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In Vitro Assay of Bacterial Adhesion onto Mammalian Epithelial Cells
Published on: May 16, 2011
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宿主細胞の結合は,感染する腸病原菌の転写後の調節を引き起こします
Naama Katsowich1, Netanel Elbaz1, Ritesh Ranjan Pal1
1Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Research Israel-Canada, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.
まとめ
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) は,宿主細胞を感知し,遺伝子発現を変更するために,そのタイプIII分泌システム (T3SS) を使用します. このプロセスには,CesTがCsrAと対抗し,適応のために毒性および代謝遺伝子を再プログラムします.
科学分野:
- 微生物学
- 分子生物学
- 病原性
背景:
- 病原菌は感染を引き起こすために 宿主環境を感知し適応しなければなりません
- Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) は,第3型分泌システム (T3SS) を使用して,エフェクタータンパク質を宿主腸細胞に注入し,コロニー化のための細胞プロセスを破壊します.
研究 の 目的:
- EPECにおける宿主感知およびその後の遺伝子発現の再構築におけるT3SSの役割を調査する.
- EPECが宿主環境に応じた遺伝子発現に適応する分子メカニズムを明らかにする.
主な方法:
- エフェクタ配送を超えてT3SSの機能を調査し,ホストセンシングにおけるその役割に焦点を当てました.
- エフェクタに結合したチャペロンCesTとポストトランスクリプションのレギュレータCsrAの相互作用を分析した.
- EPECにおける毒性および代謝遺伝子の発現に対するCesT-CsrA相互作用の影響を調査した.
主要な成果:
- T3SSはエフェクターを注入するだけでなく,宿主細胞の環境を感知することが示されました.
- エフェクタ注射はEPECの転写後の遺伝子発現変化を誘発することを示した.
- シトプラズマに残るEPECシャペロンCESTは,エフェクター注入時にレギュレータCsrAを反発させる.
- CesT-CsrAの相互作用は,毒性の再プログラムと代謝遺伝子の発現をもたらすことが明らかになりました.
結論:
- T3SSはEPECの病原性において,エフェクタの伝達と宿主環境の感知という二重の役割を担っている.
- 宿主との相互作用に反応するEPECの転写後の遺伝子調節のための重要なメカニズムである.
- この調節経路は,腸内皮質におけるEPECの適応と生存に不可欠です.
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