研究チームが細菌感染の分子メカニズムを発見(Research team discovers molecular mechanism for a bacterial infection)

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2024-09-19 バージニア工科大学(VirginiaTech)

バージニア工科大学の研究チームは、細菌が宿主を感染させる分子メカニズムを解明しました。シゲラ・フレクスネリという細菌が、酸性条件下で宿主のタンパク質TOM1とTOLLIPに結合することで、宿主の代謝バランスを乱し、感染を進行させることを発見しました。このメカニズムの解明により、他の細菌感染の理解や予防策の開発に役立つ可能性があります。研究成果はStructure誌に発表されました。

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ホスファチジルイノシトール5リン酸による内部リンカーとpHバイオセンシングがESCRT-0コンポーネントTOM1の機能を制御する An internal linker and pH biosensing by phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate regulate the function of the ESCRT-0 component TOM1

Wen Xiong∙ Tiffany G. Roach∙ Nicolas Ball∙ … ∙ Josephine Beyer∙ Anne M. Brown∙ Daniel G.S. Capelluto
Structure  Published:August 28, 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2024.08.003

Graphical abstract

研究チームが細菌感染の分子メカニズムを発見(Research team discovers molecular mechanism for a bacterial infection)

Highlights

•Binding of TOM1 VHS to ubiquitin is enhanced by an internal DXXLL motif

•Binding of TOM1 to PtdIns5P is maximal under acidic conditions

•TOLLIP’s binding to PtdIns5P also increases as pH acidifies

•A tight TOM1-TOLLIP complex binds to PtdIns5P under acidic conditions

Summary

Target of Myb1 (TOM1) facilitates the transport of endosomal ubiquitinated proteins destined for lysosomal degradation; however, the mechanisms regulating TOM1 during this process remain unknown. Here, we identified an adjacent DXXLL motif-containing region to the TOM1 VHS domain, which enhances its affinity for ubiquitin and can be modulated by phosphorylation. TOM1 is an endosomal phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate (PtdIns5P) effector under Shigella flexneri infection. We pinpointed a consensus PtdIns5P-binding motif in the VHS domain. We show that PtdIns5P binding by TOM1 is pH-dependent, similarly observed in its binding partner TOLLIP. Under acidic conditions, TOM1 retained its complex formation with TOLLIP, but was unable to bind ubiquitin. S. flexneri infection inhibits pH-dependent endosomal maturation, leading to reduced protein degradation. We propose a model wherein pumping of H+ to the cytosolic side of endosomes contributes to the accumulation of TOM1, and possibly TOLLIP, at these sites, thereby promoting PtdIns5P- and pH-dependent signaling, facilitating bacterial survival.

生物化学工学
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