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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2025

Hemagglutinin Protease HapA Associated With Vibrio cholerae Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) Disrupts Tight and Adherens Junctions.

Palwasha Baryalai, David Irenaeus, Eric Toh, Madeleine Ramstedt, Bernt Eric Uhlin, Aftab Nadeem, Sun Nyunt Wai

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Virulence · 2026
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  6. Outer membrane vesicles inMicrobial cell (Graz, Austria) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Palwasha BaryalaiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
David IrenaeusDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Eric TohDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Madeleine RamstedtDepartment of Chemistry and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Bernt Eric UhlinDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Aftab NadeemDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Sun Nyunt WaiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Umeå Centre for Microbial Research (UCMR), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-4671

Funding

Cancerfonden 2020-711Cancerfonden 2023-2821Kempe Foundation SMK21-0024Vetenskapsrådet 2018-02914Vetenskapsrådet 2019-01720Vetenskapsrådet 2022-00981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the virulence mechanisms of Vibrio cholerae, with a particular emphasis on HapA, a zinc metalloprotease delivered via outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). The findings reveal that OMV-associated HapA disrupts the integrity of tight and adherens junctions in intestinal epithelial cell models more effectively than its purified counterpart, suggesting that association with OMVs substantially potentiates the pathogenic effects of HapA. The study further details the uptake of V. cholerae OMVs by epithelial cells, as well as their targeted degradation of key junctional proteins, including claudin, ZO-1, and β-catenin. These results highlight the critical role of OMV-associated HapA in compromising epithelial barrier function. Additionally, the use of spheroids and intestinal organoids in our experiments provides deeper insight into bacterial pathogenesis, offering valuable information for the development of targeted therapeutic strategies.

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Adherens JunctionsBacterial ProteinsExtracellular VesiclesMetalloendopeptidasesTight JunctionsVibrio choleraeCaco-2 CellsEpithelial CellsHumansBacterial Proteinshemagglutinin-proteaseMetalloendopeptidasesadherens junctionscholeraouter membrane vesiclesproteasetight junctionsvirulence

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PMID40415227
PMCPMC12104216

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