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Yin and Yang of Biofilm Formation and Cyclic di-GMP Signaling of the Gastrointestinal Pathogen Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium

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JOURNAL OF INNATE IMMUNITY
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -

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KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000519573

Keywords

Cyclic diguanylate monophosphate; Salmonella Typhimurium; Biofilm formation; Virulence; Immune response

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  1. Swedish Research Council
  2. Marie Curie Innovative Training Network EUs IMO-Train
  3. Karolinska Institutet
  4. Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering

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Microbiological research in the last 60 years has challenged traditional dogmas and introduced new concepts, particularly highlighting the importance of cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (cyclic di-GMP) in microbial biofilm formation and interaction with hosts. These studies shed light on the complexity of interaction between microbial biofilms and the immune system.
Within the last 60 years, microbiological research has challenged many dogmas such as bacteria being unicellular microorganisms directed by nutrient sources; these investigations produced new dogmas such as cyclic diguanylate monophosphate (cyclic di-GMP) second messenger signaling as a ubiquitous regulator of the fundamental sessility/motility lifestyle switch on the single-cell level. Successive investigations have not yet challenged this view; however, the complexity of cyclic di-GMP as an intracellular bacterial signal, and, less explored, as an extracellular signaling molecule in combination with the conformational flexibility of the molecule, provides endless opportunities for cross-kingdom interactions. Cyclic di-GMP-directed microbial biofilms commonly stimulate the immune system on a lower level, whereas host-sensed cyclic di-GMP broadly stimulates the innate and adaptive immune responses. Furthermore, while the intracellular second messenger cyclic di-GMP signaling promotes bacterial biofilm formation and chronic infections, oppositely, Salmonella Typhimurium cellulose biofilm inside immune cells is not endorsed. These observations only touch on the complexity of the interaction of biofilm microbial cells with its host. In this review, we describe the Yin and Yang interactive concepts of biofilm formation and cyclic di-GMP signaling using S. Typhimurium as an example.

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