The Bacillus subtilis quorum-sensing molecule CSF contributes to intestinal Homeostasis via OCTN2, a host cell membrane transporter
The Bacillus subtilis quorum-sensing molecule CSF contributes to intestinal Homeostasis via OCTN2, a host cell membrane transporter
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DOI:
10.1016/j.chom.2007.05.004
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发表时间:
2007-06-01
影响因子:
30.3
通讯作者:
Chang, Eugene B.
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作者:
Fujiya, Mikihiro;Musch, Mark W.;Chang, Eugene B.
Bacteria use quorum-sensing molecules (QSMs) to communicate within as well as across species. However, the effects of QSMs on eukaryotic host cells have received limited attention. We report that the quorum-sensing pentapeptide, competence and sporulation factor (CSF), of the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis activates key survival pathways, including p38 MAP kinase and protein kinase B (Akt), in intestinal epithelial cells. CSF also induces cytoprotective heat shock proteins (Hsps), which prevent oxidant-induced intestinal epithelial cell injury and loss of barrier function. These effects of CSF depend on its uptake by an apical membrane organic cation transporter-2 (OCTN2). Thus, OCTN2-mediated CSF transport serves as an example of a host-bacterial interaction that allows the host to monitor and respond to changes in the behavior or composition of colonic flora.