Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1

ABSTRACT Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) causes diarrhea and intestinal inflammation worldwide. EAEC strains are characterized by the presence of aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF), which play a key role in pathogenesis by mediating attachment to the intestinal mucosa and by triggering h...

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Autores principales: Erik J. Boll, Jorge Ayala-Lujan, Rose L. Szabady, Christopher Louissaint, Rachel Z. Smith, Karen A. Krogfelt, James P. Nataro, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Beth A. McCormick
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:56f5e394f9fb42048138ddbf9f651f372021-11-15T15:51:29ZEnteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC110.1128/mBio.00717-172150-7511https://doaj.org/article/56f5e394f9fb42048138ddbf9f651f372017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00717-17https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) causes diarrhea and intestinal inflammation worldwide. EAEC strains are characterized by the presence of aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF), which play a key role in pathogenesis by mediating attachment to the intestinal mucosa and by triggering host inflammatory responses. Here, we identify the epithelial transmembrane mucin MUC1 as an intestinal host cell receptor for EAEC, demonstrating that AAF-mediated interactions between EAEC and MUC1 facilitate enhanced bacterial adhesion. We further demonstrate that EAEC infection also causes elevated expression of MUC1 in inflamed human intestinal tissues. Moreover, we find that MUC1 facilitates AAF-dependent migration of neutrophils across the epithelium in response to EAEC infection. Thus, we show for the first time a proinflammatory role for MUC1 in the host response to an intestinal pathogen. IMPORTANCE EAEC is a clinically important intestinal pathogen that triggers intestinal inflammation and diarrheal illness via mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. Our findings provide new insight into how EAEC triggers host inflammation and underscores the pivotal role of AAFs—the principal adhesins of EAEC—in driving EAEC-associated disease. Most importantly, our findings add a new dimension to the signaling properties of the transmembrane mucin MUC1. Mostly studied for its role in various forms of cancer, MUC1 is widely regarded as playing an anti-inflammatory role in response to infection with bacterial pathogens in various tissues. However, the role of MUC1 during intestinal infections has not been previously explored, and our results describe the first report of MUC1 as a proinflammatory factor following intestinal infection.Erik J. BollJorge Ayala-LujanRose L. SzabadyChristopher LouissaintRachel Z. SmithKaren A. KrogfeltJames P. NataroFernando Ruiz-PerezBeth A. McCormickAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleEscherichia colifimbriaeinflammationmucinMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 8, Iss 3 (2017)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Escherichia coli
fimbriae
inflammation
mucin
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Escherichia coli
fimbriae
inflammation
mucin
Microbiology
QR1-502
Erik J. Boll
Jorge Ayala-Lujan
Rose L. Szabady
Christopher Louissaint
Rachel Z. Smith
Karen A. Krogfelt
James P. Nataro
Fernando Ruiz-Perez
Beth A. McCormick
Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
description ABSTRACT Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) causes diarrhea and intestinal inflammation worldwide. EAEC strains are characterized by the presence of aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF), which play a key role in pathogenesis by mediating attachment to the intestinal mucosa and by triggering host inflammatory responses. Here, we identify the epithelial transmembrane mucin MUC1 as an intestinal host cell receptor for EAEC, demonstrating that AAF-mediated interactions between EAEC and MUC1 facilitate enhanced bacterial adhesion. We further demonstrate that EAEC infection also causes elevated expression of MUC1 in inflamed human intestinal tissues. Moreover, we find that MUC1 facilitates AAF-dependent migration of neutrophils across the epithelium in response to EAEC infection. Thus, we show for the first time a proinflammatory role for MUC1 in the host response to an intestinal pathogen. IMPORTANCE EAEC is a clinically important intestinal pathogen that triggers intestinal inflammation and diarrheal illness via mechanisms that are not yet fully understood. Our findings provide new insight into how EAEC triggers host inflammation and underscores the pivotal role of AAFs—the principal adhesins of EAEC—in driving EAEC-associated disease. Most importantly, our findings add a new dimension to the signaling properties of the transmembrane mucin MUC1. Mostly studied for its role in various forms of cancer, MUC1 is widely regarded as playing an anti-inflammatory role in response to infection with bacterial pathogens in various tissues. However, the role of MUC1 during intestinal infections has not been previously explored, and our results describe the first report of MUC1 as a proinflammatory factor following intestinal infection.
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author Erik J. Boll
Jorge Ayala-Lujan
Rose L. Szabady
Christopher Louissaint
Rachel Z. Smith
Karen A. Krogfelt
James P. Nataro
Fernando Ruiz-Perez
Beth A. McCormick
author_facet Erik J. Boll
Jorge Ayala-Lujan
Rose L. Szabady
Christopher Louissaint
Rachel Z. Smith
Karen A. Krogfelt
James P. Nataro
Fernando Ruiz-Perez
Beth A. McCormick
author_sort Erik J. Boll
title Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
title_short Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
title_full Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
title_fullStr Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
title_full_unstemmed Enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">Escherichia coli</italic> Adherence Fimbriae Drive Inflammatory Cell Recruitment via Interactions with Epithelial MUC1
title_sort enteroaggregative <italic toggle="yes">escherichia coli</italic> adherence fimbriae drive inflammatory cell recruitment via interactions with epithelial muc1
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/56f5e394f9fb42048138ddbf9f651f37
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