Theileria annulata promotes Src kinase-dependent host cell polarization by manipulating actin dynamics in podosomes and lamellipodia

Baumgartner, M. (2010). Theileria annulata promotes Src kinase-dependent host cell polarization by manipulating actin dynamics in podosomes and lamellipodia. Cellular microbiology, 13(4), pp. 538-53. Oxford: Blackwell 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01553.x

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Theileria annulata is an intracellular protozoan parasite that infects B cells and macrophages of ruminants. Macrophages infected with T. annulata are de-differentiated and display tumour cell properties and a metastatic behaviour. How parasitized cells adapt their morphology, motility and invasive behaviour has not yet been addressed in detail. In this study, I investigated the regulation of host cell actin dynamics in T. annulata-transformed macrophages and how this affects host cell morphology and motility. T. annulata was found to promote the formation of filamentous-actin-rich podosome-type adhesions (PTAs) and lamellipodia, and to establish a polarized morphology of the infected cell. Characteristic for parasite-dependent host cell polarization is that infected cells display a single, persistent lamellipodium. Src kinases--in particular Hck--are required for the polar extension of this lamellipodium. Hck does so by promoting the clustered assembly of PTAs and accumulation of proteins of the Ezrin, Radixin, Moesin (ERM) family in lamellipodia. Polar accumulation of PTAs and ERM proteins correlates with focal matrix degradation underneath lamellipodia. These findings suggest that T. annulata equips its host cell with properties to adhere and invade. These properties are likely to promote the motile behaviour required for dissemination of infected cells in vivo.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research
UniBE Contributor:	Baumgartner, Martin
ISSN:	1462-5814
Publisher:	Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:35
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:11
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01553.x
Web of Science ID:	000288514400005
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/14205 (FactScience: 221063)