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ArticleCell host & microbe2012

L-asparaginase II produced by Salmonella typhimurium inhibits T cell responses and mediates virulence.

Amy L Kullas, Michael McClelland, Hee-Jeong Yang, Jason W Tam, AnnMarie Torres, Steffen Porwollik, Patricio Mena, Joseph B McPhee, Lydia Bogomolnaya, Helene Andrews-Polymenis and 1 more

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

50 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Amy L KullasCenter for Infectious Diseases, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5120, USA.
Michael McClelland
Hee-Jeong Yang
Jason W Tam
AnnMarie Torres
Steffen Porwollik
Patricio Mena
Joseph B McPhee
Lydia Bogomolnaya
Helene Andrews-Polymenis
Adrianus W M van der Velden
Stony Brook University · USTexas A&M University System · USUniversity of California, Irvine · USVaccine Research Institute of San Diego · US

Funding

Viral Pathogenesis and TherapeuticsU54AI057158 · NIAID · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI LEVY, DAVID E · 2003 to 2014
$100.8M
STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS IN THE ALIMENTARY TRACTP30DK034854 · NIDDK · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WAYNE I LENCER · 1986 to 2026
$32.4M
Virulence Mechanism of Y. pestis and tularensisP01AI055621 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI BENACH, JORGE L. · 2004 to 2010
$20.7M
MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASEST32AI007539 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI KONOPKA, JAMES B · 1998 to 2023
$3.6M
GENETICST32GM007964 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI THOMSEN, GERALD H · 1985 to 2012
$2.7M
Inhibition of T cells by SalmonellaR01AI101221 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI VAN DER VELDEN, ADRIANUS WILHELMUS MARIA · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Identification of Salmonella Genes Important for Systemic ColonizationR01AI083646 · NIAID · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI ANDREWS-POLYMENIS, HELENE L · 2009 to 2012
$1.6M
Salmonella Genes Associated with Colonization of Specific HostsR01AI075093 · NIAID · VACCINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAN DIEGO · PI MCCLELLAND, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2010
$928k
Genetics of Salmonella Resistance to the Inflammatory Response in the GutR21AI083964 · NIAID · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI ANDREWS-POLYMENIS, HELENE L · 2009 to 2010
$436k
Immature myeloid cells as targets for therapeutics to bacterial infectionR21AI092165 · NIAID · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI VAN DER VELDEN, ADRIANUS WILHELMUS MARIA · 2012 to 2013
$427k
Identification of Salmonella Genes Involved in Persistence in the Murine IntestinR56AI077645 · NIAID · TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CTR · PI ANDREWS-POLYMENIS, HELENE L · 2009 to 2009
$423k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium avoids clearance by the host immune system by suppressing T cell responses; however, the mechanisms that mediate this immunosuppression remain unknown. We show that S. Typhimurium inhibit T cell responses by producing L-Asparaginase II, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-asparagine to aspartic acid and ammonia. L-Asparaginase II is necessary and sufficient to suppress T cell blastogenesis, cytokine production, and proliferation and to downmodulate expression of the T cell receptor. Furthermore, S. Typhimurium-induced inhibition of T cells in vitro is prevented upon addition of L-asparagine. S. Typhimurium lacking the L-Asparaginase II gene (STM3106) are unable to inhibit T cell responses and exhibit attenuated virulence in vivo. L-Asparaginases are used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia through mechanisms that likely involve amino acid starvation of leukemic cells, and these findings indicate that pathogens similarly use L-asparagine deprivation to limit T cell responses.

Indexed as

Immune EvasionAmmoniaAnimalsAsparaginaseAsparagineAspartic AcidCell ProliferationCytokinesGene DeletionMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSalmonella typhimuriumT-LymphocytesVirulenceVirulence FactorsAmmoniaAsparaginaseAsparagineAspartic AcidCytokinesVirulence Factors

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PMID23245323
PMCPMC4361029
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