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ArticleNature communications2022

CrkII/Abl phosphorylation cascade is critical for NLRC4 inflammasome activity and is blocked by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT.

Mohamed F Mohamed, Kajal Gupta, Josef W Goldufsky, Ruchi Roy, Lauren T Callaghan, Dawn M Wetzel, Timothy M Kuzel, Jochen Reiser, Sasha H Shafikhani

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Mohamed F MohamedDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Kajal GuptaDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Josef W GoldufskyDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ruchi RoyDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Lauren T CallaghanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Dawn M WetzelDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-7043
Timothy M KuzelDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7523-2397
Jochen ReiserDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sasha H ShafikhaniDepartment of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. Sasha_Shafikhani@rush.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1755-9997

Funding

Targeting a New Therapy for TrypanosomatidsR01AI146349 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI WETZEL, DAWN MARIE · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Role of immune system in prophylaxis antibiotic's surgical site infection controlR01AI150668 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI SHAFIKHANI, SASHA H · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
Factors Leading to Enhanced Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection in Diabetic WoundsR01DK107713 · NIDDK · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI SHAFIKHANI, SASHA H · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Molecular dissection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin T virulence functionsR21AI110685 · NIAID · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI SHAFIKHANI, SASHA H · 2015 to 2016
$426k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146349NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI110685NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK107713
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) is a highly conserved virulence structure that plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Exotoxin T (ExoT) is the only T3SS effector protein that is expressed in all T3SS-expressing P. aeruginosa strains. Here we show that T3SS recognition leads to a rapid phosphorylation cascade involving Abl / PKCδ / NLRC4, which results in NLRC4 inflammasome activation, culminating in inflammatory responses that limit P. aeruginosa infection in wounds. We further show that ExoT functions as the main anti-inflammatory agent for P. aeruginosa in that it blocks the phosphorylation cascade through Abl / PKCδ / NLRC4 by targeting CrkII, which we further demonstrate to be important for Abl transactivation and NLRC4 inflammasome activation in response to T3SS and P. aeruginosa infection.

Indexed as

Apoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsADP Ribose TransferasesAnimalsExotoxinsGTPase-Activating ProteinsInflammasomesMicePhosphorylationType III Secretion SystemsADP Ribose TransferasesApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsExotoxinsExoT protein, Pseudomonas aeruginosaGTPase-Activating ProteinsInflammasomesIpaf protein, mouseType III Secretion Systems

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PMID35277504
PMCPMC8917168

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