PMID- 38110948 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231220 LR - 20240401 IS - 1423-0127 (Electronic) IS - 1021-7770 (Print) IS - 1021-7770 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Dec 18 TI - A secreted form of chorismate mutase (Rv1885c) in Mycobacterium bovis BCG contributes to pathogenesis by inhibiting mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death of macrophages. PG - 95 LID - 10.1186/s12929-023-00988-2 [doi] LID - 95 AB - BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), and its pathogenicity is associated with its ability to evade the host defense system. The secretory form of the chorismate mutase of M. tuberculosis (TBCM, encoded by Rv1885c) is assumed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of TB; however, the mechanism remains unknown. METHODS: A tbcm deletion mutant (B∆tbcm) was generated by targeted gene knockout in BCG to investigate the pathogenic role of TBCM in mice or macrophages. We compared the pathogenesis of B∆tbcm and wild-type BCG in vivo by measuring the bacterial clearance rate and the degree of apoptosis. Promotion of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway was evaluated in infected bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) by measuring apoptotic cell death, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and translocation of pore-forming proteins. Immunocytochemistry, western blotting and real-time PCR were also performed to assess the related protein expression levels after infection. Furthermore, these findings were validated by complementation of tbcm in BCG. RESULTS: Deletion of the tbcm gene in BCG leads to reduced pathogenesis in a mouse model, compared to wild type BCG, by promoting apoptotic cell death and bacterial clearance. Based on these findings, we found that intrinsic apoptosis and mitochondrial impairment were promoted in B∆tbcm-infected BMDMs. B∆tbcm down-regulates the expression of Bcl-2, which leads to mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP), culminating in cytochrome c release from mitochondria. Consistent with this, transcriptome profiling also indicated that B∆tbcm infection is more closely related to altered mitochondrial-related gene expression than wild-type BCG infection, suggesting an inhibitory role of TBCM in mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, genetic complementation of B∆tbcm (C∆tbcm) restored its capacity to inhibit mitochondria-mediated apoptotic cell death. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate the contribution of TBCM to bacterial survival, inhibiting intrinsic apoptotic cell death of macrophages as a virulence factor of M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strains, which could be a potential target for the development of TB therapy. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s). FAU - Lee, Mi-Hyun AU - Lee MH AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Hye Lin AU - Kim HL AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. FAU - Seo, Hyejun AU - Seo H AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - Seoul National University Medical Research Center (SNUMRC), Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jung, Sangkwon AU - Jung S AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. AD - Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Bum-Joon AU - Kim BJ AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. AD - BK21 FOUR Biomedical Science Project, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. AD - Liver Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. AD - Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. AD - Seoul National University Medical Research Center (SNUMRC), Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. kbumjoon@snu.ac.kr. LA - eng GR - HI22C0312/Ministry of Health and Welfare/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231218 PL - England TA - J Biomed Sci JT - Journal of biomedical science JID - 9421567 RN - 128840-36-8 (4-tert-butyl-2-hydroxycyclohexylmethacrylate) RN - EC 5.4.99.5 (Chorismate Mutase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - Apoptosis/genetics MH - *Chorismate Mutase/metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism/microbiology MH - Mitochondria/genetics/metabolism MH - *Mycobacterium bovis/genetics MH - *Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics MH - *Tuberculosis/genetics/microbiology PMC - PMC10729386 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Deletion mutant OT - Intrinsic apoptosis OT - M. bovis BCG OT - M. tuberculosis OT - Macrophages OT - Mitochondrial dysfunction OT - Mycobacterium tuberculosis chorismate mutase (TBCM) OT - Rv1885c OT - Virulence factor COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing commercial or financial interest. EDAT- 2023/12/19 06:42 MHDA- 2023/12/20 06:43 PMCR- 2023/12/18 CRDT- 2023/12/19 00:31 PHST- 2023/08/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/12/20 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/12/19 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/12/19 00:31 [entrez] PHST- 2023/12/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12929-023-00988-2 [pii] AID - 988 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12929-023-00988-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Biomed Sci. 2023 Dec 18;30(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12929-023-00988-2.