Human Gene Set: WUNDER_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE_AND_CHOLESTEROL_UP

For the Mouse gene set with the same name, see WUNDER_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE_AND_CHOLESTEROL_UP

Standard name WUNDER_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE_AND_CHOLESTEROL_UP
Systematic name M1887
Brief description Genes up-regulated in gastric mucosal tissue of mice on 2% cholesterol [PubChem=5997] diet and infected with H. pylori vs those infected with H. pylori while on 0% cholesterol diet.
Full description or abstract Helicobacter pylori infection causes gastric pathology such as ulcer and carcinoma. Because H. pylori is auxotrophic for cholesterol, we have explored the assimilation of cholesterol by H. pylori in infection. Here we show that H. pylori follows a cholesterol gradient and extracts the lipid from plasma membranes of epithelial cells for subsequent glucosylation. Excessive cholesterol promotes phagocytosis of H. pylori by antigen-presenting cells, such as macrophages and dendritic cells, and enhances antigen-specific T cell responses. A cholesterol-rich diet during bacterial challenge leads to T cell-dependent reduction of the H. pylori burden in the stomach. Intrinsic alpha-glucosylation of cholesterol abrogates phagocytosis of H. pylori and subsequent T cell activation. We identify the gene hp0421 as encoding the enzyme cholesterol-alpha-glucosyltransferase responsible for cholesterol glucosylation. Generation of knockout mutants lacking hp0421 corroborates the importance of cholesteryl glucosides for escaping phagocytosis, T cell activation and bacterial clearance in vivo. Thus, we propose a mechanism regulating the host-pathogen interaction whereby glucosylation of a lipid tips the scales towards immune evasion or response.
Collection C2: Curated
      CGP: Chemical and Genetic Perturbations
Source publication Pubmed 16951684   Authors: Wunder C,Churin Y,Winau F,Warnecke D,Vieth M,Lindner B,Zähringer U,Mollenkopf HJ,Heinz E,Meyer TF
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