A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival

<i>Bordetella pertussis</i>, the causative agent of whooping cough, has the capability to survive inside the host cells. This process requires efficient adaptation of the pathogen to the intracellular environment and the associated stress. Among the proteins produced by the intracellular...

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Autores principales: Cafiero, Juan Hilario, Lamberti, Yanina Andrea, Surmann, Kristin, Vecerek, Branislav, Rodríguez, María Eugenia
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/104721
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93561
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0203204
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topic Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Bordetella pertussis
intracellular pathogens
macrophages
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Bordetella pertussis
intracellular pathogens
macrophages
Cafiero, Juan Hilario
Lamberti, Yanina Andrea
Surmann, Kristin
Vecerek, Branislav
Rodríguez, María Eugenia
A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Bordetella pertussis
intracellular pathogens
macrophages
description <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>, the causative agent of whooping cough, has the capability to survive inside the host cells. This process requires efficient adaptation of the pathogen to the intracellular environment and the associated stress. Among the proteins produced by the intracellular <i>B. pertussis</i> we identified a protein (BP0414) that shares homology with MgtC, a protein which was previously shown to be involved in the intracellular survival of other pathogens. To explore if BP0414 plays a role in <i>B. pertussis</i> intracellular survival a mutant strain defective in the production of this protein was constructed. Using standard <i>in vitro</i> growth conditions we found that BP0414 is required for <i>B. pertussis</i> growth under low magnesium availability or low pH, two environmental conditions that this pathogen might face within the host cell. Intracellular survival studies showed that MgtC is indeed involved in <i>B. pertussis</i> viability inside the macrophages. The use of bafilomycin A1, which inhibits phagosome acidification, abolished the survival defect of the <i>mgtC</i> deficient mutant strain suggesting that in intracellular <i>B. pertussis</i> the role of MgtC protein is mainly related to the bacterial adaptation to the acidic conditions found inside the of phagosomes. Overall, this work provides an insight into the importance of MgtC in <i>B. pertussis</i> pathogenesis and its contribution to bacterial survival within immune cells.
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author Cafiero, Juan Hilario
Lamberti, Yanina Andrea
Surmann, Kristin
Vecerek, Branislav
Rodríguez, María Eugenia
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Lamberti, Yanina Andrea
Surmann, Kristin
Vecerek, Branislav
Rodríguez, María Eugenia
author_sort Cafiero, Juan Hilario
title A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
title_short A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
title_full A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
title_fullStr A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
title_full_unstemmed A <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> MgtC homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
title_sort <i>bordetella pertussis</i> mgtc homolog plays a role in the intracellular survival
publishDate 2018
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/104721
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/93561
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