Reverting the mode of action of the mitochondrial FOF1-ATPase by Legionella pneumophila preserves its replication niche

  1. Pedro Escoll  Is a corresponding author
  2. Lucien Platon
  3. Mariatou Dramé
  4. Tobias Sahr
  5. Silke Schmidt
  6. Christophe Rusniok
  7. Carmen Buchrieser  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institut Pasteur, Biologie des Bactéries Intracellulaires and CNRS UMR 3525, France
  2. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Montpellier, France
  3. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Paris, France
  4. Sorbonne Université, Collège doctoral, France
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Figure 1 with 1 supplement
Despite a reduction of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs) maintain their Δψm during infection by L. pneumophila.

(A) hMDMs were infected with L. pneumophila strain Paris (Lpp) wild-type (WT), a type 4 secretion system (T4SS)-deficient ΔdotA mutant, or left uninfected (noninfected). At 6 hr post-infection …

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Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and Δψm during infection by L. pneumophila.

(A) Bioenergetic profiles of the key parameters of mitochondrial respiration during a mitochondrial respiratory control assay using the Seahorse XF Mitostress kit. Sequential compound injections …

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The mitochondrial FOF1-ATPase works in the ‘reverse mode’ during infection of human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs) by L. pneumophila.

(A) In the ‘forward mode’ of the mitochondrial ATPase, the Δψm generated by the electron transport chain is used by the FOF1-ATPase to synthesize ATP. The ‘reverse mode’ of the FOF1-ATPase leads to …

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Basal respiration of human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs) infected with L. pneumophila Δspl mutant and validation of the model in HEK-293 cells.

(A) hMDMs were infected with L. pneumophila strain Paris WT (Lpp-WT), a type 4 secretion system (T4SS)-deficient ΔdotA mutant, a LpSpl-deficient Δspl mutant, or left uninfected (noninfected). At 6 …

Inhibition of the ‘reverse mode’ of mitochondrial FOF1 ATPase reduces the Δψm of L. pneumophila-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs).

(A) hMDMs were infected with GFP-expressing bacteria (green), Lpp-WT or Lpp-ΔdotA, or left uninfected (noninfected). At 5.5 hr post-infection (hpi), cells were labeled with Hoechst to identify cell …

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Inhibition of FO-F1 ATPase ‘reverse mode’ increases cell death in L. pneumophila-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs).

(A) hMDMs were infected with Lpp-WT-GFP and were nontreated or treated with 50 μM BTB. The presence of GFP-expressing bacteria in each cell was monitored, and the number of living infected cells in …

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Inhibition of FO-F1 ATPase ‘reverse mode’ delays cell death in L. pneumophila-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs), while transfection of LpSpl into HEK-293 cells protected transfected cells from Staurosporine (STS)-induced cell death.

(A) Noninfected hMDMs were stained with Hoechst to identify their nuclei and challenged with FCCP (10 μM) for 18 hr, while Annexin-V Alexa Fluor 647 was added to the cell culture to monitor cell …

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BTB treatment, Δψm, and cell death of L. pneumophila-infected human monocyte-derived macrophages (hMDMs).

(A) hMDMs were infected with Lpp-WT-GFP (green), nuclei of host cells were stained with Hoechst (Nuc, blue), and tetramethylrhodamine methyl ester (TMRM) (red) and Annexin-V Alexa Fluor 647 (yellow) …

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