Prediction of protein-protein interactions between Helicobacter pylori and a human host

Mol Biosyst. 2009 Dec;5(12):1630-5. doi: 10.1039/b906543c. Epub 2009 Sep 28.

Abstract

A lack of information on protein-protein interactions at the host-pathogen interface is impeding the understanding of the pathogenesis process. A recently developed, homology search-based method to predict protein-protein interactions is applied to the gastric pathogen, Helicobacter pylori to predict the interactions between proteins of H. pylori and human proteins in vitro. Many of the predicted interactions could potentially occur between the pathogen and its human host during pathogenesis as we focused mainly on the H. pylori proteins that have a transmembrane region or are encoded in the pathogenic island and those which are known to be secreted into the human host. By applying the homology search approach to protein-protein interaction databases DIP and iPfam, we could predict in vitro interactions for a total of 623 H. pylori proteins with 6559 human proteins. The predicted interactions include 549 hypothetical proteins of as yet unknown function encoded in the H. pylori genome and 13 experimentally verified secreted proteins. We have recognized 833 interactions involving the extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins of H. pylori. Structural analysis of some of the examples reveals that the interaction predicted by us is consistent with the structural compatibility of binding partners. Examples of interactions with discernible biological relevance are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism*
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / chemistry
  • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / genetics
  • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / metabolism
  • Helicobacter Infections / metabolism*
  • Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
  • Helicobacter pylori / chemistry
  • Helicobacter pylori / genetics
  • Helicobacter pylori / metabolism*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions / physiology
  • Humans
  • Models, Statistical
  • NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / chemistry
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / genetics
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase / metabolism
  • Protein Interaction Mapping / methods*
  • Serine Endopeptidases / chemistry
  • Serine Endopeptidases / genetics
  • Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • CFTR protein, human
  • NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
  • VacA protein, Helicobacter pylori
  • Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
  • Serine Endopeptidases
  • PIN1 protein, human
  • Peptidylprolyl Isomerase