INTERACTION OF THE 2 COMPONENTS OF LEUKOCIDIN FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS WITH HUMAN POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTE MEMBRANES - SEQUENTIAL BINDING AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION
Da. Colin et al., INTERACTION OF THE 2 COMPONENTS OF LEUKOCIDIN FROM STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS WITH HUMAN POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTE MEMBRANES - SEQUENTIAL BINDING AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATION, Infection and immunity, 62(8), 1994, pp. 3184-3188
The sequential interaction between the two components S and F of leuko
cidin from Staphylococcus aureus and the membrane of human polymorphon
uclear neutrophils has been investigated in the presence of 1 mM Ca2With I-125-labeled components, it has been shown that binding of the F
component occurred only after binding of the S component. The kinetic
constants of binding of both components were not statistically differ
ent (K-d, approximately 5 nM; B-m, approximately 35,000 molecules per
cell), and both Hill coefficients were 1. The application of increasin
g concentrations of leukocidin provoked a dose-dependent secretion of
the granule content, as determined by hexosaminidase and lysozyme acti
vity measurements. Furthermore, the separate perfusion of S and F comp
onents on human polymorphonuclear neutrophils deposited on a filter in
duced secretion of the granules content only when the perfusion of the
S component preceded that of the F component. We conclude, therefore,
that (i) S-component binding is a prerequisite for F-component bindin
g and for subsequent activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils and (
ii) there is a specific binding site for the S component in the plasma
membrane.