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IFNs modify the proteome of Legionella-containing vacuoles and restrict infection via IRG1-derived itaconic acid

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Title:IFNs modify the proteome of Legionella-containing vacuoles and restrict infection via IRG1-derived itaconic acid
Creators Name:Naujoks, J., Tabeling, C., Dill, B.D., Hoffmann, C., Brown, A.S., Kunze, M., Kempa, S., Peter, A., Mollenkopf, H.J., Dorhoi, A., Kershaw, O., Gruber, A.D., Sander, L.E., Witzenrath, M., Herold, S., Nerlich, A., Hocke, A.C., van Driel, I., Suttorp, N., Bedoui, S., Hilbi, H., Trost, M. and Opitz, B.
Abstract:Macrophages can be niches for bacterial pathogens or antibacterial effector cells depending on the pathogen and signals from the immune system. Here we show that type I and II IFNs are master regulators of gene expression during Legionella pneumophila infection, and activators of an alveolar macrophage-intrinsic immune response that restricts bacterial growth during pneumonia. Quantitative mass spectrometry revealed that both IFNs substantially modify Legionella-containing vacuoles, and comparative analyses reveal distinct subsets of transcriptionally and spatially IFN-regulated proteins. Immune-responsive gene (IRG)1 is induced by IFNs in mitochondria that closely associate with Legionella-containing vacuoles, and mediates production of itaconic acid. This metabolite is bactericidal against intravacuolar L. pneumophila as well as extracellular multidrug-resistant Gram-positive and -negative bacteria. Our study explores the overall role IFNs play in inducing substantial remodeling of bacterial vacuoles and in stimulating production of IRG1-derived itaconic acid which targets intravacuolar pathogens. IRG1 or its product itaconic acid might be therapeutically targetable to fight intracellular and drug-resistant bacteria.
Keywords:Alveolar Macrophages, Animal Disease Models, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Ontology, Hydro-Lyases, Immunological Models, Inbred C57BL Mice, Innate Immunity, Interferons, Legionella pneumophila, Legionnaires' Disease, Mitochondria, Proteome, Reactive Oxygen Species, Succinates, Transgenic Mice, Vacuoles, Animals, Mice
Source:PLoS Pathogens
ISSN:1553-7366
Publisher:Public Library of Science
Volume:12
Number:2
Page Range:e1005408
Date:1 February 2016
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005408
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