Molecular basis of action and pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile toxin B
Molecular basis of action and pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile toxin B
批准号:
10159856
负责人:
Min Dong
金额:
$70.52万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2017
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2017-06-01 至 2023-05-31
关键词:
AddressAdjuvant TherapyAnimal ModelBindingBiologicalCRISPR/Cas technologyCell DeathCell Surface ReceptorsCell physiologyCellsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)Cessation of lifeChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycanClinicalClinical DataClostridium difficileColonDiarrheaDiseaseDisease ProgressionEngineeringEpithelialExtracellular DomainGastroenteritisGlucosyltransferaseGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3HamstersHumanInfectionInflammationInflammatoryKnockout MiceKnowledgeLeadLifeMediatingMediator of activation proteinModelingMolecularMonomeric GTP-Binding ProteinsMusMyofibroblastNatureOrganoidsPathogenesisPathologicPathway interactionsPlayPositioning AttributeProcessProtein FamilyProteinsPseudomembranous ColitisPublishingRecombinantsReportingRoleTargeted ToxinsTestingTherapeuticTissuesToxinTropismUnited StatesVirulence FactorsVirulentWNT Signaling PathwayWorkalpha Toxinantibiotic-associated diarrheabasecell typedifferential expressionexperimental studygenome wide screenin vivoinhibitor/antagonistnovelnovel therapeutic interventionpathogenic bacteriareceptorreceptor bindingrepairedsmall hairpin RNAstem cellswound healing
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Clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB) is a major virulent factor responsible for diseases associated
with C. difficile infection. Our understanding of TcdB pathogenesis remains limited, owing in
large part to a lack of established receptors through which to understand the in vivo targeting
and disease progression in colonic tissues. We recently carried out genome-wide screens using
the CRISPR-Cas9 approach and identified two distinct candidate receptors: Frizzled family
proteins (FZDs) and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4). We further demonstrated that
both FZDs and CSPG4 are functional receptors for TcdB, and each can mediate binding and
entry of TcdB independently. However, how FZDs and CSPG4 contribute to TcdB pathogenesis
in colonic tissues during C. difficile infection remains to be established. Here we propose three
aims to address this key knowledge barrier.
First, we found that FZDs and CSPG4 are differentially expressed in colonic tissues, with FZDs
mainly in the colonic epithelium and CSPG4 largely expressed in sub-epithelial myofibroblasts.
We thus propose a novel “two-receptor, two-stage” hypothesis to explain TcdB pathogenesis:
TcdB first targets and enter the colonic epithelium via binding to FZDs. Disruption of the
epithelium allows the toxin to gain access to sub-epithelial myofibroblasts, where TcdB utilizes
CSPG4 as an alternative receptor. Aims 1 and 2 will examine this hypothesis, with Aim 1
focusing on the role of FZDs for TcdB binding and entry into the colonic epithelium during C.
difficile infection in animal models, and Aim 2 focusing on the role of CSPG4 and myofibroblasts
in TcdB pathogenesis during C. difficile infection. Furthermore, we also found that binding of
TcdB to FZDs inhibits Wnt signaling, which is essential for colonic stem cells. We thus
hypothesize a novel mechanism contributing to TcdB pathogenesis: TcdB may disrupt colonic
stem cells through toxin-receptor engagement, independent of its enzymatic activity inside cells.
Aim 3 will test this hypothesis by examining the biological consequences and pathological
relevance of Wnt signaling inhibition utilizing colonic organoid models and by infection
experiments in animal models with engineered C. difficile that expressing the receptor-binding
domain of TcdB. We will also explore the therapeutic benefit of GSK-3 inhibitors, which
modulate Wnt signaling, for reducing the damage to the colonic epithelium by TcdB during C.
difficile infection. Together, these studies will provide a molecular understanding of disease
progression during C. difficile infection and potentially lead to novel therapeutic interventions.
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DOI:
10.3390/bioengineering10070813
发表时间:
2023-07-07
期刊:
Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)
影响因子:
--
作者:
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-021-23878-3
发表时间:
2021-06-18
期刊:
Nature communications
影响因子:
16.6
作者:
[Chen P, Zeng J, Liu Z, Thaker H, Wang S, Tian S, Zhang J, Tao L, Gutierrez CB, Xing L, Gerhard R, Huang L, Dong M, Jin R]
通讯作者:
Jin R
DOI:
10.1126/science.abf5972
发表时间:
2021-02-19
期刊:
Science (New York, N.Y.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
[Blum TR, Liu H, Packer MS, Xiong X, Lee PG, Zhang S, Richter M, Minasov G, Satchell KJF, Dong M, Liu DR]
通讯作者:
Liu DR
DOI:
10.1128/spectrum.00448-21
发表时间:
2021-10-31
期刊:
Microbiology spectrum
影响因子:
3.7
作者:
[Marreddy RKR, Olaitan AO, May JN, Dong M, Hurdle JG]
通讯作者:
Hurdle JG
Crystal structure of the catalytic domain of the Weissella oryzae botulinum-like toxin.
米魏斯菌肉毒杆菌样毒素催化结构域的晶体结构。
DOI:
10.1002/1873-3468.13446
发表时间:
2019
期刊:
FEBS letters
影响因子:
3.5
作者:
[Košenina,Sara, Masuyer,Geoffrey, Zhang,Sicai, Dong,Min, Stenmark,Pål]
通讯作者:
Stenmark,Pål
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