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Angeline Reboul, Elodie Carlier, Francois-Xavier Stubbe, Emeline Barbieux, Aurore Demars, Phuong Thi Anh Ong, Antoine Gerodez, Eric Muraille, Xavier De Bolle
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Jeremy Verbeke, Youri Fayt, Lisa Martin, Oya Yilmaz, Jaroslaw Sedzicki, Angeline Reboul, Michel Jadot, Patricia Renard, Christoph Dehio, Henri-Francois Renard, Jean-Jacques Letesson, Xavier De Bolle, Thierry Arnould
Summary: The facultative intracellular pathogen Brucella abortus interacts with host cell organelles, particularly the mitochondria, for replication. This study demonstrates that B. abortus induces fragmentation of the mitochondrial network, mitophagy, and the formation of mitochondrial Brucella-containing vacuoles during late stages of cellular infection. This process is dependent on the expression of the mitophagy receptor BNIP3L, which is regulated by iron-dependent stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha. BNIP3L-mediated mitophagy is advantageous for bacterial exit from the host cell. These findings highlight the intricate relationship between Brucella trafficking and the mitochondria during host cell infection.
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Joseph Papaparaskevas, Alexandra Procopiou, John Routsias, Georgia Vrioni, Athanasios Tsakris
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Georges Potemberg, Aurore Demars, Emeline Barbieux, Angeline Reboul, Francois-Xavier Stubbe, Malissia Galia, Maxime Lagneaux, Audrey Comein, Olivier Denis, David Perez-Morga, Jean-Marie Vanderwinden, Xavier De Bolle, Eric Muraille
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Jose Luis Maldonado-Garcia, Gilberto Perez-Sanchez, Enrique Becerril Villanueva, Samantha Alvarez-Herrera, Lenin Pavon, Gabriel Gutierrez-Ospina, Ruben Lopez-Santiago, Jesus Octavio Maldonado-Tapia, Sonia Mayra Perez-Tapia, Martha C. Moreno-Lafont
Summary: Brucellosis is a zoonosis affecting 50,000,000 people annually, with most patients progressing to a chronic phase with worsening neuropsychiatric symptoms. The study found that infected mice displayed motor disabilities and neurochemical disturbances, which improved after 21 days of infection. Further research is needed to establish causal links and explore similar concepts in humans affected by brucellosis.
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Veterinary Sciences
Dongjie Sun, Yufu Liu, Xiaowei Peng, Hao Dong, Hui Jiang, Xuezheng Fan, Yu Feng, Jiali Sun, Kun Han, Qiang Gao, Jianrui Niu, Jiabo Ding
Summary: The process of intracellular proteolysis via ATP-dependent proteases is biologically conserved. The ATP-dependent Clp protease is associated with stress responses and bacterial virulence in various pathogenic bacteria. A Brucella abortus 2308 strain with a ?clpP mutation was constructed to investigate the function of ClpP peptidase. The results revealed that the ?clpP mutant strain exhibited impaired growth in TSB medium and increased sensitivity to various stress conditions. Additionally, deletion of clpP significantly affected Brucella virulence and led to perturbations in gene and protein expression related to energy production, cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis, carbohydrate transport, and metabolism.
VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2023)
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Jingjing Ren, Huanhuan Hou, Weizheng Zhao, Jun Wang, Qisheng Peng
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(2021)
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Shuyi Wang, Xueliang Zhao, Ke Sun, Huhe Bateer, Wenlong Wang
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Summary: A novel transcriptional regulator called BvtR has been identified in Brucella, and it has been demonstrated to influence the resistance of Brucella to certain compounds. The analysis of differentially expressed genes regulated by BvtR provides new insights into the pathogenesis of Brucella.
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
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Summary: The A19 strain of Brucella vaccine shows effective attenuation of virulence and reduced invasiveness in host cells, providing a potential strategy for controlling brucellosis.
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Qinfeng Yuan, Yaqin Yan, Muhammad Aamir Sohail, Hao Liu, Junbin Huang, Tom Hsiang, Lu Zheng
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(2021)
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Olga Rivas-Solano, Mathilde van der Henst, Amanda R. Castillo-Zeledon, Marcela Suarez-Esquivel, Lohendy Munoz-Vargas, Zeuz Capitan-Barrios, Nicholas Thomson, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Edgardo Moreno, Xavier De Bolle, Caterina Guzman-Verri
Summary: Brucella abortus, a pathogen causing zoonotic disease, has a two-component regulatory system BvrR/BvrS that is related to gene expression and nitrogen metabolism. The study found that bvrR and bvrS are part of a gene operon involving 16 genes related to nitrogen metabolism, DNA repair, and other functions. ChIP-Seq analysis revealed that the BvrR/BvrS system directly controls genes involved in metabolic pathways, cell division, and virulence. This research provides insights into the pathogenic strategy of Brucella.
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Kellie A. King, Angela H. Benton, Mitchell T. Caudill, S. Tristan Stoyanof, Lin Kang, Pawel Michalak, Kevin K. Lahmers, Paul M. Dunman, Tanner G. Dehart, Saadman S. Ahmad, Brandon L. Jutras, Katy Poncin, Xavier De Bolle, Clayton C. Caswell
Summary: The study highlights the importance of small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) in the physiology and virulence of Brucella. The sRNA MavR was found to be crucial for the full virulence of B. abortus in macrophages and in a mouse model of chronic infection.
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