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- 조회410
서울대학교
Mi‑Hyun Lee1,2,3†, Hye Lin Kim1,5†, Hyejun Seo1,5,6†, Sangkwon Jung1,5 and Bum‑Joon Kim1,2,3,4,5,6*
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak‑Ro, Jongno‑Gu, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
2Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
3BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
4Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
5Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
6Seoul National University Medical Research Center (SNUMRC), Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
†Mi-Hyun Lee, Hye Lin Kim and Hyejun Seo contributed equally to this study.
*Correspondence: Bum‑Joon Kim
Abstract
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), and its pathogenicity is associated with its ability to evade the host defense system. The secretory form of the chorismate mutase of M. tuberculosis (TBCM, encoded by Rv1885c) is assumed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of TB; however, the mechanism remains unknown.
Methods: A tbcm deletion mutant (B∆tbcm) was generated by targeted gene knockout in BCG to investigate the pathogenic role of TBCM in mice or macrophages. We compared the pathogenesis of B∆tbcm and wild-type BCG in vivo by measuring the bacterial clearance rate and the degree of apoptosis. Promotion of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway was evaluated in infected bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) by measuring apoptotic cell death, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and translocation of pore-forming proteins. Immunocytochemistry, western blotting and real-time PCR were also performed to assess the related protein expression levels after infection. Furthermore, these findings were validated by complementation of tbcm in BCG.
Results: Deletion of the tbcm gene in BCG leads to reduced pathogenesis in a mouse model, compared to wild type BCG, by promoting apoptotic cell death and bacterial clearance. Based on these findings, we found that intrinsic apoptosis and mitochondrial impairment were promoted in B∆tbcm-infected BMDMs. B∆tbcm down-regulates the expression of Bcl-2, which leads to mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP), culminating in cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Consistent with this, transcriptome profiling also indicated that B∆tbcm infection is more closely related to altered mitochondrial-related gene expression than wild-type BCG infection, suggesting an inhibitory role of TBCM in mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, genetic complementation of B∆tbcm (C∆tbcm) restored its capacity to inhibit mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death.
Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate the contribution of TBCM to bacterial survival, inhibiting intrinsic apoptotic cell death of macrophages as a virulence factor of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains, which could be a potential target for the development of TB therapy.
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- Research article
- 2023년 12월 (BRIC 등록일 2023-12-21)
- 국내 연구진
- 의약학 > 감염의학
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