4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal antimicrobial toxicity is neutralized by an intracellular pathogen

  1. Hannah Tabakh
  2. Adelle P McFarland
  3. Maureen K Thomason
  4. Alex J Pollock
  5. Rochelle C Glover
  6. Shivam A Zaver
  7. Joshua J Woodward  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, United States
  2. Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, United States
6 figures, 2 tables and 6 additional files

Figures

Figure 1 with 1 supplement
4-HNE accumulates during intracellular bacterial infection by L. monocytogenes.

(A) 4-HNE accumulation in TIB73 murine hepatocytes during intracellular L. monocytogenes infection. 4-HNE adduct accumulation was assessed by dot blot of whole cell lysates normalized to actin …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
4-HNE does not accumulate in the liver during infection by L. monocytogenes.

(A) 4-HNE accumulation in the spleen after 48 hr murine infection by GFP+ L. monocytogenes assessed by immunohistochemistry analysis with anti-4-HNE antibody. (B) Uninfected spleen with anti-4-HNE …

4-HNE is a bactericidal, cell-permeable and protein damaging molecule.

(A) Survival of mid-log (0.4–0.8 OD600) Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), Enterococcus faecalis (Ef), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), Escherichia coli (Ec), Staphylococcus aureus (Sa), Bacillus subtilis (Bs)

Figure 3 with 2 supplements
4-HNE exposure induces resistance genes in L. monocytogenes.

(A) Global gene expression of mid-log L. monocytogenes in TSB treated with 640 µM 4-HNE or ethanol control for 20 min. RPKM: reads per kilobase million. Genes of interest rha1, rha2, and heat shock …

Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Global gene expression of mid-log L. monocytogenes in TSB treated with ethanol mock control (panel 1) or 640 µM 4-HNE (panel 1) for 20 min.

RPKM: reads per kilobase million.

Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Various aldehydes and chemical stresses and impacts on L. monocytogenes survival.

(A) Structures of the aldehydes used in the experiment. 4-HNE: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, 4-HHE: 4-hydroxy-2-hexenal, MDA: malondialdehyde, MG: methylglyoxal, PA: propionaldehyde. (B) CFU post treatment …

Figure 4 with 1 supplement
L. monocytogenes ∆rha1∆rha2 has reduced ability to survive 4-HNE toxicity.

(A) Competitive index of WT and mutant L. monocytogenes in PBS treated with 640 µM 4-HNE at 37°C for 1 hr. (B) CFU of WT and ∆rha1∆rha2 L. monocytogenes in TSB exposed to 58°C or 37°C for 15 min. (C)…

Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Impact of ∆rha1 and ∆rha2 on L. monocytogenes survival in PBS.

(A) Competitive index of 1 hr mock -treated (ethanol) L. monocytogenes in PBS. The line is drawn at the median of data. 

Recombinant Rha1 and Rha2 metabolize 4-HNE to 4-HNA.

(A) Phyre2 structural homology models predict that asparagine-47 interacts with the FMN in Rha1 (left) and tyrosine-195 coordinates NADPH in Rha2 (right). (B) Rates of NADPH oxidation (200 µM) by WT …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Ectopic expression or Rha1 and Rha2 confers 4-HNE resistance to sensitive bacteria.

(A) Growth of B. subtilis expressing either the WT or MUT (catalytically dead mutant) versions of rha1 and rha2 in TSB at 37°C in the presence of the indicated concentrations of 4-HNE added at time …

Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Impacts of 4-HNE, Rha1, and Rha2 on 4-HNE growth delay and adduct accumulation in a sensitive bacteria.

(A) L. monocytogenes (Lm) and B. subtilis (Bs) growth curves in TSB after exposure to various concentrations of 4-HNE. (green circles: 0 µM, blue triangles: 320 µM, red triangles: 640 µM, light blue …

Tables

Key resources table
Reagent type (species) or resourceDesignationSource or referenceIdentifiersAdditional information
Cell line (Mus musculus)J774A.1PMID:1612739Immortalized murine macrophages
Cell line (Mus musculus)TIB73ATCC: BNL CL.2Immortalized murine hepatocytes
Strain, strain background (Mus musculus)C57BL/6JJackson Laboratories: 000664
Strain, strain background (Mus musculus)gp91phox- (C57BL/6J backcross)Jackson Laboratories: 002365
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)DH10bInvitrogen: 10536193
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)SM10DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1183-784
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)BL21 (DE3)EMD Millipore: 69450
Strain, strain background (Escherichia coli)Rosetta (DE3)EMD Millipore: 70954
Strain, strain background (Listeria monocytogenes)10403SPMID:2125302WT
Strain, strain background (Bacillus subtilis)168PMID:18723616WT
Strain, strain background (Francisella novicida)U112PMID:17550600WT
Strain, strain background (Pseudomonas aeruginosa)PAO1PMID:20023018WT
Strain, strain background (Staphylococcus aureus)NewmanPMID:17951380WT
Strain, strain background (Enterococcus faecalis)OG1RFPMID:18611278WT
Strain, strain background (Listeria monocytogenes)DP-L3903PMID:11500481Antibiotic marked competition strain
Strain, strain background (Listeria monocytogenes)DP-L4056PMID:12107135Phage-cured 10403S strain for use with pPL1 integration plasmid
Genetic reagentGenetically modified bacterial strains used in this workThis paperSupplementary file 1
recombinant DNA reagentpPL1077This studypPL1-GFP integration plasmid(Gift from Peter Lauer; Berkeley, CA)
Recombinant DNA reagentpKSV7PMID:8388529Shuttle vector for L. monocytogenes gene disruption
Recombinant DNA reagentpET20bNovagen: 69739C-terminus 6xHis tagged E. coli T7 expression vector
Recombinant DNA reagentpET28bNovagen: 69865N-terminus 6xHis tagged E. coli T7 expression vector
Recombinant DNA reagentpPL2-PspacPMID:25583510Integrative L. monocytogenes plasmid pPL2 engineered with constitutive Pspac promoter
Recombinant DNA reagentpHT01PMID:17624574B. subtilis expression vector
Recombinant DNA reagentsPlasmids generated and used in this workThis paperSupplementary file 2
Gene (Listeria monocytogenes)lmo0103 (LMRG_02352)GenBank: Gene ID 12552319Gene rha1
Gene (Listeria monocytogenes)lmo0613 (LMRG_00296)GenBank: Gene ID 12552833Gene rha2
Gene (Homo sapiens)akr1c1GenBank: Gene ID 1645Gene akr1c1
Gene (Arabidopsis thaliana)p1-zcrGenBank: Gene ID 831560Gene p1-zcr
Sequence-based reagentsRT-qPCR primersThis paper(See supplementary file 3)
Sequence-based reagentsCloning primersThis paper(See supplementary file 3)
Sequence-based reagentsGene coding sequences for protein expressionThis paper(See supplementary file 4)
Chemical, compound, drug4-HNECayman Chemical: 3210064 mM 4-HNE in absolute ethanol
AntibodyAnti-4-HNE adductAbcam: ab46545Rabbit IgG polyclonal antibody(1:200)
AntibodyAnti-actinAbcam: ab8226Mouse IgG monoclonal antibody(1:1000)
AntibodyAnti-rabbit secondary antibodyLicor: 926–32211Goat IgG monoclonal antibody(1:8000)
AntibodyAnti-mouse secondary antibodyLicor: 926–68072Donkey IgG monoclonal antibody(1:8000)
AntibodyAnti-GFP primary antibodyInvitrogen: MA5-15256Mouse IgG monoclonal antibody(1:500)
AntibodyIsotype control primary antibody, histologyR and D Systems: AB-105-CNormal Rabbit IgG(1:1000)
Commercial assay, kitOvation Complete Prokaryotic RNA-Seq SystemNugen: 0363–32RNA-seq processing kit
Software, algorithmRockhoppercs.wellesley.edu/~btjaden/Rockhopper/RNA-seq data analysis software
Author response table 1
OrganismRha1 identity (%)Rha2 identity (%)
Pa2931
SAAbsent32
Ef5971
EcAbsent34
Fn2433
Bs5829

Additional files

Source data 1

Global gene expression of mid-log L. monocytogenes treated with 640 µM 4-HNE or ethanol control for 20 min.

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Supplementary file 1

Bacterial strains used in this study.

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Supplementary file 2

Plasmids used in this study.

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Supplementary file 3

Primers used in this study.

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Supplementary file 4

DNA coding sequences used for protein expression and trans complementation in this study.

https://cdn.elifesciences.org/articles/59295/elife-59295-supp4-v2.xlsx
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