Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli type III effectors EspG and EspG2 alter epithelial paracellular permeability |
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Authors: | Matsuzawa Takeshi Kuwae Asaomi Abe Akio |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Bacterial Infection, Kitasato Institute for Life Sciences, Kitasato University, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) delivers a subset of effectors into host cells via a type III secretion system. Here we show that the type III effector EspG and its homologue EspG2 alter epithelial paracellular permeability. When MDCK cells were infected with wild-type (WT) EPEC, RhoA was activated, and this event was dependent on the delivery of either EspG or EspG2 into host cells. In contrast, a loss of transepithelial electrical resistance and ZO-1 disruption were induced by infection with an espG/espG2 double-knockout mutant, as was the case with the WT EPEC, indicating that EspG/EspG2 is not involved in the disruption of tight junctions during EPEC infection. Although EspG- and EspG2-expressing MDCK cells exhibited normal overall morphology and maintained fully assembled tight junctions, the paracellular permeability to 4-kDa dextran, but not the paracellular permeability to 500-kDa dextran, was greatly increased. This report reveals for the first time that a pathogen can regulate the size-selective paracellular permeability of epithelial cells in order to elicit a disease process. |
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