Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2

Induction of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) by alpha-enolase of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Medicine Campus, 20400, Kuala, Terengganu, Terengganu

*Corresponding Author E-mail: atifamin@unisza.edu.my

Online published on 8 June, 2021.

Abstract

Computational approach is used to identify the binding region of alpha-enolase over cell-surface protein of neutrophil. The product of alpha-enolase gene binds the one of the cell surface protein of neutrophil known as myoblast. After the binding on myoblast, neutrophil structure gets change and mobilized chromatin fibers came out to eliminate pathogen though NETosis. Thus, over study revealed that alpha-enolase of Streptococcus Pneumoniae is one of the major factor in inducing NETs during innate immune response.

Keywords

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps, Alpha-enolase gene binds