Title
Protein interaction studies of curli fimbriae in Escherichia coli biofilms
Authors
Maithreyi Suresh Iyer, PA Abhinand, CR Hemalatha*
Affiliation
Department of Bioinformatics, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai – 600 116, India
CR Hemalatha – Email: hemalatha@sriramachandra.edu.in; Phone: +919884463996; *Corresponding author
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received December 9, 2019; Revised December 30, 2019; Accepted December 30, 2019; Published December 31, 2019
Abstract
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) caused by biofilms on indwelling medical devices are the most common type of nosocomial infections, a major health concern due to complications and frequent recurrence. The infections are most often caused by Escherichia coli. Curli are proteinaceous components of a complex extracellular matrix produced by various strains of Enterobacteriaceae. Curli fibers are involved with adhesion to surfaces, cell aggregation and biofilm formation. Therefore, it is of interest to study the protein interactions in curli biogenesis, identifying proteins involved in curli biogenesis, the interactions and development of a combinatorial library of novel lead molecules against biofilm formation by Escherichia coli. Targeting the CsgG protein of Escherichia coli could provide new treatment modalities to fight CAUTIs, better. This study may also help study infections caused by various strains of Enterobacteriaceae, in general.
Keywords
CAUTIs, Escherichia Coli, Biofilms, Curli, Protein-Protein Interaction, Protein Modeling, Drug Discovery, Combinatorial Library
Citation
Iyer et al. Bioinformation 15(12): 918-921 (2019)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
