scholarly journals Computational Proteome-Wide Study for the Prediction of Escherichia coli Protein Targeting in Host Cell Organelles and Their Implication in Development of Colon Cancer

ACS Omega ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 7254-7261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahanavaj Khan ◽  
Sabika Zaidi ◽  
Abdulaziz Saleh Alouffi ◽  
Iftekhar Hassan ◽  
Ahmad Imran ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (2) ◽  
pp. G374-G379 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Spitz ◽  
R. Yuhan ◽  
A. Koutsouris ◽  
C. Blatt ◽  
J. Alverdy ◽  
...  

The mechanism by which enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) causes diarrhea remains elusive. Several alterations within the host cell have been demonstrated to occur following EPEC attachment including increases in intracellular Ca2+ concentration and rearrangement and phosphorylation of several cytoskeletal proteins. The consequences of these intracellular perturbations on host cell function, however, have not been determined. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of EPEC adherence on intestinal epithelial barrier function. T84 cell monolayers were infected with either wild-type EPEC or a nonadherent isogenic derivative. Transepithelial electrical resistance, a measure of barrier function, decreased 33.5 +/- 6.4% after a 6-h incubation with the wild-type strain. Electron microscopy revealed ultrastructurally normal cells, and lactate dehydrogenase release assays failed to demonstrate cytotoxicity. Dual 22Na+ and [3H]mannitol flux studies localized the permeability defect to tight junctions. In addition, cumulative flux of the paracellular marker mannitol was four- to fivefold greater across monolayers infected with wild-type EPEC. Sequestration of intracellular calcium stores by dantrolene completely abrogated the resistance drop associated with EPEC attachment. These data demonstrate that adherence of EPEC to intestinal epithelial cell monolayers disrupts tight junction barrier function via a calcium-requiring event.


1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.B. Finlay

The interactions that occur between pathogenic micro-organisms and their host cells are complex and intimate. We have used two enteric pathogens, Salmonella typhimurium and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), to examine the interactions that occur between these organisms and epithelial cells. Although these are enteric pathogens, the knowledge and techniques developed from these systems may be applied to the study of dental pathogens. Both S. typhimurium and EPEC disrupt epithelial monolayer integrity, although by different mechanisms. Both pathogens cause loss of microvilli and re-arrangement of the underlying host cytoskeleton. Despite these similarities, both organisms send different signals into the host cell. EPEC signal transduction involves generation of intracellular calcium and inositol phosphate fluxes, and activation of host tyrosine kinases that results in tyrosine phosphorylation of a 90-kDa host protein. Bacterial mutants have been identifed that are deficient in signaling to the host. We propose a sequence of events that occur when EPEC interacts with epithelial cells. Once inside a host cell, S. typhimurium remains within a vacuole. To define some of the parameters of the intracellular environment, we constructed genetic fusions of known genes with lacZ, and used these fusions as reporter probes of the intracellular vacuolar environment. We have also begun to examine the bacterial and host cell factors necessary for S. typhimurium to multiply within epithelial cells. We found that this organism triggers the formation of novel tubular lysosomes, and these structures are linked with intracellular replication.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Chaudhari ◽  
Vishakha Dey ◽  
Aishwarya Narayan ◽  
Shobhona Sharma ◽  
Swati Patankar

The secretory pathway in Plasmodium falciparum has evolved to transport proteins to the host cell membrane and to an endosymbiotic organelle, the apicoplast. The latter can occur via the ER or the ER-Golgi route. Here, we study these three routes using proteins Erythrocyte Membrane Protein-1 (PfEMP1), Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) and glutathione peroxidase-like thioredoxin peroxidase (PfTPxGl) and inhibitors of vesicular transport. As expected, the G protein dependent vesicular fusion inhibitor AlF4- and microtubule destabilizing drug vinblastine block the trafficking of PfEMP-1, a protein secreted to the host cell membrane. However, while both PfTPxGl and ACP are targeted to the apicoplast, only ACP trafficking remains unaffected by these treatments. This implies that G-protein dependent vesicles do not play a role in classical apicoplast protein targeting. Unlike the soluble protein ACP, we show that PfTPxGl is localized to the outermost membrane of the apicoplast. Thus, the parasite apicoplast acquires proteins via two different pathways: first, the vesicular trafficking pathway appears to handle not only secretory proteins, but an apicoplast membrane protein, PfTPxGl. Second, trafficking of apicoplast luminal proteins appear to be independent of G-protein coupled vesicles.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Chaudhari ◽  
Vishakha Dey ◽  
Aishwarya Narayan ◽  
Shobhona Sharma ◽  
Swati Patankar

The secretory pathway in Plasmodium falciparum has evolved to transport proteins to the host cell membrane and to an endosymbiotic organelle, the apicoplast. The latter can occur via the ER or the ER-Golgi route. Here, we study these three routes using proteins Erythrocyte Membrane Protein-1 (PfEMP1), Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP) and glutathione peroxidase-like thioredoxin peroxidase (PfTPxGl) and inhibitors of vesicular transport. As expected, the G protein dependent vesicular fusion inhibitor AlF4- and microtubule destabilizing drug vinblastine block the trafficking of PfEMP-1, a protein secreted to the host cell membrane. However, while both PfTPxGl and ACP are targeted to the apicoplast, only ACP trafficking remains unaffected by these treatments. This implies that G-protein dependent vesicles do not play a role in classical apicoplast protein targeting. Unlike the soluble protein ACP, we show that PfTPxGl is localized to the outermost membrane of the apicoplast. Thus, the parasite apicoplast acquires proteins via two different pathways: first, the vesicular trafficking pathway appears to handle not only secretory proteins, but an apicoplast membrane protein, PfTPxGl. Second, trafficking of apicoplast luminal proteins appear to be independent of G-protein coupled vesicles.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faezah Kosari ◽  
Mohammad Taheri ◽  
Abbas Moradi ◽  
Reza Hakimi Alni ◽  
Mohammad Yousef Alikhani

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