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Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1? secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis.

ABSTRACT: Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. Previously, we showed that infection of human trophoblast cells by Ct triggers the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin (IL)-1?. The aim of this study was to understand the innate immune pathways involved in trophoblast production of IL-1? after Ct infection. The approach we took was to inhibit the expression or function of the key Toll-like receptors (TLRs), Nod-like receptors, and inflammasome components that have been associated with chlamydia infection. In this study, we report that Ct-induced trophoblast IL-1? secretion is associated with the transcription of IL-1? mRNA, the translation and processing of pro-IL-1?, and the activation of caspase-1. In addition, we demonstrate that Ct-induced IL-1? production and secretion by the trophoblast is independent of TLR2, TLR4, MyD88, and the Nalp3/ASC inflammasome. Instead we report, for the first time, the importance of Nod1 for mediating trophoblast IL-1? secretion in response to a Ct infection.

SUBMITTER: Kavathas PB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3465624 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Kavathas P B PB Boeras C M CM Mulla M J MJ Abrahams V M VM

Mucosal immunology 20120704 2

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen. Previously, we showed that infection of human trophoblast cells by Ct triggers the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin (IL)-1β. The aim of this study was to understand the innate immune pathways involved in trophoblast production of IL-1β after Ct infection. The approach we took was to inhibit the expression or function of the key Toll-like receptors (TLRs), Nod-like receptors, and inflammasome compon ...[more]

PMID: 22763410

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Project description:UnlabelledThe Scc4 protein (CT663) of the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia has been described as a type III secretion (T3S) chaperone as well as an inhibitor of RNA polymerase. To examine if these roles are connected, we first investigated physical interactions between Chlamydia trachomatis Scc4 and the T3S chaperone Scc1 and a T3S substrate, CopN. In a yeast 3-hybrid assay, Scc4, Scc1, and CopN were all required to detect an interaction, which suggests that these proteins form a trimolecular complex. We also detected interactions between any two of these three T3S proteins in a pulldown assay using only recombinant proteins. We next determined whether these interactions affected the function of Scc4 as an inhibitor of RNA transcription. Using Escherichia coli as a heterologous in vivo system, we demonstrated that expression of C. trachomatis Scc4 led to a drastic decrease in transcript levels for multiple genes. However, coexpression of Scc4 with Scc1, CopN, or both alleviated Scc4-mediated inhibition of transcription. Scc4 expression also severely impaired E. coli growth, but this growth defect was reversed by coexpression of Scc4 with Scc1, CopN, or both, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of Scc4 on transcription and growth can be antagonized by interactions between Scc4, Scc1, and CopN. These findings suggest that the dual functions of Scc4 may serve as a bridge to link T3S and the regulation of gene expression in Chlamydia.ImportanceThis study investigates a novel mechanism for regulating gene expression in the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia. The Chlamydia type III secretion (T3S) chaperone Scc4 has been shown to inhibit transcription by RNA polymerase. This study describes physical interactions between Scc4 and the T3S proteins Scc1 and CopN. Furthermore, Chlamydia Scc1 and CopN antagonized the inhibitory effects of Scc4 on transcription and growth in a heterologous Escherichia coli system. These results provide evidence that transcription in Chlamydia can be regulated by the T3S system through interactions between T3S proteins.

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Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1? secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis.

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Nod1, but not the ASC inflammasome, contributes to induction of IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts after sensing of Chlamydia trachomatis.

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