Attachment of Streptococcus pneumoniae to A549 cells induces tyrosine phosphorylation of host cell proteins / 中华微生物学和免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective　To investigate the potentiality of adhesion of S. pn to type Ⅱ pneumocyte (A549) in inducing tyrosine phosphorylation of A549 cell proteins and the function subcomponents involved in. Methods　Labelled S. pn with FITC for the observation of kinetic characters of adhesion in vitro; The tyrosine phosphorylation of A549 cell proteins induced by S. pn was examined by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Results　The adhesion of S. pn to A549 cells was in a time-and dose-dependent fashion suggesting the specific interaction; Tyrosine phosphorylation induced by adhesion was dose-and time-dependent and was mediated by the surface proteins of S. pn. Conclusion　S. pn adheres to A549 cells and triggers the signal cascade in which the surface proteins of S. pn play a vital role.