Toll-like receptor 4 signaling licenses the cytosolic transport of lipopolysaccharide from bacterial outer membrane vesicles

L Gu, R Meng, Y Tang, K Zhao, F Liang, R Zhang… - Shock, 2019 - journals.lww.com
L Gu, R Meng, Y Tang, K Zhao, F Liang, R Zhang, Q Xue, F Chen, X Xiao, H Wang, H Wang
Shock, 2019journals.lww.com
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), released by variety of bacteria, are membrane-enclosed
entities enriched in microbial components, toxins, and virulent factors. OMVs could deliver
lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the cytosol of host cells and subsequently activate caspase-
11, which critically orchestrates immune responses and mediates septic shock. Although it is
known that caspase-11 is activated by intracellular LPS, how OMVs deliver LPS into the
cytosol remains largely unknown. Here we show that the activation of toll-like receptor 4 …
Abstract
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), released by variety of bacteria, are membrane-enclosed entities enriched in microbial components, toxins, and virulent factors. OMVs could deliver lipopolysaccharide (LPS) into the cytosol of host cells and subsequently activate caspase-11, which critically orchestrates immune responses and mediates septic shock. Although it is known that caspase-11 is activated by intracellular LPS, how OMVs deliver LPS into the cytosol remains largely unknown. Here we show that the activation of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a LPS receptor on the cytoplasmic membrane, licenses macrophages to transport LPS from OMVs into the cytosol through TIR domain-containing adaptor-inducing interferon-β (TRIF). TRIF-mediated cytosolic delivery of LPS from OMVs depends on the production of type 1 interferon and the expression of guanylate-binding proteins (GBPs). Deletion of TRIF or GBPs prevents pyroptosis and lethality induced by OMVs or OMVs-releasing Escherichia coli. Together, these findings provide novel insight into how host coordinates extracellular and intracellular LPS sensing to orchestrate immune responses during gram-negative bacterial infection.
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