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Guyette JL, Serrano A, Huhn III GR, Taylor M, Malkòm P, Curtis D, Teter K. Reduction is sufficient for the disassembly of ricin and Shiga toxin 1 but not Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0033223. [PMID: 37877711 PMCID: PMC10652930 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00332-23] [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: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Many AB toxins contain an enzymatic A moiety that is anchored to a cell-binding B moiety by a disulfide bridge. After receptor-mediated endocytosis, some AB toxins undergo retrograde transport to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where reduction of the disulfide bond occurs. The reduced A subunit then dissociates from the holotoxin and enters the cytosol to alter its cellular target. Intoxication requires A chain separation from the holotoxin, but, for many toxins, it is unclear if reduction alone is sufficient for toxin disassembly. Here, we examined the link between reduction and disassembly for several ER-translocating toxins. We found disassembly of the reduced Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (Ltx) required an interaction with one specific ER-localized oxidoreductase: protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). In contrast, the reduction and disassembly of ricin toxin (Rtx) and Shiga toxin 1 (Stx1) were coupled events that did not require PDI and could be triggered by reductant alone. PDI-deficient cells accordingly exhibited high resistance to Ltx with continued sensitivity to Rtx and Stx1. The distinct structural organization of each AB toxin thus appears to determine whether holotoxin disassembly occurs spontaneously upon disulfide reduction or requires the additional input of PDI.
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- Jessica L. Guyette
- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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- Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
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Garofalo M, Payros D, Taieb F, Oswald E, Nougayrède JP, Oswald IP. From ribosome to ribotoxins: understanding the toxicity of deoxynivalenol and Shiga toxin, two food borne toxins. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-13. [PMID: 37862145 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2271101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Ribosomes that synthesize proteins are among the most central and evolutionarily conserved organelles. Given the key role of proteins in cellular functions, prokaryotic and eukaryotic pathogens have evolved potent toxins to inhibit ribosomal functions and weaken their host. Many of these ribotoxin-producing pathogens are associated with food. For example, food can be contaminated with bacterial pathogens that produce the ribotoxin Shiga toxin, but also with the fungal ribotoxin deoxynivalenol. Shiga toxin cleaves ribosomal RNA, while deoxynivalenol binds to and inhibits the peptidyl transferase center. Despite their distinct modes of action, both groups of ribotoxins hinder protein translation, but also trigger other comparable toxic effects, which depend or not on the activation of the ribotoxic stress response. Ribotoxic stress response-dependent effects include inflammation and apoptosis, whereas ribotoxic stress response-independent effects include endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress, and autophagy. For other effects, such as cell cycle arrest and cytoskeleton modulation, the involvement of the ribotoxic stress response is still controversial. Ribotoxins affect one organelle yet induce multiple toxic effects with multiple consequences for the cell. The ribosome can therefore be considered as the cellular "Achilles heel" targeted by food borne ribotoxins. Considering the high toxicity of ribotoxins, they pose a substantial health risk, as humans are highly susceptible to widespread exposure to these toxins through contaminated food sources.
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- Marion Garofalo
- Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRAE, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRAE, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRAE, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRAE, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
- CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Toxalim (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Jeong YJ, Kim HJ, Kim S, Park SY, Kim H, Jeong S, Lee SJ, Lee MS. Enhanced Large-Scale Production of Hahella chejuensis-Derived Prodigiosin and Evaluation of Its Bioactivity. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 31:1624-1631. [PMID: 34675142 PMCID: PMC9705908 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2109.09039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Prodigiosin as a high-valued compound, which is a microbial secondary metabolite, has the potential for antioxidant and anticancer effects. However, the large-scale production of functionally active Hahella chejuensis-derived prodigiosin by fermentation in a cost-effective manner has yet to be achieved. In the present study, we established carbon source-optimized medium conditions, as well as a procedure for producing prodigiosin by fermentation by culturing H. chejuensis using 10 L and 200 L bioreactors. Our results showed that prodigiosin productivity using 250 ml flasks was higher in the presence of glucose than other carbon sources, including mannose, sucrose, galactose, and fructose, and could be scaled up to 10 L and 200 L batches. Productivity in the glucose (2.5 g/l) culture while maintaining the medium at pH 6.89 during 10 days of cultivation in the 200 L bioreactor was measured and increased more than productivity in the basal culture medium in the absence of glucose. Prodigiosin production from 10 L and 200 L fermentation cultures of H. chejuensis was confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses for more accurate identification. Finally, the anticancer activity of crude extracted prodigiosin against human cancerous leukemia THP-1 cells was evaluated and confirmed at various concentrations. Conclusively, we demonstrate that culture conditions for H. chejuensis using a bioreactor with various parameters and ethanol-based extraction procedures were optimized to mass-produce the marine bacterium-derived high purity prodigiosin associated with anti-cancer activity.
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- Yu-jin Jeong
- Environmental Diseases Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Diseases Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Diseases Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Research Division, Incospharm Corp., Daejeon 34036, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 17546, Republic of Korea,
S.J. Lee Phone: +82-31-670-3356 E-mail:
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- Environmental Diseases Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea,Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors M.S. Lee Phone: +82-42-879-8292 E-mail:
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Unfolded Protein Response and Crohn’s Diseases: A Molecular Mechanism of Wound Healing in the Gut. GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/gidisord3010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress triggers a series of signaling and transcriptional events termed the unfolded protein response (UPR). Severe ER stress is associated with the development of fibrosis in different organs, including lung, liver, kidney, heart, and intestine. ER stress is an essential response of epithelial and immune cells in the pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD). Intestinal epithelial cells are susceptible to ER stress-mediated damage due to secretion of a large amount of proteins that are involved in mucosal defense. In other cells, ER stress is linked to myofibroblast activation, extracellular matrix production, macrophage polarization, and immune cell differentiation. This review focuses on the role of the UPR in the pathogenesis in IBD from an immunologic perspective. The roles of macrophage and mesenchymal cells in the UPR from in vitro and in vivo animal models are discussed. The links between ER stress and other signaling pathways, such as senescence and autophagy, are introduced. Recent advances in the understanding of the epigenetic regulation of the UPR signaling are also updated here. The future directions of development of the UPR research and therapeutic strategies to manipulate ER stress levels are also reviewed.
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Havira MS, Ta A, Kumari P, Wang C, Russo AJ, Ruan J, Rathinam VA, Vanaja SK. Shiga toxin suppresses noncanonical inflammasome responses to cytosolic LPS. Sci Immunol 2020; 5:5/53/eabc0217. [PMID: 33246946 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abc0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory caspase-dependent cytosolic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) sensing is a critical arm of host defense against bacteria. How pathogens overcome this pathway to establish infections is largely unknown. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a clinically important human pathogen causing hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. We found that a bacteriophage-encoded virulence factor of EHEC, Shiga toxin (Stx), suppresses caspase-11-mediated activation of the cytosolic LPS sensing pathway. Stx was essential and sufficient to inhibit pyroptosis and interleukin-1 (IL-1) responses elicited specifically by cytosolic LPS. The catalytic activity of Stx was necessary for suppression of inflammasome responses. Stx impairment of inflammasome responses to cytosolic LPS occurs at the level of gasdermin D activation. Stx also suppresses inflammasome responses in vivo after LPS challenge and bacterial infection. Overall, this study assigns a previously undescribed inflammasome-subversive function to a well-known bacterial toxin, Stx, and reveals a new phage protein-based pathogen blockade of cytosolic immune surveillance.
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- Morena S Havira
- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, UConn Health School of Medicine, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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Valid Presumption of Shiga Toxin-Mediated Damage of Developing Erythrocytes in EHEC-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12060373. [PMID: 32512916 PMCID: PMC7354503 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12060373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The global emergence of clinical diseases caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is an issue of great concern. EHEC release Shiga toxins (Stxs) as their key virulence factors, and investigations on the cell-damaging mechanisms toward target cells are inevitable for the development of novel mitigation strategies. Stx-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), characterized by the triad of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal injury, is the most severe outcome of an EHEC infection. Hemolytic anemia during HUS is defined as the loss of erythrocytes by mechanical disruption when passing through narrowed microvessels. The formation of thrombi in the microvasculature is considered an indirect effect of Stx-mediated injury mainly of the renal microvascular endothelial cells, resulting in obstructions of vessels. In this review, we summarize and discuss recent data providing evidence that HUS-associated hemolytic anemia may arise not only from intravascular rupture of erythrocytes, but also from the extravascular impairment of erythropoiesis, the development of red blood cells in the bone marrow, via direct Stx-mediated damage of maturing erythrocytes, leading to “non-hemolytic” anemia.
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Reynolds C, Checkley S, Chui L, Otto S, Neumann NF. Evaluating the risks associated with Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in private well waters in Canada. Can J Microbiol 2020; 66:337-350. [PMID: 32069070 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2019-0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) represent a major concern for waterborne disease outbreaks associated with consumption of contaminated groundwater. Over 4 million people rely on private groundwater systems as their primary drinking water source in Canada; many of these systems do not meet current standards for water quality. This manuscript provides a scoping overview of studies examining STEC prevalence and occurrence in groundwater, and it includes a synopsis of the environmental variables affecting survival, transport, persistence, and overall occurrence of these important pathogenic microbes in private groundwater wells used for drinking purposes.
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- Colin Reynolds
- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta
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- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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Mukhopadhyay S, Ganguli S, Chakrabarti S. <em>Shigella</em> pathogenesis: molecular and computational insights. AIMS MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.3934/molsci.2020007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Platnich JM, Chung H, Lau A, Sandall CF, Bondzi-Simpson A, Chen HM, Komada T, Trotman-Grant AC, Brandelli JR, Chun J, Beck PL, Philpott DJ, Girardin SE, Ho M, Johnson RP, MacDonald JA, Armstrong GD, Muruve DA. Shiga Toxin/Lipopolysaccharide Activates Caspase-4 and Gasdermin D to Trigger Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Upstream of the NLRP3 Inflammasome. Cell Rep 2019; 25:1525-1536.e7. [PMID: 30404007 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
The non-canonical caspase-4 and canonical NLRP3 inflammasomes are both activated by intracellular lipopolysaccharide (LPS), but the crosstalk between these two pathways remains unclear. Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2)/LPS complex, from pathogenic enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, activates caspase-4, gasdermin D (GSDMD), and the NLRP3 inflammasome in human THP-1 macrophages, but not mouse macrophages that lack the Stx receptor CD77. Stx2/LPS-mediated IL-1β secretion and pyroptosis are dependent on mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) downstream of the non-canonical caspase-4 inflammasome and cleaved GSDMD, which is enriched at the mitochondria. Blockade of caspase-4 activation and ROS generation as well as GSDMD deficiency significantly reduces Stx2/LPS-induced IL-1β production and pyroptosis. The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a significant role in amplifying Stx2/LPS-induced GSDMD cleavage and pyroptosis, with significant reduction of these responses in NLRP3-deficient THP-1 cells. Together, these data show that Stx2/LPS complex activates the non-canonical inflammasome and mitochondrial ROS upstream of the NLRP3 inflammasome to promote cytokine maturation and pyroptosis.
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- Jaye M Platnich
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Public Health Agency of Canada, National Microbiology Laboratory, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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The NAE Pathway: Autobahn to the Nucleus for Cell Surface Receptors. Cells 2019; 8:cells8080915. [PMID: 31426451 PMCID: PMC6721735 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Various growth factors and full-length cell surface receptors such as EGFR are translocated from the cell surface to the nucleoplasm, baffling cell biologists to the mechanisms and functions of this process. Elevated levels of nuclear EGFR correlate with poor prognosis in various cancers. In recent years, nuclear EGFR has been implicated in regulating gene transcription, cell proliferation and DNA damage repair. Different models have been proposed to explain how the receptors are transported into the nucleus. However, a clear consensus has yet to be reached. Recently, we described the nuclear envelope associated endosomes (NAE) pathway, which delivers EGFR from the cell surface to the nucleus. This pathway involves transport, docking and fusion of NAEs with the outer membrane of the nuclear envelope. EGFR is then presumed to be transported through the nuclear pore complex, extracted from membranes and solubilised. The SUN1/2 nuclear envelope proteins, Importin-beta, nuclear pore complex proteins and the Sec61 translocon have been implicated in the process. While this framework can explain the cell surface to nucleus traffic of EGFR and other cell surface receptors, it raises several questions that we consider in this review, together with implications for health and disease.
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Haddad N, Johnson N, Kathariou S, Métris A, Phister T, Pielaat A, Tassou C, Wells-Bennik MH, Zwietering MH. Next generation microbiological risk assessment—Potential of omics data for hazard characterisation. Int J Food Microbiol 2018; 287:28-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Legros N, Pohlentz G, Steil D, Müthing J. Shiga toxin-glycosphingolipid interaction: Status quo of research with focus on primary human brain and kidney endothelial cells. Int J Med Microbiol 2018; 308:1073-1084. [PMID: 30224239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-mediated injury of the kidneys and the brain represent the major extraintestinal complications in humans upon infection by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC). Damage of renal and cerebral endothelial cells is the key event in the pathogenesis of the life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Stxs are AB5 toxins and the B-pentamers of the two clinically important Stx subtypes Stx1a and Stx2a preferentially bind to the glycosphingolipid globotriaosylceramide (Gb3Cer, Galα4Galβ4Glcβ1Cer) and to less extent to globotetraosylceramide (Gb4Cer, GalNAcβ3Galα4Galβ4Glcβ1), which are expected to reside in lipid rafts in the plasma membrane of the human endothelium. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the Stx glycosphingolipid receptors and their lipid membrane ensemble in primary human brain microvascular endothelial cells (pHBMECs) and primary human renal glomerular endothelial cells (pHRGECs). Increasing knowledge on the precise initial molecular mechanisms by which Stxs interact with cellular targets will help to develop specific therapeutics and/or preventive measures to combat EHEC-caused diseases.
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- Nadine Legros
- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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Niu S, Paluszynski J, Bian Z, Shi L, Kidder K, Liu Y. LPS-primed CD11b + leukocytes serve as an effective carrier of Shiga toxin 2 to cause hemolytic uremic syndrome in mice. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3994. [PMID: 29507316 PMCID: PMC5838166 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22327-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a life-threatening complication associated with Stx-producing Escherichia coli infection. One critical barrier of understanding HUS is how Stx transports from infected intestine to kidney to cause HUS. Passive dissemination seems unlikely, while circulating blood cells have been debated to serve as the toxin carrier. Employing a murine model of Stx2-induced HUS with LPS priming (LPS-Stx2), we investigate how Stx causes HUS and identify possible toxin carrier. We show that peripheral white blood cells (WBC), but not other blood cells or cell-free plasma, carry Stx2 in LPS-Stx2-treated mice. The capability of WBC binding to Stx2 is confirmed in brief ex vivo Stx2 incubation, and adoptively transferring these Stx2-bound WBC into mice induces HUS. Cell separation further identifies a subpopulation in the CD11b+ myeloid leukocytes not the CD11b− lymphocytes group act as the toxin carrier, which captures Stx2 upon exposure and delivers the toxin in vivo. Interestingly, LPS-induced inflammation significantly augments these leukocytes for binding to Stx2 and enhances HUS toxicity. Our results demonstrate that a specific fraction of circulating leukocytes carry Stx2 and cause HUS in vivo, and that LPS priming enhances the carrier capacity and aggravates organ damage.
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- Shuo Niu
- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA
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- Program of Immunology & Molecular Cellular Biology, Department of Biology, Center for Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Center of Inflammation, Immunity and Infection, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 30302, USA.
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Park JY, Jeong YJ, Park SK, Yoon SJ, Choi S, Jeong DG, Chung SW, Lee BJ, Kim JH, Tesh VL, Lee MS, Park YJ. Shiga Toxins Induce Apoptosis and ER Stress in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Toxins (Basel) 2017; 9:toxins9100319. [PMID: 29027919 PMCID: PMC5666366 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9100319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Shiga toxins (Stxs) produced by Shiga toxin-producing bacteria Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 and select serotypes of Escherichia coli are the most potent known virulence factors in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic colitis progressing to potentially fatal systemic complications such as acute renal failure, blindness and neurological abnormalities. Although numerous studies have defined apoptotic responses to Shiga toxin type 1 (Stx1) or Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2) in a variety of cell types, the potential significance of Stx-induced apoptosis of photoreceptor and pigmented cells of the eye following intoxication is unknown. We explored the use of immortalized human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells as an in vitro model of Stx-induced retinal damage. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report that intoxication of RPE cells with Stxs activates both apoptotic cell death signaling and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. Using live-cell imaging analysis, fluorescently labeled Stx1 or Stx2 were internalized and routed to the RPE cell endoplasmic reticulum. RPE cells were significantly sensitive to wild type Stxs by 72 h, while the cells survived challenge with enzymatically deficient mutant toxins (Stx1A− or Stx2A−). Upon exposure to purified Stxs, RPE cells showed activation of a caspase-dependent apoptotic program involving a reduction of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Δψm), increased activation of ER stress sensors IRE1, PERK and ATF6, and overexpression CHOP and DR5. Finally, we demonstrated that treatment of RPE cells with Stxs resulted in the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK), suggesting that the ribotoxic stress response may be triggered. Collectively, these data support the involvement of Stx-induced apoptosis in ocular complications of intoxication. The evaluation of apoptotic responses to Stxs by cells isolated from multiple organs may reveal unique functional patterns of the cytotoxic actions of these toxins in the systemic complications that follow ingestion of toxin-producing bacteria.
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- Jun-Young Park
- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
- Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 127 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea.
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, 158 Gwanjeo-ro, Daejeon 35365, South Korea.
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.
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- Fight Against Angiogenesis-Related Blindness Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
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- Fight Against Angiogenesis-Related Blindness Laboratory, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, South Korea.
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX 77807, USA.
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
- Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 127 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea.
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- Metabolic Regulation Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 125 Gwahak-ro, Daejeon 34141, South Korea.
- Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 127 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, South Korea.
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Bako E, Kagambèga A, Traore KA, Bagre TS, Ibrahim HB, Bouda SC, Bonkoungou IJO, Kaboré S, Zongo C, Traore AS, Barro N. Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Isolated in Organic Waste Products (Cattle Fecal Matter, Manure and, Slurry) from Cattle's Markets in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14101100. [PMID: 28937656 PMCID: PMC5664601 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14101100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cattle farming can promote diarrheal disease transmission through waste, effluents or cattle fecal matter. The study aims to characterize the diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) isolated from cattle feces, manure in the composting process and slurry, collected from four cattle markets in Ouagadougou. A total of 585 samples (340 cattle feces, 200 slurries and 45 manures in the composting process) were collected from the four cattle markets between May 2015 and May 2016. A multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), namely 16-plex PCR, was used to screen simultaneously the virulence genes specific for shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC). DEC was detected in 10.76% of samples. ETEC was the most prevalent (9.91%). STEC and EAEC have been observed with the same rate (0.51%). ETEC were detected in 12.64% of cattle feces, in 6.66% of manure in the composting process and in 5% of slurry. STEC were detected in 0.58% of cattle feces and in 2.22% of manure in the composting process. EAEC was detected only in 1% of slurry and in 2.22% of manure in the composting process. ETEC strains were identified based on estIa gene and/or estIb gene and/or elt gene amplification. Of the 58 ETEC, 10.34% contained astA, 17.24% contained elt, 3.44% contained estIa and 79.31% contained estIb. The two positive EAEC strains contained only the aggR gene, and the third was positive only for the pic gene. The results show that effluent from cattle markets could contribute to the spreading of DEC in the environment in Burkina Faso.
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- Evariste Bako
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
- Institut de Sciences, 01 BP 1757 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
- Direction de la Nutrition, Ministère de la Santé, 03 BP 7068 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie et d'Immunologie Appliquée (LABIA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Professeur Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7131 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Professeur Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7131 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire d'Epidémiologie et de Surveillance des Bactéries et Virus Transmis par les Aliments (LaBESTA), Centre de Recherche en Sciences Biologiques, Alimentaires et Nutritionnelles (CRSBAN), Université Ouaga I Prof Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Steil D, Bonse R, Meisen I, Pohlentz G, Vallejo G, Karch H, Müthing J. A Topographical Atlas of Shiga Toxin 2e Receptor Distribution in the Tissues of Weaned Piglets. Toxins (Basel) 2016; 8:toxins8120357. [PMID: 27916888 PMCID: PMC5198551 DOI: 10.3390/toxins8120357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx) 2e of Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is the primary virulence factor in the development of pig edema disease shortly after weaning. Stx2e binds to the globo-series glycosphingolipids (GSLs) globotriaosylceramide (Gb3Cer, Galα1-4Galβ1-4Glcβ1-1Cer) and globotetraosylceramide (Gb4Cer, GalNAcβ1-3Galα1-4Galβ1-4Glcβ1-1Cer), the latter acting as the preferential Stx2e receptor. We determined Stx receptor profiles of 25 different tissues of a male and a female weaned piglet using immunochemical solid phase binding assays combined with mass spectrometry. All probed tissues harbored GSL receptors, ranging from high (category I) over moderate (category II) to low content (category III). Examples of Gb4Cer expression in category I tissues are small intestinal ileum, kidney pelvis and whole blood, followed by colon, small intestinal duodenum and jejunum belonging to category II, and kidney cortex, cerebrum and cerebellum as members of category III organs holding true for both genders. Dominant Gb3Cer and Gb4Cer lipoforms were those with ceramides carrying constant sphingosine (d18:1) and a variable C16:0, C22:0 or C24:1/C24:0 fatty acid. From the mapping data, we created a topographical atlas for Stx2e receptors in piglet tissues and organs, which might be helpful to further investigations on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie infections of Stx2e-producing STEC in pigs and their zoonotic potential for humans.
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- Daniel Steil
- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Veterinary practice Dr. med. vet. K. Nolte and Dr. med. vet. G. Vallejo, D-48329 Havixbeck, Germany.
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Hygiene, University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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Tang B, Li Q, Zhao XH, Wang HG, Li N, Fang Y, Wang K, Jia YP, Zhu P, Gu J, Li JX, Jiao YJ, Tong WD, Wang M, Zou QM, Zhu FC, Mao XH. Shiga toxins induce autophagic cell death in intestinal epithelial cells via the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway. Autophagy 2016; 11:344-54. [PMID: 25831014 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1023682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Shiga toxins (Stxs) are a family of cytotoxic proteins that lead to the development of bloody diarrhea, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, and central nervous system complications caused by bacteria such as S. dysenteriae, E. coli O157:H7 and E. coli O104:H4. Increasing evidence indicates that macroautophagy (autophagy) is a key factor in the cell death induced by Stxs. However, the associated mechanisms are not yet clear. This study showed that Stx2 induces autophagic cell death in Caco-2 cells, a cultured line model of human enterocytes. Inhibition of autophagy using pharmacological inhibitors, such as 3-methyladenine and bafilomycin A1, or silencing of the autophagy genes ATG12 or BECN1 decreased the Stx2-induced death in Caco-2 cells. Furthermore, there were numerous instances of dilated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in the Stx2-treated Caco-2 cells, and repression of ER stress due to the depletion of viable candidates of DDIT3 and NUPR1. These processes led to Stx2-induced autophagy and cell death. Finally, the data showed that the pseudokinase TRIB3-mediated DDIT3 expression and AKT1 dephosphorylation upon ER stress were triggered by Stx2. Thus, the data indicate that Stx2 causes autophagic cell death via the ER stress pathway in intestinal epithelial cells.
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Key Words
- 3-MA, 3-methyladenine
- AO, acridine orange
- ATF4, activating transcription factor 4
- ATG, autophagy-related
- BECN1, Beclin 1, autophagy-related
- Baf A1, bafilomycin A1
- CASP3, caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
- DDIT3, DNA-damage-inducible transcript 3
- E. coli O157:H7
- EHEC O157, Escherichia coli O157:H7
- ER stress
- FACS, fluorescence activated cell sorting
- MAP1LC3B, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta
- MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MDC, monodansylcadaverine
- NUPR1, nuclear protein, transcriptional regulator, 1
- PARP1, poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
- PBS, phosphate-buffered saline
- PI, propidium iodide
- Shiga toxins
- Stxs, Shiga toxins
- TEM, transmission electron microscopy
- TRIB3, tribbles pseudokinase 3
- Thap, thapsigargin
- WT, wild type
- Z-VAD, Z-VAD-FMK
- autophagic cell death
- autophagy
- Δ, knockout
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- Bin Tang
- a National Engineering Research Center for Immunobiological Products; Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy; College of Pharmacy; Third Military Medical University ; Chongqing , China
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Shiga Toxins Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome Pathway To Promote Both Production of the Proinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-1β and Apoptotic Cell Death. Infect Immun 2015; 84:172-86. [PMID: 26502906 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01095-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-mediated immune responses, including the production of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β), may exacerbate vascular damage and accelerate lethality. However, the immune signaling pathway activated in response to Stx is not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that enzymatically active Stx, which leads to ribotoxic stress, triggers NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent caspase-1 activation and IL-1β secretion in differentiated macrophage-like THP-1 (D-THP-1) cells. The treatment of cells with a chemical inhibitor of glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, which suppresses the expression of the Stx receptor globotriaosylceramide and subsequent endocytosis of the toxin, substantially blocked activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and processing of caspase-1 and IL-1β. Processing and release of both caspase-1 and IL-1β were significantly reduced or abolished in Stx-intoxicated D-THP-1 cells in which the expression of NLRP3 or ASC was stably knocked down. Furthermore, Stx mediated the activation of caspases involved in apoptosis in an NLRP3- or ASC-dependent manner. In Stx-intoxicated cells, the NLRP3 inflammasome triggered the activation of caspase-8/3, leading to the initiation of apoptosis, in addition to caspase-1-dependent pyroptotic cell death. Taken together, these results suggest that Stxs trigger the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway to release proinflammatory IL-1β as well as to promote apoptotic cell death.
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The roles of the virulence factor IpaB in Shigella spp. in the escape from immune cells and invasion of epithelial cells. Microbiol Res 2015; 181:43-51. [PMID: 26640051 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 08/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Shigellosis is an acute invasive enteric infection by the Gram negative pathogen Shigella, which causes human diarrhea. Shigella, which are highly epidemic and pathogenic, have become a serious public health problem. The virulence plasmid is a large plasmid essential to the infected host cells. Many virulence factors are encoded in the ipa-mxi-spa region by the virulence plasmid. IpaB is a multifunctional and essential virulence factor in the infection process. In this review article, we introduce the recent studies of the effect of IpaB in Shigella-infected host cells. IpaB is involved in a type III secretion system (T3SS) structure. It also controls the secretion of virulence factors and Shigella adhesion to host cells. In addition, it forms the ion pore, destroys phagosomes, and induces the immune cell's apoptosis or necrosis. Moreover, IpaB can become a potential antigen for Shigella vaccine development.
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Korsnes MS, Røed SS, Tranulis MA, Espenes A, Christophersen B. Yessotoxin triggers ribotoxic stress. Toxicol In Vitro 2014; 28:975-81. [PMID: 24780217 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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This work tests the hypothesis that the marine algal toxin yessotoxin (YTX) can trigger ribotoxic stress response in L6 and BC3H1 myoblast cells. YTX exposure at a concentration of 100 nM displays the characteristics of a ribotoxic stress response in such cells. The exposure leads to activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, the stress-activated protein kinase c-jun, and the double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase (PKR). YTX treatment also causes ribosomal RNA cleavage and inhibits protein synthesis. These observations support the idea that YTX can act as a ribotoxin.
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- Mónica Suárez Korsnes
- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Campus Ås, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 ÅS, Norway.
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- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Campus Adamstuen, P.O. Box 8146, NO-0033 OSLO, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Campus Adamstuen, P.O. Box 8146, NO-0033 OSLO, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Campus Adamstuen, P.O. Box 8146, NO-0033 OSLO, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Campus Adamstuen, P.O. Box 8146, NO-0033 OSLO, Norway
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Pellarín MG, Albrecht C, Rojas MJ, Aguilar JJ, Konigheim BS, Paraje MG, Albesa I, Eraso AJ. Inhibition of cytotoxicity of Shiga toxin of Escherichia coli O157:H7 on vero cells by Prosopis alba Griseb (Fabaceae) and Ziziphus mistol Griseb (Rhamnaceae) extracts. J Food Prot 2013; 76:1733-9. [PMID: 24112573 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-13-087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The capacity of Prosopis alba Griseb. and Ziziphus mistol Griseb. fruit extracts to inhibit the toxic action of Shiga toxin (Stx) was investigated. Purification of Stx from Escherichia coli O157:H7 was performed by saline precipitation and affinity chromatography using a column with globotriaosylceramide, while the fruits were subjected to ethanolic or aqueous extractions. The protective action of both fruits was determined by pre-, co-, and postincubation of one 50% cytotoxic dose per ml of Stx with different concentrations of ethanolic and aqueous extracts in confluent monolayers of Vero cells for 72 h at 37°C (5% CO2). The inhibition of the cytotoxic effect of Stx by fruit extracts was determined by the neutral red vital staining technique. The extraction of the polyphenols and flavonoids was effective, and more polyphenols per milligram of dissolved solids were obtained from P. alba than from Z. mistol. However, there were more flavonoids in Z. mistol than in P. alba. Components of both fruits increased the viability of cells treated with Stx when the extracts were preincubated with Stx for 1 h before being applied to the cell cultures, with the ethanolic extract of P. alba showing 95% cell viability at a concentration of 2.45 mg/ml. The extracts were less effective in protecting cells when Stx, extracts, and cells were coincubated together without a previous incubation of Stx; only the concentrations of 19.46 mg/ml for the P. alba aqueous extract and 3.75 mg/ml for the Z. mistol ethanolic extract resulted in the inhibition of cytotoxicity, with 52 and 56% cell viability occurring, respectively. Investigation into this difference in the protection of cells indicated that the protein molecule of Stx suffered degradation to advanced oxidative protein products during preincubation with extracts, principally with P. alba, which exhibited a greater amount of nonflavonoid polyphenols than Z. mistol. The prooxidant action on Stx favored the cells and enhanced the protective action of both fruits.
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- M G Pellarín
- Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enrique Barros s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina;,
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Croxen MA, Law RJ, Scholz R, Keeney KM, Wlodarska M, Finlay BB. Recent advances in understanding enteric pathogenic Escherichia coli. Clin Microbiol Rev 2013; 26:822-80. [PMID: 24092857 PMCID: PMC3811233 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00022-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 823] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although Escherichia coli can be an innocuous resident of the gastrointestinal tract, it also has the pathogenic capacity to cause significant diarrheal and extraintestinal diseases. Pathogenic variants of E. coli (pathovars or pathotypes) cause much morbidity and mortality worldwide. Consequently, pathogenic E. coli is widely studied in humans, animals, food, and the environment. While there are many common features that these pathotypes employ to colonize the intestinal mucosa and cause disease, the course, onset, and complications vary significantly. Outbreaks are common in developed and developing countries, and they sometimes have fatal consequences. Many of these pathotypes are a major public health concern as they have low infectious doses and are transmitted through ubiquitous mediums, including food and water. The seriousness of pathogenic E. coli is exemplified by dedicated national and international surveillance programs that monitor and track outbreaks; unfortunately, this surveillance is often lacking in developing countries. While not all pathotypes carry the same public health profile, they all carry an enormous potential to cause disease and continue to present challenges to human health. This comprehensive review highlights recent advances in our understanding of the intestinal pathotypes of E. coli.
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NOD2 signaling contributes to host defense in the lungs against Escherichia coli infection. Infect Immun 2012; 80:2558-69. [PMID: 22547547 DOI: 10.1128/iai.06230-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial pneumonia remains a significant cause of mortality in the United States. The innate immune response is the first line of defense against invading bacteria. Neutrophil recruitment to the lungs is the first step in a multistep sequence leading to bacterial clearance. Ligand interaction with pattern-recognizing receptors (PRRs) leads to chemokine production, which drives neutrophils to the site of infection. Although we demonstrated that RIP2 is important for host defense in the lungs against Escherichia coli, the individual roles of NOD1 and NOD2 in pulmonary defense have not been addressed. Here, we explored the role of NOD2 in neutrophil-mediated host defense against an extracellular pathogen, E. coli. We found enhanced bacterial burden and reduced neutrophil and cytokine/chemokine levels in the lungs of NOD2⁻/⁻ mice following E. coli infection. Furthermore, we observed reduced activation of NF-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the lungs of NOD2⁻/⁻ mice upon E. coli challenge. Moreover, NOD2⁻/⁻ neutrophils show impaired intracellular bacterial killing. Using NOD2/RIP2⁻/⁻ mice, we observed bacterial burden and neutrophil accumulation in the lungs similar to those seen with NOD2⁻/⁻ mice. In addition, bone marrow-derived macrophages obtained from NOD2/RIP2⁻/⁻ mice demonstrate a reduction in activation of NF-κB and MAPKs similar to that seen with NOD2⁻/⁻ mice in response to E. coli. These findings unveil a previously unrecognized role of the NOD2-RIP2 axis for host defense against extracellular Gram-negative bacteria. This pathway may represent a novel target for the treatment of lung infection/inflammation.
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