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McEwan, David G. and Richter, Benjamin and Claudi, Beatrice and Wigge, Christoph and Wild, Philipp and Farhan, Hesso and McGourty, Kieran and Coxon, Fraser P. and Franz-Wachtel, Mirita and Perdu, Bram and Akutsu, Masato and Habermann, Anja and Kirchof, Anja and Helfrich, Miep H. and Odgren, Paul R. and Van Hul
2015
PLEKHM1 regulates salmonella-containing vacuole biogenesis and infection
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The host endolysosomal compartment is often manipulated by intracellular bacterial pathogens. Salmonella (Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium) secrete numerous effector proteins, including SifA, through a specialized type III secretion system to hijack the host endosomal system and generate the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV). To form this replicative niche, Salmonella targets the Rab7 GTPase to recruit host membranes through largely unknown mechanisms. We show that Pleckstrin homology domain-containing protein family member 1 (PLEKHM1), a lysosomal adaptor, is targeted by Salmonella through direct interaction with SifA. By binding the PLEKHM1 PH2 domain, Salmonella utilize a complex containing PLEKHM1, Rab7, and the HOPS tethering complex to mobilize phagolysosomal membranes to the SCV. Depletion of PLEKHM1 causes a profound defect in SCV morphology with multiple bacteria accumulating in enlarged structures and significantly dampens Salmonella proliferation in multiple cell types and mice. Thus, PLEKHM1 provides a critical interface between pathogenic infection and the host endolysosomal system.
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