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FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1135203
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UPRmt; mitochondrial dynamics; bacterial infection; ATFS-1; DRP1; MFN1; MFN2
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The immune system of a host utilizes different metabolic programs of immune cells to combat bacterial infection, while bacterial pathogens manipulate mitochondrial structure and functions to evade host immunity. Mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) and mitochondrial dynamics play critical roles in mitochondrial adaptation to bacterial stress. This review highlights the immune functions of mitochondria against bacterial infection, focusing on the mechanisms of UPRmt and mitochondrial dynamics and their involvement in host immunity.
The immune system of a host contains a group of heterogeneous cells with the prime aim of restraining pathogenic infection and maintaining homeostasis. Recent reports have proved that the various subtypes of immune cells exploit distinct metabolic programs for their functioning. Mitochondria are central signaling organelles regulating a range of cellular activities including metabolic reprogramming and immune homeostasis which eventually decree the immunological fate of the host under pathogenic stress. Emerging evidence suggests that following bacterial infection, innate immune cells undergo profound metabolic switching to restrain and countervail the bacterial pathogens, promote inflammation and restore tissue homeostasis. On the other hand, bacterial pathogens affect mitochondrial structure and functions to evade host immunity and influence their intracellular survival. Mitochondria employ several mechanisms to overcome bacterial stress of which mitochondrial UPR (UPRmt) and mitochondrial dynamics are critical. This review discusses the latest advances in our understanding of the immune functions of mitochondria against bacterial infection, particularly the mechanisms of mitochondrial UPRmt and mitochondrial dynamics and their involvement in host immunity.
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