Neish AS, Naumann M. Microbial-induced immunomodulation by targeting the NF-κB system.
Trends Microbiol 2011;
19:596-605. [PMID:
21955402 DOI:
10.1016/j.tim.2011.08.004]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Virtually all eukaryotes have developed defense mechanisms to efficiently counter potential threats from prokaryotic microorganisms; an example is the conserved nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) signaling system. However, bacterial pathogens and commensals have in turn evolved highly effective counter mechanisms to modulate this immune regulatory circuit. Modifications in ubiquitin, ubiquitin-like (Ubl) proteins such as neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated 8 (NEDD8) and other post-translational modifications (PTMs) in the NF-κB system represent attractive targets for microbial manipulation. In this review, we describe recent advances in understanding the different strategies that bacteria have evolved to interfere with PTMs in NF-κB signal transmission.
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