Abstract:
:Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) is a sensor of cytosolic dsDNA and is responsible for the activation of inflammatory and host immune responses to DNA viruses and intracellular bacteria. AIM2 is a member of the hematopoietic interferon-inducible nuclear proteins with a 200 amino-acid repeat (HIN200) family, containing a pyrin domain (PYD) at the N-terminus. Several studies have demonstrated that AIM2 is responsible for host defense against intracellular bacteria such as Francisella tularensis, Listeria monocytogenes and Mycobacerium tuberculosis. However, the role of AIM2 in host defenses against Brucella is poorly understood. In this study, we have shown that AIM2 senses Brucella DNA in dendritic cells to induce pyroptosis and regulates type I IFN. Confocal microscopy of infected cells revealed co-localization between Brucella DNA and endogenous AIM2. Dendritic cells from AIM2 KO mice infected with B. abortus showed impaired secretion of IL-1β as well as compromised caspase-1 cleavage. AIM2 KO mice displayed increased susceptibility to B. abortus infection in comparison to wild-type mice, and this susceptibility was associated with defective IL-1β production together with reduced IFN-γ responses. In summary, the increased bacterial burden observed in vivo in AIM2 KO animals confirmed that AIM2 is essential for an effective innate immune response against Brucella infection.
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Microbes Infectjournal_title
Microbes and infectionauthors
Costa Franco MMS,Marim FM,Alves-Silva J,Cerqueira D,Rungue M,Tavares IP,Oliveira SCdoi
10.1016/j.micinf.2018.09.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-03-01 00:00:00pages
85-93issue
2eissn
1286-4579issn
1769-714Xpii
S1286-4579(18)30150-3journal_volume
21pub_type
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