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Title | TFPI is a colonic crypt receptor for TcdB from hypervirulent clade 2 C. difficile. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Cell, Vol. 185, Issue 6, Page 980-994.e15, Year 2022 |
Publish date | Mar 17, 2022 |
![]() | Jianhua Luo / Qi Yang / Xiaofeng Zhang / Yuanyuan Zhang / Li Wan / Xiechao Zhan / Yao Zhou / Liuqing He / Danyang Li / Dazhi Jin / Ying Zhen / Jing Huang / Yanyan Li / Liang Tao / ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | The emergence of hypervirulent clade 2 Clostridioides difficile is associated with severe symptoms and accounts for >20% of global infections. TcdB is a dominant virulence factor of C. difficile, ...The emergence of hypervirulent clade 2 Clostridioides difficile is associated with severe symptoms and accounts for >20% of global infections. TcdB is a dominant virulence factor of C. difficile, and clade 2 strains exclusively express two TcdB variants (TcdB2 and TcdB4) that use unknown receptors distinct from the classic TcdB. Here, we performed CRISPR/Cas9 screens for TcdB4 and identified tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) as its receptor. Using cryo-EM, we determined a complex structure of the full-length TcdB4 with TFPI, defining a common receptor-binding region for TcdB. Residue variations within this region divide major TcdB variants into 2 classes: one recognizes Frizzled (FZD), and the other recognizes TFPI. TFPI is highly expressed in the intestinal glands, and recombinant TFPI protects the colonic epithelium from TcdB2/4. These findings establish TFPI as a colonic crypt receptor for TcdB from clade 2 C. difficile and reveal new mechanisms for CDI pathogenesis. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.2 - 3.7 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-31628, PDB-7v1n: ![]() EMDB-31629: Structure of the TFPI-TcdB4 complex |
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![]() | TOXIN / TcdB4 / TFPI / receptor / complex |