Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm

Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent pathogen that can cause intractable lung infections in humans. S. aureus persists in the airway despite inflammation and immune cell recruitment by adapting to host-derived antimicrobial factors. A key component of the immune response to infection are host metabo...

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Main Authors: Kira L. Tomlinson, Sebastián A. Riquelme
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Language:English
Published: Shared Science Publishers OG 2021-04-01
Series:Microbial Cell
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Online Access:http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2021a-tomlinson-microbial-cell/
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description Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent pathogen that can cause intractable lung infections in humans. S. aureus persists in the airway despite inflammation and immune cell recruitment by adapting to host-derived antimicrobial factors. A key component of the immune response to infection are host metabolites that regulate inflammation and bacterial survival. In our recent paper (Tomlinson et al., Nat Commun, doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y), we demonstrated that S. aureus induces the production of the immunoreglatory metabolite itaconate in airway immune cells by stimulating mitochondrial oxidant stress. Itaconate in turn inhibited S. aureus glycolysis and growth, and promoted carbon flux through bacterial metabolic pathways that support biofilm production. These itaconate-induced metabolic changes were recapitulated in a longitudinal series of clinical isolates from a patient with chronic staphylococcal lung infections, demonstrating a role for host immunometabolism in driving bacterial persistence during long-term staphylococcal lung infections.
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spelling doaj-art-aa7631c97fdc41388fdfc4377a52f91f2025-08-20T02:53:21ZengShared Science Publishers OGMicrobial Cell2311-26382021-04-018510610710.15698/mic2021.05.749Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilmKira L. Tomlinson0Sebastián A. Riquelme1Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.Staphylococcus aureus is a prominent pathogen that can cause intractable lung infections in humans. S. aureus persists in the airway despite inflammation and immune cell recruitment by adapting to host-derived antimicrobial factors. A key component of the immune response to infection are host metabolites that regulate inflammation and bacterial survival. In our recent paper (Tomlinson et al., Nat Commun, doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y), we demonstrated that S. aureus induces the production of the immunoreglatory metabolite itaconate in airway immune cells by stimulating mitochondrial oxidant stress. Itaconate in turn inhibited S. aureus glycolysis and growth, and promoted carbon flux through bacterial metabolic pathways that support biofilm production. These itaconate-induced metabolic changes were recapitulated in a longitudinal series of clinical isolates from a patient with chronic staphylococcal lung infections, demonstrating a role for host immunometabolism in driving bacterial persistence during long-term staphylococcal lung infections.http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2021a-tomlinson-microbial-cell/staphylococcus aureusbiofilmpneumoniaitaconateimmunometabolism
spellingShingle Kira L. Tomlinson
Sebastián A. Riquelme
Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
Microbial Cell
staphylococcus aureus
biofilm
pneumonia
itaconate
immunometabolism
title Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
title_full Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
title_fullStr Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
title_full_unstemmed Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
title_short Host-bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives S. aureus biofilm
title_sort host bacteria metabolic crosstalk drives s aureus biofilm
topic staphylococcus aureus
biofilm
pneumonia
itaconate
immunometabolism
url http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2021a-tomlinson-microbial-cell/
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