V. Functions of S-layers

Terrance J Beveridge; Peter H Pouwels; Margit Sára; Anja Kotiranta; Kari Lounatmaa; Kirsti Kari; Eero Kerosuo; Markus Haapasalo; Eva M Egelseer; Ingrid Schocher; Uwe B Sleytr; Lorenzo Morelli; Maria-Luisa Callegari; John F Nomellini; Wade H Bingle; John Smit; Emmanuelle Leibovitz; Marc Lemaire; Isabelle Miras; Sylvie Salamitou; Pierre Béguin; Hélène Ohayon; Pierre Gounon; Markus Matuschek; Kerstin Sahm; Hubert Bahl; Rosemary Grogono-Thomas; Joel Dworkin; Martin J Blaser; Ralph M Woodland; Diane G Newell; Martin Kessel; Susan F Koval

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V. Functions of S-layers

Terrance J Beveridge, Peter H Pouwels, Margit Sára, Anja Kotiranta, Kari Lounatmaa, Kirsti Kari, Eero Kerosuo, Markus Haapasalo, Eva M Egelseer, Ingrid Schocher, …

FEMS microbiology reviews, Vol.20(1), pp.99-149

1997

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-6445(97)00043-0

Abstract

Adhesion

Amylase

Archaea

Bacillus

Bacillus stearothermophilus

Bacteria

Bacterivory

Campylobacter fetus

Caulobacter crescentus

Cell wall

Cell wall anchoring

Cellulosome

Crystalline outer membrane protein

Glycosyl hydrolase

Gram stain

Lactobacillus

Ovine abortion

Phagocytosis

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte

Porin

Protozoa

S-layer

Secretion

Virulence factor

Although S-layers are being increasingly identified on Bacteria and Archaea, it is enigmatic that in most cases S-layer function continues to elude us. In a few instances, S-layers have been shown to be virulence factors on pathogens (e.g. Campylobacter fetus ssp. fetus and Aeromonas salmonicida), protective against Bdellovibrio, a depository for surface-exposed enzymes (e.g. Bacillus stearothermophilus), shape-determining agents (e.g. Thermoproteus tenax) and nucleation factors for fine-grain mineral development (e.g. Synechococcus GL 24). Yet, for the vast majority of S-layered bacteria, the natural function of these crystalline arrays continues to be evasive. The following review up-dates the functional basis of S-layers and describes such diverse topics as the effect of S-layers on the Gram stain, bacteriophage adsorption in lactobacilli, phagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes, the adhesion of a high-molecular-mass amylase, outer membrane porosity, and the secretion of extracellular enzymes of Thermoanaerobacterium. In addition, the functional aspect of calcium on the Caulobacter S-layer is explained.

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Title: V. Functions of S-layers
Creators: Terrance J Beveridge - Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph N1G 2W1, Canada
Peter H Pouwels - TNO Medical Biological Laboratory, Lange Kleiweg 139, 2288 GJ Rijswijk, Netherlands
Margit Sára - Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung and Ludwig Bolzmann-Institut für Molekulare Nanotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, A-1188 Vienna, Austria
Anja Kotiranta - Institute of Dentristry, University of Helsinki, FIN-0014 Helsinki, Finland
Kari Lounatmaa - Institute of Biotechnology, Electron Microscopy, Biocentre 1, University of Helsinki, FIN-0014 Helsinki, Finland
Kirsti Kari - Institute of Dentristry, University of Helsinki, FIN-0014 Helsinki, Finland
Eero Kerosuo - Institute of Dentristry, University of Helsinki, FIN-0014 Helsinki, Finland
Markus Haapasalo - Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Eva M Egelseer - Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung and Ludwig Bolzmann-Institut für Molekulare Nanotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, A-1188 Vienna, Austria
Ingrid Schocher - Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung and Ludwig Bolzmann-Institut für Molekulare Nanotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, A-1188 Vienna, Austria
Uwe B Sleytr - Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung and Ludwig Bolzmann-Institut für Molekulare Nanotechnologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, A-1188 Vienna, Austria
Lorenzo Morelli - Istituto di Microbiologia, Universita Cattolica des Sacro Cuore, I-29100 Piacenza, Italy
Maria-Luisa Callegari - Istituto di Microbiologia, Universita Cattolica des Sacro Cuore, I-29100 Piacenza, Italy
John F Nomellini - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T IZ3, Canada
Wade H Bingle - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T IZ3, Canada
John Smit - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T IZ3, Canada
Emmanuelle Leibovitz - Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire and URA 1300 CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Marc Lemaire - Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire and URA 1300 CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Isabelle Miras - Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire and URA 1300 CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Sylvie Salamitou - Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire and URA 1300 CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Pierre Béguin - Unité de Physiologie Cellulaire and URA 1300 CNRS, Département des Biotechnologies, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Hélène Ohayon - Station Centrale de Microscopie Electronique, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Pierre Gounon - Station Centrale de Microscopie Electronique, Institut Pasteur, F-75724 Paris, Cedex 15, France
Markus Matuschek - Institut für Mikrobiologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
Kerstin Sahm - Institut für Mikrobiologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
Hubert Bahl - Institut für Mikrobiologie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
Rosemary Grogono-Thomas - Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery, Royal Veterinary College, Boltons Park, Herts EN6 1NB, UK
Joel Dworkin - Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2605, USA
Martin J Blaser - Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2605, USA
Ralph M Woodland - Department of Farm Animal and Equine Medicine and Surgery, Royal Veterinary College, Boltons Park, Herts EN6 1NB, UK
Diane G Newell - Central Veterinary Laboratory, Surrey KT15 3NB, UK
Martin Kessel - Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Susan F Koval - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. N6A 5C1,Canada
Publication Details: FEMS microbiology reviews, Vol.20(1), pp.99-149
Date published: 1997
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Academic Unit: Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Identifiers: 991031665386104646