Pathogenic Ubiquitination of GSDMB Inhibits NK Cell Bactericidal Functions

Overview

Journal Cell

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2021 May 22

PMID 34022140

Citations 87

Authors

Justin M Hansen

Maarten F de Jong

Qi Wu

Li-Shu Zhang

David B Heisler

Laura T Alto

Neal M Alto

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Abstract

Gasdermin B (GSDMB) belongs to a large family of pore-forming cytolysins that execute inflammatory cell death programs. While genetic studies have linked GSDMB polymorphisms to human disease, its function in the immunological response to pathogens remains poorly understood. Here, we report a dynamic host-pathogen conflict between GSDMB and the IpaH7.8 effector protein secreted by enteroinvasive Shigella flexneri. We show that IpaH7.8 ubiquitinates and targets GSDMB for 26S proteasome destruction. This virulence strategy protects Shigella from the bacteriocidic activity of natural killer cells by suppressing granzyme-A-mediated activation of GSDMB. In contrast to the canonical function of most gasdermin family members, GSDMB does not inhibit Shigella by lysing host cells. Rather, it exhibits direct microbiocidal activity through recognition of phospholipids found on Gram-negative bacterial membranes. These findings place GSDMB as a central executioner of intracellular bacterial killing and reveal a mechanism employed by pathogens to counteract this host defense system.

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