Host phospholipid peroxidation fuels ExoU-dependent cell necrosis and supports Pseudomonas aeruginosa-driven pathology

Salimata Bagayoko, Stephen Adonai Leon-Icaza, Miriam Pinilla, Audrey Hessel, Karin Santoni, David Péricat, Pierre Jean Bordignon, Flavie Moreau, Elif Eren, Aurélien Boyancé, Emmanuelle Naser, Lise Lefèvre, Céline Berrone, Nino Iakobachvili, Arnaud Metais, Yoann Rombouts, Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino, Agnès Coste, Ina Attrée, Dara W. FrankHans Clevers, Peter J. Peters, Céline Cougoule, Rémi Planès, Etienne Meunier

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Abstract

Regulated cell necrosis supports immune and anti-infectious strategies of the body; however, dysregulation of these processes drives pathological organ damage. Pseudomonas aeruginosa expresses a phospholipase, ExoU that triggers pathological host cell necrosis through a poorly characterized pathway. Here, we investigated the molecular and cellular mechanisms of ExoU-mediated necrosis. We show that cellular peroxidised phospholipids enhance ExoU phospholipase activity, which drives necrosis of immune and non-immune cells. Conversely, both the endogenous lipid peroxidation regulator GPX4 and the pharmacological inhibition of lipid peroxidation delay ExoU-dependent cell necrosis and improve bacterial elimination in vitro and in vivo. Our findings also pertain to the ExoU-related phospholipase from the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia thailandensis, suggesting that exploitation of peroxidised phospholipids might be a conserved virulence mechanism among various microbial phospholipases. Overall, our results identify an original lipid peroxidation-based virulence mechanism as a strong contributor of microbial phospholipase-driven pathology.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1009927
JournalPLoS Pathogens
Volume17
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
Externally publishedYes

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