Mitokondria on ihmisen energialaitos. Legionellalla havaittu olevan mitokondriaa defosforyloivaa srategiaa: uusi löytö.
- PMID: 40700448
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003261
Legionella pneumophila utilizes a type IVB secretion system (T4SS) to translocate over 300 effector proteins into host cells, hijacking cellular processes, including those within the mitochondrion. Currently, no Legionella effectors have been identified at the mitochondrial outer membrane, a critical interface between the organelle and the rest of the cell. We screened the Legionella effector repertoire for features of mitochondrial tail-anchored (TA) proteins and identified four putative TA effectors. Among them, LpPIP (Lpg1625) localizes to the mitochondrial outer membrane and interacts with all three isoforms of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) via an RVxF motif. LpPIP functions as a PP1-interacting protein (PIP) as PP1 remains catalytically active upon interaction with LpPIP to the dephosphorylate mitochondrial outer membrane proteins. Altering the TA signature to direct LpPIP to the ER induces ER-recruitment of PP1 and dephosphorylation of ER-resident proteins, indicating that LpPIP controls PP1 localization and not substrate specificity. This study uncovers a novel pathogen-mediated strategy to modulate PP1 and manipulate the host cell phosphoproteome.
Copyright: © 2025 Yek et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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