Nature Communications (May 2021)

An infection-induced RhoB-Beclin 1-Hsp90 complex enhances clearance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

  • Chunhui Miao,
  • Mingyu Yu,
  • Geng Pei,
  • Zhenyi Ma,
  • Lisong Zhang,
  • Jianming Yang,
  • Junqiang Lv,
  • Zhi-Song Zhang,
  • Evan T. Keller,
  • Zhi Yao,
  • Quan Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22726-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Bacterial invasion can lead to multiple host cell responses. Here, the authors show that in a model of uropathogenic E. coli, RhoB is upregulated and induces autophagosome formation in a complex with Beclin1 and Hsp90, promoting bacterial clearance.