Cross Talk between ARF1 and RhoA Coordinates the Formation of Cytoskeletal Scaffolds during Chlamydia Infection.
Cross Talk between ARF1 and RhoA Coordinates the Formation of Cytoskeletal Scaffolds during Chlamydia Infection.
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DOI:
10.1128/mbio.02397-21
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发表时间:
2021-12-21
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影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Paumet F
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作者:
Haines A;Wesolowski J;Ryan NM;Monteiro-Brás T;Paumet F
Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacterium that has developed sophisticated mechanisms to survive inside its infectious compartment, the inclusion. Notably, Chlamydia weaves an extensive network of microtubules (MTs) and actin filaments to enable interactions with host organelles and enhance its stability. Despite the global health and economic burden caused by this sexually transmitted pathogen, little is known about how actin and MT scaffolds are integrated into an increasingly complex virulence system. Previously, we established that the chlamydial effector InaC interacts with ARF1 to stabilize MTs. We now demonstrate that InaC regulates RhoA to control actin scaffolds. InaC relies on cross talk between ARF1 and RhoA to coordinate MTs and actin, where the presence of RhoA downregulates stable MT scaffolds and ARF1 activation inhibits actin scaffolds. Understanding how Chlamydia hijacks complex networks will help elucidate how this clinically significant pathogen parasitizes its host and reveal novel cellular signaling pathways.