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CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 69-75Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2005.12.011
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Bordetella that infect mammals produce a multifunctional repeat in toxin (RTX) adenylate cyclase toxin known as CyaA, an excellent example of bacterial sophistication in subverting host defense. Recent reports show that interaction of CyaA with tracheal epithelial cells aids adhesion of Bordetella to ciliated mucosa and induces production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin, IL-6. Myeloid phagocytes, attracted to the site of infection are the target of freshly secreted CyaA that binds to the alpha(M)beta(2) integrin (CD11b/CD18), penetrates cells and promptly suppresses their bactericidal functions by converting cellular ATIP to cAMP. Such uncontrolled cAMP signaling can also drive CD11b-expressing immature dendritic cells into a semi-mature state, possibly hijacking them to shape the local adaptive immune response towards tolerance of the pathogen.
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