Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence is mediated by PtpA dephosphorylation of human vacuolar protein sorting 33B |
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Authors: | Bach Horacio Papavinasasundaram Kadamba G Wong Dennis Hmama Zakaria Av-Gay Yossef |
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Institution: | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 3J5, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Entry into host macrophages and evasion of intracellular destruction mechanisms, including phagosome-lysosome fusion, are critical elements of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) pathogenesis. To achieve this, the Mtb genome encodes several proteins that modify host signaling pathways. PtpA, a low-molecular weight tyrosine phosphatase, is a secreted Mtb protein of unknown function. The lack of tyrosine kinases in the Mtb genome suggests that PtpA may modulate host tyrosine phosphorylated protein(s). We report that a genetic deletion of ptpA attenuates Mtb growth in human macrophages, and expression of PtpA-neutralizing antibodies simulated this effect. We identify VPS33B, a regulator of membrane fusion, as a PtpA substrate. VPS33B and PtpA colocalize in Mtb-infected human macrophages. PtpA secretion combined with active-phosphorylated VPS33B inhibited phagosome-lysosome fusion, a process arrested in Mtb infections. These results demonstrate that PtpA is essential for Mtb intracellular persistence and identify a key host regulatory pathway that is inactivated by Mtb. |
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