Listeria monocytogenes Dampens the DNA Damage Response

作者：Samba Louaka Ascel^*; Pereira Jorge M; Nahori Marie Anne; Villiers Veronique; Deriano Ludovic; Hamon Melanie A; Cossart Pascale

来源：PLoS Pathogens, 2014, 10(10): e1004470.

DOI：10.1371/journal.ppat.1004470

The DNA damage response (DDR) is an essential signaling pathway that detects DNA lesions, which constantly occur upon either endogenous or exogenous assaults, and maintains genetic integrity. An infection by an invading pathogen is one such assault, but how bacteria impact the cellular DDR is poorly documented. Here, we report that infection with Listeria monocytogenes induces host DNA breaks. Strikingly, the signature response to these breaks is only moderately activated. We uncover the role of the listerial toxin listeriolysin O (LLO) in blocking the signaling response to DNA breaks through degradation of the sensor Mre11. Knocking out or inactivating proteins involved in the DDR promotes bacterial replication showing the importance of this mechanism for the control of infection. Together, our data highlight that bacterial dampening of the DDR is critical for a successful listerial infection.

• 出版日期2014-10