Journal
CELL REPORTS
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 1088-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.094
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP77746, MOP 137106]
- Nation Science and Engineering Research Council scholarships
- Alberta Innovates Technology Futures scholarship
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Pathogen-mediated damage to the intestinal epithelium activates compensatory growth and differentiation repair programs in progenitor cells. Accelerated progenitor growth replenishes damaged tissue and maintains barrier integrity. Despite the importance of epithelial renewal to intestinal homeostasis, we know little about the effects of pathogen-commensal interactions on progenitor growth. We find that the enteric pathogen Vibrio cholerae blocks critical growth and differentiation pathways in Drosophila progenitors, despite extensive damage to epithelial tissue. We show that the inhibition of epithelial repair requires interactions between the Vibrio cholerae type six secretion system and a community of common symbiotic bacteria, as elimination of the gut microbiome is sufficient to restore homeostatic growth in infected intestines. This work highlights the importance of pathogen-symbiont interactions for intestinal immune responses and outlines the impact of the type six secretion system on pathogenesis.
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