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Nucleolar c-Myc recruitment by a Vibrio T3SS effector promotes host cell proliferation and bacterial virulence.


ABSTRACT: Pathogen type 3 secretion systems (T3SS) manipulate host cell pathways by directly delivering effector proteins into host cells. In Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the leading cause of bacterial seafood-borne diarrheal disease, we showed that a T3SS effector, VgpA, localizes to the host cell nucleolus where it binds Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1-binding protein 2 (EBP2). An amino acid substitution in VgpA (VgpAL10A ) did not alter its translocation to the nucleus but abolished the effector's capacity to interact with EBP2. VgpA-EBP2 interaction led to the re-localization of c-Myc to the nucleolus and increased cellular rRNA expression and proliferation of cultured cells. The VgpA-EBP2 interaction elevated EBP2's affinity for c-Myc and prolonged the oncoprotein's half-life. Studies in infant rabbits demonstrated that VgpA is translocated into intestinal epithelial cells, where it interacts with EBP2 and leads to nucleolar re-localization of c-Myc. Moreover, the in vivo VgpA-EBP2 interaction during infection led to proliferation of intestinal cells and heightened V. parahaemolyticus' colonization and virulence. These observations suggest that direct effector stimulation of a c-Myc controlled host cell growth program can contribute to pathogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Hu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809790 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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