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ArticleNature communications2024

Legionella maintains host cell ubiquitin homeostasis by effectors with unique catalytic mechanisms.

Jiaqi Fu, Siying Li, Hongxin Guan, Chuang Li, Yan-Bo Zhao, Tao-Tao Chen, Wei Xian, Zhengrui Zhang, Yao Liu, Qingtian Guan and 11 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Jiaqi Fu *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0081-6133
Siying Li *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hongxin Guan *Key Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Chuang Li *Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Yan-Bo Zhao *Key Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Tao-Tao ChenKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0660-2841
Wei XianDepartment of Microbiology, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3683-7983
Zhengrui ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4566-5199
Yao LiuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4330-2389
Qingtian GuanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jingting WangKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Qiuhua LuKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Lina KangKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Si-Ru ZhengKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Jinyu LiCollege of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8220-049X
Shoujing CaoCollege of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Chittaranjan DasDepartment of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0567-7753
Xiaoyun LiuDepartment of Microbiology, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China. xiaoyun.liu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7083-5263
Lei SongDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. l.song@139.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4115-065X
Songying OuyangKey Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Interventions of Fujian Province University, the Key Laboratory of Innate Immune Biology of Fujian Province, Biomedical Research Center of South China, Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China. ouyangsy@fjnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1120-1524
Zhao-Qing LuoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. luoz@purdue.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8890-6621

Funding

Mechanism of atypical ubiquitination and deubiquitination by bacterial effectorsR01GM126296 · NIGMS · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Chittaranjan Das · 2018 to 2026
$3.6M
Effector-mediated Ubiquitin Manipulation in Legionella Pneumophila PathogenesisR01AI127465 · NIAID · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI Qing Deng · 2017 to 2026
$3.4M
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) R01AI127465Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Inc.) R01GM126296National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 21974002 and 22174003National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31900879 and 32171265National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32270185National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32370185National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82225028 and 82172287NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI127465NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila modulates host cell functions by secreting multiple effectors with diverse biochemical activities. In particular, effectors of the SidE family interfere with host protein ubiquitination in a process that involves production of phosphoribosyl ubiquitin (PR-Ub). Here, we show that effector LnaB converts PR-Ub into ADP-ribosylated ubiquitin, which is further processed to ADP-ribose and functional ubiquitin by the (ADP-ribosyl)hydrolase MavL, thus maintaining ubiquitin homeostasis in infected cells. Upon being activated by actin, LnaB also undergoes self-AMPylation on tyrosine residues. The activity of LnaB requires a motif consisting of Ser, His and Glu (SHxxxE) present in a large family of toxins from diverse bacterial pathogens. Thus, our study sheds light on the mechanisms by which a pathogen maintains ubiquitin homeostasis and identifies a family of enzymes capable of protein AMPylation.

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Bacterial ProteinsHomeostasisLegionella pneumophilaUbiquitinUbiquitinationActinsAdenosine Diphosphate RiboseADP-RibosylationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansLegionnaires' DiseaseActinsAdenosine Diphosphate RiboseBacterial ProteinsUbiquitin

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PMID39009586
PMCPMC11251166

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