通过CREB传感细菌膜囊泡,揭示了一个保存的宿主防御途径
Saifei Wang1, Bohan Qi1, Chunyu Du1
1Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital, Sunshine Rehabilitation Center, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 20092, China.
通过抑制CREB活性来抑制宿主免疫反应. 这种机制涉及MV中的蛋白质成分,对Drosophila和哺乳动物的肠道微生物负荷和炎症产生影响.
科学领域:
- 微生物学
- 免疫学
- 细胞生物学
背景情况:
- 细菌膜囊泡 (MVs) 介导毒性和传播,但宿主检测机制尚不清楚.
- 在宿主微生物相互作用中,cAMP反应元素结合蛋白 (CREB) 的作用需要进一步阐明.
研究的目的:
- 研究宿主如何检测细菌MV和CREB在这个过程中的作用.
- 描述MV对宿主免疫基因表达和信号通路的影响.
主要方法:
- 在MV感染后对Drosophila肠道进行转录分析.
- 在MV摄入后对肠细胞中的CREB活性进行分析.
- 微量体的分化以确定抑制成分.
- 在哺乳动物细胞中评估促炎因子表达.
主要成果:
- 来自Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15 (Ecc15) 的细菌MV诱导反应性氧物种并提高Drosophila的免疫基因.
- 来自Ecc15和Lactobacillus plantarum的MV通过降低Ca2+水平来抑制肠细胞中的CREB活性.
- 该CRTC/CREB途径抑制了PGRP-SC2依赖的氨基酶活性,独立于Imd途径影响肠道微生物负载.
- 通过阻断CREB活动,来自大肠杆菌的MV抑制了哺乳动物细胞中的促炎因素.
结论:
- 在Drosophila和哺乳动物中,CREB在检测细菌MV和启动抗感染防御方面发挥着保留作用.
- 细菌MV可以通过CREB抑制调节宿主免疫力,从而揭示出一种新的宿主-微生物通信途径.
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