Zheng, Weihao and Chang, I-Chang and Limberis, Jason and Budzik, Jonathan M. and Zha, Beth Shoshana and Howard, Zachary and Chen, Lucas and Ernst, Joel D. and Boshoff, Helena Ingrid (2024) Mycobacterium tuberculosis resides in lysosome-poor monocyte-derived lung cells during chronic infection. PLOS Pathogens, 20 (5). e1012205. ISSN 1553-7374
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Abstract
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infects lung myeloid cells, but the specific Mtb-permissive cells and host mechanisms supporting Mtb persistence during chronic infection are incompletely characterized. We report that after the development of T cell responses, CD11clo monocyte-derived cells harbor more live Mtb than alveolar macrophages (AM), neutrophils, and CD11chi monocyte-derived cells. Transcriptomic and functional studies revealed that the lysosome pathway is underexpressed in this highly permissive subset, characterized by less lysosome content, acidification, and proteolytic activity than AM, along with less nuclear TFEB, a regulator of lysosome biogenesis. Mtb infection does not drive lysosome deficiency in CD11clo monocyte-derived cells but promotes recruitment of monocytes that develop into permissive lung cells, mediated by the Mtb ESX-1 secretion system. The c-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor nilotinib activates TFEB and enhances lysosome functions of macrophages in vitro and in vivo, improving control of Mtb infection. Our results suggest that Mtb exploits lysosome-poor lung cells for persistence and targeting lysosome biogenesis is a potential host-directed therapy for tuberculosis.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Euro Archives > Multidisciplinary |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 06 May 2024 07:13 |
Last Modified: | 06 May 2024 07:13 |
URI: | http://publish7promo.com/id/eprint/4700 |