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Li J, Claudi B, Fanous J, Chicherova N, Cianfanelli FR, Campbell RAA, Bumann D. Tissue compartmentalization enables Salmonella persistence during chemotherapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2113951118. [PMID: 34911764 PMCID: PMC8713819 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113951118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial chemotherapy can fail to eradicate the pathogen, even in the absence of antimicrobial resistance. Persisting pathogens can subsequently cause relapsing diseases. In vitro studies suggest various mechanisms of antibiotic persistence, but their in vivo relevance remains unclear because of the difficulty of studying scarce pathogen survivors in complex host tissues. Here, we localized and characterized rare surviving Salmonella in mouse spleen using high-resolution whole-organ tomography. Chemotherapy cleared >99.5% of the Salmonella but was inefficient against a small Salmonella subset in the white pulp. Previous models could not explain these findings: drug exposure was adequate, Salmonella continued to replicate, and host stresses induced only limited Salmonella drug tolerance. Instead, antimicrobial clearance required support of Salmonella-killing neutrophils and monocytes, and the density of such cells was lower in the white pulp than in other spleen compartments containing higher Salmonella loads. Neutrophil densities declined further during treatment in response to receding Salmonella loads, resulting in insufficient support for Salmonella clearance from the white pulp and eradication failure. However, adjunctive therapies sustaining inflammatory support enabled effective clearance. These results identify uneven Salmonella tissue colonization and spatiotemporal inflammation dynamics as main causes of Salmonella persistence and establish a powerful approach to investigate scarce but impactful pathogen subsets in complex host environments.
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- Jiagui Li
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Bakkeren E, Herter JA, Huisman JS, Steiger Y, Gül E, Newson JPM, Brachmann AO, Piel J, Regoes R, Bonhoeffer S, Diard M, Hardt WD. Pathogen invasion-dependent tissue reservoirs and plasmid-encoded antibiotic degradation boost plasmid spread in the gut. eLife 2021; 10:e69744. [PMID: 34872631 PMCID: PMC8651294 DOI: 10.7554/elife.69744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Many plasmids encode antibiotic resistance genes. Through conjugation, plasmids can be rapidly disseminated. Previous work identified gut luminal donor/recipient blooms and tissue-lodged plasmid-bearing persister cells of the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S.Tm) that survive antibiotic therapy in host tissues, as factors promoting plasmid dissemination among Enterobacteriaceae. However, the buildup of tissue reservoirs and their contribution to plasmid spread await experimental demonstration. Here, we asked if re-seeding-plasmid acquisition-invasion cycles by S.Tm could serve to diversify tissue-lodged plasmid reservoirs, and thereby promote plasmid spread. Starting with intraperitoneal mouse infections, we demonstrate that S.Tm cells re-seeding the gut lumen initiate clonal expansion. Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) plasmid-encoded gut luminal antibiotic degradation by donors can foster recipient survival under beta-lactam antibiotic treatment, enhancing transconjugant formation upon re-seeding. S.Tm transconjugants can subsequently re-enter host tissues introducing the new plasmid into the tissue-lodged reservoir. Population dynamics analyses pinpoint recipient migration into the gut lumen as rate-limiting for plasmid transfer dynamics in our model. Priority effects may be a limiting factor for reservoir formation in host tissues. Overall, our proof-of-principle data indicates that luminal antibiotic degradation and shuttling between the gut lumen and tissue-resident reservoirs can promote the accumulation and spread of plasmids within a host over time.
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- Erik Bakkeren
- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Swiss Institute of BioinformaticsLausanneSwitzerland
- Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Botnar Research Centre for Child HealthBaselSwitzerland
- Biozentrum, University of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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Liu T, Pyle AM. Discovery of highly reactive self-splicing group II introns within the mitochondrial genomes of human pathogenic fungi. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:12422-12432. [PMID: 34850132 PMCID: PMC8643640 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Fungal pathogens represent an expanding global health threat for which treatment options are limited. Self-splicing group II introns have emerged as promising drug targets, but their development has been limited by a lack of information on their distribution and architecture in pathogenic fungi. To meet this challenge, we developed a bioinformatic workflow for scanning sequence data to identify unique RNA structural signatures within group II introns. Using this approach, we discovered a set of ubiquitous introns within thermally dimorphic fungi (genera of Blastomyces, Coccidioides and Histoplasma). These introns are the most biochemically reactive group II introns ever reported, and they self-splice rapidly under near-physiological conditions without protein cofactors. Moreover, we demonstrated the small molecule targetability of these introns by showing that they can be inhibited by the FDA-approved drug mitoxantrone in vitro. Taken together, our results highlight the utility of structure-based informatic searches for identifying riboregulatory elements in pathogens, revealing a striking diversity of reactive self-splicing introns with great promise as antifungal drug targets.
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- Tianshuo Liu
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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Choi J, Salvail H, Groisman EA. RNA chaperone activates Salmonella virulence program during infection. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:11614-11628. [PMID: 34751407 PMCID: PMC8599858 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Organisms often harbor seemingly redundant proteins. In the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), the RNA chaperones CspC and CspE appear to play redundant virulence roles because a mutant lacking both chaperones is attenuated, whereas mutants lacking only one exhibit wild-type virulence. We now report that CspC—but not CspE—is necessary to activate the master virulence regulator PhoP when S. Typhimurium experiences mildly acidic pH, such as inside macrophages. This CspC-dependent PhoP activation is specific to mildly acidic pH because a cspC mutant behaves like wild-type S. Typhimurium under other PhoP-activating conditions. Moreover, it is mediated by ugtL, a virulence gene required for PhoP activation inside macrophages. Purified CspC promotes ugtL translation by disrupting a secondary structure in the ugtL mRNA that occludes ugtL’s ribosome binding site. Our findings demonstrate that proteins that are seemingly redundant actually confer distinct and critical functions to the lifestyle of an organism.
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- Jeongjoon Choi
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA.,Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, P.O. Box 27389, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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Monteith AJ, Skaar EP. The impact of metal availability on immune function during infection. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2021; 32:916-928. [PMID: 34483037 PMCID: PMC8516721 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nutrient transition metals are required cofactors for many proteins to perform functions necessary for life. As such, the concentration of nutrient metals is carefully maintained to retain critical biological processes while limiting toxicity. During infection, invading bacterial pathogens must acquire essential metals, such as zinc, manganese, iron, and copper, from the host to colonize and cause disease. To combat this, the host exploits the essentiality and toxicity of nutrient metals by producing factors that limit metal availability, thereby starving pathogens or accumulating metals in excess to intoxicate the pathogen in a process termed 'nutritional immunity'. As a result of inflammation, a heterogeneous environment containing both metal-replete and -deplete niches is created, in which nutrient metal availability may have an underappreciated role in regulating immune cell function during infection. How the host manipulates nutrient metal availability during infection, and the downstream effects that nutrient metals and metal-sequestering proteins have on immune cell function, are discussed in this review.
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- Andrew J Monteith
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, & Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Janiszewski LN, Minson M, Allen MA, Dowell RD, Palmer AE. Characterization of Global Gene Expression, Regulation of Metal Ions, and Infection Outcomes in Immune-Competent 129S6 Mouse Macrophages. Infect Immun 2021; 89:e0027321. [PMID: 34370511 PMCID: PMC8519282 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00273-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nutritional immunity involves cellular and physiological responses to invading pathogens, such as limiting iron, increasing exposure to bactericidal copper, and altering zinc to restrict the growth of pathogens. Here, we examine infection of bone marrow-derived macrophages from 129S6/SvEvTac mice by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. The 129S6/SvEvTac mice possess a functional Slc11a1 (Nramp-1), a phagosomal transporter of divalent cations that plays an important role in modulating metal availability to the pathogen. We carried out global RNA sequencing upon treatment with live or heat-killed Salmonella at 2 h and 18 h postinfection and observed widespread changes in metal transport, metal-dependent genes, and metal homeostasis genes, suggesting significant remodeling of iron, copper, and zinc availability by host cells. Changes in host cell gene expression suggest infection increases cytosolic zinc while simultaneously limiting zinc within the phagosome. Using a genetically encoded sensor, we demonstrate that cytosolic labile zinc increases 45-fold at 12 h postinfection. Further, manipulation of zinc in the medium alters bacterial clearance and replication, with zinc depletion inhibiting both processes. Comparing the transcriptomic changes to published data on infection of C57BL/6 macrophages revealed notable differences in metal regulation and the global immune response. Our results reveal that 129S6 macrophages represent a distinct model system compared to C57BL/6 macrophages. Further, our results indicate that manipulation of zinc at the host-pathogen interface is more nuanced than that of iron or copper. The 129S6 macrophages leverage intricate means of manipulating zinc availability and distribution to limit the pathogen's access to zinc, while simultaneously ensuring sufficient zinc to support the immune response.
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- Lara N. Janiszewski
- Department of Biochemistry and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Department of Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Hullahalli K, Waldor MK. Pathogen clonal expansion underlies multiorgan dissemination and organ-specific outcomes during murine systemic infection. eLife 2021; 10:e70910. [PMID: 34636322 PMCID: PMC8545400 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The dissemination of pathogens through blood and their establishment within organs lead to severe clinical outcomes. However, the within-host dynamics that underlie pathogen spread to and clearance from systemic organs remain largely uncharacterized. In animal models of infection, the observed pathogen population results from the combined contributions of bacterial replication, persistence, death, and dissemination, each of which can vary across organs. Quantifying the contribution of each these processes is required to interpret and understand experimental phenotypes. Here, we leveraged STAMPR, a new barcoding framework, to investigate the population dynamics of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli, a common cause of bacteremia, during murine systemic infection. We show that while bacteria are largely cleared by most organs, organ-specific clearance failures are pervasive and result from dramatic expansions of clones representing less than 0.0001% of the inoculum. Clonal expansion underlies the variability in bacterial burden between animals, and stochastic dissemination of clones profoundly alters the pathogen population structure within organs. Despite variable pathogen expansion events, host bottlenecks are consistent yet highly sensitive to infection variables, including inoculum size and macrophage depletion. We adapted our barcoding methodology to facilitate multiplexed validation of bacterial fitness determinants identified with transposon mutagenesis and confirmed the importance of bacterial hexose metabolism and cell envelope homeostasis pathways for organ-specific pathogen survival. Collectively, our findings provide a comprehensive map of the population biology that underlies bacterial systemic infection and a framework for barcode-based high-resolution mapping of infection dynamics.
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- Karthik Hullahalli
- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham & Women’s HospitalBostonUnited States
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- Department of Microbiology, Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUnited States
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham & Women’s HospitalBostonUnited States
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Mg2+ is the most abundant divalent cation in living cells. It is essential for charge neutralization, macromolecule stabilization, and the assembly and activity of ribosomes and as a cofactor for enzymatic reactions. When experiencing low cytoplasmic Mg2+, bacteria adopt two main strategies: They increase the abundance and activity of Mg2+ importers and decrease the abundance of Mg2+-chelating ATP and rRNA. These changes reduce regulated proteolysis by ATP-dependent proteases and protein synthesis in a systemic fashion. In many bacterial species, the transcriptional regulator PhoP controls expression of proteins mediating these changes. The 5' leader region of some mRNAs responds to low cytoplasmic Mg2+ or to disruptions in translation of open reading frames in the leader regions by furthering expression of the associated coding regions, which specify proteins mediating survival when the cytoplasmic Mg2+ concentration is low. Microbial species often utilize similar adaptation strategies to cope with low cytoplasmic Mg2+ despite relying on different genes to do so.
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- Eduardo A Groisman
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, USA; .,Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, USA;
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The role of iron homeostasis in remodeling immune function and regulating inflammatory disease. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2021; 66:1806-1816. [PMID: 36654387 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2021.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The essential trace element iron regulates a wide range of biological processes in virtually all living organisms. Because both iron deficiency and iron overload can lead to various pathological conditions, iron homeostasis is tightly regulated, and understanding this complex process will help pave the way to developing new therapeutic strategies for inflammatory disease. In recent years, significant progress has been made with respect to elucidating the roles of iron and iron-related genes in the development and maintenance of the immune system. Here, we review the timing and mechanisms by which systemic and cellular iron metabolism are regulated during the inflammatory response and during infectious disease, processes in which both the host and the pathogen compete for iron. We also discuss the evidence and implications that immune cells such as macrophages, T cells, and B cells require sufficient amounts of iron for their proliferation and for mediating their effector functions, in which iron serves as a co-factor in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling, mitochondrial respiration, posttranslational regulation, and epigenetic modification. In addition, we discuss the therapeutic implications of targeting ferroptosis, iron homeostasis and/or iron metabolism with respect to conferring protection against pathogen infection, controlling inflammation, and improving the efficacy of immunotherapy.
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Phosphorus (P) is essential for life. As the fifth-most-abundant element in living cells, P is required for the synthesis of an array of biological molecules including (d)NTPs, nucleic acids, and membranes. Organisms typically acquire environmental P as inorganic phosphate (Pi). While essential for growth and viability, excess intracellular Pi is toxic for both bacteria and eukaryotes. Using the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium as a model, we establish that Pi cytotoxicity is manifested following its assimilation into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which acts as a chelating agent for Mg2+ and other cations. Our findings identify physiological processes disrupted by excessive Pi and how bacteria tune P assimilation to cytoplasmic Mg2+ levels. Phosphorus (P) is an essential component of core biological molecules. In bacteria, P is acquired mainly as inorganic orthophosphate (Pi) and assimilated into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the cytoplasm. Although P is essential, excess cytosolic Pi hinders growth. We now report that bacteria limit Pi uptake to avoid disruption of Mg2+-dependent processes that result, in part, from Mg2+ chelation by ATP. We establish that the MgtC protein inhibits uptake of the ATP precursor Pi when Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium experiences cytoplasmic Mg2+ starvation. This response prevents ATP accumulation and overproduction of ribosomal RNA that together ultimately hinder bacterial growth and result in loss of viability. Even when cytoplasmic Mg2+ is not limiting, excessive Pi uptake increases ATP synthesis, depletes free cytoplasmic Mg2+, inhibits protein synthesis, and hinders growth. Our results provide a framework to understand the molecular basis for Pi toxicity. Furthermore, they suggest a regulatory logic that governs P assimilation based on its intimate connection to cytoplasmic Mg2+ homeostasis.
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Groisman EA, Duprey A, Choi J. How the PhoP/PhoQ System Controls Virulence and Mg 2+ Homeostasis: Lessons in Signal Transduction, Pathogenesis, Physiology, and Evolution. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2021; 85:e0017620. [PMID: 34191587 PMCID: PMC8483708 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00176-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The PhoP/PhoQ two-component system governs virulence, Mg2+ homeostasis, and resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents, including acidic pH and cationic antimicrobial peptides, in several Gram-negative bacterial species. Best understood in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, the PhoP/PhoQ system consists o-regulated gene products alter PhoP-P amounts, even under constant inducing conditions. PhoP-P controls the abundance of hundreds of proteins both directly, by having transcriptional effects on the corresponding genes, and indirectly, by modifying the abundance, activity, or stability of other transcription factors, regulatory RNAs, protease regulators, and metabolites. The investigation of PhoP/PhoQ has uncovered novel forms of signal transduction and the physiological consequences of regulon evolution.
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- Eduardo A. Groisman
- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Bacterial Diversity of Breast Milk in Healthy Spanish Women: Evolution from Birth to Five Years Postpartum. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13072414. [PMID: 34371924 PMCID: PMC8308733 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The objective of this work was to characterize the microbiota of breast milk in healthy Spanish mothers and to investigate the effects of lactation time on its diversity. A total of ninety-nine human milk samples were collected from healthy Spanish women and were assessed by means of next-generation sequencing of 16S rRNA amplicons and by qPCR. Firmicutes was the most abundant phylum, followed by Bacteroidetes, Actinobacteria, and Proteobacteria. Accordingly, Streptococcus was the most abundant genus. Lactation time showed a strong influence in milk microbiota, positively correlating with Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes, while Firmicutes was relatively constant over lactation. 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing showed that the highest alpha-diversity was found in samples of prolonged lactation, along with wider differences between individuals. As for milk nutrients, calcium, magnesium, and selenium levels were potentially associated with Streptococcus and Staphylococcus abundance. Additionally, Proteobacteria was positively correlated with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in breast milk, and Staphylococcus with conjugated linoleic acid. Conversely, Streptococcus and trans-palmitoleic acid showed a negative association. Other factors such as maternal body mass index or diet also showed an influence on the structure of these microbial communities. Overall, human milk in Spanish mothers appeared to be a complex niche shaped by host factors and by its own nutrients, increasing in diversity over time.
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The Xanthomonas RaxH-RaxR Two-Component Regulatory System Is Orthologous to the Zinc-Responsive Pseudomonas ColS-ColR System. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9071458. [PMID: 34361895 PMCID: PMC8306577 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Genome sequence comparisons to infer likely gene functions require accurate ortholog assignments. In Pseudomonas spp., the sensor-regulator ColS-ColR two-component regulatory system responds to zinc and other metals to control certain membrane-related functions, including lipid A remodeling. In Xanthomonas spp., three different two-component regulatory systems, RaxH-RaxR, VgrS-VgrR, and DetS-DetR, have been denoted as ColS-ColR in several different genome annotations and publications. To clarify these assignments, we compared the sensor periplasmic domain sequences and found that those from Pseudomonas ColS and Xanthomonas RaxH share a similar size as well as the location of a Glu-X-X-Glu metal ion-binding motif. Furthermore, we determined that three genes adjacent to raxRH are predicted to encode enzymes that remodel the lipid A component of lipopolysaccharide. The modifications catalyzed by lipid A phosphoethanolamine transferase (EptA) and lipid A 1-phosphatase (LpxE) previously were detected in lipid A from multiple Xanthomonas spp. The third gene encodes a predicted lipid A glycosyl transferase (ArnT). Together, these results indicate that the Xanthomonas RaxH-RaxR system is orthologous to the Pseudomonas ColS-ColR system that regulates lipid A remodeling. To avoid future confusion, we recommend that the terms ColS and ColR no longer be applied to Xanthomonas spp., and that the Vgr, Rax, and Det designations be used instead.
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Modifying TIMER to generate a slow-folding DsRed derivative for optimal use in quickly-dividing bacteria. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009284. [PMID: 34214139 PMCID: PMC8291646 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It is now well appreciated that members of pathogenic bacterial populations exhibit heterogeneity in growth rates and metabolic activity, and it is known this can impact the ability to eliminate all members of the bacterial population during antibiotic treatment. It remains unclear which pathways promote slowed bacterial growth within host tissues, primarily because it has been difficult to identify and isolate slow growing bacteria from host tissues for downstream analyses. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a novel variant of TIMER, a slow-folding fluorescent protein, named DsRed42, to identify subsets of slowly dividing bacteria within host tissues. The original TIMER folds too slowly for fluorescence accumulation in quickly replicating bacterial species (Escherichia coli, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis), however DsRed42 accumulates red fluorescence in late stationary phase cultures of E. coli and Y. pseudotuberculosis. We show DsRed42 signal also accumulates during exposure to sources of nitric oxide (NO), suggesting DsRed42 signal detects growth-arrested bacterial cells. In a mouse model of Y. pseudotuberculosis deep tissue infection, DsRed42 signal was detected, and primarily accumulates in bacteria expressing markers of stationary phase growth. There was no significant overlap between DsRed42 signal and NO-exposed subpopulations of bacteria within host tissues, suggesting NO stress was transient, allowing bacteria to recover from this stress and resume replication. This novel DsRed42 variant represents a tool that will enable additional studies of slow-growing subpopulations of bacteria, specifically within bacterial species that quickly divide. We have generated a variant of TIMER that can be used to mark slow-growing subsets of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, which has a relatively short division time, similar to E. coli. We used a combination of site-directed and random mutagenesis to generate DsRed42, which has red fluorescent signal accumulation in post-exponential or stationary phase cells. Since this variant accumulates only red fluorescence, it is no longer a TIMER protein, and is more appropriately termed DsRed42. We found that nitric oxide (NO) stress is sufficient to promote DsRed42 signal accumulation in culture, however within host tissues, DsRed42 signal correlates with a stationary phase reporter (dps). These results suggest NO may cause an immediate arrest in bacterial cell division, but during growth in host tissues exposure to NO is transient, allowing bacteria to recover from this stress and resume cell division. Thus instead of indicating a response to host stressors, DsRed42 signal accumulation within host tissues appears to identify slow-growing cells that are experiencing nutrient limitation.
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Luk CH, Valenzuela C, Gil M, Swistak L, Bomme P, Chang YY, Mallet A, Enninga J. Salmonella enters a dormant state within human epithelial cells for persistent infection. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009550. [PMID: 33930101 PMCID: PMC8115778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Salmonella Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is an enteric bacterium capable of invading a wide range of hosts, including rodents and humans. It targets different host cell types showing different intracellular lifestyles. S. Typhimurium colonizes different intracellular niches and is able to either actively divide at various rates or remain dormant to persist. A comprehensive tool to determine these distinct S. Typhimurium lifestyles remains lacking. Here we developed a novel fluorescent reporter, Salmonella INtracellular Analyzer (SINA), compatible for fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry in single-bacterium level quantification. This identified a S. Typhimurium subpopulation in infected epithelial cells that exhibits a unique phenotype in comparison to the previously documented vacuolar or cytosolic S. Typhimurium. This subpopulation entered a dormant state in a vesicular compartment distinct from the conventional Salmonella-containing vacuoles (SCV) as well as the previously reported niche of dormant S. Typhimurium in macrophages. The dormant S. Typhimurium inside enterocytes were viable and expressed Salmonella Pathogenicity Island 2 (SPI-2) virulence factors at later time points. We found that the formation of these dormant S. Typhimurium is not triggered by the loss of SPI-2 effector secretion but it is regulated by (p)ppGpp-mediated stringent response through RelA and SpoT. We predict that intraepithelial dormant S. Typhimurium represents an important pathogen niche and provides an alternative strategy for S. Typhimurium pathogenicity and its persistence. Salmonella Typhimurium is a clinically relevant bacterial pathogen that causes Salmonellosis. It can actively or passively invade various host cell types and reside in a Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV) within host cells. The SCV can be remodeled into a replicative niche with the aid of Salmonella Type III Secretion System 2 (T3SS2) effectors or else, the SCV is ruptured for the access of the nutrient-rich host cytosol. Depending on the infected host cell type, S. Typhimurium undertake different lifestyles that are distinct by their subcellular localization, replication rate and metabolic rate. We present here a novel fluorescent reporter system that rapidly detects S. Typhimurium lifestyles using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. We identified a dormant S. Typhimurium population within enterocyte that displays capacities in host cell persistence, dormancy exit and antibiotic tolerance. We deciphered the (p)ppGpp stringent response pathway that suppresses S. Typhimurium dormancy in enterocytes while promoting dormancy in macrophages, pinpointing a divergent physiological consequence regulated by the same set of S. Typhimurium molecular mediators. Altogether, our work demonstrated the potential of fluorescent reporters in facile bacterial characterization, and revealed a dormant S. Typhimurium population in human enterocytes that are phenotypically distinct from that observed in macrophages and fibroblasts.
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- Chak Hon Luk
- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Ultrastructural Bioimaging UTechS, C2RT, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Ultrastructural Bioimaging UTechS, C2RT, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Dynamics of Host-Pathogen Interactions Unit and UMR3691 CNRS, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Nutritional immunity: the impact of metals on lung immune cells and the airway microbiome during chronic respiratory disease. Respir Res 2021; 22:133. [PMID: 33926483 PMCID: PMC8082489 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01722-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nutritional immunity is the sequestration of bioavailable trace metals such as iron, zinc and copper by the host to limit pathogenicity by invading microorganisms. As one of the most conserved activities of the innate immune system, limiting the availability of free trace metals by cells of the immune system serves not only to conceal these vital nutrients from invading bacteria but also operates to tightly regulate host immune cell responses and function. In the setting of chronic lung disease, the regulation of trace metals by the host is often disrupted, leading to the altered availability of these nutrients to commensal and invading opportunistic pathogenic microbes. Similarly, alterations in the uptake, secretion, turnover and redox activity of these vitally important metals has significant repercussions for immune cell function including the response to and resolution of infection. This review will discuss the intricate role of nutritional immunity in host immune cells of the lung and how changes in this fundamental process as a result of chronic lung disease may alter the airway microbiome, disease progression and the response to infection.
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Molecular Mechanism of Nramp-Family Transition Metal Transport. J Mol Biol 2021; 433:166991. [PMID: 33865868 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2021.166991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) family of transition metal transporters enables uptake and trafficking of essential micronutrients that all organisms must acquire to survive. Two decades after Nramps were identified as proton-driven, voltage-dependent secondary transporters, multiple Nramp crystal structures have begun to illustrate the fine details of the transport process and provide a new framework for understanding a wealth of preexisting biochemical data. Here we review the relevant literature pertaining to Nramps' biological roles and especially their conserved molecular mechanism, including our updated understanding of conformational change, metal binding and transport, substrate selectivity, proton transport, proton-metal coupling, and voltage dependence. We ultimately describe how the Nramp family has adapted the LeuT fold common to many secondary transporters to provide selective transition-metal transport with a mechanism that deviates from the canonical model of symport.
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Cunrath O, Palmer JD. An overview of Salmonella enterica metal homeostasis pathways during infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 2:uqab001. [PMID: 34250489 PMCID: PMC8264917 DOI: 10.1093/femsml/uqab001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nutritional immunity is a powerful strategy at the core of the battlefield between host survival and pathogen proliferation. A host can prevent pathogens from accessing biological metals such as Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Co or Ni, or actively intoxicate them with metal overload. While the importance of metal homeostasis for the enteric pathogen Salmonella enterica Typhimurium was demonstrated many decades ago, inconsistent results across various mouse models, diverse Salmonella genotypes, and differing infection routes challenge aspects of our understanding of this phenomenon. With expanding access to CRISPR-Cas9 for host genome manipulation, it is now pertinent to re-visit past results in the context of specific mouse models, identify gaps and incongruities in current knowledge landscape of Salmonella homeostasis, and recommend a straight path forward towards a more universal understanding of this historic host-microbe relationship.
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- Olivier Cunrath
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Zoology Research and Administration Building, 11a Mansfield Rd, Oxford, UK OX1 3SZ
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Zoology Research and Administration Building, 11a Mansfield Rd, Oxford, UK OX1 3SZ
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Röder J, Felgner P, Hensel M. Comprehensive Single Cell Analyses of the Nutritional Environment of Intracellular Salmonella enterica. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:624650. [PMID: 33834004 PMCID: PMC8021861 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.624650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The facultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica Typhimurium (STM) resides in a specific membrane-bound compartment termed the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV). STM is able to obtain all nutrients required for rapid proliferation, although being separated from direct access to host cell metabolites. The formation of specific tubular membrane compartments, called Salmonella-induced filaments (SIFs) are known to provides bacterial nutrition by giving STM access to endocytosed material and enabling proliferation. Additionally, STM expresses a range of nutrient uptake system for growth in nutrient limited environments to overcome the nutrition depletion inside the host. By utilizing dual fluorescence reporters, we shed light on the nutritional environment of intracellular STM in various host cells and distinct intracellular niches. We showed that STM uses nutrients of the host cell and adapts uniquely to the different nutrient conditions. In addition, we provide further evidence for improved nutrient supply by SIF formation or presence in the cytosol of epithelial cells, and the correlation of nutrient supply to bacterial proliferation.
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- Jennifer Röder
- Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Abteilung Mikrobiologie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
- CellNanOs – Center of Cellular Nanoanalytics, Fachbereich Biologie/Chemie, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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The study of metabolic changes associated with host-pathogen interactions have largely focused on the strategies that microbes use to subvert host metabolism to support their own proliferation. However, recent reports demonstrate that changes in host cell metabolism can also be detrimental to pathogens and restrict their growth. In this Review, I present a framework to consider how the host cell exploits the multifaceted roles of metabolites to defend against microbes. I also highlight how the rewiring of metabolic processes can strengthen cellular barriers to microbial invasion, regulate microbial virulence programs and factors, limit microbial access to nutrient sources and generate toxic environments for microbes. Collectively, the studies described here support a critical role for the rewiring of cellular metabolism in the defense against microbes. Further study of host-pathogen interactions from this framework has the potential to reveal novel aspects of host defense and metabolic control, and may inform how human metabolism impacts the progression of infectious disease.
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- Lena Pernas
- Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, 50931 Cologne, Germany .,Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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Ma PY, Tan JE, Hee EW, Yong DWX, Heng YS, Low WX, Wu XH, Cletus C, Kumar Chellappan D, Aung K, Yong CY, Liew YK. Human Genetic Variation Influences Enteric Fever Progression. Cells 2021; 10:cells10020345. [PMID: 33562108 PMCID: PMC7915608 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In the 21st century, enteric fever is still causing a significant number of mortalities, especially in high-risk regions of the world. Genetic studies involving the genome and transcriptome have revealed a broad set of candidate genetic polymorphisms associated with susceptibility to and the severity of enteric fever. This review attempted to explain and discuss the past and the most recent findings on human genetic variants affecting the progression of Salmonella typhoidal species infection, particularly toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, TLR5, interleukin (IL-) 4, natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1), VAC14, PARK2/PACRG, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), major-histocompatibility-complex (MHC) class II and class III. These polymorphisms on disease susceptibility or progression in patients could be related to multiple mechanisms in eliminating both intracellular and extracellular Salmonella typhoidal species. Here, we also highlighted the limitations in the studies reported, which led to inconclusive results in association studies. Nevertheless, the knowledge obtained through this review may shed some light on the development of risk prediction tools, novel therapies as well as strategies towards developing a personalised typhoid vaccine.
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- Pei Yee Ma
- School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia;
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia; (J.E.T.); (E.W.H.); (D.W.X.Y.); (Y.S.H.); (W.X.L.); (X.H.W.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Life Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia;
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- Department of Pathology, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
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- Department of Life Sciences, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia;
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Kundra P, Rachmühl C, Lacroix C, Geirnaert A. Role of Dietary Micronutrients on Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Modulation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Mol Nutr Food Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201901271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Palni Kundra
- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology Institute of Food Nutrition and Health Schmelzbergstrasse 7 Zürich 8092 Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology Institute of Food Nutrition and Health Schmelzbergstrasse 7 Zürich 8092 Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology Institute of Food Nutrition and Health Schmelzbergstrasse 7 Zürich 8092 Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Food Biotechnology Institute of Food Nutrition and Health Schmelzbergstrasse 7 Zürich 8092 Switzerland
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Iron in immune cell function and host defense. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2020; 115:27-36. [PMID: 33386235 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The control over iron availability is crucial under homeostatic conditions and even more in the case of an infection. This results from diverse properties of iron: first, iron is an important trace element for the host as well as for the pathogen for various cellular and metabolic processes, second, free iron catalyzes Fenton reaction and is therefore producing reactive oxygen species as a part of the host defense machinery, third, iron exhibits important effects on immune cell function and differentiation and fourth almost every immune activation in turn impacts on iron metabolism and spatio-temporal iron distribution. The central importance of iron in the host and microbe interplay and thus for the course of infections led to diverse strategies to restrict iron for invading pathogens. In this review, we focus on how iron restriction to the pathogen is a powerful innate immune defense mechanism of the host called "nutritional immunity". Important proteins in the iron-host-pathogen interplay will be discussed as well as the influence of iron on the efficacy of innate and adaptive immunity. Recently described processes like ferritinophagy and ferroptosis are further covered in respect to their impact on inflammation and infection control and how they impact on our understanding of the interaction of host and pathogen.
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Failure of CD4 T Cell-Deficient Hosts To Control Chronic Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infection Leads to Exacerbated Inflammation, Chronic Anemia, and Altered Myelopoiesis. Infect Immun 2020; 89:IAI.00417-20. [PMID: 33046510 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00417-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Immunocompromised patients are more susceptible to recurrent nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) bacteremia. A key manifestation of HIV infection is the loss of CD4 T cells, which are crucial for immunity to Salmonella infection. We characterized the consequences of CD4 T cell depletion in mice where virulent Salmonella establish chronic infection, similar to chronic NTS disease in humans. Salmonella-infected, CD4-depleted 129X1/SvJ mice remained chronically colonized for at least 5 weeks, displaying increased splenomegaly and more severe splenitis than infected mice with CD4 T cells. Mature erythrocytes, immature erythroid cells, and phagocytes accounted for the largest increase in splenic cellularity. Anemia, which is associated with increased mortality in Salmonella-infected humans, was exacerbated by CD4 depletion in infected mice and was accompanied by increased splenic sequestration of erythrocytes and fewer erythropoietic elements in the bone marrow, despite significantly elevated levels of circulating erythropoietin. Splenic sequestration of red blood cells, the appearance of circulating poikilocytes, and elevated proinflammatory cytokines suggest inflammation-induced damage to erythrocytes contributes to anemia and splenic retention of damaged cells in infected animals. Depleting CD4 T cells led to increased myeloid cells in peripheral blood, spleen, and bone marrow, as well as expansion of CD8 T cells, which has been observed in CD4-depleted humans. This work describes a mouse model of Salmonella infection that recapitulates several aspects of human disease and will allow us to investigate the interplay of innate and adaptive immune functions with chronic inflammation, anemia, and susceptibility to Salmonella infection.
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Valente de Souza L, Hoffmann A, Weiss G. Impact of bacterial infections on erythropoiesis. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2020; 19:619-633. [PMID: 33092423 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1841636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The importance of iron is highlighted by the many complex metabolic pathways in which it is involved. A sufficient supply is essential for the effective production of 200 billion erythrocytes daily, a process called erythropoiesis. AREAS COVERED During infection, the human body can withhold iron from pathogens, mechanism termed nutritional immunity. The subsequent disturbances in iron homeostasis not only impact on immune function and infection control, but also negatively affect erythropoiesis. The complex interplay between iron, immunity, erythropoiesis and infection control on the molecular and clinical level are highlighted in this review. Diagnostic algorithms for correct interpretation and diagnosis of the iron status in the setting of infection are presented. Therapeutic concepts are discussed regarding effects on anemia correction, but also toward their role on the course of infection. EXPERT OPINION In the setting of infection, anemia is often neglected and its impact on the course of diseases is incompletely understood. Clinical expertise can be improved in correct diagnosing of anemia and disturbances of iron homeostasis. Systemic studies are needed to evaluate the impact of specific therapeutic interventions on anemia correction on the course of infection, but also on patients' cardiovascular performance and quality of life.
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- Lara Valente de Souza
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University ofI nnsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University ofI nnsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Medical University ofI nnsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Sousa Gerós A, Simmons A, Drakesmith H, Aulicino A, Frost JN. The battle for iron in enteric infections. Immunology 2020; 161:186-199. [PMID: 32639029 PMCID: PMC7576875 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Iron is an essential element for almost all living organisms, but can be extremely toxic in high concentrations. All organisms must therefore employ homeostatic mechanisms to finely regulate iron uptake, usage and storage in the face of dynamic environmental conditions. The critical step in mammalian systemic iron homeostasis is the fine regulation of dietary iron absorption. However, as the gastrointestinal system is also home to >1014 bacteria, all of which engage in their own programmes of iron homeostasis, the gut represents an anatomical location where the inter-kingdom fight for iron is never-ending. Here, we explore the molecular mechanisms of, and interactions between, host and bacterial iron homeostasis in the gastrointestinal tract. We first detail how mammalian systemic and cellular iron homeostasis influences gastrointestinal iron availability. We then focus on two important human pathogens, Salmonella and Clostridia; despite their differences, they exemplify how a bacterial pathogen must navigate and exploit this web of iron homeostasis interactions to avoid host nutritional immunity and replicate successfully. We then reciprocally explore how iron availability interacts with the gastrointestinal microbiota, and the consequences of this on mammalian physiology and pathogen iron acquisition. Finally, we address how understanding the battle for iron in the gastrointestinal tract might inform clinical practice and inspire new treatments for important diseases.
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- Ana Sousa Gerós
- MRC Human Immunology UnitWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Translational Gastroenterology UnitJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
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- MRC Human Immunology UnitWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Translational Gastroenterology UnitJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
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- MRC Human Immunology UnitWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- MRC Human Immunology UnitWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
- Translational Gastroenterology UnitJohn Radcliffe HospitalOxfordUK
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- MRC Human Immunology UnitWeatherall Institute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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Nairz M, Weiss G. Iron in infection and immunity. Mol Aspects Med 2020; 75:100864. [PMID: 32461004 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2020.100864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 04/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Iron is an essential micronutrient for virtually all living cells. In infectious diseases, both invading pathogens and mammalian cells including those of the immune system require iron to sustain their function, metabolism and proliferation. On the one hand, microbial iron uptake is linked to the virulence of most human pathogens. On the other hand, the sequestration of iron from bacteria and other microorganisms is an efficient strategy of host defense in line with the principles of 'nutritional immunity'. In an acute infection, host-driven iron withdrawal inhibits the growth of pathogens. Chronic immune activation due to persistent infection, autoimmune disease or malignancy however, sequesters iron not only from infectious agents, autoreactive lymphocytes and neoplastic cells but also from erythroid progenitors. This is one of the key mechanisms which collectively result in the anemia of chronic inflammation. In this review, we highlight the most important interconnections between iron metabolism and immunity, focusing on host defense against relevant infections and on the clinical consequences of anemia of inflammation.
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- Manfred Nairz
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Pneumology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Rheumatology, Pneumology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for Iron Metabolism and Anemia Research, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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Mas G, Burmann BM, Sharpe T, Claudi B, Bumann D, Hiller S. Regulation of chaperone function by coupled folding and oligomerization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:6/43/eabc5822. [PMID: 33087350 PMCID: PMC7577714 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc5822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The homotrimeric molecular chaperone Skp of Gram-negative bacteria facilitates the transport of outer membrane proteins across the periplasm. It has been unclear how its activity is modulated during its functional cycle. Here, we report an atomic-resolution characterization of the Escherichia coli Skp monomer-trimer transition. We find that the monomeric state of Skp is intrinsically disordered and that formation of the oligomerization interface initiates folding of the α-helical coiled-coil arms via a unique "stapling" mechanism, resulting in the formation of active trimeric Skp. Native client proteins contact all three Skp subunits simultaneously, and accordingly, their binding shifts the Skp population toward the active trimer. This activation mechanism is shown to be essential for Salmonella fitness in a mouse infection model. The coupled mechanism is a unique example of how an ATP-independent chaperone can modulate its activity as a function of the presence of client proteins.
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- Guillaume Mas
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 70, 4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Electrophysiology Measurements of Metal Transport by MntH2 from Enterococcus faecalis. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10100255. [PMID: 32987882 PMCID: PMC7599946 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10100255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Transition metals are essential trace elements and their high-affinity uptake is required for many organisms. Metal transporters are often characterised using metal-sensitive fluorescent dyes, limiting the metals and experimental conditions that can be studied. Here, we have tested whether metal transport by Enterococcus faecalis MntH2 can be measured with an electrophysiology method that is based on the solid-supported membrane technology. E. faecalis MntH2 belongs to the Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein (Nramp) family of proton-coupled transporters, which transport divalent transition metals and do not transport the earth metals. Electrophysiology confirms transport of Mn(II), Co(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) by MntH2. However, no uptake responses for Cu(II), Fe(II) and Ni(II) were observed, while the presence of these metals abolishes the uptake signals for Mn(II). Fluorescence assays confirm that Ni(II) is transported. The data are discussed with respect to properties and structures of Nramp-type family members and the ability of electrophysiology to measure charge transport and not directly substrate transport.
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Roche B, Bumann D. Single-cell reporters for pathogen responses to antimicrobial host attacks. Curr Opin Microbiol 2020; 59:16-23. [PMID: 32810800 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2020.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Host-pathogen interactions are often heterogeneous involving individual encounters between host and pathogen cells with diverse molecular mechanisms, response networks, and diverging outcomes. Single-cell reporters can identify the various types of interactions and participating pathogen subsets, help to unravel underlying molecular mechanism, and determine individual outcomes and their impact on disease progression. In this review, we discuss reporters-based on fluorescent proteins. We present different types of reporters and their experimental advantages and challenges, and describe how different strategies can interrogate exposure to antimicrobial host mechanism, pathogen response, inflicted damage, and impact on pathogen fitness at the single-cell level. We find many gaps in available tools but also exciting avenues to address these issues.
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- Béatrice Roche
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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Blanc-Potard AB, Groisman EA. How Pathogens Feel and Overcome Magnesium Limitation When in Host Tissues. Trends Microbiol 2020; 29:98-106. [PMID: 32807623 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Host organisms utilize nutritional immunity to limit the availability of nutrients essential to an invading pathogen. Nutrients may include amino acids, nucleotide bases, and transition metals, the essentiality of which varies among pathogens. The mammalian macrophage protein Slc11a1 (previously Nramp1) mediates resistance to several intracellular pathogens. Slc11a1 is proposed to restrict growth of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in host tissues by causing magnesium deprivation. This is intriguing because magnesium is the most abundant divalent cation in all living cells. A pathogen's response to factors such as Slc11a1 that promote nutritional immunity may therefore reflect what the pathogen 'feels' in its cytoplasm, rather than the nutrient concentration in host cell compartments.
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- Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard
- Laboratory of Pathogen Host Interactions, Université Montpellier, case 107, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095, Montpellier cedex 5, France; CNRS, UMR5235, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France.
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06536, USA; Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, P.O. Box 27389, West Haven, CT 06516, USA.
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Flannagan RS, Heinrichs DE. Macrophage-driven nutrient delivery to phagosomal Staphylococcus aureus supports bacterial growth. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e50348. [PMID: 32452129 PMCID: PMC7403714 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202050348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious pathogen causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. The ability of S. aureus to survive and replicate within phagocytes such as macrophages represents an important facet of immune evasion and contributes to pathogenesis. The mechanisms by which S. aureus acquires nutrients within host cells to support growth remain poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that macrophages infected with S. aureus maintain their dynamic ruffling behavior and consume macromolecules from the extracellular milieu. To support the notion that fluid-phase uptake by macrophages can provide S. aureus with nutrients, we utilized the pharmacological inhibitors PIK-III and Dynasore to impair uptake of extracellular macromolecules. Inhibitor treatment also impaired S. aureus replication within macrophages. Finally, using a mutant of S. aureus that is defective in purine biosynthesis we show that intracellular growth is inhibited unless the macrophage culture medium is supplemented with the metabolite inosine monophosphate. This growth rescue can be impaired by inhibition of fluid-phase uptake. In summary, through consumption of the extracellular environment macrophages deliver nutrients to phagolysosomal S. aureus to promote bacterial growth.
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- Ronald S Flannagan
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Western OntarioLondonONCanada
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- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyThe University of Western OntarioLondonONCanada
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Small proteins regulate Salmonella survival inside macrophages by controlling degradation of a magnesium transporter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:20235-20243. [PMID: 32753384 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2006116117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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All cells require Mg2+ to replicate and proliferate. The macrophage protein Slc11a1 is proposed to protect mice from invading microbes by causing Mg2+ starvation in host tissues. However, the Mg2+ transporter MgtB enables the facultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium to cause disease in mice harboring a functional Slc11a1 protein. Here, we report that, unexpectedly, the Salmonella small protein MgtR promotes MgtB degradation by the protease FtsH, which raises the question: How does Salmonella preserve MgtB to promote survival inside macrophages? We establish that the Salmonella small protein MgtU prevents MgtB proteolysis, even when MgtR is absent. Like MgtB, MgtU is necessary for survival in Slc11a1 +/+ macrophages, resistance to oxidative stress, and growth under Mg2+ limitation conditions. The Salmonella Mg2+ transporter MgtA is not protected by MgtU despite sharing 50% amino acid identity with MgtB and being degraded in an MgtR- and FtsH-dependent manner. Surprisingly, the mgtB, mgtR, and mgtU genes are part of the same transcript, providing a singular example of transcript-specifying proteins that promote and hinder degradation of the same target. Our findings demonstrate that small proteins can confer pathogen survival inside macrophages by altering the abundance of related transporters, thereby furthering homeostasis.
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Honeycutt JD, Wenner N, Li Y, Brewer SM, Massis LM, Brubaker SW, Chairatana P, Owen SV, Canals R, Hinton JCD, Monack DM. Genetic variation in the MacAB-TolC efflux pump influences pathogenesis of invasive Salmonella isolates from Africa. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008763. [PMID: 32834002 PMCID: PMC7446830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The various sub-species of Salmonella enterica cause a range of disease in human hosts. The human-adapted Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi enters the gastrointestinal tract and invades systemic sites to cause enteric (typhoid) fever. In contrast, most non-typhoidal serovars of Salmonella are primarily restricted to gut tissues. Across Africa, invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) have emerged with an ability to spread beyond the gastrointestinal tract and cause systemic bloodstream infections with increased morbidity and mortality. To investigate this evolution in pathogenesis, we compared the genomes of African iNTS isolates with other Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and identified several macA and macB gene variants unique to African iNTS. MacAB forms a tripartite efflux pump with TolC and is implicated in Salmonella pathogenesis. We show that macAB transcription is upregulated during macrophage infection and after antimicrobial peptide exposure, with macAB transcription being supported by the PhoP/Q two-component system. Constitutive expression of macAB improves survival of Salmonella in the presence of the antimicrobial peptide C18G. Furthermore, these macAB variants affect replication in macrophages and influence fitness during colonization of the murine gastrointestinal tract. Importantly, the infection outcome resulting from these macAB variants depends upon both the Salmonella Typhimurium genetic background and the host gene Nramp1, an important determinant of innate resistance to intracellular bacterial infection. The variations we have identified in the MacAB-TolC efflux pump in African iNTS may reflect evolution within human host populations that are compromised in their ability to clear intracellular Salmonella infections.
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- Jared D. Honeycutt
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Evolutionary causes and consequences of bacterial antibiotic persistence. Nat Rev Microbiol 2020; 18:479-490. [PMID: 32461608 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-020-0378-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Antibiotic treatment failure is of growing concern. Genetically encoded resistance is key in driving this process. However, there is increasing evidence that bacterial antibiotic persistence, a non-genetically encoded and reversible loss of antibiotic susceptibility, contributes to treatment failure and emergence of resistant strains as well. In this Review, we discuss the evolutionary forces that may drive the selection for antibiotic persistence. We review how some aspects of antibiotic persistence have been directly selected for whereas others result from indirect selection in disparate ecological contexts. We then discuss the consequences of antibiotic persistence on pathogen evolution. Persisters can facilitate the evolution of antibiotic resistance and virulence. Finally, we propose practical means to prevent persister formation and how this may help to slow down the evolution of virulence and resistance in pathogens.
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Choi KYG, Wu BC, Lee AHY, Baquir B, Hancock REW. Utilizing Organoid and Air-Liquid Interface Models as a Screening Method in the Development of New Host Defense Peptides. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:228. [PMID: 32509598 PMCID: PMC7251080 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Host defense peptides (HDPs), also known as antimicrobial peptides, are naturally occurring polypeptides (~12–50 residues) composed of cationic and hydrophobic amino acids that adopt an amphipathic conformation upon folding usually after contact with membranes. HDPs have a variety of biological activities including immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-biofilm functions. Although HDPs have the potential to address the global threat of antibiotic resistance and to treat immune and inflammatory disorders, they have yet to achieve this promise. Indeed, there are several challenges associated with bringing peptide-based drug candidates from the lab bench to clinical practice, including identifying appropriate indications, stability, toxicity, and cost. These challenges can be addressed in part by the development of innate defense regulator (IDR) peptides and peptidomimetics, which are synthetic derivatives of HDPs with similar or better efficacy, increased stability, and reduced toxicity and cost of the original HDP. However, one of the largest gaps between basic research and clinical application is the validity and translatability of conventional model systems, such as cell lines and animal models, for screening HDPs and their derivatives as potential drug therapies. Indeed, such translation has often relied on animal models, which have only limited validity. Here we discuss the recent development of human organoids for disease modeling and drug screening, assisted by the use of omics analyses. Organoids, developed from primary cells, cell lines, or human pluripotent stem cells, are three-dimensional, self-organizing structures that closely resemble their corresponding in vivo organs with regards to immune responses, tissue organization, and physiological properties; thus, organoids represent a reliable method for studying efficacy, formulation, toxicity and to some extent drug stability and pharmacodynamics. The use of patient-derived organoids enables the study of patient-specific efficacy, toxicogenomics and drug response predictions. We outline how organoids and omics data analysis can be leveraged to aid in the clinical translation of IDR peptides.
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- Ka-Yee Grace Choi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Pathogenic bacteria experience nutritional challenges during colonization and infection of mammalian hosts. Binding of the alarmone nucleotide guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) to RNA polymerase coordinates metabolic adaptations and virulence gene transcription, increasing the fitness of diverse Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as that of actinomycetes. Gammaproteobacteria such as Salmonella synthesize ppGpp by the combined activities of the closely related RelA and SpoT synthetases. Due to its profound inhibitory effects on growth, ppGpp must be removed; in Salmonella, this process is catalyzed by the vital hydrolytic activity of the bifunctional SpoT protein. Because SpoT hydrolase activity is essential in cells expressing a functional RelA, we have a very limited understanding of unique roles these two synthetases may assume during interactions of bacterial pathogens with their hosts. We describe here a SpoT truncation mutant that lacks ppGpp synthetase activity and all C-terminal regulatory domains but retains excellent hydrolase activity. Our studies of this mutant reveal that SpoT uniquely senses the acidification of phagosomes, inducing virulence programs that increase Salmonella fitness in an acute model of infection. Our investigations indicate that the coexistence of RelA/SpoT homologues in a bacterial cell is driven by the need to mount a stringent response to a myriad of physiological and host-specific signatures. Guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp) and guanosine pentaphosphate (pppGpp), together named (p)ppGpp, regulate diverse aspects of Salmonella pathogenesis, including synthesis of nutrients, resistance to inflammatory mediators, and expression of secretion systems. In Salmonella, these nucleotide alarmones are generated by the synthetase activities of RelA and SpoT proteins. In addition, the (p)ppGpp hydrolase activity of the bifunctional SpoT protein is essential to preserve cell viability. The contribution of SpoT to physiology and pathogenesis has proven elusive in organisms such as Salmonella, because the hydrolytic activity of this RelA and SpoT homologue (RSH) is vital to prevent inhibitory effects of (p)ppGpp produced by a functional RelA. Here, we describe the biochemical and functional characterization of a spoT-Δctd mutant Salmonella strain encoding a SpoT protein that lacks the C-terminal regulatory elements collectively referred to as “ctd.” Salmonella expressing the spoT-Δctd variant hydrolyzes (p)ppGpp with similar kinetics to those of wild-type bacteria, but it is defective at synthesizing (p)ppGpp in response to acidic pH. Salmonella spoT-Δctd mutants have virtually normal adaptations to nutritional, nitrosative, and oxidative stresses, but poorly induce metal cation uptake systems and Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI-2) genes in response to the acidic pH of the phagosome. Importantly, spoT-Δctd mutant Salmonella replicates poorly intracellularly and is attenuated in a murine model of acute salmonellosis. Collectively, these investigations indicate that (p)ppGpp synthesized by SpoT serves a unique function in the adaptation of Salmonella to the intracellular environment of host phagocytes that cannot be compensated by the presence of a functional RelA.
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Bozzi AT, McCabe AL, Barnett BC, Gaudet R. Transmembrane helix 6b links proton and metal release pathways and drives conformational change in an Nramp-family transition metal transporter. J Biol Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)49881-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bozzi AT, McCabe AL, Barnett BC, Gaudet R. Transmembrane helix 6b links proton and metal release pathways and drives conformational change in an Nramp-family transition metal transporter. J Biol Chem 2019; 295:1212-1224. [PMID: 31882536 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.011336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) family encompasses transition metal and proton cotransporters that are present in many organisms from bacteria to humans. Recent structures of Deinococcus radiodurans Nramp (DraNramp) in multiple conformations revealed the intramolecular rearrangements required for alternating access of the metal-binding site to the external or cytosolic environment. Here, using recombinant proteins and metal transport and cysteine accessibility assays, we demonstrate that two parallel cytoplasm-accessible networks of conserved hydrophilic residues in DraNramp, one lining the wide intracellular vestibule for metal release and the other forming a narrow proton transport pathway, are essential for metal transport. We further show that mutagenic or posttranslational modifications of transmembrane helix (TM) 6b, which structurally links these two pathways, impede normal conformational cycling and metal transport. TM6b contains two highly conserved histidines, His232 and His237 We found that different mutagenic perturbations of His232, just below the metal-binding site along the proton exit route, differentially affect DraNramp's conformational state, suggesting that His232 serves as a pivot point for conformational changes. In contrast, any replacement of His237, lining the metal exit route, locked the transporter in a transport-inactive outward-closed state. We conclude that these two histidines, and TM6b more broadly, help trigger the bulk rearrangement of DraNramp to the inward-open state upon metal binding and facilitate return of the empty transporter to an outward-open state upon metal release.
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- Aaron T Bozzi
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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