Staphylococcus aureus Lipase 3 (SAL3) is a surface-associated lipase that hydrolyzes short chain fatty acids

Bacterial lipases play important roles during infection. The Staphylococcus aureus genome contains several genes that encode well-characterized lipases and several genes predicted to encode lipases or esterases for which the function has not yet been established. In this study, we sought to define t...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2021-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e0258106-e0258106
Hauptverfasser: Kumar, Naren Gajenthra, Contaifer, Daniel, Wijesinghe, Dayanjan S, Jefferson, Kimberly K
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Zusammenfassung:Bacterial lipases play important roles during infection. The Staphylococcus aureus genome contains several genes that encode well-characterized lipases and several genes predicted to encode lipases or esterases for which the function has not yet been established. In this study, we sought to define the function of an uncharacterized S . aureus protein, and we propose the annotation S . aureus lipase 3 (SAL3) (SAUSA300_0641). We confirmed that SAL3 is a lipase and that it is surface associated and secreted through an unknown mechanism. We determined that SAL3 specifically hydrolyzes short chain (4-carbon and fewer) fatty acids and specifically binds negatively charged lipids including phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylinositol phosphate, and phosphatidylglycerol, which is the most abundant lipid in the staphylococcal cell membrane. Mutating the catalytic triad S 66 -A, D 167 -A, S 168 -A, and H 301 -A in the recombinant protein abolished lipase activity without altering binding to host lipid substrates. Taken together we report the discovery of a novel lipase from S . aureus specific to short chain fatty acids with yet to be determined roles in host pathogen interactions.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0258106