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Sequestration of host metabolism by an intracellular pathogen

  1. Lena Gehre
  2. Olivier Gorgette
  3. Stéphanie Perrinet
  4. Marie-Christine Prevost
  5. Mathieu Ducatez
  6. Amanda M Giebel
  7. David E Nelson
  8. Steven G Ball
  9. Agathe Subtil  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institut Pasteur, France
  2. Université de Lille, France
  3. Indiana University Bloomington, United States
  4. Indiana University School of Medicine, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12552
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  1. Lena Gehre
  2. Olivier Gorgette
  3. Stéphanie Perrinet
  4. Marie-Christine Prevost
  5. Mathieu Ducatez
  6. Amanda M Giebel
  7. David E Nelson
  8. Steven G Ball
  9. Agathe Subtil
(2016)
Sequestration of host metabolism by an intracellular pathogen
eLife 5:e12552.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12552
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Abstract

For intracellular pathogens, residence in a vacuole provides a shelter against cytosolic host defense to the cost of limited access to nutrients. The human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis grows in a glycogen-rich vacuole. How this large polymer accumulates there is unknown. We reveal that host glycogen stores shift to the vacuole through two pathways: bulk uptake from the cytoplasmic pool, and de novo synthesis. We provide evidence that bacterial glycogen metabolism enzymes are secreted into the vacuole lumen through type 3 secretion. Our data bring strong support to the following scenario: bacteria co-opt the host transporter SLC35D2 to import UDP-glucose into the vacuole, where it serves as substrate for de novo glycogen synthesis, through a remarkable adaptation of the bacterial glycogen synthase. Based on these findings we propose that parasitophorous vacuoles not only offer protection but also provide a microorganism-controlled metabolically active compartment essential for redirecting host resources to the pathogens.

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  1. Lena Gehre

    Unité de Biologie cellulaire de l'infection microbienne, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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  2. Olivier Gorgette

    Plate-forme de Microscopie Ultrastructurale, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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  3. Stéphanie Perrinet

    Unité de Biologie cellulaire de l'infection microbienne, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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  4. Marie-Christine Prevost

    Plate-forme de Microscopie Ultrastructurale, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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  5. Mathieu Ducatez

    Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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  6. Amanda M Giebel

    Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, United States
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  7. David E Nelson

    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States
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  8. Steven G Ball

    Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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  9. Agathe Subtil

    Unité de Biologie cellulaire de l'infection microbienne, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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  1. Dominique Soldati-Favre, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Version history

  1. Received: October 28, 2015
  2. Accepted: March 15, 2016
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: March 16, 2016 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: April 8, 2016 (version 2)

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© 2016, Gehre et al.

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  1. Lena Gehre
  2. Olivier Gorgette
  3. Stéphanie Perrinet
  4. Marie-Christine Prevost
  5. Mathieu Ducatez
  6. Amanda M Giebel
  7. David E Nelson
  8. Steven G Ball
  9. Agathe Subtil
(2016)
Sequestration of host metabolism by an intracellular pathogen
eLife 5:e12552.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12552

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