<italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning

ABSTRACT The intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis develops in a parasitic compartment called the inclusion. Posttranslationally modified microtubules encase the inclusion, controlling the positioning of Golgi complex fragments around the inclusion. The molecular mechanisms by which Chlamydi...

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Autores principales: Jordan Wesolowski, Mary M. Weber, Agata Nawrotek, Cheryl A. Dooley, Mike Calderon, Claudette M. St. Croix, Ted Hackstadt, Jacqueline Cherfils, Fabienne Paumet
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1b0aa9e0ba83433dbf1e26bc29d925002021-11-15T15:51:29Z<italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning10.1128/mBio.02280-162150-7511https://doaj.org/article/1b0aa9e0ba83433dbf1e26bc29d925002017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02280-16https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT The intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis develops in a parasitic compartment called the inclusion. Posttranslationally modified microtubules encase the inclusion, controlling the positioning of Golgi complex fragments around the inclusion. The molecular mechanisms by which Chlamydia coopts the host cytoskeleton and the Golgi complex to sustain its infectious compartment are unknown. Here, using a genetically modified Chlamydia strain, we discovered that both posttranslationally modified microtubules and Golgi complex positioning around the inclusion are controlled by the chlamydial inclusion protein CT813/CTL0184/InaC and host ARF GTPases. CT813 recruits ARF1 and ARF4 to the inclusion membrane, where they induce posttranslationally modified microtubules. Similarly, both ARF isoforms are required for the repositioning of Golgi complex fragments around the inclusion. We demonstrate that CT813 directly recruits ARF GTPases on the inclusion membrane and plays a pivotal role in their activation. Together, these results reveal that Chlamydia uses CT813 to hijack ARF GTPases to couple posttranslationally modified microtubules and Golgi complex repositioning at the inclusion. IMPORTANCE Chlamydia trachomatis is an important cause of morbidity and a significant economic burden in the world. However, how Chlamydia develops its intracellular compartment, the so-called inclusion, is poorly understood. Using genetically engineered Chlamydia mutants, we discovered that the effector protein CT813 recruits and activates host ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (ARF1) and ARF4 to regulate microtubules. In this context, CT813 acts as a molecular platform that induces the posttranslational modification of microtubules around the inclusion. These cages are then used to reposition the Golgi complex during infection and promote the development of the inclusion. This study provides the first evidence that ARF1 and ARF4 play critical roles in controlling posttranslationally modified microtubules around the inclusion and that Chlamydia trachomatis hijacks this novel function of ARF to reposition the Golgi complex.Jordan WesolowskiMary M. WeberAgata NawrotekCheryl A. DooleyMike CalderonClaudette M. St. CroixTed HackstadtJacqueline CherfilsFabienne PaumetAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleARF GTPaseactinCT813Chlamydia trachomatisGolgi complexinclusion proteinMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2017)
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topic ARF GTPase
actin
CT813
Chlamydia trachomatis
Golgi complex
inclusion protein
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle ARF GTPase
actin
CT813
Chlamydia trachomatis
Golgi complex
inclusion protein
Microbiology
QR1-502
Jordan Wesolowski
Mary M. Weber
Agata Nawrotek
Cheryl A. Dooley
Mike Calderon
Claudette M. St. Croix
Ted Hackstadt
Jacqueline Cherfils
Fabienne Paumet
<italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
description ABSTRACT The intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis develops in a parasitic compartment called the inclusion. Posttranslationally modified microtubules encase the inclusion, controlling the positioning of Golgi complex fragments around the inclusion. The molecular mechanisms by which Chlamydia coopts the host cytoskeleton and the Golgi complex to sustain its infectious compartment are unknown. Here, using a genetically modified Chlamydia strain, we discovered that both posttranslationally modified microtubules and Golgi complex positioning around the inclusion are controlled by the chlamydial inclusion protein CT813/CTL0184/InaC and host ARF GTPases. CT813 recruits ARF1 and ARF4 to the inclusion membrane, where they induce posttranslationally modified microtubules. Similarly, both ARF isoforms are required for the repositioning of Golgi complex fragments around the inclusion. We demonstrate that CT813 directly recruits ARF GTPases on the inclusion membrane and plays a pivotal role in their activation. Together, these results reveal that Chlamydia uses CT813 to hijack ARF GTPases to couple posttranslationally modified microtubules and Golgi complex repositioning at the inclusion. IMPORTANCE Chlamydia trachomatis is an important cause of morbidity and a significant economic burden in the world. However, how Chlamydia develops its intracellular compartment, the so-called inclusion, is poorly understood. Using genetically engineered Chlamydia mutants, we discovered that the effector protein CT813 recruits and activates host ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (ARF1) and ARF4 to regulate microtubules. In this context, CT813 acts as a molecular platform that induces the posttranslational modification of microtubules around the inclusion. These cages are then used to reposition the Golgi complex during infection and promote the development of the inclusion. This study provides the first evidence that ARF1 and ARF4 play critical roles in controlling posttranslationally modified microtubules around the inclusion and that Chlamydia trachomatis hijacks this novel function of ARF to reposition the Golgi complex.
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author Jordan Wesolowski
Mary M. Weber
Agata Nawrotek
Cheryl A. Dooley
Mike Calderon
Claudette M. St. Croix
Ted Hackstadt
Jacqueline Cherfils
Fabienne Paumet
author_facet Jordan Wesolowski
Mary M. Weber
Agata Nawrotek
Cheryl A. Dooley
Mike Calderon
Claudette M. St. Croix
Ted Hackstadt
Jacqueline Cherfils
Fabienne Paumet
author_sort Jordan Wesolowski
title <italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
title_short <italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
title_full <italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
title_fullStr <italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
title_full_unstemmed <italic toggle="yes">Chlamydia</italic> Hijacks ARF GTPases To Coordinate Microtubule Posttranslational Modifications and Golgi Complex Positioning
title_sort <italic toggle="yes">chlamydia</italic> hijacks arf gtpases to coordinate microtubule posttranslational modifications and golgi complex positioning
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/1b0aa9e0ba83433dbf1e26bc29d92500
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