Post translational modifications in tuberculosis: ubiquitination paradox

Mohd Shariq, Neha Quadir, Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, Alok Kumar Singh, William R. Bishai, Nasreen Z. Ehtesham, Seyed E. Hasnain

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Abstract

Innate immune signaling and xenophagy are crucial innate defense strategies exploited by the host to counteract intracellular pathogens with ubiquitination as a critical regulator of these processes. These pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), co-opt the host ubiquitin machinery by utilizing secreted or cell surface effectors to dampen innate host defenses. Inversely, the host utilizes ubiquitin ligase-mediated ubiquitination of intracellular pathogens and recruits autophagy receptors to induce xenophagy. In the current article, we discuss the co-option of the ubiquitin pathway by the M. tb virulence effectors. Abbreviations: ANAPC2: anaphase promoting complex subunit 2; IL: interleukin; Lys: lysine (K); MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; MAP3K7/TAK1; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7; M. tb: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; NFKB/NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa B subunit; PtpA: protein tyrosine phosphatase; SQSTM1/p62: sequestosome 1; V-ATPase: vacuolar-type H+-ATPase; UBA: a eukaryotic-like ubiquitin-associated domain.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)814-817
Number of pages4
JournalAutophagy
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Autophagy
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • ubiquitination
  • virulence effectors
  • xenophagy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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