The Legionella Anti-autophagy Effector RavZ Targets the Autophagosome via PI3P- and Curvature-Sensing Motifs
Horenkamp FA, Kauffman KJ, Kohler LJ, Sherwood RK, Krueger KP, Shteyn V, Roy CR, Melia TJ, Reinisch KM. The Legionella Anti-autophagy Effector RavZ Targets the Autophagosome via PI3P- and Curvature-Sensing Motifs. Developmental Cell 2015, 34: 569-576. PMID: 26343456, PMCID: PMC4594837, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATG8 proteinsIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPre-autophagosomal structureAtg8/LC3 proteinsPathogen Legionella pneumophilaHigh-curvature membranesMembrane transport pathwaysCytosol of cellsEffector proteinsCatalytic domainHost cytosolRavZAutophagy proteinsLC3 proteinPathogenic microbesSubstrate affinityProteinIntermediate membraneLegionella pneumophilaAutophagosomesAutophagyCytosolTransport pathwaysInterfacial activationMembraneAMPylation Is Critical for Rab1 Localization to Vacuoles Containing Legionella pneumophila
Hardiman CA, Roy CR. AMPylation Is Critical for Rab1 Localization to Vacuoles Containing Legionella pneumophila. MBio 2014, 5: 10.1128/mbio.01035-13. PMID: 24520063, PMCID: PMC3950522, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01035-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCV membraneEffector proteinsGEF activityEndoplasmic reticulumIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaLegionella effector proteinsType IV secretion systemExchange factor domainLegionella pneumophilaMembrane-bound compartmentsMembrane-bound organellesPathogen Legionella pneumophilaAccumulation of GTPHost cell functionsAMPylation activityDrrA proteinRab1 proteinRab1 recruitmentLegionella effectorsNucleotidyltransferase domainAMPylationSecretion systemPosttranslational modificationsRab1GTPaseLegionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling
Ingmundson A, Delprato A, Lambright DG, Roy CR. Legionella pneumophila proteins that regulate Rab1 membrane cycling. Nature 2007, 450: 365-369. PMID: 17952054, DOI: 10.1038/nature06336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrrA proteinRab1 functionMembrane cyclingGTPase-activating protein activityIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaRecruitment of Rab1Pathogen-occupied vacuolesPathogen Legionella pneumophilaDistinct biochemical reactionsL. pneumophilaLegionella pneumophilaRab1 activityRab1 activationRab proteinsEukaryotic cellsExchange factorGTP hydrolysisProtein activityRab1Membrane functionBacterial replicationProteinBiochemical reactionsPneumophilaVacuolesAnkyrin Repeat Proteins Comprise a Diverse Family of Bacterial Type IV Effectors
Pan X, Lührmann A, Satoh A, Laskowski-Arce MA, Roy CR. Ankyrin Repeat Proteins Comprise a Diverse Family of Bacterial Type IV Effectors. Science 2008, 320: 1651-1654. PMID: 18566289, PMCID: PMC2514061, DOI: 10.1126/science.1158160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecretion systemL. pneumophila-containing vacuoleIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaHost cellsDifferent bacterial proteinsType IV secretion systemMicrotubule-dependent vesicular transportEukaryotic host cellsType IV effectorsPathogen Legionella pneumophilaSpecialized secretion systemsAnkyrin Repeat ProteinsANK proteinsEukaryotic cellsHomology domainEffector proteinsEukaryotic factorsRepeat proteinsInfection of macrophagesVesicular transportBacterial proteinsLate endosomesDiverse familyProteinLegionella pneumophilaThe Legionella Effector RavZ Inhibits Host Autophagy Through Irreversible Atg8 Deconjugation
Choy A, Dancourt J, Mugo B, O’Connor T, Isberg RR, Melia TJ, Roy CR. The Legionella Effector RavZ Inhibits Host Autophagy Through Irreversible Atg8 Deconjugation. Science 2012, 338: 1072-1076. PMID: 23112293, PMCID: PMC3682818, DOI: 10.1126/science.1227026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 7Autophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyAutophagy-Related ProteinsBacterial ProteinsCell Culture TechniquesCysteine ProteasesGene DeletionGlycineHEK293 CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansHydrolysisLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMicrofilament ProteinsPhagosomesUbiquitin-Activating EnzymesUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesConceptsATG8 proteinsIntracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaPathogen Legionella pneumophilaAdjacent aromatic residuesCarboxyl-terminal glycine residueAutophagosome membraneEukaryotic cellsAutophagy pathwayGlycine residueAromatic residuesIntracellular pathogensRavZAutophagyProteinLegionella pneumophilaSpecific mechanismsResiduesPathogensATG3MicrobesAtg7CytosolVacuolesPathwayPneumophilaCaspase-11 stimulates rapid flagellin-independent pyroptosis in response to Legionella pneumophila
Case CL, Kohler LJ, Lima JB, Strowig T, de Zoete MR, Flavell RA, Zamboni DS, Roy CR. Caspase-11 stimulates rapid flagellin-independent pyroptosis in response to Legionella pneumophila. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1851-1856. PMID: 23307811, PMCID: PMC3562791, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1211521110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBone Marrow CellsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1CaspasesCaspases, InitiatorCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletal ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFlagellinHost-Pathogen InteractionsImmunoblottingLegionella pneumophilaMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMutationMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NecrosisNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptor, Interferon alpha-betaConceptsCaspase-11 activationCaspase-11Intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophilaType IV secretion systemDot/IcmAdapter protein TRIFFunctional type IV secretion systemPathogen Legionella pneumophilaCaspase-1 activation pathwayNAIP/NLRC4Activation pathwayLegionella pneumophilaCaspase-11-dependent pyroptosisSecretion systemSevere defectsBacterial flagellinTreatment of macrophagesType I IFN receptorHost componentsIntracellular pathogensMicrobial signaturesPathwayIFN receptorCaspase-1Alternative pathway