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Chlamydia pneumoniae Secretion of a Protease-Like Activity Factor for Degrading Host Cell Transcription Factors Is Required for Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen Expression

机译:主要组织相容性复合物抗原表达需要蛋白酶样活性因子降解宿主细胞转录因子的肺炎衣原体分泌

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Chlamydia pneumoniae is a causative agent for many respiratory infections and has been associated with cardiovascular diseases in humans. The pathogenicity of C. pneumoniae is thought to depend on its ability to cause persistent infection and to evade host defense. Genome sequence analysis indicates that C. pneumoniae encodes a homologue of a chlamydial protease-like activity factor from C. trachomatis (CPAFct). We designated the C. pneumoniae homologue as CPAFcp. Recombinant CPAFcp was produced and found to degrade RFX5, a host transcription factor required for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigen expression. The degradation was inhibitable by lactacystin, an irreversible proteasome inhibitor. Furthermore, CPAFcp was secreted into host cytosol by C. pneumoniae organisms. Depletion of the C. pneumoniae-secreted CPAFcp with specific antibodies completely ablated the RFX5 degradation activity in the infected cells, suggesting that CPAFcp is necessary for the degradation of host transcription factors required for MHC antigen expression during C. pneumoniae infection. These observations have revealed a unique molecular mechanism for C. pneumoniae to evade host adaptive immunity that may aid in its persistence.
机译:肺炎衣原体是许多呼吸道感染的病原体,与人类的心血管疾病有关。 C的致病性。肺炎被认为取决于其引起持续感染和逃避宿主防御的能力。基因组序列分析表明 C。肺炎编码 C的衣原体蛋白酶样活性因子的同源物。沙眼(CPAFct)。我们指定了 C。肺炎链球菌的CPAFcp同系物。产生了重组CPAFcp,并发现其降解RFX5,RFX5是主要组织相容性复合体(MHC)抗原表达所需的宿主转录因子。该降解可被不可逆的蛋白酶体抑制剂乳胞素抑制。此外,CPAFcp被 C分泌到宿主细胞质中。肺炎生物。 C的耗竭。肺炎球菌分泌的CPAFcp与特异性抗体完全消除了感染细胞中RFX5的降解活性,这表明CPAFcp对于降解在 C期间MHC抗原表达所需的宿主转录因子是必需的。肺炎感染。这些观察结果揭示了 C的独特分子机制。肺炎逃避宿主的适应性免疫,可能有助于其持久性。

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