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Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection.

ABSTRACT: Probiotic bacteria reduce the intestinal colonization of pathogens. Yet, their use in preventing fatal infection caused by foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), is inconsistent. Here, we bioengineered Lactobacillus probiotics (BLP) to express the Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) from a non-pathogenic Listeria (L. innocua) and a pathogenic Listeria (Lm) on the surface of Lactobacillus casei. The BLP strains colonize the intestine, reduce Lm mucosal colonization and systemic dissemination, and protect mice from lethal infection. The BLP competitively excludes Lm by occupying the surface presented LAP receptor, heat shock protein 60 and ameliorates the Lm-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction by blocking the nuclear factor-?B and myosin light chain kinase-mediated redistribution of the major epithelial junctional proteins. Additionally, the BLP increases intestinal immunomodulatory functions by recruiting FOXP3⁺T cells, CD11c⁺ dendritic cells and natural killer cells. Engineering a probiotic strain with an adhesion protein from a non-pathogenic bacterium provides a new paradigm to exclude pathogens and amplify their inherent health benefits.

SUBMITTER: Drolia R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7732855 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Receptor-targeted engineered probiotics mitigate lethal Listeria infection.

Drolia Rishi R Amalaradjou Mary Anne Roshni MAR Ryan Valerie V Tenguria Shivendra S Liu Dongqi D Bai Xingjian X Xu Luping L Singh Atul K AK Cox Abigail D AD Bernal-Crespo Victor V Schaber James A JA Applegate Bruce M BM Vemulapalli Ramesh R Bhunia Arun K AK

Nature communications 20201211 1

Probiotic bacteria reduce the intestinal colonization of pathogens. Yet, their use in preventing fatal infection caused by foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), is inconsistent. Here, we bioengineered Lactobacillus probiotics (BLP) to express the Listeria adhesion protein (LAP) from a non-pathogenic Listeria (L. innocua) and a pathogenic Listeria (Lm) on the surface of Lactobacillus casei. The BLP strains colonize the intestine, reduce Lm mucosal colonization and systemic dissemination, and pro ...[more]

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