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Zhu Y, Shi H, Tang T, Li Q, Peng Y, Bermudez LE, Hu C, Chen H, Guo A, Chen Y. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase fadD33 Promotes Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Survival in Hostile Extracellular and Intracellular Microenvironments in the Host. Cells 2023; 12:2610. [PMID: 37998345 PMCID: PMC10670722 DOI: 10.3390/cells12222610] [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: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), remains a significant global health challenge. The survival of M. tb in hostile extracellular and intracellular microenvironments is crucial for its pathogenicity. In this study, we discovered a Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) mutant B1033 that potentially affected mycobacterium pathogenicity. This mutant contained an insertion mutation gene, fadD33, which is involved in lipid metabolism; however, its direct role in regulating M. tb infection is not well understood. Here, we found that the absence of fadD33 reduced BCG adhesion and invasion into human pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells and increased the permeability of the mycobacterial cell wall, allowing M. tb to survive in the low pH and membrane pressure extracellular microenvironment of the host cells. The absence of fadD33 also inhibited the survival of BCG in macrophages by promoting the release of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumors necrosis factor-α, through the mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 signaling pathway. Overall, these findings provide new insights into M. tb mechanisms to evade host defenses and might contribute to identifying potential therapeutic and vaccine targets for tuberculosis prevention.
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- Yifan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Y.Z.); (T.T.)
- National Animal Tuberculosis Para-Reference Laboratory (Wuhan) of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Okugbeni N, du Toit A, Cole-Holman V, Johnson G, Loos B, Kinnear C. Measurement of Autophagy Activity Reveals Time-Dependent, Bacteria-Specific Turnover during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Pathogens 2022; 12:pathogens12010024. [PMID: 36678372 PMCID: PMC9864524 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The intracellular pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) uses various mechanisms to evade its killing. One of such is phagosomal damage and cytosolic translocation which is then targeted by the host's bactericidal autophagy pathway. It is suggested that cytosolic translocation of M. tb is time-dependent, occurring at later time points of 48 to 72 h post-infection. It is, however, not known whether increased autophagic targeting correlates with these time points of infection. We investigated the time-dependent profile of autophagy activity through the course of M. tb infection in mammalian macrophages. Autophagy activity was inferred by the turnover measurement of autophagy markers and M. tb bacilli in THP-1 and RAW 264.7 macrophages. Over a period of 4 to 72 h, we observed highest autophagy turnover at 48 h of infection in M. tb-containing cells. This was evident by the highest turnover levels of p62 and intracellular M. tb. This supports observations of phagosomal damage mostly occurring at this time point and reveal the correlation of increased autophagy activity. The findings support the preservation of autophagy activity despite M. tb infection while also highlighting time-dependent differences in M. tb-infected macrophages. Future studies may explore time-dependent exogenous autophagy targeting towards host-directed anti-tuberculosis therapy.
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- Naomi Okugbeni
- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council Genomics Centre, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Neuro Research Group, Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council Genomics Centre, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Neuro Research Group, Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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- DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, US/SAMRC Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council Genomics Centre, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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Lata S, Mahatha AC, Mal S, Gupta UD, Kundu M, Basu J. Unravelling novel roles of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis transcription factor Rv0081 in regulation of the nucleoid-associated proteins Lsr2 and EspR, cholesterol utilization and subversion of lysosomal trafficking in macrophages. Mol Microbiol 2022; 117:1104-1120. [PMID: 35304930 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The transcriptional network of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is designed to enable the organism to withstand host-associated stresses and to exploit the host milieu for its own survival and multiplication. Rv0081 (MT0088) is a transcriptional regulator whose interplay with other gene regulatory proteins and role in enabling M. tuberculosis to thrive within its host is incompletely understood. M. tuberculosis utilizes cholesterol within the granuloma. We show that deletion of Rv0081 compromises the ability of M. tuberculosis to utilize cholesterol as sole carbon source, to subvert lysosomal trafficking, and to form granulomas in vitro. Rv0081 downregulates expression of the nucleoid associated repressor Lsr2, leading to increased expression of the cholesterol catabolism-linked gene kshA and genes of the cholesterol importing operon, accounting for the requirement of Rv0081 in cholesterol utilization. Further, Rv0081 activates EspR which is required for secretion of ESX-1 substrates, which in turn are involved in subversion of lysosomal traffickingof M. tuberculosisand granuloma expansion. These results provide new insight into the role of Rv0081 under conditions which resemble the environment encountered by M. tuberculosis within its host. Rv0081 emergesas a central regulator of genes linked to various pathways which are crucial for the survival of the bacterium in vivo.
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- Suruchi Lata
- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- National JALMA Institute for Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Tajganj, Agra 282004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, 93/1 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009, India
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Dysregulated expression of microRNAs in aqueous humor from intraocular tuberculosis patients. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 49:97-107. [PMID: 34677715 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06846-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Systemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection alters microRNA's expression that controls cellular processes and modulates host defense mechanisms. However, the role of miRNAs in intraocular tuberculosis (IOTB) remains unknown. Therefore, this study aims to identify dysregulated miRNAs in the aqueous humor (AH) of patients with IOTB. METHODS AH from intraocular tuberculosis patients (n = 2) and cataract controls (n = 2) were used for small RNA deep sequencing using HiSeq Illumina sequencing platform. Differentially expressed miRNAs and their targets were identified by the bioinformatics approach, and their regulatory functions were predicted by pathway enrichment analysis. The expression of selected miRNAs and their binding targets were further validated by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). RESULTS In total, we identified 56 differentially expressed miRNAs in the AH of intraocular tuberculosis (IOTB) patients compared to controls. We selected four significantly dysregulated miRNAs (miR-423-5p, miR-328-3p, miR-21-5p, and miR-16-5p) based on the RT-qPCR validation and predicted their gene targets. We developed a miRNA-targets regulatory network by combining pathways of interest and genes associated with TB. We identified that these four miRNAs might play an important role in IOTB pathogenesis via tuberculosis-associated pathways; PI3K-Akt signaling, autophagy and MAPK pathway. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, this study identifies the dysregulation of four miRNAs in the AH of IOTB patients using the ultra-low input small-RNA sequencing approach. Further target prediction and validation identify the role of these miRNAs in tuberculosis pathogenesis via tuberculosis-related pathways. This study identifies miRNAs as potentially ideal biomarkers in the aqueous humor of IOTB patients.
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Duan LY, Liang Y, Gong WP, Xue Y, Mi J, Wang J, Wang L, Jia ZX, Lei H, Liang YM, Liu J, Zheng Y, Wu XQ. Comparative study on the antituberculous effect and mechanism of the traditional Chinese medicines NiuBeiXiaoHe extract and JieHeWan. Mil Med Res 2021; 8:34. [PMID: 34074345 PMCID: PMC8170785 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-021-00324-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The traditional Chinese medicine NiuBeiXiaoHe (NBXH) extract and Chinese medicine preparation JieHeWan (JHW) exhibit anti-tuberculosis effects. The anti- tuberculosis effect of NBXH was compared with that of JHW to elucidate the mechanism of action of NBXH. METHODS BALB/c mice aged 6-8 weeks were randomly divided into a normal control group, Tuberculosis (TB) model group, JHW treatment group, and NBXH treatment group. After 3 and 13 weeks of treatment, the therapeutic effect in each group was evaluated by comparing lung histopathology, lung and liver colony counts, the number of spots representing effector T cells secreting IFN-γ in an ELISPOT, and the levels of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cytokines, which were measured by a cytometric bead array (CBA). Mouse RNA samples were subjected to transcriptome sequencing. RESULTS After 13 weeks of treatment, the mean histopathological lesion area of the NBXH group was significantly smaller than that of the TB model group (P < 0.05). Compared with those in the TB model group, the lung colony counts in the JHW and NBXH groups were significantly decreased (P < 0.05), and the IL-2 and IL-4 levels in the NBXH group were significantly increased (P < 0.05). NBXH partly restored significant changes in gene expression caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. According to GO and KEGG analyses, the changes in biological process (BP), cell composition (CC) and molecular function (MF) terms and in signaling pathways caused by NBXH and JHW treatment were not completely consistent, but they were mainly related to the immune response and inflammatory response in the mouse TB model. CONCLUSIONS NBXH had therapeutic effects similar to those of JHW in improving lung histopathology, reducing lung colony counts, and regulating the levels of cytokines. NBXH restored significant changes in gene expression and repaired cell damage caused by M. tuberculosis infection by regulating immune-related pathways, which clarified the mechanism of action of NBXH.
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- Li-Yao Duan
- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
- HeBei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
- HeBei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000 China
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- Clinical Laboratory, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Pathology Department, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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- Guangdong Qifang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, 510075 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
- HeBei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000 China
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- Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Key Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Tuberculosis Research Institute, the 8th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091 China
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Negi P, Cheke RS, Patil VM. Recent advances in pharmacological diversification of Src family kinase inhibitors. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL HUMAN GENETICS 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s43042-021-00172-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background
Src kinase, a nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinase is composed of 11 members (in human) and is involved in a wide variety of essential functions required to sustain cellular homeostasis and survival.
Main body of the abstract
Deregulated activity of Src family kinase is related to malignant transformation. In 2001, Food and Drug Administration approved imatinib for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia followed by approval of various other inhibitors from this category as effective therapeutics for cancer patients. In the past decade, Src family kinase has been investigated for the treatment of diverse pathologies in addition to cancer. In this regard, we provide a systematic evaluation of Src kinase regarding its mechanistic role in cancer and other diseases. Here we comment on preclinical and clinical success of Src kinase inhibitors in cancer followed by diabetes, hypertension, tuberculosis, and inflammation.
Short conclusion
Studies focusing on the diversified role of Src kinase as potential therapeutical target for the development of medicinally active agents might produce significant advances in the management of not only various types of cancer but also other diseases which are in demand for potent and safe therapeutics.
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Marimani M, AlOmar SY, Aldahmash B, Ahmad A, Stacey S, Duse A. Distinct epigenetic regulation in patients with multidrug-resistant TB-HIV co-infection and uninfected individuals. Mutat Res 2020; 821:111724. [PMID: 33070028 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2020.111724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an airborne pathogenic microorganism that causes tuberculosis (TB). This pathogen invades lung tissues causing pulmonary infections and disseminates into other host organs. The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is employed to provide immune protection against TB; however, its efficacy is dependent on the age, immune status and geographic location of vaccinated individuals. Advanced diagnostic approaches such as GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and line probe assays (LPAs) have allowed rapid detection of drug-resistant, multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mtb strains. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, public and private health institutions are further burdened by the high prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and TB co-infections across different age groups. Epigenetic mechanisms have been widely exploited by Mtb and HIV to bypass the host's innate and adaptive immune responses, leading to microbial proliferation and disease manifestation. In the current study, we investigated the impact of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating target gene expression in healthy and patients co-infected with MDR TB-HIV.
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- Musa Marimani
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Doping Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa; Infectious Diseases, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa; Infectious Diseases, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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Mahatha AC, Mal S, Majumder D, Saha S, Ghosh A, Basu J, Kundu M. RegX3 Activates whiB3 Under Acid Stress and Subverts Lysosomal Trafficking of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a WhiB3-Dependent Manner. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:572433. [PMID: 33042081 PMCID: PMC7525159 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.572433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Two-component systems (TCSs) are central to the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to respond to stress. One such paired TCS is SenX3-RegX3, which responds to phosphate starvation. Here we show that RegX3 is required for M. tuberculosis to withstand low pH, one of the challenges encountered by the bacterium in the host environment, and that RegX3 activates the cytosolic redox sensor WhiB3 to launch an appropriate response to acid stress. We show that the whiB3 promoter of M. tuberculosis harbors a RegX3 binding motif. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs) show that phosphorylated RegX3 (RegX3-P) (but not its unphosphorylated counterpart) binds to this motif, whereas a DNA binding mutant, RegX3 (K204A) fails to do so. Mutation of the putative RegX3 binding motif on the whiB3 promoter, abrogates the binding of RegX3-P. The significance of this binding is established by demonstrating that the expression of whiB3 is significantly attenuated under phosphate starvation or under acid stress in the regX3-inactivated mutant, ΔregX3. Green fluorescent protein (GFP)-based reporter assays further confirm the requirement of RegX3 for the activation of the whiB3 promoter. The compromised survival of ΔregX3 under acid stress and its increased trafficking to the lysosomal compartment are reversed upon complementation with either regX3 or whiB3, suggesting that RegX3 exerts its effects in a WhiB3-dependent manner. Finally, using an in vitro granuloma model, we show that granuloma formation is compromised in the absence of regX3, but restored upon complementation with either regX3 or whiB3. Our findings provide insight into an important role of RegX3 in the network that regulates the survival of M. tuberculosis under acid stress similar to that encountered in its intracellular niche. Our results argue strongly in favor of a role of the RegX3-WhiB3 axis in establishment of M. tuberculosis infection.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bioinformatics, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Division of Bioinformatics, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
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Marimani M, Ahmad A, Stacey S, Duse A. Examining the levels of acetylation, DNA methylation and phosphorylation in HIV-1 positive and multidrug-resistant TB-HIV patients. J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020; 23:232-242. [PMID: 33045438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we examined the impact of epigenetic modifications on host gene functioning by assessing the expression of seven candidate genes in three separate groups including healthy, multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB-HIV co-infected and HIV-1 positive individuals. METHODS Ten patients with MDR TB and HIV-1 co-infection on TB and HIV therapy and a cohort comprised of 10 newly diagnosed individuals with HIV-1 infection were recruited from the TB and HIV clinics at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. Notably, the HIV-1 positive individuals were not placed on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at the time of recruitment and blood collection. A third group consisting of 10 healthy participants without MDR TB or HIV infection was recruited from the University of the Witwatersrand. Blood samples collected from all three cohorts were employed for extraction of plasma, total RNA and genomic DNA. RESULTS Our data indicated that the expression of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and Ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 1 (TET1) genes was significantly increased in HIV-1 positive patients and was lowest in MDR TB-HIV co-infected patients. By contrast, histone acetyltransferase (HAT), histone deacetylase (HDAC), protein tyrosine kinase (PtkA) and protein tyrosine phosphatase (PtpA) mRNA expression levels were substantially enhanced in HIV-1 infected and were lowest in healthy individuals. Conversely, Dicer expression levels were comparable among all three study groups. CONCLUSION Promising preliminary data emanating from this investigation may potentially be used for generation of novel vaccines and therapeutic compounds capable of neutralising MDR TB-HIV and HIV-1 infection.
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- Musa Marimani
- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Infection Control, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
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- Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Infection Control, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Jain N, Kalam H, Singh L, Sharma V, Kedia S, Das P, Ahuja V, Kumar D. Mesenchymal stem cells offer a drug-tolerant and immune-privileged niche to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3062. [PMID: 32546788 PMCID: PMC7297998 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16877-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, while being highly potent in vitro, require prolonged treatment to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infections in vivo. We report here that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) shelter Mtb to help tolerate anti-TB drugs. MSCs readily take up Mtb and allow unabated mycobacterial growth despite having a functional innate pathway of phagosome maturation. Unlike macrophage-resident ones, MSC-resident Mtb tolerates anti-TB drugs remarkably well, a phenomenon requiring proteins ABCC1, ABCG2 and vacuolar-type H+ATPases. Additionally, the classic pro-inflammatory cytokines IFNγ and TNFα aid mycobacterial growth within MSCs. Mechanistically, evading drugs and inflammatory cytokines by MSC-resident Mtb is dependent on elevated PGE2 signaling, which we verify in vivo analyzing sorted CD45-Sca1+CD73+-MSCs from lungs of infected mice. Moreover, MSCs are observed in and around human tuberculosis granulomas, harboring Mtb bacilli. We therefore propose, targeting the unique immune-privileged niche, provided by MSCs to Mtb, can have a major impact on tuberculosis prevention and cure.
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- Neharika Jain
- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Nagpal S, Baksi KD, Kuntal BK, Mande SS. NetConfer: a web application for comparative analysis of multiple biological networks. BMC Biol 2020; 18:53. [PMID: 32430035 PMCID: PMC7236966 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00781-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Most biological experiments are inherently designed to compare changes or transitions of state between conditions of interest. The advancements in data intensive research have in particular elevated the need for resources and tools enabling comparative analysis of biological data. The complexity of biological systems and the interactions of their various components, such as genes, proteins, taxa, and metabolites, have been inferred, represented, and visualized via graph theory-based networks. Comparisons of multiple networks can help in identifying variations across different biological systems, thereby providing additional insights. However, while a number of online and stand-alone tools exist for generating, analyzing, and visualizing individual biological networks, the utility to batch process and comprehensively compare multiple networks is limited. Results Here, we present a graphical user interface (GUI)-based web application which implements multiple network comparison methodologies and presents them in the form of organized analysis workflows. Dedicated comparative visualization modules are provided to the end-users for obtaining easy to comprehend, insightful, and meaningful comparisons of various biological networks. We demonstrate the utility and power of our tool using publicly available microbial and gene expression data. Conclusion NetConfer tool is developed keeping in mind the requirements of researchers working in the field of biological data analysis with limited programming expertise. It is also expected to be useful for advanced users from biological as well as other domains (working with association networks), benefiting from provided ready-made workflows, as they allow to focus directly on the results without worrying about the implementation. While the web version allows using this application without installation and dependency requirements, a stand-alone version has also been supplemented to accommodate the offline requirement of processing large networks.
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- Sunil Nagpal
- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, India
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- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, India
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- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, India. .,Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411 008, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Campus, Pune, 411 008, India.
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- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, India.
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Zhu Y, Xiao Y, Kong D, Liu H, Chen X, Chen Y, Zhu T, Peng Y, Zhai W, Hu C, Chen H, Suo Lang SZ, Guo A, Niu J. Down-Regulation of miR-378d Increased Rab10 Expression to Help Clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Macrophages. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:108. [PMID: 32257967 PMCID: PMC7094154 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) can survive in the hostile microenvironment of cells by escaping host surveillance, but the molecular mechanisms are far from being fully understood. MicroRNAs might be involved in regulation of this intracellular process. By RNAseq of M. tb-infected PMA-differentiated THP-1 macrophages, we previously discovered down-regulation of miR-378d during M. tb infection. This study aimed to investigate the roles of miR-378d in M. tb infection of THP-1 cells by using a miR-378d mimic and inhibitor. First, M. tb infection was confirmed to decrease miR-378d expression in THP-1 and Raw 264.7 macrophages. Then, it was demonstrated that miR-378d mimic promoted, while its inhibitor decreased, M. tb survival in THP-1 cells. Further, the miR-378d mimic suppressed, while its inhibitor enhanced the protein production of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and Rab10 expression. By using siRNA of Rab10 (siRab10) to knock-down the Rab10 gene in THP-1 with or without miR-378d inhibitor transfection, Rab10 was determined to be a miR-378d target during M. tb infection. In addition, a dual luciferase reporter assay with the Rab10 wild-type sequence and mutant for miR-378d binding sites confirmed Rab10 as the target of miR-378d associated with M. tb infection. The involvement of four signal pathways NF-κB, P38, JNK, and ERK in miR-378d regulation was determined by detecting the effect of their respective inhibitors on miR-378d expression, and miR-378d inhibitor on activation of these four signal pathways. As a result, activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway was associated with the down-regulation of miR-378d. In conclusion, during M. tb infection of macrophages, miR-378d was down-regulated and functioned on decreasing M. tb intracellular survival by targeting Rab10 and the process was regulated by activation of the NF-κB and induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6. These findings shed light on further understanding the defense mechanisms in macrophages against M. tb infection.
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- Yifan Zhu
- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Key Laboratory of Ruminant Bio-Products of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China.,Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Veterinary Epidemiology, International Research Center for Animal Disease, Ministry of Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Tibet Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi, China
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The humoral immune response is essential for successful vaccine protection against paratuberculosis in sheep. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:223. [PMID: 31266499 PMCID: PMC6604481 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-1972-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background The role played by the humoral immune response in animals vaccinated against a mycobacterial disease such as paratuberculosis, is not well understood. Sheep vaccinated against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) can still become infected and in some cases succumb to clinical disease. The strength and location of the humoral immune response following vaccination could contribute to the ability of sheep to clear MAP infection. We examined the peripheral antibody response along with the localised humoral response at the site of paratuberculosis infection, the ileum, to better understand how this contributes to MAP infection of sheep following vaccination and exposure. Results Through assessing MAP specific serum IgG1 and IgG levels we show that the timing and strength of the humoral immune response directly relates to prevention of infection following vaccination. Vaccinated sheep that subsequently became infected had significantly reduced levels of MAP specific serum IgG1 early after vaccination. In contrast, vaccinated sheep that did not subsequently become infected had significantly elevated MAP specific serum IgG1 following vaccination. Furthermore, at 12 months post MAP exposure, vaccinated and subsequently uninfected sheep had downregulated expression of genes related to the humoral response in contrast to vaccinated infected sheep where expression levels were upregulated. Conclusions The timing and strength of the humoral immune response following vaccination against paratuberculosis in sheep directly relates to subsequent infection status. An initial strong IgG1 response following vaccination was crucial to prevent infection. Additionally, vaccinated uninfected sheep were able to modulate that response following apparent MAP clearance, unlike vaccinated infected animals where there was apparent dysregulation of the humoral response, which is associated with progression to clinical disease.
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Mehta M, Singh A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis WhiB3 maintains redox homeostasis and survival in response to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 131:50-58. [PMID: 30500421 PMCID: PMC6635127 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) survives under oxidatively and nitosatively hostile niches inside host phagocytes. In other bacteria, adaptation to these stresses is dependent upon the redox sensitive two component systems (e.g., ArcAB) and transcription factors (e.g., FNR/SoxR). However, these factors are absent in Mtb. Therefore, it is not completely understood how Mtb maintains survival and redox balance in response to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Here, we present evidences that a 4Fe-4S-cofactor containing redox-sensitive transcription factor (WhiB3) is exploited by Mtb to adapt under ROS and RNS stress. We show that MtbΔwhiB3 is acutely sensitive to oxidants and to nitrosative agents. Using a genetic biosensor of cytoplasmic redox state (Mrx1-roGFP2) of Mtb, we show that WhiB3 facilitates recovery from ROS (cumene hydroperoxide and hydrogen peroxide) and RNS (acidified nitrite and peroxynitrite). Also, MtbΔwhiB3 displayed reduced survival inside RAW 264.7 macrophages. Consistent with the role of WhiB3 in modulating host-pathogen interaction, we discovered that WhiB3 coordinates the formation of early human granulomas during interaction of Mtb with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Altogether, our study provides empirical proof that WhiB3 is required to mitigate redox stress induced by ROS and RNS, which may be important to activate host/bacterial pathways required for the granuloma development and maintenance.
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- Mansi Mehta
- Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), CV Raman Av, Bangalore 12, India
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- Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), CV Raman Av, Bangalore 12, India.
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MicroRNA-27a controls the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by regulating calcium-associated autophagy. Nat Commun 2018; 9:4295. [PMID: 30327467 PMCID: PMC6191460 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06836-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills millions every year, and there is urgent need to develop novel anti-TB agents due to the fast-growing of drug-resistant TB. Although autophagy regulates the intracellular survival of Mtb, the role of calcium (Ca2+) signaling in modulating autophagy during Mtb infection remains largely unknown. Here, we show that microRNA miR-27a is abundantly expressed in active TB patients, Mtb-infected mice and macrophages. The target of miR-27a is the ER-located Ca2+ transporter CACNA2D3. Targeting of this transporter leads to the downregulation of Ca2+ signaling, thus inhibiting autophagosome formation and promoting the intracellular survival of Mtb. Mice lacking of miR-27a and mice treated with an antagomir to miR-27a are more resistant to Mtb infection. Our findings reveal a strategy for Mtb to increase intracellular survival by manipulating the Ca2+-associated autophagy, and may also support the development of host-directed anti-TB therapeutic approaches. How Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) escapes autophagy-mediated clearance is poorly understood. Here, Liu et al. show that Mtb-induced MicroRNA-27a targets the ER-associated calcium transporter CACNA2D3, leading to suppression of antimicrobial autophagy and to enhanced intracellular survival of Mtb.
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Wehrstedt S, Kubis J, Zimmermann A, Bruns H, Mayer D, Grieshober M, Stenger S. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib reduces the growth of intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis despite impairing T-cell function. Eur J Immunol 2018; 48:1892-1903. [PMID: 30242834 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201847656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Tyrosine kinases are checkpoints for multiple cellular pathways and dysregulation induces malignancies, most notably chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Inhibition of Abl-tyrosine kinases has evolved as a new concept for the treatment of CML and other malignant diseases. Due to the multiple immune-modulatory pathways controlled by tyrosine kinases, treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) will not only affect the biology of malignant cells but also modulate physiological immune functions. To understand the effects of TKIs on host defense against intracellular bacteria, we investigated the immunological impact of the dual Abl/Src TKI dasatinib on the cellular immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Our results demonstrate that dasatinib impaired proliferation, cytokine release (IFN-γ, TNF-α, GM-CSF), expression of granulysin and degranulation of cytotoxic effector molecules of human Mtb-specific T-lymphocytes by inhibition of lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck) phosphorylation. Despite this profound inhibition of T-cell function, dasatinib suppressed growth of virulent Mtb in human macrophages co-cultured with autologous Mtb-specific T-cells (49±15%). Functional analysis suggested that growth inhibition is due to dasatinib-triggered lysosomal acidification in Mtb-infected macrophages. These results highlight the significance of innate immune responses, i.e. acidification of lysosomes, which control the multiplication of intracellular bacteria despite the lack of efficient T-cell support.
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- Stephanie Wehrstedt
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine 5, Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital Ulm, Germany
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Kalam H, Singh K, Chauhan K, Fontana MF, Kumar D. Alternate splicing of transcripts upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection impacts the expression of functional protein domains. IUBMB Life 2018; 70:845-854. [PMID: 30120868 PMCID: PMC7115969 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Previously, we reported that infection of human macrophages with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) results in massive alterations in the pattern of RNA splicing in the host. The finding gained significance since alternate spliced variants of a same gene may have substantially different structure, function, stability, interaction partners, localization, and so forth, owing to inclusion or exclusion of specific exons. To establish a proof-of-concept; on how infection-induced RNA splicing could impact protein functions, here we used RNA-seq data from THP-1 macrophages that were infected with clinical isolate of Mtb. In addition to re-establishing the fact that Mtb infection may cause strain specific alterations in RNA splicing, we also developed a new analysis pipeline resulting in characterization of domain maps of the transcriptome postinfection. For the sake of simplicity, we restricted our analysis to all the kinases in the human genome and considered only pfam classified protein domains and checked their frequency of inclusion or exclusion due to alternate splicing across the conditions and time points. We report massive alterations in the domain architecture of most regulated proteins across the entire kinases highlighting the physiological importance of such an understanding. This study paves way for more detailed analysis of different functional classes of proteins and perturbations to their domain architecture as a consequence of mycobacterial infections. Such analysis would yield unprecedented depth to our understanding of host-pathogen interaction and allow in a more systematic manner targeting of host pathways for controlling the infections.
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- Haroon Kalam
- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Pinto SM, Verma R, Advani J, Chatterjee O, Patil AH, Kapoor S, Subbannayya Y, Raja R, Gandotra S, Prasad TSK. Integrated Multi-Omic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra Redefines Virulence Attributes. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1314. [PMID: 29971057 PMCID: PMC6018540 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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H37Ra is a virulence attenuated strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis widely employed as a model to investigate virulence mechanisms. Comparative high-throughput studies have earlier correlated its avirulence to the presence of specific mutations or absence of certain proteins. However, a recent sequencing study of H37Ra, has disproved several genomic differences earlier reported to be associated with virulence. This warrants further investigations on the H37Ra proteome as well. In this study, we carried out an integrated analysis of the genome, transcriptome, and proteome of H37Ra. In addition to confirming single nucleotide variations (SNVs) and insertion-deletions that were reported earlier, our study provides novel insights into the mutation spectrum in the promoter regions of 7 genes. We also provide transcriptional and proteomic evidence for 3,900 genes representing ~80% of the total predicted gene count including 408 proteins that have not been identified previously. We identified 9 genes whose coding potential was hitherto reported to be absent in H37Ra. These include 2 putative virulence factors belonging to ESAT-6 like family of proteins. Furthermore, proteogenomic analysis enabled us to identify 63 novel proteins coding genes and correct 25 existing gene models in H37Ra genome. A majority of these were found to be conserved in the virulent strain H37Rv as well as in other mycobacterial species suggesting that the differences in the virulent and avirulent strains of M. tuberculosis are not entirely dependent on the expression of certain proteins or their absence but may possibly be ascertained to functional changes.
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- Sneha M Pinto
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India.,School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kollam, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India.,School of Biotechnology, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, New Delhi, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
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Xu B, Gao Y, Zhan S, Ge W. Quantitative proteomic profiling for clarification of the crucial roles of lysosomes in microbial infections. Mol Immunol 2017; 87:122-131. [PMID: 28433889 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2017.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lysosomes play vital roles in both innate and adaptive immunity. It is widely accepted that lysosomes do not function exclusively as a digestive organelle. It is also involved in the process of immune cells against pathogens. However, the changes in the lysosomal proteome caused by infection with various microbes are still largely unknown, and our understanding of the proteome of the purified lysosome is another obstacle that needs to be resolved. Here, we performed a proteomic study on lysosomes enriched from THP1 cells after infection with Listeria monocytogenes (L.m), Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV). In combination with the gene ontology (GO) analysis, we identified 284 lysosomal-related proteins from a total of 4560 proteins. We also constructed the protein-protein interaction networks for the differentially expressed proteins and revealed the core lysosomal proteins, including SRC in the L. m treated group, SRC, GLB1, HEXA and HEXB in the HSV-1 treated group and GLB1, CTSA, CTSB, HEXA and HEXB in the VSV treated group, which are involved in responding to diverse microbial infections. This study not only reveals variable lysosome responses depending on the bacterial or virus infection, but also provides the evidence based on which we propose a novel approach to proteome research for investigation of the function of the enriched organelles.
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- Benhong Xu
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, No 5 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, No 5 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, No 5 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, No 5 Dongdan Santiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100005, China.
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Cheng CY, Gutierrez NM, Marzuki MB, Lu X, Foreman TW, Paleja B, Lee B, Balachander A, Chen J, Tsenova L, Kurepina N, Teng KWW, West K, Mehra S, Zolezzi F, Poidinger M, Kreiswirth B, Kaushal D, Kornfeld H, Newell EW, Singhal A. Host sirtuin 1 regulates mycobacterial immunopathogenesis and represents a therapeutic target against tuberculosis. Sci Immunol 2017; 2. [PMID: 28707004 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.aaj1789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) executes a plethora of immune-evasive mechanisms, which contribute to its pathogenesis, limited efficacy of current therapy, and the emergence of drug-resistant strains. This has led to resurgence in attempts to develop new therapeutic strategies/targets against tuberculosis (TB). We show that Mtb down-regulates sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent deacetylase, in monocytes/macrophages, TB animal models, and TB patients with active disease. Activation of SIRT1 reduced intracellular growth of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant strains of Mtb and induced phagosome-lysosome fusion and autophagy in a SIRT1-dependent manner. SIRT1 activation dampened Mtb-mediated persistent inflammatory responses via deacetylation of RelA/p65, leading to impaired binding of RelA/p65 on the promoter of inflammatory genes. In Mtb-infected mice, the use of SIRT1 activators ameliorated lung pathology, reduced chronic inflammation, and enhanced efficacy of anti-TB drug. Mass cytometry-based high-dimensional analysis revealed that SIRT1 activation mediated modulation of lung myeloid cells in Mtb-infected mice. Myeloid cell-specific SIRT1 knockout mice display increased inflammatory responses and susceptibility to Mtb infection. Collectively, these results provide a link between SIRT1 activation and TB pathogenesis and indicate a potential of SIRT1 activators in designing an effective and clinically relevant host-directed therapies for TB.
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- Catherine Y Cheng
- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Public Health Research Institute of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.,New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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- Public Health Research Institute of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Public Health Research Institute of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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Kalam H, Fontana MF, Kumar D. Alternate splicing of transcripts shape macrophage response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006236. [PMID: 28257432 PMCID: PMC5352146 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Transcriptional reprogramming of macrophages upon Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is widely studied; however, the significance of alternate splicing (AS) in shaping cellular responses to mycobacterial infections is not yet appreciated. Alternate splicing can influence transcript stability or structure, function and localization of corresponding proteins thereby altering protein stoichiometry and physiological consequences. Using comprehensive analysis of a time-series RNA-seq data obtained from human macrophages infected with virulent or avirulent strains of Mtb, we show extensive remodeling of alternate splicing in macrophage transcriptome. The global nature of this regulation was evident since genes belonging to functional classes like trafficking, immune response, autophagy, redox and metabolism showed marked departure in the pattern of splicing in the infected macrophages. The systemic perturbation of splicing machinery in the infected macrophages was apparent as genes involved at different stages of spliceosome assembly were also regulated at the splicing level. Curiously there was a considerable increase in the expression of truncated/non-translatable variants of several genes, specifically upon virulent infections. Increased expression of truncated transcripts correlated with a decline in the corresponding protein levels. We verified the physiological relevance for one such candidate gene RAB8B; whose truncated variant gets enriched in H37Rv infected cells. Upon tweaking relative abundance of longer or shorter variants of RAB8B transcripts by specialized transduction, mycobacterial targeting to lysosomes could be promoted or blocked respectively, which also resulted in corresponding changes in the bacterial survival. Our results show RAB8B recruitment to the mycobacterial phagosomes is required for phagosome maturation. Thus the abundance of truncated RAB8B variant helps virulent Mtb survival by limiting the RAB8B levels in the cells, a mechanism which we subsequently verified in human primary macrophages. Taken together we demonstrate alternate splicing as a new locus of intervention by Mtb and provide attractive alternative to exploit for novel drug targets against Mtb.
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- Haroon Kalam
- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Cellular Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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Kuntal BK, Dutta A, Mande SS. CompNet: a GUI based tool for comparison of multiple biological interaction networks. BMC Bioinformatics 2016; 17:185. [PMID: 27112575 PMCID: PMC4845442 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-016-1013-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Network visualization and analysis tools aid in better understanding of complex biological systems. Furthermore, to understand the differences in behaviour of system(s) under various environmental conditions (e.g. stress, infection), comparing multiple networks becomes necessary. Such comparisons between multiple networks may help in asserting causation and in identifying key components of the studied biological system(s). Although many available network comparison methods exist, which employ techniques like network alignment and querying to compute pair-wise similarity between selected networks, most of them have limited features with respect to interactive visual comparison of multiple networks. Results In this paper, we present CompNet - a graphical user interface based network comparison tool, which allows visual comparison of multiple networks based on various network metrics. CompNet allows interactive visualization of the union, intersection and/or complement regions of a selected set of networks. Different visualization features (e.g. pie-nodes, edge-pie matrix, etc.) aid in easy identification of the key nodes/interactions and their significance across the compared networks. The tool also allows one to perform network comparisons on the basis of neighbourhood architecture of constituent nodes and community compositions, a feature particularly useful while analyzing biological networks. To demonstrate the utility of CompNet, we have compared a (time-series) human gene-expression dataset, post-infection by two strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, overlaid on the human protein-protein interaction network. Using various functionalities of CompNet not only allowed us to comprehend changes in interaction patterns over the course of infection, but also helped in inferring the probable fates of the host cells upon infection by the two strains. Conclusions CompNet is expected to be a valuable visual data mining tool and is freely available for academic use from http://metagenomics.atc.tcs.com/compnet/ or http://121.241.184.233/compnet/ Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12859-016-1013-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bhusan K Kuntal
- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, Maharashtra, India
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- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, Maharashtra, India
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- Bio-Sciences R&D Division, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., 54-B, Hadapsar Industrial Estate, Pune, 411 013, Maharashtra, India.
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Targeting Drug-Sensitive and -Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Inhibition of Src Family Kinases Lowers Disease Burden and Pathology. mSphere 2016; 1:mSphere00043-15. [PMID: 27303736 PMCID: PMC4894694 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00043-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The existing treatment regimen for tuberculosis (TB) suffers from deficiencies like high doses of antibiotics, long treatment duration, and inability to kill persistent populations in an efficient manner. Together, these contribute to the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Recently, several host factors were identified which help intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the macrophage. These factors serve as attractive targets for developing alternate therapeutic strategies against M. tuberculosis. This strategy promises to be effective against drug-resistant strains. The approach also has potential to considerably lower the risk of emergence of new drug-resistant strains. We explored tyrosine kinase Src as a host factor exploited by virulent M. tuberculosis for intracellular survival. We show that Src inhibition can effectively control tuberculosis in infected guinea pigs. Moreover, Src inhibition ameliorated TB-associated pathology in guinea pigs. Thus, Src inhibitors have strong potential to be developed as possible anti-TB drugs. In view of emerging drug resistance among bacterial pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the development of novel therapeutic strategies is increasingly being sought. A recent paradigm in antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug development is to target the host molecules that are crucial for intracellular survival of the pathogen. We previously showed the importance of Src tyrosine kinases in mycobacterial pathogenesis. Here, we report that inhibition of Src significantly reduced survival of H37Rv as well as multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extremely drug-resistant (XDR) strains of M. tuberculosis in THP-1 macrophages. Src inhibition was also effective in controlling M. tuberculosis infection in guinea pigs. In guinea pigs, reduced M. tuberculosis burden due to Src inhibition also led to a marked decline in the disease pathology. In agreement with the theoretical framework of host-directed approaches against the pathogen, Src inhibition was equally effective against an XDR strain in controlling infection in guinea pigs. We propose that Src inhibitors could be developed into effective host-directed anti-TB drugs, which could be indiscriminately used against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis. IMPORTANCE The existing treatment regimen for tuberculosis (TB) suffers from deficiencies like high doses of antibiotics, long treatment duration, and inability to kill persistent populations in an efficient manner. Together, these contribute to the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Recently, several host factors were identified which help intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the macrophage. These factors serve as attractive targets for developing alternate therapeutic strategies against M. tuberculosis. This strategy promises to be effective against drug-resistant strains. The approach also has potential to considerably lower the risk of emergence of new drug-resistant strains. We explored tyrosine kinase Src as a host factor exploited by virulent M. tuberculosis for intracellular survival. We show that Src inhibition can effectively control tuberculosis in infected guinea pigs. Moreover, Src inhibition ameliorated TB-associated pathology in guinea pigs. Thus, Src inhibitors have strong potential to be developed as possible anti-TB drugs.
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Aulicino A, Dinan AM, Miranda-CasoLuengo AA, Browne JA, Rue-Albrecht K, MacHugh DE, Loftus BJ. High-throughput transcriptomics reveals common and strain-specific responses of human macrophages to infection with Mycobacterium abscessus Smooth and Rough variants. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:1046. [PMID: 26654095 PMCID: PMC4674915 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2246-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Mycobacterium abscessus (MAB) is an emerging pathogen causing pulmonary infections in those with inflammatory lung disorders, such as Cystic Fibrosis (CF), and is associated with the highest fatality rate among rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM). Phenotypically, MAB manifests as either a Smooth (MAB-S) or a Rough (MAB-R) morphotype, which differ in their levels of cell wall glycopeptidolipids (GPLs) and in their pathogenicity in vivo. As one of the primary immune cells encountered by MAB, we sought to examine the early transcriptional events within macrophages, following infection with both MAB-S or MAB-R. Results We sampled the transcriptomes (mRNA and miRNA) of THP-1-derived macrophages infected with both MAB-R and MAB-S at 1, 4 and 24 h post-infection (hpi) using RNA-seq. A core set of 606 genes showed consistent expression profiles in response to both morphotypes, corresponding to the early transcriptional response to MAB. The core response is type I Interferon (IFN)-driven, involving the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways with concomitant pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and network analysis identified STAT1, EGR1, and SRC as key hub and bottleneck genes. MAB-S elicited a more robust transcriptional response at both the mRNA and miRNA levels, which was reflected in higher cytokine levels in culture supernatants. The transcriptional profiles of macrophages infected with both morphotypes were highly correlated, however, and a direct comparison identified few genes to distinguish them. Most of the induced miRNAs have previously been associated with mycobacterial infection and overall miRNA expression patterns were similarly highly correlated between the morphotypes. Conclusions The report here details the first whole transcriptome analysis of the early macrophage response to MAB infection. The overall picture at the early stages of macrophage infection is similar to that of other mycobacteria, reflected in a core type I IFN and pro-inflammatory cytokine response. Large-scale transcriptional differences in the host response to the different MAB morphotypes are not evident in the early stages of infection, however the subset of genes with distinct expression profiles suggest potentially interesting differences in internal trafficking of MAB within macrophages. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-2246-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Anna Aulicino
- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland.
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- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. .,UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland.
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Mehta M, Rajmani RS, Singh A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis WhiB3 Responds to Vacuolar pH-induced Changes in Mycothiol Redox Potential to Modulate Phagosomal Maturation and Virulence. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:2888-903. [PMID: 26637353 PMCID: PMC4742752 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.684597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to resist intraphagosomal stresses, such as oxygen radicals and low pH, is critical for its persistence. Here, we show that a cytoplasmic redox sensor, WhiB3, and the major M. tuberculosis thiol, mycothiol (MSH), are required to resist acidic stress during infection. WhiB3 regulates the expression of genes involved in lipid anabolism, secretion, and redox metabolism, in response to acidic pH. Furthermore, inactivation of the MSH pathway subverted the expression of whiB3 along with other pH-specific genes in M. tuberculosis. Using a genetic biosensor of mycothiol redox potential (EMSH), we demonstrated that a modest decrease in phagosomal pH is sufficient to generate redox heterogeneity in EMSH of the M. tuberculosis population in a WhiB3-dependent manner. Data indicate that M. tuberculosis needs low pH as a signal to alter cytoplasmic EMSH, which activates WhiB3-mediated gene expression and acid resistance. Importantly, WhiB3 regulates intraphagosomal pH by down-regulating the expression of innate immune genes and blocking phagosomal maturation. We show that this block in phagosomal maturation is in part due to WhiB3-dependent production of polyketide lipids. Consistent with these observations, MtbΔwhiB3 displayed intramacrophage survival defect, which can be rescued bypharmacological inhibition of phagosomal acidification. Last, MtbΔwhiB3 displayed marked attenuation in the lungs of guinea pigs. Altogether, our study revealed an intimate link between vacuolar acidification, redox physiology, and virulence in M. tuberculosis and discovered WhiB3 as crucial mediator of phagosomal maturation arrest and acid resistance in M. tuberculosis.
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- Mansi Mehta
- From the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 12, India and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi 67, India
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 12, India and
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- From the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 12, India and
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Chandra P, Ghanwat S, Matta SK, Yadav SS, Mehta M, Siddiqui Z, Singh A, Kumar D. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inhibits RAB7 Recruitment to Selectively Modulate Autophagy Flux in Macrophages. Sci Rep 2015; 5:16320. [PMID: 26541268 PMCID: PMC4635374 DOI: 10.1038/srep16320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Here we report a novel regulatory mechanism for autophagy-mediated degradation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and specific strategy exploited by the virulent Mtb to evade it. We show while both avirulent (H37Ra) and virulent (H37Rv) mycobacteria could readily localize to autophagosomes, their maturation into autolysosomes (flux) was significantly inhibited by the latter strain. The inhibition of autophagy flux by the virulent strain was highly selective, as it did not perturb the basal autophagy flux in the macrophages. Selective inhibition of flux of Mtb-containing autophagosomes required virulence regulators PhoP and ESAT-6. We show that the maturation of Mtb-containing autophagosomes into autolysosomes required recruitment of the late endosome marker RAB7, forming the intermediate compartment amphisomes. Virulent Mtb selectively evaded their targeting to the amphisomes. Thus we report a crosstalk between autophagy and phagosome maturation pathway and highlight the adaptability of Mtb, manifested by selective regulation of autophagy flux.
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- Pallavi Chandra
- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.,Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Immunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Neutrophil-Derived MMP-8 Drives AMPK-Dependent Matrix Destruction in Human Pulmonary Tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog 2015; 11:e1004917. [PMID: 25996154 PMCID: PMC4440706 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pulmonary cavities, the hallmark of tuberculosis (TB), are characterized by high mycobacterial load and perpetuate the spread of M. tuberculosis. The mechanism of matrix destruction resulting in cavitation is not well defined. Neutrophils are emerging as key mediators of TB immunopathology and their influx are associated with poor outcomes. We investigated neutrophil-dependent mechanisms involved in TB-associated matrix destruction using a cellular model, a cohort of 108 patients, and in separate patient lung biopsies. Neutrophil-derived NF-kB-dependent matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) secretion was up-regulated in TB and caused matrix destruction both in vitro and in respiratory samples of TB patients. Collagen destruction induced by TB infection was abolished by doxycycline, a licensed MMP inhibitor. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contain MMP-8 and are increased in samples from TB patients. Neutrophils lined the circumference of human pulmonary TB cavities and sputum MMP-8 concentrations reflected TB radiological and clinical disease severity. AMPK, a central regulator of catabolism, drove neutrophil MMP-8 secretion and neutrophils from AMPK-deficient patients secrete lower MMP-8 concentrations. AMPK-expressing neutrophils are present in human TB lung biopsies with phospho-AMPK detected in nuclei. These data demonstrate that neutrophil-derived MMP-8 has a key role in the immunopathology of TB and is a potential target for host-directed therapy in this infectious disease.
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Poirier V, Bach H, Av-Gay Y. Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes anti-apoptotic activity of the macrophage by PtpA protein-dependent dephosphorylation of host GSK3α. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:29376-85. [PMID: 25187516 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.582502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis tyrosine phosphatase PtpA inhibits two key cellular events in macrophages required for the elimination of invading organisms, phagosome acidification, and maturation. Kinome analysis revealed multiple PtpA-dependent changes to the phosphorylation status of macrophage proteins upon M. tuberculosis infection. Among those proteins we show that PtpA dephosphorylates GSK3α on amino acid Tyr(279), which leads to modulation of GSK3α anti-apoptotic activity, promoting pathogen survival early during infection.
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- Valérie Poirier
- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada
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- From the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada
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Lechartier B, Rybniker J, Zumla A, Cole ST. Tuberculosis drug discovery in the post-post-genomic era. EMBO Mol Med 2014; 6:158-68. [PMID: 24401837 PMCID: PMC3927952 DOI: 10.1002/emmm.201201772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The expectation that genomics would result in new therapeutic interventions for infectious diseases remains unfulfilled. In the post-genomic era, the decade immediately following the availability of the genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculosis (TB) drug discovery relied heavily on the target-based approach but this proved unsuccessful leading to a return to whole cell screening. Genomics underpinned screening by providing knowledge and many enabling technologies, most importantly whole genome resequencing to find resistance mutations and targets, and this resulted in a selection of leads and new TB drug candidates that are reviewed here. Unexpectedly, many new targets were found to be ‘promiscuous’ as they were inhibited by a variety of different compounds. In the post-post-genomics era, more advanced technologies have been implemented and these include high-content screening, screening for inhibitors of latency, the use of conditional knock-down mutants for validated targets and siRNA screens. In addition, immunomodulation and pharmacological manipulation of host functions are being explored in an attempt to widen our therapeutic options.
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- Benoit Lechartier
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Global Health Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Sanjurjo L, Amézaga N, Vilaplana C, Cáceres N, Marzo E, Valeri M, Cardona PJ, Sarrias MR. The scavenger protein apoptosis inhibitor of macrophages (AIM) potentiates the antimicrobial response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by enhancing autophagy. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79670. [PMID: 24223991 PMCID: PMC3817138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophages (AIM), a scavenger protein secreted by tissue macrophages, is transcriptionally regulated by the nuclear receptor Liver X Receptor (LXR) and Retinoid X Receptor (RXR) heterodimer. Given that LXR exerts a protective immune response against M. tuberculosis, here we analyzed whether AIM is involved in this response. In an experimental murine model of tuberculosis, AIM serum levels peaked dramatically early after infection with M. tuberculosis, providing an in vivo biological link to the disease. We therefore studied the participation of AIM in macrophage response to M. tuberculosis in vitro. For this purpose, we used the H37Rv strain to infect THP-1 macrophages transfected to stably express AIM, thereby increasing infected macrophage survival. Furthermore, the expression of this protein enlarged foam cell formation by enhancing intracellular lipid content. Phagocytosis assays with FITC-labeled M. tuberculosis bacilli indicated that this protein was not involved in bacterial uptake; however, AIM expression decreased the number of intracellular cfus by up to 70% in bacterial killing assays, suggesting that AIM enhances macrophage mycobactericidal activity. Accordingly, M. tuberculosis-infected AIM-expressing cells upregulated the production of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, real-time PCR analysis showed increased mRNA levels of the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and defensin 4B. These increases were concomitant with greater cellular concentrations of the autophagy-related molecules Beclin 1 and LC3II, as well as enhanced acidification of mycobacterial phagosomes and LC3 co-localization. In summary, our data support the notion that AIM contributes to key macrophage responses to M. tuberculosis.
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- Lucía Sanjurjo
- Innate Immunity Group, Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
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- Innate Immunity Group, Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
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- Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental (UTE), Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto Carlos III, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental (UTE), Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto Carlos III, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental (UTE), Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto Carlos III, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Microscopy Platform, Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Unitat de Tuberculosi Experimental (UTE), Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto Carlos III, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Innate Immunity Group, Fundació Institut d’Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP), Badalona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain
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Guerra-Laso JM, González-García S, González-Cortés C, Diez-Tascón C, López-Medrano R, Rivero-Lezcano OM. Macrophages from elders are more permissive to intracellular multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 35:1235-50. [PMID: 22791369 PMCID: PMC3705107 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-012-9451-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The elderly account for a disproportionate share of all tuberculosis cases, and the population ageing may not fully explain this phenomenon. We have performed in vitro infection experiments to investigate whether there is an immunological basis for the apparent susceptibility of elders to tuberculosis. In our infection model, Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces a higher production of interleukin (IL)-6 and reactive oxygen species in macrophages from elders than from younger adults. This response did not prevent, however, an increased multiplication of M. tuberculosis in macrophages from elders as compared with the growth observed within cells from adults. By performing a factorial experiment, we have found that IFN-γ, but not IL-1β, IL-6 or TNF-α, stimulate the macrophages to restrict the multiplication of the bacterium in macrophages from elders. Although monocytes from elders seem to be in a higher level of activation, we present evidences that protein tyrosine phosphorylation response induced by M. tuberculosis is stronger in monocytes from adults than from elders. Using a protein array that detects 71 tyrosine phosphorylated kinases, we identified Pyk2 as the only kinase that displayed a difference of intensity larger than 50 % in adults than in elders. Furthermore, monocytes from elders that were incubated in the presence of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (genistein and PP2) allowed a higher level of bacterial multiplication. These observations may help to explain the susceptibility of elders to tuberculosis. An unexpected result was that both genistein and its negative control, daidzein, abundant soy isoflavones, promoted intracellular mycobacterial growth.
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- José M. Guerra-Laso
- />Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de León, Altos de Nava s/n, 24008 León, Spain
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- />Unidad de Investigación, Hospital de León, Edif. S. Antonio Abad, Altos de Nava s/n, 24008 León, Spain
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- />Unidad de Investigación, Hospital de León, Edif. S. Antonio Abad, Altos de Nava s/n, 24008 León, Spain
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- />Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital de León, Altos de Nava s/n, 24008 León, Spain
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- />Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Comarcal del Bierzo, Médicos sin Fronteras, 7, 24411 Fuentesnuevas, Spain
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- />Unidad de Investigación, Hospital de León, Edif. S. Antonio Abad, Altos de Nava s/n, 24008 León, Spain
- />Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, Parque de Santa Clara s/n, 42002 Soria, Spain
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Zhang J. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Novel Entry Mechanisms and a Central Role of SRC in Host Defense during High Multiplicity Mycobacterial Infection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65128. [PMID: 23824656 PMCID: PMC3688827 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infects an estimated one-third of the global population and is one of the main causes of mortality from an infectious agent. The characteristics of macrophages challenged by MTB with a high multiplicity of infection (MOI), which mimics both clinical disseminated infection and granuloma formation, are distinct from macrophages challenged with a low MOI. To better understand the cross talk between macrophage host cells and mycobacteria, we compared the transcription patterns of mouse macrophages infected with bacille Calmette-Guérin, H37Ra and M. smegmatis. Attention was focused on the changes in the abundance of transcripts related to immune system function. From the results of a transcriptome profiling study with a high mycobacterial MOI, we defined a pathogen-specific host gene expression pattern. The present study suggests that two integrins, ITGA5 and ITGAV, are novel cell surface receptors mediating mycobacterium entry into macrophages challenged with high MOI. Our results indicate that SRC likely plays a central role in regulating multiple unique signaling pathways activated by MTB infection. The integrated results increase our understanding of the molecular networks behind the host innate immune response and identify important targets that might be useful for the development of tuberculosis therapy.
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- Jay Zhang
- Genomics Research Centre, Griffith Health Institute, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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Goletti D, Petruccioli E, Romagnoli A, Piacentini M, Fimia GM. Autophagy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a passepartout to flush the intruder out? Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2013; 24:335-43. [PMID: 23395260 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2013.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a global health calamity. The causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), has evolved elaborate survival mechanisms in humans, allowing it to remain in a clinically latent infection state, constantly engaging the immune system, with the possibility to progress to active disease. Autophagy is a cellular process responsible for the degradation of intracellular components, including invading pathogens, playing an important role in both innate and adaptive immunity. In this review, we describe the molecular mechanisms employed by M. tuberculosis to avoid autophagic degradation and exploit this process to its own advantage. Moreover, we discuss the multiple roles played by autophagy in the immune responses to M. tuberculosis, and its unforeseen contribution to the antibacterial activity of tuberculosis-specific drugs.
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- Delia Goletti
- Translational Research Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Preclinical Research, INMI, Rome, Italy
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