Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 10;15(1):4926. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49350-6.
Chlamydia invasion of epithelial cells is a pathogen-driven process involving two functionally distinct effectors - TarP and TmeA. They collaborate to promote robust actin dynamics at sites of entry. Here, we extend studies on the molecular mechanism of invasion by implicating the host GTPase dynamin 2 (Dyn2) in the completion of pathogen uptake. Importantly, Dyn2 function is modulated by TarP and TmeA at the levels of recruitment and activation through oligomerization, respectively. TarP-dependent recruitment requires phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and the small GTPase Rac1, while TmeA has a post-recruitment role related to Dyn2 oligomerization. This is based on the rescue of invasion duration and efficiency in the absence of TmeA by the Dyn2 oligomer-stabilizing small molecule activator Ryngo 1-23. Notably, Dyn2 also regulated turnover of TarP- and TmeA-associated actin networks, with disrupted Dyn2 function resulting in aberrant turnover dynamics, thus establishing the interdependent functional relationship between Dyn2 and the effectors TarP and TmeA.
沙眼衣原体侵入上皮细胞是一个病原体驱动的过程,涉及两个功能不同的效应物 - TarP 和 TmeA。它们协同作用,在入侵部位促进强壮的肌动蛋白动力学。在这里,我们通过涉及宿主 GTPase 动力蛋白 2(Dyn2)在病原体摄取完成中的作用,扩展了对入侵分子机制的研究。重要的是,TarP 和 TmeA 通过寡聚化分别在募集和激活水平上调节 Dyn2 的功能。TarP 依赖性募集需要磷脂酰肌醇 3-激酶和小 GTPase Rac1,而 TmeA 在与 Dyn2 寡聚化相关的招募后发挥作用。这是基于 Dyn2 寡聚体稳定小分子激活剂 Ryngo 1-23 可以挽救 TmeA 缺失时的入侵持续时间和效率。值得注意的是,Dyn2 还调节 TarP 和 TmeA 相关肌动蛋白网络的周转率,Dyn2 功能的破坏导致异常的周转率动力学,从而确立了 Dyn2 与效应物 TarP 和 TmeA 之间相互依赖的功能关系。