PMID- 37961430 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240210 DP - 2023 Oct 31 TI - Legionella pneumophila exploits the endo-lysosomal network for phagosome biogenesis by co-opting SUMOylated Rab7. LID - 2023.10.31.564884 [pii] LID - 10.1101/2023.10.31.564884 [doi] AB - L. pneumophila strains harboring wild-type rpsL such as Lp02rpsL(WT) cannot replicate in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) due to induction of extensive lysosome damage and apoptosis. The mechanism of this unique infection-induced cell death remains unknown. Using a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screening, we identified Hmg20a and Nol9 as host factors important for restricting strain Lp02rpsL(WT) in BMDMs. Depletion of Hmg20a protects macrophages from infection-induced lysosomal damage and apoptosis, allowing productive bacterial replication. The restriction imposed by Hmg20a was mediated by repressing the expression of several endo-lysosomal proteins, including the small GTPase Rab7. We found that SUMOylated Rab7 is recruited to the bacterial phagosome via SulF, a Dot/Icm effector that harbors a SUMO-interacting motif (SIM). Moreover, overexpression of Rab7 rescues intracellular growth of strain Lp02rpsL(WT) in BMDMs. Our results establish that L. pneumophila exploits the lysosomal network for the biogenesis of its phagosome in BMDMs. FAU - Li, Chuang AU - Li C AD - Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. FAU - Fu, Jiaqi AU - Fu J AD - Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. FAU - Shao, Shuai AU - Shao S AD - College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. AD - Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. FAU - Luo, Zhao-Qing AU - Luo ZQ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8890-6621 AD - Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA. AD - Lead Contact. LA - eng GR - R01 AI127465/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Preprint DEP - 20231031 PL - United States TA - bioRxiv JT - bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology JID - 101680187 PMC - PMC10634985 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CRISPR/Cas9 OT - Caspases OT - Hmg20a OT - Lysosomes OT - Rab GTPase OT - SUMOylation OT - effectors OT - macrophages COIS- DECLARATION OF INTERESTS The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/11/14 06:43 MHDA- 2023/11/14 06:44 PMCR- 2023/11/09 CRDT- 2023/11/14 03:57 PHST- 2023/11/14 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/11/14 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/11/14 03:57 [entrez] PHST- 2023/11/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2023.10.31.564884 [pii] AID - 10.1101/2023.10.31.564884 [doi] PST - epublish SO - bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 31:2023.10.31.564884. doi: 10.1101/2023.10.31.564884.