Bartonella bacilliformis is an intracellular bacterial pathogen of human endothelial cells. In vitro incubation of B. bacilliformis with human endothelial cells leads to the formation of filamentous actin extensions (filopodia) within 30 min, followed by formation of membrane rufflings or lamellipodia within 1 h of incubation. By immunofluorescence, F-actin phalloidin staining and anti-Rac antibodies were shown to co-localize in the membrane rufflings, indicating the recruitment of activated Rac at lamellipodia. Preincubation of endothelial cells with the Clostridial toxin, TcdB-10463, which inactivates the Rho-family GTPases, Rho, Rac and Cdc42, inhibited the entry of B. bacilliformis by 50-90%. Preincubation of endothelial cells with the Clostridial toxin, TcsL-1522, which specifically inactivates Rac and, to a lesser extent, Cdc42, but not Rho, inhibited entry by 30-40%. A 3.4-5.0-fold increase in activated (GTP-bound) -intracellular Rac and Cdc42 was observed in affinity precipitation assays. Increased kinase activity of p21-activated kinase (PAK), a specific downstream effector of activated Rac/Cdc42 was also observed during the time course of infection. Activation of SAPK/JNK-1 and 2, and p38 MAPKs in signalling pathways, was also detected during infection with Bartonella, as was increased binding activity of AP-1 transcription -factor.
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