Guanylate-binding proteins promote activation of the AIM2 inflammasome during infection with Francisella novicida

The AIM2 inflammasome detects double-stranded DNA in the cytosol and induces caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis as well as release of the inflammatory cytokines interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and IL-18. AIM2 is critical for host defense against DNA viruses and bacteria that replicate in the cytosol, such as Francisella tularensis subspecies novicida (F. novicida). The activation of AIM2 by F. novicida requires bacteriolysis, yet whether this process is accidental or is a host-driven immunological mechanism has remained unclear. By screening nearly 500 interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) through the use of small interfering RNA (siRNA), we identified guanylate-binding proteins GBP2 and GBP5 as key activators of AIM2 during infection with F. novicida. We confirmed their prominent role in vitro and in a mouse model of tularemia. Mechanistically, these two GBPs targeted cytosolic F. novicida and promoted bacteriolysis. Thus, in addition to their role in host defense against vacuolar pathogens, GBPs also facilitate the presentation of ligands by directly attacking cytosolic bacteria..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Nature immunology - 16(2015), 5, Seite 476-484

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meunier, Etienne [VerfasserIn]
Wallet, Pierre [Sonstige Person]
Dreier, Roland F [Sonstige Person]
Costanzo, Stéphanie [Sonstige Person]
Anton, Leonie [Sonstige Person]
Rühl, Sebastian [Sonstige Person]
Dussurgey, Sébastien [Sonstige Person]
Dick, Mathias S [Sonstige Person]
Kistner, Anne [Sonstige Person]
Rigard, Mélanie [Sonstige Person]
Degrandi, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Pfeffer, Klaus [Sonstige Person]
Yamamoto, Masahiro [Sonstige Person]
Henry, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Broz, Petr [Sonstige Person]

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Themen:

Cytosol - microbiology
DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics
DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism
Francisella tularensis - physiology
GTP-Binding Proteins - genetics
GTP-Binding Proteins - metabolism
Inflammasomes - metabolism
RNA, Small Interfering - genetics
Tularemia - immunology

doi:

10.1038/ni.3119

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1961009625