PMID- 24223737 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140820 LR - 20240319 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 11 DP - 2013 TI - Helicobacter pylori protein JHP0290 binds to multiple cell types and induces macrophage apoptosis via tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-dependent and independent pathways. PG - e77872 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0077872 [doi] LID - e77872 AB - Activated macrophages at the sub-mucosal space play a major role in generating innate immune responses during H. pylori infection. Final disease outcome largely depends on how H. pylori and bacterium-derived products modulate macrophage responses. Here, we report that JHP0290, a functionally unknown protein from H. pylori, regulates macrophage functions. Recombinant purified JHP0290 (rJHP0290) had the ability to bind to several cell types including macrophages, human gastric epithelial cell lines, human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MoDC) and human neutrophils. Exposure to rJHP0290 induced apoptosis in macrophages concurrent with release of proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF). A mutant strain of H. pylori disrupted in the jhp0290 gene was significantly impaired in its ability to induce apoptosis and TNF in macrophages confirming the role of endogenous protein in regulating macrophage responses. Intracellular signaling involving Src family of tyrosine kinases (SFKs) and ERK MAPK were required for rJHP0290-induced TNF release and apoptosis in macrophages. Furthermore, rJHP0290-induced TNF release was partly dependent on activation of nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). Neutralizing antibodies against TNF partially blocked rJHP0290-induced macrophage apoptosis indicating TNF-independent pathways were also involved. These results provide mechanistic insight into the potential role of the protein JHP0290 during H. pylori-associated disease development. By virtue of its ability to induce TNF, an acid suppressive proinflammatory cytokine and induction of macrophage apoptosis, JHP0290 possibly helps in persistent survival of the bacterium inside the stomach. FAU - Pathak, Sushil Kumar AU - Pathak SK AD - Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden. FAU - Tavares, Raquel AU - Tavares R FAU - de Klerk, Nele AU - de Klerk N FAU - Spetz, Anna-Lena AU - Spetz AL FAU - Jonsson, Ann-Beth AU - Jonsson AB LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20131101 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor AP-1) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Apoptosis MH - Bacterial Proteins/immunology/*metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - HEK293 Cells MH - Helicobacter pylori/*immunology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Macrophages/*physiology MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Processing, Post-Translational MH - Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism MH - Transcriptional Activation MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*physiology PMC - PMC3815203 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2013/11/14 06:00 MHDA- 2014/08/21 06:00 PMCR- 2013/11/01 CRDT- 2013/11/14 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/09/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/11/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/11/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/08/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-13-29860 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0077872 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2013 Nov 1;8(11):e77872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077872. eCollection 2013.