Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation

The authors show that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus induces a distinct airway immunometabolic response, dominated by release of itaconate. This metabolite, in turn, potentiates extracellular polysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation in S. aureus, which may facilitate chronic infection.

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Main Authors: Kira L. Tomlinson, Tania Wong Fok Lung, Felix Dach, Medini K. Annavajhala, Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski, Ryan A. Groves, Marija Drikic, Nancy J. Francoeur, Shwetha H. Sridhar, Melissa L. Smith, Sara Khanal, Clemente J. Britto, Robert Sebra, Ian Lewis, Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, Barbara C. Kahl, Alice S. Prince, Sebastián A. Riquelme
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y
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spelling doaj-31b0833e7deb4acab5af4327ac64931d2021-03-11T11:30:56ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-03-0112111310.1038/s41467-021-21718-yStaphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formationKira L. Tomlinson0Tania Wong Fok Lung1Felix Dach2Medini K. Annavajhala3Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski4Ryan A. Groves5Marija Drikic6Nancy J. Francoeur7Shwetha H. Sridhar8Melissa L. Smith9Sara Khanal10Clemente J. Britto11Robert Sebra12Ian Lewis13Anne-Catrin Uhlemann14Barbara C. Kahl15Alice S. Prince16Sebastián A. Riquelme17Department of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Medicine, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of CalgaryDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of CalgaryDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of MedicineDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of MedicineDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of MedicineSection of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of MedicineSection of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale University School of MedicineDepartment of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Mt. Sinai Icahn School of MedicineDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of CalgaryDepartment of Medicine, Columbia UniversityInstitute of Medical Microbiology Münster, University HospitalDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Columbia UniversityThe authors show that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus induces a distinct airway immunometabolic response, dominated by release of itaconate. This metabolite, in turn, potentiates extracellular polysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation in S. aureus, which may facilitate chronic infection.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y
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author Kira L. Tomlinson
Tania Wong Fok Lung
Felix Dach
Medini K. Annavajhala
Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski
Ryan A. Groves
Marija Drikic
Nancy J. Francoeur
Shwetha H. Sridhar
Melissa L. Smith
Sara Khanal
Clemente J. Britto
Robert Sebra
Ian Lewis
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Barbara C. Kahl
Alice S. Prince
Sebastián A. Riquelme
spellingShingle Kira L. Tomlinson
Tania Wong Fok Lung
Felix Dach
Medini K. Annavajhala
Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski
Ryan A. Groves
Marija Drikic
Nancy J. Francoeur
Shwetha H. Sridhar
Melissa L. Smith
Sara Khanal
Clemente J. Britto
Robert Sebra
Ian Lewis
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Barbara C. Kahl
Alice S. Prince
Sebastián A. Riquelme
Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
Nature Communications
author_facet Kira L. Tomlinson
Tania Wong Fok Lung
Felix Dach
Medini K. Annavajhala
Stanislaw J. Gabryszewski
Ryan A. Groves
Marija Drikic
Nancy J. Francoeur
Shwetha H. Sridhar
Melissa L. Smith
Sara Khanal
Clemente J. Britto
Robert Sebra
Ian Lewis
Anne-Catrin Uhlemann
Barbara C. Kahl
Alice S. Prince
Sebastián A. Riquelme
author_sort Kira L. Tomlinson
title Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
title_short Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
title_full Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
title_fullStr Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
title_full_unstemmed Staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
title_sort staphylococcus aureus induces an itaconate-dominated immunometabolic response that drives biofilm formation
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2021-03-01
description The authors show that the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus induces a distinct airway immunometabolic response, dominated by release of itaconate. This metabolite, in turn, potentiates extracellular polysaccharide synthesis and biofilm formation in S. aureus, which may facilitate chronic infection.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21718-y
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