祖先の菌糸体エフェクターが感染の拡散を促進する
Joseph W Saelens1, Mollie I Sweeney1, Gopinath Viswanathan1
1Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Cell
|November 10, 2022
まとめ
特定のMycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) 菌株は,原始的なEsxMタンパク質の変異体であり,マクロファージの運動性と小胞腫からの脱出を強めることで,拡散と骨疾患を増加させた. これは,EsxMがMtbの拡散を制御していることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 微生物学
- 感染症
- 病原体の進化
背景:
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) は一般的に肺疾患を引き起こすが,他の臓器に広がる可能性があります.
- 肺外MTB病,特に骨の関わりは,よりまれですが,発生することがあります.
- Mtb の拡散の可能性の遺伝的根拠は完全に理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- 肺外伝染と骨疾患の発生率が高いMtbの背後にある分子メカニズムを調査する.
- Mtb 菌株の遺伝因子を特定し,その拡散と疾患の発現に影響を与える.
- Mtbの病原性におけるタイプVII分泌エフェクターEsxMの役割を理解する.
主な方法:
- 流行のMTB株のゲノム分析
- マクロファージの行動 (運動性,エグレス,アクチンダイナミクス) のインビトロ研究.
- 骨疾患のゼブラフィッシュモデルを用いた in vivo 研究
主要な成果:
- 流行の株は,現代の株の断片化されたバージョンとは異なり,祖先の全長EsxMの変種を抱えていた.
- 祖先のEsxMは,マクロファージの運動性を高め,粒状腫からマクロファージの脱出を促進し,マクロファージのアクチンダイナミクスを変化させた.
- 衰弱したMtb株における祖先のEsxMの復元は,マクロファージの運動性を増加させた.
- 完全な長さのEsxMはゼブラフィッシュのモデルで骨の病気を促進しました.
- EsxMから派生したナンセンス変異は,主要なMtb系統に存在し,拡散を制限する役割を示唆しています.
結論:
- 祖先の全長EsxM変種は,MTBの肺外拡散と骨の熱帯性に貢献しています.
- マクロファージの行動のEsxMの調節は,Mtbの拡散の鍵となるメカニズムです.
- 切断されたEsxMの進化は,現代の系統におけるMtbの拡散を制御するメカニズムを表す可能性が高い.
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