Abstract

Autophagy acts as a pivotal innate immune response against infection. Some virulence effectors subvert the host autophagic machinery to escape the surveillance of autophagy. The mechanism by which pathogens interact with host autophagy remains mostly unclear. However, traditional strategies often have difficulty identifying host proteins that interact with effectors due to the weak, dynamic and transient nature of these interactions. Here, we found that Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) regulates autophagosome formation in host cells dependent on effector NleE. The 26S Proteasome Regulatory Subunit 10 (PSMD10) was identified as a direct interaction partner of NleE in living cells by employing genetically incorporated crosslinkers. Pairwise chemical crosslinking revealed that NleE interacts with the N-terminus of PSMD10. We demonstrated that PSMD10 homodimerization is necessary for its interaction with ATG7 and promotion of autophagy, but not necessary for PSMD10 interaction with ATG12. Therefore, NleE-mediated PSMD10 in monomeric state attenuates host autophagosome formation. Our study reveals the mechanism through which EPEC attenuates host autophagy activity.

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  1. Jingxiang Li

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  2. Shupan Guo

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  3. Li Zhou

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  4. Fangni Chai

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  5. Qi Sun

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  6. Pan Li

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  7. Li Gao

    West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  8. Lunzhi Dai

    West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  9. Xiaoxiao Ouyang

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  10. Zhihui Zhou

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  11. Wei Cheng

    West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  12. Shiqian Qi

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  13. Kefeng Lu

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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  14. Haiyan Ren

    Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center of Biotherapy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1002802)

  • Haiyan Ren

National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFA0109200)

  • Haiyan Ren

National Natural Science Foundation of China (31872727)

  • Haiyan Ren

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Jingxiang Li
  2. Shupan Guo
  3. Li Zhou
  4. Fangni Chai
  5. Qi Sun
  6. Pan Li
  7. Li Gao
  8. Lunzhi Dai
  9. Xiaoxiao Ouyang
  10. Zhihui Zhou
  11. Wei Cheng
  12. Shiqian Qi
  13. Kefeng Lu
  14. Haiyan Ren
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Genetically incorporated crosslinkers reveal NleE attenuates host autophagy dependent on PSMD10
eLife 10:e69047.
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