2021
Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
Tomlinson KL, Lung TWF, Dach F, Annavajhala MK, Gabryszewski SJ, Groves RA, Drikic M, Francoeur NJ, Sridhar SH, Smith ML, Khanal S, Britto CJ, Sebra R, Lewis I, Uhlemann AC, Kahl BC, Prince AS, Riquelme SA. Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1399. PMID: 33658521, PMCID: PMC7930111, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBiofilmsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCarbohydrate MetabolismCystic FibrosisGene Expression Regulation, BacterialGlycolysisHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansHydro-LyasesMice, Inbred C57BLPseudomonas InfectionsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSputumStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStress, PhysiologicalSuccinatesSuccinic AcidYoung AdultConceptsImmunometabolic responsesS. aureusChronic airway infectionStaphylococcus aureusAirway infectionProminent human pathogenChronic infectionGram-negative pathogensHuman airwaysImmune defenseGlycolytic activityElectrophilic metabolitesInfectionSynthetic enzymesAureusHuman pathogensBiofilm formationMitochondrial stressGlycolysisResponseAirwayPathogens
2019
CFTR-PTEN–dependent mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection
Riquelme SA, Lozano C, Moustafa AM, Liimatta K, Tomlinson KL, Britto C, Khanal S, Gill SK, Narechania A, Azcona-Gutiérrez JM, DiMango E, Saénz Y, Planet P, Prince A. CFTR-PTEN–dependent mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31270271, PMCID: PMC6784538, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarboxy-LyasesColony Count, MicrobialCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorHCT116 CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitImmunityInterleukin-1betaLungMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedMitochondriaOxidantsOxidative StressPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuccinatesConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorImmune-responsive gene 1Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorEffect of PTENTransmembrane conductance regulatorPlasma membraneChromosome 10Reactive oxygen speciesConductance regulatorTumor suppressorTensin homologGene 1Mitochondrial functionMitochondrial activityAnti-inflammatory host responsesCell proliferationOxygen speciesPTENMyeloid cellsCFTR dysfunctionMetabolic defectsHost responseActivity contributesHomologComplexes
2017
Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages
Di Pietro C, Zhang PX, O’Rourke T, Murray TS, Wang L, Britto CJ, Koff JL, Krause DS, Egan ME, Bruscia EM. Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 10882. PMID: 28883468, PMCID: PMC5589856, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11012-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/AktFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/Akt signalingConductance regulatorAnti-bacterial immune responseAkt signalingAltered localizationEzrinCystic fibrosis diseaseMφ activationAktProtein levelsFibrosis diseaseActivationImmune regulationPhagocytosisInductionDirect linkSignalingRegulatorImmune responseMΦMacrophages