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Trop Med Infect Dis ; 8(11)2023 Oct 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37999606

ABSTRACT

Salmonella is a major foodborne pathogen of both animals and humans. This bacterium is responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality world-wide. Different serovars of this genus cause diseases ranging from self-limiting gastroenteritis to a potentially fatal systemic disease known as enteric fever. Gastrointestinal infections with Salmonella are usually self-limiting and rarely require medical intervention. Bloodstream infections, on the other hand, are often fatal even with hospitalization. This review describes the routes and underlying mechanisms of the extraintestinal dissemination of Salmonella and the chronic infections that sometimes result. It includes information on the pathogenicity islands and individual virulence factors involved in systemic dissemination as well as a discussion of the host factors that mediate susceptibility. Also, the major outbreaks of invasive Salmonella disease in the tropics are described.

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PLoS One ; 14(12): e0226126, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31815949

ABSTRACT

Salmonella can appear in the bloodstream within CD18 expressing phagocytes following oral ingestion in as little as 15 minutes. Here, we provide evidence that the process underlying this phenomenon is reverse transmigration. Reverse transmigration is a normal host process in which dendritic cells can reenter the bloodstream by traversing endothelium in the basal to apical direction. We have developed an in vitro reverse transmigration assay in which dendritic cells are given the opportunity to cross endothelial monolayers in the basal to apical direction grown on membranes with small pores, modeling how such cells can penetrate the bloodstream. We demonstrate that exposing dendritic cells to microbial components negatively regulates reverse transmigration. We propose that microbial components normally cause the host to toggle between positively and negatively regulating reverse transmigration, balancing the need to resolve inflammation with inhibiting the spread of microbes. We show that Salmonella in part overcomes this negative regulation of reverse transmigration with the Salmonella pathogenicity island-2 encoded type III secretion system, which increases reverse transmigration by over an order of magnitude. The SPI-2 type III secretion system does this in part, but not entirely by injecting the type III effector SpvC into infected cells. We further demonstrate that SpvC greatly promotes early extra-intestinal dissemination in mice. This result combined with the previous observation that the spv operon is conserved amongst strains of non-typhoidal Salmonella capable of causing bacteremia in humans suggests that this pathway to the bloodstream could be important for understanding human infections.


Subject(s)
Carbon-Oxygen Lyases/metabolism , Salmonella/metabolism , Transendothelial and Transepithelial Migration/physiology , Animals , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , CD18 Antigens/deficiency , CD18 Antigens/genetics , Carbon-Oxygen Lyases/genetics , Dendritic Cells/microbiology , Dendritic Cells/physiology , Endothelium/cytology , Endothelium/microbiology , Female , Intestines/microbiology , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Mutagenesis , Phagocytes/metabolism , Phagocytes/microbiology , Salmonella/pathogenicity
3.
PLoS One ; 11(11): e0166916, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27880807

ABSTRACT

Salmonella enterica can actively invade the gastro-intestinal epithelium. This frequently leads to diarrheal disease, and also gives the pathogen access to phagocytes that can serve as vehicles for dissemination into deeper tissue. The ability to invade host cells is also important in maintaining the carrier state. While much is known about the bacterial factors that promote invasion, relatively little is known about the host factors involved. To gain insight into how Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is able to invade normally non-phagocytic cells, we undertook a global RNAi screen with S. Typhimurium-infected human epithelial cells. In all, we identified 633 genes as contributing to bacterial internalization. These genes fall into a diverse group of functional categories revealing that cytoskeletal regulators are not the only factors that modulate invasion. In fact, potassium ion transport was the most enriched molecular function category in our screen, reinforcing a link between potassium and internalization. In addition to providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the ability of pathogens to invade host cells, all 633 host factors identified are candidates for new anti-microbial targets for treating Salmonella infections, and may be useful in curtailing infections with other pathogens as well.


Subject(s)
Genome-Wide Association Study , Phagocytosis/genetics , Salmonella Infections/genetics , Salmonella typhimurium , Cytoskeleton/genetics , Humans , MCF-7 Cells
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PLoS One ; 7(9): e45245, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23028876

ABSTRACT

CD18 expressing phagocytes associated with the gastro-intestinal (GI) epithelium can shuttle Salmonella directly into the bloodstream within a few minutes following microbial ingestion. We have previously demonstrated that Salmonella controls the CD18 pathway to deeper tissue, manipulating the migratory properties of infected cells as an unappreciated component of its pathogenesis. We have observed that one type III effector, SrfH (also called SseI) that Salmonella secretes into infected phagocytes manipulates the host protein TRIP6 to stimulate their migration. Paradoxically, SrfH was shown in another study to subvert a different host protein, IQGAP1, in a manner that inhibits the productive motility of such cells, perhaps to avoid interactions with T cells. Here, we resolve the discrepancy. We report that one naturally occurring allele of srfH promotes the migration of infected phagocytes into the bloodstream, while another naturally occurring allele that differs by only a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) does not. This SNP determines if the protein contains an aspartic acid or a glycine residue at position 103 and may determine if SrfH binds TRIP6. SrfH Gly103 is a rare allele, but is present in the highly invasive strain Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UK-1 (stands for universal killer). It is also present in the genome of the only sequenced strain belonging to the emerging pandemic Salmonella enterica serovar 4, [5],12,i:-, which is frequently associated with septicemia. Finally, we present evidence that suggests that Gifsy-2, the bacteriophage upon which srfH resides, is present in a clinical isolate of the human-specific pathogen, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi. These observations may have interesting implications for our understanding of Salmonella pathogenesis.


Subject(s)
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Translocation/genetics , LIM Domain Proteins/metabolism , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Salmonella typhi/genetics , Salmonella typhimurium/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism , ras GTPase-Activating Proteins/metabolism , ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities , Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics , Animals , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , Female , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Humans , Intestines/microbiology , LIM Domain Proteins/genetics , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Phagocytes/microbiology , Phagocytes/pathology , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex , Salmonella Infections/metabolism , Salmonella Infections/microbiology , Salmonella Infections/pathology , Salmonella Infections, Animal , Salmonella Phages/genetics , Salmonella Phages/isolation & purification , Salmonella typhi/pathogenicity , Salmonella typhimurium/pathogenicity , Transcription Factors/genetics , ras GTPase-Activating Proteins/genetics
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PLoS One ; 7(6): e38097, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22701604

ABSTRACT

Salmonella enterica is a bacterial pathogen of humans that can proliferate within epithelial cells as well as professional phagocytes of the immune system. While much has been learned about the microbial genes that influence the infectious process through decades of intensive research, relatively little is known about the host factors that affect infection. We performed a genome-wide siRNA screen to identify host genes that Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) utilizes to facilitate growth within human epithelial cells. In this screen, with siRNAs targeting every predicted gene in the human genome, we identified 252 new human-host-susceptibility factors (HSFs) for S. typhimurium. We also identified 39 genes whose silencing results in increased intracellular growth of S. typhimurium. The HSFs identified are regulated most centrally by NFκB and associate with each other through an extremely dense network of interactions that center around a group of kinases. Most genes identified were not previously appreciated as playing roles in the intracellular lifecycle of S. enterica. Numerous HSFs identified with interesting characteristics that could play plausible roles in mediating intracellular microbial growth are discussed. Importantly, this study reveals significant overlap between the host network that supports S. typhimurium growth within human epithelial cells and the one that promotes the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within human macrophages. In addition to providing much new information about the molecular mechanisms underlying S. enterica-host cell interplay, all 252 HSFs identified are candidates for new anti-microbial targets for controlling S. enterica infections, and some may provide broad-spectrum anti-microbial activity.


Subject(s)
Genome, Human/genetics , Host-Derived Cellular Factors/genetics , Host-Pathogen Interactions/genetics , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/growth & development , Salmonella Infections/prevention & control , Salmonella typhimurium/growth & development , Epithelial Cells/metabolism , Gene Regulatory Networks/genetics , Humans , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/metabolism , RNA Interference , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Salmonella typhimurium/metabolism
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PLoS One ; 4(3): e4833, 2009.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19279686

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SSs) comprise a diverse transporter family functioning in conjugation, competence, and effector molecule (DNA and/or protein) translocation. Thirteen genome sequences from Rickettsia, obligate intracellular symbionts/pathogens of a wide range of eukaryotes, have revealed a reduced T4SS relative to the Agrobacterium tumefaciens archetype (vir). However, the Rickettsia T4SS has not been functionally characterized for its role in symbiosis/virulence, and none of its substrates are known. RESULTS: Superimposition of T4SS structural/functional information over previously identified Rickettsia components implicate a functional Rickettsia T4SS. virB4, virB8 and virB9 are duplicated, yet only one copy of each has the conserved features of similar genes in other T4SSs. An extraordinarily duplicated VirB6 gene encodes five hydrophobic proteins conserved only in a short region known to be involved in DNA transfer in A. tumefaciens. virB1, virB2 and virB7 are newly identified, revealing a Rickettsia T4SS lacking only virB5 relative to the vir archetype. Phylogeny estimation suggests vertical inheritance of all components, despite gene rearrangements into an archipelago of five islets. Similarities of Rickettsia VirB7/VirB9 to ComB7/ComB9 proteins of epsilon-proteobacteria, as well as phylogenetic affinities to the Legionella lvh T4SS, imply the Rickettsiales ancestor acquired a vir-like locus from distantly related bacteria, perhaps while residing in a protozoan host. Modern modifications of these systems likely reflect diversification with various eukaryotic host cells. CONCLUSION: We present the rvh (Rickettsiales vir homolog) T4SS, an evolutionary conserved transporter with an unknown role in rickettsial biology. This work lays the foundation for future laboratory characterization of this system, and also identifies the Legionella lvh T4SS as a suitable genetic model.


Subject(s)
Biological Evolution , Rickettsia/metabolism , Agrobacterium tumefaciens/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Bacterial Proteins/chemistry , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Computational Biology , Genome, Bacterial , Molecular Sequence Data , Rickettsia/genetics
7.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 103(47): 17915-20, 2006 Nov 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17095609

ABSTRACT

The mammalian host has a number of innate immune mechanisms designed to limit the spread of infection, yet many bacteria, including Salmonella, can cause systemic disease. Salmonella typhimurium-infected phagocytes traverse the gastrointestinal (GI) epithelium and enter the bloodstream within minutes after ingestion, thereby spreading throughout its host. Here, we provide a cellular and molecular basis for this phenomenon. We demonstrate that S. typhimurium manipulates the migratory properties of infected GI phagocytes with a type III secretion system. We show that one secreted effector, SrfH, interacts with the host protein TRIP6, a member of the zyxin family of adaptor proteins that regulate motility. SrfH promotes phagocyte motility in vitro and accelerates the systemic spread of infection away from the lumen of the intestine in the mouse. This is a previously uncharacterized mechanism by which an intracellular pathogen overcomes host defenses designed to immobilize infected cells.


Subject(s)
Cell Movement/physiology , Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology , Phagocytes/microbiology , Salmonella typhimurium , ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities , Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics , Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism , Animals , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacterial Proteins/metabolism , CD18 Antigens/metabolism , Cell Line , Female , Gastrointestinal Tract/cytology , LIM Domain Proteins , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism , Salmonella Infections, Animal , Salmonella typhimurium/pathogenicity , Salmonella typhimurium/physiology , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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