highly susceptible to lysis by leukocyte extracts (ENZ) and by myeloperoxidase (MPO) when harvested from the stationary phase of growth, On the other hand, a staphylococcus mutant, which is deficient in N-acetyl glucosamine in its TA (52A2), the parent strain SH and a protein A rich strain Cowen I, could be lysed by the leukocyte factors only when harvested from the logarithmic phase of growth. The lysis of all the bacterial strains by ENZ or by MPO was strongly inhibited by lipoteichoic acid (LTA) derived either from staphylococci or from streptococci. On the other hand, deacylated LTA, TA, LPS, cytoplasmic or cell wall components derived from streptococci had no inhibitory effect on bacteriolysis. It is concluded that TA may be important in the protection of old bacterial cells against degradation by leukocyte factors, and that LTA may be involved in the control of autolytic enzymes in staphylococci. The role of MPO in bacteriolysis is also discussed.
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U2 - 10.3181/00379727-159-40297
DO - 10.3181/00379727-159-40297
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AN - SCOPUS:0018079549
SN - 0037-9727
VL - 159
SP - 126
EP - 130
JO - Experimental Biology and Medicine
JF - Experimental Biology and Medicine
IS - 1
ER -