分泌物
IQGAP1型
细胞生物学
NF-κB
生物
血管内皮生长因子受体
信号转导
微生物学
癌症研究
生物化学
支架蛋白
作者
Xin Wen,Dan Li,Hankun Wang,Ding Zhang,Jingrui Song,Ziwei Zhou,Wei-Feng Huang,Xuan Xia,Xiaohong Hu,Haibo Liu,Jacqueline Gonzales,Laura E. Via,Lu Zhang,Decheng Wang
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112549
摘要
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), still ranks among the leading causes of annual human death by infectious disease. Mtb has developed several strategies to survive for years at a time within the host despite the presence of a robust immune response, including manipulating the progression of the inflammatory response and forming granulomatous lesions. Here we demonstrate that IQGAP1, a highly conserved scaffolding protein, compartmentalizes and coordinates multiple signaling pathways in macrophages infected with Mycobacterium marinum (Mm or M.marinum), the closest relative of Mtb. Upregulated IQGAP1 ultimately suppresses TNF-α production by repressing the MKK3 signal and reducing NF-κBp65 translocation, deactivating the p38MAPK pathway. Accordingly, IQGAP1 silencing and overexpression significantly alter p38MAPK activity by modulating the production of phosphorylated MKK3 during mycobacterial infection. Pharmacological inhibition of IQGAP1-associated microtubule assembly not only alleviates tissue damage caused by M.marinum infection but also significantly decreases the production of VEGF-a critical player for granuloma-associated angiogenesis during pathogenic mycobacterial infection. Similarly, IQGAP1 silencing in Mm-infected macrophages diminishes VEGF production, while IQGAP1 overexpression upregulates VEGF. Our data indicate that mycobacteria induce IQGAP1 to hijack NF-κBp65 activation, preventing the expression of proinflammatory cytokines as well as promoting VEGF production during infection and granuloma formation. Thus, therapies targeting host IQGAP1 may be a promising strategy for treating tuberculosis, particularly in drug-resistant diseases.
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