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Cooksey GLS, Morales C, Linde L, Schildhauer S, Guevara H, Chan E, Gibb K, Wong J, Lin W, Bonin BJ, Arizmendi O, Lam-Hine T, Tzvieli O, McDowell A, Kampen KM, Lopez DL, Ennis J, Lewis LS, Oren E, Hatada A, Molinar B, Frederick M, Han GS, Sanchez M, Garcia MA, McGrath A, Le NQ, Boyd E, Bertolucci RM, Corrigan J, Brodine S, Austin M, Roach WRK, Levin RM, Tyson BM, Pry JM, Cummings KJ, Wadford DA, Jain S. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance, California, USA, May 10, 2020-June 12, 2021. Emerg Infect Dis 2022; 28:9-19. [PMID: 34932449 PMCID: PMC8714231 DOI: 10.3201/eid2801.211682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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State and local health departments established the California Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance System to conduct enhanced surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens at sentinel outpatient testing sites in 10 counties throughout California, USA. We describe results obtained during May 10, 2020‒June 12, 2021, and compare persons with positive and negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR results by using Poisson regression. We detected SARS-CoV-2 in 1,696 (19.6%) of 8,662 specimens. Among 7,851 specimens tested by respiratory panel, rhinovirus/enterovirus was detected in 906 (11.5%) specimens and other respiratory pathogens in 136 (1.7%) specimens. We also detected 23 co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and another pathogen. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was associated with male participants, an age of 35-49 years, Latino race/ethnicity, obesity, and work in transportation occupations. Sentinel surveillance can provide useful virologic and epidemiologic data to supplement other disease monitoring activities and might become increasingly useful as routine testing decreases.
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Arizmendi O, Kumar P, Zheng Q, Stewart JP, Picking WD, Picking W, Martinez-Becerra FJ. Vaccination With Mouse Dendritic Cells Loaded With an IpaD-IpaB Fusion Provides Protection Against Shigellosis. Front Immunol 2019; 10:192. [PMID: 30800131 PMCID: PMC6376248 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. They are most prevalent in settings with inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene and contaminated water. An important diarrheal pathogen in such settings is Shigella. No commercially available vaccine exists against shigellosis and immunity to the pathogen is serotype-restricted. We have previously shown that a polypeptide fusion of the Type Three Secretion Apparatus (T3SA) proteins IpaB and IpaD (named DBF) was efficacious as a vaccine against Shigella. Vaccination using different administration routes indicated that protection conferred by DBF did not fully correlate with antibodies. To define the immune responses involved in protection, we studied cellular responses to intranasal immunization with the DBF and the adjuvant dmLT. We found dendritic cell (DC) activation at the nasal associated lymphoid tissue (NALT). Activation markers CD86 and MHCII significantly increase in cells from immunized mice. Antigen exposure in vitro further confirmed the upregulation of CD80 and CD40 in primary dendritic cells. Animals immunized with antigen-primed dendritic cells were protected against Shigella infection, at levels comparable to the efficacy of immunization with the protein vaccine formulation. Therefore, we show that antigen-primed DCs are enough to provide immunity, and propose a mechanism of protection against Shigella spp. based on DC-mediated antigen presentation to T cells.
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- Olivia Arizmendi
- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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Barta ML, Tachiyama S, Muthuramalingam M, Arizmendi O, Villanueva CE, Ramyar KX, Geisbrecht BV, Lovell S, Battaile KP, Picking WL, Picking WD. Using disruptive insertional mutagenesis to identify the in situ structure-function landscape of the Shigella translocator protein IpaB. Protein Sci 2018; 27:1392-1406. [PMID: 29672980 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bacterial type III secretion systems (T3SS) are used to inject proteins into mammalian cells to subvert cellular functions. The Shigella T3SS apparatus (T3SA) is comprised of a basal body, cytoplasmic sorting platform and exposed needle with needle "tip complex" (TC). TC maturation occurs when the translocator protein IpaB is recruited to the needle tip where both IpaD and IpaB control secretion induction. IpaB insertion into the host membrane is the first step of translocon pore formation and secretion induction. We employed disruptive insertional mutagenesis, using bacteriophage T4 lysozyme (T4L), within predicted IpaB loops to show how topological features affect TC functions (secretion control, translocon formation and effector secretion). Insertions within the N-terminal half of IpaB were most likely to result in a loss of steady-state secretion control, however, all but the two that were not recognized by the T3SA retained nearly wild-type hemolysis (translocon formation) and invasiveness levels (effector secretion). In contrast, all but one insertion in the C-terminal half of IpaB maintained secretion control but were impaired for hemolysis and invasion. These nature of the data suggest the latter mutants are defective in a post-secretion event, most likely due to impaired interactions with the second translocator protein IpaC. Intriguingly, only two insertion mutants displayed readily detectable T4L on the bacterial surface. The data create a picture in which the makeup and structure of a functional T3SA TC is highly amenable to physical perturbation, indicating that the tertiary structure of IpaB within the TC is more plastic than previously realized.
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- Michael L Barta
- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66045
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- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66045
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 66506
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- Protein Structure Laboratory, Del Shankel Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 66045
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- IMCA-CAT, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Argonne, Illinois, 60439
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047
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- Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 66047
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Barta ML, Shearer JP, Arizmendi O, Tremblay JM, Mehzabeen N, Zheng Q, Battaile KP, Lovell S, Tzipori S, Picking WD, Shoemaker CB, Picking WL. Single-domain antibodies pinpoint potential targets within Shigella invasion plasmid antigen D of the needle tip complex for inhibition of type III secretion. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:16677-16687. [PMID: 28842484 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.802231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Numerous Gram-negative pathogens infect eukaryotes and use the type III secretion system (T3SS) to deliver effector proteins into host cells. One important T3SS feature is an extracellular needle with an associated tip complex responsible for assembly of a pore-forming translocon in the host cell membrane. Shigella spp. cause shigellosis, also called bacillary dysentery, and invade colonic epithelial cells via the T3SS. The tip complex of Shigella flexneri contains invasion plasmid antigen D (IpaD), which initially regulates secretion and provides a physical platform for the translocon pore. The tip complex represents a promising therapeutic target for many important T3SS-containing pathogens. Here, in an effort to further elucidate its function, we created a panel of single-VH domain antibodies (VHHs) that recognize distinct epitopes within IpaD. These VHHs recognized the in situ tip complex and modulated the infectious properties of Shigella Moreover, structural elucidation of several IpaD-VHH complexes provided critical insights into tip complex formation and function. Of note, one VHH heterodimer could reduce Shigella hemolytic activity by >80%. Our observations along with previous findings support the hypothesis that the hydrophobic translocator (IpaB in Shigella) likely binds to a region within the tip protein that is structurally conserved across all T3SS-possessing pathogens, suggesting potential therapeutic avenues for managing infections by these pathogens.
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- Michael L Barta
- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, North Grafton, Massachusetts 02111
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, North Grafton, Massachusetts 02111
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- Protein Structure Laboratory, Del Shankel Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, and
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- IMCA-CAT, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Argonne, Illinois 60439
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- Protein Structure Laboratory, Del Shankel Structural Biology Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047, and
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, North Grafton, Massachusetts 02111
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, North Grafton, Massachusetts 02111
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66047,
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Dickenson NE, Arizmendi O, Patil MK, Toth RT, Middaugh CR, Picking WD, Picking WL. N-terminus of IpaB provides a potential anchor to the Shigella type III secretion system tip complex protein IpaD. Biochemistry 2013; 52:8790-9. [PMID: 24236510 DOI: 10.1021/bi400755f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The type III secretion system (T3SS) is an essential virulence factor for Shigella flexneri , providing a conduit through which host-altering effectors are injected directly into a host cell to promote uptake. The type III secretion apparatus (T3SA) is composed of a basal body, external needle, and regulatory tip complex. The nascent needle is a polymer of MxiH capped by a pentamer of invasion plasmid antigen D (IpaD). Exposure to bile salts (e.g., deoxycholate) causes a conformational change in IpaD and promotes recruitment of IpaB to the needle tip. It has been proposed that IpaB senses contact with host cell membranes, recruiting IpaC and inducing full secretion of T3SS effectors. Although the steps of T3SA maturation and their external triggers have been identified, details of specific protein interactions and mechanisms have remained difficult to study because of the hydrophobic nature of the IpaB and IpaC translocator proteins. Here, we explored the ability for a series of soluble N-terminal IpaB peptides to interact with IpaD. We found that DOC is required for the interaction and that a region of IpaB between residues 11-27 is required for maximum binding, which was confirmed in vivo. Furthermore, intramolecular FRET measurements indicated that movement of the IpaD distal domain away from the protein core accompanied the binding of IpaB11-226. Together, these new findings provide important new insight into the interactions and potential mechanisms that define the maturation of the Shigella T3SA needle tip complex and provide a foundation for further studies probing T3SS activation.
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- Nicholas E Dickenson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University , Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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