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Das Wechselspiel zwischen Autophagie und S. aureus in der Infektion

Fachliche Zuordnung Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Mykologie, Hygiene, Molekulare Infektionsbiologie
Immunologie
Förderung Förderung von 2012 bis 2022
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 213312245
 
Erstellungsjahr 2023

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

Autophagy is a catabolic mechanism that is important for many biological processes such as cell homeostasis, development and immunity. On the molecular level, it is executed by so-called AuTophaGy-related (ATG) proteins. At the center of the autophagy pathway and crucial for efficient autophagic flux are two ubiquitin conjugation systems including the ATG5- conjugation system. Staphylococcus aureus, is a Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen that can cause diseases such as skin infections, pneumonia, endocarditis and sepsis. Previously, we showed that infection with S. aureus induces selective autophagy. However, S. aureus evades autophagic degradation by activating the host mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) p38, degradation of the autophagosomal membranes, and escape into the cytoplasm. In order to understand the interplay between intracellular S. aureus and the host cell, we followed a genomics approach at the global level. To this end, we performed next-generation sequencing of infected cells and analyzed the transcriptomes of the infected host cells as well as of the intracellular bacteria in parallel. This was done with autophagy-proficient and -deficient host cells. Surprisingly, the ability of the host cell to perform autophagy had little effect on the gene expression profile of intracellular S. aureus. On the host cell side, we detected upregulation of genes of the Nod-like receptor and inflammasome pathways including the intracellular pattern recognition receptor NOD2. In line, NOD2 was required for induction of autophagy and p38 MAPK activation. In contrast, TLR2, a cell surface receptor that recognizes S. aureus, was required for early p38 MAPK activation, but not for autophagy induction. p38 MAPK activation at late time points post infection was independent of TLR2. Moreover, PknB, a S. aureus kinase with MAPK-like activity, was not required for p38 MAPK activation. Taken together, our results provide a framework for further investigations of the interplay between host innate immune signaling pathways such as Nod-like receptors, autophagy and S. aureus infection.

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