Structure and Function of Legionella pneumophila Lysine Methyltransferases

嗜肺军团菌赖氨酸甲基转移酶的结构和功能

• 批准号: 10595019
• 负责人: RAYMOND C TRIEVEL
• 金额: $ 54.23万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-03-21 至 2027-02-28
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10595019
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PROJECT ABSTRACT Legionella pneumophila is a intracellular bacterial pathogen that is the primary etiological agent of Legionnaires’ Disease. This disease is categorized as an atypical pneumonia that afflicts the elderly and individuals who are immunocompromised or suffer from chronic lung disease. L. pneumophila infects host cells, such as environmental amoeba and lung macrophages, through the secretion of an array of effector proteins that subvert signaling pathways, membrane trafficking, and gene expression in host cells to promote bacterial replication. Among these effectors are the protein lysine methyltransferases (KMTs) RomA and its highly conserved strain ortholog LegAS4. RomA has been shown to localize to the nucleus where it trimethylates Lys14 in histone H3 (H3K14me3). This novel chromatin modification silences the macrophage gene expression, including loci responsible for innate immunity. In agreement with these findings, deletion of the RomA gene in L. pneumophila hinders bacterial replication within infected host cells, illustrating the importance of this KMT in pathogenesis. Despite the role of RomA in L. pneumophila virulence, outstanding questions regarding the biological functions of RomA and LegAS4 remain unresolved. These questions include the molecular basis of their unique substrate specificity for H3K14, how they interact with chromatin, and the biological roles of LegAS4 in host cell infection. The Trievel, Swanson, Cho, and Ohi laboratories at the University of Michigan have established an interdisciplinary collaboration to address these questions by employing an integrated approach combining biochemistry, microbiology, and structural biology. Our overall objective is to elucidate the mechanism by which RomA and LegAS4 recognize and methylate H3K14 in nucleosomes in vitro and in host cells infected by L. pneumophila. We propose the following specific aims to accomplish this objective: 1) Define the molecular mechanism of H3K14 methylation by RomA and LegAS4. 2) Elucidate the structural basis of nucleosome recognition. 3) Determine the functions of LegAS4 in macrophage infection. We envision that these studies will yield a comprehensive framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying nucleosome recognition and H3K14 methylation by RomA and LegAS4 that promote L. pneumophila replication during host cell infection. These results will provide avenues for developing selective inhibitors of these KMTs that can be applied as novel therapeutics or biocides to combat Legionnaires Disease.

项目摘要 嗜肺军团菌是一种细胞内细菌病原体，是军团菌病的主要病原体 这种疾病被归类为一种非典型肺炎，影响老年人和个体。 免疫功能低下或患有慢性肺部疾病的嗜肺军团菌感染宿主细胞，例如 环境阿米巴和肺巨噬细胞，通过分泌一系列效应蛋白来破坏 信号通路、膜运输和宿主细胞中的基因表达，以促进细菌复制。 这些效应子包括蛋白质赖氨酸甲基转移酶 (KMT) RomA 及其高度保守的菌株 直向同源基因 LegAS4 已被证明定位于细胞核，并在细胞核中对组蛋白 H3 中的 Lys14 进行三甲基化。 (H3K14me3)。这种新颖的染色质修饰沉默了巨噬细胞基因表达，包括基因座。 与这些发现一致的是，嗜肺军团菌中RomA基因的缺失。 阻碍受感染宿主细胞内的细菌复制，说明了 KMT 在发病机制中的重要性。 尽管RomA在嗜肺军团菌毒力中发挥作用，但有关其生物学功能的悬而未决的问题 RomA 和 LegAS4 的分子基础仍未解决。 H3K14 的特异性、它们如何与染色质相互作用，以及 LegAS4 在宿主感染细胞中的生物学作用。 密歇根大学的 Trievel、Swanson、Cho 和 Ohi 实验室建立了一个 跨学科合作通过采用综合方法来解决这些问题 我们的总体目标是阐明生物化学、微生物学和结构生物学的机制。 RomA 和 LegAS4 在体外和 L. 感染的宿主细胞中识别核小体中的 H3K14 并使其甲基化。 我们提出以下具体目标来实现这一目标： 1) 明确RomA和LegAS4对H3K14甲基化的分子机制。 2）阐明核小体识别的结构基础。 3)确定LegAS4在巨噬细胞感染中的功能。 我们预计这些研究将为理解这些机制提供一个全面的框架 RomA 和 LegAS4 促进嗜肺军团菌的潜在核小体识别和 H3K14 甲基化 这些结果将为开发选择性抑制剂提供途径。 这些 KMT 可用作治疗性小说或杀菌剂来对抗军团病。