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El ADN extracelular de M. tuberculosis se dirige a las bacterias para la autofagia mediante la activación de la vía
Robert O Watson1, Paolo S Manzanillo, Jeffery S Cox
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.
Cell
|August 21, 2012
Resumen
Las células eucariotas utilizan la autofagia para eliminar las bacterias citosólicas. Este estudio revela cómo el ADN de Mycobacterium tuberculosis desencadena el marcado de ubiquitina, lo que lleva a la entrega bacteriana a los autofagosomas y la inmunidad innata crucial contra la infección.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Microbiología Microbiología.
Sus antecedentes:
- Las células eucariotas emplean la autofagia para eliminar los patógenos citosólicos.
- La inducción de la autofagia limita la replicación de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en los macrófagos, pero su mecanismo de orientación y su papel en la infección natural no están claros.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para aclarar el mecanismo de autofagia dirigida a Mycobacterium tuberculosis dentro de las células huésped.
- Investigar el papel de la detección del ADN citosólico y la autofagia en la inmunidad innata contra M. tuberculosis.
Principales métodos:
- Investigó la permeabilización fagosómica por el sistema de secreción bacteriana ESX-1.
- Utilizó la vía citosólica dependiente de STING para la ubiquitinación bacteriana.
- Examinó el papel de p62, NDP52 y TBK1 en la entrega del autofagosoma.
- Evaluación de la susceptibilidad de ratones con vías de autofagia deficientes a la infección por M. tuberculosis.
Principales resultados:
- El sistema de secreción bacteriana ESX-1 media la permeabilización fagosómica, permitiendo el acceso citosólico a M. tuberculosis.
- El reconocimiento del ADN bacteriano extracelular por la vía dependiente de STING es esencial para la ubiquitinación bacteriana.
- Los receptores de ubiquitina-autofagia p62 y NDP52, junto con la quinasa TBK1, median la entrega bacteriana a los autofagosomas.
- Los ratones que carecen de la capacidad de entregar bacilos a la autofagia muestran una extrema susceptibilidad a la infección por M. tuberculosis.
Conclusiones:
- Reveló un vínculo inesperado entre la detección del ADN, la inmunidad innata y la autofagia en la lucha contra M. tuberculosis.
- Demostró un papel crítico para esta vía de autofagia en la resistencia a la infección por M. tuberculosis.
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