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Nguyen JDM, da Hora GCA, Swanson JMJ. Mycolactone A vs. B: Multiscale Simulations Reveal the Roles of Localization and Association in Isomer-Specific Toxicity. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:486. [PMID: 37624243 PMCID: PMC10467071 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15080486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Mycolactone is an exotoxin produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans that causes the neglected tropical skin disease Buruli ulcer. This toxin inhibits the Sec61 translocon in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), preventing the host cell from producing several secretory and transmembrane proteins, resulting in cytotoxic and immunomodulatory effects. Interestingly, only one of the two dominant isoforms of mycolactone is cytotoxic. Here, we investigate the origin of this specificity by performing extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with enhanced free energy sampling to query the association trends of the two isoforms with both the Sec61 translocon, using two distinct cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) models as references, and the ER membrane, which serves as a toxin reservoir prior to association. Our results suggest that mycolactone B (the cytotoxic isoform) has a stronger association with the ER membrane than mycolactone A due to more favorable interactions with membrane lipids and water molecules. This could increase the reservoir of toxin proximal to the Sec61 translocon. In one model of Sec61 inhibited by mycolactone, we find that isomer B interacts more closely with residues thought to play a key role in signal peptide recognition and, thus, are essential for subsequent protein translocation. In the other model, we find that isomer B interacts more closely with the lumenal and lateral gates of the translocon, the dynamics of which are essential for protein translocation. These interactions induce a more closed conformation, which has been suggested to block signal peptide insertion and subsequent protein translocation. Collectively, these findings suggest that isomer B's unique cytotoxicity is a consequence of both increased localization to the ER membrane and channel-locking association with the Sec61 translocon, facets that could be targeted in the development of Buruli Ulcer diagnostics and Sec61-targeted therapeutics.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA; (J.D.M.N.); (G.C.A.d.H.)
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Basant A, Way M. The relative binding position of Nck and Grb2 adaptors impacts actin-based motility of Vaccinia virus. eLife 2022; 11:e74655. [PMID: 35796545 PMCID: PMC9333988 DOI: 10.7554/elife.74655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phosphotyrosine (pTyr) motifs in unstructured polypeptides orchestrate important cellular processes by engaging SH2-containing adaptors to assemble complex signalling networks. The concept of phase separation has recently changed our appreciation of multivalent networks, however, the role of pTyr motif positioning in their function remains to be explored. We have now investigated this parameter in the operation of the signalling cascade driving actin-based motility and spread of Vaccinia virus. This network involves two pTyr motifs in the viral protein A36 that recruit the adaptors Nck and Grb2 upstream of N-WASP and Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerisation. Manipulating the position of pTyr motifs in A36 and the unrelated p14 from Orthoreovirus, we find that only specific spatial arrangements of Nck and Grb2 binding sites result in robust N-WASP recruitment, Arp2/3 complex driven actin polymerisation and viral spread. This suggests that the relative position of pTyr adaptor binding sites is optimised for signal output. This finding may explain why the relative positions of pTyr motifs are frequently conserved in proteins from widely different species. It also has important implications for regulation of physiological networks, including those undergoing phase transitions.
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- Angika Basant
- Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Cellular Signalling and Cytoskeletal Function Laboratory, The Francis Crick InstituteLondonUnited Kingdom
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Mishra M, Kapoor S. Modulation of a host's cell membrane nano-environment by mycobacterial glycolipids: involvement of PI(4,5)P 2 signaling lipid? Faraday Discuss 2021; 232:295-316. [PMID: 34542111 DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00051e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Virulence-associated glycolipids from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) act as effector molecules during infection-in addition to proteins. Upon insertion, they alter the host cell's membrane properties modifying the host's functions to aid Mtb survival and disease course. Here we combine tether force experiments and microscopy to reveal previously unknown insights on the potential involvement of the phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) lipid in the Mtb lipid-host interaction landscape. Our data shows that Mtb lipids, having different structural and chemical make-up, distinctly alter a host's PI(4,5)P2 membrane abundance/organization and PI(4,5)P2-actin colocalization, thus impacting the plasma membrane-cytoskeletal adhesion forces. Combined with our previous findings that underscore the role of exogenous Mtb lipids in remodeling host plasma membrane organization and mechanics, this work builds upon a lipid-centric view of tubercular infections. Dynamically changing a host's plasma membrane lipid content - in response to virulent lipids - might represent a so far unexplored mechanism invoked by Mtb to modulate the host cell's adhesive properties to escape immune surveillance. These findings will deepen our collective understanding of the functional role of Mtb lipids in hijacking the host cell processes amenable to pharmacological inhibition.
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- Manjari Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India.
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Wang Y, Gao Q, Cheng X, Chang G, Roy AC, Shen X. Determination of γ-D-glutamyl- meso-diaminopimelic acid in rumen fluid of dairy cows by pre-column chiral derivatization-HPLC. Anim Biotechnol 2021; 33:1109-1117. [PMID: 33491540 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1870484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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High concentrate (HC) diet feeding leads to the lysis of rumen microbes and the release of hazardous metabolites, which can trigger inflammatory responses, thereby impairing dairy cow health and production. γ-D-glutamyl-meso-diaminopimelic acid (iE-DAP), which constitutes the peptidoglycan (PGN) layer of bacteria, is the minimum PGN structure capable of activating inflammatory signaling pathways. This research paper aimed to determine the iE-DAP concentration and investigate the effects of an HC diet on the concentration of iE-DAP in the rumen fluid of dairy cows. However, there are limited studies on the determination of iE-DAP concentration. Hence, we established a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method combined with pre-column chiral derivatization to detect the concentration of iE-DAP in rumen fluid. Moreover, we conducted an animal experiment that included 12 lactating Holstein cows, which were randomly divided into a low-concentrate (LC) group and an HC group. The results showed that the linear range of iE-DAP was 5-500 µg/mL and that the intra- and inter-day RSDs were lower than 7%. Meanwhile, this method was successfully applied to the analysis of iE-DAP in rumen fluid, and the results revealed that long-term feeding with an HC diet elevated the concentration of iE-DAP in rumen fluid of dairy cows.
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- Yan Wang
- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Wolfson EB, Elvidge J, Tahoun A, Gillespie T, Mantell J, McAteer SP, Rossez Y, Paxton E, Lane F, Shaw DJ, Gill AC, Stevens J, Verkade P, Blocker A, Mahajan A, Gally DL. The interaction of Escherichia coli O157 :H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium flagella with host cell membranes and cytoskeletal components. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2020; 166:947-965. [PMID: 32886602 PMCID: PMC7660914 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Bacterial flagella have many established roles beyond swimming motility. Despite clear evidence of flagella-dependent adherence, the specificity of the ligands and mechanisms of binding are still debated. In this study, the molecular basis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium flagella binding to epithelial cell cultures was investigated. Flagella interactions with host cell surfaces were intimate and crossed cellular boundaries as demarcated by actin and membrane labelling. Scanning electron microscopy revealed flagella disappearing into cellular surfaces and transmission electron microscopy of S. Typhiumurium indicated host membrane deformation and disruption in proximity to flagella. Motor mutants of E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium caused reduced haemolysis compared to wild-type, indicating that membrane disruption was in part due to flagella rotation. Flagella from E. coli O157 (H7), EPEC O127 (H6) and S. Typhimurium (P1 and P2 flagella) were shown to bind to purified intracellular components of the actin cytoskeleton and directly increase in vitro actin polymerization rates. We propose that flagella interactions with host cell membranes and cytoskeletal components may help prime intimate attachment and invasion for E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium, respectively.
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- Eliza B. Wolfson
- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
- Departments of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, The University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt
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- IMPACT Facility, Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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- Departments of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, The University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Génie Enzymatique et Cellulaire, UMR 7025 CNRS, Centre de recherche Royallieu, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Compiègne Cedex, France
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Neurobiology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Clinical Sciences, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Neurobiology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Departments of Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences Building, The University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Building, The University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, The University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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Chen Z, Zhou R, Zhang Y, Hao D, Wang Y, Huang S, Liu N, Xia C, Yissachar N, Huang F, Chu Y, Yan D. β-arrestin 2 quenches TLR signaling to facilitate the immune evasion of EPEC. Gut Microbes 2020; 11:1423-1437. [PMID: 32403971 PMCID: PMC7524320 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1759490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The protein translocated intimin receptor (Tir) from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli shares sequence similarity with the host cellular immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs (ITIMs). The ITIMs of Tir are required for Tir-mediated immune inhibition and evasion of host immune responses. However, the underlying molecular mechanism by which Tir regulates immune inhibition remains unclear. Here we demonstrated that β-arrestin 2, which is involved in the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signal pathway, interacted with Tir in an ITIM-dependent manner. For the molecular mechanism, we found that β-arrestin 2 enhanced the recruitment of SHP-1 to Tir. The recruited SHP-1 inhibited K63-linked ubiquitination of TRAF6 by dephosphorylating TRAF6 at Tyr288, and inhibited K63-linked ubiquitination and phosphorylation of TAK1 by dephosphorylating TAK1 at Tyr206, which cut off the downstream signal transduction and subsequent cytokine production. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of Tir on immune responses was diminished in β-arrestin 2-deficient mice and macrophages. These findings suggest that β-arrestin 2 is a key regulator in Tir-mediated immune evasion, which could serve as a new therapeutic target for bacterial infectious diseases.
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- Zijuan Chen
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, National Engineering Research Centre of Immunological Products, College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Laboratory of Receptor-based Bio-medicine, the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China,CONTACT Dapeng Yan Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai200032, China
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Nada R, Ebihara S, Yen H, Tobe T. Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli activates nitrate respiration to benefit from the inflammatory response for initiation of microcolony-formation. BMC Microbiol 2020; 20:261. [PMID: 32819301 PMCID: PMC7441704 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-020-01946-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background For successful colonization, enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) injects virulence factors, called effectors, into target cells through the type three secretion system (T3SS), which is composed of a needle and basal body. Under anaerobic conditions, the T3SS machinery remains immature and does not have a needle structure. However, activation of nitrate respiration enhances the completion of the T3SS machinery. Because nitric oxide released by the host inflammatory response increases nitrate concentration, we sought to determine the effect of the inflammatory response on initiation of EHEC microcolony-formation. Results The colony-forming capacity was increased in accordance with the increase of nitrate in the medium. The addition of the nitric oxide-producing agent NOR-4 also enhanced the adherence capacity, which was dependent on nitrate reductase encoded by the narGHJI genes. Culture supernatant of epithelial cells, which was stimulated by a cytokine mixture, enhanced the colony-forming capacity of wild-type EHEC but not of the narGHJI mutant. Finally, colony formation by wild-type EHEC on epithelial cells, which were preincubated with heat-killed bacteria, was higher than the narGHJI mutant, and this effect was abolished by aminoguanidine hydrochloride, which is an iNOS (inducible nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor. Conclusions These results indicate that the inflammatory response enhances EHEC adherence by increasing nitrate concentration.
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- Risa Nada
- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-7 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Walpole GFW, Grinstein S. Endocytosis and the internalization of pathogenic organisms: focus on phosphoinositides. F1000Res 2020; 9. [PMID: 32494357 PMCID: PMC7233180 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.22393.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Despite their comparatively low abundance in biological membranes, phosphoinositides are key to the regulation of a diverse array of signaling pathways and direct membrane traffic. The role of phosphoinositides in the initiation and progression of endocytic pathways has been studied in considerable depth. Recent advances have revealed that distinct phosphoinositide species feature prominently in clathrin-dependent and -independent endocytosis as well as in phagocytosis and macropinocytosis. Moreover, a variety of intracellular and cell-associated pathogens have developed strategies to commandeer host cell phosphoinositide metabolism to gain entry and/or metabolic advantage, thereby promoting their survival and proliferation. Here, we briefly survey the current knowledge on the involvement of phosphoinositides in endocytosis, phagocytosis, and macropinocytosis and highlight several examples of molecular mimicry employed by pathogens to either “hitch a ride” on endocytic pathways endogenous to the host or create an entry path of their own.
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- Glenn F W Walpole
- Program in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kim JS, Yoon SJ, Park YJ, Kim SY, Ryu CM. Crossing the kingdom border: Human diseases caused by plant pathogens. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:2485-2495. [PMID: 32307848 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Interactions between pathogenic microorganisms and their hosts are varied and complex, encompassing open-field scale interactions to interactions at the molecular level. The capacity of plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi to cause diseases in human and animal systems was, until recently, considered of minor importance. However, recent evidence suggests that animal and human infections caused by plant pathogenic fungi, bacteria and viruses may have critical impacts on human and animal health and safety. This review analyses previous research on plant pathogens as causal factors of animal illness. In addition, a case study involving disruption of type III effector-mediated phagocytosis in a human cell line upon infection with an opportunistic phytopathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, is discussed. Further knowledge regarding the molecular interactions between plant pathogens and human and animal hosts is needed to understand the extent of disease incidence and determine mechanisms for disease prevention.
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- Jun-Seob Kim
- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseng-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseng-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseng-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseng-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.,Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseng-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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Velle KB, Campellone KG. Enteropathogenic E. coli relies on collaboration between the formin mDia1 and the Arp2/3 complex for actin pedestal biogenesis and maintenance. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1007485. [PMID: 30550556 PMCID: PMC6310289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EPEC and EHEC) are closely related extracellular pathogens that reorganize host cell actin into “pedestals” beneath the tightly adherent bacteria. This pedestal-forming activity is both a critical step in pathogenesis, and it makes EPEC and EHEC useful models for studying the actin rearrangements that underlie membrane protrusions. To generate pedestals, EPEC relies on the tyrosine phosphorylated bacterial effector protein Tir to bind host adaptor proteins that recruit N-WASP, a nucleation-promoting factor that activates the Arp2/3 complex to drive actin polymerization. In contrast, EHEC depends on the effector EspFU to multimerize N-WASP and promote Arp2/3 activation. Although these core pathways of pedestal assembly are well-characterized, the contributions of additional actin nucleation factors are unknown. We investigated potential cooperation between the Arp2/3 complex and other classes of nucleators using chemical inhibitors, siRNAs, and knockout cell lines. We found that inhibition of formins impairs actin pedestal assembly, motility, and cellular colonization for bacteria using the EPEC, but not the EHEC, pathway of actin polymerization. We also identified mDia1 as the formin contributing to EPEC pedestal assembly, as its expression level positively correlates with the efficiency of pedestal formation, and it localizes to the base of pedestals both during their initiation and once they have reached steady state. Collectively, our data suggest that mDia1 enhances EPEC pedestal biogenesis and maintenance by generating seed filaments to be used by the N-WASP-Arp2/3-dependent actin nucleation machinery and by sustaining Src-mediated phosphorylation of Tir. Microbial pathogens that rearrange the host actin cytoskeleton have made valuable contributions to our understanding of cell signaling and movement. The assembly and organization of the actin cytoskeleton is driven by proteins called nucleators, which can be manipulated by bacteria including enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), a frequent cause of pediatric diarrhea in developing countries. After ingestion, EPEC adhere tightly to cells of the intestine and hijack the underlying cytoskeleton to create protrusions called actin pedestals. While mechanisms of pedestal assembly involving a nucleator called the Arp2/3 complex have been defined for EPEC, the contribution of additional host nucleators has not been determined. We assessed the roles of several actin nucleators in EPEC pedestals and found that in addition to Arp2/3 complex-mediated nucleation, the formin mDia1 is a key contributor to actin assembly. These findings highlight the importance of nucleator collaboration in pathogenesis, and also advance our understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of EPEC infection, which is ultimately important for the discovery of new drug targets.
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- Katrina B. Velle
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Hua Y, Ju J, Wang X, Zhang B, Zhao W, Zhang Q, Feng Y, Ma W, Wan C. Screening for host proteins interacting with Escherichia coli O157:H7 EspF using bimolecular fluorescence complementation. Future Microbiol 2017; 13:37-58. [PMID: 29227212 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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AIM To screen host proteins that interact with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 EspF. MATERIALS & METHODS Flow cytometry and high-throughput sequencing were used to screen interacting proteins. Molecular function, biological processes and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways were studied using the DAVID online tool. Glutathione S-transferase pull down and dot blotting were used to verify the interactions. RESULTS 293 host proteins were identified to associate with EspF. They were mainly enriched in RNA splicing (p = 0.005), ribosome structure (p = 0.012), and involved in 109 types of signaling pathways. SNX9 and ANXA6 were confirmed to interact with EspF. CONCLUSION EspF interacts with ANXA6; they may form a complex to manipulate the process of phagocytosis; EspF plays a highlighted pathogenic role in enterohemorrhagic E. coli infection process.
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- Ying Hua
- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine & Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research of Guangdong Provincial, Guangzhou 510515, China
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Velle KB, Campellone KG. Extracellular motility and cell-to-cell transmission of enterohemorrhagic E. coli is driven by EspFU-mediated actin assembly. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006501. [PMID: 28771584 PMCID: PMC5557606 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EPEC and EHEC) are closely-related pathogens that attach tightly to intestinal epithelial cells, efface microvilli, and promote cytoskeletal rearrangements into protrusions called actin pedestals. To trigger pedestal formation, EPEC employs the tyrosine phosphorylated transmembrane receptor Tir, while EHEC relies on the multivalent scaffolding protein EspFU. The ability to generate these structures correlates with bacterial colonization in several animal models, but the precise function of pedestals in infection remains unclear. To address this uncertainty, we characterized the colonization properties of EPEC and EHEC during infection of polarized epithelial cells. We found that EPEC and EHEC both formed distinct bacterial communities, or "macrocolonies," that encompassed multiple host cells. Tir and EspFU, as well as the host Arp2/3 complex, were all critical for the expansion of macrocolonies over time. Unexpectedly, EspFU accelerated the formation of larger macrocolonies compared to EPEC Tir, as EspFU-mediated actin assembly drove faster bacterial motility to cell junctions, where bacteria formed a secondary pedestal on a neighboring cell and divided, allowing one of the daughters to disengage and infect the second cell. Collectively, these data reveal that EspFU enhances epithelial colonization by increasing actin-based motility and promoting an efficient method of cell-to-cell transmission.
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- Katrina B. Velle
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Institute for Systems Genomics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States of America
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Saeedi P, Yazdanparast M, Behzadi E, Salmanian AH, Mousavi SL, Nazarian S, Amani J. A review on strategies for decreasing E. coli O157:H7 risk in animals. Microb Pathog 2017; 103:186-195. [PMID: 28062285 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2016] [Revised: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) serotype O157:H7 is a food-borne pathogen that younger children are most prone to this microorganism. Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) caused by EHEC, leads to the destruction of red blood cells and kidney failure. The virulence of E.coli O157:H7 is attributed to fimbriae, that facilitate colonization of bacteria within the colon and verotoxins (VT) or Shiga toxins (Stx) that are released into the blood. Although, in most cases, the infection is self-limitedin young children and aged population, it may cause HUS. Therefore, several investigations are performed in order to offer effective therapies and vaccines, which can prevent and treat the infection in appropriate time. As the pathogenesis of this infection is complicated, a multi-targeted strategy is required. Since cattle are the most important reservoir of EHEC and the root of contamination, reducing E. coli O157:H7 at the farm level should decrease the risk of human illness. Several vaccine approaches have been employed with different proper outcomes in animal models, including recombinant proteins (virulence factors such as; Stx1/2, intimin, EspA, fusion proteins of A and B Stx subunits), avirulent ghost cells of EHEC O157:H7, live attenuated bacteria expressing recombinant proteins, recombinant fimbrial proteins. In addition to protein-based vaccines, DNA vaccines have provided proper prevention in the laboratory animal model. This review paper summarizes the previous studies, current status and future perspective of different immunization strategies for eradicating Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7.
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- Pardis Saeedi
- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Plant Bioproducts Department, Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Shen JP, Chou CF. Morphological plasticity of bacteria-Open questions. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2016; 10:031501. [PMID: 27375812 PMCID: PMC4902820 DOI: 10.1063/1.4953660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Morphological plasticity of bacteria is a cryptic phenomenon, by which bacteria acquire adaptive benefits for coping with changing environments. Some environmental cues were identified to induce morphological plasticity, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Physical and chemical factors causing morphological changes in bacteria have been investigated and mostly associated with potential pathways linked to the cell wall synthetic machinery. These include starvation, oxidative stresses, predation effectors, antimicrobial agents, temperature stresses, osmotic shock, and mechanical constraints. In an extreme scenario of morphological plasticity, bacteria can be induced to be shapeshifters when the cell walls are defective or deficient. They follow distinct developmental pathways and transform into assorted morphological variants, and most of them would eventually revert to typical cell morphology. It is suggested that phenotypic heterogeneity might play a functional role in the development of morphological diversity and/or plasticity within an isogenic population. Accordingly, phenotypic heterogeneity and inherited morphological plasticity are found to be survival strategies adopted by bacteria in response to environmental stresses. Here, microfluidic and nanofabrication technology is considered to provide versatile solutions to induce morphological plasticity, sort and isolate morphological variants, and perform single-cell analysis including transcriptional and epigenetic profiling. Questions such as how morphogenesis network is modulated or rewired (if epigenetic controls of cell morphogenesis apply) to induce bacterial morphological plasticity could be resolved with the aid of micro-nanofluidic platforms and optimization algorithms, such as feedback system control.
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Membrane contact sites between pathogen-containing compartments and host organelles. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1861:895-899. [PMID: 26825687 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Intracellular pathogens survive and replicate within specialised membrane-bound compartments that can be considered as pseudo-organelles. Using the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia as an illustrative example, we consider the modes of lipid transport between pathogen-containing compartments and host organelles, including the formation of static membrane contact sites. We discuss how lipid scavenging can be mediated via the reprogramming of cellular transporters at these interfaces and describe recent data suggesting that pathogen effectors modulate the formation of specific membrane contacts. Further study of these emerging mechanisms is likely to yield new insights into the cell biology of lipid transport and organelle communication, which highlights potential new targets and strategies for future therapeutics. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The cellular lipid landscape edited by Tim P. Levine and Anant K. Menon.
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Stradal TEB, Costa SCP. Type III Secreted Virulence Factors Manipulating Signaling to Actin Dynamics. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2016; 399:175-199. [PMID: 27744505 DOI: 10.1007/82_2016_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A key aspect of bacterial pathogenesis is the colonization and persistence within the host and, later on, its dissemination to new niches. During evolution, bacteria developed a myriad of virulence mechanisms to usurp the host's sophisticated defense mechanisms in order to establish their colonization niche. Elucidation of the highly dynamic and complex interactions between host and pathogens remains an important field of study. Here, we highlight the conserved manipulation of the actin cytoskeleton by some Gram-negative gastrointestinal pathogens, addressing the role of type III secreted bacterial GEFs at the different steps of pathogenesis. As a final topic, we review cytoskeleton dynamics induced by EPEC/EHEC strains for pedestal formation.
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- Theresia E B Stradal
- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124, Baunschweig, Germany.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124, Baunschweig, Germany
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The DNA of Escherichia coli contains 19,120 6-methyladenines and 12,045 5-methylcytosines in addition to the four regular bases, and these are formed by the postreplicative action of three DNA methyltransferases. The majority of the methylated bases are formed by the Dam and Dcm methyltransferases encoded by the dam (DNA adenine methyltransferase) and dcm (DNA cytosine methyltransferase) genes. Although not essential, Dam methylation is important for strand discrimination during the repair of replication errors, controlling the frequency of initiation of chromosome replication at oriC, and the regulation of transcription initiation at promoters containing GATC sequences. In contrast, there is no known function for Dcm methylation, although Dcm recognition sites constitute sequence motifs for Very Short Patch repair of T/G base mismatches. In certain bacteria (e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Caulobacter crescentus) adenine methylation is essential, and, in C. crescentus, it is important for temporal gene expression, which, in turn, is required for coordinating chromosome initiation, replication, and division. In practical terms, Dam and Dcm methylation can inhibit restriction enzyme cleavage, decrease transformation frequency in certain bacteria, and decrease the stability of short direct repeats and are necessary for site-directed mutagenesis and to probe eukaryotic structure and function.
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Borinskaya S, Velle KB, Campellone KG, Talman A, Alvarez D, Agaisse H, Wu YI, Loew LM, Mayer BJ. Integration of linear and dendritic actin nucleation in Nck-induced actin comets. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 27:247-59. [PMID: 26609071 PMCID: PMC4713129 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-11-1555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The role of the Nck adaptor protein in balancing linear versus branched actin nucleation in comet tails is evaluated. Nck recruits both linear and branched nucleation-promoting factors, both of which are necessary for the formation of actin comets. The findings highlight a novel role for Nck in pathogen-like actin motility. The Nck adaptor protein recruits cytosolic effectors such as N-WASP that induce localized actin polymerization. Experimental aggregation of Nck SH3 domains at the membrane induces actin comet tails—dynamic, elongated filamentous actin structures similar to those that drive the movement of microbial pathogens such as vaccinia virus. Here we show that experimental manipulation of the balance between unbranched/branched nucleation altered the morphology and dynamics of Nck-induced actin comets. Inhibition of linear, formin-based nucleation with the small-molecule inhibitor SMIFH2 or overexpression of the formin FH1 domain resulted in formation of predominantly circular-shaped actin structures with low mobility (actin blobs). These results indicate that formin-based linear actin polymerization is critical for the formation and maintenance of Nck-dependent actin comet tails. Consistent with this, aggregation of an exclusively branched nucleation-promoting factor (the VCA domain of N-WASP), with density and turnover similar to those of N-WASP in Nck comets, did not reconstitute dynamic, elongated actin comets. Furthermore, enhancement of branched Arp2/3-mediated nucleation by N-WASP overexpression caused loss of the typical actin comet tail shape induced by Nck aggregation. Thus the ratio of linear to dendritic nucleation activity may serve to distinguish the properties of actin structures induced by various viral and bacterial pathogens.
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- Sofya Borinskaya
- R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, University of San Martin, 1650 San Martin, Argentina
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519
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- R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030
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- R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030
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- R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030 Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030
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Newsome TP, Marzook NB. Viruses that ride on the coat-tails of actin nucleation. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2015; 46:155-63. [PMID: 26459972 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Actin nucleation drives a diversity of critical cellular processes and the motility of a select group of viral pathogens. Vaccinia virus and baculovirus, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus, recruit and activate the cellular actin nucleator, the Arp2/3 complex, at the surface of virus particles thereby instigating highly localized actin nucleation. The extension of these filaments provides a mechanical force that bestows the ability to navigate the intracellular environment and promote their infectious cycles. This review outlines the viral and cellular proteins that initiate and regulate the signalling networks leading to viral modification of the actin cytoskeleton and summarizes recent insights into the role of actin-based virus transport.
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- Timothy P Newsome
- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Pathogenesis of human diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing Afa/Dr adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC): current insights and future challenges. Clin Microbiol Rev 2015; 27:823-69. [PMID: 25278576 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00036-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The pathogenicity and clinical pertinence of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli expressing the Afa/Dr adhesins (Afa/Dr DAEC) in urinary tract infections (UTIs) and pregnancy complications are well established. In contrast, the implication of intestinal Afa/Dr DAEC in diarrhea is still under debate. These strains are age dependently involved in diarrhea in children, are apparently not involved in diarrhea in adults, and can also be asymptomatic intestinal microbiota strains in children and adult. This comprehensive review analyzes the epidemiology and diagnosis and highlights recent progress which has improved the understanding of Afa/Dr DAEC pathogenesis. Here, I summarize the roles of Afa/Dr DAEC virulence factors, including Afa/Dr adhesins, flagella, Sat toxin, and pks island products, in the development of specific mechanisms of pathogenicity. In intestinal epithelial polarized cells, the Afa/Dr adhesins trigger cell membrane receptor clustering and activation of the linked cell signaling pathways, promote structural and functional cell lesions and injuries in intestinal barrier, induce proinflammatory responses, create angiogenesis, instigate epithelial-mesenchymal transition-like events, and lead to pks-dependent DNA damage. UTI-associated Afa/Dr DAEC strains, following adhesin-membrane receptor cell interactions and activation of associated lipid raft-dependent cell signaling pathways, internalize in a microtubule-dependent manner within urinary tract epithelial cells, develop a particular intracellular lifestyle, and trigger a toxin-dependent cell detachment. In response to Afa/Dr DAEC infection, the host epithelial cells generate antibacterial defense responses. Finally, I discuss a hypothetical role of intestinal Afa/Dr DAEC strains that can act as "silent pathogens" with the capacity to emerge as "pathobionts" for the development of inflammatory bowel disease and intestinal carcinogenesis.
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Pradel N, Etienne-Mesmin L, Thévenot J, Cordonnier C, Blanquet-Diot S, Livrelli V. In vitro adhesion properties of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle, food, and humans. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:156. [PMID: 25774152 PMCID: PMC4343011 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are able to cause serious illnesses ranging from diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). These bacteria colonize the digestive tract of humans and produce Shiga-toxins, which are considered to be essential for virulence and are crucial in lethal infection. Colon colonization is supposed to be a determinant step in the development of the infection, but the virulence traits that mediate this step are unclear. We analyzed the ability of 256 STEC strains belonging to seropathotype A (the most virulent O157:H7 serotype) to seropathotype E (not involved in human disease) to adhere to HEp-2, HCT-8, and T84 cell lines. Of the 256 STEC tested most (82%) were non-adherent in our assays. The adhesion levels were globally low and were not related to pathogenicity, although the highest levels were associated to O26:H11 and O103:H2 strains of seropathotype B (associated with HUS but less commonly than serotype O157:H7), possessing both the eae and toxB genes.
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- Nathalie Pradel
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Unité de Recherche M2iSH, Faculté de Pharmacie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service Bactériologie Mycologie Parasitologie Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Huo W, Zhu W, Mao S. Effects of feeding increasing proportions of corn grain on concentration of lipopolysaccharide in the rumen fluid and the subsequent alterations in immune responses in goats. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2014; 26:1437-45. [PMID: 25049727 PMCID: PMC4093065 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding increasing proportions of corn grain on concentration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the rumen fluid and the subsequent alterations in immune responses as reflected by plasma concentrations of serum amyloid A (SAA) and haptoglobin (Hp) in goats. Nine goats were assigned to three diets (0%, 25%, and 50% corn grain) in a 3 ×3 Latin square experimental design. The results showed that as the proportion of dietary corn increased, the ruminal pH decreased (p< 0.001), and the concentrations of propionate (p<0.001), butyrate (p<0.001), lactic acid (p = 0.013) and total volatile fatty acid (p = 0.031) elevated and the ruminal LPS level increased (p<0.001). As the proportion of dietary corn increased, the concentration of SAA increased (p = 0.013). LPS was detectable in the blood of individual goats fed 25% and 50% corn. A real-time PCR analysis showed that the copy number of phylum Bacteroidetes (p<0.001) was reduced (4.61×109copies/mL to 1.48×109copies/mL) by the increasing dietary corn, and a correlation analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between the number of Bacteroidetes and rumen LPS levels. Collectively, these results indicated that feeding goats high proportions (50%) of corn grain decreased the ruminal pH, increased LPS in the rumen fluid and tended to stimulate an inflammatory response.
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- Wenjie Huo
- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Microbiology, College of Animal Sciences and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Mallick EM, Garber JJ, Vanguri VK, Balasubramanian S, Blood T, Clark S, Vingadassalom D, Louissaint C, McCormick B, Snapper SB, Leong JM. The ability of an attaching and effacing pathogen to trigger localized actin assembly contributes to virulence by promoting mucosal attachment. Cell Microbiol 2014; 16:1405-24. [PMID: 24780054 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) colonizes the intestine and causes bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure by producing Shiga toxin. Upon binding intestinal cells, EHEC triggers a change in host cell shape, generating actin 'pedestals' beneath bound bacteria. To investigate the importance of pedestal formation to disease, we infected genetically engineered mice incapable of supporting pedestal formation by an EHEC-like mouse pathogen, or wild type mice with a mutant of that pathogen incapable of generating pedestals. We found that pedestal formation promotes attachment of bacteria to the intestinal mucosa and vastly increases the severity of Shiga toxin-mediated disease.
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- Emily M Mallick
- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA
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Nieto-Pelegrin E, Meiler E, Martín-Villa JM, Benito-León M, Martinez-Quiles N. Crk adaptors negatively regulate actin polymerization in pedestals formed by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) by binding to Tir effector. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004022. [PMID: 24675776 PMCID: PMC3968158 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Infections by enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) cause diarrhea linked to high infant mortality in developing countries. EPEC adheres to epithelial cells and induces the formation of actin pedestals. Actin polymerization is driven fundamentally through signaling mediated by Tir bacterial effector protein, which inserts in the plasma membrane of the infected cell. Tir binds Nck adaptor proteins, which in turn recruit and activate N-WASP, a ubiquitous member of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome family of proteins. N-WASP activates the Arp2/3 complex to promote actin polymerization. Other proteins aside from components of the Tir-Nck-N-WASP pathway are recruited to the pedestals but their functions are unknown. Here we investigate the function of two alternatively spliced isoforms of Crk adaptors (CrkI/II) and the paralog protein CrkL during pedestal formation by EPEC. We found that the Crk isoforms act as redundant inhibitors of pedestal formation. The SH2 domain of CrkII and CrkL binds to phosphorylated tyrosine 474 of Tir and competes with Nck to bind Tir, preventing its recruitment to pedestals and thereby inhibiting actin polymerization. EPEC infection induces phosphorylation of the major regulatory tyrosine in CrkII and CrkL, possibly preventing the SH2 domain of these proteins from interacting with Tir. Phosphorylated CrkII and CrkL proteins localize specifically to the plasma membrane in contact with EPEC. Our study uncovers a novel role for Crk adaptors at pedestals, opening a new perspective in how these oncoproteins regulate actin polymerization.
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- Elvira Nieto-Pelegrin
- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Immunology, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Immunology, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
- Division of Immunology, School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Structure of GrlR–GrlA complex that prevents GrlA activation of virulence genes. Nat Commun 2013; 4:2546. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Grijpstra J, Arenas J, Rutten L, Tommassen J. Autotransporter secretion: varying on a theme. Res Microbiol 2013; 164:562-82. [PMID: 23567321 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Autotransporters are widely distributed among Gram-negative bacteria. They can have a large variety of functions and many of them have a role in virulence. They are synthesized as large precursors with an N-terminal signal sequence that mediates transport across the inner membrane via the Sec machinery and a translocator domain that mediates the transport of the connected passenger domain across the outer membrane to the bacterial cell surface. Like integral outer membrane proteins, the translocator domain folds in a β-barrel structure and requires the Bam machinery for its insertion into the outer membrane. After transport across the outer membrane, the passenger may stay connected via the translocator domain to the bacterial cell surface or it is proteolytically released into the extracellular milieu. Based on the size of the translocator domain and its position relative to the passenger in the precursor, autotransporters are divided into four sub-categories. We review here the current knowledge of the biogenesis, structure and function of various autotransporters.
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- Jan Grijpstra
- Section Molecular Microbiology, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Guenin-Macé L, Veyron-Churlet R, Thoulouze MI, Romet-Lemonne G, Hong H, Leadlay PF, Danckaert A, Ruf MT, Mostowy S, Zurzolo C, Bousso P, Chrétien F, Carlier MF, Demangel C. Mycolactone activation of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome proteins underpins Buruli ulcer formation. J Clin Invest 2013; 123:1501-12. [PMID: 23549080 DOI: 10.1172/jci66576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Mycolactone is a diffusible lipid secreted by the human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, which induces the formation of open skin lesions referred to as Buruli ulcers. Here, we show that mycolactone operates by hijacking the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family of actin-nucleating factors. By disrupting WASP autoinhibition, mycolactone leads to uncontrolled activation of ARP2/3-mediated assembly of actin in the cytoplasm. In epithelial cells, mycolactone-induced stimulation of ARP2/3 concentrated in the perinuclear region, resulting in defective cell adhesion and directional migration. In vivo injection of mycolactone into mouse ears consistently altered the junctional organization and stratification of keratinocytes, leading to epidermal thinning, followed by rupture. This degradation process was efficiently suppressed by coadministration of the N-WASP inhibitor wiskostatin. These results elucidate the molecular basis of mycolactone activity and provide a mechanism for Buruli ulcer pathogenesis. Our findings should allow for the rationale design of competitive inhibitors of mycolactone binding to N-WASP, with anti-Buruli ulcer therapeutic potential.
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- Laure Guenin-Macé
- Institut Pasteur, Unité d'Immunobiologie de l'Infection, Paris, France
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Morita-Ishihara T, Miura M, Iyoda S, Izumiya H, Watanabe H, Ohnishi M, Terajima J. EspO1-2 regulates EspM2-mediated RhoA activity to stabilize formation of focal adhesions in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli-infected host cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55960. [PMID: 23409096 PMCID: PMC3568036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Sakai strain encodes two homologous type III effectors, EspO1-1 and EspO1-2. These EspO1s have amino acid sequence homology with Shigella OspE, which targets integrin-linked kinase to stabilize formation of focal adhesions (FAs). Like OspE, EspO1-1 was localized to FAs in EHEC-infected cells, but EspO1-2 was localized in the cytoplasm. An EHEC ΔespO1-1ΔespO1-2 double mutant induced cell rounding and FA loss in most of infected cells, but neither the ΔespO1-1 nor ΔespO1-2 single mutant did. These results suggested that EspO1-2 functioned in the cytoplasm by a different mechanism from EspO1-1 and OspE. Since several type III effectors modulate Rho GTPase, which contributes to FA formation, we investigated whether EspO1-2 modulates the function of these type III effectors. We identified a direct interaction between EspO1-2 and EspM2, which acts as a RhoA guanine nucleotide exchange factor. Upon ectopic co-expression, EspO1-2 co-localized with EspM2 in the cytoplasm and suppressed EspM2-mediated stress fiber formation. Consistent with these findings, an ΔespO1-1ΔespO1-2ΔespM2 triple mutant did not induce cell rounding in epithelial cells. These results indicated that EspO1-2 interacted with EspM2 to regulate EspM2-mediated RhoA activity and stabilize FA formation during EHEC infection.
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- Tomoko Morita-Ishihara
- Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Yan D, Wang X, Luo L, Cao X, Ge B. Inhibition of TLR signaling by a bacterial protein containing immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs. Nat Immunol 2012; 13:1063-71. [PMID: 23001144 DOI: 10.1038/ni.2417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The protein Tir (translocated intimin receptor) in enteric bacteria shares sequence similarity with the host cellular immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motifs (ITIMs). Despite the importance of Tir in pedestal formation, relatively little is known about the role of Tir and its ITIMs in the regulation of the host immune response. Here we demonstrate that Tir from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) interacted with the host cellular tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 in an ITIM phosphorylation-dependent manner. The association of Tir with SHP-1 facilitated the recruitment of SHP-1 to the adaptor TRAF6 and inhibited the ubiquitination of TRAF6. Moreover, the ITIMs of Tir suppressed EPEC-stimulated expression of proinflammatory cytokines and inhibited intestinal immunity to infection with Citrobacter rodentium. Our findings identify a previously unknown mechanism by which bacterial ITIM-containing proteins can inhibit innate immune responses.
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- Dapeng Yan
- Institute of Health Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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A distinct regulatory sequence is essential for the expression of a subset of nle genes in attaching and effacing Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2012; 194:5589-603. [PMID: 22904277 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00190-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli uses a type III secretion system (T3SS), encoded in the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) pathogenicity island, to translocate a wide repertoire of effector proteins into the host cell in order to subvert cell signaling cascades and promote bacterial colonization and survival. Genes encoding type III-secreted effectors are located in the LEE and scattered throughout the chromosome. While LEE gene regulation is better understood, the conditions and factors involved in the expression of effectors encoded outside the LEE are just starting to be elucidated. Here, we identified a highly conserved sequence containing a 13-bp inverted repeat (IR), located upstream of a subset of genes coding for different non-LEE-encoded effectors in A/E pathogens. Site-directed mutagenesis and deletion analysis of the nleH1 and nleB2 regulatory regions revealed that this IR is essential for the transcriptional activation of both genes. Growth conditions that favor the expression of LEE genes also facilitate the activation of nleH1 and nleB2; however, their expression is independent of the LEE-encoded positive regulators Ler and GrlA but is repressed by GrlR and the global regulator H-NS. In contrast, GrlA and Ler are required for nleA expression, while H-NS silences it. Consistent with their role in the regulation of nleA, purified Ler and H-NS bound to the regulatory region of nleA upstream of its promoter. This work shows that at least two modes of regulation control the expression of effector genes in attaching and effacing (A/E) pathogens, suggesting that a subset of effector functions may be coordinately expressed in a particular niche or time during infection.
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Campellone KG, Siripala AD, Leong JM, Welch MD. Membrane-deforming proteins play distinct roles in actin pedestal biogenesis by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:20613-24. [PMID: 22544751 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.363473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Many bacterial pathogens reorganize the host actin cytoskeleton during the course of infection, including enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), which utilizes the effector protein EspF(U) to assemble actin filaments within plasma membrane protrusions called pedestals. EspF(U) activates N-WASP, a host actin nucleation-promoting factor that is normally auto-inhibited and found in a complex with the actin-binding protein WIP. Under native conditions, this N-WASP/WIP complex is activated by the small GTPase Cdc42 in concert with several different SH3 (Src-homology-3) domain-containing proteins. In the current study, we tested whether SH3 domains from the F-BAR (FCH-Bin-Amphiphysin-Rvs) subfamily of membrane-deforming proteins are involved in actin pedestal formation. We found that three F-BAR proteins: CIP4, FBP17, and TOCA1 (transducer of Cdc42-dependent actin assembly), play different roles during actin pedestal biogenesis. Whereas CIP4 and FBP17 inhibited actin pedestal assembly, TOCA1 stimulated this process. TOCA1 was recruited to pedestals by its SH3 domain, which bound directly to proline-rich sequences within EspF(U). Moreover, EspF(U) and TOCA1 activated the N-WASP/WIP complex in an additive fashion in vitro, suggesting that TOCA1 can augment actin assembly within pedestals. These results reveal that EspF(U) acts as a scaffold to recruit multiple actin assembly factors whose functions are normally regulated by Cdc42.
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- Kenneth G Campellone
- Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA.
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The adaptor molecule Nck localizes the WAVE complex to promote actin polymerization during CEACAM3-mediated phagocytosis of bacteria. PLoS One 2012; 7:e32808. [PMID: 22448228 PMCID: PMC3308951 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND CEACAM3 is a granulocyte receptor mediating the opsonin-independent recognition and phagocytosis of human-restricted CEACAM-binding bacteria. CEACAM3 function depends on an intracellular immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-like sequence that is tyrosine phosphorylated by Src family kinases upon receptor engagement. The phosphorylated ITAM-like sequence triggers GTP-loading of Rac by directly associating with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Vav. Rac stimulation in turn is critical for actin cytoskeleton rearrangements that generate lamellipodial protrusions and lead to bacterial uptake. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In our present study we provide biochemical and microscopic evidence that the adaptor proteins Nck1 and Nck2, but not CrkL, Grb2 or SLP-76, bind to tyrosine phosphorylated CEACAM3. The association is phosphorylation-dependent and requires the Nck SH2 domain. Overexpression of the isolated Nck1 SH2 domain, RNAi-mediated knock-down of Nck1, or genetic deletion of Nck1 and Nck2 interfere with CEACAM3-mediated bacterial internalization and with the formation of lamellipodial protrusions. Nck is constitutively associated with WAVE2 and directs the actin nucleation promoting WAVE complex to tyrosine phosphorylated CEACAM3. In turn, dominant-negative WAVE2 as well as shRNA-mediated knock-down of WAVE2 or the WAVE-complex component Nap1 reduce internalization of bacteria. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide novel mechanistic insight into CEACAM3-initiated phagocytosis. We suggest that the CEACAM3 ITAM-like sequence is optimized to co-ordinate a minimal set of cellular factors needed to efficiently trigger actin-based lamellipodial protrusions and rapid pathogen engulfment.
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de Groot JC, Schlüter K, Carius Y, Quedenau C, Vingadassalom D, Faix J, Weiss SM, Reichelt J, Standfuss-Gabisch C, Lesser CF, Leong JM, Heinz DW, Büssow K, Stradal TEB. Structural basis for complex formation between human IRSp53 and the translocated intimin receptor Tir of enterohemorrhagic E. coli. Structure 2011; 19:1294-306. [PMID: 21893288 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2011.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Revised: 06/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Actin assembly beneath enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) attached to its host cell is triggered by the intracellular interaction of its translocated effector proteins Tir and EspF(U) with human IRSp53 family proteins and N-WASP. Here, we report the structure of the N-terminal I-BAR domain of IRSp53 in complex with a Tir-derived peptide, in which the homodimeric I-BAR domain binds two Tir molecules aligned in parallel. This arrangement provides a protein scaffold linking the bacterium to the host cell's actin polymerization machinery. The structure uncovers a specific peptide-binding site on the I-BAR surface, conserved between IRSp53 and IRTKS. The Tir Asn-Pro-Tyr (NPY) motif, essential for pedestal formation, is specifically recognized by this binding site. The site was confirmed by mutagenesis and in vivo-binding assays. It is possible that IRSp53 utilizes the NPY-binding site for additional interactions with as yet unknown partners within the host cell.
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- Jens C de Groot
- Division of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Brady MJ, Radhakrishnan P, Liu H, Magoun L, Murphy KC, Mukherjee J, Donohue-Rolfe A, Tzipori S, Leong JM. Enhanced Actin Pedestal Formation by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Adapted to the Mammalian Host. Front Microbiol 2011; 2:226. [PMID: 22102844 PMCID: PMC3219212 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 10/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Upon intestinal colonization, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) induces epithelial cells to generate actin “pedestals” beneath bound bacteria, lesions that promote colonization. To induce pedestals, EHEC utilizes a type III secretion system to translocate into the mammalian cell bacterial effectors such as translocated intimin receptor (Tir), which localizes in the mammalian cell membrane and functions as a receptor for the bacterial outer membrane protein intimin. Whereas EHEC triggers efficient pedestal formation during mammalian infection, EHEC cultured in vitro induces pedestals on cell monolayers with relatively low efficiency. To determine whether growth within the mammalian host enhances EHEC pedestal formation, we compared in vitro-cultivated bacteria with EHEC directly isolated from infected piglets. Mammalian adaptation by EHEC was associated with a dramatic increase in the efficiency of cell attachment and pedestal formation. The amounts of intimin and Tir were significantly higher in host-adapted than in in vitro-cultivated bacteria, but increasing intimin or Tir expression, or artificially increasing the level of bacterial attachment to mammalian cells, did not enhance pedestal formation by in vitro-cultivated EHEC. Instead, a functional assay suggested that host-adapted EHEC translocate Tir much more efficiently than does in vitro-cultivated bacteria. These data suggest that adaptation of EHEC to the mammalian intestine enhances bacterial cell attachment, expression of intimin and Tir, and translocation of effectors that promote actin signaling.
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- Michael John Brady
- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA, USA
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Lai Y, Riley K, Cai A, Leong JM, Herman IM. Calpain mediates epithelial cell microvillar effacement by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2011; 2:222. [PMID: 22073041 PMCID: PMC3210503 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A member of the attaching and effacing (AE) family of pathogens, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) induces dramatic changes to the intestinal cell cytoskeleton, including effacement of microvilli. Effacement by the related pathogen enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) requires the activity of the Ca+2-dependent host protease, calpain, which participates in a variety of cellular processes, including cell adhesion and motility. We found that EHEC infection results in an increase in epithelial (CaCo-2a) cell calpain activity and that EHEC-induced microvillar effacement was blocked by ectopic expression of calpastatin, an endogenous calpain inhibitor, or by pretreatment of intestinal cells with a cell-penetrating version of calpastatin. In addition, ezrin, a known calpain substrate that links the plasma membrane to axial actin filaments in microvilli, was cleaved in a calpain-dependent manner during EHEC infection and lost from its normal locale within microvilli. Calpain may be a central conduit through which EHEC and other AE pathogens induce enterocyte cytoskeletal remodeling and exert their pathogenic effects.
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- Yushuan Lai
- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA, USA
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Bustamante VH, Villalba MI, García-Angulo VA, Vázquez A, Martínez LC, Jiménez R, Puente JL. PerC and GrlA independently regulate Ler expression in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol 2011; 82:398-415. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07819.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Dong G, Liu S, Wu Y, Lei C, Zhou J, Zhang S. Diet-induced bacterial immunogens in the gastrointestinal tract of dairy cows: impacts on immunity and metabolism. Acta Vet Scand 2011; 53:48. [PMID: 21824438 PMCID: PMC3161887 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-53-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Dairy cows are often fed high grain diets to meet the energy demand for high milk production or simply due to a lack of forages at times. As a result, ruminal acidosis, especially subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA), occurs frequently in practical dairy production. When SARA occurs, bacterial endotoxin (or lipopolysaccharide, LPS) is released in the rumen and the large intestine in a large amount. Many other bacterial immunogens may also be released in the digestive tract following feeding dairy cows diets containing high proportions of grain. LPS can be translocated into the bloodstream across the epithelium of the digestive tract, especially the lower tract, due to possible alterations of permeability and injuries of the epithelial tissue. As a result, the concentration of blood LPS increases. Immune responses are subsequently caused by circulating LPS, and the systemic effects include increases in concentrations of neutrophils and the acute phase proteins such as serum amyloid-A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp), LPS binding protein (LBP), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in blood. Entry of LPS into blood can also result in metabolic alterations. Blood glucose and nonesterified fatty acid concentrations are enhanced accompanying an increase of blood LPS after increasing the amount of grain in the diet, which adversely affects feed intake of dairy cows. As the proportions of grain in the diet increase, patterns of plasma β-hydoxybutyric acid, cholesterol, and minerals (Ca, Fe, and Zn) are also perturbed. The bacterial immunogens can also lead to reduced supply of nutrients for synthesis of milk components and depressed functions of the epithelial cells in the mammary gland. The immune responses and metabolic alterations caused by circulating bacterial immunogens will exert an effect on milk production. It has been demonstrated that increases in concentrations of ruminal LPS and plasma acute phase proteins (CRP, SAA, and LBP) are associated with declines in milk fat content, milk fat yield, 3.5% fat-corrected milk yield, as well as milk energy efficiency.
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Parti RP, Biswas D, Wang M, Liao M, Dillon JAR. A minD mutant of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 has reduced adherence to human epithelial cells. Microb Pathog 2011; 51:378-83. [PMID: 21798335 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Adherence to epithelial cells is a prerequisite for intestinal colonization by the bacterial pathogen, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). The deletion of minD, a cell division gene, in EHEC caused reduced adherence to human epithelioid cervical carcinoma (HeLa) and human colonic adenocarcinoma (Caco-2) cells as compared to wild-type. The minD mutant formed minicells and filaments owing to aberrant cytokinesis. Moreover, its ability to form microcolonies as typically seen in the co-cultures of wild-type with Caco-2 cells, was abolished. In conclusion, the present study highlights the importance of minD in regards to EHEC adherence to human epithelial cells.
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- Rajinder P Parti
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E3
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Bacterial pathogens interact with host membranes to trigger a wide range of cellular processes during the course of infection. These processes include alterations to the dynamics between the plasma membrane and the actin cytoskeleton, and subversion of the membrane-associated pathways involved in vesicle trafficking. Such changes facilitate the entry and replication of the pathogen, and prevent its phagocytosis and degradation. In this Review, we describe the manipulation of host membranes by numerous bacterial effectors that target phosphoinositide metabolism, GTPase signalling and autophagy.
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Heath RJW, Leong JM, Visegrády B, Machesky LM, Xavier RJ. Bacterial and host determinants of MAL activation upon EPEC infection: the roles of Tir, ABRA, and FLRT3. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1001332. [PMID: 21490959 PMCID: PMC3072376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Infection of host cells by pathogenic microbes triggers signal transduction pathways leading to a multitude of host cell responses including actin cytoskeletal re-arrangements and transcriptional programs. The diarrheagenic pathogens Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and the related Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) subvert the host-cell actin cytoskeleton to form attaching and effacing lesions on the surface of intestinal epithelial cells by injecting effector proteins via a type III secretion system. Here we use a MAL translocation assay to establish the effect of bacterial pathogens on host cell signaling to transcription factor activation. MAL is a cofactor of Serum response factor (SRF), a transcription factor with important roles in the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. We show that EPEC induces nuclear accumulation of MAL-GFP. The translocated intimin receptor is essential for this process and phosphorylation of Tyrosine residues 454 and 474 is important. Using an expression screen we identify FLRT3, C22orf28 and TESK1 as novel activators of SRF. Importantly we demonstrate that ABRA (actin-binding Rho-activating protein, also known as STARS) is necessary for EPEC-induced nuclear accumulation of MAL and the novel SRF activator FLRT3, is a component of this pathway. We further demonstrate that ABRA is important for structural maintenance of EPEC pedestals. Our results uncover novel components in pathogen-activated cytoskeleton signalling to MAL activation. Many significant immune diseases are caused by bacterial pathogens that deliver effector proteins into their host. The pathogen uses these proteins to subvert the hosts' normal cytosolic defense in a way that services the pathogen. It is therefore important to understand the normal processes of a cell and how they are affected by bacterial infection. We have established the effect of bacteria on host cell signalling to the transcription factor serum response factor. Serum response factor is a widely expressed transcription factor that controls the expression of many important genes. We show that Enteropathogenic E. coli infection can activate serum response factor and that the effector protein Tir is essential for this activation. Furthermore, we identify new genes that are important in this infection-induced activation and show that they are important in maintaining structures necessary for Enteropathogenic E. coli infection.
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- Robert J. W. Heath
- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, UMass Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Bearsden, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Garscube Estate, Bearsden, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Opitz D, Maier B. Rapid cytoskeletal response of epithelial cells to force generation by type IV pili. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17088. [PMID: 21340023 PMCID: PMC3038865 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many bacterial pathogens interfere with cellular functions including phagocytosis and barrier integrity. The human pathogen Neissieria gonorrhoeae generates grappling hooks for adhesion, spreading, and induction of signal cascades that lead to formation cortical plaques containing f-actin and ezrin. It is unclear whether high mechanical forces generated by type IV pili (T4P) are a direct signal that leads to cytoskeletal rearrangements and at which time scale the cytoskeletal response occurs. Here we used laser tweezers to mimic type IV pilus mediated force generation by T4P-coated beads on the order of 100 pN. We found that actin-EGFP and ezrin-EGFP accumulated below pilus-coated beads when force was applied. Within 2 min, accumulation significantly exceeded controls without force or without pili, demonstrating that T4P-generated force rapidly induces accumulation of plaque proteins. This finding adds mechanical force to the many strategies by which bacteria modulate the host cell cytoskeleton.
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- Dirk Opitz
- Institut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institut für Molekulare Zellbiologie, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster, Germany
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Recognition of tandem PxxP motifs as a unique Src homology 3-binding mode triggers pathogen-driven actin assembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010; 107:21743-8. [PMID: 21098279 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1010243107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Src homology 3 (SH3) domains are globular protein interaction modules that regulate cell behavior. The classic SH3 ligand-binding site accommodates a hydrophobic PxxP motif and a positively charged specificity-determining residue. We have determined the NMR structure of insulin receptor tyrosine kinase substrate (IRTKS) SH3 domain in complex with a repeat from Escherichia coli-secreted protein F-like protein encoded on prophage U (EspF(U)), a translocated effector of enterohemorrhagic E. coli that commandeers the mammalian actin assembly machinery. EspF(U)-IRTKS interaction is among the highest affinity natural SH3 ligands. Our complex structure reveals a unique type of SH3 interaction based on recognition of tandem PxxP motifs in the ligand. Strikingly, the specificity pocket of IRTKS SH3 has evolved to accommodate a polyproline type II helical peptide analogously to docking of the canonical PxxP by the conserved IRTKS SH3 proline-binding pockets. This cooperative binding explains the high-affinity SH3 interaction and is required for EspF(U)-IRTKS interaction in mammalian cells as well as the formation of localized actin "pedestals" beneath bound bacteria. Importantly, tandem PxxP motifs are also found in mammalian ligands and have been shown to contribute to IRTKS SH3 recognition similarly.
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WASH, WHAMM and JMY: regulation of Arp2/3 complex and beyond. Trends Cell Biol 2010; 20:650-61. [PMID: 20888769 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2010.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Arp2/3 complex mediates the nucleation of actin filaments in multiple subcellular processes, and is activated by nucleation-promoting factors (NPFs) from the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome family. In exciting new developments, this family has grown by three members: WASH, WHAMM and JMY, which extend the repertoire of dynamic membrane structures that are remodeled following Arp2/3 activation in vivo. These novel NPFs share an actin- and Arp2/3-interacting WCA module, and combine Arp2/3 activation with additional biochemical functions, including capping protein inhibition, microtubule engagement or Arp2/3-independent actin nucleation, none of which had been previously associated with canonical WCA-harboring proteins. Uncovering the physiological relevance of these unique activities will require concerted efforts from multiple disciplines, and is sure to impact our understanding of how the cytoskeleton controls so many dynamic subcellular events.
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Molecular characterization of GrlA, a specific positive regulator of ler expression in enteropathogenic Escherichia coli. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:4627-42. [PMID: 20622062 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00307-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) infections are characterized by the formation of attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on the surfaces of infected epithelial cells. The genes required for the formation of A/E lesions are located within the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). Ler is the key regulatory factor controlling the expression of LEE genes. Expression of the ler gene is positively regulated by GrlA, which is encoded by the LEE. Here, we analyze the mechanism by which GrlA positively regulates ler expression and show that in the absence of H-NS, GrlA is no longer essential for ler activation, further confirming that GrlA acts in part as an H-NS antagonist on the ler promoter. Single-amino-acid mutants were constructed to test the functional significance of the putative helix-turn-helix (HTH) DNA binding motif found in the N-terminal half of GrlA, as well as at the C-terminal domain of the protein. Several mutations within the HTH motif, but not all, completely abolished GrlA activity, as well as specific binding to its target sequence downstream from position -54 in the ler regulatory region. Some of these mutants, albeit inactive, were still able to interact with the negative regulator GrlR, indicating that loss of activity was not a consequence of protein misfolding. Additional residues in the vicinity of the HTH domain, as well as at the end of the protein, were also shown to be important for GrlA activity as a transcriptional regulator, but not for its interaction with GrlR. In summary, GrlA consists of at least two functional domains, one involved in transcriptional activation and DNA binding and the other in heterodimerization with GrlR.
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The proteins of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) family are activators of the ubiquitous actin nucleation factor, the Arp2/3 complex. WASP family proteins contain a C-terminal VCA domain that binds and activates the Arp2/3 complex in response to numerous inputs, including Rho family GTPases, phosphoinositide lipids, SH3 domain-containing proteins, kinases, and phosphatases. In the archetypal members of the family, WASP and N-WASP, these signals are integrated through two levels of regulation, an allosteric autoinhibitory interaction, in which the VCA is sequestered from the Arp2/3 complex, and dimerization/oligomerization, in which multi-VCA complexes are better activators of the Arp2/3 complex than monomers. Here, we review the structural, biochemical, and biophysical details of these mechanisms and illustrate how they work together to control WASP activity in response to multiple inputs. These regulatory principles, derived from studies of WASP and N-WASP, are likely to apply broadly across the family.
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- Shae B Padrick
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.
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Tobe T. Cytoskeleton-modulating effectors of enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli: role of EspL2 in adherence and an alternative pathway for modulating cytoskeleton through Annexin A2 function. FEBS J 2010; 277:2403-8. [PMID: 20477868 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07654.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are attaching/effacing pathogens that possess a type III secretion system and deliver a variety of effectors into host cells for successful infection. EHEC produces at least 20 effector families with various functions. Reorganization of the cellular cytoskeleton at the adherent site is a hallmark of these pathogens. EspL2 of EHEC is a novel effector class that can modulate the cellular cytoskeleton. By interacting with and activating Annexin A2, EspL2 contributes to the formation of a condensed microcolony and may adhere to host cells in a translocated intimin receptor-independent manner. The interaction of EspL2 with Annexin A2 increases F-actin bundling activity and strengthens the membrane-cytoskeleton linkage, resulting in the condensation of actin fibers and the induction of a pseudopod-like structure. Membrane microdomains, namely the lipid raft, which is rich in Annexin A2, may be a platform by which EHEC/EPEC infection modulates cellular signaling and the cytoskeleton.
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- Toru Tobe
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Campellone KG. Cytoskeleton-modulating effectors of enteropathogenic and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli: Tir, EspFU and actin pedestal assembly. FEBS J 2010; 277:2390-402. [PMID: 20477869 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07653.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A variety of microbes manipulate the cytoskeleton of mammalian cells to promote their internalization, motility and/or spread. Among such bacteria, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli are closely related pathogens that adhere to human intestinal cells and reorganize the underlying actin cytoskeleton into 'pedestals'. The assembly of pedestals is likely to be an important step in colonization, and is triggered by the E. coli virulence factors translocated intimin receptor and E. coli secreted protein F in prophage U, which modulate multiple host signaling cascades that lead to actin polymerization. In recent years, these bacterial effectors have been exploited as powerful experimental tools for investigating actin cytoskeletal and membrane dynamics, and several studies have significantly advanced our understanding of the regulation of actin assembly in mammalian cells and the potential role of pedestal formation in pathogenesis.
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- Kenneth G Campellone
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Tir, a translocated effector protein from enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), contains two phosphotyrosines that initiate cellular signaling cascades, leading to localized actin polymerization into pedestals. A recent study now shows that two additional tyrosines within Tir recruit the inositol phosphatase SHIP2 to generate a PI(3,4)P2-enriched membrane platform that stabilizes pedestal assembly.
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- Kenneth G Campellone
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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Smith K, Humphreys D, Hume PJ, Koronakis V. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Recruits the Cellular Inositol Phosphatase SHIP2 to Regulate Actin-Pedestal Formation. Cell Host Microbe 2010; 7:13-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2009] [Revised: 10/28/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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