Regulation of macrophage gene expression by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: down-regulation of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase.

نویسندگان

  • S Ragno
  • I Estrada-Garcia
  • R Butler
  • M J Colston
چکیده

We have investigated changes in gene expression in mouse peritoneal macrophages following infection with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Using differential-display reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), we have identified a gene that was markedly down-regulated within 6 h of infection and remained so for the duration of the experiment (5 days). On sequencing, this gene was found to encode the murine cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIIc (COX VIIc). Down-regulation of COX VIIc during M. tuberculosis infection was confirmed by three independent techniques: limiting-dilution RT-PCR, RNase protection assay, and Northern analysis. Limiting-dilution RT-PCR and Northern analysis were also used to analyze the specificity of this regulation; heat-killed M. tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis BCG, and latex beads had no effect on expression of COX VIIc. Down-regulation of this enzyme was also confirmed by using adherent cells isolated from spleens of M. tuberculosis-infected mice. These ex vivo macrophages showed apoptotic features, suggesting a possible involvement of cytochrome c oxidase in the programmed cell death of the host cells.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Infection and immunity

دوره 66 8  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998