Anthrax toxins inhibit immune cell chemotaxis by perturbing chemokine receptor signalling |
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Authors: | Rossi Paccani Silvia Tonello Fiorella Patrussi Laura Capitani Nagaja Simonato Morena Montecucco Cesare Baldari Cosima T |
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Institution: | Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy. |
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Abstract: | Pathogenic strains of Bacillus anthracis produce two potent toxins, lethal toxin (LT), a metalloprotease that cleaves mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases, and oedema toxin (ET), a calcium/calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase. Emerging evidence indicates a role for both toxins in suppressing the initiation of both innate and adaptive immune responses, which are essential to keep the infection under control. Here we show that LT and ET inhibit chemotaxis of T-cells and macrophages by subverting signalling by both CXC and CC chemokine receptors. The data highlight a novel strategy of immunosuppression by B. anthracis based on inhibition of immune cell homing. |
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