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MOLECULAR CELL
Volume 37, Issue 6, Pages 768-783Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.02.015
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- A*STAR in Singapore
- National University of Singapore [R-148-000-121-133]
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Inhibition of apoptotic response of host cells during an early phase of infection is a strategy used by many enteroinvasive bacterial pathogens to enhance their survival. Here, we report the identification of a soluble form of the pilus protein FimA from the culture supernatants of E. coli K1, Salmonella, and Shigella that can potently inhibit Bax-mediated release of cytochrome c from isolated mitochondria. Similar to the infected cells, HCT116 cells stably expressing FimA display a delay in the integration of Bax into outer mitochondrial membrane induced by apoptotic stimuli. FimA targets to mitochondria through binding to VDAC1, which is a prerequisite step for E. coli K1 to render the short-term blockade of apoptotic death in the host cells. Interestingly, FimA strengthens the VDAC1-hexokinase interaction and prevents dissociation of hexokinase from VDAC1 triggered by apoptotic stimuli. Together, these data thus reveal a paradigm of antiapoptosis mechanism undertaken by the enteroinvasive bacteria.
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