Inhibition of curli assembly and Escherichia coli biofilm formation by the human systemic amyloid precursor transthyretin

N Jain, J Ådén, K Nagamatsu… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
N Jain, J Ådén, K Nagamatsu, ML Evans, X Li, B McMichael, MI Ivanova, F Almqvist
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017National Acad Sciences
During biofilm formation, Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae produce an
extracellular matrix consisting of curli amyloid fibers and cellulose. The precursor of curli
fibers is the amyloidogenic protein CsgA. The human systemic amyloid precursor protein
transthyretin (TTR) is known to inhibit amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation in vitro and suppress the
Alzheimer's-like phenotypes in a transgenic mouse model of Aβ deposition. We
hypothesized that TTR might have broad antiamyloid activity because the biophysical …
During biofilm formation, Escherichia coli and other Enterobacteriaceae produce an extracellular matrix consisting of curli amyloid fibers and cellulose. The precursor of curli fibers is the amyloidogenic protein CsgA. The human systemic amyloid precursor protein transthyretin (TTR) is known to inhibit amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation in vitro and suppress the Alzheimer’s-like phenotypes in a transgenic mouse model of Aβ deposition. We hypothesized that TTR might have broad antiamyloid activity because the biophysical properties of amyloids are largely conserved across species and kingdoms. Here, we report that both human WT tetrameric TTR (WT-TTR) and its engineered nontetramer-forming monomer (M-TTR, F87M/L110M) inhibit CsgA amyloid formation in vitro, with M-TTR being the more efficient inhibitor. Preincubation of WT-TTR with small molecules that occupy the T4 binding site eliminated the inhibitory capacity of the tetramer; however, they did not significantly compromise the ability of M-TTR to inhibit CsgA amyloidogenesis. TTR also inhibited amyloid-dependent biofilm formation in two different bacterial species with no apparent bactericidal or bacteriostatic effects. These discoveries suggest that TTR is an effective antibiofilm agent that could potentiate antibiotic efficacy in infections associated with significant biofilm formation.
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