Abstract
Shigella use a special mechanism to invade epithelial cells called 'the trigger mechanism of entry'1,2,3, which allows epithelial cells to trap several bacteria simultaneously. On contact, Shigella deliver effectors into epithelial cells through the type III secretion system4,5,6. Here, we show that one of the effectors, IpgB1, has a pivotal role in producing membrane ruffles by exploiting the RhoG–ELMO–Dock180 pathway to stimulate Rac1 activity. Using pulldown assays, we identified engulfment and cell motility (ELMO) protein as the IpgB1 binding partner. IpgB1 colocalized with ELMO and Dock180 in membrane ruffles induced by Shigella. Shigella invasiveness and IpgB1-induced ruffles were less in ELMO- and Dock180-knockdown cells compared with wild-type cells. Membrane association of ELMO–Dock180 with ruffles were promoted when cells expressed an IpgB1–ELMO chimera, establishing that IpgB1 mimics the role of RhoG in producing membrane ruffles. Taken together, our findings show that IpgB1 mimicry is the key to invasion by Shigella.
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We thank M. Matsuda for the Dock180 expression plasmid, D. Bumann for pDsRed.T3_S4T, and members of the Sasakawa laboratory for technical advice and experimental support. This work was supported by a grand-in-aid Scientific Research on Priority Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Technology (MEXT) and in part by the National BioResource Project in Japan (http://www.nbrp.jp/).
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Experimental work was performed by Y.H., K.O., H.I. and N.I. The project was planned by Y.H., M.S. and C.S. A.J.K and Y.F. provided materials.
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Handa, Y., Suzuki, M., Ohya, K. et al. Shigella IpgB1 promotes bacterial entry through the ELMO–Dock180 machinery. Nat Cell Biol 9, 121–128 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1526
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