Abstract
The common gastrointestinal pathogens enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Salmonella typhimurium both reorganize the gut epithelial cell actin cytoskeleton to mediate pathogenesis, utilizing mimicry of the host signaling apparatus. The PDZ domain-containing protein Shank3, is a large cytoskeletal scaffold protein with known functions in neuronal morphology and synaptic signaling, and is also capable of acting as a scaffolding adaptor during Ret tyrosine kinase signaling in epithelial cells. Using immunofluorescent and functional RNA-interference approaches we show that Shank3 is present in both EPEC- and S. typhimurium-induced actin rearrangements and is required for optimal EPEC pedestal formation. We propose that Shank3 is one of a number of host synaptic proteins likely to play key roles in bacteria-host interactions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2001-2011 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Experimental Cell Research |
Volume | 315 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 15 2009 |
Keywords
- Actin
- Attaching and effacing
- Bacterial infection
- Cytoskeleton
- Synapse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cell Biology