INVESTIGADORES
MATE Sabina Maria
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Effects of alpha hemolysin from E.coli on erythrocytes from different Species.
Autor/es:
SUSANA A. SANCHEZ; ROMINA VAZQUEZ; SABINA MATE; LAURA BAKÁS; ENRICO GRATTON; VANESA HERLAX
Lugar:
Baltimore
Reunión:
Congreso; 55th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society; 2011
Resumen:
Alpha-hemolysin (HlyA) is one of the key virulence factors released by E. coli strains. This
toxin causes lysis of various mammalian cells, including erythrocytes of different animal
species.
The hemolytic activity of the toxin on rabbit and sheep erythrocytes was determined,
showing that rabbit is the most susceptible specie. Calcium concentration inside the
erythrocytes while incubated with sublytic concentrations of HlyA was monitored using twophoton
fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM), the calcium indicator Calcium Green 1 and the
phasor analysis method. HlyA induces an increase in calcium concentration in both
erythrocytes, but the increment in rabbit is 4 times higher and faster than in sheep. Twophoton
Laurdan Generalized Polarization (GP) was used to determine the fluidity of the
membrane (measured as the membrane water content) in the presence and absence of
HlyA in live erythrocytes. The GP value for the sheep erythrocytes membranes was higher
that the ones from rabbit and after incubation of the erythrocytes with sublytic
concentration of Hlyn, an increase on the GP value was observed only on the rabbit
membranes. Membrane lipid composition showed similar content of Cholesterol and PE in
the two cell type, however the content of Phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM)
showed differences: sheep erythrocytes contained 28% of SM and not PC and Rabbit
erythrocyte membranes present 10% SM and 18% of PC.
We concluded that at sublytical concentration, the initial interaction of HlyA with the
erythrocyte and the mechanisms of calcium influx strongly depend on the membrane
composition and fluidity of the target cell.E. coli strains. This
toxin causes lysis of various mammalian cells, including erythrocytes of different animal
species.
The hemolytic activity of the toxin on rabbit and sheep erythrocytes was determined,
showing that rabbit is the most susceptible specie. Calcium concentration inside the
erythrocytes while incubated with sublytic concentrations of HlyA was monitored using twophoton
fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM), the calcium indicator Calcium Green 1 and the
phasor analysis method. HlyA induces an increase in calcium concentration in both
erythrocytes, but the increment in rabbit is 4 times higher and faster than in sheep. Twophoton
Laurdan Generalized Polarization (GP) was used to determine the fluidity of the
membrane (measured as the membrane water content) in the presence and absence of
HlyA in live erythrocytes. The GP value for the sheep erythrocytes membranes was higher
that the ones from rabbit and after incubation of the erythrocytes with sublytic
concentration of Hlyn, an increase on the GP value was observed only on the rabbit
membranes. Membrane lipid composition showed similar content of Cholesterol and PE in
the two cell type, however the content of Phosphatidylcholine (PC) and sphingomyelin (SM)
showed differences: sheep erythrocytes contained 28% of SM and not PC and Rabbit
erythrocyte membranes present 10% SM and 18% of PC.
We concluded that at sublytical concentration, the initial interaction of HlyA with the
erythrocyte and the mechanisms of calcium influx strongly depend on the membrane
composition and fluidity of the target cell.