Chicken cathelicidin-B1, an antimicrobial guardian at the mucosal M cell gateway
Mucosal epithelial M cells provide an efficient portal of entry for microorganisms. Initially defined by their irregular microvilli and abundant transcytotic channels in the avian bursa of Fabricius, M cells also are found in the lymphoid follicle-associated epithelium of the mammalian appendix, Pey...
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Published in | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 104; no. 38; pp. 15063 - 15068 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
National Academy of Sciences
18.09.2007
National Acad Sciences |
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Summary: | Mucosal epithelial M cells provide an efficient portal of entry for microorganisms. Initially defined by their irregular microvilli and abundant transcytotic channels in the avian bursa of Fabricius, M cells also are found in the lymphoid follicle-associated epithelium of the mammalian appendix, Peyer's patches, and other mucosal surface-lymphoid interfaces. We describe here a previously unrecognized cathelicidin gene in chickens, chCATH-B1, that is expressed exclusively in the epithelium of the bursa of Fabricius. Like the mature peptides of previously identified cathelicidins, the carboxyl-terminal peptide of chCATH-B1 has broad antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. chCATH-B1 expression is restricted to the secretory epithelial cell neighbors of the M cells, whereas its mature peptide is transported to become concentrated on the fibrillar network surrounding basolateral surfaces of the M cells that overlie the bursal lymphoid follicles. We conclude that chCATH-B1 is well placed to serve a protective antimicrobial role at the M cell gateway. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Author contributions: R.G., C.-l.H.C., and M.D.C. designed research; R.G., C.-l.H.C., L.B., and Y.A. performed research; C.-l.H.C. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; R.G., C.-l.H.C., D.K., and M.D.C. analyzed data; and R.G., C.-l.H.C., and M.D.C. wrote the paper. Contributed by Max D. Cooper, July 26, 2007 |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.0707037104 |