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Hayakawa ESH, Ueki M, Alhatmi E, Oiki S, Tokumasu F, Mitchell DC, Iwamoto M. Different lateral packing stress in acyl chains alters KcsA orientation and structure in lipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2024; 1866:184338. [PMID: 38763269 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2024.184338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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The molecular structures of the various intrinsic lipids in membranes regulate lipid-protein interactions. These different lipid structures with unique volumes produce different lipid molecular packing stresses/lateral stresses in lipid membranes. Most studies examining lipid packing effects have used phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), which are the main phospholipids of eukaryotic cell membranes. In contrast, Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacterial membranes are composed primarily of phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and PE, and the physical and thermodynamic properties of each acyl chain in PG at the molecular level remain unresolved. In this study, we used 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (POPG, 16:0-18:1 PG) and 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (PAPG, 16:0-20:4 PG) to prepare lipid bilayers (liposome) with the rod-type fluorescence probe DPH. We measured the lipid packing conditions by determining the rotational freedom of DPH in POPG or PAPG bilayers. Furthermore, we investigated the effect of different monoacyl chains on a K+ channel (KcsA) structure when embedded in POPG or PAPG membranes. The results revealed that differences in the number of double bonds and carbon chain length in the monoacyl chain at sn-2 affected the physicochemical properties of the membrane and the structure and orientation of KcsA.
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- Eri Saki H Hayakawa
- Division of Medical Zoology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan.
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- Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201-0751, USA
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Architecture Studies, Division of Shionogi Global Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan; Department of Laboratory Sciences, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Gunma University, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8514, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201-0751, USA
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- Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuoka Shimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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Nehls C, Schröder M, Haubenthal T, Haas A, Gutsmann T. The mechanistic basis of the membrane-permeabilizing activities of the virulence-associated protein A (VapA) from Rhodococcus equi. Mol Microbiol 2024; 121:578-592. [PMID: 38308564 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15233] [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: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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Pathogenic Rhodococcus equi release the virulence-associated protein A (VapA) within macrophage phagosomes. VapA permeabilizes phagosome and lysosome membranes and reduces acidification of both compartments. Using biophysical techniques, we found that VapA interacts with model membranes in four steps: (i) binding, change of mechanical properties, (ii) formation of specific membrane domains, (iii) permeabilization within the domains, and (iv) pH-specific transformation of domains. Biosensor data revealed that VapA binds to membranes in one step at pH 6.5 and in two steps at pH 4.5 and decreases membrane fluidity. The integration of VapA into lipid monolayers was only significant at lateral pressures <20 mN m-1 indicating preferential incorporation into membrane regions with reduced integrity. Atomic force microscopy of lipid mono- and bilayers showed that VapA increased the surface heterogeneity of liquid disordered domains. Furthermore, VapA led to the formation of a new microstructured domain type and, at pH 4.5, to the formation of 5 nm high domains. VapA binding, its integration and lipid domain formation depended on lipid composition, pH, protein concentration and lateral membrane pressure. VapA-mediated permeabilization is clearly distinct from that caused by classical microbial pore formers and is a key contribution to the multiplication of Rhodococcus equi in phagosomes.
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- Christian Nehls
- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Germany
- Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science KiNSIS, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany
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- Cell Biology Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Biophysics, Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center, Borstel, Germany
- Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Germany
- Kiel Nano, Surface and Interface Science KiNSIS, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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Lee SY, Marando VM, Smelyansky SR, Kim DE, Calabretta PJ, Warner TC, Bryson BD, Kiessling LL. Selective Glycan Labeling of Mannose-Containing Glycolipids in Mycobacteria. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:377-385. [PMID: 38112296 PMCID: PMC10914408 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is one of history's most successful human pathogens. By subverting typical immune responses, Mtb can persist within a host until conditions become favorable for growth and proliferation. Virulence factors that enable mycobacteria to modulate host immune systems include a suite of mannose-containing glycolipids: phosphatidylinositol mannosides, lipomannan, and lipoarabinomannan (LAM). Despite their importance, tools for their covalent capture, modification, and imaging are limited. Here, we describe a chemical biology strategy to detect and visualize these glycans. Our approach, biosynthetic incorporation, is to synthesize a lipid-glycan precursor that can be incorporated at a late-stage step in glycolipid biosynthesis. We previously demonstrated selective mycobacterial arabinan modification by biosynthetic incorporation using an exogenous donor. This report reveals that biosynthetic labeling is general and selective: it allows for cell surface mannose-containing glycolipid modification without nonspecific labeling of mannosylated glycoproteins. Specifically, we employed azido-(Z,Z)-farnesyl phosphoryl-β-d-mannose probes and took advantage of the strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition to label and directly visualize the localization and dynamics of mycobacterial mannose-containing glycolipids. Our studies highlight the generality and utility of biosynthetic incorporation as the probe structure directs the selective labeling of distinct glycans. The disclosed agents allowed for direct tracking of the target immunomodulatory glycolipid dynamics in cellulo. We anticipate that these probes will facilitate investigating the diverse biological roles of these glycans.
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- So Young Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Aiello A, Najafi-Fard S, Goletti D. Initial immune response after exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis or to SARS-COV-2: similarities and differences. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1244556. [PMID: 37662901 PMCID: PMC10470049 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1244556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), whose etiologic agent is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), are currently the two deadliest infectious diseases in humans, which together have caused about more than 11 million deaths worldwide in the past 3 years. TB and COVID-19 share several aspects including the droplet- and aerosol-borne transmissibility, the lungs as primary target, some symptoms, and diagnostic tools. However, these two infectious diseases differ in other aspects as their incubation period, immune cells involved, persistence and the immunopathological response. In this review, we highlight the similarities and differences between TB and COVID-19 focusing on the innate and adaptive immune response induced after the exposure to Mtb and SARS-CoV-2 and the pathological pathways linking the two infections. Moreover, we provide a brief overview of the immune response in case of TB-COVID-19 co-infection highlighting the similarities and differences of each individual infection. A comprehensive understanding of the immune response involved in TB and COVID-19 is of utmost importance for the design of effective therapeutic strategies and vaccines for both diseases.
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- Translational Research Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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de Almeida PE, Pereira de Sousa NM, Rampinelli PG, Silva RVDS, Correa JR, D’Avila H. Lipid droplets as multifunctional organelles related to the mechanism of evasion during mycobacterial infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1102643. [PMID: 36909724 PMCID: PMC9996354 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1102643] [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: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria of the Mycobaterium tuberculosis (Mtb) complex. The modulation of the lipid metabolism has been implicated in the immune response regulation, including the formation of lipid droplets (LD)s, LD-phagosome association and eicosanoid synthesis. Mtb, M. bovis BCG and other pathogenic mycobacteria, as well as wall components, such as LAM, can induce LDs formation in a mechanism involving surface receptors, for instance TLRs, CD36, CD14, CD11b/CD18 and others. In addition, the activation of the lipid-activated nuclear receptor PPARγ is involved in the mechanisms of LD biogenesis, as well as in the modulation of the synthesis of lipid mediators. In infected cells, LDs are sites of compartmentalized prostaglandin E2 synthesis involved in macrophage deactivation, bacterial replication and regulation of the host cytokine profile. LDs also have a function in vesicle traffic during infection. Rab7 and RILP, but not Rab5, are located on LDs of infected macrophages, suggesting that LDs and phagosomes could exchange essential proteins for phagosomal maturation, interfering in mycobacterial survival. The pharmacological inhibition of LDs biogenesis affects the bacterial replication and the synthesis of lipid mediators and cytokines, suggesting that LDs may be new targets for antimicrobial therapies. However, it is still controversial if the accumulation of LDs favors the mycobacterial survival acting as an escape mechanism, or promotes the host resistance to infection. Thus, in this mini-review we discuss recent advances in understanding the important role of LDs in the course of infections and the implications for the pathophysiology of mycobacteriosis.
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- Patrícia Elaine de Almeida
- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Heloisa D’Avila, ; Patrícia Elaine de Almeida, ; José Raimundo Correa,
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- Laboratory of Microscopy and Microanalysis, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Microscopy and Microanalysis, Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Heloisa D’Avila, ; Patrícia Elaine de Almeida, ; José Raimundo Correa,
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- Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Heloisa D’Avila, ; Patrícia Elaine de Almeida, ; José Raimundo Correa,
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Creative interior design by Plasmodium falciparum: Lipid metabolism and the parasite's secret chamber. Parasitol Int 2021; 83:102369. [PMID: 33905815 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Malaria parasites conceal themselves within host erythrocytes and establish a necessary logistics system through the three-membrane layered structures of these cells. To establish this system, lipid metabolism is needed for the de novo synthesis of lipids and the recycling of extracellular lipids and erythrocyte lipid components. Cholesterol supply depends on its uptake from the extracellular environment and erythrocyte cytoplasm, but phospholipids can be synthesized on their own. This differential production of lipid species creates unique modifications in the lipid profile of parasitized erythrocytes, which in turn may influence the biophysical and/or mechanical properties of organelles and vesicles and communication among them. Variations in local membrane properties possibly influence the transportation of various molecules such as parasite-derived proteins, because efficiencies in secretion, vesicle fusion and budding are partly determined by the lipid profiles. Comprehensive understanding of the parasite's lipid metabolism and the biophysics of lipid membranes provides fundamental knowledge about these pathogenic organisms and could lead to new anti-malarials.
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Augenstreich J, Briken V. Host Cell Targets of Released Lipid and Secreted Protein Effectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:595029. [PMID: 33194845 PMCID: PMC7644814 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.595029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a very successful pathogen, strictly adapted to humans and the cause of tuberculosis. Its success is associated with its ability to inhibit host cell intrinsic immune responses by using an arsenal of virulence factors of different nature. It has evolved to synthesize a series of complex lipids which form an outer membrane and may also be released to enter host cell membranes. In addition, secreted protein effectors of Mtb are entering the host cell cytosol to interact with host cell proteins. We briefly discuss the current model, involving the ESX-1 type seven secretion system and the Mtb lipid phthiocerol dimycoserosate (PDIM), of how Mtb creates pores in the phagosomal membrane to allow Mtb proteins to access to the host cell cytosol. We provide an exhaustive list of Mtb secreted proteins that have effector functions. They modify (mostly inhibit but sometimes activate) host cell pathways such as: phagosome maturation, cell death, cytokine response, xenophagy, reactive oxygen species (ROS) response via NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2), nitric oxide (NO) response via NO Synthase 2 (NOS2) and antigen presentation via MHC class I and class II molecules. We discuss the host cell targets for each lipid and protein effector and the importance of the Mtb effector for virulence of the bacterium.
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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Mishra M, Dadhich R, Mogha P, Kapoor S. Mycobacterium Lipids Modulate Host Cell Membrane Mechanics, Lipid Diffusivity, and Cytoskeleton in a Virulence-Selective Manner. ACS Infect Dis 2020; 6:2386-2399. [PMID: 32786287 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Microbial lipids play a critical role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases by modulating the host cell membrane properties, including lipid/protein diffusion and membrane organization. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) synthesizes various chemically distinct lipids that are exposed on its outer membrane and interact with host cell membranes. However, the effects of the structurally diverse Mtb lipids on the host cell membrane properties to fine-tune the host cellular response remain unknown. In this study, we employed membrane biophysics and cell biology to assess the effects of different Mtb lipids on cell membrane mechanics, lipid diffusion, and the cytoskeleton of THP-1 macrophages. We found that Mtb lipids modulate macrophage membrane properties, actin cytoskeleton, and biochemical processes, such as protein phosphorylation and lipid peroxidation, in a virulence lipid-selective manner. These results emphasize that Mtb can fine-tune its interactions with the host cells governed by modulating the lipid profile on its surface. These observations provide a novel lipid-centric paradigm of Mtb pathogenesis that is amenable to pharmacological inhibition and could promote the development of robust biomarkers of Mtb infection and pathogenesis.
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- Manjari Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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Dadhich R, Mishra M, Ning S, Jana S, Sarpe VA, Mahato J, Duan M, Kulkarni SS, Kapoor S. A Virulence-Associated Glycolipid with Distinct Conformational Attributes: Impact on Lateral Organization of Host Plasma Membrane, Autophagy, and Signaling. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:740-750. [PMID: 32078292 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) serves as the epitome of how lipids-next to proteins-are utilized as central effectors in pathogenesis. It synthesizes an arsenal of structurally atypical lipids (C60-C90) to impact various membrane-dependent steps involved in host interactions. There is a growing precedent to support insertion of these exposed lipids into the host membrane as part of their mode of action. However, the vital role of specific virulence-associated lipids in modulating cellular functions by altering the host membrane organization and associated signaling pathways remain unanswered questions. Here, we combined chemical synthesis, biophysics, cell biology, and molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate host membrane structure modifications and modulation of membrane-associated signaling using synthetic Mycobacterium tuberculosis sulfoglycolipids (Mtb SL). We reveal that Mtb SL reorganizes the host cell plasma membrane domains while showing higher preference for fluid membrane regions. This rearrangement is governed by the distinct conformational states sampled by SL acyl chains. Physicochemical assays with SL analogues reveal insights into their structure-function relationships, highlighting specific roles of lipid acyl chains and headgroup, along with effects on autophagy and cytokine profiles. Our findings uncover a mechanism whereby Mtb uses specific chemical moieties on its lipids to fine-tune host lipid interactions and confer control of the downstream functions by modifying the cell membrane structure and function. These findings will inspire development of chemotherapeutics against Mtb by counteracting their effects on the host-cell membrane.
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- Ruchika Dadhich
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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Mishra M, Adhyapak P, Dadhich R, Kapoor S. Dynamic Remodeling of the Host Cell Membrane by Virulent Mycobacterial Sulfoglycolipid-1. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12844. [PMID: 31492926 PMCID: PMC6731295 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49343-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Lipids dictate membrane properties to modulate lateral membrane organization, lipid/protein diffusion and lipid-protein interactions, thereby underpinning proper functioning of cells. Mycobacterium tuberculosis harnesses the power of its atypical cell wall lipids to impact immune surveillance machinery centered at the host cell membrane. However, the role of specific virulent lipids in altering host cellular functions by modulating membrane organization and the associated signaling response are still pertinent unresolved questions. Here, combining membrane biophysics and cell biology, we elucidate how virulent Mtb sulfoglycolipids hijack the host cell membrane, affecting its order, fluidity, and stiffness along with manipulating the linked cytoskeleton. The functional outcome of this perturbation was assayed by monitoring membrane-associated autophagy signaling. These actions form a part of the overall response to commandeer host membrane-associated immune processes during infection. The findings on the mechanism of action of Mtb lipids on host cell membrane structure and downstream signaling will deepen the collective understanding of their functional aspects in membrane-dictated bacterial survival, pathogenesis and drug resistance and reveal suitable membrane driven-therapeutic intervention points and diagnostic tools.
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- Manjari Mishra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, India.
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Sannigrahi A, Nandi I, Chall S, Jawed JJ, Halder A, Majumdar S, Karmakar S, Chattopadhyay K. Conformational Switch Driven Membrane Pore Formation by Mycobacterium Secretory Protein MPT63 Induces Macrophage Cell Death. ACS Chem Biol 2019; 14:1601-1610. [PMID: 31241303 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) strains cause cell death of macrophages (Mϕ) inside TB granuloma using a mechanism which is not well understood. Many bacterial systems utilize toxins to induce host cell damage, which occurs along with immune evasion. These toxins often use chameleon sequences to generate an environment-sensitive conformational switch, facilitating the process of infection. The presence of toxins is not yet known for MTB. Here, we show that MTB-secreted immunogenic MPT63 protein undergoes a switch from β-sheet to helix in response to mutational and environmental stresses. MPT63 in its helical form creates pores in both synthetic and Mϕ membranes, while the native β-sheet protein remains inert toward membrane interactions. Using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy, we show further that the helical form undergoes self-association to produce toxic oligomers of different morphology. Trypan blue and flow cytometry analyses reveal that the helical state can be utilized by MTB for killing Mϕ cells. Collectively, our study emphasizes for the first time a toxin-like behavior of MPT63 induced by an environment-dependent conformational switch, resulting in membrane pore formation by toxic oligomers and Mϕ cell death.
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- Achinta Sannigrahi
- Structural Biology & Bio-Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Structural Biology & Bio-Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Structural Biology & Bio-Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata 700054, India
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- Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Structural Biology & Bio-Informatics Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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Carranza C, Chavez-Galan L. Several Routes to the Same Destination: Inhibition of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Am J Med Sci 2019; 357:184-194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.amjms.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Rameshwaram NR, Singh P, Ghosh S, Mukhopadhyay S. Lipid metabolism and intracellular bacterial virulence: key to next-generation therapeutics. Future Microbiol 2018; 13:1301-1328. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lipid metabolism is thought to play a key role in the pathogenicity of several intracellular bacteria. Bacterial lipolytic enzymes hydrolyze lipids from the host cell to release free fatty acids which are used as an energy source and building blocks for the synthesis of cell envelope and also to modulate host immune responses. In this review, we discussed the role of lipid metabolism and lipolytic enzymes in the life cycle and virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other intracellular bacteria. The lipolytic enzymes appear to be potential candidates for developing novel therapeutics by targeting lipid metabolism for controlling M. tuberculosis and other intracellular pathogenic bacteria. [Formula: see text]
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- Nagender Rao Rameshwaram
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Inner Ring Road, Uppal, Hyderabad, India. 500 039
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Inner Ring Road, Uppal, Hyderabad, India. 500 039
- Graduate Studies, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. 576 104
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- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Jamai-Osmania PO, Hyderabad, India. 500 007
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Centre for DNA Fingerprinting & Diagnostics (CDFD), Inner Ring Road, Uppal, Hyderabad, India. 500 039
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The localization of α-synuclein in the process of differentiation of human erythroid cells. Int J Hematol 2018; 108:130-138. [PMID: 29691802 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-2457-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although the neuronal protein α-synuclein (α-syn) is thought to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD), its physiological function remains unknown. It is known that α-syn is also abundantly expressed in erythrocytes. However, its role in erythrocytes is also unknown. In the present study, we investigated the localization of α-syn in human erythroblasts and erythrocytes. Protein expression of α-syn increased during terminal differentiation of erythroblasts (from day 7 to day 13), whereas its mRNA level peaked at day 11. α-syn was detected in the nucleus, and was also seen in the cytoplasm and at the plasma membrane after day 11. In erythroblasts undergoing nucleus extrusion (day 13), α-syn was detected at the periphery of the nucleus. Interestingly, we found that recombinant α-syn binds to trypsinized inside-out vesicles of erythrocytes and phosphatidylserine (PS) liposomes. The dissociation constants for binding to PS/phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes of N-terminally acetylated (NAc) α-syn was lower than that of non NAc α-syn. This suggests that N-terminal acetylation plays a significant functional role. The results of the present study collectively suggest that α-syn is involved in the enucleation of erythroblasts and the stabilization of erythroid membranes.
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Dumas F, Haanappel E. Lipids in infectious diseases - The case of AIDS and tuberculosis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2017; 1859:1636-1647. [PMID: 28535936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipids play a central role in many infectious diseases. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and tuberculosis are two of the deadliest infectious diseases to have struck mankind. The pathogens responsible for these diseases, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, rely on lipids and on lipid membrane properties to gain access to their host cells, to persist in them and ultimately to egress from their hosts. In this Review, we discuss the life cycles of these pathogens and the roles played by lipids and membranes. We then give an overview of therapies that target lipid metabolism, modulate host membrane properties or implement lipid-based drug delivery systems. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Membrane Lipid Therapy: Drugs Targeting Biomembranes edited by Pablo V. Escribá.
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- Fabrice Dumas
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France.
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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Nakayama H, Kurihara H, Morita YS, Kinoshita T, Mauri L, Prinetti A, Sonnino S, Yokoyama N, Ogawa H, Takamori K, Iwabuchi K. Lipoarabinomannan binding to lactosylceramide in lipid rafts is essential for the phagocytosis of mycobacteria by human neutrophils. Sci Signal 2016; 9:ra101. [PMID: 27729551 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaf1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pathogenic mycobacteria use virulence factors, including mannose-capped lipoarabinomannan (ManLAM), to survive in host phagocytic cells, such as neutrophils. We assessed the roles of lactosylceramide (LacCer, CDw17)-enriched lipid rafts in the phagocytosis of mycobacteria by human neutrophils and in the intracellular fate of phagocytosed mycobacteria. We showed that the association of the Src family kinase (SFK) Lyn with C24 fatty acid chain-containing LacCer was essential for the phagocytosis of mycobacteria by neutrophils. Assays with LacCer-containing liposomes, LacCer-coated plastic plates, and LAM-coated beads demonstrated that the phagocytosis of mycobacteria was mediated through the binding of LacCer to LAM. Both ManLAM from pathogenic species and phosphoinositol-capped LAM (PILAM) from nonpathogenic Mycobacterium smegmatis bound equivalently to LacCer to stimulate phagocytosis. However, PILAM from an M. smegmatis α1,2-mannosyltransferase deletion mutant (ΔMSMEG_4247), lacking the α1,2-monomannose side branches of the LAM mannan core, did not bind to LacCer or induce phagocytosis. An anti-LacCer antibody immunoprecipitated the SFK Hck from the phagosomes of neutrophils that internalized nonpathogenic mycobacteria but not from those that internalized pathogenic mycobacteria. Furthermore, knockdown of Hck by short inhibitory RNA abolished the fusion of lysosomes with phagosomes containing nonpathogenic mycobacteria. Further analysis showed that ManLAM, but not PILAM, inhibited the association of Hck with LacCer-enriched lipid rafts in phagosomal membranes, effectively blocking phagolysosome formation. Together, these findings suggest that pathogenic mycobacteria use ManLAM not only for binding to LacCer-enriched lipid rafts and entering neutrophils but also for disrupting signaling through Hck-coupled, LacCer-enriched lipid rafts and preventing phagolysosome formation.
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- Hitoshi Nakayama
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Faculty of Health Care and Nursing, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0023, Japan. Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9364, USA. Department of Immunoregulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, World Premier International Research Center Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Immunoregulation, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, World Premier International Research Center Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Technologies, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi, Milano 20129, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Technologies, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi, Milano 20129, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Technologies, University of Milan, Via Fratelli Cervi, Milano 20129, Italy
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- Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Juntendo University Faculty of Health Care and Nursing, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0023, Japan. Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0021, Japan. Infection Control Nursing, Juntendo University Graduate School of Health Care and Nursing, Urayasu, Chiba 279-0023, Japan.
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Vergne I, Gilleron M, Nigou J. Manipulation of the endocytic pathway and phagocyte functions by Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2015; 4:187. [PMID: 25629008 PMCID: PMC4290680 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lipoarabinomannan is a major immunomodulatory lipoglycan found in the cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related human pathogens. It reproduces several salient properties of M. tuberculosis in phagocytic cells, including inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production, inhibition of phagolysosome biogenesis, and inhibition of apoptosis as well as autophagy. In this review, we present our current knowledge on lipoarabinomannan structure and ability to manipulate the endocytic pathway as well as phagocyte functions. A special focus is put on the molecular mechanisms employed and the signaling pathways hijacked. Available information is discussed in the context of M. tuberculosis pathogenesis.
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- Isabelle Vergne
- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Toulouse, France ; Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier Toulouse, France
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Hayakawa EH, Mochizuki E, Tsuda T, Akiyoshi K, Matsuoka H, Kuwabata S. The effect of hydrophilic ionic liquids 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate and choline lactate on lipid vesicle fusion. PLoS One 2013; 8:e85467. [PMID: 24392011 PMCID: PMC3877375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ionic liquids (ILs) are room-temperature molten salts that have applications in both physical sciences and more recently in the purification of proteins and lipids, gene transfection and sample preparation for electron microscopy (EM) studies. Transfection of genes into cells requires membrane fusion between the cell membrane and the transfection reagent, thus, ILs may be induce a membrane fusion event. To clarify the behavior of ILs with cell membranes the effect of ILs on model membranes, i.e., liposomes, were investigated. We used two standard ILs, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate ([EMI][Lac]) and choline lactate ([Ch][Lac]), and focused on whether these ILs can induce lipid vesicle fusion. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer and dynamic light scattering were employed to determine whether the ILs induced vesicle fusion. Vesicle solutions at low IL concentrations showed negligible fusion when compared with the controls in the absence of ILs. At concentrations of 30% (v/v), both types of ILs induced vesicle fusion up to 1.3 and 1.6 times the fluorescence intensity of the control in the presence of [Ch][Lac] and [EMI][Lac], respectively. This is the first demonstration that [EMI][Lac] and [Ch][Lac] induce vesicle fusion at high IL concentrations and this observation should have a significant influence on basic biophysical studies. Conversely, the ability to avoid vesicle fusion at low IL concentrations is clearly advantageous for EM studies of lipid samples and cells. This new information describing IL-lipid membrane interactions should impact EM observations examining cell morphology.
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- Eri H. Hayakawa
- Laboratory of Medical Zoology and Parasitology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
- *E-mail: (EHH); (SK)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, ERATO, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Medical Zoology and Parasitology, Department of Infection and Immunity, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- *E-mail: (EHH); (SK)
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Vanden Driessche K, Persson A, Marais BJ, Fink PJ, Urdahl KB. Immune vulnerability of infants to tuberculosis. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:781320. [PMID: 23762096 PMCID: PMC3666431 DOI: 10.1155/2013/781320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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One of the challenges faced by the infant immune system is learning to distinguish the myriad of foreign but nonthreatening antigens encountered from those expressed by true pathogens. This balance is reflected in the diminished production of proinflammatory cytokines by both innate and adaptive immune cells in the infant. A downside of this bias is that several factors critical for controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are significantly restricted in infants, including TNF, IL-1, and IL-12. Furthermore, infant T cells are inherently less capable of differentiating into IFN- γ -producing T cells. As a result, infected infants are 5-10 times more likely than adults to develop active tuberculosis (TB) and have higher rates of severe disseminated disease, including miliary TB and meningitis. Infant TB is a fundamentally different disease than TB in immune competent adults. Immunotherapeutics, therefore, should be specifically evaluated in infants before they are routinely employed to treat TB in this age group. Modalities aimed at reducing inflammation, which may be beneficial for adjunctive therapy of some forms of TB in older children and adults, may be of no benefit or even harmful in infants who manifest much less inflammatory disease.
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- Koen Vanden Driessche
- Centre for Understanding and Preventing Infections in Children, Child & Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4H4
- Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Understanding and Preventing Infections in Children, Child & Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 4H4
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- Sydney Institute for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Locked Bag 4100, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Sydor T, von Bargen K, Hsu FF, Huth G, Holst O, Wohlmann J, Becken U, Dykstra T, Söhl K, Lindner B, Prescott JF, Schaible UE, Utermöhlen O, Haas A. Diversion of phagosome trafficking by pathogenic Rhodococcus equi depends on mycolic acid chain length. Cell Microbiol 2012; 15:458-73. [PMID: 23078612 PMCID: PMC3864644 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Rhodococcus equi is a close relative of Mycobacterium spp. and a facultative intracellular pathogen which arrests phagosome maturation in macrophages before the late endocytic stage. We have screened a transposon mutant library of R. equi for mutants with decreased capability to prevent phagolysosome formation. This screen yielded a mutant in the gene for β-ketoacyl-(acyl carrier protein)-synthase A (KasA), a key enzyme of the long-chain mycolic acid synthesizing FAS-II system. The longest kasA mutant mycolic acid chains were 10 carbon units shorter than those of wild-type bacteria. Coating of non-pathogenic E. coli with purified wild-type trehalose dimycolate reduced phagolysosome formation substantially which was not the case with shorter kasA mutant-derived trehalose dimycolate. The mutant was moderately attenuated in macrophages and in a mouse infection model, but was fully cytotoxic.Whereas loss of KasA is lethal in mycobacteria, R. equi kasA mutant multiplication in broth was normal proving that long-chain mycolic acid compounds are not necessarily required for cellular integrity and viability of the bacteria that typically produce them. This study demonstrates a central role of mycolic acid chain length in diversion of trafficking by R. equi.
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- Tobias Sydor
- Institute for Cell Biology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Fine-Coulson K, Reaves BJ, Karls RK, Quinn FD. The role of lipid raft aggregation in the infection of type II pneumocytes by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45028. [PMID: 23024786 PMCID: PMC3443240 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dynamic, cholesterol-dense regions of the plasma membrane, known as lipid rafts (LR), have been observed to develop during and may be directly involved in infection of host cells by various pathogens. This study focuses on LR aggregation induced in alveolar epithelial cells during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacilli. We report dose- and time-dependent increases in LR aggregation after infection with three different strains at multiplicities of infection of 1, 10 and 100 from 2-24 hr post infection (hpi). Specific strain-dependent variations were noted among H37Rv, HN878 and CDC1551 with H37Rv producing the most significant increase from 15 aggregates per cell (APC) to 27 APC at MOI 100 during the 24 hour infection period. Treatment of epithelial cells with Culture Filtrate Protein, Total Lipids and gamma-irradiated whole cells from each strain failed to induce the level of LR aggregation observed during infection with any of the live strains. However, filtered supernatants from infected epithelial cells did produce comparable LR aggregation, suggesting a secreted mycobacterial product produced during infection of host cells is responsible for LR aggregation. Disruption of lipid raft formation prior to infection indicates that Mtb bacilli utilize LR aggregates for internalization and survival in epithelial cells. Treatment of host cells with the LR-disruption agent Filipin III produced a nearly 22% reduction in viable bacteria for strains H37Rv and HN878, and a 7% reduction for strain CDC1551 after 6 hpi. This study provides evidence for significant mycobacterial-induced changes in the plasma membrane of alveolar epithelial cells and that Mtb strains vary in their ability to facilitate aggregation and utilization of LR.
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- Kari Fine-Coulson
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Li W, Xie J. Role of mycobacteria effectors in phagosome maturation blockage and new drug targets discovery. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:2688-93. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an extremely successful pathogen that demonstrates the capacity to modulate its host both at the cellular and tissue levels. At the cellular level, the bacterium enters its host macrophage and arrests phagosome maturation, thus avoiding many of the microbicidal responses associated with this phagocyte. Nonetheless, the intracellular environment places certain demands on the pathogen, which, in response, senses the environmental shifts and upregulates specific metabolic programs to allow access to nutrients, minimize the consequences of stress, and sustain infection. Despite its intracellular niche, Mycobacterium tuberculosis demonstrates a marked capacity to modulate the tissues surrounding infected cells through the release of potent, bioactive cell wall constituents. These cell wall lipids are released from the host cell by an exocytic process and induce physiological changes in neighboring phagocytes, which drives formation of a granuloma. This tissue response leads to the generation and accumulation of caseous debris and the progression of the human tuberculosis granuloma. Completion of the life cycle of tuberculosis requires damaging the host to release infectious bacteria into the airways to spread the infection. This damage reflects the pathogen's ability to subvert the host's innate and acquired immune responses to its own nefarious ends.
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- David G Russell
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Mishra AK, Driessen NN, Appelmelk BJ, Besra GS. Lipoarabinomannan and related glycoconjugates: structure, biogenesis and role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis physiology and host-pathogen interaction. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2011; 35:1126-57. [PMID: 21521247 PMCID: PMC3229680 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2011.00276.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Approximately one third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. This bacterium has an unusual lipid-rich cell wall containing a vast repertoire of antigens, providing a hydrophobic impermeable barrier against chemical drugs, thus representing an attractive target for vaccine and drug development. Apart from the mycolyl–arabinogalactan–peptidoglycan complex, mycobacteria possess several immunomodulatory constituents, notably lipomannan and lipoarabinomannan. The availability of whole-genome sequences of M. tuberculosis and related bacilli over the past decade has led to the identification and functional characterization of various enzymes and the potential drug targets involved in the biosynthesis of these glycoconjugates. Both lipomannan and lipoarabinomannan possess highly variable chemical structures, which interact with different receptors of the immune system during host–pathogen interactions, such as Toll-like receptors-2 and C-type lectins. Recently, the availability of mutants defective in the synthesis of these glycoconjugates in mycobacteria and the closely related bacterium, Corynebacterium glutamicum, has paved the way for host–pathogen interaction studies, as well as, providing attenuated strains of mycobacteria for the development of new vaccine candidates. This review provides a comprehensive account of the structure, biosynthesis and immunomodulatory properties of these important glycoconjugates.
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- Arun K Mishra
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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Rajni, Rao N, Meena LS. Biosynthesis and Virulent Behavior of Lipids Produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: LAM and Cord Factor: An Overview. BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2010; 2011:274693. [PMID: 21350659 PMCID: PMC3039431 DOI: 10.4061/2011/274693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis disease, which has developed a myriad of exceptional features contributing to its survival within the hostile environment of host cell. Unique cell wall structure with high lipid content plays an imperative role in the pathogenicity of mycobacteria. Cell wall components of MTB such as lipoarabinomannan and Trehalose dimycolate (cord factor) are virulent in nature apart from its virulence genes. Virulent effect of these factors on host cells reduces host cell immunity. LAM has been known to inhibit phagosome maturation by inhibiting the Ca2+/calmodulin phosphatidyl inositol-3-kinase hvps34 pathways. Moreover, TDM (Trehalose dimycolate) also inhibits fusion between phospholipid vesicles and migration of polymorphonuclear neutrophils. The objective of this paper is to understand the virulence of LAM and cord factor on host cell which might be helpful to design an effective drug against tuberculosis.
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- Rajni
- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR), Delhi University Campus, Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India
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Kumar Y, Valdivia RH. Leading a sheltered life: intracellular pathogens and maintenance of vacuolar compartments. Cell Host Microbe 2009; 5:593-601. [PMID: 19527886 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Many intracellular pathogens survive in vacuolar niches composed of host-derived membranes modified extensively by pathogen proteins and lipids. Although intracellular lifestyles offer protection from humoral immune responses, vacuole-bound pathogens nevertheless face powerful intracellular innate immune surveillance pathways that can trigger fusion with lysosomes, autophagy, and host cell death. Strategies used by vacuole-bound pathogens to invade and establish a replicative vacuole are well described, but how the integrity and stability of these parasitic vacuoles are maintained is poorly understood. Here, we identify potential mechanisms of pathogenic vacuole maintenance and the consequences of vacuole disruption by highlighting select bacterial and protozoan parasites.
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- Yadunanda Kumar
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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de Chastellier C. The many niches and strategies used by pathogenic mycobacteria for survival within host macrophages. Immunobiology 2009; 214:526-42. [PMID: 19261352 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A major virulence factor of pathogenic mycobacteria is their ability to parasitize the host's scavenger cells and more particularly macrophages. The present overview discusses the known cellular and molecular mechanisms of intracellular survival of Mtb and other pathogenic mycobacteria within different intracellular niches, i.e. the macrophage in which they replicate and the granuloma in which they persist in a non-replicating state. After phagocytic uptake by macrophages, mycobacteria reside in phagosomes which they prevent from maturing and, as a result, from fusing with acidic and hydrolase-rich lysosomes. Two major points are highlighted: (i) the requirement for a close apposition between the phagosome membrane and the mycobacterial surface all around, and (ii) the ability for mycobacteria targeted to phagolysosomes to avoid degradation and to be rescued from this cytolytic environment to again reside in non-maturing phagosomes with a closely apposed membrane in which they can replicate. Concerning Mtb in granulomatous lesions, this review discusses the occurence of mycobacteria in lipid-rich foamy macrophages in which they persist in a non-replicating state. This overview highlights the major contribution of host cholesterol and/or fatty acids (triacylglycerol) in both prevention of phagosome maturation and persistence in granulomatous lesions.
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- Chantal de Chastellier
- Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Parc scientifique de Luminy, case 906, F-13288 Marseille Cédex 09, France.
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Leishmania donovani lipophosphoglycan inhibits phagosomal maturation via action on membrane rafts. Microbes Infect 2008; 11:215-22. [PMID: 19070677 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2008] [Revised: 10/30/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lipophosphoglycan (LPG), the major surface glycoconjugate on Leishmania donovani promastigotes, is crucial for the establishment of infection inside macrophages. LPG comprises a polymer of repeating Galbeta1,4Manalpha-PO(4) attached to a lysophosphatidylinositol membrane anchor. LPG is transferred from the parasite to the host macrophage membrane during phagocytosis and induces periphagosomal F-actin accumulation correlating with an inhibition of phagosomal maturation. The biophysical properties of LPG suggest that it may be intercalated into membrane rafts of the host-cell membrane. The aim of this study was to investigate if the effects of LPG on phagosomal maturation are mediated via action on membrane rafts. We show that LPG accumulates in rafts during phagocytosis of L. donovani and that disruption of membrane rafts abolished the effects of LPG on periphagosomal F-actin and phagosomal maturation, indicating that LPG requires intact membrane rafts to manipulate host-cell functions. We conclude that LPG associates with membrane rafts in the host cell and exert its actions on host-cell actin and phagosomal maturation through subversion of raft function.
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Józefowski S, Sobota A, Kwiatkowska K. How Mycobacterium tuberculosis subverts host immune responses. Bioessays 2008; 30:943-54. [PMID: 18800365 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis which has infected one third of the mankind and causes 2-3 million deaths worldwide each year. The persistence of the infection ensues from the ability of M. tuberculosis to subvert host immune responses in favor of survival and growth of mycobacteria in macrophages. The mechanisms by which M. tuberculosis manipulates the host immune system have only recently come to light. These activities are attributed to lipoarabinomannans (LAM) and their precursors lipomannans (LM), two predominant glycolipids of M. tuberculosis cell wall. LM are able to skew anti-mycobacterial immune responses into un-protective ones, while LAM evoke immunosupression upon binding to macrophage and dendritic cell receptors specialized in binding to "self" host components. A newly emerging idea implicates plasma membrane rafts in LM and LAM signaling. Depending on acylation patterns, the glycolipids may either directly incorporate into the raft membrane via mannosylphosphatidylinositol anchors or interact with raft-associated proteins to affect the assembly of receptor signaling complexes.
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- Szczepan Józefowski
- Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Cell Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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Incorporation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipoarabinomannan into macrophage membrane rafts is a prerequisite for the phagosomal maturation block. Infect Immun 2008; 76:2882-7. [PMID: 18426888 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01549-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is one of the key virulence factors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiological agent of tuberculosis. During uptake of mycobacteria, LAM interacts with the cell membrane of the host macrophage and can be detected throughout the cell upon infection. LAM can inhibit phagosomal maturation as well as induce a proinflammatory response in bystander cells. The aim of this study was to investigate how LAM exerts its action on human macrophages. We show that LAM is incorporated into membrane rafts of the macrophage cell membrane via its glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor and that incorporation of mannose-capped LAM from M. tuberculosis results in reduced phagosomal maturation. This is dependent on successful insertion of the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. LAM does not, however, induce the phagosomal maturation block through activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, contradicting some previous suggestions.
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