Author:
Copenhaver Alan M.,Casson Cierra N.,Nguyen Hieu T.,Duda Matthew M.,Shin Sunny
Abstract
The innate immune system is critical for host defense against microbial pathogens, yet many pathogens express virulence factors that impair immune function. Here, we used the bacterial pathogenLegionella pneumophilato understand how the immune system successfully overcomes pathogen subversion mechanisms.L. pneumophilareplicates within macrophages by using a type IV secretion system to translocate bacterial effectors into the host cell cytosol. As a consequence of effector delivery, host protein synthesis is blocked at several steps, including translation initiation and elongation. Despite this translation block, infected cells robustly produce proinflammatory cytokines, but the basis for this is poorly understood. By using a reporter system that specifically discriminates between infected and uninfected cells within a population, we demonstrate here that infected macrophages produced IL-1α and IL-1β, but were poor producers of IL-6, TNF, and IL-12, which are critical mediators of host protection. Uninfected bystander cells robustly produced IL-6, TNF, and IL-12, and this bystander response required IL-1 receptor (IL-1R) signaling during early pulmonary infection. Our data demonstrate functional heterogeneity in production of critical protective cytokines and suggest that collaboration between infected and uninfected cells enables the immune system to bypass pathogen-mediated translation inhibition to generate an effective immune response.
Funder
HHS | National Institutes of Health
American Lung Association
University of Pennsylvania
American Heart Association
National Science Foundation
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cited by
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