PMID- 38434142 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240305 IS - 2405-5808 (Electronic) IS - 2405-5808 (Linking) VI - 38 DP - 2024 Jul TI - A cytoprotective role for optineurin during mycobacterial infection of macrophages. PG - 101672 LID - 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101672 [doi] LID - 101672 AB - Autophagy has emerged as a critical innate immune mechanism for host elimination of intracellular pathogens, however, the role of the autophagy receptor Optineurin during mycobacterial infection is not fully understood. To address this lacuna, we infected bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) derived from Optn(+/+) and Optn(-/-) mice with Mycobacterium smegmatis, and observed the infection outcome at sequential time points. While low multiplicity of infection (MOI) did not show any significant difference between BMDMs from the two groups, at high MOI Optn(-/-) mice-derived BMDMs showed significantly lower colony forming unit counts, as well as lower cell counts at 12 h and 24 h post-infection. Quantification of cell numbers and nuclear morphologies at various time points post-infection indicated a markedly higher cell death in the Optineurin-deficient macrophages. Optineurin-deficient BMDMs showed significantly lower levels of the autophagosomal protein LC3-II upon infection, indicating a potential role for Optineurin in regulating autophagy during mycobacterial infection. Moreover, when stimulated by bacterial LPS, Optineurin deficient macrophages, showed altered levels of the inflammatory cytokine pro-IL-1beta. These observations taken together suggest a novel regulatory role for Optineurin during mycobacterial infection. Its deficiency leads to an impairment in macrophage responses, directly impacting the pathophysiology of infection. CI - (c) 2024 The Authors. FAU - Ramachandran, Gopalakrishna AU - Ramachandran G AD - CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India. FAU - Yeruva, Chaitanya Veena AU - Yeruva CV AD - CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India. FAU - Swarup, Ghanshyam AU - Swarup G AD - CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India. AD - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Raghunand, Tirumalai R AU - Raghunand TR AD - CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad, 500007, India. AD - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240226 PL - Netherlands TA - Biochem Biophys Rep JT - Biochemistry and biophysics reports JID - 101660999 PMC - PMC10907145 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autophagy OT - Cell death OT - Cytoprotectivity OT - Macrophages OT - Mycobacteria OT - Optineurin COIS- The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2024/03/04 06:50 MHDA- 2024/03/04 06:51 PMCR- 2024/02/26 CRDT- 2024/03/04 04:41 PHST- 2023/12/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/02/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:51 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:50 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/04 04:41 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2405-5808(24)00036-0 [pii] AID - 101672 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101672 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biochem Biophys Rep. 2024 Feb 26;38:101672. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101672. eCollection 2024 Jul.