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Phospholipid Scramblase 1 Mediates Type I Interferon-Induced Protection against Staphylococcal α-Toxin.
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PMID:  22264514     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The opportunistic gram-positive pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of pneumonia and sepsis. Staphylococcal α-toxin, a prototypical pore-forming toxin, is a major virulence factor of S. aureus clinical isolates, and lung epithelial cells are highly sensitive to α-toxin's cytolytic activity. Type I interferon (IFN) signaling activated in response to S. aureus increases pulmonary cell resistance to α-toxin, but the underlying mechanisms are uncharacterized. We show that IFNα protects human lung epithelial cells from α-toxin-induced intracellular ATP depletion and cell death by reducing extracellular ATP leakage. This effect depends on protein palmitoylation and induction of phospholipid scramblase 1 (PLSCR1). IFNα-induced PLSCR1 associates with the cytoskeleton after exposure to α-toxin, and cellular depletion of PLSCR1 negates IFN-induced protection from α-toxin. PLSCR1-deficient mice display enhanced sensitivity to inhaled α-toxin and an α-toxin-producing S. aureus strain. These results uncover PLSCR1 activity as part of an innate protective mechanism to a bacterial pore-forming toxin.
Authors:
Miroslaw Lizak; Timur O Yarovinsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell host & microbe     Volume:  11     ISSN:  1934-6069     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Host Microbe     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-23     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101302316     Medline TA:  Cell Host Microbe     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  70-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
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