A Predation Assay Using Amoebae to Screen for Virulence Factors Unearthed the First W. Chondrophila Inclusion Membrane Protein

Overview

Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2019 Dec 22

PMID 31862969

Citations 3

Authors

C Kebbi-Beghdadi

L Pilloux

A Croxatto

N Tosetti

T Pillonel

G Greub

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Abstract

Waddlia chondrophila is an intracellular bacterium phylogenetically related to the well-studied human and animal pathogens of the Chlamydiaceae family. In the last decade, W. chondrophila was convincingly demonstrated to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in humans and abortions in animals. All members of the phylum Chlamydiae possess a Type Three Secretion System that they use for delivering virulence proteins into the host cell cytosol to modulate their environment and create optimal conditions to complete their life cycle. To identify W. chondrophila virulence proteins, we used an original screening approach that combines a cosmid library with an assay monitoring resistance to predation by phagocytic amoebae. This technique combined with bioinformatic data allowed the identification of 28 candidate virulence proteins, including Wimp1, the first identified inclusion membrane protein of W. chondrophila.

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