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ArticleCell host & microbe2019

In Vivo CRISPR Screen Identifies TgWIP as a Toxoplasma Modulator of Dendritic Cell Migration.

Lamba Omar Sangaré, Einar B Ólafsson, Yifan Wang, Ninghan Yang, Lindsay Julien, Ana Camejo, Patricia Pesavento, Saima M Sidik, Sebastian Lourido, Antonio Barragan and 1 more

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Article in Cell host & microbe, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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11 authors.

Lamba Omar SangaréDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95615, USA.
Einar B ÓlafssonDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Yifan WangDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95615, USA.
Ninghan YangDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Lindsay JulienDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Ana CamejoDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Patricia PesaventoDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95615, USA.
Saima M SidikWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Sebastian LouridoDepartment of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Antonio BarraganDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Jeroen P J SaeijDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95615, USA. Electronic address: jsaeij@ucdavis.edu.

Funding

Toxoplasma strain-specific modulation of mouse immune cellsR01AI080621 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI SAEIJ, JEROEN · 2009 to 2018
$3.6M
Dissecting essential signaling pathways in apicomplexan parasitesDP5OD017892 · OD · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI LOURIDO, SEBASTIAN · 2013 to 2017
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI080621NIH HHS DP5 OD017892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toxoplasma can reach distant organs, especially the brain, leading to a lifelong chronic phase. However, genes involved in related in vivo processes are currently unknown. Here, we use focused CRISPR libraries to identify Toxoplasma genes that affect in vivo fitness. We focus on TgWIP, whose deletion affects Toxoplasma dissemination to distant organs. We show that TgWIP is secreted into the host cell upon invasion and interacts with the host WAVE regulatory complex and SHP2 phosphatase, both of which regulate actin dynamics. TgWIP affects the morphology of dendritic cells and mediates the dissolution of podosomes, which dendritic cells use to adhere to extracellular matrix. TgWIP enhances the motility and transmigration of parasitized dendritic cells, likely explaining its effect on in vivo fitness. Our results provide a framework for systemic identification of Toxoplasma genes with in vivo effects at the site of infection or on dissemination to distant organs, including the brain.

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AnimalsCell LineCell MovementClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Protozoan ProteinsToxoplasmaVirulence FactorsWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein FamilyCytoskeletal ProteinsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Protozoan ProteinsPtpn11 protein, mouseVirulence FactorsWasf1 protein, mouseWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein FamilyactinCRISPRcystdendritic cell motilitydisseminationloss-of-function screenmigrationToxoplasma gondiivirulenceWAVE complex

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PMID31600500
PMCPMC7060943

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