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Peroxisomal ROS control cytosolic Mycobacterium tuberculosis replication in human macrophages.

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posted on 2023-09-25, 11:34 authored by Enrica Pellegrino, Beren Aylan, Claudio Bussi, Antony Fearns, Elliott M Bernard, Natalia Athanasiadi, Pierre Santucci, Laure Botella, Maximiliano G Gutierrez
Peroxisomes are organelles involved in many metabolic processes including lipid metabolism, reactive oxygen species (ROS) turnover, and antimicrobial immune responses. However, the cellular mechanisms by which peroxisomes contribute to bacterial elimination in macrophages remain elusive. Here, we investigated peroxisome function in iPSC-derived human macrophages (iPSDM) during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). We discovered that Mtb-triggered peroxisome biogenesis requires the ESX-1 type 7 secretion system, critical for cytosolic access. iPSDM lacking peroxisomes were permissive to Mtb wild-type (WT) replication but were able to restrict an Mtb mutant missing functional ESX-1, suggesting a role for peroxisomes in the control of cytosolic but not phagosomal Mtb. Using genetically encoded localization-dependent ROS probes, we found peroxisomes increased ROS levels during Mtb WT infection. Thus, human macrophages respond to the infection by increasing peroxisomes that generate ROS primarily to restrict cytosolic Mtb. Our data uncover a peroxisome-controlled, ROS-mediated mechanism that contributes to the restriction of cytosolic bacteria.

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Crick (Grant ID: CC2081, Grant title: Gutierrez CC2081) European Commission (Grant ID: 892859 - SpaTime_AnTB, Grant title: EC 892859 - SpaTime_AnTB) European Research Council (Grant ID: 772022 - DynaMO_TB, Grant title: ERC 772022 - DynaMO_TB)

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