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Graham CI, MacMartin TL, de Kievit TR, Brassinga AKC. Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila. Mol Microbiol 2024; 121:167-195. [PMID: 37908155 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.15172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative bacteria found in natural and anthropogenic aquatic environments such as evaporative cooling towers, where it reproduces as an intracellular parasite of cohabiting protozoa. If L. pneumophila is aerosolized and inhaled by a susceptible person, bacteria may colonize their alveolar macrophages causing the opportunistic pneumonia Legionnaires' disease. L. pneumophila utilizes an elaborate regulatory network to control virulence processes such as the Dot/Icm Type IV secretion system and effector repertoire, responding to changing nutritional cues as their host becomes depleted. The bacteria subsequently differentiate to a transmissive state that can survive in the environment until a replacement host is encountered and colonized. In this review, we discuss the lifecycle of L. pneumophila and the molecular regulatory network that senses nutritional depletion via the stringent response, a link to stationary phase-like metabolic changes via alternative sigma factors, and two-component systems that are homologous to stress sensors in other pathogens, to regulate differentiation between the intracellular replicative phase and more transmissible states. Together, we highlight how this prototypic intracellular pathogen offers enormous potential in understanding how molecular mechanisms enable intracellular parasitism and pathogenicity.
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- Christopher I Graham
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Yang Y, Mei L, Chen J, Chen X, Wang Z, Liu L, Yang A. Legionella pneumophila-mediated host posttranslational modifications. J Mol Cell Biol 2023; 15:mjad032. [PMID: 37156500 PMCID: PMC10720952 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjad032] [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: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Legionella pneumophila is a Gram-negative bacterium ubiquitously present in freshwater environments and causes a serious type of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease. During infections, L. pneumophila releases over 300 effector proteins into host cells through an Icm/Dot type IV secretion system to manipulate the host defense system for survival within the host. Notably, certain effector proteins mediate posttranslational modifications (PTMs), serving as useful approaches exploited by L. pneumophila to modify host proteins. Some effectors catalyze the addition of host protein PTMs, while others mediate the removal of PTMs from host proteins. In this review, we summarize L. pneumophila effector-mediated PTMs of host proteins, including phosphorylation, ubiquitination, glycosylation, AMPylation, phosphocholination, methylation, and ADP-ribosylation, as well as dephosphorylation, deubiquitination, deAMPylation, deADP-ribosylation, dephosphocholination, and delipidation. We describe their molecular mechanisms and biological functions in the regulation of bacterial growth and Legionella-containing vacuole biosynthesis and in the disruption of host immune and defense machinery.
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- Yi Yang
- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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Roberts CG, Franklin TG, Pruneda JN. Ubiquitin-targeted bacterial effectors: rule breakers of the ubiquitin system. EMBO J 2023; 42:e114318. [PMID: 37555693 PMCID: PMC10505922 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2023114318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Regulation through post-translational ubiquitin signaling underlies a large portion of eukaryotic biology. This has not gone unnoticed by invading pathogens, many of which have evolved mechanisms to manipulate or subvert the host ubiquitin system. Bacteria are particularly adept at this and rely heavily upon ubiquitin-targeted virulence factors for invasion and replication. Despite lacking a conventional ubiquitin system of their own, many bacterial ubiquitin regulators loosely follow the structural and mechanistic rules established by eukaryotic ubiquitin machinery. Others completely break these rules and have evolved novel structural folds, exhibit distinct mechanisms of regulation, or catalyze foreign ubiquitin modifications. Studying these interactions can not only reveal important aspects of bacterial pathogenesis but also shed light on unexplored areas of ubiquitin signaling and regulation. In this review, we discuss the methods by which bacteria manipulate host ubiquitin and highlight aspects that follow or break the rules of ubiquitination.
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- Cameron G Roberts
- Department of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyOregon Health & Science UniversityPortlandORUSA
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Shames SR. Eat or Be Eaten: Strategies Used by Legionella to Acquire Host-Derived Nutrients and Evade Lysosomal Degradation. Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0044122. [PMID: 36912646 PMCID: PMC10112212 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00441-22] [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] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
Abstract
To replicate within host cells, bacterial pathogens must acquire host-derived nutrients while avoiding degradative antimicrobial pathways. Fundamental insights into bacterial pathogenicity have been revealed by bacteria of the genus Legionella, which naturally parasitize free-living protozoa by establishing a membrane-bound replicative niche termed the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV). Biogenesis of the LCV and intracellular replication rely on rapid evasion of the endocytic pathway and acquisition of host-derived nutrients, much of which is mediated by bacterial effector proteins translocated into host cells by a Dot/Icm type IV secretion system. Billions of years of co-evolution with eukaryotic hosts and broad host tropism have resulted in expansion of the Legionella genome to accommodate a massive repertoire of effector proteins that promote LCV biogenesis, safeguard the LCV from endolysosomal maturation, and mediate the acquisition of host nutrients. This minireview is focused on the mechanisms by which an ancient intracellular pathogen leverages effector proteins and hijacks host cell biology to obtain essential host-derived nutrients and prevent lysosomal degradation.
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- Stephanie R. Shames
- Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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Dramé M, Garcia-Rodriguez FJ, Buchrieser C, Escoll P. High-content assay to measure mitochondrial function and bacterial vacuole size in infected human primary macrophages. STAR Protoc 2023; 4:102175. [PMID: 36933221 PMCID: PMC10031535 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Regulation of bioenergetics and cell death are pivotal mitochondrial functions determining the responses of macrophages to infection. Here, we provide a protocol to investigate mitochondrial functions during infection of macrophages by intracellular bacteria. We describe steps for quantifying mitochondrial polarization, cell death, and bacterial infection in infected, living, human primary macrophages at the single-cell level. We also detail the use of the pathogen Legionella pneumophila as model. This protocol can be adapted to investigate mitochondrial functions in other settings. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Escoll et al. (2021).1.
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- Mariatou Dramé
- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 6047, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, 75015 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 6047, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, 75015 Paris, France.
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 6047, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, 75015 Paris, France.
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Rayamajhee B, Willcox MDP, Henriquez FL, Petsoglou C, Subedi D, Carnt N. Acanthamoeba, an environmental phagocyte enhancing survival and transmission of human pathogens. Trends Parasitol 2022; 38:975-990. [PMID: 36109313 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
The opportunistic protist Acanthamoeba, which interacts with other microbes such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, shows significant similarity in cellular and functional aspects to human macrophages. Intracellular survival of microbes in this microbivorous amoebal host may be a crucial step for initiation of infection in higher eukaryotic cells. Therefore, Acanthamoeba-microbe adaptations are considered an evolutionary model of macrophage-pathogen interactions. This paper reviews Acanthamoeba as an emerging human pathogen and different ecological interactions between Acanthamoeba and microbes that may serve as environmental training grounds and a genetic melting pot for the evolution, persistence, and transmission of potential human pathogens.
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- Binod Rayamajhee
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia.
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- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research, School of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, G72 0LH, UK
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- Sydney and Sydney Eye Hospital, Southeastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia; Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
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Lockwood DC, Amin H, Costa TRD, Schroeder GN. The Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm type IV secretion system and its effectors. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2022; 168. [PMID: 35639581 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
To prevail in the interaction with eukaryotic hosts, many bacterial pathogens use protein secretion systems to release virulence factors at the host–pathogen interface and/or deliver them directly into host cells. An outstanding example of the complexity and sophistication of secretion systems and the diversity of their protein substrates, effectors, is the Defective in organelle trafficking/Intracellular multiplication (Dot/Icm) Type IVB secretion system (T4BSS) of
Legionella pneumophila
and related species.
Legionella
species are facultative intracellular pathogens of environmental protozoa and opportunistic human respiratory pathogens. The Dot/Icm T4BSS translocates an exceptionally large number of effectors, more than 300 per
L. pneumophila
strain, and is essential for evasion of phagolysosomal degradation and exploitation of protozoa and human macrophages as replicative niches. Recent technological advancements in the imaging of large protein complexes have provided new insight into the architecture of the T4BSS and allowed us to propose models for the transport mechanism. At the same time, significant progress has been made in assigning functions to about a third of
L. pneumophila
effectors, discovering unprecedented new enzymatic activities and concepts of host subversion. In this review, we describe the current knowledge of the workings of the Dot/Icm T4BSS machinery and provide an overview of the activities and functions of the to-date characterized effectors in the interaction of
L. pneumophila
with host cells.
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- Daniel C Lockwood
- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK
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Martyn JE, Gomez-Valero L, Buchrieser C. The evolution and role of eukaryotic-like domains in environmental intracellular bacteria: the battle with a eukaryotic cell. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2022; 46:6529235. [DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuac012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Intracellular pathogens that are able to thrive in different environments, such as Legionella spp. which preferentially live in protozoa in aquatic environments or environmental Chlamydiae which replicate either within protozoa or a range of animals, possess a plethora of cellular biology tools to influence their eukaryotic host. The host manipulation tools that evolved in the interaction with protozoa, confer these bacteria the capacity to also infect phylogenetically distinct eukaryotic cells, such as macrophages and thus they can also be human pathogens. To manipulate the host cell, bacteria use protein secretion systems and molecular effectors. Although these molecular effectors are encoded in bacteria, they are expressed and function in a eukaryotic context often mimicking or inhibiting eukaryotic proteins. Indeed, many of these effectors have eukaryotic-like domains. In this review we propose that the main pathways environmental intracellular bacteria need to subvert in order to establish the host eukaryotic cell as a replication niche are chromatin remodelling, ubiquitination signalling, and modulation of protein-protein interactions via tandem repeat domains. We then provide mechanistic insight into how these proteins might have evolved as molecular weapons. Finally, we highlight that in environmental intracellular bacteria the number of eukaryotic-like domains and proteins is considerably higher than in intracellular bacteria specialised to an isolated niche, such as obligate intracellular human pathogens. As mimics of eukaryotic proteins are critical components of host pathogen interactions, this distribution of eukaryotic-like domains suggests that the environment has selected them.
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- Jessica E Martyn
- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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Sahr T, Escoll P, Rusniok C, Bui S, Pehau-Arnaudet G, Lavieu G, Buchrieser C. Translocated Legionella pneumophila small RNAs mimic eukaryotic microRNAs targeting the host immune response. Nat Commun 2022; 13:762. [PMID: 35140216 PMCID: PMC8828724 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28454-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that can cause a severe form of pneumonia in humans, a phenotype evolved through interactions with aquatic protozoa in the environment. Here, we show that L. pneumophila uses extracellular vesicles to translocate bacterial small RNAs (sRNAs) into host cells that act on host defence signalling pathways. The bacterial sRNA RsmY binds to the UTR of ddx58 (RIG-I encoding gene) and cRel, while tRNA-Phe binds ddx58 and irak1 collectively reducing expression of RIG-I, IRAK1 and cRel, with subsequent downregulation of IFN-β. Thus, RsmY and tRNA-Phe are bacterial trans-kingdom regulatory RNAs downregulating selected sensor and regulator proteins of the host cell innate immune response. This miRNA-like regulation of the expression of key sensors and regulators of immunity is a feature of L. pneumophila host-pathogen communication and likely represents a general mechanism employed by bacteria that interact with eukaryotic hosts.
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- Tobias Sahr
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 6047, 75724, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 6047, 75724, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 6047, 75724, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM ERL U1316, UMR 7057/CNRS, Paris, France
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- Unité de Technologie et Service BioImagerie Ultrastructurale and CNRS UMR 3528, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, INSERM ERL U1316, UMR 7057/CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 6047, 75724, Paris, France.
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Luo J, Wang L, Song L, Luo ZQ. Exploitation of the Host Ubiquitin System: Means by Legionella pneumophila. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:790442. [PMID: 35003021 PMCID: PMC8727461 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.790442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitination is a commonly used post-translational modification (PTM) in eukaryotic cells, which regulates a wide variety of cellular processes, such as differentiation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and immunity. Because of its essential role in immunity, the ubiquitin network is a common target of infectious agents, which have evolved various effective strategies to hijack and co-opt ubiquitin signaling for their benefit. The intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila represents one such example; it utilizes a large cohort of virulence factors called effectors to modulate diverse cellular processes, resulting in the formation a compartment called the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) that supports its replication. Many of these effectors function to re-orchestrate ubiquitin signaling with distinct biochemical activities. In this review, we highlight recent progress in the mechanism of action of L. pneumophila effectors involved in ubiquitination and discuss their roles in bacterial virulence and host cell biology.
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- Jingjing Luo
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Selberherr E, Penz T, König L, Conrady B, Siegl A, Horn M, Schmitz-Esser S. The life cycle-dependent transcriptional profile of the obligate intracellular amoeba symbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2022; 98:6499296. [PMID: 34999767 PMCID: PMC8831229 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Free-living amoebae often harbor obligate intracellular bacterial symbionts. Amoebophilus (A.) asiaticus is a representative of a lineage of amoeba symbionts in the phylum Bacteroidota. Here, we analyse the transcriptome of A. asiaticus strain 5a2 at four time points during its infection cycle and replication within the Acanthamoeba host using RNA sequencing. Our results reveal a dynamic transcriptional landscape throughout different A. asiaticus life cycle stages. Many intracellular bacteria and pathogens utilize eukaryotic-like proteins (ELPs) for host cell interaction and the A. asiaticus 5a2 genome shows a particularly high abundance of ELPs. We show the expression of all genes encoding ELPs and found many ELPs to be differentially expressed. At the replicative stage of A. asiaticus, ankyrin repeat proteins and tetratricopeptide/Sel1-like repeat proteins were upregulated. At the later time points, high expression levels of a type 6 secretion system that likely prepares for a new infection cycle after lysing its host, were found. This study reveals comprehensive insights into the intracellular lifestyle of A. asiaticus and highlights candidate genes for host cell interaction. The results from this study have implications for other intracellular bacteria such as other amoeba-associated bacteria and the arthropod symbionts Cardinium forming the sister lineage of A. asiaticus.
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- E Selberherr
- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, Department for Farm Animals and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,current affiliation: CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
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Chung IYW, Li L, Cygler M. Legionella effector LegA15/AnkH contains an unrecognized cysteine protease-like domain and displays structural similarity to LegA3/AnkD, but differs in host cell localization. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2021; 77:1535-1542. [PMID: 34866609 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798321010469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Legionella pneumophila is a human pathogen that causes Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia. It can be found in various aquatic environments ranging from cooling towers to ponds. In addition to causing disease in humans, it can also infect free-living amoebae commonly found in various aquatic environments. Once inside a human lung macrophage, it creates a niche called the Legionella-containing vacuole where it can evade phagolysosomal degradation and replicate. During infection, normal cellular functions are hijacked by proteins that are secreted by the pathogen, called bacterial effectors. Here, the structural characterization of the effector LegA15/AnkD is reported. The protein contains an ankyrin-repeat domain followed by a cysteine protease-like (CPL) domain with a putative catalytic triad consisting of His268-Asn290-Cys361. The CPL domain shows similarity to the CE clan in the MEROPS database, which contains ubiquitin-like hydrolases. The C-terminal segment of LegA15, including the CPL domain, shows structural similarity to another effector, LegA3/AnkH, while they share only 12% sequence identity. When expressed in mammalian cells, LegA15 is localized within the cytoplasm, in contrast to LegA3, which localizes to the nucleus.
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- Ivy Yeuk Wah Chung
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Lažetić V, Troemel ER. Conservation lost: host-pathogen battles drive diversification and expansion of gene families. FEBS J 2021; 288:5289-5299. [PMID: 33190369 PMCID: PMC10901648 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
One of the strongest drivers in evolution is the struggle to survive a host-pathogen battle. This pressure selects for diversity among the factors directly involved in this battle, including virulence factors deployed by pathogens, their corresponding host targets, and host immune factors. A logical outcome of this diversification is that over time, the sequence of many immune factors will not be evolutionarily conserved across a broad range of species. Thus, while universal sequence conservation is often hailed as the hallmark of the importance of a particular gene, the immune system does not necessarily play by these rules when defending against co-evolving pathogens. This loss of sequence conservation is in contrast to many signaling pathways in development and basic cell biology that are not targeted by pathogens. In addition to diversification, another consequence of host-pathogen battles can be an amplification in gene number, thus leading to large gene families that have sequence relatively specific to a particular strain, species, or clade. Here we highlight this general theme across a variety of pathogen virulence factors and host immune factors. We summarize the wide range and number across species of these expanded, lineage-specific host-pathogen factors including ubiquitin ligases, nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors, GTPases, and proteins without obvious biochemical function but that nonetheless play key roles in immunity.
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- Vladimir Lažetić
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Orientia tsutsugamushi Nucleomodulin Ank13 Exploits the RaDAR Nuclear Import Pathway To Modulate Host Cell Transcription. mBio 2021; 12:e0181621. [PMID: 34340535 PMCID: PMC8406279 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01816-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Orientia tsutsugamushi is the etiologic agent of scrub typhus, the deadliest of all diseases caused by obligate intracellular bacteria. Nucleomodulins, bacterial effectors that dysregulate eukaryotic transcription, are being increasingly recognized as key virulence factors. How they translocate into the nucleus and their functionally essential domains are poorly defined. We demonstrate that Ank13, an O. tsutsugamushi effector conserved among clinical isolates and expressed during infection, localizes to the nucleus in an importin β1-independent manner. Rather, Ank13 nucleotropism requires an isoleucine at the thirteenth position of its fourth ankyrin repeat, consistent with utilization of eukaryotic RaDAR (RanGDP-ankyrin repeats) nuclear import. RNA-seq analyses of cells expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged Ank13, nucleotropism-deficient Ank13I127R, or Ank13ΔF-box, which lacks the F-box domain essential for interacting with SCF ubiquitin ligase, revealed Ank13 to be a nucleomodulin that predominantly downregulates transcription of more than 2,000 genes. Its ability to do so involves its nucleotropism and F-box in synergistic and mutually exclusive manners. Ank13 also acts in the cytoplasm to dysregulate smaller cohorts of genes. The effector’s toxicity in yeast heavily depends on its F-box and less so on its nucleotropism. Genes negatively regulated by Ank13 include those involved in the inflammatory response, transcriptional control, and epigenetics. Importantly, the majority of genes that GFP-Ank13 most strongly downregulates are quiescent or repressed in O. tsutsugamushi-infected cells when Ank13 expression is strongest. Ank13 is the first nucleomodulin identified to coopt RaDAR and a multifaceted effector that functions in the nucleus and cytoplasm via F-box-dependent and -independent mechanisms to globally reprogram host cell transcription.
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Ong SY, Schuelein R, Wibawa RR, Thomas DW, Handoko Y, Freytag S, Bahlo M, Simpson KJ, Hartland EL. Genome-wide genetic screen identifies host ubiquitination as important for Legionella pneumophila Dot/Icm effector translocation. Cell Microbiol 2021; 23:e13368. [PMID: 34041837 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Dot/Icm system of Legionella pneumophila is essential for virulence and delivers a large repertoire of effectors into infected host cells to create the Legionella containing vacuole. Since the secretion of effectors via the Dot/Icm system does not occur in the absence of host cells, we hypothesised that host factors actively participate in Dot/Icm effector translocation. Here we employed a high-throughput, genome-wide siRNA screen to systematically test the effect of silencing 18,120 human genes on translocation of the Dot/Icm effector, RalF, into HeLa cells. For the primary screen, we found that silencing of 119 genes led to increased translocation of RalF, while silencing of 321 genes resulted in decreased translocation. Following secondary screening, 70 genes were successfully validated as 'high confidence' targets. Gene set enrichment analysis of siRNAs leading to decreased RalF translocation, showed that ubiquitination was the most highly overrepresented category in the pathway analysis. We further showed that two host factors, the E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, UBE2E1, and the E3 ubiquitin ligase, CUL7, were important for supporting Dot/Icm translocation and L. pneumophila intracellular replication. In summary, we identified host ubiquitin pathways as important for the efficiency of Dot/Icm effector translocation by L. pneumophila, suggesting that host-derived ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes and ubiquitin ligases participate in the translocation of Legionella effector proteins and influence intracellular persistence and survival.
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- Sze Ying Ong
- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Population Health and Immunity, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Population Health and Immunity, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Molecular and Translational Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Kunze M, Steiner T, Chen F, Huber C, Rydzewski K, Stämmler M, Heuner K, Eisenreich W. Metabolic adaption of Legionella pneumophila during intracellular growth in Acanthamoeba castellanii. Int J Med Microbiol 2021; 311:151504. [PMID: 33906075 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2021.151504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The metabolism of Legionella pneumophila strain Paris was elucidated during different time intervals of growth within its natural host Acanthamoeba castellanii. For this purpose, the amoebae were supplied after bacterial infection (t =0 h) with 11 mM [U-13C6]glucose or 3 mM [U-13C3]serine, respectively, during 0-17 h, 17-25 h, or 25-27 h of incubation. At the end of these time intervals, bacterial and amoebal fractions were separated. Each of these fractions was hydrolyzed under acidic conditions. 13C-Enrichments and isotopologue distributions of resulting amino acids and 3-hydroxybutyrate were determined by gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Comparative analysis of the labelling patterns revealed the substrate preferences, metabolic pathways, and relative carbon fluxes of the intracellular bacteria and their amoebal host during the time course of the infection cycle. Generally, the bacterial infection increased the usage of exogenous glucose via glycolysis by A. castellanii. In contrast, carbon fluxes via the amoebal citrate cycle were not affected. During the whole infection cycle, intracellular L. pneumophila incorporated amino acids from their host into the bacterial proteins. However, partial bacterial de novo biosynthesis from exogenous 13C-Ser and, at minor rates, from 13C-glucose could be shown for bacterial Ala, Asp, Glu, and Gly. More specifically, the catabolic usage of Ser increased during the post-exponential phase of intracellular growth, whereas glucose was utilized by the bacteria throughout the infection cycle and not only late during infection as assumed on the basis of earlier in vitro experiments. The early usage of 13C-glucose by the intracellular bacteria suggests that glucose availability could serve as a trigger for replication of L. pneumophila inside the vacuoles of host cells.
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- Mareike Kunze
- Working Group: Cellular Interactions of Bacterial Pathogens, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, ZBS 2, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Bavarian NMR Center - Structural Membrane Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Bavarian NMR Center - Structural Membrane Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Bavarian NMR Center - Structural Membrane Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany
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- Working Group: Cellular Interactions of Bacterial Pathogens, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, ZBS 2, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Proteomics and Spectroscopy, ZBS 6, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- Working Group: Cellular Interactions of Bacterial Pathogens, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, ZBS 2, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
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- Bavarian NMR Center - Structural Membrane Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany.
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Chauhan D, Shames SR. Pathogenicity and Virulence of Legionella: Intracellular replication and host response. Virulence 2021; 12:1122-1144. [PMID: 33843434 PMCID: PMC8043192 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1903199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Bacteria of the genus Legionella are natural pathogens of amoebae that can cause a severe pneumonia in humans called Legionnaires’ Disease. Human disease results from inhalation of Legionella-contaminated aerosols and subsequent bacterial replication within alveolar macrophages. Legionella pathogenicity in humans has resulted from extensive co-evolution with diverse genera of amoebae. To replicate intracellularly, Legionella generates a replication-permissive compartment called the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) through the concerted action of hundreds of Dot/Icm-translocated effector proteins. In this review, we present a collective overview of Legionella pathogenicity including infection mechanisms, secretion systems, and translocated effector function. We also discuss innate and adaptive immune responses to L. pneumophila, the implications of Legionella genome diversity and future avenues for the field.
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- Deepika Chauhan
- Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Price CT, Abu Kwaik Y. Evolution and Adaptation of Legionella pneumophila to Manipulate the Ubiquitination Machinery of Its Amoebae and Mammalian Hosts. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11010112. [PMID: 33467718 PMCID: PMC7830128 DOI: 10.3390/biom11010112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The ubiquitin pathway is highly conserved across the eukaryotic domain of life and plays an essential role in a plethora of cellular processes. It is not surprising that many intracellular bacterial pathogens often target the essential host ubiquitin pathway. The intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila injects into the host cell cytosol multiple classes of classical and novel ubiquitin-modifying enzymes that modulate diverse ubiquitin-related processes in the host cell. Most of these pathogen-injected proteins, designated as effectors, mimic known E3-ubiquitin ligases through harboring F-box or U-box domains. The classical F-box effector, AnkB targets host proteins for K48-linked polyubiquitination, which leads to excessive proteasomal degradation that is required to generate adequate supplies of amino acids for metabolism of the pathogen. In contrast, the SidC and SdcA effectors share no structural similarity to known eukaryotic ligases despite having E3-ubiquitin ligase activity, suggesting that the number of E3-ligases in eukaryotes is under-represented. L. pneumophila also injects into the host many novel ubiquitin-modifying enzymes, which are the SidE family of effectors that catalyze phosphoribosyl-ubiquitination of serine residue of target proteins, independently of the canonical E1-2-3 enzymatic cascade. Interestingly, the environmental bacterium, L. pneumophila, has evolved within a diverse range of amoebal species, which serve as the natural hosts, while accidental transmission through contaminated aerosols can cause pneumonia in humans. Therefore, it is likely that the novel ubiquitin-modifying enzymes of L. pneumophila were acquired by the pathogen through interkingdom gene transfer from the diverse natural amoebal hosts. Furthermore, conservation of the ubiquitin pathway across eukaryotes has enabled these novel ubiquitin-modifying enzymes to function similarly in mammalian cells. Studies on the biological functions of these effectors are likely to reveal further novel ubiquitin biology and shed further lights on the evolution of ubiquitin.
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- Christopher T.D. Price
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Center for Predictive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Correspondence:
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Liu S, Luo J, Zhen X, Qiu J, Ouyang S, Luo ZQ. Interplay between bacterial deubiquitinase and ubiquitin E3 ligase regulates ubiquitin dynamics on Legionella phagosomes. eLife 2020; 9:58114. [PMID: 33136002 PMCID: PMC7669269 DOI: 10.7554/elife.58114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Legionella pneumophila extensively modulates the host ubiquitin network to create the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) for its replication. Many of its virulence factors function as ubiquitin ligases or deubiquitinases (DUBs). Here, we identify Lem27 as a DUB that displays a preference for diubiquitin formed by K6, K11, or K48. Lem27 is associated with the LCV where it regulates Rab10 ubiquitination in concert with SidC and SdcA, two bacterial E3 ubiquitin ligases. Structural analysis of the complex formed by an active fragment of Lem27 and the substrate-based suicide inhibitor ubiquitin-propargylamide (PA) reveals that it harbors a fold resembling those in the OTU1 DUB subfamily with a Cys-His catalytic dyad and that it recognizes ubiquitin via extensive hydrogen bonding at six contact sites. Our results establish Lem27 as a DUB that functions to regulate protein ubiquitination on L. pneumophila phagosomes by counteracting the activity of bacterial ubiquitin E3 ligases.
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- Shuxin Liu
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Center of Infection and Immunity, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Provincial University Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Response and Metabolic Regulation, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.,Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Center of Infection and Immunity, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
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Through coevolution with host cells, microorganisms have acquired mechanisms to avoid the detection by the host surveillance system and to use the cell's supplies to establish themselves. Indeed, certain pathogens have evolved proteins that imitate specific eukaryotic cell proteins, allowing them to manipulate host pathways, a phenomenon termed molecular mimicry. Bacterial "eukaryotic-like proteins" are a remarkable example of molecular mimicry. They are defined as proteins that strongly resemble eukaryotic proteins or that carry domains that are predominantly present in eukaryotes and that are generally absent from prokaryotes. The widest diversity of eukaryotic-like proteins known to date can be found in members of the bacterial genus Legionella, some of which cause a severe pneumonia in humans. The characterization of a number of these proteins shed light on their importance during infection. The subsequent identification of eukaryotic-like genes in the genomes of other amoeba-associated bacteria and bacterial symbionts suggested that eukaryotic-like proteins are a common means of bacterial evasion and communication, shaped by the continuous interactions between bacteria and their protozoan hosts. In this review, we discuss the concept of molecular mimicry using Legionella as an example and show that eukaryotic-like proteins effectively manipulate host cell pathways. The study of the function and evolution of such proteins is an exciting field of research that is leading us toward a better understanding of the complex world of bacterium-host interactions. Ultimately, this knowledge will teach us how host pathways are manipulated and how infections may possibly be tackled.
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Swart AL, Gomez-Valero L, Buchrieser C, Hilbi H. Evolution and function of bacterial RCC1 repeat effectors. Cell Microbiol 2020; 22:e13246. [PMID: 32720355 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.13246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Intracellular bacterial pathogens harbour genes, the closest homologues of which are found in eukaryotes. Regulator of chromosome condensation 1 (RCC1) repeat proteins are phylogenetically widespread and implicated in protein-protein interactions, such as the activation of the small GTPase Ran by its cognate guanine nucleotide exchange factor, RCC1. Legionella pneumophila and Coxiella burnetii, the causative agents of Legionnaires' disease and Q fever, respectively, harbour RCC1 repeat coding genes. Legionella pneumophila secretes the RCC1 repeat 'effector' proteins LegG1, PpgA and PieG into eukaryotic host cells, where they promote the activation of the pleiotropic small GTPase Ran, microtubule stabilisation, pathogen vacuole motility and intracellular bacterial growth as well as host cell migration. The RCC1 repeat effectors localise to the pathogen vacuole or the host plasma membrane and target distinct components of the Ran GTPase cycle, including Ran modulators and the small GTPase itself. Coxiella burnetii translocates the RCC1 repeat effector NopA into host cells, where the protein localises to nucleoli. NopA binds to Ran GTPase and promotes the nuclear accumulation of Ran(GTP), thus pertubing the import of the transcription factor NF-κB and innate immune signalling. Hence, divergent evolution of bacterial RCC1 repeat effectors defines the range of Ran GTPase cycle targets and likely allows fine-tuning of Ran GTPase activation by the pathogens at different cellular sites.
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- Anna Leoni Swart
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France.,CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France.,CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Fol M, Włodarczyk M, Druszczyńska M. Host Epigenetics in Intracellular Pathogen Infections. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21134573. [PMID: 32605029 PMCID: PMC7369821 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Some intracellular pathogens are able to avoid the defense mechanisms contributing to host epigenetic modifications. These changes trigger alterations tothe chromatin structure and on the transcriptional level of genes involved in the pathogenesis of many bacterial diseases. In this way, pathogens manipulate the host cell for their own survival. The better understanding of epigenetic consequences in bacterial infection may open the door for designing new vaccine approaches and therapeutic implications. This article characterizes selected intracellular bacterial pathogens, including Mycobacterium spp., Listeria spp., Chlamydia spp., Mycoplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., Legionella spp. and Yersinia spp., which can modulate and reprogram of defense genes in host innate immune cells.
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- Marek Fol
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-42-635-44-72
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Berglund J, Gjondrekaj R, Verney E, Maupin-Furlow JA, Edelmann MJ. Modification of the host ubiquitome by bacterial enzymes. Microbiol Res 2020; 235:126429. [PMID: 32109687 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2020.126429] [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] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Attachment of ubiquitin molecules to protein substrates is a reversible post-translational modification (PTM), which occurs ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells and controls most cellular processes. As a consequence, ubiquitination is an attractive target of pathogen-encoded virulence factors. Pathogenic bacteria have evolved multiple mechanisms to hijack the host's ubiquitin system to their advantage. In this review, we discuss the bacteria-encoded E3 ligases and deubiquitinases translocated to the host for an addition or removal of eukaryotic ubiquitin modification, effectively hijacking the host's ubiquitination processes. We review bacterial enzymes homologous to host proteins in sequence and functions, as well as enzymes with novel mechanisms in ubiquitination, which have significant structural differences in comparison to the mammalian E3 ligases. Finally, we will also discuss examples of molecular "counter-weapons" - eukaryotic proteins, which counteract pathogen-encoded E3 ligases. The many examples of the pathogen effector molecules that catalyze eukaryotic ubiquitin modification bring to light the intricate pathways involved in the pathogenesis of some of the most virulent bacterial infections with human pathogens. The role of these effector molecules remains an essential determinant of bacterial virulence in terms of infection, invasion, and replication. A comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms dictating the mimicry employed by bacterial pathogens is of vital importance in developing new strategies for therapeutic approaches.
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- Jennifer Berglund
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1355 Museum Drive, Gainesville, 32611-0700, FL USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1355 Museum Drive, Gainesville, 32611-0700, FL USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1355 Museum Drive, Gainesville, 32611-0700, FL USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1355 Museum Drive, Gainesville, 32611-0700, FL USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, 1355 Museum Drive, Gainesville, 32611-0700, FL USA.
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Mondino S, Schmidt S, Rolando M, Escoll P, Gomez-Valero L, Buchrieser C. Legionnaires’ Disease: State of the Art Knowledge of Pathogenesis Mechanisms of Legionella. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2020; 15:439-466. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathmechdis-012419-032742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Legionella species are environmental gram-negative bacteria able to cause a severe form of pneumonia in humans known as Legionnaires’ disease. Since the identification of Legionella pneumophila in 1977, four decades of research on Legionella biology and Legionnaires’ disease have brought important insights into the biology of the bacteria and the molecular mechanisms that these intracellular pathogens use to cause disease in humans. Nowadays, Legionella species constitute a remarkable model of bacterial adaptation, with a genus genome shaped by their close coevolution with amoebae and an ability to exploit many hosts and signaling pathways through the secretion of a myriad of effector proteins, many of which have a eukaryotic origin. This review aims to discuss current knowledge of Legionella infection mechanisms and future research directions to be taken that might answer the many remaining open questions. This research will without a doubt be a terrific scientific journey worth taking.
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- Sonia Mondino
- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
- Sorbonne Université, Collège doctoral, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, CNRS UMR 3525, 75015 Paris, France;, , , , ,
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Vibrio cholerae residing in food vacuoles expelled by protozoa are more infectious in vivo. Nat Microbiol 2019; 4:2466-2474. [PMID: 31570868 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0563-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Vibrio cholerae interacts with many organisms in the environment, including heterotrophic protists (protozoa). Several species of protozoa have been reported to release undigested bacteria in expelled food vacuoles (EFVs) when feeding on some pathogens. While the production of EFVs has been reported, their biological role as a vector for the transmission of pathogens remains unknown. Here we report that ciliated protozoa release EFVs containing V. cholerae. The EFVs are stable, the cells inside them are protected from multiple stresses, and large numbers of cells escape when incubated at 37 °C or in the presence of nutrients. We show that OmpU, a major outer membrane protein positively regulated by ToxR, has a role in the production of EFVs. Notably, cells released from EFVs have growth and colonization advantages over planktonic cells both in vitro and in vivo. Our results suggest that EFVs facilitate V. cholerae survival in the environment, enhancing their infectious potential and may contribute to the dissemination of epidemic V. cholerae strains. These results improve our understanding of the mechanisms of persistence and the modes of transmission of V. cholerae and may further apply to other opportunistic pathogens that have been shown to be released by protists in EFVs.
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Determination of In Vivo Interactomes of Dot/Icm Type IV Secretion System Effectors by Tandem Affinity Purification. Methods Mol Biol 2019. [PMID: 30694500 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9048-1_19] [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: 11/07/2023]
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The Dot/Icm type IV secretion system (T4SS) is essential for the pathogenesis of Legionella species and translocates a multitude of effector proteins into host cells. The identification of host cell targets of these effectors is often critical to unravel their roles in controlling the host. Here we describe a method to characterize the protein complexes associated with effectors in infected host cells. To achieve this, Legionella expressing an effector of interest fused to a Bio-tag, a combination of hexahistidine tags and a specific recognition sequence for the biotin ligase BirA, are used to infect host cells expressing BirA, which leads to biotinylation of the translocated effector. Following chemical cross-linking, effector interactomes are isolated by tandem affinity purification employing metal affinity and NeutrAvidin resins and identified by western blotting or mass spectrometry.
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Best A, Abu Kwaik Y. Nutrition and Bipartite Metabolism of Intracellular Pathogens. Trends Microbiol 2019; 27:550-561. [PMID: 30655036 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2018.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The host is a nutrient-rich niche for microbial pathogens, but one that comes with obstacles and challenges. Many intracellular pathogens like Legionella pneumophila, Coxiella burnetii, Listeria monocytogenes, and Chlamydia trachomatis have developed bipartite metabolism within their hosts. This style of metabolic regulation enables pathogen sensing of specific nutrients to engage them into catabolic and anabolic processes, and contributes to temporal and spatial pathogen phenotypic modulation. Not only have intracellular pathogens adapted their metabolism to the host, they have also acquired idiosyncratic strategies to exploit host nutritional supplies and intercept metabolites. Francisella tularensis and Anaplasma phagocytophilum alter host autophagy, Shigella flexneri intercepts all host pyruvate, while L. pneumophila induces host protein degradation and blocks protein translation. Strategies of pathogen manipulation of host nutrients could serve as therapeutic targets.
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- Ashley Best
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA; Center for Predictive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
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Within the human host, Legionella pneumophila replicates within alveolar macrophages, leading to pneumonia. However, L. pneumophila is an aquatic generalist pathogen that replicates within a wide variety of protist hosts, including amoebozoa, percolozoa, and ciliophora. The intracellular lifestyles of L. pneumophila within the two evolutionarily distant hosts macrophages and protists are remarkably similar. Coevolution with numerous protist hosts has shaped plasticity of the genome of L. pneumophila, which harbors numerous proteins encoded by genes acquired from primitive eukaryotic hosts through interkingdom horizontal gene transfer. The Dot/Icm type IVb translocation system translocates ∼6,000 effectors among Legionella species and >320 effector proteins in L. pneumophila into host cells to modulate a plethora of cellular processes to create proliferative niches. Since many of the effectors have likely evolved to modulate cellular processes of primitive eukaryotic hosts, it is not surprising that most of the effectors do not contribute to intracellular growth within human macrophages. Some of the effectors may modulate highly conserved eukaryotic processes, while others may target protist-specific processes that are absent in mammals. The lack of studies to determine the role of the effectors in adaptation of L. pneumophila to various protists has hampered the progress to determine the function of most of these effectors, which are routinely studied in mouse or human macrophages. Since many protists restrict L. pneumophila, utilization of such hosts can also be instrumental in deciphering the mechanisms of failure of L. pneumophila to overcome restriction of certain protist hosts. Here, we review the interaction of L. pneumophila with its permissive and restrictive protist environmental hosts and outline the accomplishments as well as gaps in our knowledge of L. pneumophila-protist host interaction and L. pneumophila's evolution to become a human pathogen.
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- Ashley Best
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Center for Predictive Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Best A, Jones S, Abu Kwaik Y. Mammalian Solute Carrier (SLC)-like transporters of Legionella pneumophila. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8352. [PMID: 29844490 PMCID: PMC5974234 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26782-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Acquisition of nutrients during intra-vacuolar growth of L. pneumophila within macrophages or amoebae is poorly understood. Since many genes of L. pneumophila are acquired by inter-kingdom horizontal gene transfer from eukaryotic hosts, we examined the presence of human solute carrier (SLC)-like transporters in the L. pneumophila genome using I-TASSER to assess structural alignments. We identified 11 SLC-like putative transporters in L. pneumophila that are structurally similar to SLCs, eight of which are amino acid transporters, and one is a tricarboxylate transporter. The two other transporters, LstA and LstB, are structurally similar to the human glucose transporter, SLC2a1/Glut1. Single mutants of lstA or lstB have decreased ability to import, while the lstA/lstB double mutant is severely defective for uptake of glucose. While lstA or lstB single mutants are not defective in intracellular proliferation within Acanthamoeba polyphaga and human monocyte-derived macrophages, the lstA/lstB double mutant is severely defective in both host cells. The two phenotypic defects of the lstA/lstB double mutant in uptake of glucose and intracellular replication are both restored upon complementation of either lstA or lstB. Our data show that the two glucose transporters, LstA and LstB, are redundant and are required for intracellular replication within human macrophages and amoebae.
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- Ashley Best
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
- Center for Predictive Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.
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Best A, Price C, Ozanic M, Santic M, Jones S, Abu Kwaik Y. A Legionella pneumophila amylase is essential for intracellular replication in human macrophages and amoebae. Sci Rep 2018; 8:6340. [PMID: 29679057 PMCID: PMC5910436 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-24724-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Legionella pneumophila invades protozoa with an "accidental" ability to cause pneumonia upon transmission to humans. To support its nutrition during intracellular residence, L. pneumophila relies on host amino acids as the main source of carbon and energy to feed the TCA cycle. Despite the apparent lack of a requirement for glucose for L. pneumophila growth in vitro and intracellularly, the organism contains multiple amylases, which hydrolyze polysaccharides into glucose monomers. Here we describe one predicted putative amylase, LamB, which is uniquely present only in L. pneumophila and L. steigerwaltii among the ~60 species of Legionella. Our data show that LamB has a strong amylase activity, which is abolished upon substitutions of amino acids that are conserved in the catalytic pocket of amylases. Loss of LamB or expression of catalytically-inactive variants of LamB results in a severe growth defect of L. pneumophila in Acanthamoeba polyphaga and human monocytes-derived macrophages. Importantly, the lamB null mutant is severely attenuated in intra-pulmonary proliferation in the mouse model and is defective in dissemination to the liver and spleen. Our data show an essential role for LamB in intracellular replication of L. pneumophila in amoeba and human macrophages and in virulence in vivo.
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- Ashley Best
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
- Center for Predictive Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Lin YH, Lucas M, Evans TR, Abascal-Palacios G, Doms AG, Beauchene NA, Rojas AL, Hierro A, Machner MP. RavN is a member of a previously unrecognized group of Legionella pneumophila E3 ubiquitin ligases. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1006897. [PMID: 29415051 PMCID: PMC5819833 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The eukaryotic ubiquitylation machinery catalyzes the covalent attachment of the small protein modifier ubiquitin to cellular target proteins in order to alter their fate. Microbial pathogens exploit this post-translational modification process by encoding molecular mimics of E3 ubiquitin ligases, eukaryotic enzymes that catalyze the final step in the ubiquitylation cascade. Here, we show that the Legionella pneumophila effector protein RavN belongs to a growing class of bacterial proteins that mimic host cell E3 ligases to exploit the ubiquitylation pathway. The E3 ligase activity of RavN was located within its N-terminal region and was dependent upon interaction with a defined subset of E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes. The crystal structure of the N-terminal region of RavN revealed a U-box-like motif that was only remotely similar to other U-box domains, indicating that RavN is an E3 ligase relic that has undergone significant evolutionary alteration. Substitution of residues within the predicted E2 binding interface rendered RavN inactive, indicating that, despite significant structural changes, the mode of E2 recognition has remained conserved. Using hidden Markov model-based secondary structure analyses, we identified and experimentally validated four additional L. pneumophila effectors that were not previously recognized to possess E3 ligase activity, including Lpg2452/SdcB, a new paralog of SidC. Our study provides strong evidence that L. pneumophila is dedicating a considerable fraction of its effector arsenal to the manipulation of the host ubiquitylation pathway. Bacterial pathogens often hijack conserved host pathways by encoding proteins that are molecular mimics of eukaryotic enzymes, thus tricking the host cell into surrendering its resources to the bacteria. Here, we show that the intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila uses such a strategy to exploit ubiquitylation, a conserved post-translational modification that is mediated by E3 ubiquitin ligases. L. pneumophila encodes molecular mimics of host E3 ligases, including the effector protein RavN, thereby subverting the ubiquitylation pathway for its own benefit during infection. Using protein crystallography, we show that the fold of RavN has only residual resemblance to conventional eukaryotic E3s, yet its mode of interaction with E2 enzymes, host proteins that are important for the ubiquitin transfer reaction, has been preserved throughout evolution. Inspired by the discovery of RavN, we performed an in silico fold homology search and discovered several additional E3 ligase candidates within the effector repertoire of L. pneumophila that, until now, had remained hidden due to lack of primary sequence similarity. Our study supports the hypothesis that E3 ligases are a vital part of the virulence program of L. pneumophila, and that these effectors, despite having undergone extensive evolutionary changes, have retained features that are critical for their biological function, including the ability to hijack host factors that are part of the ubiquitylation machinery.
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- Yi-Han Lin
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Structural Biology Unit, CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Structural Biology Unit, CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain
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- Structural Biology Unit, CIC bioGUNE, Bizkaia Technology Park, Derio, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao, Spain
- * E-mail: (AH); (MPM)
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (AH); (MPM)
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Oliva G, Sahr T, Buchrieser C. The Life Cycle of L. pneumophila: Cellular Differentiation Is Linked to Virulence and Metabolism. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:3. [PMID: 29404281 PMCID: PMC5780407 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative bacterium that inhabits freshwater ecosystems, where it is present in biofilm or as planktonic form. L. pneumophila is mainly found associated with protozoa, which serve as protection from hostile environments and as replication niche. If inhaled within aerosols, L. pneumophila is also able to infect and replicate in human alveolar macrophages, eventually causing the Legionnaires' disease. The transition between intracellular and extracellular environments triggers a differentiation program in which metabolic as well as morphogenetic changes occur. We here describe the current knowledge on how the different developmental states of this bacterium are regulated, with a particular emphasis on the stringent response activated during the transition from the replicative phase to the infectious phase and the metabolic features going in hand. We propose that the cellular differentiation of this intracellular pathogen is closely associated to key metabolic changes in the bacterium and the host cell, which together have a crucial role in the regulation of L. pneumophila virulence.
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- Giulia Oliva
- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3525, Paris, France
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Schroeder GN. The Toolbox for Uncovering the Functions of Legionella Dot/Icm Type IVb Secretion System Effectors: Current State and Future Directions. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 7:528. [PMID: 29354599 PMCID: PMC5760550 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The defective in organelle trafficking/intracellular multiplication (Dot/Icm) Type IVb secretion system (T4SS) is the essential virulence factor for the intracellular life style and pathogenicity of Legionella species. Screens demonstrated that an individual L. pneumophila strain can use the Dot/Icm T4SS to translocate an unprecedented number of more than 300 proteins into host cells, where these, so called Icm/Dot-translocated substrates (IDTS) or effectors, manipulate host cell functions to the benefit of the bacteria. Bioinformatic analysis of the pan-genus genome predicts at least 608 orthologous groups of putative effectors. Deciphering the function of these effectors is key to understanding Legionella pathogenesis; however, the analysis is challenging. Substantial functional redundancy renders classical, phenotypic screening of single gene deletion mutants mostly ineffective. Here, I review experimental approaches that were successfully used to identify, validate and functionally characterize T4SS effectors and highlight new methods, which promise to facilitate unlocking the secrets of Legionella's extraordinary weapons arsenal.
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- Gunnar N Schroeder
- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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KENZAKA TAKEHIKO, YASUI MADOKA, BABA TAKASHI, NASU MASAO, TANI KATSUJI. Positive Selection in F-Box Domain (lpp0233) Encoded in Legionella pneumophila Strains. Biocontrol Sci 2018; 23:53-59. [DOI: 10.4265/bio.23.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- TAKEHIKO KENZAKA
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University
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Qiu J, Luo ZQ. Hijacking of the Host Ubiquitin Network by Legionella pneumophila. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:487. [PMID: 29376029 PMCID: PMC5770618 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Protein ubiquitination is critical for regulation of numerous eukaryotic cellular processes such as protein homeostasis, cell cycle progression, immune response, DNA repair, and vesicular trafficking. Ubiquitination often leads to the alteration of protein stability, subcellular localization, or interaction with other proteins. Given the importance of ubiquitination in the regulation of host immunity, it is not surprising that many infectious agents have evolved strategies to interfere with the ubiquitination network with sophisticated mechanisms such as functional mimicry. The facultative intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease. L. pneumophila is phagocytosed by macrophages and is able to replicate within a niche called Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV). The biogenesis of LCV is dependent upon the Dot/Icm type IV secretion system which delivers more than 330 effector proteins into host cytosol. The optimal intracellular replication of L. pneumophila requires the host ubiquitin-proteasome system. Furthermore, membranes of the bacterial phagosome are enriched with ubiquitinated proteins in a way that requires its Dot/Icm type IV secretion system, suggesting the involvement of effectors in the manipulation of the host ubiquitination machinery. Here we summarize recent advances in our understanding of mechanisms exploited by L. pneumophila effector proteins to hijack the host ubiquitination pathway.
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- Jiazhang Qiu
- Center of Infection and Immunity, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center of Infection and Immunity, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue Institute for Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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Divergent evolution of Di-lysine ER retention vs. farnesylation motif-mediated anchoring of the AnkB virulence effector to the Legionella-containing vacuolar membrane. Sci Rep 2017; 7:5123. [PMID: 28698607 PMCID: PMC5506055 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Within macrophages and amoeba, the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) membrane is derived from the ER. The bona fide F-box AnkB effector protein of L. pneumophila strain AA100/130b is anchored to the cytosolic side of the LCV membrane through host-mediated farnesylation of its C-terminal eukaryotic “CaaX” motif. Here we show that the AnkB homologue of the Paris strain has a frame shift mutation that led to a loss of the CaaX motif and a concurrent generation of a unique C-terminal KNKYAP motif, which resembles the eukaryotic di-lysine ER-retention motif (KxKxx). Our phylogenetic analyses indicate that environmental isolates of L. pneumophila have a potential positive selection for the ER-retention KNKYAP motif. The AnkB-Paris effector is localized to the LCV membrane most likely through the ER-retention motif. Its ectopic expression in HEK293T cells localizes it to the perinuclear ER region and it trans-rescues the ankB mutant of strain AA100/130b in intra-vacuolar replication. The di-lysine ER retention motif of AnkB-Paris is indispensable for function; most likely as an ER retention motif that enables anchoring to the ER-derived LCV membrane. Our findings show divergent evolution of the ankB allele in exploiting either host farnesylation or the ER retention motif to be anchored into the LCV membrane.
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Lin YH, Machner MP. Exploitation of the host cell ubiquitin machinery by microbial effector proteins. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:1985-1996. [PMID: 28476939 PMCID: PMC5482977 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.188482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pathogenic bacteria are in a constant battle for survival with their host. In order to gain a competitive edge, they employ a variety of sophisticated strategies that allow them to modify conserved host cell processes in ways that favor bacterial survival and growth. Ubiquitylation, the covalent attachment of the small modifier ubiquitin to target proteins, is such a pathway. Ubiquitylation profoundly alters the fate of a myriad of cellular proteins by inducing changes in their stability or function, subcellular localization or interaction with other proteins. Given the importance of ubiquitylation in cell development, protein homeostasis and innate immunity, it is not surprising that this post-translational modification is exploited by a variety of effector proteins from microbial pathogens. Here, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of the many ways microbes take advantage of host ubiquitylation, along with some surprising deviations from the canonical theme. The lessons learned from the in-depth analyses of these host-pathogen interactions provide a fresh perspective on an ancient post-translational modification that we thought was well understood.This article is part of a Minifocus on Ubiquitin Regulation and Function. For further reading, please see related articles: 'Mechanisms of regulation and diversification of deubiquitylating enzyme function' by Pawel Leznicki and Yogesh Kulathu (J. Cell Sci.130, 1997-2006). 'Cell scientist to watch - Mads Gyrd-Hansen' (J. Cell Sci.130, 1981-1983).
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- Yi-Han Lin
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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The Type II Secretion System of Legionella pneumophila Dampens the MyD88 and Toll-Like Receptor 2 Signaling Pathway in Infected Human Macrophages. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00897-16. [PMID: 28138020 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00897-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Previously, we reported that mutants of Legionella pneumophila lacking a type II secretion (T2S) system elicit higher levels of cytokines (e.g., interleukin-6 [IL-6]) following infection of U937 cells, a human macrophage-like cell line. We now show that this effect of T2S is also manifest upon infection of human THP-1 macrophages and peripheral blood monocytes but does not occur during infection of murine macrophages. Supporting the hypothesis that T2S acts to dampen the triggering of an innate immune response, we observed that the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathways are more highly stimulated upon infection with the T2S mutant than upon infection with the wild type. By using short hairpin RNA to deplete proteins involved in specific pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) recognition pathways, we determined that the dampening effect of the T2S system was not dependent on nucleotide binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs), retinoic acid-inducible protein I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-dependent protein kinase receptor (PKR), or TIR domain-containing adaptor inducing interferon beta (TRIF) signaling or an apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC)- or caspase-4-dependent inflammasome. However, the dampening effect of T2S on IL-6 production was significantly reduced upon gene knockdown of myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88), TANK binding kinase 1 (TBK1), or Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2). These data indicate that the L. pneumophila T2S system dampens the signaling of the TLR2 pathway in infected human macrophages. We also document the importance of PKR, TRIF, and TBK1 in cytokine secretion during L. pneumophila infection of macrophages.
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Price C, Merchant M, Jones S, Best A, Von Dwingelo J, Lawrenz MB, Alam N, Schueler-Furman O, Kwaik YA. Host FIH-Mediated Asparaginyl Hydroxylation of Translocated Legionella pneumophila Effectors. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:54. [PMID: 28321389 PMCID: PMC5337513 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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FIH-mediated post-translational modification through asparaginyl hydroxylation of eukaryotic proteins impacts regulation of protein-protein interaction. We have identified the FIH recognition motif in 11 Legionella pneumophila translocated effectors, YopM of Yersinia, IpaH4.5 of Shigella and an ankyrin protein of Rickettsia. Mass spectrometry analyses of the AnkB and AnkH effectors of L. pneumophila confirm their asparaginyl hydroxylation. Consistent with localization of the AnkB effector to the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) membrane and its modification by FIH, our data show that FIH and its two interacting proteins, Mint3 and MT1-MMP are acquired by the LCV in a Dot/Icm type IV secretion-dependent manner. Chemical inhibition or RNAi-mediated knockdown of FIH promotes LCV-lysosomes fusion, diminishes decoration of the LCV with polyubiquitinated proteins, and abolishes intra-vacuolar replication of L. pneumophila. These data show acquisition of the host FIH by a pathogen-containing vacuole and that asparaginyl-hydroxylation of translocated effectors is indispensable for their function.
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- Christopher Price
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine-Renal, College of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Louisville Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, USA; Center for Predictive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC), Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, USA; Center for Predictive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, USA
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Sahr T, Rusniok C, Impens F, Oliva G, Sismeiro O, Coppée JY, Buchrieser C. The Legionella pneumophila genome evolved to accommodate multiple regulatory mechanisms controlled by the CsrA-system. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006629. [PMID: 28212376 PMCID: PMC5338858 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The carbon storage regulator protein CsrA regulates cellular processes post-transcriptionally by binding to target-RNAs altering translation efficiency and/or their stability. Here we identified and analyzed the direct targets of CsrA in the human pathogen Legionella pneumophila. Genome wide transcriptome, proteome and RNA co-immunoprecipitation followed by deep sequencing of a wild type and a csrA mutant strain identified 479 RNAs with potential CsrA interaction sites located in the untranslated and/or coding regions of mRNAs or of known non-coding sRNAs. Further analyses revealed that CsrA exhibits a dual regulatory role in virulence as it affects the expression of the regulators FleQ, LqsR, LetE and RpoS but it also directly regulates the timely expression of over 40 Dot/Icm substrates. CsrA controls its own expression and the stringent response through a regulatory feedback loop as evidenced by its binding to RelA-mRNA and links it to quorum sensing and motility. CsrA is a central player in the carbon, amino acid, fatty acid metabolism and energy transfer and directly affects the biosynthesis of cofactors, vitamins and secondary metabolites. We describe the first L. pneumophila riboswitch, a thiamine pyrophosphate riboswitch whose regulatory impact is fine-tuned by CsrA, and identified a unique regulatory mode of CsrA, the active stabilization of RNA anti-terminator conformations inside a coding sequence preventing Rho-dependent termination of the gap operon through transcriptional polarity effects. This allows L. pneumophila to regulate the pentose phosphate pathway and the glycolysis combined or individually although they share genes in a single operon. Thus the L. pneumophila genome has evolved to acclimate at least five different modes of regulation by CsrA giving it a truly unique position in its life cycle. The RNA binding protein CsrA is the master regulator of the bi-phasic life cycle of Legionella pneumophila governing virulence expression in this intracellular pathogen. Here, we have used deep sequencing of RNA enriched by co-immunoprecipitation with epitope-tagged CsrA to identify CsrA-associated transcripts at the genome level. We found 479 mRNAs or non-coding RNAs to be targets of CsrA. Among those major regulators including FleQ, the regulator of flagella expression, LqsR, the regulator of quorum sensing and RpoS implicated in stress response were identified. The expression of over 40 type IV secreted effector proteins important for intracellular survival and virulence are under the control of CsrA. Combined with transcriptomics, whole shotgun proteomics of a wild type and a CsrA mutant strain and functional analyses of several CsrA-targeted RNAs we identified the first riboswitch in L. pneumophila, a thiamine pyrophosphate riboswitch, and discovered a new mode of regulation by CsrA that allows L. pneumophila to regulate the pentose phosphate pathway and the glycolysis combined or individually although they share genes in a single operon. Our results further underline the indispensable role of CsrA in the life cycle of L. pneumophila and provide new insights into its regulatory roles and mechanisms.
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- Tobias Sahr
- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris France
- CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris France
- CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Inserm U604, INRA Unité sous-contrat, Paris, France
- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris France
- CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Transcriptome and EpiGenome, BioMics, Center for Innovation and Technological Research, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Transcriptome and EpiGenome, BioMics, Center for Innovation and Technological Research, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, Paris France
- CNRS UMR 3525, Paris, France
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Beyer AR, Rodino KG, VieBrock L, Green RS, Tegels BK, Oliver LD, Marconi RT, Carlyon JA. Orientia tsutsugamushi Ank9 is a multifunctional effector that utilizes a novel GRIP-like Golgi localization domain for Golgi-to-endoplasmic reticulum trafficking and interacts with host COPB2. Cell Microbiol 2017; 19. [PMID: 28103630 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Orientia tsutsugamushi causes scrub typhus, a potentially fatal infection that afflicts 1 million people annually. This obligate intracellular bacterium boasts one of the largest microbial arsenals of ankyrin repeat-containing protein (Ank) effectors, most of which target the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by undefined mechanisms. Ank9 is the only one proven to function during infection. Here, we demonstrate that Ank9 bears a motif that mimics the GRIP domain of eukaryotic golgins and is necessary and sufficient for its Golgi localization. Ank9 reaches the ER exclusively by retrograde trafficking from the Golgi. Consistent with this observation, it binds COPB2, a host protein that mediates Golgi-to-ER transport. Ank9 destabilizes the Golgi and ER in a Golgi localization domain-dependent manner and induces the activating transcription factor 4-dependent unfolded protein response. The Golgi is also destabilized in cells infected with O. tsutsugamushi or treated with COPB2 small interfering RNA. COPB2 reduction and/or the cellular events that it invokes, such as Golgi destabilization, benefit Orientia replication. Thus, Ank9 or bacterial negative modulation of COPB2 might contribute to the bacterium's intracellular replication. This report identifies a novel microbial Golgi localization domain, links Ank9 to the ability of O. tsutsugamushi to perturb Golgi structure, and describes the first mechanism by which any Orientia effector targets the secretory pathway.
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- Andrea R Beyer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.,Department of Biology, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.,Kaztronix, McLean, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
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Wong K, Perpich JD, Kozlov G, Cygler M, Abu Kwaik Y, Gehring K. Structural Mimicry by a Bacterial F Box Effector Hijacks the Host Ubiquitin-Proteasome System. Structure 2017; 25:376-383. [PMID: 28111017 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ankyrin B (AnkB/LegAU13) is a translocated F box effector essential for the intracellular replication of the pathogen Legionella pneumophila. AnkB co-opts a host ubiquitin ligase to decorate the pathogen-containing vacuole with K48-linked polyubiquitinated proteins and degrade host proteins as a source of energy. Here, we report that AnkB commandeers the host ubiquitin-proteasome system through mimicry of two eukaryotic protein domains. Using X-ray crystallography, we determined the 3D structure of AnkB in complex with Skp1, a component of the human SCF ubiquitination ligase. The structure confirms that AnkB contains an N-terminal F box similar to Skp2 and a C-terminal substrate-binding domain similar to eukaryotic ankyrin repeats. We identified crucial amino acids in the substrate-binding domain of AnkB and showed them to be essential for the function of AnkB in L. pneumophila intracellular proliferation. The study reveals how Legionella uses molecular mimicry to manipulate the host ubiquitination pathway and proliferate intracellularly.
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- Kathy Wong
- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de recherche axé sur la structure des protéines, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville College of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de recherche axé sur la structure des protéines, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 0B1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville College of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Groupe de recherche axé sur la structure des protéines, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 0B1, Canada.
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Guimaraes AJ, Gomes KX, Cortines JR, Peralta JM, Peralta RHS. Acanthamoeba spp. as a universal host for pathogenic microorganisms: One bridge from environment to host virulence. Microbiol Res 2016; 193:30-38. [PMID: 27825484 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Free-living amoebas (FLA) are ubiquitous environmental protists that have enormously contributed to the microbiological contamination of water sources. FLAs have displayed resistance to environmental adversities and germicides and have played important roles in the population control of microbial communities due to its predatory behavior and microbicidal activity. However, some organisms have developed resistance to the intracellular milieu of amoebas, as in the case of Acanthamoebas, which in turn, have been functioning as excellent reservoirs for amoeba-resistant microorganisms (ARMs), such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Little is known about these relationships and interaction mechanisms, but it is speculated that the FLAs need a very broad repertoire or universal class of receptors to bind and recognize these diverse species of microorganisms. By harboring these organisms as a "Trojan Horse", the Achantamoeba has been working as an excellent vector for pathogens. Moreover, studies have demonstrated that the interaction of pathogens with Acanthamoeba results in environmental selective pressure responsible for induction and maintenance of virulence factors and increase in microbial pathogenicity. This phenomenon is correlated to the observation of higher gene number and DNA content of ARMs, when compared to their relatives which are adapted to other hosts, due to allopatric or sympatric gene transfer and acquisition, contradicting the overall genome reduction theory for intracellularly adapted pathogens. Thus, adaptation to FLAs indirectly provided a "learning" environment for pathogens to resist later to macrophages; besides the evolutionary distance, these phagocytes share similar predatory mechanisms, such as phagocytosis and phagolysossomal degradation. In this mini-review, we cover the most important aspects of Acanthamoeba biology and their interactions with endemically important human pathogens.
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- Allan J Guimaraes
- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto Biomédico, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
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- Departamento de Virologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Gonzalez-Rivera C, Bhatty M, Christie PJ. Mechanism and Function of Type IV Secretion During Infection of the Human Host. Microbiol Spectr 2016; 4:10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0024-2015. [PMID: 27337453 PMCID: PMC4920089 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.vmbf-0024-2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Bacterial pathogens employ type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) for various purposes to aid in survival and proliferation in eukaryotic hosts. One large T4SS subfamily, the conjugation systems, confers a selective advantage to the invading pathogen in clinical settings through dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence traits. Besides their intrinsic importance as principle contributors to the emergence of multiply drug-resistant "superbugs," detailed studies of these highly tractable systems have generated important new insights into the mode of action and architectures of paradigmatic T4SSs as a foundation for future efforts aimed at suppressing T4SS machine function. Over the past decade, extensive work on the second large T4SS subfamily, the effector translocators, has identified a myriad of mechanisms employed by pathogens to subvert, subdue, or bypass cellular processes and signaling pathways of the host cell. An overarching theme in the evolution of many effectors is that of molecular mimicry. These effectors carry domains similar to those of eukaryotic proteins and exert their effects through stealthy interdigitation of cellular pathways, often with the outcome not of inducing irreversible cell damage but rather of reversibly modulating cellular functions. This article summarizes the major developments for the actively studied pathogens with an emphasis on the structural and functional diversity of the T4SSs and the emerging common themes surrounding effector function in the human host.
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- Christian Gonzalez-Rivera
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone: 713-500-5440 (P. J. Christie); 713-500-5441 (C. Gonzalez-Rivera, M. Bhatty)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone: 713-500-5440 (P. J. Christie); 713-500-5441 (C. Gonzalez-Rivera, M. Bhatty)
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 6431 Fannin St, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone: 713-500-5440 (P. J. Christie); 713-500-5441 (C. Gonzalez-Rivera, M. Bhatty)
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Borges V, Nunes A, Sampaio DA, Vieira L, Machado J, Simões MJ, Gonçalves P, Gomes JP. Legionella pneumophila strain associated with the first evidence of person-to-person transmission of Legionnaires' disease: a unique mosaic genetic backbone. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26261. [PMID: 27196677 PMCID: PMC4872527 DOI: 10.1038/srep26261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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A first strong evidence of person-to-person transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) was recently reported. Here, we characterize the genetic backbone of this case-related Legionella pneumophila strain (“PtVFX/2014”), which also caused a large outbreak of LD. PtVFX/2014 is phylogenetically divergent from the most worldwide studied outbreak-associated L. pneumophila subspecies pneumophila serogroup 1 strains. In fact, this strain is also from serogroup 1, but belongs to the L. pneumophila subspecies fraseri. Its genomic mosaic backbone reveals eight horizontally transferred regions encompassing genes, for instance, involved in lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis or encoding virulence-associated Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system (T4BSS) substrates. PtVFX/2014 also inherited a rare ~65 kb pathogenicity island carrying virulence factors and detoxifying enzymes believed to contribute to the emergence of best-fitted strains in water reservoirs and in human macrophages, as well as a inter-species transferred (from L. oakridgensis) ~37.5 kb genomic island (harboring a lvh/lvr T4ASS cluster) that had never been found intact within L. pneumophila species. PtVFX/2014 encodes another lvh/lvr cluster near to CRISPR-associated genes, which may boost L. pneumophila transition from an environmental bacterium to a human pathogen. Overall, this unique genomic make-up may impact PtVFX/2014 ability to adapt to diverse environments, and, ultimately, to be transmitted and cause human disease.
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- Vítor Borges
- Bioinformatics Unit and Research Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Bioinformatics Unit and Research Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Innovation and Technology Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Innovation and Technology Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Coordination of the Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Legionella, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- National Reference Laboratory for Legionella, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Bioinformatics Unit and Research Unit, National Institute of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
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Khodr A, Kay E, Gomez-Valero L, Ginevra C, Doublet P, Buchrieser C, Jarraud S. Molecular epidemiology, phylogeny and evolution of Legionella. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 43:108-22. [PMID: 27180896 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Revised: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Legionella are opportunistic pathogens that develop in aquatic environments where they multiply in protozoa. When infected aerosols reach the human respiratory tract they may accidentally infect the alveolar macrophages leading to a severe pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease (LD). The ability of Legionella to survive within host-cells is strictly dependent on the Dot/Icm Type 4 Secretion System that translocates a large repertoire of effectors into the host cell cytosol. Although Legionella is a large genus comprising nearly 60 species that are worldwide distributed, only about half of them have been involved in LD cases. Strikingly, the species Legionella pneumophila alone is responsible for 90% of all LD cases. The present review summarizes the molecular approaches that are used for L. pneumophila genotyping with a major focus on the contribution of whole genome sequencing (WGS) to the investigation of local L. pneumophila outbreaks and global epidemiology studies. We report the newest knowledge regarding the phylogeny and the evolution of Legionella and then focus on virulence evolution of those Legionella species that are known to have the capacity to infect humans. Finally, we discuss the evolutionary forces and adaptation mechanisms acting on the Dot/Icm system itself as well as the role of mobile genetic elements (MGE) encoding T4ASSs and of gene duplications in the evolution of Legionella and its adaptation to different hosts and lifestyles.
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- A Khodr
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, France; CNRS, UMR 3525, 28, Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR 5308, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon F-69008, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, France; CNRS, UMR 3525, 28, Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR 5308, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon F-69008, France; French National Reference Center of Legionella, Institut des agents infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR 5308, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon F-69008, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires, France; CNRS, UMR 3525, 28, Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR 5308, Université Lyon 1, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon F-69008, France; French National Reference Center of Legionella, Institut des agents infectieux, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Eukaryotic cells utilize the ubiquitin (Ub) system for maintaining a balanced functioning of cellular pathways. Although the Ub system is exclusive to eukaryotes, prokaryotic bacteria have developed an armory of Ub ligase enzymes that are capable of employing the Ub systems of various hosts, ranging from plant to animal cells. These enzymes have been acquired through the evolution and can be classified into three main classes, RING (really interesting new gene), HECT (homologous to the E6-AP carboxyl terminus) and NEL (novel E3 ligases). In this review we describe the roles played by different classes of bacterial Ub ligases in infection and pathogenicity. We also provide an overview of the different mechanisms by which bacteria mimic specific components of the host Ub system and outline the gaps in our current understanding of their functions. Additionally, we discuss approaches and experimental tools for validating this class of enzymes as potential novel antibacterial therapy targets.
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Häuslein I, Manske C, Goebel W, Eisenreich W, Hilbi H. Pathway analysis using13C-glycerol and other carbon tracers reveals a bipartite metabolism ofLegionella pneumophila. Mol Microbiol 2016; 100:229-46. [DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Ina Häuslein
- Lehrstuhl für Biochemie, Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität; Munich Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität; Munich Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität; Munich Germany
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich; Switzerland
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Lysine11-Linked Polyubiquitination of the AnkB F-Box Effector of Legionella pneumophila. Infect Immun 2015; 84:99-107. [PMID: 26483404 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01165-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The fate of the polyubiquitinated protein is determined by the lysine linkages involved in the polymerization of the ubiquitin monomers, which has seven lysine residues (K(6), K(11), K(27), K(29), K(33), K(48), and K(63)). The translocated AnkB effector of the intravacuolar pathogen Legionella pneumophila is a bona fide F-box protein, which is localized to the cytosolic side of the Legionella-containing vacuole (LCV) and is essential for intravacuolar proliferation within macrophages and amoebae. The F-box domain of AnkB interacts with the host SCF1 E3 ubiquitin ligase that triggers the decoration of the LCV with K(48)-linked polyubiquitinated proteins that are targeted for proteasomal degradation. Here we report that AnkB becomes rapidly polyubiquitinated within the host cell, and this modification is independent of the F-box domain of AnkB, indicating host-mediated polyubiquitination. We show that the AnkB effector interacts specifically with the host E3 ubiquitin ligase Trim21. Mass spectrometry analyses have shown that AnkB is modified by K(11)-linked polyubiquitination, which has no effect on its stability. This work shows the first example of K(11)-linked polyubiquitination of a bacterial effector and its interaction with the host Trim21 ubiquitin ligase.
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