Cytoskeleton-modulating effectors of enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli: role of EspL2 in adherence and an alternative pathway for modulating cytoskeleton through Annexin A2 function

FEBS J. 2010 Jun;277(11):2403-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07654.x. Epub 2010 Apr 30.

Abstract

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) are attaching/effacing pathogens that possess a type III secretion system and deliver a variety of effectors into host cells for successful infection. EHEC produces at least 20 effector families with various functions. Reorganization of the cellular cytoskeleton at the adherent site is a hallmark of these pathogens. EspL2 of EHEC is a novel effector class that can modulate the cellular cytoskeleton. By interacting with and activating Annexin A2, EspL2 contributes to the formation of a condensed microcolony and may adhere to host cells in a translocated intimin receptor-independent manner. The interaction of EspL2 with Annexin A2 increases F-actin bundling activity and strengthens the membrane-cytoskeleton linkage, resulting in the condensation of actin fibers and the induction of a pseudopod-like structure. Membrane microdomains, namely the lipid raft, which is rich in Annexin A2, may be a platform by which EHEC/EPEC infection modulates cellular signaling and the cytoskeleton.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Annexin A2 / physiology*
  • Calcium / physiology
  • Cell Cycle Proteins / physiology
  • Cytoskeleton / microbiology
  • Cytoskeleton / pathology
  • Endopeptidases / physiology
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / pathology*
  • Escherichia coli Infections / physiopathology
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / physiology
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / pathology
  • Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Membrane Microdomains / physiology
  • Multigene Family
  • Separase
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Actins
  • Annexin A2
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Endopeptidases
  • Separase
  • Calcium