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Applying an Inducible Expression System to Study Interference of Bacterial Virulence Factors with Intracellular Signaling
Published on: June 25, 2015
A bacterial virulence factor interacts with the splicing factor RBM5 and stimulates formation of nuclear RBM5
Renaud Pourpre1, Goran Lakisic1, Emma Desgranges1
1Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, Micalis Institute, EpiMic Lab, Jouy-en-Josas, AgroParisTech, France.
Abstract:
L. monocytogenes causes listeriosis, a foodborne disease that is particularly dangerous for immunocompromised individuals and fetuses. Several virulence factors of this bacterial pathogen belong to a family of leucine-rich repeat (LRR)-containing proteins called internalins. Among these, InlP is known for its role in placental infection. We report here a function of InlP in mammalian cell nucleus organization. We demonstrate that bacteria do not produce InlP under in vitro culture conditions. When ectopically expressed in human cells, InlP translocates into the nucleus and changes the morphology of nuclear speckles, which are membrane-less organelles storing splicing factors. Using yeast two-hybrid screen, immunoprecipitation and pull-down experiments, we identify the tumor suppressor and splicing factor RBM5 as a major nuclear target of InlP. InlP inhibits RBM5-induced cell death and stimulate the formation of RBM5-induced nuclear granules, where the SC35 speckle protein redistributes. Taken together, these results suggest that InlP acts as a nucleomodulin controlling compartmentalization and function of RBM5 in the nucleus and that L. monocytogenes has developed a mechanism to target the host cell splicing machinery.
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