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ArticleBMC veterinary research2021

Brucella melitensis UGPase inhibits the activation of NF-κB by modulating the ubiquitination of NEMO.

Yucheng Zhou, Zhaoyang Bu, Jing Qian, Yuening Cheng, Lianjiang Qiao, Sen Yang, Shipeng Cheng, Xinglong Wang, Linzhu Ren, Yanling Yang

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Article in BMC veterinary research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yucheng Zhou *State Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Zhaoyang Bu *Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Jing Qian *Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 210014, Nanjing, China.
Yuening ChengState Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Lianjiang QiaoState Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Sen YangState Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Shipeng ChengState Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Xinglong WangMilitary Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China.
Linzhu RenCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, 130062, Changchun, China. renlz@jlu.edu.cn.
Yanling YangState Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animals, Institute of Special Wild Economic Animals and Plants, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 130112, Changchun, China. m18043213639@163.com.
Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences · CNAcademy of Military Medical Sciences · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFD0500907National Natural Science Foundation of China 31402183National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772747Science and Technology Development Project of Jilin Province 20170623043TC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUTP-glucose-1-phosphoryl transferase (UGPase) catalyzes the synthesis of UDP-glucose, which is essential for generating the glycogen needed for the synthesis of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and capsular polysaccharide, which play important roles in bacterial virulence. However, the molecular function of UGPase in Brucella is still unknown.

resultsIn this study, the ubiquitination modification of host immune-related protein in cells infected with UGPase-deleted or wild-type Brucella was analyzed using ubiquitination proteomics technology. The ubiquitination modification level and type of NF-κB Essential Modulator (NEMO or Ikbkg), a molecule necessary for NF-κB signal activation, was evaluated using Coimmunoprecipitation, Western blot, and dual-Luciferase Assay. We found 80 ubiquitin proteins were upregulated and 203 ubiquitin proteins were downregulated in cells infected with B. melitensis 16 M compared with those of B. melitensis UGPase-deleted strain (16 M-UGPase

conclusionsThe results of this study showed that Brucella melitensis UGPase inhibits the activation of NF-κB by modulating the ubiquitination of NEMO, which will provide a new scientific basis for the study of immune mechanisms induced by Brucella.

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UbiquitinationAnimalsBacterial ProteinsBrucella melitensisBrucellosisGene Expression RegulationI-kappa B KinaseMiceNF-kappa BRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionUbiquitinUTP-Glucose-1-Phosphate UridylyltransferaseBacterial ProteinsI-kappa B KinaseNF-kappa BUbiquitinUTP-Glucose-1-Phosphate UridylyltransferaseBrucella melitensisNuclear factor-kappa enhancer-binding protein (NF-κB)UbiquitinationUTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (UGPase)

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