cUMP elicits inter-endothelial gap formation during Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
; 2024 Jul 30.
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ABSTRACT
P. aeruginosa utilizes a type 3 secretion system to intoxicate host cells with the nucleotidyl cyclase ExoY. After activation by its host cell cofactor, filamentous actin, ExoY produces purine and pyrimidine cyclic nucleotides, including cAMP, cGMP, and cUMP. ExoY-generated cyclic nucleotides promote inter-endothelial gap formation, impair motility, and arrest cell growth. The disruptive activities of cAMP and cGMP during P. aeruginosa infection are established; however, little is known about the function of cUMP. Here, we tested the hypothesis that cUMP contributes to endothelial cell barrier disruption during P. aeruginosa infection. Utilizing a membrane permeable cUMP analog, cUMP-AM, we revealed that during infection with catalytically inactive ExoY, cUMP promotes inter-endothelial gap formation in cultured PMVECs and contributes to increased filtration coefficient in the isolated perfused lung. These findings indicate that cUMP contributes to endothelial permeability during P. aeruginosa lung infection.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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FISIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
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Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
United States